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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

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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. Yesterday, our minority leader in- three times that number. 11th in the global war on terrorism. dicated that he wanted sweeping cuts People know that children under 14, f in Social Security. Sounds like de´ja` vu one-third of all their deaths occur WALL STREET REFORM when the Republicans stood side-by- when a car hits them when they’re side saying ‘‘privatize Social Secu- biking or walking. In my old grade (Mr. ETHERIDGE asked and was rity.’’ Can you believe that the Repub- school on a very busy street, these given permission to address the House licans are now standing with raising grants have reduced crashes by 25 per- for 1 minute and to revise and extend the age for retirees to get Social Secu- cent and pedestrian injuries by 34 per- his remarks.) rity to age 70? Can you believe there cent. This is a commonsense program Mr. ETHERIDGE. Mr. Speaker, I rise will be a means test that you won’t be supported by people regardless of their today to call on Congress to rein in able to get Social Security if you earn party. When children can bike or walk Wall Street’s abuses. We need to put in a certain amount? Can you believe safely to school, we won’t be worried place commonsense rules of the road. they want to take this money to pay about 300-pound morbidly obese 6th For too long, Wall Street fat cats gam- for the Iraq and Afghan war? Can you graders and a second rush hour as peo- bled with our future and ran our econ- believe they’re fighting Democrats to ple take their kids to school. And then omy into the ditch. North Carolina not extend unemployment benefits? all our families will be safer, healthier families I hear from every day paid the Can you believe that they are fighting and more economically secure. price. Why? Because Wall Street’s pro- us from creating jobs, as Democrats f tectors looked the other way while are doing, giving opportunities to PRESIDENT OBAMA’S HANDLING abuses ran rampant. We’ve seen what small businesses. OF IMMIGRATION that means to Main Street and rural I really can’t believe it, Mr. Speaker. America—8 million jobs lost, $17 tril- Here we go again—cutting our seniors (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was lion in hard-earned family savings— again, raising the Social Security given permission to address the House savings for retirement, college, for means test as a way of saving money. for 1 minute and to revise and extend home buying—all wiped out overnight. What are we going to do? Fight back as his remarks.) Today, we have an opportunity to say Democrats and stand with our seniors. Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, a ‘‘enough.’’ But the same folks who said recent NBC News survey found that ‘‘no’’ to helping out-of-work Americans f over half of all Americans disapprove yesterday are trying to say ‘‘no’’ to b 1020 of how President Obama is handling reining in Wall Street abuses today. I the immigration issue; an over- NO BUDGET? NO PROBLEM call on my colleagues to put aside their whelming 73 percent support imposing differences and put America before (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked new fines on businesses that hire ille- Wall Street, and join me in supporting and was given permission to address gal immigrants; 71 percent support in- the Wall Street Reform and Consumer the House for 1 minute and to revise creasing border security by building a Protection Act. and extend his remarks.) fence along the border and training f Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. You more Border Patrol agents. know, last week the House leader an- So it’s no surprise that Republicans TOO MUCH RHETORIC—TOO LITTLE nounced that Democrats will not craft are viewed more favorably when it ACTION a budget next year. Instead of going comes to enforcing the border. In fact, (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was line by line to see what programs could their survey found that only 26 percent given permission to address the House be eliminated or reduced, they are ig- of registered voters are likely to vote for 1 minute.) noring the dire warnings of economists for a Democratic candidate who op- Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, over and continuing on their spending fren- poses the Arizona immigration enforce- a month ago, the administration prom- zy. No budget? No problem. Not enough ment law. The American people are not

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Mr. Speaker, I rise today do things. to congratulate Chef Rick Moonen on (Mr. COSTA asked and was given per- his impressive second-place finish on mission to address the House for 1 f Bravo’s Top Chef Masters competition minute and to revise and extend his re- RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR A earlier this month. Chef Moonen is do- marks.) CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY nating his winnings to Three Square Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today (Mr. SIRES asked and was given per- Food Bank in Las Vegas, where the to encourage my colleagues to put mission to address the House for 1 $22,500 prize money will fund the equiv- aside partisan differences and begin in minute.) alent of 67,500 meals for southern Ne- earnest to address our Nation’s broken Mr. SIRES. Mr. Speaker, the disaster vadans who are struggling with hunger. immigration system. Although we do in the gulf has made it increasingly I was pleased to join Chef Moonen not always agree on how to change the evident that we must reevaluate our this past April when he further dem- system, it is clear that we all agree Nation’s energy policy to prioritize re- onstrated his commitment to fighting that the current system is broken and newable energy sources and focus on a hunger by supporting the Weekends in need of meaningful reform. clean energy economy. It is unfortu- Without Hunger Act, a bill I introduced Yesterday I met with the President nate that it has taken a man-made that will prevent low-income children to discuss a way forward for immigra- tragedy of this scale to open our eyes from going hungry when they are away tion reform; and while comprehensive to both the economic and environ- from school during the weekends and reform remains my priority, we cannot mental dangers of offshore drilling and on holidays. We’re honored to have a allow the perfect to become the enemy our reliance on fossil fuels. In addition chef of Rick Moonen’s stature as such of the good. We must begin to address to ensuring that BP is held account- a strong advocate for fighting hunger our immigration issues this year, im- able for the damages done to the gulf in southern Nevada. prove our security at the borders. But coast community, we must take this So, again, I extend my congratula- piecemeal approaches at the State and time to refocus on clean energy poli- tions to the chef and thank him for the local level only further complicates cies to ensure that a catastrophe of contributions he’s made to our commu- our Nation’s immigration policy. We this nature never occurs again. nity. I am also proud to have his won- cannot and should not abandon our re- Comprehensive energy reform will derful restaurant, RM Seafood, in Dis- sponsibility at the Federal level. not only help protect our pristine trict Three. And I urge all my col- AgJobs and the DREAM Act provides coastlines, but it will insist on ensur- leagues to join us to support the Week- a path forward that can be an example ing that America stays competitive in ends Without Hunger Act. of how we can reform in a meaningful the global economy. According to a way that benefits our economy, pro- f new poll released by the Pew Research vides a stable workforce on our local Center, the American people are now AMERICA SPEAKING OUT farms, and reduces the number of ille- on our side and strongly support alter- (Mr. SESSIONS asked and was given gal workers in our country. We must native energy production. Now is the permission to address the House for 1 act now, and I ask my colleagues to time to launch a cleaner, smarter, minute.) join me to pass immigration reform more cost-effective energy future to Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, today this year. protect our environment and create we’re here on the floor of the House of f millions of clean energy jobs. Representatives talking about taxing and spending, jobs, and the needs of DEEMING A BUDGET ISN’T THE f ANSWER this great Nation. Yet today we will (Mr. NEUGEBAUER asked and was PASS THE COLOMBIA FREE TRADE begin debating a bill which will further given permission to address the House AGREEMENT tax and cause fees of $18 billion for con- for 1 minute and to revise and extend (Mr. BRADY of Texas asked and was sumers in the new banking bill, a bank- his remarks.) given permission to address the House ing bill that will collapse what is $1 Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Mr. Speaker, the for 1 minute.) trillion worth of equity and other ar- American people are tired of more Mr. BRADY of Texas. Yesterday, rangements that can be made that spending, more borrowing, more bail- China and Taiwan signed the free trade today fund American businesses and outs and more debt. And here we go agreement to open up markets, create keep small businesses alive. deeming things again. Deem some- jobs and strengthen their economies. Mr. Speaker, I think it’s time that thing, not budgeting. The Democrats’ You have to ask yourself, if these two we change the direction that we’re version of a budget means picking a bitter political rivals can work to- heading. Taxing and spending is some- dollar amount for this year without gether to boost their economies, why thing that the American people do not even looking at what the impact for isn’t this Congress taking up the free want or need for their future. The un- the future is. We need a budget plan trade agreement with Colombia? employment rate still stays near 10 that guides spending decisions, but the Colombia’s one of America’s strong- percent. And since taking office in 2007, Democrats are too afraid to even make est allies. With our help, they’ve in- our Democrat friends have set a record a real attempt. Deeming things as a stilled rule of law, defeated the FARC for deficits, spending, and unemploy- budget isn’t the answer. terrorist group. They’ve created labor ment. The American people know this, Republicans want to offer a budget rights and lowered their crime rate, vi- and they are speaking out. that reins in spending, addresses the olence rate by 90 percent. For 3 years, I encourage Americans to visit the trillion-dollar national debt, and pro- this Congress has done nothing. Other Web site www.AmericaSpeakingOut vides economic certainty for small countries have now moved in line .com. ‘‘America Speaking Out’’ is an businesses. In fact, some of us have co- ahead of us, and our U.S. farmers are opportunity for Americans to have a sponsored the RSC budget that does losing their sales to Colombia. Con- say in their government. that very thing. While others say that gress does nothing. Venezuela has im- f this plan is too extreme, it shows just posed a trade agreement on our ally b 1030 how much Congress is spending beyond Colombia. This Congress does nothing. its means. It’s time for Congress to take up and LET’S MAKE A DIFFERENCE American families have to live with- pass the Colombia Free Trade Agree- (Mr. CLEAVER asked and was given in their means. Why should the govern- ment this year. permission to address the House for 1

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Mr. Speaker, I’m a spoke extensively, but painfully, about or every other year they controlled human being, so I know that 8 million the pitiful action taken in this body Congress and the White House, my Re- jobs lost and $17 trillion in savings yesterday. publican colleagues stood by and did gone is not an ant. We denied unemployment benefits to nothing. We can now clearly see the re- Mr. Speaker, I worked years in the fi- American citizens who, through no sult of that inaction. nancial services industry, so I know fault of their own, became victims of This week we will take long overdue that this reform is not a nuclear weap- the worst recession in U.S. history. steps as we vote on the most sweeping on. It is a critical and essential mecha- They lost their jobs. reform of our financial system since nism to restore the faith of the Amer- This, for me, was a very, very low the Great Depression. Instead of leav- ican people in their system and the point. The Senate has failed to approve ing decisions about our financial sys- prosperity that will follow. summer jobs for youth, as well as tem in the hands of Wall Street bank- f emergency TANF relief, temporary as- ers, this legislation will curb the risky sistance for families in need. practices and fix the systemic flaws WALL STREET REFORM Mr. Speaker, when I came to the Con- that brought our economy to the (Mr. YARMUTH asked and was given gress, I didn’t sign up to make a mess brink. Instead of allowing predatory permission to address the House for 1 but to make a difference. We are dam- lending and dangerous speculation to minute.) aging the lives of men and women and, go unchecked, these reforms will pro- Mr. YARMUTH. Mr. Speaker, it’s painfully, it is for political reasons. I vide real protections for Americans pretty clear that there’s a difference went home last night ashamed of being looking to invest or to buy a home. between Democrats and Republicans in this body. We cannot undo the failures of past and their attitude toward the economy. f leadership, but we can help prevent an- Democrats want an economy that other economic crisis like this one. By FEDERAL SPENDING IS OUT OF works for everyone. Republicans want passing the Wall Street reform con- CONTROL an economy that works for Wall Street ference report, we can chart a new banks, that works for insurance com- (Mr. PENCE asked and was given per- course that puts America first. panies, and works for big oil compa- mission to address the House for 1 f nies. minute and to revise and extend his re- The greatest evidence of that was marks.) CONDEMNING THE IRANIAN just mentioned by my colleague from Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, Federal EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM Connecticut; the minority leader’s spending is out of control, and the (Mr. ROSKAM asked and was given statement that the reform package American people know it. $13 trillion permission to address the House for 1 that we’re proposing to pass for Wall national debt, a $1.4 trillion deficit this minute and to revise and extend his re- Street is like killing an ant with a nu- year, an 84 percent increase in non- marks.) clear weapon. Goldman Sachs is an defense discretionary spending since Mr. ROSKAM. Mr. Speaker, on dis- ant? AIG is an ant? Bank of America is this administration took office. The play in Jerusalem at the Yad Vashem an ant? These are ants with an awfully Democrat majority’s answer so far this museum, the Holocaust museum, big appetite, because they chewed up year, no budget. amidst all the pain and suffering and $17 trillion worth of American citizens’ To answer this extraordinary fiscal murder and turmoil, are German net worth. crisis by refusing to lead is unaccept- schoolbooks from the 1930s that display No, we can’t let ants this dangerous able. After a year of avoiding hard an attitude that was getting pumped loose on our economy. We have to pro- choices, now we hear the latest Demo- into young Germans through their edu- pose reasonable regulations, and that’s crat plan is actually to bring a budget cational system. And as fearful and as what we’re doing. We want to make resolution to the floor in some proce- loathsome as that is, there is the same sure that the American economy works dural motion known as ‘‘deeming.’’ thing that’s happening in Iran today. Well, Mr. Speaker, you can’t deem a The Iranian educational system has for every American and not just for the budget that you never passed. The excerpts that suggest that martyrdom people on Wall Street. American people long for leadership in is praiseworthy, and it urges children f Washington, D.C., that’s willing to sit to welcome it. It is laced with anti- EXTEND UNEMPLOYMENT down across party lines and face the Semitism, anti-Israeli sentiment, and BENEFITS NOW fiscal and economic crisis of this coun- anti-Western sentiment. try head on with hard choices. We can’t I’m introducing a resolution today (Mr. LEWIS of Georgia asked and was get this economy moving again until that condemns that, calls upon us to given permission to address the House we get Washington, D.C., under con- focus on it, and urges the administra- for 1 minute and to revise and extend trol. tion to consider that as it interacts his remarks.) I urge my colleagues, reject this with Iran, particularly on these sanc- Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, phony baloney deeming of the budget. tions. I urge my colleagues to join me. it is a shame and a disgrace that we did Let’s sit down. Let’s face our fiscal cri- f not extend unemployment insurance. sis head on. Give the American people Every single Member who voted ‘‘no’’ THE WALL STREET REFORM BILL the kind of leadership they want and yesterday should be ashamed of them- deserve. (Mr. HIMES asked and was given per- selves. f mission to address the House for 1 People are suffering. They are hurt- minute and to revise and extend his re- ing. They are in pain. They cannot LET’S PUT THE AMERICAN marks.) make ends meet. And too many, just PEOPLE FIRST Mr. HIMES. Mr. Speaker, 8 million too many on the other side of the aisle (Mr. DRIEHAUS asked and was given jobs gone; $17 trillion in savings gone; turned a deaf ear. permission to address the House for 1 Americans’ faith in their system gone. I ask my Republican colleagues: minute and to revise and extend his re- Why? Because mortgages that came in Can’t you hear? Can’t you feel? Can’t marks.) 31 flavors of insanity got bought by you see? Where is your heart? Where is Mr. DRIEHAUS. Mr. Speaker, in 2002 Americans who couldn’t afford them. your compassion? Where is your con- Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones Banks tied them in a bow and put AAA cern? introduced legislation to crack down ratings on them, and then the billion Extend unemployment benefits, and on predatory lending and subprime bor- dollar betting really started. The Wall extend it now.

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Pursu- ant to clause 8 of rule XX, proceedings massive deficit that, if left to Repub- TRADE, COMPETITIVENESS, AND will resume on motions to suspend the licans, will burden our children and CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES grandchildren with the debt that Re- rules previously postponed. (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given publicans created. The wars have cost Votes will be taken in the following permission to address the House for 1 over $1 trillion. And it’s mind-boggling order: minute.) to hear that the minority leader wants H. Con. Res. 284; H.R. 5395; H. Res. Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, trade is senior citizens to pay for these wars. 1446; and H.R. 4307, each by the yeas critically important to our economic He wants to increase the Social Secu- and nays. well-being. Trade provides a market for rity retirement age to 70 for people The first electronic vote will be con- American goods, and sustains millions who have at least 20 years until retire- ducted as a 15-minute vote. Remaining of jobs in vital American industries. In ment, and wants actually to tie the electronic votes will be conducted as 5- fact, exports support one of every five cost of retirement to the Consumer minute votes. manufacturing jobs. Price Index—what an idea, boy, I tell Trade can also make the U.S. a lead- f you—instead of the wage inflation er in clean energy technologies. In 2009, index. And he wants it only for those RECOGNIZING SPECIAL EDUCATION China edged the U.S. out of the top who need them. TEACHERS spot in spending on clean energy. But Several years ago, the Republicans, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- projects like the all-electric commer- let me remind you, they wanted to pri- finished business is the vote on the mo- cial truck built by Navistar in my dis- vatize Social Security. Democrats said, tion to suspend the rules and agree to trict, and supported through a Federal ‘‘no.’’ Can you imagine what would the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. stimulus investment, can restore the have happened to seniors had their re- 284) recognizing the work and impor- U.S. as the leader in this field while tirements been given to Wall Street tance of special education teachers, as creating jobs here at home. given Wall Street’s greed and given amended, on which the yeas and nays Now we need to pursue a better com- their irresponsibility? Their lives were ordered. petition policy and help simplify the would be shattered. The Clerk read the title of the con- patchwork of global regulatory stand- So Democrats will say ‘‘no’’ to Re- current resolution. ards that cripple businesses trying to publican ideas to slash Social Security The SPEAKER pro tempore. The export goods internationally. We can to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghan- question is on the motion offered by make trade policy work for American istan. the gentlewoman from Hawaii (Ms. businesses and for a cleaner environ- HIRONO) that the House suspend the f ment. rules and agree to the concurrent reso- LEADERSHIP IS ABOUT ACTION f lution, as amended. (Mr. BOCCIERI asked and was given PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF THE The vote was taken by electronic de- permission to address the House for 1 CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER CATA- vice, and there were—yeas 415, nays 0, minute and to revise and extend his re- FALQUE not voting 17, as follows: marks.) [Roll No. 402] Mr. BOCCIERI. Mr. Speaker, I ask Mr. BOCCIERI. Mr. Speaker, I have YEAS—415 always been told that leadership is unanimous consent to take from the Speaker’s table the concurrent resolu- Aderholt Boyd Cohen about action, not position. But when Adler (NJ) Brady (PA) Cole you hear the position on the other side tion (S. Con. Res. 65) providing for the Akin Braley (IA) Conaway of the aisle that we need to stand up use of the catafalque situated in the Alexander Bright Connolly (VA) Exhibition Hall of the Capitol Visitor Altmire Broun (GA) Conyers for big Wall Street banks, we need to Andrews Brown (SC) Cooper stand up and apologize to BP and Big Center in connection with memorial Arcuri Brown, Corrine Costa Oil for our involvement in trying to services to be conducted in the United Austria Brown-Waite, Costello clean up the oil spills, and we need to States Senate Chamber for the Honor- Baca Ginny Courtney able ROBERT C. BYRD, late a Senator Bachmann Buchanan Crenshaw stand up and allow foreign corpora- Bachus Burgess Critz tions to be involved in our political from the State of West Virginia, and Baird Burton (IN) Crowley process, there is a clear difference be- ask for its immediate consideration in Baldwin Butterfield Cuellar the House. Barrett (SC) Buyer Cummings tween this aisle, and it’s a bright line. Barrow Calvert Dahlkemper The American people need to under- The Clerk read the title of the con- Bartlett Camp Davis (AL) stand this. current resolution. Barton (TX) Campbell Davis (CA) When we took office a year ago as The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. PAS- Bean Cantor Davis (IL) TOR of Arizona). Is there objection to Berkley Cao Davis (KY) freshman Democrats, we were handed Berman Capito Davis (TN) two undeclared, unfunded wars, an the request of the gentleman from Berry Capps DeFazio economy that was in free fall, we didn’t Ohio? Biggert Capuano DeGette There was no objection. Bilbray Cardoza Delahunt know where we were going to land, and Bilirakis Carnahan DeLauro greed, unregulated greed on Wall The text of the concurrent resolution Bishop (GA) Carney Dent Street. And now the answers and solu- is as follows: Bishop (NY) Carson (IN) Deutch tions that we hear from the other side S. CON. RES. 65 Bishop (UT) Carter Diaz-Balart, L. Blackburn Cassidy Diaz-Balart, M. is that we need to privatize Social Se- Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- Blumenauer Castle Dicks curity to pay for our debt, we need to resentatives concurring), That the Architect of Blunt Castor (FL) Dingell make sure that we apologize to BP, we the Capitol is authorized and directed to Boccieri Chaffetz Djou transfer the catafalque which is situated in Boehner Chandler Doggett need to make Americans work harder Bonner Childers Donnelly (IN) and work until they are 70. the Exhibition Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center to the Senate Chamber so that such Bono Mack Chu Doyle Boozman Clarke Dreier Mr. Speaker, there is a clear dif- catafalque may be used in connection with ference. We need regulated reform to Boren Cleaver Driehaus services to be conducted there for the Honor- Boswell Clyburn Duncan make sure that Wall Street banks are able Robert C. Byrd, late a Senator from the Boucher Coble Edwards (MD) accountable. We need to make sure we State of West Virginia. Boustany Coffman (CO) Edwards (TX)

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:03 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K30JN7.011 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H5210 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 30, 2010 Ehlers Langevin Price (GA) Wilson (OH) Wolf Young (FL) Filner Lewis (GA) Reichert Ellison Larsen (WA) Price (NC) Wilson (SC) Wu Flake Linder Reyes Emerson Larson (CT) Putnam Wittman Yarmuth Fleming Lipinski Richardson Engel Latham Quigley Forbes LoBiondo Rodriguez NOT VOTING—17 Eshoo LaTourette Radanovich Fortenberry Loebsack Roe (TN) Etheridge Latta Rahall Ackerman Hoekstra Sutton Foster Lofgren, Zoe Rogers (AL) Fallin Lee (CA) Rangel Becerra Johnson, E. B. Taylor Foxx Lowey Rogers (KY) Farr Lee (NY) Rehberg Brady (TX) Luetkemeyer Wamp Frank (MA) Lucas Rogers (MI) Fattah Levin Reichert Clay Moore (WI) Woolsey Franks (AZ) Luetkemeyer Rohrabacher Filner Lewis (CA) Reyes Culberson Platts Young (AK) Frelinghuysen Luja´ n Rooney Flake Lewis (GA) Richardson Ellsworth Stark Gallegly Lummis Ros-Lehtinen Fleming Linder Rodriguez Garamendi Lungren, Daniel Roskam Forbes Lipinski Roe (TN) b 1111 Garrett (NJ) E. Ross Fortenberry LoBiondo Rogers (AL) So (two-thirds being in the affirma- Gerlach Lynch Rothman (NJ) Foster Loebsack Rogers (KY) Giffords Mack Roybal-Allard Foxx Lofgren, Zoe Rogers (MI) tive) the rules were suspended and the Gingrey (GA) Maffei Royce Frank (MA) Lowey Rohrabacher concurrent resolution, as amended, was Gohmert Maloney Ruppersberger Franks (AZ) Lucas Rooney Gonzalez Manzullo Rush Frelinghuysen Luja´ n Ros-Lehtinen agreed to. Goodlatte Marchant Ryan (OH) Fudge Lummis Roskam The result of the vote was announced Gordon (TN) Markey (CO) Ryan (WI) Gallegly Lungren, Daniel Ross as above recorded. Granger Markey (MA) Salazar Garamendi E. Rothman (NJ) A motion to reconsider was laid on Marshall ´ Garrett (NJ) Lynch Roybal-Allard Graves (GA) Sanchez, Linda Gerlach Mack Royce the table. Graves (MO) Matheson T. Giffords Maffei Ruppersberger Grayson Matsui Sanchez, Loretta Gingrey (GA) Maloney Rush f Green, Al McCarthy (CA) Sarbanes Gohmert Manzullo Ryan (OH) Green, Gene McCarthy (NY) Scalise Gonzalez Marchant Ryan (WI) PAULA HAWKINS POST OFFICE Griffith McCaul Schakowsky Goodlatte Markey (CO) Salazar BUILDING Grijalva McClintock Schauer Gordon (TN) Markey (MA) Sa´ nchez, Linda Guthrie McCollum Schiff Granger Marshall T. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Hall (NY) McCotter Schmidt Graves (GA) Matheson Sanchez, Loretta finished business is the vote on the mo- Hall (TX) McDermott Schock Graves (MO) Matsui Sarbanes tion to suspend the rules and pass the Halvorson McGovern Schrader Grayson McCarthy (CA) Scalise Hare McHenry Schwartz Green, Al McCarthy (NY) Schakowsky bill (H.R. 5395) to designate the facility Harman McIntyre Scott (GA) Green, Gene McCaul Schauer of the United States Postal Service lo- Harper McKeon Scott (VA) Griffith McClintock Schiff cated at 151 North Maitland Avenue in Hastings (WA) McMahon Sensenbrenner Grijalva McCollum Schmidt Maitland, Florida, as the ‘‘Paula Haw- Heinrich McMorris Serrano Guthrie McCotter Schock Heller Rodgers Sessions Gutierrez McDermott Schrader kins Post Office Building,’’ on which Hensarling McNerney Sestak Hall (NY) McGovern Schwartz the yeas and nays were ordered. Herger Meek (FL) Shadegg Hall (TX) McHenry Scott (GA) The Clerk read the title of the bill. Herseth Sandlin Meeks (NY) Shea-Porter Halvorson McIntyre Scott (VA) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Higgins Melancon Sherman Hare McKeon Sensenbrenner Hill Mica Shimkus Harman McMahon Serrano question is on the motion offered by Himes Michaud Shuler Harper McMorris Sessions the gentlewoman from the District of Hinchey Miller (FL) Simpson Hastings (FL) Rodgers Sestak Columbia (Ms. NORTON) that the House Hinojosa Miller (MI) Sires Hastings (WA) McNerney Shadegg Hirono Miller (NC) Skelton Heinrich Meek (FL) Shea-Porter suspend the rules and pass the bill. This will be a 5-minute vote. Hodes Miller, Gary Slaughter Heller Meeks (NY) Sherman Holden Miller, George Smith (NE) Hensarling Melancon Shimkus The vote was taken by electronic de- Holt Minnick Smith (NJ) Herger Mica Shuler vice, and there were—yeas 409, nays 0, Honda Mitchell Smith (TX) Herseth Sandlin Michaud Shuster Hoyer Mollohan Smith (WA) Higgins Miller (FL) Simpson not voting 23, as follows: Hunter Moore (KS) Snyder Hill Miller (MI) Sires [Roll No. 403] Inglis Moore (WI) Space Himes Miller (NC) Skelton Moran (VA) Speier Hinchey Miller, Gary Slaughter YEAS—409 Inslee Murphy (CT) Hinojosa Miller, George Smith (NE) Aderholt Bright Costa Israel Spratt Hirono Minnick Smith (NJ) Adler (NJ) Broun (GA) Costello Issa Murphy (NY) Stearns Hodes Mitchell Smith (TX) Akin Brown (SC) Courtney Jackson (IL) Murphy, Patrick Stupak Holden Mollohan Smith (WA) Alexander Brown, Corrine Crenshaw Jackson Lee Murphy, Tim Sullivan Holt Moore (KS) Snyder Altmire Brown-Waite, Critz (TX) Myrick Sutton Honda Moran (KS) Space Andrews Ginny Crowley Jenkins Nadler (NY) Tanner Hoyer Moran (VA) Speier Arcuri Buchanan Cuellar Johnson (GA) Napolitano Teague Hunter Murphy (CT) Spratt Austria Burgess Culberson Johnson (IL) Neal (MA) Terry Inglis Murphy (NY) Stearns Baca Burton (IN) Cummings Johnson, Sam Neugebauer Thompson (CA) Inslee Murphy, Patrick Stupak Bachmann Butterfield Dahlkemper Jones Nunes Thompson (MS) Israel Murphy, Tim Sullivan Bachus Buyer Davis (AL) Jordan (OH) Nye Thompson (PA) Issa Myrick Tanner Baird Calvert Davis (CA) Kagen Oberstar Thornberry Jackson (IL) Nadler (NY) Teague Baldwin Camp Davis (IL) Kanjorski Obey Tiahrt Jackson Lee Napolitano Terry Barrett (SC) Campbell Davis (KY) Kaptur Olson Tiberi (TX) Neal (MA) Thompson (CA) Barrow Cantor Davis (TN) Kennedy Olver Tierney Jenkins Neugebauer Thompson (MS) Bartlett Cao DeFazio Kildee Owens Titus Johnson (GA) Nunes Thompson (PA) Barton (TX) Capito DeGette Kilpatrick (MI) Pallone Tonko Johnson (IL) Nye Thornberry Bean Capps Delahunt Kilroy Pascrell Towns Johnson, Sam Oberstar Tiahrt Becerra Capuano DeLauro Kind Pastor (AZ) Tsongas Jones Obey Tiberi Berkley Cardoza Dent King (IA) Paul Turner Jordan (OH) Olson Tierney Berman Carnahan Deutch King (NY) Paulsen Upton Kagen Olver Titus Berry Carney Diaz-Balart, L. Kingston Payne Van Hollen Kanjorski Ortiz Tonko Biggert Carson (IN) Diaz-Balart, M. Kirk Pence Vela´ zquez Kaptur Owens Towns Bilbray Carter Dicks Kirkpatrick (AZ) Perlmutter Visclosky Kennedy Pallone Tsongas Bilirakis Cassidy Dingell Kissell Perriello Walden Kildee Pascrell Turner Bishop (GA) Castle Djou Kilpatrick (MI) Pastor (AZ) Upton Bishop (NY) Castor (FL) Doggett Klein (FL) Peters Walz Kilroy Paul Van Hollen Bishop (UT) Chaffetz Donnelly (IN) Kline (MN) Peterson Waters Kind Paulsen Vela´ zquez Blackburn Chandler Doyle Kosmas Petri Watson King (IA) Payne Visclosky Blumenauer Childers Dreier Kratovil Pingree (ME) Watt King (NY) Pence Walden Blunt Chu Driehaus Kucinich Pitts Waxman Kingston Perlmutter Walz Boccieri Clarke Duncan Lamborn Poe (TX) Weiner Kirk Perriello Wasserman Boehner Cleaver Edwards (MD) Lance Polis (CO) Welch Kirkpatrick (AZ) Peters Schultz Bonner Clyburn Ehlers Langevin Pomeroy Westmoreland Kissell Peterson Waters Bono Mack Coble Ellison Larsen (WA) Posey Whitfield Klein (FL) Petri Watson Boozman Coffman (CO) Emerson Larson (CT) Price (GA) Wilson (OH) Kline (MN) Pingree (ME) Watt Boren Cohen Engel Latham Price (NC) Wilson (SC) Kosmas Pitts Waxman Boswell Cole Eshoo Latta Putnam Wittman Kratovil Poe (TX) Weiner Boucher Conaway Etheridge Lee (CA) Quigley Wolf Kucinich Polis (CO) Welch Boustany Connolly (VA) Fallin Lee (NY) Radanovich Wu Lamborn Pomeroy Westmoreland Boyd Conyers Farr Levin Rahall Yarmuth Lance Posey Whitfield Brady (PA) Cooper Fattah Lewis (CA) Rehberg Young (FL)

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:03 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A30JN7.002 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5211 NOT VOTING—23 Doggett Klein (FL) Peterson Wasserman Weiner Wittman Donnelly (IN) Kline (MN) Petri Schultz Welch Wolf Ackerman Hastings (FL) Shuster Doyle Kosmas Pingree (ME) Waters Westmoreland Wu Brady (TX) Hoekstra Stark Dreier Kratovil Pitts Watson Whitfield Braley (IA) Johnson, E. B. Taylor Yarmuth Driehaus Kucinich Poe (TX) Watt Wilson (OH) Clay LaTourette Wamp Young (FL) Duncan Lamborn Polis (CO) Waxman Wilson (SC) Edwards (TX) Moran (KS) Wasserman Edwards (MD) Lance Pomeroy Ellsworth Ortiz Schultz Edwards (TX) Langevin Posey NOT VOTING—13 Fudge Platts Woolsey Ehlers Larsen (WA) Price (GA) Brady (TX) Hoekstra Wamp Gutierrez Rangel Young (AK) Ellison Larson (CT) Price (NC) Burton (IN) Johnson, E. B. Woolsey ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Emerson Latham Putnam Clay Moran (KS) Young (AK) Engel LaTourette Quigley Ellsworth Platts The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Eshoo Latta Radanovich Fudge Taylor the vote). Two minutes remain in this Etheridge Lee (CA) Rahall vote. Fallin Lee (NY) Rangel ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Farr Levin Rehberg The SPEAKER pro tempore (during b 1118 Fattah Lewis (CA) Reichert the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- Filner Lewis (GA) Reyes So (two-thirds being in the affirma- Flake Linder Richardson ing in this vote. tive) the rules were suspended and the Fleming Lipinski Rodriguez 1127 bill was passed. Forbes LoBiondo Roe (TN) b Fortenberry Loebsack Rogers (AL) So (two-thirds being in the affirma- The result of the vote was announced Foster Lofgren, Zoe Rogers (KY) as above recorded. Foxx Lowey Rogers (MI) tive) the rules were suspended and the A motion to reconsider was laid on Frank (MA) Lucas Rohrabacher resolution was agreed to. Franks (AZ) Luetkemeyer Rooney The result of the vote was announced the table. ´ Frelinghuysen Lujan Ros-Lehtinen as above recorded. f Gallegly Lummis Roskam Garamendi Lungren, Daniel Ross A motion to reconsider was laid on RECOGNIZING RESIDENTS OF Garrett (NJ) E. Rothman (NJ) the table. TRACY, CALIFORNIA Gerlach Lynch Roybal-Allard Giffords Mack Royce f The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Gingrey (GA) Maffei Ruppersberger finished business is the vote on the mo- Gohmert Maloney Rush ALEJANDRO RENTERIA RUIZ DE- Gonzalez Manzullo Ryan (OH) PARTMENT OF VETERANS AF- tion to suspend the rules and agree to Goodlatte Marchant Ryan (WI) the resolution (H. Res. 1446) recog- Gordon (TN) Markey (CO) Salazar FAIRS CLINIC nizing the residents of the City of Granger Markey (MA) Sa´ nchez, Linda The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Graves (GA) Marshall T. Tracy, California, on the occasion of Graves (MO) Matheson Sanchez, Loretta finished business is the vote on the mo- the 100th anniversary of the city’s in- Grayson Matsui Sarbanes tion to suspend the rules and pass the corporation, for their century of dedi- Green, Al McCarthy (CA) Scalise bill (H.R. 4307) to name the Department cated service to the United States, on Green, Gene McCarthy (NY) Schakowsky of Veterans Affairs community-based Griffith McCaul Schauer which the yeas and nays were ordered. Grijalva McClintock Schiff outpatient clinic in Artesia, New Mex- The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Guthrie McCollum Schmidt ico, as the ‘‘Alejandro Renteria Ruiz tion. Gutierrez McCotter Schock Department of Veterans Affairs Clin- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Hall (NY) McDermott Schrader Hall (TX) McGovern Schwartz ic’’, on which the yeas and nays were question is on the motion offered by Halvorson McHenry Scott (GA) ordered. the gentleman from California (Mr. Hare McIntyre Scott (VA) The Clerk read the title of the bill. FILNER) that the House suspend the Harman McKeon Sensenbrenner The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Harper McMahon Serrano rules and agree to the resolution. Hastings (FL) McMorris Sessions question is on the motion offered by This will be a 5-minute vote. Hastings (WA) Rodgers Sestak the gentleman from California (Mr. The vote was taken by electronic de- Heinrich McNerney Shadegg FILNER) that the House suspend the vice, and there were—yeas 419, nays 0, Heller Meek (FL) Shea-Porter Hensarling Meeks (NY) Sherman rules and pass the bill. not voting 13, as follows: Herger Melancon Shimkus This is a 5-minute vote. [Roll No. 404] Herseth Sandlin Mica Shuler The vote was taken by electronic de- Higgins Michaud Shuster vice, and there were—yeas 417, nays 0, YEAS—419 Hill Miller (FL) Simpson Ackerman Boren Clarke Himes Miller (MI) Sires not voting 15, as follows: Aderholt Boswell Cleaver Hinchey Miller (NC) Skelton [Roll No. 405] Adler (NJ) Boucher Clyburn Hinojosa Miller, Gary Slaughter Akin Boustany Coble Hirono Miller, George Smith (NE) YEAS—417 Alexander Boyd Coffman (CO) Hodes Minnick Smith (NJ) Ackerman Boehner Carson (IN) Altmire Brady (PA) Cohen Holden Mitchell Smith (TX) Aderholt Bonner Carter Andrews Braley (IA) Cole Holt Mollohan Smith (WA) Adler (NJ) Bono Mack Cassidy Arcuri Bright Conaway Honda Moore (KS) Snyder Akin Boozman Castle Austria Broun (GA) Connolly (VA) Hoyer Moore (WI) Space Alexander Boren Castor (FL) Baca Brown (SC) Conyers Hunter Moran (VA) Speier Altmire Boswell Chaffetz Bachmann Brown, Corrine Cooper Inglis Murphy (CT) Spratt Andrews Boucher Chandler Bachus Brown-Waite, Costa Inslee Murphy (NY) Stark Arcuri Boustany Childers Baird Ginny Costello Israel Murphy, Patrick Stearns Austria Boyd Chu Baldwin Buchanan Courtney Issa Murphy, Tim Stupak Baca Brady (PA) Clarke Barrett (SC) Burgess Crenshaw Jackson (IL) Myrick Sullivan Bachmann Braley (IA) Cleaver Barrow Butterfield Critz Jackson Lee Nadler (NY) Sutton Bachus Bright Clyburn Bartlett Buyer Crowley (TX) Napolitano Tanner Baird Broun (GA) Coble Barton (TX) Calvert Cuellar Jenkins Neal (MA) Teague Baldwin Brown (SC) Coffman (CO) Bean Camp Culberson Johnson (GA) Neugebauer Terry Barrett (SC) Brown, Corrine Cohen Becerra Campbell Cummings Johnson (IL) Nunes Thompson (CA) Barrow Brown-Waite, Cole Berkley Cantor Dahlkemper Johnson, Sam Nye Thompson (MS) Bartlett Ginny Conaway Berman Cao Davis (AL) Jones Oberstar Thompson (PA) Barton (TX) Buchanan Connolly (VA) Berry Capito Davis (CA) Jordan (OH) Obey Thornberry Bean Burgess Conyers Biggert Capps Davis (IL) Kagen Olson Tiahrt Becerra Burton (IN) Cooper Bilbray Capuano Davis (KY) Kanjorski Olver Tiberi Berkley Butterfield Costa Bilirakis Cardoza Davis (TN) Kaptur Ortiz Tierney Berman Buyer Costello Bishop (GA) Carnahan DeFazio Kennedy Owens Titus Berry Calvert Courtney Bishop (NY) Carney DeGette Kildee Pallone Tonko Biggert Camp Crenshaw Bishop (UT) Carson (IN) Delahunt Kilpatrick (MI) Pascrell Towns Bilbray Campbell Critz Blackburn Carter DeLauro Kilroy Pastor (AZ) Tsongas Bilirakis Cantor Crowley Blumenauer Cassidy Dent Kind Paul Turner Bishop (GA) Cao Cuellar Blunt Castle Deutch King (IA) Paulsen Upton Bishop (NY) Capito Culberson Boccieri Castor (FL) Diaz-Balart, L. King (NY) Payne Van Hollen Bishop (UT) Capps Cummings Boehner Chaffetz Diaz-Balart, M. Kingston Pence Vela´ zquez Blackburn Capuano Dahlkemper Bonner Chandler Dicks Kirk Perlmutter Visclosky Blumenauer Cardoza Davis (AL) Bono Mack Childers Dingell Kirkpatrick (AZ) Perriello Walden Blunt Carnahan Davis (CA) Boozman Chu Djou Kissell Peters Walz Boccieri Carney Davis (IL)

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:03 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A30JN7.003 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H5212 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 30, 2010 Davis (KY) Kanjorski Owens Tonko Walz Westmoreland vestors, to enhance Federal understanding of Davis (TN) Kaptur Pallone Towns Wasserman Whitfield insurance issues, to regulate the over-the- DeFazio Kennedy Pascrell Tsongas Schultz Wilson (OH) counter derivatives markets, and for other Turner Waters Wilson (SC) DeGette Kildee Pastor (AZ) purposes. Delahunt Kilpatrick (MI) Paul Upton Watson Wittman DeLauro Kilroy Paulsen Van Hollen Watt Wolf (2) A measure that includes a subject mat- Dent Kind Payne Vela´ zquez Waxman Wu ter addressed by H.R. 4213 or any amendment Deutch King (IA) Pence Visclosky Weiner Yarmuth pertaining thereto. Diaz-Balart, L. King (NY) Perlmutter Walden Welch Young (FL) SEC. 2. It shall be in order at any time Diaz-Balart, M. Kingston Perriello NOT VOTING—15 through the legislative day of July 3, 2010, Dicks Kirk Peters for the Speaker to entertain motions that Dingell Kirkpatrick (AZ) Peterson Brady (TX) Johnson, E. B. Rooney the House suspend the rules. The Speaker or Djou Kissell Petri Clay Loebsack Taylor her designee shall consult with the Minority Doggett Klein (FL) Pingree (ME) Ellsworth Moran (KS) Wamp Donnelly (IN) Kline (MN) Pitts Fudge Oberstar Woolsey Leader or his designee on the designation of Doyle Kosmas Poe (TX) Hoekstra Platts Young (AK) any matter for consideration pursuant to Dreier Kratovil Polis (CO) this section. Driehaus Kucinich Pomeroy b 1134 SEC. 3. It shall be in order without inter- Duncan Lamborn Posey So (two-thirds being in the affirma- vention of any point of order to consider con- Edwards (MD) Lance Price (GA) tive) the rules were suspended and the current resolutions providing for adjourn- Edwards (TX) Langevin Price (NC) ment during the month of July. Ehlers Larsen (WA) Putnam bill was passed. Ellison Larson (CT) Quigley The result of the vote was announced The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Emerson Latham Radanovich as above recorded. tleman from Massachusetts is recog- Engel LaTourette Rahall nized for 1 hour. Eshoo Latta Rangel A motion to reconsider was laid on Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, for Etheridge Lee (CA) Rehberg the table. Fallin Lee (NY) Reichert Stated for: the purposes of debate only, I yield the Farr Levin Reyes customary 30 minutes to the gen- Mr. ROONEY. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. Fattah Lewis (CA) Richardson tleman from Texas (Mr. SESSIONS). All 405, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been Filner Lewis (GA) Rodriguez time yielded during consideration of Flake Linder Roe (TN) present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ Fleming Lipinski Rogers (AL) the rule is for debate only. f Forbes LoBiondo Rogers (KY) GENERAL LEAVE Fortenberry Lofgren, Zoe Rogers (MI) Foster Lowey Rohrabacher PERSONAL EXPLANATION Mr. MCGOVERN. I also ask unani- Foxx Lucas Ros-Lehtinen Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. mous consent that all Members be Frank (MA) Luetkemeyer Roskam Mr. Speaker, on rollcall Nos. 402, 403, 404, given 5 legislative days in which to re- Franks (AZ) Luja´ n Ross vise and extend their remarks on House Frelinghuysen Lummis Rothman (NJ) and 405, had I been present, I would have Gallegly Lungren, Daniel Roybal-Allard voted ‘‘yea’’ on each. Resolution 1487. Garamendi E. Royce The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Garrett (NJ) Lynch Ruppersberger f objection to the request of the gen- Gerlach Mack Rush REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- tleman from Massachusetts? Giffords Maffei Ryan (OH) Gingrey (GA) Maloney Ryan (WI) VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF There was no objection. Gohmert Manzullo Salazar CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield myself such Gonzalez Marchant Sa´ nchez, Linda 4173, DODD-FRANK WALL STREET time as I may consume. Goodlatte Markey (CO) T. Mr. Speaker, H. Res. 1487 provides for Gordon (TN) Markey (MA) Sanchez, Loretta REFORM AND CONSUMER PRO- Granger Marshall Sarbanes TECTION ACT consideration of a rule that allows for Graves (GA) Matheson Scalise the same-day consideration of a con- Mr. MCGOVERN, from the Com- Graves (MO) Matsui Schakowsky ference report to accompany H.R. 4173 mittee on Rules, submitted a privi- Grayson McCarthy (CA) Schauer and a measure that includes the sub- Green, Al McCarthy (NY) Schiff leged report (Rept. No. 111–518) on the ject matter addressed by H.R. 4213. Ad- Green, Gene McCaul Schmidt resolution (H. Res. 1490) providing for Griffith McClintock Schock ditionally, this rule allows for legisla- consideration of the conference report Grijalva McCollum Schrader tion to be considered under suspension to accompany the bill (H.R. 4173) to Guthrie McCotter Schwartz of the rules through July 3, 2010, and Gutierrez McDermott Scott (GA) provide for financial regulatory re- allows for the consideration of concur- Hall (NY) McGovern Scott (VA) form, to protect consumers and inves- Hall (TX) McHenry Sensenbrenner rent resolutions providing for adjourn- tors, to enhance Federal understanding Halvorson McIntyre Serrano ment during the month of July. Hare McKeon Sessions of insurance issues, to regulate the Mr. Speaker, this is a simple and Harman McMahon Sestak over-the-counter derivatives markets, Harper McMorris Shadegg straightforward rule. It allows the and for other purposes, which was re- Hastings (FL) Rodgers Shea-Porter rules for the Wall Street reform con- ferred to the House Calendar and or- Hastings (WA) McNerney Sherman ference report in either the tax extend- Heinrich Meek (FL) Shimkus dered to be printed. Heller Meeks (NY) Shuler ers jobs bill or subject matters related Hensarling Melancon Shuster f to the jobs bill, such as unemployment Herger Mica Simpson insurance, to be considered on the Herseth Sandlin Michaud Sires WAIVING REQUIREMENT OF Higgins Miller (FL) Skelton CLAUSE 6(a) OF RULE XIII WITH same legislative day that they report it Hill Miller (MI) Slaughter RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF out of the Rules Committee. This is an Himes Miller (NC) Smith (NE) CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS important step that must be taken if Hinchey Miller, Gary Smith (NJ) we are to pass these bills before the Hinojosa Miller, George Smith (TX) Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, by di- Senate adjourns for the funeral of Sen- Hirono Minnick Smith (WA) rection of the Committee on Rules, I Hodes Mitchell Snyder ator BYRD. Holden Mollohan Space call up House Resolution 1487 and ask This bill allows for clear actions, up- Holt Moore (KS) Speier for its immediate consideration. or-down votes on the conference report Honda Moore (WI) Spratt The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- Hoyer Moran (VA) Stark to prevent Wall Street from melting Hunter Murphy (CT) Stearns lows: down like it did 2 years ago and a bill Inglis Murphy (NY) Stupak H. RES. 1487 Inslee Murphy, Patrick Sullivan to provide unemployment compensa- Israel Murphy, Tim Sutton Resolved, That the requirement of clause tion to people who have lost their jobs Issa Myrick Tanner 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to con- who cannot find work in this economy. Jackson (IL) Nadler (NY) Teague sider a report from the Committee on Rules Jackson Lee Napolitano Terry on the same day it is presented to the House b 1140 (TX) Neal (MA) Thompson (CA) is waived with respect to any resolution re- Jenkins Neugebauer Thompson (MS) Mr. Speaker, these are clear-cut ported through the legislative day of July 3, choices. Either you support fixing Wall Johnson (GA) Nunes Thompson (PA) 2010, providing for consideration or disposi- Johnson (IL) Nye Thornberry tion of any of the following: Street or you don’t. Do you believe un- Johnson, Sam Obey Tiahrt employed Americans looking for work Jones Olson Tiberi (1) A conference report to accompany the Jordan (OH) Olver Tierney bill (H.R. 4173) to provide for financial regu- should receive unemployment benefits Kagen Ortiz Titus latory reform, to protect consumers and in- to help them pay for their mortgages,

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The Consumer Financial Protection Americans first instead of continuing Mr. Speaker, I believe the American Bureau will offer help against unscru- to play politics with these issues. people are looking for people who can pulous mortgage promoters, fore- I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ come to Washington, D.C., to make closure scam operators, and payday on the rule, and I reserve the balance tough choices, and this Democrat ma- and student lenders. of my time. jority is not even bringing a budget to This bill should have done more, Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I want the floor of the House of Representa- much more about those Wall Street in- to thank the gentleman from Massa- tives for the 2011 budget. terests that are paid too much, taxed chusetts (Mr. MCGOVERN) for yielding Mr. Speaker, I’ve worked in business, too little, and whose immense power me time, and I yield myself such time small business, been around lots of peo- continues to threaten our economic as I may consume. ple who, every single organization I’ve stability. But with stubborn opposition Mr. Speaker, the rule we are dis- ever been a part of, started their year from Republicans, both here and espe- cussing today allows for martial law with a budget. I’m shocked and dis- cially over in the Senate, as well as re- jection of some reform by the Treasury authority for any bill pertaining to the mayed that this Democrat majority Department, we lack the more com- extenders package as well as what is will not bring a budget to the floor, so plete reforms, but we are making sig- called the Dodd-Frank bill, which is a Republicans will spend their time talk- nificant strides forward in offering con- 2,300-page government takeover of the ing about how we believe we can better sumer protection that Americans real- financial sector. the circumstance we’re in, talking Mr. Speaker, this is as much about ly deserve. about YouCut and the American people Restoring discipline, supervision, ac- saving the financial industry as the being engaged in helping to move this countability, and transparency will health care bill was about health care, country forward. only be opposed by those who unfairly and it’s as much about jobs as the jobs Mr. Speaker, I encourage all my col- profit at the expense of working and re- bill supposedly was. It was about the leagues to eliminate this wasteful tired Americans. Whether it’s savings diminishment of jobs, and this is about spending by voting against the rule and for a soon-to-be college student, or an the diminishment of the financial sec- previous question. investment in a home or a retirement tor of this country. I reserve the balance of my time. nest egg, this bill will provide greater Additionally, this rule gives suspen- Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, my security and peace of mind. Let us sion authority through the end of the Republican friends have consistently adopt it promptly. week for the fifth straight legislative been against reining in the excesses of week. Mr. Speaker, it seems like every Wall Street. I’m not shocked that they b 1150 time I come to the House floor that I have that view because they’ve always Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 point out that my Democratic col- had that view. I am dismayed. minutes to the Republican whip, the leagues are using an unprecedented re- But the American people want us to gentleman from Virginia, the favorite strictive and closed process. I think the pass a regulatory reform bill. They also son (Mr. CANTOR). American people want and need trans- want us to extend unemployment bene- Mr. CANTOR. I thank the gentleman parency, accountability, and solutions. fits to those who are out of work. Un- for yielding. I remember just a few short years fortunately, my Republican colleagues Mr. Speaker, today I rise in opposi- ago when our Speaker said that she have been blocking that. So that’s tion to this question of the previous would run a House that was the most what this rule does, allows us to actu- question because today we should be honest, open, and ethical Congress. I ally do something, and do many things, voting and will be voting on the sixth have yet to see evidence of that these quite frankly, that the American peo- YouCut proposal. And well over 1 mil- last few years. As a matter of fact, ple want us to do. lion Americans have sent a clear mes- week after week after week I see closed I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman sage to Washington: Stop the wasteful spending. rules, unprecedented shenanigans re- from Texas (Mr. DOGGETT). I say, Mr. Speaker, to the American lated to bringing legislation to the Mr. DOGGETT. As one who has re- people, Republicans hear you. And floor, and a closed process. I know peatedly and vigorously opposed all today I hope that our colleagues on the where it is. Democrats left it out on bank bailouts, whichever President other side of the aisle will listen as the campaign trail. It was an empty proposed them, I view this bill as mod- well and join us. This week’s YouCut promise when they made it, and the est but very important progress. I’m proposal addresses one of the most emptiness of this promise has been ful- voting ‘‘yes’’ because I stand with egregious yet underreported sources of filled the past few years by an unprece- working families against big banks, for government waste. Taxpayers are on dented amount of restrictive rules. transparency in the financial markets, the hook for the salaries and benefits Since this Congress has managed to with small businesses and family farm- of Federal workers who simultaneously rack up a record $1.4 trillion deficit ers and ranchers for tougher Wall work for their public employee unions since 2009, more than three times the Street oversight, and for progress to- to the tune of $120 million per year. By size of the deficit in 2008, and are on ward preventing future bank bailouts. the way, these are the same unions target to once again hit a $1.3 trillion The AARP said, this bill offers ‘‘new that spend millions on political activi- deficit again this year, my Republican tools to combat investment scams tar- ties and lobbying, often for causes that colleagues and I are going to use this geted at older adults’’ and will hold hamper economic growth and private- time to talk about excessive bor- ‘‘scam artists accountable.’’ The Con- sector job creation. rowing, excessive spending, and exces- sumer Federation of America says Specifically, Mr. Speaker, the Na- sive taxation that seems to be the these reforms will ‘‘improve the mar- tional Labor Relations Board union Democrat majority’s agenda. ketplace for consumers and investors.’’ billed the taxpayers for an average of Mr. Speaker, in an effort to address If you’re mugged on the street, you 12.18 hours for each of its 1,104 employ- some of this wasteful government could lose your wallet. But if you’re ees. Since each hour costs $42, tax- spending that’s happening here in mugged by Wall Street, as too many payers are paying each worker $700 per Washington, Republicans created Americans have been, you can lose a year on official union duties. something called YouCut. This is an lifetime of savings. America is at a crossroads. We are online voting tool for Americans to This bill arms families with more not under any illusions. This cut alone vote on what wasteful government ways to protect themselves with the may not erase the deficit overnight. spending programs they would review, information that they need for in- But this cut is a reflection of the symp- and they can make the decision on formed financial decisions. It addresses tom of the virus that has put our coun- what to eliminate. protections for questionable, often out- try’s economy on life support. Only by

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And it comes after years didn’t talk about the Wall Street regu- Boehner said. of recklessness that led to the financial latory reform bill that my friends on If Republicans retake control of the House, meltdown and the worst recession in the Republican side of the aisle have Boehner promised a vote on a bill repealing our life times. That economy was built been trying to block. the health care law and replacing it with a on a house of cards. The minority leader in a recent scaled-down package of tax breaks and court Wall Street reform will provide a new interview said that the bill that we are reforms. Democrats likely would maintain control of the Senate, and Obama could veto foundation for our economy to go, one bringing forth in Congress, this is kill- the proposal, all but eliminating its chances that inspires confidence and will spur ing an ant with a nuclear weapon. I of succeeding. new jobs. Under the new law, con- find it disturbing that anyone would ‘‘We are going to do everything we can to sumers and middle class families will characterize this financial crisis that make sure that this law and this program benefit from a new consumer financial was brought on by Wall Street as an never really takes effect,’’ Boehner said. One protection agency, a new independent ant. I mean it impacted millions and option would be to repeal the $534 billion in watchdog that will be on the side of Medicare cuts, which pay for more than half millions of our citizens. American families and consumers, be- I will ask to put this interview that of the law’s provisions. ‘‘They’re going to need money from the Congress to hire these cause there always seems to be hidden appeared in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Re- 20,000-plus bureaucrats they need to hire to charges and fees when you are applying view in the RECORD. make this program work. They’re not going for a credit card or a mortgage or some In that same interview, and I think to get one dime from us.’’ transaction. The new consumer agency it’s important for my colleagues to Boehner criticized the financial regulatory will root out the deceptive practices. know, the minority leader talked about overhaul compromise reached last week be- Its mission will be to protect home- his belief that we should raise the re- tween House and Senate negotiators as an owners and small businesses rather tirement age for Social Security to 70. overreaction to the financial crisis that trig- gered the recession. The bill would tighten than the big banks on Wall Street. Clearly, we need to talk about how we We will have new cops on the beat on keep Social Security solvent. But he restrictions on lending, create a consumer protection agency with broad oversight Wall Street, new enforcement, trans- then went further to say that we power and give the government an orderly parency, and oversight. The reform should take that money and not put it way to dissolve the largest financial institu- measure rightfully outlaws future bank into Social Security but pay for the tions if they run out of money. bailouts by taxpayers. I voted against war. So our senior citizens should pay ‘‘This is killing an ant with a nuclear the Wall Street bailout, known as for this war, the rest of us don’t, but weapon,’’ Boehner said. What’s most needed TARP, because it focused entirely on the burden once again falls on our sen- is more transparency and better enforcement by regulators, he said. Wall Street rather than middle class ior citizens. Allan H. Meltzer, a political economy pro- families, and it did not include safe- We know what they’re about. We fessor at Carnegie Mellon University, said guards on executive pay, bonuses, and know what their beliefs are. And given the financial bill ‘‘does nothing to restore in- transparency. an opportunity to take back control of tegrity to the mortgage market by cor- The Wall Street reform bill that we the House, we know that they will try recting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and will pass today now levels the playing to undo Wall Street regulatory reform the bill does not eliminate ‘too big to fail.’ ’’ field despite the opposition from the and try to undercut Social Security. Boehner said Obama overreacted to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The spill big banks and my colleagues on the Mr. Speaker, I would appreciate it if other side of the aisle. The reform bill I were not interrupted while I am might warrant a ‘‘pause’’ in deepwater drill- ing, but Obama’s blanket ban on drilling in is also designed to protect consumers speaking. And we know what they be- the gulf—which a judge overturned last from predatory lending. lieve. And it is in this interview which week—could devastate the region’s economy, I strongly agree with the new re- we will put in the RECORD. he said. Louisiana State University sci- quirements for mortgage lenders that [From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, June entists estimate the ban could have affected they must ensure that a person has an 29, 2010] more than 10,000 jobs. ability to repay a loan rather than Boehner had praise, however, for Obama’s OBAMA’S GOOD FOR GOP, BOEHNER SAYS what happened in the subprime mar- (By Mike Wereschagin and Salena Zito) troop surge in Afghanistan and stepped-up drone attacks in Pakistan. He declined to ket, where they peddled the loans, House Republican Leader John Boehner, list any benchmarks he has for measuring flipped them, and then pocketed the the Ohio Republican with his eye on Speaker progress in the nine-year war, at a time of cash and left us all with the mess. Nancy Pelosi’s gavel, said the tide is turning increasing violence and Obama’s replace- the GOP’s way. So thank you, Chairman FRANK, and ‘‘The American people have written off the ment of Gen. Stanley McChrystal with Gen. all of my colleagues on the Financial Democrats,’’ Boehner said Monday in an David Petraeus. Services Committee. This is a great Ensuring there’s enough money to pay for interview with Tribune-Review editors and day in Washington and all across the war will require reforming the country’s reporters. ‘‘They’re willing to look at us entitlement system, Boehner said. He said America because consumers and middle again.’’ he’d favor increasing the Social Security re- class families win. Boehner stopped short of predicting Repub- Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, to bal- licans would gain the 39 seats they need to tirement age to 70 for people who have at retake control of Congress, but he said a least 20 years until retirement, tying cost-of- ance out this argument just a little bit, backlash against President Obama’s policies living increases to the consumer price index I know we have those that want to has energized Republican voters more than rather than wage inflation and limiting pay- characterize what Republicans stand Democrats. Boehner said voters are angry at ments to those who need them. for, but I would like to also address the a government they believe is overreaching ‘‘We need to look at the American people statements that have been made here and indifferent. and explain to them that we’re broke,’’ Boehner said. ‘‘If you have substantial non- on the floor and balance out the at- University of Virginia political scientist tacks against Republicans. Isaac Wood said excitement among tea party Social Security income while you’re retired, The gentleman Mr. HOYER on June 22 protesters might not carry over to the elec- why are we paying you at a time when we’re torate as a whole. broke? We just need to be honest with peo- said this in regards to what our leader ‘‘While the enthusiasm of tea party types ple.’’ Mr. BOEHNER said, and I quote: ‘‘On the may drive them to the polls and boost Re- At this point I yield 3 minutes to the spending side, we could and should con- publicans, it does not yet seem that huge gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. CAS- sider a higher retirement age, or one waves of new voters will be flocking to the TOR). pegged to lifespan; more progressive polls,’’ Wood said. Ms. CASTOR of Florida. I thank Con- Social Security and Medicare benefits Boehner said the protests are emblematic of deep voter anger against Washington’s gressman MCGOVERN from the Rules ... ’’ leaders. Committee for yielding time. Mr. Speaker, you know, just the un- ‘‘They’re snuffing out the America that I Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support relenting liberal attacks on this coun- grew up in,’’ Boehner said. ‘‘Right now, we’ve of reforming Wall Street and this rule. try that have diminished this country’s

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I thank my friend for what I object to. That’s what I object the Democratic leadership who, unfor- yielding. to. tunately to date, have kept their And, Mr. Speaker, I do so because un- And the other thing, Mr. Speaker, is earplugs in and they have refused to fortunately the manager on the other that we hear time and time again, listen. side of the aisle wouldn’t yield to me. Well, we all want to deal with the ex- Their solution instead has been more And I am happy within my 2-minute cesses in Wall Street. We all want to do borrowing, more spending, and more time frame to yield to him at any time this; we all want to do that. But when bailouts. Indeed, that’s what they rec- when he would like to ask me to yield. it comes time to do anything meaning- ommended at the recent G–8/G–20 con- Let me just say that the notion of ful, they are missing in action. ference in Toronto which was totally saying that because Mr. BOEHNER ar- So this is an opportunity for us to rejected by the other participating na- gued that this bill is itself killing an get something done, and I urge my col- tions. ant with a nuclear weapon is designed league to support the bill. Madam Speaker, this week, week six to say this bill puts into place perma- At this time I yield 2 minutes to the of the YouCut program, Americans nent bailout authority. Now, the Amer- gentlewoman from California (Ms. chose my proposal to address the waste ican people are virulently opposed to LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ). associated with Federal employee going down this path that we already Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of Cali- unions. In 2008, the Office of Personnel seem to be on of establishing bailout fornia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on be- Management, OPM, reported in a sam- after bailout. And they know that it’s half of taxpayers in California who will ple of 61 Federal agencies that approxi- a mistake. And so Mr. BOEHNER simply no longer be on the hook when Wall mately three million official time was arguing that while we all want to Street fails. This body has spent the hours, taxpayer time hours, were used deal with the issue of regulatory re- last 3 years dealing with the fallout in union activities by Federal employ- form to ensure that what we went from the financial crisis. In my district ees for a cost to the taxpayer of $120 through in the last 2 years will not in southern California, we’ve seen lost million. confront us again, the idea of putting jobs, homes, businesses, and shattered Currently, some Federal employees your hand up and saying, we know dreams of financial security. spend up to a hundred percent—that’s what they’re all about—there is no one These challenges were in large part right, a hundred percent—of their work who wants to maintain the status quo. the result of an ineffective, and in day paid by taxpayers doing work for We all want to take steps to ensure some places, nonexistent regulatory their unions. My proposal prevents that we don’t have to suffer as we have system. This encouraged risk and al- Federal employees from using tax- for the past 2 years. But this bill estab- lowed financial institutions to operate lishing permanent bailout authority payer-funded time to participate in in a lawless environment where there will in fact undermine our ability to union activities and would save $1.2 bil- were no consequences for their actions. get this economy back on track, and, lion over the next 10 years and 30 mil- The legislation that we put forth lion hours of taxpayer time—$1.2 bil- as Mr. BACHUS pointed out in his testi- today seeks to fix those failures and mony upstairs in the Rules Committee lion and 30 million hours. provide families nationwide with the a few minutes ago, will cost jobs. So Madam Speaker, every American security of knowing that future finan- That’s the reason we have great con- knows that Congress has a spending cial challenges will be the result of cerns about it. problem. Our national debt is simply And on the issue of Social Security, honest markets, not crooked traders. unsustainable, and tough choices need the notion that somehow we are saying Honesty is what this bill is about. We to be made now to get our debt and our to someone who is on Social Security all support a free market and the abil- budget deficits under control. I urge today that you are going to end up see- ity of each business to succeed or fail you to listen to Americans across the ing the age increase to 70 is prepos- on its own merits. This landmark legis- country, to Republicans on this side of terous. We know full well that what’s lation allows that competition to take the aisle, and to act now. And this pro- going to happen is we are talking about place on a level playing field. It will posal is a first step. young workers today in their twenties help prevent another crisis like the one A worthy second step would be actu- and thirties who want to make sure we’re still recovering from. ally passing a budget this year, because that there is something there for So- I’m surprised that there’s opposition as every American family knows, you cial Security. If we don’t tackle the to this legislation. After what our can’t begin to cut spending until you issue of entitlements, we won’t be able country has been through, how can actually come up with a budget. to do what the American people have anyone oppose bringing credit default Madam Speaker, the American peo- said this Congress should be doing, and swaps out into the sunshine? How can ple are tired of this reckless spending that is reining in the kind of spending anyone oppose allowing shareholders a addiction that has resulted in a record the likes of which—we have seen an 84 say on executive compensation? Or a national debt and record budget defi- percent increase in nondefense spend- framework that prevents future bail- cits. Like every addict knows, the first ing in the last 17 months. We need to outs by allowing companies that de- step to recovery is admitting that you make sure we rein that in. And these serve to fail because they’re engaging have a problem. kinds of proposals will do just that. in risky practices to fail? I urge my Democratic colleagues to Families in the 39th District of Cali- take that step and start addressing the b 1200 fornia will be more secure because of problems by saving taxpayers over $1 Mr. SESSIONS. I reserve the balance the action that we are taking today. billion to date. Vote to defeat the pre- of my time. I thank our leadership, Chairman vious question so we can amend the Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, my FRANK, and the conferees for their hard rule to include this YouCut provision objection about Mr. BOEHNER’s state- work and urge my colleagues to pass of fiscal responsibility submitted by ments with regard to Social Security this legislation. the American people. was that he wanted to take the money Mr. SESSIONS. Madam Speaker, at Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, from Social Security and pay for the this time I yield 3 minutes to the gen- my friend from Georgia’s proposal rep- war. Not put it into a Social Security tleman from Marietta, Georgia, Dr. resents less than one-tenth of 1 percent trust fund, not to shore-up Social Secu- PHIL GINGREY. of what was borrowed to pay for the rity. That’s what bothers me, is their Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Madam Iraq and Afghanistan war. Let’s get se- continued determination to undermine Speaker, all across the country, Ameri- rious here. And when I see that poster the Social Security system. cans are asking Congress to get our fis- that says ‘‘YouCut,’’ what they don’t

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We should agree voted on a health care bill that actu- fought in wars, who have worked in our that it is wrong for taxpayers to pay ally took $500 billion out of Medicare, factories, who have raised our families for the salaries of employees who an- which our seniors rely on. They voted are being told to pay for the wars. swer to unions instead of to the Amer- to cut $500 billion out of it. I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman ican people, and we should agree on Mr. MCGOVERN. If the gentleman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE.) this very simple bill that says union wants to know why I think you want to Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Madam activities should be funded by unions. cut Social Security, I am referring to Speaker, this is a very emotional time I urge my colleagues to stand with the article in which the minority lead- for many Americans as they look at the American people, to vote to save er is quoted quite extensively on that pending unemployment, long months of $1.2 billion and to end the abuse of tax- issue. addressing the question of how they payer money. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman pay their mortgage, and reflecting on Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I from Kansas (Mr. MOORE). how we got to this place. hope we all can agree that we shouldn’t Mr. MOORE of Kansas. Madam That is why I stand today to support be cutting Social Security. I hope the Speaker, I rise in support of the rule to the underlying rule and this financial minority leader will get on the floor consider the Dodd-Frank Wall Street accountability complex legislation and will retract his statement that we Reform Conference Report. that has taken many, many hours and should be cutting Social Security to For too many years, Wall Street was days and weeks for us to come up with pay for this war. They have abdicated not properly regulated. Who paid for a way to say to America, We heard their responsibility for 8 years, and these mistakes? Unfortunately, it was now they want the senior citizens of you. our constituents on Main Street who And so the first point of this bill is this country to pay for this war. I paid the price, not Wall Street finan- think that’s wrong. that there will be no taxpayer-paid cial firms. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman bailouts. And then for the first time According to a recent Pew survey, from Indiana (Mr. CARSON). this result directly impacted more the consumers of America will have Mr. CARSON of Indiana. Madam than half of working Americans, push- their own personal advocacy. They will Speaker, I would like to ask the gen- ing far too many into unemployment, have the Consumer Protection Board tleman from Massachusetts to engage pushing far too many to take pay cuts, that will look at credit card increases in a short colloquy. and outlandish interest rates. They Mr. Chairman, I would like to con- reduced hours, part-time jobs, or de- will have an oversight board that will firm that all insurance companies, spe- layed retirement plans. So it is not look at how they address the question cifically mutual insurance holding surprising that many Americans have of banking loans. Small businesses will companies, are included in the defini- lost their faith and trust in our finan- be able to access credit. There will be tion of ‘‘insurance company’’ that ap- cial system. transparency and accountability. What pears in the Resolution Authority title The Dodd-Frank Act will restore is there to be opposed to? of the conference report. Americans’ trust in a well-functioning Those who happen to be included in Further, I would like to confirm my financial system. While the bill ends minority- and women-owned businesses understanding that, under title II of ‘‘too big to fail’’ and taxpayer bailouts, will for the first time not be stopped at the conference report, all insurance it also shields community banks, credit the door to access credit. companies, specifically including mu- unions, and small businesses from the Then of course we’ll be able to have tual insurance holding companies, re- necessary regulatory burdens that will an oversight board that will forever main subject to resolution under the be focused on Wall Street and on others eliminate the words ‘‘too big to fail.’’ existing State insurance insolvency who created the financial crisis. Most Experts who will continuously look at and liquidation regimes. importantly, this new law is fully paid the infrastructure of this financial sys- Will the chairman confirm my under- for. Taxpayers will not have to pick up tem. standing on this point? the tab. We know that capitalism is strong, I yield to Chairman FRANK. I urge my colleagues to protect con- but it must be a strong system that has Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. I sumers, investors and taxpayers by a heart, that can withstand the scru- thank the gentleman, and I commend supporting this conference report. tiny of those who are seeking to find him for paying attention to a very spe- I will now turn to Chairman FRANK the weaknesses. We have to stand with cific but very important point. for a brief colloquy. the consumer so that the consumer He is absolutely right. We have no in- Mr. Chairman, thank you for your does not fall victim to the too big to tention here of disturbing the well-run extraordinary leadership on this his- fail who were willing to take risks be- State insurance regime. We respect and toric bill. cause they were padding their pockets. honor that form of the mutual insur- First, do you agree the conferees did This is the right decision that is now ance holding company. The gentle- not intend to impose the regulatory being made, and this bill will provide man’s interpretation is entirely cor- authority of the bureau over the activi- you with the oversight and the protec- rect. They will remain subject to reso- ties of broker-dealers and investment tive coverage for the banking con- lution under their existing State insur- advisers otherwise subject to regula- sumer. Support the underlying rule and ance liquidity and insolvency regimes. tion by the SEC and CFTC? this bill. Stand with the American peo- Mr. SESSIONS. Madam Speaker, I Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. If the ple and make a difference. yield 1 minute to the gentleman from gentleman would yield to me, I agree. Nebraska (Mr. TERRY). As the gentleman knows, our bill b 1210 Mr. TERRY. Madam Speaker, I defi- does give the SEC the power we expect Mr. SESSIONS. Madam Speaker, I nitely agree, in part, with some of this them to use to impose greater fidu- yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman bill in that we need transparency and ciary responsibilities on these people. from Topeka, Kansas, Congresswoman some accountability, especially in the The consumer protection bureau will JENKINS. exotic instruments, but this bill also be a very powerful one. It will be deal- Ms. JENKINS. Madam Speaker, over grants some carte blanche power over ing with financial products in the lend- the past 6 weeks, more than 1 million the financial markets, not just on Wall ing area and elsewhere. It was not in- Americans have demanded action, and Street but on Main Street, too. This tended to duplicate existing regula- House Republicans have listened. Un- bill is going to raise the costs for small tion. So, in fact, as the gentleman fortunately, the majority in the House business operators and consumers who knows, we enhance the regulatory au- has not. While there are many issues will use financial institutions. thority of those entities he mentioned,

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:03 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K30JN7.027 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5217 and there is no intention whatsoever, Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, cause reform is desperately needed, but nor is there language, I believe, that again, the proposal that the Repub- the reforms needed most are not in this would lead to duplicate supervision by licans are talking about today rep- bill. the consumer protection bureau. resents less than one-tenth of 1 percent For example, this legislation fails to Mr. MOORE of Kansas. I thank the of the Bush tax cuts that weren’t paid reform the government-sponsored en- gentleman. for. I mean, where was the fiscal re- terprises, and when you think about it, CLARIFICATION FOR THE RECORD: CONSUMER sponsibility then? the housing crisis and the meltdown BUREAU VS. SEC/CFTC POWERS, PROVIDED At this point, I yield 2 minutes to the that we saw in that sector, and most of BY REP. DENNIS MOORE (KS–03), JUNE 30, gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. the losses, were in the government- 2010, H.R. 4173, DODD-FRANK CONFERENCE LYNCH). sponsored enterprises. REPORT Mr. LYNCH. I thank the gentleman That was not caused by a lack of gov- It was the conference committee’s intent for yielding. ernment intervention. Each of those to avoid gaps in oversight, but also to avoid failed institutions had a regulator creating duplicative or competing rule- Madam Speaker, for the purpose of a colloquy, I would like to engage with overseeing it, but it was Congress, es- making and supervisory authorities, one pecially with the GSE Act, actively vested in the Consumer Bureau and the other the chairman of the committee and the in the SEC or CFTC. drafter of this legislation. I congratu- tying the hands of those regulators in As such, the final report provides exclusive late him on the great work he has done what amounted to a failed attempt, authority to the SEC and the CFTC over per- on this reform bill. maybe for a good social end, the idea sons they regulate to the extent those per- Mr. Chairman, I want to call your at- was to get everybody into a home. But sons act in a ‘‘regulated capacity.’’ If such tention to sections 726 and 765 of the to do that by putting these mandates persons are not acting in a regulated capac- on the GSEs that 50 percent of the ity, their activities relating to the offering bill. These two provisions require the CFTC and the SEC to conduct portfolios that they held, 50 percent of and provision of consumer financial products that $1.7 trillion in portfolios that they or services may be subject to the authority rulemakings to eliminate the conflicts of the Bureau instead of the SEC or CFTC. of interest arising from the control of held be in subprime and Alt-A, obvi- But to the extent they are acting in a ‘reg- clearing and trading facilities by enti- ously, obviously created very real prob- ulated capacity’, only their functional regu- ties such as swap dealers and major lems. lator—the SEC or the CFTC—has rule- The political intervention to get the swap participants. making, supervisory, examination or en- 20 percent down payment down to 3 This problem arises because, right forcement authority over the regulated per- percent and then down to zero obvi- now, 95 percent of all of the clearing- son or such activities. To that end, the con- ously had an effect. These institutions, houses in this country are owned by ference report specifically states that ‘the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, were at Bureau shall have no authority to exercise just five banks. So, while we are rely- the center of the housing market, and any power to enforce this title with respect ing on the clearinghouses to reduce to any person regulated by the Commission’ they were largely responsible for some systemic risk, we have the banks now 70 percent of subprime and Alt-A mort- or the CFTC. owning the clearinghouses. It was not the intent of the conference gages throughout our financial system. committee to impose the regulatory author- The question I have is regarding the In order to reach the affordable hous- ity of the Bureau over the activities of intent of the conferees in retaining ing mandates that Congress enacted in broker-dealers and investment advisers oth- subsection B of these provisions. It 1992, Fannie and Freddie became the erwise subject to regulation by the SEC and could be loosely construed to leave it largest purchasers of these junk loans, CFTC. up to the agencies whether or not to ending up with $1.8 trillion. In essence, Mr. SESSIONS. Madam Speaker, at adopt rules. they made the junk loan market. this time, I yield 2 minutes to one of Mr. Chairman, do you agree that my Knowing of the systemic threat posed the newest Members of this body, the reading of sections 726 and 765 affirma- by these institutions, the Federal Re- gentleman from Hawaii, CHARLES tively require these agencies to adopt serve actually came to Congress, came DJOU. strong conflict of interest rules on con- to us a number of times, over a dozen Mr. DJOU. I thank the gentleman trol and governance of clearing and times, and asked us to rein in their ex- from Texas for yielding. trading facilities? cessive risk taking. And when you hear Madam Speaker, today, I rise and Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. If the the arguments back and forth about, count myself among the 1.1 million gentleman would yield to me, he has well, at one point or another we tried Americans who have already voted to been a leader in this important area, to have legislation to address this, ask cut spending via YouCut, a dynamic and he is a careful lawyer and under- yourself this. I will remind you of this. idea courtesy of the Republican whip, stands that just saving a principle isn’t What the Fed wanted was the ability to ERIC CANTOR. enough. You’ve got to make sure it is deleverage these portfolios. What the These Americans are saying to this carried out. Dealing with a conflict of Fed wanted was the ability to control Congress that enough is enough. This interest that he has been a leader in Fannie and Freddie for systemic risk, government is spending far too much identifying is essential if this is going and that is a responsibility that Con- money on programs that do not work. to work. So I completely agree with gress would not give them. Worst of all, we have no plan to pay him. Yes, we mean both of those sub- In 2005, that debate came to a head, this money back. Since the majority in sections, and it is a mandatory rule- and under the leadership of Chuck Congress is refusing to cut spending, to making. Hagel and RICHARD SHELBY, Senate Re- exercise discipline or to even pass a I will say to my neighbor from Mas- publicans moved a bill, supported by budget, the American people are rising sachusetts that we will be monitoring the Fed, through the Banking Com- up and are standing in this gaffe. this carefully. They can expect over- mittee that attacked the heart of the Today’s YouCut winner, which we are sight hearings because, yes, this is defi- problem, the excessive buildup of lever- going to be looking at, is a straight- nitely a mandate to them to adopt age and risk within the mortgage port- forward proposal. It would simply pro- rules to deal with what would be a bla- folios. And, as the Wall Street Journal hibit taxpayer funding for union activi- tant conflict of interest in the efficacy said, the White House, Treasury De- ties. This would save taxpayers $120 rules, and we intend to follow that partment and Federal Reserve lined up million this year alone and $1.2 billion closely. behind Mr. SHELBY. But he was never over the next 10 years. This is a simple, Mr. SESSIONS. Madam Speaker, at able to bring his bill to the floor be- commonsense idea, and it is one step in this time, I yield 4 minutes to the dis- cause of opposition from Democrats. the right direction to restoring fiscal tinguished gentleman from California Both in the House and Senate, Demo- order in our House. (Mr. ROYCE). crats were aggressively trying to de- I urge my colleagues to listen to the feat our efforts under the guise of pro- b 1220 American people, to cut this wasteful tecting affordable housing. Mr. DODD spending and to make tough choices Mr. ROYCE. I thank the gentleman and Mr. Sarbanes blocked those re- that will provide us with a better to- for yielding. forms in the Senate. morrow for ourselves and for our fami- I rise in opposition to this rule and to Luckily, some Members from the lies. the underlying legislation. I rise be- other side have noted this failure. In

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In have may rest more in resisting any ef- take the risk bear a fair share. 2004, after President Bush, while the forts by Republicans in the Congress, Here the gentleman is clearly correct Republicans controlled Congress and or by me when I was President, to put that to the extent you have got a tax didn’t hinder him, ordered Fannie Mae some standards and tighten up a little exemption because you engage in char- and Freddie Mac to increase their pur- on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.’’ itable activity, in effect you shouldn’t chase of loans from people below the It is unfortunate that we lost that get assessed on that basis. median, I changed my position. So I battle. Our housing market, our finan- The gentleman has gone further. joined the Republican leadership of the cial sector and the broader economy Smaller banks in this country will be House as a fairly minor player in sup- are dealing with the consequences of the beneficiaries of an important piece porting legislation. that very systemic shock that the Fed of this legislation, thanks to his lead- He was against it, and I would just had anticipated and warned us about. ership. The riskier the bank’s activity, make that point again. Today, despite what some may claim, the higher their FDI assessment will be The SPEAKER pro tempore. The we are not advocating for the elimi- in general. That is an important piece time of the gentleman from Massachu- nation of the GSEs tomorrow, but we of it, and this particular application of setts has expired. want them addressed in this legisla- it for these charitable institutions is Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield the gen- tion. essential. tleman an additional 15 seconds. Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. I don’t Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I Mr. SESSIONS. Madam Speaker, in yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from order to allow the gentleman from understand the purpose of giving such a partial history. He neglects to men- Massachusetts (Mr. FRANK). California (Mr. ROYCE) time to rebut, I Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. I just yield the gentleman 1 minute. tion in 2007 when the Democrats took want to correct the wholly-inaccurate- Mr. ROYCE. I thank the gentleman the majority and I became chairman, because-of-being-incomplete history of for yielding. we passed the bill that he couldn’t get I am ready to recognize, Chairman the gentleman from California. He passed in 2005, because we worked with FRANK, that you were successful in de- blames the Senate Democrats for not Secretary Paulson, who acknowledges feating that amendment. You were suc- passing a bill. I didn’t hear him infer, this in his book. cessful, and certainly a majority of So, yes, in 2003 I was not concerned, maybe I missed it, that the House was this body, including many Republicans, but by 2005 I was. then in control of the Republicans, and joined you, and I think in 2003 you stat- the House didn’t pass that bill either. b 1230 ed it well in terms of this perspective. The gentleman from California had You said, ‘‘I do think I do not want the Mr. SESSIONS. Madam, Speaker, an amendment that he liked. He was same kind of focus on safety and we’re sitting here arguing on the floor repudiated by his own party, over- soundness that we have in OCC and about who gets credit for what. I think whelmingly. Now, I am sorry he wasn’t OTS. I want to roll the dice a little bit we ought to give credit. We ought to more persuasive with the Republicans. more in this situation towards sub- give credit to the Democrats for tax- I am sorry that the chairman of the sidized housing.’’ ing, spending, record unemployment, committee and the current leadership This was an argument that gained higher debt. And what we’re talking of the House and the then leadership of ground on both of sides of the aisle, about today, this bill, the financial the House voted against him, but you there is no doubt about it, but at the services sector of this country will not can’t blame that on the Democrats. same time, it was the Fed that sup- be healthy if we do not turn around our And, in fact, what the Senate Repub- ported my amendment that I brought economy. And that too, Madam Speak- licans offered was the House Repub- before this body in order to try to give er, is pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey. lican bill. the Federal Reserve the ability to At this time I would like to yield 2 Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I deleverage these portfolios in the in- minutes to the gentleman from Roa- yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from terest of safety and soundness. noke, Virginia (Mr. GOODLATTE). Illinois (Mr. GUTIERREZ). This is a debate we have had many (Mr. GOODLATTE asked and was Mr. GUTIERREZ. I thank Mr. times. We had a different perspective. given permission to revise and extend MCGOVERN for yielding. But today going forward, we are ex- his remarks.) Madam Speaker, I would like to ask panding systemic risk in many ways in Mr. GOODLATTE. Madam Speaker, I the gentleman from Massachusetts, the this legislation. urge my colleagues to oppose the rule chairman, to engage in a short col- Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield 1 minute to on this legislation that’s coming for- loquy. the gentleman from Massachusetts ward. But before we get to the vote on Chairman FRANK, with regard to as- (Mr. FRANK). the rule, we’re going to have a vote on sessments on financial institutions Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. ordering the previous question, and I under the resolution authority title of Madam Speaker, the gentleman from urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘no’’ on or- the bill, title II, I want to clarify that California still won’t be forthright dering the previous question because the risk matrix criteria regarding the about this. that is the way to show your support FDIC to take the scope and nature of The Republican-controlled House, for today’s spending cut reduction an institution’s activity into consider- chaired by Mr. Oxley in the committee, under the YouCut program that mil- ation when setting assessments means passed the bill that he objected to. He lions of Americans have participated that such assessments should be made said I was successful in defeating it. in. in light of the impact of potential as- No, I played a fairly minor role under This week’s spending cut, developed sessments on the ability of an institu- Mr. DeLay and the Republican leader- by Congressman PHIL GINGREY of Geor- tion that is a tax-exempt, not-for-prof- ship. Mr. DeLay did not take advice gia, addresses one of the perpetual it organization to carry out their le- from me. If Mr. DeLay took advice roadblocks to American private-sector gally required charitable and edu- from me, he wouldn’t have gone on the job creation and economic recovery— cational activities. dance show. I would have advised him Federal employee unions. The proposal Can the chairman confirm my under- against it. would prohibit taxpayer funding for standing on this point? The fact is that it was a Republican union activities, saving taxpayers $120 Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. If the House that passed the bill the gen- million a year, or $1.2 billion over the gentleman will yield to me, yes, I abso- tleman is denouncing, and I don’t know next 10 years. Federal employees’ lutely can. Let me say this is con- why he keeps mentioning history and unions collect millions in revenue each sistent with the leadership the gen- leaving that out until he has to be re- year and spend significant amounts on tleman from Illinois has shown in deal- minded. political activities and lobbying. I do ing with risk factors. Up until now, and He did offer an amendment. He was not believe that they should also be until this bill passes, we have been overwhelmingly defeated. More than subsidized by the taxpayers for their automatically assessing institutions two-thirds of the Republicans voted official functions. Instead of sub- solely on the basis of their assets or against him. sidizing union activities, the Federal

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:03 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K30JN7.031 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5219 Government must work to both elimi- Ms. BEAN. Since the 2008 financial est financial companies in America. nate every cent of waste and squeeze crisis that reduced the values of their They can take a security interest in every cent of value out of each dollar homes and savings, our constituents the assets. They can guarantee the ob- our citizens entrust to it. have demanded action and answers. ligations of the firm. We did that with When we’re facing gigantic deficits What went wrong and what will Con- Fannie and Freddie. We told the Chi- each year, the President’s budget that gress do to make sure it doesn’t happen nese bondholders, We’ll pay you a hun- he submitted earlier this year projects again? This bill answers with strong dred cents on the dollar. And with AIG a 70 percent expenditure over top of protections for American families. we did the same thing. We told the Eu- what we’re going to take in in reve- The problems started in our neigh- ropean banks, we told Goldman and nues—$3.8 trillion in spending and $2.2 borhoods where too many home buyers Morgan, We’ll pay these credit swaps trillion in tax revenues coming in. took out loans they couldn’t afford and off at a hundred percent. They can do That is completely unsustainable, and too many lenders approved those loans. that under this bill. They can bail out yet as far as the eye can see for the This bill ends the period of no-doc creditors and counterparties. And they next 10 years, as far out as the Congres- loans and drive-by appraisals with new can even sell and transfer to the FDIC sional Budget Office projects, we face lending standards, with risk retention the assets of a failing firm. deficits that are two and three times as to ensure lenders want to keep those Now how do they do that? Well, they large as they had ever been previously good loans on their books, and rating have to borrow money. You can’t buy in our history, including the last time agency liability and reform. something for free. You can’t guar- the Republicans were in the majority Next, derivatives were at the heart of antee things without money. Under the in this Congress. the AIG failure. This bill creates regu- House bill, you can borrow 90 percent We spent too much money in 2004 lation where it did not exist in this of the fair value of the failed firm’s when we had a $400 billion deficit. That multitrillion market with required total consolidated assets. You’re going looks like peanuts today compared to transparency, ensuring that these to borrow. In other words, the govern- what we’re facing. Support the effort trades are exchange-traded cleared ment, the taxpayers, are going to bor- to cut our government spending. Op- and-or reported. Capital reserves will row 90 percent of that amount. What pose the ordering of the previous ques- be required to back up the risks they are we talking about? Potentially, with tion. take and protect the entire system. just the largest six companies in Amer- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE And, most important, it ends taxpayer ica—Bank of America, Morgan Chase, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Before bailouts. Those companies who take Citi, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Mor- the Chair recognizes the gentleman risk, if you fail, you’re fired. Your gan Stanley, the so-called Wall Street from Massachusetts, the Chair would shareholders will lose money and the banks, most of which, including Gold- remind Members to be more cognizant financial industry is responsible for man Sachs, have said, We like this pro- of the gavel. liquidation. vision. It’s a great provision. The Fed- The gentleman from Massachusetts The SPEAKER pro tempore. The eral Government can borrow for those is recognized. time of the gentlewoman has expired. six firms $8.5 trillion. Yet we’ve not Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield the gentle- asked, Where are you going to borrow just in response to the last speaker, woman 30 additional seconds. this money from? Are you going to go this gimmick that the Republicans Ms. BEAN. Everyone, from home back to the Chinese? have brought to the floor is really just buyers in our neighborhoods to wizards that—a gimmick. $120 million a year on Wall Street to regulators in Wash- b 1240 they’re going to save. Let me just put ington, recognizes that the era of no What will it cost? How will it affect that in perspective. Just two policies regulation is over. Status quo doesn’t the FDIC when the taxpayers borrow dating from the Bush administration— work. It’s time to act and protect the this kind of money? How will it affect tax cuts and the wars in Iraq and Af- American people. our ability to pay the depositors that ghanistan—accounted for over $500 bil- Mr. SESSIONS. Madam Speaker, I we have guaranteed those obligations? lion of the deficit in 2009, and will ac- yield 4 minutes to the ranking member How will it affect our ability to meet count for almost $7 trillion of deficits of the Financial Services Committee, our commitments today, Medicare, in 2009 through 2019, including the asso- the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Medicaid, Social Security? How will it ciated debt services cost. BACHUS). impact the deficit? What will it do to We need to get serious about dealing Mr. BACHUS. This bill has good in it. interest rates? Is there an exit strat- with the debt and dealing with our def- It really does. It has enhanced con- egy? icit. But let’s make one thing clear: sumer protection similar to what the The largest bailout which is not ad- When Mr. Bush came to power, Presi- Federal Reserve has enacted. It has dressed in this bill, the largest bailout dent Clinton left him a budget surplus. greater transparency and disclosure. In in the history of this country was of No deficit. We’re paying down the debt. the field of derivatives, it has provi- Fannie and Freddie. We still haven’t When Mr. Bush left office, he left sions to prevent companies like British gotten out of that. In August of 2008, Barack Obama with a record deficit Petroleum from manipulating the mar- every Republican in this body said, Re- that he is now trying to dig us out of ket, as they did last year. But there’s a form them before you bail them out. in the midst of one of the worst econo- lot of bad in this bill, and there’s a lot We’ve bailed them out. We guaranteed mies since the Great Depression. So of ugly. I’m going to talk about the bad $400 billion of their assets over our pro- when they get on the floor with these when I address the bill. And the bad is test. And then last December 31, the gimmicks, let’s understand what they some capital requirements on compa- President guaranteed all their obliga- are—they are gimmicks. If you want to nies that could cost a trillion dollars. tions; and just this week, we hear that get serious about reducing the debt, And that’s a greater amount than the that could amount to $1 trillion. then let’s get serious about it. two stimuluses put together. That A trillions dollars there, $2 trillion I will tell you one thing I do disagree could cost hundreds of thousands of here, $2 trillion here, $2 trillion here, $1 with him on very strongly. Again, I’ll jobs. trillion here, almost $1 trillion there. go back to the article I referred to be- But right now I want to talk about How do we do it? How do the taxpayers fore when Minority Leader BOEHNER the ugly. And the ugly is the bailout of get paid back? talked about raising the retirement creditors and counterparties. This is a Mr. MCGOVERN. I reserve the bal- age of Social Security to 70 and taking Wall Street bailout bill, make no mis- ance of my time. that money and not putting it in So- take about it. This bill says that the Mr. SESSIONS. Madam Speaker, I cial Security to keep that program sol- FDIC can lend to a failing company. yield myself the balance of my time. vent, but then moving it to pay for the Now this is a company that is failing. I think it’s pretty obvious that Re- wars. I think that is wrong. I think our They can’t meet their obligations. You publicans today have come down and seniors deserve better than that. loan a failing company money. You can debated the substance of this rule and I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman purchase the assets. This is the govern- the bill. The rule, as it relates to the from Illinois (Ms. BEAN). ment purchasing the assets of the larg- conference report, is straightforward.

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The This bill empowers the Federal Govern- the American people are frustrated. first reading of the bill shall be dispensed ment not only to get larger, but it They’re frustrated that we haven’t with. All points of order against consider- gives them raw power. It gives them passed a Wall Street regulatory reform ation of the bill are waived. General debate the opportunity to be the decision- bill sooner. I think my friends on the shall be confined to the bill and shall not ex- maker in literally all parts of financial other side of the aisle just don’t get it. ceed one hour equally divided and controlled services. I think that’s a mistake. I I don’t think they understand that an by the Majority Leader and the Minority unregulated Wall Street with no Leader or their respective designees. After think that the balances and the oppor- general debate the bill shall be considered tunities that we had had as we have checks and balances will produce an- for amendment under the five-minute rule. spoken in the last few years, we should other economic crisis like the one we During consideration of the bill for amend- aim for safety and soundness, not for are trying to dig ourselves out of right ment, the Chairman of the Committee of the overbearing government rules and reg- now. The Republican minority leader, Whole may accord priority in recognition on ulations. Mr. BOEHNER, said, This is killing an the basis of whether the Member offering an This bill, once again, is as much ant with a nuclear weapon. An ant? It amendment has caused it to be printed in the about the financial services industry as was the worst financial crisis since the portion of the Congressional Record des- Great Depression. ignated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule the health care bill was about health XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be con- care. It’s about diminishing the free America has lost 8 million jobs and sidered as read. At the conclusion of consid- enterprise system. It’s about dimin- $17 trillion of retirement savings and eration of the bill for amendment the Com- ishing people who really should take net worth. The irresponsible fiscal poli- mittee shall rise and report the bill to the the role and the responsibility for that cies of the previous administration— House with such amendments as may have which they do. And it’s about creating and a lot of my friends on the other been adopted. The previous question shall be a larger government that will encroach side—were much more than an ant to considered as ordered on the bill and amend- upon every single one of us and ulti- the American workers and their fami- ments thereto to final passage without inter- lies and small businesses. They have vening motion except one motion to recom- mately crush us. The Republican Party mit with or without instructions. If the disagrees with this bill because we suffered greatly because of Wall Committee of the Whole rises and reports think that the time should be spent on Street’s excesses. And this notion that that it has come to no resolution on the bill, this floor to encourage job creation, somehow we should just let Wall Street then on the next legislative day the House not to diminish job creation. And continue unregulated I think dem- shall, immediately after the third daily that’s what this bill does today also: it onstrates that my friends on the other order of business under clause 1 of rule XIV, diminishes job creation. Taxing, spend- side of the aisle just don’t get it. resolve into the Committee of the Whole for ing, bigger government. Of course, I Madam Speaker, this rule would also further consideration of the bill. Clause 1(c) allow for the same-day consideration of of rule XIX shall not apply to the consider- guess it depends whether you are work- ation of H.R. 3251. ing for the government; you want the an extension of unemployment benefits government to win or the free enter- to millions of Americans who have lost (The information contained herein was prise system. their jobs. Americans are frustrated be- provided by Democratic Minority on mul- We’ve looked at the numbers over the cause they can’t understand why Con- tiple occasions throughout the 109th Con- last 4 years since Speaker PELOSI’s gress can’t just approve this. What is gress.) come into office, and we know what the big deal? My friends on the other THE VOTE ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION: WHAT that agenda is—taxing, spending, more side of the aisle say, Well, we can’t af- IT REALLY MEANS debt, bigger government, rules, regula- ford it. Yet when it comes to war or This vote, the vote on whether to order the tions and using every single excuse when it comes to tax cuts for wealthy previous question on a special rule, is not they can to say, Well, you guys could people, we are a bottomless pit. But merely a procedural vote. A vote against or- have done this when you were in. Well, the fact of the matter is, we have an dering the previous question is a vote against the Democratic majority agenda and we don’t want to do that. We don’t obligation to help those who are suf- a vote to allow the opposition, at least for want to do this. We don’t want the tax- fering because of this bad economy, the moment, to offer an alternative plan. It ing. We don’t want the spending. To and hopefully we will do that. is a vote about what the House should be de- say that we could have done this, that Madam Speaker, let me finally say bating. now we’re opposed to it, that’s crazy. that when we enact this bill today, this Mr. Clarence Cannon’s Precedents of the We don’t like this. will be tough legislation that will end House of Representatives, (VI, 308–311) de- We want to be about the free enter- an era without accountability for Wall scribes the vote on the previous question on prise system, job creation, and the op- Street and big banks that cost us 8 mil- the rule as ‘‘a motion to direct or control the consideration of the subject before the House portunity for people back home to have lion jobs. It will rein in big banks and being made by the Member in charge.’’ To confidence in this body. We’re at the their big bonuses. It will put an end to defeat the previous question is to give the lowest level ever that people have con- taxpayer bailouts and the idea of too opposition a chance to decide the subject be- fidence in this body. And no wonder. big to fail and protect and empower fore the House. Cannon cites the Speaker’s Taxing, spending, rules, regulations, consumers to make the best decisions ruling of January 13, 1920, to the effect that blaming things on former Presidents. on homes, credit cards, and our own fi- ‘‘the refusal of the House to sustain the de- My gosh, grow up. Madam Speaker, no nancial future. The American people mand for the previous question passes the wonder the American people are wor- want us to pass this bill. They want us control of the resolution to the opposition’’ in order to offer an amendment. On March ried about our country, because the to pass an extension of unemployment 15, 1909, a member of the majority party of- Mickey Mouse still goes on and is benefits, and hopefully by the end of fered a rule resolution. The House defeated going on even today. today, we will do both. the previous question and a member of the Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous So, Madam Speaker, I urge a ‘‘yes’’ opposition rose to a parliamentary inquiry, consent to insert the text of the vote on the previous question and on asking who was entitled to recognition. amendment and extraneous material the rule. Speaker Joseph G. Cannon (R-Illinois) said:— immediately prior to the vote on the The material previously referred to ‘‘The previous question having been refused, previous question. by Mr. SESSIONS is as follows: the gentleman from New York, Mr. Fitz- gerald, who had asked the gentleman to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there AMENDMENT TO H. RES. 1487 yield to him for an amendment, is entitled to objection to the request of the gen- OFFERED BY MR. SESSIONS OF TEXAS the first recognition.’’ tleman from Texas? At the end of the resolution add the fol- Because the vote today may look bad for There was no objection. lowing new section: the Democratic majority they will say ‘‘the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The SEC. 4. Immediately upon the adoption of vote on the previous question is simply a time of the gentleman has expired. this resolution the Speaker shall, pursuant vote on whether to proceed to an immediate

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:03 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K30JN7.035 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5221 vote on adopting the resolution . . . [and] Filner Lofgren, Zoe Ross McCotter Poe (TX) Shimkus has no substantive legislative or policy im- Foster Lowey Rothman (NJ) McHenry Posey Shuster plications whatsoever.’’ But that is not what Frank (MA) Luja´ n Roybal-Allard McKeon Price (GA) Simpson McMorris Putnam they have always said. Listen to the defini- Fudge Lynch Ruppersberger Smith (NE) Garamendi Maffei Rush Rodgers Radanovich tion of the previous question used in the Smith (NJ) Gonzalez Maloney Ryan (OH) Mica Rehberg Smith (TX) Floor Procedures Manual published by the Gordon (TN) Markey (CO) Salazar Miller (FL) Reichert Stearns ´ Rules Committee in the 109th Congress, Grayson Markey (MA) Sanchez, Linda Miller, Gary Roe (TN) Sullivan Minnick Rogers (AL) (page 56). Here’s how the Rules Committee Green, Al Marshall T. Terry Green, Gene Matheson Mitchell Rogers (KY) described the rule using information from Sanchez, Loretta Thompson (PA) Grijalva Matsui Sarbanes Moran (KS) Rogers (MI) Congressional Quarterly’s ‘‘American Con- Thornberry Gutierrez McCarthy (NY) Schakowsky Murphy, Tim Rohrabacher gressional Dictionary’’: ‘‘If the previous Tiahrt Hall (NY) McCollum Schauer Myrick Rooney Tiberi question is defeated, control of debate shifts Halvorson McDermott Schiff Neugebauer Ros-Lehtinen to the leading opposition member (usually Hare McGovern Schrader Nunes Roskam Turner the minority Floor Manager) who then man- Harman McIntyre Schwartz Nye Royce Upton ages an hour of debate and may offer a ger- Hastings (FL) McMahon Scott (GA) Olson Ryan (WI) Walden mane amendment to the pending business.’’ Heinrich McNerney Scott (VA) Paul Scalise Westmoreland Whitfield Deschler’s Procedure in the U.S. House of Herseth Sandlin Meek (FL) Serrano Paulsen Schmidt Higgins Meeks (NY) Sestak Pence Schock Wilson (SC) Representatives, the subchapter titled Hill Melancon Shea-Porter Petri Sensenbrenner Wittman ‘‘Amending Special Rules’’ states: ‘‘a refusal Himes Michaud Sherman Pitts Sessions Wolf to order the previous question on such a rule Hinchey Miller (MI) Shuler Platts Shadegg Young (FL) [a special rule reported from the Committee Hinojosa Miller (NC) Sires on Rules] opens the resolution to amend- Hirono Miller, George Skelton NOT VOTING—7 ment and further debate.’’ (Chapter 21, sec- Hodes Mollohan Slaughter Davis (AL) Taylor Young (AK) tion 21.2) Section 21.3 continues: ‘‘Upon re- Holden Moore (KS) Smith (WA) Gohmert Wamp Holt Moore (WI) Snyder Marchant Woolsey jection of the motion for the previous ques- Honda Moran (VA) Space tion on a resolution reported from the Com- Hoyer Murphy (CT) Speier mittee on Rules, control shifts to the Mem- Inslee Murphy (NY) Spratt b 1315 ber leading the opposition to the previous Israel Murphy, Patrick Stark Mrs. BLACKBURN, Messrs. ROYCE, question, who may offer a proper amendment Jackson (IL) Nadler (NY) Stupak or motion and who controls the time for de- Jackson Lee Napolitano Sutton REICHERT, BOREN, Ms. GRANGER, bate thereon.’’ (TX) Neal (MA) Tanner and Mr. CUELLAR changed their vote Johnson (GA) Oberstar Teague from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Clearly, the vote on the previous question Johnson, E. B. Obey Thompson (CA) on a rule does have substantive policy impli- Kagen Olver Thompson (MS) Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ and Mr. cations. It is one of the only available tools Kanjorski Ortiz Tierney FATTAH changed their vote from for those who oppose the Democratic major- Kennedy Owens Titus ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ ity’s agenda and allows those with alter- Kildee Pallone Tonko So the previous question was ordered. Kilpatrick (MI) Pascrell Towns native views the opportunity to offer an al- The result of the vote was announced ternative plan. Kilroy Pastor (AZ) Tsongas Kind Payne Van Hollen as above recorded. Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield back the bal- Kirkpatrick (AZ) Perlmutter Vela´ zquez The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ance of my time, and I move the pre- Kissell Perriello Visclosky Klein (FL) Peters Walz question is on the resolution. vious question on the resolution. Kosmas Peterson Wasserman The question was taken; and the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Kratovil Pingree (ME) Schultz Speaker pro tempore announced that question is on ordering the previous Kucinich Polis (CO) Waters the ayes appeared to have it. Langevin Pomeroy Watson question. Larsen (WA) Price (NC) Watt RECORDED VOTE The question was taken; and the Larson (CT) Quigley Waxman Mr. SESSIONS. Madam Speaker, I Speaker pro tempore announced that Lee (CA) Rahall Weiner demand a recorded vote. the ayes appeared to have it. Levin Rangel Welch Lewis (GA) Reyes Wilson (OH) A recorded vote was ordered. Mr. SESSIONS. Madam Speaker, on Lipinski Richardson Wu The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a that I demand the yeas and nays. Loebsack Rodriguez Yarmuth 5-minute vote. The yeas and nays were ordered. NAYS—182 The vote was taken by electronic de- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- vice, and there were—ayes 237, noes 189, ant to clauses 8 and 9 of rule XX, this Aderholt Castle Harper Akin Chaffetz Hastings (WA) not voting 6, as follows: 15-minute vote on the previous ques- Alexander Childers Heller [Roll No. 407] tion will be followed by 5-minute votes Austria Coble Hensarling AYES—237 on adoption of House Resolution 1487, if Bachmann Coffman (CO) Herger ordered; and the motion to suspend the Bachus Cole Hoekstra Ackerman Chu Engel Barrett (SC) Conaway Hunter Adler (NJ) Clarke Eshoo rules on H.R. 4505. Bartlett Crenshaw Inglis Altmire Clay Etheridge The vote was taken by electronic de- Barton (TX) Cuellar Issa Andrews Cleaver Farr vice, and there were—yeas 243, nays Biggert Culberson Jenkins Arcuri Clyburn Fattah Bilbray Davis (KY) Johnson (IL) Baca Cohen Filner 182, not voting 7, as follows: Bilirakis Dent Johnson, Sam Baird Connolly (VA) Foster [Roll No. 406] Bishop (UT) Diaz-Balart, L. Jones Baldwin Conyers Frank (MA) Blackburn Diaz-Balart, M. Jordan (OH) Barrow Cooper Fudge YEAS—243 Blunt Djou Kaptur Bean Costa Garamendi Ackerman Butterfield Dahlkemper Boehner Dreier King (IA) Becerra Costello Gonzalez Adler (NJ) Capps Davis (CA) Bonner Duncan King (NY) Berkley Courtney Gordon (TN) Altmire Capuano Davis (IL) Bono Mack Ehlers Kingston Berman Critz Grayson Andrews Cardoza Davis (TN) Boozman Emerson Kirk Berry Crowley Green, Al Arcuri Carnahan DeFazio Boren Fallin Kline (MN) Bishop (GA) Cuellar Green, Gene Baca Carney DeGette Boustany Flake Lamborn Bishop (NY) Cummings Grijalva Baird Carson (IN) Delahunt Brady (TX) Fleming Lance Blumenauer Dahlkemper Gutierrez Baldwin Castor (FL) DeLauro Bright Forbes Latham Boccieri Davis (CA) Hall (NY) Barrow Chandler Deutch Broun (GA) Fortenberry LaTourette Boswell Davis (IL) Halvorson Bean Chu Dicks Brown (SC) Foxx Latta Boucher Davis (TN) Hare Becerra Clarke Dingell Brown-Waite, Franks (AZ) Lee (NY) Boyd DeFazio Harman Berkley Clay Doggett Ginny Frelinghuysen Lewis (CA) Brady (PA) DeGette Hastings (FL) Berman Cleaver Donnelly (IN) Buchanan Gallegly Linder Braley (IA) Delahunt Heinrich Berry Clyburn Doyle Burgess Garrett (NJ) LoBiondo Brown, Corrine DeLauro Higgins Bishop (GA) Cohen Driehaus Burton (IN) Gerlach Lucas Butterfield Deutch Hill Bishop (NY) Connolly (VA) Edwards (MD) Buyer Giffords Luetkemeyer Capps Dicks Himes Blumenauer Conyers Edwards (TX) Calvert Gingrey (GA) Lummis Capuano Dingell Hinchey Boccieri Cooper Ellison Camp Goodlatte Lungren, Daniel Cardoza Doggett Hinojosa Boswell Costa Ellsworth Campbell Granger E. Carnahan Donnelly (IN) Hirono Boucher Costello Engel Cantor Graves (GA) Mack Carney Doyle Hodes Boyd Courtney Eshoo Cao Graves (MO) Manzullo Carson (IN) Driehaus Holden Brady (PA) Critz Etheridge Capito Griffith McCarthy (CA) Castor (FL) Edwards (MD) Holt Braley (IA) Crowley Farr Carter Guthrie McCaul Chandler Edwards (TX) Honda Brown, Corrine Cummings Fattah Cassidy Hall (TX) McClintock Childers Ellison Hoyer

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:03 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A30JN7.015 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H5222 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 30, 2010 Inslee Michaud Sarbanes Rogers (AL) Sessions Thornberry gave us a tough game right up to the Israel Miller (NC) Schakowsky Rogers (KY) Shadegg Tiahrt Jackson (IL) Miller, George Schauer Rogers (MI) Shimkus Tiberi last inning, and we kept all the fans in Jackson Lee Mollohan Schiff Rohrabacher Shuler Titus their seats to the very end. (TX) Moore (KS) Schrader Rooney Shuster Turner We had a couple of outstanding plays Johnson (GA) Moore (WI) Schwartz Ros-Lehtinen Simpson Upton on the Democratic side. All of us woke Johnson, E. B. Moran (VA) Scott (GA) Roskam Smith (NE) Walden Kagen Murphy (CT) Scott (VA) Royce Smith (NJ) Westmoreland up with great chagrin this morning to Kanjorski Murphy (NY) Serrano Ryan (WI) Smith (TX) Whitfield watch ESPN’s top 10 and see ANTHONY Kennedy Murphy, Patrick Sestak Scalise Stearns Wilson (SC) WEINER as No. 9 of the top 10. Also, Kildee Nadler (NY) Shea-Porter Schmidt Sullivan Wittman there was some outstanding hitting Kilpatrick (MI) Napolitano Sherman Schock Terry Wolf Kilroy Neal (MA) Sires Sensenbrenner Thompson (PA) Young (FL) from STEVE DRIEHAUS, but the MVPs Kind Oberstar Skelton on the Democratic side were killer bees NOT VOTING—6 Kissell Obey Slaughter JOE BACA, JOHN BOCCIERI, and BRIAN Klein (FL) Olver Smith (WA) Davis (AL) Taylor Woolsey Kosmas Ortiz Snyder Gohmert Wamp Young (AK) BAIRD. They all had outstanding plays. Kucinich Owens Space So, Madam Speaker, once again, the Langevin Pallone Speier ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE coveted Roll Call trophy stays blue. Larsen (WA) Pascrell Spratt The SPEAKER pro tempore (during I yield to my good friend, the Repub- Larson (CT) Pastor (AZ) Stark the vote). Members are reminded there Lee (CA) Payne Stupak lican manager, JOE BARTON. Levin Perlmutter Sutton are 2 minutes remaining in the vote. Mr. BARTON of Texas. Madam Lewis (GA) Perriello Tanner b 1323 Speaker, there have been those on the Loebsack Peters Teague other side of the aisle who, from time Lofgren, Zoe Peterson Thompson (CA) So the resolution was agreed to. Lowey Pingree (ME) Thompson (MS) The result of the vote was announced to time, have spoken of the lack of gen- ´ Lujan Polis (CO) Tierney as above recorded. erosity, of the stinginess, and of the Lynch Pomeroy Tonko coldheartedness of the Republicans, Maffei Price (NC) Towns A motion to reconsider was laid on Maloney Quigley Tsongas the table. but the seventh inning last night Markey (CO) Rahall Van Hollen should put that to rest forever. We Markey (MA) Rangel Vela´ zquez f were very generous. Every man of the Marshall Reyes Visclosky MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE Matheson Richardson Walz Republican nine made some effort in Matsui Rodriguez Wasserman A message from the Senate by Ms. generosity of spirit to drop balls, to McCarthy (NY) Ross Schultz Curtis, one of its clerks, announced misplace throws, or to go out of their McCollum Rothman (NJ) Waters way to make sure that, at least on the McDermott Roybal-Allard Watson that the Senate has agreed to a concur- McGovern Ruppersberger Watt rent resolution of the House of the fol- diamond, the Democrats would feel McIntyre Rush Waxman lowing title: good. McMahon Ryan (OH) Weiner Now, we don’t want this to go to your McNerney Salazar Welch H. Con. Res. 285. Concurrent resolution rec- head, though, Mr. DOYLE. That trophy Meek (FL) Sa´ nchez, Linda Wilson (OH) ognizing the important role that fathers play Meeks (NY) T. Wu in the lives of their children and families and is on loan. If you would look wherever Melancon Sanchez, Loretta Yarmuth supporting the goals and ideals of desig- the records are kept, if you win the nating 2010 as the Year of the Father. next 20 in a row, there would still be NOES—189 The message also announced that the more ‘‘R’’ wins than ‘‘D’’ wins. Aderholt Djou Latham Senate has agreed to the following res- Mr. DOYLE. I’ll just say my friend is Akin Dreier LaTourette Alexander Duncan Latta olution: living in the past. Austria Ehlers Lee (NY) S. Res. 574, relative to the memorial ob- Mr. BARTON of Texas. So in the spir- Bachmann Ellsworth Lewis (CA) servances of the Honorable ROBERT C. BYRD, it of the moment, we cannot say that Bachus Emerson Linder late a Senator from the State of West Vir- Chairwoman SLAUGHTER ran a closed Barrett (SC) Fallin Lipinski ginia. Bartlett Flake LoBiondo rule out on us. It was an open rule. It Barton (TX) Fleming Lucas The message also announced that was a fair competition. Luckily, for Biggert Forbes Luetkemeyer pursuant to Public Law 105–292, as both sides, the real winners were, as Bilbray Fortenberry Lummis amended by Public Law 106–55, and as you said it, the Boys and Girls Club of Bilirakis Foxx Lungren, Daniel Bishop (UT) Franks (AZ) E. further amended by Public Law 107–228, Washington, DC, and the Washington Blackburn Frelinghuysen Mack the Chair, on behalf of the President Literacy Council. Blunt Gallegly Manzullo pro tempore, upon the recommendation I do want to commend my Repub- Boehner Garrett (NJ) Marchant Bonner Gerlach McCarthy (CA) of the Republican Leader, appoints the lican team. I am very proud of them. Bono Mack Giffords McCaul following individual to the United JOHN SHIMKUS pitched his heart out. Boozman Gingrey (GA) McClintock Commission on International Religious BILL SHUSTER made an almost unas- Boren Goodlatte McCotter Freedom: sisted double play when he caught the Boustany Granger McHenry Brady (TX) Graves (GA) McKeon Richard D. Land of Tennessee. ball and picked somebody off at first Bright Graves (MO) McMorris f base. Every member of our team got to Broun (GA) Griffith Rodgers play. They all were in good spirits and Brown (SC) Guthrie Mica ROLL CALL CONGRESSIONAL good fellowship. Brown-Waite, Hall (TX) Miller (FL) BASEBALL GAME Ginny Harper Miller (MI) We will show up next year with Buchanan Hastings (WA) Miller, Gary (Mr. DOYLE asked and was given warmth in our hearts, and we will con- Burgess Heller Minnick permission to address the House for 1 tinue this tradition, hopefully, with a Burton (IN) Hensarling Mitchell Buyer Herger Moran (KS) minute.) more pleasurable outcome for our side. Calvert Herseth Sandlin Murphy, Tim Mr. DOYLE. Madam Speaker, as you Congratulations to you, Mr. DOYLE. Camp Hoekstra Myrick know, last night was the 49th annual You ultimately deserved the win. You Campbell Hunter Neugebauer Roll Call baseball game. Cantor Inglis Nunes played better. We congratulate you. Cao Issa Nye I am happy to announce to the House Mr. DOYLE. Thank you. Capito Jenkins Olson today that that score has been settled f Carter Johnson (IL) Paul this year, and the Democrats were vic- Cassidy Johnson, Sam Paulsen torious, 13–6. Of course, the biggest EXPANDING ACCESS TO STATE Castle Jones Pence VETERANS HOMES FOR GOLD Chaffetz Jordan (OH) Petri winners last night were our two char- Coble Kaptur Pitts ities—the Washington Literacy Council STAR PARENTS Coffman (CO) King (IA) Platts and the Boys and Girls Club of Wash- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without Cole King (NY) Poe (TX) Conaway Kingston Posey ington, DC. The final numbers aren’t objection, 5-minute voting will con- Crenshaw Kirk Price (GA) in, as donations are still coming in, but tinue. Culberson Kirkpatrick (AZ) Putnam we went over the $150,000 mark for our There was no objection. Davis (KY) Kline (MN) Radanovich charities last night. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Dent Kratovil Rehberg Diaz-Balart, L. Lamborn Reichert I want to commend our Republican finished business is the vote on the mo- Diaz-Balart, M. Lance Roe (TN) team for a hard-fought game. They tion to suspend the rules and pass the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:03 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A30JN7.010 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5223 bill (H.R. 4505) to enable State homes LoBiondo Olson Sensenbrenner PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION Loebsack Olver Serrano to furnish nursing home care to par- Lofgren, Zoe Ortiz Sessions OF CONFERENCE REPORT ON ents any of whose children died while Lowey Owens Sestak H.R. 4173, DODD-FRANK WALL serving in the Armed Forces, on which Lucas Pallone Shadegg STREET REFORM AND CON- the yeas and nays were ordered. Luetkemeyer Pascrell Shea-Porter SUMER PROTECTION ACT Luja´ n Pastor (AZ) Sherman The Clerk read the title of the bill. Lummis Paul Shimkus Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Lungren, Daniel Paulsen Shuler by direction of the Committee on question is on the motion offered by E. Payne Shuster Lynch Pence Simpson Rules, I call up House Resolution 1490 the gentleman from California (Mr. Mack Perlmutter Sires and ask for its immediate consider- FILNER) that the House suspend the Maffei Perriello Skelton ation. rules and pass the bill. Maloney Peters Slaughter The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- This is a 5-minute vote. Manzullo Peterson Smith (NE) Marchant Petri Smith (NJ) lows: The vote was taken by electronic de- Markey (CO) Pingree (ME) Smith (TX) H. RES. 1490 vice, and there were—yeas 420, nays 0, Markey (MA) Pitts Smith (WA) Resolved, That upon adoption of this reso- not voting 12, as follows: Marshall Platts Snyder lution it shall be in order to consider the Matheson Poe (TX) Space conference report to accompany the bill [Roll No. 408] Matsui Polis (CO) Speier (H.R. 4173) to provide for financial regulatory YEAS—420 McCarthy (CA) Pomeroy Spratt McCarthy (NY) Posey Stark reform, to protect consumers and investors, Ackerman Coble Griffith McCaul Price (GA) Stearns to enhance Federal understanding of insur- Aderholt Coffman (CO) Grijalva McClintock Price (NC) Stupak ance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter Adler (NJ) Cohen Guthrie McCollum Putnam Sullivan derivatives markets, and for other purposes. Akin Cole Gutierrez McCotter Quigley Sutton All points of order against the conference re- Alexander Conaway Hall (NY) McDermott Rahall Tanner Altmire Connolly (VA) Hall (TX) port and against its consideration are McGovern Rangel Teague waived. The conference report shall be con- Andrews Conyers Halvorson McHenry Rehberg Terry Arcuri Cooper Hare McIntyre Reichert Thompson (CA) sidered as read. The previous question shall Austria Costa Harman McKeon Reyes Thompson (MS) be considered as ordered on the conference Baca Costello Harper McMahon Richardson Thompson (PA) report to its adoption without intervening Bachmann Courtney Hastings (FL) McMorris Rodriguez Thornberry motion except: (1) two hours of debate; and Bachus Crenshaw Hastings (WA) Rodgers Roe (TN) Tiahrt (2) one motion to recommit if applicable. Baird Critz Heinrich McNerney Rogers (AL) Tiberi Baldwin Crowley Heller Meek (FL) Rogers (KY) Tierney The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Barrow Cuellar Hensarling Meeks (NY) Rogers (MI) Titus tleman from Colorado is recognized for Bartlett Culberson Herger Melancon Rohrabacher Tonko 1 hour. Barton (TX) Cummings Herseth Sandlin Mica Rooney Towns Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, Bean Dahlkemper Higgins Michaud Ros-Lehtinen Tsongas Berkley Davis (CA) Hill Miller (FL) Roskam Turner for purposes of debate only, I yield the Berman Davis (IL) Himes Miller (MI) Ross Upton customary 30 minutes to my friend Berry Davis (KY) Hinchey Miller (NC) Rothman (NJ) Van Hollen from Texas (Mr. SESSIONS), and I yield Biggert Davis (TN) Hinojosa Miller, Gary Roybal-Allard Vela´ zquez myself such time as I may consume. Bilbray DeFazio Hirono Miller, George Royce Visclosky Bilirakis DeGette Hodes Minnick Ruppersberger Walden GENERAL LEAVE Bishop (GA) Delahunt Hoekstra Mitchell Rush Walz Mr. PERLMUTTER. I ask unanimous Bishop (NY) DeLauro Holden Mollohan Ryan (OH) Wasserman consent that all Members be given 5 Bishop (UT) Dent Holt Moore (KS) Ryan (WI) Schultz Blackburn Deutch Honda Moore (WI) Salazar Waters legislative days in which to revise and Blumenauer Diaz-Balart, L. Hoyer Moran (KS) Sa´ nchez, Linda Watson extend their remarks on House Resolu- Blunt Diaz-Balart, M. Hunter Moran (VA) T. Watt tion 1490. Boccieri Dicks Inglis Murphy (CT) Sanchez, Loretta Waxman The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Boehner Dingell Inslee Murphy, Patrick Sarbanes Weiner Bonner Djou Israel Murphy, Tim Scalise Welch objection to the request of the gen- Bono Mack Doggett Issa Myrick Schakowsky Westmoreland tleman from Colorado? Boozman Donnelly (IN) Jackson (IL) Nadler (NY) Schauer Whitfield There was no objection. Boren Doyle Jackson Lee Napolitano Schiff Wilson (OH) Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, Boswell Dreier (TX) Neal (MA) Schmidt Wilson (SC) House Resolution 1490 provides for con- Boucher Driehaus Jenkins Neugebauer Schock Wittman Boustany Duncan Johnson (GA) Nunes Schrader Wolf sideration of the conference report to Boyd Edwards (MD) Johnson (IL) Nye Schwartz Wu H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Brady (PA) Edwards (TX) Johnson, E. B. Oberstar Scott (GA) Yarmuth Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Brady (TX) Ehlers Johnson, Sam Obey Scott (VA) Young (FL) Braley (IA) Ellison Jones This rule provides for 2 hours of debate Bright Ellsworth Jordan (OH) NOT VOTING—12 on the conference report, it waives all Broun (GA) Emerson Kagen Barrett (SC) Gohmert Taylor points of order, and, further, the rule Brown (SC) Engel Kanjorski Becerra Linder Wamp provides for one motion to recommit, Brown, Corrine Eshoo Kaptur Cantor Murphy (NY) Woolsey Brown-Waite, Etheridge Kennedy Davis (AL) Radanovich Young (AK) with or without instructions. Ginny Fallin Kildee Madam Speaker, today we will take Buchanan Farr Kilpatrick (MI) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE an historic vote on the most signifi- Burgess Fattah Kilroy Burton (IN) Filner Kind The SPEAKER pro tempore (during cant reform to our financial industry Butterfield Flake King (IA) the vote). Two minutes remain in this since the New Deal. These comprehen- Buyer Fleming King (NY) vote. sive reforms will reduce threats to our Calvert Forbes Kingston financial system, increase oversight Camp Fortenberry Kirk b 1336 Campbell Foster Kirkpatrick (AZ) and prevent future bailouts. The bill Cao Foxx Kissell So (two-thirds being in the affirma- strikes a responsible balance, ending Capito Frank (MA) Klein (FL) tive) the rules were suspended and the the ‘‘wild west’’ era on Wall Street, Capps Franks (AZ) Kline (MN) Capuano Frelinghuysen Kosmas bill was passed. while laying a new regulatory founda- Cardoza Fudge Kratovil The result of the vote was announced tion for long-term growth which is sta- Carnahan Gallegly Kucinich as above recorded. ble and secure. Carney Garamendi Lamborn A motion to reconsider was laid on Carson (IN) Garrett (NJ) Lance b 1340 Carter Gerlach Langevin the table. Cassidy Giffords Larsen (WA) In the fall of 2008, this country was Castle Gingrey (GA) Larson (CT) f brought to its knees by a financial cri- Castor (FL) Gonzalez Latham sis, the likes of which I hope we never Chaffetz Goodlatte LaTourette PERSONAL EXPLANATION Chandler Gordon (TN) Latta experience again. A crisis of this mag- Childers Granger Lee (CA) Mr. BECERRA. Madam Speaker, earlier nitude calls for reforms of similar pro- Chu Graves (GA) Lee (NY) today I was unavoidably detained and missed portion. Many elements on and off Wall Clarke Graves (MO) Levin rollcall votes 402 and 408. If present, I would Street contributed to the meltdown, Clay Grayson Lewis (CA) Cleaver Green, Al Lewis (GA) have voted ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall votes 402 and and this bill carefully crafts respon- Clyburn Green, Gene Lipinski 408. sible solutions in each area. The bill

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:03 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K30JN7.041 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H5224 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 30, 2010 protects consumers through the cre- today is just one more piece of the brand new Federal agencies created in ation of a Consumer Financial Protec- Democrat majority’s agenda to Fed- this bill—will give unelected bureau- tion Bureau that will oversee the loan eralize more of the private sector of crats unprecedented power to track fi- writing for banks and nonbanks and this country. I hear that as I travel in nancial activities without citizens’ ap- serve as the primary watchdog for con- my district. Madam Speaker, while it’s proval. And these are not the only new sumers. For the very first time, important to provide consumer safety regulatory components of the bill. This nonbank entities will have Federal and security in the marketplace and to legislation allows for 355 new rule- oversight, a critical element to reining minimize the chance of another finan- makings, 47 studies, and 74 reports, and in abusive practices and products. An cial crisis, I oppose this bill. potentially dozens more as implemen- oversight council is established under I oppose this bill, and the underlying tation begins. But what should we ex- this bill to make certain financial in- legislation holds many far-reaching pect from this Democratic Congress? stitutions do not become a systemic consequences for the American econ- The goal of regulatory reform should threat to our economic stability. omy and prohibits the ability of busi- be to help, not hinder. It should be We establish a process to close and ness, small and large, to create jobs there to help our economy to sustain liquidate significant financial institu- and spur economic growth. Obviously, and gain back economic growth. And, tions so if a failing firm begins to fail, this bill, because it’s done by the Dem- of course, gain back private-sector job it is closed, and it will no longer be too ocrat majority, will be 2,300 pages; ob- creation—not government jobs. This big to fail. This dissolution mechanism viously, because this bill is done by the legislation, of course, does the oppo- ensures Main Street comes first—not Democrat majority, it will involve new site. It takes a one-size-fits-all ap- Wall Street. We deal with hedge funds, Big Government plans, programs; and, proach to governing, undermining U.S. credit rating agencies, mortgage re- obviously, because it’s the Democrat economic competitiveness and private- form, executive compensation, and in- majority, it will involve more taxes, sector growth. This Democrat solution vestor protection in this bill. We bring fees, and in fact it’s $18 billion worth of will only increase government inter- these issues out of the shadows and new spending through these fees and vention in the financial markets. It into the light so there is transparency taxes. In addition to making bailouts will ration credit. It will limit con- to protect the system. permanent, which this bill does do, sumer choice. And, perhaps worst of I worked to ensure a study on high failing to address the root cause of the all, it will continue to kill jobs. I’m frequency trading was included in this crisis and rewarding failed regulators, sorry; private-sector jobs. I need to get bill. As we saw from the ‘‘flash crash’’ this Democratic solution makes it even that right. We’re all for government in May, when the Dow Jones lost near- more difficult for consumers to access jobs when it’s a Democratic bill, but ly a thousand points in a matter of credit and for businesses to comply when it comes to free-enterprise sys- minutes because of computer error, we with overburdensome regulations. tem jobs, we want to kill those things. need to know the effects of techno- Just a few minutes ago, we heard the This is the hallmark of the Democratic logically advanced practices such as story about how Republicans want to Party, whose party—and I know this, high frequency trading on the long- do nothing. Republicans would do noth- this is just part of it—but the three term investor. Also, transparency will ing because they’re opposed to rules largest political items of the Democrat be brought to the derivatives markets. and regulations in the marketplace. majority, Speaker NANCY PELOSI: To Businesses and manufacturers will be That’s not true. We already have net lose 10 million American jobs able to reduce their own risk while pro- enough rules and regulations in the through cap-and-trade, through card tections are put in place for the overall marketplace. And I do agree there’s check, and through health care. Once system, providing regulators with a some things in here which do add to again, we should have included that in clear picture of the derivatives market. the safety and soundness features. But that list—jobs that are killed in the Another important provision in the in the overall total, it’s a bad deal. It’s free enterprise system by this Demo- House was strengthened in conference. a bad deal for consumers, it’s a bad crat majority. It calls for strong limits on proprietary deal for this country, and it’s certainly b 1350 trading, or what most are calling ‘‘the a bad deal for anyone that wants to Volcker rule.’’ This provision strikes a turn the corner on growing jobs in Madam Speaker, the motives are good balance in banning proprietary America. clear. My Democrat colleagues are trading without disrupting client serv- In a letter from the Independent using policy and regulation to force a ices and asset management. In other Bankers Association of Texas, my further government takeover of the words, banks can no longer gamble home State, while referencing the new free enterprise system while paving the with their customers’ money. The bill Consumer Financial Protection Bureau road to diminish the private sector. we are considering here today ensures created in the bill, it states, ‘‘this This is their way of making sure that there is no place to hide by closing agency will have broad powers to write they use a crisis or a perception of a loopholes, improving consolidated su- rules on all bank products and services, crisis to get what they want. I get it, pervision, and establishing robust regu- which we believe will stifle innovation and so do people back home. Madam latory oversight. and entrepreneurship on longstanding Speaker, the Republican Party and my I’m proud to stand here with my col- products that have been responsibly of- colleagues in the Republican Party are leagues today providing for consider- fered by community financial institu- opposed to this bill. I encourage my ation of a bill making the necessary re- tions. This will result in more cost and colleagues to vote against this rule and forms and establishing robust regu- confusion to bank customers and stifle the underlying legislation. latory oversight. In this bill we protect lending and funding in community I reserve the balance of my time. consumers, taxpayers, and depositors. I banks.’’ Mr. PERLMUTTER. I will just take urge my colleagues to vote in favor of Community banks represent the life- one moment, Madam Speaker, to re- the rule and the underlying bill. blood of Texas. I know this because I mind my friend from Texas that by I reserve the balance of my time. know a number of the banks and the cutting taxes for the wealthiest Ameri- Mr. SESSIONS. I thank the gen- people not only who lend with them cans, prosecuting two wars without tleman from Colorado, my friend, for but the people who rely on them day by paying for them, and letting Wall yielding me time, and I yield myself day. I’m one of those persons. They’re Street run amok, in the last month of such time as I may consume. worried about what is happening here George Bush’s term in office, we lost Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition in Washington. Once again, they were 780,000 jobs that month. This country to this closed rule and the underlying given a reason to have fear of what has lost a lot of jobs. By not enforcing rea- bill. happened over the weekend in this bill sonable regulation, we lost all sorts of Today, we are considering a 2,300- becoming even closer to law. jobs. But since January, February of page Federal takeover of the financial The Consumer Financial Protection 2009 until last month, we reversed that services industry. This happened in Bureau and the Office of Financial Re- to the point where there were 400,000 health care. It’s now happening in fi- search, two brand new Federal agencies jobs created, a swing of over 1.2 million nancial services. The bill before us created in this bill—once again, two jobs per month in this country. My

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MATSUI. from Texas who has a clear voice and a You know, I talk to small businesses Ms. MATSUI. I thank the gentleman sound footing not only of economic in my district, like a gentleman from from Colorado for yielding me time. principles but he also speaks for our Jacksonville, Texas: ‘‘I am a one-man Madam Speaker, I rise today in party. operation. With all the legislation strong support of H.R. 4173, the Restor- I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman coming down the line, I will stay a one- ing American Financial Stability Act from Texas (Mr. HENSARLING). man operation. If lines of credit dry up, of 2010. Many families in my home dis- Mr. HENSARLING. I thank the gen- I will no longer be able to maintain trict of Sacramento continue strug- tleman for yielding. safe operating equipment and be forced gling to make ends meet. I have heard I was very interested, Madam Speak- to cease operations.’’ countless stories of those struggling to er, to hear the gentleman from Colo- Reject the job-killing bill and the keep their homes, their jobs, and their rado defend the job statistics under the permanent bailout authority. way of life. Many of my constituents Democratic rule of Congress. I don’t Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, were and continue to be victims of know too many Democrats coming to I would respond to my friend from predatory home loan lending, unfair the floor who want to defend 9.7 per- Texas that, first of all, losing 780,000 credit card practices, payday loans, cent unemployment. Frankly, it’s one jobs a month, as we were when George and other forms of deceptive financial of the major reasons that the legisla- Bush left office, that’s job killing. practices. The mortgage crisis, in par- tion on the floor ought to be opposed That’s terrible. One of the things we’re ticular, continues to impact many in today. Madam Speaker, it’s a job kill- trying to do is right that ship. Second, Sacramento. Sadly, after more than 2 er. Once again, we have legislation that he says that they set up a bankruptcy years, millions of homeowners con- will make credit less available and process for these banks. Well, as Demo- tinue to face foreclosure, and those more expensive. crats, we said, These failing banks, if who have not have seen the value of Let me point out four different as- they’re failing, we’re not going to let their homes plummet. pects of this bill. No. 1, it creates a per- them linger along like they might in a I have been to foreclosure workshops. manent Wall Street bailout authority. chapter 11 bankruptcy. We close them. I have seen the hardships and looks of If you build it, they will come. You We liquidate them. That’s the purpose desperation. I have heard from a con- build a bailout authority because you of this. No more bailouts. stituent who held a traditional 30-year expect to bail people out. There’s a With that, I yield 2 minutes to my mortgage; but after repeated attempts choice to be had here. Republicans be- friend from Connecticut (Mr. LARSON). from her lender, she was convinced to lieve in the Bankruptcy Code. There Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Madam refinance her mortgage to a lower ad- are improvements that need to be Speaker, I rise for the purpose of en- justable rate. And now that the mort- made; and under the leadership of our gaging in a colloquy with Chairman gage has reset, she is facing fore- ranking member, SPENCER BACHUS, we FRANK to clarify the intent behind sec- closure. I have heard from many con- introduced that legislation. But our tion 1076 in this bill. The section stituents who applied for a loan modi- Democratic friends prefer bailouts, amends the Electronic Fund Transfer fication but never even got a call back. bailouts over bankruptcy. Act to create a new section 920 regard- I have heard from many others who say Now they continue to say that the ing interchange fees. Interchange reve- they were denied a loan modification taxpayer won’t be called upon to pay nues are a major source of funding for under the Making Home Affordable for these bailouts. Well, isn’t it kind of the administrative costs of prepaid program, but their lender never even funny how throughout this conference cards used in connection with health gave them a reason why. These are just process, every time they’ve had an op- care and employee benefits programs a few of the many stories that I, and portunity to choose either the tax- like FSAs, HSAs, HRAs and qualified I’m sure many of you, have heard. payers or the Wall Street banks, they transportation accounts. Madam Speaker, no one is looking somehow choose the Wall Street for a bailout. The families need real as- banks? And, in fact, when it came down b 1400 sistance and real reform. But it’s clear to the government-sponsored enter- These programs are lightly used by that the mortgage industry, after re- prises, they set up a choice—I didn’t both the public and private sector em- peated public pledges, has yet to dem- set up the choice—but they set up a ployers and employees and are more onstrate a real commitment to help re- choice of who going forward is going to expensive to operate because of sub- sponsible homeowners. Madam Speak- fund the bailout of government-spon- stantiation than other regulatory re- er, I am pleased that this bill includes sored enterprises. Should it be Wall quirements. Because of this, I would an amendment that I offered along Street banks or should it be the tax- like to clarify that Congress does not with Representatives KATHY CASTOR payers? And they decided that it ought wish to interfere with those arrange- and BETTY SUTTON which calls on the to be the taxpayers. ments in a way that could lead to high- mortgage industry to help place more Just yesterday at the 11th hour—ac- er fees being imposed by administra- responsible homeowners into more af- tually it was way past the 11th hour— tors to make up for lost revenue, which fordable terms. The amendment will they came up with a new funding would directly raise health care costs require mortgage industry participants mechanism, taking money away from and hurt consumers. This is clearly not in the Making Home Affordable pro- TARP that was supposed to be used for something that was the intent that gram to report basic information on a deficit reduction; and, instead, they’re we’d like to do. Therefore, I ask Chair- monthly basis, such as the number of going to use it to help fund the bill, man FRANK to join me in clarifying loan modification requests received, most of which the Congressional Budg- that Congress intends that prepaid the number being processed, the num- et Office says goes to the Wall Street cards associated with these types of ber that have been approved, and the bailout authority. This is No. 2. The programs should be exempted within number that have been denied. It will No. 2 incident where they had a choice the language of section 920(a)(7)(A) also make that information available between choosing the taxpayers or (ii)(II). to the public through the Treasury De- Wall Street banks, they chose Wall Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. If the partment’s Web site. Street banks. gentleman would yield, he’s completely It is clear that greater transparency A permanent bailout authority costs correct. The Federal Reserve has the is needed to ensure that all parties are jobs. They create this new bureau to mandate under this, which originated actually helping homeowners. Such ban and ration consumer credit—lit- in the Senate, to write those rules. We transparency will lead to greater ac- erally to decide whether or not you can intend to make sure those rules protect

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And end the bailouts. want regulated some activities and not if there is any question about it, I am This bill will fuel the growth of Wall regulated other activities when you sure we will be able to make sure that Street, will lead to job loss, and it rep- have a hybrid kind of situation, and it happens. resents a missed opportunity. what the gentleman has described is Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. I thank Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, how you accomplish that. the chairman. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 Mr. SESSIONS. Madam Speaker, I from Connecticut (Mr. HIMES). minutes to the gentleman from New yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman Mr. HIMES. Madam Speaker, I rise to Jersey (Mr. GARRETT). from West Virginia (Mrs. CAPITO). enter into a colloquy with Chairman Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Mr. Mrs. CAPITO. I would like to thank FRANK. I want to clarify a couple of im- Speaker, like all my colleagues, I be- Mr. SESSIONS for yielding me the time. portant issues under section 619 of the lieve that financial reform is necessary I would like to thank our ranking bill, the Volcker Rule. now. But the legislation that is before member, SPENCER BACHUS, for his dedi- The bill would prohibit firms from in- us really, which empowers failed bu- cation to this issue. I would also like vesting in traditional private equity reaucrats through government over- to thank the chairman of our full Com- funds and hedge funds. Because the bill reach and unnecessary job killing, is mittee of Financial Services for his uses the very broad Investment Com- just not the right legislation. dedication to this as well. pany Act approach to define private eq- First, you know, one of the major But, Madam Speaker, as we stand uity and hedge funds, it could tech- fundamental flaws of this 2,300-page here today, unfortunately, this is a nically apply to lots of corporate struc- bill is the section that basically em- missed opportunity. From the start of tures, and not just the hedge funds and powers government bureaucrats with the debate, it was apparent there was private equity funds. so-called resolution authority to basi- little or no interest from our Democrat I want to confirm that when firms cally pick winners and losers again, to colleagues in working towards a con- own or control subsidiaries or joint continue that failed bailout philos- sensus bill on regulatory reform. Now ventures that are used to hold other in- ophy. they are using budgetary smoke and vestments, that the Volcker Rule Now, I know the chairman and the mirrors, and I think that it will be ap- won’t deem those things to be private proponents of this bill claim that these parent to Americans as this bill equity or hedge funds and disrupt the provisions are meant to add certainty unfolds. way the firms structure their normal and stability to our financial system. As my constituents say to us all the investment holdings. But when you think about it, when you time: Work together. Shelve the par- Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. If the set up an alternative to bankruptcy for tisanship. The stakes are too high. gentleman would yield, let me say, failed firms so that there are now two But, unfortunately, the bill before us first, you know, there has been some potential tracks for failed firms to go was drafted without our significant mockery because this bill has a large down, that actually introduces more input. We are now faced with a bill number of pages, although our bills are uncertainty, more uncertainty for the that will give us institutionalized gov- smaller, especially on the page. We do financial markets, for the investors, ernment bailouts, limit consumer that—by the way, there are also other for the counterparties, for our entire choices, and raise the cost for busi- people who complain sometimes that economy because of this bill. And that nesses, our job creators across this Na- we’ve left too much discretion to the uncertainty, what does that lead to? It tion. regulators. It’s a complex bill dealing leads to failing to invest and leads to My colleagues on the other side of with a lot of subjects, and we want to less job creation as well. the aisle will be basking in the rhetoric make sure we get it right, and we want Furthermore, this section of the leg- and high praise for cracking down on to make sure it’s interpreted correctly. islation gives an alarming amount of Wall Street. However, the resolution The point the gentleman makes is power to government regulators and authority in this bill does little or absolutely correct. We do not want bureaucrats to basically decide the fate nothing to address the issue of the these overdone. We don’t want there to of a firm and its creditors. Under this moral hazard that has been created by be excessive regulation. And the dis- administration, we’ve seen this before. the TARP program. Instead, failed tinction the gentleman draws is very We’ve seen the rule of law trampled firms will be wound down at taxpayers’ much in this bill, and we are confident when the Federal Government bullied expense. that the regulators will appreciate that into submission secured creditors in Under this resolution authority, the distinction, maintain it, and we will be the Chrysler situation. In favor of big will get bigger, and they will push there to make sure that they do. whom? Well, politically favored unse- the limits of risk because they will Mr. HIMES. Thank you, Mr. Chair- cured creditors. know that the government will be man. And what is this legislation? This there to pay for their demise. In fact, My understanding is also that, con- would codify the ability of regulators many of the tools used for TARP are sistent with the overall intent not to to engage in similar conduct, further institutionalized in this legislation. My subject commercial firms to financial eroding confidence in our rule-based friends can opine on Wall Street reform regulation, section 604 provides that an economy. And sending investors where, all they want, but this bill does not existing savings and loan holding com- to this country? No. To overseas, scat- achieve that. pany with both financial and non- tering them to other opportunities, Why should the people of West Vir- financial businesses will cease to be an rather than here in the U.S. ginia help pay for poor decisions of S&L holding company when it estab- Not only that, but this resolution au- Wall Street bankers, or in any State? lishes an intermediate holding com- thority, in codifying a better deal than Well, they shouldn’t. But for over a pany under section 626. That company in bankruptcy for at least some of the year we have advocated for an en- also may have an intermediate holding politically connected, gives large firms hanced bankruptcy for these large, company under section 167. an unfair advantage over their smaller highly complex financial institutions. Am I right that the intent of this leg- rivals. This approach would have created a islation is for these sections to be ap- This then does what? It increases level playing field between Wall Street plied in harmony, so that an organiza- moral hazard by encouraging invest- and Main Street and would have as- tion will have a single intermediate ment in firms that basically otherwise sured all parties know the rules of the holding company that will be both the just don’t deserve it. And this is a part game ahead of time. regulated S&L holding company and of the problem that led to the demise

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Street, end the abuses, but not harm bill creates two new government bu- First of all, this was a problem that Main Street. Senate Banking Chairman reaucracies, including the so-called Of- occurred under the Bush administra- CHRIS DODD’s first regulatory reform fice of Financial Research, that will tion because of policies by the Repub- proposal was similar to ours, and of- have unprecedented power to track the licans, who were in charge. It was in- fered great promise. Unfortunately, financial activities of everyone here deed Paulson, our Secretary of the these commonsense and necessary re- and everyone in the entire United Treasury, that came to our Financial forms were scrapped in favor of the bill States. You’re taking money out of the Services Committee with two pieces of that we consider today. ATM, that’s tracked. You’re trying to paper and said here is what you need to Instead, we have before us a bill that set up a new credit card, that will be fix it. Throw all of this money at Wall turns the stated purpose upside down. tracked. Information about any one of Street. What do I mean? Well, the end result is your consumer transactions, that will Let’s give the truth in this matter. It that Goldman Sachs supports the bill now be able to be tracked and gathered was under Democratic leadership that and the Chamber of Commerce opposes without anyone’s approval, any citi- we said ‘‘no.’’ Yes, we have a credit the bill. Goldman’s CEO testified, and I zen’s approval. And it will be mon- problem, a credit freeze of the credit quote, ‘‘I am generally supportive. The itored by whom? Basically by markets up on Wall Street. And here biggest beneficiary of reform is Wall unelected and unaccountable bureau- we were. And I know sometimes the Street itself.’’ Meanwhile, the U.S. crats here in Washington with few or truth hurts, and I feel their pain over Chamber, which represents Main Street hardly any constraints whatsoever on there. But I am sick and tired of our American businesses, opposes the bill. how they’re going to use the informa- Republican friends assuming that they Wall Street supports this bill while tion or when they’re going to use the had no responsibility for this, Mr. Main Street suffers? Where is the logic information. Speaker. And we’ve got to set the in that? Main Street didn’t engage in Then there’s the section on deriva- record straight. It is in the charge of shady accounting gimmicks. Main tives, another massive, massive job Democrats, under our leadership, that Street didn’t make risky derivatives killer. I joined with Congressman we indeed are saddled with the respon- trades. Main Street didn’t issue FRANK LUCAS. We offered an alter- sibility of bringing the confidence of subprime loans. And yet what we have native to this bill in the last days that the American people back to our pri- here is a bill that makes Main Street was basically the original House vate enterprise system and to keep it pay the price. And what is that price? version of the bill. It had broad bipar- free. It is because of what the Demo- Increased taxes on community banks, tisan support. Unfortunately, under crats are doing that we are saving our manufacturers, small businesses, con- pressure from Democrat leadership, not free economic system. Under their poli- sumers, and American families that a single Democrat supported that cies it was heading to straight ruin, will increase the cost of credit. New House language in the final vote, de- causing the worst economic collapse taxes will decrease the credit available spite the fact that very same language second only to the Depression. to those who need it most, small busi- was originally sponsored by the Demo- So we are moving here today with nesses who seek financing to create crat Financial Services and Agri- this extraordinary bill to do everything desperately needed jobs. culture Committee chairman. possible to make sure that it never How will new taxes rein in Wall happens again, to restore the con- Street? This bill expands the size of 1410 b fidence of the American people. And we government, increasing our national The results of all this? Well, the re- are beginning to do that. We are doing debt, making taxpayer bailouts perma- sult of that section not being in it it by setting up a consumer protection nent, and distorts our free market by means that businesses big and small all agency, something we didn’t have be- allowing bureaucrats to pick winners over this country which had absolutely fore. That’s the reason this happened. and losers. It regulates the wages of nothing to do with this financial crisis They went to predatory lending, they every financial employee, from the jan- will now have a very difficult time to went to steering people into subprime itor to the CEO. hedge their risks, to guard against fu- lending when they could have afforded We need commonsense financial re- ture risk, because they will have to pay other loans. There was no protection form. And that’s not what this bill de- literally hundreds and hundreds of bil- for them. Democrats are providing this livers. I urge my colleagues to oppose lions of dollars in additional funds to protection. They were doing it because this rule and the underlying bill. control risks on a daily basis. we had executive compensation pay Mr. PERLMUTTER. I would say to What does that mean for all of us? geared to risky behavior. This is an im- my friend from Illinois, with whom I More job losses. This bill is a job killer. portant bill. work on lots of things in this arena, I And it will raise prices, too, for every Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I would don’t know where she is coming from American across the country, whether remind the gentleman who was speak- saying there are taxes on small banks. you are talking about food prices, en- ing that we know what happened, and There are FDIC charges so that they ergy prices, you name it. How many it’s called pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey. have sufficient reserves, but there are jobs will be lost? In a recent study by Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the no taxes, as she would suggest. Keybridge, they found between 100,000 gentlewoman from Hinsdale, Illinois I yield 2 minutes to my friend from and 120,000 jobs will be lost because of (Mrs. BIGGERT), from the Financial North Carolina (Mr. MILLER). this job-killing bill. Services Committee. Mr. MILLER of North Carolina. Mr. Mr. PERLMUTTER. I have to smile Mrs. BIGGERT. I thank the gen- Speaker, this bill is a huge step for- when I listen to my friends talk about tleman for yielding. ward. Working and middle class fami- job killing, when letting Wall Street Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to lies should not again have to worry run wild, gambling like it was just a this rule and to ask this body to step that financial ruin lurks in the fine big casino, results in 780,0000 jobs a back for a moment to do a quick sanity print of a contract that their bank’s month being lost to the point that dur- check. What’s the purpose of this bill? lawyer wrote. Families that qualify for ing this recession we have lost 8 mil- I thought its purpose was to rein in prime mortgages that they can pay lion jobs. And we’ve got to put people Wall Street and end the abuses that will not again get trapped instead in back to work. We need certainty, we precipitated the most massive finan- predatory subprime mortgages that need reasonable regulation. That’s the cial meltdown and economic downturn they cannot pay. They can use a credit purpose of this bill. since the Great Depression. Its purpose card without worrying about getting

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Mr. Speaker, that our government is on the side of lapse could be a consequence of this. how much time does each side have? honest Americans trying to make an And blocking repeatedly the efforts The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- honest living. This bill is about our in the Senate, which the Democrats tleman from Colorado has 131⁄4 minutes values. Our economy depends on our did, to address this issue. And then in remaining, and the gentleman from acting in our own self-interest and en- 2007, finally in 2007 the Democratic ma- Texas has 8 minutes remaining. joying the rewards of our efforts, but jority here brought to the floor a bill Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, every major religious faith forbids un- which they say attempted to address Mr. ROYCE mentions 2003, 2004, 2005 restrained greed. this issue. But, again, in that legisla- should have changed the GSEs in On the stone tablets that Moses tion it tied the hands of the regulators Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Well, the brought down from Mount Sinai there so that they could not deleverage the Republicans controlled the House, the is the commandment, ‘‘Thou shalt not portfolios, so that they could not put it Republicans controlled the Senate, the covet anything that is thy neighbor’s.’’ into receivership, so that they couldn’t Republicans controlled the White And according to the First Book of regulate for systemic risk. House, and they didn’t do it. Timothy, ‘‘For the love of money is the The other reason they brought the In fact, his former chairman on fi- root of all evil: which while some cov- bill to the floor was because it had a nancial services, Republican Mr. Oxley, eted after, they have erred from the $300 billion provision in it for afford- says the critics forgot that the House faith, and pierced themselves through able housing. That’s why the bill got stepped up on reforming bills, but he with many sorrows.’’ out of here; but it was opposed by the fumes about the criticism that people When Franklin Roosevelt spoke in Treasury, and it was opposed by the are giving about Fannie Mae and his first inaugural address about the Fed. Freddie Mac. He says all the—this is So the point I want to make is after practice of unscrupulous money- from the Financial Times, September all of that history, and after watching changers in the temple, he spoke in 9, 2008: All of the handwringing and the collapse—which we were warned language easily recognized by that gen- bedwetting is going on without remem- about by the regulators—and albeit, eration. Roosevelt spoke of restoring bering how the House stepped up on with good intentions because I know ancient truths. ‘‘The measure of the this. He said: What did we get from the the thought was everybody would be restoration,’’ Roosevelt said, ‘‘lies in White House? We got the one-finger sa- able to have a house if you could get the extent to which we apply social lute. Very graphic quotation from Mr. down to zero down payment loans and values more noble than mere monetary Oxley, Republican chairman of the if you could force the GSEs to buy that House Financial Services Committee profit.’’ junk that was sold by Countrywide, The financial practices that this leg- saying that it was the White House who do you think created the market? that stopped the changes that needed islation seeks to reform have made a It was 70 percent of the market. It was few Americans very rich, but by taking to be stopped, and it’s the billions of because there was an intention here to dollars from those mortgages from advantage of working and middle class circumvent the rules of economics. 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 under Republican families who needed to borrow money And now in this legislation, what is leadership that are weighing down and honest investors who wanted to not addressed? This very duopoly lend it, and by diverting too much of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. When Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that our economy from productive, honest you say we address the problems, no we under the Democrats we offered con- work. We need to restore the faith from don’t. We compound the problems in servatorship and that’s what they’re in which we have erred. This bill is a this legislation. now, like a bankruptcy. start. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. With that, I yield 2 minutes to my LLISON Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, at this SALAZAR). The time of the gentleman friend from Minnesota (Mr. E ). time I yield 3 minutes to the distin- has expired. Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Speaker, let me guished gentleman from Fullerton, Mr. SESSIONS. I yield the gentleman just correct one very, very serious flaw California (Mr. ROYCE), from the Fi- 1 additional minute. and that is to somehow blame the ef- nancial Services Committee. Mr. ROYCE. Now, what we do with fort to house Americans for this crisis. Mr. ROYCE. I thank the gentleman this legislation is we make the largest This crisis, this financial crisis, has to for yielding. institutions too big to fail, and we do do with a failure to regulate, a failure I don’t know why it should be a sur- so by putting in a provision that is to give consumer protection to people prise to the Left that this financial going to allow them to borrow at a who are getting mortgages that they system collapsed. The reason I say that lower cost than their smaller competi- couldn’t pay for on tricky and unsound is because in 1992, the GSE Act passed tors, who I guess we would say are too terms, because we are now going to this Congress, under a Democratic ma- small to save. Right. They are going to have a consumer protection bureau de- jority passed this Congress. And the borrow at a hundred basis points less signed to protect those very same con- GSE Act specifically was an attempt to because of the government backstop sumers. We are bringing stability to get every American into a home. you’re putting in place and because the market. We are bringing people a I understand the thought behind it. you’re not allowing them to go through chance to have a home that they actu- But the irrationality behind it, in a regular bankruptcy process. We ally can pay for on terms that they ac- terms of creating these mandates on would like to see enhanced bankruptcy tually will understand. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the on the Republican side. We’d like to see This consumer financial protection GSEs, mandates that 50 percent of firms actually fail. bill is going to be something that will their portfolio of $1.7 trillion be in Instead, we’re going to have a process help people keep the money that they subprime and Alt-A loans. here where creditors are going to get a earn and to make sound financial in- hundred cents on the dollar, poten- vestments and purchases that will b 1420 tially. They are going to loan to big allow them to prosper and grow unlike What did they expect would happen? firms; these big firms are going to be- the ones we saw in the past where Re- The leverage, the political pull that come overleveraged. You did the same publican leadership let the laissez-faire went into getting the down payments thing here that you did with the gov- economy move right on along without down from 20 percent to 3 percent to ernment-sponsored enterprises, Fannie consumer protection, without over- zero. And now we have the very result and Freddie, that then forced their sight, which landed us in this serious, that the Federal Reserve warned us competition out of the market. And as serious crisis. about when they came to Congress in a consequence of that, they became du- The fact is, Mr. Speaker, the finan- 2003 and 2004 and 2005 and warned us opolies and then failed. cial crisis that we’re in is a result of a

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Mr. Speaker, the Mr. Speaker, at this time I yield 2 now be regulated, which they were not purpose of the Wall Street account- minutes to the gentleman from Clinton in the past; and small banks will be ability bill is very clear: Never again Township, New Jersey (Mr. LANCE), a able to say that the products that they should the American taxpayer be asked member of the committee. offer will be able to be offered to the to foot the bill for bad bets made on Mr. LANCE. My thanks to Mr. SES- consumer on a basis similar to those Wall Street. Never again should mil- SIONS; to our ranking member, Mr. unregulated financial institutions lions of Americans have to lose their BACHUS; as well as to the chairman and which now will be regulated. jobs because of reckless conduct on to the gentleman from Colorado. So, Mr. Speaker, I think it is a good Wall Street. Never again will we allow Mr. Speaker, I rise to express my op- time to say that this bill is an excel- the American economy to be held hos- position to the rule for the financial lent step forward. It will help stop the tage to bad decisions on Wall Street bill that gives Wall Street firms the nickel and diming of Americans. It will and in the financial sector. potential of permanent bailouts, that help stop the targeting of people for fi- Unfortunately, Mr. Speaker, our col- institutionalizes ‘‘too big to fail,’’ and nancial mistreatment, and it will bring leagues on the other side of the aisle that will ultimately constrict lending greater stability to our economy. haven’t gotten that message. Having to consumers and small businesses at Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, at this stood in this Chamber and having the worst possible time for our econ- time I yield 2 minutes to the gen- voted to help rescue Wall Street and omy. The underlying measure does not tleman from Egan, Illinois (Mr. MAN- the financial sector, they are not there fully audit the Fed, and it does nothing ZULLO), from the committee. for Main Street today. I think some to rein in housing giants Fannie Mae Mr. MANZULLO. Mr. Speaker, we on headlines are instructive. and Freddie Mac, which have already the Financial Services Committee have The Wall Street Journal, February 4, cost U.S. taxpayers $145 billion and spent nearly 2 years holding hearings 2010: ‘‘GOP chases Wall Street Donors.’’ counting. to determine the appropriate course of The Troubled Asset Relief Program ‘‘In discussions with Wall Street ex- action for financial reform. funds, by the original law, were sup- ecutives, Republicans are striving to In September, the committee began posed to be used to reduce the deficit, make the case that they are the banks’ marking up legislation to try to ad- not to be used as a funding source for best hope of preventing President dress failures in the financial market new spending, and the increase in the Barack Obama and congressional and plug the holes. The problem is that premium reserve ratio at the FDIC Democrats from cracking down on Wall the two big culprits here, Fannie Mae should not be used for anything other Street.’’ and Freddie Mac, now taken over by than protecting depositors in bank fail- Roll Call, December 8, 2009: the government, could cost the Amer- ures. Yet the Democratic majority has ‘‘House GOP meets with 100 Lobby- ican taxpayers $1 trillion. Those two chosen the fiscal path of more spending ists to plot to kill Wall Street Re- entities simply are not even—nothing and more borrowing—this at a time form.’’ happens to them in this new bill, the when the Federal debt is $13 trillion ‘‘In a call to arms, House Republican guys that caused the problem. and rising rapidly. Maybe you could take this 2,000-page leaders met with more than 100 lobby- The American people deserve a better bill and gel it into one sentence: you ists at the Capitol Visitors Center on plan that puts an end to bailouts, that can’t buy a home unless you can afford Tuesday afternoon to try to fight back audits the Fed, that reins in Fannie it. That’s what caused the problem in against financial regulatory overhaul Mae and Freddie Mac, and that takes the first place. legislation.’’ the government out of the business of No credit standards, so-called ‘‘liar That is the story of this debate, and picking winners and losers. This bill loans’’ where people were allowed to the choice is clear: Are we going to be fails on all of these accounts. I oppose buy homes when others sat at the clos- on the side of the big banks, which held the rule and the underlying bill. ing table knowing full well the new the American economy hostage, which Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I buyers couldn’t even make the first resulted in the loss of millions of jobs, yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from payment. So it took the Fed I think 2 and which left the taxpayers on the Illinois (Mr. HARE). years to come up with a rule that says, hook, or are we going to stay on the Mr. HARE. Mr. Speaker, for too long oh, by the way, if you buy a house, you side of the consumers, taxpayers, the irresponsible actions of big banks have to have written proof of your American workers, and small busi- have put American families at risk. earnings. nesses? The choice is very clear. Today, with the passage of this finan- I mean, why did we need 2,000 pages Back in December, every one of our cial reform legislation, we will finally of a bill—and none of it’s addressed to Republican colleagues voted ‘‘no’’ on begin to protect consumers on Main the GSEs—simply saying Freddie Mac Wall Street accountability. Let’s hope, Street from the greed on Wall Street. and Fannie Mae won’t take the assign- this time, they stand on the side of the Predatory lending, risky schemes, ment of the mortgage unless the mort- American taxpayer and of the Amer- and exploiting loopholes were just gage is sound. That won’t solve the ican consumer and make the right some of the tricks used by Wall Street problem. We wouldn’t have had the choice for the American people. fat cats to send our economy spiraling complete collapse of the system that Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I find it to the brink of a depression, but under we have today. But instead we just cre- very interesting that the same people this bill, we are ending these practices, ated an agency, the Consumer Finan- who are down here who are arguing for and we are shining new light on prod- cial Protection Bureau. What are these us to give them the responsibility and ucts and transactions that threaten the guys going to do besides adding hun- authority and who are espousing how stability of the financial system. dreds of more bureaucrats, maybe build balanced their bill is are the same peo- This bill is a landmark achievement a new building somewhere, and they’re ple who are bankrupting this country. in consumer protection by establishing going to impose regulations in nearly They don’t even apply their own logic a Consumer Financial Protection every sector of the economy. and common sense to what they pass in Agency, dedicated to ensuring that this House. They talk about all of this bank loans, mortgages, and credit b 1430 balance and responsibility and about cards are fair, affordable, understand- What are they going to say? how they are worried about the middle able, and, most importantly, trans- All they have to say is, ‘‘If you can’t class. Yet they are bankrupting this parent. afford to buy a house, you can’t have country. Yet they are causing the larg- This bill is good for small business. It it.’’ That should be the extent of the est unemployment that we have had in is good for consumers, and it is good

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I thank the gen- and they are concerned about the tre- ports this legislation. tleman for yielding. mendous debt this Nation has taken I want to thank Chairman FRANK and Mr. Speaker, I rise today in full sup- on. all of the members of the Democratic port of the bill and this rule. Week after week we come to the leadership for having the courage to do I commend Chairman FRANK, Chair- House floor to debate bills and to talk what is right and for standing up for man PETERSON, and all of the Members about the agenda that the Democratic American families. and their staffs who have worked so majority wants to have on the floor, Today, we have the opportunity to hard. and it would be true to say that Repub- This legislation, Mr. Speaker, ad- say enough is enough, to rein in Wall licans oppose that agenda, because it is dresses many of the problems at the Street, and to protect our constituents. about taxing, it is about spending, it is heart of the financial crisis while al- I ask my colleagues on both sides of about more debt, it is about bigger gov- lowing us to build an even stronger the aisle to join me in supporting this ernment, and it is about the diminish- regulatory foundation for future eco- critical piece of legislation. ment of free enterprise system jobs. It nomic growth and stability in our fi- Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 is about the things that the American nancial markets, which we need, un- minutes to the gentleman from people have said they do not have con- doubtedly, to create jobs in the Amer- Cherryville, North Carolina (Mr. fidence in this body solving. ican economy. Whether it is cap-and-trade, health MCHENRY). Since my first days in Congress, I Mr. MCHENRY. I thank my colleague care, or government takeover of the fi- have called for smart, thoughtful, new from Texas for yielding. nancial sector, my friends in the ma- regulations for our shared goals of re- Mr. Speaker, I encourage my col- jority are ready every single week to form without unnecessarily burdening leagues to vote ‘‘no’’ on this closed rule stick it to the free enterprise system. our economy or forcing our financial and to vote ‘‘no’’ on the conference re- My friends the Democrats seem more industries overseas. After a year and a port of this so-called ‘‘financial regu- interested in accomplishing their polit- half of debate, discussion—and al- latory reform bill.’’ I say ‘‘so-called’’ ical agenda than trying to help the though not perfect—I think we have because this is not much in the way of American people. struck the right balance here, and I am reform. It is change. It is manipula- Once again, today, we have a job loss proud to support this bill. It is good for tion, and it is going to be harmful to bill on the floor. That is really what we America. It is good for New York City. the American people. should call this—more big government, It is good for the people of Staten Is- My district is still mired with high fewer private sector jobs, $18 billion in land and Brooklyn, who sent me here unemployment. We’ve got over 13 per- fees that will have to be paid by the to represent them. cent unemployment in western North banks that will be passed on to con- In particular, I applaud the effort to Carolina. The people across this Nation sumers, just on and on and on. bring greater transparency, account- Every Member of this body has a have about 10 percent unemployment ability, and oversight to our deriva- chance to say no to more spending, nationally. People are hurting. Small tives markets. This bill will make sure more big government, more rules and businesses in my district are worried that our regulators in the private sec- regulations, and somehow to show the about access to credit. Families are tor understand that outstanding swap American people that they can make worried about being able to keep their exposures for individual companies will tough choices and cut spending. credit cards, their checking accounts, never be allowed again to bring about a I encourage a ‘‘no’’ vote on the rule and the financial products that they situation like what happened with AIG. and a ‘‘no’’ vote on the underlying leg- know and like. This legislation also recognizes the im- islation. And I appreciate the gen- Unfortunately, this bill, this legisla- portant role that derivatives play in tleman from Colorado and his engage- tion, restricts credit, and it makes actually reducing systemic risk for our ment with me today. credit less available and tighter going end user companies and in increasing I yield back the balance of my time. forward. It makes it harder for the the flow of credit throughout our econ- Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I small businesses which are struggling omy. appreciate the comments of my friend to meet payroll—much less to create from Texas, but we couldn’t disagree jobs—to make ends meet. b 1440 more about the value of this bill and Now, the new taxpayer-funded bu- Whether it is an airplane or farm ma- the process we have gone through to reaucracy that this legislation creates chinery manufacturer hedging against get to this point. will intervene in the financial affairs of currency risks, a commercial real es- I would first like to thank the chair- every single American and not for the tate company or life insurance annuity man and also the ranking member of better. The results will be fewer loans hedging against interest rate fluctua- the Financial Services Committee for for people to buy cars, to purchase tion, or an energy provider trying to holding hearing after hearing, taking homes, to go to college, or to start hedge the price of oil and gas, deriva- testimony for the last year-and-a-half, small businesses. To make matters tives are vital tools to keep consumer almost 2 years, on the various subjects worse—and the kicker with this bill—is prices low and to help manage com- that are addressed within the bill, and that it won’t prevent the next crisis. It pany budgets. These end-user compa- for holding a very open and trans- doesn’t even address the root causes of nies pose little or no systemic risk to parent conference that highlighted the last crisis. our economy, and this bill protects much of the bill and the differences be- Certainly, we are in favor of making them from unnecessary and burden- tween the House and the Senate. I sure the last crisis we faced doesn’t some margin and clearing require- think that kind of transparency is ever happen again. I think we agree on ments. what we need to see in the financial that, Republicans and Democrats. The Again, I thank Chairman FRANK and markets, and that is at the heart of all fact is this bill doesn’t address the root his staff for allowing me to be part of of this. causes of the last crisis. So to call this this process, and I thank the gen- In September of 2008, we had a ter- ‘‘reform’’ is a sham and a fraud, and I tleman from Colorado for yielding me rible financial free-fall, starting with encourage my colleagues to vote this time. placing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in against it. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- conservatorship, and then a whole se- Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, tleman from Texas has 2 minutes re- ries of failures towards the end of that how much time is remaining on both maining, and the gentleman from Colo- month. Ultimately the President of the sides? rado has 4 minutes remaining. United States, George Bush, he and his The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, as I chief cabinet officers asked this Con- tleman from Colorado has 6 minutes re- said earlier, it is important to provide gress to support the banking system in

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Maloney Peterson Snyder adjourns on any day from Wednesday, June Markey (MA) Pingree (ME) Space Even so, under the rules and the ap- 30, 2010, through Sunday, July 4, 2010, on a Marshall Polis (CO) Speier proach taken by the Republicans who motion offered pursuant to this concurrent Matheson Pomeroy Spratt were in office throughout the Bush ad- resolution by its Majority Leader or his des- Matsui Posey Stark ministration and this Congress from ignee, it stand recessed or adjourned until McCarthy (NY) Price (NC) Stupak noon on Monday, July 12, 2010, or such other McCollum Quigley Sutton 1994 on to 2006, Wall Street was unregu- McDermott Rahall Tanner lated. It was allowed to just go wild, time on that day as may be specified in the McGovern Rangel Thompson (CA) and it resulted in a terrible cataclysm motion to recess or adjourn, or until the McIntyre Reyes Thompson (MS) time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 McNerney Richardson Tierney that we are all paying for now. of this concurrent resolution, whichever oc- Meek (FL) Rodriguez Titus The bill that is before this body ad- curs first. Meeks (NY) Ross Tonko Melancon Roybal-Allard Towns dresses nine separate subjects: Con- SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House and the sumer protection; investor protection; Miller (NC) Ruppersberger Tsongas Majority Leader of the Senate, or their re- Miller, George Rush Van Hollen it deals with credit rating agencies; de- spective designees, acting jointly after con- Mollohan Ryan (OH) Vela´ zquez rivatives; hedge funds; insurance; it sultation with the Minority Leader of the Moore (KS) Salazar Visclosky deals with salaries so that we don’t House and the Minority Leader of the Sen- Moore (WI) Sa´ nchez, Linda Walz incentivize too big of risk taking by ex- ate, shall notify the Members of the House Moran (VA) T. Wasserman and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble Murphy (CT) Sanchez, Loretta Schultz ecutives so they put their banks or at such place and time as they may des- Murphy, Patrick Sarbanes Waters Nadler (NY) Schakowsky Watson their financial organizations at risk; ignate if, in their opinion, the public interest and it deals with too-big-to-fail, put- Napolitano Schauer Watt shall warrant it. Neal (MA) Schiff Waxman ting a structure in place so that if fi- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The con- Oberstar Schrader Weiner nancial institutions get way out there, current resolution is not debatable. Olson Schwartz Welch over-leveraged, as we saw in 2008, that Olver Scott (GA) Wilson (OH) The question is on the concurrent Ortiz Scott (VA) Wu we have a system in place where we resolution. Owens Serrano Yarmuth can liquidate them and close them, not The question was taken; and the put them on life support in a bank- NAYS—186 Speaker pro tempore announced that ruptcy, as my Republican colleagues the ayes appeared to have it. Aderholt Foxx Minnick would suggest. Adler (NJ) Franks (AZ) Mitchell This is a time to bring certainty Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, on that Akin Frelinghuysen Moran (KS) Arcuri Gallegly back into the market and reasonable I demand the yeas and nays. Murphy (NY) The yeas and nays were ordered. Austria Giffords Murphy, Tim regulation and reasonable enforcement Bachmann Gingrey (GA) Myrick back to the financial system. The bill The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Bachus Goodlatte Neugebauer ant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- Barrett (SC) Granger Nunes that is being brought to this Congress Bartlett Graves (GA) minute vote on House Concurrent Res- Nye and this House today does just that. Barton (TX) Graves (MO) Paul This country needs to rein in Wall olution 293 will be followed by 5-minute Biggert Griffith votes on House Resolution 1490 and sus- Bilbray Guthrie Paulsen Street. We need to protect Main Street Pence pension of the rules with regard to H.R. Bilirakis Hall (TX) and the taxpayers, the people that live Bishop (NY) Harper Perriello throughout this country. This bill goes 1554. Blackburn Hastings (WA) Peters a long way toward doing that. The vote was taken by electronic de- Blunt Heller Petri vice, and there were—yeas 222, nays Boccieri Hensarling Pitts With that, I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote on the Boehner Herger Platts previous question and on the rule. 186, not voting 24, as follows: Bonner Herseth Sandlin Poe (TX) I yield back the balance of my time, [Roll No. 409] Bono Mack Hoekstra Price (GA) and I move the previous question on Boozman Hunter Putnam YEAS—222 Boustany Inglis the resolution. Radanovich Ackerman Critz Harman Brady (TX) Issa Rehberg The previous question was ordered. Altmire Crowley Hastings (FL) Bright Jenkins Reichert The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Andrews Cuellar Heinrich Broun (GA) Johnson, Sam Roe (TN) Baca Cummings Hill Brown (SC) Jordan (OH) Rogers (AL) question is on the resolution. Baird Dahlkemper Himes Brown-Waite, King (IA) Rogers (KY) The question was taken; and the Baldwin Davis (AL) Hinojosa Ginny King (NY) Rogers (MI) Barrow Davis (CA) Hirono Buchanan Kirk Speaker pro tempore announced that Rohrabacher the ayes appeared to have it. Bean Davis (IL) Hodes Burgess Kline (MN) Becerra DeFazio Holden Buyer Kosmas Rooney Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, on that Berkley DeGette Holt Calvert Kratovil Ros-Lehtinen I demand the yeas and nays. Berman Delahunt Honda Camp Lamborn Roskam The yeas and nays were ordered. Berry Deutch Hoyer Campbell Lance Royce Blumenauer Dicks Inslee Cantor LaTourette Ryan (WI) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Boren Dingell Israel Cao Latta Scalise ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- Boswell Doggett Jackson (IL) Capito Lee (NY) Schmidt ceedings on this question will be post- Boucher Doyle Jackson Lee Carney Linder Schock poned. Brady (PA) Driehaus (TX) Carter LoBiondo Sensenbrenner Braley (IA) Edwards (MD) Johnson (GA) Cassidy Lucas Sessions f Butterfield Ellison Johnson (IL) Coble Luetkemeyer Sestak Capps Engel Johnson, E. B. Coffman (CO) Lungren, Daniel PROVIDING FOR AN ADJOURN- Shadegg Capuano Eshoo Jones Cole E. Shimkus MENT OR RECESS OF THE TWO Cardoza Etheridge Kagen Conaway Mack Shuler HOUSES Carnahan Fattah Kanjorski Connolly (VA) Maffei Shuster Carson (IN) Filner Kennedy Crenshaw Manzullo Simpson Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I Castle Foster Kildee Culberson Marchant Sires Castor (FL) Frank (MA) Kilpatrick (MI) Davis (KY) Markey (CO) send to the desk a privileged concur- Smith (NE) Chaffetz Fudge Kilroy Dent McCarthy (CA) Smith (NJ) rent resolution and ask for its imme- Chandler Garamendi Kind Diaz-Balart, L. McCaul Smith (TX) diate consideration. Childers Garrett (NJ) Kirkpatrick (AZ) Diaz-Balart, M. McClintock Stearns The Clerk read the concurrent reso- Chu Gerlach Kissell Djou McCotter Sullivan lution, as follows: Clarke Gonzalez Klein (FL) Donnelly (IN) McHenry Clay Gordon (TN) Kucinich Dreier McKeon Teague H. CON. RES. 293 Cleaver Grayson Langevin Duncan McMahon Terry Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Clyburn Green, Al Larsen (WA) Ehlers McMorris Thompson (PA) Thornberry Senate concurring), That when the House ad- Cohen Green, Gene Larson (CT) Ellsworth Rodgers Conyers Grijalva Lee (CA) Fallin Mica Tiahrt journs on any legislative day from Thursday, Cooper Gutierrez Levin Flake Michaud Tiberi July 1, 2010, through Saturday, July 3, 2010, Costa Hall (NY) Lewis (GA) Fleming Miller (FL) Turner on a motion offered pursuant to this concur- Costello Halvorson Lipinski Forbes Miller (MI) Upton rent resolution by its Majority Leader or his Courtney Hare Loebsack Fortenberry Miller, Gary Walden

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:03 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K30JN7.058 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H5232 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 30, 2010 Westmoreland Wilson (SC) Wolf Markey (MA) Payne Sires Westmoreland Wilson (SC) Wolf Whitfield Wittman Young (FL) Marshall Perlmutter Skelton Whitfield Wittman Young (FL) Matheson Perriello Slaughter NOT VOTING—24 Matsui Peters Smith (WA) NOT VOTING—9 Alexander Edwards (TX) Latham McCarthy (NY) Peterson Snyder Delahunt Inslee Wamp Bishop (GA) Emerson Lewis (CA) McCollum Pingree (ME) Space Gohmert Rothman (NJ) Woolsey Bishop (UT) Farr Obey McDermott Polis (CO) Speier Higgins Taylor Young (AK) Boyd Gohmert Rothman (NJ) McGovern Pomeroy Spratt Brown, Corrine Higgins Taylor McIntyre Price (NC) Stark ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Burton (IN) Hinchey Wamp McMahon Quigley Stupak The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Davis (TN) Kaptur Woolsey McNerney Rahall Sutton the vote). There is 1 minute remaining DeLauro Kingston Young (AK) Meek (FL) Rangel Tanner Meeks (NY) Reyes Teague in this vote. b 1515 Melancon Richardson Thompson (CA) Michaud Rodriguez Thompson (MS) b 1523 Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Ms. MAR- Miller (NC) Roybal-Allard Tierney KEY of Colorado, and Mr. CULBERSON Miller, George Ruppersberger Titus So the resolution was agreed to. changed their vote from ‘‘yea’’ to Mollohan Rush Tonko The result of the vote was announced Moore (KS) Ryan (OH) Towns as above recorded. ‘‘nay.’’ Moore (WI) Salazar Tsongas So the concurrent resolution was Moran (VA) Sa´ nchez, Linda Van Hollen A motion to reconsider was laid on agreed to. Murphy (CT) T. Vela´ zquez the table. Murphy (NY) Sanchez, Loretta Visclosky The result of the vote was announced Murphy, Patrick Sarbanes Walz f as above recorded. Nadler (NY) Schakowsky Wasserman A motion to reconsider was laid on Napolitano Schauer Schultz FOUNTAINHEAD PROPERTY LAND the table. Neal (MA) Schiff Waters TRANSFER ACT Oberstar Schrader Watson f Obey Schwartz Watt The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Olver Scott (GA) Waxman finished business is the vote on the mo- PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION Ortiz Scott (VA) Weiner Owens Serrano Welch tion to suspend the rules and pass the OF CONFERENCE REPORT ON Pallone Sestak Wilson (OH) bill (H.R. 1554) to take certain property H.R. 4173, DODD-FRANK WALL Pascrell Shea-Porter Wu in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, into STREET REFORM AND CON- Pastor (AZ) Sherman Yarmuth trust for the benefit of the Muscogee SUMER PROTECTION ACT NAYS—189 (Creek) Nation, and for other purposes, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Aderholt Fortenberry McMorris as amended, on which the yeas and finished business is the vote on adop- Akin Foxx Rodgers nays were ordered. tion of House Resolution 1490, on which Alexander Franks (AZ) Mica The Clerk read the title of the bill. the yeas and nays were ordered. Austria Frelinghuysen Miller (FL) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Bachmann Gallegly Miller (MI) The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Bachus Garrett (NJ) Miller, Gary question is on the motion offered by tion. Barrett (SC) Gerlach Minnick the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Bartlett Giffords Mitchell BOREN) that the House suspend the Barton (TX) Gingrey (GA) Moran (KS) question is on the resolution. Biggert Goodlatte Murphy, Tim rules and pass the bill, as amended. This is a 5-minute vote. Bilbray Granger Myrick This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic de- Bilirakis Graves (GA) Neugebauer The vote was taken by electronic de- vice, and there were—yeas 234, nays Bishop (UT) Graves (MO) Nunes vice, and there were—yeas 421, nays 1, Blackburn Griffith Nye 189, not voting 9, as follows: Blunt Guthrie Olson not voting 10, as follows: [Roll No. 410] Boehner Hall (TX) Paul [Roll No. 411] Bonner Harper Paulsen YEAS—234 Bono Mack Hastings (WA) Pence YEAS—421 Ackerman Courtney Hastings (FL) Boozman Heller Petri Ackerman Braley (IA) Costello Adler (NJ) Crowley Heinrich Boren Hensarling Pitts Aderholt Broun (GA) Courtney Altmire Cuellar Herseth Sandlin Boustany Herger Platts Adler (NJ) Brown (SC) Crenshaw Andrews Cummings Himes Brady (TX) Hill Poe (TX) Akin Brown, Corrine Critz Arcuri Dahlkemper Hinchey Broun (GA) Hoekstra Posey Alexander Brown-Waite, Crowley Baca Davis (AL) Hinojosa Brown (SC) Hunter Price (GA) Altmire Ginny Cuellar Baird Davis (CA) Hirono Brown-Waite, Inglis Putnam Andrews Buchanan Culberson Baldwin Davis (IL) Hodes Ginny Issa Radanovich Arcuri Burgess Cummings Barrow Davis (TN) Holden Buchanan Jenkins Rehberg Austria Burton (IN) Dahlkemper Bean DeFazio Holt Burgess Johnson (IL) Reichert Baca Butterfield Davis (AL) Becerra DeGette Honda Burton (IN) Johnson, Sam Roe (TN) Bachmann Buyer Davis (CA) Berkley DeLauro Hoyer Buyer Jones Rogers (AL) Bachus Calvert Davis (IL) Berman Deutch Israel Calvert Jordan (OH) Rogers (KY) Baird Camp Davis (KY) Berry Dicks Jackson (IL) Camp Kaptur Rogers (MI) Baldwin Campbell Davis (TN) Bishop (GA) Dingell Jackson Lee Campbell King (IA) Rohrabacher Barrett (SC) Cantor DeFazio Bishop (NY) Doggett (TX) Cantor King (NY) Rooney Barrow Cao DeGette Blumenauer Donnelly (IN) Johnson (GA) Cao Kingston Ros-Lehtinen Bartlett Capito Delahunt Boccieri Doyle Johnson, E. B. Capito Kirk Roskam Barton (TX) Capps DeLauro Boswell Driehaus Kagen Carter Kirkpatrick (AZ) Ross Bean Capuano Dent Boucher Edwards (MD) Kanjorski Cassidy Kline (MN) Royce Becerra Cardoza Deutch Boyd Edwards (TX) Kennedy Castle Kratovil Ryan (WI) Berkley Carnahan Diaz-Balart, L. Brady (PA) Ellison Kildee Chaffetz Lamborn Scalise Berman Carney Diaz-Balart, M. Braley (IA) Ellsworth Kilpatrick (MI) Chandler Lance Schmidt Berry Carson (IN) Dicks Bright Engel Kilroy Childers Latham Schock Biggert Carter Dingell Brown, Corrine Eshoo Kind Coble LaTourette Sensenbrenner Bilbray Cassidy Djou Butterfield Etheridge Kissell Coffman (CO) Latta Sessions Bilirakis Castle Doggett Capps Farr Klein (FL) Cole Lee (NY) Shadegg Bishop (GA) Castor (FL) Donnelly (IN) Capuano Fattah Kosmas Conaway Lewis (CA) Shimkus Bishop (NY) Chaffetz Doyle Cardoza Filner Kucinich Crenshaw Linder Shuler Bishop (UT) Chandler Dreier Carnahan Foster Langevin Critz LoBiondo Shuster Blackburn Childers Driehaus Carney Frank (MA) Larsen (WA) Culberson Lucas Simpson Blumenauer Chu Duncan Carson (IN) Fudge Larson (CT) Davis (KY) Luetkemeyer Smith (NE) Blunt Clarke Edwards (MD) Castor (FL) Garamendi Lee (CA) Dent Lummis Smith (NJ) Boccieri Clay Edwards (TX) Chu Gonzalez Levin Diaz-Balart, L. Lungren, Daniel Smith (TX) Boehner Cleaver Ehlers Clarke Gordon (TN) Lewis (GA) Diaz-Balart, M. E. Stearns Bonner Clyburn Ellison Clay Grayson Lipinski Djou Mack Sullivan Bono Mack Coble Ellsworth Cleaver Green, Al Loebsack Dreier Manzullo Terry Boozman Coffman (CO) Emerson Clyburn Green, Gene Lofgren, Zoe Duncan Marchant Thompson (PA) Boren Cohen Engel Cohen Grijalva Lowey Ehlers McCarthy (CA) Thornberry Boswell Cole Eshoo Connolly (VA) Gutierrez Luja´ n Emerson McCaul Tiahrt Boucher Conaway Etheridge Conyers Hall (NY) Lynch Fallin McClintock Tiberi Boustany Connolly (VA) Fallin Cooper Halvorson Maffei Flake McCotter Turner Boyd Conyers Farr Costa Hare Maloney Fleming McHenry Upton Brady (PA) Cooper Fattah Costello Harman Markey (CO) Forbes McKeon Walden Brady (TX) Costa Filner

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:03 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A30JN7.019 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5233 Flake Linder Reyes NAYS—1 Committee, my colleague, Mr. BARNEY Fleming Lipinski Richardson Bright FRANK, for the leadership that he has Forbes LoBiondo Rodriguez Fortenberry Loebsack Roe (TN) NOT VOTING—10 provided in bringing us to this point in Foster Lofgren, Zoe Rogers (AL) doing regulatory reform. There were Gohmert Rothman (NJ) Woolsey Foxx Lowey Rogers (KY) Green, Gene Rush times I thought it would never happen, Frank (MA) Lucas Rogers (MI) Young (AK) Higgins Taylor but because of his brilliance, and be- Franks (AZ) Luetkemeyer Rohrabacher Pingree (ME) Wamp Frelinghuysen Luja´ n Rooney cause of his leadership, and because of Fudge Lummis Ros-Lehtinen ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE his ability to listen to all of the Mem- Gallegly Lungren, Daniel Roskam The SPEAKER pro tempore (during bers who serve not only on that com- Garamendi E. Ross mittee but on the conference com- Garrett (NJ) Lynch the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- Roybal-Allard mittee, we finds ourselves here. Gerlach Mack Royce ing in this vote. Giffords Maffei Ruppersberger But I would like at this point in time Gingrey (GA) Maloney Ryan (OH) b 1533 to engage my chairman to make sure Gonzalez Manzullo Ryan (WI) that I understand one particular word So (two-thirds being in the affirma- Goodlatte Marchant Salazar that was used in this conference com- Gordon (TN) Markey (CO) ´ tive) the rules were suspended and the Sanchez, Linda mittee report. Granger Markey (MA) T. bill, as amended, was passed. Graves (GA) Marshall So if I may make an inquiry of the Sanchez, Loretta The result of the vote was announced Graves (MO) Matheson Sarbanes gentleman from Massachusetts. I’m Grayson Matsui Scalise as above recorded. trying to understand the meaning of Green, Al McCarthy (CA) Schakowsky A motion to reconsider was laid on the world ‘‘initiated’’ in paragraph 5 of Griffith McCarthy (NY) Schauer the table. Grijalva McCaul the conference report. Would ‘‘initi- Schiff Stated for: Guthrie McClintock Schmidt ated’’ include any program or initia- Gutierrez McCollum Schock Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, tive that has been announced by Treas- Hall (NY) McCotter Schrader on rollcall No. 411, had I been present, I McDermott ury prior to June 25, 2010? And if so, I Hall (TX) Schwartz Halvorson McGovern would have voted, ‘‘yes.’’ assume that that means that programs Scott (GA) Hare McHenry Scott (VA) f such as the FHA refinance program, Harman McIntyre Sensenbrenner which would address the problem of Harper McKeon Serrano CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 4173, Hastings (FL) McMahon negative equity and which I understand Sessions DODD-FRANK WALL STREET RE- Hastings (WA) McMorris Treasury and the FHA are working on Sestak Heinrich Rodgers FORM AND CONSUMER PROTEC- Shadegg but is not yet publicly available, would Heller McNerney TION ACT Shea-Porter be included as would the Hardest Hit Hensarling Meek (FL) Sherman Herger Meeks (NY) Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Fund program, which is not fully im- Shimkus Herseth Sandlin Melancon Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution plemented yet. Shuler Hill Mica 1490, I call up the conference report on And this would not prevent, for ex- Himes Michaud Shuster Simpson the bill (H.R. 4173) to provide for finan- ample, within the $50 billion already Hinchey Miller (FL) allocated for HAMP, perhaps adjusting Hinojosa Miller (MI) Sires cial regulatory reform, to protect con- Hirono Miller (NC) Skelton sumers and investors, to enhance Fed- resources between already-initiated Hodes Miller, Gary Slaughter programs based on their effectiveness. Smith (NE) eral understanding of insurance issues, Hoekstra Miller, George to regulate the over-the-counter de- Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. If the Holden Minnick Smith (NJ) gentlewoman would yield. Smith (TX) rivatives markets, and for other pur- Holt Mitchell The answer is a resounding yes. And Honda Mollohan Smith (WA) poses, and ask for its immediate con- Snyder I certainly have been following her Hoyer Moore (KS) sideration. Hunter Moore (WI) Space leadership in trying to make sure that Inglis Moran (KS) Speier The Clerk read the title of the bill. these programs do more than many of Spratt Inslee Moran (VA) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- them have done. Israel Murphy (CT) Stark ant to House Resolution 1490, the con- Issa Murphy (NY) Stearns So the answer to her question is yes. Jackson (IL) Murphy, Patrick Stupak ference report is considered read. Nothing new can be started after June Jackson Lee Murphy, Tim Sullivan (For conference report and state- 25, but it does not reach back and (TX) Myrick Sutton ment, see proceedings of the House of strangle in the cradle those programs Jenkins Nadler (NY) Tanner June 29, 2010, book II.) Johnson (GA) Napolitano Teague that were under way. I confirm that Johnson (IL) Neal (MA) Terry The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- the conference report would not pre- Johnson, E. B. Neugebauer Thompson (CA) tleman from Massachusetts (Mr. vent adjusting resources between al- Johnson, Sam Nunes Thompson (MS) FRANK) and the gentleman from Ala- Jones Nye ready initiated programs based on Thompson (PA) bama (Mr. BACHUS) each will control 60 Jordan (OH) Oberstar Thornberry their effectiveness. Kagen Obey Tiahrt minutes. Ms. WATERS. Thank you. I appre- Kanjorski Olson Tiberi The Chair recognizes the gentleman ciate that. Kaptur Olver Tierney from Massachusetts. Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield Kennedy Ortiz Titus myself 5 minutes. Kildee Owens Tonko GENERAL LEAVE Kilpatrick (MI) Pallone Towns Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to Kilroy Pascrell Tsongas address the good, the bad, and the ugly Kind Pastor (AZ) Speaker, at the outset I ask unanimous Turner consent that all Members have 5 legis- in this bill. King (IA) Paul Upton King (NY) Paulsen The good: There is consumer protec- Van Hollen lative days in which to revise and ex- Kingston Payne tion. There is more disclosure and Vela´ zquez tend their remarks on this matter. Kirk Pence Visclosky transparency. There are some bipar- Kirkpatrick (AZ) Perlmutter The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Walden tisan provisions in this bill that add a Kissell Perriello objection to the request of the gen- Walz Klein (FL) Peters tleman from Massachusetts? whistleblower office to the SEC. But Kline (MN) Peterson Wasserman the bad and the ugly far outweigh Kosmas Petri Schultz There was no objection. Waters Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. those. Kratovil Pitts In total, this bill is a massive intru- Kucinich Platts Watson Speaker, to begin, I want to yield for a Watt sion of Federal Government into the Lamborn Poe (TX) colloquy 3 minutes to one of the lead- Lance Polis (CO) Waxman lives of every American. It is the finan- Langevin Pomeroy Weiner ers in the House and certainly in our Welch cial services equivalent of ObamaCare, Larsen (WA) Posey committee in forging this particular the government takeover of our health Larson (CT) Price (GA) Westmoreland legislation and in fighting to make Latham Price (NC) Whitfield care system. LaTourette Putnam Wilson (OH) sure that fairness is done throughout Latta Quigley Wilson (SC) all of our efforts, the gentlewoman b 1540 Lee (CA) Radanovich Wittman from California (Ms. WATERS). If finally enacted, it will move us fur- Lee (NY) Rahall Wolf Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, Mem- ther toward a managed economy, with Levin Rangel Wu Lewis (CA) Rehberg Yarmuth bers, I would like to begin by thanking the Federal Government’s making de- Lewis (GA) Reichert Young (FL) the chair of the Financial Services cisions that have been and should stay

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:30 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A30JN7.021 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H5234 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 30, 2010 in the hands of individuals and private ment-run schemes to create jobs and to Again, I don’t know why the gen- businesses. grow the real economy. Nevertheless, tleman—I guess I do know why they For instance, it will make the com- here the majority party is again, doing would want to read this, but let me pensation of every employee of a finan- the same thing over and over, blindly read it because it corrects entirely the cial firm subject to rules set by a gov- hoping that, suddenly, this time, they wholly inaccurate picture he gave peo- ernment overseer. Can you imagine will get a different result. Well, you’re ple. The actions that he read can be anything as basic as what an employer right. The American people are de- taken if the corporation determines pays an employee controlled by a Fed- manding a different result, and in a se- mandatory terms and conditions for all eral bureaucrat in Washington? It will ries of recent elections, they have told orderly liquidation actions. even apply to clerical employees. Gov- incumbents to go home and to spend AIG was kept alive. This cannot be ernment regulators will be empowered their own money, not theirs—not the kept alive. This happens only as the to seize and break up even healthy taxpayers’. death of the institution comes. He may firms they decide are systemic risks In conclusion, if you choose to bail think the Bush administration picked and to even appoint new management out the creditors and counterparties of its friends. I think he is being unfair to to run these private companies. the big Wall Street firms or to loan Mr. Bernanke. I think he is being un- As I said on the floor earlier today, them money when they get in trouble, fair to Mr. Paulson and Mr. Geithner. this bill will institutionalize AIG-type don’t expect the voters to bail you out Anyway, here are the rules they would bailouts of creditors and counter- come November. have to follow: parties, and it will saddle taxpayers I reserve the balance of my time. First, they would have to determine with the losses resulting from out-of- Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. that such action is necessary for pur- control risk-taking by Wall Street in- Speaker, I yield myself such time as I poses of the financial stability and not stitutions—gamblers. My colleagues on may consume to correct a very incom- for the purpose of preserving the cov- the other side of the aisle will tell you plete picture that was just given. ered company. this bill does not include a bailout The gentleman keeps quoting that Two, they would have to ensure that fund. They are wrong. one section. I’m astonished—aston- the shareholders do not receive pay- As I explained earlier, here it is, laid ished—that he quotes it so blatantly ment until the claims are paid. out. You can lend money to a failing out of context. Yes, there are powers They would have to ensure that unse- cured creditors bear losses in accord- company. Now, how do you get money that are given. Clearly, in the bill, it is ance with the priority of claims in sec- back from a failing company? You can only once the entity has been put into tion 210. That is the FDIC. receivership on its way to liquidation. purchase their assets. You can guar- They would have to ensure that the The gentleman from Alabama has antee their obligations. You can sell or management is removed, and they several times today talked about the transfer their assets. It is there. would have to ensure that the members What does this cost? powers as if they were just randomly of the board of directors are removed. As I explained earlier, the FDIC can given. I will be distributing the en- So it is quite the opposite of what borrow up to 90 percent of a firm’s as- tirety of this, and it is the most dis- the gentleman talked about. It says sets. That’s $2 trillion in the case of torted picture of a bill I have seen. The that, if an institution has gotten so in- Bank of America alone. They could title, by the way, is headed: Orderly debted that it should not be able to pay borrow $2.1 trillion in that case alone. Liquidation of Current Financial Com- its debts, we would step in, and we That is a bailout fund, period. panies. The purpose of this title is to would put it out of business. It is to- Not only will it make bailouts per- provide the necessary authority to liq- tally different from what happened manent, but it will empower govern- uidate failing financial companies. with AIG. It does then say, yes, in ment employees to go around settled Again, I am astonished that he would some circumstances, there may be an bankruptcy law in so-called ‘‘resolu- not give the Members the full picture ability to do these things but only tions,’’ done behind closed doors, with that comes as part of a subtitle that after the institution has been liq- unequal treatment of creditors at the reads: Funding for Orderly Liquidation. uidated. whim of politically influenced govern- Mr. BACHUS. Will the gentleman The gentleman never mentioned ment officials. This has already hap- yield? that. The gentleman talks about it and pened. A financial firm’s ability to sur- Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Yes. talks about it, and he never mentions vive a crisis like the one we went Mr. BACHUS. When I say they that this is only as the institution is through 2 years ago will depend, as it shouldn’t bail out the creditors and being put out of business. It is also did then, on whether its CEO can get counterparties, I don’t care whether very clear elsewhere in here that any the President of the New York Fed on they are in receivership or not. They funds expended will come from the fi- the phone on a Saturday night, as one should not bail them out, period. nancial institutions, not from the tax- firm did. Friendships and being well- Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Re- payers. connected should not determine the claiming my time, Mr. Speaker, please, Now, we had a good piece of legisla- success or failure of private enter- let’s get this started on the right point. tion that we had adopted in conference prises. Instruct the gentleman as to the rules. in order to try to do that here. Unfor- Finally, it imposes an $11 billion tax I thought he was going to ask me about tunately, to get the Republican votes disguised as an FDIC assessment. To what I said. necessary in the Senate for an other- fund this new government spending, He has consistently read a part of wise very good bill, we had to back they tax Main Street banks and finan- this section, leaving out the part that that down, but it didn’t change in here. cial institutions. They raise their FDIC would help Members understand it. He So, yes, there are provisions that the premiums even though those premiums didn’t say what he just said. He said he gentleman read, but unlike the way he would go to bail out Wall Street firms read these as if they were there in gen- presented them, they don’t stand by and not to save depositors, as the sys- eral. The powers he talked about come themselves. They come only after it tem was designed to do. in the subsets of the section: Funding has been determined by the adminis- Mr. Speaker, if you voted against for Orderly Liquidation. tration in power that the financial sta- this bill on the floor, if you voted Those powers are just upon the ap- bility of the company requires, first, against it in committee, you need to pointment of a receiver. So this is not that the company be liquidated and, vote against it again, because it is even to keep an institution going. This is second, that some attention be given to worse than when it came out of the not AIG. Yes, he can be critical about its debts, but it will be funding out of House. the Bush administration on its own, the other financial institutions, not We have seen the anger and frustra- without Congress, with regard to AIG. from the taxpayers. tion generated by the injustice of too- We repeal in this bill the power under I reserve the balance of my time. big-to-fail bailouts. We have seen the which they acted and with the Federal Mr. BACHUS. At this time, I yield 3 folly of implied guarantees as with Reserve’s concurrence. By the way, it minutes to the gentleman from Texas Fannie and Freddie. We have seen, also says in here that those powers are (Mr. SMITH), the ranking member of time after time, the failure of govern- subject to section 206. the Judiciary.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:30 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K30JN7.069 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5235 Mr. SMITH of Texas. I thank the anti-predatory lending bill. On October The government-sponsored entities, ranking member, the gentleman from 22, 2007, we reintroduced the anti-pred- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, that we Alabama, for yielding. atory lending bill in the 110th Con- have talked about and will talk about Mr. Speaker, over a long history gress. Finally, finally, in this term of more on this floor today and have rooted in our Constitution, we have re- Congress, on March 26, 2009, we reintro- talked about for months as one of the lied on the rule of law and on impartial duced it for a fourth time, and finally prime causes for the economic prob- bankruptcy courts to resolve the debts it is incorporated into this legislation. lems we face, as far as I can tell, they of failed enterprises. History has prov- Now, why is that important? It for are not mentioned, and if they are en us correct. the first time puts around loans some mentioned, Mr. Speaker, there is no re- Exhibit 1, for the benefits of the prudential rules that say you ought to form. The root cause of the problem we bankruptcy system, is the recent case exercise some common sense when you have in the economy today was caused of Lehman Brothers. As the peak of the make a loan to somebody. by these entities, and they are not ad- 2008 financial crisis approached, Leh- Don’t do a loan to people without dressed, and it was said they would not man declared bankruptcy. Within a proper documentation of their income. be addressed. week, it had sold its core business. Don’t give them a teaser rate for six More control, Mr. Speaker, by the Within 6 weeks, its third-party credit months and then escalate it by two or Federal Reserve of more things and default swaps had been dissolved. That three percentage points and increase more regulation. There is a new agency sealed off risk to other firms. their fees and their payments exponen- under the Federal Reserve that will be Experts have shown that the Lehman tially so that they can’t pay it back. in charge of setting new rules for the case didn’t cause the financial system Don’t give them yield spread premiums banking sector of the country in its en- to melt down. This bill discards our that reward the people who get people tirety. proven bankruptcy system for some- into the worst kind of loans, rather Credit, Mr. Speaker, will not be more thing the American people forcefully than giving them the best loans avail- available. It will be less available. Peo- reject: government-sponsored bailouts. able. Don’t charge a prepayment pen- ple who are in the job-creating business The roller coaster bailout ride of 2008 is alty for allowing somebody to get out are already making announcements what caused the financial meltdown. of a higher interest rate into a lower about what they will do as they re- Yet this bill just builds a bigger, faster interest rate. Make sure that when you spond to this. Why is that? Because bailout roller coaster. The bill’s spon- refinance, somebody gets some net tan- this bill steps further into managing sors openly admit that they don’t know gible benefit out of the refinance, other the economy. The government may be if it will work, but they urge us to than the person that is making the able to do lots of things, but making build it anyway. loan. Don’t allow people to steer to the business decisions is not one of them. b 1550 highest interest rate and worst possible Utility companies, food processors, others who routinely try to protect The question is why, and the answer predatory loan when there are other loans available. Don’t fail to give the themselves in a volatile marketplace is simple: When government picks the will not be able to do this. proper disclosures about what is going winners and losers, government be- Mr. Speaker, this bill will cost jobs on. And don’t prevent the State Attor- comes more powerful. So do the Wall at the very time we ought to be fig- Street winners that government picks. neys General from enforcing their own uring out how to increase jobs. I hope Meanwhile, Main Street and free enter- State laws, when we don’t even have a our colleagues will turn it down and go prise lose. Federal law on the books. back and do the right thing. This administration and its congres- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. sional allies embrace what the Found- time of the gentleman has expired. Speaker, I yield myself 15 seconds to ers fought against, ever-expanding gov- Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. correct the gentleman. ernment power over the lives of free Speaker, I yield the gentleman 1 addi- We have not created a consumer bu- men and women. The Founders rejected tional minute. reau under the Federal Reserve. It will this approach, the American people re- Mr. WATT. All of that is in this bill. be housed in the Federal Reserve. The ject it, and so should we. If we had had this kind of legislation in Federal Reserve will have no ability to Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. effect when we first started intro- interfere. Some on the other side wish Speaker, producing this legislation has ducing it back in 2004, we could have it would. But it will be a fully inde- been one of the most impressive team avoided this. pendent consumer bureau. It will get efforts in which I have ever partici- Don’t let anybody say that this was its mail at the Federal Reserve, but no- pated, and an indispensable member of an unforeseeable chain of events that body there will be able to open it. the team going back to the early part led to this meltdown. We need to cor- I now yield 4 minutes to the gen- of this century and his concern for rect it and make sure that going for- tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. KAN- mortgage lending and fairness in the ward those kind of predatory practices JORSKI), one of the leaders in putting rules is the gentleman from North never, never, never, never occur again together this bill in the area specifi- Carolina (Mr. WATT) to whom I yield 3 in our country. cally of investor protection. minutes. Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 (Mr. KANJORSKI asked and was Mr. WATT. Mr. Speaker, I want to minutes to the gentleman from Mis- given permission to revise and extend thank my colleague for the time and souri (Mr. BLUNT). his remarks.) for his leadership in this tremendous Mr. BLUNT. I thank the gentleman Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise effort. for yielding and for the hard work he in support of the conference agree- I would like to spend some time just has done on this bill. ment. challenging a notion that is out there Mr. Speaker, clearly the country Mr. Speaker, this is not a perfect bill, that this whole meltdown was unfore- would like to see the right things done but this is a darn good bill. I know we seeable by anybody, that nobody could for the economy. I think this bill fails are going to hear objections on both have foreseen it, and dispel that notion to do many of the basic things it sides of the aisle, but if you have a by understanding that on March 16, should have done and does the things chance to look at it, and it is a lengthy 2004, the first anti-predatory lending that we shouldn’t have done. bill, the 2,600 pages that are presented bill was introduced in this House of It doesn’t end too-big-to-fail, Mr. to both the House today and within a Representatives by BRAD MILLER of Speaker. In fact, it institutionalizes week or so to the Senate constitutes North Carolina and myself. We saw too-big-to-fail. Treasury will be able to the first revolutionary change of secu- forthcoming the possibility of this sub- front money to wind down these failing rities laws in the United States since stantial meltdown, because we knew firms, but also Treasury can decide if the Great Depression. At that time we that predatory loans were out there they are at risk of failure. There is way had a tremendous collapse, and our being made to people who could not af- too much involvement with the tax- forefathers and predecessors rose to the ford to pay them back. payers in coming in and doing exactly occasion by establishing a regulatory Again, on March 9, 2005, in the 109th what the American taxpayers are tired platform within the United States that Congress we reintroduced the bill, the of seeing us doing. made us the envy of the world.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:03 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K30JN7.070 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H5236 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 30, 2010 We had in 2008 a collapse and a fail- sure. Never has that happened in the for the request of the Bush Administration to ure of that system. It primarily grew history of the United States. Over the establish the $700 billion Troubled Asset Re- out of the failure of the regulatory sys- years, the last two decades, we have lief Program to prop up our country’s teetering tem to use all the powers it had and to made attempts and have always failed. financial system. keep track with our highly speculative This time we have succeeded. Those terrifying months in late 2008 con- and greedful nature at the time to Mr. Speaker, without reservation, I vinced me that the Federal government need- allow us to go into the tremendous recommend to my colleagues a vote of ed to play a far more vigorous role in policing credit crisis that we faced in 2008. ‘‘yes’’ on this bill. the activities of the major financial players in To now make an argument that we INTRODUCTION our economy. During the last two years, my need do nothing and we will recover Mr. Speaker, after nearly two years of study, top priority has therefore been to avoid having and we will prosper is pure ludicrous- discussion, hearings, and intense legislative any future Congress face the same dilemma ness. The fact of the matter is there negotiations, we have produced a final bill that that we faced in 2008: ‘‘bail out’’ Wall Street are holes, there are loopholes, there are will considerably strengthen our financial serv- to save Main Street or risk the collapse of the failures within our system. We have to ices infrastructure, a system that not only un- entire American economy. I decided that the cleanse that system and fix that sys- derpins the American economy but one that most important element of any reform of the fi- tem, and that is exactly what this bill also serves as a cornerstone of our global nancial system needed to ensure that no fi- does. markets. This bill also represents the most sig- nancial firm could be allowed to become so I am pleased to say that I had a part nificant overhaul of our Nation’s financial serv- big, interconnected, or risky that its failure in doing that. I helped prepare one ices regulatory framework since the reforms would endanger the whole economy. amendment, the too-big-to-fail amend- put in place during the Great Depression. In this regard, I am pleased that this legisla- ment. What we can say to our succes- This landmark agreement touches upon tion helps bring an end to the era of too-big- sors and to our constituents is that nearly every corner of our financial markets. to-fail financial institutions in at least three sig- never again in the future will there be Among other things, this bill ends the era in nificant ways. First, it achieves this end by es- an unlimited power for financial insti- which financial institutions can become too big tablishing new regulatory authorities to dis- tutions to grow either in size, inter- to fail in several ways, including my provision solve and liquidate failing financial institutions connectedness or other negative fac- to allow regulators to preemptively break up in an orderly manner that protects our overall tors that they can remain and put in healthy financial firms that pose a grave threat economy. The Obama Administration pro- jeopardy systemically the economy of to the U.S. economy. Additionally, the bill reg- posed these much needed reforms as an ini- the United States and the world. ulates financial derivatives for the first time, tial step for ending the problem of too big to establishes procedures for shutting down fail- b 1600 fail. ing financial companies in an orderly manner, Second, the conference agreement incor- We have the authority vested in our forces the registration of hedge fund advisers, porates my amendment vesting regulators with regulators to see that that doesn’t hap- and holds credit rating agencies accountable the power to limit the activities of and even pen. If our regulators are able and will through greater liability. This bill also greatly disband seemingly healthy financial services use those powers, never again will we expands investor protections by setting up a fi- firms. Specifically, the Kanjorski amendment face the too-big-to-fail concept of hav- duciary standard for broker-dealers offering permits regulators to preemptively break up ing to bail out some of the largest in- personalized investment advice, allowing and take other actions against financial institu- stitutions in the world. shareholders to nominate candidates for cor- tions whose size, scope, nature, scale, con- Secondly, a large part of this was de- porate boards, and creating a bounty program centration, interconnectedness, or mix of ac- voted to investor protection. I can’t go to reward whistleblowers whose tips lead to tivities pose a grave threat to the financial sta- through all the elements, but for the successful enforcement actions. bility or economy of the United States. first time in history we’re going to Moreover, this legislation enhances the Third, the final agreement contains a fairly allow the regulators to study and come powers and resources of the U.S. Securities strong Volcker rule that will limit the activities up with rules and regulations that and Exchange Commission, SEC. The pend- of financial institutions going forward and pre- allow a fiduciary relationship between ing conference agreement also forces a com- vent them from becoming too big to fail. In- broker-dealers, investment advisers, prehensive study of the way that the SEC op- spired by the legendary former Federal Re- and their clients—their customers. erates which will lead to much needed man- serve Chairman, Paul Volcker, this rule will Most people in this country think that agement reforms. Furthermore, the conference bar proprietary trading by banks, significantly already exists. It doesn’t. After this agreement creates for the first time a Federal curtail bank investments in private equity bill and the use of those new regula- office to monitor insurance matters. Finally, funds and hedge funds, and cap the liabilities tions, it will. You can then trust that this bill will comprehensively modify mortgage of big banks. As a result, the Volcker rule will the advice being given by the broker- lending practices—including escrow proce- prohibit banks from engaging in highly specu- dealer or the investment counselor is dures, mortgage servicing, and appraisal ac- lative activities that in good times produce in your best interest as a customer and tivities. enormous profits but in bad times can lead to not in theirs. In short, the conference report on H.R. 4173 collapse. We also call for the largest com- is a very good package that will restructure Together, these three reforms will better prehensive study of the Securities and the foundations of the U.S. financial system. It protect our financial system and mitigate the Exchange Commission in the history of will enhance regulation over more products problem of too big to fail. The Kanjorski the commission. It will put into place and actors, create additional investor protec- amendment and the Volcker rule will also sub- the tools necessary to revise the entire tions and consumer safeguards, and promote stantially resurrect the barrier between com- SEC in the future. It also will be the greater accountability for those who work in mercial and investment banking that resulted predicate for that type of a comprehen- our capital markets. For these reasons, I urge in a stable financial system for more than 70 sive study to be used in other agencies my colleagues to vote in favor of this momen- years after the Great Depression. and commissions of government to tous agreement. As the Wall Street Journal on Saturday re- allow us the long road of reform in the ENDING TOO BIG TO FAIL ported, ‘‘. . . the bill gives regulators power to American government. These things Historians will likely long argue about the constrain the activities of big banks, including are in the bill. Beside that, we have the causes of the 2008 credit crunch, but one can- forcing them to divest certain operations and capacity to require that no one in the not deny that one huge contributing factor was to hold more money to protect against losses. future need worry about the responsi- the failure of government regulators to rein in If those buffers don’t work, the government bility of the companies they’re dealing dangerous financial institutions. Giant films like would have the power to seize and liquidate a with as to whether or not they will American International Group, AIG, as well as failing financial company that poses a threat to have counterparties, whether they are many smaller firms, engaged in recklessly the broader economy.’’ I wholeheartedly agree relying on representations that are risky behavior that rewarded them with huge with this independent assessment. true or false, because we’re going to profits during the build-up of the housing bub- In sum, the conference agreement on H.R. have transparency within the system. ble, but then nearly wiped them out as the 4173 represents an historic achievement. By In the other areas dealing with de- bubble burst. Actually, AIG and other firms addressing the problem of too big to fail, this rivatives, we’re going to have ex- would have collapsed and our economy would legislation will lead to a new era of American changes. We’re going to have disclo- have been sent back to the Dark Ages, except prosperity and financial stability for decades to

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:03 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K30JN7.072 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5237 come. For this reason alone, this bill deserves pre-dispute mandatory arbitration clauses in- doers in one sector of the securities industry to become law. serted into contracts have limited the ability of from entering another sector. The SEC will INVESTOR PROTECTION AND SECURITIES REFORMS defrauded investors to seek redress. Broker- also gain the ability to make nationwide serv- As the House developed this legislation, I age firms contend that arbitration is fair and ice of process available in civil actions filed in played a key role in drafting the title con- efficient as a dispute resolution mechanism. Federal courts, consistent with its powers in cerning investor protection and securities re- Critics of mandatory arbitration clauses, how- administrative proceedings. form. The Administration’s proposal and the ever, maintain that the brokerage firms hold The bill further facilitates the ability of the Senate’s bill contained some important im- powerful advantages over investors and hide SEC to bring actions against those individuals provements, but the initial House plan had mandatory arbitration clauses in dense con- who aid and abet securities fraud. The Securi- many, many more. I am pleased that the final tract language. ties Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment package more closely resembles the initial If arbitration truly offers investors the oppor- Advisers Act of 1940 presently permit the SEC House legislation rather than the original Ad- tunity to efficiently and fairly settle disputes, to bring actions for aiding and abetting viola- ministration and Senate plans. then investors will choose that option. But in- tions of those statutes in civil enforcement Among its chief reforms in the area of inves- vestors should also have the choice to pursue cases, and this bill provides the SEC with the tor protection, the conference agreement pro- remedies in court, should they view that option power to bring similar actions for aiding and vides that the SEC, after it conducts a study, as superior to arbitration. For these reasons, abetting violations of the Securities Act of may issue new rules establishing that every fi- the final package provides the SEC with the 1933 and the Investment Company Act of nancial intermediary who provides personal- authority to limit, prohibit or place conditions 1940. In addition, the bill not only clarifies that ized investment advice to retail customers will on mandatory arbitration clauses in securities the knowledge requirement to bring a civil aid- have a fiduciary duty to the investor. A tradi- contracts. ing and abetting claim can be satisfied by tional fiduciary duty includes an affirmative Another significant investor protection pro- recklessness, but it also makes clear that the duty of care, loyalty and honesty; an affirma- vided in this conference agreement concerns Investment Advisers Act of 1940 expressly tive duty to act in good faith; and a duty to act proxy access. In particular, H.R. 4173 clarifies permits the imposition of penalties on those in- in the best interests of the client. Through this the ability of the SEC to issue rules regarding dividuals who aid and abet securities fraud. harmonized standard of care, both broker- the nomination by shareholders of individuals One final investor protection reform that I dealers and investment advisers will place to serve on the boards of public companies. drafted and want to highlight concerns the customers’ interests first. These provisions regarding proxy access will new authority of the SEC and the Justice De- Regulators, practitioners, and investor advo- enhance democratic participation in corporate partment to bring civil or criminal law enforce- cates have become increasingly concerned governance and give investors a greater voice ment proceedings involving transnational se- that investors are confused by the legal dis- in the companies that they own. curities frauds. These are securities frauds in tinction between broker-dealers and invest- A myriad of problems presently confronts which not all of the fraudulent conduct occurs ment advisers. The two professions currently the SEC, perhaps none more urgent than the within the United States or not all of the owe investors different standards of care, need for adequate resources. Chairman wrongdoers are located domestically. The bill even though their services and marketing Schapiro and others have repeatedly stressed creates a single national standard for pro- have become increasingly indistinguishable to the need to increase the funding to ensure tecting investors affected by transnational retail investors. The issuance of new rules will that the agency has the ability to keep pace frauds by codifying the authority to bring pro- fix this long-standing problem. with technological advances in the securities ceedings under both the conduct and the ef- Additionally, the legislation adopts rec- markets, hire staff with industry expertise, and fects tests developed by the courts regardless ommendations made by SEC Chairman Mary fulfill one of its core missions: the protection of of the jurisdiction of the proceedings. investors. In response, this agreement slightly Schapiro, SEC Inspector General David Kotz, In the case of Morrison v. National Australia increases the independence of the SEC in the and Harry Markopolos, the whistleblower who Bank, the Supreme Court last week held that appropriations process, doubles the authorized sought for many years to get regulators to section 10(b) of the Exchange Act applies only SEC budgets over 5 years, and creates a new shut down the $65 billion Ponzi scheme per- to transactions in securities listed on United reserve fund to support technology improve- petrated by Bernard Madoff. Specifically, the States exchanges and transactions in other ments and address emergency situations, like conference agreement provides the SEC with securities that occur in the United States. In the authority to establish an Investor Protec- the flash crash that occurred in May 2010. Moreover, H.R. 4173 modifies the SEC’s this case, the Court also said that it was ap- tion Fund to pay whistleblowers whose tips plying a presumption against extraterritoriality. lead to successful enforcement actions. The structure by creating a number of new units and positions, like an Office of the Investor This bill’s provisions concerning extraterri- SEC currently has such authority to com- toriality, however, are intended to rebut that pensate sources in insider trading cases, and Advocate, an office to administer the new whistleblower bounty program, and an Office presumption by clearly indicating that Con- the whistleblower provision in this bill would gress intends extraterritorial application in extend the SEC’s power to compensate other of Credit Ratings. However, the SEC’s sys- temic failures to effectively police the markets cases brought by the SEC or the Justice De- tipsters who bring substantial evidence of partment. other securities law violations. in recent years required Congress to do even The conference agreement also responds to more to shake up the agency’s daily oper- Thus, the purpose of the language of sec- other problems laid bare by the Madoff fraud. ations. As such, the legislation includes my tion 929P(b) of the bill is to make clear that in These changes include increasing the line of provision mandating an expeditious, inde- actions and proceedings brought by the SEC credit at the U.S. Treasury from $1 billion to pendent, comprehensive study of the securi- or the Justice Department, the specified provi- $2.5 billion to support the work of the Securi- ties regulatory regime by a high caliber body sions of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act ties Investor Protection Corporation, SIPC, with expertise in organizational restructuring to and the Investment Advisers Act may have and raising SIPC’s maximum cash advance identify deficiencies and reforms, and ensure extraterritorial application, and that extraterri- amount to $250,000 in order to bring the pro- that the SEC and other regulatory entities put torial application is appropriate, irrespective of gram in line with the protection provided by in place further improvements designed to pro- whether the securities are traded on a domes- the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. vide superior investor protection. My hope is tic exchange or the transactions occur in the This bill additionally increases the minimum that this study will ultimately become the United States, when the conduct within the assessments paid by SIPC members from model for reforming other agencies. The final United States is significant or when conduct $150 per year, regardless of the size of the bill also includes my deadlines generally forc- outside the United States has a foreseeable SIPC member, to 2 basis points of a SIPC ing the SEC to complete enforcement, compli- substantial effect within the United States. member’s gross revenues. This fix will help to ance examinations, and inspections within 180 OTHER REASONS TO SUPPORT THE CONFERENCE ensure that SIPC has the reserves it needs in days, with some limited exemptions for com- REPORT the future to meet its obligations. Finally, in re- plex cases. The bill that we are considering today con- sponse to the Madoff fraud, the final product The conference agreement on H.R. 4173 tains a number of other worthwhile elements includes my legislation to allow the Public additionally modifies, enhances and stream- that should become law, and I want to high- Company Accounting Oversight Board to ex- lines the powers and authorities of the SEC to light several issues on which I personally amine the auditors of broker-dealers. hold securities fraudsters accountable and bet- worked or in which I have a deep, long-stand- For too long, securities industry practices ter protect investors. For example, the SEC ing interest. have deprived investors of a choice when will have the authority to impose collateral First, the bill creates a Federal Insurance seeking dispute settlement, too. In particular, bars on individuals in order to prevent wrong- Office within the Treasury Department. A key

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As a result, I have long worked on refunded within 15 business days. will never be required to comply with the law’s the creation of this new office that will effec- Additionally, the bill’s appraisal reforms will external audit requirements. tively monitor this industry sector for potential update Federal appraisal laws for the first time Together, these facts certainly suggest that risks going forward. As a result of this new of- in a generation. We now know that inflated ap- the Sarbanes-Oxley exemption provision has fice, the United States will for the first time praisals and appraiser coercion and collusion no place in a reform bill that is supposed to speak with a uniform voice on insurance mat- contributed greatly to the creation of the hous- strengthen investor protections. Moreover, I ters on the international stage and have the ing bubble. We must respond by putting in am worried about the investors at the more authority to stand behind its words. I am there- place a strong national appraisal independ- than 5,000 public companies now exempted fore pleased that the Federal Insurance Office ence standard that applies to all loans. We who may one day wake up to discover their is finally becoming law. must also comprehensively reform the ap- hard earned savings pilfered by corporate ac- Second, I have worked diligently on the title praisal regulatory system. This bill does both counting misdeeds as was the case in Enron, concerning the registration of hedge fund things. WorldCom, and Tyco. managers and private equity fund advisers. To Fifth, I am extremely pleased that this bill As previously mentioned, I have additional promote market integrity, we need those indi- provides $1 billion for a national program to worries about the exemptions granted to the viduals who handle large sums of money and offer emergency bridge loans to help unem- registration of private fund advisers. There are assets to register with the SEC and provide in- ployed workers with reasonable prospects for many other types of exemptions embedded formation about their trades and portfolios. reemployment to keep their homes. This new throughout this bill, including exemptions in While I remain concerned about the registra- national initiative is based on Pennsylvania’s the derivatives title and in the powers of the tion exemptions put in place by others during successful Homeowners’ Emergency Mort- new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. the legislative process, I believe that these re- gage Assistance Program, HEMAP. Since While I hope that regulators and the entities forms are necessary to improve the quality of 1983, HEMAP has saved 43,000 homes from that they regulate will prudently apply these regulation and protect against systemic risk. foreclosure by helping to cover mortgage pay- exemptions, I have apprehensions that in the While hedge funds may not have directly ments until homeowners find new jobs. With long term the exemptions will swallow the caused this latest financial crisis, we do know unemployment rates still unacceptably too rules. We must remain vigilant against such that these investment vehicles have previously high and far too many homeowners experi- an outcome. contributed to significant market instability, as encing problems in paying their mortgages Similarly, the success of this landmark re- was the case in the collapse of Long-Telin through no fault of their own, the time has form effort will ultimately depend on the indi- viduals who become the regulators. The key Capital Management in 1998. Thus, this re- come to replicate HEMAP at the national level. lesson of the last decade is that financial regu- form is an important step in understanding and Finally, the lack of regulation of the over- lators must use their powers, rather than cod- controlling systemic risk. the-counter derivatives market has been a se- Third, this legislation greatly increases the rious concern of mine for many years. In dle industry interests. In this regard, I hope accountability of credit rating agencies. The 1994, for example, I introduced a bill to regu- that regulators will judiciously use the new overly optimistic assessments by Moody’s, late derivatives and other complex financial in- powers that I have drafted regarding the break Fitch, and Standard and Poor’s about the struments. This conference agreement finally up of too-big-to-fail firms. If just one regulator uses these extraordinary powers just once, it quality of structured financial products con- addresses the utter lack of regulation in this will send a powerful message to industry and structed out of garbage aided and abetted the enormous market by mandating the clearing of significantly reform how all financial services financial crisis. By imposing structural, regu- most derivative contracts on exchanges so firms behave forever more. that we have more transparency. For those latory, and liability reforms on rating agencies, Additionally, I continue to have apprehen- derivatives that are not cleared, the bill’s re- this agreement will change the way nationally sions about the interchange provisions in- recognized statistical rating organizations be- porting and disclosure requirements ensure serted into this legislation by the Senate. This have and ensure that they effectively perform that information on the transaction is main- issue, without question, would have benefitted their functions as market gatekeepers going tained. from additional time and study. I am hopeful forward. LONG-TERM CONCERNS that we got the balance right and that these Fourth, I am very pleased that this agree- A sweeping, industry-wide regulatory reform new limitations do not ultimately impair the ment will modify escrowing procedures, mort- bill like this one rarely comes along. As has performance of credit unions and community gage servicing, and appraisal activities. I been the case after the enactment of other banks. If necessary, I stand ready to change began working 9 years ago on these issues overhaul bills, we can expect problems to the new law in this area. after identifying predatory practices, faulty ap- manifest themselves and unintended con- There are several other lingering concerns praisals, and other problems in the Poconos sequences to occur. that I have about this bill, as well. For exam- housing markets. These reforms are long While this bill incorporates the major goals ple, it grants the Federal Reserve far more overdue. of the Volcker rule, I had hoped for an even new powers than I would have liked. The bill Among other things, these new mortgage stronger version. Unfortunately, the ban on in- also sets a very high bar of a two-thirds super- lending standards will include a requirement vestments in or sponsorship of hedge funds majority vote of the Financial Stability Over- that all borrowers with higher-cost mortgages and private equity is not as robust as I would sight Council to take action under my too-big- have an escrow account established in order have liked. The Volcker rule could have been to-fail amendment. There is some wisdom in to pay for property taxes and homeowners’ in- stronger had the conferees accepted my this requirement, but if too many individuals surance. Studies have shown that at the amendment to provide for a de minimis ex- with an anti-regulatory bias serve on the height of the crisis, borrowers with higher-cost emption of tangible common equity, as op- Council they will neglect to use the powers mortgages were substantially less likely than posed to Tier 1 capital, and a dollar cap on that Congress gave them in order to protect borrowers with good credit records to have an the investment. This amendment would have our financial system. escrow account. Borrowers with less than per- tightened the bill and better protected our fi- Finally, our work today is only a beginning, fect credit records, however, need more help nancial markets from systemic risk. not an end. Going forward, Congress needs to in budgeting for these sizable expenses. This Regrettably, the legislation also permanently attentively watch our changing financial mar- bill fixes this problem. exempts small public companies from the Sar- ketplace and carefully monitor our regulators Title XIV of the bill also has reforms with re- banes-Oxley Act’s requirement to obtain an in order to protect against systemic risk, fore- spect to force-placed insurance. Predatory external audit on the effectiveness of internal stall potential abuses of corporate power, lenders often impose costly force-placed insur- financial reporting controls. This exemption safeguard taxpayers, and defend the interests ance, even though the homeowner may al- disregards the significant concerns of inves- of consumers and investors. Moreover, the ready have a hazard insurance policy. This tors—those that provide capital and bear the United States must continue to encourage its legislation will clarify the procedures for when risk of losing their retirement savings. allies abroad to adopt strong financial services a servicer can force place insurance. The bill’s External audits of internal control compli- regulatory reforms so that we will have a bona fide and reasonable cost requirements ance costs have dramatically decreased in re- strong, unified global financial system. will also ensure that mortgage servicers shop cent years. The stock prices of those compa- Although we may be completing our work around for the best rates for the force-placed nies that have complied with this law have sig- on this bill, it is important for us to remain vigi- insurance that they impose. Moreover, the nificantly outperformed the stock prices of lant in each of the areas about which I have

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When are you going to set safety and soundness, reduces the like- NEY FRANK, for his outstanding leadership in partisan differences aside, power grabs, lihood of another systemic crisis, re- guiding this extremely complex bill through the and Big Government agendas aside to stores faith and confidence in our insti- legislative process. This conference marks the do something to put Americans back to tutions and markets, while safe- culmination of a long, thoughtful series of work? guarding Americans from predatory, hearings, markups, floor debates, and con- Under the guise of financial reform, unfair, and deceptive practices. ference negotiations. Chairman FRANK per- Democrats today are pushing yet an- I have made it a mission throughout formed exceptionally at every stage of the other bill that will kill jobs, raise my career to help put consumers on an process, and his name deserves to be at- taxes, and make bailouts permanent. equal footing with their financial insti- tached to this landmark agreement. Senate Let me say that again. This legislation tutions through laws like the Credit Banking Committee Chairman CHRISTOPHER will kill jobs by restricting access to Card Act. And today, we can take a credit, it will kill jobs by raising taxes DODD deserves similar praise for his hard huge step forward toward a more level work. This is why I offered the amendment in on those that would provide loans and playing field with the creation of the conference to name this law the Dodd-Frank opportunity to small business owners Consumer Financial Protection Bu- Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection and family farmers, and it makes the reau. Act. bad ideas of the Wall Street bailout For far too long in our financial sys- Additionally, I want to counter the comments permanent. tem and its products, any concerns Free market economics depends on of those who have myopically criticized this about consumer protection came in a the careful application of a set of package because it does not abolish Fannie distant second or a third or none at all. ideals—traditional American ideals Mae and Freddie Mac. By reforming the Now, anyone who opens a checking or and principles. Chief among them is securitization process, risk retention require- savings account, anyone who takes out the notion that the freedom to succeed ments, and rating agency accountability, this a student loan or a mortgage, anyone must include the freedom to fail. Per- bill lays the foundation for our upcoming work who opens a credit card or takes out a sonal responsibility is at the very cen- to address the future of these two institutions payday loan will have a Federal agency ter of the American experiment from and, more broadly, the entire housing finance on their side to protect them. For the an economic standpoint. It is that cen- system. The reform of Fannie Mae, Freddie first time, consumer protection author- ter from which we have become not ity will be housed in one place. It will Mac, and the housing finance system is the only the freest, but the most pros- be completely independent, with an next big legislative mountain that the Financial perous Nation in the history of the independently appointed director, an Services Committee must climb, and when the world. Congress returns after Independence Day, I As my colleagues on the other side of independent budget, and an autono- will convene additional hearings to advance the aisle know, I vigorously opposed mous rulemaking authority. And, very work on legislation to achieve this objective. the Wall Street bailout because I importantly, it will have a seat at the Mr. Speaker, while I may have some lin- thought it departed from that funda- table at the Financial Stability Over- gering doubts about this legislative package, it mental principle of personal responsi- sight Council. Continuity and over- is overall a very good agreement. In short, the bility and limited government. And I sight of our financial system will con- conference report represents a reasoned, mid- rise today to vigorously oppose this sider not only safety and soundness but dle ground that strikes an appropriate balance legislation that takes the bad ideas of also the best interests of the American and does what we need it to do. It ends the the Wall Street bailout and makes consumer, the American taxpayer, the problem of too-big-to-fail financial institutions, them permanent. American citizen. effectively regulates the derivatives products This legislation codifies the notion of I am particularly pleased that two which some have referred to as financial too big to fail, a policy and an ap- items that I offered were included that weapons of mass destruction, and it greatly proach the American people have will give consumers direct access to strengthens investor protections. It also regu- roundly rejected. It will give govern- the CFPB through a consumer hotline lates many more actors in our financial mar- ment bureaucrats more power to pick and consumer ombudsperson. The bill kets, establishes a Federal resource center on winners and losers. When a financial also addresses the challenge of inter- insurance issues, and holds rating agencies firm is failing, the Treasury Secretary change fees. Working with Senator accountable for their actions. In sum, Mr. and the FDIC will actually have the DURBIN and Representative MEEKS, we Speaker, I support this bill and urge my col- authority to take taxpayer dollars and were able to craft a balanced com- leagues to vote for it. decide which creditors to pay back and promise that addressed both the con- Mr. BACHUS. At this time I yield 3 how and when they’ll get paid. cerns of merchants about high inter- minutes to the gentleman from Indiana The American people don’t want change fees and the concerns of the fi- (Mr. PENCE). Washington, D.C., in that business. nancial sector to be fairly compensated (Mr. PENCE asked and was given per- They want a refereed private sector for their services. This bill ensures mission to revise and extend his re- that says ‘‘yes’’ to traditional bank- transparency, establishes account- marks.) ruptcy and ‘‘no’’ to bailouts, because ability, and protects consumers and in- Mr. PENCE. I thank the gentleman we’re here to protect taxpayers and not vestors. for yielding. Wall Street. This bill fails in that re- America has long been the world Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to gard. I urge it be rejected and let’s leader in financial services. With this the conference report for H.R. 4173, the start over with legislation that’s built landmark bill, we can set an example so-called ‘‘Restoring American Finan- on American ideals. and take the lead in global financial cial Stability Act.’’ We’re used to cre- Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. I now reform. I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote. ative titles around here, but I’ve got to yield 3 minutes to one of the leaders in Mr. BACHUS. At this time, Mr. tell you, during a time of extraor- fashioning protection for consumers, Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the rank- dinary economic duress, millions of the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. ing member of the Subcommittee on Americans unemployed, failed eco- MALONEY). International Monetary Policy and nomic policies, it is darkly ironic that Mrs. MALONEY. Thank you, Chair- Trade, the gentleman from California a bill that will do anything but restore man FRANK, for yielding, for your lead- (Mr. GARY G. MILLER). financial stability is named for that ership, and for presiding over the most purpose. open and transparent conference proc- b 1610 The truth of the matter is, when you ess in the history of this Congress. Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. look at this legislation, it’s proof posi- The Dodd-Frank bill is landmark leg- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition tive again that this majority just islation which will protect consumers to this bill. This country is going

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I thank the This bill eliminates consumer op- loans instead of gambling with our chairman for yielding. tions in housing markets. This bill in- money. I look forward to passage of Today is truly a historic day largely cludes language that alters ways con- this legislation, and I urge my col- because of the great, magnificent job of sumers choose to pay their mortgage leagues to lend their support as well. our chairman, BARNEY FRANK, who we origination fees. Currently, consumers Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, at this are so proud of. Very few people could have the choice to pay origination fees time I yield 2 minutes to the gen- have marshaled this bill in the way up front, partially finance costs tleman from Georgia (Mr. PRICE), the that he did. And because of him and through the rate, or some combination chairman of the Republican Study that leadership, today we end too big of the two. This bill eliminates the Committee. to fail. We implement unprecedented consumer’s ability to partially pay up Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, consumer protections, and we issue front and partially finance costs look, this ought to sound pretty famil- rules that will prevent taxpayers from through the rate, ultimately leading to iar. Here’s just part of this bill, an- footing the bill for the irresponsible be- higher costs and fewer options avail- other 2,000-page monstrosity. Look at havior of others while still—because able to home buyers. it, Mr. Speaker. It’s down there held I’m a New Yorker—maintain New This bill favors the Federal Govern- together by rubber bands. It is called York’s standing as the world’s finan- ment over the private market. This bill the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform cial capital. places several new onerous restrictions bill. Senator DODD even said about it, As Chairman FRANK is fond of noting, on private community banks and then ‘‘No one will know until this is actu- this bill has death panels for the explicitly exempts the Federal Govern- ally in place how it works.’’ That’s no greedy financial institutions. If you are ment from these same restrictions. The way to do business. an institution that is causing systemic The fundamental assumption of this effect of these new restrictions is that risk, this bill allows regulators to re- bill is that since the smart people regu- consumers will be steered toward the solve you and dissolve you without re- lating banks let us down, we should government when seeking financing course to any taxpayer money. I re- just hire really, really smart people to options and encouraging a greater peat. Let me emphasize, taxpayers will prevent it from happening again. That takeover of the economy by the Fed- bear no cost for liquidating risky inter- assumption is not only false, it’s dan- eral Government. connected financial firms. gerous. When the government picks This bill once again breaks our prom- This bill includes strong investor winners and losers, the Nation loses. If ise to the American people that excess protections and transparency mecha- my colleagues on the other side of the TARP funds would go to pay down the nisms. Through the use of stress tests, debt and deficit. When this body en- aisle believe that the same regulators which Representative DENNIS MOORE who failed to see the housing crisis are acted TARP in an effort to stave off a and I advocated for and the results of total economic collapse, we promised now going to see the next crisis thanks to heavy-handed government regula- which will be published, it will increase that any return the Federal Govern- transparency for investors and increase ment made from the taxpayers’ invest- tion, then the American people would the amount of information available ment into the financial sector of this say to the Democrats in charge that for investors to make wise decisions economy would go directly to paying they put too much faith in the power of Washington to see the future. with their hard-earned savings. down the deficit and the national debt, Most importantly for my constitu- currently over $13 trillion. Instead, this The fundamental question we’ve got ents, this bill establishes a Consumer bill breaks that promise by taking re- to answer is, If this law were in place Financial Protection Bureau to police maining TARP funds and using them in 2008, would it have prevented the cri- lenders to ensure that the predatory to pay for the Federal takeover of the sis? The answer to that question is lending that Mr. WATT was talking economy. clearly ‘‘no.’’ More oppressive job-kill- What we should do instead, we need ing regulation isn’t the answer. What about that ensnared so many to get the Federal Government out of we need is flexible and accountable and unsuspecting Americans will be halted. the way so that small businesses can nimble regulation. This bill does not do Led by an independent director, this of- begin to innovate and expand. We need it. fice will be able to act swiftly so con- to provide a regulatory framework that What will it do? It will ensure bail- sumers will not need to wait for an act provides community banks and small outs. It puts bailouts in place forever. of Congress for years and years and businesses the ability to make their It doesn’t address Fannie and Freddie, years to receive protection from un- own financial decisions. at the epicenter of the problem. It scrupulous behavior. Mr. Speaker, we cannot continue to doesn’t address it at all. It kills Amer- As to interchange, we have placed ex- break our promise to the American ican jobs with oppressive regulation, plicit language in the bill to prohibit people. The future of this great Nation and it will decrease the availability of intrabrand price discriminations which and that of its sons and daughters de- credit and increase the cost of credit to would have put credit unions and com- pends on the actions we take here all the American people. And that’s munity banks at a disadvantage. To today. And I can only conclude that even more angering to Americans be- address the concerns to the State this legislation will prolong this reces- cause they know that there are posi- treasurers and prepaid card providers sion and lead us further down the road tive solutions. for the underbanked, we explicitly ex- of high deficit and greater debt. I urge H.R. 3310 is the bill that we put for- empt them from interchange fee regu- a ‘‘no’’ vote on this bill. ward nearly a year ago now that would lation. And finally, by fixing concerns Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. I yield make certain that we address the issue the Federal Government had, we poten- 1 minute to the gentleman from Geor- of regulatory reform in a positive way tially save the taxpayer $40 million per gia (Mr. BARROW). that makes it more flexible and nim- year, according to Treasury estimates. Mr. BARROW. Mr. Speaker, I rise in ble, that addresses the issue of Fannie The SPEAKER pro tempore. The support of H.R. 4173, the Wall Street and Freddie, actually solves the chal- time of the gentleman has expired. Reform and Consumer Protection Act, lenge that got us into this crisis in the Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. I yield because I believe this bill takes posi- first place, and makes certain that we the gentleman an additional 15 sec- tive steps to protect us from the risky end bailouts. The American people are onds. and abusive behavior that took our sick and tired of bailouts. That bill, Mr. MEEKS of New York. We need country to the verge of financial ruin. Mr. Speaker, will ensure that bailouts this bill. It is the right bill. Without I voted against the bank bailout bill continue. The American people are urg- lending from Wall Street, there could because there wasn’t enough account- ing us to vote ‘‘no’’ on this bill. be no Main Street. This bill responsibly

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I Act until about the 1980s, 1990s, depend- Financial Research to ‘‘monitor, thank the gentleman for yielding. ing what you count, we had the best fi- record, and report on any financial Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposi- nancial institutions, the best financial transaction, including consumer trans- tion to this conference report. You system in the world. Every other coun- actions,’’ without the consent of the know, at a time when California has try tried to emulate us. consumer. That’s right. Monitor, 12.4 percent unemployment, and my What happened? Slowly but surely, record, and report any transaction district’s even higher at 16.5 in my this country, through its Congress and without your approval. home county of Kern County, my con- its President, decided that we wanted This new ‘‘Big Brother Bureaucracy’’ stituents are asking me, What is being to deregulate everything. Let’s look at will be funded through assessments on done to create jobs? nothing, let everything go. What was financial institutions that trickle down For the folks that have been fol- the result of it? A financial meltdown. to consumers through higher fees. Ac- lowing this debate today, this is just That was in the economic sector. What cording to the CBO, ‘‘The cost of the another example of Washington not lis- was the result of it in the gulf? An oil proposed fee would ultimately be borne tening to their concerns. Instead of spill of ultimate proportions. to . . . customers, employees, and in- policies that promote private sector The concept that government can’t vestors.’’ job growth, this bill would create more regulate has been proven wrong time The legislation welcomes a new government. This bill before us today and time again. Nobody argues for ‘‘Washington Knows Best’’ bureau. would create a new bureau at the Fed- overregulation. That’s a fair argument. Housed within the Federal Reserve, the eral Reserve with sweeping authority Where is the appropriate line? credit czar will dictate which financial and a budget to create plenty of new In this case, in the financial institu- products can and cannot be made avail- government jobs in Washington, D.C. It tions case, we went years with loans able to consumers and will have broad also creates a new office of Financial that nobody knew what the standards authority to set sales practices, limit research, empowered to collect per- were. We went years with credit rating products, and mandate compensation. sonal information about all of our agencies giving everybody a AAA rat- The bureau misses its mark to actually international transactions. This office ing without having a clue what was be- protect consumers and will, instead, can actually issue subpoenas to get the hind those papers. We went years with create more barriers to consumers’ information these unelected bureau- people betting, literally betting with ability to obtain credit, to pursue their crats want to have about us. our money, our pension fund money dreams, to buy a home, to refinance, or But aside from the personal concerns and other money that we didn’t want to expand or save their small business. we may have about this, what is being to do, on things that didn’t exist. They This conference report, totaling over done to help create a private sector didn’t exist. The result of it was a fi- 2,300 pages, is bad for small business, job? Well, this is not job creation for nancial meltdown. and I urge its defeat. This bill brings us toward a more families in my district. This is just Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. thoughtful regulatory regime that will part of the majority’s continuation of Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gen- ensure the stability of our economic an overreach and expansion of govern- tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. ment. First, it was the $787 billion system. And that’s what this is all FATTAH), who gave us an inspiration about. It’s not about raising revenue. stimulus that failed to keep unemploy- for trying to help unemployed people It’s not about killing anything. ment down, then a national energy tax, with their mortgages. then a $1 trillion government takeover My district has a very vibrant finan- Mr. FATTAH. Mr. Speaker, the of health care, and now another expan- cial sector and we want to keep it that American people, as always, almost al- sion of government that will raise way, but I also want be to make sure ways, get it right. When they wanted costs for consumers and small busi- that it’s stable. That’s more important to pick a party that would finally rein nesses. than anything else. This bill accom- in the abuses of Wall Street, they gave Well, Mr. Speaker, Republicans of- plishes that, and that’s why we should the majority in the House and the Sen- fered an alternative to this report that support it. ate to the Democrats. And you can would have ended bailouts, would have Mr. BACHUS. I yield 2 minutes to the hear from the other side that they ob- addressed too big to fail and the fail- gentleman from Florida (Mr. PUTNAM). viously made the right choice because ures of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; Mr. PUTNAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise in there’s no willingness to deal with but that was rejected. Congress needs opposition to the Frank-Dodd bill that some of these challenges from my col- to be focusing on pro-small business would not reform Wall Street but, in- leagues on the other side. policies, policies that make it easier stead, create a permanent taxpayer for banks to lend to job creators that backstop and fail to provide consumer I want to congratulate Chairman are at the heart of our communities, protection and doesn’t prevent a future BARNEY FRANK. I met with him over a job creators that are at the heart of crisis. year ago about some of the challenges what we all want, a job-filled recovery The permanent bailout would ensure in terms of foreclosures in our country. instead of a jobless recovery. Unfortu- that the Federal Government, through In this bill is the result of language nately, this conference report will do the FDIC and the Treasury, maintains that I authored which replicated a very none of these things, and I urge a ‘‘no’’ the ability to use taxpayer funds to successful program in Pennsylvania vote. bail out financial institutions deemed that we believe will help others too big to fail. That may be what’s im- throughout the country. b 1620 portant to the D.C. bureaucrats, but to I want to thank my great colleague Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. the community banks and credit from California, Congresswoman WA- Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to my col- unions back home and the commu- TERS, for her efforts to make sure that league from Massachusetts (Mr. nities they serve, I can assure you it’s this was fully engaged by the com- CAPUANO), another member of the com- not. They’re treated as too small to mittee. mittee who has played a major role in save. But beyond my proposal that is in- this. Our community banks, our credit cluded in terms of homeowners assist- Mr. CAPUANO. Mr. Speaker, I will unions, our small businesses don’t re- ance, in terms of foreclosures, this is a tell you that this bill is one of the best ceive the special treatment accorded to very good bill in terms of its regulation bills I’ve ever been involved with in the the big guys in this bill. Instead, they of Wall Street, in terms of consumer 12 years I’ve been in Congress. Like go through the bankruptcy process. protection. This House, I urge and en- any bill, it doesn’t give me everything Why the double standard? Why the courage that we vote in favor of the that I want. I don’t think anybody double standard for our communities? Wall Street reform bill.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:03 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K30JN7.076 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H5242 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 30, 2010 Mr. BACHUS. I yield 2 minutes to the only women, but African Americans properties that are driving down the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. CANTOR), and Latinos and Anglos. It was truly price of other homes in that commu- the Republican whip. diverse, and you can see that work re- nity. Now we can rehabilitate those Mr. CANTOR. I rise in opposition to flected in what came out of the con- properties and keep the values up of this conference report. ference report. the homes in the neighborhood. Mr. Speaker, the flow of credit and I am also pleased that an additional b 1630 capital throughout the financial sys- $1 billion in emergency assistance for tem is the building block of American For example, the CBC members of unemployed homeowners was included prosperity. It has enabled entre- the Financial Services Committee in this bill. Reports indicate that 60 preneurs to pursue their ideas. It has worked on a number of these issues percent of individuals seeking help in enabled people to balance their budg- over the past several years, and we avoiding foreclosures are doing so be- ets, to achieve a better standard of liv- came up with those things that had cause they are unemployed. ing. But when businesses and families been brought to our attention year in The SPEAKER pro tempore. The cannot access capital from banks, con- and year out that are finally paid at- time of the gentlewoman has expired. sumers don’t spend, small businesses tention to in the conference report. Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. I yield hunker down, and investment dries up. The Federal Insurance Office, we will the gentlewoman 1 additional minute. The economy simply can’t grow jobs. be asking them to gather information Ms. WATERS. I thank the chairman. This legislation is a clear attack on about the ability of minorities and low- This funding will provide a critical capital formation in America. It pur- income persons to access affordable in- bridge for homeowners during periods ports to prevent the next financial cri- surance products. To give consider- of joblessness, and allow them to main- sis, but it does so by vastly expanding ation and mitigation of the impact of tain stable housing for their children. the power of the same regulators who winding down a systemically risky in- This $2 billion, combined with an addi- failed to stop the last one. stitution on minorities and low-income tional $6 billion I have secured for NSP Dodd-Frank is the product of a tired communities. The expansion of the through two rounds of funding, is an- and discredited philosophy. It’s the no- Consumer Financial Protection Bu- other step toward addressing the fore- tion that you can solve a problem by reau’s advisory board to include ex- closure crisis. But more needs to be reflexively piling vast new layers of bu- perts in civil rights, community devel- done. That is why I am pleased that reaucracy, regulatory costs, and taxes opment, communities impacted by the Treasury has committed to pro- on it. And who’ll pay the price? It high-priced loans, and others. And per- viding another $2 billion for unem- won’t merely be the big banks who the haps most importantly, the establish- ployed homeowners in addition to the bill’s supporters rail against. Smaller, ment of the Offices of Minority and amounts provided under this bill. And less-leveraged community banks will Women Inclusion at each of the Fed- that is why I will continue to fight for have a more difficult time surviving eral financial services agencies. both additional funding and for loss the regulatory costs. And most alarm- These offices would provide for diver- mitigation legislation, which would ing, costs will be passed on to con- sity in the employment, management, make it mandatory for banks to offer sumers and businesses in the form of and business activities of these agen- real sustainable loan modification of- higher prices for credit. We know this cies. The data for the need for these of- fers. because last year’s Credit Card Act is fices speaks for itself. Diversity is Chairman FRANK, thank you for your already having just that effect. lacking in the financial services indus- assistance, thank you for your support, Before it was passed, Republicans try, with the GAO reporting from 1993 thank you for your leadership. I am warned that more government expan- to 2004 the level of minority participa- proud to be a part of this Congress, so sion and more Washington proscription tion in the financial services profes- proud to have been a part of the con- would create additional costs borne by sions only increased marginally, from ference committee. And I think we are the consumer. It was common sense, 11 percent to 15.5 percent. We took care doing all Americans justice in this bill and sure enough, we were right. In re- of that in this bill. And now we have as we pay attention to needs that have sponse to that legislation, lending the opportunity to not only give over- been so long overlooked. rates were reset higher as credit be- sight to diversity, but to help these Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, at this came less available. Meanwhile, free agencies understand how to do out- time I yield 4 minutes to the gen- checking accounts are becoming a relic reach, how to appeal to different com- tleman from California (Mr. ISSA), the of the past for all but the wealthiest munities so that we can get the kind of ranking member of Oversight and Gov- bank customers. employees that will create the diver- ernment Reform. Republicans agree that the financial sity to pay attention to all of the needs (Mr. ISSA asked and was given per- system needs a shake-up to bring of the people of this country. mission to revise and extend his re- transparency and stability. But the In addition, Mr. Speaker, I am marks.) fact is, Mr. Speaker, this legislation pleased to note that this conference re- Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, others will does not accomplish this goal. It’s bad port includes a provision that I cham- rise and they will talk about the under- for private business. It’s bad for fami- pioned to allow the SEC to issue rules lying bill. Although I was on the con- lies, and I urge my colleagues to vote on proxy access, giving the Nation’s ference committee, and for 2 weeks ‘‘no’’ before we do any more damage. pension funds and other long-term in- Chairman FRANK, Ranking Member Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. stitutional investors a say in the gov- BACHUS and the rest of us were to- Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gen- erning of the companies in which they gether, I do not claim and will not tlewoman from California (Ms. WA- own stock. claim to be an expert on all the things TERS), one of the leaders in housing and Additionally, I am pleased that this that led to the financial meltdown or matters of fairness in our committee, bill addresses foreclosures, which have all the things which will preclude the the chairman of the Housing Sub- single-handedly inflicted tremendous next. committee. damage on neighborhoods in my dis- I do rise to oppose the Dodd-Frank Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker and Mem- trict in California and across the coun- bill, and I do so because I don’t believe bers, I am pleased and proud to stand try. It has long been my position that that it will preclude another meltdown here today in support of this most sig- this bill would be incomplete without and another crisis. I don’t do that be- nificant piece of legislation that is be- directly addressing the needs of Amer- cause I am an expert on the financial fore this House. ica’s homeowners and neighborhoods. system. I am not. The people I served Again, I thank Chairman FRANK for That is why I have fought for an addi- with on conference, many of them are. his leadership, and I’m especially proud tional $1 billion in funds for the Neigh- I am not concerned that the process that this work of the conference com- borhood Stabilization Program, a pro- was not open. I think Chairman FRANK mittee was done by such a diverse gram whose authorizing legislation I allowed us an unusually great amount group on this side of the aisle. I’m es- wrote in 2008. And it is helping neigh- of time to be heard. But I am dis- pecially proud that members of the borhoods all across this country that appointed that at the end of the day so conference committee included not have foreclosed properties and rundown many things were left out.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:03 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K30JN7.078 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5243 I appreciate Chairman FRANK’s offer- Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. I yield nancial literacy. But, no, it is not our ing for a separate bill to make up for 2 minutes to the gentleman from Flor- intention to deny anybody that choice. the fact that the transparency and ida (Mr. HASTINGS). Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Thank data issues that I worked for 2 weeks Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Chairman you very much, Mr. Chairman, and I to put in this bill, because they were FRANK, I first want to commend you on really commend you for your efforts to rejected by the Senate, we will have to an extraordinary effort and your dedi- pass meaningful financial regulation send them again and hope that the cated leadership in bringing this bill to reform in this Congress. I deeply thank Senate is more benevolent when we the floor. I look forward to supporting you. simply ask these agencies to have data this legislation. Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, at this standards that allow for the kinds of Before that, however, I would like to time I yield 3 minutes to the gen- transparency among the regulators clarify a few points as they pertain to tleman from Texas (Mr. PAUL), the that will in fact see reckless behavior the intent of the bill. It’s my under- ranking member of the Domestic Mon- ahead of time, or at least allow us to standing that certain provisions which etary Policy Committee. know the underlying value of assets are intended to improve access to (Mr. PAUL asked and was given per- when the markets begin to melt. mainstream financial institutions are mission to revise and extend his re- The reckless behavior that led to the not intended to further limit access to marks.) Mr. PAUL. I thank the gentleman meltdown will be debated for years, but credit and other financial services to from Alabama for yielding. the absence of transparency at the the very consumers who are already time of the meltdown, an inability for Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to underserved by traditional banking in- this piece of legislation. I’m afraid it is our regulators, our banks, or anyone stitutions. else to actually tell us what the under- not going to do much to solve our prob- As you know, each year over 20 mil- lems. I know it’s very well intended, lying value of various assets were, were lion working American families with in no small part the result of arcane and it’s believed that more regulations depository account relationships at will solve the problems; but, quite systems that underlie these very mod- federally insured financial institutions ern instruments. frankly, the problems that we’re facing actively choose alternative sources and come from a deeply flawed monetary You cannot have paper copies sitting lenders to meet their emergency and in banks to tell you the details about a system. short-term credit needs. loan and then cut it into thousands of I had made an attempt to emphasize pieces, spread it around the world, and b 1640 this point by talking about a full audit of the Federal Reserve, and fortunately hope that somebody can have con- These alternative sources and lenders this House was strongly in support of fidence in the document when things often offer convenient and less expen- this piece of legislation. There are 320 start going wrong. sive products and services than the cosponsors of this bill. It passed rather Technology transparency is the most banks where these consumers have re- easily on the Financial Services Com- important thing missing from this bill. lationships. mittee, and then it was put into the I hope to work with the majority and Further, as the demands for short- House version of this reform package. the minority to bring that in the com- term, small-dollar loans continues to ing days. I don’t do it for my com- But it was removed in conference. increase as a result of the current eco- Although there is some attention mittee. I do it because the next time nomic environment, nontraditional there is a hiccup anywhere in the given to getting more information lenders have filled the void left by from the Fed, it truly doesn’t serve as world, even if that’s simply a massive mainstream financial institutions in power outage leading to a confidence a full audit. If we don’t eventually ad- many of our Nation’s underbanked dress the Federal Reserve in depth, we loss, we need to have the ability for communities. regulators with confidence to say we will never fully understand how finan- Mr. Chairman, I have a longer state- cial bubbles are formed and why more have transparency, we know what ment, and with your permission would these assets are worth, and we can as- regulations tend to fail. If the financial skip to the clause that I think is par- markets were pleased with what we’re sure them. ticularly important and include my This bill does do a few good things, doing here today and the discussion of full statement in the RECORD in the in- and I would be remiss if I didn’t men- the last several weeks, they wouldn’t terest of time. tion that the ability for banks to trust be reeling as they are at this very mo- Rather, I feel that the financial serv- each other in financial transfers of ment. ices should be well-balanced and car- non-interest-bearing large amounts is So I would say that we should be very ried out in a manner that encourages in no small part something that will cautious in expanding the role of the consumer choice, market competitions, keep the market going if otherwise regulatory agencies, which does not there is a lack of confidence in the and strong protections. It is my sincere solve the problem. At the same time, bank. hope that this legislation is designed to giving more power to the Federal Re- I do object to the way this bill is paid carefully and fairly police the financial serve doesn’t make much sense if the for. I believe that it was inappropriate. services industry treating similar prod- theory is right that the Federal Re- And unfortunately, people at the con- ucts in the short-term credit market serve is the source of much of our prob- ference were not willing to consider a equally while encouraging lending lems. real pay-for, not even a real rollback in practices that are fair to consumers. Now, some objected to the trans- unexpended funds that would otherwise Is this the intent? parency bill of the Federal Reserve and be available. Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. If the said that that was too much informa- Mr. Speaker, this bill is done. We gentleman would yield, first, let me tion, that the Federal Reserve had to cannot look to what this will or won’t say that anybody who asks has my per- be totally independent. The Federal do. We have to look to the future. Will mission to skip any statement. That is Reserve Transparency Act doesn’t do we do a better job in data management, an example I am going to try to follow anything about removing trans- in transparency, in creating the tools myself sometimes. parency. It doesn’t change monetary that would allow the financial over- Beyond that, I completely agree with policy. It just says that the American sight board and the financial industry the gentleman. people and the Congress have a right to regulators to do the job the next time The SPEAKER pro tempore. The know what they do. that they didn’t do the last time? time of the gentleman has expired. After the crisis hit, the Federal Re- Mr. Speaker, I do not have high con- Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. I yield serve injected $1.7 trillion and guaran- fidence that it will be done. I have high an additional 15 seconds to the gen- teed many more trillions of dollars, confidence that this body will work to- tleman. and it was very hard to get any infor- gether to produce a bill, send it to the Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. I yield to mation whatsoever. So an ongoing other body, and try, try to get them to the chairman. audit to find out exactly what they do understand that data transparency is Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. We do and why they do it, I think, would be a essential if we are not going to have want to make sure it’s an informed first step to finding out the relation- another meltdown. choice, and we’re going to work on fi- ship of the Federal Reserve system to

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In both the House and the the aisle claim that this bill requires found out about what goes on at the Senate, they refuse to support a pre- that taxpayers be paid back. Yet how Fed, they want transparency of the funded funeral fund that would be paid in heaven’s name can taxpayers believe Fed. for by the riskiest and biggest banks. that when this very bill breaks the ear- So fortunately today we will have a No. The big bankers don’t pay. Main lier promise that taxpayers would be chance to vote on this because it will Street has to pay. paid back for TARP? be in the recommittal motion, and it Opposition from certain Republican This bill also fails to reform Fannie will give us a chance to put the lan- Senators—and I won’t mention their Mae and Freddie Mac, the two mort- guage back in, the H.R. 1207, the Fed- names—forced us to strip the bank as- gage giants at the center of the hous- eral Reserve Transparency Act, a sistance from the conference report ing crisis. Taxpayers have bailed chance to audit the Fed. So this will be just last night. Republicans have sided Fannie and Freddie out to the tune of a perfect opportunity to emphasize the with big Wall Street banks at every op- $150 billion and billions more to come, importance of the Fed and to say that portunity. They even opposed an but this bill doesn’t reform them. It we do need a full audit. amendment in the conference to in- merely calls for a study, and it fails to Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. I yield crease the FDIC insurance to help pro- include as part of our Federal budget 31⁄2 minutes to the gentleman from Illi- tect people’s hard-earned deposits the trillions in liabilities taxpayers nois (Mr. GUTIERREZ), who’s the chair- along with community banks and small now face because the Federal Govern- man of the Financial Institution Sub- businesses. ment owns and operates both Fannie committee and has done a great deal of So let’s be clear. Combine this re- and Freddie. work to improve our financial situa- fusal to guarantee that the banks pay Finally, let’s not forget our hidden tion through this bill. to clean up any future messes that costs in this bill. Our Midwest manu- Mr. GUTIERREZ. Chairman FRANK, I facturers had nothing to do with the want to commend you, first of all, for they make with open opposition to this housing crisis or with the financial your hard work in getting this legisla- legislation and it is obvious where the meltdown. Yet this bill requires them tion through Congress and your dedica- line has been drawn by Republicans. If to divert trillions of dollars of working tion to reforming our financial system. it helps Wall Street banks, they favor The legislation we have before us it; but if it helps Main Street and reg- capital to pay for financial trans- takes a multi-pronged approach to end- ular Americans, they won’t vote for it, actions, which may stifle job growth ing the problem of ‘‘too big to fail’’ by and we don’t think they will today. and raise the cost of commodities for giving regulators the tools, only when Mr. Speaker, I won’t hold my breath American families. it is necessary, to decrease the size of for any Republican support of this his- What is the cost to small businesses? financial institutions, limit their risky toric legislation. But I do urge all of It is job growth. According to the U.S. behaviors, and wind down systemically our Members to support this vital bill. Chamber of Commerce, it is taxpayers, significant firms if they threaten the Mr. BACHUS. I yield myself 15 sec- small businesses and consumers as health of our financial system. onds. they pick up the tab for new Federal The most direct way to end ‘‘too big Mr. Speaker, I don’t think you would bureaucrats, 355 new rules, 47 studies, to fail’’ is to stop firms from growing go to a funeral home and lend the and 74 reports. too big in the first place. To limit their corpse money. So I don’t know why you In the name of financial reform, we size and complexity, this legislation would lend money to a failing firm. must not stifle job creation by saddling would impose increasingly strict rules You ought to just go ahead and put our small businesses and manufactur- on capital levels and leverage ratios them in bankruptcy like we want to ers with additional burdens. We need to which would limit a firm’s risky behav- do. get financial reform right so that ior and diminish its potential threat to Mr. Speaker, at this time I yield 3 innovators and entrepreneurs can se- the stability of our financial system. minutes to the gentlelady from Illinois cure credit and can expand and create By implementing a strong Volcker rule who’s the chairman of the Financial desperately needed jobs. We need to get and limiting proprietary trading by in- Services Oversight Committee (Mrs. reform right, but this bill doesn’t pass sured depository institutions, we mini- BIGGERT). the test. I urge my colleagues to oppose this mize a bank’s ability to use subsidized b 1650 funds for risky trading practices. conference report and bill. Additionally, the Dodd-Frank bill Mrs. BIGGERT. I thank the gen- Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. I yield will create a financial stability over- tleman for yielding. 11⁄2 minutes to a very diligent member sight council that will be able to force Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to of our committee who has fought hard a company, as a last resort, to divest this conference report and the bill. for the manufacturing interests of this some of its holdings and shrink its size In the fall of 2008, our entire financial country, the gentleman from Michigan if the council determines it poses a risk system and economy were on the verge (Mr. PETERS). to the stability of the financial system. of collapse. The $750 billion TARP pro- Mr. PETERS. I thank the chairman It has tools. gram was hastily proposed. I, for one, for yielding. The most important part of this leg- would never have backed it were it not Mr. Speaker, the Dodd-Frank Wall islation that will help to end ‘‘too big for the taxpayer protections—a prom- Street Reform bill is an historic piece to fail’’ is the resolution authority we ise that the taxpayers would be repaid. of legislation that will protect con- create to safely wind down a failed sig- This bill flat out breaks that promise sumers, reduce the risk of future eco- nificant firm and to prevent any fur- to taxpayers. It siphons away unspent nomic failures, and provide for the in- ther bank bailouts. This legislation money from the TARP program. In- creased oversight of our entire finan- ends individual open-bank assistance. stead of returning it to the taxpayers cial system. However, it also strives to Let me repeat: this legislation ends in- or instead of paying down our $13 tril- protect job-creating Main Street busi- dividual open-bank assistance, mean- lion debt as promised, it uses the nesses. ing that if the resolution authority, money to pay for new Federal spend- For example, this legislation will, for the death panel, the burial panel, is ap- ing. the first time, bring transparency and plied to a bank, it will not be bailed Contrary to my colleagues’ rhetoric, oversight to the currently unregulated out but allowed to safely fail and pre- this bill makes bailouts permanent. $600 trillion derivatives market. How- vent containment from spreading to Look at section 210N(5) and section ever, because commercial end users, the markets. Let me repeat this: no 210N(6). These provisions authorize bu- who are those who use derivatives to more bailout. We have a funeral fund. reaucrats to bail out the six largest hedge legitimate business risks, do not

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This is patently emptions for clearing and margin to House produced a very good product. false. certain captive finance companies that The Senate’s efforts on derivatives The section in question governs the use swaps to hedge their interest rate went in a very different direction. As regulation of major swap participants and foreign currency risks arising from with any legislation with such stark and swap dealers, and its provisions their financing activities. The amend- differences, compromises had to be apply only to major swap participants ment was narrowly tailored to ensure made. and swap dealers. Nowhere in this sec- that a captive finance company can This comprehensive legislation rep- tion do we give regulators any author- only qualify for the exemption if 90 resents a middle ground between the ity to impose capital and margin re- percent of its business derives from fi- House and Senate products. While no quirements on end users. What is going nancing the sale or lease of its parent one got everything they wanted in this on here is that the Wall Street firms company’s manufactured goods. bill, I think we got a bill that will help want to get out of the margin require- There is another provision of this bill prevent another crisis in the financial ments, and they are playing on the which provides a 2-year transition pe- markets like the one we experienced in fears of the end users in order to obtain riod for affiliates. 2008. exemptions for themselves. I would like to yield to Chairman The House Agriculture Committee b 1700 FRANK so he can clarify that what started looking at some of the issues these two provisions do is provide a addressed in this legislation even be- One of the sources of financial insta- limited exemption from clearing and fore evidence of the financial crisis bility in 2008 was that derivative trad- margin requirements for qualifying started to appear. I am pleased that ers like AIG did not have the resources captive finance companies and a 2-year the conference report contains many of to back up their transactions. If we transition period for all other captives the provisions the House Ag Com- don’t require these major swap partici- that would not qualify for the limited mittee endorsed over the course of pants and swap dealers to put more exemption created by the Peters passing three bills on this topic. Let backing behind their swap deals, we amendment. me briefly talk about some of those will only perpetuate this instability. Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. If the provisions. That is not good for these markets, and gentleman would yield, the answer is Our in-depth review of derivative it is certainly not good for end users. absolutely. He has crafted this very markets began when we experienced I am confident that after passing this well with our cooperation, and he has significant price volatility in energy conference report we can go home to stated this completely accurately. futures markets due to excessive specu- our constituents and say that we have Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 7 lation—first with natural gas and then cracked down on Wall Street and the minutes to the gentleman from Okla- with crude oil. We all remember when too-big-to-fail firms that caused the fi- homa (Mr. LUCAS), who is the ranking we had $147 oil. The Ag Committee ex- nancial crisis. member of the Agriculture Committee, amined the influx of new traders in With that, I urge my colleagues to to then yield time to his members. these markets, including hedge funds support the passage of this conference The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there and index funds, and we looked at the report. objection to the request of the gen- relationship between what was occur- I reserve the balance of my time. tleman from Alabama? ring on regulated markets and the even Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- Without objection, the gentleman larger unregulated over-the-counter self 3 minutes. from Oklahoma will control 7 minutes. market. This conference report in- Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to There was no objection. cludes the tools we authorized and the this job-killing conference report. At a Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. direction to the CFTC to mitigate out- time when Congress should be focused Speaker, I yield 13 minutes of my time rageous price spikes we saw 2 years on economic expansion, the majority to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. ago. brings us this conference report, which PETERSON), the chairman of the Agri- The House Agriculture Committee will kill jobs and make financial trans- culture Committee, our co-conferee, also spent a great deal of time consid- actions more expensive. and ask unanimous consent that he ering the role of derivatives in the col- Last December, this Chamber sup- control that time. lapse of the financial markets and de- ported a bipartisan effort to bring The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there bating different approaches to regu- transparency and regulation to the objection to the request of the gen- lating these financial tools. over-the-counter derivatives market tleman from Massachusetts? In the end, it was the Agriculture while allowing for the management of There was no objection. Committee, on a bipartisan basis, that legitimate risk. It recognized that The SPEAKER pro tempore. The embraced mandatory clearing well be- mom-and-pop shops on Main Street Chair recognizes the gentleman from fore the idea became popular. Clearing were not the villains behind the eco- Minnesota. is not only a means to bring greater nomic collapse. They did not cause the Mr. PETERSON. I thank the gen- transparency to the derivative mar- financial crisis and should not be treat- tleman for yielding. kets, but it also should reduce the risk ed as if they did. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support that was prevalent throughout the The derivatives title this Chamber of the conference report on H.R. 4173, over-the-counter market. The con- passed reflected the need for commer- The Wall Street Reform and Consumer ference report closely follows the cial end users to lay off risk so they Protection Act. House approach to mandatory clearing. could offer their products at reasonable I want to start by thanking Chair- In crafting the House bill and the and stable prices. Unfortunately, the man FRANK, who has demonstrated his conference report, we focused on cre- Senate decided that only some indus- great policymaking skills and leader- ating a regulatory approach that per- tries, only some, were worthy of inex- ship on this important issue. mits the so-called end users to con- pensive risk mitigation. The staffs of both the House Agri- tinue using derivatives to hedge risks Despite the overwhelming bipartisan culture Committee and the Financial associated with their underlying busi- support our derivatives language en- Services Committee have worked close- nesses, whether it is energy explo- joyed, during a meeting in the dark of ly on this legislation for the past year, ration, manufacturing, or commercial night our bipartisan language was and it is thanks to our efforts that we activities. End users did not cause the stripped out. A title that we passed by have a conference committee report for financial crisis of 2008. They were actu- voice vote was only going to survive if us today. ally the victims of it. offered as an amendment. So that is

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American small businesses funds, and did not engage in abusive should be shut down, the government were told by the majority they would subprime lending. We have believed gets to decide how everyone that does be regulated as though they were Wall that this legislation should not do any- business with that company is treated, Street. thing to disrupt this record of success. ignoring the rule of law, just like they A report released yesterday believes Mr. Speaker, I now would like to did with AIG and the automobile com- the language change by the majority enter into a colloquy with the chair- panies behind closed doors. could cost U.S. companies $1 trillion in man of the Agriculture Committee. And if those problems weren’t serious capital and liquidity requirements. Mr. Chairman, the conference report enough, now the majority is playing This isn’t money to pay lavish bonuses; includes compromise language that re- fast and footloose with the taxpayers. this is money to pay salaries, fund re- quires the Commodity Futures Trading In a move that could only make Bernie search and development, and pay con- Commission to consider exempting Madoff and Enron proud, the majority struction loans. small banks, Farm Credit System in- is now taking the unused and paid-back Further analysis of this language stitutions and credit unions from pro- TARP funds that were supposed to pay concludes that $400 billion would be visions requiring that all swaps be down the national debt and double- needed for collateral for businesses to cleared. We understand that commu- counting the deposit insurance pre- post with dealer counterparts to cover nity banks, Farm Credit institutions miums to pay for the $19 billion cost of the exposure of their existing over-the- and credit unions did not cause the fi- this bill. counter derivatives. It is estimated nancial crisis that precipitated this American families can’t double-count that another $370 billion represents the legislation. While the legislation places their income from their paychecks. additional credit capacity that compa- a special emphasis on institutions with What kind of accounting is Congress nies could need to cover future risk. less than $10 billion in assets, my read- using that will let us double-count the Despite the majority’s voracious ap- ing of the language is that they should money? petite for spending, these are enormous not in any way be viewed by the Com- Mr. Speaker, bills sometimes have dollar amounts. Rural America doesn’t modity Futures Trading Commission good titles but they don’t accomplish have the option of waiving phony as a limit on the size of the institution what they are supposed to do. There is PAYGO requirements. These costs are that should be considered for an ex- no real financial reform in this bill. I real and the ability to pay them does emption. wish there was. I want to vote for real not exist. Business will now have to Mr. Chairman, would you concur cut spending, which, simply put, means with this assessment? financial reform. But the big losers job losses or hold on at its very own Mr. PETERSON. Yes, I fully agree. here are the American people. They risk, thereby further concentrating The language says that institutions to stay at risk. Their choices are going to risk. be considered for the exemption shall be limited, because now we are going to You know, once upon a time this bill include those with $10 billion or less in have a new credit czar determine what was supposed to avoid risk concentra- assets. It is not a firm standard. Some kind of financial products that the tion. That was once upon a time. firms with larger assets could qualify, American people get to look at. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of while some with smaller assets may If you want real reform, vote against my time. not. The regulators will have max- this bill. Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield imum flexibility when looking at the b 1710 such time as he may consume to the risk portfolio of these institutions for gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield consideration of an exemption. such time as he may consume to the HOLDEN). Mr. HOLDEN. I thank the chairman. Mr. HOLDEN. I thank the chairman Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Chairman, I now gentleman from Iowa (Mr. BOSWELL). for yielding. yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Mr. BOSWELL. Mr. Speaker, I would like to engage the chairman in a col- I rise today in support of H.R. 4173. Texas (Mr. NEUGEBAUER), who is a very I serve as chairman of the House Ag- significant participant on both the Fi- loquy. riculture Subcommittee on Conserva- nancial Services Committee and the I would like to briefly clarify an im- tion, Credit, Energy, and Research. As Agriculture Committee. portant point with the chairman re- such, we have jurisdiction over the in- Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Mr. Speaker, I garding the intention of one of the ex- stitutions of the Farm Credit System rise in strong opposition to this con- clusions from the definition of ‘‘swap.’’ that serve agriculture as well as rural ference report. Financial regulatory re- The exclusion from the definition of communities across the country. form is needed, but this 2,300 page bill swap for ‘‘any sale of a nonfinancial Over 20 years ago, the Agriculture is the wrong solution for the taxpayers, commodity or security for deferred Committee put in place a revised legis- and it won’t help build strong capital shipment or delivery, so long as the lative and regulatory regime for the markets needed to fuel growth and new transaction is intended to be phys- Farm Credit System that has success- jobs for our country. ically settled,’’ is intended to be con- fully stood the test of time in ensuring If you liked the bailouts of the last sistent with the forward contract ex- that these institutions operate safe and few years, you are going to love this clusion that is currently in the Com- sound. new financial bill. If you are a con- modity Exchange Act and CFTC’s es- Farm Credit System institutions are sumer who wants fewer choices, higher tablished policy on this subject. Phys- regulated and examined by a fully em- costs of credit and new fees, this bill ical commodity transactions should powered independent regulatory agen- has some great deals for you. not be regulated as swaps as that term cy, the Farm Credit Administration, This bill will vastly expand the pow- is defined in this legislation. This is which has the authority to shut down ers of the government regulators. true even if commercial parties agree and liquidate a system institution that Those are the same regulators who fell to ‘‘book-out’’ their delivery obliga- is not financially viable. In addition, short of the job the first time around, tions under a forward contract. the Farm Credit System is the only and now they are asking us to trust For those who may not be familiar GSE that has a self-funded insurance them and they tell us that the outcome with terminology used in the trade, a program in place that was established will be different next time. But the book-out is a second agreement be- to not only protect investors in farm outcome won’t be different, because tween two commercial parties to a for- credit debt securities against loss of this bill sets up a permanent bailout ward contract who find themselves in a their principal and interest, but also to regime that puts the government in delivery chain or circle at the same de- protect taxpayers. charge of picking winners and losers. livery point. They can agree to settle

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But the chairman well Simply put, book-outs reduce trans- the current bill that makes commer- knows if he looks into the bill that action costs, and that saves consumers cial end users who hedge their exposure that receivership is not for a day or money. to risk susceptible to unnecessary mar- two—it’s for a year or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 Can the chairman clarify this for me? gin requirements through the use of years that we can continue to see I yield to the chairman. cash collateral. Forcing sophisticated American taxpayers putting out their Mr. PETERSON. The gentleman is end users to increase capital set-asides money to bail out these failed, risky correct. My interpretation of the exclu- to cover margins will ultimately raise institutions. sionary provision from the definition of the cost of products purchased by small It seems that at every turn the swap that he mentioned is that the ex- businesses. Given the state of the econ- Democrats who wrote this bill chose to clusion would apply to transactions in omy, raising the costs on small busi- endow the same failed regulators who which the parties’ delivery obligations nesses is one of the worst things that failed to foresee the last crisis with are booked-out, as the gentleman de- can be done. more and more power. At every single scribed. The fact that the parties may The adverse long-term consequences turn the Democrats chose more govern- subsequently agree to settle their obli- of this legislation is nothing short of ment bureaucracy and more govern- gations with a payment based on a startling. At a time when American ment outreach into our economy. And price difference through a book-out small businesses need it most, this bill at every turn the Democrats threw up does not turn a forward contract into a may seriously restrict their access to policies that will kill jobs and restrict swap. capital. Additionally, this legislation credit. Excluding physical forward con- will negatively affect small business Now, on the one hand, this isn’t sur- tracts, including book-outs, is con- investment companies from allowing prising. We’ve seen this all before, sistent with the CFTC’s longstanding regulators to decide whether these in- when you think about it, whether it view that physical forward contracts in stitutions can obtain capital from was in the area of cap-and-trade or in health care proposals, among others we which the parties later agree to book- banks. out their delivery obligations for com- In closing, I strongly urge my col- saw before. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The mercial convenience are excluded from leagues to join me in opposing this ill- time of the gentleman has expired. its jurisdiction. Nothing in this legisla- conceived conference report. If Con- Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield tion changes that result with respect gress expects small businesses to help the gentleman 11⁄2 additional minutes. to commercial forward contracts. turn around the economy, we have got Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. On the Mr. BOSWELL. I thank the chairman to focus on developing legislation that other hand, it is disappointing when for the clarification. helps them do just that. you consider the history of the failed Mr. PETERSON. I thank the gen- Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, can I in- efforts in the area of health care or the tleman. quire as to the time left on both sides? failed efforts on the other side in the I encourage people to support the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- area of cap-and-tax that they haven’t 1 conference report. tleman from Alabama has 21 ⁄4 minutes learned by now from their past mis- I have no further requests for time, remaining. The gentleman from Massa- takes. Think about it for a moment. and I yield back the balance of my chusetts has 11 minutes remaining. Think about what we hear when we go time. Mr. BACHUS. At this time I yield 2 back to our districts. That the Amer- Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Speaker, I yield the minutes to the gentleman from New ican people are delivering a strong remaining 2 minutes to the ranking Jersey (Mr. GARRETT), who is the rank- message to those of us in Washington member on the Small Business Admin- ing member of the Capital Markets willing to listen, a message saying that istration Committee and a very valued Subcommittee. they do not want a continuation, Mr. member of the Agriculture Committee, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. I rise Speaker, of the failed policies that you the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. in opposition to this job-killing con- brought to the floor in the past with GRAVES). tinuation of a bailout bill. Earlier, your bailouts of Wall Street. The Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speak- Chairman FRANK said he was aston- American people say that they do not er, everyone agrees it’s critical to re- ished by our interpretation this is a want to be on the hook for the tens— structure the regulatory oversight of bailout bill. Well, what is even more no—the hundreds of billions of dollars our Nation’s financial sector to help astonishing is the fact that this is the to bail out institutions on Wall Street prevent future crises. Unfortunately, same chairman who was here last ses- that made bad risks. They want it to not only does this conference report sion leading the efforts in our last bail- end now. And they want to end it fail to achieve this most basic goal, it out bill. And here he is, once again, today. They want less failed govern- also creates harmful new hurdles for leading the effort on this bill for a con- ment overage into their lives and into small businesses. As ranking member tinuation of bailout. What is perhaps the economy. They do not want insti- of the House Small Business Com- even more astonishing than that is tutions yet again created that can look mittee, I cannot support this legisla- that here he stands as the author of the at every single transaction that they tion. bill, with the 2,300 pages in front of make, whether it’s at the ATM that Some of my colleagues are quick to him, holding up and actually reading the government can now look down state publicly that small businesses are the bill, and he fails to see that this into those transactions, whether it’s going to bring us out of this economic underlying piece of legislation con- opening up a credit card account some- downturn, yet they turn their backs on tinues to bail out creditors at the ex- place that the Federal Government can small firms and promote policies that pense of U.S. taxpayers. now look into those transactions, severely hinder their growth. Through Just as we saw with the situation of whether it’s any transaction whatso- this legislation, Congress is once again AIG, where the creditors on Wall ever that you or I make or anyone lis- ignoring the voice of the entrepreneur. Street and the creditors over in China tening to this speech tonight will be The conference report includes a and such areas as that were bailed out able to make, because bureaucrats, massive new government bureaucracy at a hundred percent, we see the same unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats, that supporters claim will protect con- thing possibly going forward here in will be able to look into those trans- sumers from overzealous sellers of this legislation as well. Perhaps that actions. credit. However, the breadth of the explains to us all why Wall Street is They want less failed government rulemaking authority is astounding applauding this bill—because they overage into their lives. They want less and will likely affect millions of credit know that they will continue to see the intrusions into the economy. What, transactions between small businesses bailouts that they saw in the past. So you ask them, do they want? They sim- and their customers. Even if the new it is astonishing to see that we’re re- ply want more opportunities—opportu- agency only controls credit offered by peating history. nities to work and to provide for their

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It is imperative that the ing from car companies to airlines or energy 1 minute to my colleague, the gen- regulators do not unnecessarily divert work- companies who produce and distribute power tleman from Minnesota (Mr. PETER- ing capital from our economy into margin to farm machinery manufacturers. They also SON), the chairman of the Agriculture accounts, in a way that would discourage include captive finance affiliates, finance Committee. hedging by end users or impair economic arms that are hedging in support of manu- Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Speaker, I growth. facturing or other commercial companies. Again, Congress clearly stated in this bill would like to enter into the RECORD a The end user exemption also may apply to that the margin and capital requirements our smaller financial entities—credit unions, letter that Chairman FRANK and I re- are not to be imposed on end users, nor can community banks, and farm credit institu- ceived from Chairmen LINCOLN and the regulators require clearing for end user tions. These entities did not get us into this DODD on the treatment of end users trades. Regulators are charged with estab- crisis and should not be punished for Wall under the derivatives title of the bill. lishing rules for the capital requirements, as Street’s excesses. They help to finance jobs As the letter makes clear, we have well as the margin requirements for all and provide lending for communities all given the regulators no authority to uncleared trades, but rules may not be set in across this nation. That is why Congress pro- impose margin requirements on anyone a way that requires the imposition of margin vided regulators the authority to exempt requirements on the end user side of a lawful these institutions. who is not a swap dealer or a major transaction. In cases where a Swap Dealer This is also why we narrowed the scope of swap participant. enters into an uncleared swap with an end the Swap Dealer and Major Swap Participant While the regulators do have author- user, margin on the dealer side of the trans- definitions. We should not inadvertently pull ity over the dealer or MSP side of a action should reflect the counterparty risk in entities that are appropriately managing transaction, we expect the level of of the transaction. Congress strongly encour- their risk. In implementing the Swap Dealer margin required will be minimal, in ages regulators to establish margin require- and Major Swap Participant provisions, Con- keeping with the greater capital that ments for such swaps or security-based gress expects the regulators to maintain such dealers and MSPs will be required swaps in a manner that is consistent with through rulemaking that the definition of to hold. That margin will be impor- the Congressional intent to protect end users Major Swap Participant does not capture from burdensome costs. companies simply because they use swaps to tant, however, to ensure that the deal- In harmonizing the different approaches hedge risk in their ordinary course of busi- er or major stock participant will be taken by the House and Senate in their re- ness. Congress does not intend to regulate capable of meeting their obligations to spective derivatives titles, a number of pro- end-users as Major Swap Participants or the end users. We need to make sure visions were deleted by the Conference Com- Swap Dealers just because they use swaps to that they have that backing. mittee to avoid redundancy and to stream- hedge or manage the commercial risks asso- I would also note that few, if any, line the regulatory framework. However, a ciated with their business. For example, the end users will be major swap partici- consistent Congressional directive through- Major Swap Participant and Swap Dealer out all drafts of this legislation, and in Con- pants, as we have excluded ‘‘positions definitions are not intended to include an gressional debate, has been to protect end electric or gas utility that purchases com- held for hedging or mitigating com- users from burdensome costs associated with modities that are used either as a source of mercial risk’’ from being considered as margin requirements and mandatory clear- fuel to produce electricity or to supply gas a ‘‘substantial position’’ under that ing. Accordingly, changes made in Con- to retail customers and that uses swaps to definition. ference to the section of the bill regulating hedge or manage the commercial risks asso- I would ask Chairman FRANK whether capital and margin requirements for Swap ciated with its business. Congress incor- he concurs with my view of the bill. Dealers and Major Swap Participants should porated a de minimis exception to the Swap The SPEAKER pro tempore. The not be construed as changing this important Dealer definition to ensure that smaller in- time of the gentleman has expired. Congressional interest in protecting end stitutions that are responsibly managing Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. I yield users. In fact, the House offer amending the their commercial risk are not inadvertently capital and margin provisions of Sections 731 pulled into additional regulation. the gentleman 15 additional seconds. and 764 expressly stated that the strike to Just as Congress has heard the end user And the gentleman is absolutely the base text was made ‘‘to eliminate redun- community, regulators must carefully take right. We do differentiate between end dancy.’’ Capital and margin standards should into consideration the impact of regulation users and others. The marginal require- be set to mitigate risk in our financial sys- and capital and margin on these entities. ments are not on end users. They are tem, not punish those who are trying to It is also imperative that regulators do not only on the financial and major swap hedge their own commercial risk. assume that all over-the-counter trans- participants. And they are permissive. Congress recognized that the individual- actions share the same risk profile. While They are not mandatory, and they are ized credit arrangements worked out be- uncleared swaps should be looked at closely, tween counterparties in a bilateral trans- regulators must carefully analyze the risk going to be done, I think, with an ap- action can be important components of busi- associated with cleared and uncleared swaps propriate touch. ness risk management. That is why Congress and apply that analysis when setting capital U.S. SENATE, specifically mandates that regulators permit standards for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Washington, DC, June 30, 2010. the use of non-cash collateral for Participants. As regulators set capital and Hon. Chairman BARNEY FRANK, counterparty arrangements with Swap Deal- margin standards on Swap Dealers or Major Financial Services Committee, House of Rep- ers and Major Swap Participants to permit Swap Participants, they must set the appro- resentatives, Rayburn House Office Build- flexibility. Mitigating risk is one of the most priate standards relative to the risks associ- ing, Washington, DC. important reasons for passing this legisla- ated with trading. Regulators must carefully Hon. Chairman COLLIN PETERSON, tion. consider the potential burdens that Swap Committee on Agriculture, House of Representa- Congress determined that clearing is at the Dealers and Major Swap Participants may tives, Longworth House Office Building, heart of reform—bringing transactions and impose on end user counterparties—espe- Washington, DC. counterparties into a robust, conservative cially if those requirements will discourage DEAR CHAIRMEN FRANK AND PETERSON: and transparent risk management frame- the use of swaps by end users or harm eco- Whether swaps are used by an airline hedg- work. Congress also acknowledged that nomic growth. Regulators should seek to im- ing its fuel costs or a global manufacturing clearing may not be suitable for every trans- pose margins to the extent they are nec- company hedging interest rate risk, deriva- action or every counterparty. End users who essary to ensure the safety and soundness of tives are an important tool businesses use to hedge their risks may find it challenging to the Swap Dealers and Major Swap Partici- manage costs and market volatility. This use a standard derivative contracts to ex- pants. legislation will preserve that tool. Regu- actly match up their risks with counterpar- Congress determined that end users must lators, namely the Commodity Futures Trad- ties willing to purchase their specific expo- be empowered in their counterparty rela- ing Commission (CFTC), the Securities and sures. Standardized derivative contracts may tionships, especially relationships with swap Exchange Commission (SEC), and the pru- not be suitable for every transaction. Con- dealers. This is why Congress explicitly gave dential regulators, must not make hedging gress recognized that imposing the clearing to end users the option to clear swaps con- so costly it becomes prohibitively expensive and exchange trading requirement on com- tracts, the option to choose their clearing- for end users to manage their risk. This let- mercial end-users could raise transaction house or clearing agency, and the option to ter seeks to provide some additional back- costs where there is a substantial public in- segregate margin with an independent 3rd ground on legislative intent on some, but not terest in keeping such costs low (i.e., to pro- party custodian.

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I shipment or delivery, so long as the trans- Sarah Wallace makes, her observation listened to the gentleman from New action is intended to be physically settled’’ is that instead of focusing on providing Jersey, and he remarked on what the is intended to be consistent with the forward credit and providing the best possible people were saying. And I think that, contract exclusion that is currently in the service to the customers in these small frankly, his remarks reflected the dif- Commodity Exchange Act and the CFTC’s towns that need that credit, these in- ference in the perspective between the established policy and orders on this subject, stitutions will instead focus their ef- two parties. including situations where commercial par- forts on appeasing the Federal Govern- Indeed, that perspective has been re- ties agree to ‘‘book-out’’ their physical deliv- ery obligations under a forward contract. ment and on appeasing their allies in flected in my three decades here, under Congress recognized that the capital and Congress. Mr. Reagan and others who have served margin requirements in this bill could have Well, why should that give us con- as President and lastly with Mr. Bush, an impact on swaps contracts currently in cern? It should worry us because Mr. Obama’s immediate predecessor. existence. For this reason, we provided legal whether it is striving toward another And that perspective was, if the regu- certainty to those contracts currently in ex- altruistic goal, such as Congress’ inter- lators would simply get out of the way, istence, providing that no contract could be est in subsidizing housing—and by the terminated, renegotiated, modified, amend- things would be fine. Mr. ROYCE indi- ed, or supplemented (unless otherwise speci- way, that’s what happened during the cates that the market will take care of fied in the contract) based on the implemen- housing crisis—or whether it’s fun- things. ‘‘The market will discipline tation of any requirement in this Act, in- neling cash into friendly community itself,’’ he said. Phil Gramm said that cluding requirements on Swap Dealers and activist organizations, like ACORN, with respect to the derivatives. Major Swap Participants. It is imperative the fact is, the closer big government Unfortunately, I voted for that bill that we provide certainty to these existing gets to business, the more likely these that Mr. Gramm was for. I made a mis- contracts for the sake of our economy and fi- favors will become the rule instead of take. Brooksley Born was correct. The nancial system. Regulators must carefully follow Congres- the exception. market did not discipline itself. In sional intent in implementing this bill. What I don’t like about this is the fact, the market took extraordinarily While Congress may not have the expertise political pull that comes out of it. irresponsible steps. What I hear, I tell to set specific standards, we have laid out What I don’t like about it is the mar- my friend from New Jersey, the people our criteria and guidelines for implementing ket discipline being replaced. And I saying is, Don’t let the big guys tram- reform. It is imperative that these standards think on a massive scale, this bill re- ple on us. Don’t let the big guys put us are not punitive to the end users, that we en- places objectivity with subjectivity. It at great risk. Don’t let the big guys courage the management of commercial replaces the market discipline on Main risk, and that we build a strong but respon- make decisions that they take the risk sive framework for regulating the deriva- Street with political pull in Wash- and we take the loss. That’s what I tives market. ington, and regulators will now decide hear the people saying, and that’s what Sincerely, which firms will be treated differently I think this bill is designed to respond Chairman CHRISTOPHER and, therefore, moved through the res- to. DODD, olution process and which firms should This week Mr. BOEHNER compared re- Senate Committee on be left to the bankruptcy courts. forming Wall Street to killing an ant Banking, Housing, Why would we care about that in with a nuclear weapon. Well, that may and Urban Affairs, terms of these big firms having this sound colorful, but this is the greatest U.S. Senate. ability now to have this alternative Chairman BLANCHE economic crisis that any of us—I’m LINCOLN, means of resolution? Well, once in the looking around on this floor—have ex- Senate Committee on resolution process, the government will perienced in our lifetimes. And I am Agriculture, Nutri- have the authority to provide a 100 per- closer to experiencing the last one than tion, and Forestry, cent bailout to whichever creditor it any of you, I think, on the floor are. U.S. Senate. favors while imposing severe losses on But none of us, even at my advanced Mr. BACHUS. At this time I yield 4 other institutions who bought the age, were alive during the Great De- minutes to the gentleman from Cali- exact same bonds. Should we be con- pression. So this is the first time that fornia (Mr. ROYCE), a senior member of cerned about abuse in this respect? I we have experienced such a deep, deep the committee. think so, because this type of bureau- recession. Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, yesterday cratic discretion has led to abuse in the But I will tell you, the 8 million a small community banker in Ohio by past. Americans whose jobs it took away the name of Sarah Wallace wrote a let- We have already seen that abuse in think it was a mighty big ant that ter. She wrote about what she believed the Obama administration’s handling squashed them and their families, or will be the end of community banking of the Chrysler bankruptcy last year. the millions more who saw their sav- as we know it. And Sarah Wallace Secured creditors, typically entitled to ings devastated or the families in every notes, in her words: ‘‘Going forward, we first priority payment under the abso- one of our districts who have lost their will no longer be able to evaluate loan lute priority rule, ended up receiving homes. They’re thinking to them- applications based solely on the credit- less than the union allies of the admin- selves, Mr. BOEHNER, that was a mighty worthiness of the borrower. We will be istration who held junior creditor big ant that came my way. And not to making regulation compliance deci- claims. The fact that the regulatory re- more than half of the Nation’s working sions instead of credit decisions.’’ form approach injects politics into the adults who report that they have been And this gets to the heart of the process ensures this kind of favoritism pushed by the recession into ‘‘unem- issue with the underlying legislation in the future. ployment, pay cuts, reduced hours at that we’re discussing. Despite the fact Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. work or part-time jobs,’’ according to a that every failed financial firm had Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gen- Pew Research Center Survey reported some type of Federal regulator over- tleman from Maryland (Mr. HOYER), in today’s Washington Post. seeing it, the answer put forward in the majority leader. this bill is to give broad, largely unde- Mr. HOYER. I thank the chairman b 1730 fined powers to those regulators and for yielding, and I congratulate the Now, some of you may think that not, by the way, in the interest of safe- chairman for the extraordinary work was an ant that walked through here, ty and soundness. If the objective was he has done. I thank Mr. BACHUS too, but some think it was a pretty big ele- safety and soundness, the amendment who is, I think, one of the really re- phant. It squashed them and hurt that I put forward to allow the safety sponsible leaders in the minority in them. and soundness regulator to overrule terms of issues of substance. And when I don’t mean an elephant in the sym- the Consumer Financial Protection Bu- there are differences, they are honest bol of your party, a respected animal reau in cases where safety and sound- differences. with a long memory.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:03 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A30JN7.038 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H5250 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 30, 2010 But we have differences, and the dif- back, and they were careful in giving ing. There was a philosophy, of course, ferences are, as I’ve said before, that loans and careful in making sure that that regulation got in the way. you perceive regulation as harmful. people to whom they gave loans could And it prudently regulates the inher- My analogy is, if you take the referee pay them back. ently dangerous derivatives that War- off the football field, I guarantee the It was those who securitized them, ren Buffett called, and I quote, ‘‘weap- split end’s going to leave early. He’s that put them in these big, fancy docu- ons of financial mass destruction’’ for going to try to get an advantage. And ments, that didn’t care whether they the ability to bring down entire econo- I guarantee the little guys on the field could pay them back because, for the mies when bets go bad. are going to get trampled on by the big most part, they made their money on Should a major firm still find itself guys because there’s no referee to say, the transaction, not on the long-term on the verge of collapse, this bill insu- Time out. You broke the rules. responsibility of the debtor. lates the rest of the economy and keeps This bill is about putting the referee I’m happy that among our financial taxpayers off the hook, off the hook for back on the field and saying, Obey the institutions there are responsible ac- any future bailouts. rules. Do not trample on the little peo- tors who appreciate effective oversight Mr. Speaker, a tremendous amount ple. Don’t take risks that you will ex- and understand that it stimulates in- of irresponsibility in Washington and pect them to pay for. vestment, enterprise, entrepreneurship, on Wall Street went into the crisis More than half, Mr. Speaker, of to- and job creation. Why? Because people from which we are still struggling to day’s families have been affected. can trust the system because they recover. That crisis, of course, started There is no way to overstate what hap- know the referee is on the field watch- in December 2007. Actually, it started pened to them, and there is no mis- ing, and they know, therefore, the long before that, as I said, in the late taking the cause of the crisis: The Wall game will be honest. nineties. Middle class families who Street culture of reckless gambling, No bill, of course, can create an econ- worked hard and played by the rules and a culture of regulatory neglect omy without risk, nor should it. But overwhelmingly paid the price. that the last administration wants to this bill will bring accountability to But there’s a kind of irresponsibility perpetuate it, and some want to return Wall Street and Washington, protect even worse, failure to learn. We know to. and empower consumers, forestall fu- what greed and neglect can do. None of I simply think that would be a mis- ture financial meltdowns, and prevent us can plead ignorance. Let’s show, Mr. Speaker, ladies and take. I tell my friend from New Jersey, taxpayer money from being put on the gentlemen of this House, that we’ve the people I talk to think it would be line again to bail out Wall Street ex- learned something from the crisis. a mistake as well. They don’t like cess. Let’s keep it from happening again. what’s happened. They don’t want it to I want to say to my friend who men- That is, I tell my friend, what I hear happen again, and this is an effort to tioned that we bailed out Wall Street, from my constituents. They want to make sure that’s the case. how quickly you forget that it was have us stop it from happening again. Never again. Never again should Wall President Bush and Secretary Paulson They’re angry about it. I’m angry Street greed bring such suffering to our and Ben Bernanke, appointed as Chair about it. I’m sure that the ladies and country. And never again should Wash- of the Federal Reserve by President gentlemen on both sides of the aisle are ington stand by as that greed mani- Bush, that asked for that bill; and that angry about it. This is an opportunity fests itself as irresponsible risk taking your leadership, for the most part, sup- to ensure, to the extent we possibly where a few share the profits, but Main ported and urged its adoption. So, with can, that this tragedy to so many mil- Street bears the brunt of Wall Street’s all due respect, it was President Bush’s lions of families does not happen again. lost bets. administration that asked for that Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Will Now, let me say that I voted for that bailout, not Democrats. the gentleman yield for a question? bill—I was wrong—the Gramm bill that What Democrats did, when they said Mr. HOYER. I yield to my friend. said Brooksley Born was wrong, we there was a crisis, acted in a bipartisan Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. I didn’t need to regulate derivatives. way to respond to that crisis. And, very thank the gentleman, and I appreciate And by the way, there were a number frankly, I think we precluded a depres- the gentleman’s comments. of Democrat leaders who said that as sion. Would the gentleman just agree with well, that we didn’t need to, and Mr. Americans have an obligation of re- this statement, though, that neither I Greenspan said it as well. He’s admit- sponsible borrowing, but financial com- nor, I think, anyone on our side of the ted he made a mistake, and he was dis- panies also have responsibilities to aisle take the view that we want no tressed by that mistake. make loans fair and transparent. By regulation, that we are proposing no Now, we can’t erase that crisis, but creating a Consumer Financial Protec- reform; that, actually, we have pre- we can work to rebuild what we lost. tion Bureau, we can make sure that sented a proposal for reform, prior, to As Democrats have done every time, both sides live up to that bargain. the administration, that we do believe we’ve supported job creation, from the The Consumer Financial Protection we need some reform differing in ap- Recovery Act to ‘‘Cash for Clunkers’’ Bureau will strengthen and modernize proach and an approach that we and to the HIRE Act to the additional tax oversight of Wall Street by putting the some believe would end the perpetual relief for small businesses, that’s, functions of seven different agencies in bailouts? Would you agree that we just frankly, been obstructed by the minor- one accountable place. It seems to me come from a different perspective and ity party in the other body who have that that would appeal to people who just want to have a different proposal? made a high-stakes political bet on re- want not so much proliferation of var- Mr. HOYER. Reclaiming my time, I covery’s failure. That would be a ious agencies crossing one another. thank the gentleman for his question. shame. In addition, corporations like AIG As I said at the outset, I do believe We can also, just as any responsible and Lehman Brothers will no longer be we come from a different place. And I family would, ensure ourselves against able to make the kind of gambles that do believe it is accurate to state that a repeat crisis and protect America’s risk the health of our entire economy all of the Republican Presidents who jobs from another devastating collapse. and, indeed, the world’s. Institutions have served during the time that I have The Wall Street Reform and Consumer that place the biggest economic bets served have advanced the proposition Protection Act, which Mr. FRANK and will be required to keep capital on that regulation at the Federal level Mr. DODD have led to this point, means hand to meet their obligations, should was overburdensome and it ought to be an end to the irresponsible practices of those bets fail, and not expect the tax- reduced. the big banks. payer to do that. Certainly, we ought to reduce regula- And I want to say the community This bill also reduces the conflicts of tion that is neither effective and is in- banks, which I think Mr. ROYCE re- interest that allowed credit rating trusive to the growth of our economy ferred to, he’s absolutely right. They agencies to wrongfully declare such in- and to the effective operation of busi- were not the problem, none of our com- stitutions in good health long after nesses. But with respect to that, I say munity banks. They, frankly, cared they were dangerously overloaded. Of to my friend, I think what we saw dur- that people could pay their money course, the regulators weren’t watch- ing the last decade was an excessive

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It leaves the government- I hear from community bankers in on the field is not a bad person. He is sponsored enterprises, which represent my district. Cad Williams, East Texas trying to get an advantage. And that’s among other things the mother of all National Bank: ‘‘If I have more compli- the difference I think between our per- taxpayer bailouts, $147 billion and ance costs, and the Federal Govern- spectives. I understand that difference counting, with $1 trillion of taxpayer ment is going to limit the types of cus- of the perspectives, so I agree with you exposure. They are left in place. tomized credit products I can offer, we that we do have a difference in perspec- Amendments Republicans offered to re- will lose jobs in Anderson County, tive. I believe this strikes the right form the government-sponsored enter- Texas.’’ balance. prises, no, those are somehow out of I hear from constituents. Small busi- And I yield to my friend the chair- order. Amendments that would have nessman Tim Ratcliff of Combine, man. put them on budget, no, those are Texas: ‘‘I own a small business. I am a Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. I somehow out of order. distributor for promotional products would just say to the gentleman from And in fact, an amendment—there is that come from suppliers all over the New Jersey, I can only judge by what I only one little study in this. There are country. Without easy, reliable access see. When the House voted on this bill lots of studies; only one study dedi- to that credit, I am out of business.’’ last December, the minority had cer- cated to the government-sponsored en- Mr. Speaker, again, this is a job kill- tain amendments made in order by the terprises. An amendment that would er. I haven’t even talked about the rules, not as many as they would have have ensured the study at least try to huge new expansion of government liked or as I would have liked, but in figure out how to make the taxpayer within this bill. This should be de- the end they had the motion to recom- whole, the Democrats voted that down. feated. Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. I yield mit, over which they had complete edi- They are even scared of a study that 1 minute to the Speaker of the House. torial control. The motion to recommit would somehow try to make the tax- on this version of this bill that passed Ms. PELOSI. I commend the gen- payers whole. tleman for his great leadership, and I the House last December from the mi- Instead, what does this bill do, Mr. nority said no regulation, no reform of thank him for yielding time. Speaker? It creates a permanent bail- Mr. Speaker, as I listened to the de- regulation. out authority. There is only one reason bate here, I can’t help but remember, It had one provision. It said kill ev- to have a bailout authority, and that’s and I have a vivid memory of it, a cou- erything in the bill. It didn’t say do it for bailouts. If you want more tax- ple of years ago, almost 2 years ago, differently. It didn’t amend it. It didn’t payer-funded bailouts, this is the bill September 18, a Thursday afternoon, change it. It said do not change any- for you. To paraphrase a line from the we were gathered in our office, and had thing. Do not reform anything except old Kevin Costner movie ‘‘Field of just seen in the week and a half pre- end the TARP, which thanks to the Dreams,’’ If you build it, they will ceding, a week and a half to 2 weeks Senate we are now doing in this bill. come. That’s the whole reason to have preceding that day, some unusual So I can only judge by what I see. a bailout authority. events that related to Lehman Broth- When the gentleman says that, when The Federal Government can lend to ers, Merrill Lynch, and then AIG and the minority had a chance to offer failing firms. They can purchase the the Fed bailout of AIG. their own version of this, they offered assets of failing firms. The Federal I called the Secretary of the Treas- a version that said no, no reform, no Government can guarantee the obliga- ury and said, We are meeting here in change, no regulation, leave the status tions of failing firms. The Federal Gov- my office, and wondered if we could be quo. ernment can take a security interest in helpful in any way in terms of public Mr. HOYER. Reclaiming my time, the assets of failing firms. This is a policy, because what we seem to see and I will now leave the stage after a bailout authority. The big will get big- coming out from the executive branch little more than my minute, I will say ger, the small will get smaller, the tax- is chaos. Different responses to dif- to my friend that the chairman’s an- payer will get poorer. ferent challenges that were not adding swer, I think, reflects my view of our Now, I know our friends on the other up to us. Could you, Mr. Secretary, different perspectives. side of the aisle continue to say, well, come to the Congress tomorrow and Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, at this the taxpayer’s not going to have to pay give us a report on what is happening? time I yield 5 minutes to the gen- anything. Well, the Congressional And I said could you be here at 9 tleman from Texas (Mr. HENSARLING), Budget Office, headed by a Democrat, o’clock tomorrow morning to tell us the ranking member on the Financial they seem to differ. I have a copy of what is happening to the markets? Sec- Institutions Subcommittee. their analysis of the bill dated June 28. retary Paulson said, ‘‘Madam Speaker, Mr. HENSARLING. I thank the gen- ‘‘CBO estimates that enacting the leg- tomorrow morning will be too late.’’ tleman for yielding. islation would increase direct spending Tomorrow morning will be too late. Mr. Speaker, the cause of our finan- by $26.9 billion. Most of that amount ‘‘Why, Mr. Secretary, have you not no- cial crisis is really Federal policy that would result from provisions that tified Congress? Why have you not strong-armed, that cajoled, that facili- would establish a program for resolving called us sooner? Why would it take a tated financial institutions to loan certain financial firms that are insol- call from me to ask you to report to us money to people to buy homes who vent or in danger of becoming insol- to tell us that tomorrow morning will couldn’t afford to keep them, and peo- vent.’’ Now, they are notorious for low- be too late?’’ ple who decided to buy more home than balling these estimates, but even they Without going into his response, they could afford and now expect their say that ultimately taxpayers will be which I am happy to do, but in the in- neighbors who didn’t to bail them out. called upon for this bailout authority. terests of time I won’t now, I then I mean, Mr. Speaker, it’s not a mat- Mr. Speaker, the best way to end tax- called the Chairman of the Fed, Chair- ter of deregulation; it was a matter of payer bailouts of failing firms is to end man Bernanke, and asked him to join dumb regulation. And there was no taxpayer bailouts of failing firms. And the Secretary of the Treasury at my of- dumber regulation than that which that’s really the choice presented be- fice later that day. created the government-sponsored en- fore us. Bankruptcy versus bailouts for The meeting turned into a meeting terprises, and gave them an affordable failed Wall Street firms. The Demo- that was House and Senate, Democrats housing mission, and ended up buying crats obviously choose bailouts. and Republicans gathered together to the lion’s share of troubled mortgages, Second of all, Mr. Speaker, this is a hear from the Secretary of the Treas- or insuring the troubled mortgages in job killer, pure and simple a job killer. ury the condition of the markets. The

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And if this bill were to fail, we expert on the Great Depression, told us as a whole. would be preserving a status quo that that the situation was so grim that if The Wall Street Reform and Con- has left our economy in a wretched we did not act immediately, there sumer Protection Act has been appro- state. Or will we guarantee the Amer- would be no economy by Monday. This priately named for Chairman DODD and ican people strong reforms and effec- is Thursday night. There would be no Chairman FRANK, and I thank them for tive vigilance to prevent another finan- economy by Monday. How could it be? their leadership. In doing so, in bring- cial crisis? We, the greatest country in the world ing this legislation before the Con- How can we possibly resist the with the strongest economy, yet we gress, Chairman FRANK and Chairman change that must happen? How can we needed to act immediately. DODD are making history. For decades The response from the Bush adminis- forget that the chairman of the Fed to come their names will be identified said if we do not act, we will not have tration was a bailout of the banks. And with historic reforms to protect the at a 24-hour/48-hour period they pro- an economy by Monday—4 days from economy of our country and the finan- when we were having the conversation? duced a bill, $700 billion, that they cial and economic security of the asked the Congress to pass to bail out How can we let the status quo that cre- American people. ated that condition to continue? the banks. It was necessary to do be- I also want to acknowledge Chairman cause of the recklessness of the Bush I urge my colleagues to choose on the COLLIN PETERSON who carefully nego- side of Main Street. I urge you to build administration’s economic policy, be- tiated some of the most contentious cause of the lack of supervision, dis- a future of stability and security for positions of this legislation working America’s families, consumers, and cipline, regulation. The recklessness on with Chairwoman LINCOLN on the Sen- Wall Street had taken us to the brink small businesses. I urge you to vote ate side. All of the Democratic con- ‘‘aye’’ on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street of a financial crisis of such magnitude ferees, I thank you for your commit- that the chairman said there wouldn’t Reform and Consumer Protection Act. ment for making the strongest bill pos- Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield be an economy by Monday. sible and for always putting America’s Took us into deep recession where 81⁄2 myself such time as I may consume. consumers first. Mr. Speaker, I hear two people that I million jobs were lost. People lost their Today we will follow the lead of know are leaders of the majority; and jobs, therefore in many cases their those on the committee enacting his- they each, Mr. HOYER and Ms. PELOSI, health insurance. They lost their pen- toric legislation to bring transparency sions, they lost their savings, they had to our financial markets, lowering the I know they appear to be sincere when to live off savings, and they lost their leverage that got us into this trouble they say that never again will the investments for their children’s edu- in the first place, bringing tough over- American people be asked to bail out cation. Because of recklessness on Wall sight to Wall Street, and bringing con- those on Wall Street who made reck- Street, joblessness was rampant on sumer protection to Main Street and to less deals; no longer will the taxpayer Main Street. the American people. be put on the hook. One of the reasons was there was no By voting ‘‘yes,’’ we will pass the b 1800 credit. It’s interesting to hear my col- toughest set of Wall Street reforms in leagues talk about the importance of Yet there is an inconvenient truth generations. This comprehensive and here for my Democratic friends, and credit to Main Street, but not one of far-reaching legislation injects trans- them voted for the Small Business that is the clear wording of the bill. I parency and accountability as it lowers mean I think it is elementary that be- Credit bill that passed in this Congress leverage and to the financial system fore we pass legislation that we read it. about a week ago. run amok under the Republicans’ reck- I would not repeat this except that my But in any event, joblessness, lack of less economic policies. credit, suppressing the entrepreneurial This legislation makes commonsense colleagues in the majority continue to spirit of the United States of America, reforms that end the era of taxpayer say time after time after time that because there were some, not all, but bailouts and ‘‘too big to fail’’ financial there is no bailout, and there is. There some on Wall Street who decided it was firms. It establishes a new independent is an AIG-style bailout. Now, AIG can- okay to privatize the game as long as agency solely dedicated to protecting not be saved under this legislation. In they were making money and nation- Americans from anticonsumer abuses. fact, we changed that, and we both in- alize the risk. Send the bill to the tax- The bill closes the door on predatory sisted in a bipartisan way that the payer when they were not. That’s why lending and regulates payday lenders. AIGs of today will not survive. They we are here today to make sure that It includes provisions to allow us to will not survive under this bill. AIG, never happens again, to say to them conduct oversight over the Fed, estab- under this bill—and in bipartisan way that the party is now over. lishes tough rules for risky financial we agree—failed. We say we put the And it’s interesting to note that in practices, enhances oversight for credit AIGs into bankruptcy, and they are re- that message, not one Republican par- rating agencies, and reins in egregious solved in that way. My Democrat col- ticipated when this bill came to the CEO bonuses by giving shareholders a leagues say that an AIG-like failing floor originally. And that was the end say on executive pay. company will be put in an FDIC super- of last year. Years of allowing Wall It sheds light on the darkest corners vised resolution authority. Street to do anything it wants, beyond of the derivatives market and is fully Now, Mr. FRANK is correct when he laissez faire, to be overleveraged, no paid for. And how is it paid for? By says, Wait a minute. Wait a minute. transparency, no accountability, shutting down the Bush-era bailout This only occurs when these firms are produce the most severe financial cri- fund known as the TARP and using the being placed in liquidation. They are sis and economic downturn since the savings for financial reform. being liquidated. Great Depression—and the American As we cast our votes today, each Well, now, I agree with him, but is people paid the price. Member of this body faces a choice. We there no bailout of anyone on Wall Again, 8 million jobs, nearly $17 tril- have had these choices before. Demo- Street? Well, of course there is. It is a lion in net worth disappeared. A record crats wanted to rein in health insur- very expensive bailout. number of foreclosures ravaged our ance companies; the Republicans said In the Dodd-Frank bill, it is section communities. And, again, credit dis- no. Democrats wanted to rein in Big 204D(1–6). I mean, go write this down. appeared from small businesses. This Oil; the Republicans said no. Demo- Go and read it. It says that the FDIC also had a tremendous impact on con- crats want to rein in the recklessness can, one, lend to a failing firm; two, struction in our country because of the of some on Wall Street; the Repub- purchase the assets of a failing firm; lack of loans. licans are saying no. three, guarantee the obligation of a

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We’ve been told in the past 48 And that includes specifically the Federal Re- thing is: Where is the bailout fund in hours, 72 hours, by groups like the serve, an institution that has unfettered pow- this bill? International Swap and Derivatives As- ers and whose errors of judgment were a con- There is no bailout fund in this bill. sociation that this bill will cost busi- tributing cause of the financial crisis. There is $19 billion that is assessed to- nesses $1 trillion. $1 trillion. That is Monetary policy fueled the credit boom and wards community banks. They are capital. It doesn’t matter whether they bust cycle. The Fed needs to be held account- FDIC assessments that are raised, trade on the derivatives or if someone able for any mistakes it has made in the past which are about $9 billion, and there is does it for them. Someone has to post and any it may be making now. Failing to hold the TARP program that ended 3 that capital, and that goes through and the Fed accountable increases the likelihood months sooner than it should have. We is an expense for that commercial com- of those mistakes being repeated in the future, were told somehow, because we were pany. and exposes taxpayers to an unacceptable not going to start any new programs in If you take $1 trillion out of the level of risk. that 3 months, that somehow—hocus- economy suddenly, sure, you are going The American people support a full audit of pocus—it saves us about $10 billion. It to have a crisis like this bill antici- the Federal Reserve System to achieve the is hocus-pocus because you cannot pates. This bill says, if there is such a level of transparency needed to protect tax- spend the money on the new programs crisis, then a receiver is appointed. payer dollars and ensure accountability. in this bill and then turn around and Chairman FRANK keeps saying, A re- With each taxpayer dollar it committed dur- suddenly pull out of a hat that same ceiver is appointed. A receiver is ap- ing the financial crisis, the Fed assured the money and give it back to the tax- pointed. American people they would not take losses. payers. It just doesn’t happen. That’s right. That receiver, after 30 American taxpayers deserve more than the Also, Speaker PELOSI may forget that days, is authorized to borrow 90 per- central bank’s assurances; they deserve proof. one of the first signs of trouble was not cent of the fair value of the failing A full audit of the Federal Reserve System is in September of 2008 but in July of 2008 companies. the only way to create the openness that a when we suddenly realized that Fannie Chairman FRANK, that is $8.5 trillion. democratic society like ours demands. and Freddie were insolvent and that That money is not in this bill. There is The second element of the Motion to Re- many of our banks, almost all of our not even $10 billion in this bill for this commit attempts to correct one of the most banks, had major positions in their type of resolution. So you have to go to damaging aspects of this bill and that is say- shares. Why did they have major posi- the banks or you have to go to the fi- ing a lot because there are a number of seri- tions in the shares of Fannie and nancial companies or you’re going to ously misguided provisions in this legislation. Freddie? They lost all of that money get it after the fact. If they’re failing, Several items in the conference report will because the government had said, If how are they going to pay it? impact companies’ ability to create jobs. you’ll invest in that, we’ll give you a I want to close with a positive. The It has been reported that BP and Enron special rating, and we’ll count it as the 320 Members of this House who took a have tried to manipulate markets using deriva- same as treasuries. It disappeared over- stand can take a stand in just a few tives but we do not need any new law to regu- night. minutes. late that kind of illegal activity. It is already ille- Now, that was in July, not in Sep- COLLIN PETERSON, Chairman PETER- gal. We do need regulators to enforce the tember. Banks took a hit on that. The SON, said that there are no require- rules. Democrats said at that time—and the ments that end users post margins. We The lack of an end user exemption for com- Bush administration and Secretary all agree that, if they had to, it would mercial companies in the derivatives title will Paulson—we’ve got to give $400 billion be $1 trillion out of these companies. $1 pull an estimated one trillion dollars of re- to Fannie and Freddie because, in 1999, trillion, according to JOE BIDEN, will sources from job creation and investment. under the Clinton administration, you produce 700,000 to 1.4 million jobs and Coincidentally, the combined stimulus pack- said let’s loan to people with poor cred- will produce as many as 200,000 jobs a ages enacted in the last two years also it; let’s loan to people without much of month. So that is the hit to this econ- amounts to about one trillion dollars. Vice a downpayment. Republicans and omy if this does apply to end users. President Biden told us on June 2nd that the Democrats both rushed to use this as a So we have a motion to recommit. Obama stimulus package alone would result in source of cheap money, and it failed. First, it says there is an exemption on the creation of between 700,000 and 1.4 mil- Republicans said—and still say and end users. Now, you have said that lion jobs in the remainder of 2010. Under the say as this bill is on the floor—wait a there is one, and you have this letter vice president’s logic, diverting one trillion dol- minute. You’re going to reform these from Chairman DODD and BLANCHE LIN- lars from productive commercial business cap- companies before you pour taxpayer COLN saying there is one, so that’s half ital could presumably destroy up to 1.4 million dollars in them. Every Republican in of it. So you’d vote for that because jobs. the House voted, no, we will not give you’re saying it’s in there. Instead of allocating precious resources to them taxpayer money until they are Secondly, there is the Federal audit. hire more people or increase wages, commer- reformed and there is a plan to liq- We need the taxpayers to demand—and cial companies will have to post capital every uidate them. the voters are demanding—of Mr. time they enter into a derivatives contract to The chairman says we need to liq- HOYER transparency at the Fed. They hedge against legitimate business risk. uidate them. What about Fannie and are spending trillions of dollars. They If this legislation—supposedly intended to Freddie? Why aren’t we liquidating are committing trillions of dollars. regulate the financial services industry—is en- them? We’re not. The biggest bailout Let’s have this audit of the Fed. acted, capital requirements will force non-fi- that we’ve had is of Fannie and Mr. Speaker, the American people are sick nancial companies to abandon legitimate Freddie. Who did we bail out? Did we and tired of back room deals and secret ma- hedging strategies and accept excessive vola- bail out the banks that had shares? No, nipulations of the economy to benefit political tility at a cost that will ultimately be borne by we bailed out the Chinese bondholders. cronies at the expense of taxpayers. their customers and employees. Secretary Paulson said, You know The voters and taxpayers are demanding Margin requirements for ‘‘end-users’’ are not what? The Chinese might not lend us transparency and accountability and they will a new issue for Members of the House. Chair- any money. not be pacified with false promises or mis- man FRANK tried to insert an amendment in Let me tell you that we’ll sure need direction. Calling a bank tax an ‘‘assessment’’ the House bill last December which would the Chinese to lend us money if this fools no one, especially the voters. have explicitly allowed regulators to set margin bill passes, because there is a deriva- That’s why I will be offering a motion to re- requirements for end-users. It failed over- tives section in here. commit at the conclusion of this debate that whelmingly, by a vote of 150 to 280. Now, we have a letter that Chairman will replace the weak Federal Reserve Audit in Withdrawing a trillion dollars from the private PETERSON produced, which said this the conference report with a robust provision sector could well sow the seeds of the

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Now, let Congress, in 2005, at a hearing, saying, the results of bad government policy. me say I don’t like that way to do it. ‘‘With the advent of subprime lending, The House should ensure that the potential I prefer what we had in our provision, countless families have now had their economic harm in these derivative provisions which was to assess the Goldman first opportunity to buy a home or per- is avoided by approving this Motion to Recom- Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Mr. Paulson’s haps be given a second chance.’’ Fail mit and sending this defective legislation back hedge fund. That’s the way we wanted once. Get it again. to the conference to be rewritten. to do it, but we couldn’t get it through The American Dream should never be The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the Republicans in the Senate. So, limited to the well-offs or to those con- time of the gentleman has expired. first, Republicans in the Senate tell us, sumers fortunate enough to have ac- Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. I yield Don’t do it. Then other Republicans in cess to prime rate loans. That is from myself the balance of my time. the Senate say, Why didn’t you do it? the gentleman from Texas (Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- So I’ll make Members a pledge right HENSARLING). So George Bush wasn’t 3⁄4 minutes remaining. tleman has 7 now: The committee I chair will, I alone in that. Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. hope, bring out a bill that revives that Then 2007 came, and the Democrats Speaker, to begin, I want to address assessment on the financial institu- took power. We passed a bill, for the the Members who are concerned that tions above $50 billion and the hedge first time in this House, to regulate the interchange amendments will un- funds. So Members who missed it will duly affect smaller financial institu- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Sec- get a chance to show us they really tions. The interchange amendment retary Paulson liked the bill. He said it wasn’t part of the bill here. It was put care. We will bring them there, and we didn’t go as far as he would have liked, in by a very heavy vote in the Senate, will have that come forward. but it was a good bill. In 2008, it finally Now, I do want to talk a little bit and the conference process means you passed, and Fannie Mae and Freddie about subprime lending and about the compromise. Mac were put in a conservatorship. There is in that amendment, as Sen- partial history we get. They were the first major institutions The fact is that the Republican Party ator DURBIN put it in, an exemption for to be reformed. any fee setting by the Federal Reserve controlled the House and the Senate By the way, in 2007, in this House, we for smaller institutions. They then from 1995 to 2006. During that period, also passed a bill to control subprime feared that they would be discrimi- they showed remarkable restraint. As lending. Now, the gentleman from Ala- nated against, so we amended the eager as they were to restrain bama had been the chairman of the amendment with the participation of subprime lending and as passionate as subcommittee with jurisdiction over the Senate, obviously. There are three they were to reform Fannie Mae and subprime lending during some of those provisions that protect the smaller in- Freddie Mac, they didn’t do it. That’s a Republican years, and he never pro- stitutions, community banks and cred- degree of abstinence unparalleled in duced a bill. He said it was our fault. it unions. political history. They were in charge. He wrote us a letter—myself, Mr. WATT There is an antidiscrimination provi- Whose fault was it? Apparently, it of North Carolina, and Mr. MILLER of sion that says that merchants and re- was our fault. It was my fault. As I said North Carolina—and we didn’t tell him tailers cannot refuse to accept a debit before, people have accused me of being we’d vote for it. card. There can be no discrimination this secret manipulator of Tom DeLay. You know, I wish I could have it against small banks for their credit Well, if that were the case, you back. I wish I knew I was secretly in cards. The Federal Reserve, the in- wouldn’t have cut taxes for very rich charge of the Republican agenda. I structions to the Federal Reserve, in- people. You wouldn’t have gone to war wish I knew they wouldn’t do anything clude making that antidiscrimination in Iraq. As I said, if he were listening unless I said they could and that they work, and we can guarantee people we to me, he wouldn’t have gotten on the would do something if I said they will do it. dance show. So I don’t take responsi- should, but no one told me. Where were So, yes, as the amendment passed the bility for Mr. DeLay. The Republican they when I needed them to be more Senate, it said that these smaller insti- Party didn’t do it. powerful? He didn’t bring it forward. It tutions were exempt but that they Now, the gentleman from California wasn’t my fault. The Republicans might have suffered discrimination. (Mr. ROYCE) said he tried in 2005. He never checked with me as to what they They are protected in this bill. That’s had an amendment to the bill of Mr. were supposed to do. why, for instance, the small banks in Oxley. Mr. Oxley, the Republican chair- In 2007, we did pass such a bill to re- Illinois have endorsed this bill. man of the committee, brought out a strict subprime lending, and The Wall I also want to talk briefly about bill. Mr. ROYCE didn’t like it. He Street Journal attacked us. It said it what has happened with the TARP. We brought up his amendments. If no Dem- was a ‘‘Sarbanes-Oxley’’ for housing. had the two last Republican speakers. ocrat had voted either in committee or Sarbanes-Oxley is about as nasty as One hailed the CBO as an unassailable on the floor of the House on that bill, you can get in The Wall Street Jour- authority. Then the final speaker said it would have looked exactly as it nal, and here is what they said about it was hocus-pocus. It is apparently un- looked. The majority was Republican. subprime lending in 2007. assailable hocus-pocus, which I don’t So, apparently, the gentleman from b 1815 want to get into. It’s too late at this California (Mr. ROYCE) wasn’t able to time. persuade even a third of his fellow Re- So maybe that is why George Bush This is how the TARP thing works. publicans to vote with him. expanded subprime lending. There are two parts to the TARP. The I’m sorry he wasn’t able to do better. The Wall Street Journal said in 2007, bill does say that repayments go to I’m not an expert in how to get Repub- complaining about our bill, ‘‘But for all debt relief. There have been substantial licans to vote with you, so I can’t offer the demonizing, about 80 percent of repayments from the banks, and those him any help. Maybe he can find some- even subprime loans are being repaid go to debt relief. They are unaffected body who can teach him how to get on time and another 10 percent are by the amendment. What the amend- better votes among Republicans, but only 30 days behind. Most of these new ment says is there are still tens of bil- it’s not our fault that the Republican homeowners are low-income families, lions of dollars of TARP money that Party didn’t do it. often minorities, who would otherwise could be committed. The amendment By the way, in 2003, I did say I didn’t not have qualified for a mortgage. In we adopted in conference says no more, see a problem with Fannie Mae and the name of consumer protection, Mr. that they cannot do that. That’s where Freddie Mac. Then, in 2004, President FRANK’s legislation will ensure that far the savings comes. So the savings Bush said to Fannie Mae and Freddie fewer of these loans are issued in the comes from not allowing additional Mac, I order you. He had the power and future.’’ TARP spending. he used it. He used it to order them to Yeah. Unfortunately, a couple of You know about the Republicans increase their subprime lending pur- years too late, because we couldn’t get with regard to cutting off TARP? They chases. By the way, he wasn’t alone in that through. But the Wall Street

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This bill has the biggest package of Mark Stephenson Under the bill before us, for the first time, increased consumer protections in the Adam Miles there will be a federal regulatory body with the history of America. And it doesn’t ban HOUSE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL responsibility to identify and address systemic products or ration products. It says Jim Wert risks to our economy. Transparency will be there is going to have to be fair deal- Marshall Barksdale brought to derivatives markets so that these ing. This bill says that there is a fidu- Brady Young complex financial instruments cannot transmit ciary responsibility on people selling Jim Grossman shockwaves through our financial system. products to individual investors for the SENATE BANKING COMMITTEE Consumers will be able to get the clear, accu- first time. It gives the SEC the power Ed Silverman rate information they need to shop for credit to do it, and they are going to do it. Amy Friend cards, mortgages and other financial products, This bill reforms the system, and I Jonathan Miller rather than being sold products that are too hope it is enacted. Dean Shahinian good to be true by unregulated lenders who Julie Chon This conference report would not have been Charles Yi know they are unaffordable. possible without the hard work of staff on both Marc Jarsulic Mr. Speaker, the Wall Street Reform and sides of the Capitol. I thank them for their ef- Lynsey Graham Rea Consumer Protection Act will restore responsi- forts and submit the following list: Catherine Galicia bility, accountability and transparency to our fi- WALL STREET REFORM—STAFF Matthew Green nancial markets. I urge all of my colleagues to Deborah Katz HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE stand with the working Americans who have Mark Jickling Jeanne Roslanowick been the victims of the financial crisis rather Donna Nordenberg than defend a discredit ideology that says gov- Michael Beresik Levon Bagramian David Smith Brian Filipowich ernment is always wrong and markets are al- Adrianne Threatt Drew Colbert ways right. We have seen in the last two Andrew Miller Misha Mintz-Roth years that markets can get out of control, and Daniel Meade Lisa Frumin Katheryn Rosen we need appropriate structures in place to en- Kate Marks William Fields sure that our financial markets work for all Kellie Larkin Beth Cooper Americans. Tom Glassic Colin McGinnis Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I want to add Rick Maurano Neal Orringer these comments regarding Section 913 of the Tom Duncan Kirstin Brost Peter Bondi Report calling for a review by the Securities Gail Laster and Exchange Commission, SEC, of the cur- Scott Olson Sean Oblack Lawranne Stewart Steve Gerenscer rent regulation of investment advisers and Jeff Riley Dawn Ratliff broker-dealers. Steve Hall Erika Lee The Conference Report on H.R. 4173 di- Erika Jeffers Joslyn Hemler rects the SEC to conduct a study to evaluate Bill Zavarello Caroline Cook the effectiveness of current standards—both at Steve Adamske Robert Courtney Abigail Dosoretz the state and federal levels—with respect to Elizabeth Esfahani investment advisers and broker-dealers when Daniel McGlinchey SENATE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE Dennis Shaul providing personalized investment advice and Robert Holifield recommendations about securities to retail Jim Segal Brian Baenig Brendan Woodbury Julie Anna Potts customers. Patty Lord Pat McCarty Before the SEC proceeds with any new Lois Richerson George Wilder rules and regulations in this area, it is critically Jean Carroll Matt Dunn important that the unique roles of different fi- Kirk Schwarzbach Elizabeth Ritter nancial professionals, their distinct relation- Marcos Manosalvas Stephanie Mercier Marcus Goodman ships with their customers, and the nature of Anna Taylor Garett Rose the services and disclosures they provide be Cory Claussen Todd Harper fully examined and well understood. These de- Kathleen Mellody SENATE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL finitive factors should provide information to Jason Pitcock Rob Grant guide the SEC in determining if any new rules Charla Ouertatani Alison Wright and regulations are needed and defining the Amanda Fischer Kim Albrecht-Taylor details of any such measures that might be Keo Chea Colin Campbell Sanders Adu Laura McNulty Ayoud proposed. Hilary West The conferees included the requirement for CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE Flavio Cumpiano a comprehensive study for these purposes, Karl Haddeland Baird Webel and I anticipate that the SEC will follow the in- Glen Sears Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong tent of Congress with a thorough and objective Stephane LeBouder support of H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform analysis in this regard. OFFICE OF REP. CAROLYN MALONEY and Consumer Protection Act. Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, we are Kristin Richardson Almost two years ago, this House was faced gathered today with the opportunity to imple- OFFICE OF REP. GREGORY MEEKS with painful dilemma: risk the collapse of our ment Wall Street reform, and help make our fi- Milan Dalal financial system and a second Great Depres- nancial markets safer for everyday American OFFICE OF REP. MARY JO KILROY sion, or take action to stabilize financial mar- citizens, investors, and small businesses. At Noah Cuttler kets. The comprehensive financial regulatory the center of our efforts today is the concept OFFICE OF REP. GARY PETERS reform before us will help to ensure that we of power, and what it means to those who are never again forced to choose between Jonathan Smith have it, and those who don’t. Baltasar bailing out banks and saving our economy. Gracian, a renowned Spanish Jesuit writer, HOUSE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE In the run up to the financial crisis, rampant once said that ‘‘The sole advantage of power Clark Ogilvie speculation, and in some cases fraud, in the is that you can do more good.’’ HOUSE BUDGET COMMITTEE residential housing and mortgage markets I think many people would agree with me Greg Waring combined with an explosion of complexity in that the corporations and executives on Wall HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE our financial markets to create a bubble that Street have considerable power. The question Phil Barnett when it burst, rippled through our entire econ- remains, however, whether they are using that

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Com- unfair and predatory practices. As lawmakers, rate schedule, which under current law does munity banks and credit unions are the heart we should set out to make our financial mar- not extend to CFTC-regulated exchanges and of small towns across this country. For years, kets a more evenhanded place for our citi- clearinghouses, because these are within they have been conservative with their money zens, and the consumers that put their trust CFTC’s exclusive jurisdiction. The CFTC’s au- and played by the rules. They ought not be and money on the line. thorities over futures and swaps traded pursu- forced to pay the price for Wall Street’s trans- One of the key things that H.R. 4173 will do ant to FERC or state approved tariffs or rate gressions. is to create a Consumer Financial Protection schedules are also fully preserved. The bill The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Bureau, tasked with the responsibility of mak- further specifies that, outside of regional trans- Consumer Protection Act is well-intentioned, ing sure consumer lending practices are fair. mission organizations/independent system op- and I support much of the legislation. But the Also, under the Volcker rule, large financial in- erators (RTOs/ISOs) markets, the CFTC shall measure falls short in my goal to target Wall stitutions would no longer be allowed to en- continue to have exclusive jurisdiction over fi- Street without disrupting Main Street banks gage in risky trading using federal dollars, nancial instruments traded on CFTC-regulated and credit unions and their customers. supported by taxpayers. Throughout the many exchanges, such as NYMEX or ICE, traded Home town financial institutions help to gen- various initiatives and stipulations in the bill, through swap execution facilities, or cleared erate jobs and economic development in rural one theme is clear: protecting American citi- on CFTC-regulated clearinghouses. America by lending to families, small busi- zens, and maintaining a fair market that allows To avoid the potential for overlapping or du- nesses, and farmers. They will be key to our both informed consumers and powerful finan- plicative FERC and CFTC authority, the bill nation’s economic recovery and should be cial markets to thrive in tandem. provides the CFTC with the authority to ex- guaranteed more, not less, economic certainty H.R. 4173 does not set out to take power empt financial instruments traded within an by Congress. The uncertainty associated with away from those on Wall Street, but to make RTO/ISO from CFTC regulation if the CFTC the Dodd-Frank bill is why it is opposed by sure they use their many strengths and abili- determines the exemption would be consistent Missouri’s small town banks and credit unions ties for the benefit of the average American in- with the public interest and the purposes of and by many in our nation’s business commu- vestor and small business owner. I rise in sup- the Commodity Exchange Act. nity. port of H.R. 4173, the Restoring American Fi- Section 722 also preserves FERC’s anti-ma- Creating more economic certainty for Mis- nancial Stability Act of 2010, knowing that the nipulation authority as it currently exists under souri’s business community and improving benefits and wealth for the few should not the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas rural economic development have been prior- come at the cost of the many. Act prior to enactment of this legislation. ities for me during the 111th Congress. It is Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, thriving capital why I have sought to cut small business taxes to discuss some of the jurisdictional issues markets depend upon innovation to grow the and to cut red tape associated with govern- that arise out of Title VII of H.R. 4173. The bill economy and to generate jobs. Yet, market in- ment backed small business loans, opposed a brings a new regulatory regime to swaps as it novation must be conducted responsibly and massive health insurance overhaul bill, urged will be defined under the Commodity Ex- must be carefully monitored by public regu- bank regulators to consider easing restrictive change Act, CEA. Title VII of H.R. 4173 ex- lators to ensure Wall Street’s complex finan- capital requirements on small banks that want tends the Commodity Futures Trading Com- cial transactions do not put at risk the savings to issue loans, and supported a $30 billion mission’s, CFTC’s, exclusive jurisdiction under of average American families or the national small business lending fund program to allow the CEA to also include swaps, except as oth- economy as a whole. The famous quote by community banks to lend money to healthy erwise provided elsewhere in Title VII. Also in- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis in- small businesses that want to expand and hire cluded in Title VII are two savings clauses for dicating that ‘‘sunlight is the best disinfectant’’ workers. the Securities and Exchange Commission, certainly applies to Wall Street. Wall Street reform is badly needed and the SEC, and one for the Federal Energy Regu- In recent years, market innovation ran afoul Dodd-Frank bill is a step in the right direction. latory Commission, FERC. of public regulators as financial giants gam- Title VII allocates authority over swaps and bled with the savings of working families and However, I cannot lend my support to a bill security-based swaps as follows. First, the placed irresponsible bets that put in jeopardy that places costly new regulations on Mis- CFTC has exclusive jurisdiction over swaps, America’s financial well being. Titans of the fi- souri’s home town banks and credit unions at including swaps on broad-based security in- nancial industry acted not to promote the gen- a time when the government ought to be en- dexes. Within the swap definition is a category eral welfare of the United States, as is out- couraging them to lend money to create jobs of swaps called security-based swap agree- lined in the preamble to our Constitution, but in the private sector. ments. For this specific category of swaps, the against the well-being of the American public. I urge the conference committee to return to CFTC will continue to exercise its full jurisdic- And, as all of us know, broken regulations, work on the Dodd-Frank bill so it can fine tune tional authority, while the SEC may exercise greed, and incessant risk taking on Wall Street the bill’s new regulatory authority in a way that certain specific authorities over these prod- cost each one of us—the American tax- cracks down on Wall Street financial firms and ucts, as outlined in Title VII. Title VII also clari- payers—who helped to save our economy irresponsible mortgage lenders without unduly fies that the SEC has jurisdiction over secu- from ruin in the fall of 2008. targeting America’s community banks. This ac- rity-based swaps, which are swaps on narrow- From the beginning of this crisis, I have felt tion would be in the best interest of financial based security indexes and single securities, strongly that Congress ought to consider au- system reform and of the overall economic and that the two agencies share authority over thorizing tough new regulations on Wall Street well being of small town America. mixed swaps. to help shine a brighter light on extremely Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida. Mr. Nothing in the SEC savings clauses, or any complex financial transactions. Speaker, I rise today to speak about H.R. other provision of Title VII, alters the existing In my view, writing into law mechanisms 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer jurisdictional divide between the CFTC and that prevent financial institutions from getting Protection Act. SEC established by the Johnson-Shad Accord ‘‘too big to fail;’’ that reform the Federal Re- Credit unions have been good stewards of which, among other things, provides the CFTC serve; that better regulate hedge funds, secu- our money. I say our money, because while exclusive jurisdiction over futures (and options rities, derivatives and credit rating agencies; they have not been eligible for any of the on futures) on broad-based security indexes. and that give shareholders a greater say in TARP funds, they have not been involved in Nor do these savings clauses, or any other the compensation of financial company execu- the subprime loan situation many have blamed provision of Title VII, divest or limit the author- tives makes good sense and, if done properly, as causing this economic crisis. When the ity that the CFTC shares with the SEC over would help to ensure American taxpayers are stimulus went into effect, Credit Unions were security futures products as authorized by the never again put on the hook for Wall Street’s the only ones trying to lend money. Commodity Futures Modernization Act of misbehavior while creating an environment for I have been hearing a lot from the credit 2000. responsible market innovation. unions and community banks in my district re- This bill also clarifies the authorities of the But, as important as new regulations are for garding the debit interchange provision. I am CFTC and FERC over financial instruments— our country, Congress must be careful in au- very concerned that the interchange provision

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I know they are intended to be carved- ships. sumer Financial Protection Bureau that will be out of this provision and I hope that my col- Further, as the demand for short-term, small led by an independent director appointed by leagues will join me in encouraging the Fed- dollar loans continues to increase as a result the President and confirmed by the Senate, eral Reserve and the card payment networks of the current economic environment, non-tra- with a dedicated budget in the Federal Re- to make sure that the carve-out envisioned ditional lenders have filled the void left by serve. The Bureau will write rules for con- under this provision is meaningful and effec- mainstream financial institutions in many of sumer protections governing all financial insti- tive. our nation’s underbanked communities. tutions—banks and non-banks—offering con- I was pleased to read the statement from I agree with the Chairman that lenders sumer financial services or products and over- Chairman FRANK restating his views of the should meet this demand responsibly with see the enforcement of federal laws intended interchange amendment included in the con- clear, well-disclosed product terms and condi- to ensure the fair, equitable and nondiscrim- ference report. I urge him to work with the tions that do not encourage consumer de- inatory access to credit for individuals and Credit Union National Association as it works pendence and indebtedness. communities. The bureau will roll together re- with the Fed to ensure that credit unions with I would also stress that regulation of this sponsibilities that are now spread across under $10 billion in assets were held exempt sector of the market should ensure strong seven different government entities, providing from the Fed interchange changes. Chairman consumer protections while encouraging a consumers with a single, accountable, and FRANK’s statement gives the Fed strong guid- broad range of product offerings without dis- powerful advocate. ance to follow when this bill becomes law. crimination as to the type of lender. The legislation also establishes strong mort- In conclusion, the Interchange language ex- Therefore, regulation of short-term credit gage protections. The bill requires that lenders empts all community banks and credit unions products and of the lenders who offer them, ensure that their borrowers can repay their with under $10 billion in assets. To achieve whether they be traditional financial institutions loans by establishing a simple federal stand- this, we: included language that explicitly pro- or non-traditional lenders, should not be used ard for all home loans. Lenders also are re- hibits intra-brand discrimination. Thus, if a to single out an entire sector. quired to make greater disclosures to con- merchant takes a Visa debit card, it must take Rather, it should be well-balanced and car- sumers about their loans and will be prohibited all Visa debit cards. Also exempted credit ried out in a manner that encourages con- from unfair lending practices, such as steering cards. As Chairman FRANK has noted, ‘‘for sumer choice, market competition, and strong consumers to higher cost loans. Lenders and good measure . . . merchants and retailers protections. mortgage brokers who fail to comply with new cannot discriminate against small banks for It is my sincere hope that this legislation is standards can be held accountable by con- the credit cards they issue.’’ Furthermore, designed to carefully and fairly police the fi- sumers for as much as three-years of interest when the Federal Reserve issues rules regu- nancial services industry, treating similar prod- payments, any damages, and any attorney’s lating interchange fees, it is directed, in Chair- ucts in the short-term credit market equally fees. man FRANK’s words, ‘‘to ensure that commu- while encouraging lending practices that are The Dodd-Frank Act also disciplines Wall nity banks and credit unions remain exempt fair to consumers. Is this the intent of the leg- Street. It imposes tough new rules on banks to from the requirements and are able to con- islation? prevent the risky financial practices that led to tinue to issue their debit cards without any I thank the Chairman, commend his contin- the financial meltdown. Taxpayers will no market penalty.’’ ued efforts to pass meaningful financial regu- longer pay the price for Wall Street’s irrespon- This exempts all but three credit unions na- latory reform this Congress, and thank him for sibility. The bill creates a process to shut tionwide. his previous efforts to ensure we responsibly down large failing firms whose collapse would Beyond this, here are additional measures address the role of non-traditional financial in- put the entire economy at risk. After exhaust- in the Interchange amendment that more stitutions. I look forward to continuing our work ing all of the company’s assets, additional broadly benefit working families: fixed states’ together in this matter and as we further our costs would be covered by a ‘‘dissolution concerns by removing government-adminis- efforts to put our nation back on solid financial fund,’’ to which all large financial firms would tered pay programs from interchange fee reg- footing. contribute. ulation. Fixed concerns of pre-paid folks who Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, I rise The dissolution of a failing firm will be paid offer services to the under-banked by remov- today to support the Conference Report on for first by shareholders and creditors, fol- ing them from interchange fee regulation. With H.R. 4173—the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. This lowed by the sale of any remaining assets of respect to this, we also added pro-consumer legislation will strengthen our financial system the failed company. Any shortfall that results is language that SANDER LEVIN has in a bill to by providing new rules that bar big banks and paid for by the financial industry. The bill re- prohibit overdraft fees and fees on the first Wall Street investment houses from the risky quires big banks and other financial institu- monthly ATM withdrawal using one of these practices that badly damaged our economy. tions, those with $50 billion in assets, to foot cards. Ensured that USDA’s SNAP, food The legislation also enacts new consumer pro- the bill for the failure of any large, inter- stamp, program is not affected. tections to block predatory lending practices connected financial institution posing a risk to I look forward to passage of this bill and the and financial gimmickry. the entire financial system, as AIG did in the fair treatment of Credit Unions by the Federal It was famously remarked by Professor Eliz- run-up to the 2008 financial crisis. Financial in- Reserve. abeth Warren that it is ‘‘impossible to buy a stitutions will pay assessments based on a Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I toaster that has a one-in-five chance of burst- company’s potential risk to the whole financial want to commend Chairman FRANK on an ex- ing into flames and burning down your house. system if they were to fail. Before regulators traordinary effort and for his dedicated leader- But it is possible to refinance an existing home can dissolve a failing company, a repayment ship in bringing this bill to the floor. I look for- with a mortgage that has the same one-in-five plan to charge Wall Street firms and big banks ward to supporting this legislation. chance of putting the family out on the street.’’ must be in place to recoup any cost associ- Before that however, I would like to clarify a With passage of this bill, Congress has en- ated with the shutdown. few points as they pertain to the intent of this sured stronger protections for families and It has been remarked that the markets will bill. small businesses by ensuring that bank loans, discipline themselves, that all that stands be- It is my understanding that certain provi- mortgages, and credit cards are fair, afford- tween poverty and wealth is some mythical sions which are intended to improve access to able, understandable, and transparent. The bill regulatory barrier. But that is not what we mainstream financial institutions are not in- has been called the ‘‘strongest set of Wall found in the financial world and not what re- tended to further limit access to credit and Street reforms in three generations’’ by Pro- cent history illustrated. Instead, the market al- other financial services to the very consumers fessor Warren. I am proud of my work with lowed participants to take wild reckless risks. who are already underserved by traditional Professor Warren and I commend her efforts This legislation reins in these irresponsible banking institutions. in strengthening this bill. risks that cost us millions of jobs, millions of As the Chairman knows, each year, over 20 The financial crisis cost us 8 million jobs hours of economic productivity, millions of million working American families with deposi- and $17 trillion in retirement savings. It was homes that have been foreclosed, and trillions tory account relationships at federally insured the worst financial crisis since the Great De- in American savings. I look forward to passing financial institutions actively choose alternative pression. The financial crisis limited invest- this important legislation. sources and lenders to meet their emergency ment, cost jobs, put families on the street, and Mr. STARK. Madam Speaker, I rise today in and short-term credit needs. has ushered in a sense of financial anxiety support of the Wall Street Reform and Con- These alternative sources and lenders often that limits American imagination and oppor- sumer Protection Act. This bill will protect con- offer more convenient and less expensive tunity. sumers from ever again being forced to bail

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With this bill, consumer protection will by this Congress that is 2,000 pages long AIG, Citigroup, and Bank of America took ex- come first, and irresponsible companies will be can’t possibly be good for jobs, or freedom, or cessive risks and invested in risky financial held accountable for their actions. H.R. 4173 our economy. products. When the economy turned, it was establishes the Consumer Financial Protection In those 2,000 pages, there is not a single taxpayers that bailed them out. Agency, which will protect families and small reform made to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, This bill imposes new requirements to dis- businesses by ensuring that bank loans, mort- the government mortgage companies at the courage companies from becoming too large gages, credit cards and other financial prod- heart of the meltdown. and unstable. Financial institutions will be pro- ucts are fair, affordable and transparent. Mr. Speaker, this is not reform. It’s more of hibited from taking on excessive debt. The These new protections are targeted and fair: the same. new Volcker Rule will limit the amount of Merchants will be excluded from the oversight This is not change. It’s the status quo. money a bank can invest in hedge funds and of the CFPA, and small banks and credit It’s a sham. otherwise use to gamble for its own benefit. unions will not be subject to undue regulatory Things could have been different. We could Risky derivatives contracts owned by the burdens. There will also be coordination with be here today passing a bipartisan bill to re- banks will be subject to regulatory oversight other regulators when examining banks to pre- form government-sponsored enterprises like and approval by government agencies. The vent undue regulatory burden. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae. Republicans, bill also arms regulators to dismantle failing fi- This measure also establishes an orderly led by SPENCER BACHUS, offered such a pro- nancial companies at the expense of the fi- process for dismantling large, failing financial posal. nancial industry, not taxpayers. institutions like AIG or Lehman Brothers, Instead of reforming Fannie and Freddie, This bill does more than just rein in the fi- which will protect taxpayers and prevent ripple we’re doing this 2,000 page monstrosity that nancial institutions, it will also protect families. effects throughout the rest of the financial sys- will destroy jobs. I strongly support the provision that will create tem. This bill also discourages financial institu- Mr. Speaker, what are we thinking? What a new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protec- tions from taking too many risks by imposing are we doing? tion. This independent bureau within the Fed- tough new capital and leverage requirements. Today the president of the United States eral Reserve will be on the front lines pro- Most importantly, there will be no more tax- was in Wisconsin. He gave remarks there tecting taxpayers from predatory lenders and payer bailouts for ‘‘too big to fail’’ institutions. chastising Republicans for our objections to other unfair practices by mortgage brokers, This legislation will also effectively end new this bill. He suggested those who oppose the banks, student lenders, and credit card com- lending under the Troubled Asset Relief Pro- legislation before us are ‘‘out of touch.’’ panies. gram. The American people are tired of the rhet- The bill goes a long way to prevent another Additionally, H.R. 4173 responds to the fail- oric. They want solutions. foreclosure crisis by reforming the mortgage ure to detect frauds like the Madoff scheme by What’s ‘‘out of touch’’ are politicians who industry. The bill prohibits pre-payment pen- ordering a study of the entire securities indus- care more about elections and campaign ads alties that trap borrowers into unaffordable try. This measure will also increase investor than they do about solutions. loans. It outlaws financial incentives that en- protections by strengthening the Securities What’s ‘‘out of touch’’ are politicians who courage lenders to steer borrowers into com- and Exchange Commission and boosting its pass 2,000 page bills that will destroy jobs, at plicated high-interest loans. There will be pen- funding level. For the first time ever, the over- a time when 1 in every 10 Americans from our alties for lenders and mortgage brokers who the-counter derivatives marketplace will be workforce is out of work. do not comply with these new standards. If a regulated and hedge funds will have to reg- What’s ‘‘out of touch’’ are politicians who bad credit score negatively impacts someone ister with the SEC. And the bill takes steps to believe it’s OK to force responsible Americans in a hiring decision or a financial transaction, reduce market reliance on the credit rating to use their tax dollars to subsidize irrespon- the consumer will have free access to their agencies and impose a liability standard on sible behavior. score. the agencies. This legislation will help create Under this bill, Americans will have no This bill could be better. Breaking up the big an environment in which financial institutions choice but to keep on subsidizing the irrespon- banks would be the most effective tool to bring take care of—and are held accountable to— sible behavior that got America into this mess. reform to Wall Street. This financial reform bill their shareholders and customers. There is no reform to Fannie Mae and I would like to thank the committees for their will usher in a new era for both financial insti- Freddie Mac. There’s just 2,000 new pages of work on this bill, and especially want to thank tutions and consumers. Banks will have to bigger government, private sector mandates, Chairman FRANK for his leadership on this learn to operate under increased scrutiny and and unintended consequences. strong reform measure. This legislation rep- face immediate consequences when they The American people are sick and tired of resents a tremendous accomplishment for this don’t play by the rules. I support the Wall it. Congress and this country. It is an urgently Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Mr. Speaker, when are we going to stop needed response to a crisis that should never forcing responsible American citizens to sub- and urge my colleagues to do the same. have been allowed to happen, and its protec- Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong sidize irresponsible behavior? tions and reforms will benefit Americans for support of the conference report to H.R. 4173, When are we going to stop passing massive generations to come. I encourage all my col- the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Con- bills that destroy jobs? leagues to vote for this bill. sumer Protection Act, which closes frequently Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, the legislation When are we going to start working on real exploited loopholes in our regulation system, before us fails the American people. solutions to the challenges facing this country? puts an end to rewarding reckless invest- Americans have suffered through a financial Apparently, not today. ments, and demands responsibility and ac- meltdown. A serious financial meltdown that I urge my colleagues—vote ‘‘no’’ on this job- countability from Wall Street to prevent an- destroyed millions of jobs and wiped out the killing bill, and let’s get to work on a real re- other economic collapse. savings of millions of American families. A form bill that will fix the problems that led to Over the past few years, the irresponsible devastating meltdown that slowed our econ- the financial meltdown. actions of financial institutions and corpora- omy, and raised new doubts about whether it’s Mr. FATTAH. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong tions have provided countless illustrations of even possible any longer to pursue the Amer- support of the Conference Report to Accom- the need to fix our broken system. As a result ican Dream. pany H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and of the financial crisis, our country shed eight The legislation before us will do nothing to Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Rectifying million jobs and Americans lost $17 trillion in prevent it from happening to the American the worst economic crisis to impact the finan- retirement savings and net worth. My home people again. cial markets since the Great Depression, the state of Rhode Island was on the front lines of The fact of the matter is, the financial melt- Wall Reform and Consumer Protection Act of abusive and predatory lending practices, down was triggered by government mortgage 2010 outlaws many of the egregious industry which led to one of the country’s highest fore- companies, giving too many high-risk loans to practices that marked the subprime lending closure rates, and has endured devastating people who couldn’t afford them. And it was boom, ensuring mortgage lenders make loans job loss, now suffering the fourth highest un- the policies of the leadership of this Congress that benefit the consumer rather than employment rate in the nation at 12.3 percent. that allowed it to happen. incentivizing self-dealing profit maximization.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:16 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A30JN7.050 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5259 In supporting this legislation, Congress cor- which is up 45 percent from the previous year. and slow the numbers of foreclosed properties rects the failures of the financial sector, pre- Continual rates of high unemployment places on the market. venting the calamity that transpired after the additional pressures on a financial system al- Mr. Speaker, I wish to thank my colleagues collapse of the financial markets from reoccur- ready overburdened with requests to modify on the House Financial Services Committee, ring in the future. loans by mortgage servicers, with many of Chairman BARNEY FRANK, Congresswoman One of the critical components of this legis- those requests being unfulfilled. Under the MAXINE WATERS and Congressman PAUL KAN- lation is the adoption of a provision that will guidance of the Department of Treasury, the JORSKI. I also wish to thank my colleagues in end the practice of acting on behalf of finan- Obama Administration created the Home Af- the Senate, Banking, Housing and Urban Af- cial institutions due to the determination that fordable Modification Program (HAMP) as a fairs Committee Chairman CHRIS DODD, and they are ‘‘too big to fail.’’ Taxpayers will no part of the Making Home Affordable program Senator BOB CASEY for their strong support of longer be asked to subsidize failing institutions to provide desperate relief to unemployed and the mortgage foreclosure relief provisions con- due to their potential negative impact on the underemployed homeowners. tained in this bill. I also wish to thank the economy. The bill creates a new structure in HAMP encourages servicers to provide House Financial Services Committee staffers which the orderly dissolution of failed financial mortgage modifications for troubled borrowers for their hard work in preparing this con- firms can occur without fear of financial panic. in order to reduce the borrowers’ monthly ference report, including Housing Policy Direc- The bill also imposes tough new capital and mortgage payments to no more than 31 per- tor Scott Olson and Deputy Chief Counsel Gail leverage requirements that create a disincen- cent of their monthly income. In order to qual- Laster. In addition, I would like to thank my tive for financial institutions to get too large ify, a borrower must have a mortgage on a Legislative Director, Nuku Ofori, for all of his without adequate structural support to ensure single-family residence that was originated on efforts in getting this critical mortgage relief the financial soundness of the institution. Fur- or before January 1, 2009, must live in the provisions included in the Wall Street Reform thermore, the bill establishes rigorous stand- home as his or her primary residence, and bill. ards for financial institutions in order to better must have an unpaid principal balance on the Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, It is a protect the economy and American con- mortgage that is no greater than the Fannie great tragedy that the final version of the fi- sumers, as well as investors and businesses. Mae/Freddie Mac conforming loan limit in Another important component of this legisla- nancial services bill which was approved by a high-cost areas ($729,750 for a one-unit prop- tion is the creation of a new independent House-Senate conference, contained little or erty). Furthermore, borrowers must currently watchdog within the Federal Reserve that pro- no help for the hundreds of victims of Ponzi be paying more than 31 percent of their in- vides consumers with clear and accurate infor- schemes, many of whom reside in my Con- mation needed to shop for mortgages, credit come toward mortgage payments, and must gressional district. cards, and other financial products. The new be experiencing a financial hardship that This bill fell far short of doing everything or regulatory structure protects consumers from makes it difficult to remain current on the even anything, to assure the average Amer- hidden fees, abusive terms, and deceptive mortgage. Borrowers need not already be de- ican investor in the stock market that we want practices that were unfairly used against con- linquent on their mortgage in order to qualify. to protect their interests. Though the Obama Administration’s efforts sumers with disturbing frequency. Further- I proposed to the conferees certain amend- are commendable, the unprecedented scale of more, loopholes that allow financial institutions ments to the Securities Investor Protection Act to engage in risky and abusive practices, in- the problems facing homeowners demands (SIPA) in order to protect victims of Ponzi cluding the unregulated exchange of over-the- that more needs to be done to prevent home- schemes. Unfortunately, these reforms which counter derivatives, asset-backed securities, owners from losing their homes. In Pennsyl- were designed after extensive discussions and hedge funds are eliminated. vania, a major state initiative to combat family- with many of the victims, were totally ignored. Most importantly, the Wall Street Reform devastating foreclosures has been operating My amendments included an ‘‘anti- and Consumer Protection Act includes the with success for more than a quarter-century, clawback’’ provision, designed to end the ter- Emergency Homeowners’ Relief Fund, which enacted in the wake of the severe recession ror of thousands of Ponzi victims, who face will provide desperately needed assistance to of 1983. The Homeowners Emergency Mort- years of prolonged litigation against the gov- millions of homeowners who now find they are gage Assistance Program (HEMAP) has pro- ernment, unless these proposals are enacted. unable to meet their financial obligations due vided loans to over 43,000 homeowners since Under no circumstances, except complicity to the severe recession caused by the unbri- 1984 at a cost to the Keystone State of $236 with a crooked broker—should these investors dled greed and recklessness of the financial million. Assisted homeowners have repaid be subject to clawback litigation. services industry. The foreclosure rate in the $246 million to date which works out to a $10 The opposition to this amendment has United States has been rising rapidly since the million profit for the state after 25 years of mainly come from the SEC/SIPC and Wall middle of 2006. Losing a home to foreclosure helping families keep their homes. Street which seek to protect SIPC’s right of can hurt homeowners in many ways. For ex- The Pennsylvania model will work nation- subrogation, therefore taking money again ample, homeowners who have been through a ally. It is with great gratitude that Chairman from the victims and giving it back to SIPC. foreclosure may have difficulty finding a new FRANK and Chairman DODD included my pro- Not only is this disingenuous, but it shifts the place to live or obtaining a loan in the future. posed mortgage relief provisions in the con- burden of the financial loss to every taxpayer Furthermore, concentrated foreclosures can ference report that is being considered before in America. drag down nearby home prices, and large the House today. Modeled after the bill I intro- The importance of this amendment is that numbers of abandoned properties can nega- duced in the House, the Emergency Home- SIPA was intended to instill confidence in the tively affect communities. Finally, the increase owners’ Relief Fund that is contained in the capital markets and impose upon the SEC the in foreclosures may destabilize the housing House-Senate conference bill establishes an responsibility to monitor and supervise those market, which could in turn negatively impact emergency mortgage assistance program for markets. the economy as a whole. qualifying homeowners who are temporarily The idea that SIPC or the courts would hold Although the economic recovery from the unable to meet their obligations due to finan- innocent investors, who relied upon the SEC’s worst financial recession since the Great De- cial hardship beyond their control. endorsement of Madoff, to suffer judgments pression is progressing steadily under the Under this program, homeowners would for amounts they took out of their accounts in leadership of the Obama Administration and have the opportunity to regain financial sta- good faith, is upsetting. Democratic Leadership in Congress, the tragic bility without the immediate pressure of fore- One proposal suggests that clawbacks be rise of unemployed homeowners threaten a closure. Specifically, a homeowner who indi- allowed against so-called ‘‘negligent’’ inves- sustained recovery. Unemployment is now the cated that he or she was unemployed would tors. How could they be negligent if the SEC leading cause for delinquency for families fac- provide verification of unemployment com- and FINRA never spotted the fraud over a 20 ing foreclosure. A recent study by pensation to the servicer and automatically be year period? In fact, in 1992, the SEC en- NeighborWorks that examined the reasons approved for a loan that would pay any mort- dorsed Madoff as safe. why people are falling behind on their mort- gage above 31 percent of their income (the Shouldn’t that affirmative statement be gages found that 58 percent of delinquent target amount in Making Home Affordable enough to shield investors from being accused homeowners were behind due to job loss. The modifications). The Treasury would make pay- of ‘‘negligence?’’ impact of foreclosures is particularly acute in ments for the homeowner on the homeowner’s At a minimum, a defense against ‘‘neg- minority communities due to the disproportion- behalf until the borrower is able to resume ligence’’ requires innocent investors to spend ately high rates of joblessness. payments to the lender. The Emergency vast amounts of money defending their con- Repossessions from housing foreclosures Homeowners’ Relief Fund would cut through duct against a SIPC-funded trustee, who while rose to a record high of 92,432 in April 2010, the disorder of the loan modification program making $1.4 million in fees per week, has

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:01 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A30JN7.043 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H5260 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 30, 2010 every incentive to prolong litigation against Mr. Bachus moves to recommit the bill Chaffetz Jones Perriello Childers Jordan (OH) Petri them. H.R. 4173 to the conference on the dis- agreeing votes of the two Houses on the Sen- Coble King (IA) Pitts As a practical matter, the court could say Coffman (CO) King (NY) Platts that every Madoff investor was negligent be- ate amendment to the bill H.R. 4173 and to Cole Kingston Poe (TX) instruct the managers as follows: Conaway Kirk Posey cause they never uncovered the crime. (1) To disagree to section 1109 (relating to Crenshaw Kirkpatrick (AZ) Price (GA) We should be protecting innocent victims of the GAO audit of the Federal Reserve facili- Critz Kline (MN) Putnam the SEC’s negligence, not protecting Wall ties) of the conference report. Culberson Kratovil Radanovich (2) To insist on section 1254(c) (relating to Davis (KY) Lamborn Rehberg Street and its stepchild, SIPC. Dent Lance Reichert Another amendment I proposed would have audits of the Federal Reserve), other than Diaz-Balart, L. Latham Roe (TN) provided for immediate payment to all Ponzi paragraph (1) of such section 1254(c), of the Diaz-Balart, M. LaTourette Rogers (AL) scheme victims of up to $500,000 in SIPC in- House bill. Djou Latta Rogers (KY) (3) To insist on section 4s(e)(8) of the Com- Dreier Lee (NY) Rogers (MI) surance. That payment should be based upon modity Exchange Act (relating to initial and Duncan Lewis (CA) Rohrabacher the last statement the victims’ received from variation margin), as proposed to be added Edwards (TX) Linder Rooney their broker. This amendment also clarifies Ehlers Lipinski Ros-Lehtinen by section 731 of the Senate amendment. Emerson LoBiondo Roskam that any person who invested in an ERISA-ap- (4) To insist on section 15F(e)(8) of the Se- Fallin Lucas Ross proved retirement plan is a ‘‘customer’’ under curities Exchange Act of 1934 (relating to ini- Flake Luetkemeyer Royce SIPA. tial and variation margin), as proposed to be Fleming Lummis Ryan (WI) Forbes Lungren, Daniel Scalise Americans have a right to rely upon the added by section 764 of the Senate amend- ment. Fortenberry E. Schmidt statements they receive from SEC-regulated Foxx Mack Schock broker/dealers. This was the Congressional The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without Franks (AZ) Manzullo Sensenbrenner objection, the previous question is or- Frelinghuysen Marchant Sessions purpose of SIPA in 1970 and it remains so Gallegly Markey (CO) Shadegg today. dered on the motion to recommit. Garrett (NJ) McCarthy (CA) Shimkus Tens of thousands of Americans have lost There was no objection. Gerlach McCaul Shuster Giffords McClintock Simpson their life savings because of the inaction of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Gingrey (GA) McCotter Skelton SEC and its failure to close down the oper- question is on the motion to recommit. Gohmert McHenry Smith (NE) ations of Bernard Madoff, Allen Stanford, and The question was taken; and the Goodlatte McIntyre Smith (NJ) Granger McKeon Smith (TX) others. Let’s do the right thing for these peo- Speaker pro tempore announced that Graves (GA) McMorris Space ple. the noes appeared to have it. Graves (MO) Rodgers Stearns The President said he does not want BP to Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, on that I Grayson McNerney Sullivan Griffith Mica Teague nickel and dime the oil spill victims, why is it demand the yeas and nays. Guthrie Miller (FL) Terry OK to nickel and dime victims of the SEC? PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY Hall (TX) Miller (MI) Thompson (PA) These people lost their life savings because of Harper Miller, Gary Thornberry Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Par- Hastings (WA) Minnick Tiahrt the greed of Wall Street and the inaction of liamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker. Heller Mitchell Tiberi the SEC. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Hensarling Moran (KS) Titus We should have added these much needed Herger Murphy, Tim Turner tleman will state his inquiry. Hodes Myrick Upton amendments in order to ensure innocent in- Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. This is Hoekstra Neugebauer Walden vestors that the American financial system is Hunter Nunes Westmoreland a legitimate parliamentary inquiry, not rigged against them. Inglis Nye Whitfield probably the first one I have ever made Issa Olson Wilson (SC) Mr. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I stood be- or heard. But there was a lot of confu- Jenkins Paul Wittman fore this body in 1999 and gave full-throated Johnson (IL) Paulsen Wolf sion. opposition to the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Johnson, Sam Pence Young (FL) Is it the case apparently that there is Act. My opposition had the merit of being cor- no debate on a motion to recommit on NAYS—229 rect a decade ago and, at the very least, pro- a conference report? Ackerman Connolly (VA) Gordon (TN) phetic today. Indeed, Graham-Leach-Bliley The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Adler (NJ) Conyers Green, Al gave rise to the creation of financial jug- Altmire Cooper Green, Gene tleman is correct. There is no debate gernauts, whose underhanded actions, gone Andrews Costa Grijalva on this motion to recommit. Arcuri Costello Gutierrez unregulated by design of that Act and subse- Baca Courtney Hall (NY) quent deregulation, have driven this great The yeas and nays have been de- Baird Crowley Halvorson country over an economic precipice of propor- manded. Baldwin Cuellar Hare The yeas and nays were ordered. Barrow Cummings Harman tions not seen since the Great Depression. Bean Dahlkemper Hastings (FL) I will vote in favor of the conference report The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Becerra Davis (AL) Heinrich today because it is, at its core, a good bill. In ant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, Berkley Davis (CA) Herseth Sandlin Berman Davis (IL) Higgins so doing, however, I admonish legislators and this 15-minute vote on the motion to Berry Davis (TN) Hill regulators alike never again to permit another recommit will be followed by 5-minute Bishop (GA) DeFazio Himes votes on adoption of the conference re- Bishop (NY) DeGette Hinchey economic calamity for want of vigilance. While Blumenauer Delahunt Hinojosa history judges us for what we do, it will also port, if ordered, and the motion to sus- Boccieri DeLauro Hirono condemn us for what we do not. pend the rules on H.R. 4445, if ordered. Boren Deutch Holden The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- The vote was taken by electronic de- Boswell Dicks Holt Boyd Dingell Honda ant to House Resolution 1490, the pre- vice, and there were—yeas 198, nays Brady (PA) Doggett Hoyer vious question is ordered. 229, not voting 5, as follows: Braley (IA) Donnelly (IN) Inslee Bright Doyle Israel MOTION TO RECOMMIT [Roll No. 412] Brown, Corrine Driehaus Jackson (IL) Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I have a YEAS—198 Butterfield Edwards (MD) Jackson Lee motion to recommit with instructions Capps Ellison (TX) Aderholt Blunt Burgess Capuano Ellsworth Johnson (GA) at the desk. Akin Boehner Burton (IN) Cardoza Engel Johnson, E. B. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the Alexander Bonner Buyer Carnahan Eshoo Kagen Austria Bono Mack Calvert Carson (IN) Etheridge Kanjorski gentleman opposed to the conference Bachmann Boozman Camp Castor (FL) Farr Kaptur report? Bachus Boucher Campbell Chandler Fattah Kennedy Mr. BACHUS. Yes. Barrett (SC) Boustany Cantor Chu Filner Kildee Bartlett Brady (TX) Cao Clarke Foster Kilpatrick (MI) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Barton (TX) Broun (GA) Capito Clay Frank (MA) Kilroy Clerk will report the motion to recom- Biggert Brown (SC) Carney Cleaver Fudge Kind mit. Bilbray Brown-Waite, Carter Clyburn Garamendi Kissell Bilirakis Ginny Cassidy Cohen Gonzalez Klein (FL) The Clerk read as follows: Blackburn Buchanan Castle

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Rooney Snyder Lowey Perlmutter Butterfield Hoyer Pingree (ME) Gerlach Mack Ros-Lehtinen Speier Luja´ n Peters Cao Inslee Polis (CO) Gingrey (GA) Manzullo Roskam Spratt Lynch Peterson Capps Israel Pomeroy Gohmert Marchant Ross Maffei Pingree (ME) Stark Capuano Jackson (IL) Price (NC) Goodlatte McCarthy (CA) Royce Maloney Polis (CO) Stupak Cardoza Jackson Lee Quigley Granger McCaul Ryan (WI) Markey (MA) Pomeroy Sutton Carnahan (TX) Rahall Graves (GA) McClintock Scalise Marshall Price (NC) Tanner Carney Johnson (GA) Rangel Graves (MO) McCotter Schmidt Matheson Quigley Thompson (CA) Carson (IN) Johnson, E. B. Reyes Griffith McHenry Schock Matsui Rahall Thompson (MS) Castle Jones Richardson Guthrie McIntyre Sensenbrenner McCarthy (NY) Rangel Tierney Castor (FL) Kagen Rodriguez Hall (TX) McKeon Sessions McCollum Reyes Tonko Chu Kanjorski Rothman (NJ) Harper McMorris Shadegg McDermott Richardson Towns Clarke Kennedy Roybal-Allard Hastings (WA) Rodgers Shimkus McGovern Rodriguez Tsongas Clay Kildee Ruppersberger Heller Mica Shuster McMahon Rothman (NJ) Van Hollen Cleaver Kilpatrick (MI) Rush Hensarling Miller (FL) Simpson Meek (FL) Roybal-Allard Vela´ zquez Clyburn Kilroy Ryan (OH) Herger Miller (MI) Skelton Meeks (NY) Ruppersberger Visclosky Cohen Kind Salazar Hoekstra Miller, Gary Smith (NE) Melancon ´ Rush Walz Connolly (VA) Kissell Sanchez, Linda Hunter Mitchell Smith (NJ) Michaud Ryan (OH) Conyers Inglis Moran (KS) Smith (TX) Wasserman Klein (FL) T. Miller (NC) Salazar Costa Issa Murphy, Tim Stearns Schultz Kosmas Sanchez, Loretta Miller, George Sa´ nchez, Linda Costello Kratovil Sarbanes Jenkins Myrick Sullivan Waters Mollohan T. Courtney Kucinich Schakowsky Johnson (IL) Neugebauer Terry Watson Moore (KS) Sanchez, Loretta Crowley Langevin Schauer Johnson, Sam Nunes Thompson (PA) Moore (WI) Sarbanes Watt Cummings Larsen (WA) Schiff Jordan (OH) Olson Thornberry Moran (VA) Schakowsky Waxman Dahlkemper Larson (CT) Schrader Kaptur Owens Tiahrt Murphy (CT) Schauer Weiner Davis (AL) Lee (CA) Schwartz King (IA) Paul Tiberi Murphy (NY) Schiff Welch Davis (CA) Levin Scott (GA) King (NY) Paulsen Turner Murphy, Patrick Schrader Wilson (OH) Davis (IL) Lewis (GA) Scott (VA) Kingston Pence Upton Nadler (NY) Schwartz Wu DeFazio Lipinski Serrano Kirk Perriello Walden Napolitano Scott (GA) Yarmuth DeGette Loebsack Sestak Kirkpatrick (AZ) Petri Westmoreland Delahunt Lofgren, Zoe Shea-Porter Kline (MN) Pitts Whitfield NOT VOTING—5 DeLauro Lowey Sherman Lamborn Platts Wilson (SC) Bishop (UT) Wamp Young (AK) Deutch Luja´ n Shuler Lance Poe (TX) Wittman Taylor Woolsey Dicks Lynch Sires Latham Posey Wolf Dingell Maffei Slaughter LaTourette Price (GA) Young (FL) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Doggett Maloney Smith (WA) The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Donnelly (IN) Markey (CO) Snyder NOT VOTING—4 the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- Doyle Markey (MA) Space Taylor Woolsey Driehaus Marshall Speier Wamp Young (AK) ing in this vote. Edwards (MD) Matheson Spratt Ellison Matsui Stark ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE b 1846 Ellsworth McCarthy (NY) Stupak The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Messrs. OLVER, BRADY of Pennsyl- Engel McCollum Sutton the vote). Two minutes remain in this Eshoo McDermott Tanner vania, POLIS, PRICE of North Caro- Etheridge McGovern Teague vote. lina, JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. Farr McMahon Thompson (CA) b 1854 CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Messrs. Fattah McNerney Thompson (MS) AL GREEN of Texas, POMEROY, Ms. Filner Meek (FL) Tierney So the conference report was agreed Foster Meeks (NY) Titus to. SCHAKOWSKY, Messrs. MOLLOHAN, Frank (MA) Melancon Tonko DINGELL, VISCLOSKY, GUTIERREZ Fudge Michaud Towns The result of the vote was announced and CONYERS changed their vote from Garamendi Miller (NC) Tsongas as above recorded. Giffords Miller, George Van Hollen A motion to reconsider was laid on ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Gonzalez Minnick Vela´ zquez Mr. GOODLATTE, Mrs. KIRK- Gordon (TN) Mollohan Visclosky the table. PATRICK of Arizona, Mrs. Grayson Moore (KS) Walz f Green, Al Moore (WI) Wasserman BACHMANN, Mr. EDWARDS of Texas, Green, Gene Moran (VA) Schultz INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL Ms. FOXX and Mr. BILBRAY changed Grijalva Murphy (CT) Waters CENTER CLARIFICATION ACT their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Gutierrez Murphy (NY) Watson The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- So the motion to recommit was re- Hall (NY) Murphy, Patrick Watt Halvorson Nadler (NY) Waxman finished business is the question on jected. Hare Napolitano Weiner suspending the rules and passing the The result of the vote was announced Harman Neal (MA) Welch bill (H.R. 4445) to amend Public Law 95– as above recorded. Hastings (FL) Nye Wilson (OH) Heinrich Oberstar Wu 232 to repeal a restriction on treating The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Herseth Sandlin Obey Yarmuth as Indian country certain lands held in question is on the conference report. trust for Indian pueblos in New Mexico, The question was taken; and the NAYS—192 as amended. Speaker pro tempore announced that Aderholt Boucher Childers The Clerk read the title of the bill. the ayes appeared to have it. Akin Boustany Coble The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Alexander Brady (TX) Coffman (CO) Austria Bright Cole question is on the motion offered by Speaker, on that I demand the yeas Bachmann Broun (GA) Conaway the gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. and nays. Bachus Brown (SC) Cooper HEINRICH) that the House suspend the The yeas and nays were ordered. Barrett (SC) Brown-Waite, Crenshaw rules and pass the bill, as amended. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Bartlett Ginny Critz Barton (TX) Buchanan Cuellar The question was taken. 5-minute vote. Berry Burgess Culberson The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the The vote was taken by electronic de- Biggert Burton (IN) Davis (KY) opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being vice, and there were—yeas 237, nays Bilbray Buyer Davis (TN) Bilirakis Calvert Dent in the affirmative, the ayes have it. 192, not voting 4, as follows: Bishop (UT) Camp Diaz-Balart, L. RECORDED VOTE [Roll No. 413] Blackburn Campbell Diaz-Balart, M. Blunt Cantor Djou Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, I de- YEAS—237 Boehner Capito Dreier mand a recorded vote. Ackerman Arcuri Barrow Bonner Carter Duncan A recorded vote was ordered. Adler (NJ) Baca Bean Bono Mack Cassidy Edwards (TX) Altmire Baird Becerra Boozman Chaffetz Ehlers The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Andrews Baldwin Berkley Boren Chandler Emerson 5-minute vote.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:54 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A30JN7.039 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H5262 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 30, 2010 The vote was taken by electronic de- Moore (WI) Richardson Smith (WA) ferred to the House Calendar and or- Moran (KS) Roe (TN) Snyder vice, and there were—ayes 411, noes 0, Moran (VA) Rogers (AL) Space dered to be printed. not voting 21, as follows: Murphy (CT) Rogers (KY) Speier f Murphy (NY) Rogers (MI) Spratt [Roll No. 414] Murphy, Patrick Rohrabacher Stark REPORT ON RESOLUTION WAIVING AYES—411 Murphy, Tim Rooney Stearns REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 6(a) Myrick Ros-Lehtinen Stupak Ackerman Crowley Jackson (IL) Nadler (NY) Roskam Sullivan OF RULE XIII WITH RESPECT TO Aderholt Cuellar Jackson Lee Napolitano Ross Sutton CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN Adler (NJ) Culberson (TX) Neal (MA) Rothman (NJ) Tanner RESOLUTIONS Alexander Cummings Jenkins Neugebauer Roybal-Allard Teague Altmire Dahlkemper Johnson (GA) Nunes Ruppersberger Terry Ms. MATSUI, from the Committee on Andrews Davis (AL) Johnson (IL) Nye Ryan (OH) Thompson (CA) Rules, submitted a privileged report Arcuri Davis (CA) Johnson, E. B. Oberstar Ryan (WI) Thompson (MS) Austria Davis (IL) Johnson, Sam Obey Salazar Thompson (PA) (Rept. No. 111–520) on the resolution (H. Baca Davis (KY) Jones Olson Sa´ nchez, Linda Thornberry Res. 1496) waiving a requirement of Bachmann Davis (TN) Jordan (OH) Olver T. Tiahrt clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to Bachus DeGette Kagen Ortiz Sanchez, Loretta Tiberi consideration of certain resolutions re- Baird DeLauro Kanjorski Owens Sarbanes Tierney Baldwin Dent Kaptur Pallone Scalise Titus ported from the Committee on Rules, Barrett (SC) Deutch Kennedy Pascrell Schakowsky Tonko which was referred to the House Cal- Barrow Dicks Kildee Pastor (AZ) Schauer Towns endar and ordered to be printed. Bartlett Dingell Kilpatrick (MI) Paul Schiff Tsongas Barton (TX) Djou Kilroy Paulsen Schmidt Turner f Bean Doggett Kind Payne Schock Upton Becerra Donnelly (IN) King (IA) Pence Schrader Van Hollen ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Berkley Doyle King (NY) Perlmutter Schwartz Vela´ zquez PRO TEMPORE Berman Dreier Kingston Perriello Scott (GA) Visclosky Berry Driehaus Kirkpatrick (AZ) Peters Scott (VA) Walden The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Biggert Duncan Kissell Peterson Sensenbrenner Walz ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair Bilbray Edwards (MD) Klein (FL) Petri Serrano Wasserman will postpone further proceedings Bilirakis Edwards (TX) Kline (MN) Pingree (ME) Sessions Schultz Bishop (GA) Ellison Kosmas Pitts Sestak Watson today on motions to suspend the rules Bishop (NY) Ellsworth Kratovil Platts Shadegg Watt on which a recorded vote on the yeas Bishop (UT) Emerson Kucinich Poe (TX) Shea-Porter Waxman and nays are ordered, or on which the Blackburn Engel Lamborn Polis (CO) Sherman Weiner Blumenauer Eshoo Lance Pomeroy Shimkus Welch vote incurs objection under clause 6 of Blunt Etheridge Langevin Posey Shuler Westmoreland rule XX. Boccieri Fallin Larsen (WA) Price (GA) Shuster Whitfield Record votes on postponed questions Boehner Farr Larson (CT) Price (NC) Simpson Wilson (OH) will be taken later. Bonner Fattah Latham Putnam Sires Wilson (SC) Bono Mack Filner LaTourette Radanovich Skelton Wittman f Boozman Flake Latta Rahall Slaughter Wolf Boren Fleming Lee (CA) Rehberg Smith (NE) Wu CRUISE VESSEL SECURITY AND Boswell Forbes Lee (NY) Reichert Smith (NJ) Yarmuth SAFETY ACT OF 2010 Boucher Fortenberry Levin Reyes Smith (TX) Young (FL) Boustany Foster Lewis (CA) Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Speaker, I move Boyd Foxx Lewis (GA) NOT VOTING—21 Brady (PA) Franks (AZ) Linder to suspend the rules and concur in the Akin Garamendi Royce Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. Brady (TX) Frelinghuysen Lipinski DeFazio Hall (NY) Rush Braley (IA) Fudge LoBiondo Delahunt Kirk Taylor 3360) to amend title 46, United States Bright Gallegly Loebsack Diaz-Balart, L. McCarthy (CA) Wamp Code, to establish requirements to en- Broun (GA) Garrett (NJ) Lofgren, Zoe Diaz-Balart, M. Quigley Waters sure the security and safety of pas- Brown (SC) Gerlach Lowey Ehlers Rangel Woolsey Brown, Corrine Giffords Lucas Frank (MA) Rodriguez Young (AK) sengers and crew on cruise vessels, and Brown-Waite, Gingrey (GA) Luetkemeyer for other purposes. ´ Ginny Gohmert Lujan ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE The Clerk read the title of the bill. Buchanan Gonzalez Lummis The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Burgess Goodlatte Lungren, Daniel The text of the Senate amendment is Burton (IN) Gordon (TN) E. SCHRADER) (during the vote). There are as follows: Butterfield Granger Lynch 2 minutes remaining in this vote. Buyer Graves (GA) Mack Senate amendment: Calvert Graves (MO) Maffei b 1903 Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: Camp Grayson Maloney So (two-thirds being in the affirma- Campbell Green, Al Manzullo SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. Cantor Green, Gene Marchant tive) the rules were suspended and the (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as Cao Griffith Markey (CO) bill, as amended, was passed. the ‘‘Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of Capito Grijalva Markey (MA) The result of the vote was announced Capps Guthrie Marshall 2010’’. Capuano Gutierrez Matheson as above recorded. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con- Cardoza Hall (TX) Matsui A motion to reconsider was laid on tents for this Act is as follows: Carnahan Halvorson McCarthy (NY) the table. Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Carney Hare McCaul Carson (IN) Harman McClintock f Sec. 2. Findings. Sec. 3. Cruise vessel security and safety require- Carter Harper McCollum REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- Cassidy Hastings (FL) McCotter ments. Castle Hastings (WA) McDermott VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF Sec. 4. Offset of administrative costs. Castor (FL) Heinrich McGovern H.R. 5618, RESTORATION OF Sec. 5. Budgetary effects. Chaffetz Heller McHenry EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Chandler Hensarling McIntyre Childers Herger McKeon COMPENSATION ACT OF 2010, The Congress makes the following findings: Chu Herseth Sandlin McMahon AND WAIVING REQUIREMENT OF (1) There are approximately 200 overnight Clarke Higgins McMorris CLAUSE 6(a) OF RULE XIII WITH ocean-going cruise vessels worldwide. The aver- Clay Hill Rodgers RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF age ocean-going cruise vessel carries 2,000 pas- Cleaver Himes McNerney CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS sengers with a crew of 950 people. Clyburn Hinchey Meek (FL) (2) In 2007 alone, approximately 12,000,000 Coble Hinojosa Meeks (NY) Ms. MATSUI, from the Committee on Coffman (CO) Hirono Melancon passengers were projected to take a cruise Cohen Hodes Mica Rules, submitted a privileged report worldwide. Cole Hoekstra Michaud (Rept. No. 111–519) on the resolution (H. (3) Passengers on cruise vessels have an inad- Conaway Holden Miller (FL) Res. 1495) providing for consideration equate appreciation of their potential vulner- Connolly (VA) Holt Miller (MI) ability to crime while on ocean voyages, and Conyers Honda Miller (NC) of the bill (H.R. 5618) to continue Fed- eral unemployment programs, and those who may be victimized lack the informa- Cooper Hoyer Miller, Gary tion they need to understand their legal rights Costa Hunter Miller, George waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of or to know whom to contact for help in the im- Costello Inglis Minnick rule XIII with respect to consideration Courtney Inslee Mitchell mediate aftermath of the crime. Crenshaw Israel Mollohan of certain resolutions reported from (4) Sexual violence, the disappearance of pas- Critz Issa Moore (KS) the Committee on Rules, which was re- sengers from vessels on the high seas, and other

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:54 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 6333 E:\CR\FM\K30JN7.108 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5263 serious crimes have occurred during luxury ‘‘(E) The vessel shall be equipped with a suffi- ‘‘(2) maintain on the vessel equipment and cruises. cient number of operable acoustic hailing or materials for performing a medical examination (5) Over the last 5 years, sexual assault and other such warning devices to provide commu- in sexual assault cases to evaluate the patient physical assaults on cruise vessels were the nication capability around the entire vessel for trauma, provide medical care, and preserve leading crimes investigated by the Federal Bu- when operating in high risk areas (as defined by relevant medical evidence; reau of Investigation with regard to cruise ves- the United States Coast Guard). ‘‘(3) make available on the vessel at all times sel incidents. ‘‘(2) FIRE SAFETY CODES.—In administering medical staff who have undergone a (6) These crimes at sea can involve attacks the requirements of paragraph (1)(C), the Sec- credentialing process to verify that he or she— both by passengers and crewmembers on other retary shall take into consideration fire safety ‘‘(A) possesses a current physician’s or reg- passengers and crewmembers. and other applicable emergency requirements es- istered nurse’s license and— (7) Except for United States flagged vessels, or tablished by the U.S. Coast Guard and under ‘‘(i) has at least 3 years of post-graduate or foreign flagged vessels operating in an area sub- international law, as appropriate. post-registration clinical practice in general and ject to the direct jurisdiction of the United ‘‘(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.— emergency medicine; or States, there are no Federal statutes or regula- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub- ‘‘(ii) holds board certification in emergency tions that explicitly require cruise lines to report paragraph (B), the requirements of paragraph medicine, family practice medicine, or internal alleged crimes to United States Government offi- (1) shall take effect 18 months after the date of medicine; cials. enactment of the Cruise Vessel Security and ‘‘(B) is able to provide assistance in the event (8) It is not known precisely how often crimes Safety Act of 2010. of an alleged sexual assault, has received train- occur on cruise vessels or exactly how many ‘‘(B) LATCH AND KEY REQUIREMENTS.—The re- ing in conducting forensic sexual assault exam- people have disappeared during ocean voyages quirements of paragraph (1)(C) take effect on ination, and is able to promptly perform such an because cruise line companies do not make com- the date of enactment of the Cruise Vessel Secu- examination upon request and provide proper prehensive, crime-related data readily available rity and Safety Act of 2010. medical treatment of a victim, including admin- to the public. ‘‘(b) VIDEO RECORDING.— istration of anti-retroviral medications and (9) Obtaining reliable crime-related cruise ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN SURVEIL- other medications that may prevent the trans- data from governmental sources can be difficult, LANCE.—The owner of a vessel to which this sec- mission of human immunodeficiency virus and because multiple countries may be involved tion applies shall maintain a video surveillance other sexually transmitted diseases; and when a crime occurs on the high seas, including system to assist in documenting crimes on the ‘‘(C) meets guidelines established by the Amer- the flag country for the vessel, the country of vessel and in providing evidence for the prosecu- ican College of Emergency Physicians relating citizenship of particular passengers, and any tion of such crimes, as determined by the Sec- to the treatment and care of victims of sexual countries having special or maritime jurisdic- retary. assault; ‘‘(4) prepare, provide to the patient, and tion. ‘‘(2) ACCESS TO VIDEO RECORDS.—The owner (10) It can be difficult for professional crime of a vessel to which this section applies shall maintain written documentation of the findings investigators to immediately secure an alleged provide to any law enforcement official per- of such examination that is signed by the pa- crime scene on a cruise vessel, recover evidence forming official duties in the course and scope tient; and ‘‘(5) provide the patient free and immediate of an onboard offense, and identify or interview of an investigation, upon request, a copy of all access to— potential witnesses to the alleged crime. records of video surveillance that the official be- (11) Most cruise vessels that operate into and ‘‘(A) contact information for local law en- lieves may provide evidence of a crime reported forcement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, out of United States ports are registered under to law enforcement officials. the laws of another country, and investigations the United States Coast Guard, the nearest ‘‘(c) SAFETY INFORMATION.— United States consulate or embassy, and the Na- and prosecutions of crimes against passengers ‘‘(1) CRIMINAL ACTIVITY PREVENTION AND RE- tional Sexual Assault Hotline program or other and crewmembers may involve the laws and au- SPONSE GUIDE.—The owner of a vessel to which third party victim advocacy hotline service; and thorities of multiple nations. this section applies (or the owner’s designee) (12) The Department of Homeland Security ‘‘(B) a private telephone line and Internet-ac- shall— cessible computer terminal by which the indi- has found it necessary to establish 500-yard se- ‘‘(A) have available for each passenger a curity zones around cruise vessels to limit the vidual may confidentially access law enforce- guide (referred to in this subsection as the ‘secu- ment officials, an attorney, and the information risk of terrorist attack. Recently piracy has dra- rity guide’), written in commonly understood matically increased throughout the world. and support services available through the Na- English, which— tional Sexual Assault Hotline program or other (13) To enhance the safety of cruise pas- ‘‘(i) provides a description of medical and se- sengers, the owners of cruise vessels could up- third party victim advocacy hotline service. curity personnel designated on board to prevent ‘‘(e) CONFIDENTIALITY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT grade, modernize, and retrofit the safety and se- and respond to criminal and medical situations curity infrastructure on such vessels by install- EXAMINATION AND SUPPORT INFORMATION.—The with 24 hour contact instructions; master or other individual in charge of a vessel ing peep holes in passenger room doors, install- (ii) describes the jurisdictional authority ap- ing security video cameras in targeted areas, to which this section applies shall— plicable, and the law enforcement processes ‘‘(1) treat all information concerning an exam- limiting access to passenger rooms to select staff available, with respect to the reporting of homi- ination under subsection (d) confidential, so during specific times, and installing acoustic cide, suspicious death, a missing United States that no medical information may be released to hailing and warning devices capable of commu- national, kidnapping, assault with serious bod- the cruise line or other owner of the vessel or nicating over distances. ily injury, any offense to which section 2241, any legal representative thereof without the SEC. 3. CRUISE VESSEL SECURITY AND SAFETY 2242, 2243, or 2244(a) or (c) of title 18 applies, fir- prior knowledge and approval in writing of the REQUIREMENTS. ing or tampering with the vessel, or theft of patient, or, if the patient is unable to provide (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 35 of title 46, money or property in excess of $10,000, together written authorization, the patient’s next-of-kin, United States Code, is amended by adding at the with contact information for the appropriate except that nothing in this paragraph prohibits end the following: law enforcement authorities for missing persons the release of— ‘‘§ 3507. Passenger vessel security and safety or reportable crimes which arise— ‘‘(A) information, other than medical find- requirements ‘‘(I) in the territorial waters of the United ings, necessary for the owner or master of the ‘‘(a) VESSEL DESIGN, EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUC- States; vessel to comply with the provisions of sub- TION, AND RETROFITTING REQUIREMENTS.— ‘‘(II) on the high seas; or section (g) or other applicable incident reporting ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each vessel to which this ‘‘(III) in any country to be visited on the voy- laws; subsection applies shall comply with the fol- age; ‘‘(B) information to secure the safety of pas- lowing design and construction standards: ‘‘(B) provide a copy of the security guide to sengers or crew on board the vessel; or ‘‘(A) The vessel shall be equipped with ship the Federal Bureau of Investigation for com- ‘‘(C) any information to law enforcement offi- rails that are located not less than 42 inches ment; and cials performing official duties in the course and above the cabin deck. ‘‘(C) publicize the security guide on the scope of an investigation; and ‘‘(B) Each passenger stateroom and crew website of the vessel owner. ‘‘(2) treat any information derived from, or ob- cabin shall be equipped with entry doors that ‘‘(2) EMBASSY AND CONSULATE LOCATIONS.— tained in connection with, post-assault coun- include peep holes or other means of visual The owner of a vessel to which this section ap- seling or other supportive services confidential, identification. plies shall provide in each passenger stateroom, so no such information may be released to the ‘‘(C) For any vessel the keel of which is laid and post in a location readily accessible to all cruise line or any legal representative thereof after the date of enactment of the Cruise Vessel crew and in other places specified by the Sec- without the prior knowledge and approval in Security and Safety Act of 2010, each passenger retary, information regarding the locations of writing of the patient, or, if the patient is un- stateroom and crew cabin shall be equipped the United States embassy and each consulate able to provide written authorization, the pa- with— of the United States for each country the vessel tient’s next-of-kin. ‘‘(i) security latches; and will visit during the course of the voyage. ‘‘(f) CREW ACCESS TO PASSENGER STATE- ‘‘(ii) time-sensitive key technology. ‘‘(d) SEXUAL ASSAULT.—The owner of a vessel ROOMS.—The owner of a vessel to which this ‘‘(D) The vessel shall integrate technology to which this section applies shall— section applies shall— that can be used for capturing images of pas- ‘‘(1) maintain on the vessel adequate, in-date ‘‘(1) establish and implement procedures and sengers or detecting passengers who have fallen supplies of anti-retroviral medications and other restrictions concerning— overboard, to the extent that such technology is medications designed to prevent sexually trans- ‘‘(A) which crewmembers have access to pas- available. mitted diseases after a sexual assault; senger staterooms; and

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:54 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 6333 E:\CR\FM\A30JN7.052 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H5264 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 30, 2010 ‘‘(B) the periods during which they have that tim or perpetrator, and the incident occurs when ‘‘§ 3508. Crime scene preservation training for access; and the vessel is within the admiralty and maritime passenger vessel crewmembers ‘‘(2) ensure that the procedures and restric- jurisdiction of the United States and outside the ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 1 year after the tions are fully and properly implemented and jurisdiction of any State; date of enactment of the Cruise Vessel Security periodically reviewed. ‘‘(ii) the incident concerns an offense by or and Safety Act of 2010, the Secretary, in con- ‘‘(g) LOG BOOK AND REPORTING REQUIRE- against a United States national committed out- sultation with the Director of the Federal Bu- MENTS.— side the jurisdiction of any nation; reau of Investigation and the Maritime Adminis- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The owner of a vessel to ‘‘(iii) the incident occurs in the Territorial Sea tration, shall develop training standards and which this section applies shall— of the United States, regardless of the nation- curricula to allow for the certification of pas- ‘‘(A) record in a log book, either electronically ality of the vessel, the victim, or the perpetrator; senger vessel security personnel, crewmembers, or otherwise, in a centralized location readily or and law enforcement officials on the appro- accessible to law enforcement personnel, a re- ‘‘(iv) the incident concerns a victim or perpe- priate methods for prevention, detection, evi- port on— trator who is a United States national on a ves- dence preservation, and reporting of criminal ‘‘(i) all complaints of crimes described in para- sel during a voyage that departed from or will activities in the international maritime environ- graph (3)(A)(i), arrive at a United States port. ment. The Administrator of the Maritime Ad- ‘‘(4) AVAILABILITY OF INCIDENT DATA VIA ‘‘(ii) all complaints of theft of property valued ministration may certify organizations in the INTERNET.— in excess of $1,000, and United States and abroad that offer the cur- ‘‘(A) WEBSITE.—The Secretary shall maintain ‘‘(iii) all complaints of other crimes, riculum for training and certification under committed on any voyage that embarks or dis- a statistical compilation of all incidents de- scribed in paragraph (3)(A)(i) on an Internet subsection (c). embarks passengers in the United States; and ‘‘(b) MINIMUM STANDARDS.—The standards es- site that provides a numerical accounting of the ‘‘(B) make such log book available upon re- tablished by the Secretary under subsection (a) missing persons and alleged crimes recorded in quest to any agent of the Federal Bureau of In- shall include— each report filed under paragraph (3)(A)(i) that vestigation, any member of the United States ‘‘(1) the training and certification of vessel se- are no longer under investigation by the Federal Coast Guard, and any law enforcement officer curity personnel, crewmembers, and law en- Bureau of Investigation. The data shall be up- performing official duties in the course and forcement officials in accordance with accepted dated no less frequently than quarterly, aggre- scope of an investigation. law enforcement and security guidelines, poli- gated by cruise line, each cruise line shall be ‘‘(2) DETAILS REQUIRED.—The information re- cies, and procedures, including recommenda- identified by name, and each crime shall be corded under paragraph (1) shall include, at a tions for incorporating a background check identified as to whether it was committed by a minimum— process for personnel trained and certified in ‘‘(A) the vessel operator; passenger or a crew member. foreign ports; ‘‘(B) ACCESS TO WEBSITE.—Each cruise line ‘‘(B) the name of the cruise line; ‘‘(2) the training of students and instructors taking on or discharging passengers in the ‘‘(C) the flag under which the vessel was oper- in all aspects of prevention, detection, evidence United States shall include a link on its Internet ating at the time the reported incident occurred; preservation, and reporting of criminal activities website to the website maintained by the Sec- ‘‘(D) the age and gender of the victim and the in the international maritime environment; and retary under subparagraph (A). accused assailant; ‘‘(3) the provision or recognition of off-site ‘‘(h) ENFORCEMENT.— ‘‘(E) the nature of the alleged crime or com- training and certification courses in the United ‘‘(1) PENALTIES.— States and foreign countries to develop and pro- plaint, as applicable, including whether the al- ‘‘(A) CIVIL PENALTY.—Any person that vio- vide the required training and certification de- leged perpetrator was a passenger or a crew- lates this section or a regulation under this sec- scribed in subsection (a) and to enhance secu- member; tion shall be liable for a civil penalty of not rity awareness and security practices related to ‘‘(F) the vessel’s position at the time of the in- more than $25,000 for each day during which the preservation of evidence in response to cident, if known, or the position of the vessel at the violation continues, except that the max- the time of the initial report; crimes on board passenger vessels. imum penalty for a continuing violation is ‘‘(c) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Begin- ‘‘(G) the time, date, and method of the initial $50,000. report and the law enforcement authority to ning 2 years after the standards are established ‘‘(B) CRIMINAL PENALTY.—Any person that under subsection (b), no vessel to which this sec- which the initial report was made; willfully violates this section or a regulation ‘‘(H) the time and date the incident occurred, tion applies may enter a United States port on under this section shall be fined not more than a voyage (or voyage segment) on which a United if known; $250,000 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or ‘‘(I) the total number of passengers and the States citizen is a passenger unless there is at both. least 1 crewmember onboard who is certified as total number of crew members on the voyage; ‘‘(2) DENIAL OF ENTRY.—The Secretary may having successfully completed training in the and deny entry into the United States to a vessel to prevention, detection, evidence preservation, ‘‘(J) the case number or other identifier pro- which this section applies if the owner of the vided by the law enforcement authority to and reporting of criminal activities in the inter- vessel— national maritime environment on passenger which the initial report was made. ‘‘(A) commits an act or omission for which a vessels under subsection (a). ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENT TO REPORT CRIMES AND penalty may be imposed under this subsection; ‘‘(d) INTERIM TRAINING REQUIREMENT.—No OTHER INFORMATION.— or vessel to which this section applies may enter a ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The owner of a vessel to ‘‘(B) fails to pay a penalty imposed on the United States port on a voyage (or voyage seg- which this section applies (or the owner’s des- owner under this subsection. ment) on which a United States citizen is a pas- ignee)— ‘‘(i) PROCEDURES.—Within 6 months after the senger unless there is at least 1 crewmember on- ‘‘(i) shall contact the nearest Federal Bureau date of enactment of the Cruise Vessel Security board who has been properly trained in the pre- of Investigation Field Office or Legal Attache by and Safety Act of 2010, the Secretary shall issue vention detection, evidence preservation and the telephone as soon as possible after the occur- guidelines, training curricula, and inspection reporting requirements of criminal activities in rence on board the vessel of an incident involv- and certification procedures necessary to carry the international maritime environment. The ing homicide, suspicious death, a missing United out the requirements of this section. owner of a such a vessel shall maintain certifi- States national, kidnapping, assault with seri- ‘‘(j) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary and the cation or other documentation, as prescribed by ous bodily injury, any offense to which section Commandant shall each issue such regulations the Secretary, verifying the training of such in- 2241, 2242, 2243, or 2244(a) or (c) of title 18 ap- as are necessary to implement this section. ‘‘(k) APPLICATION.— dividual and provide such documentation upon plies, firing or tampering with the vessel, or request for inspection in connection with en- theft of money or property in excess of $10,000 to ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—This section and section 3508 apply to a passenger vessel (as defined in forcement of the provisions of this section. This report the incident; subsection shall take effect 1 year after the date ‘‘(ii) shall furnish a written report of the inci- section 2101(22)) that— ‘‘(A) is authorized to carry at least 250 pas- of enactment of the Cruise Vessel Safety and Se- dent to an Internet based portal maintained by curity Act of 2010 and shall remain in effect the Secretary; sengers; ‘‘(B) has onboard sleeping facilities for each until superseded by the requirements of sub- ‘‘(iii) may report any serious incident that passenger; section (c). does not meet the reporting requirements of ‘‘(C) is on a voyage that embarks or dis- ‘‘(e) CIVIL PENALTY.—Any person that vio- clause (i) and that does not require immediate embarks passengers in the United States; and lates this section or a regulation under this sec- attention by the Federal Bureau of Investiga- ‘‘(D) is not engaged on a coastwise voyage. tion shall be liable for a civil penalty of not tion via the Internet based portal maintained by ‘‘(2) FEDERAL AND STATE VESSELS.—This sec- more than $50,000. the Secretary; and tion and section 3508 do not apply to a vessel of ‘‘(f) DENIAL OF ENTRY.—The Secretary may ‘‘(iv) may report any other criminal incident the United States operated by the Federal Gov- deny entry into the United States to a vessel to involving passengers or crewmembers, or both, ernment or a vessel owned and operated by a which this section applies if the owner of the to the proper State or local government law en- State. vessel— forcement authority. ‘‘(l) DEFINITIONS.—In this section and section ‘‘(1) commits an act or omission for which a ‘‘(B) INCIDENTS TO WHICH SUBPARAGRAPH (A) 3508: penalty may be imposed under subsection (e); or APPLIES.—Subparagraph (A) applies to an inci- ‘‘(1) COMMANDANT.—The term ‘Commandant’ ‘‘(2) fails to pay a penalty imposed on the dent involving criminal activity if— means the Commandant of the Coast Guard. owner under subsection (e).’’. ‘‘(i) the vessel, regardless of registry, is ‘‘(2) OWNER.—The term ‘owner’ means the (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con- owned, in whole or in part, by a United States owner, charterer, managing operator, master, or tents for such chapter is amended by adding at person, regardless of the nationality of the vic- other individual in charge of a vessel. the end the following:

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OFFSET OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. subcommittee and for their long effort tional authority applicable to crimes (a) REPEAL OF CERTAIN REPORT REQUIRE- to support the development of legisla- occurring in United States territorial MENTS.— (1) Section 1130 of the Coast Guard Authoriza- tion that would help ensure no one else waters, on the high seas, and in the tion Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2720 note) is amended is a victim of a crime on a cruise ship. countries visited by the vessel. by striking subsection (b). Almost all of the nearly 200 cruise That said, the Senate amendment (2) Section 112 of the Maritime Transportation vessels embarking and disembarking also eliminates a number of reports un- Security Act of 2002 (46 U.S.C. 70101 note) is re- passengers in the U.S. are registered in related to crime on cruise ships that pealed. foreign countries. As a result, when have been required by other pieces of (3) Section 676 of title 14, United States Code, Americans step onto a cruise vessel, legislation to be submitted to the Con- is amended by striking subsection (d). they are stepping onto what becomes a gress by the Coast Guard, including a (4) Section 355 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (h) and redes- floating piece of another country’s ju- report on foreign-flagged vessels call- ignating subsection (i) as subsection (h). risdiction as soon as it leaves U.S. wa- ing on U.S. ports and a report on Coast (5) Section 205 of the Coast Guard and Mari- ters. Guard staffing levels in search and res- time Transportation Act of 2004 (14 U.S.C. 637 All available statistics indicate that cue centers. note) is amended by striking subsection (d). crime is rare on cruise vessels, but it I understand that the elimination of (b) COMBINATION OF FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT does happen. Therefore, H.R. 3360 seeks these reports was demanded by a few PLANS AND FOREIGN FISHING INCURSION RE- to improve the safety of passengers on Senators, ostensibly to offset the costs PORTS.—The Secretary of the department in cruise vessels by requiring common- of implementing safety and security which the Coast Guard is operating shall com- sense measures to help prevent crimi- reforms on cruise vessels. I do not be- bine the reports required under section 224 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation nal activity and to ensure cruise lines lieve that measures that improve safe- Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 1861b) and section 804 of respond appropriately when a crime oc- ty and security, and particularly not the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation curs, including, by providing proper measures such as H.R. 3360, which im- Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 1828) into a single annual care for crime victims and securing poses almost all new requirements on report for fiscal years beginning after fiscal year crime scenes. the cruise lines themselves, should re- 2010. I believe that H.R. 3360 responds di- quire offsets, and particularly not off- SEC. 5. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. rectly to the problems we examined in sets such as these. The budgetary effects of this Act, for the pur- our hearings by requiring reasonable That said, enactment of H.R. 3360 pose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As- alterations in vessel design, equipment, will make cruising safer for the mil- You-Go-Act of 2010, shall be determined by ref- and construction standards to increase lions of Americans who travel on cruise erence to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary the physical safety and security of pas- Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, sub- vessels each year, and I urge all of the mitted for printing in the Congressional Record sengers. Members of the House to join in pass- by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Com- For example, H.R. 3360 requires that ing the Senate amendments to H.R. mittee, provided that such statement has been cruise vessels install peepholes or simi- 3360. submitted prior to the vote on passage. lar features in cabin doors so that pas- I also take this moment to thank my The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- sengers can identify who is at their ranking member, Mr. LOBIONDO, for ant to the rule, the gentleman from door without having to open the door. our bipartisan efforts in seeing that H.R. 3360 also requires that cruise Maryland (Mr. CUMMINGS) and the gen- this legislation got to the floor and is tleman from New Jersey (Mr. vessels have railings that are at least passed. 42 inches high to help prevent pas- LOBIONDO) each will control 20 min- I again commend Congresswoman sengers from falling overboard. This utes. MATSUI for her dedication to this cause The Chair recognizes the gentleman legislation also requires that cruise and for her extraordinary work on H.R. ships have onboard trained medical from Maryland. 3360. personnel who can provide treatment Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of GENERAL LEAVE to assault victims, collect evidence to my time. Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Speaker, I ask support prosecutions, and administer b 1915 unanimous consent that all Members antiretroviral medications. This legis- may have 5 legislative days within lation also requires that a store of such Mr. LOBIONDO. Mr. Speaker, I yield which to revise and extend their re- medications be maintained on cruise myself such time as I may consume. marks and to include extraneous mate- vessels. Mr. Speaker, the House is consid- rial on H.R. 3360. And at this point, Mr. Speaker, I ering the Senate amendments to H.R. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there would also like to give credit to my 3360, the Cruise Ship Security and Safe- objection to the request of the gen- colleague on our subcommittee and ty Act of 2010. I supported passage of tleman from Maryland? committee, Congresswoman CORRINE the original bill and intend to support There was no objection. BROWN of Florida, who fought very this final version because, on the Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Speaker, I yield hard to make sure that folks who may whole, the bill is a significant improve- myself such time as I may consume. have been victims of rape had the ap- ment over legislation that was consid- Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge the propriate personnel to address their ered by the House in the 110th Con- passage of the Senate amendments to concerns, as did Ms. MATSUI. These pro- gress. H.R. 3360, the Cruise Vessel Security visions are critical to ensuring that The Committee on Transportation and Safety Act of 2010. The House those who are victims of sexual assault and Infrastructure has closely exam- passed H.R. 3360 on November 17 by a have immediate access to state-of-the- ined the factors that are impacting the vote of 416–4. On June 10, 2010, the Sen- art medical care. safety and security of American citi- ate passed this legislation with an H.R. 3360 also specifies certain crimes zens aboard cruise ships that operate in amendment which is now before us for that must be reported to U.S. authori- and out of United States ports. H.R. consideration today. ties by any vessel calling on a U.S. 3360 makes commonsense improve- I applaud my distinguished colleague, port, and it requires the government to ments which will enhance safeguards Congresswoman DORIS MATSUI, the au- maintain an Internet site that provides for passengers during the cruise. While thor of H.R. 3360, for her hard work on a numerical accounting of the reported no level of procedural or structural this legislation and for her tireless crimes. Such statistics will be aggre- modification can prevent all incidents work on behalf of her constituent, Ms. gated by individual cruise lines, and from occurring, I believe this bill will Laurie Dishman, and of all victims of cruise lines will be required to main- significantly enhance the capabilities crimes on cruise ships. tain a link to the site on their own Web of both passengers and cruise lines in As chairman of the Subcommittee on pages. the future. the Coast Guard and Maritime Trans- The Senate amendment made several The bill will also codify an agree- portation, I’ve convened two hearings changes to the legislation passed by ment between the FBI and cruise ship

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If U.S.-based pand criminal liability to apply to a colleagues on the other side of the aisle cruise ship companies who own and op- wide range of actions under the bill. for their support. This has been a long, erate foreign-flagged passenger vessels This goes far beyond what was agreed difficult road for all cruise victims and want to access millions of Americans to in the original House bill, and I be- their families. And believe me, this leg- who travel on these ships, they should lieve we should review the impacts of islation is truly a result of their cour- be required to implement simple, prop- this language at some point in the fu- age, their dedication, and their convic- er safety and security improvements ture. tion to preventing further crimes from for all travelers. That being said, the bill will provide happening. As the cochair and founder of the additional protections to U.S. pas- I urge my colleagues to support this Congressional Victims’ Rights Caucus, sengers, and I ask all Members to join important legislation and pave the way I am proud to support H.R. 3360. This me in supporting the bill. for safety of all cruise passengers. bill will implement necessary safety measures onboard cruise ships, includ- I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. LOBIONDO. Mr. Speaker, I yield Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Speaker, I yield to my colleague from Texas, Congress- ing video surveillance and proper docu- mentation of complaints by passengers. 4 minutes to the sponsor of the bill who man POE, such time as he may con- Most importantly, the law mandates has worked very hard on this legisla- sume. tion for years now, the distinguished Mr. POE of Texas. I appreciate the that cruise ship personnel contact both the FBI and the Coast Guard as soon as lady from California, Congresswoman gentleman for yielding. serious crimes like homicide, kidnap- MATSUI. I rise totally in support of H.R. 3360, Ms. MATSUI. I thank the gentleman the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety ping, and assault are reported by the passengers. from Maryland for yielding me time. Act of 2010. This legislation passed the This strong legislation will protect Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the House with strong support in Novem- the safety of millions of Americans and Senate amendments to H.R. 3360, the ber of last year, and I am pleased to see hold law violators accountable for sex- Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act, it return from the other body as an im- ual assault on the high seas. No longer legislation that I introduced and which proved bill ready for final passage. I will criminals be able to hide on our passed the House by a strong bipar- commend my colleague, Ms. MATSUI of oceans when they commit crimes tisan vote of 416–4 in November of last California, who has been relentless as against Americans. So I urge my col- year. The bill received similar support an advocate for protection of the cruise leagues to support this bill. in the Senate, which passed it with line passengers. Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today unanimous consent earlier this month. Mr. Speaker, every year cruise line in strong support of the Senate amendment to The Senate amendments to this leg- companies carry over 10 million Ameri- H.R. 3360, the ‘‘Cruise Vessel Security and islation are also bipartisan in nature, cans to and from American ports. The Safety Act of 2010.’’ and I urge my colleagues to support cruise lines promise Americans safety, Serious crimes are committed at sea aboard the bill before us that would send crit- security, fun, and relaxation aboard cruise vessels just as they are committed on ical consumer protection language to the ships. But as we have seen, safety land. Over the last five years, sexual and the President for his consideration. For is not something the cruise lines are physical assaults were the leading crimes far too long American families have always prepared to guarantee. committed aboard cruise vessels and inves- unknowingly been at risk when em- According to the FBI, sexual assault tigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. barking on cruise vacations. is the leading crime reported and in- Alarmingly, it is not known precisely how Four years ago, one of my constitu- vestigated by the agency among crimes often crimes are committed on cruise vessels ents, Laurie Dishman, wrote to me for that occur on the high seas. In fact, in or how many people have disappeared during help. Laurie was the victim of a sexual a 2005 hearing before the Committee on ocean voyages because cruise lines that are assault while on a cruise vacation. She Government Reform, Chris Swecker, registered in countries other than the United was given no assistance by the cruise assistant director of the Criminal In- States are not required to make crime-related line in properly securing evidence of vestigative Division of the FBI, noted data available. the assault, no assistance in identi- that, ‘‘Sexual assaults are the domi- In fact, only one of the nearly 200 cruise fying her attacker, no assistance in nant threat to women and minors on vessels that serve the North American market prosecuting the crime once back on the high seas, with the majority of is registered in the United States. This means shore. Devastated, Laurie reached out these incidences occurring on cruise that only one cruise vessel serving the North to me, and I immediately worked with ships.’’ His statements are backed up American market is, at all times, subject to the Chairman CUMMINGS, who committed by the disturbing frequency of assaults laws of the United States and required to re- to me to hold hearings on this issue onboard these ships. During one 6- port incidents of alleged crimes to United and began to work on this critical leg- month period in 2007, the cruise lines States law enforcement agencies. While there are limited circumstances in islation. reported 41 separate instances of sexual which the U.S. can assert jurisdiction over These hearings made apparent the assault to the FBI, 19 of which were some crimes occurring on cruise ships, cruise gross inadequacies of current cruise categorized as rape. vessels registered in foreign countries directly safety provisions. And with ongoing There are troubling patterns to these fall under the jurisdiction of the United States news coverage of rapes on cruise ships, assaults. In 2007, a Los Angeles Times only when they are operating in U.S. waters— it is clear that this legislation is both report revealed that over a 32-month in U.S. ports or sailing within 12 miles of the urgent and necessary. My legislation period, Royal Caribbean reported over U.S. coast. establishes stringent new standards to 250 incidents of sexual assault, battery, At all other times, foreign-registered vessels ensure the safety and security of pas- and harassment. But the most star- operate subject to the laws of the country in sengers on cruise vessels. Its reforms tling fact about these cases: Almost 40 which the vessel is registered or in whose wa- include requiring that vessel personnel percent of these crimes were com- ters they are travelling. The laws in these be able to preserve evidence of crimes mitted by cruise company employees. countries may not—and often do not—provide committed on these vessels, and pro- In fact, Ms. MATSUI’s constituent, Lau- the same rights and protections to crime vic- vide appropriate medical treatment to rie Dishman, was sexually assaulted by tims that would be provided under U.S. law. the victims of sexual assaults. a cruise ship security guard. However, foreign-registered cruise vessels Security, safety, and accountability Laurie Dishman knew what to do, can be subject to some U.S. laws as a condi- must all be strengthened to hold crimi- which was call her Member of Con- tion of entry into U.S. ports. nals accountable and end the cycle of gress. And when Ms. MATSUI found out By applying conditions upon U.S. port entry, serious, dangerous crimes aboard about this situation, she did what she H.R. 3360 seeks to bridge some of the poten- cruise ships. needed to do and worked relentlessly tial gaps between the rights, protections, and

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:54 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K30JN7.112 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5267 access to assistance that are available to vic- With enactment of this legislation, I am There was no objection. tims of crime under U.S. law and the laws of hopeful that the stories of Laurie Dishman and Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Speaker, I yield other countries. Merrian Carver will become a thing of the myself such time as I may consume. H.R. 3360 establishes stringent new stand- past. Although we cannot stop all crimes Mr. Speaker, H. Con. Res. 289 simply ards including training for ships’ personnel to aboard cruise ships (or anywhere else), we corrects a drafting error in the Senate preserve evidence of crimes and provide ap- can ensure that Americans will be protected amendments to H.R. 3360. Specifically, propriate medical treatment. Specifically, H.R. by our system of justice. the Senate amendments intended to 3360 requires cruise lines to aid U.S. inves- I urge my colleagues to join me in sup- combine required Coast Guard reports tigators by training crewmembers in crime porting the Senate amendment to H.R. 3360, on fisheries enforcement plans and on scene preservation, by mandating log book the ‘‘Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of efforts to prevent the incursion of for- entries detailing complaints of crimes, and by 2010.’’ eign fishing vessels into U.S. waters. making available video tapes and other forms Mr. LOBIONDO. Mr. Speaker, I have However, the Senate amendments in- of evidence. no further requests for time, and I correctly referred to section 804 of the The legislation also provides much-needed yield back the balance of my time. Coast Guard and Maritime Transpor- support for the victims of crime by requiring Mr. CUMMINGS. In closing, I will tation Act of 2004 rather than the act cruise lines to provide on board medical pro- just urge my colleagues to vote in of 2006, which is the correct cite for the fessionals who are trained to treat victims of favor of this very, very important piece requirement that the Coast Guard sub- sexual assaults, medications, and access to of legislation that will have far-reach- mit biannual reports on the service’s victims’ support services. ing effects. progress in detecting and interdicting In addition, H.R. 3360 ensures that the pub- Mr. Speaker, I have no further re- incursions by foreign fishing vessels lic can make informed choices before booking quests for time, and I yield back the into the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. a cruise. The bill requires the Secretary of balance of my time. H. Con. Res. 289 merely corrects the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Homeland Security to compile and maintain legal cite, but does not make any other question is on the motion offered by statistical data of certain incidents on an inter- changes to the Senate amendments to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. net website. The data would identify each H.R. 3360. CUMMINGS) that the House suspend the I reserve the balance of my time. cruise line and each cruise line would be re- rules and concur in the Senate amend- Mr. LOBIONDO. Mr. Speaker, this is quired to provide a link on its internet site to ment to the bill, H.R. 3360. the website maintained by the Secretary. The question was taken; and (two- purely technical. We have no objection. I yield back the balance of my time. Finally, H.R. 3360 enhances the safety and thirds being in the affirmative) the Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Speaker, I yield security of cruise passengers by requiring rules were suspended and the Senate back the balance of my time. cruise lines to upgrade, modernize, and retrofit amendment was concurred in. the safety and security infrastructure on their A motion to reconsider was laid on The SPEAKER pro tempore. The vessels by installing peep holes in passenger the table. question is on the motion offered by doors, video surveillance cameras, time-sen- the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. f sitive electronic key technology, higher rail- CUMMINGS) that the House suspend the ings, and acoustic hailing devices. CORRECTING THE ENROLLMENT rules and agree to the concurrent reso- It is estimated that 10.6 million Americans OF H.R. 3360 lution, H. Con. Res. 289. enjoyed a cruise vacation in 2007. Millions Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Speaker, I move The question was taken; and (two- more have cruised since and millions more will to suspend the rules and agree to the thirds being in the affirmative) the cruise in the future. We need to ensure the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 289) rules were suspended and the concur- security and safety of passengers and crews directing the Clerk of the House of rent resolution was agreed to. on cruise vessels and to provide support for Representatives to make a technical A motion to reconsider was laid on the victims of crime at sea. correction in the enrollment of H.R. the table. With passage of this legislation today, the 3360. f bill will be cleared for the President’s consider- The Clerk read the title of the con- AFFIRMING SUPPORT FOR A ation. current resolution. STRONG ALLIANCE WITH THAI- Before closing, I want to acknowledge the The text of the concurrent resolution LAND extraordinary work of the gentlewoman from is as follows: California (Ms. MATSUI) for bringing us to this H. CON. RES. 289 Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I move to point. In 2006, Ms. MATSUI’s constituent, Lau- Resolved by the House of Representatives (the suspend the rules and agree to the reso- rie Dishman, who was the victim of a crime Senate concurring), That in the enrollment of lution (H. Res. 1321) expressing the aboard a cruise ship, reached out to Ms. MAT- the bill (H.R. 3360) to amend title 46, United sense of the House of Representatives SUI and Congress for help in addressing the States Code, to establish requirements to en- that the political situation in Thailand significant shortcomings of cruise vessel safe- sure the security and safety of passengers be solved peacefully and through demo- ty and security. Ms. Dishman had the courage and crew on cruise vessels, and for other pur- cratic means, as amended. poses, the Clerk of the House of Representa- The Clerk read the title of the resolu- and fortitude to tell her heart-wrenching story tives shall make the following correction: In to our Committee in a hearing on these section 4(b), strike ‘‘Coast Guard and Mari- tion. issues. Knowing Ms. Dishman’s story, Ms. time Transportation Act of 2004’’ the second The text of the resolution is as fol- MATSUI drafted this bill and has worked for place it appears and insert ‘‘Coast Guard and lows: more than three years to get Congress to this Maritime Transportation Act of 2006’’. H. RES. 1321 point. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Whereas Thailand became the first treaty I also thank the gentlemen from Arizona ant to the rule, the gentleman from ally of the United States in the Asia-Pacific (Mr. SHADEGG and Mr. MITCHELL), who have Maryland (Mr. CUMMINGS) and the gen- region with the Treaty of Amity and Com- strongly supported this bill on behalf of the tleman from New Jersey (Mr. merce, signed at Sia-Yut’hia (Bangkok) March 20, 1833, between the United States daughter of an Arizona constituent. Merrian LOBIONDO) each will control 20 min- and Siam, during the administration of Carver disappeared from a cruise ship in Au- utes. President Andrew Jackson and the reign of gust 2004, and was never found. What makes The Chair recognizes the gentleman King Rama III; Ms. Carver’s case even more shocking is not from Maryland. Whereas the United States and Thailand just that a vibrant, young woman was lost, but GENERAL LEAVE furthered their alliance with the Southeast that her disappearance was not reported by Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Speaker, I ask Asia Collective Defense Treaty, (commonly the cruise line to the U.S. Coast Guard or the unanimous consent that all Members known as the ‘‘Manila Pact of 1954’’) signed FBI until well after the voyage ended. may have 5 legislative days within at Manila September 8, 1954, and the United States designated Thailand as a major non- Finally, I thank Chairman JAY ROCKEFELLER, which to revise and extend their re- North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Chairman of the Senate Committee on Com- marks and to include extraneous mate- ally in December 2003; merce, Science, and Transportation, for work- rial on H. Con. Res. 289. Whereas, through the Treaty of Amity and ing to overcome Republican objections to the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Economic Relations, signed at Bangkok May bill, enabling Senate passage of the legisla- objection to the request of the gen- 26, 1966, along with a diverse and growing tion. tleman from Maryland? trading relationship, the United States and

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It is some place where Asian Nations (ASEAN); the vast majority of them civilians, my mother was born and raised and Whereas Thailand has the longest-serving had been killed, and around 1,800 most of my mother’s side of the family monarch in the world, His Majesty King wounded, including a renegade Thai continues to reside. I of course speak in Bhumibol Adulyadej, who is loved and re- general who joined the antigovernment very strong support of this resolution spected for his dedication to the people of protests. asking for a peaceful resolution of the Thailand; Since the outbreak of these protests, Whereas Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva conflict and dispute going on currently has issued a 5-point roadmap designed to pro- the government has made significant in Thailand. mote the peaceful resolution of the current strides towards addressing the con- Mr. Speaker and Members, for us political crisis in Thailand; cerns of the protesters. Earlier this here in this Nation, while we may have Whereas approximately 500,000 people of month, Prime Minister Abhisit very strong and bitter disagreements Thai descent live in the United States and Vejjajiva announced that he plans to between Republicans and Democrats, foster strong cultural ties between the 2 hold new elections by the end of 2011. conservatives and liberals, we ulti- countries; and Whereas Thailand remains a steadfast b 1930 mately resolve our differences peace- fully at the ballot box—not with a car- friend with shared values of freedom, democ- His fans called for all parties to join tridge box. But now what is happening racy, and liberty: Now, therefore, be it together in upholding the institution Resolved, That the House of Representa- in Bangkok, Thailand, is saddening, of the constitutional monarchy, work- tives— disappointing; and it is something that ing towards resolving fundamental (1) affirms the support of the people and we all, as Americans, must be troubled the Government of the United States for a problems of social justice, ensuring by. Thailand is an important ally for strong and vital alliance with Thailand; that the media can operate freely, cre- the United States in Southeast Asia (2) calls for the restoration of peace and ating an independent committee to in- and has been the lynch pin of our stra- stability throughout Thailand; vestigate the street protests, and es- (3) urges all parties involved in the polit- tegic interests in Southeast Asia for tablishing political rules through solic- ical crisis in Thailand to renounce the use of decades. itation of views from all sides. violence and to resolve their differences What I have seen on the streets of I believe that the Prime Minister’s peacefully through dialogue; Bangkok and what my family has wit- (4) supports the goals of the 5-point road- plan is a positive step towards achiev- nessed firsthand over the last few map of the Government of Thailand for na- ing democratic reconciliation. Earlier months is incredibly disappointing. tional reconciliation, which seeks to— this month, the Prime Minister sur- Last month, Mr. Speaker, my family, (A) uphold, protect, and respect the insti- vived a vote of no confidence in the tution of the constitutional monarchy; when I talked to my cousins, it was parliament over his handling of the (B) resolve fundamental problems of social with both joy and sadness to see what protests, demonstrating that there is justice systematically and with participa- had transpired in our immediate fam- support for the PM to lead the country tion by all sectors of society; ily. It is with incredible honor and dis- (C) ensure that the media can operate free- towards reconciliation. ly and constructively; I want to remind my colleagues that tinction that I was able to take the (D) establish facts about the recent vio- Thailand is one of the United States’ oath of office as a Member of the lence through investigation by an inde- closest friends and most dependable al- United States Congress. But my first pendent committee; and lies. In 1833 we concluded the first trea- cousins, who were born and raised in (E) establish mutually acceptable political ty with an Asian nation when we joined Thailand, unfortunately witnessed rules through the solicitation of views from firsthand what was happening on the all sides; and with Thailand in the Treaty of Amity and Commerce. In 1954, we forged a streets of Bangkok and saw firsthand (5) promotes the timely implementation of the violence that was going on in the an agreed plan for national reconciliation in military alliance. And in 2003, the Thailand so that free and fair elections can United States designated Thailand as a city center. be held. major non-NATO ally. I think it is a reminder to all of us as The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Because of our long history, I believe Americans the uniqueness, the impor- ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from that we must do everything we can to tance, the vitality and the incredible, California (Ms. WATSON) and the gen- support reconciliation in Thailand and incredible good fortune we have to call tlewoman from Florida (Ms. ROS- to convey our sincere hope that Thai- ourselves Americans. LEHTINEN) each will control 20 minutes. land continues to prosper with democ- But it is also what is happening in The Chair recognizes the gentle- racy, stability, and the rule of law. Bangkok that should remind us that woman from California. That is why I cosponsored House Reso- we as a Nation should lead by example GENERAL LEAVE lution 1321, and I urge all my col- and remind all of the peoples of the Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I ask leagues to join me in supporting this world of what we can have and what we unanimous consent that all Members resolution and moving it towards have here in this Nation, and it doesn’t may have 5 legislative days to revise speedy adoption. have to always end in violence. and extend their remarks and include Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Mr. Speaker and colleagues, I strong- extraneous material on the resolution my time. ly urge passage of this resolution and under consideration. Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I hope, on behalf of my family, that The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there am proud to yield such time as he may these differences that are going on objection to the request of the gentle- consume to the gentleman from Hawaii right now in Thailand are resolved woman from California? (Mr. DJOU), a member of the Armed peacefully. There was no objection. Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise in Forces and Budget Committees and the would like to yield myself such time as strong support of this resolution, and first Member of Congress to be of half I may consume. yield myself as much time as I may Thai descent. consume. Mr. DJOU. Thank you to the gentle- I would like to start out by thanking Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my lady from Florida. I also want to ex- the gentleman from Hawaii for those good friend, Congressman press my thanks to Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA insightful words and for his personal FALEOMAVAEGA, for introducing this for bringing this resolution. commitment and family honor in mak- important resolution, which calls for a Mr. Speaker and Members, it is with ing sure that we can have a peaceful peaceful resolution to the political sit- some degree of sadness that I rise to resolution to this conflict. uation in Thailand through democratic speak in support of this resolution. Mr. And I also rise in support of this res- means. Speaker and Members, it is my under- olution which honors our Nation’s As we all know, earlier this year Red standing from the House Historian’s long-standing alliance with the Gov- Shirt protesters occupied the streets of Office that I am the first Member of ernment and the people of Thailand. It

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A 2-month Thailand through non-violent, democratic onciliation plan. A public forum was convened political crisis, which killed 88 people means. The relationship between the United on June 17, 2010 as a brainstorming session and injured more than 1,800, reduced States and Thailand goes back over 175 years on how to move the process forward. Accord- landmarked buildings in the Thai cap- to when the U.S. signed its first agreement ing to the Prime Minister, the views gathered ital to ashes. The fact that Thailand’s with an Asian nation as part of the Treaty of during this public forum reflect visions for both King, the longest-serving monarch in Amity and Commerce with Siam. Thailand is the Thai people and society and were in line the world, has been hospitalized for the one of America’s closest friends and depend- with those of the government. Two committees past several months only added to the able ally. In fact, the King of Thailand gener- will be set up by the end of June. The first sense of urgency over the fragile polit- ously offered President Abraham Lincoln a committee will focus on strategies and prior- ical situation. supply of elephants to help Union forces win ities for reform to be proposed to the govern- So this resolution provides an oppor- the Civil War. Thailand has also contributed ment and the second will work on nation re- tunity to extend best wishes for a troops and supplies for U.S. military engage- form assembly which will serve as a channel speedy recovery to His Majesty who ments in Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, Af- for all sectors of society to put forward their celebrated the 60th anniversary of his ghanistan, and Iraq for which we are forever views and proposals with help from academic coronation this past May 5. grateful. After several decades of mostly mili- works. Thailand is the first Southeast Asian tary dictatorships, by the early 1990s, Thailand Thailand has been a long-time military ally nation to have a formal diplomatic established democratic rule, furthering bol- and a significant trade and economic partner. agreement with us in the United stering its status as a partner of the United Our close relationship and longstanding friend- States. A treaty of amity and com- States. As a result, in 2003, the U.S. des- ship with Thailand dates back to 1883 when merce was signed with the administra- ignated Thailand as a major non-NATO ally. the two countries signed the Treaty of Amity tion of President Andrew Jackson in Thailand has also grown to be a significant 1833. The offer of a herd of domes- and Commerce. Despite differences on Burma trading partner of the United States. In fact, ticated elephants by the present Thai policy and human rights issues, shared eco- exports from Illinois to Thailand were one of King’s great grandfather, while po- nomic and security interests have long pro- litely declined by President Lincoln as the few bright spots during this recession—in- vided the basis for U.S.-Thai cooperation. unsuitable for the American climate, creasing 8.1 percent between 2008 and 2009. Thailand contributed troops and support for has long been cited as an example of Thailand is one of the top 25 export markets U.S. military operations in both Afghanistan the warm and enduring bonds between for Illinois products. I was pleased and hon- and Iraq and was designated as a major non- the American and Thai people. ored when the Ambassador from Thailand NATO ally in December 2003. Thailand’s air- When the congressional leaders gath- came to visit northern Illinois last April to learn fields and ports play a particularly important ered in Statuary Hall last week to more about what America has to offer. role in U.S. global military strategy, including commemorate the 60th anniversary of However, ever since 2006, the political situ- having served as the primary hub of the relief the outbreak of the Korean War, the ation inside Thailand has been a state of tur- effort following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsu- flag of Thailand proudly flew with moil. We have all been pained to see the nami. those of other allied nations behind the media images of violence and burned-out As a major recipient of foreign direct invest- Speaker’s podium. Thailand sent a buildings. Obviously, only the Thai people can ment, and with exports of goods accounting regiment of 1,294 men to that conflict, resolve their own internal conflicts. I hope that for over 70 percent of its GDP in 2007, Thai- of which 129, 10 percent, perished on this resolution can play a constructive role in land’s economy depends heavily on its trading the Korean peninsula. Further coopera- helping to encourage all sides to resolve their partners. Economic relations with the United tion with the United States during the differences peacefully. I trust that the 5-point States are central to Thailand’s outward-look- Vietnam and Iraq wars in east Timor national reconciliation plan proposed by the ing economic strategy. According to the U.S. and during a series of refugee crises in Prime Minister of Thailand and highlighted by Commerce Department, U.S. trade with Thai- Southeast Asia has further cemented this resolution is fully implemented. land in 2008 consisted of $9.1 billion in ex- bilateral ties. This resolution is important to reaffirm our ports and $23.5 billion in imports. The State Cobra-Gold, the largest multi-na- support for democracy, non-violence, and the Department reports that although Japan is tional military exercise in the world, people of Thailand. I urge the government of Thailand’s biggest trading partner, the United has brought the United States and the Thailand to follow through on its commitments States is currently Thailand’s largest export Royal Thai Armed Forces annually to- as outlined in their 5-point plan. I also urge all market. gether for the past 29 years to enhance parties in Thailand to join in this effort and set- With more than 200,000 people tracing their regional peace and stability. The grow- tle their differences peacefully. Therefore, I en- ancestry to Thailand, our two nations share ing trade between our two countries courage my colleagues to vote in favor of H. extensive social and cultural links. has made Thailand America’s 25th larg- Res. 1321. We recognize that enormous challenges re- est goods trading partner according to Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, main ahead. Thailand has a past of turbulence the statistics provided by the U.S. I rise in strong support of H. Res. 1321, ex- and turmoil—the country has experienced 18 Trade Representative. pressing the sense of the House of Rep- coups in the past 77 years. I am hopeful that So it is clearly in America’s interest resentatives that the political situation in Thai- their continued progress can lead to an ever for the recent violence to come to an land be solved peacefully and through demo- more fruitful economic and political relation- end so that this militarily dependable cratic means. I thank my colleague, Mr. ship between the United States and Thailand, and economically vibrant ally can FALEOMAVAEGA, for introducing this important contributing to the well being and prosperity of move forward toward national rec- resolution. both our nations. onciliation. Hopefully, the proposed Beginning in mid-March 2010, anti-govern- The United States is hopeful that Thailand’s national reconciliation will lead to a ment protestors occupied parts of Bangkok for political problems will be solved peacefully and permanent healing of Thai society so nine weeks. Initially peaceful, the demonstra- through democratic needs. The United States that the Thai people do not escape tions and the response from the security supports the national reconciliation plan pro- from the tiger into the crocodile, as forces became increasingly aggressive, even- posed by the Prime Minister which encom- the Thai saying goes, moving from one tually spiraling into urban warfare. Most of the passes upholding the monarchy, instituting po- crisis to another. protestors, known as the ‘‘red shirts,’’ are loyal litical reform, and eradicating injustice. This resolution, Mr. Speaker, calling to former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I for an end to violence through peaceful who was ousted in a military coup in 2006. On yield back the balance of my time. and democratic means and for a rededi- May 3, 2010, the Thai Prime Minister, Abhisit Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield cation to our vital alliance is some- Vejjajiva, offered talks and proposed a ‘‘rec- back the balance of my time. thing our Members should strongly onciliation plan’’ including an election on No- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The support, as do I. vember 14, 2010 in an effort to end the polit- question is on the motion offered by

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We enjoy in the affirmative, the ayes have it. cated their lives, often at great personal sac- strong economic and political ties with Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I object rifice, to achieving African political inde- many African countries, and we are the to the vote on the ground that a pendence; beneficiaries of strong cultural and so- quorum is not present and make the (3) commends the socioeconomic and polit- cial ties to Africa’s people. point of order that a quorum is not ical progress being made by these nations, present. while acknowledging the associated chal- b 1945 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- lenges that many still face; Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my col- ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the (4) recognizes Africa’s significant stra- leagues to support this important reso- Chair’s prior announcement, further tegic, political, economic, and humanitarian importance to the United States; and lution, and I reserve the balance of my proceedings on this motion will be time. postponed. (5) renews the commitment of the United States to help the people of sub-Saharan Af- Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. I yield myself The point of no quorum is considered rica to foster democratic rule, advance civic such time as I may consume. withdrawn. freedom and participation, and promote mar- Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of f ket-based economic growth, and to alleviate House Resolution 1405, congratulating CONGRATULATING 17 AFRICAN NA- the burden of poverty and disease that so the people of 17 African nations on 50 many in the region continue to face. TIONS ON 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF years of independence and recognizing INDEPENDENCE The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- the importance of Africa to the United ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from States. Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I move to California (Ms. WATSON) and the gen- suspend the rules and agree to the reso- Fifty years ago, 17 African nations tlewoman from Florida (Ms. ROS- threw off the yoke of colonialism and lution (H. Res. 1405) congratulating the LEHTINEN) each will control 20 minutes. people of the 17 African nations that in established themselves as independent The Chair recognizes the gentle- nations. Unfortunately, the past half 2010 are marking the 50th year of their woman from California. national independence, as amended. century has been anything but peaceful GENERAL LEAVE The Clerk read the title of the resolu- or joyful for all too many of these Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I ask tion. states. The text of the resolution is as fol- unanimous consent for all Members to Only two of the 17 nations we cele- lows: have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- brate today—Mali and Benin—are con- tend their remarks and include extra- H. RES. 1405 sidered to be free. One, Somalia, is vir- neous material on the resolution under Whereas in the year 2010, 17 African na- tually a collapsed state, and in the tions will celebrate the 50th anniversary of consideration. Democratic Republic of the Congo, a The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there their independence from France, Italy, or brutal civil war that continues in the objection to the request of the gentle- Great Britain, including Cameroon (January east has claimed millions of lives and woman from California? 1, 1960), Togolese Republic (April 27, 1960), has spawned some of the worst human There was no objection. Republic of Mali (June 20, 1960), Republic of rights atrocities known to man. Yet Senegal (June 20, 1960), Republic of Mada- Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise in gascar (June 26, 1960), Democratic Republic strong support of this resolution and there have been some successes, Mr. of the Congo (June 30, 1960), Somalia (July 1, yield myself such time as I may con- Speaker. 1960), Republic of Benin (August 1, 1960), Re- sume. African economies are growing at public of Niger (August 3, 1960), Burkina Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Mr. rates reminiscent of the great Asian ti- Faso (August 5, 1960), Republic of Cote RUSH for introducing this resolution gers. Citizens are becoming increas- d’Ivoire (August 7, 1960), Republic of Chad that recognizes the 50th anniversary of ingly aware of their rights and are de- (August 11, 1960), Central African Republic independence for 17 African countries. manding a greater stake in their eco- (August 13, 1960), Republic of the Congo (Au- nomic and political futures, demanding gust 15, 1960), Gabonese Republic (August 17, In the scramble for Africa between 1960), Federal Republic of Nigeria (October 1, 1880 and the First World War, European accountability and driving the ‘‘Big 1960), and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania countries extended their political and Men of Africa’’ from office. Still, in Af- (November 28, 1960); economic rule over the vast territory rica, independence has proven to be a Whereas contemporary United States ties and resources of Africa. The colonizing necessary but insufficient condition for with Sub-Saharan Africa today far transcend powers saw this as an opportunity to freedom. the humanitarian interests that have fre- continue commerce between Europe At a battlefield in Gettysburg, the quently underpinned United States engage- and Africa following the end of the great Abraham Lincoln honored the ment with the continent; fallen by stating, ‘‘We here highly re- Whereas there is a growing understanding slave trade. among foreign policy experts that economic At the Berlin Conference of 1884, the solve that these dead shall not have development, natural resource management, European powers carved up Africa died in vain—that this Nation, under human security, and global stability are in- among themselves to suit their demand God, shall have a new birth of free- extricably linked; for gold, diamonds, minerals, and dom—and that the government of the Whereas cooperation between the United spices. The age of European impe- people, by the people, for the people, States Armed Forces and Africa is growing, rialism ravaged the human and natural shall not perish from the Earth.’’ with United States and African forces rou- resources of the African continent. So, Mr. Speaker, on this 50th anni- tinely conducting joint exercises; In 1941, President Roosevelt intro- versary of independence for no less Whereas African governments are steadily than 17 African nations, we stand in taking a larger role in the provision of secu- duced the principle of the Economy of rity and peacekeeping on the continent, due Imperial Colonies to Prime Minister solidarity with the people who won in part to United States security assistance Winston Churchill and started the de- their independence but who continue in and training; bate over British and eventually all their struggle for freedom. Whereas Africa’s growing importance is re- European imperialism. In 1957, sub-Sa- I urge my colleagues to support this flected in the intensifying efforts of China, haran Africa’s post-colonial era began timely and important resolution. Russia, India, Iran, and other countries to with the independence of Ghana. Over Mr. Speaker, I have no further re- gain access to African resources and advance the following several decades, all other quests for time, and I yield back the their ties to the continent; and balance of my time. Whereas a more comprehensive, multi-fac- African countries won their independ- eted regional policy is essential for the ence and joined the international com- Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield as United States to operate effectively in this munity of sovereign nations. much time as he may consume to the increasingly competitive environment: Now, Now, this resolution congratulates gentleman from Illinois, BOBBY L. therefore, be it the people of the 17 African nations RUSH.

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We need each other now The seventeen African countries celebrating YVETTE CLARKE and Congressman ED more than ever. It is time to solidify their political independence are: Cameroon, ROYCE for their constant leadership on our economic and strategic partner- Togo, Mali, Senegal, Madagascar, Democratic African issues. ship. Republic of Congo, Somalia, Benin, Niger, This year, Mr. Speaker, 17 African I and others who support this resolu- Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Chad, Central Af- nations are celebrating the 50th anni- tion commend President Obama for his rica Republic, Congo, Gabon, Nigeria and versary of their independence. leadership in making our mutually Mauritania. 1960 was an important year for those beneficial partnership a reality by This resolution is important because demo- former French, British, and Italian signing a binational commission agree- cratic principles have flourished in many Afri- colonies and protectorates. The trium- ment with South Africa, with Angola, can countries over the past decade. Indeed, phant march of a series of hard-fought and with Nigeria. We hope that the more than two-thirds of sub-Saharan African victories that led to independence United States will soon adopt a similar countries have held democratic elections since started on January 1 with the nation of strategic agreement with the entire 2000. Moreover, several nations, from Sen- Cameroon, and it ended on November Gulf of Guinea region. egal to Tanzania, and from Ghana to Zambia 28, 1960, with the nation of Mauri- The White House has announced that have seen successful power changes over the tania’s securing its independence from President Obama will be hosting these past decade. The Unites States Department of France. 17 African heads of state and a group of State has expressed its commitment to sup- The resolution I am bringing to the younger, emerging leaders within these porting African efforts to fortify government ac- floor today will honor the sacrifices of nations at a celebration that will mark countability and overall good governance, the founding fathers of these African the 50th anniversary later this sum- which is crucial to the continent’s future nations. Little did they know then that mer. I would like to take this oppor- growth and global influence. a proud and supportive USA would tunity to commend our President for The resolution commends the socio-eco- today enter into our Nation’s perma- calling this summit. It was long over- nomic and political progress being made by nent history this well-deserved tribute due. I hope the invitation will be ex- African countries, while acknowledging the as- to the thousands of unsung men and tended to other African nations as sociated challenges that many still face. Ac- women who gave their lives based on well. cording to a June 2010 McKinsey Global Insti- the simple dream of freedom and on a As Professor Paul Collier wrote in a tute report entitled ‘Lions on the Move: The desire to assert their self-determina- recent article, entitled ‘‘The Case for Progress and Potential of African Economies,’ tion over the lives that only God could Investing in Africa,’’ ‘‘The continent is over the past decade ‘‘Africa’s economic pulse give them. now growing much more rapidly than has quickened, infusing the continent with new We in the USA know something the OECD nations. It may well be on commercial vibrancy.’’ Africa’s combined con- about that freedom and that deter- the cusp of a reversal of fortune.’’ sumer spending in 2008 was $860 billion, and mination. It is time to revisit our relationship America is committed to partnering with Afri- Chief among these visionary African with the continent of Africa and to de- can nations to foster economic development, leaders are Amadou Ahidjo in Cam- fine a more comprehensive approach. entrepreneurship and trade in the continent. eroon; Kwame Nkrumah in Ghana; I would encourage the administration Kofi Annan, Chair of the Africa Progress Patrice Lumumba in the Democratic to also establish a commission that Panel (APP) recently noted that ‘Africa’s future Republic of the Congo; Leopold will create a platform where human is in its own hands, but that success in man- Senghor in Senegal; Thomas Sankara rights groups, the civil society, U.S., aging its own affairs depends on supportive in Burkina Faso; Felix Houphouet and African governments, financial in- global policies and agreements.’ H. Res. 1405 Boigny in Cote d’Ivoire; and Julius stitutions, the private sector, and the comes at a time when the world is taking no- Nyerere in Tanzania. diaspora can formulate and implement tice of Africa’s great progress in recent years This resolution also commends the a mutually beneficial and coordinated and it reaffirms the United States’ commitment socioeconomic and political progress policy framework that advances de- to growth and prosperity in Africa. being made by these nations while ac- mocracy, economic growth, and pros- I commend the House for passing this im- knowledging the associated challenges perity in Africa. portant resolution. that many still face today. Many of It is worth noting that the U.S. has Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, these nations have become democracies already taken several steps that under- I rise in support of H. Res. 1405: ‘‘Congratu- and are striving to break the links to line Africa’s increasing importance. lating the people of the 17 African nations that past oppressions. Men and women of Our economy and its recovery are far in 2010 are marking the 50th year of their na- good faith work tirelessly to overcome more dependent on Africa than we have tional independence.’’ As a cosponsor of this the remnants of colonialism, acknowledged to date, and so, too, is resolution, I am proud to acknowledge the neocolonialism, structural adjust- our national security. progress made by these 17 nations as well as ments, internal and regional wars, and For these reasons, I urge you to vote the other African nations that gained inde- their own bureaucratic hurdles. They for H.R. 1405, which celebrates the 50th pendence in the early 1960s. The 17 African also face serious challenges beyond anniversary of 17 African nations, rec- nations that gained independence in 1960 are: their control, which have been exacer- ognizing that Africa is of significant The Republic of Cameroon (January 1, bated by growing threats from the strategic, political, economic, and hu- 1960); global financial crisis, climate change, manitarian importance to the United The Togolese Republic (April 27, 1960); and terrorism. States. It will renew the commitment The Republic of Mali (June 20, 1960); Despite numerous challenges, many of the United States and will help the The Republic of Senegal (June 20, 1960); of the African nations we salute today people of the sub-Saharan Africa to fos- The Republic of Madagascar (June 26, are becoming economically, politically, ter democratic rule, to advance civic 1960); and strategically important to the freedom, to promote market-based eco- The Democratic Republic of the Congo United States. Our Nation simply can- nomic growth, and to alleviate the bur- (June 30, 1960); not afford to take Africa for granted den of poverty and disease that so Somalia gained its independence on (July 1, nor can it afford to mistakenly see Af- many in the region continue to face. 1960); rica as a desperate continent forever in This is only the first step, Mr. Speak- The Republic of Benin (August 1, 1960); need of charity from our Nation. Afri- er, to Africa’s much needed transition The Republic of Niger (August 3, 1960); ca’s growing economic importance is into a global economy. However, this Burkina Faso (August 5, 1960); reflected in intensified efforts by step is the right one as we undertake The Republic of Cote d’Ivoire (August 7, China, Russia, India, Iran, and other the long overdue transformation and 1960);

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:07 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K30JN7.123 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H5272 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 30, 2010 The Republic of Chad (August 11, 1960); growth, and to alleviate the burden of poverty Social Development’s 2010–2015 Strategic The Central African Republic (August 13, and disease that so many in the region con- Plan; 1960); tinue to face. We must also remember to keep Whereas the Government of South Africa The Republic of the Congo (August 15, ‘‘fifty years of independence’’ in context. Fifty has planned to provide shelter and rehabili- tative care to victims of human trafficking 1960); years may seem like a long time, but consider The Gabonese Republic (August 17, 1960); throughout the country during the World America’s own history when, fifty years after Cup and beyond at Thuthuzela Centres, The Federal Republic of Nigeria (October 1, independence, the country had not yet had ex- which exist through the country’s domestic 1960); and perienced its civil war. violence and anti-rape intervention strategy; The Islamic Republic of Mauritania (Novem- Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I have no Whereas the Government of South Africa ber 28, 1960) further requests for time, and I yield has ordered schools to be closed during the When the nations in Africa gained independ- back the balance of my time. 2010 FIFA World Cup, raising concerns that ence during the 1960s and 1970s, there was The SPEAKER pro tempore. The children could be left unattended during a an expectation that the end of colonialism question is on the motion offered by period of high trafficking potential; would usher in a new era of representative the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Whereas, on June 14, 2010, the United States Department of State released its an- government in which the people of these new WATSON) that the House suspend the nual Trafficking in Persons Report, assert- nations could freely choose a government that rules and agree to the resolution, H. represented their interests. Fifty years after ing that ‘‘South Africa is a source, transit, Res. 1405, as amended. and destination country for men, women, independence, however, the progress of these The question was taken. and children subjected to trafficking in per- nations has been mixed at best. In many na- The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the sons, specifically forced labor and forced tions, progress has failed to match expecta- opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being commercial sexual exploitation. Children are tions as the people of these new nations in the affirmative, the ayes have it. largely trafficked within the country from struggled to shed the yoke of their colonial Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I object poor rural areas to urban centers like Johan- legacies. These legacies include inorganic to the vote on the ground that a nesburg, Cape Town, Durban, and borders and inherited systems of patronage. quorum is not present and make the Bloemfontein. Girls are subjected to sex traf- Although many African nations were dealt a point of order that a quorum is not ficking and involuntary domestic servitude; difficult hand, the continent’s new leaders, by present. boys are forced to work in street vending, food service, begging, criminal activities, in large, sought to consolidate and retain The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- power rather than embrace political systems and agriculture.’’; ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the Whereas this release marks the 10th anni- defined and strengthened by their diversity. Chair’s prior announcement, further versary of the Trafficking in Persons Report Since independence, transfer of political power proceedings on this motion will be and no country has yet to build a fully com- has consistently been a thorn in the side of postponed. prehensive response to combating trafficking side of most African nations. The point of no quorum is considered and protecting survivors; Although many of the challenges of broad- withdrawn. Whereas women and girls have reportedly ening and democratizing political participation been trafficked into South Africa from as far f in Africa rests in the hands of a few ‘big men,’ away as Russia, Thailand, Pakistan, Phil- there are also significant challenges at local CONGRATULATING SOUTH AFRICA ippines, India, China, Bulgaria, Romania, levels. Today, millions of people in Africa are ON FIRST TWO CONVICTIONS Ukraine, the Democratic Republic of Congo, stateless. Some because their births were FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING Angola, Burundi, Ethiopia, Senegal, Tan- never recorded, others because they belong to zania, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Cameroon, Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I move to Nigeria, and Somalia; the ‘wrong’ ethnic group. Civil conflicts in Cote suspend the rules and agree to the reso- Whereas civil society in South Africa, with d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo lution (H. Res. 1412) congratulating the the support of the South African Govern- and numerous other countries have been Government of South Africa upon its ment, has invested notable energy and re- fuelled if not created by pernicious citizenship first two successful convictions for sources into preventing human trafficking at policies that sever the link between certain human trafficking, as amended. the 2010 FIFA World Cup through Cape Town parts of the population and the state. As rebel The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Tourism, International Union of Superiors leader in the Ivory Coast reportedly exclaimed, tion. General and the Southern African Catholic ‘‘Give us our identity cards and we hand over The text of the resolution is as fol- Bishops’ Conference of the Catholic Church, our Kalashnikovs.’’ This, to me, captures both lows: the Salvation Army, the Tshwane Counter- the tension and the stakes in play. The people Trafficking Coalition for 2010, and many H. RES. 1412 other nongovernmental and religious organi- of Sudan, the DRC, Guinea, and others have Whereas from June 11, 2010, through July zations; and long since passed the point where they can 11, 2010, the 2010 Fe´de´ration Internationale Whereas in April 2010, the Durban Mag- afford to be at war. It is imperative that we de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup istrates Court convicted two individuals ac- work to end conflicts and facilitate govern- will be hosted by South Africa and include cused of running a brothel and using Thai ments that reflect the will of the people. games played in stadiums across the coun- women as prostitutes of over a dozen of- While we must remain vigilant in our scru- try, including Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, fenses, including money laundering, racket- tiny of those leaders who stifle democracy, we Durban, Bloemfontein, Rustenburg, Pretoria, eering, and contravention of the Sexual Of- must also recognize leaders who promote de- Johannesburg, Nelspruit, and Polokwane; fenses and Immigration Acts, thereby mark- Whereas the 2010 FIFA World Cup is likely ing the first successful convictions for mocracy even if it imperils their own political to attract an estimated 2,700,000 local spec- position. Last summer, I visited Ghana and human trafficking in South Africa: Now, tators and 350,000 to 500,000 visitors to the therefore, be it saw a democracy that is heading in the right country; direction. During the December 2008 Presi- Whereas the influx of tourism is likely to Resolved, That the House of Representa- dential elections, John Atta Mills of the Na- lead to an increase in demand for sexual tives— tional Democratic Congress (NDC) won the services and create demand for the commer- (1) congratulates the Government of South Africa upon its first two successful convic- election in an extremely narrow victory that re- cial sexual exploitation of women and chil- tions for human trafficking; quired a run-off with Nana Akufo-Addo of the dren; Whereas the preparations for the 2010 FIFA (2) recognizes the implementation of sev- former ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). Do- World Cup have resulted in an influx of for- eral elements of South Africa’s anti-traf- mestic and international observers deemed eign workers; ficking strategy and remains hopeful that the election free and fair. Facilitating mature Whereas the hospitality industries may be full implementation of such anti-trafficking democracies requires us to find ways to en- particularly susceptible to labor trafficking measures will proceed without delay; courage leaders to relinquish power, and I during the 2010 FIFA World Cup; (3) acknowledges the passage in South Af- think we can improve our use of these ‘car- Whereas the Government of South Africa rica of the Child Justice Act of 2008 (Act No. rots.’ has invested in media campaigns and other 75, 2008) and underscores the importance of Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join initiatives to prevent and combat traf- rehabilitative care of minors under the age ficking, such as the Tsireledzani Initiative of 18; me in support of this resolution and renew the and the Red Card 2010 Campaign: Disquali- (4) recognizes the Government of South Af- commitment of the United States to help the fying Human Trafficking in Africa, and has rica’s notable efforts to combat trafficking people of sub-Saharan Africa to foster demo- created and trained a human trafficking law leading up to, during, and following the 2010 cratic rule, advance civic freedom and partici- enforcement unit which is one important ele- Fe´de´ration Internationale de Football Asso- pation, and promote market-based economic ment of the South African Department of ciation (FIFA) World Cup;

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:07 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A30JN7.058 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5273 (5) recognizes the shelters and rehabilita- nament, which is going on there today. member on the Subcommittee on Afri- tive care provided to human trafficking vic- Recognizing the nexus between major ca and Global Health and the author of tims during the World Cup through such cen- sporting events and crime, particularly this resolution. ters as the Thuthuzela Centres and encour- prostitution, the South African govern- Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. I thank ages further shelter and care programs for my good friend, the ranking member, victims beyond the event’s conclusion; ment placed a high priority on public (6) calls on the Government of South Afri- awareness and the anti-trafficking law. for yielding, and thank her for being ca to move quickly to adopt the Prevention As the preparation for the soccer tour- one of the cosponsors of the resolution, and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Bill nament got underway, the country’s along with CAROLYN MALONEY and KAY in order to facilitate future prosecutions; sex industry was simultaneously gear- GRANGER and others in this body. This (7) calls on the Government of South Afri- ing up for the large influx of visitors is a bipartisan resolution that we ca to increase awareness among all levels of and the trafficking of women, girls, present on the floor today. relevant government officials as to their re- men, and boys into city brothels to Mr. Speaker, while the World Cup is sponsibilities under the trafficking provi- meet the expected demand. a joyous and unifying event watched sions of the Sexual Offenses and Children’s the world over, it comes at a very high Acts; Mr. Speaker, after ridding itself of the hateful apartheid system, South cost for many women and children (8) calls on the Government of South Afri- trapped in sexual slavery in South Af- ca to prioritize anti-trafficking law enforce- Africa has been on a relentless drive to ment during the 2010 FIFA World Cup modernize its laws and make sure they rica. Going on right now, the World through expanded law enforcement presence, protect their citizens and punish of- Cup is drawing an estimated 2.7 million raids, and other measures in areas where fenders. In spite of the many achieve- local spectators and up to 500,000 visi- trafficking for labor and sexual exploitation ments since throwing off the burden of tors to the country. It is an honor and are likely to occur; apartheid, the country, like others, is an economic boon for South Africa, but (9) calls on the Government of South Afri- it is also a threat to vulnerable women ca to adopt measures to protect vulnerable plagued by many ills that confront the rest of the world, including human and children—a threat that the govern- children, including those children unat- ment of South Africa is and must con- trafficking. Because of daunting eco- tended because of school closures and ref- tinue to aggressively combat. ugee children, as well as other potential vic- nomic problems throughout Africa and tims, from sexual and labor exploitation; and Major sporting events, Mr. Speaker, its own endemic rural and urban pov- and conventions that attract large (10) urges the Government of South Africa erty, South African cities are an at- to detain and prosecute tourists partici- numbers of people in the United States tractive place for bad characters, in- or abroad have been proven to result in pating in commercial sexual exploitation of cluding human traffickers and drug women and children during the 2010 FIFA an increase in the demand for commer- World Cup. dealers. cial sexual exploitation. Pimps and South Africa must confront both traffickers jump to respond to the de- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- sides of the problem, as it is both a mand by trafficking women and girls ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from source and a destination for trafficking California (Ms. WATSON) and the gen- for prostitution to events such as the persons. People from impoverished World Cup. tlewoman from Florida (Ms. ROS- areas throughout Africa are brought LEHTINEN) each will control 20 minutes. We have seen examples of this in sto- into the country to provide sexual ries coming out of South Africa in the The Chair recognizes the gentle- services and all kinds of menial labor woman from California. media over the last several months. for little or no pay. Young boys are One taxi driver covered in a story GENERAL LEAVE made to beg on the streets or work on proudly advertised his ‘‘Red Light Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I ask farms while young girls are forced into Tour’’ which includes strip bar hopping unanimous consent that all Members domestic servitude or the illicit sex in- and guidance to prostituted women less may have 5 legislative days to revise dustry. At the same time, traffickers likely to be HIV-positive. He, like so and extend their remarks and to in- often target South Africans them- many in the sex industry, is hoping to clude extraneous material on the reso- selves, sending them off to Europe or cash in on sexual tourism accom- lution under consideration. the United States as laborers or domes- panying the World Cup. Sindiswa was The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there tic servants. just 17 years old, and according to objection to the request of the gentle- Mr. Speaker, the Government of Time magazine, didn’t make it to the woman from California? South Africa has invested in law en- games. Forced into prostitution at 16 There was no objection. forcement, community education, and after leaving her impoverished village Ms. WATSON. I yield myself such international cooperation to stem the on a bogus promise of a job, she died of time as I may consume. tide of trafficked persons. African AIDS complications in January of this Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support countries collectively are taking the year. of this resolution. I would like to crime of trafficking seriously. Last Mr. Speaker, according to the U.S. thank the gentleman from New Jersey week, the African Union announced Department of State, where prostitu- (Mr. SMITH) for introducing this resolu- that it is establishing an AU Commis- tion is legalized or tolerated there is a tion, congratulating South Africa for sion initiative against trafficking. This greater demand for human trafficking its first two successful convictions of new campaign, announced on the Day victims and nearly always an increase human trafficking. These convictions of the African Child, will help ensure in the number of women and children demonstrate South Africa’s commit- that member states are adopting and trafficked into commercial sexual slav- ment to protecting the vulnerable properly implementing international ery. within its borders. protocols to eliminate trafficking. In preparation for the World Cup, the To eradicate human trafficking—to Government of South Africa, to its b 2000 find and free those who are living in credit, commissioned a comprehensive While important progress has been shackles, to prevent vulnerable and study of human trafficking within its made, the resolution also urges the marginalized people from falling cap- borders and discovered that trafficking government of South Africa to take tive to those who would commodify victims were brought in from all over further steps to prevent human traf- human life—is a challenge that must the world—not just from neighboring ficking by enacting a more comprehen- be shared by all governments. That is countries where poverty and porous sive anti-human trafficking law, pur- why I urge my colleagues to support borders make women and children par- suing its Child Protection Strategy, this resolution and join me in recog- ticularly vulnerable to exploitation. prioritizing enforcement during the nizing the progress that South Africa Law enforcement in Cape Town, for ex- World Cup, educating all relevant gov- is making. ample, where some of the games are ernment officials about the problem, Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of played, has been closely monitoring and providing rehabilitative care for my time. and tracking human trafficking. Over those who are freed from forced labor Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I the last few months, Cape Town law in the sex industry. am so honored to yield such time as he enforcement noted a sudden increase in In May of 2004, South Africa was may consume to the gentleman from women arriving with falsified immigra- awarded the coveted World Cup Tour- New Jersey (Mr. SMITH), the ranking tion documents from Asia, and they

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The confluence World Cup. nizations and faith-based organizations of criminality and opportunity created Mr. Speaker, as you may be aware, I in the lead-up to the games. Cape Town by the World Cup has presented major offered the Trafficking Victims Protec- Tourism, International Union of Supe- challenges for the South African Gov- tion Act of 2000, and its reauthoriza- riors General and the Southern African ernment. Unfortunately, these chal- tions in 2003 and 2005. Our most recent Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the lenges will endure long after the cup TIP report, which is mandated by these Catholic Church, the Salvation Army, has been awarded. laws, ranks South Africa as a Tier 2 Red Card 2010 Campaign, and the This resolution urges the South Afri- country—a country that does not fully Tshwane Countertrafficking Coalition can Government to engage in an ag- comply with the minimum standards for 2010 are just a few of those who gressive, sustained, and effective cam- for the elimination of trafficking but is have stepped up to combat this modern paign to fight the scourge of traf- making significant efforts to do so. day slavery. ficking. It urges the government to And so on behalf of my colleagues South African citizens have been adopt the pending Prevention and Com- and I, we offer this resolution, H. Res. widely warned about the dangers of bating of Trafficking in Persons bill 1412, to congratulate South Africa for human trafficking, and many have vol- and enforce relevant elements of the the steps it has taken—its first two unteered in the fight. Human traf- Sexual Offenses and Child Justice Acts. major trafficking convictions and in- ficking is in the public eye now, and it It urges the government to adopt addi- creased law enforcement activity, espe- is time for the Government of South tional measures to protect vulnerable children and other potential victims cially—in this all-important fight Africa to purge it from its cities and from sexual and labor exploitation. It against human trafficking. We offer H. anywhere else that it is found. I thank urges the government to prioritize Res. 1412 today to underscore the ur- my good friend for yielding and urge anti-trafficking law enforcement, par- gent need for further action and traf- Members to support the resolution. ticularly during the World Cup games. ficking funding prioritization by the Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I And, lastly, it encourages the govern- Government of South Africa. Of course, yield myself such time as I may con- ment to prosecute tourists engaging in that admonishment should go to each sume. commercial sexual exploitation. I and every one of us, including the I thank the gentleman from New Jer- strongly urge our colleagues to support United States. sey, and we are blessed to have such a human rights activist on our com- this timely and important resolution. While South Africa does not yet have With that, Mr. Speaker, I am very mittee and, indeed, in the entire House in place a comprehensive anti-traf- pleased to yield such time as he may of Representatives. Thank you so ficking legislation, it does have legisla- consume to the gentleman from Cali- tion that offers increased protection to much, Mr. SMITH. Mr. Speaker, the bill before us, House fornia (Mr. ROYCE), the ranking mem- children. It is my sincere hope that all ber on the Foreign Affairs Sub- Resolution 1412, recognizes the efforts levels of relevant government officials committee on Terrorism, Nonprolifera- to date of the South African Govern- will be aware of their responsibilities tion and Trade. under the anti-trafficking provisions of ment to fight human trafficking while Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in the Sexual Offenses and Children’s Acts urging sustained and expanded efforts support of this legislation. I would like and the Children’s Amendment Act of for the future. According to the State to thank the gentleman from New Jer- Department’s 2010 Trafficking in Per- 2007, and that these will be fully funded sey, Mr. CHRIS SMITH, for all that he and implemented by the Government of sons Report: ‘‘South Africa is a source, has attempted to do to bring this reso- South Africa. As we all know as law- transit and destination country for lution before us and also for bringing makers, if the law goes unenforced, it men, women and children subjected to this issue into the international com- is, frankly, not worth the paper it is trafficking in persons, specifically munity. And Congresswoman DIANE printed on. That goes for any par- forced labor and forced commercial WATSON, we appreciate your leadership liament’s or congress’ law. They need sexual exploitation.’’ Further, South on this as well. to implement this—and do so faith- Africa ‘‘does not fully comply with the I think for any of us who try to con- fully. minimum standards for the elimi- template the impact of modern-day nation of trafficking; however, it is b 2010 slavery—I was thinking, I was just making significant efforts to do so.’’ talking to Congressman SMITH about Mr. Speaker, law enforcement must As the 2010 Trafficking Report recog- the movie ‘‘Amazing Grace’’ about Wil- be particularly vigilant in protecting nizes and this resolution reaffirms, liam Wilberforce and the attempt in children during the World Cup through South Africa has, in fact, made notable Britain so long ago to try to eliminate an expanded law enforcement presence progress in confronting human traf- the slave trade. And when we think and raids in areas where exploitation is ficking. The recent conviction by the about the fact that in this century this occurring. Trafficked women and chil- Durban Municipal Court of two individ- type of slavery still exists, I think that dren rescued during the games must be uals on trafficking-related charges is when we consider the magnitude of it, given special rehabilitative care in particularly significant and merits rec- the misery of the people, especially the order to prevent the trauma that they ognition. Still, we have a long way to children that are subjected to this, we have suffered from defining them and go, Mr. Speaker. Concerns over traf- think about this range of sexual ser- condemning them to a life of further ficking in South Africa have been vitude across this planet affecting exploitation and abuse. Aggressive heightened with the commencement of some 12 million adults but also mil- prosecution of the traffickers is also a the FIFA 2010 World Cup games which lions of children. must, as organized crime will always are being held at newly erected sta- And this is what is happening every gravitate towards whatever activity is diums throughout the country. The day. People are trafficked into this most lucrative and least risky. massive influx of workers to build type of servitude. You think about the Moreover, as this resolution points these stadiums and other infrastruc- fact that many of these children are 6, out, it is our sincere hope that South ture, high rates of domestic unemploy- 7 years old. And, sadly, as the State Africa will follow up with prosecution ment, the arrival of millions of spec- Department tells us in this report that of any soccer fans or other tourists tators and gaps in law enforcement ca- was just released, the majority of caught exploiting women and children. pacity have provided an ideal operating transnational trafficking, the majority The buyers of trafficking victims are environment for traffickers. of these victims are being trafficked responsible for this human misery, for Criminal networks and street gangs into commercial sexual exploitation. without demand, these women and are already known to operate child So that is the reality that the world children would not be slaves. prostitution rings in the country’s faces today.

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So it is important to note such protection of human rights; improvements. The text of the bill is as follows: (2) Radio Free Asia provides a vital voice But at the same time, it’s important S. 3104 to people in Asia; (3) some of the governments in Asia spend for us to realize how much remains to Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- millions of dollars each year to jam RFA’s be done, how much the international resentatives of the United States of America in shortwave, block its Internet sites; Congress assembled, community needs to work and come to- (4) Congress should provide additional gether to go after these criminal syn- SECTION 1. FINDINGS. funding to RFA and the other entities over- dicates that are involved in this kind Congress finds the following: seen by the Broadcasting Board of Governors of activity. (1) Radio Free Asia (referred to in this Act for— And I only wish we could be cele- as ‘‘RFA’’)— (A) Internet censorship circumvention; and brating the achievement of countries (A) was authorized under section 309 of the (B) enhancement of their cyber security ef- forts; and like Vietnam; but, unfortunately, United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6208); (5) permanently authorizing funding for we’ve read the report. Some countries (B) was incorporated as a private, non-prof- Radio Free Asia would— are actually being downgraded in this it corporation in March 1996 in the hope that (A) reflect the concern that media censor- report. In Vietnam, women and chil- its operations would soon be obviated by the ship and press restrictions in the countries dren are routinely misled by fraudulent global advancement of democracy; and served by RFA have increased since RFA was job opportunities where they find (C) is headquartered in Washington, DC, established; and themselves, instead, sold into brothels. with additional offices in Bangkok, Hong (B) send a powerful signal of our Nation’s Sadly, while some conditions are im- Kong, Phnom Penh, Seoul, Ankara, and Tai- support for free press in Asia and throughout the world. proving, other states, like Vietnam, pei. (2) RFA broadcasts serve as substitutes for SEC. 3. PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION FOR RADIO are falling far, far behind. indigenous free media in regions lacking free FREE ASIA. And it is also our hope that the re- media outlets. Section 309 of the United States Inter- lease of this report will do much in the (3) The mission of RFA is ‘‘to provide accu- national Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. international community, along with rate and timely news and information to 6208) is amended— the help by NGOs that have come for- Asian countries whose governments prohibit (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘, and ward, in order to try to put a spotlight access to a free press’’ in order to enable in- shall further specify that funds to carry out the activities of Radio Free Asia may not be on this issue, in order to try to get formed decisionmaking by the people within Asia. available after September 30, 2010’’; every government involved and moving (4) RFA provides daily broadcasts of news, (2) by striking subsection (f); in the correct direction and pros- commentary, analysis, and cultural pro- (3) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) ecuting those who are involved in the gramming to Asian countries in several lan- as subsection (f) and (g), respectively; and criminal syndicates for trying to ad- guages, including— (4) in subsection (f), as redesignated— vance this kind of inhumanity across (A) 12 hours per day in Mandarin; (A) by striking ‘‘The Board’’ and inserting this planet. (B) 8 hours per day in 3 Tibetan dialects, the following: Uke, Kham, and Amdo; ‘‘(1) NOTIFICATION.—The Board’’; (C) 4 hours per day in Korean and Burmese; (B) by striking ‘‘before entering’’ and in- b 2020 (D) 2 hours per day in Cantonese, Viet- serting the following: ‘‘before— I again commend all of the cospon- namese, Laotian, Khmer (Cambodian), and ‘‘(A) entering’’; Uyghur; and (C) by striking ‘‘Radio Free Asia.’’ and in- sors of this legislation, including my (E) 11⁄2 hours per week in Wu (local Shang- serting the following: ‘‘Radio Free Asia; or colleague, ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN. hai dialect). ‘‘(B) entering into any agreements in re- Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I (5) The governments of the countries tar- gard to the utilization of Radio Free Asia would like to thank Mr. ROYCE and geted for these broadcasts have consistently transmitters, equipment, or other resources thank Mr. SMITH, the author of this denied and blocked attempts at Medium that will significantly reduce the broad- resolution. Wave and FM transmissions into their coun- casting activities of Radio Free Asia.’’; tries, forcing RFA to rely on Shortwave (D) by striking ‘‘The Chairman’’ and in- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance broadcasts and the Internet. serting the following: of my time. (6) RFA has provided continuous online ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—The Chairman’’; and Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield news to its Asian audiences since 2004, al- (E) by inserting ‘‘or Radio Free Asia broad- back the balance of my time. though some countries— casting activities’’ before the period at the (A) routinely and aggressively block RFA’s end. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The website; question is on the motion offered by The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- (B) monitor access to RFA’s website; and ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from the gentlewoman from California (Ms. (C) discourage online users by making it il- WATSON) that the House suspend the legal to access RFA’s website. California (Ms. WATSON) and the gen- rules and agree to the resolution, H. (7) Despite these attempts, RFA has suc- tlewoman from Florida (Ms. ROS- Res. 1412, as amended. cessfully managed to reach its online audi- LEHTINEN) each will control 20 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentle- The question was taken. ences through proxies, cutting-edge soft- ware, and active republication and re- woman from California. The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the postings by its audience. GENERAL LEAVE opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being (8) RFA also provides forums for local Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I ask in the affirmative, the ayes have it. opinions and experiences through message boards, podcasts, web logs (blogs), cell unanimous consent that all Members Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I object may have 5 legislative days to revise to the vote on the ground that a phone-distributed newscasts, and new media, including Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, and and extend their remarks and include quorum is not present and make the YouTube. extraneous material on the resolution point of order that a quorum is not (9) Freedom House has documented that under consideration. present. freedom of the press is in decline in nearly The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- every region of the world, particularly in objection to the request of the gentle- ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the Asia, where none of the countries served by woman from California? Chair’s prior announcement, further RFA have increased their freedom of the There was no objection. proceedings on this motion will be press during the past 5 years. (10) In fiscal year 2010, RFA is operating on Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, this bill, postponed. a $37,000,000 budget, less than $400,000 of which passed the Senate last week by The point of no quorum is considered which is available to fund Internet censor- unanimous consent, would amend the withdrawn. ship circumvention. International Broadcasting Act of 1994

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:54 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K30JN7.129 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H5276 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 30, 2010 to permanently authorize Radio Free Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, this pro- hate radio from every single ethnic Asia. Radio Free Asia, or RFA, was es- gram, Radio Free Asia, was due to ex- group in that country. tablished by Congress in 1994 and began pire, under existing law, in September. And during his time as a reporter its operations in 1996. As a private, And I am delighted here, for several covering those wars, he watched the nonprofit corporation, its mission is to reasons, that the legislation is before war with Slovenia spin out of control, provide accurate and timely news to us. One is because, on a strategic level, and then Croatia, and Bosnia, and the Asian countries whose governments if you have this sunset and you have Kosovo war. He watched each of these prohibit access to a free press. authoritarian regimes presuming that tragedies, with their tens of thousands Today, RFA broadcasts news and in- at the end of the year RFA’s broadcasts of human lives lost. And he said to me formation in nine languages: Burmese, are going to be discontinued, it implies something I will never forget. ‘‘If only Cantonese, Mandarin Chinese, Korean, that it does not have the full support of we had had the broadcasts here to bet- Khmer, Laotian, Tibetan, Uyghur, and the U.S. Government or our people ter prepare us for what was to come.’’ Vietnamese. RFA also maintains a vi- here in the United States. And in some That is why this work is so important. brant Internet presence, providing in- countries there’s even been talk of And today we do this work in Burma, formation through podcasts, blogs, RFA going out of business. This sends we do this work in North Korea, in message boards, and YouTube. the message that that just isn’t so be- Vietnam, and in China, in all the major Because RFA is guided by the prin- cause now RFA will permanently be in dialects. And many of these govern- ciples of free expression and opinion business. ments actively work, of course, to try and serves its Asian listeners by pro- And from a practical standpoint, to block RFA transmissions and infor- viding information critical for in- what does that mean? If you’re running mation into their society. But still the formed decisionmaking, the govern- a station, it means that you’ve got the information manages to get in. Maybe ments of the countries that RFA tar- ability now to contract effectively in not into the main cities at times, but gets have actively sought to block long-range leases. You get the capital into the rural areas and into the subur- RFA’s transmissions and access to its agreements that you need. You are bet- ban areas. Web site. These repressive governments ter able, less expensively, to run these And frankly, Freedom House, which are clearly concerned that public ac- operations. ranks all of these countries not free, cess to the timely, uncensored, and ac- It’s not that these operations are ex- attests to the ability of this informa- curate information provided by RFA pensive. As my friend, John Kasich, tion to get through. As one observer will lead to greater demands for de- former chairman of the Budget Com- has noted, this type of broadcasting ir- mocracy, respect for fundamental mittee once said, the price of this is ritates authoritarian regimes, inspires human rights, and government ac- the price of a fuel cap on a B–52. But, democrats, and creates greater space countability. oh, how effective, oh, how effective this for civil society. So it’s no wonder that A winner of numerous human rights strategy has been over the years, be- China attempts to block RFA trans- and broadcast journalism awards, RFA cause what we provide here is surro- missions, or that Vietnam has heavily has played a vital role in providing in- jammed the station since its first day. formation in some of the most op- gate news. We provide the kind of in- formation that people would be hearing But RFA has been chipping away at pressed societies in Asia. For example, authoritarian regimes. And I will just RFA broke the news of the peaceful if they actually had a free radio sta- tion, if they could actually listen to mention Kim Jong Il and his grip on protest by Tibetan monks in the cap- information in North Korea. I mention ital of Tibet in 2008 and provided exten- the voice of a news reporter on issues such as the corruption of a local offi- it because Congresswoman DIANE WAT- sive coverage, used by major inter- SON and I went into North Korea. And national media outlets, of the Chinese cial, let’s say, or what is actually hap- pening in their city, what is happening according to experts today, that grip is crackdown on the monks. not as strong as it once was. And this By permanently authorizing RFA, we in their country. That is provided now is one of the reasons. The information will enhance the efficiency of the through RFA. cordon that once encircled North RFA’s operations and send a powerful And I wanted to share with you just Korea, I am going to quote this ob- signal of our country’s support for a a couple of observations. Many of us server, is now in tatters as information free press in Asia and throughout the have heard the words of Vaclav Havel is getting in. And that is backed up by world. and Lech Walesa, Eastern Europeans According to Article 19 of the Uni- who were very moved by the broadcasts a survey by a prominent think tank versal Declaration of Human Rights, into their own countries by Radio Free which interviews hundreds of North ‘‘everyone has the right to freedom of Europe. And whether it’s a crackdown Korean refugees every year. And it opinion and expression; this includes on workers at a local factory or news finds an ever-increasing percentage, freedom to hold opinions without inter- and information about ideas like toler- now more than half who fled since 2006, ference and to seek, receive, and im- ance, political pluralism, the fact is had listened to foreign news regularly, part information and ideas through these messages were heard. including RFA. any media and regardless of frontiers.’’ And I remember in the former Yugo- I remember a report we had of one of RFA’s mission is to do just that, to slavia talking to a Croatian journalist the Politburo members who said in de- bring news and information about their who had tears in his eyes, and he said bate, ‘‘If you are not listening to the own countries to populations denied there was one country in Eastern Eu- radio broadcasts, you are like a frog in the benefits of freedom of information rope where we did not broadcast with the well who does not know what is by their governments. RFA’s broad- Radio Free Europe. That was Yugo- going on in the outside world.’’ And so casts, through the radio and the Inter- slavia. the harsher the regime, the more the attempt to control information, the net, are devoted to that very idea, to b 2030 that notion of enlightenment. more diligent we find our reporters and Radio Free Asia provides a vital And as a result, he told me, we stringers are at RFA in trying to voice to hundreds of millions of people watched what happened in Czecho- counter the propaganda that comes in Asia, and I strongly urge my col- slovakia as Vaclav Havel was able to from the state. leagues to support this legislation. do a plebiscite, and the Czech Republic And with this legislation, Radio Free Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of went one way and Slovakia went the Asia can better focus its long-term my time. other. And the reason he was crying mission of bringing its message of some Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I was because he said not one human life modicum of humanity, freedom, de- yield such time as he may consume to was lost in that, and Vaclav Havel had mocracy, respect for the rule of law, the gentleman from California (Mr. said he had listened to those broad- creating a space for civil society where ROYCE), the ranking member on the casts about the importance of political it can flourish under the Asian con- Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Ter- pluralism and self-determination and tinent’s oppressive regimes such as rorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, tolerance, whereas he as a Croatian China. And I think if we continue this and the author of the House companion was listening to Croatian hate radio good effort, and I have listened in and to this bill. and Serbian hate radio, and indeed participated in some of the broadcasts

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:54 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K30JN7.132 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5277 into China, we have a tremendous op- North Korea, of Burma, of Vietnam, of the gentlewoman from California (Ms. portunity to reach a young generation Cambodia, and Laos, and against re- WATSON) that the House suspend the of people who are in desperate need of gime-sponsored attempts to restrict rules and pass the bill, S. 3104. another side of the story. And those re- the information they receive. The question was taken; and (two- porters are providing it with RFA. Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, thirds being in the affirmative) the Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I I rise in strong support of S. 3140, a bill to rules were suspended and the bill was yield myself such time as I may con- permanently authorize Radio Free Asia, and passed. sume. for other purposes. I thank my colleague Sen- A motion to reconsider was laid on I thank my good friend from Cali- ator LUGAR for introducing this important bill the table. fornia (Mr. ROYCE), the author of the that reasserts our commitment to a free press f House companion of this bill, for his and freedom of speech in Asia and throughout EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR PEO- leadership on this issue. the world. PLE OF GUATEMALA, HONDURAS Today I rise in strong support of the Freedom of the press is one of our most AND EL SALVADOR AFTER Senate bill, S. 3104, a bipartisan bill cherished values and enshrined in our first TROPICAL STORM AGATHA that deserves our prompt approval. I amendment. ‘‘Congress shall make no law re- want to thank the gentleman from specting an establishment of religion, or pro- Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I move to California, who has been working on hibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging suspend the rules and agree to the reso- this issue for a number of years. And as the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the lution (H. Res. 1462) expressing support we know, Mr. Speaker, an unfettered right of the people peaceably to assemble, for the people of Guatemala, Honduras, and independent press is so vital to the and to petition the Government for a redress and El Salvador as they persevere maintenance of liberty that its protec- of grievances.’’ I believe it is one of the most through the aftermath of Tropical tion was enshrined in the First Amend- valuable and fundamental rights written in the Storm Agatha which swept across Cen- ment of our Constitution. Constitution, as it grants us as people the abil- tral America causing deadly floods and Tyranny cannot abide dissent. And ity to speak truth to tyranny. In the United mudslides, as amended. the repressive regimes know that they States we often take this freedom for granted, The Clerk read the title of the resolu- cannot afford to allow the unregulated but in many countries throughout the world it tion. dissemination of information and does not exist at all, or exists only on paper The text of the resolution is as fol- ideas. People accustomed to thinking and not in practice. lows: freely and speaking freely cannot be Thus the United States has long sought to H. RES. 1462 deterred from also living freely. These expand this freedom throughout the world, Whereas, on May 29, 2010, Guatemala, Hon- are the realities that drive our Na- promoting free speech and freedom of infor- duras, and El Salvador experienced dev- tion’s longstanding commitment to mation in places where governments have astating floods and mudslides brought on by Tropical Storm Agatha; surrogate broadcasting, providing to strangled their people’s ability to speak their minds. Most notably during the Cold War, Whereas Tropical Storm Agatha has left oppressed societies the kind of news 174 dead and 62,827 families were directly af- and information that local journalists Radio Free Europe was one of the many tools the United States used to try and reach out to fected in Guatemala; would supply if they were allowed to Whereas Tropical Storm Agatha has left operate freely. those behind the Iron Curtain, who were de- 22dead and 7,998 in shelters in Honduras; We can all recall the important role prived of information and whose right to speak Whereas Tropical Storm Agatha has left 11 that Radio Free Europe played in help- their minds freely was severely curtailed. dead and 12,000 in shelters in El Salvador; ing us to end the Cold War. For the Radio Free Asia, RFA, attempts to do the Whereas over 2,000 Guatemalans were dis- past 14 years, its younger sibling, same for the people of Asia whose freedom of placed with little forewarning following the eruption of the Pacaya volcano; Radio Free Asia, has provided critical speech and press, particularly in China and North Korea, has been stifled by increasingly Whereas the combination of Tropical broadcasting in a neighborhood that Storm Agatha and the eruption of the contains some of the world’s most anti- restrictive government policies. The consistent and continued attempts on Pacaya volcano have devastated Guate- democratic regimes: North Korea, mala’s landscape leaving behind sinkholes behalf of these governments to block and jam Burma, China, Vietnam, and Laos. It and mudslides across the country; RFA’s broadcasts are a testament to their also broadcasts in important minority Whereas, due to recent droughts, erratic value and effectiveness. Like a cool breeze languages such as Uyghur, Cantonese, rainfall, high food prices, and a sharp drop in drafting through a hot, stifled room, RFA is a Wu, and dialects of Tibet. remittances, Guatemala has suffered severe breath of fresh air to those who are deprived food insecurity that will increase in the Among all of the freedom broad- of information and afraid to speak freely. Cre- wake of Tropical Storm Agatha; casting services of the United States, atively using shortwave broadcasts and the Whereas Guatemalan officials are esti- RFA, Radio Free Asia, is the only one Internet, RFA has been able to circumvent mating that damages will surpass whose authorizing legislation con- many of the restrictive tactics of oppressive $475,000,000; tained a sunset date, which Congress Whereas the loss in the agriculture sector governments, often relying on the ingenuity has repeatedly extended. It is high could be close to $18,500,000 in Honduras; and intelligence of local listeners themselves Whereas 380 schools have been affected in time to remove that sunset and make to spread the word. Radio Free Asia’s authorization perma- El Salvador; But RFA needs more time and more re- Whereas critical infrastructure relating to nent. sources to do its job right. It is of paramount water and sanitation has been destroyed; Sadly, the need for Radio Free Asia importance that Radio Free Asia continue its Whereas the United States has provided re- is not going to end any time soon, Mr. broadcasts in the future, until its implementa- lief for the victims of Tropical Storm Agatha Speaker. Making the authorization tion is made obsolete by its own success in by deploying United States Southern Com- permanent, therefore, is an important promoting freedom of information in the coun- mand support helicopters and frigates for as- signal of the United States’ commit- tries it currently serves. According to Freedom sistance with the transport of food, water, ment, putting those regimes who try so and emergency supplies; House, freedom of the press is in decline al- Whereas countries and organizations extremely hard to block the Radio Free most everywhere in the world, making Radio Asia broadcasts on notice that they around the world have contributed millions Free Asia’s services that much more vital in of dollars in medicines and aid, and humani- cannot wait out our resolve to support reaffirming this Congress’ concern for the free- tarian aid agencies in the United States and freedom of the press in Asia. dom of people around the globe. I am glad around the world are mobilizing to provide In addition, permanent authority that the Congress has decided to continue the much needed assistance to the relief and re- makes operational sense, as the recur- important work of the RFA and to promote covery efforts; and ring sunset has complicated Radio Free freedom to our oppressed brethren in Asia. Whereas Guatemala, Honduras, and El Sal- Asia’s ability to hire long-term staff, Ms.ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I vador have begun the process of recovering to negotiate cost-effective leases and have no further requests for time, and from these natural disasters: Now, therefore, be it capital agreements. For these reasons, I yield back the balance of my time Resolved, That the House of Representa- Mr. Speaker, this measure before us de- Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield tives— serves our unanimous support. back the balance of my time. (1) mourns the loss of life and expresses Let us stand today with the long-suf- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The solidarity with all people affected by Trop- fering people of China, of Tibet, of question is on the motion offered by ical Storm Agatha;

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But only through a as they recover from Tropical Storm Agatha; forts. united hemispheric-wide approach that (3) recognizes the assistance of the inter- The resolution before us recognizes is based on a shared commitment to de- national community during the recovery ef- the assistance efforts already under fort in providing relief to the people of Gua- mocracy, to security, to prosperity, temala, Honduras, and El Salvador; and way and urges the Secretary of State will we achieve success against the (4) urges the Secretary of State, in coordi- in coordination with the administrator narcotraffickers and organized crime. nation with the Administrator of the United of the United States Agency for Inter- States Agency for International Develop- national Development, or USAID, to Again, Mr. Speaker, I would like to ment (USAID), to continue to develop a stra- continue to develop a strategic plan extend my heartfelt condolences to the tegic plan to promote food security and re- with the goal of mitigating the effects families and friends of those who suf- covery efforts with the goal of mitigating of the recent natural disasters that fered as a result of Tropical Storm Ag- the current and future effects of the recent have devastated these three countries. atha. As the brave people of Guate- natural disasters that have devastated Gua- Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador mala, Honduras, and El Salvador con- temala, Honduras, and El Salvador. face a major challenge as they recover tinue to recover from this tragic dis- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. and rebuild. They deserve our contin- aster, please know that we have you in MAFFEI). Pursuant to the rule, the gen- ued support. our hearts and in our prayers. tlewoman from California (Ms. WAT- For these reasons, Mr. Speaker, I Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, SON) and the gentlewoman from Flor- urge my colleagues to support this im- ida (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) each will con- I rise in strong support of H. Res. 1462, sup- portant resolution. port for the people of Guatemala, Honduras trol 20 minutes. I reserve the balance of my time. The Chair recognizes the gentle- Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I and El Salvador as they persevere through the woman from California. yield myself such time as I may con- aftermath of Tropical Storm Agatha which f sume. swept across Central America causing deadly b 2040 I rise today as a proud cosponsor of floods and mudslides. I would like to thank Mr. GENERAL LEAVE House Resolution 1462, which expresses MACK for introducing this resolution underlining our heartfelt support for our North American Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I ask the support of the United States to the neighbors in their time of desperate need. unanimous consent that all Members people of Guatemala, Honduras, and El may have 5 legislative days to revise Salvador in the aftermath of Tropical Mr. Speaker, the countries of Central Amer- and extend their remarks and include Storm Agatha. ica have suffered devastating damage and Having already declared a state of extraneous material on the resolution loss of life at the hands of Mother Nature. emergency following a volcano erup- under consideration. Tropical Storm Agatha has left over 200 dead The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there tion just 50 miles from Guatemala City and over 95,000 in shelters, most of them in objection to the request of the gentle- days earlier, Guatemala was hit by Guatemala. The powerful storm has inflicted woman from California? Tropical Storm Agatha on May 29, 2010. over $475,000,000 in damages throughout the Floods and mudslides devastated parts There was no objection. region, destroying critical water and sanitation of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Sal- Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise in infrastructure. Combined with recent droughts, vador as a result of the storm. Hun- strong support of this resolution and high food prices and a dramatic drop in remit- dreds of lives were lost, hundreds of yield myself such time as I may con- tances from the United States, Guatemala in sume. thousands of survivors left in shelters. On May 29, 2010, Guatemala, Hon- Immediately following this disaster, particular has suffered severe food insecurity duras and El Salvador experienced dev- as we always do, the United States, as that will likely increase due to the effects of astating floods and mudslides caused a government and as a people, was the storm. by Tropical Storm Agatha. Agatha has standing by to lend a helping hand. The I join my fellow members in expressing our left 174 dead and directly affected more United States Southern Command, most heartfelt condolences for the loss of life than 62,000 families in Guatemala, SOUTHCOM, located in my home dis- and suffering the Guatemalan, Honduran and killed 22 and forced nearly 8,000 into trict in Miami, Florida, deployed four Salvadoran people have endured in the wake shelters in Honduras, and left 11 dead helicopters from Soto Cano Air Base in of the storm. We mourn for those who are no and 12,000 in shelters in El Salvador. Honduras to conduct aerial assess- longer with us, and extend our deepest sym- And to make matters worse, over 2,000 ments and transport emergency relief pathies to those they have left behind, in Guatemalans were displaced with little supplies to areas impacted by the dis- many cases without food or shelter. It is a forewarning following the eruption of aster. tragedy for anyone to lose their home, their fa- the Pacaya volcano on May 27, 2010. The ability of SOUTHCOM to utilize ther, their mother, their children, their friends. The combination of the tropical resources from the Soto Cano Air Base We will do everything we can to help them re- demonstrates the important role that storm and the volcano has devastated cover from this disaster. Guatemala’s landscape leaving behind Honduras plays in enabling the United sinkholes and mudslides across the States to provide support for security But we also commend the people of these country. In addition, due to recent and disaster purposes. SOUTHCOM also ravaged countries for their bravery, and for droughts, erratic rainfalls and high sent personnel from Miami to join a standing tall in the face of adversity. In spite food prices, a sharp drop in remit- humanitarian assessment team on the of the frustration and sadness that come in the tances, Guatemala now faces severe ground in Guatemala. And I was proud aftermath of a disaster, they are fighting hard food insecurity, and this is expected to to see Royal Caribbean Cruises, also of to recover. They could certainly use our help. increase in the wake of Tropical Storm Miami, work with the Pan American The international community and the United Agatha. Development Foundation to help trans- States have already responded. Countries, Guatemalan officials are estimating port food to the tens of thousands of NGOs and humanitarian aid agencies from that damages will surpass $475 million. survivors in the days following the around the world have generously contributed In Honduras, the loss in the agriculture storm. millions of dollars in medicine and aid, and sector could be close to $18.5 million. In The growing security challenges fac- mobilizing to transport and deliver support and all three countries, critical infrastruc- ing Guatemala, Honduras, and El Sal- supplies. The United States continue to assert vador as a result of narcotraffickers ture relating to water and sanitation and strengthen our commitment to participate and vicious gangs have only been com- has been destroyed. in the global outpouring of support to our dev- The United States has provided relief plicated by this recent natural dis- astated neighbors to the south. for the victims of Tropical Storm Ag- aster. It will be critical for the United atha by deploying United States States to work with responsible demo- After all, we are no strangers to the effects Southern Command support heli- cratic nations in the region to ensure of natural disasters, and many of our cities copters and frigates to assist with the that this does not become a window of have suffered through more than their fair transport of food, water, and emer- opportunity for criminals. share. As a Representative of the good people gency supplies. Humanitarian aid agen- The success we have seen in Colom- of Houston, Texas, many of the Atlantic hurri- cies in the United States and countries bia and the ongoing efforts being taken canes and tropical storms that wreak havoc and NGOs around the world are mobi- in Mexico against the drug cartels have every summer hit very close to home. From

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We have seen the destruc- ESIGN Day’’; and it has helped to increase produc- tion first hand; I have spoken to the victims; (2) recognizes the previous contribution tivity and efficiency for consumers, we have known the pain and suffering those made by Congress to the adoption of modern businesses, and governments. natural disasters can cause. solutions that keep the United States on the When President Clinton signed the We know the road of recovery can be long leading technological edge; and bill into law in June 2000, he said, and fraught with challenges. But we have re- (3) reaffirms its commitment to facili- ‘‘Just imagine if this had existed 224 covered, and so shall the people of Guate- tating interstate and foreign commerce in an years ago. The Founding Fathers increasingly digital world. mala, Honduras and El Salvador. And the wouldn’t have had to come all the way United States must help ensure that they do. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- to Philadelphia on July 4 for the Dec- As such, I am proud to stand behind my fel- ant to the rule, the gentleman from laration of Independence. They could low members in calling upon the Congress to Washington (Mr. MCDERMOTT) and the have emailed their John Hancocks in.’’ urge the Secretary of State and the United gentleman from Illinois (Mr. SHIMKUS) Now, 10 years later, that is what States Agency for International Development each will control 20 minutes. businesses and governments in every to continue working on a strategic plan to pro- The Chair recognizes the gentleman corner of the globe are able to do—in- mote food security and recovery efforts, with from Washington. stantly complete transactions that the aim of mitigating current and future effects GENERAL LEAVE used to take days. of the recent natural disasters that have dev- Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, I ask I reserve the balance of my time. astated Guatemala, Honduras and El Sal- unanimous consent that all Members Mr. SHIMKUS. I yield myself such vador. may have 5 legislative days in which to time as I may consume. Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I revise and extend their remarks and in- It is great to be down here with my yield back the balance of my time. clude extraneous material in the colleague Mr. MCDERMOTT. Usually, I Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield RECORD. don’t like resolutions, you know, but back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there he approached me on the floor. This is The SPEAKER pro tempore. The objection to the request of the gen- a really important one, and I think it question is on the motion offered by tleman from Washington? is important to go back over the his- the gentlewoman from California (Ms. There was no objection. tory of what we did 10 years ago. Mr. Speaker, everything was paper. WATSON) that the House suspend the b 2050 rules and agree to the resolution, H. You had to have paper copies. You Res. 1462, as amended. Mr. MCDERMOTT. I yield myself couldn’t do bank transactions. You The question was taken. such time as I may consume. couldn’t do certifications. You couldn’t The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate do business documentation. opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being the 10th anniversary of the signing of My colleague mentioned ANNA in the affirmative, the ayes have it. the Electronic Signatures in Global ESHOO, who is a great friend of mine on Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I object and National Commerce Act, the the committee. JAY INSLEE is also a to the vote on the ground that a ESIGN bill, a landmark piece of legis- great friend of mine on the committee. quorum is not present and make the lation that has transformed how we I serve on the Energy and Commerce point of order that a quorum is not conduct interstate commerce and busi- Committee. I’ve been on the Tele- present. ness. The advent of e-signatures has communications Subcommittee. I The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- brought enormous benefit to both con- think credit goes to Chairman Bliley, ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the sumers and businesses alike by dras- and I think credit goes to Billy Tauzin. Chair’s prior announcement, further tically improving convenience, reduc- The great thing about Energy and proceedings on this motion will be ing costs, and increasing the speed of Commerce is a lot of the issues that we postponed. transactions. address cut across partisan lines, espe- The point of no quorum is considered As many of you know, I represent Se- cially on the Technology Sub- withdrawn. attle, which is one of the most wired committee. and high-tech cities in the world. So the signing of this bill really f ESIGN has greatly improved the abil- helped, as my colleague said, and it SUPPORTING DESIGNATION OF ity of companies in my district to be really changed the way we can conduct NATIONAL ESIGN DAY more effective and competitive in the business in the new digital age. It is global marketplace. Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, I really a great credit, and it does merit move to suspend the rules and agree to I would especially like to acknowl- taking the time to think back on those the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. edge Seattle-based electronic signature folks who pushed for this, in a bipar- 290) expressing support for designation platform provider DocuSign for being a tisan resolution and through both of June 30 as ‘‘National ESIGN Day’’. leader in the electronic signatures and Chambers, in order to get the bill The Clerk read the title of the con- records industry and for helping spear- signed into law. current resolution. head the coalition to recognize June 30 I am sure there was opposition by The text of the concurrent resolution as National ESIGN Day. Members in both parties. In fact, I is as follows: DocuSign recognizes that the bene- know one famous Democrat on the fits of e-commerce extend beyond the committee who wasn’t an original sup- H. CON. RES. 290 dollar values that are placed on busi- porter of this. So the fact that Chair- Whereas the Electronic Signatures in Glob- ness activity. With over 30,000 current man Bliley and Billy Tauzin, as the al and National Commerce Act (ESIGN) was customers and having served over 4.5 enacted on June 30, 2000, to ensure that a sig- chairmen of the subcommittee and the nature, contract, or other record relating to million people to date, DocuSign pro- full committee, were all engaged in a transaction may not be denied legal effect, vides its customers with confidence in support shows what we can do when we validity, or enforceability solely because it the integrity and credibility of emerg- work together. is in electronic form; ing electronic capabilities. They have The Electronic Signatures in Global Whereas Congress directed the Secretary of been a leader in removing obstacles and National Commerce Act, ESIGN, Commerce to take all actions necessary to and barriers to business transactions represents a critical step in harmo- eliminate or reduce, to the maximum extent online and in allowing their customers nizing the world’s global commerce and possible, the impediments to commerce in to work faster, more reliably, and more contract law with a modern electronic electronic signatures, for the purpose of fa- cilitating the development of interstate and securely. and increasingly Internet-dependent foreign commerce; and It is important we recognize the fore- world. This happened during the 106th Whereas June 30, 2010, marks the 10th anni- sight and vision of those who worked Congress. It was my second Congress. I versary of the enactment of ESIGN and so hard to pass ESIGN 10 years ago, in- came in during the 105th.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:54 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A30JN7.068 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H5280 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 30, 2010 I think the other important informa- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of tion is with other digital e-commerce question is on the motion offered by 2009 (Public Law 111-5) for the centers for issues that we are approaching and dis- the gentleman from Washington (Mr. independent living program under part C of title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 cussing. We are discussing one in the MCDERMOTT) that the House suspend U.S.C. 796f et seq.). committee now, which is the 21st cen- the rules and agree to the concurrent (2) CONDITIONS.—The conditions described tury access to disabilities, which is resolution, H. Con. Res. 290. in this paragraph are the following: trying to make sure that the digital The question was taken. (A) The Commissioner receives a request age doesn’t leave the disability com- The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the from the State, not later than July 30, 2010, munity behind. opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being jointly signed by the State’s designated So the question that we faced in the in the affirmative, the ayes have it. State unit (referred to in section 704(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 796c(c))) and the State’s committee today was: How much do we Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, I ob- Statewide Independent Living Council (es- make sure that we set the standards ject to the vote on the ground that a tablished under section 705 of such Act (29 but that we don’t dictate technology? quorum is not present and make the U.S.C. 796d)), for the Commissioner to dis- Because, if we dictate technology, we point of order that a quorum is not regard any funds provided to centers for disincentivize the folks who are the present. independent living in the State from funds smarts behind this new age. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- appropriated by the American Recovery and What we did on ESIGN was to say, ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the Reinvestment Act of 2009 for the centers for Here are the standards. You smart peo- Chair’s prior announcement, further independent living program under part C of ple figure it out. Make sure that pri- title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 proceedings on this motion will be U.S.C. 796f et seq.). vacy is protected. Make sure that you postponed. (B) The Commissioner is not conducting a can continue to keep data if people The point of no quorum is considered competition to establish a new part C center want hard copies. The other thing we withdrawn. for independent living with funds appro- allowed was for the consumers to priated by the American Recovery and Rein- f choose. If people wanted to try this vestment Act of 2009 in the State. new venue, it was pretty scary. Can b 2100 (b) GRANTS TO CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING IN STATES IN WHICH STATE FUNDING you imagine going on the Internet 10 EQUALS OR EXCEEDS FEDERAL FUNDING.—In years ago and saying, ‘‘I’m going to INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTERS TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENT ACT awarding funds to existing centers for inde- buy a pair of tennis shoes, and I’m pendent living (described in section 723(c) of going to put my credit card number on Ms. CHU. Mr. Speaker, I move to sus- the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f- the computer, and they’re going to pend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2(c))) in a State, the director of the des- mail me this stuff, and it’s all going to 5610) to provide a technical adjustment ignated State unit that has approval to work out’’? It was pretty scary. People with respect to funding for independent make such awards— living centers under the Rehabilitation (1) in fiscal year 2010— do it all the time now, but you know (A) may distribute among such centers what? If you want to go down to the Act of 1973 in order to ensure stability funds appropriated for the centers for inde- store and pay cash for those shoes, you for such centers, as amended. pendent living program under part C of title can still do it. The Clerk read the title of the bill. VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 So the benefit of what we did was to The text of the bill is as follows: U.S.C. 796f et seq.) by any Act other than the say let the consumers choose. Also, the H. R. 5610 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 in the same proportion as such funds benefit of what we did was to say give Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- the business community the standards. were distributed among such centers in the resentatives of the United States of America in State in fiscal year 2009, notwithstanding Don’t try to squeeze them into a one- Congress assembled, section 723(e) of the Rehabilitation Act of size-fits-all method. Let the great in- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f-2(e)) and any contrary novative minds—many of them are in This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Independent provision of a State plan submitted under my colleague’s State of Washington Living Centers Technical Adjustment Act’’. section 704 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 796c); and State—really make this stuff work. SEC. 2. INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTERS TECH- (B) may disregard any funds provided to I’ve been on the Energy and Com- NICAL ADJUSTMENT. such centers from funds appropriated by the merce Committee for, fortunately, my (a) GRANTS TO CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 14 years in Congress, and I’ve been on LIVING IN STATES IN WHICH FEDERAL FUNDING 2009 for the centers for independent living EXCEEDS STATE FUNDING.— program under part C of title VII of the Re- the Telecommunications Sub- (1) IN GENERAL.—If the conditions described habilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f et committee. I should be an expert. I in paragraph (2) are satisfied with respect to seq.); and still don’t understand it. I still don’t a State, in awarding funds to existing cen- (2) in fiscal year 2011 and subsequent fiscal understand how it all works, but I ters for independent living (described in sec- years, may disregard any funds provided to know that there are smart enough peo- tion 722(c) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 such centers from funds appropriated by the ple who can make it work, and this is (29 U.S.C. 796f-1(c))) in the State, the Com- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of a perfect example. This 10-year anni- missioner of the Rehabilitation Services Ad- 2009 for the centers for independent living versary, in essence, is a tremendous ministration— program under part C of title VII of the Re- (A) in fiscal year 2010— habilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f et success story. I have a 17-year-old, a 15- (i) shall distribute among such centers seq.). year-old and a 10-year-old. They are funds appropriated for the centers for inde- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- growing up in an age where they don’t pendent living program under part C of title ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from know any other way of doing trans- VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 California (Ms. CHU) and the gentleman actions and of doing business than U.S.C. 796f et seq.) by any Act other than the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of from Tennessee (Mr. ROE) each will what we did 10 years ago. control 20 minutes. JIM, I appreciate your effort. I appre- 2009 (Public Law 111-5) in the same propor- tion as such funds were distributed among The Chair recognizes the gentle- ciate your coming to me on the floor. woman from California. Like I said, I’m not a big resolution such centers in the State in fiscal year 2009, notwithstanding section 722(e) of the Reha- GENERAL LEAVE guy, but I thought this was one worthy bilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f-1(e)) and Ms. CHU. Mr. Speaker, I request 5 of sitting back and of focusing on what any contrary provision of a State plan sub- legislative days during which Members we did in the hopes, as we move for- mitted under section 704 of such Act (29 may revise and extend and insert ex- ward on other high-tech issues, that we U.S.C. 796c); and traneous material on H.R. 5610 into the (ii) shall disregard any funds provided to will set the guidelines but that we will RECORD. let the really smart innovators figure such centers from funds appropriated by the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of out how it can be done. objection to the request of the gentle- Mr. Speaker, I have no further re- 2009 for the centers for independent living program under part C of title VII of the Re- woman from California? quests for time, and I yield back the habilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f et There was no objection. balance of my time. seq.); and Ms. CHU. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, I (B) in fiscal year 2011 and subsequent fiscal such time as I may consume. have no further requests for time, and years, shall disregard any funds provided to Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support I yield back the balance of my time. such centers from funds appropriated by the of H.R. 5610, the Independent Living

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:54 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K30JN7.139 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5281 Centers Technical Adjustment Act. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support The Lake Minnetonka chapter re- This bill addresses an issue brought to of H.R. 5610, the Independent Living cently gave a grant to Our Military our attention by a number of States Centers Technical Adjustment Act. Kids, a nonprofit that provides tuition that are at risk of having to reduce Independent Living Centers are non- assistance for art, sports, and music services for adults with disabilities. residential, private, not-for-profit camps to children of parents that are Authorized under the Rehabilitation agencies that provide an array of serv- deployed overseas or recovering from Act of 1973, the Independent Living ices for people with disabilities to en- serious injury. They’re also presenting Center program serves adults with dis- able them to live independently. Inde- the first donation for a memorial abilities by providing an array of inde- pendent Living Centers provide em- that’s planned for the Minnesota State pendent living services, including the ployment, skills training, peer coun- capitol grounds that pays tribute to all information and referral services, inde- seling, and information for people with family members of all men and women, pendent living skills training, peer disabilities to enable them to become past and present, who have served our counseling, and individual and systems participating members of society. They country in uniform. advocacy training. This program is ad- enable people with disabilities to live Again, Mr. Speaker, I want to com- ministered by the Rehabilitation Serv- independent lives and participate in so- mend the children of the American ices Administration, which allocates ciety as working adults. Revolution, and I encourage all of us to Federal funds to the centers based on a The Rehabilitation Act provides remember those who serve this great formula in an established State plan. funding for the planning, conduct, ad- Nation as we approach the Fourth of Under current law, Centers within a ministration, and evaluation of Inde- July. State must first receive funds at the pendent Living Centers. Due to the level they received in the previous way 31 States chose to distribute funds f year, and absent sufficient funding, provided for the Independent Living REJECT JOB-KILLING BILL they must receive the same propor- Centers in the American Recovery and (Mr. MORAN of Kansas asked and tional amount of the total they re- Reinvestment Act, FY 2010 funds may was given permission to address the ceived the previous year. be distributed disproportionately to House for 1 minute.) The Independent Living Centers were Independent Living Centers in those 31 Mr. MORAN of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, provided additional funds through the States. I rise in opposition to the job-killing stimulus package passed by Congress H.R. 5610, the Independent Living bill, H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Act of in 2009. States were given maximum Centers Technical Adjustment Act, 2010. All this so-called financial reform flexibility for determining the alloca- would enable funds to be distributed to legislation accomplishes is to heap ad- tion of these funds among the centers Independent Living Centers in the ap- ditional regulations and burdens upon in their States. Several States opted to propriate manner for FY 2010. H.R. 5610 community financial institutions distribute these temporary funds using enables States that distributed ARRA which, by and large, were not the cause a formula different from their base for- funds disproportionately to the centers mula. As a result, some Centers re- to have those funds disregarded in the of the financial crisis. Even worse, this ceived a proportionally larger or small- determination of the distribution of FY legislation doesn’t adequately address er allocation than they did in previous 2010 funds. This bill ensures the fund- the issue of too big to fail for Wall years. ing for Independent Living Centers, Street firms that were the root of the This one-time change in the alloca- which provide such a valuable resource problem. tion of funds made sense because of the for people with disabilities, is distrib- The added regulatory cost on the challenges State economies were fac- uted to the centers proportionally and community banks in this bill will fur- ing. At the same time, current law did appropriately. I stand in support of ther slow job growth in our economy. not envision this one-time increase in this bill and ask my colleagues for sup- In Kansas, this will especially hurt funding. And, in fact, the Rehabilita- port. businesses and farmers and ranchers tion Services Administration is re- I yield back the balance of my time. that need loans from their community quired to allocate 2010 funds based on a Ms. CHU. Mr. Speaker, I urge support banks to help make payroll and grow Center’s total proportional allocation of H.R. 5610, and I yield back the bal- their crops. The added costs of the reg- for 2009 and the additional funding a ance of my time. ulations and increased capital require- Center received under the American The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ments on these financial institutions Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or question is on the motion offered by will lead to an even worse credit mar- ARRA. This requirement may result in the gentlewoman from California (Ms. ket. some Centers losing up to 35 percent of CHU) that the House suspend the rules Mr. Speaker, Congress should reject funds as the total proportion a Center and pass the bill, H.R. 5610, as amend- the bill and pass commonsense legisla- received may be less than they re- ed. tion that addresses the problems of ceived in the prior year. The question was taken; and (two- Wall Street that caused our financial The Independent Living Centers thirds being in the affirmative) the crisis, not add further regulation and Technical Adjustment Act will allow rules were suspended and the bill, as costs to Main Street. States to request that ARRA funds not amended, was passed. f be included in determining their cen- A motion to reconsider was laid on ter’s previous year allocations. That the table. b 2110 way, the temporary funds provided f SPECIAL ORDERS under ARRA do not permanently HONORING THE CHILDREN OF THE The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under change the Center’s base allocations. AMERICAN REVOLUTION the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- This is a complex but necessary fix to protect services for so many people (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given uary 6, 2009, and under a previous order with disabilities who benefit from the permission to address the House for 1 of the House, the following Members work of the Independent Living Cen- minute and to revise and extend his re- will be recognized for 5 minutes each. ters. marks.) f Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Chair- GOD AND GUNS man MILLER for introducing this im- today to commend the work being done portant legislation, and I urge support by the Children of the American Revo- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a of this technical change to ensure Inde- lution, Lake Minnetonka. They’re previous order of the House, the gen- pendent Living Centers can continue hosting a pancake breakfast to raise tleman from Texas (Mr. POE) is recog- the important work for people with dis- money for their grant programs to nized for 5 minutes. abilities in our communities. teach kids about the real meaning of Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, when I reserve the balance of my time. the Fourth of July. Their mission is to I was at a town hall meeting in Texas Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I train good citizens, develop leaders, recently, a local man came up to me yield myself such time as I may con- and to promote a love of the United afterward to talk about his concerns sume. States of America and its heritage. over where our country was headed—

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:54 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K30JN7.142 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H5282 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 30, 2010 something to do with a fiery inferno in The Second Amendment was included cotton ball thrown at an elephant. The a hand basket. Anyway, as he was talk- in the Bill of Rights to prevent the bill does not even create real competi- ing to me, I noticed his T-shirt. Here’s government—that’s the Federal Gov- tion to the handful of big banks that what it said: ‘‘I love my Bible,’’ and it ernment—from disarming the public have simply become too big and con- had a photograph of the Bible, ‘‘and I like the British Army did to American trolling. love my guns,’’ with a photograph of citizens. The right of the free people to Indeed, the bill allows them to keep two .45 Colt revolvers. Naturally they defend freedom and protect themselves their vaulted positions with a few were in the right order. After all, he was so important that it was placed modifications to their business prac- was a local preacher. second in the Bill of Rights behind the tices. It will take years for regulators The most important right we have as First Amendment, freedom of speech to sort out and apply, if ever, the mild Americans is the freedom of speech, and freedom of religion and the free- provisions in the bill. And there are so and that includes the freedom of reli- dom of press and the right to peace- many loopholes you could read the bill gion. It’s first in the constitutional fully assemble. for another year to find them all. A Bill of Rights because without it, none Currently, gun control advocates and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of the rest would be possible. The right their elitist allies wish to subject the at the Federal Reserve cannot com- to bear arms is the Second Amendment people to more government oppression pensate for a banking system that is, because without it, we could not pro- of freedom by denying individuals the at its heart, terribly misformed. Time tect the First Amendment. will prove this view correct. right to arm themselves. Thomas Jef- The recent Supreme Court decision A handful of big banks—Goldman simply stated the obvious as it is writ- ferson knew the importance of an Sachs, JPMorgan, Bank of America, ten in the Bill of Rights: ‘‘A well regu- armed citizenry. He said: ‘‘No free man Citicorp, Wells Fargo, HSBC and Mor- lated militia being necessary to the se- shall ever be debarred from the use of gan Stanley—have so harmed the vast curity of a free State, right of the peo- arms.’’ Samuel Adams wrote: ‘‘The majority of other financial institutions ple to keep and bear arms, shall not be Constitution shall never be construed on Main Street that these smaller in- infringed.’’ Now I’m sure the halls of to prevent the people of the United stitutions, which comprise the major- academia were all up in arms about the States who are peaceful citizens from ity that are still left, are being penal- right to bear arms. The media imme- keeping their arms.’’ And of course ized big time by having to pay exorbi- diately began spreading the shocking James Madison, who helped write the tant additional insurance fund fees to news: the Supreme Court actually Bill of Rights, once wrote that the the regulators to prop up the losses of upheld the Constitution. Oh, the Americans had ‘‘the advantage of being the big banks that have so harmed the hysteria they went through. They said, armed,’’ and that other nations’ gov- whole financial architecture of our Murder rates will surely double upon ernments were ‘‘afraid to trust the peo- country. That’s why lending remains the mere announcement of this. Never ple with such arms.’’ seized up coast to coast. It’s why over mind the fact that more gun control So leave it to a Texas preacher to 84 more banks have folded this year. does not lower murder rates; it actu- keep it all in perspective. You see, And while this is happening for the re- ally increases them. Look at this city, without the Second Amendment, you mains that are left, then the big six go Washington, D.C., the toughest gun can’t protect the First Amendment, in and gobble up what’s there. control in the country. the freedom of speech, the freedom of The bill basically grandfathers the But let’s don’t let the facts get in the religion, the freedom of press and the too big to fail big banks that have way of a political agenda. I wonder how freedom to peacefully assemble with- grown even more unwieldy as the fi- the media and the antigun protesters out the Second Amendment. nancial crisis has deepened. Today they would have felt about the First Amend- And that’s just the way it is. have been rewarded because they’re ment being ignored for political pur- f even growing bigger. Before the crisis, poses. The Second Amendment, like The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a they controlled one-third of the assets the rest of the Bill of Rights, protects previous order of the House, the gentle- of this country. Astoundingly, they citizens from the power of government. woman from Ohio (Ms. SUTTON) is rec- now control two-thirds of the assets of People have rights. Government has no ognized for 5 minutes. our Nation. Can you imagine a handful rights. Government has power. And (Ms. SUTTON addressed the House. of banks with that much power? The when citizens give away their rights, Her remarks will appear hereafter in bill does absolutely nothing about like the Second Amendment, govern- the Extensions of Remarks.) that. It kind of looks the other way. ment increases its power and oppres- One cannot call this structure free sion over the people. f market competition. One has to call it The Supreme Court ruled accurately WALL STREET REFORM oligopolistic control of our financial and restored the rights of all Ameri- marketplace. cans based on the due process clause of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a If you’re feeling the pain because you the 14th Amendment to the Constitu- previous order of the House, the gentle- lost your home or you’re about to lose tion which commands that no State woman from Ohio (Ms. KAPTUR) is rec- your home or you lost your job or you shall ‘‘deprive any person of life, lib- ognized for 5 minutes. lost some of your pension or you lost erty or property without due process of Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to some of your IRA, you know who to law.’’ To truly understand the meaning share my major disappointment and blame. Their bad behavior has hurt all and purpose of the Second Amendment, key concerns with the so-called Wall the other banks in this country and, in we need to understand the men who ac- Street reform bill that just passed this fact, other nations and people around tually wrote the Constitution and what House and why I voted ‘‘no’’ on this the world. For shame. they said when it was ratified. measure. Bottom line, the bill does not But as a result of their concentration The Founding Fathers were very con- fundamentally change the skewed fi- of power in the hands of far too few, it cerned that a strong Federal Govern- nancial power relationship between is expected that 20 million American ment would trample on individual free- Wall Street and Main Street. That re- families will lose their homes, 2.4 mil- dom and individual rights because lationship has so gravely hurt our Na- lion more Americans this year. Unem- that’s what happened to the colonists tion. ployment rates remain stuck too high, under the power of Great Britain. Gov- The bill allows the Wall Street insti- and our economy is not producing the ernments historically do that to their tutions to maintain their choke hold jobs it should because lending has people, trample on individual rights. on Main Street’s vitals. The big banks seized up across this Nation. People are That’s historical. So after the ratifica- that have caused our economic crisis losing more equity and their savings, tion of the Constitution, the Framers by severely abusing their privilege to yet Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, knew that a declaration of rights had create money were treated with kid Citigroup, Bank of America, Morgan to be added to protect basic individual gloves. Stanley, Wells Fargo, HSBC, they’re rights, rights that are inalienable, cre- Now, the Republican leader said that doing just fine, making billions and ated by our Creator and not created or the bill was like a nuclear weapon billions in profits and taking bigger given to us by government. aimed at an ant. I say, the bill was a and bigger bonuses to boot.

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The arrogant power of the big banks concentrated vast amounts of financial power Irena Sendler was a Catholic social is demonstrated by their interconnect- amongst themselves and also control 97 per- worker living in Poland when the Nazis edness, when you saw Goldman Sachs cent of the derivatives in the country. Now first invaded Warsaw. As early as 1939, and AIG kind of bail one another out. that’s a recipe for more abuse. And that set of Irena began helping Jews by offering And it’s a perfect example of why too facts is a window on future abuse. food and shelter and falsifying docu- big to fail is too big to exist. They are Perhaps worst of all, according to such ex- ments. When the Nazis erected the very clever, and they command inordi- perts as William Isaac, former Chair of the Warsaw ghetto in 1940 to imprison nate power, so much market power FDIC and Henry Blodget, editor-in-chief of The 450,000 Jews, Irena and her collabo- that they ignore the laws for them- Business Insider, concur that ‘‘reform’’ bill rators created false papers allowing selves when it is convenient. would not have prevented the crisis of 2008. them access in and out of the ghetto. Banks are doing more than just So, why didn’t Congress assure that it did? During World War II, Irena helped banking. In fact, they are speculating Now, some might say we can’t predict what 2,500 Jewish children escape from near with our money. They just can’t help the next financial crisis will look like. But we certain death by sneaking them out of themselves. They take a dollar and should be able to put reforms into place that the ghetto. Irena took these children turn it into a hundred or more. would have prevented the crisis we just went to Polish families, orphanages, and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The through. But Congress did not. The wine convents and recorded a list of their time of the gentlewoman from Ohio has glasses and cigars are surely full and lit to- names to ensure that their identities expired. night. were preserved so that after the war Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I will Sadly, this House repeated its history in she could help reunite them with their place the other remarks in the RECORD weak financial regulation. We did not make parents. After the records were nearly tonight. And I might say that it’s not the hard choices. It left the American people discovered in her home by the Gestapo, a question of if the system will fail vulnerable again. It is not a question of ‘‘if,’’ she put them in jars and buried them. again, but only when it will fail again. but only ‘‘when.’’ In 1943, Irena was arrested by the This used to not be allowed under the Nazis and placed in prison and interro- f Glass-Steagall, which prohibited commercial gated and tortured. When pressured banks from doing investment activities and in- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a about the names and locations of those vestment firms from taking deposits. The two previous order of the House, the gen- she helped, Irena gave a false story were kept separate. tleman from North Carolina (Mr. that she had created in the event of her However, in 1999, the Graham-Leach-Bliley JONES) is recognized for 5 minutes. capture. She was sentenced to death. bill repealed Glass-Steagall and the walls (Mr. JONES addressed the House. His Unbeknown to her, a group called came down between commercial banking and remarks will appear hereafter in the Zegota quietly negotiated with the speculating. Extensions of Remarks.) Nazi executioner for her release. De- Gambling and prudent lending need to be f spite her escape, the Nazis publicized separate again. I have introduced H.R. 4377, Irena’s death throughout the city. For RECOGNIZING KANSANS FOR the Return to Prudent Lending Banking Act the remainder of the war, Irena re- SHARING IRENA SENDLER’S HE- which strengthens the Glass-Steagall separa- mained hidden, just like the children ROIC STORY tions and repeals some of what Graham- she had helped. Leach-Bliley did. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a After the war ended, she dug up the We know instinctually that we need to break previous order of the House, the gen- jars and worked to reunite the children up the big banks and increase competition tleman from Kansas (Mr. MORAN) is with their parents. Unfortunately, across our financial system. recognized for 5 minutes. sadly, most of the parents died in the Instead, the megabanks stay too big to fail, Mr. MORAN of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, Holocaust. and the American taxpayers will pick up the I want to share a story about the value The Uniontown students used Irena’s tab when they implode the economy at some of studying history, the importance of story as an inspiration for a play called date in the future. That is their pattern. That is great teachers, the power of educating ‘‘Life in a Jar’’ to honor her contribu- their history. students, and the glory of a life lived in tions and to share her story with the This bill took far too many passes. service to others. world. Since 1999, these students, along Regulating derivatives is an excellent exam- with others from southeast Kansas, b 2120 ple of Congress knowing what we need to do have presented ‘‘Life in a Jar’’ to over but not doing it. In 1999, Norm Conard, a history and 270 venues around the world, including Regulating all derivatives openly and clearly social studies teacher in Uniontown a performance in Warsaw. They have should be expected with no exceptions. Noth- High School in southeast Kansas came also performed for Holocaust survivors, ing less is acceptable. across a clipping from U.S. News and many of whom were saved by Irena. In this bill, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, World Report explaining the story of Since the students’ discovery, Irena Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Wells Irena Sendler, who helped rescue as has received international recognition Fargo, Citigroup, and their colleagues can many as 2,500 Jewish children during for her brave work. She was awarded continue to trade derivatives that are used to the Holocaust. Mr. Conard, along with the 2003 Jan Karski Award for Valor specifically hedge the risk that they are under- his students, ninth graders Megan and Courage. She was recognized by taking, as well as still being able to trade inter- Stewart, Elizabeth Cambers, Jessica Pope John Paul II and the President of est-rate and foreign-exchange swaps. Shelton, and 11th grader Sabrina Poland. Additionally, Irena was consid- Last week Bloomberg Businessweek stated Coons, wondered if the article could ered for a Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. the following: ‘‘U.S. commercial banks held just be a misprint. Irena passed away in 2008 at the age of derivatives with the notional value of $216.5 Mr. Conard encouraged his students 98. trillion in the first quarter, of which 92 percent to participate in the National History The students’ legacy lives on in Kan- were interest-rate or foreign-exchange deriva- Day and learn more, find out the an- sas as well. Mr. Conard was awarded a tives, according to the Office of the Comp- swer. An initial Internet search found grant from the Milken Family Founda- troller of the Currency.’’ just one additional article about Irena tion to build a center in Fort Scott, So, they can keep the vast majority of busi- Sendler, but the students dug deeper Kansas, committed to the teaching of ness in house. and discovered an amazing story that the importance of respect, under- Bloomberg Businessweek also reported that was nearly lost to history. standing, and religious tolerance, and ‘‘The [same] five U.S. banks with the biggest While searching for Irena’s resting to develop diversity projects about un- holdings of derivatives—JP Morgan Chase, place, the students discovered that she sung heroes like Irena Sendler. The Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Citigroup, was, in fact, alive. After many letters Lowell Milken Center also provides

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Here those who worked to rescue Jewish nized for 5 minutes. it is, actually, a copy of the front of children in Poland, like Irena. (Mr. PAUL addressed the House. His the bill. When the students from Kansas met remarks will appear hereafter in the Of course, the trouble with this, this Irena, she told them they were ‘‘con- Extensions of Remarks.) has a big problem. This is a Republican tinuing the effort she began 50 years f budget. This is a budget that’s talking ago’’ and expressed appreciation, as we about getting the budget balanced by should, for their work to make this WHERE’S THE BUDGET? 2020. It’s an austere budget. It’s a tough piece of history known. Now their ef- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under budget. It’s a budget that you’d argue forts to share this story inspire others. the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- about, but it’s a responsible budget. It is the hope of the project that all uary 6, 2009, the gentleman from Mis- And I’m joined by some very good who learn of Irena Sendler’s efforts to souri (Mr. AKIN) is recognized for 60 friends of mine on the subject of budg- save the children of Poland will em- minutes as the designee of the minor- ets. And we’re going to move from brace their classroom motto, ‘‘He who ity leader. budgets. We’re going to end up answer- changes one person changes the world Mr. AKIN. Mr. Speaker, we’re going ing at least one question. That is, well, entire.’’ to talk about an interesting subject why are budgets important? f here this evening, and one that might I’m joined by my good friend from The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a seem a little boring to start with but Arizona, Congressman FRANKS, an ex- previous order of the House, the gentle- actually has tremendous ramifications, pert on quite a number of different sub- woman from California (Ms. WOOLSEY) and that is the question and the sub- jects, and we’re going to talk a little is recognized for 5 minutes. ject of budgeting. bit later tonight, too, about doing (Ms. WOOLSEY addressed the House. Now, budgets are always kind of an some oil drilling. Her remarks will appear hereafter in unpleasant thing because there’s a nat- I believe you were, was it 16 or 17 the Extensions of Remarks.) ural requirement of a budget to bal- when you had your first oil rig? But I ance a couple of things, balance spend- yield time to my good friend. f ing and how much money you take in. b 2130 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a So when a family works on a budget, it previous order of the House, the gen- may be a hard time because you have Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. Well, in tleman from Illinois (Mr. DAVIS) is rec- to make choices between what are you talking about the budget tonight, I ognized for 5 minutes. going to spend your money on and how guess I believe, Congressman, that the (Mr. DAVIS of Illinois addressed the much money do you have to spend. So budget challenges that we have, the House. His remarks will appear here- budgeting is one of those tough things, deficit spending and the debt, has the after in the Extensions of Remarks.) but it’s necessary for organizations in ability to challenge and damage this f order to be organized enough to try to country perhaps in a way that no mili- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a keep some semblance of economic san- tary power has ever been able to do. previous order of the House, the gen- ity. We are around $13 trillion in debt in tleman from Indiana (Mr. BURTON) is We’re going to talk about budgeting this country. And if you try to measure recognized for 5 minutes. some. And the subject is of some inter- that in simple terms, it almost boggles (Mr. BURTON of Indiana addressed est tonight because, if you think about the mind. But if you try to put it in the House. His remarks will appear a family, maybe some families budget terms that we can understand, if we de- hereafter in the Extensions of Re- in a much more formal process, others cided to pay that off at a million dol- marks.) do it a little bit informally, but more lars a day. Let’s say we just suspended f or less what they try to do is keep how the interest on the debt and we didn’t The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a much money is coming in pretty close go another penny in debt, and we said previous order of the House, the gentle- to what’s going out. When they don’t, we are going to pay what we owe off be- woman from Florida (Ms. ROS- they start to get some very high credit fore we go deeper in debt. Now that I LEHTINEN) is recognized for 5 minutes. card bills. Of course, small businesses, suppose sounds outrageous for a place (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN addressed the very important for them to budget. like this, but that’s a very common- House. Her remarks will appear here- So who is it? Which one do you think sense idea. And yet, if we paid our ex- after in the Extensions of Remarks.) forgot about budgeting? Fortune 500 isting debt off at $1 million a day, with no interest and no additional spending, f corporations? No. Schools have budg- it would take us around 40,000 years to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a ets. But we find tonight this curious do that. previous order of the House, the gen- phenomenon, and this is a little bit Mr. AKIN. That’s really discour- tleman from California (Mr. SCHIFF) is like watching an eclipse or something. aging. recognized for 5 minutes. It doesn’t happen very often. Since Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. My (Mr. SCHIFF addressed the House. 1974, when the Budget Act was passed, grandkids may not be around that His remarks will appear hereafter in it’s never happened that Congress did long. But the real tragedy, of course, is the Extensions of Remarks.) not have a budget. And yet, this year, Congress, it’s Congress that doesn’t that we’re not paying this debt off at $1 f have the budget. Kind of an amazing million a day as a country. That’s a The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a thing. very nominal figure. We’re going into previous order of the House, the gen- We’ve heard our floor leader, Con- debt thousands of times that much tleman from North Carolina (Mr. gressman HOYER, he says it isn’t pos- every day. The Obama administration MCHENRY) is recognized for 5 minutes. sible to debate and pass a realistic is spending us into oblivion. There has (Mr. MCHENRY addressed the House. long-term budget until we’ve consid- never been a precedent. Since this His remarks will appear hereafter in ered the bipartisan commission’s def- Obama administration’s taken place in the Extensions of Remarks.) icit reduction plan which is expected in two year cycles, they have put us at f December. what looks like will be around $3 tril- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a That sounds a little bit like an ex- lion additional in debt. If we don’t previous order of the House, the gen- cuse, doesn’t it? change that, I really believe that it tleman from Oregon (Mr. DEFAZIO) is It’s the first time we’ve done any- could be the central figure in Amer- recognized for 5 minutes. thing bipartisan in the last 18 months ica’s economic obituary.

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And they are saying strained to the truth and the things more damaging than some war that the most basic responsibility is gov- that you mentioned. It almost seems some foreign conqueror could wreak, erning. This is Congressman HOYER. that they feel like they can hold them- more havoc than a war. And now we don’t have a budget, and selves to be able to take a vote here Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. Well, Con- he is one of the leaders. and repeal the laws of mathematics. gressman, if we fail to put our eco- Here we have the ranking member on And we’re facing a day of reckoning nomic house in order, we’re not going the House Budget Committee, and he that is coming pretty quickly. to be able to project any military capa- says, ‘‘If you can’t budget, you can’t There are a lot of things that are be- bility at all. You know, a government govern.’’ Well, that’s what they are ginning to snowball. Not only is this is what it spends. And one of the rea- saying in 2006. But it seems like that’s administration spending and deficit sons that America has such a strong not where we are today, is it? Here’s spending in an unprecedented way, but military capability is because we’re so ‘‘Where Is the Budget?’’ This is some- we’re fast approaching where the baby strong economically. We’re the most thing that was in The Hill newspaper. boomer generation, of which I am sort powerful Nation economically in the But it’s kind of telling. ‘‘Skipping a of kind of on the tail end, barely old world. We dwarf all other economies. budget resolution this year would be enough to be a baby boomer— But the way we’re going, we could be unprecedented. The House has never Mr. AKIN. I am on the front end. So competing with Greece for the insta- failed to pass an annual budget resolu- let’s talk about that. bility that this administration seems tion since the current budget rules Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. But the to be heading our country toward. were put into place in 1974.’’ point is, this has been the most produc- Mr. AKIN. You know, you have been That’s why I am saying this is a lit- tive generation in the history of this almost reading my mind, because I tle bit like one of those full eclipses of country. And the baby boomer genera- the sun. You have to wait for a certain have some charts that do compare tion is beginning now to start to retire. number of years and be just in the Greece to where we are economically, And that means two things: that pro- right place to see it. This is unusual. and they are spooky charts. ductivity is going to be dramatically We haven’t seen this before. Unfortu- I am joined by another one of our reduced, and of course then they are nately, it is not a good omen exactly good friends, my good friend from going to go on Social Security and from an economic point of view. Ac- Georgia, Congressman BROUN. And I begin to put a drain on the system. And cording to what? The Congressional have to say I have got a couple of my we absolutely are in an unsustainable Research Service. They are the ones favorite people to share an hour with circumstance at this moment. And for that keep records of all of this kind of on the floor tonight, both very articu- all the things that we try to do, the stuff. So there isn’t any budget, which late, but both very knowledgeable. does beg the question. Democrat majority simply is ignoring Congressman FRANKS, if you start to Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Mr. AKIN, be- that reality. talk to him about missile defense and fore you take that chart down, if you I have two little babies at home, 22- ballistics and all kinds of technical would yield for half a second, down at month-old twins, and they are the questions, he is a veritable Popular Me- the bottom, I want to call attention to greatest joy of my soul. And I will just chanics walking on two feet. the viewers, this was an article, this say to you that the idea that we’re rob- And then my good friend Dr. BROUN, didn’t come from Glenn Beck or Rush bing them of God knows what, I mean who spent years as a medical doctor, Limbaugh or Sean Hannity, it came it’s almost like they could be facing a also has a whale of a lot of Georgia from The Hill, one of the Hill news- complete economic meltdown, and it common sense. And I would like to wel- papers up here called The Hill, on April could happen way before they get old come you, Dr. BROUN, or Congressman 14, 2010, this year, talking about this enough to deal with it. But we actu- BROUN, or my good friend PAUL. Thank Congress, talking about this leader- ally, in my judgment, have genera- you. ship. Skipping a budget resolution tional theft here. And it is something Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Thank you, would be unprecedented. that is a disgrace. And I think it’s fun- Mr. AKIN. I appreciate your yielding. Mr. AKIN. Unprecedented. damentally immoral. And we don’t In fact, the quotes you have up there Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Unprece- have to do that. on the chart I think are very telling. dented. All we have to do is say that what- Democratic Whip STENY HOYER, this is Mr. AKIN. Unusual. And what are the ever else we’re going to do, we’re going when he was the minority whip, 2006, as implications of all of this? You know, to do like families. We’re going to have is indicated. He said, ‘‘The most basic the Congress didn’t pass a budget, but a budget. We’re going to say we’re not responsibility of governing.’’ And as the administration sent us a budget. going to spend more than we take in. you also very ably pointed out, JOHN This is kind of a complicated looking We may not be able to pay this debt off SPRATT, who is the Democratic chair- chart. But this isn’t very complicated tomorrow. I already said it might be man of the House Budget Committee, in a lot of ways, because this thing is 35,000, 40,000 years the way we are going Congressman from South Carolina, said receipts. This is the money coming in. just at a million dollars a day paying it also in 2006, ‘‘If you can’t budget, you And this is outlays. Now, this is the off. But we’re not going to go further can’t govern.’’ If you can’t budget, you sort of chart that you need to have in debt. And that’s something this Con- can’t govern. And it’s just inane. some first-graders, because they could gress should have the courage to do. It’s unconscionable that this leader- give us some real wisdom. Mr. AKIN. I think that Congress has ship here in this House isn’t even going We could say which one of these cir- tended—our job is to spend money. to attempt, not even attempt to bring cles is bigger? Is it the red one or the That’s what Congress is designed to do. about a budget for this Congress to blue one? The red one is bigger. So Of course we do too good a job of it. vote on. And why is that? Why would we’re spending more than what we’re And the question is we have been over- they not, particularly with these very receiving. That says your budget’s in spending for a long time. strong statements that the majority trouble. That’s not very complicated. whip, now STENY HOYER, made back in And it’s so much in trouble that the b 2140 2006 before they became the majority? U.S. Congress doesn’t want to acknowl- We overspent when President Bush, JOHN SPRATT, when he was on the edge that fact. They say, well, if we we Republicans, when he was in. And I Budget Committee, not the chairman, don’t see it, maybe—it’s like at night, know you gentlemen joined me in some as he is now, said if you can’t budget, you know, when you have a bad dream. very tough votes in saying, no, we you can’t govern. But they can’t budg- If you pull the covers up, maybe it will can’t do that. But we have overspent to et, they won’t budget, and they are not go away. That seems where we are. a degree all the way along. But what

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In Scripture, Proverbs which I didn’t have a chance to do. And how my parents worked so hard. My tells us a good man leaves an inherit- that was their mindset. And that’s dad worked in the mines and every- ance to his children’s children. And the what breaks my heart about such a thing else he could think of doing, and inheritance we’re leaving to our chil- boring subject as budgets is because of he is probably listening to us tonight. dren’s children is a mound of debt that the fact that we’re not following— But I’m just so thankful for a father they’ll know we’ll never overcome. we’re leaving that campsite look like a that gave everything of himself to try We’ve got to stop the spending here dump truck full of litter just got to make it possible for me to have a in Washington. We have to stop this dumped on it. We’re leaving litter that better life than he did, and I wouldn’t outrageous growth of the Federal Gov- our kids can’t pick up, our grand- be here without that. My mother ernment—outrageous, unacceptable to children won’t be able to pick up. And worked in nursing homes. And you the American people—robbing our chil- that’s just wrong. And it is not the know, they gave everything they had dren and our grandchildren not only of American way. to us. their economic future but also of their And yet what’s it spring from? Our And here we’re doing exactly the op- freedom. And that’s exactly what we’re own selfishness politically that we posite. Not only are we spending our doing here in this Congress. have to appease—which is wrong in the children into an oblivion of debt, not And it all started with the TARP first place. It’s theft and we’re going to only are we teaching the next genera- funds that President Bush and Hank steal money from a lot of people that tion that they don’t have to be respon- Paulsen pushed through. I voted aren’t even alive yet and we’re going to sible, not only are we seeing govern- against those TARP funds in 2007. I spend it and hand it out to people. And ment take over most of our major in- guess it was in 2008 when it was pressed that’s a sad place to be in. dustries now whether the auto indus- forward by President Bush and he was So we’re doing two things. So we’re try, the health care industry, the in- wrong and I voted against him, and increasing taxes radically, but we’re surance industry, the banking indus- many Republicans did at the same increasing spending even more. The try. I don’t know what’s next. We’re time, voted against him. But it has ironic thing is that when you increase teaching our young kids something taxes, you also kill the goose that’s been magnified. It has been grown at a that is very, very frightening. tremendous exponential rate: the red laying the golden eggs and you start to And I just think that more than any- take in less revenue. ink, the debt, the spending. And I thing, Mr. AKIN, that you pointed out Here’s a list of some of them. This think the reason we’re not going to the real issue here. It is a lack of com- cap-and-tax bill that we passed. This vote on a budget, not even have a pro- mitment to the future generations. thing is supposed to be about global posed budget by the Congress, is be- And this Democrat majority has done warming. It’s supposed to be about re- cause this majority does not want any for spending what Stonehenge did for ducing CO . The only thing this thing constraints on their spending. They 2 does is create more taxes and more rocks. There is no one that can touch don’t want any. government regulation and probably them. They can talk about Republican And a budget, if you follow it, con- more CO to boot. If they wanted to deficits. And from my part and yours strains spending. That’s what it’s de- 2 stop CO —if people were honest about and Mr. BROUN’s here, you know we signed to do. And it also puts forth all 2 stopping CO —let’s assume you’re a worked here when we were in the ma- of the parameters and would show the 2 greenie and that your CO is really bad jority. Our votes reflected a desperate American people the increasing debt 2 and we’ve all got to stop breathing. commitment to balance this budget. that is going to be pushed off on future How are you going to do it? You’re just But this Democrat majority has com- generations. going to double the number of the nu- pletely left all reason to the wind. So we’re going totally against what clear power plants and you wipe out all They’ve tried to spend and tax and bor- Scripture teaches us when God tells us the equivalent of all the CO burned by row our way into prosperity, and I just a good man leaves an inheritance to his 2 every passenger car in America. But don’t think I’ve ever seen in my life- children’s children. that’s not what this bill does. It sup- time a more dangerous situation for us Mr. AKIN. The point you bring up, posedly is about global warming, but in economically. And in the final analysis gentlemen, I was not a Boy Scout, but fact it’s just more taxes. here, they are also doing everything we had a bunch of boys that were Boy And the health care tax thing. This they can it seems to crush business and Scouts. And one of the things that they deal here, that bill, they had to strug- job growth. learned, which we did, because my wife gle to keep it under a trillion dollars. And so it just seems like all of these and I were outdoors people and did a The President said, I won’t do it if it things are coming together, and I don’t lot of backpacking and canoeing and costs a dime. No. He did it because it know where it ends, and I don’t know all, is that when you come to a camp- costs more than a trillion. So there’s what to do. It’s almost you have to be site, you always want to leave it better another great big tax. Death tax. Cap- an alarmist to tell the truth here. than the way you found it. It was just ital gains. They’re going to expire. So Mr. AKIN. I thought it would be ap- sort of like a tradition among out- we’re going high in taxes. But does propriate to talk about what these bars doorsmen. And that tradition very that mean we’re cutting back on spend- mean. It’s pretty straightforward. much reflected the mindset of my par- ing? No. These were Republican years under ents’ generation, the people that This, my friend, is why if I were a Bush, and this shows the deficit. We’re fought World War II. My father is 89 Democrat I wouldn’t want to put a not proud of this deficit. Shouldn’t be and was with Patton in the Army. budget out there. Take a look at that any. The worst year under Bush was But there was a general way of picture. My friend from Arizona. this one where Speaker PELOSI ran the thinking in that generation. And the Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. I just was Congress. So this was Bush’s worst mindset was that they were going to responding. I think if we could explain year for deficit right here. sacrifice a lot of things they wished why they are not putting a budget out So we go from 2009 to 2010 with Presi- they’d had as kids in order to give is because they do not want the Amer- dent Obama, and he’s three times the their kids something better. They’re ican people to see what they’re really Bush level of deficit and this year is going to leave the campsite better than doing. even higher. it was left for them. Mr. AKIN. I don’t think they want Now, one of the ways to measure And so my parents’ generation, if them to see that graph. these things is this deficit is a percent they made a mistake, it was they tend- Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. I don’t of our gross domestic product, all of ed to spoil us. They tended to give us think they want them to see that. Fun- the stuff that we make in America.

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He needed the revenue so It seems as if the arrogance of this But it also could precipitate a crisis a that he could pay for his medical pro- administration and of this leadership lot sooner, and we really don’t know gram, for his socialized medicine that and as if the ignorance of both are what that crisis looks like. we forced through here in Congress. leading us down the same path that What happens when you go to the That’s why I call it ‘‘tax-and-trade,’’ FDR and Henry Morgenthau went down bank and your ATM doesn’t work? You not ‘‘cap-and-tax,’’ but you can call it in the Great Depression. World War II worked all of your life and you have ‘‘tax-and-tax,’’ I guess, or any of those. didn’t get us out of the Depression. It savings in the bank and there isn’t any Also, the President said very clearly— wasn’t World War II that got us out of money in there because you can’t get and I can quote him on this. He said the Depression. It was cranking up the any money out because the dollar bill that this energy tax would necessarily manufacturing sector and the private isn’t worth anything. Have we ever ex- skyrocket the cost of gasoline. It sector’s actually starting to create new perienced that before? We’ve seen some would necessarily skyrocket the cost of jobs because of the need for increased high inflation that’s not pretty. What gasoline. manufacturing that got us out of the happens if the banking system just Mr. AKIN. I think he also promised Depression. Actually, the Depression stops working because we pushed this that nobody making less than $250,000 didn’t end until after World War II. It too far? would be taxed, right? Yet, if you flip was private enterprise and free enter- b 2150 on a light switch, you are going to get prise and what’s called supply side eco- taxed. nomics, which most people don’t under- What is the civil unrest? What hap- How do you square those? stand and which, I think, a lot of pens with our just-in-time food inven- Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Everybody is economists don’t understand. tories when there is no more food on going to get taxed. So that was a false- Yet we certainly know that this ad- the shelves and when there is no more hood. In Georgia, we call that a bald- ministration and the leadership of this gasoline at the gas pumps because we faced lie. The promise that we had that House and the Senate have absolutely have pushed this too far? How far is too people who made under $250,000 would no clue about what creates jobs or far? I don’t know, but I know this: This not be taxed is totally wrong, and he about what creates a strong economy. isn’t the right direction that we are knew it. In Georgia, the people just say It is less government, less spending, going. it’s a bald-faced lie, meaning that he more manufacturing, more free enter- I yield to my friend from Georgia. knew very well that he was not telling prise. Having the small business sector Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Mr. AKIN, the truth when he said that. expand and having consumers with you are exactly right. We have seen Mr. AKIN. You know, the funny money in their pockets to be able to go historically what happens when this thing is that we need to learn some- buy goods and services, that is what is sort of thing occurs. All we have to do thing from history, and the Democrats going to create jobs. That is what is is look off our own Florida shores, at have got something they could learn going to get us out of this recession Cuba, under the Communist dictator- from. It’s Henry Morgenthau. He was that we are in today. ship of Fidel Castro. I’m old enough to the Secretary of the Treasury under In fact, some economists now are remember when Mr. Batista was over- FDR. They had a recession, and by his saying that we are beginning to go into thrown by Castro. I’m old enough to re- policies, they managed to turn it into a depression. The policies of this ad- member that Cuba, prior to the Com- the Great Depression. After 8 years of ministration and the policies of the munist takeover of their country, was government spending, which is what we leadership of the House and the Senate, a very vibrant community and very have seen—just incredible levels of of the Democratic Party, are going to economically sound. There were some government spending—he makes FDR do the same thing that they did under inequities and problems there. I’m not look like a piker. He makes George FDR and Henry Morgenthau. They are trying to promote Mr. Batista’s gov- Bush look like Ebenezer Scrooge. going to create greater debt, and they ernance down there by any means, but So here is Henry Morgenthau before are already doing it. They are going to on the other hand, where are the Cu- the House Committee of Ways and create greater spending. They are bans today? Means. He says this: going to create greater problems for The debt created by Fidel Castro and We have tried spending money. We the future of this Nation. The question by the socialistic mentality, which is are spending more than we have ever is: How are we going to ever recover? the same mentality that Fidel Castro spent before, and it doesn’t work. I say, I’m not sure. had, is very pervasive here. It is the after 8 years of the administration, we Mr. AKIN. I’m not sure about the in- same mentality we have here with our have just as much unemployment as tent. leadership, both in the White House as when we started and an enormous debt Yes, your whole idea about little well as here in Congress, today, under to boot. Lord Keynes and his idea about spend- Democratic leadership. It leads to eco- That is Henry Morgenthau. He is a ing one’s way into prosperity strikes nomic ruin. It leads to abject poverty contemporary of little Lord Keynes, me about like grabbing your boot loops for everyone. that not so bright British economist. and trying to fly around the room, you Former Prime Minister of England Here is a Democrat who just says, know? I don’t know if he was a boot Margaret Thatcher at one time said Hey, we tried it for 8 years, and it loop kind of guy, but anyway, he was the problem with socialism is, eventu- doesn’t work. So what are we doing certainly different in his view of eco- ally, you run out of other people’s now? We are going right back around, nomics. money. That’s exactly what happened. and we are overspending. We haven’t My good friend from Arizona. You had a chart up there about the learned our lessons. Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. Well, I just taxes. You had it up there as ‘‘cap-and- Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Mr. AKIN, if I want to agree with Congressman tax.’’ I just want to quote President might, if you would yield a minute. BROUN, you know, when he talked Obama about a couple of things about Mr. AKIN. I do. about what brought us out of the De- that so-called ‘‘cap-and-trade’’ bill that Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Just re- pression. The postwar industrial ma- we passed here in the House. The Sen- cently, just last week, our President chine in this country was astounding. ate has been dealing with that. went before the G–20, I guess is what One of the things, it seems, that this As you said, Mr. AKIN, it is not about it’s called now, and he was encouraging Democrat majority simply does not un- the environment. In fact, the Presi- them to spend, spend, spend. As you derstand—and it’s probably because dent, himself, said that he needed that brought up Lord Keynes’ name, there is most of them haven’t been in small for revenue, revenue to pay for something called Keynesian economics, business or in the real world many ObamaCare. Now, that’s not a direct which basically says that you get out times; they don’t sign the front of a quote of the President’s, but that’s of recessions and depressions by the check, you know, but usually sign the

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We’re not at 100 per- ated within the Treasury Department most fundamental, substantive anal- cent yet but we’re starting to get to assume supervision of Fannie Mae ysis is about productivity. You know, there. Whenever it goes to 100 percent and Freddie Mac. that means that people have to work or 105 percent, historically there’s usu- So this is 2003. They saw it coming. and create goods and services. When we ally some type of major meltdown. I Mr. BROUN of Georgia. And who don’t have people working, when we think that’s a reflection not so much of blocked that? don’t have jobs, then it doesn’t happen. arbitrary numbers but of sort of human Mr. AKIN. This then resulted in Re- When you take government money and nature. We begin to think, Oh, we’ll publicans in the House passing a bill. when you say, well, we’re going to never be able to pay this off. Let’s just Where’s it go then? We sent it to the spend our way into recovery, it does quit. The capital begins to run away Senate. What happened in the Senate? two things. from the markets. People begin to You needed 60 votes to pass it. And so First of all, it either takes the money horde what they have. Just like in the what happened? The Democrats killed directly out of taxpayers’ pockets—it Great Depression. It wasn’t that all the this in the Senate, just like they killed has to come from somewhere, right?— money disappeared. It wasn’t that all the energy bill in the Senate that was or they have to borrow it. If they bor- of a sudden capital vaporized. People designed to help us with gas prices; row it, then it makes less capital avail- put it in their pockets because they no just like they killed, as you know, gen- able for business and for those groups longer trusted their government. They tlemen, the tort reforms in the Senate that actually create jobs. They don’t no longer trusted that they could put to reduce health care costs; just like, seem to understand that, unless the their capital at risk and have any real as you know, my friend from Arizona, 300-plus million people of the country assurance that they had even a possi- they killed the associated health plans are working and creating jobs and cre- bility of getting it back. And that’s that we passed time after time here on ating goods and services, no matter where this government is failing the the floor to try to allow small busi- what our monetary policies are, noth- people. They are destabilizing this nesses to pool their employees to get a ing will work, and the economy will economy so badly that capital is afraid better price on health insurance. fail. to even get in the game. Now we were accused of doing noth- I guess I just want to add, Congress- Mr. AKIN. Yes. And that’s one of the ing. We didn’t do nothing. We sent a lot man, that the highway of history is lit- factors that totally destroys jobs—and of legislation to the Senate where they tered with the wreckage of govern- that is the uncertainty factor. So if didn’t have 60 Republican votes, and it ments that thought that they could you want to ruin jobs, raise taxes a was killed by Democrats. Here’s what create and maintain productivity in whole lot, create a lot of uncertainty, happens here. But have we done any- markets better than free enterprise and then spend way beyond your thing about Freddie and Fannie? No. could. It has just been an element of means. That’s what we’re doing. It’s a It’s still hugely in debt, and we’re just history, and I don’t want to see this war on business. basically bailing it out all the time. country join that litany. This adminis- There are a couple of different What’s the result of that going to be? tration is driving us head on in that di- things. We talked about these tax in- It’s going to be a lot of trouble. rection. creases that the Democrats did. Here’s Here’s one of the pains. This is what You know, you talked about, histori- something they didn’t do at all. They hurts, one, is unemployment. Look at cally, our total GDP in this country— haven’t fixed the problem with Freddie the private-sector employment num- and one of you can correct me if I’m and Fannie. These are two timebombs bers here. Look at the red line. That’s wrong—is somewhere in the neighbor- ready to go off again. They started the the public-sector employment. Have we hood of $15 to $17 trillion a year. big crisis before when we mismanaged created jobs? Sure have. We hired a Freddie and Fannie. As much as people whole lot of census workers. But the b 2200 go ‘‘boo’’ and ‘‘hiss’’ at George Bush, in jobs that pay for the government are Whenever our debt approaches 100 September 11, 2003, he was asking for going down because these policies percent of the GDP per year of a coun- authority to regulate Freddie and make a difference in peoples’ lives. try, historically and empirically that Fannie because they were out of con- Whenever I think of unemployment— has almost always precipitated a major trol. And the Democrats blocked that you gentlemen are both gentlemen. meltdown. I’m not talking about just a legislation in the Senate, and now we Both of you have wives and kids. And I recession or even a depression, I’m have a meltdown on our hands. So suppose that somehow wired back in talking about a cataclysmic meltdown there’s some things that are taxes, the back of our minds, certainly in the that leaves a country having to start some things that are spending, and back of mine, when I have a wife and over from the beginning. And I don’t some things that are no action at all kids, I need to take care of them. want to see us go in that direction. that all feed into this problem. So this That’s the fundamental thing that I’m Mr. AKIN. Gentleman, you expressed sounds kind of boring. supposed to do as a dad. If I fail at that in good scholarly terms about Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Let me ask that, then I’m a miserable failure in your debt being as high as your GDP. you something. I want you to make my own mind. But just trying to put that as a fam- this clear, if you don’t mind, Mr. AKIN. And I’m picturing a set of policies ily—if you’re a family and you make We hear from our Democratic col- that the Democrats proposed to put $100 a week and your credit card bill is leagues over and over again that all people into houses they couldn’t afford $100 a week, you’re in trouble. That’s this is Bush’s fault. We’re still hearing to pay for, so they’re going to default what you’re saying. In fact, you’re that on this floor. It’s Bush’s fault. on their mortgage, and they and their more than in trouble. And I think President Bush in 2003 was trying to kids are going to be sitting on a sofa that’s what you’re talking about rein in Freddie and Fannie. The Bush out on the street as they have been Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. Well, in this administration said that there was a thrown out of a house. That, to me, is case, the Democrats are way past that problem. And I think you’re fixing to kind of a nightmarish thing. And that’s because that would mean you’re spend- show us an article. that unemployment. It looks like a ing as much as you’re making. They’re Mr. AKIN. This doesn’t say Rush boring number on a chart, but it’s peo- spending more than the government is Limbaugh here. This says: The New ple who are hurting. It’s people who are taking in. That’s deficit. I’m talking York Times. This is the New York living back with their parents. It’s par- about something a little different. I’m Times. Not exactly a conservative ents who are digging into their savings talking about the debt—the total debt newspaper. September 11, 2003, the to take care of their kids because there to GDP ratio. And in this case we’re headline is: The Bush administration are no jobs. So these things may be not there yet. I think that we’re some- today recommended the most signifi- boring, but they sure have a lot of pain

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And then he pulled that know about this stuff, and let’s think it was supposedly $787 billion, the stick back and pulled it right out stop the problem, and let’s try to miti- but turned out to be $800 billion. And and made it look easy. gate the damage that’s done, clean it we spent all this money. And this is You know, the solution is JFK, Ron- up; but let’s stop it from spilling oil. I what’s supposed to happen. It’s sup- ald Reagan, and George Bush all under- mean, that’s such a fundamental thing. posed to reduce unemployment. Here’s stood the solution to this problem. It Engineers have this big weakness. what the unemployment really is. Be- doesn’t have to be doom and gloom. They’re always ready to fix something cause we didn’t learn from Henry Mor- The solution is, stop Federal spending, when they haven’t even defined what genthau. You have can’t spend your stop the high tax rate; and pretty soon the problem is, but that’s such a knee- way into prosperity by spending Fed- we’ll come out of the graveyard spiral. jerk reaction. eral money. These things have con- And we don’t have to do another Great And yet what we’ve got here is some- sequences. They hurt people. This isn’t Depression. We’ve done that before. I body who is more ready to try to figure just boring numbers on a graph. That’s don’t want to be too doom and gloom out who to blame than to fix the prob- actually what the actual unemploy- about this, but the fact is these num- lem. We’ve seen it before in the econ- ment is. So there’s a consequence to bers are hurting people. omy on the other things, but there’s these policies. This is the President. He says, Now nothing quite as vivid as just a plain The tragedy is there are solutions to give me one more good reason why old hole in the ocean that’s spewing this stuff. It isn’t that hard to do. What you’re not hiring, and you’ve got this out oil. And you’d say, Well, first let’s we ought to do is just learn from JFK. great big socialized medicine bill, put a team together to fix it. Instead, We can learn from Ronald Reagan, but which is well calculated to destroy the we’re going to say, Oh, let’s see how try to be a little charitable. JFK got it economy, and then this goofy cap-and- much we can excoriate BP. Well, I right. There’s a solution to this. We tax excuse for global warming. I asked don’t feel sorry for them. They’re the don’t have to do this. All we’ve got to my constituents, Which is more impor- ones that had—as far as I know, the do is simply cut spending and cut tant to you, our dependence on foreign personnel on the oil rig were either in- taxes. Everybody knows that. oil or global warming? And it was an competent or made some very bad deci- I’ve used the analogy—were you a 80/20 type thing. Let’s get practical. We sions. They deserve to lose a lot of pilot, Congressman FRANKS? need to be doing something about our money. They did things wrong. Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. I never was. energy business in this country is what The only thing is, it seems to me Mr. AKIN. Was it you? they’re telling us. But it isn’t all doom that the Federal Government has been Mr. BROUN of Georgia. I’m a pilot, and gloom. There are solutions to these even worse. And the thing that’s so yes. things. My good friend from Arizona. amazing is, why don’t we put the team Mr. AKIN. You’re a pilot. I think we Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. Well, I will together to fix the problem instead of used this analogy the other day on the just say, and it just seems obvious to just standing around and looking to as- floor, because I remember as a kid the me—and I will probably take a little sign blame on the whole thing? That’s biplanes and the early days of flight. chapter out of your cartoon there—this what concerns me a lot. What happens My science teacher flew glider planes President has been very confident in a if this economy turns into another big and designed some of the glider planes lot of his prognostications. There’s a hole in the ocean that really starts to that were used in the D-day invasion. hubris and an arrogance there that is go downhill? What are we going to have He was a guy that hated what he called just overwhelming. But when you look for leadership to fix that problem? I ‘‘fizzle ed’’ because he wasn’t in great at the facts, whether it’s in our mili- recognize my good friend from Georgia. shape and he didn’t like the football tary challenges, our national security Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Thank you, jocks. But the ironic thing was he got challenges, whether it’s dealing with Mr. AKIN. Just today, we had Secretary an award to the National Hall of Fame the challenges in the gulf, or whether Salazar come to the Natural Resources of Glider Pilots, which is an athletic it’s dealing with the economy, it seems Committee to talk about the BP oil type of thing because he could do all that his arrogance-to-competency ra- spill and about what is being done. And kinds of aerobatic loops with his glider tios are catastrophically out of bal- during my time of questioning the Sec- planes. And he taught me some basics ance. retary, I brought up to him a quote about flying. And what caught my at- If you really want to know where the from Bill Clinton, Democratic Presi- tention was, in the early days of flight deficit is in this country, it’s between dent. I don’t very often quote Bill Clin- you get in an airplane and you do one the arrogance of this administration ton or Democratic Presidents, but Bill of these deals where you don’t have and the competence of this administra- Clinton urged this administration, enough power and you pull the airplane tion; and I think therein really lies the first, to stop the leak; second, to clean into a stall and the airplane falls over big challenge that we face. I don’t up the oil; and, third, to protect the en- backwards and it’ll start to spin. And know what’s going to cure that if vot- vironment and those who are being it was called a graveyard spin, I guess. ers don’t wake up. damaged by this. When pilots got into those things, they Mr. AKIN. You know, the thing that Mr. AKIN. That doesn’t sound too kept flying the airplanes into the strikes me is most people that I complicated. ground, which ruined their whole after- know—I am an engineer. Engineers are Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Then to try noon. kind of geeks anyway, but we have to find out what caused the problem Finally, somebody realized—I guess a such a predictable sort of thought pat- and then fix it. But that’s not what smart pilot decided to gamble his life. tern, and that is, now we’ve got this we’re doing. Just today we had a hear- He said, I think there’s a way out of great big hole that we’ve just drilled in ing on the chairman of the Natural Re- this problem. And it’s counterintuitive. the bottom of the ocean. Now, you can sources Committee’s bill, the CLEAR And that is, when you’re in that spin, talk about that it’s a mile deep and Act, to regulate offshore drilling, on- the temptation I guess of pilots is to there’s tremendous pressure. We are shore drilling, all drilling, all energy pull the stick back and try to get the going to talk about this because you production here in this country. And nose of the plane up so you don’t fly used to have an oil rig, and we need to Secretary Salazar defended his morato- into the ground. And that just makes it talk about oil. rium that’s going to kill over 100,000 worse. But in it’s simplest form, there’s this jobs in this country. ocean, and there’s a hole in the bot- Mr. AKIN. I think it was 140,000 di- b 2210 tom, and it’s leaking oil. And my im- rect jobs. These are not the barbers and So this guy, when he’s in this grave- pression is that most Americans I the restaurateurs and stuff. This is just yard spin, he says, I’m going to do it. know, when you have all this sloppy, the hard jobs that it’s going to kill.

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And in Instead, our solution is, Hey, let’s tax out trying to find somebody’s rear to the report that came out, the Sec- everybody. That seems a little counter- kick instead of trying to fix the pa- retary used this report to promote a 6- intuitive. So we’re going to tax them tient. month moratorium to stop drilling— twice. One, we’re going to tax them And this moratorium, not only does for all drilling, onshore, offshore, shal- when the government taxes them on it not fix the leak, not only is it some- low water, deepwater, all drilling. energy; and, two, they are going to get thing that will destroy jobs and hurt Mr. AKIN. So did this plan, first of hammered because the cost of energy is the economy, but if all you cared about all, stop the oil that’s coming out of going to go up because we don’t have was the pollution that was the problem the floor of the ocean? the whole oil basin of the gulf, which is here, this moratorium is going to mean Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Well, no. a pretty good source of oil, to give us that about a third of the oil that we They’re just stopping the drilling lower-priced fuel. That just seems a lit- produce out of the gulf—that’s about that’s going on. tle bit counterintuitive, doesn’t it? It’s how much—we produce about 42 per- Mr. AKIN. So they didn’t fix the a little bit like that graveyard spiral. cent or somewhere in that neighbor- problem? We keep twisting downward. We need hood of our own oil in this country, Mr. BROUN of Georgia. They didn’t somebody to firewall a stick, kick the maybe around 40 percent, and about a fix the problem at all. rudders right, and then pull us out. third of that comes from the gulf. And Mr. AKIN. Did they deal with clean- My good friend, Congressman FRANKS if we don’t produce that, that means ing up the mess? from Arizona, was it 15 or 16 or 17 you we’ve got to bring in more tankers. Mr. BROUN of Georgia. They didn’t owned your first oil rig? We need a lit- We’ve got to buy more oil from over- deal with anything. They didn’t deal tle bit of help on this. seas. with any of the things that Bill Clinton Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. Actually, And what this administration over- suggested that they do. And the inter- my younger brother and I started out looks, very characteristically, is that esting thing is that the Secretary said with a little, small drilling rig when I they forgot that 7 of 10 of the last that this panel was suggesting that we was 17 and he was 15. It was a great ex- major spills in this country, 7 out of 10, have this moratorium. The panel came perience, and I will never forget it. But were from tankers. And so what we’re back and said, No, no, no, no, no, we the offshore situation, of course, is a going to do is bring more tankers over didn’t say that. In fact, we don’t want much bigger challenge. and increase the empirical chances of you to stop the drilling. We think you b 2220 us having greater spills. And, ulti- ought to continue it. mately, the money that we pay for Mr. AKIN. Now wait a minute. Let’s But I guess my conviction is that this administration, when this tragedy that, a lot of it comes from Middle get this straight. This is a little con- Eastern oil. A lot of that money finds fusing. A panel of, more or less, experts took place, they were so busy trying to fix blame rather than fixing the prob- its way into terrorist coffers, and they is put together. They’re asked to come may bring something over to this coun- up with a recommendation. They come lem. Now, the ironic part about it is try that will really be a cataclysm. up with a recommendation, and the ad- And this administration seems blind to ministration says, Well, we’re going to they’d like to try to pretend that there’s some debate on who’s to blame, all of that, and I just find it aston- put a moratorium on drilling because ishing the lack of priority. that’s what was recommended. And the and there isn’t. All of us in this Cham- Mr. AKIN. Gentleman, you have il- panel says—— ber, all of us in this Congress recognize Mr. BROUN of Georgia. No, we didn’t. that BP is to blame for this tragedy. lustrated the very point that I was try- Mr. AKIN. No, we didn’t. We didn’t BP has said they are to blame for this ing to make. You instinctively think in recommend that. I guess the panel tragedy. terms of fixing the problem, not fixing came up with the wrong answer. And what President Obama should blame. Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Well, I think have done when this occurred, he And you’re a member of the Armed it goes back to something that the should have immediately met with the Services Committee, along with my- President’s chief of staff said when he only industry in the world that could self, and I don’t know if you were said that a crisis is too good to waste. deal with the problem of this nature. aware of it, but the military has basi- I suggested to the Secretary today that You can’t call in the Air Force to lob cally a whole plan of what they call a this is a crisis that they shouldn’t ig- heavy bombs at it. You’ve got to go to fusion unit, and it’s a management nore because it appears to me—and the industry that knows how to deal structure where, when you get into how it appears to a lot of American with these things. He should have something like this, the President has people—that this administration is try- called all the experts to say: Here’s the complete authority to do this. He could ing to push through its tax-and-trade deal. First of all, we’re going to hold pull on every resource of the United policy. you accountable. It’s going to happen. States. He puts together the smart peo- Mr. AKIN. I call it cap-and-tax, tax- We know you’re at fault. You’re going ple, puts somebody in charge of it, and and-trade. to be accountable. But right now, our they take a look and say, Here’s how Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Yes. Well, job is to plug this blowout, and we’re we’re going to solve the problem. One, it’s an energy tax that’s going to tax going to do whatever it takes to do we’re going to try this. If this doesn’t everybody in all sectors of the society. that. We’re going to work with every- work, here’s plan two and here’s plan It’s going to hurt poor people, people one. We’re going to work together, and three. We need these resources. on limited income because more of we’re going to make it happen, and Foreign countries offered to help us. their money is expended on things that we’re going to make sure that you’re You put this thing together. You have are critical for life. doing the best you can. We’re going to somebody else that’s taking care of Mr. AKIN. Let’s get this straight. So allow help from all over the world to State laws, environmental laws, mak- what we’re going to do is, we’ve got a help us. We’re going to try to make ing decisions. hole in the ocean that’s pouring out sure that we protect our shoreline. In When Governor Jindal says, Hey, we this really sticky, yucky oil. I mean, the meantime, we’re going to draw off want to put a sandbar in front of our we’re counting on BP to clog that up. as much oil as we can. wetlands to stop the oil before it gets We don’t really have that good of a so- But instead, instead, this President in, you take a look at that and you get lution on the cleanup thing because the is out looking over the horizon to and back to him within 24 hours or 12 hours Governor is saying, we want to build fro to find somebody’s rear end to kick. and decide whether it’s a good plan or some sand berms to stop the oil from That is his answer to the problem. not, and you have the right people, the

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Concurrent resolution cele- within 2 weeks. The United States Air man, he waited 2 months before he met brating 130 years of United States-Romanian Force put every one of those T–38s on with BP. Two months. diplomatic relations, congratulating the Ro- the ramp and said, You’re not flying Mr. AKIN. You’re saying the Presi- manian people on their achievements as a those airplanes until we know why dent waited two months before he goes great nation, and reaffirming the deep bonds they crashed. That’s called a stand- to meet with BP. of trust and values between the United down. It’s called a moratorium. So we Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. And he States and Romania, a trusted and most val- ued ally. have a moratorium. should have been there at least within BP’s to blame for this. And I must two days. The message also announced that tell you, I am just absolutely as- Mr. AKIN. Well, that’s convenient, pursuant to Public Law 105–292, as tounded by what the Republican Cau- because then anything that doesn’t amended by Public Law 106–55, and as cus put together that was actually an- work you can continue to blame BP. further amended by Public Law 107–228, nounced by our colleague from Hous- The problem is, there’s all this oil all the Chair, on behalf of the President ton, Texas, the ranking member of the over the place, that little detail. pro tempore, upon the recommendation House committee, when he apologized You know, I agree with you entirely. of the Majority Leader, reappoints the to British Petroleum because the BP was wrong. What I’m not clear on, following individual to the United President demanded that British Pe- was it more of equipment or was it States Commission on International troleum put together a $20 billion trust more human. I suspect from what I’ve Religious Freedom: fund to pay for the damage. heard, it seemed like it was more oper- Dr. Don H. Argue of Washington. b 2230 ator error than it was technology. f But, be that as it may, it seems to The Republican policy is to apologize TOPICS OF THE DAY me that the only thing that eclipsed to BP for the President forcing BP to the foolishness and the incompetence The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. do what was right, that is pay for the of BP is the Federal Government re- CRITZ). Under the Speaker’s announced damages. That’s just but one issue. I sponse that’s even worse. policy of January 6, 2009, the gen- wasn’t going to talk about this in great Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. Well, it tleman from California (Mr. length, but I am just coming off listen- really is. And regardless of whose fault GARAMENDI) is recognized for 60 min- ing to my Republican colleagues here. it was on the ground, regardless of utes as the designee of the majority We have to deal with the facts as they whether it was a mistake made by the leader. really exist. operator or by the driller or by one of Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, Joining me tonight is Congressman those contractors there, the bottom thank you so very much for this oppor- ELLISON from one of the great northern line is that BP’s the operator, so tunity. States in the Midwest. And I think he they’re ultimately responsible. Again, I’ve been here for the better part of wants to pick up this issue and maybe everybody knows that. But this admin- this last hour and I’ve heard some as- carry it a little longer. istration was focused on blame and po- tounding, astounding accusations and Mr. ELLISON. If the gentleman will litical expediency rather than fixing things that are purported to be fact. yield, I do just want to take up this the problem. And I’m just going, What in the world issue of the spill. It is an important Mr. AKIN. Well, thank you gentle- is happening here? issue. And you just mentioned the very men. I appreciate your joining me. To think that the President of the frank and I believe honest comments of Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for allowing United States is to blame for the blow- Representative BARTON, the ranking us to talk about budgets, but also out is the most extraordinary leap of member of the Energy and Commerce about the situation in the gulf. logic you could possibly imagine. For Committee, in which he apologized to God bless you. Thank you. Good the last 15 minutes, we’ve heard about BP. night. the President didn’t do this, the Presi- Some people might be thinking, you f dent didn’t do that, the experts were know, well, he apologized for his apol- not assembled. ogy, so, you know, why don’t we just FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE That’s just not true. If you knew drop it. But it doesn’t start with Mr. SENATE what was going on, instead of just flap- BARTON, it doesn’t end with Mr. BAR- A further message from the Senate ping your lips, you would know that, in TON. It actually started with the Re- by Ms. Curtis, one of its clerks, an- fact, shortly, very shortly, within days publican Study Committee, which cre- nounced that the Senate has passed and hours after this blowout occurred, ates policy, agenda, and talking points and agreed to without amendment bills the best minds in America were assem- for the Republican leadership. And and a concurrent resolution of the bled in Houston and in Louisiana to that’s headed by a gentleman who is a House of the following titles: deal with this. Member of this body named Congress- H.R. 5569. An act to extend the National The fact of the matter is there is a man PRICE, TOM PRICE. He is the one, Flood Insurance Program until September very, very good reason for the morato- with the help of the committee itself, 30, 2010. rium and, in fact, my colleagues on the not just by himself, who released a H.R. 5611. An act to amend the Internal Republican side here said the reason. statement calling the compensation Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding They didn’t know why this occurred. fund that you referred to to help com- and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United Was it human error? Was it a fact? Was pensate small business people put out States Code, to extend authorizations for the it a problem on the rig? Was it a prob- of business by this spill, and people airport improvement program, and for other lem down at the bottom? They don’t who live on the gulf, people who suf- purposes. know. And, in fact, we don’t know fered, a shakedown. So this term polit- H.R. 5623. An act to amend the Internal today, and that’s why we have a mora- ical shakedown emerges from the very Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the home- torium. We have a moratorium because leadership of the Republican caucus. buyer tax credit for the purchase of a prin- we don’t know why this blowout oc- They say that President Obama is cipal residence before October 1, 2010, in the curred. We have pretty good evidence shaking down the British Petroleum, case of a written binding contract entered into with respect to such principal residence that the blowout preventer didn’t BP. And from that point, PRICE makes before May 1, 2010, and for other purposes. work. We have pretty good evidence the statement, this is before BARTON H. Con. Res. 293. Concurrent resolution that the efforts of the various methods, ever does, but PRICE says, ‘‘BP’s re- providing for a conditional adjournment of the standard methods of dealing with ported willingness to go along with the

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It gives them a fat profit. er and greater power. It is the same gressman KING from Iowa: ‘‘I think JOE Now it’s time for them to pay. mentality that believes an economic BARTON was spot on when he called it a Mr. ELLISON. If the gentleman crisis or an environmental disaster is shakedown.’’ So then, no repentance, would yield; if you observed the safety the best opportunity to pursue a failed no remorse. Let me yield to the gen- rules and regulations that are designed liberal agenda.’’ So this is where the tleman. to save lives and save our natural envi- whole shakedown conversation comes. Mr. GARAMENDI. The thing here, if ronment, it may take you a little more Then after that, Mr. BARTON, fol- you would yield for a moment, is where time, and yeah, it may cost you a little lowing the party line, doing what the do you stand? With whom do you money. Maybe you won’t have that Republican Study Committee has said stand? What side are you on? We just enormous, exorbitant profit, but you to do, says, quote, ‘‘I’m ashamed of heard an extraordinary rendition of will make good money, and people will what happened in the White House yes- falsehoods, in my view, from the Re- be alive so that they can go home at terday. I think it’s a tragedy of the publican side here that somehow this the end of the day, and we will be able first proportion that a private corpora- blowout, this BP accident was the fault to have a Gulf of Mexico that bears tion can be subjected to what I would of the Federal Government. Hello. some resemblance to the way the good characterize as a shakedown, in this Well, the regulations that they were so Lord intended it to be. case a $20 billion shakedown.’’ Now, it excoriating are absolutely necessary to b 2240 goes on, but in this statement of apol- prevent this kind of thing from hap- ogy from BARTON I never heard—and pening. Right behind you are graphic photo- maybe I will leave it to the gen- In fact, the regulations that were re- graphs. I mean, look at that bird right tleman—any sort of apology or sym- laxed during the George W. Bush ad- down at the bottom. pathy for the people who live on the ministration allowed this company to I yield back to the gentleman. gulf, who make a living there, who proceed with minimum safety require- Mr. GARAMENDI. This mantra that send their kids to school there, and ments. And we heard this talk about started from the Republican Party, I who now see their economic life ruined. the governor of Louisiana, and a State think it was the Presidential can- Mr. GARAMENDI. If I recall cor- that is heavily impacted and tragically didate, if I recall correctly. It was rectly, it’s not only the extraordinary impacted by this oil. What is their re- called ‘‘drill baby drill.’’ And what we economic damage, 11 people were killed sponse plan? Pointing fingers at the found out was that this drill baby drill in this blowout. Eleven men who were Federal Government, which the gov- results in ‘‘spill baby spill.’’ It is a ter- working on that, who had families, who ernor is doing. And at the same time, rible situation. It’s not new, though; were trying to earn a living were killed what is the response plan for Lou- and it’s not unusual. as a result of it. isiana? It’s virtually nonexistent. In the last 17, 18 years in the Gulf of Now, for BP, it wasn’t their only ac- The State of California, where I come Mexico in these shallow water, deep- cident. They have the worst safety from, we have a heavy duty response water drilling operations, there have record in the oil industry. So you are program that goes back 20 years. We been 38 blowouts. None as catastrophic quite right, Congressman ELLISON, that make the oil industry pay for it. Does as this. But this is not a new situation. the issue of where the Republican Louisiana have such a program? No, In the Indian Ocean, west of Australia Party stands on this, it’s not just one they don’t. But they are willing to last year, there was a blowout of simi- member speaking out of turn. It was in point a finger. Let’s take a look. What lar size by one of the international fact the ranking member of the com- is this? drilling oil companies. And it took mittee speaking on the talking points Mr. ELLISON. Well, if the gentleman them even longer—I think it was over developed by the Republican Study would yield back, they do have a plan. 120 days, maybe a little longer than Committee, which is the policy devel- Mr. GARAMENDI. Really? What is that—to drill a relief well to finally opment committee for the Republican it? stop that blowout. caucus in this House. Mr. ELLISON. Their plan is the tax- There was another major blowout on Mr. ELLISON. If the gentleman payers can pay for it. the Mexican side of the Gulf of Mexico would yield back. Mr. GARAMENDI. Ah, the taxpayers several years back that resulted in a Mr. GARAMENDI. Please. who they were so concerned about a huge oil spill for a long time, and there Mr. ELLISON. It didn’t stop after moment ago. They don’t want BP to was yet another off the coast of Brazil. Mr. BARTON made his apology, which pay; they want the American taxpayers This is not new. But what is new is seemed sincere. After that, MICHELLE to pay. the extraordinary damage that’s taken BACHMANN, our colleague, says to the Mr. ELLISON. Right. The GOP-BP place and the irresponsibility of BP in BP president about the $20 billion es- bailout is that the American taxpayers this particular case where they cut cor- crow fund, she says, ‘‘If I was the head should pay for the expenses associated ners, where they did the least that they of BP, I would let the signal get out with BP’s failure to observe its own thought they needed, instead of max- there, ‘We’re not going to be chumps, regulations and the catastrophic con- imum, to be prepared; they did exactly and we’re not going to be fleeced.’ And sequences that it caused. So that their the opposite. And now we’re faced with they shouldn’t be. They shouldn’t have plan is the taxpayers can pay because this catastrophic event. to be fleeced and made chumps to have heaven forbid we ask a privately held Our colleagues across the aisle were to pay for the perpetual unemployment corporation to pay for its own dam- talking about nothing happening. In and all the rest.’’ ages. fact, numerous efforts have been made, So I mean if you just contemplate Mr. GARAMENDI. Is this the cor- unsuccessful to date. The capping, the that statement for a moment, here our poration called BP that had a $58 bil- effort to activate the blowout pre- friends on the other side of the aisle lion profit last year? venter, on and on and on. And hope- just got through talking about how it’s Mr. ELLISON. If the gentleman fully in the next couple of weeks we BP’s fault. That’s what they say now. would yield, yeah, BP is well heeled will have one of the relief wells inter- Right after the fund was developed by and doing fine based on the profits they secting the existing well that blew out, the President to make sure that vic- have made. So I would yield back. and we can bring this thing to a stop. tims of this, both economic and phys- Mr. GARAMENDI. Quite possibly However, we need to recognize that ical and others, had a basis of com- they are so well heeled and have such as long as we drill, we will run the pensation, the Republican caucus’s ini- big profits because they cut so many risks. And as we run those risks, we tial gut reaction, which is I think their corners that resulted in the death of I also commit even a greater problem for

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And then the traditional the coal and the oil companies, give it This oil is not only contaminating renewables, these would be solar and to men and women in the communities the ocean and the beaches and the wind and the like, about $12.2 billion. that are doing the insulation, doing the marshes; it’s also contaminating our So taken together $29 billion for renew- window caulking. atmosphere, and that carbon doesn’t ables in the same 6-year period that b 2250 disappear. And it also leads us to more the oil industry received $72.5 billion. dependence upon oil. It’s time for us to Now the question of public policy is As that is done, homeowners and break that addiction to oil. this: What if we flipped this over? What renters see their energy bills drop. What happened on this floor when Yes, use this catastrophic event to if we flipped this around and we took those bills came up? What is your call our attention, to focus our minds the $72.5 billion and spent it on renew- memory of how the votes turned out? on what we must do to break America’s ables and we can continue a little bit of Mr. ELLISON. Well, I don’t remem- addiction to oil. This is not a new ef- the subsidy if they really need it, ber any ringing endorsement from the fort. We have been at this since the which they really don’t—not if you party opposite. 1970s with the first oil crisis. We have have $58 billion of profits. Doesn’t seem Mr. GARAMENDI. My recollection is yet to break it. In fact, we’ve contin- to me they need much help. But, okay. that the Democratic side said, Let’s ued the addiction. We must move away We’ll just flip it over, and they’ll take give people jobs. Let’s use the public’s from this, and our energy policy must $29 billion, and we give the renewable tax money to employ people to do en- move us in a different direction. industry the $72 billion. What would ergy conservation. The Republicans, to I know you’ve spent a lot of time happen? a person, voted ‘‘no.’’ working on these issues, and let me put Mr. ELLISON. We would be a lot Whose side do you stand on? Are you up another one. As horrible as this spill healthier. We wouldn’t be burning hy- going to take those tax dollars and is, we need to understand what the oil drocarbons and spewing them into the continue to give them to the oil indus- industry is all about. The oil industry air. Our planet would be healthier. We try and to the coal industry or are you has been operating in America for would see ourselves, our technology, going to take those tax dollars and put about 140 years, maybe a hundred. and our creativity would blossom as we people to work, achieve the energy con- Since the turn of the last century, 1900, subsidize these renewable sources of servation and allow homeowners and it really got under way. And for a cen- energy. It would be a good thing. renters to see their energy bills go tury now, the oil industry—well, let me Mr. GARAMENDI. It would be a very, down? just ask a question because this is very good thing. And most economists The Republican Party made a very what this asks. Which of these indus- who look at the international markets clear decision on who they stand with. tries receives the most Federal sub- and the next great industries don’t They do not stand with the home- sidies? Read tax dollars. Subsidies are look to the 19th century energy indus- owner. They do not stand with those tax dollars. You want to talk about try, coal and oil, as being the growth who could get the jobs. Instead, they taxes, my Republican friends? Where industries and where the jobs will be voted ‘‘no’’ on those three conservation do your tax dollars go? Well, let’s find created. Those economists and futur- programs that would put people to out. ists who look at these things tell us work. It looks like solar panels, right? that the great energy industries of the Mr. ELLISON. Well, they stand with Okay. Do they get more? Do they get future are the energy industries of this BP against the residents of the gulf the most subsidies? How about wind- century, the renewables of all kinds. and the businesspeople there. They mills? Well, let’s call them wind tur- All that we had up here and even more stand with the oil and gas companies, bines, the modern word for them, wind than I had on that little chart. That is with their subsidies, as opposed to turbines. This is an interesting one. It where the jobs will come there. standing with the people who want a has been around for years. This is using And our policy ought to be to encour- clean, green future. They consistently the ocean, the waves and the ocean or age those industries and those things, stand against progress. I mean the the current in the ocean or even in the the wind turbines, the solar, even the thing that I find so astounding is that rivers. And this is an interesting one. nuclear systems and the rest, that they they will come down to the House floor This is really a brand-new one. And be built in America. and continue to repeat these things. these are algae, algae-producing biodie- Mr. ELLISON. Let’s not forget about Quite frankly, I am quite proud of sels. Or the oil industry. the efficiency. The fact is there are a President Obama for demanding that Now, my question to you, Mr. lot of jobs to be had by retrofitting BP start an escrow fund so that we can ELLISON, is which of these receive the buildings and conserving the energy have some relief for the people suf- greatest subsidy, read tax dollars, from that we already have. A lot of jobs, a fering such horrendous hardships on the public? lot of putting a lot of people back to the gulf coast. I think it was an act of Mr. ELLISON. Do we need a drum work in making homes and buildings responsibility. It was what he should roll first, Congressman GARAMENDI? I energy efficient. And you put that to- have done. The administration was re- think we know. I’m just going to take gether with renewable energy, that is sponsive to this spill, and the adminis- a wild guess. The oil industry. an employment driver. That is an eco- tration did get engaged right away. Mr. GARAMENDI. You are a brilliant nomic driver. That is an environment The Congress is holding hearings right legislator and a fine arbiter of the driver. now to get to the bottom of what hap- question. It turns out you’re right. It is Mr. GARAMENDI. Let’s bring this pened, to prevent it and to put policies the oil industry. issue that you just raised right back to in place to do something about it. Yet, And let’s take a look at this. this Chamber in the present moment. all along the way, what we are getting Our tax dollars: Where do they go? We have voted here three times, I be- are apologies to BP and, really, no help Let’s see here. This side is the oil in- lieve, on what are called programs for at all. dustry, and this is from 2002 to 2008. So energy conservation. One of them was We are not discouraged, though. Con- we got some numbers up here for fossil called cash for caulkers. We had the gressman GARAMENDI, you know very fuels between 2002 and 2008. This is the cash for clunkers, which really helped well that we are stout of heart. Every oil and a little bit of the coal: $72.5 bil- the auto industry. And we decided, time we get a chance to do something lion of direct subsidies, our tax money, well, let’s try something, cash for for this economy, for consumers, for being taken out of our pocket and caulkers, which is exactly what you the environment, the Democratic Cau- given to the oil industry—$72.5 billion talked about. It’s about bringing about cus is counted on to do it. in just 6 years. energy conservation. And in doing Mr. GARAMENDI. You are quite cor- So where does it go? Let’s see here. that, two good things happened: we’re rect. Traditional fossil fuels. Oil and coal. employing people. Taking our tax dol- I am going to go through a list of There you have it. lars. Get this back up here. We don’t specific things to help the economy,

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:54 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K30JN7.173 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H5294 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 30, 2010 but before I go to that, I think we health reform also. The wars continue. couldn’t pay them. Once they couldn’t ought to set the stage here. There was Fortunately, the Iraq war is winding refinance because they had negative a lot of talk in the previous hour about down while the Afghan war escalates. equity in their homes, they couldn’t deficits and where the deficits came So we have to understand how we got make the payments, and they ended up from. to this place we are today. getting foreclosed upon. It happened in Mr. ELLISON. Oh, brother. How we got there were through the neighborhoods all across this country. Mr. GARAMENDI. Oh, brother. basic policies of the Clinton adminis- California, your State, was hit hard as Where did the deficits come from? tration. It left a surplus, a continuing well as Florida and Arizona. Yet, even Well, first of all, let’s understand surplus, for the George W. Bush admin- in my State of Minnesota, we were hit that public policy doesn’t change the istration. Had they not changed the very hard. People started being fore- moment a President comes into office. policies, it is estimated that, by the closed on, and short sales began to hap- There is the continuity of the previous middle of this decade, we would have pen. Property values began to decline, years’ policies that stay in effect for a wiped out the American debt—period, and neighborhoods began to go in the while until those are changed. Even gone, history—but, no, they changed wrong direction. then, it isn’t an immediate night to the policies, and now we are saddled b 2300 day. It takes a while for the policies to with this debt. go into effect. So the charts that were The crash. The crash of this economy And so there was a lot of difficulty shown earlier are just plain disingen- was caused by reckless action on the right there on the front line. The front uous, if not outright false. part of Wall Street, by reckless, irre- line was foreclosure of homes, aban- The George W. Bush administration sponsible action on the part of Wall doned properties, high grass, dead dogs. came into office with a significant sur- Street, basically driven by the grossest Expenses to the local government. Be- plus that was created in the last 3 greed you could possibly imagine. cause if you have a house where people years of the Clinton administration. I There were all kinds of inducements to are paying property taxes, that’s com- think it was about a $500 million an- homeowners to engage in mortgages ing into this local government. But if nual surplus that was projected to go they could in no way possibly pay. you have an abandoned property, that’s on into the future. The George W. Bush I know that you are faced with this an expense to the local government. administration, together with the Re- in your community. There was action More pressure on local government publican-controlled Congress and Sen- taken on this floor not more than 5 budgets, intense difficulty, tough times ate, did four things that created the hours ago—and we will be coming to on Main Street. deficit that we have today, which the that in just a moment—but share with I yield back to the gentleman. Republicans want to pin back onto us the experiences in your community Mr. GARAMENDI. The gentleman is Obama and the Democrats. Here are about mortgages, about all of the prob- absolutely right. I know I see this in the four things they did: lems of the housing industry, about the my own district, and in fact in my own First of all, they instituted one of crash, and about what has happened in neighborhood and in the families of my the largest tax cuts ever in American your community. staff. We have on my staff families who history for the wealthiest 10 percent of Mr. ELLISON. If the gentleman will have lost their home; who have had to Americans, not for the everyday work- yield, that is so right. When you look do the short sale; who got into these ers—not for the people who are out at this whole financial crash, it is a mortgages that they couldn’t possibly earning salaries day by day or who are chain of events, and it starts out in the pay. They had these readjustments. All earning hourly wages—but for the neighborhood. of those things. Now what was causing wealthiest. That is fact one. There is something that we need to that? It was Wall Street. Wall Street Fact two, the prescription drug ben- talk about, something called a ‘‘yield was making it happen by creating efit for seniors was not paid for, and spread premium.’’ What that is is the these collateralized debt obligations, they specifically put in a provision amount of money that somebody sell- by the fancy financial manipulations. that prevents the Federal Government ing a loan can get if somebody steers And why were they doing this? So they from negotiating prices with the phar- you from a loan you may qualify for to could make a big profit. And they did. maceutical companies. a high-cost loan. So there are a lot of Now, today, on this floor today we Fact three, two wars were started people who might have qualified for took up the Wall Street Reform Act and paid for with borrowed money—a prime loans but who were literally and Consumer Protection Act. And it’s most unusual event. That is fact three. steered. very, very interesting how the Repub- Borrowing money, reducing taxes, Then you had another development, lican leader characterized the effort starting two wars. Right now, those something called a NINJA loan—no that the Democratic Members of this wars have cost us well over $1 trillion, job, no assets. Yet you could get money House and the Senate have made to ad- nearly $1.1 trillion. to buy a house. Then there is some- dress the excesses of Wall Street. This Fact four, the continuing escalation thing called a ‘‘liar loan’’—now, that is is the most substantial reform and ad- of health care costs, okay? a curious thing to call a loan—because justment of the horrendous Wall Street Those are the four reasons we have it was stated income. You could just practices that took this country to the the deficit today. Let me give you a write down whatever you said your in- very edge of an extraordinary Depres- fifth reason. come was, and there was no verifica- sion. And yet our Republican col- The fifth reason is the crash of the tion of that income. Then, after you league—let me just get this chart be- American economy. got into these loans, they had terms cause it is so interesting. Those all happened during the George and conditions, like prepayment pen- Mr. ELLISON. If the gentleman will W. Bush administration, and they alties, so that, if you wanted to get out yield while you’re getting the chart. didn’t stop the day Obama came into of this loan and get a fairer loan, you You know, Mr. Speaker, Congressman, office. We are now changing those poli- really couldn’t do it unless you paid you would have thought that America cies. For example, the health care re- somebody off down the line. didn’t lose 2.8 million homes to fore- form, which not one Republican in this So people got into these loans. They closure last year, listening to the Re- House voted for—not one—will, over its were being sold. The people who made publicans. You have would have lifetime, actually reduce the deficit be- those loans really didn’t need to make thought that Lehman Brothers and cause it reins in the cost of medical sure they were well underwritten. It Bear Stearns and Freddie and Fannie care. In my view, it’s not enough, but didn’t matter if any of these folks and all these huge Wall Street titans nonetheless, it does that. could pay the money back, because didn’t go down the tubes and cause a Secondly, the other policies have they would simply sell that paper on depressed market and hurt the econ- been allowed to continue. Now, the tax the secondary market. omy. You would have thought that we policies of the Bush administration Now, what was the effect in the didn’t have 10 percent unemployment. will expire. That will help. As for the neighborhood? The effect in the neigh- You would have thought that there was prescription drug benefit, we are work- borhood was, once the housing values nothing but responsible behavior, and ing on that. That was part of the began to flatten and decline, people all of a sudden the Democratic Caucus

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You said some- kets. in place strict rules and regulations. thing that caused me to pull up a chart Now when the Senate acts, which That’s where we stand—to protect con- that I wasn’t going to use. The finan- hopefully they will do in the next cou- sumers with the consumer protection cial meltdown nearly bankrupted the ple of days, we will have a bill going to bill. world. Not just America, but the entire the President that will be the most im- Where do the Republicans stand? world’s economy came very, very close portant reform of the financial mar- Well, why don’t we just quote the Re- to a total meltdown. What it meant to kets in more than 80 years now. It has publican minority leader, whose name I mom and pop back home, what it to be done. Otherwise, we’re going to won’t mention, but let’s just say he meant to their 401(k)s that instantly slip right back to where we were. This represents the Republicans in this became 201(k)s was this: $15 trillion of is not big government. This is wise House. He is their leader. wealth destroyed in the last 18 months government. This is the kind of govern- b 2310 of the Bush administration. Say what- ment that we need to set the bound- ever they want on that side but the aries. So in an interview with a newspaper fact is that’s what happened. What’s Think of it this way, Mr. ELLISON. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he said happened since then is we put into ef- NFL football. Now you play that in that this bill was a nuclear weapon to fect the American Recovery and Rein- Minnesota, don’t you? What’s that kill an ant. I have got the exact quote vestment Act, and we’re beginning to team in Minnesota? here. Maybe I should just read that. I see the stock market come back, we’re Mr. ELLISON. The Minnesota Vi- don’t want to misquote him because beginning to see the wealth return. The kings. what he said was so outrageous. fundamental problem still remains in Mr. GARAMENDI. The Packers. Let’s see. Oh, that’s the Social Secu- the housing industry, and that we have Mr. ELLISON. The Packers, they’re rity which we ought to come to here in to address. next door. a moment. And Social Security, just Once again, all of the legislation Mr. GARAMENDI. Okay. We’ve got touching on it, he said, ‘‘We ought to dealing with the mortgage markets, all the Packers playing the Vikings. They raise the Social Security age to 70 so of the effort to try to rebuild the hous- do that on occasion, don’t they? Imag- we can finance the Afghan war.’’ Oh, ing industry has been done by the ine that if the sidelines were erased wait a minute. Did you really mean Democratic side. We have had no help and imagine if the referees were put that, Mr. Leader? from the Republicans. Just say ‘‘no’’ is back in the locker room. What would He said, ‘‘This is killing an ant with their mantra. The result is that we happen? a nuclear weapon,’’ when referring to push forward with great difficulty. The Mr. ELLISON. I think you would the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Senate is a major problem for us be- have a lot of injured players. You’d Protection bill. ‘‘Killing an ant with a cause you have the power of one sen- have a really funny outcome. People nuclear weapon.’’ Well, I’m sorry, but ator over there that can stop things. wouldn’t trust the outcome. Maybe it is a clear indication of where the Re- But, nonetheless, we pushed forward teams would stop playing because they publicans stand. They’re clearly stand- with an effort to try to restore the would believe that the rules didn’t ing with the big banks. And on the housing markets with various plans matter any more. And certainly you Senate side, in the last 2 days, the fi- and mortgages. And today it’s time for would give an incentive to the biggest nancial regulation to pay for this was us to come to what happened today. cheap shot artists on the field, the peo- going to be paid for by the big banks. Today, on the floor of the United ple who are willing to do the dirtiest But the Republicans in the Senate said, States Congress, the most far-reaching, things—the clipping, all of those No, no, no, no, no. You can’t make the most important revamp of the finan- things—they would prevail. banks pay for the regulation. You can’t cial industry in this Nation’s history Mr. GARAMENDI. I played football make the NFL football team pay for since 1936 took place, and it was a vote for the University of California in a by- the referees. No, no, no, you can’t do on the Wall Street Reform and Con- gone era, and of course we would never that. What you’ve got to do is to make sumer Protection Act. In that very im- engage in such a thing if the referees the taxpayers pay for regulating the portant piece of legislation there are weren’t there. But that’s the analogy banks. several sections that deal directly with of exactly what happened in Wall Whose side are you on here? It’s per- the housing market, outlawing—out- Street. The regulators were absent dur- fectly clear, when you look at all of lawing, making illegal the kind of liar ing the Bush administration. They sim- these, whose side you are on. When the loans, the kinds of revamp and mort- ply left the playing field. The referees minority leader, the Republican leader, gages that were the genesis of the prob- left the playing field. They put the rule says, The effort to rein in Wall Street lems. Also, in the housing market, books aside and it was Katie bar the and protect consumers is killing an ant holding brokers responsible. Holding door, because anything was allowed. with a nuclear weapon, well, I’m sorry. them accountable. Holding the banking This bill that we voted on today puts Wall Street is not an ant. The five, six industry accountable for what it does tough new regulations in place, regu- biggest banks control about 70 percent and setting up a consumer protection lates this market, and puts in place the of all of the financial markets. These agency. referees, strengthens the Securities Ex- are not ants. These are gigantic ant- Now, this is something I understand. change Commission. eaters, and we’re the ants that they’re I was the insurance commissioner in Mr. ELLISON, please. eating. So we’ve got to get this the State of California, elected state- Mr. ELLISON. I was just going to straight: Whose side are you on? wide twice—1991 to 1995, and again 2003 say, as an old football player yourself, The financial meltdown, the biggest to 2007—and I built a consumer protec- didn’t good refereeing make for a more downturn since the Great Depression, 8 tion agency. It’s absolutely essential. competitive game? Didn’t that allow million jobs lost. It’s not an ant. This The capitalistic market is driven by competition to really flourish? You is my neighbor who lost his job. This is profit motives. Now, wise companies could find out who the better team was the homeowner who lost their home, understand they’ve got to take care of if you had a well-regulated football and this is the unemployed person consumers. But the profit motive drove game. Is that right? that’s begging for our help in con- this Nation and this world right to the Mr. GARAMENDI. Absolutely true. tinuing the unemployment insurance edge. You need a countervailing power. Similarly, we have a well-regulated fi- because this economy has not yet And the consumer protection agency in nancial market, which we will when turned around. These are very, very se- this bill would do it by setting out a se- this bill is finally is signed, then we rious things.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:54 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K30JN7.177 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H5296 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 30, 2010 There are a couple of other things we ent theme and a message, that the b 2320 really ought to get here. And if you can Democratic Caucus is on the side of the That’s their policy. If that’s what the work with me on this, we talked earlier American people. public wants, then those folks are a little bit about health care reform. Mr. GARAMENDI. Thank you so going to win this election and they’re It’s not Big Government. In fact, very, very much for making that clear. going to come and they’re going to health care reform is exactly very You go through all of these pieces of control this House and they’re going to similar to the reform in Massachusetts legislation, and the Democratic Caucus try to do it. I think this would be a se- which was authored by a Republican is there. On the other side of the aisle, rious problem for every American. Governor who went around this Nation on the Republican side, they’re stand- Medicare, Social Security privatized? I taking great credit for it until it be- ing with Big Oil, big banks consist- don’t think so. came a national model. This is really ently, and the big health insurance in- Mr. ELLISON. Well, if the gentleman insurance reform. It’s not a takeover of dustry. will yield, I want to say that, in my the health care industry, not at all. Now, let me make this point perhaps opinion, Social Security is one of the And it’s not anywhere even close to so- more clear, and that is, the Republican greatest pieces of legislation this coun- cialized medicine. minority leader not only said that we try has ever seen, and so is Medicare. In fact, the public option is not in ought to take on this issue of Wall These programs are very important be- the legislation at all. It is a reform of Street reform as though it was some cause they signal that we really are in the insurance marketplace. It’s the sort of a nuclear weapon killing an ant. this thing together and that we’re not kind of reforms that allow my 23-year- He also talked about health care, and going to let our seniors descend to the old daughter to stay on my health in- he said that if the Republicans take level where they’re eating dog food or surance rather than becoming unin- control of the Congress after this next making choices between medication sured. It’s the kind of reform that al- election, if they win enough seats after and a meal. But it’s going to require an lows the young baby that’s born with this next election, they are going to do aware population to get it, that, you an illness to be able to get insurance. everything they possibly can to stop know, there are real things at stake It’s the kind of reform for a 50-year-old the Patients’ Bill of Rights and other here, big things at stake here. individual who has lost their job to be health reforms. And the question keeps being asked: They are out to repeal the reform able to buy an insurance policy at a Who’s side are you on? that Americans desperately need so reasonable rate. It’s the kind of reform Why don’t you go through some of they can get affordable health insur- that ends the discrimination that those critical things? ance. They want to kill those reforms. every single woman in this Nation Mr. GARAMENDI. Let’s just go They want to turn back women’s op- faces when it comes to getting insur- through this. Who’s side are you on? portunity to get an insurance policy ance. If you were a woman in America Democrats supporting jobs and bills. and say, We don’t care whether you prior to this health care reform, you We talked about the Cash for Caulkers have a preexisting condition; you are and other programs and the jobs bill, had a preexisting condition that could, at the mercy of the health insurance and probably would, keep you from every single one of them opposed. No company. If they deny you, that’s your jobs bills. buying a policy. problem. You shouldn’t have gotten Those discriminatory actions by the Unemployment insurance. People are sick in the first place. If you are a 23- insurance companies are over as a re- losing their unemployment insurance year-old, you will lose the ability to be sult of this reform. because of the Republican Party. What Mr. ELLISON. Well, as a woman, you on your parents’ benefits. are they going to do? The economy That’s what the Republican Caucus certainly would pay a lot more than a hasn’t come back. They’re going to wants to do is to repeal all of the ef- man would of comparable age and con- lose their jobs. They’re going to lose forts of consumers and to build into dition. The fact is that there’s a string their home. We’re going to start an- this system a method of keeping us other downward spiral. between all of the things that we’ve healthy. talked to tonight. We started out talk- We talked about the health care ef- So, okay, whose side are you on? fort. Not one Republican voted for the ing about the oil spill. We moved on to There is a string here. There is a logic health care bill. Excuse me. One in this talk about financial reform. Now we’re to all of this. One more thing—and I House. One Republican voted for the delving into health care, but there’s a couldn’t believe this when I heard this, health care bill. string connecting them all. One is that and it just came, I guess, in the last Wall Street. We talked about Wall the Democratic Caucus is consistently day or two. Now, Social Security is an Street reform. Republicans vote on the side of the consumer, of the in- insurance policy. You and I pay into against it; the Democrats vote for it. vestor, of the small business person. Social Security. As Members of Con- We talk about the Consumer Protec- And the party opposite, the other cau- gress, a certain percentage of our pay tion Agency. The Republicans are op- cus, is consistently on the side of the goes for Social Security, and so it is posed to it; the Democrats support it. corporate giant, the huge well- with every other person in America We talk about small business reforms moneyed lobbyist, and the people who who is working legally. They are pay- which are in this bill and in other bills. stand to gain from the status quo. This ing into Social Security. The Republicans consistently vote is a consistent stream. Mr. BOEHNER, the Republican leader, against small business, the increase of And so you continually ask the ques- has said that what he wants to do is to the Small Business Administration. tion, Congressman GARAMENDI, Whose increase the retirement age from 65 to We can go back through the major side are you on? This is a fair question. 70 and use the savings to finance the bills that this House has voted on. The The question must be answered that Iraq and Afghanistan wars. And I’m American Recovery Act, known as the the Democratic Caucus is on the side of going, Excuse me, wait a minute. stimulus bill, Republicans voted the people. The party opposite is on the That’s my insurance policy. That’s my against it. side of the powerful, the well-to-do, the mother’s insurance policy. That is the You look at the energy and climate large giant corporate entities. And this insurance policy of the working men to break our addiction to oil. Demo- is something that I think Americans and women out there, and you want to crats vote for it; Republicans vote have got to try to put their hands take it away to finance the Afghan against it. around, that there is a party who is war. I don’t think so. You look at the Wall Street reform going to be the one to say, We’re going But that’s once more sign, a sign- and the Consumer Protection Act. to restrain Wall Street; we’re going to post—we’re following a path here—a Democrats vote for it; Republicans make them play by the rules; we’re signpost of where the Republicans consistently and in en bloc vote going to enhance the functioning of the stand. Big business, ending Social Se- against it. marketplace by making sure that there curity; and in fact, their budget, put You talk about the gulf oil spill, the are referees on the field and not in the out by the Republican Study Com- Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The Re- locker room. mittee, their budget called for the end publicans blame the government and And this string is a consistency. It of Medicare, the privatization of Medi- want to apologize rather than the in- ties us together as a consistent, coher- care, Medicaid and Social Security. stigator of the problem, BP.

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Director Elmendorf an- reform, they were pushed, basically forms. nounced that, in part of his statement pushed out of the rut, out of the rutted And unemployment and jobs, every he said, the gloomy, long-term picture mess that the Federal Government had single jobs bill they vote against. is not an argument for rejecting addi- created for them and not allowed them Every effort we have made to put peo- tional spending now to bolster the eco- out of. The welfare reform actually ple to work, whether it was in trans- nomic recovery. Indeed, he said, ‘‘En- pushed them toward reaching their portation—and that is in the American acting cuts in spending or increases in God-given potential. And so for the Recovery Act—or in the current jobs taxes now would probably slow the re- first time since welfare had been cre- bills, keeping teachers employed, we covery.’’ ated in the 1960s, single women’s in- want to employ teachers. They talk If you read the charge for CBO, it’s a come, when adjusted for inflation, about the next generation, yes. But little bit gray. But when you have an started going up. And it continued. you don’t educate that next genera- organization that can’t seem to get But now, after Republicans got both tion, we’re in trouble. right what the projections are for the the White House, and House, and Con- All of these things add up and it is, as costs, when you can’t get the costs gress, they found out it was kind of fun you say, there’s a string, there’s a right for what is requested, as we saw to spend when you had a President that path, there are road signs here. Who’s with the health care bill, as we saw wouldn’t veto anything. And then you side are you on? with so many things they projected, had a President that was sending over The Republicans have consistently they have been hundreds of millions, requests for more money than conserv- sided with Big Oil, big health insurance billions, hundreds of billions of dollars ative Republicans really were com- companies. It’s time for us to recognize off over time, and yet the Director’s fortable with, and they would com- the difference. going to come in and tell us that enact- promise, and it would still be more Mr. ELLISON. Well, I just want to ing spending cuts are going—well, they say the gentleman, I think, is abso- money than both should have spent. could jeopardize, possibly slow the re- There is apparently this giddiness lutely right. And I just want to say covery. that occurs when one party has the this as I think we’re coming down to And it’s been great to hear my col- White House, House, and Senate like the final moments. leagues talk about all the jobs that we have seen the last year-and-a-half. Mr. GARAMENDI. We are. have been created. We know, for exam- Mr. ELLISON. Look, the Republicans And even in the House and Senate in ple, in the last month 431,000 jobs, new 2007 and 2008 we saw a great giddiness had their chance, and we are still reap- jobs have been created by this adminis- ing the bitter fruit of what their lead- and just runaway spending like the tration. And you really do have to give country had never faced until the last ership has brought this country. They the administration credit for most of had 12 years between 1994 and 2006 in year-and-a-half. And so when I hear the jobs that were created last month, about all these great jobs that are the Congress, and then they had 6 years because when we got the numbers, of with a Republican President. In that being created, more jobs in the last the 431,000 jobs, 411,000 of them were year-and-a-half than were created in time, they did nothing about reforming census workers. Great news. Unfortu- Wall Street, though they had two the whole 8 years, I think they forgot nately, those jobs are going to be gone to say what the President and Vice Houses and the Presidency. They didn’t just in a matter of a very few months. do anything about reining in these President always include, created and So there’s 411,000 jobs. saved. Because when you say you saved banks. They didn’t do anything about And it’s true, President Bush took of- reforming regulation. They did nothing a job, that means it’s impossible to fice after the 2000 census had been com- ever prove that. And it’s impossible to on health care. pleted so he didn’t get to create 411,000 And now they have the audacity to disprove that. jobs in 1 month, as this administration You know, it’s like that old story want to say, We want the wheel back. has, for census workers. Unfortunately Yeah, we drove the car into a ditch, about the guy who says, ‘‘What is your for him, the economy experienced the job?’’ He says, ‘‘I keep elephants from but we want the wheel back. We want most incredible blow at a time coming to drive again. And you know what? It running in this house.’’ He says, ‘‘Well, off the dot-com bubble of the late nine- there aren’t any elephants around just can’t happen. ties. The economy was hurting, and I yield back to the gentleman. here.’’ ‘‘That’s right, I’m doing a great Mr. GARAMENDI. The final point is then 9/11 happened. And if it had not job, aren’t I?’’ this: In the 8 years of the George W. been for the tax cuts, we would have Well, it’s the same kind of deal. You Bush administration, about a million been surely in the midst of a great de- know, they’ve saved, probably can take net jobs were created. In the last 8 pression, perhaps like the 1930s. So the credit for saving every job in America months to 9 months, more jobs have tax cuts helped stimulate the economy, if they want to, and I am sure at some been created than in the entire George helped get things going in a good way. point they will get to based upon the The problem is that once the Repub- W. Bush administration. Now, that’s a claims that are being made these days. licans not only had the House and Sen- fact. Read it any way you want. But it’s an interesting time. We’re on the right road here. We ate, like they did from 1995 to 2000, not And what we’ve also seen today was want to continue that path. only did they balance the budget—and the passage of the financial deform Mr. ELLISON, thank you so very the President doesn’t do that. The Con- bill. I was hoping for reform, but that’s much. And it’s good to know that the gress has to do that. But not only did not what we got. And I know so many Packers are your team. they balance the budget in the Repub- of my colleagues across the aisle have Mr. ELLISON. No, the Vikings. I like lican Congress, but they also reformed good hearts, good minds, and the best the Packers, but more, I like the Vi- welfare, and for the first time since the of intentions. But as we saw with kings. beginning of welfare, after a welfare re- TARP, many people on both sides of Mr. GARAMENDI. But remember, in form that the Congress did, and I think the aisle, and what we have seen since an NFL football game, you need a ref- President Clinton vetoed it and then then, since this President took office, eree, and on Wall Street, you need a once they had the votes to override the when this President says let’s get this referee also. veto the second time he didn’t, he went bill passed, then they can basically f ahead and signed it. Now he’s quite come up with 2,000 pages that only proud of it because, out of that welfare foolish idiots like me would try to ISSUES OF THE DAY reform, the fact is—and I saw this on read. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the chart that was presented back in And so what they’re left with, if you the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- 2005 at Harvard, of all places. don’t try to get through the boring

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This was February that anybody would possibly give them and I am quoting, ‘‘Secretary 2, 2010. ‘‘U.S. Coast Guard officials say talking points that weren’t 100 percent Napolitano, Director Browner, and my- they’ve developed a security plan to accurate, come to the floor, and with self, frankly, we were in the gulf coast allow the safe passage of tankers car- the best of intentions, meaning well, probably within—been down there 10 rying liquefied natural gas from Yemen read the talking points and say things times there in Houston since it started. through the Port of Boston.’’ like this will end the massive bailouts. But we made a call from the command Then it goes on to quote Coast Guard Bless their hearts. They don’t realize if center’’—I guess that’s in Houston—‘‘to Captain John Healey and to quote they would read specific provisions of Secretary Gates and to the White Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen, this bill they will find out it does just House that essentially gave the author- if that rings a bell. He’s saying that it the opposite. ization to the States to move forward could include additional screening of This financial deform bill that was with the Coast Guard within a few days the crew, extra inspections on the ship. passed today creates a systemic risk after this incident occurred. So it is for And then it goes on to say: ‘‘One of council. Let me tell you how systemic me, frankly, surprising that you do not the top concerns for security officials risk should be taken care of. Goldman have the governors of these States is making sure no stowaways manage Sachs gets greedy, runs their cart in a moving forward with the deployment of to board the tankers at the port in ditch, AIG gets greedy and sells insur- these National Guard troops.’’ Yemen,’’ where terrorists seem to be ance called credit default swaps and Oh, that’s great. With all the failures going and coming from these days so they get their cart in a ditch, we have of this Department of Interior, the Sec- often, or during the voyage. something called bankruptcy. You retary has the nerve to come in and ‘‘That’s really the key here, to en- don’t have to liquidate. Gosh, don’t do blame the governors of those States sure that we have a security force on that, because most of the departments that have tried to play by the rules and board ship that’s checking the ship at AIG, it sounds like were quite liq- say, look, we understand your law that while it’s loading and while it’s in uid. They were doing well. Just start you have from Washington, we have to Yemeni waters to guarantee that no splitting it up, selling it off. Then it get your permission, so please, how one who’s not authorized gets aboard will never be too big to fail again. But about giving us permission? And then the ship.’’ that’s not what happened. he comes in here today and says, I’m Because they’re saying, see, the con- We’ve bailed out Goldman Sachs to frankly surprised they didn’t move for- tract used to be with countries that the point that since this administra- ward with their National Guard troops. were completely friendly who had tion took office and cut all these con- Give me a break. What kind of gall never sent a terrorist here or a ter- tracts with Goldman Sachs, they had does it take to come into a committee, rorist to be trained in other areas or their highest profit year in the whole oh, gee, I don’t know why the gov- allowed Yemen to be, or their country history of the country. While the coun- ernors didn’t do more. I’ve been to to be, a place of safety for terrorists try was hurting, they had record prof- Houston 10 times. How about getting that wanted to destroy our country or its. And much of it has to be credited out there where the rubber meets the from which an attack on one of our to this government. I am sure people road? Or even better, when you were U.S. ships happened. We had a contract meant well, but that’s not the kind of sending—when the Secretary, Mr. that had liquefied natural gas from financial reform we need when we got Speaker, was sending two inspectors to other countries. The fact is if we al- this financial deform bill today. the offshore rigs to inspect, and we find lowed the gas to be produced from this That financial deform bill today al- out their only check and balance was country, we have over 100 years’ worth lows and creates this systemic risk to say we’ll send them out in pairs. The of natural gas if it were allowed to be council. They are going to get to pick last two that went out there were a fa- produced. the winners and losers. Washington, of ther and son unionized team. And we But, no, we’re going to risk bringing all places, is going to get to decide you don’t know, the director couldn’t tell in a tanker from Yemen. Not just a are too important to fail, you are too us in committee, he said that’s under tanker. This says the contract’s for 20 important to fail, you are too impor- investigation. You don’t get to see years to bring tankers with natural gas tant to fail. We’re going to pick the what the investigation is here in Con- loaded into Boston Harbor. Think winners and losers. I don’t like that gress, but that’s under investigation. about an explosion on that ship. That’s when that’s done from Washington, what the article points out. You talk when Washington says, hey, down in b 2340 about a terrorist attack. Man, we’re your district, none of us live there, but We’ll get back to you on that after gonna bring in the bomb from Yemen here’s who you need to elect. You we’ve done what we want to do. where the terrorists have been located know, why don’t you let the district, I tell you, it’s just unbelievable so often. why don’t you let the people there in what’s gone on. And then we hear, gee, And then it turns out people on Cap- the district decide. Washington gets these things that the public is so out- itol Hill have been getting calls that around to saying this is the business raged about, Washington doing, we’re raised a question about it, is this really we think is too important to fail. You probably going to wait until a lame a good idea. They get a call, look, we’re know, it’s insane. duck session when the public may vote trying to build up Yemen. We’re trying And the health care bill that was people out that they’re mad at because to help this country that’s supporting passed, the ObamaCare bill, it had all they’re wanting to do things, and then our enemies so maybe they’ll like us kinds of stuff in there that was going they can just pass it because they better. Let me tell you, I got a U.N. to let the government get their two won’t care because they will have al- voting accountability bill. I filed it all cents in and take over control of so ready been voted out of office. three sessions. I’m hopeful we’ll get it many aspects, not just the health care. I’m telling you, Mr. Speaker, that is to the floor. We’re going to file for a I mean they ordered things for res- the wrong thing to do. It is wrong mor- discharge petition to require it to be taurants, and machines, and all kinds ally, ethically. It’s just wrong. If peo- brought to the floor. of stuff in it. It wasn’t about health ple get voted out of office because they It’s very simple. It says any coun- care. It was about GRE, government were thinking about doing something, try—every country is its own sov- running everything. And so that’s what talking about doing something, they ereign. They can do what it wants. But this financial bill is about. should not come in here and do it after any country that votes against us in And then also we find out today in they’ve been voted out. more than half of the contested votes our Natural Resources hearing, Mr. And then we have all of this indigna- in the U.N., they’re just getting no fi- SALAZAR, and I know this will be a tion from the northeast about some of nancial assistance from us. As I have shock to my former freshman class- the things going on in the gulf, and been quoted before saying, you don’t mate Member of Congress Bobby then low and behold, gosh, news here. I have to pay people to hate you. They’ll Jindal, but I am reading from Sec- didn’t notice it when it came through. hate you for free. So why are we pour- retary Salazar’s testimony today in Here’s an article from February 2, 2010. ing billions and billions of dollars into

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He was still getting hold mechanized vehicles and with all kinds ship. Didn’t people learn that on the of them hoping they’ll stay on board of motorized things they may be using. playground? You can give somebody with the climate change bill. They are violent. It says visitors may your sandwich, you can give somebody The administration, of course, would encounter armed criminals and smug- your lunch money and hope that they not want to jump on their big oil com- gling vehicles traveling at high rates of leave you alone, but all they do is keep pany friends. Their support in the elec- speed. That is because only the illegals coming back for more sandwiches or tions, it was so helpful. Their support can come through here using vehicles, more money. You can’t buy love and for, like, even the gas hike, the gas tax because we don’t let the Border Patrol affection because you are looked at as hike that is being proposed. Some of in there with vehicles, and we know a John, not as a lover. It’s tragic, but the things nobody else in the industry law enforcement gets shot. that’s what we’re doing: trying to buy would support it would seem. BP was Then it starts to make sense. Oh, love and affection from people that their buddy. okay. We’re just trying to avoid being hate us. It doesn’t work. So it makes sense that the adminis- hypocrites as a nation. We are telling So here we’ve got this natural gas tration wouldn’t immediately want to Israel not to defend itself, to let people contract supposedly going on for the jump on BP. They’re hoping that BP overrun them and to let those rockets next 20 years. And we have over 100 wasn’t lying to them, that they will fly constantly. Don’t bother to check years of natural gas that’s already get this thing under control and it will the ships that come in, the flotillas been found in this country. There’s no be all right. Then they come through that come into the Gaza Strip. Just let massive oil spills that come from that. here and push through their global the rockets keep flying. We are able to A wonderful Democrat friend across warming bill and get that done, the say that without being hypocrites be- the aisle did some of his growing up crap-and-trade bill that is going to cre- cause that’s what we’re doing. We’re over in Longview, Texas, has a bill to ate, as former chairman of Energy and not protecting ourselves. start getting cars, put that incentive Commerce, former Chairman DINGELL, We say, Look, Israel. Get over it. We out there, get cars on to natural gas. had indicated this is not only a tax, it are letting ourselves be overrun. We’re That will be a huge help because we is a great big tax, which apparently letting people come in illegally armed. have so much natural gas in this coun- may have had something to do with We’ve let them take over part of the try that it will eliminate so much of him losing his chairmanship United States and we’re not doing any- Anyway, let’s think about what we’re our dependence on foreign oil. So Dan’s thing about it, so we’re not being hypo- doing because it has dramatic effects got a good bill. critical when we say, Don’t protect And yet the answer apparently from across the country. yourself, Israel. We’re doing the same this administration is we’re going to b 2350 thing, see? That will make Israel feel better to buy—not use our own natural gas— Of course, we know we are also tell- we’re going to buy it from Yemen hop- know that we are not protecting our- ing Israel not to—or apparently this selves. We have just turned over part of ing they’ll like us better. Maybe they administration has been telling Israel, won’t try to blow up our ships and be a the United States of America to armed Just lay off. Let them build the illegal criminals who are illegally in this safe haven for terrorists who want to Palestinian settlements. Don’t try to country. blow up our country. defend yourself. Get ready to give away The truth is neither one of those is a But that’s what we’re looking at. It more land. We are putting on all this good idea. The truth is Israel should isn’t good. It’s rather tragic. pressure. Don’t defend yourself even defend itself. They should be able to A lot more I could say about that, though Iran is developing—now we stop the rockets that are attacking but I just could not get over the gall of know—enough uranium for two bombs. them from coming into areas. They the Secretary of the Interior to come Of course, one would be enough to wipe should be able to stop illegal settle- in here and demean those Governors. out much of Israel, but don’t defend ments. They should be able to do all of But the message should go out to Gov- yourself. We’re putting all that pres- the things that are necessary for a na- ernors all over the areas potentially af- sure on them. That doesn’t make sense. tion to protect and preserve its na- fected by the oil spill in the gulf cre- Why would we do that to our best tional integrity. ated by British Petroleum, who, if it ally in the Middle East, to one of the We lost a Senator this week. My time were in the old days, ought to be best friends this country could have in is running short, so I want to get horsewhipped, those who are respon- the whole world, to one of the few— through as much of this incredible sible. We’ll find out for sure exactly maybe sometimes the only one—that speech as I can. I want it understood what happened. And when we do—it truly stands up with us like 95 percent this was a speech given by Senator sounds like we’re getting word as to of the time in the U.N. more than most ROBERT BYRD, in 1962, after the Su- what happened. There were corners anybody else? Yet we’re turning our preme Court decision to eliminate being cut right and left. backs on them, and we’re telling them prayer in schools. This is from the offi- The safety record of BP compared to not to protect their own country. Don’t cial record. As time will permit, I will the other oil companies was abysmal. stand for what is going to help Israel read Senator ROBERT BYRD’s speech But when we find out that they were stand? Why would they do that? from 1962. the best friends that this administra- Then we start seeing things that help You know, one of the things I love tion had in the oil business and they it make sense, like with this sign. Now, about America is, for the most part, it were the best friends for our Democrat down in Arizona, it turns out we’ve got is a very forgiving country. A man who Senators down the aisle, down the Hall a wilderness area down in Arizona that had been part of the Ku Klux Klan here, we find out that their lobbyists the park police can go in but not with later was repentant. He was very sorry are mostly close friends of this admin- any mechanized vehicles or mechanical for being part of that organization, and istration and our Democratic friends equipment that is motorized. Also, the he changed his ways and was com- down the Hall here, they realize heck, Border Patrol can’t go there. The only pletely embraced by his colleagues. they should have had their back cov- people who can go there with impunity This is Senator BYRD’s speech from ered. They were close enough. They are people illegally going through, and 1962: were supporting the climate, actually that is why this warning sign says: Ac- ‘‘Mr. President, Thomas Jefferson ex- the global warming bill, now called cli- tive drug and human smuggling area. pressed the will of the American major- mate change bill because turns out the It is like the city that spends more to ity in 1776 when he included in the Dec- planet’s not warming. But that’s a put up a sign that says there is a bump laration of Independence the statement

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There is much, much court would rule that a nondenomina- ‘‘In no other place in the United more in this wonderful speech by the tional prayer to the Creator, if offered States are there so many and such var- now late Senator ROBERT BYRD, and I by schoolchildren in the public schools ied official evidences of deep and abid- will not stop in future sessions here on of America during class periods, is un- ing faith in God on the part of govern- the floor until I have finished this won- constitutional. ment as there are in Washington. derful speech by ROBERT BYRD. ‘‘The June 25 Supreme Court decision ‘‘Let us speak briefly on some of the Though, for tonight, since I believe is sufficiently appalling to disturb the reminders in Washington that reaffirm in playing by the rules, the rules re- God-fearing people of America and to the proposition that our country is quire me to yield back. I do now yield make us all reflect upon the extraor- founded on religious principles. The back the balance of my time. continuance of freedom depends on our dinary nature of the times. For what, f indeed, can we expect to happen next if restoring the same spiritual conscious- this is to be the way things are going? ness to the mainstream of American SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED Following the French Revolution, the life today that made possible these By unanimous consent, permission to atheist revolutionists hired a chorus monuments and tributes of the past. address the House, following the legis- girl to enter a church as the ‘Goddess ‘‘A visitor entering Washington by lative program and any special orders of Reason’ and thereby defile the name train sees the words of Christ promi- heretofore entered, was granted to: of the Almighty. Following the Rus- nently inscribed above the main arch (The following Members (at the re- sian Revolution, the Bolshevik Govern- leading into Union Station. Here at the quest of Ms. KAPTUR) to revise and ex- ment established a giant museum, very entrance to the seat of the Gov- tend their remarks and include extra- dedicated to the promotion of atheistic ernment of the United States are the neous material:) beliefs.’’ words: ‘The truth shall make you free.’ Ms. SUTTON, for 5 minutes, today. I’ve been in that museum. I was sick John 8:32. Ms. WOOLSEY, for 5 minutes, today. ‘‘Nearby is another inscription cut to the point of nauseam, but back to Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, for 5 minutes, ROBERT BYRD’s speech. into enduring stone, the words from today. the Eighth Psalm of the Old Testa- ‘‘The American people were shocked Ms. KAPTUR, for 5 minutes, today. ment: ‘Thou hast put all things under by both moves. So it was in those days. Mr. SCHIFF, for 5 minutes, today. his feet.’ But what about today? Can it be that Mr. DEFAZIO, for 5 minutes, today. ‘‘A third inscription reiterates the we, too, are ready now to embrace the f foul conception of atheism? spiritual theme: ‘Let all the end thou ‘‘It is hard to believe, but, then, what aimest at be thy country’s, thy God’s SENATE CONCURRENT are the facts of the matter? Are we not and truth’s.’ RESOLUTION REFERRED ‘‘All three inscriptions acknowledge in consequence of the Supreme Court A concurrent resolution of the Sen- the dependence of our Republic upon ruling on schoolroom prayer, actually ate of the following title was taken limited in teaching our children the the guiding hand of Almighty God. ‘‘On Capitol Hill. from the Speaker’s table, and, under value of God? And is this not, in fact, ‘‘Throughout the majestic Capital the rule, referred as follows: a first step on the road to promoting City, similar inscriptions testify to the S. Con. Res. 67. Concurrent resolution cele- atheistic belief?’’ religious faith of our forefathers. In the brating 130 years of United States-Romanian As I turn the page of Mr. BYRD’s capital, we find prominently displayed diplomatic relations, congratulating the Ro- manian people on their achievements as a speech on the Senate floor, let me par- for all of us to see the quotation from enthetically note that ROBERT BYRD’s great nation, and reaffirming the deep bonds the Book of Proverbs, 4:7: of trust and values between the United Christian beliefs are what caused him ‘‘ ‘Wisdom is the principal thing: to disavow his membership and to ask States and Romania, a trusted and most val- Therefore, get wisdom, and with all thy ued ally; to the Committee on Foreign Af- forgiveness for his membership to the getting, get understanding.’ fairs. KKK. It went to the heart and soul of ‘‘The visitor to the Library of Con- f the man, and that is why he came to gress may see a quotation from the Old the floor in 1962 and gave this speech. Testament which reminds each Amer- SENATE ENROLLED JOINT Continuing on: ican of his responsibility to his Maker. RESOLUTION SIGNED ‘‘In reading through the Court deci- It reads, ‘What doth the Lord require of The Speaker announced her signa- sion on school prayer, I am astonished thee but to do justify and love mercy ture to an enrolled joint resolution of by the empty arguments set forth by and to walk humbly with God?’ Micah the Senate of the following title: the majority as opposed to the lucid 6:8. S.J. Res. 33. Joint resolution to provide for opinion recorded by Mr. Justice Potter ‘‘Another scriptural quotation promi- the reconsideration and revision of the pro- Stewart, the lone dissenter. In answer- nently displayed in the lawmakers’ li- posed constitution of the United States Vir- ing the arguments of the majority, brary preserves the Psalmist acknowl- gin Islands to correct provisions inconsistent Justice Stewart did not see fit to en- edgment that all nature reflects the with the Constitution and Federal law. gage in debate over matters of ancient order and beauty of the Creator. f history. As he put it: ‘‘ ‘The heavens declare the glory of ADJOURNMENT ‘‘ ‘What is relevant to the issue here God, and the firmament showeth His is not the history of an established handiwork.’ Psalms 19:1. Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, I move church in 16th century England or in ‘‘Underneath the statue of history in that the House do now adjourn. 18th century America but the history the Library of Congress are Tennyson’s The motion was agreed to; accord- of the religious traditions of our peo- prophetic lines: ingly (at midnight), the House ad- ple, reflected in countless practices of ‘‘ ‘One God, one law, one element, and journed until tomorrow, Thursday, the institutions and officials of our one far-off divine event to which the July 1, 2010, at 10 a.m. government.’ whole creation moves.’ f ‘‘To that, I would say, ‘Amen.’ ‘‘Additional proof that American na- ‘‘So this, indeed, the crux of the tional life is God-centered comes from EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, issue—the religious traditions of our this Library of Congress inscription: ETC. people. ‘The light shineth in the darkness, and Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive ‘‘Wherever one may go in this great the darkness comprehendeth not.’ John communications were taken from the national city, he is constantly re- 1:5. Speaker’s table and referred as follows:

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Committee on Foreign Affairs. Docket 2008-0010, Sequence 1] (RIN: 9000- 8178. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, 8190. A letter from the Members, Broad- AL24) received June 16, 2010, pursuant to 5 Department of Defense, transmitting the Na- casting Board of Governors, transmitting the U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on tional Guard Youth Challenge Program An- Board’s semiannual report from the office of Oversight and Government Reform. nual Report for Fiscal Year 2009, pursuant to the Inspector General for the period October 8199. A letter from the Acting Senior Pro- 32 U.S.C. 509(k); to the Committee on Armed 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010, pursuant to 5 curement Executive, General Services Ad- Services. U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act), section 5(b); to ministration, transmitting the Administra- 8179. A letter from the Under Secretary, the Committee on Oversight and Govern- tion’s final rule — Federal Acquisition Regu- Department of Defense, transmitting author- ment Reform. lation; FAR Case 2008-003, Public Disclosure ization of 14 officers to wear the authorized 8191. A letter from the Director, Environ- of Justification and Approval Documents for insignia of the grade of major general and mental Protection Agency, transmitting the Noncompetitive Contracts — Section 844 of brigadier general, as appropriate; to the Agency’s annual report for FY 2009 prepared the National Defense Authorization Act for Committee on Armed Services. in accordance with Section 203 of the Notifi- Fiscal Year 2008 [FAC 2005-42; FAR Case 2005- 8180. A letter from the Chair, Congres- cation and Federal Employee Antidiscrimi- 003; Item IV; Docket 2008-0001, Sequence 27] sional Oversight Panel, transmitting the nation and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR (RIN: 9000-AL13) received June 16, 2010, pur- Panel’s monthly report pursuant to Section Act), Public Law 107-174; to the Committee suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- on Oversight and Government Reform. 125(b)(1) of the Emergency Economic Sta- mittee on Oversight and Government Re- 8192. A letter from the Acting Senior Pro- bilization Act of 2008, Pub. L. 110-343; to the form. curement Executive, General Services Ad- Committee on Financial Services. 8200. A letter from the Acting Senior Pro- ministration, transmitting the Administra- 8181. A letter from the Chief Counsel, De- curement Executive, General Services Ad- tion’s final rule — Federal Aquisition Regu- partment of Homeland Security, transmit- ministration, transmitting the Administra- lation; FAR Case 2009-025, Disclosure and ting the Department’s final rule — tion’s final rule — Federal Acquisition Regu- Consistency of Cost Accounting Practices for Supension of Community Eligibility [Docket lation; FAR Case 2008-007, Additional Re- Contracts Awarded to Foreign Concerns ID: FEMA-2010-0003] [Internal Agency Docket quirements for Market Research [FAC 2005- [FAC 2005-42; FAR Case 2009-025; Item IX; No. FEMA-8133] received June 17, 2010, pursu- 42; FAR Case 2008-007; Item V; Docket 2010- Docket 2010-0087, Sequence 1] (RIN: 9000- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 0086, Sequence 1] (RIN: 9000-AL50) received AL58) received June 16, 2010, pursuant to 5 on Financial Services. U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on June 16, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 8182. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight ment of Health and Human Services, trans- Oversight and Government Reform. 8193. A letter from the Acting Senior Pro- and Government Reform. mitting the Department’s report on the curement Executive, General Services Ad- 8201. A letter from the Acting Senior Pro- Community Services Block Grant Program ministration, transmitting the Administra- curement Executive, General Services Ad- Report and the Community Services Block tion’s final rule — Federal Acquisition Regu- ministration, transmitting the Administra- Grant Performance Measurement Report for lation; FAR Case 2009-013, Nonavailable Arti- tion’s final rule — Federal Acquisition Regu- Fiscal Year 2007, pursuant to Section 680 of cles [FAC 2005-42; FAR Case 2009-013; Item lation; FAR Case 2009-014, New Designated the Community Services Block Grant Act of VIII; Docket 2009-0026; Sequence 1] (RIN: Country-Taiwan [FAC 2005-42; FAR Case 2009- 1981 as amended; to the Committee on Edu- 9000-AL40) received June 16, 2010, pursuant to 014; Item VII; Docket 2009-0027, Sequence 1] cation and Labor. 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on (RIN: 9000-AL34) received June 16, 2010, pur- 8183. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Oversight and Government Reform. suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Employee Benefits Security Administration, 8194. A letter from the Acting Senior Pro- mittee on Oversight and Government Re- Department of Labor, transmitting the De- curement Executive, General Services Ad- form. partment’s final rule — Adoption of Amend- ministration, transmitting the Administra- 8202. A letter from the Acting Senior Pro- ment to the Class Exemption for the Release tion’s final rule — Federal Acquisition Regu- curement Executive, General Services Ad- of Claims and Extensions of Credit in Con- lation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-42; ministration, transmitting the Administra- nection With Litigation (PTE 2003-39) [Appli- Small Entity Compliance Guide [Docket tion’s final rule — Federal Acquisition Regu- cation No. D-11337] received June 15, 2010, FAR 2010-0077, Sequence 4] received June 16, lation; FAR Case 2009-011, American Recov- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the ery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery mittee on Education and Labor. Committee on Oversight and Government Act) — GAO/IG Access [FAC 2005-42; FAR 8184. A letter from the Administrator, U.S. Reform. Case 2009-011; Item VI; Docket 2009-0012, Se- Energy Information Administration, Depart- 8195. A letter from the Acting Senior Pro- quence 1] (RIN: 9000-AL20) received June 16, ment of Energy, transmitting the Adminis- curement Executive, General Services Ad- 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the tration’s report entitled, ‘‘Annual Energy ministration, transmitting the Administra- Committee on Oversight and Government Outlook 2010’’; to the Committee on Energy tion’s final rule — Federal Acquisition Regu- Reform. and Commerce. lation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-42; 8203. A letter from the Director of Legisla- 8185. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- Introduction [Docket FAR 2010-0076, Se- tive Affairs, Office of the Director of Na- ment of Health and Human Services, trans- quence 4] received June 16, 2010, pursuant to tional Intelligence, transmitting a report mitting Report to Congress: Tobacco Preven- 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform tion and Control Activities in the United Oversight and Government Reform. Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight States, 2005-2007, pursuant to Public Law 98- 8196. A letter from the Acting Senior Pro- and Government Reform. 474, section 3(c); to the Committee on Energy curement Executive, General Services Ad- 8204. A letter from the Chairman, Pension and Commerce. ministration, transmitting the Administra- Benefit Gauranty Corporation, transmitting 8186. A letter from the Division Chief, CPD, tion’s final rule — Federal Acquisition Regu- the Inspector General’s semiannual report to WCB, Federal Communications Commission, lation; FAR Case 2009-012, American Recov- Congress for the reporting period April 1, transmitting the Commission’s final rule — ery and Reinvestment Act (the Recovery 2009 through September 30, 2010, pursuant to Local Number Portability Porting Interval Act) of 2009—Whistleblower Protections Section 5(b) of the Inspector General Act of and Validation Requirements [WC Docket [FAC 2005-42; FAR Case 2009-012; Item I; 1978; to the Committee on Oversight and No.: 07-244] Telephone Number Portability Docket 2009-0009, Sequence 1] (RIN: 9000- Government Reform. [CC Docket No.: 95-116] received June 15, 2010, AL19) received June 16, 2010, pursuant to 5 8205. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on fice of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, Na- mittee on Energy and Commerce. Oversight and Government Reform. tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- 8187. A letter from the Chair, Commission 8197. A letter from the Acting Senior Pro- tion, transmitting the Administration’s final on International Religious Freedom, trans- curement Executive, General Services Ad- rule — Fisheries of the Northeastern United mitting the Commission’s 2010 Annual Re- ministration, transmitting the Administra- States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Re- port covering the period April 2009 through tion’s final rule — Federal Acquisition Regu- ductions to Trip Limits for Five Groundfish March 2010, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 6412 Public lation; FAR Case 2005-040, Electronic Sub- Stocks [Docket No.: 0910051338-0151-02] (RIN: Law 105-292 section 102; to the Committee on contracting Reporting System (eSRS) [FAC 0648-XW52) received June 17, 2010, pursuant Foreign Affairs. 2005-42; FAR Case 2005-040; Item II; Docket to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 8188. A letter from the Assistant Legal Ad- 2008-0001, Sequence 26] (RIN: 9000-AK95) re- Natural Resources. visor for Treaty Affairs, Department of ceived June 16, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 8206. A letter from the Deputy Assistant State, transmitting report prepared by the 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight Administrator for Operations, NMFS, Na- Department of State concerning inter- and Government Reform. tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- national agreements other than treaties en- 8198. A letter from the Acting Senior Pro- tion, transmitting the Administration’s final tered into by the United States to be trans- curement Executive, General Services Ad- rule — Fisheries of the Northeastern United

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:54 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00097 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L30JN7.000 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H5302 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 30, 2010 States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Re- — Prevention of Over-Withholding and U.S. H.R. 5643. A bill to amend the Toxic Sub- visions to Framework Adjustment 44 to the Tax Avoidance With Respect to Certain Sub- stances Control Act to prohibit the use, pro- Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management stitute Divided Payments [Notice 2010-46] re- duction, sale, importation, or exportation of Plan and Sector Annual Catch Entitlements: ceived June 16, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. the poison sodium fluoroacetate (known as Updated Annual Catch Limits for Sectors 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and ‘‘Compound 1080’’) and to prohibit the use of and the Common Pool for Fishing Year 2010 Means. sodium cyanide for predator control; to the [Docket No.: 0910051338-0167-03] (RIN: 0648- f Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in AY29) received June 17, 2010, pursuant to 5 addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Nat- REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON for a period to be subsequently determined ural Resources. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS by the Speaker, in each case for consider- 8207. A letter from the Attorney General, Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- Department of Justice, transmitting letter risdiction of the committee concerned. advising of the Department’s decision not to committees were delivered to the Clerk By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, petition the Supreme Court to review the for printing and reference to the proper Mr. HOLT, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. LEE of case SpeechNow.org v. FEC, Nos. 08-5223 and calendar, as follows: California, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. WELCH, 09-5342 (D.C. Cir), pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 530D; Mr. PERLMUTTER: Committee on Rules. Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. MORAN of Vir- to the Committee on the Judiciary. House Resolution 1490. Resolution providing ginia, Ms. GIFFORDS, Ms. PINGREE of 8208. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- for consideration of the conference report to Maine, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. COHEN, cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- accompany the bill (H.R. 4173) to provide for Mr. TONKO, Mr. POLIS, and Mr. mitting the Department’s final rule — Air- financial regulatory reform, to protect con- MCDERMOTT): worthiness Directives; GA 8 Airvan (Pty) Ltd sumers and investors, to enhance Federal un- H.R. 5644. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Models GA8 and GA8-TC320 Airplanes [Dock- derstanding of insurance issues, to regulate enue Code of 1986 to repeal fossil fuel sub- et No.: FAA-2010-0463; Directorate Identifier the over-the-counter derivatives markets, sidies for large oil companies; to the Com- 2010-CE-021-AD; Amendment 39-16280; AD and for other purposes (Rept. 111–518). Re- mittee on Ways and Means. 2010-10-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 16, ferred to the House Calendar. By Mr. NUNES (for himself, Mr. 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Mr. CARDOZA: Committee on Rules. MCCARTHY of California, Mr. HERGER, Committee on Transportation and Infra- House Resolution 1495. Resolution providing Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. CHAFFETZ, structure. for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5618) to Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. BURTON 8209. A letter from the General Counsel, continue Federal unemployment programs, of Indiana, Mr. LEWIS of California, National Mediation Board, transmitting the and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of Mr. MICA, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. HUNTER, Board’s final rule — Representation Election rule XIII with respect to consideration of and Mr. REHBERG): Procedure [Docket No.: C-6964] (RIN: 3140- certain resolutions reported from the Com- H.R. 5645. A bill to require the Director of ZA00) received June 16, 2010, pursuant to 5 mittee on Rules (Rept. 111–519). Referred to National Drug Control Policy to develop a U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the House Calendar. Federal Lands Counterdrug Strategy and to Transportation and Infrastructure. Mr. CARDOZA: Committee on Rules. provide for enhanced penalties for certain 8210. A letter from the Chief, Publications House Resolution 1496. Resolution waiving a drug offenses on Federal lands; to the Com- and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule respect to consideration of certain resolu- the Committees on Natural Resources, Agri- — Research Credit — Intra-Group Receipts tions reported from the Committee on Rules culture, and Energy and Commerce, for a pe- from Foreign Affiliates (UIL NO.: 41.51-11) re- (Rept. 111–520). Referred to the House Cal- riod to be subsequently determined by the ceived June 16, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. endar. Speaker, in each case for consideration of 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Mr. CONYERS: Committee on the Judici- such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- Means. ary. H.R. 5503. A bill to revise laws regarding tion of the committee concerned. 8211. A letter from the Chief, Publications liability in certain civil actions arising from By Mr. COHEN: and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue maritime incidents, and for other purposes; H.R. 5646. A bill to designate the FAA Air Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule with an amendment (Rept. 111–521, Pt. 1). Re- Control Tower located at Memphis Inter- — Interest and Penalty Suspension Provi- ferred to the Committee of the Whole House national Airport as the Freedom Tower; to sions Under Section 6404(g) of the Internal on the state of the Union. the Committee on Transportation and Infra- Revenue Code [TD 9488] (RIN: 1545-BE07) re- structure. ceived June 16, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEE By Mr. HELLER: 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the H.R. 5647. A bill to provide a temporary ex- Means. Committee on Transportation and In- tension of unemployment insurance, and for 8212. A letter from the Chief, Publications frastructure discharged from further other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue consideration. H.R. 5503 referred to the and Means, and in addition to the Commit- Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule Committee of the Whole House on the tees on Appropriations, Education and — Built-in Gains and Losses under Section Labor, the Budget, Oversight and Govern- 382(h) [TD 9487] (RIN: 1545-BG03) received state of the Union and ordered to be ment Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for June 16, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. printed. a period to be subsequently determined by 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and f the Speaker, in each case for consideration Means. of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- 8213. A letter from the Chief, Publications PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS tion of the committee concerned. and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Under clause 2 of rule XII, public By Mr. BILIRAKIS: Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule bills and resolutions of the following H.R. 5648. A bill to amend title 38, United — Request for Comments: Modification to titles were introduced and severally re- States Code, to reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized the Regulations Under Section 382 Regarding ferred, as follows: the Treatment of Shareholders Who Are Not fees; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, 5-Percent Shareholders [Notice 2010-49] re- By Mr. BUYER: and in addition to the Committee on the Ju- ceived June 16, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. H.R. 5641. A bill to amend title 38, United diciary, for a period to be subsequently de- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and States Code, to authorize the Secretary of termined by the Speaker, in each case for Means. Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts for consideration of such provisions as fall with- 8214. A letter from the Chief, Publications the transfer of veterans to non-Department in the jurisdiction of the committee con- and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue adult foster homes for veterans who are un- cerned. Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule able to live independently; to the Committee By Mr. BOUCHER (for himself and Mr. — Section 382(I)(3)(C) [Notice 2010-50] re- on Veterans’ Affairs. SMITH of Texas): ceived June 16, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. By Mr. FILNER (for himself and Mr. H.R. 5649. A bill to promote neutrality, 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and BUYER): simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of Means. H.R. 5642. A bill to codify increases in the digital goods and digital services; to the 8215. A letter from the Chief, Publications rates of pension for disabled veterans and Committee on the Judiciary. and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue surviving spouses and children that were ef- By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule fective as of December 1, 2009; to the Com- Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. YOUNG of — Indoor Tanning Services; Cosmetic Serv- mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. Florida, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. DANIEL E. ices; Excise Taxes [TD 9486] (RIN: 1545-BJ41) By Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. LUNGREN of California, Mr. GRAVES of received June 16, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. CAMPBELL, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Missouri, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BU- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and California, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HIN- CHANAN, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. OLSON, Ms. Means. CHEY, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. JENKINS, and Mrs. CAPITO): 8216. A letter from the Chief, Publications MCGOVERN, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. H.R. 5650. A bill to extend the National and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue MCCOLLUM, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. SMITH Flood Insurance Program to May 31, 2011; to Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule of Washington, and Mr. KUCINICH): the Committee on Financial Services.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:54 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00098 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L30JN7.000 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5303 By Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN: By Mr. EHLERS (for himself and Mr. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS H.R. 5651. A bill to designate the Federal DICKS): building and United States courthouse lo- Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H. Con. Res. 292. Concurrent resolution cated at 515 9th Street in Rapid City, South were added to public bills and resolu- supporting the goals and ideals of National Dakota, as the ‘‘Andrew W. Bogue Federal tions as follows: Aerospace Week, and for other purposes; to Building and United States Courthouse’’; to H.R. 39: Mr. LEVIN. the Committee on Science and Technology. the Committee on Transportation and Infra- H.R. 197: Mr. HODES. By Mr. PERLMUTTER: structure. H.R. 208: Mr. PASTOR of Arizona and Mr. By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. H. Con. Res. 293. Concurrent resolution SCHOCK. GRIJALVA, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. MORAN of providing for a conditional adjournment of H.R. 213: Mr. DJOU. Virginia, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. FARR, the House of Representatives and a condi- H.R. 235: Mr. BONNER. H.R. 268: Mrs. MILLER of Michigan and Mr. Ms. LEE of California, Ms. BALDWIN, tional recess or adjournment of the Senate; TIAHRT. Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mrs. DAVIS considered and agreed to. H.R. 305: Mr. MCMAHON. of California, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and By Mr. PERRIELLO (for himself, Mr. H.R. 571: Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. SHULER, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. CONNOLLY Mr. KUCINICH): H.R. 613: Mr. MANZULLO. H.R. 5652. A bill to direct the Federal Trade of Virginia, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. H.R. 678: Mr. LYNCH. Commission to prescribe rules prohibiting MORAN of Virginia, Mr. NYE, Mr. H.R. 734: Mr. CLEAVER. deceptive advertising of abortion services; to WITTMAN, Mr. WOLF, Mr. PRICE of H.R. 745: Mr. ALTMIRE. the Committee on Energy and Commerce. North Carolina, Mr. MILLER of North H.R. 795: Mr. SPRATT and Mr. MEEK of Flor- By Mr. MCCLINTOCK (for himself and Carolina, Mr. KISSELL, Ms. FOXX, Mr. ida. Ms. MATSUI): MCHENRY, Mr. COBLE, and Mr. MCIN- H.R. 840: Mr. ACKERMAN. H.R. 5653. A bill to authorize the Secretary TYRE): H.R. 1074: Mr. HODES. of the Interior to acquire the Gold Hill H.R. 1079: Mr. MAFFEI. H. Con. Res. 294. Concurrent resolution H.R. 1189: Mr. ARCURI. Ranch in Coloma, California; to the Com- commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the mittee on Natural Resources. H.R. 1526: Mrs. BIGGERT. Blue Ridge Parkway; to the Committee on H.R. 1529: Mr. BLUMENAUER. By Mr. MCDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Natural Resources. H.R. 1646: Mr. HEINRICH. ISRAEL, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. CONNOLLY By Mr. KING of New York: H.R. 1689: Mr. CRITZ. of Virginia, Mr. HIMES, Ms. SUTTON, H.R. 1691: Mr. CRITZ. Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. BLUMENAUER, and H. Res. 1489. A resolution calling for an H.R. 1806: Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. Mr. LEWIS of Georgia): independent international investigation of HIMES, and Ms. GIFFORDS. H.R. 5654. A bill to amend the Workforce the April 10, 2010, plane crash in Russia that H.R. 2000: Mr. HODES, Mr. HIMES, Mr. Investment Act of 1998 to provide oil spill re- killed Poland’s president Lech Kaczynski HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. MEEKS of New lief employment, and for other purposes to and 95 other individuals; to the Committee York, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. the Committee on Education and Labor, and on Foreign Affairs. HALL of New York, Mr. LARSON of Con- in addition to the Committee on Transpor- By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for necticut, Mr. HOLDEN, and Mr. JOHNSON of Il- tation and Infrastructure, for a period to be himself, Mr. INGLIS, Mr. CONAWAY, linois. subsequently determined by the Speaker, in Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. H.R. 2103: Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN. each case for consideration of such provi- CANTOR, Ms. FOXX, Mr. BROWN of H.R. 2104: Mr. HOLDEN. sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the South Carolina, Mr. BARRETT of H.R. 2159: Ms. FUDGE and Ms. CHU. committee concerned. South Carolina, Mr. SPRATT, Ms. H.R. 2256: Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. By Mr. MEEK of Florida (for himself, BORDALLO, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. ROE of TEAGUE, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Flor- Mr. BOYD, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Tennessee, and Mr. WESTMORELAND): ida, Mr. CAPUANO, and Mr. CLAY. Florida, Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of H.R. 2381: Mr. TIERNEY. H. Res. 1491. A resolution congratulating H.R. 2579: Mr. CARSON of Indiana and Mr. Florida, Mr. BUCHANAN, Ms. CASTOR the University of South Carolina Gamecocks RYAN of Ohio. of Florida, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. LIN- on winning the 2010 NCAA Division I College H.R. 2866: Mr. WOLF. COLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. World Series; to the Committee on Edu- H.R. 2910: Mr. TIBERI. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. cation and Labor. H.R. 3286: Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California GRAYSON, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, By Mr. SPRATT: and Mr. GONZALEZ. Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Ms. KOSMAS, H. Res. 1492. A resolution providing for H.R. 3307: Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. MACK, Mr. MICA, Mr. MILLER of H.R. 3310: Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. budget enforcement for fiscal year 2011; to Florida, Mr. POSEY, Mr. PUTNAM, Mr. H.R. 3470: Ms. MCCOLLUM. the Committee on the Budget, and in addi- ROONEY, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, and Ms. H.R. 3586: Mr. GUTHRIE. tion to the Committee on Rules, for a period WASSERMAN SCHULTZ): H.R. 3630: Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. H.R. 5655. A bill to designate the Little to be subsequently determined by the Speak- H.R. 3646: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. River Branch facility of the United States er, in each case for consideration of such pro- H.R. 3729: Mr. HONDA, Mr. CONNOLLY of Vir- Postal Service located at 140 NE 84th Street visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the ginia, and Mr. MOORE of Kansas. in Miami, Florida, as the ‘‘Jesse J. McCrary, committee concerned. H.R. 3734: Ms. MATSUI. Jr. Post Office’’; to the Committee on Over- By Mr. SPRATT: H.R. 3753: Ms. CHU. H.R. 3781: Mr. MURPHY of New York. sight and Government Reform. H. Res. 1493. A resolution providing for H.R. 3813: Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida. By Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin (for her- budget enforcement for fiscal year 2011; to H.R. 4148: Ms. PINGREE of Maine. self, Mr. STARK, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. the Committee on the Budget, and in addi- H.R. 4190: Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. MEEKS of New York, Mr. FILNER, Ms. tion to the Committee on Rules, for a period H.R. 4195: Ms. NORTON, Mr. TIERNEY, and KILPATRICK of Michigan, Ms. LEE of to be subsequently determined by the Speak- Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. California, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. er, in each case for consideration of such pro- H.R. 4306: Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. CLAY, Ms. visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the H.R. 4337: Mr. TIBERI. FUDGE, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. committee concerned. H.R. 4427: Mr. COLE. GRIJALVA, Mr. OLVER, Ms. WATSON, By Ms. SUTTON (for herself, Mr. POM- H.R. 4466: Mr. ISSA and Mr. CONNOLLY of Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, and Mr. EROY, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. PLATTS, Virginia. DAVIS of Illinois): Mr. PETRI, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. RYAN H.R. 4469: Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. SHUSTER, H.R. 5656. A bill to amend the American of Ohio, Mr. WILSON of Ohio, Mr. Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to LUETKEMEYER, Mr. KIRK, and Mr. WITTMAN, and Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of extend the period for which certain nutrition SPACE): Florida. assistance may be provided under the Food H.R. 4541: Mr. MICA. H. Res. 1494. A resolution congratulating and Nutrition Act of 2008; to the Committee H.R. 4594: Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. MARKEY of the champion, finalists, and all other partici- on Agriculture. Massachusetts, and Ms. KOSMAS. pants in the 83rd Annual Scripps National By Mr. QUIGLEY: H.R. 4678: Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsyl- H.R. 5657. A bill to amend the Outer Conti- Spelling Bee; to the Committee on Oversight vania. nental Shelf Lands Act to ensure that pro- and Government Reform. H.R. 4684: Mr. NEUGEBAUER. H.R. 4689: Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of Cali- tection of the marine and coastal environ- By Mr. ROSKAM (for himself and Mr. fornia. ment is of primary importance in making QUIGLEY): H.R. 4693: Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. HOLT, Ms. LO- areas of the outer Continental Shelf avail- H. Res. 1497. A resolution condemning the RETTA SANCHEZ of California, and Mr. able for leasing, exploration, and develop- inclusion of inflammatory and inaccurate WITTMAN. ment rather than expeditious development of content in Iranian textbooks that is aimed H.R. 4745: Mr. RODRIGUEZ. oil and gas resources, to prohibit oil and gas at indoctrinating and radicalizing students H.R. 4751: Ms. MARKEY of Colorado. leasing, exploration, and development in im- with anti-Israeli, anti-Semitic, and anti- H.R. 4755: Mr. PAULSEN. portant ecological areas of the outer Conti- Western sentiment and at restricting the H.R. 4756: Mr. DELAHUNT. nental Shelf, and for other purposes; to the rights of women; to the Committee on For- H.R. 4764: Mr. HALL of New York, Mr. CAL- Committee on Natural Resources. eign Affairs. VERT, Mr. TEAGUE, and Mr. SCHOCK.

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H.R. 4846: Mr. ISRAEL. H.R. 5541: Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. SAM H. Res. 1226: Mr. GARY G. MILLER of Cali- H.R. 4914: Mr. MICHAUD and Ms. ESHOO. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. PITTS, Ms. FALLIN, fornia. H.R. 4925: Mrs. MALONEY. and Mr. BARTLETT. H. Res. 1245: Mr. GARY G. MILLER of Cali- H.R. 4947: Mr. CHANDLER and Mr. COLE. H.R. 5542: Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. fornia. H.R. 4986: Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania and BARTON of Texas, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. H. Res. 1273: Mr. CALVERT. Ms. CHU. BARTLETT, Mr. OLSON, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. H. Res. 1311: Mrs. BLACKBURN. H.R. 5016: Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. ROHR- FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. ABACHER, and Mr. BARRETT of South Caro- COFFMAN of Colorado, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, H. Res. 1326: Mr. SHERMAN, Mrs. lina. Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Ms. FALLIN, Mr. HALVORSON, Mr. SIRES, and Mr. PENCE. H.R. 5029: Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina. FLAKE, and Mr. CULBERSON. H. Res. 1342: Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. H.R. 5032: Mr. MCGOVERN. H.R. 5561: Mr. HONDA. H. Res. 1378: Mr. GOHMERT, Ms. NORTON, H.R. 5034: Mr. ROSKAM and Mr. PAYNE. H.R. 5564: Mr. LEE of New York, Mr. H.R. 5040: Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. SCHAUER, Mr. BERRY, and Mr. BARRETT of South Caro- MARCHANT, and Mr. ARCURI. Mr. BARTLETT, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, lina. H.R. 5566: Mr. MATHESON. and Mr. SNYDER. H. Res. 1379: Ms. SPEIER and Mr. MCGOV- H.R. 5568: Mr. SPACE, Mr. ARCURI, and Mr. H.R. 5044: Mr. QUIGLEY. ERN. MCNERNEY. H.R. 5081: Mr. REICHERT and Mr. JOHNSON H.R. 5605: Mr. SHUSTER. H. Res. 1401: Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. RAHALL, of Georgia. H.R. 5606: Mr. SHUSTER. Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. TITUS, Mr. TONKO, Ms. H.R. 5097: Mr. CASTLE. H.R. 5610: Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California. NORTON, Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsyl- H.R. 5106: Mr. LEE of New York. H.R. 5614: Mr. CULBERSON. vania, Mr. BOCCIERI, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. DOYLE, H.R. 5111: Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. H.R. 5615: Mr. CALVERT and Mr. ROHR- Ms. FALLIN, Mr. PETRI, Mr. COBLE, Mr. TIM GUTHRIE, Mr. TURNER, and Mr. CRITZ. ABACHER. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. H.R. 5121: Mr. BLUMENAUER and Mr. PRICE H.R. 5616: Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. DRIEHAUS, ARCURI, Mr. ROSS, and Mr. HINCHEY. of North Carolina. Ms. NORTON, Ms. CHU, Mr. CUELLAR, and Mr. H. Res. 1402: Mr. DELAHUNT. H.R. 5137: Mr. PITTS. DAVIS of Illinois. H.R. 5211: Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin and Mr. H. Res. 1412: Mr. SNYDER. H.R. 5628: Mr. COURTNEY. CONNOLLY of Virginia. H. Res. 1420: Mr. COHEN, Mr. KIRK, and Mr. H.R. 5636: Mr. MOORE of Kansas. H.R. 5268: Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN. DELAHUNT. H.J. Res. 61: Mr. MAFFEI. H.R. 5300: Mrs. NAPOLITANO. H.J. Res. 81: Mr. MEEK of Florida and Mr. H. Res. 1431: Mr. LATTA, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, H.R. 5385: Ms. Markey of Colorado. STARK. Mr. CLEAVER, and Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. H.R. 5400: Mr. MEEK of Florida. H. Con. Res. 226: Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of Cali- H. Res. 1433: Mr. LATHAM, Mr. BARROW, H.R. 5426: Mr. CAMP and Mr. SIMPSON. Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. YOUNG of H.R. 5430: Mr. SABLAN. fornia, Mr. ROONEY, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. H.R. 5431: Mr. SABLAN. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Florida, Mr. EHLERS, and Ms. MATSUI. H.R. 5434: Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. Mr. ISSA, Ms. CHU, and Ms. DELAURO. H. Res. 1452: Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland. HODES, and Ms. ESHOO. H. Con. Res. 259: Mr. MORAN of Virginia and H. Res. 1471: Mr. LATTA. Mr. MCMAHON. H.R. 5460: Ms. WATSON and Mr. H. Res. 1474: Mr. OBERSTAR and Mr. H. Con. Res. 266: Mr. BISHOP of New York FALEOMAVAEGA. SABLAN. H.R. 5462: Ms. SLAUGHTER and Mr. BARROW. and Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. H. Res. 1483: Mr. BARROW, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. H.R. 5471: Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. H. Con. Res. 281: Mr. OLSON. WHITFIELD, Mr. INGLIS, Mr. LARSON of Con- H.R. 5482: Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia and H. Con. Res. 283: Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, necticut, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. Mr. WHITFIELD. Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. SABLAN, and Mr. RAHALL. H.R. 5503: Mr. HOLT, Mr. PAYNE, Mrs. H. Con. Res. 290: Mr. SABLAN. GARAMENDI, Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina, MALONEY, Mr. SHERMAN, and Ms. HIRONO. H. Res. 111: Mr. MCINTYRE and Mr. ROGERS Mr. CARTER, Mr. CAO, Mr. ORTIZ, Mrs. KIRK- H.R. 5510: Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. STARK, and of Michigan. PATRICK of Arizona, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. HARP- Mr. KUCINICH. H. Res. 527: Mr. INGLIS, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. ER, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky, H.R. 5527: Mr. RAHALL. SKELTON, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Ms. FOXX, Mr. Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. H.R. 5529: Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Flor- TOWNS, and Mr. MCMAHON. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mrs. ida, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. DJOU, and H. Res. 528: Mr. INGLIS, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. EMERSON, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. SKELTON, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Ms. FOXX, Mr. LANCE, Mr. FORBES, Mr. MILLER of Florida, H.R. 5530: Mr. SABLAN. TOWNS, and Mr. MCMAHON. Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. H.R. 5537: Mr. SABLAN. H. Res. 637: Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mrs. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. BRADY of Pennsyl- H.R. 5538: Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. LUMMIS, Mr. POSEY, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, vania, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. ISSA, and Mr. PITTS. Mr. WESTMORELAND, and Mrs. MYRICK. LANGEVIN, Mr. TURNER, Mr. REICHERT, Ms. H.R. 5540: Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. PITTS, H. Res. 1026: Mr. HOEKSTRA. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. Ms. FALLIN, and Mr. BARTLETT. H. Res. 1064: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. HINCHEY, Mr. BUYER, and Mr. FORTENBERRY.

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Vol. 156 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 2010 No. 100 Senate The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was ator from the State of Alaska, to perform able to resume consideration of this called to order by the Honorable MARK the duties of the Chair. matter and make headway. It is ex- BEGICH, a Senator from the State of DANIEL K. INOUYE, tremely important that we do that. Alaska. President pro tempore. On unemployment compensation, we Mr. BEGICH thereupon assumed the really need to do this. I have had a PRAYER chair as Acting President pro tempore. number of conversations with Senators The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- f from individual States about how dif- fered the following prayer: ficult it is for them to have these long- RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY term unemployed no longer having Let us pray. LEADER Eternal and blessed God, in the midst anyplace to go for help, and there are newspaper articles about people who of our days of labor, we are grateful for The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- are desperate throughout America. So I opportunities to pray. pore. The majority leader is recog- nized. hope we can do something on that. As our lawmakers grapple with press- We have here, and I will call for it in ing issues, give them the wisdom to f a little bit, the reading of the bill we seek Your guidance and to depend upon SCHEDULE got from the House of Representatives Your direction. Respond to their peti- dealing with extending the first-time tion by undergirding them with Your Mr. REID. Mr. President, following leader remarks, if any, the Senate will home buyer tax credit. That will allow enabling might, empowering them to the paperwork to be completed. There exercise responsible stewardship of turn to a period of morning business for 2 hours, with Senators during that is significant support on the other side their influence by striving to be lights for this, and I would hope we could do period of time allowed to speak for up in a dark world. Open their ears and this by consent. If not, it will be part to 10 minutes. Following morning busi- hearts this day to hear Your voice and of the vote we have on unemployment ness, the Senate will proceed to execu- obey Your commands, strengthening compensation. There is no effort to do tive session and will debate the nomi- them to make their utmost contribu- anything other than to get these two nation of GEN David Petraeus. There tion to healing a hurting world. matters passed. So I would hope my will be up to 20 minutes for debate We pray in Your great Name. Amen. friends on the other side of the aisle prior to a vote on confirmation of the f would consider just letting us do the nomination. Senators should expect home buyers assistance, the thing that PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE that vote to occur around noon today. passed the House. It is paid for. It has As a reminder to all Senators, last The Honorable MARK BEGICH led the been agreed to by Democrats and Re- evening I filed cloture on unemploy- Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: publicans. It passed the House last ment insurance and the home buyer I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the night with 400 votes—400 votes. So I tax credit extension. That vote would would hope we could get that done by United States of America, and to the Repub- occur tomorrow unless we arrange, by lic for which it stands, one nation under God, consent. It is the end of the month indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. unanimous consent, sometime today to today, and we should get this done. I do this. I will work with the Repub- f hope we can do that. lican leader on an agreement that As many people are aware, Senator APPOINTMENT OF ACTING would let us vote on that issue today if BYRD will lay in repose in the Senate PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE the minority is so determined. Chamber from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. to- We will also be able to resume con- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The morrow. The family will be in the sideration of the small business jobs Chamber from 10 a.m. until 12 noon. clerk will please read a communication bill this afternoon. We will consider to the Senate from the President pro Members are encouraged to pay their amendments. Rollcall votes are ex- respects to the family from 10:15 a.m. tempore (Mr. INOUYE). pected to occur throughout the after- The assistant legislative clerk read until 12 noon. noon and into the evening. Senate staff with floor privileges and the following letter: I say to Democratic Senators, we a congressional ID are invited to pay U.S. SENATE, were looking yesterday for an amend- respects from the Senate floor and PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, ment, but none was available. So I Washington, DC, June 30, 2010. should enter the Chamber through the To the Senate: agreed to have something happen in north door of the Capitol. Members of Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, the interim and let the Republicans the public and Senate staff without of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby offer amendments if we have none floor privileges are invited to pay trib- appoint the Honorable MARK BEGICH, a Sen- ready or offered. I hope we will also be ute to Senator BYRD from the Senate

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Mr. REID. Mr. President, as I indi- industry and over the everyday lives of What you heard this morning from cated, H.R. 5623, the Homebuyer Assist- Americans through a new national en- the Republican leader is a return to the ance and Improvement Act, is at the ergy tax. subject but ignoring the past. What we desk. I believe it is due for a second In other words, at a moment when know is this: We know we have become reading. the American people were hoping to more and more dependent on foreign The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- hear about what the White House was oil. It costs us, as a Nation, $1 billion a pore. The Senator is correct. The clerk doing to fix the oil leak in the gulf, the day that we are sending overseas to will read the title of the bill for the President was using that moment to other countries to buy their oil to sus- second time. prepare the ground for yet another tain our economy. This dependence, The assistant legislative clerk read piece of legislation that would expand unfortunately, leads to commitments as follows: the reach of government, and which we have to make—military commit- A bill (H.R. 5623) to amend the Internal would do absolutely nothing to solve ments, political commitments, eco- Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the home- the crisis at hand. nomic commitments—because of this buyer tax credit for the purchase of a prin- The leak still is not fixed. For more dependence on foreign oil. cipal residence before October 1, 2010, in the than 2 months, this pipe has gushed oil The second reality is this: We under- case of a written binding contract entered into the gulf, polluting our waters and stand there is a new, emerging energy into with respect to such principal residence technology in the 21st century. It is an before May 1, 2010, and for other purposes. our beaches, wreaking havoc on the lives and livelihoods of millions along energy technology based on efficiency, Mr. REID. Mr. President, I would at the gulf. I think it is most people’s economy, and the reduction of costs. this time object to any further pro- view that the left-wing wish-list can There are other countries in the world ceedings. wait. Fixing this immediate problem that are taking the lead in this area, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- should be the top priority right now. not the least of which is the nation of pore. Objection is heard. The bill will One of the President’s senior advisers China. be placed on the calendar. said the other day that when the Presi- I recently heard from MICHAEL BEN- f dent was elected, he had to deal with NET of Colorado, who spoke to us at a problems that had been put off for too Democratic Senate luncheon. He came RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY up with a statistic which in many ways LEADER long. But the administration needs to solve the most urgent problems first, is hard to believe but equally scary, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- and the most urgent problem is not a and here is what it is: The largest ex- pore. The Republican leader is recog- new national energy tax, it is the crisis port of the United States of America of nized. in the gulf. any product is in the aircraft industry. f Former President Clinton had it Look at Boeing. Look at all of the air- craft we are exporting around the CAP AND TRADE right the other day. He said the Fed- eral Government’s position on this world. It is our major export. Yet if Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, yes- issue ought to be very straightforward. you compare our major export to the terday, President Obama invited a The most important thing, he said, is export by China—by China—of energy group of Senators down to the White to fix the leak. The second most impor- technology to the world, they are now House to talk about the kind of energy tant thing is to keep oil away from the at 50 percent of the value of our annual bill he would like Congress to pass shores. The third most important thing aircraft exports. China has decided sometime this summer. is to minimize the damage from the oil that the future of the world is based on The first thing we heard about this that reaches the shores. And the fourth new, clean energy technology, and they meeting is that the President said it most important thing is to find out are doing something about it. They was not a meeting about the oilspill. who did what wrong, at BP and in the don’t come to their leadership and Let me say that again. The President Federal Government, and to hold them squabble, at least not in a public fash- said the purpose of this meeting was accountable. ion; they get focused—focused on cre- not to discuss the ongoing crisis in the But the first thing is to fix the leak. ating businesses and jobs and being Gulf of Mexico, where up to 60,000 bar- ready to compete in the 21st century. rels of oil are spewing into the gulf wa- f The third premise of our energy pol- ters each and every day, and which RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME icy goes to something on which the have been for 72 days now. Senator from Kentucky may or may The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Senator ALEXANDER had to raise the not agree with me. I happen to believe issue himself, only to be dismissed by pore. Under the previous order, the the activities of humans on this Earth the President. Well, I am sure that will leadership time is reserved. make a difference when it comes to the be of great comfort to the people of the f planet. I happen to believe when we gulf coast. When the President called look at glacial melt around the world, MORNING BUSINESS Senators to the White House to talk it reflects the fact that the world is about energy, I am sure most people in The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- changing. Ever so gradually, it is get- the gulf thought the crisis down there pore. Under the previous order, there ting warmer. As the Earth increases its would at least be a topic of discussion. will now be a period of morning busi- temperature, it changes weather pat- Evidently, they were wrong. ness, with Senators permitted to speak terns, the currents of the oceans, the The second thing we heard about the therein for up to 10 minutes each. land we live on, the crops we grow, and meeting is that the President made The Senator from Illinois. our future. Some people don’t accept what was described as a ‘‘very pas- f that. Some don’t see a connection. sionate’’ argument in favor of ‘‘putting They don’t believe any of the carbon a price on carbon.’’ This, of course, is ADDRESSING THE ISSUES released into the atmosphere creates a code for the new national energy tax Mr. DURBIN. In response to the Re- problem. I have met many of them. commonly referred to around here as publican leader’s speech, I have three Some are people who in good faith cap and trade. words: Drill, baby, drill. That was the don’t come to the same conclusion I This is what the meeting was really chant we heard across the United reach. I respect them, but I respect- about. And those of us who said that States from the Republican side of the fully think they are wrong.

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They are after the tough, deep oil to fuel our It is a massive national commitment cutting off the utilities. I don’t know economy and its needs, we are engen- by our government, by the private sec- what to do. Three kids in the house and dering more problems and more chal- tor. The suggestion of the Senator a grandson, and they are cutting off lenges than before. Had there been a from Kentucky that the President is my utilities. spill of oil in downstate Illinois or in not focused on it is not accurate nor That is the real world of the real Alaska or Texas, it would have been fair. votes cast by the other side of the terrible, but it could have been con- I believe we need to focus on energy. aisle. tained much more quickly than this We need to be honest about the future This morning the New York Times gusher of oil coming from the floor of when it comes to energy. If we accept had an editorial which I want to make the Gulf of Mexico. As we explore in the premise that we will continue to be reference to. I ask unanimous consent new areas, tougher, more challenging dependent on foreign oil indefinitely, that this editorial be printed in the areas, we run greater risk. That is a re- that we will spend a billion dollars a RECORD. ality. day, sending it to many countries There being no objection, the mate- I take exception to the remarks of which not only disagree with us in rial was ordered to be printed in the the Senator from Kentucky who sug- terms of our values but turn around RECORD, as follows: gested this administration is not doing and spend our dollars against us to fos- [From the New York Times, June 30, 2010] everything in its power to deal with ter and to be patrons to terrorism, if WHO WILL FIGHT FOR THE UNEMPLOYED? this spill in the gulf. Let’s look at what we accept that, then we will do nothing Without doubt, the two biggest threats to we have done. This President called in about a national energy policy. If we the economy are unemployment and the dire BP and made it clear that the cost of accept the premise that we should do financial condition of the states, yet law- this damage will be borne by that oil nothing about clean energy technology makers have failed to deal intelligently with company, not by the taxpayers. I was and all the potential for business and either one. pleasantly surprised when the Gov- jobs it creates, that America is going Federal unemployment benefits began to ernor of Mississippi, Haley Barbour, a to take a back seat to China and other expire nearly a month ago. Since then, 1.2 man who in the past was as passionate countries, then we will do nothing million jobless workers have been cut off. The House passed a six-month extension as in his beliefs as I am in my Democratic about the national energy policy. If we part of a broader spending bill in May, but beliefs, came out and praised President accept the premise that there is no the Senate, despite three attempts, has not Obama for sitting down with BP and global warming and we should not lose been able to pass a similar bill. The majority getting a commitment of $20 billion in a moment’s sleep worrying about it, leader, Harry Reid, said he was ready to give a fund to deal with the economic losses then we will do nothing about a na- up after the third try last week when all of associated with this spill. BP has tional energy policy. the Senate’s Republicans and a lone Demo- bought commercials that most of us That is what we hear from the other crat, Ben Nelson of Nebraska, blocked the have seen saying: We will pay for this, side of the aisle, do nothing, say no. bill. Meanwhile, the states face a collective all of it. I don’t know if the Senator Over and over throughout this congres- budget hole of some $112 billion, but neither from Kentucky thinks that is unimpor- sional session, the response of Senate the House nor the Senate has a plan to help. tant. I believe it is important. Republicans has been say no. When we The House stripped a provision for $24 billion Secondly, I am as troubled by the tackled the tough and controversial in state fiscal aid from its earlier spending continuing spill as anyone. I know the issue of containing health care costs, bill. The Senate included state aid in its ill- President feels that has to end and end runaway costs that are affecting every fated bill to extend unemployment benefits; immediately. But as the Senator from business, every family and every level when that bill failed, the promise of aid van- Kentucky knows, we don’t have a U.S. of government, Republicans said: No, ished as well. department of deep sea drilling. It As a result, 30 states that had counted on we will not engage. We will not be part the money to help balance their budgets will doesn’t exist. What we are relying on is of that conversation. be forced to raise taxes even higher and to the private sector’s capacity, tech- When we went after Wall Street re- cut spending even deeper in the budget year nology, equipment, and expertise to form and said: After this recession, we that begins on July 1. That will only worsen find a way to cope with this problem. I have learned lessons; we will not allow unemployment, both among government am as frustrated as any American that these titans on Wall Street to repeat workers and the states’ private contractors. on day 75 of this spill, it has not come their mistakes and kill more jobs in Worsening unemployment means slower to an end. But it continues. The Presi- the future, all but four Republicans growth, or worse, renewed recession. said: No, we are not interested in that So if lawmakers are wondering why con- dent focuses on this every day, as does sumer confidence and the stock market are his Cabinet. conversation. We don’t want to be part tanking (the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock Yesterday we had a meeting with In- of that effort. index hit a new low for the year on Tuesday), terior Secretary Ken Salazar. The man Now we find again, in one of the most they need look no further than a mirror. has spent day after weary day devoting telling and important issues of the mo- The situation cries out for policies to sup- himself completely to this. Carol ment, unemployment compensation for port economic growth—specifically jobless Browner, an environmental assistant the hundreds of thousands of Ameri- benefits and fiscal aid to states. But instead in the White House, was there talking cans out of work, Republicans have of delivering, Congressional Republicans and about the massive commitment which said, no, we will not lend a helping many Democrats have been asserting that the nation must act instead to cut the def- we have made. She was asked point- hand to the people of America out of icit. The debate has little to do with eco- blank: Are you providing the booms, work. nomic reality and everything to do with po- the things they spread out in the water I look at the numbers of those who litical posturing. A lot of lawmakers have to stop the flow and spread of this oil, are unemployed across the country, concluded that the best way to keep their are you supplying all of the booms re- who will lose their benefits because Re- jobs is to pander to the nation’s new populist quested by all of the States in the Gulf publicans continue to say no. I look at mood and play off the fears of the very of Mexico? States such as Kentucky, the home Americans whose economic well-being Con- She said: We are supplying not only State of the Republican leader, where gress is threatening. 100 percent of their requests but over 22,600 Kentucky families had their un- Deficits matter, but not more than eco- nomic recovery, and not more urgently than 100 percent of their requests, and we employment cut off because Senator the economic survival of millions of Ameri- are going to continue to manufacture MCCONNELL and his colleagues voted no cans. A sane approach would couple near- and secure this boom to protect our when it came to extending unemploy- term federal spending with a credible plan shoreline. She said: Of course, we ment benefits. In my State of Illinois, for deficit reduction—a mix of tax increases

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For many peo- the extension of unemployment benefits, earn a paycheck, and spend it for goods ple it will be a time of relaxation with they succeeded in preserving a tax loophole and services, breathing life back into a family. For many Senators it is a rest that benefits wealthy money managers at dying economy, trying to turn it that is needed after a lot of days spent private equity firms and other investment around. After 4 years of that effort, in session in the Senate. As we return, partnerships. They also derailed an effort to President Roosevelt, at the urging of in my home State, 80,000 families won’t end widespread tax avoidance by owners of more conservative political leaders, be celebrating the Fourth of July. small businesses organized as S-corpora- said: We better start focusing now on They will be wondering how they are tions. If they are really so worried about the going to pay their utility bills and feed deficit, why balk at these evidently sensible the deficit. They started tapping the ways to close tax loopholes and end tax breaks on spending, and the unemploy- their families. For the rest of us who avoidance? ment rate shot up again, creating a fol- live in comfort, full-time employment, House lawmakers made an effort on Tues- low-on to the Great Depression which it may be a world removed. But for day to extend jobless benefits but failed to was not relieved until the beginning of them, it is the world of reality they get the necessary votes, and it remains un- World War II. face every single day. Their life has be- certain if an extension can pass both the Sadly, it appears we are about to re- come more complicated, and their bur- House and Senate before Congress leaves peat that historical mistake. We know den is heavier because this Senate has town on Friday for a weeklong break. What’s Republicans continue to argue that be- failed to extend unemployment bene- needed, and what’s lacking, is leadership, cause of our deficit, we should not fits. both in Congress and from the White House, Mr. President, 1.2 million Americans to set the terms of the debate—jobs before worry about the recession or spending deficit reduction—and to fight for those money to stimulate the creation of in the month of June will lose their un- terms, with failure not an option. jobs. The money we send out to unem- employment benefits because not one single Republican would vote to help Mr. DURBIN. The New York Times ployed people is turned around imme- Americans who have lost their jobs editorial today reads: ‘‘Who Will Fight diately into the economy. These people through no fault of their own. Where for the Unemployed?’’ are living hand to mouth. Every dollar they would find permission to spend I want to quote a few sentences from they receive is spent. As it is spent at money on so many other things, when it: a business, it creates business profits and small business jobs. One thing it comes to investing in American fam- Without doubt, the two biggest threats to leads to another as the multiplier ilies who have fallen on hard times, the economy are unemployment and the dire they turn a deaf ear. That, to me, is financial condition of the states, yet law- takes that dollar, respends it many makers have failed to deal intelligently with times in our economy and breathes life sad and unfortunate. We need to ad- either one. back into an economy which has been dress many issues in this Congress. It Federal unemployment benefits began to fraught with a recession. That is the troubles me that we would consider expire nearly a month ago. Since then, 1.2 reality of the need today. The failure going home for anything near a holiday million jobless workers have been cut off. to meet that need will guarantee the or a relief from our Senate duties and The House passed a six-month extension as deficit continues and gets worse. It will ignore the burdens facing Americans part of a broader spending bill in May, but be a self-fulfilling prophecy as Repub- who are in unemployed status or who the Senate, despite three attempts, has not have trouble in their families because been able to pass a similar bill. The majority licans turn down unemployment bene- fits, arguing that we can’t afford it as of this weak economy. leader, HARRY REID, said he was ready to I sincerely hope a handful—three or give up after the third try last week when all a nation because of the deficit and, as of the Senate’s Republicans and a lone Dem- a result, drive up unemployment in the four Republicans—will consider voting ocrat, BEN NELSON of Nebraska, blocked the country, driving up the very deficits for unemployment benefits for those bill. they say they want to end. It is a les- across America who are out of work. Meanwhile, the states face a collective son of history. Those who ignore his- We come to the aid of the American budget hole of some $112 billion, but neither tory are likely and condemned to re- family when people are in need. When the House nor the Senate has a plan to help. there is a natural disaster, we are The House stripped a provision for $24 billion peat it. Returning to this New York Times there. This is an economic disaster. It in state fiscal aid from its earlier spending requires an emergency response. We bill. The Senate included state aid in its ill- editorial: fated bill to extend unemployment benefits; So if lawmakers are wondering why con- should not leave Washington without when that bill failed, the promise of aid van- sumer confidence and the stock market are dealing with it. ished as well. tanking (the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock Mr. President, I yield the floor. As a result, 30 states that had counted on index hit a new low for the year on Tuesday), The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. the money to help balance their budgets will they need look no further than a mirror. UDALL of New Mexico). The Senator be forced to raise taxes even higher and to The situation cries out for policies to sup- from Alaska is recognized. cut spending even deeper in the budget year port economic growth—specifically jobless Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, I say to that begins on July 1. That will only worsen benefits and fiscal aid to states. But instead the Senator from Illinois, I was pre- unemployment, both among government of delivering, Congressional Republicans and siding for about a half hour. I was not workers and the states’ private contractors. many Democrats have been asserting that planning on speaking. I know my staff the nation must act instead to cut the def- Worsening unemployment means slower right now is getting very nervous that growth, or worse, renewed recession. icit. The debate has little to do with eco- nomic reality and everything to do with po- I am speaking on the floor of the Sen- I might add a comment here. This litical posturing. A lot of lawmakers have ate without their knowledge, but I do morning’s newspapers, the Washington concluded that the best way to keep their want to say a couple things. Post and the New York Times, at least jobs is to pander to the nation’s new populist I say to the Senator, one, he is abso- the ones I have seen, and the Chicago mood and play off the fears of the very lutely right on unemployment benefits papers as well, question what the reac- Americans whose economic well-being Con- and what we need to do in the next day tion of our economy is going to be. gress is threatening. or so. But I want to go back to his first They looked at the stock market yes- Deficits matter, but not more than eco- comment. I was at the meeting yester- terday. One day does not make a trend, nomic recovery, and not more urgently than the economic survival of millions of Ameri- day with the President, and I sat next but there is a growing concern that we cans. A sane approach would couple near- to Senator ALEXANDER and heard the are sliding back into a recession be- term federal spending with a credible plan question on the oilspill issue. The com- cause of the failure of Republicans to for deficit reduction—a mix of tax increases ment from the Republican leader was support not only the President’s stim- and spending cuts—as the economic recovery that the President just brushed it ulus package but also to send unem- takes hold. aside. I am not here to defend the ployment benefits to those needy peo- This New York City editorial summa- President. He can do his own job de- ple across America. This is a repeat, rizes what I consider the situation. In a fending himself. But the point was, we

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Thank you, Mr. Deepwater and what is going on with they win or lose in an election. The President. offshore. There are meetings all over people who will lose if we do not get a While I will be speaking on the sub- this place. comprehensive energy plan is the pub- ject of Senator BYRD, I, too, want to I know the Republican leader was not lic. It does not matter if we are Demo- join my colleague from Illinois in com- at the meeting, so I am sure he got the crat or Republican, Green Party, Inde- mending our Senator from Alaska on information secondhand. But I was. It pendent. You name it. We are going to this issue and so many others. The was not brushed off. I think all of us, I be affected because we will continue to Senator’s staff does not have to worry. do not care what State we are from—I import from foreign sources that do He speaks fluidly, eloquently, and am from an oil and gas State—believe not like us. We will continue to put our without flaw. But, second, I think his in the development of oil and gas, but country at risk from a national secu- courage on this issue has helped inspire we are all concerned about the prob- rity perspective, and we will not recog- our caucus to move forward. lems down in the gulf and the tragedy nize that we are now No. 2, No. 3 when We come from different States. For and the 11 lives that were lost there. So it comes to energy technology and some States it is easier; for some we are 100 percent committed in this China is beating us. States it is harder to take on this body in a bipartisan way. That is unacceptable for this country issue. Probably for Alaska it is one of What I found amazing—and the Sen- to be No. 2 or No. 3 on this issue. We the two or three hardest States to do ator’s point was we can do more than should be No. 1. For people to come it, and the Senator has done it with one thing in this body. I believe I can. down wanting to pigeon-hole this and courage, with intelligence, with drive, I know everyone around me and around claim we do not have the capacity in and I think ultimately with success. my caucus believes that. So we are the Senate to do more than one thing So I thank the Senator. is unbelievable. We will work double- going to work on the oilspill. Abso- f lutely we want to cap it. But that is time on the oilspill. But we must work going on now. They are 16,000 feet down double-time on developing an energy REMEMBERING SENATOR ROBERT on a second drill, a relief drill. They policy that moves us to better security C. BYRD are about 1,000 feet away. We know for our country, our economic security, Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, it is that is being worked on. and to make sure we see the future. with deep sadness that I rise to honor But the reality is, we have to have a The future is a new energy economy my colleague and friend, Senator ROB- comprehensive energy plan in this that creates new jobs in this country. ERT C. BYRD. I look at the simple elo- country. The fact is, if we want to talk So I was not planning to speak, I say quence of the roses and the black felt about jobs and job creation in the fu- to the Senator from Illinois, but he on his desk, and, sort of, he rises above ture, that is a huge potential for us. sparked me. I get agitated sometimes that and hovers above us in just about This debate, when we get to it—I when this body—not the Senator, obvi- everything we do. know some want to make it cap and ously, but the Republican leader—when The admiration that all of us in this tax, cap and trade, cap and cap, cap they want to just do one thing. It is body have for Senator BYRD is genuine and something. But the reality is, this like when a person gets a meal on a and palpable. We miss him dearly, and is about a comprehensive energy plan. plate, and one person just likes to eat I know I speak for the entire Senate This is about creating a plan that gets the corn first, complete it all, and then when I say our thoughts and prayers they move to the next thing. We have us more secure for our national secu- are with Senator BYRD’s family as they rity. I say to the Senator, he talked the capacity to do many things in this mourn his passing. Senate. We have spent 40 years—from about the amount of money we spend Mr. President, no one loved the Sen- the last major embargo in 1974— overseas going to countries that do not ate more than ROBERT BYRD. He de- twiddling our thumbs and doing small, like us. They spend that money against voted his life to this august institution little, special interest legislation for us. It is in our best interests to develop and, in doing so, became an institution energy. Now let’s do the right legisla- a comprehensive plan, not using the ex- himself. He is a legend—a man who em- tion for the American people and do it cuses that have gone around this place bodied the best ideals of this body. It is right for our national security. fitting that on this day we remember for the last 40 years. We need to get So I will stop on my rant. My staff is busy and do it for the consumer, do it probably sweating bullets right now. Senator BYRD the Senate is under- for our national security, do it for our They had no idea I was going to be taking one of its most important con- economic security, and do it for the fu- down here doing this. I am off to a stitutionally mandated responsibil- ture of job creation in this economy. committee hearing. ities: the confirmation hearings for a So if we want to talk about the oil- I thank the Chair. Supreme Court Associate Justice. spill, absolutely. We will work double- Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, if the Senator BYRD would remind us that time on that. We are doing it from Senator would yield briefly for a ques- we are in a process where the first every end of the Capitol and all across tion, 21 years ago, I went up to Prince branch of government is giving its ad- this country. As a matter of fact, today William Sound to see the Exxon Valdez vice and consent to a selection from another report came out. A multi- spill. I say to the Senator, I know he the second branch of government in national effort, a multicountry effort knows, as a native of Alaska, firsthand choosing someone to sit on the highest from around the world has come to our how terrible these spills can be, the im- part of the third branch of government. assistance in the gulf. But we also need pact they can have in the short and He loved the Constitution, he loved to be dealing with a comprehensive en- long term. But I commend the Senator the Senate, he loved America, and he ergy plan. for his statement because we can do came from the bosom of America. In Alaska, we are doing it. By 2025 we more than one thing if we are working I am struck by the history of this intend to have 50 percent of our energy together. If we are divided and at war moment. We read about the great Sen- produced by renewable energy. Even politically, we do not accomplish ators who served in this body—the though we are dependent on oil and gas much. Websters and the Clays, the for the economic viability of our State, What the President wants us to do is LaFollettes and the Wagners. Well, I we recognize the diversity that has to deal with the gulf oilspill but also not cannot help but feel privileged to have happen: In Kodiak, AK, 10 years ago, ignore the need for a national energy served, in my brief time—certainly zero; today, almost 85 percent renew- policy that is going to make us strong- compared to the Senators here—with a able energy. The largest Coast Guard er, create more jobs, and make us less legend, with a man whose name will go station in this country is in Kodiak, dependent on foreign oil. down in history beside those men as

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The man cared honor him than to yield the Senate Because he was here for so long, of so much about the Senate. Despite the floor to him for one last time. course, he had such power but cared fact he was ailing, there he was be- People asked, why not the Rotunda? about each of the Members and their cause he loved the Senate. His re- It was not that he did not deserve trib- States. marks, if my colleagues read them, ute in the Rotunda, and, for sure, tens The most striking moment I had were balanced. He understood the prob- of thousands would have lined up. But with Senator BYRD occurred in the lems, but he understood the traditions, this is the body he loved, and this is wake of 9/11. It was the day after that and he tried, as usual, to weave the two the body where his final day here Senator Clinton and I went up to New together. should be. York, and we saw the devastation. We There are few Senators who could do I would like to share a few brief could smell death in the air, see the an- that, in the more than 200-year history thoughts and reflect on Senator BYRD’s guished looks of people holding signs: of this body, the way he could. There service to the people of West Virginia Have you seen my husband? Have you are also few Senators in this body who and the Nation. seen my wife? The towers were gone, fought as hard for their States as Sen- The most important thing we should but people did not know who had sur- ator BYRD did. I certainly admire the all remember about ROBERT BYRD is his vived and who had not. Most did not, of people who are here who become na- life story, for it embodies America, the course. tional leaders but never forget where best of America. It embodies the Amer- Then the next call we got, as we they came from. There is a tendency ican dream. Because of his intelligence, came back, was from Senator BYRD. among some who come to Washington his indefatigable energy, and up-by- Senator BYRD said: Please come to my to sort of forget where they came from. the-bootstraps determination, he rose office. We went to his office on the first Not Senator BYRD. All across West Vir- from a childhood marred by abject pov- floor of the Capitol. He came to Sen- ginia, men and women are able to real- erty to being three heartbeats away ator Clinton and I and said: CHUCK, Hil- ize the American dream because he from the Presidency. lary, I want you to consider me the fought for them. He was unrelenting He made mistakes in his earlier ca- third Senator from the great State of and unapologetic in his desire to im- reer, which he freely admitted later. New York. prove the lives of West Virginians by Who has not? But he just grew and We knew we needed help, and we making generous investments in infra- grew and grew. That is what great men needed it fast. Even before we went to structure and research. He brought do: they grow larger and stronger and visit President Bush and asked him for that State into the future and afforded better as they go through life. That the help that New York needed, Sen- generations of West Virginians good- could certainly be said of Senator ator BYRD, on his own, invited us over paying jobs, allowing them to provide BYRD. and pledged his help. Like always, he for their families and have the dignity Unlike many of the great men who lived up to his word, not just in the all Americans deserve. preceded him, Senator BYRD did not next days or weeks or months but Some of the more elite parts of the grow up as a member of a privileged years. I would go to him 3, 4 years later media would make fun of what he did, class. He was an orphan, raised in the and say there is still this part of the but I thought our colleague, Senator Appalachian coal towns of West Vir- promise made to New York that hasn’t ROCKEFELLER, said it best. I am para- ginia. He graduated from high school been fulfilled. There he was, and he did phrasing; I read this in the newspaper. at 16 as the valedictorian, but like so it. Without a doubt, the dear city I He said Senator BYRD realized that many Americans of his day, he was too love, New York City, would not have until you get a road and a water sys- poor and could not afford college. been able to recover as quickly or as tem to these isolated towns, you So as a young Member of Congress, well without that man from the coal couldn’t open the door of the future for he worked his way through law school, fields of West Virginia, Senator ROB- them, and he knew that. Senator BYRD and, at age 46, he earned the diploma— ERT C. BYRD, helping us. He showed a relentlessly, in town after town after with honors—that had eluded him in level of selflessness that is rarely seen, town, did that. He fought to increase his youth. and I think I can speak on behalf of access to health care and ensure the I remember his love of West Virginia. Secretary Clinton and the people of people had the right to vote, and he When I was new in this body, just New York in telling Senator BYRD how made sure every child in West Virginia learning it—and part of the way I grateful we are to him. had the right to live up to his God- learned it was by going to Senator We all have so many memories of given potential through a quality edu- BYRD’s class on the rules of the Senate; Senator BYRD, so many things. We only cation. legendary to each freshman class of his served together a little less than 12 Every one of us could go on and on time—but one day I was just seated at years, 111⁄2 years, but he was like a about Senator BYRD’s accomplish- my desk, and Senator BYRD rose to jewel. He had so many different facets ments, but I think what is even more speak. It was a Friday afternoon. I be- that every one of us was touched by important than accomplishments is lieve it was in the springtime. Business him in many ways. who he was as a person. He was some- was finished and everyone was rushing So I relate my last strong memory of one who knew where he stood but home. As you know, Mr. President, I Senator BYRD. The Presiding Officer showed a profound willingness to usually rush home. I love to be in New remembers as well because it was at a evolve, and that is a sign of extraor- York. But as I was getting ready to hearing of the Rules Committee where dinary character. It is all too easy for leave, Senator BYRD rose, and his we are now having a series of hearings an elected official to plug his ears and speech captivated me. under the suggestion of the Presiding say: Sorry, that is my position; that is For 45 minutes he gave a speech on Officer and leadership to decide wheth- the way it has always been, and that is the beauty of West Virginia in the er we should reform the filibuster rule the way it will always be. Not Senator springtime. The theme of the speech and what we should do about it. Sen- BYRD. He was unafraid to take new ar- was to urge visitors from other States ator BYRD, frail at that point, about a guments into consideration and expand to come experience it. It was an amaz- month ago, came to our hearing room. his world view accordingly. ing speech. It was almost like poetry. I He sat next to me and then gave one of What also struck me about him was am sure Senator BYRD probably did not the best orations I have heard in a his fundamental humility, the best ex- have to sit and spend days preparing it. committee. He was 92. He turned the ample of which is probably his rela- It just flowed off his lips, his love of pages of his speech himself. That tionship with my dear friend and men- West Virginia, combined with his elo- wasn’t so easy for him. It was clearly— tor, Ted Kennedy, another legend in

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The first place I to me as a new Member coming into One would think after this kind of ani- ever saw Senator BYRD was playing the the Senate—I started it and got mus that the two of them would never fiddle on television. Boy, he could play. through a portion, not all of it, but it come together, but in their lives in the It was impressive to see somebody of was excellently written, well pre- Senate they established a deep mean- his stature playing an instrument so sented, and certainly a good education ingful bond, a tribute to both of them. brilliantly. as to what we should do in preserving Senator Kennedy would tell me sto- In his biographical statement on his the constitutional integrity that the ries about Senator BYRD and some of Web site, I found a statement that I Founders intended for this body to be. the things he had done, serious and hu- want to expand and build off of. It says: He, of course, was the greatest defender morous. To me it is so profound that In every corner of West Virginia, the peo- of it. within a year we have lost the two gi- ple of the Mountain State know that there is Others have spoken more eloquently ants among whom I was proud and one man on whom they can always depend: about Senator BYRD, but I don’t think lucky to serve. U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd. He has always any eloquence could match the elo- I will never forget when Senator remained true to his faith and his family, quence with which he lived his life— while working to build a better future for his BYRD, sick as he was, was outside the particularly toward his faith and his state and his country. steps of the Capitol to salute Ted Ken- family. That is what we should recog- nedy after he passed earlier this year. His remaining true to his faith and nize the most. It was Senator BYRD who provided the family was at the core of Senator BYRD I yield the floor and suggest the ab- crucial vote to fulfill Ted Kennedy’s and his longevity, and at the core of sence of a quorum. lifelong passion: Comprehensive health his service. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The care reform. As every Senator sat at While he spoke often and wrote well clerk will call the roll. their desk for the final passage vote, about the institutional prerogatives of The legislative clerk proceeded to the clerk called the roll. When Senator the Senate better than anybody in the call the roll. BYRD’s name was called, he raised his history of this body, it is that his life Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask voice as loud as he could and declared: centered around his core, remaining unanimous consent that the order for ‘‘Madam President, this is for my true to his faith and his family. He was the quorum call be rescinded. friend Ted Kennedy. Aye!’’ married for 68 years to his spouse, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Those two friends, those two legends Erma, who stayed by his side con- objection, it is so ordered. today are together again in heaven, stantly, and of whom he would speak Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, with the and I would love to be able to hear the often. passing of our colleague, ROBERT BYRD, conversations and reminiscences be- Senator BYRD and I would speak a mighty oak in the forest of Senate tween them. about his faith on the floor frequently. history has fallen. There are flowers on ROBERT BYRD will be remembered He was a man of deep faith and a man his desk, but there is a tremendous forever. He will be remembered as a of strong convictions, and that was his void in our midst. man who loved this institution and centerpiece. He would often speak on As we all know, Senator BYRD was guarded its history. He will be remem- this floor about his faith. the longest serving Senator in the his- bered as a man who always stood up for I think what you saw in Senator tory of this body. But what was most his State. He is a man who will be re- BYRD in that statement about his faith remarkable about ROBERT C. BYRD was membered as someone who lived the and his family is a cultural require- not his longevity but his unique stat- American dream and fought to make ment for the United States. This is a ure and accomplishment in the Senate. that dream a reality for countless oth- nation of strong faith, a nation that No individual in our long history has ers. Perhaps most of all, he will be re- values family. At the core of this coun- been a more tenacious champion of the membered as a loving father, grand- try is that cultural need and necessity, traditions, prerogatives, and rules of father, and husband. and the leaders of the country need to this body. Today the Senate mourns, the people have at their core a strong bearing Senator BYRD was very fond of noting of West Virginia mourn, the Nation within them, and that is a part of their how many Presidents he had served mourns. service. That was a big part of Senator under. He always answered, ‘‘None.’’ As I yield the floor and note the absence BYRD’s service. His comments reflected he explained it, he had never served of a quorum. the way he lived. Often people say that under any President but he had served The PRESIDING OFFICER. The the way you live speaks louder than with 11 Presidents as a proud member clerk will call the roll. any words you say. That is what I of a separate and coequal branch of The legislative clerk proceeded to found with Senator BYRD. The way he government. call the roll. lived was speaking louder than any Likewise, no individual has had Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I words. greater reverence for the Constitution ask unanimous consent that the order It was the Senator’s commitment and for our Founders’ vision for an as- for the quorum call be rescinded. within his family and his willingness to sertive, independent legislative branch. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without live that and his faith that spoke loud- As the ‘‘Almanac of American Poli- objection, it is so ordered. er than any of his words. When we tics’’ says in its profile of Senator Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I would talk about these things, you BYRD: rise to speak about Senator BYRD, as could see that they were at the depth He may come closer to the kind of Senator many of my colleagues have, and make of his soul and being. Whether we the Founding Fathers had in mind than any a few comments about an extraor- agreed or disagreed on a number of other. dinary individual. Just the sheer num- things—and there were many disagree- For so many years, if anyone on the bers are very impressive. He was mar- ments I had with him on policy issues, Senate floor needed to look up some- ried for 68 years, elected to 9 terms, no question about that—you could thing in the Constitution, we knew had more than 20,000 days of service in never challenge his core convictions. where to turn. Senator BYRD always the Senate, approaching 19,000 rollcall His faith and commitment to his fam- carried a copy in his left breast pocket, votes cast, and had a 97-percent attend- ily were things that were obvious by directly over his heart. ance record. the way he lived. You could have this It was Senator BYRD’s reverence for Senator BYRD was the majority lead- sort of gentlemanly debate about top- the Constitution that led to what I er from 1977 to 1981, and again from 1987 ics that would come up, but you could consider to be arguably his finest hour to 1989. He was President pro tempore never question or challenge the char- in the Senate—his outspoken opposi- four different times when his party was acter and heart and soul of that. tion to the rush to war in Iraq in 2002

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Senator, well into his eighties, became Senators to ever get that assignment. I That always brought a smile on that an icon and a folk hero to young people will not go into how all that happened, one. I guarantee no one could ever get in universities all across America. but I can remember going to visit Sen- a better, more thorough education at Why? Because when President Bush ator BYRD—who then, of course, was any one of our universities. was at the peak of his popularity and the ranking minority member, when I Senator BYRD’s erudition bore fruit power, Senator BYRD dared to say that first came to the Senate, on the Appro- in no less than nine books that he the emperor—any President—has no priations Committee—to ask for his wrote and published over the last two clothes when it comes to declaring war. guidance and his willingness to work decades. We know he wrote the book on Senator BYRD said the reason given for with me and to instruct me on how to the Senate, a masterful, four-volume the invasion—Iraq’s alleged weapons of be a good member of the Appropria- history of this institution that has be- mass destruction—was trumped up, and tions Committee. For the next 25 come a classic. What my colleagues he predicted the war would be a colos- years, he was either the chair of the may not know is he also authored a sal mistake. committee or the ranking member. So highly respected history of the Roman I remember those impassioned I was privileged to learn at the elbow Senate. There are some who joked—and I am speeches he gave at that time. If only of a master appropriator and legislator. sure he would not mind me saying this we had taken the advice of the wise During his more than 58 years in Con- because we said it to him many times Senator from West Virginia, how many gress, Senator BYRD witnessed aston- in the past—there are some who think young American lives—over 3,000— ishing changes, when you think about ROBERT C. BYRD served in the Roman would not have been lost, perhaps 10 it. Our population during his service Senate. I can tell you, that part of the times that many injured, carrying the grew by more than 125 million. He Byrd legacy and legend just is not so. wounds and scars of that war for the served for 25 percent of the time we We always said that. It always brought remainder of their lives, not to men- have been a republic. There has been an a smile, and he always chuckled when tion the nearly $1 trillion spent out of explosion of new technologies. America we talked about that. He was an expert our Treasury for that war in Iraq. grew more prosperous, more diverse, on the Roman Senate. He knew it, and Later, in his outstanding book, ‘‘Los- more powerful. But across those nearly he knew who served in the Roman Sen- ing America’’—I recommend this book six decades of rapid change, there was ate and how it worked to bring down to every young person. I see our pages one constant: Senator BYRD’s tireless the Roman Empire. sitting here. Pick up that book by ROB- service to his country; his passion for I have talked at length about Sen- ERT C. BYRD. It is called ‘‘Losing Amer- bringing new opportunities to the peo- ator BYRD’s education because this ex- ica.’’ He just wrote it about 5 or 6 years ple of West Virginia; his dedication to plains why he was so passionate about ago. It became an instant bestseller. It this branch of government, the U.S. ensuring every American has access to is a great book. In that book, ‘‘Losing Congress, and to this House of Con- a quality public education, both K–12 America,’’ Senator BYRD decried the gress, the U.S. Senate. and higher education. Coming from a Senate’s willingness to cave in to the ROBERT BYRD was a person of many poor background, Senator BYRD be- President. He did not care about accomplishments with a rich legacy. In lieved that a cardinal responsibility of whether the President was a Democrat my brief time today, I wish to speak of government is to provide a ladder of or Republican. He said cave in to any one area of his advocacy which I have opportunity so that everyone, no mat- President—it is readiness, as he put it, had ample opportunity to observe in ter how humble a background, has a ‘‘to salute the emperor.’’ He referred my capacity both as the longtime chair shot at the American dream. Obvi- back to his earlier book he had written or ranking member of the Appropria- ously, the most important rungs on on the Roman Senate, noting that it tions subcommittee for education and that ladder of opportunity involve edu- was ‘‘the progressive decline of the al- as a longtime member and now chair of cation, beginning with quality public ready supine [Roman] Senate’’ that led the Committee on Health, Education, schools, including access to college and to the decline of the Roman Republic, Labor, and Pensions. other forms of higher education. and he warned that the same could During all these years, Senator BYRD During my quarter century now in happen in America. was passionately committed to improv- this body, no one has fought harder for I have always had a special affinity ing public education in the United public education than Senator ROBERT for Senator BYRD because we were both States and expanding access to higher BYRD. As long-time chairman, ranking the sons of coal miners, both raised in education, especially for those of mod- member and, most recently, the senior humble circumstances. I will miss see- est means. member of the Appropriations Com- ing ROBERT BYRD at his desk or in the As we all know, as I said, he was mittee, he was the champion of edu- well and going up to express my best raised in the hardscrabble coalfields of cation at every turn—fighting to re- wishes and converse with him. He southern West Virginia. His family was duce class sizes, improve teacher train- would always grab my hand; he would poor, but they were rich in faith and ing, bringing new technologies into the look at me and say: We have coal min- values. His adoptive parents nurtured classroom, boosting access to higher ers’ blood running in our veins. We in ROBERT BYRD a lifelong passion for education. were the only two sons of coal miners education and learning. He was valedic- In 1985, my first year here in the Sen- to serve in the Senate, at least at this torian of his high school class but too ate, he created the only national time. He always said that to me. I am poor, too underprivileged to go to col- merit-based college scholarship pro- going to miss that. lege right away. Again, keep in mind, gram funded through the U.S. Depart- In reading about the Senator’s early those were the days before Pell grants ment of Education. Congress later years—lifting himself out of poverty and guaranteed loans or even Byrd named it in his honor. The Robert C. before running for the West Virginia scholarships. He worked as a shipyard Byrd Honors Scholars Program is a fed- Legislature in 1946—I was reminded of welder, later as a butcher in a coal erally funded, State-administered Thomas Edison’s remark that ‘‘oppor- company town. It took him 12 years to scholarship program that rewards high tunity is missed by most people be- save up enough money to start college. school seniors who have exhibited ex- cause it is dressed in overalls and looks As we all know, he was a U.S. Senator ceptional academic excellence. Cur- like work.’’ In his early days, ROBERT when he earned his law degree. No rently, there are more than 25,000 Byrd BYRD was dressed in overalls, and he other Member before or since has ever Scholars across the United States eligi- worked. But he made his opportunities. started and finished law school while a ble for a $6,000 grant during 4 years in He made his own opportunities with Member of Congress. college.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:34 Oct 09, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD10\RECFILES\S30JN0.REC S30JN0 mmaher on DSK69SOYB1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5645 I can remember speaking with him SCIENCE EDUCATION IN cept the industrial shelving and fork- about this and the funding of it, and he DELAWARE lifts are transporting boxes filled with reminisced more than once with me Mr. KAUFMAN. Mr. President, I science materials to use in classrooms about how he was valedictorian of his spoke about Senator BYRD yesterday. across the State. Science curricula and class, and that he so wanted to go on to One of the ways you measure anyone is materials kits for grades K through 8 higher education but, because of his by their friends. The manner in which include resources developed by the Na- economic circumstances and where he Senator HARKIN just spoke about Sen- tional Science Resource Center, Uni- lived, it wasn’t available. So he wanted ator BYRD shows what a great man versity of California-Berkeley, and to make sure that young men and Senator BYRD was, to have a friend as homegrown and hybrid units developed women today who exhibit that great thoughtful and as caring as Senator with the aid of Delaware’s very own excellence in academic performance HARKIN. They are both a credit to the teachers. These units are coordinated were not denied the opportunity to go Senate. to introduce life, physical, and Earth to college simply because of the cir- As we continue another school year, I science concepts each year and gradu- cumstances of their birth. wanted to take an opportunity to com- ally increase in complexity from one Senator BYRD has something in com- mend the excellent science instruction level to the next. mon with Winston Churchill. Both taking place in my State of Delaware. All districts share materials, and were prolific writers, and both were The science educators and leaders in kits rotate through two or three teach- major players in the events they chron- the State have been working for 15 ers per year. In order to obtain the ma- icled in their writings. years to create a world-class science terials, a teacher must attend profes- Senator BYRD was also a great stu- program encompassing standards and sional development coordinated by the dent of literature, and he loved to re- curriculum, professional development, Collette Center. Then the warehouse cite long poems from memory. I could and science material kits. I am hon- sends out the kit, teachers and stu- never understand how he could remem- ored to say that I believe world class is dents use it, it is picked up weeks ber all of the poetry he would recite exactly the way to describe the science later, it is refurbished, and then sent here on the floor, in a committee meet- instruction Delaware students receive. out to another teacher. By sharing ma- ing, or sometimes in a meeting when a This is not something that happened terials, costs are kept to an absolute subject would come up and he would re- overnight. It is a process that began in minimum. member a poem that perfectly fit the 1995, when a statewide survey was sent The Collette Center is a remarkable temper of what people were talking out to gather data on the status of resource for the teachers and students about. science teaching and learning in Dela- in Delaware. It is unique in that it is I am sure Senator BYRD knew ‘‘The ware. The results, unfortunately, the only science program in the coun- Canterbury Tales,’’ a lot of it probably showed that not much science was try that provides a curriculum aligned by heart. In ‘‘The Canterbury Tales,’’ taught or being learned in Delaware to standards, an intensive professional describing the Clerk of Oxford, Chaucer schools. Consequently, several school development effort, and a materials might just as well have been describing districts banded together to form the support service for public school dis- ROBERT C. BYRD. Chaucer wrote: Delaware Science Coalition. The coali- tricts and charter schools throughout tion received extraordinary support Filled with moral virtue was his speech; the entire State. To create this all-en- And gladly would he learn and gladly teach. from the DuPont Company in the form compassing system, the Science Coali- of time, money, and volunteer services. tion has at times worked closely with ‘‘Filled with moral virtue was his The group wrote and received a Na- the National Science Resource Center speech; And gladly would he learn and tional Science Foundation grant, or NSRC. The NSRC is a joint oper- gladly teach.’’ Senator BYRD’s speeches which allowed the districts to have an ation of the Smithsonian Institution were a wonder to behold, full of elo- out-of-classroom science specialist pro- and the National Academies. I think quence and erudition and moral virtue. vide science professional development Sally Goetz Shuler, the executive di- Senator BYRD never stopped learning for all teachers, assemble science ma- rector of the NSRC, summed up Dela- and he never stopped teaching. Ameri- terials, develop assessments, and meet ware’s accomplishments best when she cans for generations to come will con- as a group. Within 3 years, all school said: tinue to learn from his writings and his districts except one had joined the example. During the past decade, the NSRC has Delaware Science Coalition. showcased Delaware as a model to dozens of Senator ROBERT C. BYRD was a great Today, the science coalition has other U.S. States, countries, and national or- Senator, a great American, a loving come a long way. They have a state- ganizations, including the National Gov- and wonderful family man. He has both wide kindergarten through grade 11 ernors Association, the Council of Chief written our Nation’s history and has science curriculum in place and have State School Officers, and the James B. Hunt left his mark on it. The United States plans for a grade 12 curriculum. They Institute for Educational Leadership and of America has lost a patriotic son. We have professional development for all Policy. Hundreds of leaders have visited the John W. Collette Education Resource Center have lost a wonderful friend and a men- science teachers in grades K through tor. Tomorrow, here in the hallowed in Dover, as well as many of [Delaware’s] 11. They have cost-effective, kit-based classrooms. While small, your State has been Chamber of the U.S. Senate, which he science materials. They have assess- and will continue to be instrumental in cata- so loved and served for so many years, ments that are modeled after inter- lyzing other states and countries to trans- ROBERT C. BYRD will lie in state. We national science tests. They also have form their science programs. would do well to honor his memory by a systematic and comprehensive ap- That is from Sally Goetz Shuler, the making a renewed commitment to proach to reform that includes leader- executive director of the NSRC. That is making the U.S. Senate work and to ship from the State, district, and class- a powerful statement, and one with work for all of the people of this coun- room, as well as corporate, community, which I wholeheartedly agree. try. May he rest in peace with his be- and university-based partners. By the way, my colleague, Senator loved Erma, and may the Senate al- Beyond all these coordinated meas- CARPER, who has just come on the ways remember and honor his lifetime ures, perhaps the most impressive ex- floor, has also visited the Collette Re- of service. ample of how far the coalition has source Center in Dover. Mr. President, I yield the floor. come is seen in the warehouse at the Delaware’s science program is very The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- John W. Collette Education Resource impressive and the work is paying off ator from Delaware is recognized. Center in Dover. It is truly impressive. for Delaware’s students. When the new Mr. KAUFMAN. Mr. President, I ask To get an idea of what it looks like, science standards and assessments unanimous consent that after I speak, you have to think about what it is like were first implemented in 2001, only 42 Senator FEINSTEIN be permitted to to be inside a Home Depot or a Lowes— percent of eighth grade students met or speak. a warehouse with rows and rows of sup- exceeded the standards. By 2009, 60 per- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. plies and forklifts running about. This cent of the eighth graders met or ex- BURRIS). Without objection, it is so or- is what the science materials center ceeded the standards. Similar achieve- dered. looks like at the Collette Center, ex- ment gains have been illustrated at the

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I cation. spoken of his ardent devotion and con- discussed with him how he provided, Mr. President, I yield the floor to the summate knowledge of the Constitu- day after day, week after week, and Senator from California. tion of the United States. His well- month after month, the personal care The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- worn, treasured copy of this document to his wife as she became more infirm ator from California. was kept in his vest pocket, and year and came toward the end of her life. f after year I would see him pull it out. This truly was a major gift of love. The only thing that would change is One thing I have learned in my life- REMEMBERING SENATOR ROBERT that his hand, as the years went on, time, there are so many people who, in C. BYRD shook a little bit more. But his devo- the end-of-life crises, are not able to Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I tion to that document did not. give with love to their spouse. This was rise today to join my colleagues in He was a staunch defender of the pre- a man who could do that. I think that mourning the loss of one of the Sen- rogatives of the three equal branches of develops his importance as you look at ate’s legendary Members—ROBERT C. government, and he was very quick to life and people in general. BYRD, the honorable senior Senator note that he served alongside, not Once again, I offer my sincerest con- from the great State of West Virginia. under, 11 Presidents. dolences to his two daughters Mona When he first joined the House of It wasn’t too long ago that I looked Faterni and Marjorie Moore, his grand- Representatives in 1952, Dwight Eisen- right over there and I saw a desk children and great-grandchildren, and hower was President. His tenure in draped in black with roses and it was to the people of West Virginia. Congress then followed alongside the one titan of the Senate—Senator Ted This Nation—not only West Virginia, Presidencies of John F. Kennedy, Lyn- Kennedy. Today, I look down here and but all of us—owe Senator ROBERT don B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, Ger- I see a desk draped in black with white BYRD a great debt of gratitude for his roses and it is a second titan of the ald A. Ford, James Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, William J. service. Senate. I know I will very much miss that in- I had the privilege of serving with Clinton, George W. Bush, and finally Barack Obama. That is an amazing list domitable spirit, that insightful guid- Senator BYRD on the Appropriations ance, and the intense commitment to Committee for some 16 years. I have of people to have served with. BOB BYRD was not only one of the the Senate. had occasion to watch him. He could be Senate’s famous power brokers, but I This man will be missed. very tough, he could be very caring, think his fondness for classical history, I yield the floor. and he could have that twinkle in his music, and poetry has impacted every The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- eye. He could depart from the present one of us. As I said, he frequently ator from Delaware is recognized. text into Greek tragedy; into old interspersed his Senate remarks with Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I am Roman speaking. He had an incredibly passages from ancient Roman history, pleased to follow my colleague, Sen- curious mind. I think he is going to be philosophy, and often poetic verse. It ator FEINSTEIN, in tribute to ROBERT greatly missed from this body. used to amaze me how, late at night, BYRD, whom I always called Leader and I think of him representing the State he could move from his set text and re- who always called me Governor. He of West Virginia for 51 years and serv- peat some poem, word for word, verse was our leader. He was a leader for a ing 6 years in the House of Representa- after verse. long time and will always be that in a tives. During all those 57 years, he The nine decades of ROBERT BYRD’s very real sense to many of us. served with the kind of devotion and lifetime witnessed great change both at I was born in Beckley, WV, just passion that he showed in his last year the personal level and at the national about a dozen miles or so from a com- here in the Senate, when he was very level. He lived to see and strongly sup- munity called Sophia, which is where troubled by declining health. He has port the inauguration of our country’s ROBERT and Erma BYRD once ran a lit- truly left an indelible imprint on the first African-American President— tle mom-and-pop supermarket back in State of West Virginia and on this something I know meant a great deal the late 1930s, early 1940s. I think he body. No one has ever shown more de- to him. He was not always on the right was the butcher. He ran that super- termination or greater love for the side of the civil rights issue at every market and later on, I think, in World United States Senate than ROBERT C. stage of his life, but he became a cham- War II, he was a welder during the war. BYRD. His tenure has been legendary. pion for equality, a lion for progress. As we know, in the late 1940s he had He held a number of key leadership His transformation was truly inspira- the opportunity to run for the West positions, including secretary of the tional. Virginia Legislature and ran. He was a Senate Democratic Caucus, Senate ma- Senator BYRD was born into very great fiddler and went around his com- jority whip, twice as Senate majority humble beginnings in 1917. He grew up munity, his district, playing the fiddle. leader, the Senate’s minority leader, during the Great Depression. He was He always called himself a hillbilly. and three times as chairman of the the adopted son of a coal mining family Ironically, I was down in the central Senate Appropriations Committee. in a small town in southern West Vir- part of our State just about a month During the period of 1989 to 2010, Sen- ginia. He was the valedictorian of his ago and had a chance to attend a picnic ator BYRD was President pro tempore high school class but was not able to for senior citizens, a cookout. A lot of of the Senate—the most senior Demo- afford college at the time. This impov- people were there. I was sitting at dif- crat and third in the line of Presi- erished childhood might have hindered ferent tables and walking around. I was dential succession; also as President others, might have stopped a weaker sitting at this one table, and I learned pro tempore emeritus when the Demo- person, but not the indomitable ROB- this lady sitting to my left was from crats were in the minority. ERT BYRD. His inner thirst for knowl- West Virginia. Senator BYRD cast more rollcall edge propelled him throughout his epic I said: Where are you from? votes than any other Member of this career. In fact, he managed to find She said: Sophia. institution—18,689 in total. That is time during his tenure in the Senate to I said: That’s right outside of Beck- truly remarkable. Just think about finally fulfill his bachelor’s degree ley, where I was born. how many of this Nation’s laws he from Marshall University in 1994, at She said: Yes, I knew ROBERT and helped shape. the tender age of 77. That shows some- Erma BYRD when they ran that mom- He was a veritable expert on the thing, I think. He previously received a and-pop supermarket. inner workings of the Senate. There law degree from American University’s I said: You’re kidding. was no one who was more well versed Washington College of Law in 1963. She said: No, I did.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:34 Oct 09, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD10\RECFILES\S30JN0.REC S30JN0 mmaher on DSK69SOYB1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5647 I asked her to share some thoughts He said: I still got him by a couple of As I said earlier, I loved to call him with me about it, and she did. years, but he is catching up on me. on special days. I would almost always Two weeks later I was back in the I guess now he will really have a call him when I was back in West Vir- Senate and Senator BYRD was coming chance to catch up. ginia, call him on my cell phone, call in in a wheelchair. In the last part of I came here as a freshman Senator. I him at his home in McLean. It wasn’t his life he lost the ability to walk. He had been in the House, and a Governor his birthday or anything and I would never lost his voice, never lost his before. I came in as a freshman in 2001. call him. mind either. But he came in, and I I was about the age of the pages down I would say: Leader? stopped to say hello to him, see how he here. I remember Senator BYRD really He would say: Is that you, Governor? was doing, and I said: Leader, I just took a bunch of us under his wing. He I would say: Yes, I am driving down met a woman over in Delaware the became sort of my mentor. I think the to West Virginia on the Virginia Turn- other day who knew you from your lit- fact we had this West Virginia connec- pike heading toward Beckley. tle supermarket in Sophia, WV. tion made it even more special for me, He would say: No kidding. I told him about it, and he smiled. He and I think maybe for him. I said: I am trying to remember said: Do you remember her name? Do He taught us how to preside. He ex- which exit to get off of. The first one is you remember her name? plained to us the rules of the Senate. Harper Road, then there is another one. Ironically, I could not remember it. He knew the rules better than anybody The third one, I can’t remember that. But if I had, he would have. He was else and he was able to work the rules, What is that? amazing. use the rules to get things done—or He would say: That’s my road, the Some people think the reason he got not, to keep things from getting done. Robert C. Byrd Drive exit. elected to office so many times, in the Boy, he was good. He taught us how to I would always have a good time with legislature and the U.S. House of Rep- behave in the Senate, and he did that— him for that. Others have spoken about resentatives and in the Senate, was be- not just for us but for people who had all the leadership roles he played here, cause he was so good at, frankly, look- been here for 20, 30, 40 years. If they all the votes he cast, all that he did. He ing out for West Virginia economi- were acting up, making too much noise did so much for West Virginia. I love to cally, making sure they were not left on the Senate floor, he would stop go back to West Virginia. I think the behind. He was also a pretty good poli- them dead in their tracks. friendliest people I have ever met in tician. He was good at names. He once said to me the most impor- my life are from West Virginia. It is I remember once, when we had a fu- tant role for the Presiding Officer, Mr. kind of a hardscrabble place. They have neral for my mom who died about 4 President—he said the most important come a long ways, in no small part be- years ago, and we had a celebration of role of the Presiding Officer is to keep cause of his enormous help. He has her life just outside of Beckley. We had order. That is what he said. He said: If been accused of trying to hijack Wash- it in the home, a very large home of a you can keep order, the rest is pretty ington and move it to West Virginia family who had 19 kids. One of them easy. I always remembered that. and bring in all kinds of Federal agen- married my cousin, Dan Patton. Some He presented to me my Golden Gavel. cies and jobs. people have a dining room; they had The Presiding Officer has a Golden He was really trying to make sure like a banquet hall for their meals. We Gavel. You get it after presiding so West Virginia did not get left out, and were all gathered in this banquet hall, many hours in the Senate. But I was I think thanks to his intervention, paying tribute to my mom, reflecting very honored to receive mine from Sen- they did not. on her memory, and I was walking ator BYRD. He made life a lot better for the folks around the house afterwards, and I When I got here in 2001 I think he was who live in West Virginia today, and came across a CONGRESSIONAL RECORD 83, an age when most people are ready who lived there for the last 58 years. He tribute on the wall of this house. It was to sit back and take it easy. He was also made life better for a generation a tribute from ROBERT BYRD honoring just picking up speed. As Senator FEIN- of Americans, maybe a couple of gen- this family. I was just blown away. I STEIN said, he could take to the Senate erations of Americans, in looking back, couldn’t wait to get back to the Senate floor without a note, give a speech on and maybe even looking forward as the next week and say to Senator just about any subject, throw in all well. He is going to make their life bet- BYRD: You will never guess whose kinds of anecdotes with respect to an- ter, looking forward, for the people in house I was in. cient Rome and Greek mythology, re- this country who need health care, the I told him the name of the house, the cite poems and stuff. people in this country who need a de- family, and he said: I remember that I once said to him: How do you re- cent place to live, a chance to buy a guy. He is a barber. They have 19 kids. member all those poems? home, a chance to get an education, This guy was just amazing. I used to He would say: I just make them up. the opportunity to improve their sta- call him on his birthday. I used to call He was just kidding. He actually was tion in life. him not just on his birthday but when able to remember them. I sometimes More than anybody I know, for a guy he and Erma had an anniversary. I have a hard time remembering where I who was born, orphaned in North Caro- would call him on Christmas and other am supposed be for my next meeting. lina as an infant, who was traded off by special occasions just to see how he He was from West Virginia, the his mom in her last will and testa- was doing and let him know I was southern part of West Virginia. As oth- ment—she wanted him to be raised by thinking about him. ers have said, his views on race as a her sister who lived in West Virginia, I think it was his 90th birthday, and younger man and as a new person in and her sister took this young man in. I called him and I said: Leader, I think the Senate were not the same views His name was not ROBERT BYRD. But it is your birthday today. that he left with. He matured, grew up. she took in her nephew. She and her He said: Yes, it is. He once said to me: The worst vote I husband raised ROBERT BYRD in tough I said: How old are you, anyway? ever cast, I actually voted against and situations, hardscrabble situations, I knew. spoke against the Civil Rights Act of and he sort of raised himself by the He said: Well, I’m 90. 1964. bootstraps and worked hard all of his I said: I just hope when I am 90 I can I think he sort of went to his grave life to make something of his life and just sit up and take nourishment. regretting that. But I think he went to to serve as a model for us in the end, Mr. President, he said: I hope you his grave having atoned, if you will, for and a model for our country. can, too. that sin. He changed his views with re- I yield the floor. He was amazing. spect to race. In part it was a matter of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- He and JOE BIDEN share the same conscience—he was a person of deep ator from Texas. birthday. Sometimes I would call Sen- faith—but I think also probably he f ator BYRD on his birthday and say: changed, in part, because of the prod- Leader? He said: Governor, is that you? ding and cajoling of, among others, one GENERAL DAVID PETRAEUS I said: That’s me. I always get this of his best friends, Senator Ted Ken- Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I confused, who is older, you or BIDEN? nedy. rise today to voice my strong support

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Iraq, and embedding our troops with confidence of the people on the ground f Iraqi troops to try to train the Iraqi in Afghanistan and also the confidence troops to do the security for Iraq as we of the enemy, the Taliban, and al- CONCLUSION OF MORNING were leaving, I had grave concerns Qaida, that we are not going to leave in BUSINESS about embedding our troops and the July if there are not conditions on the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning counterinsurgency, because I feared for ground for the Afghans to repel the evil business is closed. the safety of our troops and troop pro- forces of the Taliban and al-Qaida. f As we vote today on the confirmation tection. I did not want to publicly ask EXECUTIVE SESSION questions of his judgment or disagree of General Petraeus, I am voting for with him, but I did ask him to come this general because I believe in him. I see me and explain this to me so I believe in his creativity. I believe in NOMINATION OF DAVID H. would feel more comfortable, which he his judgment. I want to make sure he PETRAEUS TO BE GENERAL did. He came to my office. He walked has everything he needs to do the job me through it. He gave me confidence we are asking him to do. He has proven The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under that it could work. he can do the tough jobs. the previous order, the Senate will pro- Then later, when he was in Iraq, and He changed the atmosphere in Iraq ceed to executive session to consider I was taking one of the trips I have and he did it the right way. He pro- the following nomination, which the made to Iraq, the first place that Gen- tected our forces as he was doing it. So clerk will report. eral Petraeus sent me to see was the we must assure that we give him the The assistant legislative clerk read Iraqi police station with our embedded same level of confidence and support in the nomination of David H. Petraeus, troops. He never said a word to me Afghanistan to do the job there, be- Department of the Army, to be Gen- about my questioning of how it would cause it is clear that the place where eral. work, but he sent me in. al-Qaida and the Taliban are operating The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Later that night I was able to have from is that area of Pakistan and Af- the previous order, there will now be 20 dinner with him and Ambassador ghanistan, and we cannot allow them minutes for debate with respect to the Crocker. I said: I know why you sent to strengthen their efforts to be able to nomination, with the time equally di- me to the police station, because I had export terrorism to our country again. vided and controlled between the Sen- questioned how you were going to pro- At the same time, we have got to ator from Michigan, Mr. LEVIN, and the tect our troops. I became a complete make sure there is not a bull’s-eye on Senator from Arizona, Mr. MCCAIN, or believer in General Petraeus and cer- the back of our troops in Afghanistan their designees. tainly how they do protect our troops because the enemy thinks we are leav- The Senator from Michigan. as we are also teaching the foreign ing no matter what. Conditions on the Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I yield forces to take on their own security. ground are the prerequisite. I hope the myself 8 minutes. So I do have complete confidence in President has given General Petraeus The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- this man. What I do not have con- the level of confidence that I feel in ator is recognized. fidence in is the mission he is being him, and that I think our Senate will Mr. LEVIN. The Senate will soon given, because I sense a mixed mes- show to him today to do the job as he vote on the nomination of GEN David sage. I sense a mixed message from the sees fit, because he is going to have the Petraeus, who is once again stepping President, and a division in what our boots on the ground in Afghanistan. forward to render invaluable service to Members of the Senate are saying, even I have been to Afghanistan, as have our Nation, as he has so often in the as they questioned General Petraeus most of my colleagues. I know how past. Certainly the events that bring yesterday. tough it is, the terrain, the type of gov- General Petraeus to this moment were Here is my concern. We know you ernment they have had throughout unforeseen. But we can be certain that cannot set a hard and fast deadline and their centuries, and it is not adaptable when confirmed, he will bring highly say, our troops are leaving no matter easily to our concept of governance. So experienced leadership and a profound what the conditions are, and gain the we have to work within a framework understanding of the President’s strat- confidence of the people on the ground that is very difficult both geographi- egy in Afghanistan which he helped that you are going to see the mission cally as well as in the governance shape as Commander of the U.S. Cen- through. structure. tral Command. It seems our mission should be clear, I am voting for General Petraeus General Petraeus confirmed yester- that we are going to prepare the Af- today because I know this man can do day before the Armed Services Com- ghans for the security of their country, the job. I hope the President will give mittee that he fully supports the Presi- and also assure that the Taliban and him the free rein to do the job we are dent’s strategy. That strategy includes al-Qaida cannot get a stronghold that asking him to do, and, in the process, a surge of U.S. combat troops who will would allow the export of terrorism to protect our troops and protect him as be in place later this year. America and other freedom-loving they are doing this very tough job with That strategy includes a counterin- countries in the world. That should be everything he asks us to provide to surgency campaign focused on securing the clear mission. him to finish this job and make the Af- the safety of Afghanistan’s population I believe that is the mission General ghan people say—give them the ability and pursuing the insurgents who Petraeus understands, and I think that to create their governance in a way threaten that safety. The President’s is what President Obama is saying. But that works for them and to protect the strategy, which General Petraeus sup- my concern is this questioning of Gen- people of the United States from any ports, includes the setting of a July eral Petraeus by members of the further terrorist attack. 2011 date to begin reductions of U.S. Armed Services Committee about the That is when we will be able to say combat troops as a way of focusing the withdrawal date. ‘‘mission accomplished.’’ And General attention of the Afghan Government The President has said firmly the Petraeus can do this job. We must give and military on preparing Afghan withdrawal is going to be July of next him the backup so he can be successful. forces to take greater responsibility for year. General Petraeus is very careful I yield the floor and I suggest the ab- the security of their own people. I have in every answer that he makes to say, sence of a quorum. long believed that focusing on building conditions on the ground will dictate The PRESIDING OFFICER. The the capacity of the Afghan security when we withdraw. July is the date. We clerk will call the roll. forces to secure their nation’s future is

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As commander of U.S. forces in ago, General Petraeus told the Armed That is what the Afghans want as Iraq and the U.S. Central Command, he Services Committee that the mission well. That is what we were told. A has served his country with great dis- was ‘‘hard but not hopeless.’’ I would number of us were there a year ago in tinction at a time of great need. We are characterize our mission in Afghani- Afghanistan when 100 or so elders gath- fortunate that once again he has an- stan the same way. Afghanistan is not ered at a shura in southern Afghani- swered his Nation’s call, and we are a lost cause. Afghans do not want the stan. When we asked them what they grateful for the sacrifices he, his wife Taliban back. They are good fighters, wanted the United States to do, they Holly, and his family are willing to and they want a government that told us we should train and equip the once again accept. works for them, and works well. And Afghan Army to provide for their coun- I strongly support his nomination. for those who think the Karzai govern- try’s security and then depart. And the His nomination was unanimously sup- ment is not an adequate partner, I 1,600 delegates to Afghanistan’s Con- ported by the Armed Services Com- would remind them that, in 2007, the sultative Peace Jirga, which occurred mittee yesterday. I hope our colleagues Maliki government in Iraq was not at the beginning of June, adopted a res- will give General Petraeus an over- only corrupt; it was collapsed and olution calling on the international whelming vote of support. complicit in sectarian violence. A weak community to ‘‘expedite’’ the training I yield the floor. and compromised local partner is to be and equipping of the Afghan security The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- expected in counterinsurgency. That is forces so they can gain the capacity ator from Arizona is recognized. why there is an insurgency. The chal- ‘‘to provide security for their own Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, how lenge is to support and push our part- country and people.’’ much time remains? ners to perform better. That is what we The Afghan Army fields about 120,000 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- are doing in Iraq, and that is what we troops, including 70,000 combat troops. ator from Arizona has 10 minutes. can do in Afghanistan. But we need to They should, wherever possible, be Mr. MCCAIN. I thank the Chair. make it clear that, as long as success leading the fight against the insur- Mr. President, I rise to speak on be- in Afghanistan is possible, we will stay gents. The Afghan Army enjoys the half of the nomination of GEN David there to achieve it. support of the Afghan people. That Petraeus to be Commander of the I appreciate the President’s state- means that Afghan troops leading the International Security Assistance ment last week that July 2011 is simply fight would be the Taliban’s worst Force in Afghanistan, and Commander a date to ‘‘begin a transition phase’’ to nightmare. It would demonstrate that of U.S. Forces-Afghanistan. General greater Afghan responsibility. And for insurgent propaganda, which portrays Petraeus is quite simply one of the fin- those who doubt the President’s desire us as out for domination and for our est military leaders our country has and commitment to succeed in Afghan- own ends, is a lie. If the Afghan people ever produced. And we are all grateful istan, his nomination of General are to see this as their fight, it should for his willingness to answer the call of Petraeus to run this war should cause be a fight led by their own soldiers service in yet another critical mis- them to think twice. I know that Gen- with our support and not the other way sion—a mission that will once again eral Petraeus will do everything in his around. take him far away from his family, es- power to help us succeed in Afghani- I wish to read an exchange from yes- pecially his beloved wife Holly, whose stan. I know that if he believes he terday’s hearing on this issue. I asked support and sacrifice over many dec- needs something he does not have, or if General Petraeus the following ques- ades, both for General Petraeus and for he thinks that changes should be made tion: our men and women in uniform, can to our war effort, he will not hesitate The urgent increase in the size and capa- never be overstated. General Petraeus to offer his best professional military bility of the Afghan army and having Afghan is an American hero, and I urge my col- advice to the President and to Con- forces leading operations more and more is leagues to confirm his nomination. gress. I am encouraged that this is the bad news for the Taliban. Now, I’ve described Before I go further, let me say a word man the President has given his con- that as the Taliban’s worst nightmare, be- of praise for another American hero: fidence. And I believe this should be an cause their propaganda that they are fight- GEN Stanley McChrystal. He is a man opportunity for the Senate to join to- ing against foreign forces who want to con- of unrivaled integrity, and what is gether, on a broad bipartisan basis, not trol Afghanistan will ring more and more most impressive about his long record hollow with the Afghan population [if] the just to support the nomination of Gen- Afghan army, which has the support of the of military excellence is how much of eral Petraeus, but to demonstrate to Afghan people, [is] leading the effort to de- it remains cloaked in silence. Few un- the Americans we represent, as well as feat the insurgents. derstand fully how General McChrystal to our friends and allies abroad, that Then I asked General Petraeus: Is systematically dismantled al-Qaida in we are fully committed to the success that something you would generally Iraq, or how he began to turn around of our mission in Afghanistan. agree with? His answer was that he our failing war in Afghanistan. These We must give General Petraeus every agreed with that statement. achievements, and others like them, opportunity to succeed in his new com- I am also encouraged that General are the true measure of Stanley mand. And I believe that means stating Petraeus committed at our hearing to McChrystal, and they will earn him an clearly that the withdrawal of U.S. a review of deployments by the Afghan honored place in our history. forces from Afghanistan must be deter- Army to see how more Afghan troops We are calling on General Petraeus mined solely by conditions on the might be deployed to the south where at a critical moment for the war in Af- ground. What we are trying to do in Af- operations are the most intense and to ghanistan. I agree with the President ghanistan, as in any counterinsur- ensure that Afghan leaders are leading that success in Afghanistan is ‘‘a vital gency, is win the loyalty of the popu- operations in the south wherever pos- national interest,’’ and I support his lation—to convince people who may sible. decision to adopt a counterinsurgency dislike the insurgency, but who may General Petraeus also reiterated to strategy, backed by more troops and also distrust their government, that the committee his support for the July civilian resources. This is the only via- they should line up with us against the 2011 date to begin reductions of U.S. ble path to true success—which I would Taliban and al-Qaida. We are asking combat troops. As he put it: define as an Afghanistan that is in- them to take a huge risk, and they will I saw [setting that date] most importantly creasingly capable of governing itself, be far less willing to take that risk if as the message of urgency to complement securing its people, sustaining its own they think we will begin leaving in a the message of enormous additional commit- development, and never again serving year. In a news report yesterday, one ment. as a base for attacks against America U.S. marine described the effect of the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:34 Oct 09, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD10\RECFILES\S30JN0.REC S30JN0 mmaher on DSK69SOYB1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE S5650 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 30, 2010 July 2011 date on the Afghans she en- General Petraeus is the right choice their own country. And when they do counters: ‘‘That’s why they won’t work to lead this mission in Afghanistan. He take the lead—whether it is in oper- with us,’’ she said. ‘‘They say you’ll has demonstrated that he can effec- ations in Kandahar or elsewhere—that leave in 2011, and the Taliban will chop tively carry out a counterinsurgency is the way the people will rally behind their heads off.’’ strategy and prepare local forces to the government, will rally against the In addition to being harmful, the take over the U.S. combat mission. hated Taliban. July 2011 withdrawal date increasingly The resounding bipartisan support The Taliban has no love among the looks unrealistic. That date was based that General Petraeus received in the people of Afghanistan. The Afghan on assumptions made back in Decem- Armed Services Committee and on the Army does, and it is that army which ber about how much progress we could Senate floor sends the right message to must take the lead for the sake of suc- achieve in Afghanistan, and how quick- our forces on the ground in Afghani- cess in Afghanistan. That is what set- ly we could achieve it. But war never stan, our allies who share our mission ting this date is all about. That is why works out the way we assume. Sec- of defeating terrorism and the enemies General Petraeus supports setting that retary Gates said last week, ‘‘I believe who seek to harm us. date, not for withdrawal of all of our we are making some progress. [But] it It says that we are committed to suc- troops but for the beginning of reduc- is slower and harder than we antici- cess in Afghanistan and we will con- tions of our troops, as that powerful pated.’’ I agree. Marjah is largely tinue to take the fight to the Taliban. signal about what is at stake here and cleared of the Taliban, but the holding And it also says that we will continue what the Government of Afghanistan and building is not going as well as to work to transfer responsibility to must do to achieve success for them planned. Our operation in Kandahar is Afghan forces—with the recognition and for us. getting off to a slower and more dif- that our commitment in Afghanistan is A few final words about the July 2011 ficult start than expected. The per- not open-ended. date set by the President for the begin- formance of the Afghan government As our Commander in Chief, Presi- ning of reductions in our combat pres- over the past 7 months is not as even or dent Obama must have a military and ence in Afghanistan. That decision also as rapid as we had hoped. Some of our civilian team that has his full con- made clear that the pace of those re- key allies plan to withdraw their forces fidence, and with General Petraeus’ ductions would be dependent on cir- soon, and it looks increasingly un- confirmation, he now has that team in cumstances at the time, and that the likely that NATO will meet its pledge place. United States would continue a strong of 10,000 troops. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- strategic commitment to Afghanistan. None of this is to say that we are ator from Michigan is recognized. That July 2011 date imparts a nec- failing, or that we will fail, in Afghani- Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, is there essary sense of urgency to Afghan lead- stan. It just means that we need to any time remaining? ers about the need to take on principal give our strategy the necessary time to The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is responsibility for their country’s secu- succeed. This is all the more essential 3 minutes. rity. We saw in Iraq the importance of now with General Petraeus assuming Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, first of setting dates as a way of spurring ac- command, pending his confirmation. all, let me say I very much join Sen- tion. President Bush in November 2008 He has proved that he can lead our ator MCCAIN’s comment about General decided to move all U.S. forces out of forces to success. He has proved that he McChrystal. I spoke about his heroics Iraqi cities and towns by June 2009 and can work effectively with local part- yesterday, his integrity yesterday at to withdraw all U.S. forces from Iraq ners in counterinsurgency. He has the Armed Services Committee in my by the end of December 2011. That deci- proved that he is an ideal partner for statement, and I reiterate them today. sion helped focus the Iraqi Government our many allies and friends, who are so General McChrystal is someone who critical to success in Afghanistan. In and military on the need to take prin- has the deep respect of all who know cipal responsibility for the security of short, David Petraeus has proved that him. And while fate took a strange he is a winner, and we need to give him their country. The Afghans’ success, bounce in his life, he has the strength every opportunity and remove every and ours, depends on that happening in and integrity of character that he is obstacle so that he can help the United Afghanistan as well. going to be able to deal with it very States and our allies to win in Afghani- We have already seen a positive ef- well. stan. fect of setting the July 2011 date to We all want success in Afghanistan, General Petraeus has my full sup- begin reductions of our troops. Lieu- and setting a date, as the President has port, and I urge my colleagues to vote tenant General Caldwell, who com- to confirm his nomination so he can done and General Petraeus supports, to mands our training efforts in Afghani- take up his new mission as soon as pos- begin reductions of our forces is crit- stan, told us that when President sible. ical to that success, because it is the Obama announced the date, the Afghan I yield back the remainder of my Afghans who must succeed, with our leadership made a greater effort to time. support. It is the Afghan Army that reach out to the local leaders and el- Mr. FEINGOLD Mr. President, it is must grow and get stronger because it ders, resulting in a surge in recruits for my general policy to defer to Presi- is that way where the people will be the Afghan army. dents on executive branch nomina- supportive of this effort, where they General Petraeus has said he agrees tions. General Petraeus is clearly will take the risks if they know the Af- with the President’s policy setting that qualified for this position and, accord- ghan Army is large. They know already July 2011 date, and told me that if he ingly, I will vote in favor of his con- it is on their side. They will take the ceases to agree he will so advise his firmation. But regardless of who is in risks to tell that army where the bad Commander in Chief, which he, of command, the President’s current guys are, where the insurgents are, and course, has a responsibility to do as a strategy in Afghanistan is counter- not be afraid. military commander. productive. We should set a flexible General Petraeus was asked yester- Mr. President, I yield back the re- timetable for responsibly drawing down day whether he backs the President’s mainder of my time. U.S. troops, not just a start date, so approach with respect to a deadline, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- that we can pursue a sustainable, glob- and his answer was clear: ‘‘Not only did ator from Arizona is recognized. al campaign against al-Qaida and its I say that I supported it, I said that I Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, this is affiliates. agree with it.’’ not the time for debate over strategy. Mr. REID. Mr. President, with 100,000 President Obama has made a deci- I would point out that no one follows troops fighting on the front lines of our sion. General Petraeus is very much a an uncertain trumpet, and for us to as- battle against terrorists in Afghani- part of that decision. He agrees with sume the Afghan people will now rally stan, the stakes could not be higher. that decision that we need to begin re- to the side of democracy and freedom, That’s why I was pleased that Presi- ductions in July of 2011 of our troops as when they think we are leaving and un- dent Obama chose a proven leader for a way of sending a powerful message to able to sustain a counterinsurgency on our forces in Afghanistan in GEN the Afghan leadership about their re- their own, is the same kind of thinking David Petraeus. sponsibility to provide security for that opposed the surge in Iraq, the

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The Sen- credit since July of 2008, when it was alike that we will be there to complete ate will resume legislative session. originally included in the majority’s the mission; not as a young soldier said f Housing and Economic Recovery Act. the other day: that they fear the Amer- AMERICAN JOBS AND CLOSING Home buyer tax credits have several icans are leaving and the Taliban will TAX LOOPHOLES ACT OF 2010 flaws, and I opposed them in the past cut their heads off. because I believe they are a temporary Mr. DEMINT. Mr. President, what is It is a fundamental of warfare that the pending business? infusion of capital into the market- you have to see the mission through to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The place and simply increase the govern- completion or failure. To announce a clerk will report the pending business. ment’s grip on our Nation’s economic date of withdrawal is to announce a The assistant legislative clerk read growth. date for defeat. as follows: As often happens when the govern- Mr. President, I yield the floor. Motion to concur in the House amendment ment becomes involved in attempting The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- to the Senate amendment with an amend- to grow a portion of the Nation’s econ- ator from Michigan. ment to H.R. 4213, an act to amend the Inter- omy, we only create a bubble that will Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I would nal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain eventually burst. As the National Asso- also now reclaim the remainder of my expiring provisions, and for other purposes. ciation of Realtors said in late April, time. Pending: shortly before the expiring of the tax The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Reid motion to concur in the amendment credit on April 30: ator’s time has expired. of the House to the amendment of the Senate It is time for the housing market to stand Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask to the bill, with Reid amendment No. 4425 (to on its own feet. the amendment of the House to the amend- unanimous consent for 30 seconds to re- It is time for the government to stop spond. ment of the Senate to the bill), in the nature of a substitute. picking winners and losers in the hous- Mr. MCCAIN. I object. Reid amendment No. 4426 (to amendment ing market based on arbitrary dates The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- No. 4425), to change the enactment date. and arbitrary qualifications. For the tion is heard. Reid motion to refer in the amendment of people who haven’t closed on their The question is, Will the Senate ad- the House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill to the Committee on Finance, homes by today, it is not that they vise and consent to the nomination of won’t get their house; it is only that GEN David H. Petraeus to be General? with instructions, Reid amendment No.4427, to provide for a study. they won’t get a taxpayer subsidy for Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I ask for Reid amendment No. 4428 (to the instruc- having bought a house now rather than the yeas and nays. tions (amendment No. 4427) of the motion to later. This taxpayer subsidy has been The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a refer), of a perfecting nature. funded by their neighbor, who may not sufficient second? Reid amendment No. 4429 (to amendment have had the opportunity to buy on the No. 4428), of a perfecting nature. There appears to be a sufficient sec- government time line. ond. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- We have watched this majority push The clerk will call the roll. ator from South Carolina. through big spending bills and targeted The assistant legislative clerk called CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH government credits. What we have CAROLINA the roll. learned is that government spending Mr. DEMINT. Mr. President, I rise The result was announced—yeas 99, does not grow economic prosperity; today to congratulate the University of nays 0, as follows: rather, government spending grows South Carolina men’s baseball team for [Rollcall Vote No. 203 Ex.] deficits. It creates economic bubbles. making history by winning the NCAA YEAS—99 Without a doubt, it increases taxes. College World Series last night. Akaka Ensign McConnell Whit Merrifield’s clutch hit in the For 18 months, this majority has cre- Alexander Enzi Menendez ated a false sense of hope for con- Barrasso Feingold Merkley 11th inning brought home the winning Baucus Feinstein Mikulski run and gave USC its first ever na- sumers and markets while increasing Bayh Franken Murkowski tional championship for any men’s taxes on small businesses and the most Begich Gillibrand Murray productive and hard-working Ameri- Bennet Graham Nelson (NE) team at the university. Bennett Grassley Nelson (FL) In spite of losing their first game in cans. Rather than creating tax equal- Bingaman Gregg Pryor Omaha, the team persevered through ity and predictability for all Ameri- Bond Hagan Reed multiple elimination games. They were cans, this Congress has tried to force Boxer Harkin Reid taxpayers to subsidize the purchasing Brown (MA) Hatch Risch motivated by the courageous spirit of Brown (OH) Hutchison Roberts one young fan, Bayler Teal, who at age of cars, homes, and even appliances. Brownback Inhofe Rockefeller 7 may have been the biggest Gamecock We know what works. When Amer- Bunning Inouye Sanders ican businesses have the predictability Burr Isakson Schumer fan in America. He suffered from a rare Burris Johanns Sessions form of cancer and died last Thursday of low tax rates, they in turn invest in Cantwell Johnson Shaheen during the Gamecock’s come-from-be- job creation and create real economic Cardin Kaufman Shelby hind victory over Oklahoma. He wore growth. Carper Kerry Snowe The enormous amount of spending Casey Klobuchar Specter his Gamecock ball cap the day he died. Chambliss Kohl Stabenow Fortunately, Bayler’s parents and 5- this Congress has taken on is Coburn Kyl Tester year-old brother were able to be in unsustainable and will eventually lead Cochran Landrieu Thune to the highest tax increases in our Na- Collins Lautenberg Udall (CO) Omaha last night to see the Gamecocks Conrad Leahy Udall (NM) win the final game of the College World tion’s history. Corker LeMieux Vitter Series. This bill is no different. I ask my col- Cornyn Levin Voinovich So today I join all South Carolinians leagues, how many times do we need to Crapo Lieberman Warner DeMint Lincoln Webb and Gamcocks fans everywhere to con- extend this home buyer tax credit? Dodd Lugar Whitehouse gratulate the players, Coach Ray Tan- What do we tell the people who bought Dorgan McCain Wicker ner, and his staff for an outstanding their homes just before it started, and Durbin McCaskill Wyden victory. the ones who bought their homes right The nomination was confirmed. Now all America knows that USC after it expired? Do we say their mort- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under means the University of South Caro- gage rates will be higher for the whole the previous order, the motion to re- lina. Go Gamecocks. time they own their home, and their

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Had we had a database like get this done instead of continuing to The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center the one we have in this bill, it would be allow it to be held hostage to political has called the home buyer credit very likely that the pilot of Flight 3407 interests on the bill. ‘‘Washington’s worst tax policy idea.’’ would not have been allowed to fly that I would be supportive of a unanimous They have estimated that the $12.6 bil- day. consent request that would extend the lion already spent on this program Increased hourly requirements for co- FAA authorization 30 days if it in- through February created ‘‘close to pilots: If we had these requirements, cluded my request for the safety provi- zero’’ jobs and that at least 85 percent the copilot on Flight 3407 would have sions of the bill. of these buyers would have likely pur- had more experience, and we may have Mr. DORGAN. Madam President, I chased a home anyway. averted a disaster. think this will be extended 30 days. Also, the Treasury Department’s in- There are a number of improvements Failure to extend the current author- spector general found the home buyer in the House bill, including enhanced ity for the FAA for the next 30 days credit has been riddled with fraud and mentoring for pilots, increased utiliza- while we finish the conference report chronicled over 14,000 instances of false tion of safety management programs, will mean that 4,000 people at FAA will claims. This is typical of government better crew management initiatives, as be furloughed, laid off. Don’t tell me programs. The report ‘‘found as many well as clearer responses to NTSB safe- that promotes aviation safety. That is as 67 taxpayers using the same home to ty recommendations. All of these re- the worst possible thing we can do—to claim the credit’’—the same home. It forms will go a long way to improving decide that we are not going to extend also found that over 1,000 prisoners re- aviation safety. current authorities, and after July 4, ceived credit for homes they claimed to Sadly, we have yet to get this legisla- 4,000 people will be furloughed at FAA. buy while in jail. tion across the finish line that would With respect to what my colleague How is it fair to subsidize Americans implement these reforms. Parochial has just done, without consultation who purchased their first home only politics, political payoffs, and back- with anybody else, he decided to come because they purchased it on the gov- room deals are keeping these impor- to the floor of the Senate and talk ernment’s timetable? tant safety measures from passing. about ‘‘special deals’’ and ‘‘new taxes’’ With this latest extension of the Some Members are trying to cut spe- and so on. Let me describe where we are. We credit, the majority is not only cutting cial deals for special flights to their have tried to keep the Senator’s staff defense spending to fund the credits, States. Numerous Members are looking and him involved so that he under- but now it is admitting that taxing to impose new taxes on travelers al- stands where we are. In the event there Americans at the highest rates in his- ready burdened by too much taxation. is missing information, let me explain tory isn’t enough. Now they are going Some Congressmen are trying to cut a to tax foreign visitors to pay for buy- where we are. special deal for their buddies in the No. 1, we passed an FAA reauthoriza- ing our homes in America. labor unions. All of these things are be- tion bill that includes modernization of My hope is that my colleagues will side the point and are exactly what the air traffic control system, very use the recess next week to finally lis- aviation policy should not be about. substantial safety provisions, far more ten to the millions of Americans who Since last October, the Senate has than what the Senator suggests we are tired of this Congress choosing win- had a bill sitting before us that will adopt today. ners and losers. They are tired of the immediately implement the reforms As the Senator knows because he is excessive spending, and they are fearful that the families of Flight 3407 have ranking member on the subcommittee, of tax increases yet to come. They are been calling for. They have waited too we held a good number of hearings on telling us very clearly: Stop spending, long. The fights over FedEx, taxes, and the subject of the Colgan crash and the stop borrowing, stop adding to the special flights aren’t going to go away safety provisions that need to be done debt, and stop the government take- anytime soon. If we let them, these as a result of it. The things the Sen- overs. controversial issues will continue to ator raises on the floor today include Most of all, they agree on one thing: hold up the safety provisions on which most of what I have suggested, among This Congress needs to get out of the we all agree. other things. I appreciate the coopera- way and let America get back to work. Let’s say that enough is enough; it is tion the Senator offered when he was UNANIMOUS-CONSENT REQUEST—H.R. 3371 time to pass the safety improvements at the hearings we held on these safety Mr. President, I will now speak on and let the rest of the FAA stand on its issues. the status of the Federal Aviation Ad- own. But following the passage of this bill ministration legislation and, hopefully, Madam President, I ask unanimous by the Commerce Committee, we have move the process along a great deal. At consent that the Committee on Com- not been able to appoint conferees in the end of this, I will offer a unanimous merce be discharged from further con- this Chamber. That is symbolic of how consent request. sideration of H.R. 3371 and the Senate dysfunctional the Chamber is these As many Senators will remember, proceed to its immediate consider- days because we have objections even early last year a small commuter plane ation; that the bill be read the third to appointing conferees. Notwith- crashed just outside Buffalo, NY. The time and passed and the motion to re- standing the objections, Senator accident killed all 49 people onboard consider be laid upon the table. ROCKEFELLER and I have been working and one person on the ground. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. with the House, and we have kept the In the months following the crash, HAGAN). Is there objection? Senator involved, trying to narrow the Senate Commerce Committee and Mr. DORGAN. Madam President, I down most of the provisions that differ its aviation subcommittee held a num- object. between the House and Senate. There ber of hearings to get a better under- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- are 6 or 8 or perhaps 10 significant dif- standing of what exactly went wrong tion is heard. The Senator from North ferences we are working on now, and during Flight 3407 and what Congress Dakota is recognized. the Senator mentioned a couple: the could do to help fix it. Mr. DORGAN. Madam President, issue of the perimeter rule, slots at I thank Senator DORGAN in par- might I inquire of the Senator, we have Washington National Airport, a FedEx ticular for his leadership on this issue. been trying to move a 30-day extension issue, passenger facilities charge, and From those lessons we have learned of existing authorities for the FAA, other issues. and during the drafting of the FAA re- which is essential and very necessary. I believe there is almost no dispute authorization, our colleagues in the Is the Senator holding that up? We at all about the majority of the safety House worked with us, and we were have had objection from his side, and provisions that both the House and the able to craft a number of important re- my information is that the objection Senate will include in the bill when it forms that formed the safety section of was the Senator’s. Is that accurate? is complete. We had hoped it would be both the House and the Senate reau- Mr. DEMINT. Madam President, I complete this week. That is not going thorization bills. very much support the extension, but I to be the case.

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Dakota wants to accomplish. I ask conference but a substantial number of It would have been nice to have got- unanimous consent to amend my UC to meetings have gone on. We have an- ten some notice about what the Sen- call up and pass H.R. 5611. other one at 5 o’clock this afternoon. ator chose to do today. I do not think The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there My hope would be that the Senator it is appropriate to try to leverage an objection? from South Carolina would agree that extension for 30 days for the current Mr. DORGAN. Madam President, I there is the right way and the wrong authorization of FAA, which, if not ex- object. way to do this business. We will get all tended, will result in 4,000 people being The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- those safety provisions done and furloughed at the FAA. To try to lever- tion is heard. more—much, much more—and we will age passing a portion of the FAA reau- The Senator from North Dakota. not leave any safety provisions behind thorization bill that we are now negoti- Mr. DORGAN. Why don’t we stop this that were in the legislation that passed ating with the House and we are very sort of thing? It is unbelievable to me the Senate 93 to 0. It is going to take close to concluding does not make any how dysfunctional this place is. I say another week or so beyond July 4, and sense to me. to my colleague, we have worked on we will have this done. No one cares more about these safety this issue for months and months. I Madam President, I ask unanimous issues than I do. I can speak at wish it had been done in January, but consent that the Committee on Com- length—and perhaps I will—about the it was not. But we are very close to merce be discharged from further con- Colgan crash. I understand what hap- getting this done the right way. We sideration of H.R. 3371 and the Senate pened in that cockpit. I read all the have a couple things we have to do to- proceed to its immediate consider- transcription. I read all the informa- gether, and I hope we would not be de- ation; that the bill be read a third time tion available about it. I sat for hour bating this. We need to extend the au- and passed, and the motion to recon- after hour in hearings. What happened thorities for the FAA—and do it now— sider be laid upon the table. there is an enormous tragedy. Some of for 30 days. I expect—and the Senator Let me say that this is the 30-day ex- the things that caused it, in my judg- knows me because I have had conversa- tension of the FAA reauthorization ment, will be remedied and can be rem- tions with Senator KYL, the No. 2 per- bill. edied and some of it is already rem- son on his side. We all had conversa- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there edied as a result of the action by the tions with the Senator from South objection? new FAA Administrator. Carolina and his staff. He knows we Mr. DORGAN. Let me withdraw that I simply want to say to the Senator have been involved in finalizing at long request. from South Carolina that I think it is last just the few remaining issues in Mr. DEMINT. I object. very important that we extend for 30 order to get a conference report to the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- days the current authority of the FAA floor of the Senate. ator may withdraw his request. and avoid the furloughs his objections I have talked with and met with the Mr. DORGAN. I suggest the absence would entail. If there is any way to families of the victims on the Colgan of a quorum. quickly and immediately and dramati- flight many times. I do not know that The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cally injure safety in the skies in this anybody here has done much more clerk will call the roll. country, it would be to decide to have than I have done to reach out to them, The legislative clerk proceeded to that kind of furlough. to hold hearings, to listen to them, to call the roll. I did ask unanimous consent for a 30- compliment them, to say to them: Be- Mr. DEMINT. Madam President, I ask day extension. I will do so again this cause of what you are doing as families unanimous consent that the order for afternoon and hope that my colleague of victims, other people are going to the quorum call be rescinded. will not object to it. I have worked have their lives saved because of avia- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there with my colleague all along the way on tion safety. I do not take a backseat to objection? these safety issues. I wish perhaps he anybody in my interest and concern Mr. DORGAN. Madam President, I would have consulted us in terms of about that and what I have done about object. coming to the floor today at 12:45 p.m. that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- as a ranking member of a sub- I have not had the families of the vic- tion is heard. committee and saying: I am going to tims come to me to say: Let’s decide to The legislative clerk continued with take this on myself and do this, for object to extending for 30 days the FAA the call of the roll. whatever reasons he described. reauthorization or, by the way, let’s Mr. DORGAN. Madam President, I Mr. DEMINT. Will the Senator yield? decide to take this legislation apart ask unanimous consent that the order Mr. DORGAN. I will be happy to and pull part of it out and leave some for the quorum call be rescinded. yield without losing the floor, if the of the safety provisions outside the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Senator has a question. Senator’s amendment. objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- What the Senator is suggesting is Mr. DORGAN. Madam President, I ator from South Carolina. that we should pass legislation that just told my colleague that the unani- Mr. DEMINT. Madam President, we came to us from the Senate with an mous consent request I intend to read have been promised for months that amendment of his that takes a portion is a unanimous consent request that this bill, the FAA reauthorization, of the bill out that he decided he wants will extend for 30 days the existing au- which the Senator from North Dakota out. thorities of the FAA. The House has and I approve, would go through. The This bill, by the way, passed the Sen- passed it, has sent it to us, and is now families of flight 3407 have been here ate 93 to 0. The Senator was not there awaiting action by the Senate. I per- constantly. As the Senator knows, one that day, so he did not vote. But 93 sonally do not intend to support of those families is from my hometown. Senators voted, and no Senators voted amending it and sending it back to the They have waited long enough. There against it. We can get this done, but we House. I believe we ought to do what is no reason that we need to hold these are not going to get this done by com- we should always do; that is, try to safety provisions hostage to passing a ing to the floor without consulting make things work, and the way to whole bill that is bogged down in polit- anybody; let’s take a portion of it and make things work is to give the FAA ical fights. add it to a House provision and threat- the extended authority they need while I ask unanimous consent to amend en to have the FAA not have their au- we finish the negotiations with the my unanimous consent request to in- thority extended and they can furlough House.

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We need to be intervening action or debate. least a few narrow differences that I able to move airplanes around this This is legislation that passed the believe we can resolve. It would be a country and the world with GPS capa- House 420 to 1. shame, in my judgment, if we do not, bility. It allows them to fly more di- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there just as a matter of courtesy, decide, rect routes, with a much greater mar- objection? EMINT. Madam President, on yes, this is the right thing to do while gin of safety for passengers. The mod- Mr. D behalf of other members of the Repub- we try to negotiate these final areas in ernization of the system is critically lican Conference, I object. that legislation. important. We worked long and hard The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- This issue of safety, I indicated to on that issue. tion is heard. my colleague—I guess the Senator was This comprehensive bill includes air The Senator from New Hampshire. absent when the Senate voted on the traffic control modernization, safety Mrs. SHAHEEN. Madam President, I bill itself. It passed 93 to 0. The Sen- provisions, and so many other provi- think we are witnessing exhibit B to ator from South Carolina has been at sions that are important. Senator DORGAN’s exhibit A about what the hearings. My colleagues have been My colleague, who is the ranking the problems are in this Chamber. at the hearings I have called on safety. member on the subcommittee that I don’t understand what is so objec- The crafting of the provisions on safety helped produce this bill, knows and I tionable. In the House, 169 Republicans are provisions I largely crafted in con- know that we have to have a 30-day ex- voted in favor of giving the Presi- sultation with my colleague. tension. That has to be done and will dential commission subpoena power. It seems to me to be Byzantine to be be done this week. I cannot believe my They understand how important that is standing here and having my colleague colleague would go home and decide: I because this commission begins their come to the floor offering this without don’t care who is laid off. I will tell my investigation in the next few weeks. consultation with anybody. It does not colleagues how to quickly diminish This should not be a partisan issue. I make sense to do it this way. Let’s fin- safety in the skies, and that is to do don’t understand why my colleagues on ish this the way Congress should finish that, to behave like that. That is a the other side of the aisle are turning its work: negotiate with the House. We nonstarter, in my judgment. this into a partisan issue. can do that in the next week or two, It is also the case that we are not I find it unbelievable that after ev- get a conference report, bring it here, going to have somebody come to the erything the people of the gulf region and have a vote on it, and it will in- floor without consultation and pull have endured, and that this entire clude all the safety provisions my col- this provision, that provision, or the country has witnessed for over 2 league wants, which I helped create, next provision out of the bill and say: months now, that anyone is still stand- and many more. That is the right way By the way, I want unanimous consent ing with the oil company that caused to legislate. to get this done. That is not serious this disaster instead of the victims who The wrong way to legislate would be legislating. It just is not. Everybody are suffering from it. for us to decide we are going to threat- knows that. We recently learned that while BP en to not extend the reauthorization of It is time for us to start working to- was publicly telling us that the Deep- the FAA and have about 4,000 people gether. This place is pretty dysfunc- water Horizon rig was leaking an esti- laid off sometime over the Fourth of tional these days. This is exhibit A as mated 5,000 barrels of oil a day, inter- July weekend. These are people who to why it is dysfunctional. My hope is nal BP documents showed, in a worst- work at the airports division, engineer- that in the next couple of days, we can case scenario, up to 100,000 barrels of oil could actually leak into the Gulf of ing facilities, and equipment division. reach an understanding to fix some of Mexico. What that says to me is that It makes no sense to do this. the issues that affect the Senator. we need to make sure when we are in- Madam President, I ask unanimous Madam President, I yield the floor. vestigating this oilspill, whether it be consent—this is H.R. 5611, the FAA ex- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- with employees of BP or anyone else, tension bill for 30 days—I ask unani- ator from New Hampshire. that they are being straight with the mous consent that the Senate proceed UNANIMOUS-CONSENT REQUEST—S. 3462 American people. That is what sub- Mrs. SHAHEEN. Madam President, I to the immediate consideration of H.R. poena power would do. If we want to ask unanimous consent that the Judi- 5611, which was received from the get to the bottom of what happened so ciary Committee be discharged from House. we can stop it from happening again, further consideration of S. 3462, a bill The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there the Presidential commission needs the objection? to provide subpoena power to the na- authority to compel people to provide Mr. DEMINT. Reserving the right to tional commission on the British Pe- documents and to testify under oath. object, Madam President, I assure the troleum oilspill in the Gulf of Mexico, The full devastation of this cata- Senator I am in complete support not and that the Senate then proceed to its strophic spill is far from being known, only of the 30-day extension but the consideration; that the bill be read but surely we know now that it will be bill he and I passed out of the Senate. three times, passed, and the motion to one of the worst, if not the worst, eco- Believe me, I was here for that and reconsider be laid upon the table; that nomic and environmental disasters in very much support it. If the Senator’s any statements relating to the meas- American history. We need to make colleagues will accept it the way we ure be printed in the RECORD, with no sure this never happens again. The passed it through the Senate, it would further intervening action or debate. Presidential commission needs sub- be done today. But because of this The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there poena power to get the job done for the holdup, what I consider safety provi- objection? American people. The House moved sions being held up unnecessarily for Mr. DEMINT. Madam President, on quickly to pass this legislation and the political reasons, I object. behalf of other Members of the Repub- Senate should now pass this important The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- lican conference, I object. legislation also. I can’t understand why tion is heard. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- anyone is objecting to this. The Senator from North Dakota. tion is heard. Madam President, I yield the floor. Mr. DORGAN. Madam President, let The Senator from New Hampshire. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- me make a point very clearly. A num- UNANIMOUS-CONSENT REQUEST—H.R. 5481 ator from New Jersey. ber of the provisions dealing with safe- Mrs. SHAHEEN. Madam President, I Mr. MENENDEZ. Madam President, I ty that relate to the Colgan air crash ask unanimous consent that the Sen- want to rise in support of what my dis- are being implemented already by the ate proceed to the immediate consider- tinguished colleague from New Hamp- FAA. Let me make that point, No. 1. ation of Calendar No. 442, H.R. 5481, a shire is trying to accomplish here,

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And they have be reticent to come forth. more than 13 Exxon Valdez spills, blocked, as I have said, the attempts of What we have seen here on the which took place in Alaska. my colleague from New Hampshire to floor—and what we have seen in the The point of all of this is that we give the commission all the tools nec- last few minutes—is a whole process need the truth. That is what Senator essary to do a full investigation. that I hope the American people under- SHAHEEN is trying to accomplish—sub- So I say to them, if they continue to stand is a clear contrast between who poena power for the commission so stand in the way of our efforts to hold stands on their side and who stands on they can bring in all the parties they oil companies fully accountable, they the side of special interests. How is it need to make sure we get to the truth. are going to get run over by public possible that Members of this Chamber We need someone to swear under oath opinion. I hope that now the com- find it difficult to even proceed, when that they are telling us, in fact, the mittee has acted, we can use this as an the House of Representatives, in a near truth about what happened and how opportunity to finally hold big oil ac- unanimous vote, could say that the much oil is spilling every day into the countable, and in doing so, to send a subpoena power is necessary for the gulf. message to the industry that they are commission to be able to get to the Common sense and good judgment going to have to be extremely careful; bottom of what happened? The House demand that we pass the legislation that they cannot cut corners; that they voted unanimously, save for one vote. and move quickly to get to that truth. cannot go cheap as they drill—to the Yet we cannot even proceed. I can’t understand, when I hear so extent that we are going to allow drill- This isn’t rocket science. It is com- many of my colleagues talk about ing to take place. We cannot risk the mon sense to most Americans. We need truth and honesty and transparency, kind of environmental disaster we now to fully learn the lessons of this dis- that they can oppose the very effort to have in the gulf. By the way, 11 lives aster with a thorough investigation, give the subpoena powers that get us were lost on that day on that rig. We not to protect oil companies from hav- there. It is a sad day. must guard against a future generation ing their negligence exposed. We need While I have the floor, let me briefly facing this kind of environmental deg- to get answers from BP and say that something good did happen radation. That is what is at stake here. Transocean and Halliburton and every- today as it relates to this process, and That is what is at stake here. one else, including the Federal agen- I want to thank Senator BOXER, the It is incomprehensible to me that we cies, not to give apologies to them, as chair of the Environment and Public cannot get our colleagues on the other I have seen Republicans suggest that Works Committee, Senator LAUTEN- side of the aisle to join us in this ef- we should apologize to BP for making BERG, and the very supportive members fort. sure the residents of the gulf region are of that committee, for passing my Big With that, I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- held whole. We need to know the truth, Oil Bailout Prevention bill out of com- and the commission needs subpoena ator from Massachusetts is recognized. mittee today so that we can get an up- Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts. I power to get the truth. So who are you or-down vote on the floor to hold big protecting? What are we hiding here? thank the Chair. oil fully liable for the economic and en- In addition to holding information (The remarks of Mr. BROWN of Massa- vironmental damage they have caused. and blocking data collection, BP has chusetts pertaining to the introduction Frankly, it is time we have a vote, seemingly misrepresented the mag- of S. 3551 are located in today’s RECORD nitude of the spill. We need the truth. after so many Republican objections, under ‘‘Statements on Introduced Bills Let’s go through a little bit of remem- to this commonsense legislation. The and Joint Resolutions.’’) bering a very short period of time how bill that the committee passed is sim- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- this Congress and the American people ple and common sense. It asserts that ator from Illinois is recognized. were deceived. That is why there is a we want to protect those families, Mr. DODD. If I may, before my col- need for subpoena power, to get to the those taxpayers—and all of us as tax- league speaks—I will yield to him right truth and to bring people to testify payers—not oil company profits. It as- away. under oath. serts that oil companies should bear The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- We were told after the Deepwater Ho- the burden of the economic damages ator from Connecticut. rizon burst into flames and then sank that their spill causes, not taxpayers. Mr. DODD. Before my neighbor from onto the ocean floor that there was no As we see the images and read the Massachusetts leaves the floor, let me spill. Anybody remember that? Can stories from the gulf coast night after commend him for his comments here you believe it? The next day, they esti- night, it could not be clearer that without getting into details of the bill mated that an absurdly low flow rate coastal families and taxpayers are the he has offered but, more importantly, of 1,000 barrels per day was taking ones who need protection, not oil com- the general thrust of what he has ex- place. Then, on May 20, BP said they panies. With action such as this one in pressed. As he is a newly arriving Mem- were siphoning off 5,000 barrels of oil a the committee today, we have a lot of ber of this body and may be here for day from what they claimed was a momentum going right now. I think many years, I am wrapping up three 5,000-barrel-a-day spill—meaning that the American people have shown clear- decades of service. But I hope people they were capturing all of it. Can you ly they want oil companies held fully will listen to what he has to say. believe it? accountable, and we are working to do People come to the Chamber and to Then, video feed released under pres- just that. I think we are developing a this institution with the idea of get- sure from Congress on May 21 showed a head of steam. ting things done for our country. That very different story, with a heavy flow It seems that the only people who is so critically important. What he has of oil still spilling from the well. In re- consistently work to protect oil com- suggested, what I have heard others sponse, only after that pressure and panies instead of coastal families right talk about today, is making this insti- that video feed could be measured, the now are the oil companies themselves tution functional so we can actually company adjusted their siphon esti- and some colleagues who seem to, no come to terms. It is not easy. We rep- mate down from 5,000 to 2,200 barrels a matter what, oppose, oppose, oppose ei- resent different constituencies and dif- day to explain why oil was still flow- ther having subpoena power to get to ferent interests. But if the spirit ex- ing. We now know that what the video the truth or lifting the liability cap so pressed by Senator SCOTT BROWN of actually showed was a much heavier that the oil industry will be held re- Massachusetts in these brief remarks flow rate. Only recently have experts sponsible. he has made this morning can carry begun to have access to some of the Four times my Republican colleagues forward in all the debates and discus- data they need to make more credible have blocked the Big Oil Bailout Pre- sions we have, we will find a lot more estimates. vention Act from passing quickly by solutions. I want to say thank you. On June 15, the Federal Government unanimous consent here on the Senate Mr. BURRIS. I thank the distin- officially estimated that the flow may Floor, even though there is a fierce ur- guished Senator from Connecticut, who

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He knows what my—I will not nesses are eligible for this kind of sup- tant piece of legislation facing this say publicly, but I thought the Senator port. body and, more importantly, our coun- would have made a heck of a Supreme As we cast about for a solution to our try, and that is the Wall Street reform Court Justice. economic troubles, I believe we should bill. In fact, the Presiding Officer has Madam President, as a public serv- leave no stone unturned. had a deep interest in the subject mat- ant, I have long been a strong advocate At various times since the onset of ter and in her previous life actually for American small businesses—espe- the recession, both Democrats and Re- worked in the area of financial serv- cially disadvantaged and minority- publicans have come to the table with ices. She not only brings an interest owned businesses. constructive ideas. Many of these have from the State of North Carolina, one And even before I sought elected of- been passed into law—and I think they of the fine States that has a significant fice, when I was a banker, I worked have made a real difference. But we involvement in the financial services of hard every day to spur investment on must not find false security in early re- our country, but has also a knowledge Main Street. ports of success. about these institutions, how they I fought to make capital available to We have made progress—but the situ- work, and how the financial system small businesses, so entrepreneurs and ation remains fragile. There is still works. I am very grateful to her for her innovators could create jobs and bring much more to be done. That is why I thoughts and suggestions as we have prosperity to local communities. have introduced an amendment that been through this rather long journey But in today’s harsh economic cli- would improve and expand the 8–A pro- over the last couple of years in the mate, many of these businesses are gram. wake of the financial crisis that befell finding it harder than ever to stay This measure would increase the con- our Nation most dramatically in the afloat. tinued eligibility amount, from $750,000 fall of 2008. Credit has largely dried up, and cap- to $2.5 million, so more small busi- I think all of our colleagues here ital investment is difficult to come by. nesses could benefit from this assist- know what is at stake. We do not need And even as our economy begins to ance. to spend a lot of time talking about the inch along the road to recovery, small It is no secret that minority-owned circumstances over the last couple of and disadvantaged businesses continue businesses, particularly those in poor years. We know it, and more impor- to lag behind. or urban areas, have been hit hardest tantly, and more poignantly, our con- stituents know it, because they are liv- I believe we need to do better. by the current economic downturn, so ing it. I believe we need to place small busi- as we look to our recovery, these are All of us have jobs here. We are fairly nesses at the very center of our re- the areas we should target for our sponse to this economic crisis. They well compensated, to put it mildly, by strongest support. any standard. We have good health are uniquely positioned to create well- By expanding the existing 8–A pro- paying jobs and generate growth at a care. We own our homes or are not wor- gram, we can increase its economic im- ried about whether we can afford the local level—so it is time to make them pact, without having to reinvent the a priority again. Because, if this Con- rent in the places we live—whatever wheel. We can rely on a proven initia- the circumstances. We are in some gress fails to take action, if we neglect tive to inject new life into disadvan- ways insulated from the day-to-day ag- to pass the Small Business Lending taged areas. onies our fellow citizens go through Act, and fall short of our commitment I ask my colleagues to support my and have gone through over these last to America’s innovators and entre- amendment, as well as the underlying couple of years. preneurs, then I fear that our Nation bill as a whole. But I also have a deep appreciation of will slip into a jobless recovery, and On behalf of small and minority- the fact that my colleagues, despite disadvantaged businesses will continue owned businesses, I ask for their assist- not personally going through these ter- to suffer the full effects of this great ance in these troubled times. rible times as their constituents are, recession. Our economic future may be uncer- understand the importance of this I recognize that government cannot tain, but with my proposal and the issue. I am deeply grateful to each and directly create jobs in the same way Small Business Lending Act, we have every Member of this Chamber over the that the private sector can. But few the rare opportunity to influence that last 2 years and almost everyone in can deny that government has an im- future. this Chamber has been involved in this portant role to play in setting America Let’s pass these measures, to guar- debate or discussion to one degree or back on the road to recovery. antee some degree of relief for the peo- another. The fact is we have come as Our job is to support and encourage ple who continue to suffer the most. far as we have in this bill because there responsible practices, impose common Let’s renew our investments in Amer- is that interest and because there is sense regulations, and help to direct in- ica’s small businesses, and rely on that concern that we need to address vestment to the areas that need it them to drive our economic recovery. the architecture, the financial struc- most. That is why I believe we need to Let’s do so today. Let’s do it now, for tures of our Nation so as to avoid the pay special attention to the disadvan- tomorrow may be too late. kind of problems we have seen our Na- taged and minority-owned small busi- I yield the floor. tion go through over these last several nesses that have borne the brunt of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- years. this crisis. ator from Connecticut. Again, the numbers have been re- Under current law, the Small Busi- Mr. DODD. Madam President, I peated so often I am almost hesitant to ness Administration provides key sup- should have noted, I will be leaving repeat them this afternoon. Certainly port to these entities through its 8–A with my friend and colleague from Illi- we will know better tomorrow. I guess program. This initiative offers tech- nois as well. He has been a wonderful the unemployment numbers will come nical assistance, training, and con- addition to this institution. He has out again. tracting opportunities to small busi- done a very fine job representing the But well over 81⁄2 million jobs have nesses that meet specific criteria. I am people of Illinois. I regret we didn’t get been lost. Frankly, I think that num- a strong supporter of this program, to serve more years together, that he ber is an underestimation of what has which has helped to keep disadvan- didn’t get a chance to come here ear- happened. Some people have found taged businesses viable, and made sure lier. He made a good contribution in part-time work, falling back in and out everyone has the chance to share in the short time we have been here. Had of it. But the number, 8.4 million, is economic prosperity. Since its incep- the Senator been here longer, I think used. It is certainly no less than that tion, 8–A has made a difference in he would have made a significant con- and, I suspect, as I said, far more than countless communities, and eased some tribution over the years. I thank the that.

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The Constitution meant a great for your family, because of a lost job, occurs so that it does not metastasize. deal. I carry with me, and every day I the lost retirement, the closed busi- That may be the best word to use in have for 20 years, the Constitution that ness, all of a sudden that which you this case, much as a cancer does. ROBERT C. BYRD gave me and auto- had hoped and dreamed for that has When an economic crisis hits, if you graphed to me. It is rather threadbare brought stability to your family, a are able to handle it when it happens, and worn today, but he revered this great sense of joy and hope, dreams ful- much as you are able to handle a can- document. He could absolutely quote it filled, is all of a sudden closed, fore- cer when you discover it before it con- verbatim. He gave me a copy, as he did closed, lost. taminates your entire body—the crisis to all new Members when they arrive, Imagine coming home that night that will happen if we can control it, and the importance of understanding when all of the efforts to hold on to identify it early enough, begin to ad- the role of this body in our constitu- that home are gone and facing your dress the problems that it poses, then tional framework. family and telling them the house you we might avoid the kind of cata- He was such a great advocate of the have lived in—where you have played, strophic effect this present economic civility and the respect for each other you have eaten, you have dreamt, you catastrophe has caused, the most sig- as we try to fashion answers to our Na- have laughed, you have cried, you have nificant in almost 100 years, since the tion’s problems. We have been through two major bills in the last Congress. done all of the things that building en- Great Depression more than 80 years There have been a lot of other bills to shrines in the American family—is no ago. longer yours. For 7 million of our fel- So I want to briefly talk about not consider, but the health care debate low citizens that night has happened. only the process we have gone through and the financial reform debate, I Many more face the prospect of that over the past year and a half, but also would argue, are the two largest in this occurring in the months ahead, despite what this bill is trying to do. Let me be Congress, and they are two models of the efforts to get our economy moving the first to acknowledge and admit how an institution can operate. Even though I am glad we prevailed again. Retirement incomes, of course, that it does not do everything I would with the health care debate and are have vanished in a flash, watching the like it to do. I am not overly enthusi- going to finally end up dealing with markets decline. Literally years of astic about every provision in this bill. building security for those retirement cost and access to our health care sys- There are measures that I objected to years, to contribute to a child’s higher tem and making it more available to that are in the bill. people as a result of our actions taken, education costs, to blunt the costs of a But we serve in a body of our fellow it was not a pretty process. Anyone health tragedy to hit your family, all colleagues, the 100 of us who serve who watched it, let alone those of us of those rainy days that retirement or here, who work with those who work who were involved in it, certainly savings account can provide to weather down the hall from this Chamber where would have preferred that we arrive at those storms have been eliminated. 435 of our colleagues serve, with an ad- So there has been a shocking loss of the conclusion in a manner differently ministration and regulators, not to wealth in our Nation as well. Trillions than what we went through. Maybe not mention financial institutions and of dollars are gone, incomes that will everyone would agree with that. I feel their employees and all that are in- never be made up. As I mentioned, lost that way. home values, even if you have been volved in the financial network of our The second model, if you will, is the able to hold on to your home, home Nation, all are impacted and affected one we just went through on financial values, on average, have declined about by this bill. So it is difficult to try to reform, which was about as open a 30 percent. So that equity you might fashion a piece of legislation that ac- process as you could ever have. We have built up in that dream house, commodates the various interests and went through literally months of lis- where you have raised your family over allows us to move forward. But that is tening in our committee, the Banking the last 10, 15, 20 years, you paid one what we have tried to do. Committee which I chair, to hun- Process is important. I will not dwell price for it maybe 20 years ago and had dreds—and I am not exaggerating— the full expectation that property on this point, but as someone who has hundreds of experts who came and value, while it may not skyrocket, spent three decades of my life at this briefed us either formally or infor- would increase in value over the years. very desk—and it is the only desk I mally, literally dozens and dozens of So as you became that empty nester have ever sat at since the day I arrived. formal hearings to dissect what had as your kids went on to college or mar- This desk was planted over in that far happened, how we got into this mess, riage or jobs on their own, the hope corner as the 100th Senator in the body who caused it, how was it caused, and that you would be able to sell that up until I—some 20 years ago when, what steps we should be taking to see home to another hopeful buyer and through seniority, you get to move to it this problem, another economic come out of it with some equity that your desk around. I ended up in this crisis, would not explode as broadly as would then provide for that security seat, this spot about 20 years ago, next this one has. that you needed to contribute to your to this remarkable man whose life we I invited my colleagues, Democrats family’s well being has been totally are going to celebrate and are cele- and Republicans, to be involved in all gone in many cases, even if you have brating those days, ROBERT C. BYRD. of those meetings, to see to it that held on to your home. He has been my seatmate for the last they would be present, even at White Well, the bill I briefly want to talk two decades. House meetings, to talk about what we about does not do anything about what As I said the other day, I was an 8- needed to do. We laid out our first has happened. I would love to tell you year-old child sitting in the galleries of ideas together a year and a half ago, if we passed this bill that you could get the other body watching my father, on even before marking up anything close your job back; that passing this finan- January 3, 1953, and a 35-year-old new to a bill. cial reform bill would give you your job Congressman from West Virginia be I presented our first discussion draft back. I would love to be able to tell you sworn in as newly minted Members of of this legislation in November of last that when we pass this bill you would Congress. Some 6 years later, I sat in year, and it was a discussion draft. get your home back or that somehow that gallery up here, in the family gal- After that draft was put forward, I as- you would be able to magically replen- lery, watching my father be sworn in signed bipartisan working groups to at- ish that retirement account or savings as a Senator from Connecticut, along tack the major issues in the bill. In account. with a new Senator from West Virginia March of this year, I unveiled a new This bill does not do any of those named ROBERT C. BYRD, never imag- bill that incorporated many of the bi- things. All this bill does is to say that ining, as a 7- or 8-year-old or as a 14- partisan ideas that the working groups

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Our conference Member of this Chamber feel more in- with a final answer in various areas, committee, the 42 members of both cluded in the debate on the reform of but they contributed significantly to Chambers who met, again, for a 2-week Wall Street. If there is something else the product we now have before us in period, almost 70 hours that we met, I could have done to say to a Member: the form of a conference committee re- we considered 180 amendments in 70 You would have had additional rights port coming to this body, coming to hours. And 54 amendments were offered or opportunities, I would like to hear the Senate. by Senators, 34 of which were offered it. I don’t think I could have. You can’t So I am grateful to RICHARD SHELBY, by my Republican colleagues in the spend 4 weeks in this Chamber through who is not supportive of the bill, but conference, 20 by the Democrats. almost 60 amendments, 54 more in a was my ranking member and was the So combined, between the number of conference, virtually allowing unlim- chairman of the Banking Committee amendments we debated on the floor of ited debate on almost anything that for 4 years before I took over the chair- the Senate and the number of amend- came up, and tell me you think you manship in January of 2007. ments we debated in conference as Sen- have been denied the opportunity to I will not go down the list and men- ators—forget the House Members and fully vent your feelings, to be heard, to tion all of the members, but the com- their amendments—there were over 100 offer your ideas and thoughts. mittee members worked very hard. amendments by Democrats and Repub- As a departing suggestion of one Even though we ended up disagreeing licans to the financial reform bill. C– about to leave in 5 or 6 months, there with what we finally produced, I am SPAN and the press sat there and ought to be some value to the process grateful to them for the efforts they watched every minute of the con- we have gone through. I have heard put into the legislation. Beyond that, I ference and covered every second, gavel this morning already concerns ex- have worked every day to keep my col- to gavel, of the proceedings that went pressed because the institution, in the leagues informed every step of the on for almost 70 hours over a 2-week minds of some, is dysfunctional. I don’t process, at least I have tried to, and if period. My point is, this model of con- want to believe that. I want to believe not them directly, their staffs, so there ducting our business, listening to each it is still a functional institution. But was that sense of inclusion, the model other, debating and deciding what if, at the end, this process of what I that everyone ought to be able to have ought to be in this bill, stands in stark have tried to lead on the banking bill a role and participate in the debate of contrast to how we went through the causes people to believe that it doesn’t a significant bill. make any difference, we are still going So the point I am making is, this bill health care debate. What is the point I am trying to to vote for procedural roadblocks to was the product of collaboration of make? If at the end of this process it this bill because we don’t like some of many of my colleagues before the de- appears as though we still face a proce- the provisions in it or don’t like the bate even began on the floor of the dural objection to going forward, what bill, then I do despair in some ways for Senate. On this floor, the debate lasted difference did it make, then, which whether this institution can ever func- almost a month, one of the longest de- course we followed if at the end of the tion. If, at the end of all of that, we end bates in many years in the Congress of up with the same kinds of procedural the United States. Nearly 50 votes were process it did not make any difference? The motion to invoke cloture is a roadblocks as we had on the health cast by Democrats and Republicans strange phrase that I suspect most care debate, where I would argue there over a 4-week period. One of the many that passed was the Americans do not have the vaguest was more legitimacy to invoking those very second one, I think. Senator idea of its meaning, or very few do. It procedural roadblocks, then I think the sounds like something a doctor may do institution is in a lot more trouble BOXER of California offered the first amendment that said taxpayers should if you are ill, to get a cloture or some- than I would like to believe. I mention never again be asked to pay for a bail- thing. That is what I thought it was the process because it ought to be im- out of a financial institution. I think when I first arrived here. portant to people, seeing to it that we that passed unanimously. Then Sen- Briefly, cloture is a method by which have a chance to go forward. you end a filibuster. In this Chamber, At the end of that conference, we ator SHELBY and I offered an amend- ment where we reached a bipartisan under our rules, we respect the rights came up not only with the com- agreement on measures to end all bail- of the minority, including a minority promises necessary for a bill but also outs of financial institutions once and of one. how to offset the cost of this bill. The for all, one of the most contentious Members can talk as long as they can House rules require that we dem- areas of the bill. stand up, under most circumstances, onstrate that the cost of the bill to the From that point forward, over the and continue. ROBERT C. BYRD, in fact, overall Treasury of the United States next 4 weeks, with almost 60 amend- held one of the records. It wasn’t the is not going to leave it in deeper debt ments back and forth, we ended up record—Strom Thurmond holds the than would otherwise be the case. We passing the legislation by the thinnest record, a former Senator I served with had to come up with offsetting costs of margins, overcoming the procedural from South Carolina—but ROBERT C. for the bill. votes we needed to in order to reach fi- BYRD conducted a filibuster for more The first proposal was not met warm- nancial passage of the bill. than 14 hours. We can do that in this ly. It was assessments on large institu- The last time the Banking Com- Chamber. But if we want to end the fil- tions primarily. But there were strong mittee held a conference on any legis- ibuster, we have to invoke cloture. objections expressed, and two or three lation was 7 years ago. So I took my That takes 60 votes—more than a sim- of our colleagues, who have been very committee product, the Senate prod- ple majority—to say: We have had helpful on this bill in offering ideas uct, and we went to what is called a enough debate. The process has been that would strengthen the bill and conference. The House had passed its fair. It is now time to vote. So we in- made significant contributions, ex- bill in December. We had passed our voke cloture. If we don’t think the pressed their concerns to me that this bill in May. So what normally has hap- process has been fair, that we haven’t was an unacceptable offset, in their pened in the past is they never meet, or been given a chance to express our- minds. So I took the extraordinary if they do meet they met in closed-door selves, that we have been denied the step of reconvening the conference. We sessions to work out the differences. opportunity to offer amendments or met yesterday to change the offsets. Then they would come back with a contribute to the debate, then we vote We did so by two things. One we kept product. against invoking cloture. the same, and that was by making per- The last time the Banking Com- There have certainly been many cir- manent the insurance fund in the Fed- mittee had been to a conference with cumstances when that has been war- eral Deposit Insurance Corporation,

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:34 Oct 09, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD10\RECFILES\S30JN0.REC S30JN0 mmaher on DSK69SOYB1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5659 making it permanent at $250,000. That I will provide additional data. If I This bill will end taxpayer bailouts requires an assessment increase in have misspoken on the numbers, I will by making it tough for companies to order to meet those obligations. That correct my own statement for the engage in the kind of irresponsible be- was already in the bill. The Congres- record. But I believe I am approxi- havior that threatened the economy. It sional Budget Office scores that as pro- mately correct. sets up a way to shut down the giant, viding about $8.5 billion in revenues Again, none of this is easy. I know dangerous companies that failed, over the next 10 years. That was there. there is a temptation at times like this through bankruptcy or through a reso- The second piece we did is end TARP. for emotions to rise, passions to find lution mechanism that lays all of the That is something all of us have want- expression. I have great respect for all cost and pain on them, not on the ed to see since the inception of the pro- of my colleagues in the efforts they American taxpayer. That is a major gram. Can we bring this thing to a made. There are moments of frustra- achievement. close? Under our alternative offset, we tion when you are trying to pass a We also include for the first time in- end TARP immediately, except for its major bill, seeking cooperation from stitutions that are financial institu- current obligations. The Congressional your colleagues to get the job done. tions that have operated in the shadow Budget Office—and I will provide let- But this is a complicated piece of legis- economy of the Nation—no regulation, ters from the CBO confirming these lation. More than 2,000 pages are in- no one moderating their behavior. This numbers—scored that at about $11 bil- cluded in the bill. There are provisions bill brings them all in. They will now lion over 10 years in savings. That that are not ones I would write myself, be regulated and controlled, so they money goes into deficit reduction. This but this is the legislative process. can’t engage in the kind of wildcat be- I introduced a bill last November, the is an offset; it is not a pay-for. What do havior that brought our Nation to the one I would have preferred, but in the I mean by that? If the budget of our point we have been. months since, many Members have had Nation was $100 and the cost of a pro- The bill creates a consumer financial their opportunities to make changes. gram was $10, you would have to make services protection bureau. I get people Some changes I liked; some I didn’t. acting as if this was the most radical up that $10. It doesn’t go directly to But it should not be that because you idea in America. If you buy a faulty pay for those programs, but it provides don’t like one or two or several provi- product—a toaster, a car, a television the offset for the cost of those pro- sions of a bill, that ought to become set—and it is a crummy product, you grams. more important than the total impact The third piece of this to make up have a place to go to get some sort of of what you are trying to achieve. the difference was by increasing the re- redress. In fact, they are required to re- There are those who don’t like the bill, call the products under the Consumer serve ratio at the FDIC, which was sup- any part of it at all or very few parts Product Safety Commission and oth- ported by the chairperson of the FDIC, of it. Again, I understand that. Those to go from 1.15 percent to 1.35 percent people are going to vote no. But when ers. If you get a crummy mortgage, a but to hold harmless all financial insti- someone tells me there is one provision crummy insurance policy, you get a tutions or banks that have assets under or two they don’t like and as a result crummy piece of stock because some- $10 billion and to do that not over 4 or they are going to vote against every- one lied about it, where do you go? 5 years but over the next 10 years until thing, that I don’t understand, can- Whom do you call? You get a lawyer— 2020. That provides an additional $5.7 didly. I guess that is the answer—if you have billion. We have had our debate. We voted on the resources. This bill sets up, for the The CBO has thus scored the entire hundreds of individual provisions be- first time in our history, a place where bill as providing an additional $3.2 bil- tween the House and this body. There the average consumer of financial serv- lion in deficit reduction because the will be procedural votes. I have made ices might be able to get a redress of amounts we will be bringing in exceed my case that at some point, a process their grievances. the cost of the bill. that is as open as this one has been, as I know people are acting as if this is So, for my colleagues, ending TARP inclusive as this one has been, as hos- some wild socialistic idea, some crazy and complying with what the Chair- pitable as I could possibly make it, as leftwing notion, after what the country man of the FDIC has said is a far better civil as I could possibly make it—if the has been through, that we could end up suggestion. procedural roadblocks are no different having a place where the average I would be remiss at this juncture if than the legislation that was con- American citizen, who wants to have I did not specifically thank my col- ducted without any civility, without faith and trust in our economic sys- leagues from Maine, SUSAN M. COLLINS any of the cooperation and inclusive- tem, can go to get some relief. God for- and OLYMPIA J. SNOWE. It was Ms. COL- ness of this, then what is the lesson? bid they are treated as they have been LINS who said this is a better idea to What is the lesson for the next major in too many instances in the past. That look at as an offset. I am grateful to bill if, in fact, going through all of that is part of this bill. her, as I am to her colleague from gets you no further in the process than This bill will create an advanced Maine and my colleague from Massa- what we have been through? warning system. Instead of one set of chusetts, Senator BROWN, who ex- This bill doesn’t bring back your eyes that, frankly, were closed most of pressed his concerns about the assess- home, your job, your retirement in- the time, we now have what we call ment approach. Again, I will let them come. What it does do is to try to see sort of a risk assessment council made speak for themselves on these matters. to it that the next crisis will not cause up of the various Federal agencies that But it is important that colleagues the deep problems this one has. have prudential responsibility over fi- know that, going back to a few mo- Let me briefly identify the two or nancial institutions to be meeting and ments ago talking about process, it three or four things that are major in looking at what is going on in the was at the suggestion of Democrats the bill. In the absence of these, if we economy, not only here in our Nation and Republicans that changes were defeat the bill, all of this is gone and but abroad as well. Are there things oc- made to the bill, including the extraor- we are right back to September of 2008, curring within companies, within dinary step yesterday of opening the right back where we were when this interconnected companies, within conference. There are those who want- body voted, with less than 40 days to go countries that could pose a financial ed me to go forward anyway with it. before a national election, to ask the risk to our Nation? Spotting them Why would I do that if, in fact, Mem- American taxpayer to write a $700 bil- early enough to put a stop to them, to bers have said: I can’t be supportive lion check to bail out and stabilize fi- break them up, as a last resort, or to under the present circumstances. The nancial institutions. If you reject this insist that certain things be done to opportunity to make a correction in effort we have been involved in for al- avoid these metastasizing events that the bill and therefore come up with a most 2 years in the week when we come have contaminated every aspect of our better idea that was more acceptable back, then we are exactly where we life because no one stood up early to more of our colleagues seemed the were in the fall of 2008, with all of the enough to stop them when they first appropriate step to take. That is ex- vulnerabilities we saw our country ex- spotted them. actly what we did. That is how we have perience as a result of not reforming The bill further brings transparency offset the cost of this bill. the structures to our financial system. and accountability to the derivatives

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More than any other provision of this trading with new margin and capital The bill gives shareholders, the own- bill, more than anything else any of us requirements for large bank dealers ers of public companies, a say on exec- can write into a piece of legislation, is and major swap participants. These utive pay and so-called golden para- whether we are going to regain the safeguards will ensure taxpayers are chutes. We require public companies to confidence and the optimism and the not left on the hook for Wall Street’s take back compensation awarded based trust of that hard-working American bets, particularly with depositors’ on phony financial statements. family to believe that when they de- money, as we saw happen, or an AIG Shouldn’t the owners of public compa- posit that paycheck, there is not going circumstance. nies have some say in these matters? to be someone investing in a hedge The bill has the so-called Volcker Further, the bill encourages whistle- fund or some risky venture with their rule to prohibit banking organizations blowers with a new program at the Se- money—that is prohibited in this bill— from engaging in proprietary trading curities and Exchange Commission to or when they buy a stock there is not and strictly limiting their sponsorship encourage people to report securities going to be someone out there who is and investment in hedge funds and pri- violations. Ask the victims of Bernie actually scamming them in a kiting vate equity funds. Again, if they want Madoff whether that kind of provision system which ruins them forever and to risk their own money, that is one might have made a difference, when we their families, or when they get a thing. Risking your money ought to be had the whistleblowers writing and mortgage on a home there is someone something else. We have expanded the begging the Securities and Exchange not sitting across the table promising Volcker rule, with balance to it. We Commission to take note of what was to be their financial adviser when they don’t totally eliminate the ability of a happening with the Madoff scam. No are anything but in the process. bank to hedge on things that are criti- one was willing to do a darn thing That trust has been so severely hurt cally important for them. We believe it about it. Literally thousands of people that our hope is, more than anything is an important rule. Without it, we were wiped out because no one both- else I have written into this bill, we are right back where we were before. ered to listen to a whistleblower who will be able to bring us back to where The bill brings transparency to the identified the problem. Americans feel confidence and trust in Federal Reserve. I thank BERNIE SAND- This bill changes that. It is not to our country’s financial systems again. ERS of Vermont and others who have say there will not be additional scam So nothing less than that is at stake. insisted on greater auditing and ac- artists. I promise you, there will. But This is a fundamental overhaul of the countability out of the Federal Reserve instead of denying the existence of a way our financial system is regulated. System which under our bill will bring whistleblower standing up and telling a It is the greatest change to occur since transparency to it with audits of the regulatory body their responsibilities, the reforms which were invoked after so-called 13(3) emergency lending that this bill requires them to take note and the Great Depression of the 1930s. took place during the financial crisis, to act. Beyond that, of course, it is impor- and a requirement that the Fed dis- Additionally, because of the size and tant that what we have done could be close who these so-called counterpar- the complexity of this bill, it is almost harmonized with other nations. The ties are and information about the certain there will have to be a bill with American President, Barack Obama, amounts they are putting at risk and, technical corrections in the future. went to Toronto a few days ago to a in turn, for the American taxpayer, So when we take the sum total—ob- meeting of the G20. The conservative setting conditions on how that money viously, I am describing five or six pro- Prime Minister of Canada pointed to can be used, putting real limitations on visions in a 2,000-page bill—we have a this legislation and said: This is an op- it, and giving this body, the Congress product that I think restores financial portunity for America to lead in help- of the United States, a chance to re- security and trust. Let me mention ing the rest of the world to harmonize spond if, in fact, they exceed their au- just this point on trust because there is its rules on financial services. Defeat thority. no financial number I could put on this bill and someone else will set the Further, the bill limits the emer- trust. But it may be the most impor- ground rules, and we will have to har- gency Fed lending through 13(3) so it tant element of all. Put aside all of monize with them. can no longer be used to prop up an in- those individual provisions and titles If my colleagues think that is a bet- dividual company, as they did with of the bill, the one thing that has been ter result, to let the European Union or AIG. so severely damaged that is the most someone else write what the standards The bill requires people to have skin important to restore is the trust of the are going to be, then have it and defeat in the game, requiring companies that American people in our financial sys- the bill. But if my colleagues believe it sell products like asset-backed securi- tem. Today that trust has been shat- is better for the United States to lead ties to retain at least 5 percent of the tered by what has happened. and provide the guidelines and the credit risk, so there is no longer an in- In the absence of people trusting that structures that the rest of the world centive to sell garbage and junk loans the financial system is fair and equi- can rally around, then get behind us to people who could never pay them table, then I think we are in deeper and support this effort because nothing back thus exposing our economy and trouble than any fix I can write into a less than that is at risk, as well, in this our country to further abuse. bill. People understand when they de- legislation. These are all things in the bill. If we posit a paycheck in a bank, there is an So no one is going to get everything scrap it, we are right back without any assumption of risk that ought to be they want in this bill. I certainly did of these protections. I will tell you, it very little. When they buy an insur- not. No one ever does. I have never will be a generation before the Con- ance policy, it is a different assump- seen a bill in 30 years that ended up be- gress comes back to deal with these tion of risk. When they buy a stock, coming the prerogative of one small issues again because in the absence of there is an even further assumption of group. This has been a collective ef- the crisis we have been in, we would risk. There are no guarantees it is fort—a truly inclusive, collective ef- not have gotten to this. The crisis gave going to give a great return. In fact, it fort. Over 100 amendments have been us an opportunity to respond. These may fail. offered and considered by my fellow were not new issues. These issues had But we ought to be able to trust the colleagues to this bill in this Chamber been lingering around. But the finan- system; that it is not going to deceive in the most open process in decades. It cial resources behind many of these op- us and defraud us; that it is not going is the only time I have ever seen a con- erations are totally resistant to the to send people out to lure us into situa- ference conducted with the public changes we are talking about because tions they know we cannot afford and viewing every single second of it, with there is too much money to be made they know they can sell off quickly and 42 Members from the House and Senate

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:34 Oct 09, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD10\RECFILES\S30JN0.REC S30JN0 mmaher on DSK69SOYB1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5661 participating almost 70 hours in a 2- HEALTH CARE people in this country who receive week period, not to mention the month Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I health care through where they work— we spent on the floor of this Chamber. come to the floor today, as I have each half of them—will lose the coverage So I have done everything I know week since the health care bill became they have, and it may be within the how to do in trying to accommodate signed into law, to visit with Members next 4 years. Those are not my statis- my colleagues to make this as fair and of this Chamber about experiences I tics. That is the report that came right as balanced and as thoughtful as we have had, having practiced medicine in out of the White House just a little possibly could. But now is the time to Casper, WY, since 1983. For a long time, over a week ago. act. I was an orthopedic surgeon taking So the public is skeptical. I come to I wanted to take a few minutes today care of families across the Cowboy you as someone who has worked with before we, tomorrow, participate in the State. I come today, as I have week preventive medicine, who has worked solemn ceremony of celebrating the after week, to offer a doctor’s second as the medical director of Wyoming life of ROBERT C. BYRD in this Cham- opinion about the health care law be- Health Fairs that have provided low- ber. It will be a historic moment. I cause it seems every week since this cost health screenings for people all know it was a desire of his when he was bill has become law there is some new, across the Cowboy State, where thou- alive that at the time of his passing he unintended consequence, some new de- sands of people show up at health fairs be recognized in this Chamber. Then, velopment, some new sharing of infor- on weekends to learn what their blood on Friday, many of us will travel to his mation that the American people seem sugar is and how to help get that down; home State of West Virginia, which he to say: That is not what I want for my to help people with diabetes, where served so remarkably well over the 58 health care. It is not what I want for they get to learn what their choles- years of his service, to participate at my family. terol levels are and how to get that his funeral services. Then we will be During the debate of the health care better controlled, to learn if they have gone for a week over the Fourth of bill, it was the Speaker of the House, thyroid problems and do screenings for July break. Shortly after we come NANCY PELOSI, who said: First you cancer as well. back, based on the schedule set by the must pass the bill to find out what is in So people all across this country are majority leader and the minority lead- it. Well, as the American people con- concerned with their care and the qual- er, we will vote on the financial reform tinue to learn about what is in this new ity of their care and the cost of their package and bill. health care law, they continue to be care. The President has made a number of So today I wanted to take a few clos- disappointed with so many broken promises, and there is another one he ing minutes to say to my colleagues, I promises that were made by Members made that I wish to talk about today, do not know what else I could have on the Democratic side of this body and that is a promise the President done to make this more inclusive, to and by the President of the United made to small businesses. On May 7, provide more balance and sense to all States. President Obama, on his monthly job of this, to respond to the concerns my The initial goal of the health care numbers, said: colleagues have raised in what we have bill, which is now law, was to lower the done. cost of care, to increase the quality of Four million small businesses recently re- care, and increase the access to care. ceived a postcard in their mailbox telling I urge you, I plead with you to give Yet in the weeks that have gone by— them that they are eligible for a health care us the vote on this bill and to under- and the President of the United States tax cut this year. stand the process we have gone had a press conference last week, 90 That is what the President said. He through and to set a template to say days into the process—it seems to me said: that a process followed by which every- this law is going to be bad for patients, Four million small businesses recently re- one gets a chance to participate ought those who need medical care in this ceived a postcard in their mailbox telling to be the model of how the Senate con- country; it is going to be bad for pay- them that they are eligible for a health care ducts its business. I hope my col- ers, the patients who pay for their tax cut this year. leagues will not underestimate the care, the businesses that pay for the in- He went on to say: value and importance of that approach surance, the taxpayers who are going It’s worth perhaps tens of thousands of dol- we have taken with this bill. to be burdened additionally; and it is lars to each of these companies. I have taken a long time, and I apolo- bad for providers, the nurses and the Well, on face value, that sounds pret- gize to my colleagues. But I wanted to doctors who try to take care of these ty good. Small business owners all explain the process of what we have patients. across the country would welcome that done in conference. Again, I thank the So as I look at this, it seems to me sort of help. Yet I wish to bring to the majority leader. The majority leader this health care law is going to result floor today an article written by one does not get thanked enough. He is the in higher costs for patients and less ac- small business owner, Charles Arp. The captain of our Senate, as the majority cess and less quality. That is why title of his column is ‘‘ObamaCare’s leader was under Howard Baker and across the board still a majority of Broken Promise: One Company’s Expe- Bob Dole and Bill Frist and Tom Americans want this bill repealed, rience.’’ Daschle and George Mitchell and ROB- want the law repealed and replaced be- I talked with Mr. Arp yesterday by ERT C. BYRD. Without his willingness cause, basically and fundamentally, phone. He is in Illinois. He said this is to make sure we are here to conduct they do not believe this was a law that absolutely what has happened to his that debate, it would not happen. was passed for them. They believe it business, and he knows I am going to So I would be terribly remiss, at the was a law that was passed for some- be sharing it on the floor of the Senate conclusion of these remarks, if I did body else. They think, as a result, they today, because he has concerns. He got not express a special thank-you to are going to end up paying more and that postcard. He was at first encour- HARRY REID of Nevada, the majority getting less. aged by the President’s words, the leader, for making it possible and being That is why today I come to the Sen- President’s promise, but, again, it is supportive of this open process we have ate floor to talk about an additional another broken promise to the Amer- been through. Without his willingness broken promise and why the American ican people. This is a letter dated June to allow that to happen, it would not people continue to be so very skeptical 18 of this year. He says: have happened. I am deeply grateful to about this new health care law. A few months after the passage of Presi- him and his staff and others for mak- We have heard the promises in the dent Obama’s health care overhaul, a post- ing it possible for us to come to the past by the President. He said: If you card arrived which led me to believe there moment we are in; that is, to vote for like your health care plan, you will be may be a benefit coming to my small firm. this important piece of legislation. The mailing from the Treasury Department able to keep your health care plan. Pe- touted a generous 35 percent tax credit to With that, I yield the floor. riod. He said: No one will take it away. firms with less than 25 full-time employees The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Period. averaging less than $50,000 per year in wages, UDALL of New Mexico). The Senator Last week I came to the floor to talk a category which includes my company. In from Wyoming is recognized. about the fact that over half of the fact, I thought we were right in the sweet

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It did get tunately, the same can be said for firm which our family has owned for 100 me thinking, though: Maybe we could divide many here in the Senate as well. These years. Health care expenses are a major ob- Pinney Printing Company into two smaller are just simple numbers without con- stacle to Pinney’s long-term prosperity. firms. While I’m no expert at gaming the sequence. Each year in May, our policy renews and we government, like some people, it’s certainly Nothing can be further from the are faced with double-digit premium in- a possibility many will consider. creases—20 to 40 percent in recent years. I feel foolish now, after getting my hopes truth. These five numbers are markers Some of the increase is absorbed by the up for a government solution to our problem. along the road to fiscal catastrophe company, and some gets passed on to the em- Our firm is running out of affordable options. that we are heading down at full speed. ployees through higher premiums, It is my belief that health insurance These five numbers together are sym- deductibles, and copays. We have experi- should be decoupled from employment and bols of the great threat to the stability mented with self-funding and high-deduct- bought by individuals and families in the of our country, both today and in the ible health plans. Last year we were forced same way automobile insurance is pur- future. to downgrade to an HMO plan. chased. It is my fear that ObamaCare is a step in the wrong direction and matters will So the $30 billion number. Fourteen We are nearing the end of our rope, so I percent of Nevadans are unemployed at was hopeful to learn there could be some get worse, not better, for Pinney Printing benefit for us in the new law. Company and others like us. this point. People are hurting across my State. We lead the country in un- And what small business owner So there you have it. It is a heartfelt employment. Well, a lot has been said wouldn’t? letter written by someone who got the on the issue of extending unemploy- He goes on to say: postcard from the IRS, from the Presi- dent, listened to the President’s state- ment benefits, and while this issue has Postcard in hand, I did a quick calculation become one of political fodder and par- and figured our tax credit should be about ment that said you will be eligible, but $28,000. That is 35 percent of the $80,000 we what he found out, as did many small tisanship, the facts on this issue have expect to spend this year on employee health business owners all around the country been left out in favor of high-strung care premiums. I phoned our health insur- who received this postcard, is that it rhetoric and political opportunity. ance broker and inquired whether anything doesn’t apply to them, and if they want Let me take a moment to explain to special had to be done, not wanting to be ex- to make it apply to them, what they my constituents the real debate on this cluded by some technicality. He reported are going to need to do is actually fire issue. I, along with my Republican col- there was no special requirement—more good leagues, believe that extending these news. employees and lower the wages of the other employees. It makes no sense at benefits for the unemployed should be Aha, the next section: ‘‘Barrier to all, and that is why I talked to Mr. Arp a top priority here in the Senate. I Tax Credit.’’ He said: yesterday, the owner of the company, think both sides of the aisle agree on But there was a problem. A few weeks later who said he found this deceiving. that. I know we could pay to extend I received an e-mail with a link to the Na- So that is why I come week after these benefits now by cutting spending tional Federation of Independent Business’s week to the Senate floor to say it is in other areas and redirecting some online calculator. This is a calculator de- stimulus funds which have had little signed to help firms determine their quali- time to repeal this legislation and re- fications for the tax credit. I plugged in our place it with legislation that delivers impact on the economy in my State numbers, and pressed ‘‘update’’ to yield a more personal responsibility, puts pa- and across the country. calculation of . . . zero-zip, nada! tients in charge; a patient-centered Despite what some of my other col- Double-checking, I tried again and again, health care plan that allows Americans leagues may say here on the floor, finally concluded that the 35 percent tax to buy insurance across State lines; there is no debate on extending the credit will be available only to firms with one that gives individuals the same tax benefits for those who have fallen vic- ten or fewer employees averaging $25,000 or tim to OUR downturned economy. The less per year. Increasing either factor—ei- relief as the big companies when they buy their own personal health insur- debate on this issue actually lies with ther the number of employees or the average the fact that those on the other side of salary—greatly diminishes the magnitude of ance; one that provides individual in- the tax credit. Increasing both factors yields centives like the people who attend the the aisle want to take the easy way a parabolic reduction in the result. Wyoming health fairs—people who take out, and they want to avoid paying for Being in the graphic arts industry, I de- responsibility for their health and who this important legislation because it is cided to create a chart diagramming the lim- try to find and detect problems early tough to make cuts. Instead, we are its of this ‘‘generous’’ tax break. to get down the cost of care. We need going to add another $30 billion on to I have the chart here. to replace it with something that deals our record-breaking national debt. I He goes on: with lawsuit abuse and the expense of know that $30 billion is just another Not one to give up easily, I continued my unnecessary tests due to doctors prac- number to those on the other side of pursuit— ticing defensive medicine. We need one the aisle, but it is one that could easily because he had the postcard, of that allows small businesses to join to- be paid for now by adhering to their course. gether to find less expensive insurance own policy of pay-go. Each time the He said: to their employees. Senate has proceeded to vote on ex- Surely, there was some benefit in this for These are the things I will continue tending unemployment benefits, Mem- me, after years and years of paying the toll to work on. These are the things I will bers in this body have had two options: for big-government programs and receiving continue to come to the Senate floor One, the Democratic option of extend- nothing. and share with the Members of this ing these benefits and putting the The vague language on the postcard in- body and the American public. Today, debt—adding the debt on to our chil- structed readers to learn more at that is why I offer this second opinion, dren and our grandchildren. On the www.irs.gov. There it said to exclude owners, and another reason to repeal and re- other side, they have had the Repub- those having a stake of 5 percent or more, lican option of not only extending from all the input values. I eagerly entered place this health care law. new numbers—subtracting myself, my an- Thank you, Mr. President. I yield the these vital unemployment benefits but nual premium, and my salary. This brought floor. also paying for them at the same time our head count down to 16 employees and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- by reducing spending in other areas. dropped the average salary to $40,000. ator from Nevada is recognized. The other side of the aisle has voted I entered the numbers, and the NFIB calcu- Mr. ENSIGN. Mr. President, I wish to against these commonsense proposals lator displayed the same result—another big talk about the extension of unemploy- each time—six times, to be exact. goose egg. ment benefits in the larger context of Let me make that more clear. Demo- He goes on: our national debt. crats have voted against paying for the Talk about unintended consequences! My Allow me the opportunity to throw unemployment extension six times. firm would have to reduce its workforce and out a few numbers which I then will ex- Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time

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This is the number that est rate to such a level that, when we The country of Greece is fore- represents the amount of spending that attempt to start paying down our debt, shadowing the possible fate of the has violated the Democrats’ own pay- we are only able to pay off the interest United States if we don’t take respon- as-you-go policy. Four months ago, we owe on our credit card, not the ac- sibility for the fiscal mess we have cre- there was a signing ceremony down at tual debt. Further, should our eco- ated. We have lived this year through the Rose Garden with the President. nomic situation continue to decline, instant-gratification policies, and not The Democrats decided to heed the these countries could revoke our bor- only is the future of our country in warnings of many here, including my- rowing privileges altogether. If that jeopardy, so are the next 10 years, the self, who said that we were literally happens, this would be catastrophic for next 5 years, and this year. bankrupting the future of our country the economy of the United States. Mr. President, $30 billion represents with the amount of national debt we I mentioned $114,000 earlier. When the amount of money the Democrats were passing down to our children and President Obama first took office, a want to add to our national debt to ex- our grandchildren. So they came up child born in the United States was tend unemployment benefits; $200 bil- with a policy that would mandate pay- born with $85,000 of debt on his or her lion represents the amount of money ing for spending proposals now rather back. In a very short period of time, that has been deemed as emergency to than later. However, there were a few that child born in the United States get around the pay-go rules; and $13 caveats to this new fiscal responsi- today now has $114,000 of debt on his or trillion represents the recordbreaking bility proposal, one of which allowed her back. That amount is going to con- national debt we have reached just this for emergency funding to be exempt. tinue to rise because of how fast we are year. The $114,000 I mentioned is the What we have witnessed in the last 4 adding to the national debt. Going even amount each child born today in the months has truly been a genius way of farther into the future, should Presi- United States has as debt on their skirting this pay-as-you-go policy. dent Obama receive a second term and back. Sixty percent of GDP is the tip- They have deemed a grotesque amount our spending levels stay at a high level, ping point of economic collapse that of domestic spending as ‘‘emergency as they are now, a child born in the puts the United States one step closer spending’’ when, in fact, it is not an United States will owe $196,000. As they to Greece. To many in this body, these emergency. are born, that is how much debt they are just numbers. I think we all have They have done this most recently will have—$196,000 for every child born to face the reality that these numbers with unemployment benefits. It is hard in the United States. represent markers on a path to fiscal to argue that funding that we knew I have spoken a lot over the past year ruin if we don’t turn it around. We are would expire to be an emergency, but about the future of our country and heading dangerously close to fiscal ca- they have tried to do so anyway. The what this debt burden will actually tastrophe, and our country literally real sticking point here is that if we mean. A new child owing that much stands at a crossroads. We have to draw are to deem every spending measure money means they won’t be able to pay a line in the sand and stop borrowing that comes to the floor of this body as for college, buy a house, start a small money for legislation when the option an emergency, then we are only speed- business, raise a family, and maybe re- to pay for it stands only one vote away. ing up our path to fiscal ruin, ensuring tire someday. Extending unemployment benefits that our record-breaking national debt So this isn’t just an abstract number; isn’t a partisan issue, and neither is continues to be just that—record we actually owe these countries the our country’s impending fiscal crisis. breaking. money we have borrowed from them, The Senate needs to extend these bene- Another number: $13 trillion. That is with interest. We have to pay that fits by paying for them now, and we our national debt today that we have money back. Whether these countries can take the first step and move the reached. It is a new milestone. But it is demand payment 5 years from now or country in the right direction toward not one that I think many are cele- later, we still have to pay it back. fiscal responsibility and economic re- brating. Our national debt broke into a I mentioned 60 percent—60 percent of covery. new stratosphere when it crossed the GDP. Let me remind you of this final Why are we not reducing unnecessary $13 trillion threshold—truly an as- number, what it means. It is a critical and wasteful government spending to tounding number. But this gets much milestone on the path to fiscal ruin. pay for these unemployment extension worse over the next 10 years under the Most of us remember the images we benefits? Senator COBURN’s office has President’s own budget. The debt that saw on the nightly news of the riots identified almost $4.4 billion in savings will be added by 2019 will be three breaking out across Greece when it was over 10 years from reducing unneces- times the amount that was rung up revealed that the government was be- sary printing and publishing costs of over the first 232 years of this coun- yond bankrupt and was no longer able government documents. Add up the try’s history. So take all of the Presi- to guarantee services throughout their savings from these cuts and this kind dents before President Obama, all the country. of wasteful spending, and it could pay way through George W. Bush, and add Historically, our Federal debt has for unemployment extension for a the total debt they added to this coun- been around 35 percent of GDP. Since short time. try, and we are going to triple that in the Democrats have taken control of How about redirecting some of the the 10 years from 2009 to 2019. Congress, this debt has skyrocketed. unused stimulus funds? The stimulus Just like an average family, when The tipping point is what Greece bill was supposed to be an immediate they delay payment on a purchase and found when they had so much debt on stimulus. Some of the money has still charge it to their credit card, they are their books that people realized they not been paid out or obligated. How borrowing money from the bank, with were going to be unable to pay it back. about, instead of just adding to the interest added to the amount they need The tipping point where the world com- debt, we take that money and pay for to pay back. The United States, when munity realized that they should be and offset spending for the unemploy- borrowing money, is charging it on our charging a lot more to lend Greece ment benefits? national credit card, so it is the same money was when Greece exceeded 60 I don’t understand the absolute re- situation. However, our country isn’t percent of GDP. The United States fusal by the other side to extend unem- borrowing the money from a bank; we passed that magic number this year. ployment benefits in a fiscally respon- are borrowing it from China, Russia, Sixty percent was the tipping point for sible way. For example, the small busi- and Saudi Arabia. Greece. How far behind them do you ness lending bill, which the Senate is Each time the majority deems a think we really are? The United States set to consider, contains a number of spending bill as an emergency funding passed that 60 percent part of GDP this offsets for improving tax collections

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This was completely off- Along with our colleagues on this for this country, it is an obligation we set by changes in Medicare billing and side and also in the House and the co- have. antifraud provisions and changes in operation of the leading veterans serv- I want to, on this day, remember the pension rules. ice groups and the higher education contributions of other people in this I don’t necessarily agree with some community and, quite frankly, despite body and in the House of Representa- of the offsets the other side of the aisle the continued opposition of the pre- tives in coming together to pass this has used, but the point is that the de- vious administration, which for some legislation. I thank the American Le- bate on the floor regarding paying for reason opposed this legislation all the gion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the any piece of legislation should not rest way to the day before they signed it, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of with whether we pay for new legisla- we were able to get this bill through. America, the Military Officers Associa- tion but how we should pay for it. This I am so proud of the fact of having tion of America, the American Council is a debate we owe to the American accomplished that goal 2 years ago. on Education, the National Association people, our future generations, for the The bill was signed into law 1 year ago of Independent Colleges and Univer- continued prosperity of our great Na- today. This bill went into effect for sities, and many others, including tion. those who have served this Nation so nearly 60 Senators and more than 300 We will soon be voting on a bill that honorably and so well since 9/11. I can Members of the House who signed on as will extend unemployment insurance report to this body that as of today, in cosponsors to this landmark effort. benefits. The other side of the aisle will this first year of implementation We can all take pride today in saying have one that extends those unemploy- alone, more than 550,000 veterans have we have been able to provide a proper ment benefits, but it will just be add- applied to receive this benefit, and investment in the future of those since ing to the national debt. The Repub- more than 267,000 veterans are now at- 9/11 who have given so much to this lican side will be offering an alter- tending classes using the post-9/11 GI country. native that will be completely offset. I bill. That is more than a quarter of a I yield the floor. hope this Chamber finally gets its fis- million young men and women who The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- cal house in order and extends those otherwise might not have had the op- ator from Rhode Island is recognized. very important unemployment benefits portunity for a truly first-class future. (The remarks of Mr. REED are printed that need to be given to folks who are As my fellow Senators know, I am in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Morning struggling in America, but let’s do it in someone who grew up in the military. Business.’’) a fiscally responsible way. I was privileged to serve as an officer Mr. REED. I yield the floor. I yield the floor. in the U.S. Marine Corps. I am very The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- proud of my son who served as a ma- ator from Louisiana. ator from Virginia is recognized. rine in Iraq and my son-in-law who also (The remarks of Ms. LANDRIEU are (The remarks of Mr. WEBB are print- served as a marine in Iraq and Afghani- printed in today’s RECORD under ed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Morning stan and continues to serve, and so ‘‘Morning Business.’’) Business.’’) many of my friends and compatriots Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I POST 9/11 GI BILL over the years. I understand what it would like to talk about the under- Mr. WEBB. Mr. President, today means to be a proper steward in this lying bill that we are actually on marks the 1-year anniversary of the body toward those who have given this today, which is the extenders package. implementation of the post-9/11 GI bill, type of service. That is our duty, and The Democrats negotiated in very landmark legislation I was privileged this GI bill shows a sense of responsi- good faith with the Republican Party to introduce on my first day in office. bility and the desire of the leadership to try to figure out a way to get tax The idea was to provide those who have of this country to see those who serve credits, tax cuts to businesses that we served since 9/11 with the most com- be able to move forward in their lives all need to make sure continue in prehensive educational benefits since after their service and continue to pro- terms of research and development. World War II. We did that. We began vide great contributions to our coun- These are credits they have relied on to with a simple concept even before I de- try. keep not only their businesses open but cided to run for the Senate, and that When I ran for office—also I should keep them hiring. There is a long list. was, if we keep calling these people the point out—I spoke about the need to They have been well explained on the ‘‘next greatest generation,’’ we should, reclaim economic fairness in this coun- floor. They are all very popular with as a Nation, express our appreciation try, particularly in times as we see both sides of the aisle. They have been in a proper way—by giving them the right now where our economic health is negotiated over and over. same types of educational benefits in danger. The health of our society The Democrats have, in good faith, those who came back from World War overall is measured by how working argued or debated with the Republicans II received: pay their tuition, buy their people are able to make it through dif- that we need to get these extended for books, and give them a monthly sti- ferent barriers and achieve alongside the purpose of stimulating our eco- pend. It was a formula that worked people who have had greater advan- nomic growth. But we have said there magnificently for those who served tages. This bill today does that, just as is one that we are not going to pay for during World War II, where 7.8 million it did after World War II. because, A, we don’t have to pay for it; of those veterans, because of the GI We should remember, as we look at and, B, because it is an emergency. So bill, were able to have a first-class fu- the implementation of this GI bill, everything in the extenders package is ture and make an imprint on the fu- what it did for those who served in paid for. Every single item is paid for. ture of our country. World War II, very few of whom ever Although some people don’t like the We worked very hard in my office, thought they would be able to have a pay-fors, every single item to extend a with a lot of staff, pushing this legisla- college education once they went into tax credit—not new spending on the tion. We eventually achieved the key the military during those dark and part of the Federal Government cosponsorship of three other Senators, troubled times. through bureaucracy but tax credits— including Senators John Warner, my For every dollar through taxes that is paid for except for the unemploy- former senior Senator, a Republican was put into that World War II GI bill, ment benefits because it is an emer- from Virginia; Chuck Hagel, of Ne- our country received $7 in tax remu- gency. braska, now departed, another Repub- nerations because those people were With 15 million people out of work, it lican; and FRANK LAUTENBERG, of New able to go forward and have a truly is an emergency. For anyone on that Jersey, a fellow Democrat. So we ap- first-class future. This is what we are side to come to the floor and say proached this in a way that we were doing now. Democrats are big spenders and we trying to show a balance. We had two We have never erred as a country can’t pay for anything and we don’t World War II veterans, two Vietnam when we have made sustained invest- know how to run the government, we

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Senator SNOWE, the ranking that people in America today, who hold what they have, but small busi- member, did a magnificent job of work- have no benefits, will not get them for nesses are affected immediately by ing with the Republicans on our com- the Fourth of July. They will not get contractions and expansions. They mittee. We had many hearings and sev- them as we celebrate the birthday of can’t afford to hold three or four people eral markups. In the underlying bill, our country. If they are not going to on their payroll without a contract, so one of the most important provisions is get them, it will be because the Repub- they let them go. But the minute they the Small Business Jobs Creation Ac- lican Party decided that we, as a Con- get a new contract, they will hire them cess to Capital Act. It increases 7(a) gress, are going to have to find a way back. They are immediately tied to the loans from $2 million to $5 million, 504 to pay for unemployment benefits, daily, weekly, and monthly jolts in loans from $1.5 million to $5 million, when they never paid for even 1 year of this economy. and microloans from $35,000 to $50,000. any war they helped lead us into when That is why we see that 65 percent of If I had my way, I would like to see their party was in charge. all new jobs created since 1993 have that go up to $100,000. Why? Because So I hope the leadership over here been by small business. When we want small businesses need access to capital. holds the line. We are going to pass the to look out from 2009 to the year we They must have access to grow. extenders package the way it was pre- are in, 2010, and to 2011 and 2012, which If we want small businesses to be sented. They can continue to vote no the country is depending on us to do, able to grow, they have to be able to on it. That is their choice. But every- we should focus our attention where expand by borrowing more money at thing in this bill—many things very the jobs can be created. Mr. President, relatively low interest rates on favor- important to the State of Louisiana, that is in small business. So that is able terms, and then they can start such as flood insurance—is paid for and what we are here this week and next hiring people to get the jobs necessary is now being held up; for example, the week to do, and these eight Senators to, A, end the recession; and, B, as Sen- placed-in-service date which keeps four have said yes, basically, to small busi- ator STABENOW has said so beautifully or five of our major housing projects ness in America. The package isn’t all week, to start paying the deficit from being built. When I say housing, I going to be what all ten of these Sen- down. mean neighborhoods, really, being re- ators would write if they could write it What the Republican Party doesn’t built. That is being held up because themselves, but they understand this is understand is that one way to pay the this side is trying to make an issue of a good package. It is a worthy package deficit down—not the only way but one finding a way to pay for unemployment to pass—the small business, the fi- way to chip away at it—is to get more benefits when it is clearly an emer- nance, and the treasury package—to people working so they can pay the gency, clearly qualifies as an emer- get small business moving again. taxes to the local, State, and Federal gency, and in the past was always I feel compelled to comment, before Government and we can then take that clarified that way. That is what part of explaining some of the pieces of this tax money and apply it to deficit re- this argument is about. bill, that it is concerning to me that duction. Yes, we have to cut spending. As one of the managers of the small while we are on the Senate floor talk- Yes, we have to stop giving out tax business bill, which we are moving to, ing about a small business package, cuts we cannot afford. They never want I am very hopeful and will make sure back home in Louisiana and in Mis- to do the tax cut piece, and they do not that the extenders debate stays sepa- sissippi, Alabama, and Texas, because do the cutting piece well either most of rate from the small business debate. of events almost beyond the control of the time. But what they need to under- Now that the extenders bill has been any of us here, we are facing a real eco- stand is that creating jobs, both pri- set aside, we have another bill we be- nomic challenge with the oilspill in the vate sector and public sector jobs, lieve we can move forward with more gulf and the subsequent moratorium where it is appropriate, generates taxes bipartisan support for, and I want to that was laid down by the administra- to the local, State, and Federal govern- thank the Republican Senators who tion on deepwater drilling. I have to ments. Then we can begin chipping helped to move this bill to the floor: say right now there are, in fact, about away at the deficit—a deficit they left, Senators GRASSLEY, VOINOVICH, SNOWE, 50,000 to 60,000 jobs immediately at risk by the way. COLLINS, LEMIEUX, LUGAR, BOND, and while that issue is being worked out. When the last administration came BROWN of Massachusetts. These eight So while I am here on the Senate floor in—when President Bush came into of- Senators have negotiated in extremely to help create millions of new jobs— fice—he was handed a surplus. We good faith with both the Finance Com- and I believe this bill will do that—we handed him a surplus of $5.1 trillion mittee and the Small Business Com- also want to be mindful of not losing and said: Mr. President, here is a world mittee to bring a package to the floor the jobs we have in trying to come up at peace and here is $5.1 trillion in sur- that will actually help create, we hope, with some very quick, appropriate re- plus; the economy is creating jobs. millions of jobs in our country. sponses to the BP spill—the Deepwater When he left office 8 years later, he I want to make one editorial com- Horizon spill—and the call for safety in handed the next President a deficit ment before I speak about the small the gulf. We need to be getting our peo- twice that big, with Wall Street in col- businesses, and as a Senator from Lou- ple back to work. lapse, two wars that hadn’t been paid isiana, I feel compelled to do so. I spent all morning in the Energy for, and a mess here at home—and they I have helped to manage and craft, Committee on that subject, and I am want to ask why we haven’t fixed all along with my committee members— proud to be leading and helping with that in a year and a half? It is quite hu- and I am very proud of the small busi- some suggestions in that regard. But I morous to me. I know President Obama ness piece of this bill. There are three have to say I want all the Members of is smart and good—though I don’t pieces. There is the finance piece, there Congress, both Democrats and Repub- agree with him on everything—but I is a small business package, and then licans, to understand there is an eco- don’t think any human being could fix there is a treasury piece. I will discuss nomic calamity brewing in the gulf the mess they left in just a year and a all of them briefly in just a moment. that needs our immediate attention. half. We have worked hard over this year We can do more than one thing at a We have been plodding along trying trying to come up with some things time here, so we are going to continue to fix different pieces of it, but it that the government could do that to move forward on the small business hasn’t been pretty. All of it isn’t work- wouldn’t cost that much money but bill because small business in Lou- ing, but we are trying. Most of it is could spur growth in small business. As isiana will be helped, as well as those working. That is what the American the Presiding Officer knows, it is not in Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, people expect of us. They do not expect

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So the contracting provision this is going to be a way to say, in this business package. I am very proud that we have in this bill says: OK, Federal bill, how many jobs will actually be eight of these Republican Senators Government, if you were a business, if created, to record them so we can be joined us to get on the discussion on you could contract with more small accountable to the American people for the small business bill. This is going to businesses, meet your small business that. I am happy she put that in the do a lot of good for a lot of people in contracting goals, then we could create bill. many places, let me say, not just New a lot of jobs in America because it is, Going back to the 7(a) loan program, York and not just Wall Street. This is again, the small businesses that are this is the major loan program of the a Main Street bill. This is about cre- creating these jobs. SBA. As you can see, it has been sort of ating jobs in little towns in Oregon as If you give a big company a govern- a happy and sad situation here over the well as little towns in Louisiana, small ment contract, they might absorb it last couple of years since 2008. towns in Washington State and Maine. into their infrastructure. They are so When Congress acts and puts money That is what this is about. big, they have millions of employees, in this program, loans to small busi- The second piece is the export piece. or hundreds of thousands. But you give ness go way up. When we dilly-dally This is a very exciting chart to me. I a contract to a small business, you and cannot agree and the program ex- am maybe not as good as KENT CONRAD know what happens? They might have pires, loans go way down. When we get is with charts, Senator CONRAD, but I five employees. If they get a very nice our act together again, it goes up. I like this one very much. This chart size contract from the government, wish this chart did not look like this. shows the potential of small business they will hire 10 people to implement I wish it looked straight up, like this. in America. Just think about this. We that contract and they will do it right Right now it is down beneath where it have so many, millions and millions of away. So we have some contracting was before the stimulus act was passed. small businesses, but less than 1 per- provisions in this bill that I am, again, It has fallen below the ARRA average cent of them today are exporting. This very proud of. They have broad bipar- of $172 million. It is down to $154 mil- is tragic, if you think about it. If we tisan support. lion. can get a few percentage points, up to In addition, in this bill, which is paid We need to get it back up. When we 3 percent, 4 percent, 5 percent of small for, is an additional $50 million for the initially announced that the Small businesses in America exporting their Small Business Community Partner- Business Administration was expand- products, using the Internet, using fa- ship Relief Act which gives $50 million ing the amount you could borrow, re- vorable tax provisions that will help— in addition to women business centers, ducing the fees so you did not have to that are in this underlying bill—using microloan intermediaries. It weighs or pay as much, and giving you a 95-per- new support and technological support reduces the non-Federal share of fund- cent guarantee rate, those loans are from the Small Business Administra- ing so that for 1 year States all over good loans. Small businesses need tion, from volunteer organizations this country can start enhancing and them, particularly because credit card such as SCORE, university-based tech- improving their Women Business Own- companies are not lending the way nical support programs that can go to ers’ Center, their Minority Business they used to or charging you too much our small businesses and say: You sold Centers, the centers that are in univer- for the money they do give you. Credit 50,000 pairs of shoes last year but you sities all over the country. I am sorry lines are drying up. This is the core of sold them all down the road. We can I do not have a map to show what the the small business bill. I hope we will help you sell them to China or sell Secretary or Administrator of the SBA see this number go straight up. them to India. Think about the possi- fondly calls our bone structure, be- Banks all over our country want this bility of that. And it is real. cause it is a great structure in the program. Many of them—not every That is what this bill does. Senator country. It is not just isolated little of- bank participates, but I would say SNOWE has done a tremendous amount fices of the SBA. about 1,000 or 1,200 out of the 5,000 of work. I am extremely proud of her If you can imagine, so many of our banks participate in this program, and work on the export portion of this bill. universities have small business devel- they are very excited about getting Again, large businesses, percent of opment centers and SCORE chapters, this funding back in place so they can firms that do not export, 58 percent. which is retired business executives, begin to loan money again to small This number could be increased. But senior executives who volunteer to help business. the exciting opportunity is small busi- younger businesses. There are hundreds There are many other things we can ness. But sometimes they are intimi- of these chapters around the country. do and should do. One of the amend- dated, as you can imagine. They don’t If you could imagine a map of the ments I have filed—I wish I could have know how to negotiate with foreign United States, you could see, if I could gotten this in the base bill, but even as governments. Some of the things we show where these centers are, there are the chairman of the committee you are going to do in this bill will help centers at universities and SCORE can’t get everything you want in the them move that number up and they chapters and community banks, almost base bill. So I have agreed to offer one are going to be able to grow. within a few miles of any citizen. Any of these as an amendment. Third, the contracting piece. I know citizen could find a SCORE chapter or I am very proud to have Senator some people on both sides of the aisle a university or a local bank. This bill COCHRAN’s support, Senator WICKER’s believe government is too big. Some- is sending funding and help to all of support, Senator VITTER’s support. It is times I agree with that and think it is those places. Again, not just on K a bipartisan amendment. What it too. We have to shape it, make sure it Street here. There are lots of jobs on K would do is provide in the small busi- is efficient and effective and muscular, Street. In fact, there are so many ness bill interest loan relief for the gulf not flabby and big but bold and mus- buildings going up on K Street, I am coast outstanding disaster loans from cular, so it can do things it needs to do amazed how many. It never stops. Katrina and Wilma, Gustav and Ike, that the private sector can’t do. But There are lots of buildings going up, from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, one of the things all governments do is maybe, on Wall Street—lots of office Mississippi, and Texas. spend a lot of money, and it is not just space. But where I represent, there are There are 13,207 loans. I will take a money to hire their own employees, it empty spaces. There are lots of va- moment to try to explain it. I will try is spending money for the private sec- cancy signs. to wrap up in about 5 minutes. tor. We contract out a lot of our work. This bill is trying to push out money, There are currently today 13,207 When the Government has a job to do, not to the Federal Government but to small business loans that were taken we do not always do it with govern- our universities, to our private sector out by businesses all along the gulf

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The water was coming everyone in America but not everybody children, they are still the primary back, the marsh was coming back after in America right now is on the gulf caregiver—not the only caregiver, but Katrina and Rita, and then all of a sud- coast. But these 13,207 people are and in most homes the women are trying to den the Horizon BP disaster happened. we need to give them a little breathing balance being a good wife and a good The same people who were affected room. That is one of my amendments. mother and also contributing to the by these hurricanes and who may be af- I am going to yield the floor after I bottom line of their family income. So fected by hurricanes in this season— make a comment on a nominee. But a lot of them might be running small which unfortunately promises to be a that is one of the amendments I am businesses out of their homes. very difficult one—these are the busi- going to ask the Senate, when we get Well, it has come to our attention nesses that are struggling to pay these an opportunity to offer amendments, that in order to take the tax deduction loans on top of the economic disaster to please give us a chance to help these that is rightfully there for anyone, they are experiencing. So I am asking small businesses. It is a temporary re- man or woman, who works out of their the Senate to please give some forgive- lief for them, but I think it is some- home—it has come to my attention ness—in the loan forgiveness, but give thing they deserve and will help this through Senator BOXER that it is not some special help to this group of region that has now been hit again. really very easy to take that deduc- loans. What we are asking in the NOMINATION OF WINSLOW SARGEANT tion. In fact, it is so complicated, to amendment is 3 years of an interest Mr. President, at this time I want to my knowledge, that many people don’t rate reduction; not loan forgiveness, so talk for a minute about Winslow take it. Think about that. the taxpayers will be paid back the full Sargeant. If we are really supportive of family principal amount of all the loans these He is a gentleman who has been rec- values, of people being flexible; if we individuals and businesses have made. ommended by the President to serve at don’t like spending a lot of gasoline But if we could give them a little inter- the SBA, in the advocacy position at traveling back and forth to work and est relief—let me give a specific exam- the SBA. He comes highly regarded and we are kind of trying to encourage peo- ple. highly recommended. He has a Ph.D. ple to stay at home and work if they I actually took Karen Mills, our Ad- from the University of Wisconsin in ministrator of the SBA, to Louisiana can—many women who are very well Madison in electrical engineering and a credentialed because the government on several occasions to impress upon background as a very successful small her the seriousness of this situation. I spent a lot of money on our univer- business owner. He is managing direc- sities getting them the degrees they took her to see the Bergerons, who run tor of Venture Investors, a Midwest a gas station in Lakeview. This entire need, are home raising three, four, five venture capital country with a con- kids, and they can’t travel a long time neighborhood was destroyed, 8,000 fam- centration in starting up health care ilies. Three of my brothers and sisters to work, so they set up a business in technology companies. their home. Senator BOXER’s amend- lived in this neighborhood, with four Dr. Sargeant has a great deal of sup- children each. They lost everything, ment would help them by simplifying port from a wide variety of individuals this deduction. their homes, their clothes, everything and businesses that I will submit for I am hoping Senator BOXER will come was completely destroyed. That was the RECORD. true of their 8,000 other neighbors. This With more than 80 percent of job at some time to the floor over the next gas station—the Bergerons came back. losses coming from small firms, I be- couple of days—I am sure she will—and They operated one of the most success- lieve this is someone who should be in explain the details of this, but I think ful gas stations in this neighborhood. the Office of Advocacy. For some rea- it would be an excellent provision to In order for people to be able to rebuild son, he is being held up by the other add to the small business bill because their house, because they had fled to side. again, remember, this underlying bill higher ground hundreds of miles away, I understand there are nominations is cutting taxes for small businesses, families would drive long distances being held up on both sides of the aisle, specifically cutting taxes for small after work to come and gut their but I wanted to ask unanimous consent businesses; it is supporting the small homes in Lakeview and try to rebuild that the Senate proceed to executive business programs to create more of their homes. But when they went to go session to consider—I am going to wait them, both in our country and their ex- back, there was no gas station for them and ask for unanimous consent. I am port potential; and then it is giving— to fill up their car so they could get not going to wait long, but I will con- the third leg of the stool—$30 billion to back to where they were living until tinue talking for a few minutes. I will banks in America, voluntarily. It is not they could get home. wait for a few minutes, but at some TARP-like, nothing about TARP; it is So the Bergerons, like a lot of what point I am going to ask for unanimous $30 billion to small banks in Oregon, I call the pioneer businesses—the hard- consent that he be moved ahead be- Louisiana, and other places to be able ware stores, the gas stations—said you cause here we are on a small business to then take that money and lend it to know, I have been here 40 years. Mr. bill, and here is the man whom the small businesses. That is the essence of Bergeron is in his 70s, still very active, President has nominated, who obvi- this bill. but he said I am going to go back and ously is well credentialed, has tremen- I am very hopeful we can add a cou- open my gas station. So he went to the dous support, who is being held up. We ple of amendments to an already very SBA and got a loan. The problem was, do not really understand why he is good small business package. So I am he did a great thing, but his business being held up, so I would like to know, hoping Senator BOXER will come at came back so slowly. But without his and in just a few minutes, I am going some point and explain this amend- business no one in the neighborhood to ask for him to go by unanimous con- ment. could come back because there was no sent. My colleagues are here to speak, I place to get gasoline. He is paying on In the meantime, I will speak about guess, on either the extenders package his loan $1,000 a month. If this passes, one other potential amendment to the or the small business package. I see the his note will go down to about $400 a underlying bill. This amendment is Senator from Ohio, who has been very month. It will give him a little bit of coming from Senator BOXER, and I am supportive of small business. Of course, relief because right now in his same so excited that she came up with this Ohio is one of the States that has been neighborhood he has a lot of people idea and this amendment. I think it hardest hit, and Michigan has been who work in the fishery industry or the has a lot of potential, and I think very hard hit in the underlying econ- seafood industry or the oil and gas in- many Members might support it. omy. So I am very happy to have, hope- dustry, so some of his customers can- Senator BOXER called to my atten- fully, their support on the underlying not come and get as much gas as they tion that there are many small busi- bill.

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I mean, if your goal in gov- keep your insurance after you lose think the small business package, the ernment—if you come to the Senate your job, but you have to pay your part finance and treasury package that we and your goal is to block anything as the employee and then you have to have on the floor will deliver to the from happening, the Senate rules serve pay the employer premium. And if you American people how to, in a very fis- you pretty well. But if you want to lost your job, how could you? Well, we cally responsible way, help us create move this country forward and put have subsidized that. We have actually the jobs we need. But one of the party aside, we would not see this kind under the Recovery Act, as the Pre- points—and I am going to be very brief of thing happen over and over. siding Officer knows in his work on because I see the minority leader here, So I commend Senator LANDRIEU for this bill in the Health, Education, but at the same time I want to say her work on the floor today, her pas- Labor, and Pensions Committee, helped again that the moratorium on the gulf sionate advocacy for small business, people to pay that COBRA so they can coast—and the Senator from Kentucky and her work generally in fighting for keep their insurance. will, I believe, agree with me on this her State. But I was disturbed to watch But put yourself in the place—since point—the moratorium on the gulf what just happened. If it were the only we can’t seem to get the Republicans coast is really hurting many small time, I guess I wouldn’t be judging of it to go along with that, either, now—put businesses now. much, but it is not. yourself in the place of that family. I know we have to get this drilling I come to the floor to talk about the The husband has lost his job. The wife, safer and it has to be very safe. The unemployment insurance bill. I know who was making only a little bit of people of my State want that. The peo- Senator LANDRIEU, in her State, and money, is struggling. They lost their ple of the gulf coast want that. But we the Presiding Officer, Senator insurance. Someone gets a little sick. hope sometime in the next few weeks MERKLEY, in his State of Oregon, have They have these bills run up. They are to clarify or fix or modify this. The people all over who have seen their un- getting 2 or 3 months behind on their Federal judge, as you know, has ruled employment run out. I just don’t get mortgage. They have to sit down with that the moratorium is lifted, because it. their family. They have to sit down the Federal judge did not agree with I know some of the opponents, some with their teenage kids and say: You the actions taken by this administra- of the people who have voted no on un- know dad lost his job. You know mom tion, nor do I. So while we are debating employment compensation extension cannot find more than part-time work. a small business bill, I am very hopeful think it is welfare. I have heard some You know we do not have insurance that as soon as this small business of them say: Well, these people don’t anymore. You know Jimmy got sick. package can pass, we can get on to get- really want to work. Why should we Well, we are behind on our house pay- ting more people back to work along give them something for nothing? ments. We are going to have to move. the gulf coast who have been affected Well, these are people who deserve We are going to have to sell our house. by both the moratorium and this bill. unemployment. They have earned the We are going to get foreclosed on. UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST—EXECUTIVE unemployment. They deserve the un- You have to explain to your kids that CALENDAR employment insurance. They have they are not going to have a room to I ask unanimous consent for Winslow earned it. Again, it is not called unem- sleep in—separate rooms—anymore. Sargeant to be Chief Counsel for Advo- ployment welfare; it is called unem- They are going to have to give away cacy, Small Business Administration; ployment insurance. You pay in when some of the stuff they have around the that the nomination be confirmed, the you are working; you get out when you house or try to sell it. They are going motion to reconsider be laid upon the are not. So it is a lot like car insurance to have to go to a new school. table, and any statements relating to and health insurance. I don’t want to What new school, dad? the nominee be printed in the RECORD; collect on my car insurance premium. I Well, I don’t know what school dis- that the President be immediately no- don’t want to collect on it. I don’t want trict we are going to move to. tified of the Senate’s action, and the to ever have an accident that hurts I just wish my colleagues, when they Senate then resume its regular legisla- somebody or damages a car. I have cast these ‘‘no’’ votes on unemploy- tive session. been in an accident like that. I don’t ment insurance and cast these ‘‘no’’ The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. want that to happen again. I don’t votes on the extension of COBRA to MERKLEY.) Is there objection? want to have to cash in any of my help people keep health care, that they Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, on health insurance. I don’t want to be would think about what it means to an behalf of Senator SNOWE, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- sick. I don’t want my children to be individual family. tion is heard. sick. I don’t want to be unemployed so I mean, these are all numbers. I can The Senator from Ohio. I have to draw unemployment com- give you some great numbers here. I Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. President, pensation. Most Americans don’t want can give you these numbers: The num- it is unfortunate to watch what just to be. ber of Americans who will lose their happened again in this institution. The I just wonder about some of my unemployment benefits: 1.3 million by chair of the Small Business Com- friends on the other side of the aisle the end of this week; 1.7 million by the mittee, who is serving her State, is an who think about this—they really end of next week; 2.1 million by the end incredible advocate for her State, is think it is welfare. I just ask my col- of our congressional recess next week; serving this country well, wants this leagues on the other side of the aisle to 3.2 million by the end of July. These government to be able to govern. And put themselves in another place. I are pretty troubling numbers, but for- you see one after another after another know virtually all of us get out enough get the numbers. I am going to read where the President of the United that we meet people who are unem- from some letters of people in Ohio States has dozens and dozens and doz- ployed occasionally, and I know we are that will explain better than I can ens of appointees, noncontroversial. pretty isolated here too often. But, you what this means to individual Ohioans My guess is, when this nominee finally know, a lot of us meet people who are or individual Oregonians or individual comes to a vote—I don’t know this for unemployed, people who have lost their Floridians or Louisianians or Kentuck- sure, but my guess is there will be very insurance. These people sometimes ians. few ‘‘no’’ votes. We have seen this with have lost their homes. But I think it is And if you want to make it an eco- Federal judges, we have seen it with important that we think about what nomic argument, make it an economic U.S. attorneys, we have seen it with that means and try to personalize it, argument. Forget about the human U.S. marshals, and we have seen it try to think about a husband and faces for a minute. Make it an eco- with Under Secretaries and Assistant wife—one is working part time, not nomic argument. If people are not get- Secretaries and all kinds of commis- making much money, the other one ting their unemployment insurance, it sion nominees. lost their job, and then they lost their means they are not spending money in

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If funding unemployment benefits and I was not making it up when I said if we hadn’t done that in this recession health care benefits for those workers somebody loses their job, they lose President Obama inherited a year and who lost their jobs and lost health in- their insurance. Then they too often a half ago when we were losing 700,000 surance. lose their home because a bunch of Re- jobs a month, we would have been los- I will close with reading four letters publicans want to vote no on the exten- ing 800,000 or 900,000 because this $19 from people around my State. I get sion of unemployment benefits, crying: billion wouldn’t have been pumped into hundreds of these. I know the Senator We have to cut spending. the economy—grocery stores, going in from Oregon gets them from Portland I am sorry to say it over and over, and buying clothes for the kids, getting and all over his State. I get them from but when I hear them say we can’t af- medicine, stopping at the drugstore— all over my State. I will start with ford it, when they didn’t say that when all of the things that keep economic Mark from Wood County, just south of it was tax cuts for the rich, paying for activity generating in a community Toledo, home of one of the great uni- the war, or bailing out the drug compa- and provide jobs. versities in our country, Bowling nies and the insurance companies in The first half of this year, $6 billion Green. the name of Medicare privatization— went in benefits to the States. It would Mark writes: they only want to do it when it is un- have meant layoffs of librarians and I send out on average 5 resumes a week, employed workers. That is wrong. mental health counselors and teachers yet I almost never hear back from employ- The last letter I will read is from and police officers and firefighters and ers. I have had only one interview, though I Amy from Perry County, a small rural people who are cleaning the streets and didn’t get the job. I am not lazy. I want to work and I am try- county southeast of Columbus: picking up garbage. There would have ing to find work. been more layoffs, more unemploy- My husband is trying very hard to find a I didn’t quit my job, my employer quit on job. For the government not to pass exten- ment, less economic activity. me and everyone else they laid off. sions is beyond me. So it is pretty clear, if you want to We need unemployment benefits extended, I am a nurse and work two jobs to help look at the economics of this and listen please don’t turn your back on us. make up the difference of my husband’s lost to one of Senator MCCAIN’s chief eco- These are millions of people around wages. nomic advisers who said that nothing the country. What Mark says is what Our hard working American citizens who more than a dollar in unemployment most of them would say: Please don’t helped build this country are now in need of has a greater multiplying effect than turn your back on us. this country’s help. that. That means for every dollar in Jennifer from Geauga County, south- Please urge other Senators to vote this bill through. unemployment compensation, it gen- east of Cleveland, writes: erates a lot of economic activity. That I am a single mother of three beautiful I couldn’t say it better than Jennifer dollar isn’t pocketed. That dollar is girls. I am also an experienced architect. But and Mark and Amy and Jill. They are spent by the unemployed worker to late last year, I was laid off from a large en- all typical, hard-working Americans gineering firm in Northeast Ohio. who have done the right thing. Some take care of his or her family’s needs. I have been desperately seeking a job for It is the best thing for the economy to are very well educated, all are hard- the last six months, but my industry has working. Many have gone back to pump unemployment compensation still not recovered. into the economy. What do I do now? I have been working 20 school to improve themselves. This is Yet time after time over the last sev- years in my field. I am already four months the economy they have inherited be- eral weeks Republicans have opposed behind on my mortgage. cause of a whole bunch of bad policy extending unemployment benefits. Of Where do I even get the money to pay for decisions in the last 10 years. They are all things to draw the line on. I hear it and the other expenses to care for my fam- the ones paying for it. That is just not ily? right. the arguments over and over. They say What do I do? we can’t keep adding to the national I yield the floor. These are not people who don’t want The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- debt. I was in the House of Representa- to work. I am sickened by some of my tives when they ran up the budget def- ator from Florida. colleagues who think this is welfare, GULF OILSPILL icit, when George Bush and the Repub- who think these people really don’t Mr. LEMIEUX. Mr. President, I have licans ran up the debt. In 2000, when want to work. Jennifer is a woman President Clinton left the White House, come to the floor today to talk about with three children, a professional, an the tragedy affecting my State as well we had a budget surplus projected to be architect. She has been working 20 trillions of dollars in the years ahead. as other States that border the gulf. years in her field. We are into this crisis now 72 days. On What happened? War with Iraq, hun- All of these people are required to the worst days, there is as much as dreds of billions of dollars to pay for send out resumes week after week. 60,000 barrels of oil spewing into the the war charged to our grandchildren; They are required to make calls and gulf. That is more than 4 million bar- tax cuts for the rich, hundreds of bil- try to find jobs. They can’t find them rels of oil. That comes out to about 180 lions of dollars, charged to the grand- because of the economy President million gallons of oil that has gone children; a giveaway to the drug and Obama inherited a year and a half into the Gulf of Mexico. We know Brit- insurance industries in the name of ago—again, 700,000 jobs we were losing ish Petroleum is at fault. We know Medicare privatization, charged to the a month when the President took of- they are responsible for paying for the grandchildren. They don’t mind spend- fice. My State was lucky enough in cleanup. But that is just half of the ing us into deficit for two wars, for tax April to have a bigger job gain than story. The other half is that the Fed- cuts for the rich, and for a giveaway to any State in the country, 37,000 jobs. eral Government has a responsibility the drug and insurance companies. But But that is not nearly enough to make in times of crises to step up, to manage now that it is time to give about $300 a up for the hundreds of thousands of the crisis, to do everything possible to week to workers who have lost jobs and jobs lost because of this economy, be- bring all available resources to address to help them keep their insurance, cause of bad trade policy, because of the crisis, to keep the oil from washing they say we can’t afford it. They don’t outsourcing of jobs, because of all that up on our beaches in Florida, from get- want to run up the budget deficit. has happened with the financial crisis. What does that say about values and Jill from Franklin County writes: ting into our coastal waterways and es- about us as a country? tuaries. I am very disappointed the Senate has not I don’t get it. No matter how irra- passed an extension for those of us still fac- This is not a Republican issue. This tional or how much they want to play ing unemployment. is not a Democratic issue. This is an to the crowd and say: I am standing up I have been out of work for six months, issue of doing the job those who wanted against big government, they didn’t even though I have a Master’s Degree. to be elected to these positions in the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:34 Oct 09, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD10\RECFILES\S30JN0.REC S30JN0 mmaher on DSK69SOYB1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE S5670 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 30, 2010 executive branch now own. When you adequate number of oil spill response vessels turtles, to the porpoises, to the fish, are the President, you don’t get to pick (OSRVs), as defined by 46 U.S.C. § 2101(20a), what that is going to mean for the peo- which crisis comes. You don’t get to documented under the laws of the United ple of the gulf coast who rely upon fish- say: I don’t choose to address this prob- States and capable of skimming oil cannot ing and the seafood industry, what it lem or not address that one. When you be employed in a timely manner to recover the oil released from the BP Deepwater Hori- will mean for our health. are the President, your administration zon spill. When you stand on the beach, you is responsible for trying to solve the 2. Oil currently discharges into the Gulf of can smell the oil. The people of my problems that happen on your watch. Mexico at unprecedented levels. There are State are heartbroken. I can see it in This oilspill has happened on this ad- simply not enough U.S. OSRVs capable of their faces and hear it in their voices. ministration’s watch. skimming oil available to keep up with the I talked to one woman who works at I want the President to succeed. All pace at which oil flows from the well. Until the pier. I asked her: Are people com- Americans do. But the truth is, this ad- the flow is stopped, therefore, it is my opin- ing to the beach. ministration is failing in keeping this ion that domestic and foreign OSRVs capable She said: People are coming who of skimming oil are needed to provide ade- oil off our shores. Why do I say that? I don’t often come. People are coming don’t say that without some reserva- quate and timely protection to the Gulf Coast. who want to say goodbye, want to see tion because it is a serious charge. The 3. This determination applies only to the beach one last time. facts speak for themselves. We have OSRVs capable of skimming. No foreign That is like having a loved one who 2,000 skimmers in the United States. OSRV may avail itself of any privileges con- is in the hospital on their deathbed, These are ships equipped to suck up oil veyed by this determination unless its coun- going to see the beach one last time. off of the top of the water, bring it into try has accorded to vessels of the U.S. the We have these skimmers, these 2,000. the ship so it can be removed from the same privileges. Hopefully they are on the way. That is 4. Respectfully request that U.S. Customs area that has been polluted. We got progress. That is the domestic side of this document last week from the and Border Protection be notified of this de- termination. this issue. Coast Guard. Admiral Allen, with The other side is foreign skimmers. Mr. LeMIEUX. This is a four-bullet whom I met with the President weeks We have been hearing from the begin- point paragraph document. It reads in ago, said there were 2,000 skimmers. ning that foreign countries have been part: I said to the President: Mr. Presi- offering assistance, reaching out to us dent, if there are 2,000 skimmers, why Pursuant to my authority, I have deter- the way we help the world because of aren’t those skimmers in the gulf? At mined that an adequate number of oil spill the goodness of our hearts as Ameri- that time there were 24 skimmers off response vessels (OSRVs), as defined by 46 cans when the world has problems. the coast of Florida. Today we believe U.S.C. § 2101(20a), documented under the laws When there is a typhoon in Southeast there are about 84. Florida says 84. The of the United States and capable of skim- Feds say 130. Since this started, we ming oil cannot be employed in a timely Asia or an earthquake in Haiti or manner to recover the oil released from the couldn’t get a straight answer or one Chile, the first country there to re- BP Deepwater Horizon spill. spond because of the goodness of our that reconciled between the State and Oil currently discharges into the Gulf of the Feds. The good news is, it has gone people is the United States. We provide Mexico at unprecedented levels. There are help and relief, military sometimes. up to 84 from 24. But it is still a mere simply not enough U.S. OSRVs capable of fraction of what it could be. skimming oil available to keep up with the Other countries have also offered to We are told there are 400-some skim- pace at which oil flows from the well. Until help us in this, our time of need, some- mers in the gulf. Around the country, the flow is stopped, therefore, it is my opin- times for free. Sometimes those com- there are 2,000; 1,600 or so in the conti- ion that domestic and foreign OSRVs capable panies want to get paid. Nonetheless, nental United States. of skimming oil are needed to provide ade- they have offered to help. Why are all those skimmers not in quate and timely protection to the Gulf In fact, there have been 64 offers, ac- the gulf? This is something I have been Coast. cording to the U.S. State Department’s calling for for weeks. Between Texas That is the day after we raised this document of June 29, 2010. We have ac- and South Carolina there are 850. Why issue with the President. It comes on cepted 7 out of 64. Let me read some of aren’t they skimming up the oil? When day 58. It should not have taken 58 days these to you. I raised this issue with the President, to figure out they didn’t have enough On June 23, Canada offered skim- he and Admiral Allen said: Those skim- equipment, but better late than never. mers. That is under consideration. On mers need to be in other places in case Monday of this week, the EPA and May 13, the European Maritime Safety there is an oilspill. That is like me say- Coast Guard, on day 70, issued an order Agency, still under consideration; on ing that we can’t send a fire truck to releasing these skimmers to come to June 22, Japan, under consideration. your house that is on fire because we the gulf from whatever legal require- On April 30, Norway; some have been may need it for another fire. That is ments keep them where they are, in- accepted, other offers are under consid- not a lot of solace to you if your house cluding releasing Navy skimmers. That eration. On May 2, the Republic of is burning down, not a lot of solace to is good too. Now it is day 70, but it is Korea offered skimmers—May 2—under the people of the gulf when this oil is still progress. I am hoping, and what I consideration; on June 23, Turkey; on washing up onshore, ruining their am seeing is that these skimmers will June 22, Qatar; on May 10, the UAE, lives, keeping them from working, come to the gulf soon. We are tracking the United Arab Emirates, under con- hurting the ecosystem and the environ- the skimmers. We got a list of these sideration. Mr. President, 64 offers, 57 ment they love. 2,000. We are calling folks in different under consideration. Something has happened that is good places where the skimmers are, dif- Now, the State Department said yes- news. The day after I met with the ferent ports around the Southeast and terday they will accept 22 offers of as- President, along with our Governor and the Mid-Atlantic. We are going to sistance from 12 countries. Good. Good. other State and local officials, on day check with them and say: Are your It is day 72. Why wasn’t it done sooner? 57 of the crisis, on day 58 Rear Admiral skimmers on the way? We need the I have come to the floor before and Watson issued a memo, June 16, 2010. help. shown a picture of a ship called the I ask unanimous consent that this be I was in Pensacola Monday. I have Swan that was offered on May 6 from a printed in the RECORD. been down there four or five times Dutch company. The Swan had the ca- There being no objection, the mate- since the incident began. The oil on the pacity of soaking in thousands of rial was ordered to be printed in the beach is profound. It breaks one’s heart pounds of oil and water, and we never RECORD, as follows: to see it. It is a splattering of oil and got back to them. From: J.A. Watson, RADM muck and scum on the beaches. In We now have the opportunity to FOSC BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill some places I found what I would call bring another ship into our effort. The To: NIC tar rocks about the size of grapefruit Swan was a huge ship. As shown in this Subj: FOSC Determination under 46 U.S.C. that have washed ashore. Who knows picture I have in the Chamber, this is A § 55113 Concerning Oil Spill Response Ves- sels Capable of Skimming Oil what is happening down below the Whale—appropriately named. It is re- 1. Pursuant to my authority contained in water, how far these plumes of oil go, ported to be the largest skimmer in the 46 U.S.C. § 55113, I have determined that an what it is doing to marine life, to the world. I met with the folks who own

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I think Senator BROWN point- 300 yards long, bigger than an aircraft we need from the President of the ed out very poignantly what is hap- carrier. It is the largest oil skimmer United States in this situation. I do pening to so many people in our coun- ever devised. It is at least 250 times not want to see him in Wisconsin giv- try today who have exhausted their un- that of these modified fishing boats we ing a political speech. I want to see employment insurance benefits. I are using for skimming. It has a capa- him in Florida getting these skimmers would like to follow up on the com- bility to draw as much as 500,000 bar- there, overcoming obstacles, solving ments made by Senator BROWN to rein- rels of oily water per 8- to 10-hour problems, managing through this cri- force what he said just a few minutes cycle, and it does not have to stop. It sis, so we can protect our beaches, pro- ago on the Senate floor and the dire puts the ship next to it, which it tect our estuaries, and protect the way straits that so many people find them- offloads the oily water to, and it can of life for the people of Florida, Ala- selves in going into the Fourth of July keep going 24 hours a day. bama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. holiday. By the way, storms are not a problem This crisis is not over. It may not be Recently, a national group of busi- either because it is so big. It does not on your television as much as it was, ness economists released its 2010 eco- rock in the waves of a storm. So you but the oil is still spewing out of this nomic outlook, predicting that Amer- hear these concerns now with our Trop- well. We hope these relief wells work. ica’s economy is ‘‘on track’’ toward re- ical Storm Alex in the gulf that certain We hope they can stop the oil from covery. Well, this is encouraging news. ships are going to have to stop their ef- leaking in the Gulf of Mexico at an un- It indicates we are moving in the right forts. If this ship is allowed to work, it precedented rate. We still do not know direction under President Obama’s does not have to stop, according to how much is leaking. We hope BP is leadership. But we also know the re- what the owners told me. It is being capturing at least half of that oil now, covery is very fragile. tested by the Coast Guard either today maybe a little bit more, but we do not For example, last week, we learned or tomorrow. know. that sales of new homes plummeted 33 Let’s hope we use this incredible re- But every day that goes by that oil percent in May, to the least level in 40 source and ones like it because when leaks in the Gulf of Mexico and washes years. Let me repeat that. Home sales this oil washes up onshore, when we up on the shore of my State—when I in May fell to the least level in 40 have failed to respond to the offers of stand on the beach in Pensacola and I years. Banks are still reluctant to lend assistance from foreign countries, it is cannot see a single skimmer, I wonder to small businesses. It is not that they not just oil that is washing up onshore, where our Federal Government is. We do not have money. According to a new it is failure. We need every resource, need help. We need some urgency. We Federal Reserve report, U.S. companies domestic and foreign alike, in the gulf, need some purpose. I am glad they are hoarding an all-time high sum of and we needed them yesterday. In fact, signed the order this week to let those $1.84 trillion in cash, but they remain we needed them 50 days ago. It should skimmers come. I am glad we are fi- largely unwilling to invest, hire, and not have taken this long to marshal nally starting to accept foreign skim- expand. this response. mers—72 days into the crisis. But I will U.S. companies are hoarding an all- I just watched the President of the continue to come to the floor every day time high sum—$1.84 trillion in cash— United States on television. He is in until that oil wellhead stops leaking to but they are not investing, they are Racine, WI. He gave a speech, a very talk about this issue and bring light not hiring, and they are not expanding. political speech. He likes to blame the and attention to it, to make sure this So the threat of this double-dip reces- Republicans for everything that has government is doing everything it can, sion is very real. gone wrong in the country. It is all our marshaling every resource possible to These economic warning signs are fault. Well, let me take issue with him keep that oil from coming on our not just abstract facts and figures. on this one point. This is his job. He beaches and into our coastal water- They have very real consequences for may not want to be in charge of the ways. families across the country. That is United States of America and be the I will close with this: In Florida, peo- what my friend from Ohio was talking President when we have the worst oil- ple love the water. It is the reason about earlier. The unemployment re- spill we have ever had, but that is part most people come to Florida. It is not port for May was very disappointing. of the job. It is not Thad Allen’s job to just because of the great way of life. It By the official numbers, there are 15 run this. It is not Janet Napolitano’s is not just because of the great cli- million hard-working people who have job. It is not Ken Salazar’s job. It is not mate. It is because of the water. Ninety lost their jobs through no fault of their Jane Lubchenco’s job or any other percent of the people of our State live own, and they are struggling to find folks who work in the administration. within 10 miles of the ocean. We have work. Those are the official numbers— It is the job of the President of the more recreational boaters than any the official numbers. Many experts in United States. other State in the country. We have this field agree that the real numbers When he ran for President, he said more coastline than any other State in are far higher. President Bush’s response to Katrina the country save Alaska. The water is So when you count the people who was halfhearted and it was half meas- a way of life to people in Florida. have become so discouraged that they ures. I am not sure he would want this I have had grown men, men I have have stopped looking for work, or who same standard applied to him right known and respected my whole life— are working part time involuntarily now. I know it is fun to give a political not men you would consider emotional because they cannot get full time speech, but the people in the Gulf of or soft—talk about the situation of work, the number of unemployed work- Mexico are suffering, and they need this oil crisis with me and start to ers is far higher, like about 30 million help and they need a President who is break down and cry. It is that much of people. on the job managing through problems. an issue for the people of Florida. I So as shown on this chart, here is Mr. President, being from Florida, we want to see our Federal Government sort of the official figure of 15 million. have had a lot of crises in the past sev- rise to the task and do everything pos- But that is just people who are right eral years with hurricanes. In 2004, in sible to solve this problem. now on the unemployment rolls who 2005, we had 9 or 10 hurricanes come With that, Mr. President, I see my are actively looking for work. We have through Florida that devastated us. I colleague is here and I yield the floor enough data to show that people have got to watch a chief executive officer to him. been out of work for so long—they have of our State, our Governor at the time, The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. hunted for so long, and they are dis- Jeb Bush, when I was in the Attorney BURRIS). The Senator from Iowa is rec- couraged; they are not looking right General’s Office, manage through prob- ognized. now actively—they are not counted as

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We they going to think about their coun- one time had a full-time job, they are have depleted our savings just to save the try? What are they going to think not counted either. When we add all house and not get behind on the bills. I know about this Congress, that turns its there are others far worse off. Please help those up, our real unemployment in back on these people? pass the emergency unemployment insur- There is no reason why we can’t ex- this country is right around 30 million ance extension. tend the unemployment insurance ben- people. I heard from a schoolteacher in The official figures will say there are efits, none whatsoever. I think that is northern Iowa who was laid off in Octo- what we have to be thinking about. five unemployed workers for every ber of 2008. She recently ran out of un- available job. That is not true. It is Another thing that I think hits pret- employment benefits and had to apply ty hard, I have heard political can- more like 10 workers. Job openings in for welfare. She writes: America: 2.69 million. That is how didates out on the stump who want to I have not felt so humiliated in 20 years. I take a place in the Senate, or maybe in many jobs are in America right now have been a productive and hard-working that are open—at least last month any- woman since I was 13, but now I feel insig- the House of Representatives, out there way. There are 30 million people out nificant. Please do not misunderstand. I have talking about how we shouldn’t extend there after those 2.69 million jobs; not been trying to find full-time employment, these benefits because this encourages 1 in 5, but 1 in 10, a little over 1 in 10. but to no avail. people not to go to work; it sort of en- It is little wonder that the average Again, these are hard-working people courages laziness. Well, I think that is spell of unemployment in this country trying their best, who never imagined insulting and illogical. As I said, there has skyrocketed to 34 weeks, far higher they would be in need of Federal assist- are 30 million people out of work look- than in previous recessions. This chart ance. They paid into the unemploy- ing for 2 million jobs. They say, Well, shows that—here is the recession of ment insurance system while they were but if you give them these unemploy- 1980, 10 weeks; in July of 1981, 14 weeks; working. Their employers paid in. They ment benefits, it makes them lazy. in July of 1990, 12 weeks; March of 2001, ought to be able to count on it when They won’t go to work. the recession, 13 weeks. These are the times get tough. To me, it is a matter The numbers vary from State to unemployment spells we had during of fundamental fairness and human de- State, but the unemployment benefit those recessions. We are now up to 34 cency. nationwide is about $300 a week, below weeks and counting. Compare that to Yet, in the face of so many families the poverty line. So here is the average the recessions of the past. It is a small in crisis, an extension—a short-term income for a family of four on unem- wonder that a lot of people say this is extension—of unemployment insurance ployment benefits: It is about $15,600. not a recession, this is a depression. is being needlessly, and I would even It is more in some States, less in other People don’t want to say it, but in say cruelly, obstructed here in the Sen- States. That is an average. So what is many ways, we are on the edge of a de- ate. Time and again we have tried to the poverty line for a family of four? It pression. pass an extension of unemployment is $22,000. That is below the poverty As a result, a record number of benefits and time and time again that line. They are telling me people don’t Americans is facing long-term unem- effort has been blocked by Members on want to go to work? These are people ployment; 6.8 million Americans out of the other side of this aisle. As a result who had work. They are not out of work for more than half a year, by offi- of this political gamesmanship, as of work because they walked off the job; cial numbers alone. That is the highest the end of last week—at the end of last they are out of work because they were number of long-term unemployed we week—1,350,000 Americans exhausted cut off of work. In some States, bene- have had since we started keeping their unemployment benefits because fits are smaller. For example, in Mis- track in 1948. Let me repeat that. The of the lapse in this program. By the sissippi, the weekly maximum benefit number of Americans out of work for end of this week, that will go up to is $235 a week. Again, that is thousands more than half a year is the highest— 1,720,000 who will be cut off because we of dollars less than the annual salary the highest—since we have kept track won’t extend it here. By July 10, 2.14 of a full-time minimum wage worker. of this since 1948. The families of these million—2,140,000 Americans will have Again, I can’t imagine anyone who had long-term unemployed are hanging on their unemployment benefits cut off. the alternative to make more money by a thread. Their savings are gone. Blocking this bill may be a political and to have a full-time job would say, Unemployment benefits are the only game for some over here in the minor- No, I want to stay on unemployment lifeline they have to pay the rent and ity party, but it is not a game to mil- benefits. That is insulting. It is insult- put food on the table. lions of Americans who have lost their ing. Again, I know I am not the only lifeline. For them, the obstruction of I have also heard my colleagues ob- Member of this body whose office has this bill is a personal and family crisis ject to this benefit extension on the been flooded with heartbreaking sto- of the first magnitude. grounds that providing these benefits ries of families back home struggling Imagine: We are about to go out of is too expensive. It will add to the def- to make ends meet. We heard a number here in a couple of days for 10 days, 12 icit. I understand the concern, and we of those stories from Senator BROWN days, something like that, to celebrate are all concerned about the deficit of from Ohio. These are people trying our Nation’s birthday, the Fourth of this country. But, it doesn’t hold water their hardest, doing everything they July weekend. I am sure Senators will when we are sitting in the midst of an can to find work, but the jobs aren’t be with their families; Congress men economic crisis. We are about to pass a there. and women will be with their families, supplemental appropriations bill here I heard from a community college and all of our staffs. We all have jobs. sometime soon, probably after we get professor from Sioux City who was laid We have good jobs that pay us well. We back from the Fourth of July break. It off due to budget cuts. She has applied have good benefits—health benefits, re- has about $37 billion in there in mili- for dozens of jobs, many far below her tirement benefits—as does our staff, tary aid to Iraq and Afghanistan. We skill level. She is often told she is over- Republican staff and Democratic staff. are building infrastructure projects qualified. She has exhausted her unem- Republican Senators and Democratic over there. We are putting people to ployment benefits. She and her sons, Senators, we have good pay. We will work there. We are continuing to lose a one of whom is a special needs child, have a good Fourth of July with our lot of American lives, young Americans are on Medicaid and they have applied families. We will watch the fireworks getting injured and killed, and that is for food stamps. and have hot dogs and hamburgers, lis- adding to the deficit. Yet we are not I heard from a worker in Des Moines ten to patriotic speeches, maybe make paying for that. That is adding to the who has been in the insurance industry a few ourselves. How about all these deficit.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:34 Oct 09, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD10\RECFILES\S30JN0.REC S30JN0 mmaher on DSK69SOYB1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5673 It seems to me if we are trying to stop taking their antibiotics. The in- In fact, it is 20,000 at this point. It will look ahead and trying to protect the fection reasserts itself, the patient is be 80,000 by the end of June, if I am not people of this country, we want to get right back in the hospital. mistaken. At this point, these folks people back to work. We want to get That is where we are in this eco- have reached a point of desperation. the economy going again. We need to nomic recovery. We made the mistake I had a call over the weekend from a get the recovery up and running. Un- once before; history shows this. In 1937, friend who is unemployed. She is the employment benefits cost money, yes, we were getting out of a depression, mother of three kids, with a grandchild but think about it this way. That the public works projects and things in the house. They are cutting off her money is spent here in America. It is President Franklin Roosevelt and the utilities because her unemployment not spent overseas and it is not spent Democratic Congress put in place were check was cut off. That is the reality of someplace else. It is spent here. getting us out of the recession. But life for people who have lost jobs What do people do when they get un- then the so-called deficit hawks took through no fault of their own. employment insurance benefits? What over and began then to tighten down on I thank the Senator for bringing up do they do with that money? Do they the benefits and these programs. What this issue. I will be embarrassed if we put it in a shoe box? Do they bury it in happened? The Federal Reserve started leave here for the Fourth of July break a hole in the ground? No. They go out tightening up the money, Congress without taking on this unemployment and they spend it. They spend it on slashed spending, the Fed tightened its issue and helping people across the Na- food and clothes and the necessities of policy, and the economy plunged back tion who are similarly situated. life: housing, rent, utilities. That down into a depression. I will ask the Senator a question money spins around in the economy. That is why I used the analogy of since he yielded for that purpose. Does That is why the economists all agree someone in the hospital with a serious the Senator even possibly agree with that one of the—this is from infection and they are prescribed 15 what I have said? moodyseconomy.com. The biggest days of antibiotics, but after 5 to 7 Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I thank boost for the economy in terms of ben- days, they feel better and they stop, the Senator, who has been a champion efits from the government, the biggest the infection then reasserts itself, and of working people and families for all bang for the buck, so to speak, are food they are right back in the hospital. the many years I have known him, and stamps. That is because poor people That is where we are now. that is many years now. I thank him who get food stamps spend it right Well, quite frankly, there is an infec- for telling us about what the CBO said away on food. Not all, but most of the tion in our country. The infection is in the deficit commission. food is grown in this country and proc- called a recession, a deep recession, a I pointed out a couple of things ear- essed; not all of it, but most of it. So depression. Thirty million people are lier. The Senator is right on the mark you get a big bang for the buck. For out of work. That is an infection. in terms of economic activity, and that every dollar in food stamps, you get There is one thing that will help re- is why it is so important right now to $1.73 in economic activity in this coun- lieve that infection right now: the med- get the economy moving again, to keep try—$1.73 for every dollar invested. Un- icine of unemployment benefits. it moving. The biggest bang for the employment benefits, $1.63. Right next Mr. DURBIN. Will the Senator yield buck we get is food stamps. People to food stamps, unemployment bene- for a question? spend those right away on food. fits. Infrastructure investments that so Mr. HARKIN. I am delighted to yield Second to that, for every dollar we many of us talk about, very close on to the Senator. put into unemployment benefits, it their heels: $1.59. If we want to put peo- Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I thank causes $1.63 of economic activity. That ple to work, let’s start doing infra- the Senator for bringing this issue and is not a bad return on the dollar. Well, structure rebuilding in America. Re- timely discussion to the floor. down here on the chart, extending the build our sewer and water systems, our We had a meeting today of the deficit Bush tax cuts, you only get 49 cents highways, roads, bridges, rails, high commission—18 of us who have been back. That is what my Republican speed. That is a great investment, plus charged with finding a way to deal friends say you need to do—more of it will put a lot of people to work too. with our Nation’s deficit. Speaking to these Bush tax cuts. That is dismal. A whole lot of people say, Well, we us was the Director of the CBO, Con- Yet an infrastructure investment have to extend the Bush tax cuts to get gressional Budget Office, Mr. Elmen- brings $1.59 cents. If you invest more in the economy going. Extending the dorf, who talked about what we need to infrastructure—sewer and water, Bush tax cuts is a 49-cent return on the do. I asked him a question that went plants and highways, roads, bridges, dollar—not a very good investment, directly to the Senator’s point: As we high-speed rail—not only do you get a folks. Not very good. talk about reducing the deficit, isn’t great return, you get a lot of people So unemployment benefits, yes, they there a worry or concern that if we hit employed at the same time. cost money. Yes, they do add to the the brakes too soon, we can plunge How can we leave here tomorrow or deficit, but they provide for a lot of even deeper into a recession, with more Friday, when we leave for 10 or 12 days, economic activity in this country—a people out of work? He said yes. He when we know this is what is hap- lot more than extending a tax cut. For said that you have to make sure we pening? At the end of last week, example, in Iowa alone, more than 3,700 start moving forward, putting people 1,350,000 Americans lost their unem- jobs were saved or created in my State to work, with the GDP growing; and ployment benefits. At the end of this in 2009 thanks to the benefits of unem- once you have the economy stabilized week, it jumps up to 1,720,000. By July ployment insurance. That is 3,700 jobs and moving forward, with people pay- 10, before we come back, it will be in my State alone because of unem- ing taxes—which, incidentally, brings 2,140,000 Americans who will lose their ployment benefits. down the deficit—then you can talk benefits. How can we go home and cele- Again, under these circumstances, about the long-term deficit fix. So I brate the Fourth of July with fire- obstruction of an extension of unem- say to the Senator from Iowa, he really works—the birthday of our Republic— ployment benefits is inexplicable. How hit the nail on the head. and give patriotic speeches about how do you explain it? How do you explain Our colleagues on the other side who great we are, what a good country this something such as that to someone refuse to support extending unemploy- is, when we are going to leave all these who is on their lifeline, has lost their ment compensation benefits say: We people out in the cold? What does that benefits, or is on the verge of losing want to take it from some other area say about this body, about the Con- their benefits right now? It is like a of spending. Well, of course, that just gress? person who is in the hospital with a se- reduces the stimulus to the American I will tell you, I say to all those fami- rious infection. The doctor says, OK, economy. So they are not helping lies who have written me letters, con- here is a 15-day course of antibiotics. things. What we need to do is help tacted me by e-mail, and have come The patient goes home and says OK, 15 them. into my offices, telling me of your job- days, I have to take the antibiotics I see the Senator from Iowa has 3,700 lessness and your struggles: You are every day. But day 8 comes, day 9 workers in Iowa affected by this. We not forgotten. We are here fighting to comes, the patient feels better, they have over 10,000 in the State of Illinois. try to get this done.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:34 Oct 09, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD10\RECFILES\S30JN0.REC S30JN0 mmaher on DSK69SOYB1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE S5674 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 30, 2010 My Republican colleagues refuse to grams, expanding the limits for the own neighborhoods, almost in every let us extend unemployment benefits— amount of money that businesses can neighborhood in America, that has an even for less than half a year, a short borrow. There is a piece that is coming inventory, that is trying to sell some- period of time. Well, we will do every- out of the Finance Committee that is thing. When that purchase is made, tax thing we can to get this done. For the broadly supported. Senator BAUCUS and dollars are generated, money changes sake of these families, our country, and Senator GRASSLEY have done a great hands, and our economy gets rolling for the sake of, yes, our economy, we job. Basically, it is tax cuts relative to again. can’t leave here without extending small businesses that can help them This 7(a) lending program is not to be these unemployment benefits. with tax provisions. Then there is a underestimated. It is not just an old I ask my Republican colleagues who piece that has come from the Treasury, government program that does not have been blocking this to have a sense the White House, the leadership team, work. This program will potentially le- of humanity on this, a sense of compas- about small business lending. verage loans up to $5 million. The way sion, of caring for these families. We I want to talk for a few minutes the program works is the Federal Gov- all make good money around here. We about a piece of the small business ernment backs 40 percent of the loan. get good pay and benefits, good retire- package, and then I want to talk about The banks usually take the first 50 per- ment benefits. All our staffs are em- the bank investment program, the $30 cent, and then there is another 10 per- ployed. Everybody here in this Cham- billion program. cent. So when you add all of that up, ber is employed. How about these peo- First of all, one of the most impor- because our portion can now go up to $5 ple who are unemployed? You have to tant aspects of the small business bill million, it is basically a $5 million think about them before we close up is the extension and the expansion of loan. That is a lot of money for a small shop and leave here this week. 7(a) loans. To put this in plain English, business to be able to purchase a num- With that, I yield the floor. these are the loans that the Small The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Business Administration partners with ber of tractors for their inventory or ator from Massachusetts is recognized. banks to make what we call floor plan automobiles or RVs or jet skis. This is a big industry, Mr. President. You Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I ask lending. It is any business that has in- know it. You see it on Main Streets all unanimous consent to speak as in ventory—maybe it is a tractor com- morning business. over the country. pany or a manufactured home company When we pass this bill, I want my The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without or a boat, marine industry with a small colleagues to know that those voting objection, it is so ordered. business owner—and you have some of for it can be very proud. For those of (The remarks of Mr. KERRY are lo- these in Illinois, I know, Mr. President, my colleagues voting no, they are cated in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Morn- and I have many of them in Lou- going to have some explaining to do be- ing Business.’’) isiana—that has to buy inventory and cause the automobile dealers in their The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- put it in their showrooms for when peo- ator from Louisiana is recognized. States, the marine manufacturers in ple come by and they look at the prod- their States are going to say why Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I uct. begin by complimenting the senior didn’t you vote for a bill that would Some people might go on the Inter- allow me to go to my local bank, bor- Senator from Massachusetts for a re- net these days. My son does this. He markable tribute to the late Senator row up to $5 million so I can put inven- spends a lot of time looking for auto- tory in our showrooms so people in this ROBERT BYRD. It was beautifully deliv- mobiles because he has not yet been town can come to my shop or my place ered, beautifully written. It captured given permission to purchase his first of business and purchase that equip- the spirit of this wonderful Senator one. He is looking every night, bring- ment? and highlighted just a few of the ex- ing pictures to his mother and father, This 7(a) loan program is very impor- traordinary accomplishments in his talking about the benefits. tant. It came out of our committee life. I was privileged to be on the floor People today go on the Internet. with broad bipartisan support. I am to hear it delivered by the Senator They look at all these products they pleased it is in the underlying bill. from Massachusetts. want to buy—boats, tractors, for exam- I want to say one more word. I know Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- ple. They do not usually push the but- there may be others on the floor to sent to speak for up to 10 minutes as in ton to buy these products on the Inter- speak. In another section of this small morning business. net; they go down to their local dealer. business bill, in our attempt to get jobs The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without They want to walk into a showroom. created in America to bring this reces- objection, it is so ordered. They want to look at the product. sion to an end, to get our people back SMALL BUSINESS LENDING FUND ACT They heard about it, and they might to work—yes, we have to extend unem- Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I was have documents from the Internet. ployment, but eventually—eventually, here earlier today, following Senator They go to their local small business, not now, but some time soon, not now BAUCUS’s handling of a portion of the whether it is in some parts of Illinois because it is too soon, many econo- small business bill. I am pleased to or Louisiana down in Thibodeaux, Vio- mists say, but at some time, we are share in that responsibility on a small let, Larose. They walk into that local going to have to stop the emergency business bill that is not immediately marine operator and say: I have looked extension of unemployment and have a before the Senate because, remember, on the Internet, and this is the kind of job for people to go back to because I we came off it temporarily to talk boat I want to buy. Do you have one in agree with Senator HARKIN, most peo- about the unemployment measure that stock? If we pass this bill, he might ple—99.9 percent of people in America— is pending about which Senator HARKIN have one in stock. If we do not pass men and women, Black and White, His- just spoke. this bill, chances are he will not be panic or Asian, would rather work be- I want to return to the small busi- able to make that sale. That is what cause it not only helps their family ness bill because at some point, after a the 7(a) lending program does. economically, but it is very rewarding vote on the unemployment measure be- I have a letter from the National Ma- to work, particularly at something one fore the Senate, we will get back to a rine Manufacturers Association that likes to do, and it is life affirming. very important bill for you, Mr. Presi- says they have over thousands of mem- People aren’t interested, as some of my dent, and you have been a leader in bers. They say that they believe if we Republican colleagues want to say, in this area, as well as many of us. pass this provision in this small busi- sitting home and collecting $215 a I want to speak for a moment about ness bill, it could affect over 350,000 week. In some States, I think in Mis- a couple of provisions of the small busi- jobs in America because that is how sissippi, it is $146 a week. Who wants to ness bill. The bill itself has three major these small businesses operate. do that? How many mouths can you pieces to it. There is a piece that came Unlike a lot of businesses we talk feed at $146 a week? Please, tell me. out of the Small Business Committee about, these are not businesses in Not many. I do the shopping in my about which I spent some time this China or in India or in South Africa or family. That wouldn’t cover 4 days’ or morning talking, the elements of in France. These are small businesses 5 days’ worth of groceries in my fam- strengthening the SBA lending pro- with American-made products in our ily, and I have only two children.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:34 Oct 09, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD10\RECFILES\S30JN0.REC S30JN0 mmaher on DSK69SOYB1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5675 So I am not sure what people are You lend them more money, and they have come up with a way to enhance talking about on the Republican side, pay you back the money you lent them their collateral to make it a good that people would like to stay home with interest. They grow, the business loan—not a risky loan but a good loan. and collect a real big check. People grows, the bank grows, and the com- So that is in here. want to get back to work. But in order munity grows. So for people who say government is to help them get back to work, we are Mr. President, I suggest in America not creative or not innovative or we going to have to have some extraor- that we get back to the old-fashioned are not trying to do the smart things, dinary measures to get banks—me- way that banks should make money. this is a smart bill. Besides being a dium-sized banks, community banks— The Presiding Officer did that success- healthy bank bill, it is a smart lending lending again. fully when he was in Illinois—lend bill. In some of these instances, the I think the President and the Treas- money to small business. That is what Federal Government is actually going ury have come up with quite an inno- the President’s $30 billion does. to make a profit. So I hope when we vative program. It is $30 billion, and I hope Republicans who voted against get back, when we are talking about many Republican Senators voted for this provision because they believe this small business, we can be enthusiastic it—at least eight. I don’t know what is TARP II will actually read the bill. in supporting the basically $32 billion the others were thinking, but I would It is not very long. It is just a few lending program, the small business like to give them a couple of argu- pages. It is just a few pages. It is not a package, and the tax cuts that Senator ments to rethink their vote. troubled bank program; it is a healthy BAUCUS and Senator GRASSLEY, with Some of them have said this is the bank program, and they should be for the help of Senator SNOWE, have put TARP again. Remember what TARP it because, as the chairman of the com- together for small businesses through- stands for. TARP stands for Troubled mittee, I have received a letter from out the country. I hope we can stop Assets Relief Program. It is a program the association that represents the fighting, stop saying no, and just say for troubled banks. The ‘‘T’’ stands for community banks. They said: Senator, yes to job growth and creation in ‘‘trouble.’’ This $30 billion program we we favor this provision. We want this America for hard-working taxpayers have come up with should be called the to happen. and Americans who deserve our best ef- healthy bank provision because this is So for the taxpayers listening, don’t fort on this bill. not for troubled banks; this is for be fooled by the arguments on the I yield the floor. healthy banks. These are banks that other side. That just gets back to we The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- are not troubled. They are healthy are the party of no. We are going to say ator from North Dakota. banks. no, no matter how good the idea is. Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I sup- This program will allow them to vol- This is a good idea for healthy banks port the comments of and the legisla- untarily—not mandatorily but volun- that the bank association supports. I tion by the Senator from Louisiana. I tarily—ask the Treasury to infuse think we should be for it, and I am hop- think it makes a great deal of sense to some capital through an investment in ing we can vote for it when we get strengthen small businesses. They are, all of our banks. The banks will then back. after all, the job generators in this take that money and, if they follow the One other point. Then I am going to country. So I appreciated her com- guidelines of Treasury in terms of the cede the floor. Because of the great ments. We don’t always agree on every program as it is outlined, and they work Senator WARNER of Virginia and issue around here, but I am a strong start to lend the money to small busi- Senator LEVIN have done, they have supporter of her work as chairman of nesses, they will get a benefit. They do convinced enough of us on both sides of the Small Business Committee and of not have to pay the Treasury back a the aisle, I hope, to add to this provi- the legislation she has described. dividend. They can pay the Treasury sion something we call the State small Mr. President, I wanted to come to back a lower dividend on the invest- business credit access fund. So in addi- the Senate floor briefly today because ment the taxpayers have made in that tion to what President Obama came up we are talking about extending unem- bank. with, he and his team, Senator WARNER ployment compensation, unemploy- So for my colleagues who say this is and Senator LEVIN did a lot of work on ment benefits, to people who are out of TARP II, they are absolutely dead this and explained it to many of us. work, and we are having a very dif- wrong. There is not a ‘‘T’’ in this pro- Many of our colleagues were Governors ficult time doing that. These benefits gram for ‘‘trouble.’’ This is for banks before they got here, so they know are for people who worked on payrolls. that are healthy, and I am very excited something about this. Their job was to They actually paid a little of their to say that our community banks in create jobs when they were Governors. money in taxes to support an unem- Louisiana survived this meltdown be- Now, happy for us, they are Senators ployment fund so if they lost their jobs cause they didn’t engage in some of and they are still trying to create jobs. they would be able to get some unem- this reckless behavior that some of the So they brought an idea to our com- ployment help. But in order to do that, large banks participated in. Our com- mittee which we looked at very care- this has to be extended by the Senate, munity banks in Illinois and in Michi- fully and said yes. Then they worked and it has become increasingly dif- gan and in Ohio—I know they had a lit- through Finance, and Finance said yes. ficult to extend unemployment com- tle more trouble in the rust belt—but What this does is set aside $2 billion pensation to those who are out of work. many of the community banks in the for State programs that are already es- I find that kind of inexplicable be- South did very well and were very tablished and that act in very different cause for the folks at the top of the smart about their lending. They never ways but are mission-driven organiza- economic ladder, there is no problem in got into trouble. tions run by our Governors. These are their getting what they want out of So this $30 billion infusion from Governors from different parties, so it this Chamber. I noticed in the last 24 Treasury into preferred stock in these is not a partisan program. We are going hours or so that one of my colleagues banks, investments structured this to give $2 billion out through these objected to something that was in the way, will encourage these small banks programs, and they will then turn financial reform bill. He said: Well, you to make money the old-fashioned around and lend money and make the are going to impose a fee on the biggest way—not on transaction costs, not on master plans of economic development banks. He said: I won’t accept that. He charging people extra for the balance in the State of Virginia real. said: If you do that, I won’t vote for the they do or don’t have in their checking It helps the State of Michigan, where bill. The biggest banks in the country accounts, but by getting back to old- they have some great small businesses, shouldn’t have to pay this fee. fashioned banking: making money in CARL LEVIN says. But he said to me: I was thinking to myself: Why not? your bank when you make good loans MARY, the problem is that they do not They drove the country into the ditch. to businesses. When you are smart and have the collateral they once had to They are the ones involved in the cess- you are looking at businesses in your get the loan because their collateral pool of greed, many of them, trading community and you are lending them has depreciated. So the banks are not things on things they will get from money, they are expanding and they going to lend them the money because people who never had it and making pay you back the loan with interest. they do not have the collateral. So we money on both sides, which created an

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All of a sudden, the at least offer my notion of what that ever renewable electric standard; build- conference committee got back to- meeting meant and what the con- ing an interstate highway of trans- gether and said: How can we fluff up sequences of it will or should be. mission capability; high-voltage trans- your pillow, big guy? Can we give you The meeting with the President, call- mission so you can collect energy an aspirin, put you to sleep? ing a number of Republicans and where the wind blows and the Sun If you are at the top of this economic Democrats—about 10 or 12 of us—down shines and put it on a wire and send it ladder in this Chamber, you can do just to the White House, was to talk about to where it is needed in the load cen- fine because somebody will make you energy and to simply try to evaluate ters—all of that was part of the bill comfortable. But what about the peo- what is achievable, what should be that was passed out of the Energy ple at the bottom? What about the per- done with respect to energy. We know Committee 1 year ago this month. That son who came home from work after 18 two things are making this country is, in my judgment, what is achievable years on the job and said: Honey, I lost vulnerable: No. 1, we are way too de- to get to the floor of the Senate, and my job today. And they can’t find an- pendent on foreign oil. We use one- then it is open for amendments. That other job? What about that family and fourth of the oil that is pulled out of does not exclude, by the way, any other that person? What about extending un- this planet every morning. Every day amendments people wish to offer that employment help for that person? we use one-fourth in this little place can achieve the 60 votes, once it is on Things never change. Here is what called the United States. Yet over 60 the floor, that can address climate Will Rogers said many years ago. He percent of that which we use comes change. said: from other countries. That leaves us As I said before, there is something The unemployed here ain’t eating regular, far too vulnerable to others, and, by to climate change, as far as I am con- but we will get around to them as soon as ev- the way, some of whom are in very cerned. We would be fools not to recog- erybody else gets fixed up OK. troubled parts of the world. We are far nize and fools not to address it. The Boy, if there was ever a description too vulnerable to others for our energy question is not whether; it is when and of the way things work these days, this supplies. That is a fact. how. is it. Old Will Rogers. And this descrip- The second something that is hap- I said before that I would support tion is as old as eight or nine decades, pening to this planet is called climate capping carbon and I would support isn’t it? The unemployed here ain’t change. We don’t necessarily know ex- pricing carbon. I also said I will not eating regular, but we don’t have time actly what that is, but the wide con- support what is called cap and trade yet. We will get to them after every- sensus of scientists tells us we need to because I do not intend to give Wall body else gets taken care of. And who be concerned about it and we need to Street a trillion-dollar carbon securi- gets taken care of first? The folks at be taking actions to deal with it. ties market to trade so they can tell us the top of the economic ladder. I appreciate the President’s leader- what the cost of our energy is going to I wonder, I just wonder what would ship on these issues and saying we need be. But that aside, I really think it is happen with a bill to extend unemploy- to move. We need to do some things important that we not end this year ment benefits if the only Americans here. But the discussion was, What is without doing an energy bill that ad- who were unemployed were investment achievable? vances this country’s energy and na- bankers? Do you think that wouldn’t What is achievable, in my judgment, tional security. have been passed in a nanosecond, just from listening and participating in Let me mention one additional item like that? But, no, the unemployed are that meeting, is what I have always be- very quickly; that is, yesterday there people named Smith and Jones and lieved was achievable. The only thing was a hearing in the Armed Services Adams and Johnson. They are the ones achievable is that which will get 60 Committee with respect to the nomina- somehow at the bottom of the eco- votes to come from the calendar of the tion of General Petraeus to assume nomic ladder who don’t seem to matter Senate to the floor because it takes 60 command in Afghanistan. I am not to some people. votes on a motion to proceed to con- going to speak at length about this. I My hope is this Congress will have sider anything. I believe the only thing fully support General Petraeus and this the good sense to do the right thing. that can get 60 votes, based on not only nomination. I think the President has During tough times, we have some- the meeting yesterday but other dis- made an excellent choice. By the way, thing called a safety net—that is the cussions I have had, would be to bring I don’t think he had much choice but unemployment compensation—that the bill passed by the Energy Com- to replace General McChrystal, and re- helps people when they are laid off, mittee, which was bipartisan, to the placing him with General Petraeus when they are out of work and are hav- floor of the Senate. That does not ex- makes a great deal of sense to me. ing trouble and can’t find another job. clude anything else. That does not ex- I wish to say with respect to Afghani- It is our responsibility to extend that. clude anybody from offering climate stan that I think it is long past the That is what we should be doing. change amendments, comprehensive time for us to have a very significant As Will Rogers said: Everybody else climate change amendments. But we discussion about Afghanistan. The gets help. In the last 24 hours, the folks will never get to the floor unless we get President has indicated the potential at the top of the economic ladder got to the floor with something that can withdrawal date beginning on July 1 of help—the biggest banks in the country. get 60 votes, and I am convinced the next year, 2011. But I think that even Why? Because somebody said they only thing that can achieve that is the before that, we need to have a discus- needed some comfort—a bedtime story, bipartisan Energy bill out of the com- sion in this country about what our a fluffed pillow, an aspirin, some com- mittee. role is in Afghanistan. What, in fact, is fort. They got their comfort. But we The Energy bill itself is a bill that victory in Afghanistan? Are we fight- are still waiting to see if the people does reduce carbon. It does all the ing al-Qaida? Are we fighting terrorists who lost their jobs and who are at the things I think it should do. Yes, it says in Afghanistan or are we fighting in- bottom of the economic ladder will get we are going to continue to use the fos- surgents in Afghanistan? What about the help they were promised. I hope so. sil energy—coal, oil, natural gas—but the Afghanistan Government and We will have a vote on that and we will we are going to use that in a different President Karzai? What is achievable? soon see. way. We are going to decarbonize and Every day, we are sending young men ENERGY POLICY take great pains to protect the planet and women to fight in a war, and Mr. President, I wanted to mention as we do. We are going to build some many—I should not say ‘‘many’’—a that yesterday a group of us went down nuclear. We are going to maximize re- number of them will lose their lives. to meet with the President on the sub- newables—solar and wind energy. We We go on almost ‘‘out of sight out of

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By million people across the country, and less you know the full history of how the way, with respect to treasure, not a millions more after that, if we do not unemployment insurance works and penny of it has been paid for. extend unemployment benefits as we the other kinds of decisions we make I think it is time for us to have a have done in every recession, Demo- as a body. We have always funded un- good discussion in this country about cratic or Republican President, employment benefit extensions what are we doing? How long will we do throughout our history. through something called emergency it? What is victory? What is achiev- Anytime we have seen the unemploy- spending. As I have said before, if 15 able? Should we, in fact, be engaged in ment rate, I believe at about 7.5 per- million people being out of work in a long-term war against insurgents in cent, above 7.5 percent or so, we have America isn’t an emergency, I don’t that country? Where is al-Qaida? We extended unemployment insurance know what is. That is more people than know where it is in part: northern benefits—insurance benefits—because are affected by a hurricane or a flood Pakistan. Where is al-Qaida? What is you pay in and then when you are not or a tornado or an agricultural dis- this—a war against terror or is it a war working, you receive benefits. We have aster. We have traditionally done this against insurgents? done that throughout our history for because it was the right thing to do as My own view is that I think it is two reasons: No. 1, because we ac- an emergency, but also because, again, highly unlikely, no matter how long knowledge what happens to a family we lose the economic stimulus, the eco- this country is in Afghanistan, that we when someone in the family loses their nomic benefit, if we don’t do it that will ever be successful in the rural trib- job, when the breadwinner can’t bring way. al lands of Afghanistan. But my hope home any bread; and No. 2, because we For two reasons we have always done and my desire is to want the best for know it stimulates the economy. Every it this way. It is interesting that folks this country. I think the best will be economist, from the right to the left, who argue passionately that we should achieved if we have a thoughtful, good, has agreed that the best way to stimu- not worry about the deficit if we are full, complete discussion as a nation late the economy is to provide dollars expanding the estate tax cut for the about what our objectives are, how we to people who are forced to spend it, top 200 or 300 families in America, then achieve those objectives, and when, at because they don’t have a job. So some- deficits don’t matter—or the top tax last, at long, long last, we can bring one who receives that $250 or $300 a bracket, with the tax cuts under Presi- dent Bush. Deficits don’t matter to troops home and be in a position where week—it is not enough to do much on, them. But, boy, they matter if we are we are not saying America at this but it is enough to pay the rent, talking about people who are out of point is at war. We need to be address- enough to buy some food, enough to work. pay the electric bill; maybe get the ing the terrorist threat across this I talk to people every day in my planet, and that will take us a long kids some clothes, maybe put some gas State, people who have never been while, but I think that is a very dif- in the car so they can continue to look without a job in their lives. They are ferent circumstance than being en- for work. So we know it not only stim- horrified they can’t find a job. They gaged in the fight in Afghanistan as it ulates the economy, but it is the right are looking for a job every day. They currently exists. thing to do from the standpoint of eth- want to work, but they are in an econ- I yield the floor. I suggest the ab- ics, morals, values. omy they didn’t create, where right Tomorrow, we are going to have an sence of a quorum. now there are five people looking for The PRESIDING OFFICER. The opportunity to see whether there are 60 every one job. That is better than last clerk will call the roll. colleagues in the Senate who are will- The assistant bill clerk proceeded to year when it was six people looking for ing to vote to stop a filibuster that has every one job. We know that because of call the roll. now gone on—I believe this is the ninth Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask what we have done with the Recovery week—actually, 8 weeks on a jobs bill Act, we are slowly coming out of the unanimous consent that the order for that included unemployment benefits the quorum call be rescinded. hole, but we have a long way to go yet. extension—and then this week, the Certainly, this isn’t the time to fili- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ninth week on the bill that we are fo- objection, it is so ordered. buster jobs bills, whether it be small cusing on, including unemployment business or the jobs bill that we have (The remarks of Mr. LEVIN are print- benefits. It will also do something im- ed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Morning been trying to pass in the last 8 weeks. portant for people who have used the It certainly isn’t the time to say we Business.’’) first-time home buyer tax credit that Mr. LEVIN. I yield the floor and sug- are just tired of hearing about those runs out at the end of this month, people who are out of work; it is tire- gest the absence of a quorum. which has been a great stimulus, an- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The some. Some people say that. They are other part of the Recovery Act that has clerk will call the roll. tired of hearing about the unemployed. The assistant bill clerk proceeded to been very important to the economy. It Well, people in Michigan are tired of call the roll. runs out, and we want people who being unemployed. They want to work. Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask haven’t yet closed on their homes not They know how to work. They have unanimous consent that the order for to lose the ability to have a credit, so worked their whole lives. It is not their the quorum call be rescinded. the bill will also include extending the fault that the crisis happened on Wall The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without home buyers credit implementation Street that dried up credit, that objection, it is so ordered. until October. stopped manufacturers and small busi- (The remarks of Mr. COCHRAN are I understand there is a willingness nesses from getting loans to be able to printed in today’s RECORD under and strong bipartisan support to help continue to do business. It is not their ‘‘Morning Business.’’) first-time home buyers but not to help fault that they lost their savings or Mr. COCHRAN. I yield the floor and the people who are out of work and their 401(k)s or their pensions. It is not suggest the absence of a quorum. probably are going to lose their houses, their fault we didn’t enforce the trade The PRESIDING OFFICER. The which I continue to not understand. I laws in this country and lost 6 million clerk will call the roll. am grateful because I know we have at manufacturing jobs under the previous The assistant bill clerk proceeded to least one, maybe two Republican col- administration because the focus was call the roll. leagues who will join with us to stop on cheap products rather than Amer- Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I ask the filibuster. I am grateful for that. ican jobs. That is not their fault. unanimous consent that the order for But we need at least three Republican It was not their fault that we con- the quorum call be rescinded. colleagues to join with us in order to tinue to have tax incentives that pro- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- get this done tomorrow night. mote jobs going overseas, which we pore. Without objection, it is so or- We hear a lot of debate, a lot of dis- want to do away with in the jobs bill. dered. cussion, a lot of arguments from the It is not their fault.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:34 Oct 09, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD10\RECFILES\S30JN0.REC S30JN0 mmaher on DSK69SOYB1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE S5678 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 30, 2010 Mr. President, I want to read one e- focus on work, you focus on small busi- Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I mail out of the thousands I receive. I nesses getting capital, and manufactur- suggest the absence of a quorum. received it today. It is from Serena in ers getting back to hiring people, and The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Dearborn, MI. It says: you focus on jobs. Then you lift us up pore. The clerk will call the roll. Senator Stabenow, the argument by the out of deficit because people are work- The assistant editor of the daily di- Republicans seems to be that they don’t ing and buying things and paying their gest proceeded to call the roll. want to strap ‘‘our children and grand- taxes, and they are part of the econ- Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I children’’ with the debts of their parents; omy. It can’t just be about a few people ask unanimous consent that the order however, I believe they are talking about in our country. for the quorum call be rescinded. their children and not mine. I say this be- We will not have a strong country if The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- cause my children will be homeless and hun- somehow the policies are only set for a pore. Without objection, it is so or- gry in the next week or so. dered. A lot more damage is going to be done in privileged few. We have been different the here and now than anyone realizes. If from other countries because we have (The remarks of Mr. LAUTENBERG are they are talking about the numbers of people had this strong middle class, which we printed in today’s RECORD under being taken off unemployment insurance are losing as a result of the policies, ‘‘Morning Business.’’) benefits, they are talking about families, not yes, in the last administration, and the Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I just adults. Families. I have two sons; where deficits that were created, and we are yield the floor, and I suggest the ab- are we going to live, and how are we going to losing it because we cannot get past sence of a quorum. survive? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- I wonder how many of these ‘‘intelligent’’ filibusters now to move forward on a jobs agenda and help people who are pore. The clerk will call the roll. people went to college and paid for it all as The assistant legislative clerk pro- out of work to be able to continue to they went and did not incur any debt? I am ceeded to call the roll. attending college currently and I am incur- live. Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, I ask ring debt because I plan, in the future, to be The Recovery Act that was put in unanimous consent that the order for able to pay back the money with my new, place last year has worked, but there is better paying job. That is how most people the quorum call be rescinded. much more to do. It stopped us from The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- have to do it, invest in the future and know going over the cliff and began to turn that you are doing something not just for pore. Without objection, it is so or- yourself but also for the country, become a things around. But there is much more dered. positive influence on the society. to do. Somehow, just saying that, well, Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, I rise I don’t know what I am going to do with Wall Street is doing better—despite the to speak for a few minutes in two my children, how I am going to pay my rent ups and downs on Wall Street—and areas, if the Chair can let me know and utilities, have food to eat and gas to put things are kind of doing OK now for into my car, so I can continue going to when 10 minutes has expired. those folks, so we are done ignores The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- school and looking for work. I have never what is going on for way too many peo- been without a job before. pore. The Senator will be so notified. ple in this country. (The remarks of Mr. GRAHAM are Mr. President, that is a story that is Mr. President, I think the latest poll printed in today’s RECORD under repeated hundreds of thousands, in I saw was that 47 percent of the people ‘‘Morning Business.’’) fact, unfortunately, millions of times in my State have someone in their im- Mr. GRAHAM. I yield the floor and across this country right now. People mediate family who has lost their job, suggest the absence of a quorum. who are doing what we have asked and their family is impacted by that. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- them to do; they are caring for their That is astounding. We don’t have the pore. The clerk will call the roll. children, many going back to school highest unemployment rate anymore; The assistant bill clerk proceeded to and trying to do a different career or we have the second highest rate. I am call the roll. upgrade their skills to give them some- sure that can be said of Nevada, Rhode Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- thing that gives them an edge in the Island, California, and around the imous consent that the order for the job market to be able to get a job. But country. quorum call be rescinded. they are using unemployment benefits I strongly urge my colleagues to set The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- to keep them between being on the aside the election politics, set aside pore. Without objection, it is so or- street and having a roof over their whatever it is that has been getting in dered. heads. the way of getting this done, and be Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- That is not some political rhetoric. willing to look at what is happening imous consent that the cloture vote on That is what is happening to people. It for real families right now and how we the motion to concur in the House doesn’t have to happen to people. can make sure that Serena isn’t home- amendment to the Senate amendment Serena, in Dearborn, MI, doesn’t have less with her two children in a couple to H.R. 4213 with amendment No. 4425 to become homeless in a week or so. of weeks and how millions of other occur at 8 o’clock tonight, and that She doesn’t have to, if we can come to- Americans can be able to continue to any time until then be equally divided gether and override this filibuster on care for their families while they look and controlled between the two leaders unemployment benefits. We just need for work. or their designees; that upon the con- 60 people to support it in order to be Then the most important thing we clusion of this vote, if cloture is not in- able to get this done. I fear for Serena can do is partner with business, create voked, the majority leader be recog- and for the tens of thousands of people the atmosphere and incentives to cre- nized to enter a motion to reconsider in my State if we don’t do this—and ate that work. That is our job. I am the vote by which cloture was not in- the millions who find themselves in a laser-focused on that as well. voked; that upon the conclusion of this situation across the country. I see my distinguished friend from vote, the Senate then proceed en bloc We will never get out of deficit with New Jersey. I will yield the floor to to the consideration of Calendar No. over 15 million people out of work. This him and thank him for his passionate 455, H.R. 5623, and H.R. 5569, which is at idea that suddenly now nothing mat- support for the people in this country the desk; that the bills be read a third ters but deficits ignores how we are who just want a fair shake. I thank the time, passed, and the motions to recon- going to get out of deficit. Back in the Presiding Officer, as well, for his pas- sider be laid upon the table en bloc; 1990s, when we actually balanced the sion and commitment to jobs and mak- that any statements relating to these budget, I was proud to do so. I think it ing sure we move our country forward measures be printed in the RECORD was in 1997, when I was in the House by paying attention to the great mid- with no intervening action or debate. under President Clinton. Part of what dle class of this country, who need us Does the Senator from Texas wish to we did was focus on work, jobs, and to fight for them. That is what we are speak? education, and 22 million people got doing in the Senate. Mrs. HUTCHISON. I would appre- new jobs—22 million new jobs were cre- I yield the floor. ciate, Mr. Leader, if I could ask a ques- ated, and we came out of deficit. That The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- tion. is what we believe. That is what our pore. The Senator from New Jersey is Mr. REID. We will have the vote Democratic majority believes, that you recognized. start at about 3 after 8. Is that OK?

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:34 Oct 09, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD10\RECFILES\S30JN0.REC S30JN0 mmaher on DSK69SOYB1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5679 Mrs. HUTCHISON. That is fine. suant to rule XXII, the Chair lays be- Sessions Thune Voinovich Parliamentary inquiry. fore the Senate the pending cloture Shelby Vitter Wicker Mr. REID. That will give the Senator motion, which the clerk will state. NOT VOTING—3 time to talk. The assistant bill clerk read as fol- Bond DeMint Roberts Mrs. HUTCHISON. Is the flood insur- lows: The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this ance bill that was passed by the House CLOTURE MOTION vote, the yeas are 58, the nays are 38. that will extend flood insurance for We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- Three-fifths of the Senators duly cho- those coastal State people in what the ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the sen and sworn not having voted in the leader just read. Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move affirmative, the motion is not agreed Mr. REID. Yes. I was able to work to bring to a close debate on the motion to to. that out with Senator LANDRIEU a concur in the House amendment to the Sen- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I enter a short time ago so we could do that ate amendment to H.R. 4213, the American motion to reconsider the vote by which Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act, with a now. cloture was not invoked. Mrs. HUTCHISON. I thank the Sen- Reid amendment No. 4425. Harry Reid, Max Baucus, Jack Reed, Ed- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The mo- ator. tion is entered. Mr. REID. OK. I was very anxious to ward E. Kaufman, John F. Kerry, Shel- don Whitehouse, Carl Levin, Roland W. f get it done. So we can start the vote at Burris, Richard J. Durbin, Jeff 8 o’clock, if the Senator gets through Merkley, Benjamin L. Cardin, Chris- HOMEBUYER ASSISTANCE AND speaking. topher J. Dodd, John D. Rockefeller, IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2010 Mrs. HUTCHISON. I thank the leader IV, Barbara Boxer, Patty Murray, Rob- very much. ert P. Casey, Jr., Charles E. Schumer. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- PROGRAM EXTENSION ACT OF 2010 pore. Without objection, it is so or- pore. By unanimous consent, the man- dered. datory quorum call has been waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under The Senator from Texas. The question is, Is it the sense of the the previous order, H.R. 5623 and H.R. Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, in Senate that debate on the motion to 5569 are passed en bloc, and the mo- the couple minutes before the vote concur with amendment No. 4425 in the tions to reconsider are considered made starts, I just want to say this is a huge House amendment to the Senate and laid upon the table en bloc. move for the people of the gulf coast amendment to H.R. 4213, the American The bill (H.R. 5623) was ordered to be who have been trying to purchase flood Workers, State, and Business Relief read a third time, was read the third insurance under the National Flood In- Act of 2010, shall be brought to a close? time, and passed. The bill (H.R. 5569) was ordered to be surance Program that lapsed June 1. The yeas and nays are mandatory read a third time, was read the third The hardship is that, of course, we are under the rule. time, and passed. going into hurricane season. Private The clerk will call the roll. insurance is not available on the coast The assistant legislative clerk pro- f for floods right now, so the Federal ceeded to call the roll. EXECUTIVE SESSION program is all there is. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. People have not been able to close on BURRIS). Are there any other Senators housing contracts, on purchases of in the Chamber desiring to vote? EXECUTIVE CALENDAR houses, because flood insurance is re- Mr. KYL. The following Senators are Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent quired and they have not been able to necessarily absent: the Senator from that the Senate proceed to executive get it. South Carolina (Mr. DEMINT), the Sen- session to consider Calendar Nos. 802 to So Senator LANDRIEU, Senator ator from Kansas (Mr. ROBERTS), and and including 808, 811, 900, 901, 903, 963, VITTER, I, Senator CORNYN, Senator the Senator from Missouri (Mr. BOND). 965 to and including 992, and all nomi- SESSIONS, Senator SHELBY, Senator Further, if present and voting, the nations on the Secretary’s desk in the NELSON, Senator LEMIEUX—everyone Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy; has been very concerned about this if that the nominations be confirmed en we represent a border State—and Sen- DEMINT) would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 58, bloc and motions to reconsider be laid ator COCHRAN and Senator WICKER. on the table en bloc; that no further So we have been pressing, and I know nays 38, as follows: motions be in order and any state- there have been a lot of competing in- [Rollcall Vote No. 204 Leg.] ments relating to the nominations be terests. But it is very important we are YEAS—58 printed in the RECORD, the President be passing the bill that has passed the Akaka Franken Murray immediately notified of the Senate’s House already. It will be sent to the Baucus Gillibrand Nelson (FL) action, and the Senate resume legisla- President, and the people of the gulf Bayh Hagan Pryor Begich Harkin Reed tive session. coast will once again be able to pur- Bennet Inouye Rockefeller The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without chase that flood insurance, as we see a Bingaman Johnson Sanders Boxer Kaufman objection, it is so ordered. tropical storm moving toward our gulf Schumer The nominations considered and con- Brown (OH) Kerry Shaheen coast as we speak. So it is certainly Burris Klobuchar Snowe firmed en bloc are as follows: timely. It will certainly be a relief, and Cantwell Kohl Specter BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS Cardin Landrieu the extension will be until September Stabenow Carper Lautenberg Victor H. Ashe, of Tennessee, to be a Mem- 30. So the people who want to purchase Casey Leahy Tester ber of the Broadcasting Board of Governors insurance, which, of course, they need Collins Levin Udall (CO) for a term expiring August 13, 2010. and will know they are covered, will be Conrad Lieberman Udall (NM) Walter Isaacson, of Louisiana, to be a Warner Dodd Lincoln Member of the Broadcasting Board of Gov- covered. Webb Dorgan McCaskill ernors for a term expiring August 13, 2012. I thank the Chair. I thank the leader Durbin Menendez Whitehouse as well. Feingold Merkley Wyden Walter Isaacson, of Louisiana, to be Chair- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Feinstein Mikulski man of the Broadcasting Board of Governors. Michael Lynton, of California, to be a pore. The majority leader. NAYS—38 Member of the Broadcasting Board of Gov- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I originally Alexander Cornyn Johanns ernors for a term expiring August 13, 2012. said 8:03. I ask unanimous consent that Barrasso Crapo Kyl Susan McCue, of Virginia, to be a Member the vote begin now. Bennett Ensign LeMieux of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Brown (MA) Enzi Lugar term expiring August 13, 2011. pore. Without objection, it is so or- Brownback Graham McCain Dennis Mulhaupt, of California, to be a Bunning Grassley McConnell Member of the Broadcasting Board of Gov- dered. Burr Gregg Murkowski ernors for a term expiring August 13, 2011. CLOTURE MOTION Chambliss Hatch Nelson (NE) Coburn Hutchison S. Enders Wimbush, of Virginia, to be a Reid The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Cochran Inhofe Member of the Broadcasting Board of Gov- Risch pore. Under the previous order and pur- Corker Isakson ernors for a term expiring August 13, 2010.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:34 Oct 09, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD10\RECFILES\S30JN0.REC S30JN0 mmaher on DSK69SOYB1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE S5680 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 30, 2010 Theodore Sedgwick, of Virginia, to be Am- To be rear admiral Rear Adm. (lh) Robert O. Wray, Jr. bassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Rear Adm. (lh) Samuel J. Cox The following named officer for appoint- of the United States of America to the Slo- The following named officer for appoint- ment in the United States Navy Reserve to vak Republic. ment in the United States Navy to the grade the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., Michael P. Meehan, of Virginia, to be a indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 624: section 12203: Member of the Broadcasting Board of Gov- To be rear admiral (lower half) ernors for a term expiring August 13, 2010. To be rear admiral Capt. Margaret A. Rykowski Dana M. Perino, of the District of Colum- Rear Adm. (lh) Michael S. Rogers The following named officer for appoint- bia, to be a Member of the Broadcasting The following named officer for appoint- ment in the United States Navy Reserve to Board of Governors for a term expiring Au- ment in the United States Navy to the grade gust 13, 2012. the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 624: section 12203: DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY To be rear admiral To be rear admiral (lower half) S. Leslie Ireland, of Massachusetts, to be Rear Adm. (lh) David G. Simpson Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Capt. Gregory C. Horn The following named officer for appoint- Analysis, Department of the Treasury. The following named officer for appoint- ment in the United States Navy to the grade ment in the United States Navy Reserve to IN THE ARMY indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 624: the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., The following named officer for appoint- To be rear admiral section 12203: ment in the United States Army to the grade Rear Adm. (lh) David A. Dunaway To be rear admiral (lower half) indicated while assigned to a position of im- portance and responsibility under title 10, The following named officers for appoint- Capt. Paula C. Brown U.S.C., section 601: ment in the United States Navy to the grade The following named officer for appoint- indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 624: ment in the United States Navy Reserve to To be general To be rear admiral the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., Gen. David H. Petraeus section 12203: Rear Adm. (lh) Terry J. Benedict The following named officer for appoint- Rear Adm. (lh) Thomas J. Eccles To be rear admiral ment in the United States Army to the grade Rear Adm. (lh) Scott A. Weikert indicated while assigned to a position of im- The following named officer for appoint- The following named officer for appoint- portance and responsibility under title 10, ment in the United States Navy Reserve to ment in the United States Navy Reserve to U.S.C., section 601: the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 12203: the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., To be general To be rear admiral (lower half) section 12203: Gen. Raymond T. Odierno To be rear admiral (lower half) Capt. James H. Rodman, Jr. The following named officer for appoint- Captain Kelvin N. Dixon The following named officer for appoint- ment in the United States Army to the grade Captain Martha E.G. Herb ment in the United States Navy Reserve to indicated while assigned to a position of im- Captain Brian L. Laroche the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., portance and responsibility under title 10, Captain John C. Sadler U.S.C., section 601: section 12203: To be rear admiral (lower half) NOMINATIONS PLACED ON THE SECRETARY’S To be lieutenant general DESK Capt. Victor M. Beck Lt. Gen. Francis H. Kearney, III IN THE AIR FORCE The following named officer for appoint- IN THE MARINE CORPS PN1519 AIR FORCE nominations (2990) be- ment in the United States Navy Reserve to The following named officer for appoint- ginning JEREMY C. AAMOLD, and ending the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., ment in the United States Marine Corps Re- PETER W. ZUMWALT, which nominations section 12203: serve to the grade indicated under title 10, were received by the Senate and appeared in U.S.C., section 12203: To be rear admiral (lower half) the Congressional Record of March 3, 2010. PN1661 AIR FORCE nominations (125) be- To be major general Capt. Gerald W. Clusen The following named officer for appoint- ginning MARK J. AGUIAR, and ending Brig. Gen. Rex C. McMillian MELINDA A. WILLIAMSON, which nomina- ment in the United States Navy Reserve to IN THE NAVY tions were received by the Senate and ap- the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., peared in the Congressional Record of April The following named officer for appoint- section 12203: ment in the United States Navy to the grade 21, 2010. To be rear admiral (lower half) indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 624: PN1664 AIR FORCE nominations (47) begin- Capt. Bryan P. Cutchen ning VERONA BOUCHER, and ending To be rear admiral The following named officer for appoint- JAMES A. YOUNG, which nominations were Rear Adm. (lh) Alton L. Stocks ment in the United States Navy Reserve to received by the Senate and appeared in the The following named officer for appoint- the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., Congressional Record of April 21, 2010. ment in the United States Navy to the grade section 12203: IN THE MARINE CORPS indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 624: To be rear admiral PN1843 MARINE CORPS nominations (5) To be rear admiral beginning ADAM M. KING, and ending Rear Adm. (lh) Patricia E. Wolfe Rear Adm. (lh) William A. Brown JAMES D. VALENTINE, which nominations The following named officer for appoint- were received by the Senate and appeared in The following named officer for appoint- ment in the United States Navy Reserve to the Congressional Record of May 27, 2010. ment in the United States Navy to the grade the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., IN THE NAVY indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 624: section 12203: PN1688 NAVY nomination of Lynn A. To be rear admiral (lower half) To be rear admiral Oschmann, which was received by the Senate Capt. Elaine C. Wagner Rear Adm. (lh) Donald R. Gintzig and appeared in the Congressional Record of The following named officer for appoint- The following named officer for appoint- April 26, 2010. PN1689 NAVY nomination of Diane C. ment in the United States Navy to the grade ment in the United States Navy Reserve to Boettcher, which was received by the Senate indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 624: the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., and appeared in the Congressional Record of To be rear admiral (lower half) section 12203: April 26, 2010. Capt. Colin G. Chinn To be rear admiral PN1690 NAVY nominations (4) beginning The following named officers for appoint- Rear Adm. (lh) Steven M. Talson STEPHEN J. LEPP, and ending MELANIE F. ment in the United States Navy to the grade The following named officer for appoint- OBRIEN, which nominations were received indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 624: ment in the United States Navy Reserve to by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- To be rear admiral (lower half) the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sional Record of April 26, 2010. PN1691 NAVY nomination of Caroline M. section 12203: Capt. Willie L. Metts Gaghan, which was received by the Senate Capt. Jan E. Tighe To be rear admiral and appeared in the Congressional Record of The following named officer for appoint- Rear Adm. (lh) Lothrop S. Little April 26, 2010. ment in the United States Navy to the grade The following named officers for appoint- PN1692 NAVY nominations (5) beginning indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 624: ment in the United States Navy Reserve to DAVID W. HOWARD, and ending CARL R. To be rear admiral (lower half) the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., TORRES, which nominations were received section 12203: by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- Capt. Thomas H. Bond, Jr. sional Record of April 26, 2010. The following named officer for appoint- To be rear admiral PN1693 NAVY nominations (2) beginning ment in the United States Navy to the grade Rear Adm. (lh) Garry J. Bonelli KEVIN A. ASKIN, and ending CRAIG S. indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 624: Rear Adm. (lh) Scott E. Sanders FEHRLE, which nominations were received

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:34 Oct 09, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD10\RECFILES\S30JN0.REC S30JN0 mmaher on DSK69SOYB1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5681 by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- PN1746 NAVY nominations (4) beginning Republicans opposing something. Let sional Record of April 26, 2010. BRIAN D. CONNON, and ending ERIKA L. me make it clear that we have offered PN1694 NAVY nominations (3) beginning SAUER, which nominations were received by ways of paying for these programs, and JOHN B. HOLT, and ending CHRISTOPHER the Senate and appeared in the Congres- we have been eager to approve them. R. STEARNS, which nominations were re- sional Record of April 29, 2010. ceived by the Senate and appeared in the PN1747 NAVY nominations (4) beginning But we cannot support job-killing Congressional Record of April 26, 2010. CONRADO K. ALEJO, and ending RICHARD taxes and adding tens of billions to the PN1695 NAVY nomination of Jeffrey S. D. JONES, which nominations were received already unsustainable national debt. Tandy, which was received by the Senate and by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- So the only reason the unemployment appeared in the Congressional Record of sional Record of April 29, 2010. extension has not passed is because our April 26, 2010. PN1748 NAVY nominations (9) beginning friends on the other side simply refuse PN1696 NAVY nominations (3) beginning ERIC D. CHENEY, and ending CYNTHIA M. to pass a bill that does not add to the RUSSELL L. COONS, and ending SCOTT C. WOMBLE, which nominations were received debt. That is it. That is the only dif- RYE, which nominations were received by by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- ference between what they have offered the Senate and appeared in the Congres- sional Record of April 29, 2010. sional Record of April 26, 2010. PN1749 NAVY nominations (169) beginning and what we have offered. PN1697 NAVY nominations (12) beginning JAMES A. AIKEN, and ending THEODORE In a moment, I will offer a 2-month KEVIN P. BENNETT, and ending PAUL F. A. ZOBEL, which nominations were received extension of the expired unemployment WHITE, which nominations were received by by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- insurance benefits. This extension the Senate and appeared in the Congres- sional Record of April 29, 2010. would be fully paid using the very same sional Record of April 26, 2010. PN1787 NAVY nomination of James R. stimulus funds 57 Democrats, including PN1698 NAVY nominations (15) beginning Peltier, which was received by the Senate my friend the majority leader, voted to RICHARD A. BALZANO, and ending MARK and appeared in the Congressional Record of redirect for these same purposes. Let J. WINTER, which nominations were re- May 13, 2010. me repeat that. We would pay for this ceived by the Senate and appeared in the PN1788 NAVY nominations (76) beginning Congressional Record of April 26, 2010. JOSEPH C. AQUILINA, and ending WIL- extension with a Democrat-approved PN1699 NAVY nominations (4) beginning LIAM M. WIKE, which nominations were re- stimulus offset. This extension we will JOHN T. ARCHER, and ending ANDREW D. ceived by the Senate and appeared in the offer would cover the month of June, MCDONALD, which nominations were re- Congressional Record of May 13, 2010. when benefits have lapsed, and it would ceived by the Senate and appeared in the PN1789 NAVY nominations (13) beginning cover next month, so we will have time Congressional Record of April 26, 2010. STEPHEN G. ALFANO, and ending TERRY to further debate these proposals. PN1700 NAVY nominations (18) beginning D. WEBB, which nominations were received If the Democrats object to extending STEVEN T. BELDY, and ending DAN A. by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- these programs using their own stim- STARLING, which nominations were re- sional Record of May 13, 2010. ceived by the Senate and appeared in the ulus offset to pay for them, then they PN1790 NAVY nominations (27) beginning will be saying loudly and clearly that Congressional Record of April 26, 2010. CHRISTOPHER A. BLOW, and ending LINDA PN1701 NAVY nominations (72) beginning D. YOUBERG, which nominations were re- their commitment to deficit spending JAMES D. BEARDSLEY, and ending CHRIS- ceived by the Senate and appeared in the trumps their desire to help the unem- TOPHER S. ZIMMERMAN, which nomina- Congressional Record of May 13, 2010. ployed. So let’s be clear about the prin- tions were received by the Senate and ap- PN1791 NAVY nominations (11) beginning ciple that is really at stake here: Are peared in the Congressional Record of April JEFFREY A. FISCHER, and ending TRACY Democrats willing to extend these pro- 26, 2010. V. RIKER, which nominations were received PN1737 NAVY nominations (3) beginning grams without—without—adding to the by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- debt? That is the real question in this LLOYD P. BROWN JR., and ending sional Record of May 13, 2010. VINCENTIUS J. VANJOOLEN, which nomi- debate. PN1792 NAVY nominations (25) beginning Therefore, Mr. President, I ask unan- nations were received by the Senate and ap- CATHERINE A. BAYNE, and ending MARY peared in the Congressional Record of April A. YONK, which nominations were received imous consent that the Senate proceed 29, 2010. by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- to the immediate consideration of H.R. PN1738 NAVY nominations (19) beginning sional Record of May 13, 2010. 4853; that all after the enacting clause DANNY K. BUSCH, and ending MICHAEL PN1793 NAVY nominations (23) beginning be stricken and the McConnell amend- ZIV, which nominations were received by the JOHN D. BRUGHELLI, and ending POLLY S. ment at the desk be agreed to; that the Senate and appeared in the Congressional WOLF, which nominations were received by bill, as amended, be read a third time Record of April 29, 2010. the Senate and appeared in the Congres- PN1739 NAVY nominations (14) beginning and passed, and the motions to recon- sional Record of May 13, 2010. sider be laid upon the table. WILLIAM S. DILLON, and ending MICHAEL PN1794 NAVY nominations (13) beginning J. VANGHEEM, which nominations were re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there BILLY M. APPLETON, and ending MIL A. objection? ceived by the Senate and appeared in the YI, which nominations were received by the Congressional Record of April 29, 2010. Senate and appeared in the Congressional The majority leader. PN1740 NAVY nominations (5) beginning Record of May 13, 2010. Mr. REID. Mr. President, reserving NORA A. BURGHARDT, and ending RICK T. PN1795 NAVY nominations (12) beginning the right to object, my friend the Re- TAYLOR, which nominations were received ERIC M. AABY, and ending GEORGE N. publican leader knows full well that ev- by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- SUTHER, which nominations were received erything in the so-called extenders sional Record of April 29, 2010. by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- package was paid for. It was paid for PN1741 NAVY nominations (11) beginning sional Record of May 13, 2010. BRUCE J. BLACK, and ending DAVID G. because it was the right thing to do. PN1841 NAVY nomination of Axel L. WIRTH, which nominations were received by We, as a Congress—Democrats and Re- Steiner, which was received by the Senate the Senate and appeared in the Congres- publicans—have always extended un- and appeared in the Congressional Record of sional Record of April 29, 2010. employment benefits because it is an May 27, 2010. PN1742 NAVY nominations (12) beginning PN1842 NAVY nomination of Clifford R. emergency. President Reagan did it for CHAD F. ACEY, and ending STEVEN G. Shearer, which was received by the Senate almost 3 years. President Bush did it WELDON, which nominations were received and appeared in the Congressional Record of for a couple years. It has been going on by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- May 27, 2010. on a bipartisan basis when times are sional Record of April 29, 2010. PN1743 NAVY nominations (21) beginning f tough in America. This is only an excuse the Repub- JAMES S. BIGGS, and ending HAROLD E. LEGISLATIVE SESSION WILLIAMS, which nominations were re- licans have. We only needed one more ceived by the Senate and appeared in the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Republican to get this done. And I so Congressional Record of April 29, 2010. ate will resume legislative session. appreciate the two good Senators from PN1744 NAVY nominations (5) beginning The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Re- Maine for recognizing that these people RICHARD W. HAUPT, and ending JOSEPH publican leader is recognized. who are unemployed deserve this. A. SURETTE, which nominations were re- f Mark Zandi, JOHN MCCAIN’s chief ceived by the Senate and appeared in the economic adviser, said that for every $1 Congressional Record of April 29, 2010. UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST— spent on someone who is unemployed PN1745 NAVY nominations (5) beginning H.R. 4853 EDWARD A. BRADFIELD, and ending with unemployment compensation, SCOTT E. ORGAN, which nominations were Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, let $1.61 is returned. received by the Senate and appeared in the me just say briefly, once again, the ma- For people to talk about, there are Congressional Record of April 29, 2010. jority wants to make this debate about jobs out there and that all they have to

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:34 Oct 09, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD10\RECFILES\S30JN0.REC S30JN0 mmaher on DSK69SOYB1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE S5682 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 30, 2010 do is go look for them—for every job in John Joseph Cardenas, of California R. Christian Smith, of Nevada America, there are five people looking Holly Fluty Dempsey, of West Virginia Poonam Smith-Sreen, of Florida for that job. It is better than it was. Peter William Duffy, of Massachusetts Francisco Ricardo Somarriba, of Florida Just a short time ago, it was one job Mustapha El Hamzaoui, of New Hampshire Sandra Anna Stajka, of Virginia Rebekah R. Eubanks, of Illinois Jennifer J. Tikka, of Washington for every six job applicants. Christian William Hougen, of Virginia Doanh Q. Van, of Washington So I understand and I think the Sheri-Nouane Bernadette Johnson, of New Caroll L. Vasquez, of Virginia American people understand what the York Jorge E. Velasco, of Maryland Republicans are doing, and I object. Jonathan T. Kamin, of Maryland Stephanie Ann Wilcock, of Washington The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- Karin A. Kolstrom, of Florida George Zarycky, of Virginia tion is heard. William C. Maclaren, of Virginia DEPARTMENT OF STATE Mr. REID. Mr. President, I suggest Veena Reddy, of California Anthony P. Kujawa, of Maryland the absence of a quorum. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Kristi J. Mietzner, of Virginia The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Daniel G. Brown, of Missouri For appointment as Foreign Service Offi- clerk will call the roll. Kevin A. Weishar, of Missouri cer of Class Four, Consular Officer and Sec- The assistant legislative clerk pro- For appointment as Foreign Service Offi- retary in the Diplomatic Service of the United States of America: ceeded to call the roll. cer of Class Three, Consular Officer and Sec- DEPARTMENT OF STATE Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask retary in the Diplomatic Service of the unanimous consent that the order for United States of America, Jeffrey R. Allen, of the District of Columbia AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Todd Anderson, of Kentucky the quorum call be rescinded. James D. Applegate, of Michigan Randolph Henri Augustin, of Georgia The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Maha Angelina Armush, of Texas objection, it is so ordered. Shirley L. Baldwin, of Virginia Chuka Asike, of Texas Michelle M. Barrett, of Michigan f William D. Baker, of Texas James A. Berscheit, of Wyoming Richard C. Blackwood, of Virginia EXECUTIVE SESSION David M. Bogran Schrewe, of Texas Stephanie Elizabeth Boscaino, of Texas Aaron S. Brownell, of Texas Thomas S. Brown, of Washington Leslie-Ann A. Burnette, of California Christienne Carroll, of California NOMINATIONS DISCHARGED Matthew Andrew Burton, of New Hampshire Jeffrey John Cary, of the District of Colum- Tamika Cameron, of Texas bia Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask Stanley A. Canton, of Maryland Michael G. Cathey, of California unanimous consent that the Senate James Christopher Carlson, of Colorado Perry Yang Chen, of Virginia proceed to executive session and the Christina Eve Chappell, of Pennsylvania Christina M. Cheshier, of Arizona Foreign Relations Committee be dis- Randy Chester, of Nevada Martha Ann Crunkleton, of Florida charged en bloc of Foreign Service Blake A. Chrystal, of Oregon Christopher P. Curran, of New Hampshire nominations beginning with Robin J. Mary R. Cobb, of Ohio Roberto Custodio, of Florida Barry Collins, of New Hampshire Gregory D’Alesandro, of Maryland Brinkley Hadden and ending with Ananta Hans Cook, of California Heather Louise Yorkson, which were Joye L. Davis-Kirchner, of Missouri Bradley Cronk, of Florida Anne B. Debevoise, of California received by the Senate and appeared in Walter Doetsch, of Texas Jaffar A. Diab, of Massachusetts the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD on Feb- Myra Yumiko Emata-Stokes, of California Christopher R. Dilworth, of Virginia ruary 24, 2010, PN1482, except for Hus- Lalarukh Faiz, of Virginia David Joseph Drinkard, of Missouri sein Waheed Iman; that the Senate pro- Stephen Fitzpatrick, of New Hampshire Marialice Burford Eperiam, of Illinois ceed en bloc to their consideration; Karla Inez Fossand, of Minnesota Jason D. Evans, of Washington that the nominations be confirmed en Melissa M. Francis, of Florida Kathleen Fox, of California Stephanie James Garvey, of Texas bloc and the motions to reconsider be Kathey-Lee Galvin, of Oregon Michael Glees, of California Corey Matthew Gonzalez, of the District of laid upon the table en bloc; that any Garret John Harries, of Minnesota Columbia statements be printed in the RECORD; Angela Dawn Hogg, of California Grant S. Guthrie, of California that the President be immediately no- Cory B. Johnston, of Maine Anaida K. Haas, of Alaska tified of the Senate’s action, and the Taisha Mumtazi Jones, of the District of Co- Adam J. Hantman, of Maryland Senate resume legislative session. lumbia Sara Ruth Harriger, of Alaska The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Michael G. Junge, of Washington James Holtsnider, of Iowa objection, it is so ordered. Karen D. Klimowski, of California Aaron D. Honn, of Texas Patrick J. Kollars, of South Dakota The nominations considered and con- Ludovic L. Hood, of the District of Columbia Thomas J. Kress, of New York Erika Lorel Hosking, of Virginia firmed en bloc are as follows: Ronald Jay Kryk, of Texas Charles L. Jarrett III, of Tennessee FOREIGN SERVICE Christopher James La Fargue, of Louisiana Hormazd J. Kanga, of Kentucky The following named persons of the agen- Philip Lamade, of Missouri David Kristian Kvols, of Florida cies indicated for appointment as Foreign Dwaine Eriq Lee, of California Felicia D. Lynch, of Florida Service Officers of the classes stated. Alyssa Wilson Leggoe, of New Jersey Mika McBride, of Texas For appointment as Foreign Service Offi- Jesse Adam Leggoe, of New Jersey Matthew C. McNeil, of Virginia cer of Class One, Consular Officer and Sec- Ginger Edwards Longworth, of South Caro- Karen N. Mims, of Pennsylvania retary in the Diplomatic Service of the lina Judith H. Monson, of New York United States of America, Leslie Marbury, of Georgia Roshni Mona Nirody, of Alaska Bruce Freeman McFarland, of Washington Sheila Sophia O’Donnell, of Illinois AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Andrew Mckim, of California Juan Carlos Ospina, of Florida Robin J. Brinkley Hadden, of Maryland Amy B. Meyer, of California Benjamin Nelson Reames, of Texas Sharon Thams Carter, of Florida Haven G. A. Aurelia Micko, of Florida Charles Wilson Ruark III, of Georgia Cruz-Hubbard, of California Tracy Jeanne Miller, of Oregon Sarah A. Schmidt, of Maine Mary Pamela Foster, of Maryland Bruce Kerry Monaghan, of Texas Heidi E. Smith, of Michigan Gelband, of Virginia Diane B. Moore, of New York Marc Alan Snider, of Illinois Mikaela Sawtelle Meredith, of Virginia Monique Mosolf, of Florida Virgil B. Strohmeyer, of California Leslie Ann Perry, of Colorado Roy Juniper M. Neill, of Alaska Adrienne Beck Taylor, of Virginia Plucknett, of Virginia Gary Robbins, of Christopher D. O’Donnell, of Florida Rebecca S. Phelps Thurmond, of Michigan Colorado Miriam Onivogui, of Georgia Andres Valdes, of Florida Sarah Wright, of the District of Columbia Sean Joseph Osner, of Texas Sovandara Yin, of Oregon DEPARTMENT OF STATE Geoffrey Brooks Parish, of Texas Madelina M. Young, of Florida Joseph Ambrose Kenny, Jr., of Maryland Jonathan Clayton Richter, of Florida The following-named Members of the For- Eric Khant, of Florida Michael Allan Ronning, of Minnesota eign Service to be Consular Officers and Sec- Michele A. Russell, of Virginia For appointment as Foreign Service Offi- retaries in the Diplomatic Service of the Carl Andrew Seagrave, of the District of Co- cer of Class Two, Consular Officer and Sec- United States of America: lumbia retary in the Diplomatic Service of the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Lorraine Sherman, of Florida United States of America, Cybill Sigler, of Texas Vince H. Suneja, of Virginia AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Robert J. Simmons, of the District of Colum- DEPARTMENT OF STATE Candace Harring Buzzard, of Washington bia Kristen E. Aanstoos, of Mississippi

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Spanberger, of Maryland lumbia Casey Iorg, of California Kenneth Sturrock, of Florida Jari D. Barnett, of Oklahoma Jennifer J. Isakoff, of Virginia Rudranath Sudama, of Maryland Jacob Barrett, of Virginia Charles L. Jewell, Jr., of Virginia Janel Lynn Sutton, of Colorado Jonathan M. Barrow, of Maryland Michael D. Johnstone, of Virginia Peter J. Sweeney, of New Jersey Carrie Lynn Basnight, of Kentucky Alex Jones, of Wisconsin Drew Tanzman, of California Amanda K. Beck, of California John Boyce Jones, of Virginia Alper A. Tunca, of the District of Columbia Michelle Nicole Bennett, of California Leon V. Jones II, of Virginia Tommy Vargas, of Virginia Andrew Berdy, of New Jersey Lisa Kalajian, of New Jersey Gareth John Vaughan, of the District of Co- Dustin Reeve Bickel, of Georgia Marjon E. Kamrani, of Ohio lumbia Ashwin E. Bijanki, of Virginia Ji Hong Kang, of Virginia Eric Vela, of Virginia Natalie Irene Bonjoc, of California Katherine A. Keegan, of Virginia Christopher Volpicelli, of Virginia Steven R. Bonsall, of Virginia Kathryn Kane Keeley, of the District of Co- John Philips Waterman, of Massachusetts Kathleen E. Borgess, of Virginia lumbia Mark A. Wilkins, of Virginia Ariela Borgia, of Virginia Alishia Kontor, of Virginia Christal G. Winford, of Virginia Michael D. Boven, of Michigan Marc N. Kroeper, of Virginia Joanna K. Wojcik, of Virginia Benjamin Kirk Bowman, of Colorado Klaudia G. Krueger, of Florida Hsueh-Ting Wu, of California Ryan G. Bradeen, of Maine Corinne M. Kuhar, of Virginia Heather Louise Yorkston, of Maryland Diedre T. Bradshaw, of Virginia Tammy L. Lake, of Florida Katie C. Brasic, of Virginia Kristina Law, of Virginia f Steven Arthur Connett Bremner, of Min- Pui-Yung Law, of Virginia LEGISLATIVE SESSION nesota Michael A. Leon, of Virginia Mary K. Brezin, of Colorado Steven Howard Lerda, of Virginia The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Matthew McMahon Briggs, of the District of John T. Lewis, of Virginia ate will now resume legislative session. Columbia Pierre Antoine Louis, of Florida f Christopher M. Britton, of Maryland Mike Lurie, of Virginia Sarah A. Budds, of South Carolina Matthew K. Maggard, of Virginia MORNING BUSINESS Evan J. Burns, of Pennsylvania Andrew J. Malandrino, of Virginia Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask John Patrick Callan, of Washington Jeffrey M. Martin, of Rhode Island unanimous consent that the Senate Joseph Christopher Carnes, of Ohio Leonard Frederick Martin, of Maryland proceed to a period of morning busi- Melanie Rose Carter, of Illinois Tracy L. Masuda, of Virginia Christopher P. Casas, of Virginia Billy F. McAllister, Jr., of Virginia ness, with Senators permitted to speak Chris M. Celestino, of the District of Colum- Bradley Thomas McGuire, of Virginia therein for up to 10 minutes each. bia William H. McHenry II, of Virginia The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Brian M. Charmatz, of Maryland Charlotte I. McWilliams, of Texas objection, it is so ordered. Christopher A. Chauncey, of Virginia Candice R. Means, of Virginia f David R. Chee, of Virginia Henry Wyatt Measells IV, of Virginia Geoffrey Kamen Choy, of Virginia Michael A. Middleton, of Virginia REMEMBERING SENATOR ROBERT Marjorie Christian, of Virginia Amy J. Mills, of Virginia C. BYRD Heather L. Churchill, of Virginia Kyle G. Mills, of Virginia Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, the Melanie L. Clark, of Virginia Eric K. Montague, of Virginia Amy Laurence Conroy, of the District of Co- Grant Hanley Morrow, of Pennsylvania Senate has lost its most talented, dedi- lumbia David Jeffrey Mouritsen, of Utah cated, and best-informed Member Jason A. Cook, of Virginia Peter D. Mucha, of Virginia about the precedents, rules, and cus- William R. Cook, of California Amy P. Mullin, of Virginia toms of the Senate, when the distin- William T. Coombs, of Maryland Paul W. Neville, of the District of Columbia guished President pro tempore, ROBERT Emilio Cortes, of Virginia Albert Francisco Ofrecio, of California BYRD, passed away to join his beloved Gregory Roy Cowan, of Texas Jung Oh, of Virginia wife Erma in the heaven he was con- Christen Lane Decker, of New Hampshire Stephanie Nicole Padgett, of Virginia Jonathan Morris Dennehy, of Massachusetts Benjamin Parsell, of the District of Colum- fident existed for those who were true Phillip Anthony de Souza, of Maryland bia believers. Jill Wisniewski Dietrich, of the District of Vikas C. Paruchuri, of Pennsylvania I had the good fortune to work close- Columbia Michael Pennell, of Tennessee ly with ROBERT BYRD as a fellow mem- Julia Sampson Dillard, of California Severin J. Perez, of Virginia ber of the Appropriations Committee Noah A. Donadieu, of Pennsylvania Robert A. Perls, of New Mexico for 30 years. I served as the ranking mi- Melissa Ann Dorsey, of Illinois Andrea Lyn Peterson, of the District of Co- nority member when he was chairman James E. Duckett, of Virginia lumbia and as chairman when he was the rank- Ruth Lillian Dowe, of New York Charles Saunders Port, of Virginia William Echols, of Washington Kern R. Provencio, of Virginia ing minority member. I preferred being Jessica D. Eicher, of Colorado Michael Joseph Pryor, of California chairman. But I thoroughly enjoyed Jeffrey Gordon Eisen, of Wisconsin Michael G. Ramsey, of Virginia the opportunities to conduct the hear- Howard E. Ennaco, of Virginia Charles Anthony Raymond, of Virginia ings, schedule the committee markups, Ronald L. Etter, of Virginia Amy Nicole Reichert, of Colorado and negotiate with our House col- Kathryn Lindsay Fisher, of Virginia Anthony S. Ridgeway, of Virginia leagues to formulate and pass the bills Howard A. Frey, of Virginia Edward Lewis Robinson III, of Maryland that funded the departments of the ex- Marc Brandon Gartner, of California Seth R. Rogers, of South Carolina ecutive branch, the judiciary, and the Casey Thomas Getz, of Virginia Jared D. Ross, of Maryland Richard D. Gopaul, of Maryland Alison Roth, of Virginia Congress. Mark Ostapovych Gul, of Virginia Craig Anthony Rychel, of the District of Co- One of the highlights of my experi- Amanda Gunton, of New York lumbia ence with ROBERT BYRD was a trip we James J. Hamblin, of Virginia Anne G. Saunders, of Virginia took to several European capitals. He Zennia D. Hancock, of New York Tamara L. Scott, of Maryland was comfortable discussing our mutual Christine L. Harper, of Alabama Timothy James Scovin, of the District of Co- interests and differences with the lead- Tara L. Harrison, of Utah lumbia ers of other nations. His mastery of Eu- Jennifer M. Heath, of Virginia Elizabeth Sellen, of the District of Columbia ropean history and politics was as im- Annaliese J. Heiligenstein, of Texas Michael R. Shaw, of Virginia pressive as his well-informed under- Laura Heimann, of Virginia Roger Lanier Shields, of Virginia James Michael Henry, of Massachusetts Craig M. Singleton, of Florida standing of American history and poli- Benjamin E. Hettinga, of Virginia Thomas Michael Slayton, of the District of tics. Michael D. Hight, of Virginia Columbia On one leg of our trip, Senator BYRD Sirli Hill, of Virginia John Thomas Woodruff Slover, of Colorado asked my wife Rose to come sit by him.

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A copy of the ROBERT BYRD had many loves—his ing from memory the names of the Constitution that sits today on my late, beloved wife Erma, West Virginia monarchs of Great Britain, the United desk, in front of me at all times, was and its people, his God, and the Con- Kingdom as we know it, and in the inscribed to me by Senator ROBERT C. stitution of the nation he cherished. order in which each had served BYRD. But the Senate is his special legacy. throughout the entire history of that I had hoped to visit with him this For more than two centuries we have great country. It was an unbelievable week to again listen and learn. In Feb- kept our traditions intact: our unique performance, reflecting an awesome ruary, Senator BYRD sent all of us, his respect for extended debate and minor- ability of recall, and a reverential ap- Senate colleagues, a letter setting out ity rights, and for the legislative au- preciation of a nation which has been his position on preserving the ability thority that the Constitution places in our closest ally in recent history. to engage in extended debate in the our hands to exercise and defend. These ROBERT BYRD was not only my friend Senate. It was yet another powerful de- traditions are maintained because of but a mentor, an example of dedicated, fense of both the enduring traditions of Senators like ROBERT BYRD, Senators disciplined, and determined leadership. the Senate, and the need for thought- who live them and fight for them. I I will miss him, but I will always re- fulness in invoking those traditions. learned more about these weighty member his legacy of seriousness of Senator BYRD’s letter sparked some issues from this great teacher than purpose, and his love for the Senate, its thoughts of my own, and last week, I from anyone or anything in my years role in the legislative process, its pow- discussed with his staff scheduling a in the Senate. ers of advise and consent, and its con- meeting with him this week to get his ROBERT BYRD is no longer with us, tinuity that has helped make our gov- take. Once again, I was in need of the teaching us, leading us. But the lessons ernment the most respected in the insight and wisdom of Senator ROBERT of ROBERT BYRD’s life and career will world. BYRD. endure, guiding all of us now occupying Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I want to How I wish he were here today, to these desks, and Senators who will oc- take a few moments today about one of continue teaching us. While that was cupy these desks for ages to come. the best teachers I have ever known: not to be, the lessons of Senator BYRD’s Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, the Sen- Senator ROBERT C. BYRD. life and long service will endure. ate, in its 223-year history, has never The man we lost this week is known His career is a testament to hard had a greater champion than ROBERT for many things: as the longest serving work and determination. This is a man BYRD. West Virginia, in its 147-year member of Congress in the Nation’s who spent 10 years in night school history, has never had a more powerful history; as an accomplished legislator; classes to earn his law degree, who advocate or public servant than ROB- as an author and historian; as a self- when he focused on an issue he did so ERT BYRD. made man who reached exalted with uncommon intensity. We can all Like so many Senators elected before heights, yet never forgot the coal min- learn from his commitment and grit. and after me, I learned very quickly ers and the families of the mountain Like any good teacher, Senator BYRD how passionate ROBERT BYRD was home community from which he came. never stopped trying to learn. He was a about this institution, its roots in the I think of him as a teacher, one who man of strong convictions who knew Constitution. As all of us remember, he began teaching me from the moment I the value of admitting when he was in had that dog-eared copy of the Con- came to the U.S. Senate, and one error. He acknowledged that earlier in stitution he carried in the front pocket whose lessons I sought right up to the his life, he had taken positions and of his suit, and sometimes in the cau- time he was taken from us this week. held opinions on the subject of civil cus or other times on the floor, he Serving as a new Senator in the ma- rights that he later regretted. When he would pull it out to help reinforce a jority means, among other things, shared those regrets, he created a pow- point he was making, even though we hours spent in this Chamber, presiding erful teachable moment. We can all all knew he could recite the Constitu- over the Senate. I was fortunate that learn from his willingness to learn and tion by memory. But he consulted it for many of my early years here, I grow to the very end of his life. often without hesitation. In its words, spent much of that time in the Pre- He was tireless in his defense of the he reminded us that he always found siding Officer’s chair listening to Sen- role the Constitution assigns to the wisdom, truth, and excitement—the ator BYRD speak on the history of this Congress, and specifically the Senate, same excitement he felt as a young boy body, its traditions and practices, and in our democracy. In his letter to us in in Wolf Creek Hollow, reading by ker- its historic debt to another great body February, he wrote: ‘‘The Senate is the osene lamp about the heroes of the that played a major role in mankind’s only place in government where the American Revolution and the birth of march toward democratic government, rights of a numerical minority are so our Nation. Those words literally guid- the Roman senate. protected.’’ He called those protections ed him through the 58 years he spent in I was learning from him two decades ‘‘essential to the protection of the lib- Washington as a Member of the Con- later, when Senator BYRD led a small erties of a free people.’’ gress and as a Senator. group of us who filed a lawsuit and Whether it was Congress’s constitu- It is fair to say that no one knew the later a legal brief challenging a law we tional obligations to render judgments Senate—its history, its traditions, and believed to be unconstitutional: the on matters of war and peace or to exer- its precedents—better than ROBERT law granting the President the so- cise the power of the purse, Senator BYRD. It is all there in the four-volume called line-item veto. He, like I and BYRD was a relentless fighter for the collection of his speeches on the Sen- many others, saw this law as bending role the Founding Fathers carefully set ate, which we were all privileged to re- the Constitution in ways that usurped out for us. He was not defending Senate ceive from him. Congress’s constitutional authority authority for its own sake. His passion Every freshman Senator got a per- and responsibility. In 1998, the U.S. Su- was not for Senate prerogatives for sonal crash course on the Senate’s his- preme Court agreed. The majority in their own sake, but for the brilliantly tory from ROBERT BYRD himself. I was that case, citing its ‘‘profound impor- conceived constitutional balance of one of five Democratic freshmen elect- tance,’’ concluded that the line-item powers essential to our freedoms. He ed in 1984. The class of 1984 was privi- veto ‘‘may or may not be desirable,’’ passionately believed that we must not leged to share some lofty hopes and but that it was surely not consistent yield one ounce of the authority that goals. Four of the five of us eventually with ‘‘the procedures designed by the the Constitution entrusts to the peo- ran for President: Al Gore, Paul Simon, Framers of article I, section 7 of the ples’ elected representatives. We can TOM HARKIN, and myself. All of us can Constitution’’ the so-called present- all learn from the conviction, the dedi- tell you that we arrived in the Senate ment clause. cation and the intellectual power he with a thirst for action and an impa- I remember standing next to Senator brought to that cause, to the end of tience for delay. Then-minority leader BYRD at a press conference celebrating making it our cause. Let the mission ROBERT BYRD didn’t discourage any of

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He advised me to ‘‘go to West ually, he also helped each of us to see votes in the Senate—a record that will Virginia,’’ ‘‘get a little coal dust’’ on the bigger picture, to impress upon us never be equalled. His last vote was my hands and face and ‘‘live in spirit the fact that one of our most impor- June 17 against a Republican proposal with the working people.’’ In keeping tant responsibilities as Senators was to to prevent the extension of unemploy- with his advice, I did just that. What a be caretakers of this institution—an ment benefits. Earlier this year, even great experience it was. institution he regarded as both the with his health failing, he cast one of He was deeply proud of West Virginia morning star and the evening star of the most historic votes of his career in and its people. He proudly defended his the American constitutional constella- support of legislation to expand health work to invest Federal dollars in his tion. care to all Americans—the life work of State, the kind of spending that some To ROBERT BYRD, the Senate was, as his old and departed friend Ted Ken- people deride as pork. ROBERT BYRD he said, ‘‘the last bastion of minority nedy. knew it was something else. It was op- rights, where a minority can be heard, Whether he voted with you or against portunity for his people. He took pride where a minority can stand on its feet, you, it was never hard ideology with in the way that Federal funding helped one individual if necessary, and speak ROBERT BYRD. He had no use for narrow to lift the economy of West Virginia, until he falls into the dust.’’ Indeed, partisanship that trades on attack and one of the ‘‘rock bottomest of States,’’ earlier this year, when many of us felt values only victory. I learned that as a as he put it. He breathed new life into frustration over the Senate’s rules gov- candidate for President in 2004 when so many communities across that erning filibusters—specifically, the re- Senator BYRD came to my defense after State with funding for highways, hos- quirement of 60 votes to cut off de- opponents aimed religious smears at pitals, universities, research institutes, bate—ROBERT BYRD cautioned against me. I was forever grateful to him for scholarships, and housing—all the time amending the rules to facilitate expedi- doing that. giving people the opportunities that he tious action by a simple majority. In a It all began one Sunday when Sen- knew so many West Virginians of his letter sent to all of us, he observed ator BYRD was home in West Virginia generation never had. ‘‘You take those that: and found that a brochure had been in- things away, imagine, it would be blank,’’ he once said. The occasional abuse of the rules has been, serted in a church bulletin saying that at times, a painful side effect of what is oth- if elected President, I would ban the ROBERT BYRD’s journey was, in many erwise the Senate’s greatest purpose—the Bible. Senator BYRD exploded. ‘‘No one ways, America’s journey. He came of right to extended, or even unlimited, debate. side has the market on Christianity or age in an America segregated by race. The Senate is the only place in govern- belief in God,’’ said this born-again But like America, he changed, even re- ment where the rights of a numerical minor- Baptist. Later at a rally in Beckley, he penting, and he made amends. Not only ity are still protected. accused my opponents of having ‘‘im- did he come to regret his segrega- He added: properly hijacked the issue of faith’’ tionist past, but he became an ardent Majorities change with elections. A minor- and said that the suggestion that I in- advocate of all kinds of civil rights leg- ity can be right, and minority views can cer- tended to ban the Bible was ‘‘trash and islation, including a national holiday tainly improve legislation. . . . Extended de- honoring Dr. Martin Luther King. And liberations and debate—when employed judi- a lie.’’ But Senator BYRD was not done. He in the end, ROBERT BYRD endorsed ciously—protect every Senator, and the in- Barack Obama for President. ‘‘I have terests of their constituency, and are essen- also went to the Senate floor to de- tial to the protection of the liberties of a nounce this kind of politics: lived with the weight of my own youth- free people. Paid henchmen who talk about Democratic ful mistakes my whole life, like a mill- stone around my neck,’’ he wrote in ROBERT BYRD also impressed upon us politicians who are eager to ban the Bible 2008. ‘‘And I accept that those mistakes the fact that we did not serve ‘‘under’’ obviously think that West Virginians are will forever be mentioned when people any President; that as a separate but gullible, ignorant fools. They must think that West Virginians just bounced off the talk about me. I believe I have learned equal branch of government, we served turnip truck. But the people of West Virginia from those mistakes. I know I’ve tried ‘‘with’’ Presidents, acted as a check on are smarter than that. We are not country very hard to do so.’’ the executive’s power. ROBERT BYRD bumpkins who will swallow whatever gar- That is the expression of a man with was the longest serving Member of bage some high-priced political consultant a big heart and a big mind. Congress in all of our Nation’s history, makes up. The moments that define most men’s and as such he served with 11 Presi- That was ROBERT BYRD telling it the lives are few. Not so with ROBERT dents. way he thought. BYRD. He devoted his life to Erma and At no time in his career was ROBERT Anytime Senator BYRD spoke, any of his family and to public service, com- BYRD’s defense of legislative preroga- us who had the privilege of serving piling an extraordinary record of ac- tives more pronounced and more elo- with him remember his speeches were complishment and service in more than quent than in arguing against granting filled with as many Bible references as half a century in Congress. His mastery the Bush administration’s broad power historical references. When the Senator of Senate rules and parliamentary pro- to wage preemptive war against Iraq. spoke, the Senate kind of came to a cedure was legendary. His devotion to He chided the Senate for standing halt. Senators would lean forward and his colleagues and to this institution ‘‘passively mute . . . paralyzed by our listen, as they did not necessarily do was unequaled. And his contributions own uncertainty,’’ ceding its war pow- otherwise, and learn. to his State and to the Nation were ers to President Bush. It is fitting that this teacher in the monumental. ROBERT BYRD was, as we all know, a Senate, this guardian of the Senate, ROBERT BYRD spent most of his life lot more than the guardian of the Sen- will lie in state in this Chamber on the making sure the Senate remained what ate. He was a major figure in the great floor of the institution he revered and the Founding Fathers intended it to be: panorama of American history over which also had so much respect for a citadel of law, of order, of liberty, the more than half a century. He was a him. He is as much a part of this anchor of the Republic. And in doing thinker—thinking and reevaluating Chamber in many ways as the historic so, he takes his place among the giants more in his eighties and nineties than desks or galleries or the busts of Sen- of the Senate, such as Daniel Webster, many Senators do in a lifetime. He was ate presidents. John C. Calhoun and, of course, his and an ardent supporter of the Vietnam He ran for public office 15 times, and our dear friend Ted Kennedy. war but surprised many with his fierce he never lost. He was first elected to May ROBERT BYRD rest in peace. opposition to President Bush’s invasion the West Virginia legislature in 1946 Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, I rise of Iraq. He was a protector of West Vir- and served three terms in the House of to celebrate the life and career of Sen- ginia’s coal industry but came to ac- Representatives before his election to ator ROBERT C. BYRD. I have been in

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That is just Senator BYRD, from these humble tell me, there was no tougher opponent one example of where very late in life circumstances through hard work in and no better ally than to have Sen- he made a huge impact on the Senate. shipyards, in the coal fields of West ator BYRD on your side. And when he As history records that moment, I Virginia, rose up. He rose up because of was on the other side, you had a long daresay it is probably one of his finest his incredible talent, not only intellec- day ahead of you. hours. Because the consequences of not tual talent, but I had the great good He talked about his early life. He is a resolving that dispute the way we did fortune once to hear him play the fid- human being, like the rest of us. I could have changed the Senate rules dle. Anyone who can play a fiddle like think what he was able to do for his forever, and I think the judiciary for that has great hope of employment, at people in West Virginia, and the coun- the worse. So we have a lot to cele- least in the musical world. But he went try as a whole, will stand the test of brate. beyond that. time, and he will be viewed for many His family, I know, mourns the loss Again the lesson Senator BYRD things, not just one. That is the way it of their loved one; the people of West teaches us all is constant striving. He should be for all of us. Virginia, their best champion has was someone who received his law de- I had the pleasure of getting to know passed. But we all pass. It is what we gree while a member of the Congress, him when I first came to the Senate leave behind that counts, and I think the first and perhaps only person to go and I walked into one hell of a fight he has left a lot behind and something to law school while he was also serving over judges. The Senate was in full bat- both Republicans and Democrats can the people of West Virginia and the tle over the filibustering of judges. The be proud of. Even though you disagreed Congress. Senate had gone down a road it had with him, as I did on many occasions, He wrote what is regarded as the never gone down before—an open re- I had nothing but respect for the man. foremost history of the Senate, not sistance to the judicial nominations of He was a true guardian of the Senate only this Senate but also the Roman President Bush across the board. The and what it stands for. Senate. He did that because he was body was about to explode. There were I don’t think we will ever find any- committed to finding out about his- 55 Republicans at the time, and we all body who loved the institution more tory, about life, about human chal- believed that what our Democratic col- than Senator BYRD. He will be missed. lenges, about great human endeavors, leagues were doing was unprecedented, But the best way we can honor his and using that knowledge to help oth- unnecessary, and, quite frankly, dan- memory is to try to follow in his foot- ers. gerous to the judiciary. I am sure they steps when it comes to making sure the He was someone whom we all re- had their view, too, and everybody has constitutional role of the Senate is ad- vered. When I arrived in the Senate, he a reason for what they do around here. hered to, and that we understand the was gracious and kind and helpful. I The Gang of 14—affectionately Senate is not the House, the Senate is can always remember he would greet known by some, and discussed by oth- not the executive branch, the Senate is me as ‘‘my captain.’’ He had a deep af- ers—was formed during that major his- something special, and let us keep it fection for those who served, even torical moment in the Senate. I re- that way. someone as myself who did not serve at member talking to some observers of Mr. REED. Mr. President, I rise to the same level of distinction as DAN the Senate who were telling me that if pay tribute to an extraordinary Sen- INOUYE, JOHN KERRY, JOHN MCCAIN, and the rules were changed to allow a sim- ator—ROBERT BYRD of West Virginia. others. He is someone who helped and ple majority vote for the confirmation Chairman BYRD was the longest serv- supported me, and I appreciated very of judges, that would take the Senate ing Senator in the history of this coun- much his kindness. down a road it had never gone down be- try. He served with extraordinary dis- I also appreciate the passion he fore, and where it would stop, nobody tinction not only on behalf of the peo- brought in defense of the Constitution knew. At the same time, there was an- ple of West Virginia but on behalf of all of the United States and the passion he other constitutional concept that of us. brought to ensure the Senate and the meant a lot to me and to others, and The great lesson of his life is that Congress played its rightful role in the that is that people deserve a vote when through constant self-improvement, deliberations of this government. they are nominated by the President. through constant education, not only He would say quite often that he had Well, Senator BYRD and 13 other Sen- can one rise to great heights but one not served under numerous Presidents; ators—and he was a big leader in this— can also contribute to one’s country he had served with them as a Senator, came up with the compromise called and community. in the legislature, a coequal branch of ‘‘extraordinary circumstances.’’ We Senator BYRD was born in very hum- government. He fought not simply for agreed that we would not filibuster ble circumstances. At his birth, I do personal prerogatives, he fought for judges unless there was an extraor- not think anyone would have predicted principle, that this government would dinary circumstance. We understood he would become the longest serving be based on, as our Founding Fathers’ that elections had consequences. What Senator in the history of the United designed it, the interplay between the we had in mind was that we would re- States. In fact, tragically, within a executive, legislative, and judicial serve our right to filibuster only if the year of his birth, his mother passed branches. His passion for the Constitu- person did not meet the qualification away, and he went to live with his fa- tion was evident and obvious. test. I believe the advise and consent ther’s sister. But in those difficult cir- He also was passionate in the last few role of the Senate has to be recognized, cumstances in West Virginia, he rose years about the foreign policy of the and I respect elections but not a blank above it through tenacious effort, United States. He spoke with eloquence check. So there is always the ability of through hard work. and with passion against our engage- any Senator here, or a group of Sen- Through his life’s path, he had an ex- ment in Iraq. He saw it, as now it is be- ators, to stand up and to object—one traordinary companion, the love of his coming clearer and clearer, as a stra- party versus the other—if you believe life—Erma. Together they not only had tegic distraction from the true chal- the person is not qualified. a family but they built a life of service lenge, which was to defeat our oppo- The second issue we dealt with was to others. I know how dear his dear nents, al-Qaida and their affiliated ter- that we all reserved unto ourselves the Erma was to Senator BYRD. rorist groups, and to do that to protect ability to object if we thought the per- Their children, Mona, Marjorie, their this country. son was an activist judge—a political sons-in-law, their grandchildren, and He was a remarkable man, born of person who was going to be put on the their great-grandchildren all at this humble origin, self-educated, unceas- bench and the robe used to carry out moment are reflecting on the wonder- ingly educating himself and always

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So supporting him in his service, and He said toward the end of his life he gave us literally billions of dollars. thanking the people of West Virginia many times that his stand on civil Today, St. Bernard Parish, the city for their wisdom in sending ROBERT rights was not right. He apologized pro- of New Orleans, and parishes all in the BYRD to the U.S. Congress and the U.S. fusely for being on the wrong side of southern part of the State are recov- Senate. history on that issue. He did not make ering because of one person, Senator Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I many mistakes such as that. But he BYRD, the chair of the Appropriations come to the floor this afternoon to was such a great man that he admitted Committee, who said: We are not going speak on a couple of different subjects. when he did. to leave you at your hour of greatest Briefly I wish to say a few words about Senator REED recalled that he always need. our extraordinary and great colleague called him ‘‘captain,’’ but Senator I will never forget, and my State will who has left the Senate and left this BYRD had a way of referring to each of never forget, the generosity and the world, but his spirit will be here for us in a special way. He would always courage it took for him to stand with many years to come and his presence say to me: How are you today, Senator, us through that difficult time. So I will be felt here for decades, if literally and how is that fine father of yours, wanted to, in a small way, add my not centuries, and the extraordinary Moon Landrieu? It would always make voice to the many tributes that Sen- contribution that Senator ROBERT me feel so wonderful that he would say ator BYRD has received, and those are BYRD of West Virginia has made to the he was such a great mayor. How is the most important ones that I wanted Congress, to the Senate, to our coun- Moon today and how is Verna? Can you to share today. try, and to the world. imagine a gentleman with so much on Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, My colleague, the Senator from his mind that he would always remem- this is not my regular seat in the Sen- Rhode Island, gave a beautiful tribute ber to me the parents I have and that ate, but I came here to stand near the a few minutes ago. I was in the Cham- we both admire so much? It was a spe- place that Senator ROBERT C. BYRD oc- ber and listened to what he said. I wish cial way about him. cupied. His absence is noted by the to add that not only did ROBERT BYRD Finally, when Katrina happened and flowers and the black cloth that covers rise up through educating himself—in all of us on the gulf coast were dev- his desk. these days that is almost a foreign con- astated—frankly, I could not find a There is so much to say about ROB- cept to so many people. You go to great deal of comfort at the level of the ERT C. BYRD that to have a serious dis- school, you get a degree—but he did all administration that was in power. I cussion about who and what he was of that and more. He read so much. He never thought they quite understood would take far more time than we have was so curious about so many aspects the depths of the destruction that oc- available. He was an unusual man, bril- of life, not just politics, not just gov- curred. It worried me then and it still liant, genius, credited with encyclo- ernment, but industry, art, and music troubles me to this day. But the first pedic knowledge. that literally he was one of the most meeting I had with Senator BYRD, When I came to the Senate in 1983, I inspirational human beings I have ever when I was trying to explain to him was not a young man. I am now an had the pleasure to know or ever read how devastating this situation was— older man. When I came, I wanted to about in that sense. because it wasn’t a hurricane, it was a meet Senator BYRD. I came from the Senator REED said he lifted himself flood and the Federal levees had col- business world. I was chairman and from literally an orphan status in one lapsed—he just sort of put his hand out CEO of a significant corporation that of the poorest communities in the and said: Senator, have a seat. He said: carried substantial esteem and respect world, West Virginia. Parts of it are I do understand, and I am going to for the record compiled by the three of much like a few parts of our country work with you. I am going to help you. us boys from poor working-class fami- that are extraordinarily poor, even by I am going to be here for the people of lies in Paterson, NJ, an industrial city world standards. Louisiana and the gulf coast as we try that had its origins as an industrial He came from a very humble, or- to get this right. place at the time of Alexander Ham- phaned beginning with virtually no Mr. President, we were shortchanged ilton. chance at anything much, and ended by other Members of Congress and by I was privileged to meet a lot of peo- up, we know, sitting at that desk, the White House. They never quite un- ple who could be described as lofty and which is one of the great desks of derstood. When the first allocation of holding positions of importance. When honor in this Chamber. As people who funding was given out, it was just an I went in to Senator BYRD’s office to work here know, the longer one is here, arbitrary number thrown out that we introduce myself—I had met him a cou- the closer one gets to the center aisle. were going to take $10 billion and help ple of times before I was elected to the Since he held up the center aisle lit- the gulf coast, but no State could get Senate seat from New Jersey—it was erally with his presence every day, one more than $5.4 billion. Well, when you with great awe and respect that I sat in cannot get any more senior than that looked at the facts at the time, the front of this individual who had given desk. We look at it now these days and numbers were so disproportionate to so much to our country, who taxed our are reminded of him. the injury that Louisiana and our peo- wits and made us think more deeply He lifted himself, he lifted his family, ple had suffered, had you done it on about our responsibilities than some- but I would say in that earnest curious just a disaster basis—which we should times we have. He was a tower of way, he lifted an entire State and an have done in calculating it—we should knowledge and strength. entire Nation. There are not many in- have gotten $15 billion relative to that I introduced myself to him, and we dividuals who can say that their life distribution. had a nice chat for a while. He asked actually did that. But ROBERT BYRD is When I brought those numbers to me about my background. I talked one of them. West Virginia today is Senator BYRD, he said: We are going to about my life and my experiences, lifted so much higher. The children of work on it. And you know what, Mr. which are not anything like the depth West Virginia, the families of West President, he did. Unbelievable as it of Senator ROBERT BYRD’s background. Virginia, the communities of West Vir- might be to the people in this Cham- I came from a poor family. I served in ginia literally were lifted by the ber, because he was a very powerful the Army. I received my education at strength—the spiritual and intellectual chairman of the Appropriations Com- Columbia University because I was able strength—and courage and tenacity of mittee, he could actually do it, and he to use the scholarship that was given a man for whom there is no peer in this did. to soldiers who had served in the mili- room relative to that, and our Nation I didn’t have to explain that much or tary. across decades, through many of the beg that much. I just had to present As I listened to ROBERT BYRD, what great trials of this Nation. He lifted the data to him that showed this is he had accomplished in his lifetime

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A new sew- taught himself how to play the violin iness that we otherwise would not have age system meant that families might and attended law school part time at had. have clean water—unaccustomed as night for years, finally getting his law Nobody knew more about this body they were in lots of places in his home degree from the university. He was an than ROBERT C. BYRD. He was this State. A new highway meant that incredible figure in our time. Chamber’s protector. He protected the farmers and companies could bring We feel his absence already. In his Senate’s rules, the Senate’s integrity, their product and their produce to mar- latest years, he was not fortunate and he protected the Senate’s civility. ket in hours. enough to have the kind of health he He taught each and every one of us how I will use the expression that he had as a younger man, but he always the Senate works—the ins, the outs. It ‘‘elegantized’’ the beauty of the deeds had the respect of everybody who knew is hard to imagine serving a single day of working people and brought meaning him. without him. He had such respect for to the purpose of their lives and their When we look at his history, if one the management of this country of work. has time to go to the computer and get ours. He was a forward-looking man. He, a biography that is held in Wikipedia We should be inspired by ROBERT C. working with all of us, recognized the and see the more than 30 pages’ worth BYRD’s legacy to become more coopera- importance of an appropriate infra- of his accomplishments and history, it tive and more civil in the days ahead. structure—the importance of Amtrak, was a privilege and an honor for those We ought to reflect on those values to- of the railroad that serves so many of us who knew him when we look at morrow as we view Senator BYRD’s cas- millions of Americans every year. He the positions he held. He had elegance. ket lying in repose in this Chamber was a voice for stronger rail service, He had grace. He had resilience. He was that he loved so dearly. He loved it so knowing that could get people more re- tough. He had a meticulous grasp of much that he reminded all of us from liable travel so they would not be history. time to time—he would pick up on a stuck in massive traffic jams when I came out of the computer business. phrase. Someone talked about serving they had to get someplace. It was an I used to tease ROBERT C. BYRD. I under President this or that President. important part of an agenda that he called him ‘‘my human computer.’’ He He said: Sir, never, never under. We had that was so broad. had so much knowledge that, frankly, I serve with the President of the United Years ago, when Amtrak—a favorite think it competed very ably with the States. We never serve under them. We part of my view of what has to happen computers in the early eighties when I are a body of equal importance. And he with our infrastructure—was under came to the Senate. siege, we worked side by side to protect When I visited him in his office, he knew that from every possible position America’s premier rail network from asked me if I knew the history of the of responsibility he held. being defunded. In 2007, when the Am- monarchs of the British Empire. I said What we should do as a Senate is ac- trak law I authored was on this floor, I did not know much about them. I cept the best that ROBERT C. BYRD we faced a difficult vote to defeat a knew the recent one, the sitting mon- brought to us, to share the image he killer amendment. I remember stand- arch at the time. He proceeded for brought to all of us and to the stature ing here as they were counting the more than one hour to give me the his- of this body. tory of the monarchs of the British ROBERT C. BYRD’s journey in life was yeas and nays, and Senator BYRD had Empire, starting with William the Con- simply remarkable. He was born into occasion to let his simple yes or no queror, 1066, and recalling everybody deep poverty, growing up without the ring out across this place. He put a who was King or Queen of England, of comforts that many of us take for stamp on that, and that meant that he the British Empire. He talked about granted, such as running water, and didn’t like it or he did like it. He wanted everybody in this place to how long they served, the precise dates setting an example for all Americans of remember that he was chairman of the they served, whether they died by the what you might be if you make the ef- hand of an assassin, whether they died fort and you have the dedication to a Appropriations Committee. He remem- from a disease, whether they died from higher purpose. bered when people voted with him and an accident. He knew all of that detail. Although he was high school valedic- when they didn’t. He couldn’t stand the I was sitting in total bewilderment as torian at the age of 16, he had to skip hypocrisy of people who would say: Oh, to how one could capture and remem- college because he did not have the these earmarks are terrible, and then ber so much of that information. means to pay for it. He overcame that they would put in their list. But he When I asked to be excused because I obstacle by becoming a self-taught would remember it. It was not a good had some other business, he was ready man and a student of history. How did thing, to meet with ROBERT C. BYRD’s to give me the history of the Roman he learn to play the violin all by him- disapproval, when you wanted some- Senate. He did this not like most of us, self, and learn what he did about edu- thing; especially after so hypo- with notes. He had it in his brain while cation and law? critically voting against something he recalled everything he learned and He served half a century—51 years— and then wanting that very thing for did, the number of votes, where he cast in the Senate, holding every critical your own State. them, and on what issue. It was re- position, including, as I mentioned, We have an obligation to honor the markable. majority leader and minority leader legacy of this giant of an individual, He served at a period of time when and President pro tempore. In that po- this giant of a Senator, this giant of a we had some of the most remarkable sition he was third in line for the Pres- public servant, and that means never people this body has seen. Not to sug- idency of the United States. losing sight of the millions of Ameri- gest we do not have talent equal to the Still, he never forgot where he came cans out there who don’t know whether stature of some of those who served from and his duty to help everyday they will have a home now or have a then. It is worthy of mention that he people. He pleaded their case, particu- job, or whether they will be able to af- was the majority leader in the Senate larly his beloved West Virginia, as well ford electricity or food or a roof to from January 1977 to January 1981 and as across the country. sleep under, or a way to take care of again from 1989 to 1989, a relatively I had the privilege to serve with Sen- their children. But he reminded us on a short period. He preceded and served ator BYRD when he was chairman of the constant basis what our commitment with people such as Howard Baker on Appropriations Committee. Some like was. the Republican side, Bob Dole, Mike to make light of his position to fund It also means, I think in reflection, Mansfield, and George Mitchell. He was projects in West Virginia, but there that we should be renewing our com- an equal with those powerhouses and was nothing cynical about his life’s mitment, as hard as it is—and it is stood as one of them. He stood out. cause to stamp out poverty in his home easy to kind of pontificate here—to He revered this Senate and the proc- State and in this country. Senator working together. But let us look at ess with which we then operated. We BYRD called bringing Federal dollars what is happening. Let us look at what

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BYRD brought to his West Virginia, in every war in the 20th of Legislative Affairs on July 15, 2010. work were that we were here to serve century, ranked either first or second In his role as the director of the Marine the public. That was the mission. in terms of its casualty rate. He was Corps’ Senate Liaison Office, he has Rather than standing in the way of someone who never forgot the con- provided excellent support by ensuring permitting things to be considered— tributions of the people of that much- the smooth and timely passage of in- things of value—perhaps we ought to maligned State to the well-being and formation from the Marine Corps to have a BYRD lecture to the Senate-at- greatness of our country. He left his Senators and their staffs. His sense of large every now and then and let some- mark on all of us, and I would be re- duty and responsibility contributed to one who knew him or studied him talk miss if I didn’t express my regret in his a successful relationship between the about what he brought to the Senate, passing. U.S. Senate and the U.S. Marine Corps. in addition to extraordinary leader- Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I His dedication to serving the U.S. Sen- ship; someone who could talk about the rise today to pay tribute to our de- ate will be missed. degree of collegiality that is necessary parted Senate Dean, ROBERT C. BYRD of A native of Williamsport, PA, Colo- for us to consider things—serious West Virginia. Senator BYRD served in nel Skuta attended the University of things—and to get them done. this Chamber longer than any Senator Pittsburgh and received a commission Senator BYRD recently said—and he 1 as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Ma- said this on a regular basis: in history, 50 ⁄2 years. Combined with 6 prior years in the House of Representa- rine Corps in 1987. His career as a Ma- The world has changed. But our respon- tives, Senator BYRD’s service spanned rine officer has been varied and admi- sibilities, our duties as Senators have not rable. Prior to his assignment to the changed. We have a responsibility, a duty to nearly a quarter of the history of the the people to make our country a better Republic, from the Truman administra- U.S. Senate, he served on the Joint place. tion to the Obama one, longer than the Chiefs of Staff, in the Strategic Plans It would be fitting if in the shadow of span of my life. and Policy Directorate. Before that, he led 1,200 marines, soldiers, and sailors his passing that we could take a sledge- To serve with Senator BYRD, as was in combat in Iraq in 2004 as a battalion hammer to partisan gridlock, put the my privilege for too short a time, was task force commander. Over the past 24 unnecessary rancor aside and start to serve with a giant of the Senate, an months, his excellent work, leadership functioning in a deliberative fashion apotheosis of a long-ago age when ora- of his liaison team, and example of pro- once again. tory was an art. How fortunate I was to I thank you, Senator ROBERT C. fessionalism have served the Senate sit on the Budget Committee several well and reflected credit on the U.S. BYRD, for what you gave to us and gave chairs away from the man who wrote to this country. All of it will not be Marine Corps. the Budget Act. I will never forget a Upon his arrival as director of the recognized in these moments. But as Budget Committee hearing last year at history is reviewed, people will remem- U.S. Senate Marine Corps Liaison Of- which, with 35 years of hindsight, Sen- fice, Colonel Skuta assumed and ber—I hope they do—that even when he ator BYRD reviewed the very budget made a mistake, a serious mistake in upheld the distinguished standard set process that he had designed. On that by his predecessors. His approach to re- his early days—when he was not eager February morning, Senator BYRD de- to support desegregation; that he solving complex issues allowed him to lighted in describing his crafting of the advise and inform Members and their should not have abided with seg- budget process and its implementation regationists; that this country be- staffs of Marine Corps plans, policies, and evolution over three and a half programs, and worldwide activities. longed to all the people and no one decades. should be discriminated against—that Despite the fluidity of legislative proc- one can be forgiven with good deeds Tomorrow, for the first time since ess, Colonel Skuta established and de- after some bad ones. And he redeemed 1959 when ROBERT C. BYRD was a 40- veloped productive working relation- himself so nobly, so wonderfully. year-old first-year Senator, a departed ships through engagement opportuni- So we say, as we have been for these Member of this body will lie in repose ties. days, thank you, ROBERT C BYRD. We in its Chamber. The tribute will surely As liaison officer to the Senate, Colo- loved being with you, and we will miss be fitting, as the Senate’s most senior nel Skuta represented the Marine you. Member occupies the floor one final Corps on all Marine-related matters Mr. WEBB. Mr. President, I have not time. and effectively articulated the Marine yet had the opportunity on the floor to The man will be missed, but his leg- Corps’ most difficult and challenging express my regret for the passing of acy will continue to guide this institu- legislative initiatives to Members and Senator ROBERT BYRD and my incred- tion for generations to come, and the staff. He has been an integral player in ible respect for the service he gave our institution to whose principles and maintaining effective relationships be- country. welfare he dedicated his life, the U.S. tween the Marine Corps, my colleagues I was only able to serve with Senator Senate, will endure with his lasting im- in the Senate, professional committee BYRD at the twilight of his career. I print upon it. staff, and personal staff members. In knew him in my capacities as Assist- particular, he responded to hundreds of ant Secretary and then Secretary of f congressional inquiries, ranging from the Navy years ago, and I admired him such sensitive issues as notification of combat casualties from the Afghani- for many years as an individual of VOTE EXPLANATION fierce intellect. He was a strong pro- stan and Iraq campaigns to providing ponent of the balance of power, par- Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I timely information on the operation, ticularly protective of the powers of regret that on June 28, 2010, I was un- organization, and budget of the Marine the U.S. Congress as they relate to the able to vote on the confirmation of Corps. He also planned and executed executive branch, which is an area I Gary Scott Feinerman, of Illinois, to dozens of international congressional have also focused on over the years. be U.S. District Judge for the Northern delegations. I had the pleasure of trav- Senator BYRD had great love for the District because my flight from Kansas eling on two of these congressional del- people of Appalachia. He was their City was delayed. I wish to address this egations with Colonel Skuta and was greatest champion. He was a self-made vote, so that the people of the great impressed with his service to the Mem- man in every sense of the word—self- State of Kansas, who elected me to bers of the Senate. He reflected well on made economically, born an orphan, serve them as U.S. Senator, may know his service at numerous Marine Corps and self-made in terms of his own edu- my position. I would have voted in and joint social events on Capitol Hill. cation. favor of this confirmation. Among others, these events included

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McRae. draft legislation allowing States to Colonel Skuta for his continued service Were he still among us, our dear and ‘‘opt-out’’ of coverage for abortion to the Nation and the U.S. Marine esteemed colleague Henry Hyde would through the insurance exchanges, and Corps, and I thank his wife Jane for her have reminded our colleagues of this, to take other steps to ensure that steadfast support while he fulfilled this with an eloquence we cannot muster. health care reform does not undermine essential duty. We in the U.S. Senate, The amendment bearing his name, the principles of the Hyde amendment. and I personally, wish them all the best after all, did not become law by acci- Many of the courageous warriors who as Phil departs to assume duties as Di- dent; nor did it survive other than by first defended those principles three rector of the Marine Corps’ Strategic the heroic efforts of Henry Hyde and a decades ago have passed from our Initiatives Group at Headquarters, U.S. small cadre of pro-life attorneys who midst: my friends Henry Hyde and Marine Corps, Washington, DC. persuaded the Department of Justice to Jesse Helms, attorneys Dennis Horan Semper Fi! make the very arguments critical to and Tom Marzen, and Dr. Jasper Wil- f successfully defending the Hyde liams. Thankfully, some of the young amendment in court. lawyers who worked with them such as HARRIS V. MCRAE Henry Hyde was vilified at the time Carl Anderson, Robert Destro, and Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, 30 years for his amendment, and for his unwill- Paige Comstock Cunningham, remain ago today, the Supreme Court of the ingness to yield or compromise on its active pro-life leaders today. Mean- United States announced its landmark principles. Investigators for the plain- while, the ranks of young lawyers and decision in Harris v. McRae, 448 U.S. tiffs in Harris followed the Congress- students eager to follow in the foot- 297, upholding the constitutionality of man to Mass, and then argued to the steps of these legal pioneers continues the Hyde amendment, which prohibits Federal district court in Brooklyn that to grow. That is what trailblazers do, Federal funding of abortions under the his amendment was motivated by his they lead the way so that others may Medicaid Program. That decision made religion. What a scandal—that a Con- follow and continue the fight. May it possible for Congress, by annual en- gressman’s faith would motivate his their efforts be blessed, and this Nation actment of the Hyde amendment, to work. move swiftly to the day when the lives protect American taxpayers from being Henry, of course, did more than sim- of the unborn receive full legal protec- forced to fund the destruction of inno- ply introduce and achieve passage of tion. cent preborn human beings. his amendment. That alone would have f The majority opinion, written by been heroic. But he also entered the CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS OF Justice Potter Stewart, established litigation challenging his amendment 2010 three important principles. First, no as an intervening-defendant, joined by matter what unwritten right to abor- former Senator and now-Judge James Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, today I tion may be said to exist in our written L. Buckley, Senator Jesse Helms, and rise to discuss my support for the Constitution, ‘‘it simply does not fol- others, to ensure that the amendment Clean Air Act Amendments of 2010 and low that a woman’s freedom of choice would receive the most vigorous de- how I plan to continue to work with carries with it a constitutional entitle- fense in court. the sponsors to improve the bill to ment to the financial resources to avail His New York lawyers, Lawrence meet health standards for Maryland herself of the full range of protected Washburn and Gerald Bodell, were and the States of the Northeast. First, I want to commend Senator choices.’’ Second, the Court accepted in joined by the superb legal team at CARPER for his years of hard work and full the argument of Solicitor General Americans United for Life Legal De- dedication to clean air policy issues. I Wade McCree that the Hyde amend- fense Fund, a fledgling Chicago-based know these issues are very near and ment is rationally related to the inter- office that suddenly found itself in the dear to Senator CARPER and his perse- est we all have in preserving nascent biggest case in its short existence. The verance is admirable. I feel the same human life and encouraging childbirth. AUL lawyers, including Northwestern way about water quality protection in Finally, the Court rejected the spu- University law professor Victor G. the Chesapeake Bay watershed. When rious claims of the Hyde amendment’s Rosenblum, eminent Chicago trial law- this bill received a hearing in the Envi- opponents that the amendment vio- yer Dennis Horan, and AUL staff attor- ronment and Public Works Committee lated the establishment clause of the neys Patrick Trueman and Thomas in March I expressed my support for first amendment because it somehow Marzen, were pivotal in framing the the goals of the Clean Air Act Amend- incorporated into federal law the reli- legal arguments that prevailed in Har- ments of 2010 and what the bill aims to gious doctrine of the Roman Catholic ris. They simultaneously represented achieve. Because I believe this legisla- Church. intervening defendants in Williams v. tion is the right framework to protect In our recent debate over healthcare Zbaraz, defending an Illinois version of public health, I have added my name as reform, we often heard that because the Hyde amendment. In Williams, a cosponsor of this bill. the Hyde amendment is already ‘‘set- named for AUL’s clients Dr. Jasper F. The strong limits the legislation sets tled law,’’ there was no need for spe- Williams and Dr. Eugene F. Diamond, on mercury emissions is important. Air cific provisions to ban taxpayer sub- Professor Rosenblum eloquently ar- pollution, primarily from powerplants, sidies for abortion through the health gued to the Supreme Court that nei- is the main source of the mercury that insurance exchanges or other features ther due process nor equal protection contaminates the fisheries of the of the legislation. That argument, of required government at any level to Chesapeake Bay Mid-Atlantic. We have course, was wrong. The Hyde amend- treat abortion on a par with the life- fish consumption advisories through- ment affects the appropriations that giving alternative of childbirth. out Maryland because of the high lev- fund the Departments of Labor and of The victories in Harris and Williams els of mercury found in fish tissue. Health and Human Services. The vast remain the most significant pro-life A large part of my motivation for re- health care bureaucracy created by legal victories of our lifetimes. But, storing the Chesapeake Bay is to re- this new legislation will exist outside until the Hyde amendment becomes a store a healthy fishery for Maryland of those departments. Time will tell part of the United States Code rather watermen to make a sound living on whether those who argued so strongly than an annual appropriations amend- and for recreational anglers to enjoy. I that the Hyde amendment is settled ment, so that it covers a government am pleased with the effects this bill and ‘‘good law’’ will nonetheless chal- programs and expenditures, we must would have on the health of our fishery lenge it again in the future. continue to make the same vigilant ef- and the people who rely on healthy fish Let’s be honest about a fundamental fort that made the victories in those from a healthy bay. point: change in our health care sys- cases possible. AUL was a key partner The cap on sulfur dioxide, SO2, levels tem provides another opportunity for as I and others in Congress fought to in the Clean Air Act Amendments of

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2010 is strong as well. SO2 is a harmful ensure that any national standard sup- plishments in that capacity are too nu- particulate that is a major component ports Maryland’s healthy air attain- merous to list, but as a result of her vi- of acid rain which does serious damage ment limits for NOX as well. sion and skill, that museum has been to plants and trees. States in the Mid- Being a downwind State that must accredited by the American Associa- Atlantic and Northeast see the worst of mitigate or offset pollution that trav- tion of Museums, one of only thirteen acid rain’s effects on our forests and els in from other States has made it es- in New Mexico to be so designated. croplands. EPA’s acid rain program has pecially challenging for Maryland to be She has helped make Silver City a yielded tremendous success and the in attainment with the National Ambi- significant destination for travelers to SO2 reductions that the bill calls for ent Air Quality Standards, NAAQS, for the Southwest, and added to the list of would help us achieve greater SO2 re- ozone and fine particulate matter by reasons that 10,000 people like to call it ductions. the Federal deadline of 2010. Maryland ‘‘home.’’ We are so fortunate that she These important limits on two harm- is doing its part. chose to make the town the focus of ful air pollutants are very important I mention all of this so that my col- her considerable ability and vision for measures to protect the public health leagues understand how important so many years.∑ and the environment. strong clean air requirements are to f Nitrogen Oxide, NOX, is a dangerous me and to Maryland. I support the goal REMEMBERING POLLY ARANGO air pollutant that contributes to haze, of cleaner air and I think the approach water nitrification, and ground level the Clean Air Act Amendments of 2010 ∑ Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, ozone during the summer months takes is correct. I very much want to today I wish to pay tribute to the ex- which is extremely dangerous to save lives by cleaning up our air and I traordinary life of Polly Arango, who breathe particularly for people who want to work with Senator CARPER, died on Saturday, June 26, 2010, in a suffer from respiratory diseases like Senator ALEXANDER and the other tragic accident in Alamosa, CO. Her asthma and emphysema. Maryland, and sponsors of this bill to make it strong- husband, children, grandchildren, fam- Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States er. Specifically, I want to ensure that ily, and friends have lost a very special struggle to achieve attainment of EPA will review its air quality stand- individual. And New Mexico and the healthy air standards because of NOX ards. Should the agency’s analysis of Nation lost a tireless advocate for chil- emissions. The Federal Government the ozone standard indicate that addi- dren, particularly those with disabil- ities. must do what it can to help these tional NOX emissions reductions are States achieve healthy air through re- necessary to protect public health it is Polly spent her life working on be- ductions in NOX. important that the EPA has a congres- half of the most vulnerable in our soci- I am committed to working with sional mandate to act to strengthen ety. Early in her career, she organized Senators CARPER and ALEXANDER to the emission reduction requirement on programs that allowed American fami- lies to adopt orphans from Ecuador. make the bill achieve the goal of NOX NOX to address this public health reductions to protect the public health threat. She and her husband John later adopt- of citizens of all States including In a matter of days, EPA will issue ed themselves, providing loving care to Maryland. its revised Clean Air Interstate Rule, a son who had severe developmental Maryland’s experience as a downwind CAIR, following the DC Circuit’s deter- difficulties. Shortly thereafter, Polly State motivated the Maryland legisla- mination that CAIR did not adequately began her lifelong to work to ensure ture and our Governor to take firm and address transport. Later this summer that other families in similar situa- decisive action to reduce mercury, SO2 EPA will also propose new National tions had access to vital education, and NOX emissions in the State by im- Ambient Air Quality Standards. These health care, and support services. plementing the toughest powerplant landmark policies ought to guide what To do so, she cofounded Parents emissions law on the east coast. The steps need to be taken to better protect Reaching Out, a nonprofit organization Healthy Air Act, enacted in July 2007, public health and inform us about the that works with parents, caregivers, established an ambitious timetable of 3 congressional authority needed. educators and other professionals to years for Maryland’s powerplants to promote healthy, positive and caring f meet a new set of robust clean air experiences for New Mexico families standards. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS and children. Using 2002 as its emissions baseline, Polly also founded and served as the Maryland’s Healthy Air Act has the executive director of Family Voices, an TRIBUTE TO SUSAN BERRY State well on its way to reducing NOX advocacy group that strives to bolster emissions in Maryland by 75 percent by ∑ Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, my both the access and the quality of 2012, after already achieving an interim hometown of Silver City, NM, is in the health care for children with special goal of 70 percent reduction target for southwestern corner of our State. It is needs. In her work for Family Voices, NOX in 2009. SO2 emissions will be re- the county seat, and the largest town she, more than any other leader in the duced by 80 percent this year with a for about a hundred miles around. advocacy world, fought for family-cen- second phase of controls in 2013 to Right on the edge of the Gila Wilder- tered care for children with disabil- achieve 85 percent SO2 emission reduc- ness, it has been called by others, not ities. Her efforts with officials in New tions. The Healthy Air Act also sets a by just me, ‘‘One of the 100 Best Small Mexico led to many important suc- 90 percent reduction in mercury by Towns in America.’’ cesses such as establishing the Medi- 2013. One of the reasons it is so out- cally Fragile Children’s Program and Maryland’s powerplants quickly met standing is because of the tireless, the New Mexico High Risk Insurance this challenge by immediately install- thoughtful work of Susan Berry. For 36 Pool, reducing the school age for chil- ing and operating pollution emission years, she has been involved in historic dren with disabilities, and increasing reductions technologies. In less than 3 preservation work in and around our coverage and services for children in years Maryland’s State electricity gen- town, and throughout the State of New Medicaid Programs. erators began achieving significant Mexico. An early force of the Polly was very helpful to my staff mercury, SO2 and NOX emissions reduc- MainStreet Project in Silver City and a and me over many years as we worked tions. The Maryland Department of En- longtime member of the Design Review together on major health reform and vironment tells me that all of our Committee, she has done so much so education issues. She was in contact power generators are either meeting or well, that the New Mexico Historic with us monthly and even weekly to are on schedule to meet the near term Preservation Division recently gave inform us of developments in New Mex- targets of Maryland’s Healthy Air Act. her its Lifetime Achievement Award ico and across the Nation and she had The Clean Air Act Amendments of which she earned during a career of a wonderful ability to blend an under- 2010 supports Maryland’s mercury and preserving the past for the future. standing of complex policies with the SO2 reductions goals. Because Mary- On Saturday of this week, she will re- practical needs of New Mexicans. I land has taken positive steps to also tire after decades of service as director know she was particularly heartened reduce NOX emissions I must work to of the Silver City Museum. Her accom- by our recent passage of national

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The Delta children remain central in our efforts Through her work, Polly displayed a Regional Authority has leveraged lim- to forge a more effective and equitable noble commitment to fight for the ited Federal resources with other Fed- health care system. health and civil rights of all children, eral, State, and local investments, re- I extend my sincere condolences to especially disabled children, who often sulting in over $434 million for 510 Polly’s husband and children, and the cannot fight for themselves. Polly ac- projects focused on economic develop- entire Arango family.∑ tively demonstrated one of our great- ment throughout the eight-state re- ∑ Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. Mr. est American values: that families can gion. Over $1.5 billion of private funds President, I rise today to celebrate the be the most important caregivers, and has also been invested in these life—and mourn the loss—of one of New every child deserves a family. projects. Mexico’s finest public servants. She was survived by her husband, In addition, the implementation of The Land of Enchantment suffered a John; her four children—Carlos the Delta Regional Authority Federal tremendous loss last Saturday, when Arango, Francesca Wilson, Maria Grant Program has created 5,472 jobs, Polly Arango was involved in a fatal Arango and Nicolas Arango; her seven trained 3,315 individuals for jobs, and accident in Alamosa, CO. As a long- grandchildren—Sloan Wilson, Conor improved the water and sewer systems time resident of Algodones, NM, Polly Arango, Gabby Arango, Kellen Wilson, for 11,860 families in the area. was one of the most exemplary advo- Grace Arango, Lenor Arango and Isabel In Mississippi, we are very grateful cates for children living with disabil- Arango; and seven of her eight brothers for the outstanding service of Pete ities our State has ever known. During and sisters—Richard Egan, Kevin Egan, Johnson and his wife Margaret and for her time with us, Polly taught us that Martha Egan, Kathryn Stout, Patrick the sacrifices they have made to im- regardless of socioeconOmic status, Egan, Michael Egan and Thomas Egan. prove the economy and the quality of culture, race, religion or health condi- In her recent obituary, Polly’s life in the delta region.∑ tions, our children have inalienable friends and family kindly thanked me f rights that we must fight to protect. for my role in health care reform and ELGIN, NORTH DAKOTA Born in Green Bay, WI, Polly moved my support for rural health programs. ∑ Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, today I to our State in 1962 to attend Univer- While I appreciate these sentiments, I wish to recognize a community in sity of New Mexico. After marrying want to thank Polly. I want to thank John Arango, she began her career as North Dakota that recently celebrated her for her invaluable contributions as its 100th anniversary. On June 17–20, an advocate placing Ecuadorian or- a mother, friend, and public servant on phans with families in the United 2010, the residents of Elgin gathered to behalf of all she touched. Our State celebrate their community’s history States while her husband served as won’t be the same without her. I am Peace Corps director in Panama and and founding. blessed to have known her. New Mexico Elgin, a Northern Pacific Railroad Ecuador. will miss Polly Arango, but we know town site, was first named Shanley but A turning point for Polly and John that her legacy will live on. became Elgin in 1910. The residents came with the adoption of their son As Polly Arango is laid to rest this were having difficulty agreeing on a Nicolas. As Polly learned that Nicolas week, I ask my colleagues to join me in new name, and Isadore Gintzler is said had a severe developmental disability, honoring this remarkable public serv- to have looked at his pocket watch to she began her work securing full edu- ant.∑ check the time at a very late hour and cation and access to health care for f suggested its brand name, Elgin, as a children with chronic health condi- compromise name for the town site. tions. Nicolas inspired Polly’s work to TRIBUTE TO PETE JOHNSON ∑ The post office was established August open the eyes of school officials, pol- Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I am 11, 1910. Elgin was incorporated as a icymakers, community leaders, friends pleased to commend Pete Johnson of village in 1911. and neighbors to the challenges facing Clarksdale, MS, for his service as the Some of the present day businesses children with disabilities. Her efforts Federal Co-Chairman of the Delta Re- and accommodations that continue to were not only for Nicolas, but for thou- gional Authority. thrive within the city of Elgin include sands of other New Mexican families in The authority was formed in 2001 as a the Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care need. Federal-State partnership to enhance Center and Clinics, Dakota Hill Hous- In 1992, Polly cofounded a national the quality of life of the people of the ing, a dentist, an eye clinic, a cafe and grassroots network called Family Mississippi River Delta region. Since bowling alley, a grocery store, a hard- Voices. Today, Family Voices consists its inception, Pete Johnson has led the ware store, gas stations, a bank, ac- of more than 45,000 New Mexican fami- Delta Regional Authority as the Fed- counting offices, a drug store, insur- lies and friends working together to eral cochairman in its efforts to ad- ance agencies, a newspaper, the post of- improve health care for children and vance the economic opportunities of fice, a lumber yard, a motel, a new pub- youth with special needs. Polly served the residents of 252 counties and par- lic library, and grain elevators. as the first executive director and most ishes in parts of 8 States, which make Citizens of Elgin organized numerous recently served on the board of direc- up the delta region. activities to celebrate their centennial. tors. Polly also cofounded Parents Pete Johnson has served the 9.5 mil- Some of the activities included an Reaching Out, a statewide network of lion residents of the region and the opening ceremony, historical Power programs designed to meet the ever Governors of Mississippi, Alabama, Point presentation, historical bus tour, changing needs of New Mexican fami- Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Mis- musical entertainment, an alumni lies. Based on her leadership, this orga- souri, Arkansas, and Louisiana, with football game, a magician show, and an nization continues to connect children distinction in his capacity as the Fed- antique parade. and their families to resources that eral cochairman. I ask the U.S. Senate to join me in will improve their quality of life. Under Chairman Johnson’s leader- congratulating Elgin, ND, and its resi- Polly represented families and fam- ship, the Delta Regional Authority has dents on the first 100 years and in wish- ily-centered care on many national established successful Federal grant ing them well through the next cen- boards, commissions and international programs, as well as the Delta Leader- tury. By honoring Elgin and all the forums. She was named to the New ship Institute, Healthy Delta, I-Delta, other historic small towns of North Da- Mexico Medicaid Advisory Committee and the Delta Development Highway kota, we keep the great pioneering and served as a member of the New System, the Delta Doctors Program, frontier spirit alive for future genera- Mexico Supreme Court’s Court Im- and a multimodal system for the re- tions. It is places such as Elgin that provement Project on foster care. She gion. have helped to shape this country into also co-authored several books and Pete has proven himself to be an ex- what it is today, which is why this fine many articles on health care, foster emplary and proactive leader, and the community is deserving of our recogni- children, and families, and she was ex- far-reaching effects of his leadership tion.

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He cap- calls itself ‘‘The Good Life Town’’ and have many years of experience in the tured more than 3,000 fugitives in his I would have to agree. With a strong art of dance and countless achieve- legendary career. Many scholars con- sense of community and a welcoming ments, including performing in many sider Bass Reeves to be one of the spirit, Wakonda is a wonderful place to impressive repertoires, and they were greatest frontier heroes in U.S. his- call home. trained professionally in renowned tory. Wakonda was founded when the schools of ballet. In 2006, the Born into slavery in 1838 in Crawford North Western Railroad expanded its Kambalovs were honored with the Wil- County, AR, and then moved to Texas, line in northwestern Clay County. Sur- mington and Wilmingtonian Awards Bass fled to Indian Territory during veyors originally planned out the town, for their outstanding work improving the Civil War and lived with the Semi- calling it Summit, but when negotia- the quality of life in the community. nole and Muscogee (Creek) Indians. tions on land price fell through, the As Delaware’s only professional Following emancipation, he settled town was moved southwest. The build- dance company, the First State Ballet near Van Buren, AR, to raise horses ing crews stayed on local farms and Theatre has strived to help the arts and start a family. He and his wife Nel- completed their work by the end of the flourish, and by doing so it has drawn lie Jennie had 10 children: 5 boys and 5 year. GEN William Beadle is credited both in-State and out-of-State audi- girls. with suggesting the name of Wakonda, ences to its performances. By offering In 1875, Isaac Parker was appointed a Santee Sioux word meaning ‘‘wonder- enticing productions that appeal to U.S. district judge for the Western Dis- ful.’’ The town quickly sprouted, with various sections of the population at trict of Arkansas, and Bass was re- many new businesses popping up in the affordable prices, the First State Bal- cruited to serve as a Deputy U.S. Mar- coming years. let Theatre has inspired a whole new shal. He stood 6′2″, weighed 180 pounds, To celebrate Wakonda’s historical generation to become a part of the the- and could shoot a pistol or rifle accu- achievement, the town will join to- atre’s family. The theatre has also rately with either hand. He was known gether for a weekend of activities. taught over 7,000 children about dance for his toughness, intelligence, and de- With a golf tournament, kids carnival, with the help of its talented and caring tective skills, even though he could and artistic exhibits, this town is sure staff. neither read nor write. to have a great time celebrating. I am For 10 years, the First State Ballet He arrested some of the most dan- proud to recognize Wakonda on reach- Theatre has stood for excellence in the gerous criminals of the time, repeat- ing this milestone and wish them all arts, and has treated its audiences to edly demonstrating honor and integ- the best in their future.∑ breathtaking and vibrant productions rity. He had to stand trial himself and f that have inspired the people of Dela- was imprisoned for 5 months on a false ware. The First State Ballet Theatre accusation of murder. Following ac- FIRST STATE BALLET THEATRE has been a great asset to my home quittal, he returned to tracking down ∑ Mr. KAUFMAN. Mr. President, it has State, and its accomplishments will in- and arresting criminals. been an honor to watch the arts blos- evitably continue to bring it success Bass served the Federal courts in the som in the State of Delaware. One of for years to come. Once again, I would Indian Territory for 32 years, from 1875 the organizations leading this move- like to congratulate the theatre on until 1907 when Oklahoma became a ment is the First State Ballet Theatre, reaching this 10-year milestone.∑ State. At age 68, he became a member which is celebrating 10 years of dedica- f of the Muskogee, OK, police depart- tion and excellence in the art of dance. ment and served until his death from The late choreographer Martha TRIBUTE TO ARKANSAS Brights disease on January 12, 1910. Graham once said: PROFESSIONALS Mr. President, I recognize Deputy We look at the dance to impart the sensa- ∑ Mrs. LINCOLN. Mr. President, today U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves as a real tion of living in an affirmation of life, to en- I recognize three Arkansans who have American hero.∑ ergize the spectator into keener awareness of been recognized as leaders in their pro- f the vigor, the mystery, the humor, the vari- fessions. These individuals represent TRIBUTE TO CAPTAIN JOHN B. ety, and the wonder of life. This is the func- the best of their fields, and I am proud NOWELL, JR. tion of the American dance. of their accomplishments on behalf of Since the founding of the First State our State. ∑ Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I would Ballet Theatre in 1999 by Pasha and Bobby J. Brooks has been named the like to take a moment to recognize the Kristina Kambalov, it has been devoted 2009 Driver of the Year by the Arkansas extraordinary contributions of Captain to exposing Delawareans to dance. Truckers Association. John B. Nowell, Jr., U.S. Navy, to our Through providing dance training and Kevin McDaniel, vice president of Nation. Captain Nowell has served with conducting education outreach, its au- production at O.K. Farms Inc. in Fort exceptional distinction as the director, diences have learned much about the Smith, received the Poultry Federa- Navy Senate Liaison, a position of history and relevance of the art of tion’s 2010 Industry Leader of the Year great responsibility, from August 2008 dance. Award. to June 2010. The company’s impressive 10-year Kathy Manis Findley was named as Captain Nowell’s service to our coun- run has brought a host of classical bal- the Nonprofit Executive of the Year for try began with his induction into the lets, including favorite classics such as her work at Safe Places in Little Rock. U.S. Naval Academy in the summer of ‘‘The Nutcracker’’ and ‘‘Swan Lake.’’ I commend these individuals for their 1980. Upon his graduation and commis- The theatre has also been involved in hard work and dedication, as well as sioning in 1984, he started out on what vibrant productions such as ‘‘Carmen,’’ the work of all Arkansas professionals would become a distinguished career as showing the depth and amazing talent who strive to make our State better a talented and respected surface war- present within the troupe. The theatre each and every day.∑ fare officer—a career that continues hosts a cast of talented dancers, who f today. His naval service has literally come long distances to perform taken him around the world, as he has throughout our State. The ballet com- TRIBUTE TO BASS REEVES served on ships from the east coast to pany currently has a troupe of 15 tal- ∑ Mrs. LINCOLN. Mr. President, today the west coast, from Africa to Japan, ented resident dancers who star in a I pay tribute to an American hero, Ar- and all of the oceans and seas in be- variety of productions. kansas native Bass Reeves, one of the tween.

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During this time, Captain Program, CHIP, delivering desperately fought valiantly in the Vietnam war, Nowell was called upon to lead his crew needed health services to low-income the gulf war and other conflicts during into combat, surge-deploying for Oper- and vulnerable Americans who would the last 40 years. They served in the ation Iraqi Freedom into the Fifth and otherwise be uninsured. Coordinating air, on land and at sea. Members of the Sixth Fleet Areas of Responsibility with State and local governments, class of 1970 have served at the very where the Porter conducted Tomahawk community groups and health care pro- highest level of our military. They strikes and Theater Ballistic Missile viders, ACAP plans, by delivering the served as commanding officers of war- Defense. The crew of the USS Porter services made possible by Medicaid, ships, combatant commanders, and as earned numerous accolades during Cap- Medicare and CHIP, serve as a safety the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs tain Nowell’s command, including the net for those who fall through the gaps of Staff. Twenty-four members of this coveted Battle ‘‘E’’ Award. in a system that largely relies on em- class achieved flag or general officer Captain Nowell’s success as a war- ployer-provided or privately purchased rank. time commander at sea ultimately led coverage. Since their early years as mid- to command an entire Destroyer In 2000, 17 safety net plans, often shipmen, they have given of themselves Squadron and to assume the role of the started by community health centers not just on the battlefield but also in maritime force commander for Joint who were serving uninsured and Med- their communities on the home front. Task Force Lebanon. However, the icaid patients, came together to form Whether volunteering at the Boys Club most telling vote of confidence in his ACAP. In the ensuing decade ACAP and Big Brothers programs as mid- ability to lead would surely be his se- plans have grown from covering 1 mil- shipmen, teaching at our nation’s mili- lection to command the inaugural Afri- lion people in 2000 to 7 million today. tary colleges or volunteering in their ca Partnership Station deployment, a These plans, like Children’s Mercy community they have generously con- multinational force of ships, sub- Family Health Partners in my home tributed to the support of academics, marines, aircraft, expeditionary part- State of Missouri, remain deeply root- ethics, character development, and nership teams, and land-based forces ed in their communities, serving those leadership of our next generation. charged with building partnership ca- who need help the most. Over 55,000 of Even more extraordinary than their pacity throughout the African con- my constituents receive their insur- time in uniform is the amount the tinent. ance from Children’s Mercy Family members of this class have continued Today, we say goodbye to Captain Health Partners as they provide a crit- to give back since their military serv- Nowell after nearly 2 years of extraor- ical safety net that makes a difference ice ended. This remarkable class has dinary service as the Navy’s lead liai- in Missouri. continued to lead by example. They son to the U.S. Senate. During this I commend the Association for Com- have worked to educate our children, time he led 15 congressional and staff munity Affiliated Plans and its mem- support defense agencies, and to pro- delegations to 30 countries, often being bers for their service to our Nation’s mote community services. Their ac- requested by name to facilitate visits underserved populations, as well as complishments and achievements have to combat zones and fleet locations for congratulate them on their 10th anni- reached the highest levels of govern- the most senior-ranking delegations. versary of supporting the Nation’s non- ment, industry, science, law, medicine, As he departs for his next challenging profit Safety Net Health Plans.∑ education, and religious vocations. assignment as the head of surface war- f Many have continued to fight for our fare assignments at Naval Personnel freedom in their roles as leaders of cor- RECOGNIZING U.S. NAVAL Command, I honor him for his service porations that are vital to our national ACADEMY CLASS OF 1970 to our country, his inspirational lead- defense. I admire the spirit of service ership, and his irrepressible drive. I ∑ Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, today and dedication to making our country call upon my colleagues to join me in I wish to express our deep gratitude for and the world a better place. wishing ‘‘fair winds and following seas’’ the inspirational leadership and out- The U.S. Naval Academy class of 1970 to Captain Nowell, his wife Jo, and his standing service to our nation by the exemplifies the Navy ethos of ‘‘Honor, children Katherine, Stephen, and John U.S. Naval Academy class of 1970. It Courage, and Commitment.’’ These val- III, who will be following his father’s has been an honor to support the Naval ues have defined their commitment legacy as a midshipman at the U.S. Academy in my capacity as a Senator and dedication to the United States. Naval Academy.∑ from Maryland and as a member of the Like many others before and after f U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors them, they have sacrificed long deploy- for over 20 years. The Naval Academy ments, separation from loved ones, ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY has a proud history of developing excel- tests and trials that most Americans AFFILIATED PLANS lence in education and personal char- can’t imagine. Some even sacrificed ∑ Mrs. MCCASKILL. Mr. President, a acter of our past and present, and con- their life doing their duty. I know that few months ago we completed debate tinues to prepare and train the future new generations of midshipmen and fu- on one of the most significant reforms leaders of our nation. I am so proud of ture Naval and Marine Corps officers of American health care in decades. As the class of 1970 for exemplifying the will be inspired by the rich heritage of a result of that work we will see over high quality standards of the academy. service they have passed down to them. 30 million Americans who haven’t had The Naval Academy class of 1970 As the U.S. Naval Academy class of access to health insurance gain that started their journey as midshipmen in 1970 gathers to mark forty years of access. The law that we passed helps 1966, during the height of the Vietnam service to our nation and to the U.S. all Americans, but especially the most war. They volunteered for the job Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Army, vulnerable, gain access to quality, af- knowing that after graduation their and Naval Academy, it is with great fordable health insurance. Today I rise roles as Navy and Marine Corps officers pleasure that I offer my gratitude for to recognize an organization that for 10 would be during difficult and demand- their service to our country.∑ years has been similarly working to ing times for the U.S. military. That it f provide care for our Nation’s most vul- was such a challenging time for our na- nerable citizens. tion and our military did not deter TRIBUTE TO MARY A. FRANCIS The Association for Community Af- them, it made them more determined. ∑ Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, filiated Plans, ACAP, is a national Their service and extraordinary spirit today I pay tribute to an Alaskan who trade organization representing 51 has enriched and sustained our Nation. has devoted most of her adult life to community-based health plans in 25 I come to the floor today to ensure education in Alaska. Dr. Mary A.

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Her leadership, advocacy, encour- hard for the concerns and issues of benefitted music and entertainment agement, and experience will be Alaska’s school administrators.’’ throughout Tuscaloosa and Jefferson missed. On behalf of the countless educators Counties. Mary’s career in education began as whose lives she has touched, I extend Cedric also served the Tuscaloosa an English teacher. Over the course of my gratitude to Dr. Mary A. Francis community as a deacon at the First time, her skills and dedication brought for her selfless dedication to advancing Presbyterian Church of Tuscaloosa and her to different jobs in communities the cause of education in Alaska and I a volunteer for many music and art-re- across Alaska. Her first assignment as wish her a happy, healthy, and exciting lated endeavors and causes. an administrator was as curriculum di- retirement.∑ A faithful member of the University of Alabama family, Cedric never rector for the Lower Kuskokwim f School District, a district that includes missed game day play-by-play radio some of Alaska’s most remote villages REMEMBERING CEDRIC ERROLL coverage of the Crimson Tide. I can along the Kuskokwim River in south- FLOWERS, JR. only imagine how happy he was to hear west Alaska. Later, as assistant super- ∑ Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I wish the sweet sound of the Million Dollar intendent in Fairbanks, she experi- to pay tribute to Cedric Erroll Flowers, Band playing ‘‘Yea, Alabama’’ in the enced life ‘‘in the big city’’—a com- Jr., my dear friend who passed away on Rose Bowl following the Tide’s BCS parative term as Alaskan cities go. The May 25, 2010. National Championship victory this bulk of her career, though, has been Cedric was born and raised in Sumter past January. I was fortunate to have known Cedric spent in southeast Alaska, as super- County, AL, where he attended during his time here, and I mourn his intendent in Wrangell, a 12-year tenure Demopolis High School. There, he de- passing. He is loved and respected as Petersburg’s superintendent, and veloped an interest in English lit- throughout our community and will be most recently 8 years in Juneau serv- erature and world history, as well as a passion for music. He devoted his missed by his beloved wife of 47 years, ing Alaska’s school administrators. Sue, and his daughter, Marcia. I ask It was in Petersburg where Mary’s ample talents to the piano and the the entire Senate to join me in recog- competence was recognized on the na- clarinet, the latter of which he played nizing and honoring the life of my tional stage when she was selected by for the Demopolis High School concert friend, Cedric Erroll Flowers, Jr.∑ her peers and recognized by the Amer- band. This is remarkable given his fail- ican Association of School Administra- ing, and eventual loss of, eyesight. De- f tors as Alaska’s Superintendent of the spite his blindness, Cedric excelled in RECOGNIZING GERALD PELLETIER Year in 2000. high school. INC. At the time of her retirement from Following graduation from ∑ Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, this sum- Petersburg, Mary briefly considered Demopolis High School in 1951, Cedric mer, thousands of Mainers and Ameri- spending her remaining years playing enrolled at the Alabama Institute for cans will be drawn to the town of golf and enjoying life. She quickly re- the Deaf and Blind where he pursued Millinocket to enjoy the natural beau- alized that she would be bored stiff and his love of music. Without eyes to ty of Maine’s outdoors. This year, how- accepted the position as executive di- guide him, Cedric studied and mastered ever, they will also have the oppor- rector of the Alaska Council of School the art of piano tuning by ear. It was tunity to enjoy the bountiful meals Administrators in 2002. This is not an also at the Alabama Institute for the provided by the Pelletier family at the easy job, as Mary was asked to rep- Deaf and Blind where he met Sue Akel, Pelletier Loggers Family Restaurant. resent the diverse perspectives of su- whom he would later marry in 1962. Besides serving up hearty Maine cook- perintendents and other central office After earning his degree from the ing to locals and tourists alike, the administrators, university professors, Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Pelletier family performs the hercu- elementary and secondary principals, Blind, Cedric took his newly acquired lean task of delivering many thousands and school business officials. As execu- skills to Savannah, GA, where he cared of cords of firewood each year to the tive director, Mary was also asked to for all the pianos within the Chatham people of Maine through their exten- assist these diverse member organiza- County and Savannah City Schools. In sive logging operations. As such, I rise tions to accomplish their mission: to 1954, he came back to Alabama where today to honor the Pelletier family and provide leadership for and promotion of he performed this same invaluable their small business, Gerald Pelletier, a collective professional voice in set- service for the concert series program Inc., which has continued to embrace ting the educational agenda for Alaska. at my alma mater, the University of the spirit of entrepreneurship by pro- Throughout her tenure, Mary provided Alabama. viding critical jobs to rural Mainers as inspiration, authentic understanding, In 1964, Cedric opened his own busi- well as serving the people of our State advocacy, and encouragement to the ness, Flowers Piano Company. Known for over 50 years. council as a whole as well as to its in- as the ‘‘People Who Know Pianos,’’ What began as a log hauling oper- dividual members. Flowers Piano Company began as a ation in 1954 by a father that wanted to Mary Francis has done this difficult specialty piano retail store and a serv- put extra food on the table during the job with grace, tact, firmness, and a ice-based enterprise. For many years, winter months, eventually developed sense of humor for 8 years. Mary noted, Cedric, who was also instrumental in into a successful logging operation em- in announcing her resignation, ‘‘There founding the Tuscaloosa Music Mer- ploying family members and dozens of is never a good time to make a decision chants Association, served as the ex- Mainers alike. Gerald Pelletier Inc., to leave a position. However, ACSA’s clusive local dealer of high-end pianos produces over 200,000 cords of firewood financial position is sound and with a in the Tuscaloosa area. As his business each year, much of which is hauled working Strategic Plan in place, the flourished, Cedric expanded the store’s over the Golden Road, a treacherous organization is on solid footing now inventory to include band instruments logging highway cutting through the and for the future.’’ and sheet music and offer beginner Maine woods to the Canadian border. ACSA Board President Pete Swanson piano lessons. The company’s logging operation is remarked, ‘‘Dr. Francis’ resignation Cedric’s passion for tending to pianos carried out with the utmost care has been accepted with reluctance by did not cease with the establishment of thanks to the training many of the the Board. She will be sorely missed as his company. His skills as a Master workers receive through the Certified she provides just the right balance of Concert Tuner/Technician served the Logging Professionals program, which oversight for our board and the AASA Piano Technicians Guild and the Na- trains and certifies loggers in safe, effi- board for whom she also serves in the tional Association of Music Merchants cient, and environmentally sound log- Executive Director capacity. Her abil- well. In fact, while continuing to serve ging practices. The company is also a

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:34 Oct 09, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD10\RECFILES\S30JN0.REC S30JN0 mmaher on DSK69SOYB1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE S5696 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 30, 2010 member of the Sustainable Forestry I would like to extend my sincere MEASURES PLACED ON THE Initiative, the Maine Forest Products thanks and appreciation to Lydia for CALENDAR Council, and the Professional Logging all of the fine work she has done and The following bill was read the sec- Contractors of Maine. Today, with wish her continued success in the years ond time, and placed on the calendar: brothers Eldon and Rudy Pelletier at to come.∑ H.R. 5623. An act to amend the Internal the helm, Gerald Pelletier Inc. has over Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the home- f 100 employees during the frigid winter buyer tax credit for the purchase of a prin- months that, in addition to logging, cipal residence before October 1, 2010, in the build and maintain roads and bridges MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE case of a written binding contract entered throughout Maine. At 10 a.m., a message from the House into with respect to such principal residence Gerald Pelletier Inc. has become a of Representatives, delivered by Mrs. before May 1, 2010, and for other purposes. very attractive operation thanks in Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- f large part to the television show Amer- nounced that the House has passed the ican Loggers, which airs on the Dis- following bill, in which it requests the MEASURES READ THE FIRST TIME covery Channel. This popular show has concurrence of the Senate: The following bill was read the first catapulted the company into a bright H.R. 5552. An act to amend the Internal time: spotlight, and thrust the family into a Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the pay- H.R. 5552. An act to amend the Internal form of reality-stardom. Produced by a ment of the manufacturers’ excise tax on Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the pay- native son of Maine, the show portrays recreational equipment be paid quarterly ment of the manufacturers’ excise tax on the struggles and successes of the fam- and to provide for the assessment by the Sec- recreational equipment be paid quarterly ily as it continues its work in one of retary of the Treasury of certain criminal and to provide for the assessment by the Sec- Maine’s most remarkable and historic restitution. retary of the Treasury of certain criminal industries. ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED restitution. With this newfound nationwide ap- At 10:20 a.m., a message from the f peal, Gerald Pelletier Inc. was recently House of Representatives, delivered by able to undertake another entrepre- Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION neurial endeavor, the Pelletier Loggers nounced that the Speaker has signed PRESENTED Family Restaurant in Millinocket. the following enrolled joint resolution: The Secretary of the Senate reported Their restaurant serves up hearty S.J. Res. 33. Joint resolution to provide for that on today, June 30, 2010, she had Maine meals prepared from scratch to the reconsideration and revisions of the pro- presented to the President of the an array of locals and visitors alike. posed constitution of the United States Vir- United States the following enrolled Customers can order from a wide vari- gin Islands to correct provisions inconsistent joint resolution: ety of creatively titled menu items with the Constitution and Federal law. S.J. Res. 33. Joint resolution to provide for like the Moose on the Loose, a 10 oz. The joint resolution was subse- the reconsideration and revision of the pro- filet mignon, or for those interested in quently signed by the President pro posed constitution of the United States Vir- sampling fresh seafood, the Triple tempore (Mr. INOUYE). gin Islands to correct provisions inconsistent Trailer, which is a seafood medley of with the Constitution and Federal law. lobster, scallops and shrimp. At 11:25 a.m., a message from the f While at the restaurant, customers House of Representatives, delivered by from across the country can also get a Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- EXECUTIVE AND OTHER true visual taste of the Maine logging nounced that the House has agreed to COMMUNICATIONS experience. In front of the building, a the following concurrent resolution, The following communications were tractor trailer truck can be seen burst- without amendment: laid before the Senate, together with ing from the second floor. Inside, var- S. Con. Res. 65. Concurrent resolution pro- accompanying papers, reports, and doc- ious tools used in the logging trade viding for the use of the catafalque situated uments, and were referred as indicated: adorn the walls, including a rugged in the Exhibition Hall of the Capitol Visitor EC–6467. A communication from the Direc- chainsaw that is stuck through one of Center in connection with memorial services tor of the Regulatory Review Group, Farm the beams. Clearly, the Pelletiers have to be conducted in the United States Senate Service Agency, Department of Agriculture, invested a great deal of effort in pro- Chamber for the Honorable Robert C. Byrd, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of viding visitors with a thorough and ful- late a Senator from the State of West Vir- a rule entitled ‘‘Reimbursement Transpor- ginia. filling traditional experience. tation Cost Payment Program for Geo- Truly, Gerald Pelletier Inc. embodies graphically Disadvantaged Farmers and At 3:44 p.m., a message from the Ranchers’’ (RIN0560–AI08) received in the Of- the entrepreneurial spirit that makes House of Representatives, delivered by America so great. The Pelletier family fice of the President of the Senate on June Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- 25, 2010; to the Committee on Agriculture, has shown that a small business can nounced that the House has agreed to Nutrition, and Forestry. succeed through hard work and per- the following concurrent resolution, in EC–6468. A communication from the Chair- sonal sacrifice. I extend my congratu- which it requests the concurrence of man and President of the Export-Import lations to Rudy and Eldon Pelletier, the Senate: Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re- the two coowners, and everyone at Ger- port relative to transactions involving U.S. ald Pelletier Inc. for their remarkable H. Con. Res. 293. Concurrent resolu- exports to Ethiopia; to the Committee on enterprises, and offer my best wishes tion providing for a conditional ad- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. for their future success.∑ journment of the House of Representa- EC–6469. A communication from the Fed- tives and a conditional recess or ad- eral Liaison Officer, Patent and Trademark f journment of the LI Senate. Office, Department of Commerce, transmit- TRIBUTE TO LYDIA SAND ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- titled ‘‘Correspondence with the United ∑ Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I At 7:15 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by States Patent and Trademark Office’’ recognize Lydia Sand, an intern in my (RIN0651–AC08) received in the Office of the Sioux Falls, SD, office, for all of the Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- President of the Senate on June 28, 2010; to hard work she has done for me, my nounced that the House agrees to the the Committee on Commerce, Science, and staff, and the State of South Dakota report of the committee of conference Transportation. over the past several weeks. on the disagreeing votes of the two EC–6470. A communication from the Assist- Lydia is a graduate of Washington Houses on the amendment of the Sen- ant Secretary for Export Administration, High School in Sioux Falls, SD. Cur- ate to the bill (H.R. 4173) to provide for Bureau of Industry and Security, Depart- rently, she is attending Bethel Univer- financial regulatory reform, to protect ment of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant consumers and investors, to enhance to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Addi- sity, where she is majoring in inter- tion and Removal of Certain Persons on the national relations. She is a hard work- Federal understanding of insurance Entity List: Addition of Persons Acting Con- er who has been dedicated to getting issues, to regulate the over-the-counter trary to the National Security or Foreign the most out of her internship experi- derivatives markets, and for other pur- Policy Interests of the United States; Re- ence. poses. moval of Person Based on Removal Request’’

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:34 Oct 09, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD10\RECFILES\S30JN0.REC S30JN0 mmaher on DSK69SOYB1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5697 (RIN0694–AE92) received in the Office of the Requirements’’; to the Committee on For- the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, President of the Senate on June 24, 2010; to eign Relations. and Pensions. the Committee on Commerce, Science, and EC–6479. A communication from the Assist- EC–6486. A communication from the Acting Transportation. ant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Director of Interpretations and Regulatory EC–6471. A communication from the Direc- Administration, Department of Labor, trans- Affairs Division, Wage and Hour Division, tor of Defense Procurement and Acquisition mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule Department of Labor, transmitting, pursu- Policy, Department of Defense, transmit- entitled ‘‘Patient Protection and Affordable ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Care Act: Preexisting Condition Exclusions, ‘‘Child Labor Regulations, Orders and State- titled ‘‘Defense Federal Acquisition Regula- Lifetime and Annual Limits, Rescissions, ments of Interpretation’’ (RIN1215–AB70 and tion Supplement; Multiyear Contract Au- and Patient Protections; Interim Final RIN1245–AA00) received in the Office of the thority for Electricity from Renewable En- Rule’’ (RIN1210–AB43) received in the Office President of the Senate on June 30, 2010; to ergy Sources’’ (DFARS Case 2008–D006) re- of the President of the Senate on June 28, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, ceived in the Office of the President of the 2010; to the Committee on Health, Education, and Pensions. Senate on June 24, 2010; to the Committee on Labor, and Pensions. EC–6487. A communication from the Dep- Energy and Natural Resources. EC–6480. A communication from the Assist- uty Director of Regulations and Policy Man- EC–6472. A communication from the Acting ant General Counsel for Regulatory Services, agement Staff, Food and Drug Administra- Chair of the Federal Subsistence Board, Fish Office of Management, Department of Edu- tion, Department of Health and Human Serv- and Wildlife Service, Department of the Inte- cation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the ices, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- rior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Availability of In- port of a rule entitled ‘‘Listing of Color Ad- port of a rule entitled ‘‘Subsistence Manage- formation to the Public’’ (RIN1880–AA84) re- ditives Exempt From Certification; Bismuth Citrate; Confirmation of Effective Date’’ ment Regulations for Public Lands in Alas- ceived in the Office of the President of the (Docket No. FDA–2008–C–0098) received in the ka—2010–11 and 2011–12 Subsistence Taking of Senate on June 25, 2010; to the Committee on Office of the President of the Senate on June Wildlife Regulations; Subsistence Taking of Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 30, 2010; to the Committee on Health, Edu- Fish on the Yukon River Regulations’’ EC–6481. A communication from the Assist- ant General Counsel for Regulatory Services, cation, Labor, and Pensions. (RIN1018–AW30) received in the Office of the EC–6488. A communication from the Sec- Office of Special Education and Rehabilita- President of the Senate on June 24, 2010; to retary of the Department of Health and tive Services, Department of Education, the Committee on Environment and Public Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to Works. transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of law, the fiscal year 2009 performance report EC–6473. A communication from the Chief a rule entitled ‘‘National Institute on Dis- to Congress relative to the Animal Generic of the Branch of Listing, Fish and Wildlife ability and Rehabilitation Research Drug User Fee Act; to the Committee on Service, Department of the Interior, trans- (NIDRR)—Disability and Rehabilitation Re- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule search Projects and Centers Program—Reha- EC–6489. A communication from the Rail- entitled ‘‘Endangered and Threatened Wild- bilitation Research and Training Centers road Retirement Board, transmitting, pursu- life and Plants; Listing the Flying Earwig (RRTCs)—Improved Outcomes for Individ- ant to law, the Board’s Annual Railroad Un- Hawaiian Damselfly and Pacific Hawaiian uals with Psychiatric Disabilities’’ (CFDA employment Insurance System Report; to Damselfly as Endangered Throughout Their No. 84.133B–5) received in the Office of the the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, Ranges’’ (RIN1018–AV47) received in the Of- President of the Senate on June 28, 2010; to and Pensions. fice of the President of the Senate on June the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, EC–6490. A communication from the Dep- 24, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and Pensions. uty Archivist, Information Security Over- and Public Works. EC–6482. A communication from the Dep- sight Office, National Archives and Records EC–6474. A communication from the uty Director of Regulations and Policy Man- Administration, transmitting, pursuant to Branch Chief, Division of Migratory Bird agement Staff, Food and Drug Administra- law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Classified Management, Fish and Wildlife Services, De- tion, Department of Health and Human Serv- National Security Information’’ (RIN3095– partment of the Interior, transmitting, pur- ices, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- AB63) received in the Office of the President suant to law, the report of a rule entitled port of a rule entitled ‘‘Dental Devices: Clas- of the Senate on June 29, 2010; to the Com- ‘‘Migratory Bird Permits; Changes in the sification of Dental Amalgam, Reclassifica- mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- Regulations Governing Migratory Bird Reha- tion of Dental Mercury, Designation of Spe- mental Affairs. bilitation’’ (RIN1018–AX09) received in the cial Controls for Dental Amalgam, Mercury, EC–6491. A communication from the Direc- Office of the President of the Senate on June and Amalgam Alloy; Technical Amend- tor of the Office of Personnel Management, 24, 2010; to the Committee on Environment ments’’ (Docket No. FDA–2008–N–0163) re- transmitting, pursuant to law, the Office’s and Public Works. ceived in the Office of the President of the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act In- EC–6475. A communication from the Chief Senate on June 25, 2010; to the Committee on ventory Summary as of June 30, 2010; to the of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- Internal Revenue Service, Department of the EC–6483. A communication from the Pro- ernmental Affairs. Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the gram Manager, Office of the Secretary, De- EC–6492. A communication from the Ad- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Extended partment of Health and Human Services, ministrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting, pursu- Carryback of Losses to or from a Consoli- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ant to law, a report relative to the GAO re- dated Group’’ ((TD 9490) (RIN1545–BJ12)) re- a rule entitled ‘‘Interim Final Rules Under port entitled ‘‘Information Security: Agen- ceived in the Office of the President of the the Patient Protection and Affordable Care cies Need to Implement Federal Desktop Senate on June 28, 2010; to the Committee on Act Regarding Preexisting Condition Exclu- Core Configuration Requirements (FDCC)’’; sions, Lifetime and Annual Limits, Rescis- Finance. to the Committee on Homeland Security and EC–6476. A communication from the Chief sions, Prohibition on Discrimination in Governmental Affairs. of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Favor of the Highly Compensated, and Pa- EC–6493. A communication from the De- Internal Revenue Service, Department of the tient Protections’’ (RIN0991–AB69) received partment of State, transmitting, pursuant to Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the in the Office of the President of the Senate law, a report relative to the transfer of de- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Disaster Relief’’ on June 23, 2010; to the Committee on tainees (OSS Control No. 2010–0978); to the (Notice No. 2010–48) received in the Office of Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Committee on the Judiciary. the President of the Senate on June 28, 2010; EC–6484. A communication from the Acting EC–6494. A communication from the Rules to the Committee on Finance. Director, Legislative and Regulatory Depart- Administrator, Federal Bureau of Prisons, EC–6477. A communication from the Chief ment, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corpora- Department of Justice, transmitting, pursu- of the Publications and Regulations Branch, tion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Ad- Internal Revenue Service, Department of the port of a rule entitled ‘‘Allocation of Assets ministrative Remedy Program: Exception to Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the in Single-Employer Plans; Benefits Payable Initial Filing Procedures’’ (RIN1120–AB59) re- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Patient Protection in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Inter- ceived in the Office of the President of the and Affordable Care Act: Preexisting Condi- est Assumptions for Valuing and Paying Senate on June 29, 2010; to the Committee on tion Exclusions, Lifetime and Annual Lim- Benefits’’ (29 CFR Parts 4022 and 4044) re- the Judiciary. its, Rescissions, and Patient Protections’’ ceived in the Office of the President of the EC–6495. A communication from the Fed- ((TD 9491) (RIN1545–BJ61)) received in the Of- Senate on June 25, 2010; to the Committee on eral Liaison Officer, Patent and Trademark fice of the President of the Senate on June Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Office, Department of Commerce, transmit- 28, 2010; to the Committee on Finance. EC–6485. A communication from the Assist- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- EC–6478. A communication from the Acting ant General Counsel for Regulations, Office titled ‘‘Trademark Technical and Con- Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, Department forming Amendments’’ (RIN0651–AC39) re- Legislative and Public Affairs, U.S. Agency of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, ceived in the Office of the President of the for International Development (USAID), the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Carol M. White Senate on June 25, 2010; to the Committee on transmitting, pursuant to law, the Agency’s Physical Education Program; Catalog of the Judiciary. response to the GAO report entitled ‘‘Infor- Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Num- EC–6496. A communication from the Dep- mation Security: Agencies Need to Imple- ber 84.215F’’ received in the Office of the uty General Counsel, Office of Disaster As- ment Federal Desktop Core Configuration President of the Senate on June 29, 2010; to sistance, Small Business Administration,

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:34 Oct 09, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD10\RECFILES\S30JN0.REC S30JN0 mmaher on DSK69SOYB1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE S5698 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 30, 2010 transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ment, Minerals Management Service, De- EC–6514. A communication from the Direc- a rule entitled ‘‘Disaster Assistance Loan partment of the Interior, transmitting, pur- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Program’’ (RIN3245–AF98) as received in the suant to law, the report of a rule entitled Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Office of the President of the Senate on June ‘‘Annular Casing Pressure Management for Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- 25, 2010; to the Committee on Small Business Offshore Wells’’ (RIN1010–AD47) received in ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- and Entrepreneurship. the Office of the President of the Senate on titled ‘‘Revisions to California State Imple- EC–6497. A communication from the Direc- June 30, 2010; to the Committee on Energy mentation Plan, Imperial County Air Pollu- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, and Natural Resources. tion Control District’’ (FRL No. 9169–2) re- Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, EC–6507. A communication from the Direc- ceived in the Office of the President of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Senate on June 30, 2010; to the Committee on ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Environment and Public Works. titled ‘‘1-Naphthaleneacetic Acid; Time-Lim- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- EC–6515. A communication from the Direc- ited Tolerance, Technical Correction’’ (FRL ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, No. 8831–6) received in the Office of the Presi- titled ‘‘Office of Management and Budget Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, dent of the Senate on June 29, 2010; to the (OMB) Approvals Under the Paperwork Re- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and duction Act; Technical Amendment’’ (FRL ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Forestry. No. 8833–7) received in the Office of the Presi- titled ‘‘Finding of Attainment for PM10 for EC–6498. A communication from the Under dent of the Senate on June 29, 2010; to the the Mendenhall Valley PM10 Nonattainment Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), trans- Committee on Environment and Public Area, Alaska’’ (FRL No. 9171–4) received in mitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to Works. the Office of the President of the Senate on two violations of the Antideficiency Act that EC–6508. A communication from the Direc- June 30, 2010; to the Committee on Environ- occurred within the Department of the Army tor of the Regulatory Management Division, ment and Public Works. and was assigned case numbers 06–03 and 07– Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, f 03; to the Committee on Appropriations. Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- EC–6499. A communication from the Acting ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political- titled ‘‘National Emission Standards for Haz- COMMITTEES Military Affairs, Department of State, trans- ardous Air Pollutants From Petroleum Re- mitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a fineries’’ (FRL No. 9169–7) received in the Of- The following executive reports of certification, transmittal number: DDTC 10– fice of the President of the Senate on June committee were submitted: 008, of the proposed sale or export of defense 29, 2010; to the Committee on Environment By Mr. KERRY, from the Committee on articles, including technical data, and de- and Public Works. Foreign Relations: fense services to a Middle East country re- EC–6509. A communication from the Direc- [Treaty Doc. 111–1 Tax Convention with garding any possible affects such a sale tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Malta with 1 declaration (Ex . Rept. 111–3); might have relating to Israel’s Qualitative Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Military Edge over military threats to and Treaty Doc. 111–3 Protocol Amending Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Tax Convention with New Zealand with 1 Israel; to the Committee on Armed Services. ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- EC–6500. A communication from the Assist- declaration (Ex. Rept. 111–4)] titled ‘‘National Emission Standards for Haz- ant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military The text of the committee-recommended ardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating In- Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, resolutions of advice and consent to ratifica- ternal Combustion Engines’’ (FRL No. 9169– pursuant to law, an addendum to a certifi- tion are as follows: 6) received in the Office of the President of cation, transmittal number: DDTC 10–056, of the Senate on June 29, 2010; to the Com- 111–1: TAX CONVENTION WITH MALTA the proposed sale or export of defense arti- mittee on Environment and Public Works. Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present cles, including technical data, and defense EC–6510. A communication from the Direc- concurring therein), services to a Middle East country regarding tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Section 1. Senate Advice and Consent Sub- any possible affects such a sale might have Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, ject to a Declaration. relating to Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- The Senate advises and consents to the over military threats to Israel; to the Com- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ratification of the Convention Between the mittee on Armed Services. titled ‘‘Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Addi- Government of the United States of America EC–6501. A communication from the Acting and the Government of Malta for the Avoid- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, trans- tives: Modifications to Renewable Fuel ance of Double Taxation and the Prevention mitting, pursuant to law, two reports rel- Standard Program’’ (FRL No. 9169–9) re- of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on ative to terrorist threats to military instal- ceived in the Office of the President of the Income, signed on August 8, 2008, at Valletta lations; to the Committee on Armed Serv- Senate on June 29, 2010; to the Committee on (the ‘‘Convention’’) (Treaty Doc. 111–1), sub- ices. Environment and Public Works. EC–6502. A communication from the Acting EC–6511. A communication from the Direc- ject to the declaration of section 2. Section 2. Declaration. Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, tor of the Regulatory Management Division, The advice and consent of the Senate Technology and Logistics), transmitting, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, under section 1 is subject to the following pursuant to law, a report relative to the op- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- declaration: erations of the National Defense Stockpile ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- The Convention is self-executing. (NDS); to the Committee on Armed Services. titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Air EC–6503. A communication from the Chair- Quality Implementation Plans; California; 111–3: PROTOCOL AMENDING TAX CONVENTION man of the Board of Governors of the Federal Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance WITH NEW ZEALAND Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to Program’’ (FRL No. 9112–8) received in the Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present law, a report on the remaining obstacles to Office of the President of the Senate on June concurring therein), the efficient and timely circulation of $1 29, 2010; to the Committee on Environment Section 1. Senate Advice and Consent Sub- coins; to the Committee on Banking, Hous- and Public Works. ject to a Declaration. ing, and Urban Affairs. EC–6512. A communication from the Direc- The Senate advises and consents to the EC–6504. A communication from the Presi- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, ratification of the Protocol Amending the dent and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Convention between the United States of Home Loan Bank of Topeka, transmitting, Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- America and New Zealand for the Avoidance pursuant to law, a report on the Bank’s sys- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- of Double Taxation and the Prevention of tem of internal controls for fiscal year 2009; titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Imple- Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on In- to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and mentation Plans; State of Iowa’’ (FRL No. come, signed on December 1, 2008, at Wash- Urban Affairs. 9170–6) received in the Office of the President ington (the ‘‘Protocol’’) (Treaty Doc. 111–3), EC–6505. A communication from the Assist- of the Senate on June 29, 2010; to the Com- subject to the declaration of section 2. ant Secretary for Export Administration, mittee on Environment and Public Works. Section 2. Declaration. Bureau of Industry and Security, Depart- EC–6513. A communication from the Direc- The advice and consent of the Senate ment of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant tor of the Regulatory Management Division, under section 1 is subject to the following to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Addi- Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, declaration: tion of New Export Control Classification Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- The Protocol is self-executing. Number 6A981 Passive Infrasound Sensors to ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- f the Commerce Control List of the Export Ad- titled ‘‘Temporary Suspension of Certain Oil ministration Regulations, and Related Spill Response Time Requirements to Sup- EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF Amendments’’ (RIN0694–AE44) received in port Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill of National COMMITTEES the Office of the President of the Senate on Significance (SONS) Response’’ (RIN1625– June 30, 2010; to the Committee on Com- AB49 and RIN2050–AG63) received in the Of- The following executive reports of merce, Science, and Transportation. fice of the President of the Senate on June nominations were submitted: EC–6506. A communication from the Assist- 29, 2010; to the Committee on Environment By Mrs. LINCOLN for the Committee on ant Secretary of Land and Minerals Manage- and Public Works. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:34 Oct 09, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD10\RECFILES\S30JN0.REC S30JN0 mmaher on DSK69SOYB1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5699 *Elisabeth Ann Hagen, of Virginia, to be S. 3557. A bill to provide for Kindergarten as a great nation, and reaffirming the deep Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Plus programs; to the Committee on Health, bonds of trust and values between the United Safety. Education, Labor, and Pensions. States and Romania, a trusted and most val- *Sara Louise Faivre-Davis, of Texas, to be By Mr. DODD: ued ally; considered and agreed to. a Member of the Board of Directors of the S. 3558. A bill to improve the No Child Left Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation. Behind Act of 2001, and for other purposes; to f *Lowell Lee Junkins, of Iowa, to be a Mem- the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, ber of the Board of Directors of the Federal and Pensions. Agricultural Mortgage Corporation. By Mr. DODD: ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS *Myles J. Watts, of Montana, to be a Mem- S. 3559. A bill to amend the Elementary S. 931 ber of the Board of Directors of the Federal and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to At the request of Mr. FEINGOLD, the Agricultural Mortgage Corporation. strengthen mentoring programs, and for *Catherine E. Woteki, of the District of Co- other purposes; to the Committee on Health, name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. lumbia, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture Education, Labor, and Pensions. HARKIN) was added as a cosponsor of S. for Research, Education, and Economics. By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. 931, a bill to amend title 9 of the United By Mr. BAUCUS for the Committee on Fi- MENENDEZ, Mr. LAUTENBERG, and States Code with respect to arbitra- nance. Mrs. GILLIBRAND): *Francisco J. Sanchez, of Florida, to be tion. S. 3560. A bill to instruct the Secretary of Under Secretary of Commerce for Inter- S. 1382 State to designate the Pakistani Taliban as national Trade. a foreign terrorist organization; to the Com- At the request of Mr. DODD, the name *Richard Sorian, of New York, to be an As- mittee on Foreign Relations. of the Senator from California (Mrs. sistant Secretary of Health and Human Serv- By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for FEINSTEIN) was added as a cosponsor of ices. himself and Mr. WHITEHOUSE): S. 1382, a bill to improve and expand *Nomination was reported with rec- S. 3561. A bill to establish centers of excel- the Peace Corps for the 21st century, ommendation that it be confirmed sub- lence for green infrastructure, and for other and for other purposes. ject to the nominee’s commitment to purposes; to the Committee on Environment S. 1489 respond to requests to appear and tes- and Public Works. At the request of Ms. SNOWE, the tify before any duly constituted com- By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska: name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. mittee of the Senate. S. 3562. A bill to rename the Homestead National Monument of America near Bea- MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of f trice, Nebraska, as the Homestead National S. 1489, a bill to amend the Small Busi- INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND Historical Park; to the Committee on En- ness Act to create parity among small JOINT RESOLUTIONS ergy and Natural Resources. business contracting programs, and for By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. other purposes. The following bills and joint resolu- BOND, and Mr. BAYH): tions were introduced, read the first S. 3563. A bill to amend the Small Business S. 1624 and second times by unanimous con- Act to temporarily designate as a HUBZone At the request of Mr. WHITEHOUSE, sent, and referred as indicated: counties that are most affected by a reces- the name of the Senator from Hawaii sion; to the Committee on Small Business (Mr. INOUYE) was added as a cosponsor By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts: and Entrepreneurship. S. 3551. A bill to provide a fully offset ex- of S. 1624, a bill to amend title 11 of the tension of emergency unemployment insur- f United States Code, to provide protec- ance assistance, enhanced Medicaid FMAP SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND tion for medical debt homeowners, to reimbursements, and summer employment SENATE RESOLUTIONS restore bankruptcy protections for in- for youth, and for other purposes; to the dividuals experiencing economic dis- Committee on Finance. The following concurrent resolutions tress as caregivers to ill, injured, or By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. REID, and Senate resolutions were read, and disabled family members, and to ex- Mr. HATCH, Mr. BEGICH, and Mr. BEN- referred (or acted upon), as indicated: NETT): empt from means testing debtors S. 3552. A bill to require an Air Force study By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. whose financial problems were caused on the threats to, and sustainability of, the DEMINT): by serious medical problems, and for air test and training range infrastructure; to S. Res. 575. A resolution congratulating the other purposes. University of South Carolina baseball team the Committee on Armed Services. S. 1674 By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. for winning the 2010 NCAA Division I Base- At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the DURBIN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. SCHU- ball National Championship; to the Com- MER, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, mittee on the Judiciary. name of the Senator from New Jersey Mr. FRANKEN, Mr. BURRIS, Mrs. By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. (Mr. LAUTENBERG) was added as a co- GILLIBRAND, and Mr. CASEY): CANTWELL): sponsor of S. 1674, a bill to provide for S. 3553. A bill to require the Secretary of S. Res. 576. A resolution expressing support an exclusion under the Supplemental the Army to study the feasibility of the for designation of June 30, 2010, as ‘‘National Security Income program and the Med- ESIGN Day 2010’’; considered and agreed to. hydrological separation of the Great Lakes icaid program for compensation pro- and Mississippi River Basins; to the Com- By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Mr. mittee on Environment and Public Works. CARDIN): vided to individuals who participate in By Mr. MENENDEZ: S. Res. 577. A resolution commemorating clinical trials for rare diseases or con- S. 3554. A bill to direct the Federal Trade the remarkable life of patriotism, convic- ditions. Commission to promulgate rules prohibiting tion, and compassion led by Chaplain Henry S. 2747 Vinton Plummer; considered and agreed to. deceptive advertising of abortion services, At the request of Mr. BINGAMAN, the By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, and for other purposes; to the Committee on name of the Senator from New Jersey Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Mr. LUGAR, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr. By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mrs. (Mr. LAUTENBERG) was added as a co- THUNE): GILLIBRAND, Mr. BENNET, Mr. COCH- sponsor of S. 2747, a bill to amend the S. 3555. A bill to designate the Federal RAN, Mr. BAUCUS, and Mr. CASEY): Land and Water Conservation Fund building and United States courthouse lo- S. Res. 578. A resolution designating June Act of 1965 to provide consistent and cated at 515 9th Street in Rapid City, South 2010 as ‘‘Summer Food Service Program reliable authority for, and for the fund- Dakota, as the ‘‘Andrew W. Bogue Federal Awareness Month’’; considered and agreed ing of, the land and water conservation Building and United States Courthouse’’; to to. fund to maximize the effectiveness of the Committee on Environment and Public By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. the fund for future generations, and for Works. WEBB, Mrs. HAGAN, and Mr. BURR): By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself and S. Con. Res. 66. A concurrent resolution to other purposes. Mr. BOND): commemorate the 75th anniversary of the S. 2765 S. 3556. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Blue Ridge Parkway; to the Committee on At the request of Mr. KERRY, the enue Code of 1986 to allow the work oppor- Energy and Natural Resources. name of the Senator from Rhode Island tunity credit to small businesses which hire By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself and (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) was added as a co- individuals who are members of the Ready Mrs. SHAHEEN): Reserve or National Guard; to the Com- S. Con. Res. 67. A concurrent resolution sponsor of S. 2765, a bill to amend the mittee on Finance. celebrating 130 years of United States—Ro- Small Business Act to authorize loan By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. DURBIN, manian diplomatic relations, congratulating guarantees for health information and Mr. KERRY): the Romanian people on their achievements technology.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:34 Oct 09, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD10\RECFILES\S30JN0.REC S30JN0 mmaher on DSK69SOYB1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE S5700 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 30, 2010 S. 2814 (Mr. LAUTENBERG) was added as a co- MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the sponsor of S. 3260, a bill to enhance and amendment No. 4430 intended to be pro- name of the Senator from North Da- further research into the prevention posed to H.R. 5297, an act to create the kota (Mr. DORGAN) was added as a co- and treatment of eating disorders, to Small Business Lending Fund Program sponsor of S. 2814, a bill to amend title improve access to treatment of eating to direct the Secretary of the Treasury XVIII of the Social Security Act to en- disorders, and for other purposes. to make capital investments in eligible sure more timely access to home S. 3320 institutions in order to increase the health services for Medicare bene- At the request of Mr. WHITEHOUSE, availability of credit for small busi- ficiaries under the Medicare program. the names of the Senator from Min- nesses, to amend the Internal Revenue S. 2995 Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives nesota (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) and the Sen- for small business job creation, and for At the request of Mr. CARPER, the ator from Alaska (Mr. BEGICH) were name of the Senator from Maryland added as cosponsors of S. 3320, a bill to other purposes. (Mr. CARDIN) was added as a cosponsor amend the Public Health Service Act f of S. 2995, a bill to amend the Clean Air to provide for a Pancreatic Cancer Ini- STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED Act to establish a national uniform tiative, and for other purposes. BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS multiple air pollutant regulatory pro- S. 3462 gram for the electric generating sector. By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts: At the request of Mrs. SHAHEEN, the S. 2998 S. 3551. A bill to provide a fully offset name of the Senator from New Jersey At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, extension of emergency unemployment the name of the Senator from Con- (Mr. LAUTENBERG) was added as a co- insurance assistance, enhanced Med- sponsor of S. 3462, a bill to provide sub- necticut (Mr. DODD) was added as a co- icaid FMAP reimbursements, and sum- sponsor of S. 2998, a bill to temporarily poena power to the National Commis- mer employment for youth, and for expand the V nonimmigrant visa cat- sion on the British Petroleum Oil Spill other purposes; to the Committee on egory to include Haitians whose peti- in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other Finance. tion for a family-sponsored immigrant purposes. Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts. Mr. visa was approved on or before January S. 3497 President, I rise to speak about legisla- 12, 2010. At the request of Mr. BROWN of Mas- tion that I have introduced today in the Senate. The name of the bill is the S. 3034 sachusetts, the name of the Senator Fiscally Responsible Relief for Our At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the from Michigan (Ms. STABENOW) was name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. added as a cosponsor of S. 3497, a bill to States Act of 2010. As you know, over the past week, the BENNETT) was added as a cosponsor of amend the Outer Continental Shelf Senate has vigorously debated three S. 3034, a bill to require the Secretary Lands Act to require leases entered different versions of the extenders bill, of the Treasury to strike medals in into under that Act to include a plan and we will be debating a version of it commemoration of the 10th anniver- that describes the means and timeline again today. Even though it is true sary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist for containment and termination of an each of these packages contained ex- attacks on the United States and the ongoing discharge of oil, and for other tensions of programs important to all establishment of the National Sep- purposes. of our constituents, especially in these tember 11 Memorial & Museum at the S. 3549 tough economic times—such as emer- World Trade Center. At the request of Mr. TESTER, the gency unemployment benefits, which I S. 3062 names of the Senator from Delaware know we are trying to work on again At the request of Mr. CARPER, the (Mr. CARPER), the Senator from North today; increased FMAP reimburse- name of the Senator from Delaware Carolina (Mrs. HAGAN) and the Senator ments; and funding for summer jobs for (Mr. KAUFMAN) was added as a cospon- from New York (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) were the youth throughout America—it is sor of S. 3062, a bill to extend credits added as cosponsors of S. 3549, a bill to also true that each of these packages related to the production of electricity amend the effective date of the gift contained billions of dollars of tax in- from offshore wind, and for other pur- card provisions of the Credit Card Ac- creases for businesses, and each added poses. countability Responsibility and Disclo- billions to our record $13 trillion and S. 3073 sure Act of 2009. rising national debt which our kids and At the request of Mr. VOINOVICH, the S.J. RES. 29 grandkids and great-grandchildren will name of the Senator from New York At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the have a difficult time paying back, and (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co- names of the Senator from Arkansas they will have the responsibility to pay sponsor of S. 3073, a bill to amend the (Mrs. LINCOLN) and the Senator from it back. Federal Water Pollution Control Act to New Mexico (Mr. UDALL) were added as A lot of what I am proposing today in protect and restore the Great Lakes. cosponsors of S.J. Res. 29, a joint reso- this bill, and other bills that we will S. 3122 lution approving the renewal of import probably be discussing, is whether we At the request of Mr. ENSIGN, the restrictions contained in the Burmese should use our bank account or we name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003. should put it on our credit card. That HATCH) was added as a cosponsor of S. S. CON. RES. 63 is all we are talking about. We are not 3122, a bill to require the Attorney At the request of Mr. JOHNSON, the talking about the viability of these General of the United States to com- name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. proposals. Of course we want to help pile, and make publicly available, cer- BROWNBACK) was added as a cosponsor with summer jobs. Of course we want tain data relating to the Equal Access to help people who are hurting with un- to Justice Act, and for other purposes. of S. Con. Res. 63, a concurrent resolu- tion expressing the sense of Congress employment insurance. Of course we S. 3211 that Taiwan should be accorded ob- want to provide FMAP and Medicaid At the request of Mrs. SHAHEEN, the server status in the International Civil reimbursements to help our struggling name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Aviation Organization (ICAO). States. But do we use our checking ac- BURRIS) was added as a cosponsor of S. count or do we use the credit card? I AMENDMENT NO. 4425 3211, a bill to amend title XVIII of the am in favor of using the checking ac- Social Security Act to improve access At the request of Mr. ROCKEFELLER, count by using unallocated stimulus to diabetes self-management training his name was added as a cosponsor of dollars, by finding other monies that by designating certain certified diabe- amendment No. 4425 proposed to H.R. are in the so-called slush funds that tes educators as certified providers for 4213, a bill to amend the Internal Rev- haven’t been used in years or are still purposes of outpatient diabetes self- enue Code of 1986 to extend certain ex- available or cutting across the board in management training services under piring provisions, and for other pur- various entities to come up with the part B of the Medicare Program. poses. money we need to fund these programs. S. 3260 AMENDMENT NO. 4430 As I said, no one is disputing the At the request of Mr. HARKIN, the At the request of Mrs. BOXER, the value of these very important pro- name of the Senator from New Jersey name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. grams, especially in my home State of

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In contrast, children from viding funding for some of the most ample of thinking outside the box and more affluent families enter school vulnerable in our population. But we finding a way to pay for a lot of these with vocabularies of about 20,000 words. also have to make tough choices, and things we are trying to do. If we use These startling discrepancies should we have to live within our means. these commonsense steps, we can get tell us that more needs to be done to It is clear the American people want our fiscal house in order, and we will help all children enter school with an their elected Representatives in Con- continue to put our country on the equal opportunity for success. This leg- gress to start paying for the initiatives path to recovery. islation strives to provide these oppor- and start exercising the type of fiscal Madam President, I have great re- tunities and to lessen the achievement responsibility as each and every citizen spect for you and everyone in this gap by giving low-income children in Massachusetts and in America is al- Chamber. I have been in Washington a more support and exposure to quality ready doing. They are looking to us for little over 5 months now. I have been education. guidance to show a better way. They following you and others—it seems This legislation was named after are challenging us to do it better, to that everybody is following my voting Sandy Feldman who was a tireless ad- look outside the box and pay for things record. It speaks for itself in that I vocate for children and public edu- with the checking account, not the worked to work across party lines to cation. Her commitment to social jus- credit card; to not continue to add to solve problems. But the thing that is a tice and her focus on early childhood the debt, continuously adding to the problem is, it needs to be a two-way education led her to develop the con- debt. street. Bipartisanship is not just from cept for this legislation, and it was As evidenced by what the Banking the new Senator from Massachusetts. Sandy who spent countless hours devel- Committee chairman did—and he is It needs to be with the majority party oping the details to ensure this would sitting in the Chamber of the Senate— looking outside the box, as Senator be a high-quality initiative. they thought about it a little better. DODD and his team did, to find a real- This bill is supported by the Amer- They found a way to pay for the finan- istic solution to pay for a lot of these ican Federation of Teachers. I urge my cial reform bill. They did better. They things the people are requesting, that colleagues to join this effort and co- thought outside the box. Why can’t we they expect. But they also expect us to sponsor this legislation. I encourage do the same? use fiscal sanity and fiscal responsi- them to help give low-income children Today I introduce the Fiscally Re- bility to do our very best, to get the a jump-start on school success. . sponsible Relief for Our States Act of job done. It is not only good for Massa- 2010. It provides for an extension of chusetts, it is good for this Nation. By Mr. DODD: emergency unemployment benefits S. 3558. A bill to improve the No through November 30, 2010. It also in- By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and for cludes extension of enhanced FMAP re- DURBIN, and Mr. KERRY): other purposes; to the Committee on imbursements for States. But also, as S. 3557. A bill to provide for Kinder- Health, Education, Labor, and Pen- has been previously discussed, it in- garten Plus programs; to the Com- sions. cludes the gradual drawdown of the en- mittee on Health, Education, Labor, Mr. DODD. Mr. President, 9 years ago hanced funding because we need to and Pensions. I and many of my colleagues supported send a clear message to the State gov- Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I rise the No Child Left Behind Act because ernments that they must get their own today to reintroduce legislation to every American child deserves an edu- fiscal houses in order and they cannot jump-start the chances for success of cation that opens up opportunities for always come to the Federal Govern- low-income children entering school. success and prepares him or her for the ment with a can saying: Please help us. Today, I am introducing the Sandy 21st century economy. So we need to ensure that we do the Feldman Kindergarten Plus Act of 2010. Today, because the high hopes we necessary reforms to ensure their fu- The Kindergarten Plus Act will pro- had for this law have not been realized, ture budgetary viability is real and so vide children below 185 percent of the I rise to reintroduce the No Child Left is that of the Federal Government. poverty line with additional time in Behind Reform Act. Last, this proposal I am making pro- school during the summers before and The objective of the law we passed vides important summer jobs—obvi- after the traditional kindergarten nearly a decade ago was the right one. ously summer is just starting—for the school year to ensure more children Students, parents, teachers, principals, youth in our cities and towns. enter school ready to succeed. and other stakeholders all agree that The cost of extending these programs Too many low-income children enter educators and schools should be held is fully paid for through the rescission school unprepared because they have accountable for the results they are of unobligated Federal funds including not had the same resources as their getting on behalf of our children. stimulus funding as well as cuts in more affluent peers. As exhibited by But instead of rewarding excellence, other areas. In fact, my legislation re- the nation’s achievement gap which is No Child Left Behind has turned out to duces the deficit, all of this accom- already well-established prior to kin- be a law that punishes our schools, fur- plished without raising taxes on busi- dergarten, it becomes difficult for ther straining those that already were nesses at a time they cannot afford it, them to ever catch-up. in need of help. At times, the law has or when our economy is just about to We must do a better job of preparing been implemented rigidly and with lit- recover, putting more and more bur- less fortunate children for school. To tle regard for what is actually going on dens on businesses and individuals in do this, we should expose them to in schools. The previous administra- the middle of a 2-year recession. Some classroom practices, introduce them to tion’s repeated failure to live up to of these pay-fors are even provisions critical educational concepts, and fa- funding promises has robbed our efforts the majority party has supported in miliarize them with school activities to improve our education system of the previous bills. such as story time or circle time. Ulti- resources that would make success pos- My legislation is an attempt to com- mately, we need to provide them with sible. promise, listening to the concerns of so a solid foundation that allows them to We can have accountability without many Americans who have called for us enter school with the skills necessary a regime of draconian punishments for to extend these programs but also tak- to become strong students. schools that fall behind. What we can- ing into consideration not burdening Only 39 percent of low-income chil- not have is an inflexible and unfunded future generations. Some of them are dren, compared to about 85 percent of mandate that fails school districts, sitting right here. It will allow us to high-income children, can recognize teachers, and, worst of all, the very provide for the needs of our citizens letters of the alphabet upon arrival in students whose futures are at stake.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:34 Oct 09, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD10\RECFILES\S30JN0.REC S30JN0 mmaher on DSK69SOYB1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE S5702 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 30, 2010 Although the legislation I am intro- progress, a struggle that often dis- enous youth, delinquent and neglected ducing today does not deal with the tracts from the business of education. populations, and programs targeting issue of funding, I do want to note that As we reauthorize the law—and we middle and high school migrant youth. it simply will not work if we treat edu- should—we must reform it so that it All of these special populations are at cation as anything less than an urgent encourages students, educators, and increased risk of not reaching their po- budget priority. This administration school administrators to do better in- tential. has made a solid commitment to edu- stead of punishing them when they fall The Mentoring America’s Children cation funding, and I was pleased to see behind. Act of 2010 also provides training and that commitment bear fruit in the Every American child deserves to be technical assistance to grantees, form of funding through the Recovery taught by a great teacher in a great tracks student outcomes, and improves Act. school. Until we reach that goal, we the sustainability of grant recipients. I am also heartened to see that the must always dedicate our time and re- Finally, it strengthens the research re- administration supports comprehensive sources towards helping students suc- lated to school-based mentoring to help reform of No Child Left Behind. Reform ceed. Until our laws are moving us to- inform future mentoring programs in does not mean repeal. The fundamental wards that goal, we must continue to order to best meet the needs of our aim of the law was right. Account- reform them. youth. ability is as important now as it was I urge my colleagues to join me in Mentoring plays a key role in im- proving the lives of youth, especially when we passed the law. supporting this important legislation. The two main reforms my legislation those from disadvantaged backgrounds. It is critical that we invest in our makes are designed to enforce account- By Mr. DODD: youth and help provide them with the ability with measures that accurately S. 3559. A bill to amend the Elemen- opportunities to reach their potential. reflect student performance and to en- tary and Secondary Education Act of Thus, I urge my colleagues to join me courage better teacher performance 1965 to strengthen mentoring pro- in supporting the Mentoring America’s without the imposition of mandates grams, and for other purposes; to the Children Act of 2010. Together we can that make it harder to ensure that stu- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. invest in the lives of our youth and im- dents are taught by qualified and dedi- prove the future of our nation. cated educators. Mr. DODD. Mr. President, today I First, my legislation will allow rise to introduce the Mentoring Amer- f schools to be given credit for per- ica’s Children Act of 2010, which will SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS forming well on measures other than help promote positive youth develop- test scores when calculating student ment for children. achievement. Approximately 17.6 million young SENATE RESOLUTION 575—CON- Test scores are important measures people, which is nearly half the popu- GRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY of what students know. But they are lation between ages 10 and 18, live in OF SOUTH CAROLINA BASEBALL not the only, or even necessarily the situations that put them at risk of not TEAM FOR WINNING THE 2010 best, measures of how much progress a living up to their potential. Without NCAA DIVISION I BASEBALL NA- school’s student body has made. Drop- intervention by caring adults, these TIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP out rates, participation in advanced young people could make choices that Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. placement courses, individual student undermine their future as well as the DEMINT) submitted the following reso- improvement over time—these are economic and social well-being of our lution; which was referred to the Com- metrics that can tell us not just where Nation. mittee on the Judiciary: students are, but how far they have Mentoring programs that provide S. RES. 575 come. youth with support, advice, friendship, Whereas on June 29, 2010, the University of Unfortunately, current law only al- positive reinforcement, and construc- South Carolina Gamecocks won the 2010 lows these measures to show how tive examples have proved to be a pow- NCAA College World Series with a 2-to-1 vic- schools are failing, not to reflect how erful tool for enhancing positive devel- tory over the University of California, Los schools are succeeding. When more opment among youth. I, myself, was a Angeles Bruins at Johnny Rosenblatt Sta- kids are taking advanced courses or mentor in the Big Brother Program in dium in Omaha, Nebraska; Whereas the University of South Carolina fewer are dropping out, a school is Connecticut, and I saw first-hand the impact these programs have on the baseball team has secured the University’s doing something right—and it should first national championship in men’s ath- receive credit for doing so. children involved. Research has found letics since the founding of the institution in Second, my legislation reforms the that mentored youth have fewer school 1801; teacher certification process. absences, better attitudes towards Whereas the University of South Carolina The next student, parent, or, indeed, school, less drug and alcohol abuse, baseball team won six straight games to win teacher I meet who does not believe fewer incidents of hitting, better rela- the national championship in the ninth ap- educators should be highly qualified tionships with their parents, and more pearance of the team at the College World will be the first. But under the current positive attitudes towards helping oth- Series; ers. Mentored youth are also more like- Whereas the University of South Carolina law, ‘‘highly qualified’’ is poorly de- Gamecocks won the final College World Se- fined. ly to graduate from high school and go ries hosted at the historic Johnny For instance, a high school science on to higher education. Thus, men- Rosenblatt Stadium, which has hosted the teacher could be required to hold de- toring invests not only in the indi- College World Series since 1950; grees in biology, physics, and chem- vidual child, but our Nation’s future Whereas Head Coach Ray Tanner has won istry to be considered highly qualified. success. However, approximately 14.6 his first national title as Head Coach in his In small schools where there may be million young people are in need of fourteenth season at the University of South only one 7th or 8th grade teacher mentors; they are part of what we call Carolina; our nation’s ‘‘mentoring gap.’’ Whereas outfielder Jackie Bradley, Jr. was teaching all subjects, these teachers named Most Outstanding Player of the 2010 could similarly be required to hold de- The Mentoring America’s Children College World Series; grees in every subject area. Act of 2010 amends the Elementary and Whereas first baseman Christian Walker, The result is a shortage of teachers Secondary Education Act of 1965 ESEA, outfielder Jackie Bradley, Jr., outfielder and a surplus of confusion. in order to strengthen the mentoring Evan Marzilli, and designated hitter Brady My bill will allow states to create a program is several ways. First, it will Thomas were named to the 2010 College single assessment covering multiple update the purpose of the program to World Series All-Tournament Team; subjects for middle school teachers and include character education and school Whereas the State of South Carolina was allow states to issue a broad certifi- connectedness, which has been found to proud to send two home teams, the Univer- sity of South Carolina and Clemson Univer- cation for science and social studies. reduce school absentee rates and im- sity, to the 2010 College World Series; and No Child Left Behind was supposed to prove academic performance. This bill Whereas the University of South Carolina challenge our schools to do better. In- broadens the scope of mentoring to in- Gamecocks baseball team is the 2010 Na- stead, it has become an obstacle to clude special populations such as indig- tional Champion: Now, therefore, be it

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I from the Navy in 1865, Henry Plummer stud- who made winning the national champion- ied to become a minister, and felt called to will be going to Afghanistan and Iraq, ship possible; serve again in the United States military; (3) congratulates the citizens of South having the Fourth of July celebration Whereas in 1866, the 39th Congress passed Carolina, the University of South Carolina, with our troops. I ask every American legislation to establish African-American and Carolina Gamecock fans everywhere; and to keep them in their prayers because military units and stipulated that a chaplain (4) requests that the Secretary of the Sen- what we are going to do on the Fourth be assigned to each regiment; ate submit an enrolled copy of this resolu- of July, being with our family and tion to— Whereas in July 1884, Henry Plummer was (A) Dr. Harris Pastides, President of the friends, is only made possible because appointed the first African-American chap- University of South Carolina; of their sacrifice. lain in the United States Regular Army with (B) Eric Hyman, Director of Athletics at Mr. President, I wish you and your a military rank equivalent of Captain; the University of South Carolina; and family a great holiday. Whereas Chaplain Plummer served for (C) Ray Tanner, Head Coach of the Univer- more than 10 years with the Ninth Cavalry f sity of South Carolina baseball team. and was stationed at Army forts in Kansas, Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, I rise SENATE RESOLUTION 576—EX- Wyoming, and Nebraska; to celebrate tonight that last night the PRESSING SUPPORT FOR DES- Whereas during his time in uniform, Chap- University of South Carolina won the IGNATION OF JUNE 30, 2010, AS lain Plummer worked to improve education College World Series. I never thought I ‘‘NATIONAL ESIGN DAY 2010’’ and voter participation and reduce the temp- would live long enough to hear myself tation of gambling, drunkenness, and pros- Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. titution among soldiers under his ministry; say that. CANTWELL) submitted the following Whereas Chaplain Plummer fought racism I have been a Gamecocks fan since resolution; which was considered and and other injustices of the time while serv- high school. I went to the University of ing his country with the Ninth Calvary; South Carolina, and there is no group agreed to: S. RES. 576 Whereas Chaplain Plummer’s records in of people who loves sports and their Fort Riley and Fort Robinson noted that he Whereas the Electronic Signatures in Glob- university more than the University of performed admirably in his work among sol- al and National Commerce Act (ESIGN) (15 South Carolina, but we have been a diers and in his efforts on behalf of their long-suffering group. U.S.C. 7001 et seq.) was enacted on June 30, 2000, to ensure that a signature, contract, or spiritual well-being; We have been waiting for next year Whereas Chaplain Plummer endured racial every year I can remember, and we other record relating to a transaction may not be denied legal effect, validity, or en- bias and animosity throughout his time in have knocked on the door and the door forceability solely because the signature, uniform, including being denied officer hous- has never opened. But this group of contract, or other record is in electronic ing and being forced to live among enlisted young men and Coach Tanner of the form; personnel despite holding the Army officer University of South Carolina baseball Whereas in that Act, Congress directed the rank equivalent of Captain; team were down and out, one strike Secretary of Commerce to take all actions Whereas in 1894, Chaplain Plummer was away from elimination, lost the first necessary to eliminate or reduce, to the court-martialed, convicted, and dismissed game, and made it all the way through maximum extent possible, the impediments from the Army under circumstances tainted to beat great teams such as Clemson. to commerce in electronic signatures, for the by racial and personal animus; Last night’s game, if you watched it— purpose of facilitating the development of Whereas the Army Board for Correction of it was over about 12:30—was a nail- interstate and foreign commerce; and Military Records concluded that personal Whereas June 30, 2010, marks the 10th anni- biter. It was probably the best example grudges and racial bias were driving factors versary of the enactment of ESIGN and that led to Chaplain Plummer’s court-mar- of college baseball I have ever seen, would be an appropriate date to designate as amateur athletics. And what a fitting tial; ‘‘National ESIGN Day 2010’’: Now, therefore, Whereas the Army Board for Correction of tribute to Rosenblatt Stadium for that be it Military Records noted evidence that shows to be the last game. It was a well- Resolved, That the Senate— Chaplain Plummer served his country well (1) supports the designation of a ‘‘National played game. To the opponents at and was a highly respected and admired offi- ESIGN Day 2010’’; UCLA, I know your heart was broken, cer; but you acquitted yourself well. (2) recognizes the contribution made by Congress in the Electronic Signatures in Whereas in 2005, the Army Board for Cor- I rise on behalf of the University of rection of Military Records changed the sta- South Carolina, my alma mater, and Global and National Commerce Act (ESIGN) (15 U.S.C. 7001 et seq.) to the adoption of tus of Chaplain Plummer’s military dis- the State of South Carolina to let peo- modern solutions that keep the United charge to ‘‘honorable’’; ple in South Carolina and throughout States on the leading technological edge; Whereas despite the unfair and racially the country know that we finally did and charged atmosphere that led to Chaplain it, that this group of young men (3) reaffirms the commitment of the Sen- Plummer’s conviction and discharge, he con- pitched incredibly well, had timely ate to facilitating interstate and foreign tinued to ask for reinstatement in the mili- hits, and never gave up. It was about a commerce in an increasingly digital world. tary out of a desire to serve his country; lot more than baseball to the people in f Whereas Chaplain Plummer was a devoted South Carolina. To those who have family man, minister, veteran, and commu- been following Gamecock sports, there SENATE RESOLUTION 577—COM- nity leader committed to the principles of is the legend of the chicken curse, that MEMORATING THE REMARKABLE liberty and opportunity for which the United our mascot is a gamecock fighting LIFE OF PATRIOTISM, CONVIC- States stands; and chicken and we have been cursed be- TION, AND COMPASSION LED BY Whereas Chaplain Plummer rose from the depths of slavery to remarkable heights, and cause of that. I am here to tell you on CHAPLAIN HENRY VINTON PLUM- MER led a life of selfless contributions to his the Senate floor tonight that the country: Now, therefore, be it chicken curse is over. Long live the Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Mr. Resolved, That the Senate— Gamecock Nation. CARDIN) submitted the following reso- To my friends at Clemson—I live 5 (1) celebrates the life and patriotism of lution; which was considered and Chaplain Henry Vinton Plummer; miles away from the baseball stadium agreed to: at Clemson University—your day is (2) expresses its admiration for Chaplain S. RES. 577 Plummer for his perseverance and resolve in coming. It won’t be long before I will the face of racial oppression in the military be able to take this floor and celebrate Whereas Henry Vinton Plummer was born into slavery on July 31, 1844, in Prince history of the United States; and Clemson University’s winning of the George’s County, Maryland and escaped from (3) congratulates Chaplain Plummer’s ex- College World Series. slavery to serve honorably in the U.S. Navy tended family for their work to commemo- Upon the passing of ROBERT C. BYRD, during the Civil War; rate his life of devotion to helping others this body and this country has lost a Whereas Henry Plummer was assigned in while overcoming tremendous adversity. great public servant. 1864 to the Union gunboat U.S.S. Coeur de

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Abbott is widely re- BENNET, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. BAUCUS, and membered as the ‘‘father of the Blue Ridge TION, AND REAFFIRMING THE Mr. CASEY) submitted the following Parkway’’ for his work to oversee planning DEEP BONDS OF TRUST AND resolution; which was considered and of the project; VALUES BETWEEN THE UNITED agreed to: Whereas the Blue Ridge Parkway was es- STATES AND ROMANIA, A tablished by Congress as a unit of the Na- TRUSTED AND MOST VALUED S. RES. 578 tional Park Service on June 30, 1936; ALLY Whereas the Summer Food Service Pro- Whereas the National Park Service devel- gram provides healthy, nutritious meals to Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself and opment program, ‘‘Mission 66’’, oversaw the an average 2,900,000 children each weekday Mrs. SHAHEEN) submitted the following completion of most remaining gaps along the during the summer; concurrent resolution; which was con- Blue Ridge Parkway during the 1950s and Whereas there are 34,700 feeding sites in sidered and agreed to: low-income neighborhoods located at 1960s; S. CON. RES. 67 churches, schools, parks, recreation centers, Whereas the final stretch of the Blue Ridge and summer camps in all 50 States; Parkway was completed in 1987 with the con- Whereas the United States established dip- Whereas thousands volunteer at summer struction of the Linn Cove Viaduct; lomatic relations with Romania in June 1880; feeding sites; Whereas the Blue Ridge Parkway provides Whereas the United States and Romania Whereas summer feeding programs play an recreational opportunities for families in the are two countries united by shared values important role in providing safe places for United States at picnic areas and camp- and a strong commitment to freedom, de- children and teenagers to engage in physical grounds and on scenic drives through the Ap- mocracy, and prosperity; activity and provide educational opportuni- palachian mountain passes; Whereas Romania has shown, for the past 20 years, remarkable leadership in advancing ties to spur learning during the summer Whereas the diverse topography and nu- security and democratic principles in East- months; merous vista points along the Blue Ridge ern Europe, the Western Balkans, and the Whereas data from the Department of Ag- Parkway make the road the most accessible riculture has shown rates of hunger and food Black Sea region, and has amply partici- way to visit and experience the Southern Ap- pated to the forging of a wider Europe, whole insecurity among school-age children in- palachian rural landscape and mountains; crease during the summer months; and free; Whereas the Parkway is world-renowned Whereas Romania’s commitment to meet- Whereas of the 19,500,000 children receiving for biodiversity, including 74 species of mam- free or reduced priced meals through the Na- ing the greatest responsibilities and chal- mals, 50 species of salamanders, 35 species of tional School Lunch Program, only 1 in 9 re- lenges of the 21st century is and has been re- reptiles, 159 species of birds, and 25 species of ceive meals at a summer feeding site on an flected by its contribution to the inter- fish; average day; national efforts of stabilization in Afghani- Whereas there are only 34 summer food Whereas the Blue Ridge Parkway is the stan and Iraq, its decision to participate in sites for every 100 school lunch programs; most visited unit of the National Park Serv- the United States missile defense system in and ice with nearly 20 million visitors each year; Europe, its leadership in regional non- Whereas many low-income, food insecure Whereas the Blue Ridge Parkway promotes proliferation and arms control, its active children in rural areas lack access to sum- regional travel and tourism by unifying the pursuit of energy security solutions for mer feeding locations: Now, therefore, be it 29 counties through which the road passes, South Eastern Europe, and its substantial Resolved, That the Senate— engendering a shared regional identity, pro- role in shaping a strong and effective North (1) designates June 2010 as ‘‘Summer Food viding a common link of interest, and con- Atlantic Alliance; Service Program Awareness Month’’; tributing to the economic vitality of the Whereas the strategic partnership that ex- (2) encourages schools, nonprofit institu- area; ists between the United States and Romania has greatly advanced the common interests tions, churches, parks, recreation centers, Whereas the Blue Ridge Parkway is one of of the United States and Romania in pro- and summer camps to sponsor summer feed- the strongest economic engines in the South- moting transatlantic and regional security ing sites in their communities; and ern Appalachian region, generating an esti- (3) encourages schools, local businesses, and free market opportunities, and should mated $23,000,000,000 in North Carolina and continue to provide for more economic and nonprofit institutions, churches, cities, and Virginia annually; State governments to raise awareness of the cultural exchanges, trade and investment, Whereas the Blue Ridge Parkway has re- and people-to-people contacts between the availability of summer feeding sites and sup- ceived volunteer support from thousands of port efforts to increase participation of chil- United States and Romania; North Carolinians and Virginians, including dren who might otherwise go without meals Whereas the talent, energy, and creativity 1,400 volunteers in 2008 who provided a total if not for the Summer Food Service Pro- of the Romanian people have nurtured a vi- of more than 50,000 hours of service; gram. brant society and nation, embracing entre- Whereas the Blue Ridge Parkway is a great preneurship, technological advance and inno- f public works achievement that maintains vation, and rooted deeply in the respect for SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLU- natural, historic, and cultural significance education, culture, and international co- operation; and TION 66—TO COMMEMORATE THE for the people of North Carolina and Vir- ginia; and Whereas Romanian Americans have con- 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE Whereas this crown jewel of the National tributed greatly to the history and develop- BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY Park Service deserves the support of Con- ment of the United States, and their rich Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. WEBB, gress to preserve the ecological and cultural cultural heritage and commitment to fur- thering close relations between Romania and Mrs. HAGAN, and Mr. BURR) submitted integrity, maintain the infrastructure, and protect the famously scenic views of the the United States should be properly recog- the following concurrent resolution; nized and praised: Now, therefore, be it Parkway: Now, therefore, be it which was referred to the Committee Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- on Energy and Natural Resources: Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- resentatives concurring), That Congress— S. CON. RES. 66 resentatives concurring), That Congress— (1) celebrates the 130th anniversary of Whereas the Blue Ridge Parkway links the (1) commemorates the 75th anniversary of United States-Romanian diplomatic rela- Great Smoky Mountains National Park to the Blue Ridge Parkway; and tions; the Shenandoah National Park, providing 469 (2) acknowledges the historic and enduring (2) congratulates the Romanian people on scenic miles for motor recreation along the scenic, recreational, and economic value of their achievements as a great nation; and crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in North this unique national treasure. (3) reaffirms the deep bonds of trust and Carolina and Virginia; values between the United States and Roma- Whereas North Carolina state geologist Jo- nia. seph Hyde Pratt first proposed a scenic road f along the Blue Ridge Mountains in 1906; AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND Whereas on November 24, 1933, at the rec- ommendation of Virginia Senator Harry PROPOSED Byrd, Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes SA 4431. Mr. COCHRAN (for himself, Ms. approved construction of the new highway to LANDRIEU, and Mr. WICKER) submitted an

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amendment intended to be proposed to Mrs. BOXER, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. SANDERS, application for a waiver of interest under the amendment SA 4402 proposed by Mr. REID and Mr. INOUYE) submitted an amendment program established under this section by a (for Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Ms. LANDRIEU, intended to be proposed by him to the bill small business concern (as defined under sec- and Mr. REID)) to the bill H.R. 5297, to create H.R. 5297, supra; which was ordered to lie on tion 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. the Small Business Lending Fund Program the table. 632)) with not more than 50 employees or to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to SA 4444. Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. CRAPO, that the Administrator determines suffered a make capital investments in eligible institu- Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, substantial economic injury as a result of tions in order to increase the availability of Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr. TESTER, Ms. STABENOW, the discharge of oil that began in April 2010 credit for small businesses, to amend the In- Mr. WICKER, and Mr. COBURN) submitted an in connection with the explosion on, and ternal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax amendment intended to be proposed to sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling unit incentives for small business job creation, amendment SA 4402 proposed by Mr. REID Deepwater Horizon (in this section referred to and for other purposes; which was ordered to (for Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Ms. LANDRIEU, as the ‘‘Deepwater Horizon oil spill’’). lie on the table. and Mr. REID)) to the bill H.R. 5297, supra; (c) TERMINATION.—The Administrator may SA 4432. Mr. BEGICH submitted an amend- which was ordered to lie on the table. not approve an application under the pro- ment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 4445. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. gram established under this section after De- SA 4402 proposed by Mr. REID (for Mr. BAU- LEMIEUX, Mr. KERRY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, and Mr. cember 31, 2010. CUS (for himself, Ms. LANDRIEU, and Mr. NELSON of Florida) submitted an amendment (d) OTHER DISASTERS.—If a disaster is de- REID)) to the bill H.R. 5297, supra; which was intended to be proposed to amendment SA clared under section 7(b) of the Small Busi- ordered to lie on the table. 4402 proposed by Mr. REID (for Mr. BAUCUS ness Act (15 U.S.C.636(b)) during the period SA 4433. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted an (for himself, Ms. LANDRIEU, and Mr. REID)) to beginning on the date of enactment of this amendment intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5297, supra; which was ordered Act and ending on December 31, 2010, and to EID amendment SA 4402 proposed by Mr. R to lie on the table. the extent there are inadequate funds in the (for Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Ms. LANDRIEU, SA 4446. Ms. SNOWE submitted an amend- appropriations account described in sub- and Mr. REID)) to the bill H.R. 5297, supra; ment intended to be proposed to amendment section (a) to provide assistance relating to which was ordered to lie on the table. the disaster under section 7(b) of the Small SA 4434. Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. SA 4402 proposed by Mr. REID (for Mr. BAU- CUS (for himself, Ms. LANDRIEU, and Mr. Business Act and waive the payment of in- VITTER, Mrs. MURRAY, Ms. STABENOW, and REID)) to the bill H.R. 5297, supra; which was terest under the program established under Mr. INOUYE) submitted an amendment in- tended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. ordered to lie on the table. this section, the Administrator shall give 5297, supra; which was ordered to lie on the SA 4447. Mr. DORGAN submitted an priority in using the funds to applications table. amendment intended to be proposed to under section 7(b) of the Small Business Act SA 4435. Mrs. HAGAN submitted an amend- amendment SA 4402 proposed by Mr. REID relating to the disaster. ment intended to be proposed to amendment (for Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Ms. LANDRIEU, (e) REIMBURSEMENT BY RESPONSIBLE SA 4402 proposed by Mr. REID (for Mr. BAU- and Mr. REID)) to the bill H.R. 5297, supra; PARTY.—The Administrator may present a CUS (for himself, Ms. LANDRIEU, and Mr. which was ordered to lie on the table. claim to the responsible party (as defined in REID)) to the bill H.R. 5297, supra; which was SA 4448. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and section 1001 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 ordered to lie on the table. Mr. BOND) submitted an amendment in- (33 U.S.C. 2701)) for costs and expenses de- SA 4436. Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. tended to be proposed to amendment SA 4402 scribed in section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollu- BURRIS, and Ms. LANDRIEU) submitted an proposed by Mr. REID (for Mr. BAUCUS (for tion Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)) relating amendment intended to be proposed to himself, Ms. LANDRIEU, and Mr. REID)) to the to a waiver of interest under this section for amendment SA 4402 proposed by Mr. REID bill H.R. 5297, supra; which was ordered to lie a business suffering a substantial economic (for Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Ms. LANDRIEU, on the table. injury as a result of the Deepwater Horizon and Mr. REID)) to the bill H.R. 5297, supra; oil spill of 2010 in accordance with section f which was ordered to lie on the table. 1013 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. SA 4437. Mr. NELSON of Florida (for him- TEXT OF AMENDMENTS 2713). self, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. WICKER, Mr. VITTER, (f) BUDGETARY PROVISION.—This section is Mr. COCHRAN, and Mr. SHELBY) submitted an SA 4431. Mr. COCHRAN (for himself, designated as an emergency for purposes of amendment intended to be proposed to Ms. LANDRIEU, and Mr. WICKER) sub- pay-as-you-go principles. The amount made amendment SA 4402 proposed by Mr. REID mitted an amendment intended to be available under this section is designated as (for Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Ms. LANDRIEU, proposed to amendment SA 4402 pro- an emergency requirement pursuant to sec- and Mr. REID)) to the bill H.R. 5297, supra; posed by Mr. REID (for Mr. BAUCUS (for tions 403(a) and 423(b) of S. Con. Res. 13 which was ordered to lie on the table. (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution himself, Ms. LANDRIEU, and Mr. REID)) SA 4438. Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. on the budget for fiscal year 2010. The GRASSLEY, Mr. HARKIN, and Mr. TESTER) sub- to the bill H.R. 5297, to create the amount made available under this section is mitted an amendment intended to be pro- Small Business Lending Fund Program designated as an emergency requirement posed to amendment SA 4402 proposed by Mr. to direct the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory REID (for Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Ms. to make capital investments in eligible Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (Public Law 111– LANDRIEU, and Mr. REID)) to the bill H.R. institutions in order to increase the 139; 2 U.S.C. 933(g)). 5297, supra; which was ordered to lie on the availability of credit for small busi- table. nesses, to amend the Internal Revenue SA 4432. Mr. BEGICH submitted an SA 4439. Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. amendment intended to be proposed to BROWN of Ohio, and Mr. LEAHY) submitted an Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives amendment intended to be proposed to for small business job creation, and for amendment SA 4402 proposed by Mr. amendment SA 4402 proposed by Mr. REID other purposes; which was ordered to REID (for Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Ms. (for Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Ms. LANDRIEU, lie on the table; as follows: LANDRIEU, and Mr. REID)) to the bill and Mr. REID)) to the bill H.R. 5297, supra; On page 128, between lines 19 and 20, insert H.R. 5297, to create the Small Business which was ordered to lie on the table. the following: Lending Fund Program to direct the SA 4440. Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. SEC. 1704. DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT. Secretary of the Treasury to make cap- BROWN of Ohio, and Mr. LEAHY) submitted an ital investments in eligible institu- amendment intended to be proposed to (a) IN GENERAL.—From unobligated bal- tions to order to increase the avail- amendment SA 4402 proposed by Mr. REID ances in the appropriations account appro- (for Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Ms. LANDRIEU, priated under the heading ‘‘DISASTER LOANS ability of credit for small businesses, and Mr. REID)) to the bill H.R. 5297, supra; PROGRAM ACCOUNT’’ under the heading to amend the Internal Revenue Code of which was ordered to lie on the table. ‘‘SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION’’, up to 1986 to provide tax incentives for small SA 4441. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and $100,000,000 shall be available to the Adminis- business job creation, and for other Mr. COCHRAN) submitted an amendment in- trator of the Small Business Administration purposes; which was ordered to lie on (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Adminis- tended to be proposed to amendment SA 4402 the table; as follows: proposed by Mr. REID (for Mr. BAUCUS (for trator’’) to waive the payment, for a period himself, Ms. LANDRIEU, and Mr. REID)) to the of not more than 3 years, of not more than At the end of subtitle A of title II, add the bill H.R. 5297, supra; which was ordered to lie $15,000 in interest on loans made under sec- following: on the table. tion 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. PART V—OTHER PROVISIONS 636(b)) to businesses located in an area af- SA 4442. Mr. BURRIS submitted an amend- SEC. lll. ENCOURAGEMENT OF CONTRIBU- ment intended to be proposed to amendment fected by a hurricane occurring during 2005 TIONS OF CAPITAL GAIN REAL SA 4402 proposed by Mr. REID (for Mr. BAU- or 2008 for which the President declared a PROPERTY MADE FOR CONSERVA- CUS (for himself, Ms. LANDRIEU, and Mr. major disaster under section 401 of the Rob- TION PURPOSES BY NATIVE COR- REID)) to the bill H.R. 5297, supra; which was ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer- PORATIONS. ordered to lie on the table. gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170). (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section SA 4443. Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for him- (b) PRIORITY.—The Administrator shall, to 170(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is self, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. REID, Mr. LIEBERMAN, the extent practicable, give priority to an amended by redesignating subparagraph (C)

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INCENTIVES FOR BIODIESEL AND RE- Creation Act of 2004) for all prior taxable graph: NEWABLE DIESEL. years beginning after 1975 and before 1987, ‘‘(C) QUALIFIED CONSERVATION CONTRIBU- (a) CREDITS FOR BIODIESEL AND RENEWABLE and TIONS BY CERTAIN NATIVE CORPORATIONS.— DIESEL USED AS FUEL.—Subsection (g) of sec- (2) income described in section 954(b)(2) of ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any qualified conserva- tion 40A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 the Internal Revenue Code as in effect prior tion contribution (as defined in subsection is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2009’’ to the effective date of the Tax Reform Act (h)(1)) which— and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2010’’. of 1975, without regard to whether such in- ‘‘(I) is made by a Native Corporation, and (b) EXCISE TAX CREDITS AND OUTLAY PAY- come was not included in subpart F income ‘‘(II) is a contribution of property which MENTS FOR BIODIESEL AND RENEWABLE DIESEL under section 954(b)(2) or any other provision was land conveyed under the Alaska Native FUEL MIXTURES.— of such Code, Claims Settlement Act, (1) Paragraph (6) of section 6426(c) of the but only to the extent such income has not shall be allowed to the extent that the aggre- Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by previously been included in the gross income gate amount of such contributions does not striking ‘‘December 31, 2009’’ and inserting of a United States person as a dividend or exceed the excess of the taxpayer’s taxable ‘‘December 31, 2010’’. under any section of the Internal Revenue income over the amount of charitable con- (2) Subparagraph (B) of section 6427(e)(6) of Code after 1962, or excluded from gross in- tributions allowable under subparagraph (A). such Code is amended by striking ‘‘December come pursuant to subsection (a) of section ‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—This subparagraph shall 31, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2010’’. 959 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. not apply to any contribution of property de- (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments (b) AMOUNT OF TAX.—The amount of tax scribed in clause (i)(II) which, by itself or made by this section shall apply to fuel sold imposed by subsection (a) shall be 5.25 per- when aggregated to any other property to or used after December 31, 2009. cent of the income described therein. which this subparagraph applies, is a con- (c) INCOME NOT SUBJECT TO FURTHER TAX.— tribution of more than 10 percent of the land SA 4434. Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, The income on which a tax is imposed by conveyed to the Native Corporation de- Mr. VITTER, Mrs. MURRAY, Ms. subsection (a) shall not (other than such tax) scribed in clause (i)(I) under the Alaska Na- STABENOW, and Mr. INOUYE) submitted be included in the gross income of such tive Claims Settlement Act. an amendment intended to be proposed United States shareholder (or any other ‘‘(iii) CARRYOVER.—If the aggregate by her to the bill H.R. 5297, to create United States person who acquires from any amount of contributions described in clause person any portion of the interest of such (i) exceeds the limitation of clause (i), such the Small Business Lending Fund Pro- United States shareholder in such foreign excess shall be treated (in a manner con- gram to direct the Secretary of the corporation) and shall be treated for pur- sistent with the rules of subsection (d)(2)) as Treasury to make capital investments poses of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as a charitable contribution to which clause (i) in eligible institutions to order to in- if such amounts are, or have been, included applies in each of the 5 succeeding years in crease the availability of credit for in the income of the United States share- order of time. small businesses, to amend the Inter- holder under section 951(a)(1)(B). ‘‘(iv) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub- nal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax (d) ADDITIONAL TAX IMPOSED FOR FAILURE paragraph, the term ‘Native Corporation’ has TO MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT LEVELS.— incentives for small business job cre- the meaning given such term by section 3(m) (1) IN GENERAL.—If, during the period con- of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. ation, and for other purposes; which sisting of the calendar month in which the ‘‘(v) TERMINATION.—This subparagraph was ordered to lie on the table; as fol- election under this section is made and the shall not apply to any contribution in any lows: succeeding 23 calendar months, the taxpayer taxable year beginning after December 31, At the end of part II of subtitle A of title does not maintain an average employment 2010.’’. II, insert the following: level at least equal to the taxpayer’s prior (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section average employment, an additional amount 170(b)(2)(A) of such Code is amended by strik- SEC. —. REPEAL OF QUALIFIED SHIPPING IN- VESTMENT WITHDRAWAL RULES. shall be taken into account as income by the ing ‘‘subparagraph (B) applies’’ and inserting (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 955 of the Inter- taxpayer during the taxable year that in- ‘‘subparagraphs (B) or (C) apply’’. cludes the final day of such period, equal to (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments nal Revenue Code of 1986 is hereby repealed. $25,000 multiplied by the number of employ- made by this section shall apply to contribu- (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— ees by which the taxpayer’s average employ- tions made after the date of the enactment (1) Section 951(a)(1)(A) of the Internal Rev- ment level during such period falls below the of this Act. enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding (d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (i) and by striking prior average employment. this section or the amendments made by this clause (iii). (2) PRIOR AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT.—For pur- section shall be construed to modify any ex- (2) Section 951(a)(1)(A)(ii) of such Code is poses of this subsection, the taxpayer’s prior isting property rights conveyed to Native amended by striking ‘‘, and’’ at the end and average employment is the average number Corporations (withing the meaning of sec- inserting ‘‘, except that in applying this of full time equivalent employees of the tax- tion 3(m) of the Alaska Native Claims Set- clause amounts invested in less developed payer during the period consisting of the 24 tlement Act) under such Act. country corporations described in section calendar months immediately preceding the SEC. lll. INCREASE IN PENALTY FOR FAILURE 955(c)(2) (as so in effect) shall not be treated calendar month in which the election under TO FILE A PARTNERSHIP OR S COR- as investments in less developed countries.’’. this section is made. PORATION RETURN. (3) Section 951(a)(3) of such Code is hereby (3) AGGREGATION RULES.—In determining (a) IN GENERAL.—Sections 6698(b)(1) and repealed. the taxpayer’s average employment level 6699(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of (4) Section 964(b) of such Code is amended and prior average employment, all domestic 1986 are each amended by striking ‘‘$195’’ and by striking ‘‘, 955,’’. members of a controlled group (as defined in inserting ‘‘$205’’. (5) The table of sections for subpart F of section 264(e)(5)(B) of the Internal Revenue (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment part III of subchapter N of chapter 1 of such Code of 1986) shall be treated as a single tax- made by this section shall apply to returns Code is amended by striking the item relat- payer. for taxable years beginning after December ing to section 955. (e) ELECTION.— 31, 2010. (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments (1) IN GENERAL.—A taxpayer may elect to apply this section to— SA 4433. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted made by this section shall apply to taxable years of controlled foreign corporations end- (A) the taxpayer’s last taxable year which an amendment intended to be proposed ing on or after the date of the enactment of begins before the date of the enactment of to amendment SA 4402 proposed by Mr. this Act, and to taxable years of United this Act, or REID (for Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Ms. States shareholders in which or with which (B) the taxpayer’s first taxable year begin- LANDRIEU, and Mr. REID)) to the bill such taxable years of controlled foreign cor- ning on or after such date. H.R. 5297, to create the Small Business porations end. (2) TIMING OF ELECTION AND ONE-TIME ELEC- Lending Fund Program to direct the SEC. —. TAX IMPOSED ON ELECTING UNITED TION.—Such election may be made only once Secretary of the Treasury to make cap- STATES SHAREHOLDERS. by any taxpayer, and only if made on or be- ital investments in eligible institu- (a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a United fore the due date (including extensions) for filing the return of tax for the taxable year tions to order to increase the avail- States shareholder for which an election is in effect under this section, a tax is hereby of such election. ability of credit for small businesses, (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall to amend the Internal Revenue Code of imposed on such shareholder’s pro rata share (determined under the principles of para- apply to taxable years ending on or after the 1986 to provide tax incentives for small graph (2) of subsection (a) of section 951 of date of the enactment of this Act. business job creation, and for other the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) of the purposes; which was ordered to lie on sum of— SA 4435. Mrs. HAGAN submitted an the table; as follows: (1) the foreign base company shipping in- amendment intended to be proposed to After part IV of subtitle A of title II, insert come (determined under section 954(f) of the amendment SA 4402 proposed by Mr. the following: Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as in effect be- REID (for Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Ms.

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Lending Fund Program to direct the Jobs Act of 2010, the Administrator shall— ‘‘(ii) After the end of the 3-year period de- Secretary of the Treasury to make cap- ‘‘(AA) assign each North American Indus- scribed in clause (i), a small business con- try Classification System industry code to a ital investments in eligible institu- cern described in clause (i)— category described in item (cc); and ‘‘(I) may not receive developmental assist- tions in order to increase the avail- ‘‘(BB) for each category described in item ance under the Program or contracts under ability of credit for small businesses, (cc), establish a maximum net worth for the section 8(a); and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of socially disadvantaged individuals who own ‘‘(II) may continue to perform and receive 1986 to provide tax incentives for small or control small business concerns in the payment under a contract received by the business job creation, and for other category that participate in the program small business concern under section 8(a) be- purposes; which was ordered to lie on under this subsection. fore the end of the period, under the terms of the table; as follows: ‘‘(bb) The maximum net worth for a cat- the contract.’’. egory described in item (cc) shall be not less (2) GAO STUDY.—Section 8(a) of the Small On page 84, between lines 11 and 12, insert than the modified net worth limitations es- the following: Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)) is amended by tablished by the Administrator under section adding at the end the following: SEC. 1210. CERTAIN CEILING FANS. 1348(a)(2) of the Small Business Jobs Act of ‘‘(22) REVIEW OF EFFECTIVENESS.— (a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.84.14 of the 2010. ‘‘(A) GAO STUDY.—Not later than 5 years Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United ‘‘(cc) The categories described in this item after the date of enactment of this para- States is amended by striking ‘‘12/31/2009’’ are— graph, and every 5 years thereafter, the and inserting ‘‘12/31/2012’’. ‘‘(AA) manufacturing; Comptroller General of the United States (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— ‘‘(BB) construction; shall— (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by ‘‘(CC) professional services; and ‘‘(i) conduct an evaluation of the effective- subsection (a) applies with respect to goods ‘‘(DD) general services. entered or withdrawn from warehouse for ‘‘(III) The Administrator shall establish ness of the program under this subsection, consumption, on or after the 15th day after procedures that— including an examination of— the enactment of this Act. ‘‘(aa) account for inflationary adjustments ‘‘(I) the number and size of contracts ap- (2) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION TO CERTAIN to, and include a reasonable assumption of, plied for, as compared to the number re- ENTRIES.—Notwithstanding section 514 of the the average income and net worth of the ceived by, small business concerns after suc- Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other owners of business concerns that are domi- cessfully completing the program; provision of law, upon proper request filed nant in the field of operation of the business ‘‘(II) the percentage of small business con- with U.S. Customs and Border Protection be- concern; and cerns that continue to operate during the 3- fore the 90th day after the date of the enact- ‘‘(bb) require an annual inflationary ad- year period beginning on the date on which ment of this Act, any entry, or withdrawal justment to the average income and max- the small business concerns successfully from warehouse for consumption, of any imum net worth requirements under this complete the program; goods described in heading 9902.84.14 of the clause. ‘‘(III) whether the business of small busi- Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United ‘‘(IV) In determining the assets and net ness concerns increases during the 3-year pe- States (as added by subsection (a) that was worth of a socially disadvantaged individual riod beginning on the date on which the made— under this subparagraph, the Administrator small business concerns successfully com- (A) after December 31, 2009; and shall not consider any assets of the indi- plete the program; and (B) before the 15th day after the date of the vidual that are held in a qualified retirement ‘‘(IV) the number of training sessions of- enactment of this Act; plan, as that term is defined in section fered under the program; and shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though 4974(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of ‘‘(ii) submit to the Committee on Small the amendment made by subsection (a) ap- 1986.’’. Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate plied to such entry or withdrawal. (B) TEMPORARY INFLATIONARY ADJUST- and the Committee on Small Business of the MENT.— House of Representatives a report regarding SA 4436. Mr. CARDIN (for himself, (i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days each evaluation under clause (i). Mr. BURRIS, and Ms. LANDRIEU) sub- after the date of enactment of this Act, the ‘‘(B) SBA REPORT.—Not later than 1 year mitted an amendment intended to be Administrator shall modify the net worth after the date of enactment of this para- proposed to amendment SA 4402 pro- limitations established by the Administrator graph, and every year thereafter, the Admin- istrator shall submit to the Committee on posed by Mr. REID (for Mr. BAUCUS (for for purposes of the program under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the himself, Ms. LANDRIEU, and Mr. REID)) 637(a)) by adjusting the amount of the net Senate and the Committee on Small Busi- to the bill H.R. 5297, to create the worth limitations for inflation during the pe- ness of the House of Representatives a report Small Business Lending Fund Program riod beginning on the date on which the Ad- evaluating the program under this section, to direct the Secretary of the Treasury ministrator established the net worth limi- including an assessment of— to make capital investments in eligible tations and the date of enactment of this ‘‘(i) the regulations promulgated to carry institutions in order to increase the Act. out the program; availability of credit for small busi- (ii) TERMINATION.—The Administrator shall ‘‘(ii) online training under the program; nesses, to amend the Internal Revenue apply the net worth limitations established and ‘‘(iii) whether the structure of the program Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives under clause (i) until the effective date of the net worth limitations established by the is conducive to business development.’’. for small business job creation, and for Administrator under clause (ii)(II) of section (3) REPORT ON FRAUD DETECTION.—Not later other purposes; which was ordered to 8(a)(6)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 than 90 days after the date of enactment of lie on the table; as follows: U.S.C. 637(a)(6)(A)), as added by this para- this Act, the Administrator shall— On page 113, between lines 17 and 18, insert graph. (A) assess the workload of business devel- the following: (C) TRANSITION PERIOD.—Section 7(j)(15) of opment specialists of the Administration; SEC. 1348. SECTION 8(a) IMPROVEMENTS. the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(j)(15)) (B) evaluate the use of fraud detection (a) PROGRAMS FOR SOCIALLY AND ECONOMI- is amended— tools, such as the use of data mining tech- CALLY DISADVANTAGED SMALL BUSINESS CON- (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and niques and provide additional financial and CERNS.— (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; analytical training for business development (1) NET WORTH THRESHOLD.— (D) by striking ‘‘Subject to’’ and inserting specialists of the Administration; (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(a)(6)(A) of the ‘‘(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), (C) propose amendments to regulations and Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(6)(A)) is and subject to’’; and operational changes that would closely amended— (E) by adding at the end the following: evaluate an applicant to participate in the (i) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘(6)(A)’’; ‘‘(B)(i) A small business concern may re- program under section 8(a) of the Small (ii) by striking ‘‘In determining the degree ceive developmental assistance under the Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)) if a family of diminished credit’’ and inserting the fol- Program and contracts under section 8(a) member of the applicant is, or has been, a lowing: during the 3-year period beginning on the participant in the program under section 8(a) ‘‘(ii)(I) In determining the degree of dimin- date on which the small business concern of the Small Business Act providing the ished credit’’; graduates— same type of supplies or services as the ap- (iii) by striking ‘‘In determining the eco- ‘‘(I) because the small business concern has plicant; nomic disadvantage’’ and inserting the fol- participated in the Program for the total pe- (D) review the regulations relating to eco- lowing: riod authorized under subparagraph (A); or nomic disadvantage with respect to the in- ‘‘(iii) In determining the economic dis- ‘‘(II) under section 8(a)(6)(C)(ii), because come and asset levels of an applicant for or advantage’’; and the socially disadvantaged individuals who participant in the program under section 8(a) (iv) by inserting after clause (ii)(I), as so own or control the small business concern of the Small Business Act at the time of ap- designated by this section, the following: have a net worth that is more than the max- plication and annual certification; and

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(E) submit to the Committee on Small (ii) EDUCATIONAL TRAINING.—The edu- of Louisiana, or any county in the State of Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate cational training under subparagraph (A) Mississippi or in the State of Alabama, that and the Committee on Small Business of the shall include training regarding— has been designated by the Administrator as House of Representatives a report regarding (I) accounting; a disaster area by reason of Hurricane the assessment, evaluation, proposals, and (II) legal issues; Katrina of 2005 or Hurricane Rita of 2005 review under this paragraph. (III) infrastructure; under disaster declaration 10176, 10177, 10178, (b) SURETY BOND PILOT PROGRAM.— (IV) human resources; 10179, 10180, 10181, 10205, or 10206. (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— (V) estimating costs; (3) REVIEW AND COMPLIANCE.—The Adminis- (A) the terms ‘‘bid bond’’, ‘‘payment (VI) scheduling; and trator shall ensure that the case of every bond’’, ‘‘performance bond’’, and ‘‘surety’’ (VII) any other area the Administrator de- small business concern participating before have the meanings given those terms in sec- termines is a key area for which training is the date of enactment of this Act in a pro- tion 410 of the Small Business Investment needed for eligible small business concerns. gram or activity covered by paragraph (1) is Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 694a); (4) PANEL.— reviewed and brought into compliance with (B) the term ‘‘Board’’ means the pilot pro- (A) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator this subsection. gram advisory board established under para- shall establish a pilot program advisory graph (4)(A); board to evaluate and make recommenda- SA 4437. Mr. NELSON of Florida (for (C) the term ‘‘eligible small business con- tions regarding the pilot program. himself, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. WICKER, cern’’ means a socially and economically dis- (B) MEMBERSHIP.—The Board shall be com- Mr. VITTER, Mr. COCHRAN, and Mr. advantaged small business concern that is posed of 5 members— SHELBY) submitted an amendment in- participating in the program under section (i) who shall be appointed by the Adminis- 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. trator; tended to be proposed to amendment 637(a)); (ii) not less than 2 of whom shall have SA 4402 proposed by Mr. REID (for Mr. (D) the term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Small graduated from the program under section BAUCUS (for himself, Ms. LANDRIEU, and Business Surety Bond Pilot Program Fund 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. Mr. REID)) to the bill H.R. 5297, to cre- established under paragraph (5)(A); 637(a)); and ate the Small Business Lending Fund (E) the term ‘‘graduated’’ has the meaning (iii) not more than 1 of whom may be an of- Program to direct the Secretary of the given that term in section 7(j)(10)(H) of the ficer or employee of the Administration. Treasury to make capital investments Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(j)(10)(H)); (C) DUTIES.—The Board shall— (F) the term ‘‘pilot program’’ means the (i) evaluate and make recommendations to in eligible institutions in order to in- surety bond pilot program established under the Administrator regarding the effective- crease the availability of credit for paragraph (2)(A); and ness of the pilot program; small businesses, to amend the Inter- (G) the term ‘‘socially and economically (ii) make recommendations to the Admin- nal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax disadvantaged small business concern’’ has istrator regarding performance measures to incentives for small business job cre- the meaning given that term in section 8(a) evaluate eligible small business concerns ap- ation, and for other purposes; which of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)). plying for a guarantee under the pilot pro- was ordered to lie on the table; as fol- (2) PROGRAM.— gram; and (A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall (iii) not later than 90 days after the date lows: establish a surety bond pilot program under on which all members of the Board are ap- At the end of subtitle A of title II, add the which the Administrator may guarantee any pointed, and every year thereafter until the following:– surety against loss resulting from a breach authority to carry out the pilot program ter- PART V—OTHER PROVISIONS– of the terms of a bid bond, payment bond, minates under paragraph (6), submit to the SEC. llll. 5-YEAR NET OPERATING LOSS performance bond, or bonds ancillary there- Committee on Small Business and Entrepre- CARRYBACK FOR CERTAIN OIL to, by an eligible small business concern. neurship of the Senate and the Committee SPILL-RELATED LOSSES.– (B) APPLICATION.—An eligible small busi- on Small Business of the House of Represent- (a) EXTENSION OF NET OPERATING LOSS ness concern desiring a guarantee under the atives a report regarding the activities of the CARRYBACK PERIOD.—Paragraph (1) of section pilot program shall submit an application at Board. 172(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is such time, in such manner, and accompanied (5) FUND.— amended by adding at the end the following by such information as the Administrator (A) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—There is es- new subparagraph:– may require. tablished in the Treasury of the United ‘‘(K) CERTAIN OIL SPILL-RELATED LOSSES.— (C) REVIEW.—A surety desiring a guarantee States a revolving fund to be known as the In the case of a taxpayer which has a quali- under the pilot program against loss result- ‘‘Small Business Surety Bond Pilot Program fied oil spill loss (as defined in subsection ing from a breach of the terms of a bid bond, Fund’’, to be administered by the Adminis- (k)) for a taxable year, such qualified oil payment bond, performance bond, or bonds trator. spill loss shall be a net operating loss ancillary thereto by an eligible small busi- (B) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts in the Fund carryback to each of the 5 taxable years pre- ness concern shall— shall be available without fiscal year limita- ceding the taxable year of such loss.’’.– (i) submit to the Administrator a report tion or further appropriation by Congress. (b) QUALIFIED OIL SPILL LOSS.—Section 172 evaluating whether the eligible small busi- (C) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is ness concern meets such criteria as the Ad- There is authorized to be appropriated to the amended by redesignating subsection (k) as ministrator may establish relating to wheth- Fund $20,000,000. subsection (l) and by inserting after sub- er a bond should be issued to the eligible (D) RESCISSION.—Effective on the day after section (j) the following new subsection:– small business concern; and the date on which the term of all guarantees ‘‘(k) RULES RELATING TO QUALIFIED OIL (ii) if the Administrator does not guar- made under the pilot program have ended, SPILL LOSSES.—For purposes of this sec- antee the surety against loss, submit an up- all amounts in the Fund are rescinded. tion—– date of the report described in clause (i) (6) TERMINATION.—The Administrator may ‘‘(1) QUALIFIED OIL SPILL LOSSES.—– every 6 months. not guarantee a surety against loss under ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro- (3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATIONAL the pilot program on or after the date that is vided in this paragraph, the term ‘qualified TRAINING.— 7 years after the date the date on which the oil spill loss’ means the lesser of—– (A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall Administrator makes the first guarantee ‘‘(i) the excess of—– provide technical assistance and educational under the pilot program. ‘‘(I) the amount of losses in a taxable year training to an eligible small business con- (c) EXTENSION OF PARTICIPATION TERM FOR ending after April 20, 2010, and before Octo- cern participating in the pilot program or VICTIMS OF HURRICANE KATRINA OR HURRI- ber 1, 2011, incurred by a commercial or char- desiring to participate in the pilot program CANE RITA.— ter fishing business operating in the Gulf of for a period of not less than 3 years, to pro- (1) RETROACTIVITY.—If a small business Mexico or a Gulf of Mexico tourism-related mote the growth of the eligible small busi- concern, while participating in any program business attributable to the discharge of oil ness concern and assist the eligible small or activity under the authority of paragraph that began in 2010 in connection with the ex- business concern in promoting job develop- (10) of section 7(j) of the Small Business Act plosion on, and sinking of, the mobile off- ment. (15 U.S.C. 636(j)), was located in a parish or shore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, over– (B) TOPICS.— county described in paragraph (2) of this sub- ‘‘(II) amounts received during such taxable (i) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The technical section and was affected by Hurricane year as payments for lost profits and earning assistance under subparagraph (A) shall in- Katrina of 2005 or Hurricane Rita of 2005, the capacity under section 1002(b)(2)(E) of the Oil clude assistance relating to— period during which that small business con- Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2702(b)(2)(E)), (I) scheduling of employees; cern is permitted continuing participation by insurance, or otherwise, or– (II) cash flow analysis; and eligibility in that program or activity ‘‘(ii) the amount of the net operating loss (III) change orders; shall be extended for 24 months after the for such taxable year.– (IV) requisition preparation; date such participation and eligibility would ‘‘(B) SAFE HARBOR FOR CERTAIN SMALL BUSI- (V) submitting proposals; otherwise terminate. NESSES.—In the case of—– (VI) dispute resolution; and (2) PARISHES AND COUNTIES COVERED.—Para- ‘‘(i) any commercial or charter fishing (VII) contract management. graph (1) applies to any parish in the State business operating in the Gulf of Mexico, or–

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DEFINITIONS. ‘‘(C) COORDINATION WITH QUALIFIED DIS- an employer for any visa authorizing em- In this title: ASTER LOSSES.—Such term shall not include ployment in the United States unless the (1) EXISTING PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘existing any qualified disaster loss (as defined in sub- employer has provided written certification, program’’ means a program, designed to pro- section (j)).– under penalty of perjury, to the Secretary of mote employee ownership and employee par- ‘‘(2) COORDINATION WITH SUBSECTION (b)(2).— Labor that— ticipation in business decisionmaking, that For purposes of applying subsection (b)(2), a (1) the employer has not provided a notice exists on the date the Secretary is carrying qualified oil spill loss for any taxable year of a mass layoff pursuant to the Worker Ad- out a responsibility authorized by this title. shall be treated in a manner similar to the justment and Retraining Notification Act (29 (2) INITIATIVE.—The term ‘‘Initiative’’ manner in which a specified liability loss is U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) during the 12-month pe- means the Employee Ownership and Partici- treated.– riod immediately preceding the date on pation Initiative established under section ‘‘(3) ELECTION.—Any taxpayer entitled to a which the alien is scheduled to be hired; and l03. 5-year carryback under subsection (b)(1)(K) (2) the employer does not intend to provide (3) NEW PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘new pro- from any loss year may elect to have the a notice of a mass layoff pursuant to such gram’’ means a program, designed to pro- carryback period with respect to such loss Act. mote employee ownership and employee par- year determined without regard to sub- (c) EFFECT OF MASS LAYOFF.—If an em- ticipation in business decisionmaking, that section (b)(1)(K). Such election shall be made ployer provides a notice of a mass layoff pur- does not exist on the date the Secretary is in such manner as may be prescribed by the suant to the Worker Adjustment and Re- carrying out a responsibility authorized by Secretary and shall be made by the due date training Notification Act after the approval this title. (including extensions of time) for filing the of a visa described in subsection (b), any (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ taxpayer’s return for the taxable year of the visas approved during the most recent 12- means the Secretary of Labor. net operating loss. Such election, once made month period for such employer shall expire (5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any of for any taxable year, shall be irrevocable for on the date that is 60 days after the date on the 50 States within the United States of such taxable year.– which such notice is provided. The expira- America. ‘‘(4) GULF OF MEXICO TOURISM-RELATED tion of a visa under this subsection shall not SEC. l03. EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP AND PARTICI- BUSINESS.—For purposes of this subsection— be subject to judicial review. – PATION INITIATIVE. (d) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—Upon receiving (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘Gulf of Mex- notification of a mass layoff from an em- ico tourism-related business’ means a hotel, Labor shall establish an Employee Owner- ployer, the Secretary of Homeland Security ship and Participation Initiative to promote lodging, recreation, entertainment, or res- shall inform each employee whose visa is taurant business located in a Gulf Coast employee ownership and employee participa- scheduled to expire under subsection (c)— tion in business decisionmaking. community.– (1) the date on which such individual will ‘‘(B) GULF COAST COMMUNITY.—The term (b) FUNCTIONS.—In carrying out the Initia- no longer be authorized to work in the tive, the Secretary shall— ‘Gulf Coast community’ means any county United States; and or parish in the States of Louisiana, Mis- (1) support within the States existing pro- (2) the date on which such individual will grams designed to promote employee owner- sissippi, Alabama, or Florida which borders be required to leave the United States unless the Gulf of Mexico.’’.– ship and employee participation in business the individual is otherwise authorized to re- decisionmaking; and (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—– main in the United States. (2) facilitate within the States the forma- (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro- (e) EXEMPTION.—An employer shall be ex- tion of new programs designed to promote vided in this subsection, the amendments empt from the requirements under this sec- made by this section shall apply to net oper- employee ownership and employee participa- tion if the employer provides written certifi- tion in business decisionmaking. ating losses arising in taxable years ending cation, under penalty of perjury, to the Sec- after April 20, 2010.– (c) DUTIES.—To carry out the functions retary of Labor that the total number of the enumerated in subsection (b), the Secretary (2) TRANSITION RULE.—In the case of a net employer’s workers who are United States operating loss for a taxable year ending after shall— citizens and are working in the United (1) support new programs and existing pro- April 20, 2010, and before the date of the en- States have not been, and will not be, re- actment of this Act—– grams by— duced as a result of a mass layoff described (A) making Federal grants authorized (A) any election made under section in subsection (c). 172(b)(3) of such Code with respect to such under section l5; and (f) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 90 days (B)(i) acting as a clearinghouse on tech- loss may (notwithstanding such section) be after the date of the enactment of this Act, revoked before the applicable date, and– niques employed by new programs and exist- the Secretary of Homeland Security and the ing programs within the States, and dissemi- (B) any application under section 6411(a) of Secretary of Labor shall promulgate regula- such Code with respect to such loss shall be nating information relating to those tech- tions to carry out this section, including a niques to the programs; or treated as timely filed if filed before the ap- requirement that employers provide notice plicable date. (ii) funding projects for information gath- to the Secretary of Homeland Security of a ering on those techniques, and dissemination For purposes of this paragraph, the term mass layoff (as defined in section 2 of the of that information to the programs, by ‘‘applicable date’’ means the date which is 60 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notifica- groups outside the Department of Labor; and days after the date of the enactment of this tion Act (29 U.S.C. 2101)). (2) facilitate the formation of new pro- Act. grams, in ways that include holding or fund- SA 4439. Mr. SANDERS (for himself, ing an annual conference of representatives SA 4438. Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. BROWN OF OHIO, and Mr. LEAHY) from States with existing programs, rep- Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. HARKIN, and Mr. submitted an amendment intended to resentatives from States developing new pro- TESTER) submitted an amendment in- be proposed to amendment SA 4402 pro- grams, and representatives from States with- tended to be proposed to amendment posed by Mr. REID (for Mr. BAUCUS (for out existing programs. SA 4402 proposed by Mr. REID (for Mr. himself, Ms. LANDRIEU, and Mr. REID)) SEC. l04. PROGRAMS REGARDING EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP AND PARTICIPATION. BAUCUS (for himself, Ms. LANDRIEU, and to the bill H.R. 5297, to create the (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—Not later Mr. REID)) to the bill H.R. 5297, to cre- Small Business Lending Fund Program than 180 days after the date of enactment of ate the Small Business Lending Fund to direct the Secretary of the Treasury this Act, the Secretary shall establish a pro- Program to direct the Secretary of the to make capital investments in eligible gram to encourage new and existing pro- Treasury to make capital investments institutions in order to increase the grams within the States, designed to foster in eligible institutions in order to in- availability of credit for small busi- employee ownership and employee participa- crease the availability of credit for nesses, to amend the Internal Revenue tion in business decisionmaking throughout small businesses, to amend the Inter- Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives the United States. nal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax for small business job creation, and for (b) PURPOSE OF PROGRAM.—The purpose of the program established under subsection (a) incentives for small business job cre- other purposes; which was ordered to is to encourage new and existing programs ation, and for other purposes; which lie on the table; as follows: within the States that focus on— was ordered to lie on the table; as fol- At the appropriate place, insert the fol- (1) providing education and outreach to in- lows: lowing: form employees and employers about the

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AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIA- and information about how their businesses (1) Education and outreach as provided in TIONS. can succeed; section l4(b)(1). (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to (2) providing technical assistance to assist (2) Technical assistance as provided in sec- be appropriated for the purpose of making employee efforts to become business owners, tion l4(b)(2). grants pursuant to section l5 the following: to enable employers and employees to ex- (3) Training activities for employees and (1) For fiscal year 2011, $3,850,000. plore and assess the feasibility of transfer- employers as provided in section l4(b)(3). (2) For fiscal year 2012, $6,050,000. ring full or partial ownership to employees, (4) Activities facilitating cooperation (3) For fiscal year 2013, $8,800,000. and to encourage employees and employers among employee-owned firms. (4) For fiscal year 2014, $11,550,000. to start new employee-owned businesses; (5) Training as provided in section l4(b)(4) (5) For fiscal year 2015, $14,850,000. (3) training employees and employers with for new programs provided by participants in (b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—There are respect to methods of employee participa- existing programs dedicated to the objec- authorized to be appropriated for the purpose tion in open-book management, work teams, tives of this title, except that, for each fiscal of funding the administrative expenses re- committees, and other approaches for seek- year, the amount of the grants made for such lated to the Initiative, for each of fiscal ing greater employee input; and training shall not exceed 10 percent of the years 2011 through 2015, an amount not in ex- (4) training other entities to apply for total amount of the grants made under this cess of— funding under this section, to establish new title. (1) $350,000; or programs, and to carry out program activi- (b) AMOUNTS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec- (2) 5.0 percent of the maximum amount ties. retary shall determine the amount and any available under subsection (a) for that fiscal conditions for a grant made under this sec- year.– (c) PROGRAM DETAILS.—The Secretary may tion. The amount of the grant shall be sub- include, in the program established under ject to subsection (f), and shall reflect the SA 4440. Mr. SANDERS (for himself, subsection (a), provisions that— capacity of the applicant for the grant. Mr. BROWN of Ohio, and Mr. LEAHY) (1) in the case of activities under sub- (c) APPLICATIONS.—Each entity desiring a submitted an amendment intended to section (b)(1)— grant under this section shall submit an ap- be proposed to amendment SA 4402 pro- (A) target key groups such as retiring busi- plication to the Secretary at such time, in posed by Mr. REID (for Mr. BAUCUS (for ness owners, senior managers, unions, trade such manner, and accompanied by such in- himself, Ms. LANDRIEU, and Mr. REID)) associations, community organizations, and formation as the Secretary may reasonably economic development organizations; require. to the bill H.R. 5297, to create the (B) encourage cooperation in the organiza- (d) STATE APPLICATIONS.—Each State may Small Business Lending Fund Program tion of workshops and conferences; and sponsor and submit an application under to direct the Secretary of the Treasury (C) prepare and distribute materials con- subsection (c) on behalf of any local entity to make capital investments in eligible cerning employee ownership and participa- consisting of a unit of State or local govern- institutions in order to increase the tion, and business ownership succession ment, State-supported institution of higher availability of credit for small busi- planning; education, or nonprofit organization, meet- nesses, to amend the Internal Revenue (2) in the case of activities under sub- ing the requirements of this title. Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives section (b)(2)— (e) APPLICATIONS BY ENTITIES.— (A) provide preliminary technical assist- (1) ENTITY APPLICATIONS.—If a State fails for small business job creation, and for ance to employee groups, managers, and re- to support or establish a program pursuant other purposes; which was ordered to tiring owners exploring the possibility of em- to this title during any fiscal year, the Sec- lie on the table; as follows: ployee ownership; retary shall, in the subsequent fiscal years, At the appropriate place, insert the fol- (B) provide for the performance of prelimi- allow local entities described in subsection lowing: nary feasibility assessments; (d) from that State to make applications for SEC. lll. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EMPLOYEE (C) assist in the funding of objective third- grants under subsection (c) on their own ini- OWNERSHIP BANK. party feasibility studies and preliminary tiative. (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— business valuations, and in selecting and (2) APPLICATION SCREENING.—Any State (1) between December 2007 and May 2010, monitoring professionals qualified to con- failing to support or establish a program payroll employment in the United States fell duct such studies; and pursuant to this title during any fiscal year by 7,381,000; (D) provide a data bank to help employees may submit applications under subsection (2) between January 2000 and May 2010, the find legal, financial, and technical advice in (c) in the subsequent fiscal years but may manufacturing sector lost 5,632,000 jobs; connection with business ownership; not screen applications by local entities de- (3) as of May 2010, fewer than 12,000,000 (3) in the case of activities under sub- scribed in subsection (d) before submitting workers in the United States were employed section (b)(3)— the applications to the Secretary. in the manufacturing sector, the fewest (A) provide for courses on employee par- (f) LIMITATIONS.—A recipient of a grant number of factory jobs since March 1941; ticipation; and made under this section shall not receive, (4) at the end of 2009, the United States had (B) provide for the development and fos- during a fiscal year, in the aggregate, more a trade deficit of more than $374,908,000,000, tering of networks of employee-owned com- than the following amounts: including a $226,877,200,000 trade deficit with panies to spread the use of successful partici- (1) For fiscal year 2011, $300,000. China; pation techniques; and (2) For fiscal year 2012, $330,000. (5) preserving and increasing decent paying (4) in the case of training under subsection (3) For fiscal year 2013, $363,000. jobs must be a top priority of Congress; (b)(4)— (4) For fiscal year 2014, $399,300. (6) providing loan guarantees, direct loans, (A) provide for visits to existing programs (5) For fiscal year 2015, $439,200. and technical assistance to employees to buy by staff from new programs receiving fund- (g) ANNUAL REPORT.—For each year, each their own companies will preserve and in- ing under this title; and recipient of a grant under this section shall crease employment in the United States; and (B) provide materials to be used for such submit to the Secretary a report describing (7) just as the United States Export-Import training. how grant funds allocated pursuant to this Bank was created in 1934, in the midst of the section were expended during the 12-month Great Depression, as a way to increase (d) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall issue period preceding the date of the submission United States jobs through exports, the time formal guidance, for recipients of grants of the report. has come to establish the United States Em- awarded under section l5 and one-stop part- SEC. l06. EVALUATIONS. ployee Ownership Bank within the Depart- ners affiliated with the statewide workforce The Secretary is authorized to reserve not ment of the Treasury to preserve and expand investment systems described in section 106 more than 10 percent of the funds appro- jobs in the United States. of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 priated for a fiscal year to carry out this (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— U.S.C. 2881), proposing that programs and title, for the purposes of conducting evalua- (1) the term ‘‘Bank’’ means the Unites other activities funded under this title be— tions of the grant programs identified in sec- States Employee Ownership Bank, estab- (1) proactive in encouraging actions and tion l05 and to provide related technical as- lished under section 4; activities that promote employee ownership sistance. (2) the term ‘‘eligible worker-owned coop- of, and participation in, businesses; and SEC. l07. REPORTING. erative’’ has the same meaning as in section (2) comprehensive in emphasizing both em- Not later than the expiration of the 36- 1042(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of ployee ownership of, and participation in, month period following the date of enact- 1986; businesses so as to increase productivity and ment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare (3) the term ‘‘employee stock ownership broaden capital ownership. and submit to Congress a report— plan’’ has the same meaning as in section

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4975(e)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of (A) in the case of a direct loan under this (j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 1986; and Act— There are authorized to be appropriated to (4) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec- (i) sufficient to cover the cost of borrowing the Secretary to carry out this section, retary of the Treasury. to the Department of the Treasury for obli- $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums (c) ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES EM- gations of comparable maturity; or as may be necessary thereafter. – PLOYEE OWNERSHIP BANK WITHIN THE DE- (ii) of 4 percent; and PARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.— (B) in the case of a loan guaranteed under SA 4441. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself (1) IN GENERAL.—Before the end of the 90- this section, in an amount that is equal to and Mr. COCHRAN) submitted an amend- day period beginning on the date of enact- the current applicable market rate for a loan ment intended to be proposed to ment of this Act, the Secretary shall estab- of comparable maturity; and amendment SA 4402 proposed by Mr. (2) have a term not to exceed 12 years. lish the United States Employee Ownership REID (for Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Ms. Bank, to foster increased employee owner- (g) EMPLOYEE RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL BE- LANDRIEU, and Mr. REID)) to the bill ship of United States companies and greater FORE PLANT OR FACILITY CLOSING.—Section 3 employee participation in company decision of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining H.R. 5297, to create the Small Business making throughout the United States. Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2102) is amended— Lending Fund Program to direct the (1) in the section heading, by adding at the (2) ORGANIZATION OF THE BANK.— Secretary of the Treasury to make cap- end the following: ‘‘ (A) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall ap- ; employee stock owner- ital investments in eligible institu- point a Director to serve as the head of the ship plans or eligible worker owned coopera- tions to order to increase the avail- tives’’; and Bank, who shall serve at the pleasure of the ability of credit for small businesses, Secretary. (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(e) EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLANS to amend the Internal Revenue Code of (B) STAFF.—The Director may select, ap- AND ELIGIBLE WORKER-OWNED COOPERA- 1986 to provide tax incentives for small point, employ, and fix the compensation of TIVES.— such employees as are necessary to carry out business job creation, and for other ‘‘(1) GENERAL RULE.—If an employer orders the functions of the Bank. purposes; which was ordered to lie on a plant or facility closing in connection with the table; as follows: (d) DUTIES OF BANK.—The Bank is author- the termination of its operations at such ized to provide loans, on a direct or guaran- plant or facility, the employer shall offer its At the end of title IV, insert the following: teed basis, which may be subordinated to the employees an opportunity to purchase such SECTION ll. ON-THE-JOB TRAINING. interests of all other creditors— plant or facility through an employee stock (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be (1) to purchase a company through an em- ownership plan (as that term is defined in cited as the ‘‘On-the-Job Training Act of ployee stock ownership plan or an eligible section 4975(e)(7) of the Internal Revenue 2010’’. worker-owned cooperative, which shall be at Code of 1986) or an eligible worker-owned co- (b) TRAINING.— least 51 percent employee owned, or will be- operative (as that term is defined in section (1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title I of the come at least 51 percent employee owned as 1042(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of Workforce Investment Act of 1998 is amended a result of financial assistance from the 1986) that is at least 51 percent employee by inserting after section 173A (29 U.S.C. Bank; owned. The value of the company which is to 2918a) the following: (2) to allow a company that is less than 51 be the subject of such plan or cooperative ‘‘SEC. 173B. ON-THE-JOB TRAINING. percent employee owned to become at least shall be the fair market value of the plant or ‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term 51 percent employee owned; facility, as determined by an appraisal by an ‘federally recognized tribal organization’ (3) to allow a company that is already at independent third party jointly selected by means an entity described in section least 51 percent employee owned to increase the employer and the employees. The cost of 166(c)(1). the level of employee ownership at the com- the appraisal may be shared evenly between ‘‘(b) GRANTS.—From the amount made pany; and the employer and the employees. available under subsection (g), and subject to (4) to allow a company that is already at ‘‘(2) EXEMPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not subsection (d)— least 51 percent employee owned to expand apply— ‘‘(1) the Secretary shall make grants on a operations and increase or preserve employ- ‘‘(A) if an employer orders a plant closing, discretionary basis to local areas, for adult ment. but will retain the assets of such plant to on-the-job training, or dislocated worker on- (e) PRECONDITIONS.—Before the Bank continue or begin a business within the the-job-training, carried out under section makes any subordinated loan or guarantees United States; or 134; and a loan under subsection (d)(1), a business ‘‘(B) if an employer orders a plant closing ‘‘(2) using an amount that is not more than plan shall be submitted to the bank that— and such employer intends to continue the 10 percent of the funds made available under (1) shows that— business conducted at such plant at another subsection (g), the Secretary shall make (A) not less than 51 percent of all interests plant within the United States.’’. grants to States, local boards, and federally in the company is or will be owned or con- (h) REGULATIONS ON SAFETY AND SOUND- recognized tribal organizations for devel- trolled by an employee stock ownership plan NESS AND PREVENTING COMPETITION WITH oping on-the-job training programs, in con- or eligible worker-owned cooperative; COMMERCIAL INSTITUTIONS.—Before the end of sultation with the Secretary. (B) the board of directors of the company the 90-day period beginning on the date of ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive is or will be elected by shareholders on a one enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the a grant under subsection (b), a State, local share to one vote basis or by members of the Treasury shall prescribe such regulations as board, or federally recognized tribal organi- eligible worker-owned cooperative on a one are necessary to implement this section and zation shall submit an application to the member to one vote basis, except that shares the amendments made by this section, in- Secretary at such time, in such manner, and held by the employee stock ownership plan cluding— containing such information as the Sec- will be voted according to section 409(e) of (1) regulations to ensure the safety and retary may require. In preparing such an ap- the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, with par- soundness of the Bank; and plication for a grant under subsection (b)(1), ticipants providing voting instructions to (2) regulations to ensure that the Bank a local board shall consult with the cor- the trustee of the employee stock ownership will not compete with commercial financial responding State. plan in accordance with the terms of the em- institutions. ‘‘(d) REIMBURSEMENT OF WAGE RATES.— ployee stock ownership plan and the require- (i) COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT CREDIT.— Notwithstanding the limitation in section ments of that section 409(e); and Section 804 of the Community Reinvestment 101(31)(B), in making the grants described in Act of 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2903) is amended by add- (C) all employees will receive basic infor- subsection (b)(1) the Secretary may allow for ing at the end the following new subsection: mation about company progress and have higher levels of reimbursement of wage rates ‘‘(l) ESTABLISHMENT OF EMPLOYEE STOCK the opportunity to participate in day-to-day the Secretary determines are appropriate OWNERSHIP PLANS AND ELIGIBLE WORKER- operations; and based on factors such as— OWNED COOPERATIVES.—In assessing and tak- (2) includes a feasibility study from an ob- ing into account, under subsection (a), the ‘‘(1) employer size, in order to facilitate jective third party with a positive deter- record of a financial institution, the appro- the participation of small- and medium-sized mination that the employee stock ownership priate Federal financial supervisory agency employers; plan or eligible worker-owned cooperative may consider as a factor capital invest- ‘‘(2) target populations, in order to en- will generate enough of a margin to pay back ments, loans, loan participation, technical hance job creation for persons with barriers any loan, subordinated loan, or loan guar- assistance, financial advice, grants, and to employment; and antee that was made possible through the other ventures undertaken by the institution ‘‘(3) the number of employees that will par- Bank. to support or enable employees to establish ticipate in the on-the-job training, the wage (f) TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR LOANS AND employee stock ownership plans or eligible and benefit levels of the employees (before LOAN GUARANTEES.—Notwithstanding any worker-owned cooperatives (as those terms the training and anticipated on completion other provision of law, a loan that is pro- are defined in sections 4975(e)(7) and of the training), the relationship of the vided or guaranteed under this section 1042(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of training to the competitiveness of the em- shall— 1986, respectively), that are at least 51 per- ployer and employees, and the existence of (1) bear interest at an annual rate, as de- cent employee-owned plans or coopera- other employer-provided training and ad- termined by the Secretary— tives.’’. vancement opportunities.

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‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary may Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1757a(a)) is (C) such other factors as the Board deter- use an amount that is not more than 1 per- amended to read as follows: mines necessary or appropriate. cent of the funds made available under sub- ‘‘(a) LIMITATION.— (c) REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON MEMBER BUSI- section (g) for the administration, manage- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in NESS LENDING.— ment, and oversight of the programs, activi- paragraph (2), an insured credit union may (1) REPORT OF THE BOARD.— ties, and grants, funded under subsection (b), not make any member business loan that (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years including the evaluation of, and dissemina- would result in the total amount of such after the date of enactment of this Act, the tion of information on lessons learned loans outstanding at that credit union at Board shall submit a report to Congress on through, the use of such funds. any one time to be equal to more than the member business lending by insured credit ‘‘(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in lesser of— unions. this section shall be construed to affect the ‘‘(A) 1.75 times the actual net worth of the (B) REPORT.—The report required under manner in which subtitle B is implemented, credit union; or subparagraph (A) shall include— for activities funded through amounts appro- ‘‘(B) 12.25 percent of the total assets of the (i) the types and asset size of insured credit priated under section 137. credit union. unions making member business loans and ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The Board the member business loan limitations appli- There is authorized to be appropriated to may approve an application by an insured cable to the insured credit unions; carry out this section such sums as may be credit union upon a finding that the credit (ii) the overall amount and average size of necessary for fiscal year 2011 and each subse- union meets the criteria under this para- member business loans by each insured cred- quent fiscal year.’’. graph to make 1 or more member business it union; (2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con- loans that would result in a total amount of (iii) the ratio of member business loans by tents in section 1(b) of the Workforce Invest- such loans outstanding at any one time of insured credit unions to total assets and net ment Act of 1998 is amended by inserting not more than 27.5 percent of the total assets worth; after the item relating to section 173A the of the credit union, if the credit union— (iv) the performance of the member busi- following: ‘‘(A) had member business loans out- ness loans, including delinquencies and net ‘‘Sec. 173B. On-the-job training.’’. standing at the end of each of the 4 consecu- charge offs; tive quarters immediately preceding the (v) the effect of this section on the number SA 4442. Mr. BURRIS submitted an date of the application, in a total amount of of insured credit unions engaged in member amendment intended to be proposed to not less than 80 percent of the applicable business lending, any change in the amount limitation under paragraph (1); of member business lending, and the extent amendment SA 4402 proposed by Mr. ‘‘(B) is well capitalized, as defined in sec- to which any increase is attributed to the REID (for Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Ms. tion 216(c)(1)(A); change in the limitation in section 107A(a) of LANDRIEU, and Mr. REID)) to the bill ‘‘(C) can demonstrate at least 5 years of ex- the Federal Credit Union Act, as amended by H.R. 5297, to create the Small Business perience of sound underwriting and servicing this Act; Lending Fund Program to direct the of member business loans; (vi) the number, types, and asset size of in- Secretary of the Treasury to make cap- ‘‘(D) has the requisite policies and experi- sured credit unions that were denied or ap- ital investments in eligible institu- ence in managing member business loans; proved by the Board for increased member tions to order to increase the avail- and business loans under section 107A(a)(2), as ‘‘(E) has satisfied other standards that the amended by this Act, including denials and ability of credit for small businesses, Board determines are necessary to maintain approvals under the tiered approval process; to amend the Internal Revenue Code of the safety and soundness of the insured cred- (vii) the types and sizes of businesses that 1986 to provide tax incentives for small it union. receive member business loans, the duration business job creation, and for other ‘‘(3) EFFECT OF NOT BEING WELL CAPITAL- of the credit union membership of the busi- purposes; which was ordered to lie on IZED.—An insured credit union that has made nesses at the time of the loan, the types of the table; as follows: member business loans under an authoriza- collateral used to secure member business tion under paragraph (2) and that is not, as loans, and the income level of members re- On page 113, between lines 17 and 18, insert of its most recent quarterly call report, well ceiving member business loans; and the following: capitalized, may not make any member busi- (viii) the effect of any increases in member SEC. 1348. NET WORTH THRESHOLD. ness loans, until such time as the credit business loans on the risk to the National Section 8(a)(6) of the Small Business Act union becomes well capitalized, as reflected Credit Union Share Insurance Fund and the (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(6)) is amended by adding at in a subsequent quarterly call report, and ob- assessments on insured credit unions. the end the following: tains the approval of the Board.’’. (2) GAO STUDY AND REPORT.— ‘‘(F)(i) Subject to clause (ii), the Adminis- (b) IMPLEMENTATION.— (A) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of trator may not establish the maximum net (1) TIERED APPROVAL PROCESS.—The Board the United States shall conduct a study on worth for participation in the program under shall develop a tiered approval process, the status of member business lending by in- this subsection in an amount less than under which an insured credit union gradu- sured credit unions, including— $2,500,000. ally increases the amount of member busi- (i) trends in such lending; ‘‘(ii) The amount under clause (i) shall be ness lending in a manner that is consistent (ii) types and amounts of member business periodically adjusted by the Administrator with safe and sound operations, subject to loans; to account for inflation.’’. the limits established under section (iii) the effectiveness of this section in en- 107A(a)(2) of the Federal Credit Union Act (as hancing small business lending; SA 4443. Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for amended by this Act). The rate of increase (iv) recommendations for legislative ac- himself, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. REID, Mr. under the process established under this tion, if any, with respect to such lending; LIEBERMAN, Mrs. BOXER, Mrs. paragraph may not exceed 30 percent per and GILLIBRAND, Mr. SANDERS, and Mr. year. (v) any other information that the Comp- INOUYE) submitted an amendment in- (2) RULEMAKING REQUIRED.—The Board troller General considers relevant with re- tended to be proposed by him to the shall issue proposed rules, not later than 6 spect to such lending. bill H.R. 5297, to create the Small Busi- months after the date of enactment of this (B) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comp- ness Lending Fund Program to direct Act, to establish the tiered approval process required under paragraph (1). The tiered ap- troller General shall submit a report to Con- the Secretary of the Treasury to make proval process shall establish standards de- gress on the study required by subparagraph capital investments in eligible institu- signed to ensure that the new business lend- (A). tions to order to increase the avail- ing capacity authorized under the amend- (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— ability of credit for small businesses, ment made by subsection (a) is being used (1) the term ‘‘Board’’ means the National to amend the Internal Revenue Code of only by insured credit unions that are well- Credit Union Administration Board; 1986 to provide tax incentives for small managed and well capitalized, as required by (2) the term ‘‘insured credit union’’ has the business job creation, and for other the amendments made under subsection (a) meaning given that term in section 101 of the purposes; which was ordered to lie on and as defined by the rules issued by the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752); Board under this paragraph. (3) the term ‘‘member business loan’’ has the table; as follows: (3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In issuing rules re- the meaning given that term in section At the appropriate place, insert the fol- quired under this subsection, the Board shall 107A(c)(1) of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 lowing: consider— U.S.C. 1757a(c)(1)); SEC. lll. LIMITS ON MEMBER BUSINESS (A) the experience level of the institutions, (4) the term ‘‘net worth’’ has the meaning LOANS. including a demonstrated history of sound given that term in section 107A(c)(2) of the (a) IN GENERAL.— member business lending; Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. (1) REVISED LIMITATION AND CRITERIA.—Ef- (B) the criteria under section 107A(a)(2) of 1757a(c)(2)); and fective 6 months after the date of enactment the Federal Credit Union Act, as amended by (5) the term ‘‘well capitalized’’ has the of this Act, section 107A(a) of the Federal this Act; and meaning given that term in section

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(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Com- Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr. TEST- (2) ENHANCED FOCUS ON UNITED STATES merce for the period beginning on the date of ER, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. WICKER and Mr. SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES.—In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary the enactment of this Act and ending 18 COBURN) submitted an amendment in- months thereafter, $15,000,000 for the Manu- tended to be proposed to amendment shall take such action as may be necessary to ensure that the activities of the Depart- facturing and Services unit of the Inter- SA 4402 proposed by Mr. REID (for Mr. ment of Commerce relating to promoting national Trade Administration— BAUCUS (for himself, Ms. LANDRIEU, and and facilitating participation by United (1) to establish public-private partnerships Mr. REID)) to the bill H.R. 5297, to cre- States businesses in the global marketplace under the Market Development Cooperator ate the Small Business Lending Fund include promoting and facilitating such par- Program of the International Trade Admin- Program to direct the Secretary of the ticipation by small and medium-sized busi- istration; and Treasury to make capital investments nesses in the United States. (2) to underwrite a portion of the start-up (3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— costs for new projects carried out under that in eligible institutions in order to in- Program to strengthen the competitiveness crease the availability of credit for There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for each of the fiscal years 2011 and market share of United States industry, small businesses, to amend the Inter- and 2012 such sums as may be necessary to not to exceed, for each such project, the less- nal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax carry out this section. er of— 1 incentives for small business job cre- (b) ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR GLOBAL BUSI- (A) ⁄3 of the total start-up costs for the ation, and for other purposes; which NESS DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION ACTIVI- project; or was ordered to lie on the table; as fol- TIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.— (B) $500,000. lows: (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be (b) REQUIREMENTS.—In obligating and ex- appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce pending the funds authorized to be appro- At the end of part IV of title II, insert the priated by subsection (a), the Secretary of following: for the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending 18 months Commerce shall give preference to activities SEC. —. TIME FOR PAYMENT OF MANUFACTUR- thereafter, $30,000,000 to promote or facili- that— ERS’ EXCISE TAX ON RECREATIONAL (1) assist small- and medium-sized busi- EQUIPMENT. tate participation by United States busi- nesses in the United States; and (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section nesses in the global marketplace and facili- (2) the Secretary determines will create or 6302 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (re- tating the entry into, or expansion of, such sustain the greatest number of jobs in the lating to mode or time of collection) is participation by United States businesses. United States and obtain the maximum re- amended to read as follows: (2) REQUIREMENTS.—In obligating and ex- turn on investment. ‘‘(d) TIME FOR PAYMENT OF MANUFACTUR- pending the funds authorized to be appro- ERS’ EXCISE TAX ON RECREATIONAL EQUIP- priated by paragraph (1), the Secretary of SEC. 1214. HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING PART- MENT.—The taxes imposed by subchapter D Commerce shall give preference to activities NERSHIP PROGRAM; TECHNOLOGY of chapter 32 of this title (relating to taxes that— INNOVATION PROGRAM. on recreational equipment) shall be due and (A) assist small- and medium-sized busi- (a) HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING PARTNERSHIP payable on the date for filing the return for nesses in the United States; and PROGRAM.—Section 25(f) of the National In- such taxes.’’. (B) the Secretary determines will create or stitute of Standards and Technology Act (15 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment sustain the greatest number of jobs in the U.S.C. 278k(f)) is amended by adding at the made by subsection (a) shall apply to articles United States and obtain the maximum re- end the following: sold by the manufacturer, producer, or im- turn on investment. ‘‘(7) GLOBAL MARKETPLACE PROJECTS.—In porter after the date of the enactment of this SEC. 1211. ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO IMPROVE making awards under this subsection, the Act. ACCESS TO GLOBAL MARKETS FOR Director, in consultation with the Manufac- RURAL BUSINESSES. turing Extension Partnership Advisory SA 4445. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for her- (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to Board and the Secretary of Commerce, self, Mr. LEMIEUX, Mr. KERRY, Mrs. be appropriated to the Secretary of Com- may— SHAHEEN, and Mr. NELSON of Florida) merce $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ‘‘(A) take into consideration whether an submitted an amendment intended to 2011 and 2012 for improving access to the application has significant potential for en- be proposed to amendment SA 4402 pro- global marketplace for goods and services hancing the competitiveness of small and provided by rural businesses in the United medium-sized United States manufacturers posed by Mr. REID (for Mr. BAUCUS (for States. in the global marketplace; and himself, Ms. LANDRIEU, and Mr. REID)) (b) REQUIREMENTS.—In obligating and ex- ‘‘(B) give a preference to applications for to the bill H.R. 5297, to create the pending the funds authorized to be appro- such projects to the extent the Director Small Business Lending Fund Program priated by subsection (a), the Secretary of deems appropriate, taking into account the to direct the Secretary of the Treasury Commerce shall give preference to activities broader purposes of this subsection.’’. to make capital investments in eligible that— (b) TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PROGRAM.—In institutions in order to increase the (1) assist small- and medium-sized busi- awarding grants, cooperative agreements, or availability of credit for small busi- nesses in the United States; and contracts under section 28 of the National (2) the Secretary determines will create or nesses, to amend the Internal Revenue Institute of Standards and Technology Act sustain the greatest number of jobs in the (15 U.S.C. 278n), in addition to the award cri- Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives United States and obtain the maximum re- teria set forth in subsection (c) of that sec- for small business job creation, and for turn on investment. tion, the Director of the National Institute other purposes; which was ordered to SEC. 1212. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE of Standards and Technology may take into lie on the table; as follows: EXPORTECH PROGRAM. consideration whether an application has On page 84, between lines 11 and 12, insert (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to significant potential for enhancing the com- the following: be appropriated to the Secretary of Com- petitiveness of small- and medium-sized SEC. 1210. GLOBAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT merce $11,000,000 for the period beginning on businesses in the United States in the global AND PROMOTION ACTIVITIES OF the date of the enactment of this Act and marketplace. The Director shall consult with THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. ending 18 months thereafter, to expand the Technology Innovation Program Advi- (a) INCREASE IN EMPLOYEES WITH RESPONSI- ExporTech, a joint program of the Hollings sory Board and the Secretary of Commerce BILITY FOR GLOBAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Manufacturing Partnership Program and the in implementing this subsection. AND PROMOTION ACTIVITIES.— Export Assistance Centers of the Depart- SEC. 1215. SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING (1) IN GENERAL.—During the 24-month pe- ment of Commerce. FEDERAL COLLABORATION WITH riod beginning on the date of the enactment (b) REQUIREMENTS.—In obligating and ex- STATES ON EXPORT PROMOTION of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall pending the funds authorized to be appro- ISSUES. increase the number of full-time depart- priated by subsection (a), the Secretary of It is the sense of the Senate that the Sec- mental employees whose primary respon- Commerce shall give preference to activities retary of Commerce should enhance Federal sibilities involve promoting or facilitating that— collaboration with the States on export pro- participation by United States businesses in (1) assist small- and medium-sized busi- motion issues by— the global marketplace and facilitating the nesses in the United States; and (1) providing the necessary training to the entry into, or expansion of, such participa- (2) the Secretary determines will create or staff at State international trade agencies to tion by United States businesses. In carrying sustain the greatest number of jobs in the enable them to assist the United States and out this subsection, the Secretary shall en- United States and obtain the maximum re- Foreign Commercial Service (established by sure that— turn on investment. section 2301 of the Export Enhancement Act

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REPORT ON TARIFF AND NONTARIFF (b)(5)).’’. ERTY INCOME.— BARRIERS. (b) DEFINITION OF IMPORTED PROPERTY IN- (1) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section Not later than 90 days after the date of the COME.—Section 954 of the Internal Revenue 904(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Com- Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end (relating to separate application of section merce, in consultation with the United the following new subsection: with respect to certain categories of income) States Trade Representative and other ap- ‘‘(j) IMPORTED PROPERTY INCOME.— is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of propriate entities, shall report to Congress ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of sub- subparagraph (A), by redesignating subpara- on the tariff and nontariff barriers imposed section (a)(5), the term ‘imported property graph (B) as subparagraph (C), and by insert- by Colombia, the Republic of Korea, and income’ means income (whether in the form ing after subparagraph (A) the following new Panama with respect to exports of articles of profits, commissions, fees, or otherwise) subparagraph: from the United States, including articles derived in connection with— ‘‘(B) imported property income, and’’. exported or produced by small- and medium- ‘‘(A) manufacturing, producing, growing, (2) IMPORTED PROPERTY INCOME DEFINED.— sized businesses in the United States. or extracting imported property; Paragraph (2) of section 904(d) of such Code is ‘‘(B) the sale, exchange, or other disposi- amended by redesignating subparagraphs (I), SA 4446. Ms. SNOWE submitted an tion of imported property; or (J), and (K) as subparagraphs (J), (K), and amendment intended to be proposed to ‘‘(C) the lease, rental, or licensing of im- (L), respectively, and by inserting after sub- amendment SA 4402 proposed by Mr. ported property. paragraph (H) the following new subpara- graph: REID (for Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Ms. Such term shall not include any foreign oil and gas extraction income (within the mean- ‘‘(I) IMPORTED PROPERTY INCOME.—The LANDRIEU, and Mr. REID)) to the bill term ‘imported property income’ means any H.R. 5297, to create the Small Business ing of section 907(c)) or any foreign oil re- lated income (within the meaning of section income received or accrued by any person Lending Fund Program to direct the 907(c)). which is of a kind which would be imported property income (as defined in section Secretary of the Treasury to make cap- ‘‘(2) IMPORTED PROPERTY.—For purposes of ital investments in eligible institu- this subsection— 954(j)).’’. (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Clause (ii) of tions in order to increase the avail- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro- ability of credit for small businesses, vided in this paragraph, the term ‘imported section 904(d)(2)(A) of such Code is amended by inserting ‘‘or imported property income’’ to amend the Internal Revenue Code of property’ means property which is imported into the United States by the controlled for- after ‘‘passive category income’’. 1986 to provide tax incentives for small (d) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— eign corporation or a related person. business job creation, and for other (1) Clause (iii) of section 952(c)(1)(B) of the ‘‘(B) IMPORTED PROPERTY INCLUDES CERTAIN purposes; which was ordered to lie on Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to PROPERTY IMPORTED BY UNRELATED PER- certain prior year deficits may be taken into the table; as follows: SONS.—The term ‘imported property’ in- account) is amended— On page 84, between lines 11 and 12, insert cludes any property imported into the (A) by redesignating subclauses (II), (III), the following: United States by an unrelated person if, (IV), and (V) as subclauses (III), (IV), (V), and when such property was sold to the unrelated SEC. 1210. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN FOOTWEAR. (VI), and person by the controlled foreign corporation (a) IN GENERAL.—The Additional U.S. (B) by inserting after subclause (I) the fol- (or a related person), it was reasonable to ex- Notes to chapter 64 of the Harmonized Tariff lowing new subclause: pect that— Schedule of the United States are amended ‘‘(II) imported property income,’’. ‘‘(i) such property would be imported into by adding at the end the following: (2) The last sentence of paragraph (4) of the United States; or ‘‘5. For the purposes of determining the section 954(b) of such Code (relating to ex- ‘‘(ii) such property would be used as a com- constituent material of the outer sole pursu- ception for certain income subject to high ponent in other property which would be im- ant to Note 4(b) to this chapter, no account foreign taxes) is amended by striking ‘‘sub- ported into the United States. shall be taken of textile materials which do section (a)(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection ‘‘(C) EXCEPTION FOR PROPERTY SUBSE- not possess the characteristics usually re- (a)(4)’’. QUENTLY EXPORTED.—The term ‘imported quired for normal use of an outer sole, in- (3) Paragraph (5) of section 954(b) of such property’ does not include any property cluding durability and strength.’’. Code (relating to deductions to be taken into (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment which is imported into the United States and account) is amended by striking ‘‘and the made by subsection (a) applies to goods en- which— foreign base company oil related income’’ tered, or withdrawn from warehouse for con- ‘‘(i) before substantial use in the United and inserting ‘‘the foreign base company oil sumption, on or after the date that is 15 days States, is sold, leased, or rented by the con- related income, and the imported property after the date of enactment of this Act. trolled foreign corporation or a related per- income’’. son for direct use, consumption, or disposi- (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments SA 4447. Mr. DORGAN submitted an tion outside the United States; or made by this section shall apply to taxable amendment intended to be proposed to ‘‘(ii) is used by the controlled foreign cor- years of foreign corporations beginning after amendment SA 4402 proposed by Mr. poration or a related person as a component the date of the enactment of this Act, and to in other property which is so sold, leased, or REID (for Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Ms. taxable years of United States shareholders rented. LANDRIEU, and Mr. REID)) to the bill within which or with which such taxable ‘‘(D) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL years of such foreign corporations end. H.R. 5297, to create the Small Business COMMODITIES.—The term ‘imported property’ Lending Fund Program to direct the does not include any agricultural commodity SA 4448. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself Secretary of the Treasury to make cap- which is not grown in the United States in and Mr. BOND) submitted an amend- ital investments in eligible institu- commercially marketable quantities. ment intended to be proposed to tions in order to increase the avail- ‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.— amendment SA 4402 proposed by Mr. ‘‘(A) IMPORT.—For purposes of this sub- ability of credit for small businesses, REID (for Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Ms. to amend the Internal Revenue Code of section, the term ‘import’ means entering, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption LANDRIEU, and Mr. REID)) to the bill 1986 to provide tax incentives for small or use. Such term includes any grant of the H.R. 5297, to create the Small Business business job creation, and for other right to use intangible property (as defined Lending Fund Program to direct the purposes; which was ordered to lie on in section 936(h)(3)(B)) in the United States. Secretary of the Treasury to make cap- the table; as follows: ‘‘(B) UNITED STATES.—For purposes of this ital investments in eligible institu- At the end of part I of subtitle B of title II, subsection, the term ‘United States’ includes tions in order to increase the avail- add the following: the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Vir- ability of credit for small businesses, gin Islands of the United States, Guam, SEC. lll. TAXATION OF INCOME OF CON- to amend the Internal Revenue Code of TROLLED FOREIGN CORPORATIONS American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of ATTRIBUTABLE TO IMPORTED PROP- the Northern Mariana Islands. 1986 to provide tax incentives for small ERTY. ‘‘(C) UNRELATED PERSON.—For purposes of business job creation, and for other (a) GENERAL RULE.—Subsection (a) of sec- this subsection, the term ‘unrelated person’ purposes; which was ordered to lie on tion 954 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 means any person who is not a related per- the table; as follows:

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Mr. President, I ask (1) in paragraph (1)— f (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’ unanimous consent that the Com- at the end; NOTICE OF INTENT TO OBJECT TO mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the pe- PROCEEDING Forestry be authorized to meet during riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and Mr. COBURN, pursuant to the provi- the session of the Senate on June 30, (C) by adding at the end the following: sions of section 512 of Public Law 100– 2010 at 9:30 a.m. in room G50 of the ‘‘(F) rebuilding counties.’’; and 81, submitted his notice of intent to Dirksen Senate Office Building. (2) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end proceed to consider the bill (S. 1237) to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the following: objection, it is so ordered. ‘‘(E) REBUILDING COUNTIES.— amend title 38, United States Code, to ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘rebuilding expand the grant program for homeless COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN county’ means an initial period rebuilding veterans with special needs to include AFFAIRS county or an extension period rebuilding male homeless veterans with minor de- Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask county. pendents and to establish a grant pro- unanimous consent that the Com- ‘‘(ii) INITIAL PERIOD REBUILDING COUNTY.— gram for reintegration of homeless mittee on Banking, Housing, and The term ‘initial period rebuilding county’ women veterans and homeless veterans Urban Affairs be authorized to meet means a county, parish, or similar political with children, and for other purposes, during the session of the Senate on subdivision— June 30, 2010, at 10 a.m., to conduct a ‘‘(I) for which the Administrator deter- dated June 24, 2010. mines that the 1-year unemployment rate [Letter with reasons for objection ap- hearing entitled ‘‘Green Housing for average is not less than 120 percent of the 1- pear in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD on the 21th Century: Retrofitting the Past year average unadjusted unemployment rate June 29, 2010] and Building an Energy-Efficient Fu- for the United States, based on the most re- ture.’’ f cent data available from the Secretary of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Labor; RELINQUISHING OF OBJECTION TO objection, it is so ordered. ‘‘(II) that— EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND ‘‘(aa) as of the date of the determination TRANSPORTATION I, Senator TOM COBURN, do not object under subclause (I), is not a HUBZone; or Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask ‘‘(bb) will cease to qualify as a HUBZone to proceeding to the following nomina- not later than 2 years after the date of the tions: unanimous consent that the Com- mittee on Commerce, Science, and determination under subclause (I); and 802—Victor Ashe, of Tennessee, to be a ‘‘(III) during the 3-year period beginning on Member of the Broadcasting Board of Gov- Transportation be authorized to meet the date on which the Administrator makes ernors. during the session of the Senate on the determination under subclause (I). 804—Walter Isaacson, of Louisiana, to be June 30, 2010, at 10 a.m., in room 253 of ‘‘(iii) EXTENSION PERIOD REBUILDING COUN- Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Gov- the Russell Senate Office Building. TY.—The term ‘extension period rebuilding ernors. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without county’ means a county, parish, or similar 805—Michael Lynton, of California, to be a objection, it is so ordered. political subdivision— Member of the Broadcasting Board of Gov- COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL ‘‘(I) for which the Administrator has made ernors. RESOURCES a determination under clause (ii)(I); 806—Susan McCue, of Virginia, to be a Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask ‘‘(II) for which the 3-year period described Member of the Broadcasting Board of Gov- in clause (ii)(III) has ended; ernors. unanimous consent that the Com- ‘‘(III) for which the Administrator deter- 807—Dennis Mulhaupt, of California, to be mittee on Energy and Natural Re- mines that the average unemployment rate a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Gov- sources be authorized to meet during for the 1-year period ending on the date on ernors. the session of the Senate on June 30 at which the 3-year period described in clause 808—S. Enders Wimbush, of Virginia, to be 9:30 a.m., in room SD–366 of the Dirk- (ii)(III) ends is not less than 140 percent of a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Gov- sen Senate Office Building. the 1-year average unadjusted unemploy- ernors. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ment rate for the United States, based on the most recent data available from the Sec- f objection, it is so ordered. retary of Labor; and NOTICE OF HEARING COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL ‘‘(IV) during the period beginning on the RESOURCES date on which the Administrator makes the SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER AND POWER Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask determination under subclause (III) and end- Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I unanimous consent that the Com- ing on the earlier of— would like to announce for the infor- mittee on Energy and Natural Re- ‘‘(aa) the date that is 3 years after the date mation of the Senate and the public sources be authorized to meet during of the determination under subclause (III); that the hearing before the Sub- the session of the Senate to conduct a and committee on Water and Power pre- hearing on June 30, at 2:30 p.m. in room ‘‘(bb) the date on which the Bureau of the viously announced for July 1, has been Census publicly releases the initial results of SD–366 of the Dirksen Senate Office the first decennial census occurring after the rescheduled and will now be held on Building. date of the determination under subclause Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at 3:30 p.m., The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without (III). in room SD–366 of the Dirksen Senate objection, it is so ordered. ‘‘(iv) 1-YEAR UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AVER- Office Building. COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC AGE.—The term ‘1-year unemployment rate The purpose of this oversight hearing WORKS average’ means the average unemployment is to examine the Federal response to Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask rate, based on the most recent data available the discovery of the aquatic invasive unanimous consent that the Com- from the Secretary of Labor, during any 1- species Asian carp in Lake Calumet, Il- mittee on Environment and Public year period during the period— ‘‘(I) beginning on the date on which a re- linois. Works be authorized to meet during cession begins, as determined by the Na- Because of the limited time available the session of the Senate on June 30, tional Bureau of Economic Research; and for the hearing, witnesses may testify 2010, at 9 a.m. in room 406 of the Dirk- ‘‘(II) ending on the date that is 180 days by invitation only. However, those sen Senate Office Building. after the date on which the National Bureau wishing to submit written testimony The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without of Economic Research publicly releases the for the hearing record should send it to objection, it is so ordered. determination under subclause (I).’’. the Committee on Energy and Natural COMMITTEE ON FINANCE (b) RECESSION OF 2007.—For purposes of ap- Resources, United States Senate, Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask plying section 3(p)(4) of the Small Business Act, as added by subsection (a), in relation Washington, DC 20510–6150, or by email unanimous consent that the Com- to the recession announced by the National to [email protected]. mittee on Finance be authorized to Bureau of Economic Research on December For further information, please con- meet during the session of the Senate 1, 2008, the term ‘‘1-year unemployment rate tact Tanya Trujillo or Gina Weinstock. on June 30, 2010.

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Without and a strong commitment to freedom, de- meet during the session of the Senate objection, it is so ordered. mocracy, and prosperity; on June 30, 2010, at 10 a.m. to conduct Whereas Romania has shown, for the past f 20 years, remarkable leadership in advancing a hearing entitled ‘‘Nuclear Terrorism: security and democratic principles in East- Strengthening Our Domestic Defenses, AIRPORT AND AIRWAY EXTENSION ern Europe, the Western Balkans, and the Part I.’’ ACT OF 2010, PART II Black Sea region, and has amply partici- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask pated to the forging of a wider Europe, whole objection, it is so ordered. unanimous consent that the Senate and free; COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS proceed to the immediate consider- Whereas Romania’s commitment to meet- ing the greatest responsibilities and chal- Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask ation of H.R. 5611, which was received unanimous consent that the Com- lenges of the 21st century is and has been re- from the House. flected by its contribution to the inter- mittee on Indian Affairs be authorized The PRESIDING OFFICER. The national efforts of stabilization in Afghani- to meet during the session of the Sen- clerk will report the bill by title. stan and Iraq, its decision to participate in ate on June 30, 2010, at 9:30 a.m. in The assistant legislative clerk read the United States missile defense system in room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office as follows: Europe, its leadership in regional non- Building. A bill (H.R. 5611) to amend the Internal proliferation and arms control, its active The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding pursuit of energy security solutions for objection, it is so ordered. and expenditure authority of the Airport and South Eastern Europe, and its substantial role in shaping a strong and effective North COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the Atlantic Alliance; Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask Whereas the strategic partnership that ex- unanimous consent that the Com- airport improvement program, and for other purposes. ists between the United States and Romania mittee on the Judiciary be authorized has greatly advanced the common interests to meet during the session of the Sen- There being no objection, the Senate of the United States and Romania in pro- ate, on June 30, 2010, at 9 a.m., in room proceeded to consider the bill. moting transatlantic and regional security SH–216 of the Hart Senate Office Build- Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask and free market opportunities, and should ing, to continue the hearing on the unanimous consent that the bill be continue to provide for more economic and nomination of Elena Kagan to be an read a third time and passed, the mo- cultural exchanges, trade and investment, tion to reconsider be laid upon the and people-to-people contacts between the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court United States and Romania; of the United States. table, and that any statements relating Whereas the talent, energy, and creativity The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without to the bill be printed in the RECORD. of the Romanian people have nurtured a vi- objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without brant society and nation, embracing entre- AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE ON CONTRACTING objection, it is so ordered. preneurship, technological advance and inno- OVERSIGHT The bill (H.R. 5611) was ordered to a vation, and rooted deeply in the respect for Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask third reading, was read the third time, education, culture, and international co- unanimous consent that the Ad Hoc and passed. operation; and Whereas Romanian Americans have con- Subcommittee on Contracting Over- f tributed greatly to the history and develop- sight of the Committee on Homeland CELEBRATING 130 YEARS OF ment of the United States, and their rich Security and Governmental Affairs be cultural heritage and commitment to fur- authorized to meet during the session UNITED STATES-ROMANIAN DIP- thering close relations between Romania and of the Senate on June 30, 2010, at 2:30 LOMATIC RELATIONS the United States should be properly recog- p.m. to conduct a hearing entitled, Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask nized and praised: Now, therefore, be it ‘‘Interagency Contracts (Part II): Man- unanimous consent that the Senate Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- agement and Oversight.’’ now proceed to the consideration of S. resentatives concurring), That Congress— The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without (1) celebrates the 130th anniversary of Con. Res. 67, which was submitted ear- United States-Romanian diplomatic rela- objection, it is so ordered. lier today. tions; SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING The PRESIDING OFFICER. The (2) congratulates the Romanian people on Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask clerk will report the resolution by their achievements as a great nation; and unanimous consent that the Special title. (3) reaffirms the deep bonds of trust and Committee on Aging be authorized to The assistant legislative clerk read values between the United States and Roma- meet during the session of the Senate as follows: nia. on June 30, 2010, from 2–5 p.m. in Dirk- A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 67), f sen 106 for the purpose of conducting a celebrating 130 years of United States-Roma- NATIONAL ESIGN DAY 2010 hearing. nian diplomatic relations, congratulating The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the Romanian people on their achievements objection, it is so ordered. as a great nation, and reaffirming the deep bonds of trust and values between the United COMMEMORATING THE REMARK- f States and Romania, a trusted and most val- ABLE LIFE OF CHAPLAIN HENRY PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR ued ally. VINTON PLUMMER Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask There being no objection, the Senate unanimous consent that Sarah Cramer proceeded to consider the concurrent SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM and Michael Crusinberry of my staff be resolution. AWARENESS MONTH granted the privilege of the floor for Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask the duration of today’s proceedings. unanimous consent that the concur- Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without rent resolution be agreed to, the pre- unanimous consent that the Senate objection, it is so ordered. amble be agreed to, and the motion to proceed to the immediate consider- Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask reconsider be laid upon the table. ation en bloc of the following resolu- unanimous consent that Heidi McDon- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without tions which were submitted earlier ald and Amanda Spinney from Senator objection, it is so ordered. today: S. Res. 576, S. Res. 577, and S. BINGAMAN’s office be granted the privi- The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 578. lege of the floor for the remainder of Res. 67) was agreed to. Without objection, the Senate pro- today. The preamble was agreed to. ceeded to consider the resolutions.

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Mr. President, I ask Whereas Chaplain Plummer’s records in (1) designates June 2010 as ‘‘Summer Food unanimous consent that the resolu- Fort Riley and Fort Robinson noted that he Service Program Awareness Month’’; tions be agreed to, the preambles be performed admirably in his work among sol- (2) encourages schools, nonprofit institu- agreed to, the motions to reconsider be diers and in his efforts on behalf of their tions, churches, parks, recreation centers, laid upon the table en bloc, with no in- spiritual well-being; and summer camps to sponsor summer feed- Whereas Chaplain Plummer endured racial ing sites in their communities; and tervening action or debate, and any bias and animosity throughout his time in (3) encourages schools, local businesses, statements relating to the resolutions uniform, including being denied officer hous- nonprofit institutions, churches, cities, and be printed in the RECORD. ing and being forced to live among enlisted State governments to raise awareness of the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without personnel despite holding the Army officer availability of summer feeding sites and sup- objection, it is so ordered. rank equivalent of Captain; port efforts to increase participation of chil- The resolutions (S. Res. 576, S. Res. Whereas in 1894, Chaplain Plummer was dren who might otherwise go without meals 577, and S. Res. 578) were agreed to. court-martialed, convicted, and dismissed if not for the Summer Food Service Pro- The preambles were agreed to. from the Army under circumstances tainted gram. The resolutions, with their pre- by racial and personal animus; ambles, read as follows: Whereas the Army Board for Correction of f Military Records concluded that personal S. RES. 576 grudges and racial bias were driving factors Whereas the Electronic Signatures in Glob- that led to Chaplain Plummer’s court-mar- CONDITIONAL ADJOURNMENT OF al and National Commerce Act (ESIGN) (15 tial; THE HOUSE AND CONDITIONAL U.S.C. 7001 et seq.) was enacted on June 30, Whereas the Army Board for Correction of RECESS OR ADJOURNMENT OF 2000, to ensure that a signature, contract, or Military Records noted evidence that shows other record relating to a transaction may THE SENATE Chaplain Plummer served his country well not be denied legal effect, validity, or en- and was a highly respected and admired offi- Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask forceability solely because the signature, cer; contract, or other record is in electronic unanimous consent that the Senate Whereas in 2005, the Army Board for Cor- form; proceed to the immediate consider- rection of Military Records changed the sta- Whereas in that Act, Congress directed the ation of H. Con. Res. 293, the adjourn- tus of Chaplain Plummer’s military dis- Secretary of Commerce to take all actions charge to ‘‘honorable’’; ment resolution, received from the necessary to eliminate or reduce, to the Whereas despite the unfair and racially House and at the desk. maximum extent possible, the impediments charged atmosphere that led to Chaplain to commerce in electronic signatures, for the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without purpose of facilitating the development of Plummer’s conviction and discharge, he con- objection, it is so ordered. tinued to ask for reinstatement in the mili- interstate and foreign commerce; and The clerk will report. Whereas June 30, 2010, marks the 10th anni- tary out of a desire to serve his country; versary of the enactment of ESIGN and Whereas Chaplain Plummer was a devoted The assistant legislative clerk read would be an appropriate date to designate as family man, minister, veteran, and commu- as follows: nity leader committed to the principles of ‘‘National ESIGN Day 2010’’: Now, therefore, A resolution (H. Con. Res. 293) providing be it liberty and opportunity for which the United for the conditional adjournment of the House Resolved, That the Senate— States stands; and of Representatives and a conditional recess (1) supports the designation of a ‘‘National Whereas Chaplain Plummer rose from the ESIGN Day 2010’’; depths of slavery to remarkable heights, and or adjournment of the Senate. (2) recognizes the contribution made by led a life of selfless contributions to his There being no objection, the Senate country: Now, therefore, be it Congress in the Electronic Signatures in proceeded to consider the concurrent Global and National Commerce Act (ESIGN) Resolved, That the Senate— (15 U.S.C. 7001 et seq.) to the adoption of (1) celebrates the life and patriotism of resolution. modern solutions that keep the United Chaplain Henry Vinton Plummer; Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask States on the leading technological edge; (2) expresses its admiration for Chaplain unanimous consent that the concur- and Plummer for his perseverance and resolve in rent resolution be agreed to, and the the face of racial oppression in the military (3) reaffirms the commitment of the Sen- motion to reconsider be laid upon the ate to facilitating interstate and foreign history of the United States; and commerce in an increasingly digital world. (3) congratulates Chaplain Plummer’s ex- table. S. RES. 577 tended family for their work to commemo- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without rate his life of devotion to helping others objection, it is so ordered. Whereas Henry Vinton Plummer was born while overcoming tremendous adversity. into slavery on July 31, 1844, in Prince S. RES. 578 The concurrent resolution (H. Con. George’s County, Maryland and escaped from Res. 293) was agreed to, as follows: slavery to serve honorably in the U.S. Navy Whereas the Summer Food Service Pro- during the Civil War; gram provides healthy, nutritious meals to H. CON. RES. 293 Whereas Henry Plummer was assigned in an average 2,900,000 children each weekday Resolved by the House of Representatives (the 1864 to the Union gunboat U.S.S. Coeur de during the summer; Senate concurring), That when the House ad- Lion, which engaged numerous Confederate Whereas there are 34,700 feeding sites in journs on any legislative day from Thursday, ships trying to run Union blockades in the low-income neighborhoods located at July 1, 2010, through Saturday, July 3, 2010, Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries during churches, schools, parks, recreation centers, on a motion offered pursuant to this concur- the Civil War; and summer camps in all 50 States; Whereas after being honorably discharged Whereas thousands volunteer at summer rent resolution by its Majority Leader or his from the Navy in 1865, Henry Plummer stud- feeding sites; designee, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on ied to become a minister, and felt called to Whereas summer feeding programs play an Tuesday, July 13, 2010, or until the time of serve again in the United States military; important role in providing safe places for any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this Whereas in 1866, the 39th Congress passed children and teenagers to engage in physical concurrent resolution, whichever occurs legislation to establish African-American activity and provide educational opportuni- first; and that when the Senate recesses or military units and stipulated that a chaplain ties to spur learning during the summer adjourns on any day from Wednesday, June be assigned to each regiment; months; 30, 2010, through Sunday, July 4, 2010, on a Whereas in July 1884, Henry Plummer was Whereas data from the Department of Ag- motion offered pursuant to this concurrent appointed the first African-American chap- riculture has shown rates of hunger and food resolution by its Majority Leader or his des- lain in the United States Regular Army with insecurity among school-age children in- ignee, it stand recessed or adjourned until a military rank equivalent of Captain; crease during the summer months; noon on Monday, July 12, 2010, or such other Whereas Chaplain Plummer served for Whereas of the 19,500,000 children receiving time on that day as may be specified in the more than 10 years with the Ninth Cavalry free or reduced priced meals through the Na- motion to recess or adjourn, or until the and was stationed at Army forts in Kansas, tional School Lunch Program, only 1 in 9 re- time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 Wyoming, and Nebraska; ceive meals at a summer feeding site on an of this concurrent resolution, whichever oc- Whereas during his time in uniform, Chap- average day; curs first. lain Plummer worked to improve education Whereas there are only 34 summer food SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House and the and voter participation and reduce the temp- sites for every 100 school lunch programs; Majority Leader of the Senate, or their re- tation of gambling, drunkenness, and pros- and spective designees, acting jointly after con- titution among soldiers under his ministry; Whereas many low-income, food insecure sultation with the Minority Leader of the Whereas Chaplain Plummer fought racism children in rural areas lack access to sum- House and the Minority Leader of the Sen- and other injustices of the time while serv- mer feeding locations: Now, therefore, be it ate, shall notify the Members of the House ing his country with the Ninth Calvary; Resolved, That the Senate— and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble

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Mr. President, I ask OF THE BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR A from the House and is at the desk, is unanimous consent that when the Sen- TERM EXPIRING AUGUST 13, 2010. DANA M. PERINO, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO that correct? ate completes its business today, it ad- BE A MEMBER OF THE BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOV- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- journ under the provisions of H. Con. ERNORS FOR A TERM EXPIRING AUGUST 13, 2012. ator is correct. Res. 293 until 2 p.m. on Monday, July DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Mr. CARPER. I ask for its first read- 12; that following the prayer and S. LESLIE IRELAND, OF MASSACHUSETTS, TO BE AS- ing. SISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTELLIGENCE AND ANAL- pledge, the Journal of proceedings be YSIS, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The approved to date, the morning hour be IN THE ARMY clerk will read the title of the bill for deemed expired, the time for the two THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT the first time. leaders be reserved for their use later IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED The assistant legislative clerk read in the day, and that following any lead- WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND as follows: RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: er remarks, there be a period for the To be general A bill (H.R. 5552) to amend the Internal transaction of morning business, with Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the pay- Senators permitted to speak therein GEN. DAVID H. PETRAEUS ment of the manufacturers’ excise tax on THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT for up to 10 minutes each. IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED recreational equipment be paid quarterly The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND and to provide for the assessment by the Sec- RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: retary of the Treasury of certain criminal objection, it is so ordered. To be general restitution. f LT. GEN. LLOYD J. AUSTIN III Mr. CARPER. I ask for its second PROGRAM THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT reading and object to my own request. IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, when we WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: return on Monday, July 12, Senators tion is heard. To be general should expect a rollcall vote at ap- The bill will receive its second read- proximately 5:30 p.m. We hope to reach GEN. RAYMOND T. ODIERNO ing on the next legislative day. THE ABOVE NOMINATIONS WERE APPROVED SUBJECT an agreement to vote on confirmation TO THE NOMINEES’ COMMITMENT TO RESPOND TO RE- f of a judicial nomination. Senators will QUESTS TO APPEAR AND TESTIFY BEFORE ANY DULY CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE. EXECUTIVE SESSION be notified when any agreement is THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT reached. IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND f RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: EXECUTIVE CALENDAR ADJOURNMENT UNTIL MONDAY, To be lieutenant general Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask JULY 12, 2010, AT 2 P.M. LT. GEN. FRANCIS H. KEARNEY III unanimous consent that the Senate IN THE MARINE CORPS Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, if there proceed to executive session and that THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT is no further business to come before the previous action tonight with re- IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS RESERVE TO THE the Senate, I ask unanimous consent GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: spect to Calendar No. 963 be vitiated that it adjourn under the previous To be major general and that the Senate then proceed to order. BRIG. GEN. REX C. MCMILLIAN Calendar No. 964; that the nomination There being no objection, the Senate, IN THE NAVY be confirmed; that the motion to re- at 9:40 p.m., adjourned until Monday, consider be laid upon the table; that THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT July 12, 2010, at 2 p.m. IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED the President be immediately notified UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: of the Senate’s action, and the Senate f To be rear admiral resume legislative session. DISCHARGED NOMINATIONS REAR ADM. (LH) ALTON L. STOCKS The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT The Senate Committee on Foreign objection, it is so ordered. IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED Relations was discharged from further UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: The nomination considered and con- consideration of the following nomina- To be rear admiral firmed is as follows: tions by unanimous consent and the REAR ADM. (LH) WILLIAM A. BROWN The following named officer for appoint- nominations were confirmed: THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT ment in the United States Army to the grade IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED indicated while assigned to a position of im- FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: ROBIN J. BRINKLEY HADDEN AND ENDING WITH HEATH- portance and responsibility under title 10, ER LOUISE YORKSTON, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RE- To be rear admiral (lower half) CEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CON- U.S.C., section 601: CAPT. ELAINE C. WAGNER GRESSIONAL RECORD ON FEBRUARY 24, 2010. To be general THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT f IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED Lt. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin, III UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: f CONFIRMATIONS To be rear admiral (lower half) LEGISLATIVE SESSION Executive nominations confirmed by CAPT. COLIN G. CHINN the Senate, Wednesday, June 30, 2010: THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS ate will now return to legislative ses- UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: VICTOR H. ASHE, OF TENNESSEE, TO BE A MEMBER OF To be rear admiral (lower half) sion. THE BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR A TERM EXPIRING AUGUST 13, 2010. CAPT. WILLIE L. METTS f WALTER ISAACSON, OF LOUISIANA, TO BE A MEMBER CAPT. JAN E. TIGHE OF THE BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR A THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRING AUGUST 13, 2012. IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED WALTER ISAACSON, OF LOUISIANA, TO BE CHAIRMAN UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The OF THE BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS. To be rear admiral (lower half) Chair, on behalf of the President pro MICHAEL LYNTON, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR A CAPT. THOMAS H. BOND, JR. tempore, upon the recommendation of TERM EXPIRING AUGUST 13, 2012. the majority leader, pursuant to Public SUSAN MCCUE, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR A TERM EX- IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED Law 105–292, as amended by Public Law PIRING AUGUST 13, 2011. UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: 106–55, and as further amended by Pub- DENNIS MULHAUPT, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE A MEMBER To be rear admiral OF THE BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR A lic Law 107–228, reappoints the fol- TERM EXPIRING AUGUST 13, 2011. REAR ADM. (LH) SAMUEL J. COX

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THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT VANJOOLEN, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY RESERVE TO THE GRADE THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: RECORD ON APRIL 29, 2010. To be rear admiral To be rear admiral NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH DANNY K. BUSCH AND ENDING WITH MICHAEL ZIV, WHICH NOMINATIONS REAR ADM. (LH) MICHAEL S. ROGERS REAR ADM. (LH) SCOTT A. WEIKERT WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 29, 2010. IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY RESERVE TO THE GRADE NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH WILLIAM S. DIL- UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: LON AND ENDING WITH MICHAEL J. VANGHEEM, WHICH To be rear admiral To be rear admiral (lower half) NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 29, REAR ADM. (LH) DAVID G. SIMPSON CAPTAIN KELVIN N. DIXON 2010. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT CAPTAIN MARTHA E.G. HERB NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH NORA A. IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED CAPTAIN BRIAN L. LAROCHE BURGHARDT AND ENDING WITH RICK T. TAYLOR, WHICH UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: CAPTAIN JOHN C. SADLER NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- FOREIGN SERVICE PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 29, To be rear admiral 2010. REAR ADM. (LH) DAVID A. DUNAWAY FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH BRUCE J. BLACK ROBIN J. BRINKLEY HADDEN AND ENDING WITH HEATH- AND ENDING WITH DAVID G. WIRTH, WHICH NOMINA- THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT ER LOUISE YORKSTON, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RE- TIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED CEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CON- UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 29, 2010. GRESSIONAL RECORD ON FEBRUARY 24, 2010. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH CHAD F. ACEY To be rear admiral IN THE AIR FORCE AND ENDING WITH STEVEN G. WELDON, WHICH NOMINA- TIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED REAR ADM. (LH) TERRY J. BENEDICT AIR FORCE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH JEREMY C. REAR ADM. (LH) THOMAS J. ECCLES IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 29, 2010. AAMOLD AND ENDING WITH PETER W. ZUMWALT, WHICH NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH JAMES S. BIGGS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- AND ENDING WITH HAROLD E. WILLIAMS, WHICH NOMI- IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY RESERVE TO THE GRADE PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MARCH 3, NATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: 2010. AIR FORCE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH MARK J. PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 29, To be rear admiral (lower half) AGUIAR AND ENDING WITH MELINDA A. WILLIAMSON, 2010. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH RICHARD W. CAPT. JAMES H. RODMAN, JR. WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON HAUPT AND ENDING WITH JOSEPH A. SURETTE, WHICH THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT APRIL 21, 2010. NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY RESERVE TO THE GRADE AIR FORCE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH VERONA PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 29, INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: BOUCHER AND ENDING WITH JAMES A. YOUNG, WHICH 2010. To be rear admiral (lower half) NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH EDWARD A. PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 21, BRADFIELD AND ENDING WITH SCOTT E. ORGAN, WHICH CAPT. VICTOR M. BECK 2010. NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE MARINE CORPS PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 29, IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY RESERVE TO THE GRADE 2010. INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: MARINE CORPS NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH ADAM NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH BRIAN D. To be rear admiral (lower half) M. KING AND ENDING WITH JAMES D. VALENTINE, WHICH CONNON AND ENDING WITH ERIKA L. SAUER, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- CAPT. GERALD W. CLUSEN PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 27, PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 29, THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT 2010. 2010. IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY RESERVE TO THE GRADE IN THE NAVY NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH CONRADO K. INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: ALEJO AND ENDING WITH RICHARD D. JONES, WHICH To be rear admiral (lower half) NAVY NOMINATION OF LYNN A. OSCHMANN, TO BE CAP- NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- TAIN. PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 29, CAPT. BRYAN P. CUTCHEN NAVY NOMINATION OF DIANE C. BOETTCHER, TO BE 2010. CAPTAIN. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH ERIC D. CHENEY NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH STEPHEN J. IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY RESERVE TO THE GRADE AND ENDING WITH CYNTHIA M. WOMBLE, WHICH NOMINA- LEPP AND ENDING WITH MELANIE F. OBRIEN, WHICH INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: TIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 29, 2010. PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 26, To be rear admiral NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH JAMES A. AIKEN 2010. AND ENDING WITH THEODORE A. ZOBEL, WHICH NOMINA- REAR ADM. (LH) PATRICIA E. WOLFE NAVY NOMINATION OF CAROLINE M. GAGHAN, TO BE TIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT CAPTAIN. IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 29, 2010. IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY RESERVE TO THE GRADE NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH DAVID W. HOW- NAVY NOMINATION OF JAMES R. PELTIER, TO BE CAP- INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: ARD AND ENDING WITH CARL R. TORRES, WHICH NOMI- TAIN. To be rear admiral NATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 26, NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH JOSEPH C. AQUILINA AND ENDING WITH WILLIAM M. WIKE, WHICH REAR ADM. (LH) DONALD R. GINTZIG 2010. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH KEVIN A. ASKIN NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT AND ENDING WITH CRAIG S. FEHRLE, WHICH NOMINA- PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 13, IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY RESERVE TO THE GRADE 2010. INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: TIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 26, 2010. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH STEPHEN G. To be rear admiral NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH JOHN B. HOLT ALFANO AND ENDING WITH TERRY D. WEBB, WHICH AND ENDING WITH CHRISTOPHER R. STEARNS, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- REAR ADM. (LH) STEVEN M. TALSON NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 13, THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 26, 2010. IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY RESERVE TO THE GRADE 2010. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH CHRISTOPHER A. INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: NAVY NOMINATION OF JEFFREY S. TANDY, TO BE CAP- BLOW AND ENDING WITH LINDA D. YOUBERG, WHICH To be rear admiral TAIN. NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH RUSSELL L. PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 13, REAR ADM. (LH) LOTHROP S. LITTLE COONS AND ENDING WITH SCOTT C. RYE, WHICH NOMINA- 2010. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH JEFFREY A. IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY RESERVE TO THE GRADE IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 26, 2010. FISCHER AND ENDING WITH TRACY V. RIKER, WHICH INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH KEVIN P. BEN- NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- NETT AND ENDING WITH PAUL F. WHITE, WHICH NOMINA- PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 13, To be rear admiral TIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED 2010. IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 26, 2010. REAR ADM. (LH) GARRY J. BONELLI NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH CATHERINE A. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH RICHARD A. REAR ADM. (LH) SCOTT E. SANDERS BAYNE AND ENDING WITH MARY A. YONK, WHICH NOMI- BALZANO AND ENDING WITH MARK J. WINTER, WHICH REAR ADM. (LH) ROBERT O. WRAY, JR. NATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 13, THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 26, 2010. IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY RESERVE TO THE GRADE 2010. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH JOHN D. INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH JOHN T. ARCHER BRUGHELLI AND ENDING WITH POLLY S. WOLF, WHICH AND ENDING WITH ANDREW D. MCDONALD, WHICH NOMI- To be rear admiral (lower half) NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- NATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 13, CAPT. MARGARET A. RYKOWSKI PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 26, 2010. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT 2010. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH STEVEN T. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH BILLY M. AP- IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY RESERVE TO THE GRADE PLETON AND ENDING WITH MIL A. YI, WHICH NOMINA- INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: BELDY AND ENDING WITH DAN A. STARLING, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- TIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED To be rear admiral (lower half) PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 26, IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 13, 2010. 2010. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH ERIC M. AABY CAPT. GREGORY C. HORN NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH JAMES D. AND ENDING WITH GEORGE N. SUTHER, WHICH NOMINA- THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT BEARDSLEY AND ENDING WITH CHRISTOPHER S. ZIM- TIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY RESERVE TO THE GRADE MERMAN, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 13, 2010. INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL NAVY NOMINATION OF AXEL L. STEINER, TO BE LIEU- To be rear admiral (lower half) RECORD ON APRIL 26, 2010. TENANT COMMANDER. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH LLOYD P. NAVY NOMINATION OF CLIFFORD R. SHEARER, TO BE CAPT. PAULA C. BROWN BROWN, JR. AND ENDING WITH VINCENTIUS J. COMMANDER.

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RECOGNIZING THE SWINNEY FAM- . . . you become just, by performing just ac- Business is eligible a state would simply check ILY AS BENTON COUNTY FARM tions . . . brave by performing brave actions.’’ that the business is registered with the Vet- FAMILY OF THE YEAR We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to, erans Administration—saving time and money and have great respect and deep admiration for all involved. HON. JOHN BOOZMAN for, the 23 million men and women across This bill does not interfere with Disadvan- OF ARKANSAS America, who wore a military uniform in serv- taged Business Enterprise (DBE) contracting IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ice to these great United States. goals currently ensconced in federal transpor- Madam Speaker, for 34 years I have been Tuesday, June 29, 2010 tation law—in fact, it is my hope that the many privileged to represent the people of southern women and minority veteran’s small business Mr. BOOZMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise West Virginia, and it is with humble sincerity I owners will benefit from this opportunity. This today to recognize the Swinney family, for the say, our Nation’s veterans are never far from Veterans preference would not create any new honor and recognition of being named the my mind. eligibility requirements for the DBE program Benton County Family Farm of the Year. There are 170,783 Veterans in my State of and it would not infringe upon the importance For more than 60 years the Arkansas Farm West Virginia—51,500 in my Congressional that Congress has repeatedly placed on the Family of the Year Program has honored farm District alone—and that number is growing DBE program. families all across the state for their out- every day. standing work both on their farms and in their Madam Speaker, from the battlefield to the I am disheartened that our Veterans—the marketplace, our veterans—America’s patri- communities. Recognition from the program is Defenders of our Freedom and American Way a reflection of the contribution to agriculture at ots—exemplify sacrifice and commitment to of Life—have given so much to their fellow duty. the community and state level and its implica- Americans; yet, they face many hardships in tions for improved farm practices and manage- their return to civilian life. I urge my colleagues to vote for The Com- ment. In a Nation such as ours, it is a stunning re- merce for Defenders Act of 2010—so that we Kent Swinney, with the help of his wife ality that today our brothers and sisters who may respectfully and gratefully fulfill our duty Carol and their three children Troy, Dwayne have served around the globe to preserve de- to support our Veterans—and, in one small and Brandon, run a soybean, green bean, cat- mocracy and promote freedom, are struggling part, to acknowledge the great sacrifice so tle, and Bermuda hay farm in Gentry, Arkan- with life in their home towns. Our Veterans re- many have so willingly made for all of us. sas. turning from Iraq and Afghanistan are currently Mr. Swinney has devoted his life to farming, faced with a 21 percent unemployment rate. f spending his childhood on the farm with his fa- Creating a Veterans’ preference in the ther and grandfather and I am pleased to see CALLING FOR RELEASE OF Transportation sector is very simple. It seeks ISRAELI SOLDIER BY HAMAS he is passing along his passion to future gen- to give America’s veterans an opportunity ad- erations of Arkansas farmers. vantage in the contracting process for their SPEECH OF Arkansas is proud of the Swinney family for service to our country—a means to attach im- their commitment to farming and their commit- portance and to acknowledge our fellow Amer- HON. RUSH D. HOLT ment to farming as a family. This honor re- icans who have put their life on the line to pre- OF NEW JERSEY flects the family’s dedication to farming and serve our way of life. the importance of farming as Arkansas’s num- The propensity of this bill is at the same IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ber one industry. I wish them continued suc- enormous and reasonable. Wednesday, June 23, 2010 cess in their future endeavors and look for- The number of Veteran owned businesses ward to the contributions they will offer in the available to contract in the transportation con- Mr. HOLT. Madam Speaker, I rise today in future of Arkansas agriculture. struction industry would be quite small in com- strong support of H. Res. 1359, which calls for f parison to the potential $500 billion authoriza- the immediate and unconditional release of Gilad Shalit and other Israeli soldiers who are COMMERCE FOR DEFENDERS ACT tion bill proposed by Chairman OBERSTAR. being held illegally by terrorist organizations. OF 2010 However, for Veterans who have returned home from deployment; who are trying to put On June 25, 2006, Hamas terrorists based in their life and families back on track; who have Gaza led an illegal raid into Israel, where they HON. NICK J. RAHALL II been plunged into the extremely competitive attacked a military post and killed two Israeli OF WEST VIRGINIA marketplace—creating this preference is the soldiers before kidnapping then-corporal Gilad IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES very least we can do and will make a dif- Shalit. Since then, Hamas has held Mr. Shalit Tuesday, June 29, 2010 ference for many, many veterans. without access to medical treatment, legal Mr. RAHALL. Madam Speaker, today I rise There is an exponential effect created by counsel, or humanitarian organizations. For 4 on behalf of all of America’s Veterans and this preference, as Veterans are known to hire years, Mr. Shalit has been kept from his fam- proudly introduce the Commerce for Defend- other Veterans—spreading the potential ben- ily, which has had to watch helplessly as ers Act of 2010—a bill to create a Veteran efit beyond prime contractors on to sub- Hamas cynically exploited videos of their loved Owned Small Business Preference in the Sur- contractors and employees, as well as those one. face Transportation authorization—SAFETEA– who provide products and services to them— As I have said many times before, only a LU, and set the precedent for continuing this such as truck drivers, mechanics, surveyors just, permanent, and peaceful settlement be- important preference in the upcoming author- and repair technicians, landscapers, brick- tween Israelis and Palestinians can ensure the ization. layers, carpenters, and concrete and masonry security and welfare of both peoples. The way For more than two hundred years, brave suppliers—and the list goes on. forward in the Middle East will require com- Americans have answered the call to serve The bill will not burden states with promises by all parties, but certain things are our Nation at home and abroad, and my fellow verification processes, as the Veterans Admin- nonnegotiable. Hamas must end terrorist ac- West Virginians have long been among the istration already has Veteran Owned Small tivities, renounce violence, and recognize first to report for duty. Business registration process in place. The Israel. Human rights and international humani- Our Nation’s veterans are true American pa- law that created this existing database re- tarian law must be respected by all, and triots. Theirs is a proud story of service, sac- quires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Hamas bears the responsibility to meet this rifice, and uncommon acts of heroism. They make the database available to all federal de- standard by immediately and unconditionally make each of us so very proud. partments and agencies and to notify each de- releasing Gilad Shalit. I stand firmly with his Aristotle said, ‘‘Men acquire a particular partment and agency of the availability of the family and all Israelis who continue to suffer quality by constantly acting a particular way database. To ensure a Veteran Owned Small until justice is done.

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VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:28 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A29JN8.015 E30JNPT1 pwalker on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with REMARKS E1234 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 30, 2010 HONORING THE DEDICATION AND U.S. National Volleyball Team and a senior temporary fixes. I am proud that I supported LEADERSHIP OF LINDA SUTHER- member of Penn State University Nittany and the House passed a permanent fix last LAND Lions who was recently named the 2010 Penn November, and would urge my colleagues in State Female Athlete of the Year and was both the House and Senate to recommit them- HON. ALAN GRAYSON also a co-winner of the prestigious Honda- selves to passing legislation to permanently fix OF FLORIDA Broderick Cup, awarded to the Top Collegiate this problem. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Woman Athlete in the country. Megan is the f first Penn State University student athlete to Tuesday, June 29, 2010 win the Honda-Broderick award in the school’s DESIGNATING THE NATIONAL Mr. GRAYSON. Madam Speaker, I rise 155 year history. Megan, who is an outside AERONAUTICS AND SPACE AD- today to recognize the dedication and commu- hitter led the Penn State Nittany Lions to an MINISTRATION (NASA) AS A NA- nity leadership of Linda Sutherland in honor of unprecedented third straight NCAA title in De- TIONAL SECURITY INTEREST Children’s Awareness Month. As executive di- cember 2009, the crowning moment of a 102- AND ASSET rector of the Orange County Healthy Start Co- match winning streak. She was named the alition, Mrs. Sutherland helps provide nutri- 2009 American Volleyball Coaches Associa- HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE tional education and counseling services to tion Division I National Player of the Year, Col- OF TEXAS pregnant woman and mothers with infants in lege Sports Information Directors of America IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES order to ensure healthy pregnancies and ba- Academic All American of the Year for Tuesday, June 29, 2010 bies. For 10 years, under Linda Sutherland’s Volleyball, and Big Ten Player of the Year. direction, new and expecting mothers in Cen- Megan is part of the winningest class in the Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Madam tral Florida have had access to support and Penn State volleyball program history with a Speaker, I join my colleagues in strong sup- important resources that will ensure their child career record of 142–5. port of NASA programs across the country, receives the highest quality of health care. Madam Speaker, Megan excels off the court and I share their concerns regarding the ad- Children’s Awareness Month focuses on bring- as well as on the court. She graduated last ministration’s proposal to cancel NASA’s Con- ing attention to the emotional, physical, and month with a Bachelor of Science in Business stellation Program, which includes the Orion mental health needs of our children and youth. Management from Penn State University. She Crew Capsule, the Altair Lunar Lander, and Linda Sutherland’s leadership with the Healthy was honored as an ESPN the Magazine Sec- the Ares I and Ares V rockets. Start Coalition encourages the strengthening ond Team Academic All-American in 2008 and These programs, which together comprise of maternal and child health by ensuring that garnered first team accolades in 2009. Later our human spaceflight program, were author- all Florida families have access to a con- that year, she went on to become Academic ized in both 2005 and 2008 by Republican tinuum of affordable and quality health and re- All American of the Year for volleyball. She is and Democratic Congresses respectively. It is lated services. a three time Academic All-Big Ten honoree. under the Constellation program that NASA is Mrs. Sutherland is a graduate of Marymount Madam Speaker, today, Megan will be wel- currently developing new launch vehicles and College where she graduated with a degree in comed home to the Virgin Islands by her spacecraft capable of travel to the moon, Mars Business Administration. She was then elect- friends and family and proud Virgin Islanders and other destinations. Not only does cancel- ed and served for the next 12 years as an Or- who commend her achievements as a star ling the Constellation Program jeopardize ange County School Board Member. Over the athlete and a star student. The daughter of Mi- America’s leadership role in human space ex- past two decades, Mrs. Sutherland has been chael and Carmen Samuel Hodge, who them- ploration, but it will have detrimental effects on given numerous awards for her professional selves are former members of the U.S. Virgin our economy and national security. and personal achievements and contributions. Islands National Volleyball team, Megan who Take, for example, the Johnson Space Cen- The Who’s Who of International Women, Or- grew up in North Carolina, returns to the is- ter in Houston, Texas. The Johnson Space ange County Public Health, and the Florida lands for a much needed rest and relaxation. Center has the lead to manage the Constella- School Board Association are just a few of the Madam Speaker, I proudly rise to congratu- tion Program and several of its major ele- organizations who have recognized her out- late Megan and her family on her achieve- ments, including the Orion Crew Exploration standing leadership and active involvement in ments on and off the volleyball court. She ex- Vehicle and the Altair Lunar Lander. Without the Central Florida community. Linda Suther- emplifies the ideals of excellence that we all Constellation, the Johnson Space Center land also serves as a peer reviewer for The wish will inspire other young people in the Vir- could lose anywhere from 4,000 to 7,000 high- Maternal Child Health Journal and contributes gin Islands and around the country that hard tech jobs. If the JSC loses 4,000 direct jobs, to the State of Florida March of Dimes Plan- work, dedication and a commitment of being an additional 2,315 indirect jobs would be lost, ning Committee. nothing less than the best is the standard that totaling 6,315; loss of income and expendi- Madam Speaker, Mrs. Sutherland’s advo- we all should live by. tures locally would be over $567 million. If the JSC loses 7,000 direct jobs, an additional cacy on behalf of women and children in the f Central Florida community simply cannot be 4,052 indirect jobs would be lost, totaling measured. Throughout the last 25 years, Mrs. AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR 11,052; loss of income and expenditures lo- Sutherland has demonstrated that a single AMERICA ACT cally would total almost $1 billion. person can make a difference in many lives. When speaking of the decision to cancel the SPEECH OF The Healthy Start Coalition transforms families Constellation Program, Administrator Bolden every day by working together to reducing in- HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY stated that ‘‘NASA intends to work with the fant mortality and low birth weight babies. It OF INDIANA Congress to make this transition smooth and effective, working responsibly on behalf of the gives me pleasure to honor Mrs. Linda Suther- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES taxpayers.’’ To the contrary, I believe that the land who deserves this recognition for her in- Thursday, June 24, 2010 credibly charitable work and philanthropy in best use of taxpayers’ money is to continue the Central Florida community. Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today the investment in NASA to build America’s sci- in support of Preservation of Access to Care entific future. That future will create jobs. f for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief The present administration’s plan for the CONGRATULATING VOLLEYBALL Act. Constellation Program would cause drastic job STAND-OUT MEGAN C. HODGE ON This important legislation will ensure that loss across America and would place America HER ACCOMPLISHMENT ON THE Medicare and TRICARE beneficiaries will be in a behind the edge position as it relates to U.S. NATIONAL TEAM able to keep their doctors by retroactively re- competitiveness in scientific research. NASA versing a 21 percent decrease in physician re- and the space industry are critical to Hous- HON. DONNA M. CHRISTENSEN imbursement that occurred on June 1, 2010. ton’s economic success in both the short and OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS Additionally, this measure would provide phy- long term. According to the Bay Area Houston IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sicians a 2.2 percent increase in physician re- Economic Partnership, NASA accounts for imbursements through November 30, 2010. nearly 16,800 direct federal jobs and serves Tuesday, June 29, 2010 While I am pleased that the House is con- as the engine for another 3,100 civilian jobs Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Madam Speaker, I sidering a 6 month fix, I continue to support a that together supply more than $2.5 billion in rise today to recognize a talented young Virgin permanent solution. It is not fair to medical payroll into Houston’s regional economy. The Islander, Megan C. Hodge, a member of the providers to face the continued uncertainty of Johnson Space Center is the primary location

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:28 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A29JN8.018 E30JNPT1 pwalker on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with REMARKS June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1235 for training astronauts for spaceflights and this H. RES. 1150 capability to launch and retrieve crews to move; yet, the proposed budget will effectively Whereas the United States has invested in and from the ISS. cancel America’s human spaceflight program. human flight program since May 5, 1961, a Whereas decreasing the use of the Inter- program that has been a source for the national Space Station would impact the In his statement announcing NASA’s budg- ability to sustain its systems and physical et, Administrator Bolden stressed that changes United States leadership role in space explo- ration and advancement in scientific re- infrastructure. in the FY 2011 budget would be ‘‘good for Whereas the Constellation program should search; and is a national security interest be funded to continue use of the Inter- NASA, great for the American workforce, and and asset for the Nation. national Space Station to support the agen- essential for our nation’s future prosperity.’’ Whereas the Constellation program is a cy and other Federal, commercial, and aca- Madame Speaker, while I seek the same ob- human space flight program that includes: demic research and technology testing needs. jectives, I strongly disagree with the closing of the Ares I launch vehicle, capable of launch- Whereas partnerships between universities ing to low-Earth orbit; the Ares V heavy-lift this project and I believe it will hurt America’s and NASA centers should be established to launch vehicle, to send astronauts and equip- scientific progress. Additionally, the aerospace provide research opportunities for conduct of ment to the Moon; the Orion capsule, in- industry would lose as many as 20,000– research in the United States International tended to carry astronauts to low-Earth 30,000 jobs nationally in either of these sce- Space Station National Laboratories for the orbit and beyond; and the Altair lunar lander next generation of scientists in order to en- narios. and lunar surface systems astronauts will sure effective utilization of the International Given our current economic downturn, we need to explore the lunar surface. cannot take the possibility of these job losses Space Station research capabilities. Whereas the President’s Fiscal Year 2010 Whereas NASA conducts aeronautics re- lightly and the Johnson Space Center is just Budget provided $18,700,000,000 for the Na- search to address aviation safety, air traffic one example of what the cancellation of this tional Aeronautics and Space Administra- control, noise and, emissions reductions and program would do to other NASA centers na- tion (NASA); the Budget funds a program of fuel efficiency. tionally. It will take years for the commercial space-based research to advance our under- Whereas NASA’s contribution to our spaceflight industry to get up to speed to standing of climate change and its effects, as knowledge of air and water supports im- well as human and robotic space exploration; reach the level of competence that exists at proved decisionmaking for natural resource and the budget supports the use of the Space management and emergency response, thus NASA today. Shuttle to complete assembly of the Inter- Our government has already invested lit- enabling us to better respond to future national Space Station. homeland security threats. erally years and billions of dollars into this pro- Whereas the 2010 NASA budget funded a Whereas knowledge of Earth’s water cycle gram. We should build upon these invest- program of space-based research that sup- is a critical first step in protecting our water ments and not abandon them. Our country ports the Administration’s commitment to supply; water flows over the Earth’s surface can support the commercial spaceflight indus- deploy a global climate change research and in oceans, lakes, and streams, and is particu- try, but not at the expense of our human monitoring system. larly vulnerable to attack. spaceflight program, which for years has in- Whereas 2010 NASA budget was to fund the Whereas NASA sensors provide a wealth of safe flight of the Space Shuttle through the information about the water cycle; and con- spired future generations and driven tech- vehicle’s retirement at the end of 2010. An tributes to improving our ability to monitor nology that enhances our quality of life. This additional flight will be conducted if it can water resources and water quality from technology is crucial to our national security. be completed safely before the end of 2010. space; we must also protect the quality and NASA conducts aeronautics research to ad- Whereas the President’s Fiscal Year 2011 safety of the air we breathe; airborne con- dress aviation safety, air traffic control, noise Budget proposes to eliminate the National taminants can pose danger to human health; and, emissions reductions and fuel efficiency. Aeronautics and Space Administration and chemical, nuclear, radiological, and bio- NASA’s contribution to our knowledge of air (NASA)’s Space Shuttle and Constellation logical attacks are plausible threats against and water supports improved decision making program and allocate $6,000,000,000 over 5 which we can better protect the United years for the purpose of developing commer- States through NASA’s research: Now, there- for natural resource management and emer- cial space flight. fore, be it gency response, thus enabling us to better re- Whereas the Congress recognizes the policy Resolved, That it is the sense of the House spond to future homeland security threats. outlined in section 501(a) of the National of Representatives that— Knowledge of Earth’s water cycle is a crit- Aeronautics and Space Authorization Act of (1) NASA is a national security asset and ical first step in protecting our water supply; 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16761(a)), that the United interest for the United States; water flows over the Earth’s surface in States shall maintain an uninterrupted capa- (2) elimination of the Constellation pro- bility for human space flight and operations gram will present Homeland Security impli- oceans, lakes, and streams, and is particularly cations for cyberspace, critical infrastruc- vulnerable to attack. NASA sensors also pro- in low-earth orbit, and beyond, as an essen- tial element of national security and the ture, and the intelligence community of the vide a wealth of information about the water ability to ensure continued United States United States; cycle; and contributes to improving our ability participation and leadership in the explo- (3) elimination of the Constellation pro- to monitor water resources and water quality ration of space. gram will compromise the effectiveness of from space; we must also protect the quality Whereas eliminating the Constellation the International Space Station as it relates and safety of the air we breathe; airborne con- upon retirement of the Space Shuttle will to the strategic importance of space station taminants can pose danger to human health; create a national security risk to the United research, and intelligence; States and will diminish the Nation’s efforts (4) continuation of NASA’s Constellation and chemical, nuclear, radiological, and bio- program is crucial to improving national se- logical attacks are plausible threats against to advance scientific research in space. Whereas the United States will for the first curity, climate, and research in science and which we can protect. time since its space program began, be with- medicine; and (5) the United States should maintain its I have asked my colleagues in Congress to out a human space flight program. funding of the Constellation program and join me in my efforts to restore funding for the Whereas transferring funds from the Con- should begin funding commercial space in 5 Constellation to the FY 2011 budget for the stellation program to the development of years and not sooner. following reasons: commercial space programs to carry human 1. Elimination of the Constellation program and crew into space is taking a chance on an f will present homeland security implications for unknown quantity and is an unnecessary and RECOGNIZING THE HART FAMILY cyberspace, critical infrastructure, and the In- unreasonable risk this country must not take. AS WASHINGTON COUNTY FARM telligence community of the United States; FAMILY OF THE YEAR 2. Elimination of the Constellation program Whereas the retirement of the Space Shut- tle this year will leave the United States will compromise the effectiveness of the Inter- vulnerable and depending on Russia to put HON. JOHN BOOZMAN national Space Station as it relates to the stra- United States astronauts in orbit without OF ARKANSAS tegic importance of space station research, the Constellation program; in May of last IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and intelligence; year when it became clear the United States 3. Continuation of NASA’s Constellation pro- had no one else to turn to, Russia raised its Tuesday, June 29, 2010 gram is crucial to improving national security, prices from $48,000,000 to $51,000,000 per Mr. BOOZMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise climate, and research in science and medi- launch for each astronaut. today to honor the John Robert Hart family for cine. Whereas the Constellation program is not earning the 2010 Farm Family of the Year just about going to the moon, as the United It is my hope, that this Congress will con- States has a commitment to the Inter- award for Washington County, Arkansas. tinue to support NASA’s Constellation program national Space Station (ISS), and with the Working for generations on the farm, the and to support balanced energy policies that Space Shuttle being retired this September, Hart family has a history rooted in Arkansas promote economic growth and will help us the Constellation is the only system under agriculture. John grew up on his farm and meet our clean energy goals. development that will give NASA the future continues to run it today with his wife, Carolyn.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:28 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A29JN8.020 E30JNPT1 pwalker on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with REMARKS E1236 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 30, 2010 Today the Harts have a 250 acre farm fords permanent improvement in living condi- HONORING RAY ROBSON where they produce dairy and poultry prod- tions or that it creates future new wealth for ucts, as well as three different varieties of hay. the Nation.’’ HON. GUS M. BILIRAKIS The family is dedicated to agriculture and Madam Speaker, the work of Gulf Coast OF FLORIDA plans to continue running the farm for genera- Conservation Corps is, to say the least, useful. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tions to come. I urge my colleagues to support this vitally im- Tuesday, June 29, 2010 Because of this lifelong commitment, their portant piece of legislation. hard work and dedication the Hart Family is Mr. BILIRAKIS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and congratulate Pinellas most deserving of the Washington County f Farm Family of the Year Award. Recognition County’s Ray Robson who, at the age of 14, from the program is a reflection of the con- TRIBUTE TO BRIGADIER GENERAL became America’s youngest chess tribution to agriculture at the community and HARRY C. ADERHOLT grandmaster. state level and its implications for improved Ray’s passion for chess began at age three farm practices and management. when his father, Gary Robson, brought home Arkansans are blessed to have such out- HON. ROBERT B. ADERHOLT his first chess set. They played chess daily, with Ray’s father beating him every time, until standing farm families like the Harts who are OF ALABAMA dedicated to providing agriculture services to he was four. Ray continued to excel in chess, their community and country. I ask my col- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and his father soon lost track of how many leagues today to join with me in congratulating Tuesday, June 29, 2010 times his son had beat him. the Harts on their achievements and wish By the time Ray was 11, he earned the dis- them continued success in farming. Mr. ADERHOLT. Madam Speaker, I would tinguished title of chess master, and still holds f like to pay tribute to Brigadier General Harry the distinguished honor of being the youngest C. ‘‘Heinie’’ Aderholt, a true American hero chess master in Florida’s history. Over the INTRODUCING THE GULF CORPS and one of the founders of the U.S. Air Force past four years, his record-setting perform- CONSERVATION ACT OF 2010 Special Operations. On May 20, 2010, I and ances have continued to resound throughout many others across the State and Nation were the chess community. In addition to being an HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS saddened to hear of the passing of General international master, Ray was also the young- OF FLORIDA Aderholt. est person to qualify for the U.S. Chess IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Heinie, as he was affectionately known by Championship, the youngest recipient of the Samford Chess Fellowship, and the youngest Tuesday, June 29, 2010 all who knew and loved him, began his military service with the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1942 participant for the U.S. at a World Team Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Madam Speaker, and retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1976. Championship. I rise today to introduce the Gulf Coast Con- He was also known as ‘‘Air Commando One,’’ Ray’s dedication, perseverance, and servation Corps Act of 2010, which will help to for his work to form what was originally called achievements are truly remarkable. I cannot create jobs in the Gulf Coast region. The pro- the First Air Commando Wing. He was the last imagine the pressure he faced while chal- gram will assist those who have been unem- general officer to leave Vietnam. lenging and defeating some opponents more ployed due to the oil spill off the Gulf of Mex- than twice his age. I would also like to com- ico that took place on April 20, 2010. In a pro- During his service he was awarded the Le- mend Ray’s parents for their role in helping gram similar to the Civil Conservation Corps gion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Distin- their son develop his talents and succeed. The created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt guished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster, national and international recognition Ray has during the Great Depression, the Gulf Coast Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster, Meri- earned is incredible, especially for a young Conservation Corps will be a public-private torious Service Medal, Air Medal with eight man of only 15. It is my honor to stand before partnership benefiting our nation for years to oak leaf clusters, Joint Service Commendation Congress and recognize the accomplishments come. Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, Presi- of Ray Robson, and I wish him continued suc- We find our country in much the same posi- dential Unit Citation Emblem and the Air Force cess in the future. Outstanding Unit Award Ribbon with oak leaf tion as it was when President Roosevelt cre- f ated his Corps. Then, there was a staggering cluster. His other honors include the Order of number of unemployed who went to work to the Sword, which the non-commissioned offi- DEMOCRACY IS STRENGTHENED conserve our national parks. Today, it is a cers of the Air Force Special Operations Com- BY CASTING LIGHT ON SPEND- devastated Gulf Coast. Even before the oil mand awarded to him in January 2001, the ING IN ELECTIONS ACT spill, the region was suffering under extraor- prestigious Bull Simons Award, that recog- SPEECH OF dinary unemployment levels. The tourist indus- nizes those who embody the true spirit, val- try contributed 620,000 jobs and over $9 bil- ues, and skills of a special operations warrior HON. HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR. lion in wages to the Gulf region. The fishing and he was also awarded the Order of the OF GEORGIA industry supports over 200,000 jobs with re- White Elephant by the government of Thai- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES land, their highest award. lated economic activity of $5.5 billion. With so Thursday, June 24, 2010 much of the federal waters unavailable for After his retirement from the Air Force, He fishing and so many tourists cancelling founded the McCoskrie/Threshold Foundation, The House in Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union had under planned vacations, the need is dire and we which provides medical ancillary assistance, consideration the bill (H.R. 5175) to amend must get people back to work. supplies, and equipment to Central and South the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to The Corps will provide workers with the American countries as well as to Laos and prohibit foreign influence in Federal elec- means, training and knowledge they need to Thailand. He also founded the Air Commando tions, to prohibit government contractors alleviate the worst environmental disaster in Association. from making expenditures with respect to the history of our country. These are not General Heinie Aderholt will be remembered such elections, and for other purposes: ‘‘make work’’ jobs. The work is not ‘‘busy for his valor, character, and strength. It was an Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Chair, I rise work.’’ The cleaning and restoration of the honor to have known him as a relative, friend to urge my colleagues to support the rule and Gulf is not optional. And because it will likely and great American Patriot, and his leadership the underlying bill, the DISCLOSE Act. I take years to finish, it is imperative that we will be missed by all who knew him. His influ- strongly support the DISCLOSE Act, which have the necessary resources in place to en- ence for good for all America will live on. recognizes the significant contributions of li- sure that it is completed. Participants will do braries, librarians, and library workers to our A memorial service will be held at Hurlburt the necessary work to get the Gulf Coast back nation’s communities. Air Park, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, on July on track. The Corps will be a committed labor In Citizens United v. Federal Election Com- 2, 2010 at 9 a.m. force, performing the hard work that will move mission, the Supreme Court opened the flood- the United States beyond this environmental Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife gates to unrestricted special interest campaign disaster. Anne, his daughter Janet and son George and donations in American elections—even from As President Roosevelt said, ‘‘All work un- their families. entities controlled by foreign governments. In dertaken should be useful—not just for a day, Thank you Heinie for all you did for Amer- that case, the Supreme Court ruled that all or- or a year, but useful in the sense that it af- ica. ganizations, corporations, and unions are free

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:28 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A29JN8.023 E30JNPT1 pwalker on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with REMARKS June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1237 to take unlimited corporate money and make blood pressure. Furthermore, obesity in child- have strong measures in place to best prevent unlimited political expenditures. hood increases the likelihood of obesity and the economic crisis that we have been experi- The DISCLOSE Act would strengthen dis- its associated health problems in adulthood, encing over the last few years. We had years closure of election ads and would force cor- including coronary heart disease, stroke, and without accountability for Wall Street and the porate CEO’s to stand by their ads by appear- cancer. In addition to the negative health ef- Big Banks under President Bush and congres- ing on camera to say that he or she ‘‘approves fects of childhood obesity, the crisis also sional Republicans which cost the people of this message.’’ proves costly to the health care system. It is this Nation 8 million jobs. This bipartisan legislation would control the estimated that childhood obesity costs the We will: Rein in Big Banks and their Big Bo- flood of special interest money into America’s U.S. approximately $3 billion a year, and this nuses, put an end to bailouts and the idea of elections. Powerful special interests and their number will only grow worse if we fail to cor- ‘‘too big to fail,’’ and create a consumer finan- lobbyists should not be able to drown out the rect this problem. cial protection agency to protect and empower voices of the American people with their pock- Although many factors contribute to the in- consumers to make the best decisions on etbooks. creased obesity of our children, including the homes, credit cards, and their own financial The DISCLOSE Act would establish touch lack of nutrition in many children’s diets, a key future. disclosure requirements for election-related variable is that the American life style has Mr. Speaker, we can no longer afford to let spending by big oil corporations, Wall Street changed to be more sedentary both in school the fox watch the henhouse. For eight years, and other special interests, so the American and at home. Physical activity during the President Bush and congressional Repub- people can follow the money and see clearly school day is restricted much more now than licans looked the other way as Wall Street and which special interests are funding political in the past. Only 15% of middle schools and the Big Banks exploited loopholes, gambled campaign activity and trying to buy represen- 3% of high schools offer all their students your money on complex schemes, and re- tation in our government. This legislation physical education three or more days a week. warded failure and recklessness. America’s would also prohibit foreign entities from manip- Many schools offer PE only once a week, with families and small businesses paid the price. ulating the outcomes of American elections recess seen as an extra rather than a key part We lost 8 million jobs and $17 trillion in retire- and help close other special interest loop- of child development. In the past, children ment savings and Americans’ net worth. holes. played outside for hours after school, but ac- This Congress and President Obama have Further, the DISCLOSE Act would ensure tive outdoor time is now much rarer. A 2009 made tough choices and taken effective steps that social welfare organizations with member- study found that children ages 8–18 watch an to bring our economy back from the brink of ship of 500,000 or more, stand by their polit- average of three hours of television a day. Al- disaster. The Recovery Act has already saved ical ads and prohibits them from using cor- though these factors affect all children, they or created up to 2.8 million jobs and much of porate dollars for campaign purposes, while are intensified for minority and low income the TARP has been paid back. And now we respecting privacy of their contributors. children. Schools in low income areas often are taking another key step forward with a I believe that people need to know who is cut physical education to one day a week to final agreement on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street paying to influence their elections. focus on reading and math. Minimum wage Reform and Consumer Protection Act. According to a recent Washington Post-ABC jobs rarely offer the flexibility needed to get As we rebuild our economy, we must put in poll, the American people agree. Eight in ten kids to sports practices and events; doing so place commonsense rules to ensure Big Americans opposed the high court’s ruling, in- is even harder when public transportation is Banks and Wall Street can’t play Russian cluding seven out of ten Republicans, and 72 necessary. Some communities lack safe Roulette again with our futures. Wall Street percent favored congressional action to curb places to play outdoors, so children engage in may be bouncing back, but we know from ex- the ruling. more sedentary activities inside. Frequently, perience they’re not going to police them- Congress should act now to pass this im- low income communities lack grocery stores selves. portant bill. and options for fresh produce. We must work Common-sense reforms that hold Wall I strongly support the DISCLOSE Act and to reemphasize the importance of physical ac- Street and the Big Banks accountable will: urge my colleagues to do the same. tivity, so that each child has an equal chance End bailouts by ensuring taxpayers are at living a healthy life. never again on the hook for Wall Street’s risky f We cannot allow this unwholesome future to decisions SUPPORTING NATIONAL PHYSICAL become the destiny of America’s children. Let Protect families’ retirement funds, college EDUCATION AND SPORT WEEK us instead face this problem, and help these savings, homes and businesses’ financial fu- children. We can begin to fight this epidemic tures from unnecessary risk by CEOs, lenders, SPEECH OF by recognizing the importance of physical edu- and speculators HON. DANNY K. DAVIS cation and sport in children’s lives. Therefore, Protect consumers from predatory lending I urge my colleagues to support House Reso- abuses, fine print, and industry gimmicks OF ILLINOIS lution 1373. Inject transparency and accountability into a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f financial system run amok Wednesday, June 23, 2010 WHAT’S IN THE LEGISLATION? CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speaker, I HOUR Creating a new Consumer Financial Protec- would like to communicate my support for des- tion Agency to protect families and small busi- nesses by ensuring that bank loans, mort- ignating the week of May 2, 2010 as ‘‘National SPEECH OF Physical Education and Sport Week.’’ America gages, and credit cards are fair, affordable, faces an obesity crisis, and this problem is HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE understandable, and transparent. We currently particularly harmful to our children. The child- OF TEXAS have rules that keep companies from selling hood obesity rate has more than tripled since IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES us toasters that burn down our homes. We 1980, and today the CDC places the rate at should have similar rules that bar the financial Monday, June 28, 2010 approximately 17%. This crisis, however, does industry from offering mortgage loans to peo- not affect all children equally. It disproportion- Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, ple who can’t afford repayment. ately affects children from racial/ethnic minor- I rise to speak about the special order topic of Ending predatory lending practices that oc- ity groups and from low-income families. Al- financial reform. I would like to thank my col- curred during the subprime lending frenzy. though only 16% of Caucasians aged 12–19 league Congresswoman MARCIA FUDGE for Shutting down ‘‘too big to fail’’ financial firms are obese, 24% of African Americans and bringing this issue to the floor tonight. I would before risky and irresponsible behavior threat- 21% of Hispanics are obese. Obesity in child- also like to thank CBC Chair BARBARA LEE for ens to bring down the entire economy. hood is particularly troubling given that obese her leadership on continuing to shine the light Ending costly taxpayer bailouts with new children often develop many diseases in their on important issues that matter to the CBC procedures to unwind failing companies that youth that typically occur in adults, such as and our constituents as well as the Nation as pose the greatest risk—paid for by the finan- Type II diabetes. Frequently, these children a whole. cial industry and not the taxpayers. also develop risk factors for cardiovascular It is past time that we take strong action to Tough new rules on the riskiest financial disease, including high cholesterol and high reform our financial system to ensure that we practices that gambled with your money

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My chief of staff is one of rounding AIT, and the concerns raised by Mr. nancial firms with commercial banking oper- those moms and is very grateful for all of Nader and others. We all want air travel to be ations from trading in speculative investments. Leslie’s help over the years. as safe as possible, but this can be accom- Tough enforcement and oversight with: Now, Leslie is turning to a new phase in life. plished without sacrificing our privacy and dig- More enforcement power and funding for She has two grandchildren on the way and nity, and that of our fellow Americans. the Securities and Exchange Commission, in- she plans to be an active grandmother in their [From www.commondreams.org, June 24, cluding requiring registration of hedge funds lives. She’ll also be able to do more traveling 2010] and private equity funds and dedicate herself to volunteer priorities. NAKED INSECURITY Enhanced oversight and transparency for For someone who has spent her career car- credit rating agencies, whose seal of approval ing for others, it is time for Leslie to get to (By Ralph Nader) gave way to excessively risky practices that care for her family and herself. We wish her If you are planning to fly over the 4th of led to a financial collapse all the best and thank her for her long, dedi- July holiday, be aware of your rights at air- Reining in egregious executive compensa- cated service to Congress. We’ll miss her. port security checkpoints. The Transportation Security Administra- tion and retirement plans by allowing a ‘say on f pay’ for shareholders, requiring independent tion (TSA) has mandated that passengers directors on compensation committees, and ADVANCED IMAGING can opt out of going through a whole body TECHNOLOGIES (AIT) scanning machine in favor of a physical pat limiting bank executive risky pay practices that down. Unfortunately, opting for the pat jeopardize banks’ safety and soundness. down requires passengers to be assertive New protections for grocers, retailers and HON. JASON CHAFFETZ since TSA screeners do not tell travelers other small businesses facing out-of-control about their right to refuse a scan. Harried OF UTAH swipe fees that banks and other credit and passengers must spot the TSA signs posted debit card issuers charge these businesses for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES at hectic security checkpoints to inform debit or prepaid-card purchases. As a result, Tuesday, June 29, 2010 themselves of their rights before they move to a body scanning security line. merchants stand to save billions. Mr. CHAFFETZ. Madam Speaker, I recently Since the failed Christmas Day bombing of Audits the Federal Reserve’s emergency read with interest an article by Ralph Nader a Northwest Airlines flight by a passenger lending programs from the financial crisis and discussing his concerns with the Transpor- hiding explosives in his underwear, TSA has limits the Fed’s emergency lending authority. tation Safety Administration’s (TSA) use of accelerated its program of deploying whole f ‘‘whole-body imaging’’ scanning machines. body scanning machines, including x-ray These machines, now called ‘‘Advanced Imag- scanners, at airport security checkpoints RETIREMENT OF NURSE LESLIE throughout the United States. Scanning ma- ing Technologies’’ (AIT), allow TSA screeners GOLDBERG chines peak beneath passengers’ clothing to search for security risks by looking under looking for concealed weapons and explo- passengers’ clothing in a particularly privacy sives that can elude airport metal detectors. HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK intrusive inspection. So far, TSA has placed 111 scanners at 32 air- OF CALIFORNIA I share many of Mr. Nader’s concerns, and ports. They expect to have 450 scanners de- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES include a copy of article from ployed by the end of the year at an esti- www.commondreams.org for the record. Last mated cost of $170,000 each. Tuesday, June 29, 2010 summer I worked with many of my colleagues Privacy, civil rights and religious groups Mr. STARK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to in the House on both sides of the aisle to pass object to whole body scanning machines as uniquely intrusive. Naked images of pas- pay tribute to Leslie Goldberg, R.N. who is re- an amendment to the TSA Authorization bill sengers’ bodies are captured by these ma- tiring tomorrow after 20 years of service as a which addressed some of the problems with chines that can reveal very personal medical nurse with the Attending Physician’s Office the TSA’s use of these AIT machines. Our conditions such as prosthetics, colostomy here at the Capitol. Leslie is well known and amendment prohibited the use of AIT for man- bags and mastectomy scars. The TSA re- loved by all who work in the Cannon House datory primary screening at airports, required sponded by setting the scanners to blur the Office Building—Members and staff alike. the TSA to give passengers the option of a facial features of travelers, placing TSA em- She’s run the Cannon Health Unit for most of pat-down search, and prohibited TSA from ployees who view the images in a separate her time on the Hill and she personifies serv- storing, transferring, or copying AIT images of room and assuring the public that the im- ice and caring. passengers. ages are deleted after initial viewing. Yet, a successful Freedom of Information Leslie graduated from the Jewish Hospital of These technologies need not invade Ameri- Act lawsuit by the Electronic Privacy Infor- Brooklyn and first worked as a nurse at New cans’ privacy so intrusively in order to secure mation Center against the Department of York University Hospital in neurosurgery. She our flights and passengers effectively. After Homeland Security (DHS) uncovered docu- went on to work at the Regional Institute for the failed Christmas Day bombing attempt, ments showing that the scanning machines’ Children and Adolescents and then did insur- which AIT may or may not have helped pre- procurement specifications include the abil- ance physicals for eight years prior to joining vent, I renewed my call for the inventors and ity to store, record and transfer revealing us on Capitol Hill. manufacturers of AIT machines to enhance digital images of passengers. The specifica- She started with the Office of the Attending privacy protections to permit broader deploy- tions allow TSA to disable any privacy fil- Physician in November 1990, and has taken ment of these technologies without the trade- ters permitting the exporting of raw images, contrary to TSA assurances. excellent care of us ever since. She makes off to Americans’ rights of privacy. It begs logic that the TSA would not retain sure we get our flu shots, helps us find doc- Some AIT manufacturers have responded their ability to store images particularly in tors, and tells us when we need to go home with scanners with ‘‘auto detection’’ capabili- the event of a terrorist getting through the so we don’t make others around us sick. ties, which reduce the costs and risks of error scan and later attacking an aircraft. One of The nurses are also on call at numerous associated with human screeners. These the first searches by the TSA would be to re- events where Members of Congress are in at- scanners also produce images that go beyond view images taken by the scanners to iden- tendance. They are on hand for the Memorial merely blurring faces to blurring the outline of tify the attacker. Day Concert, the annual State of the Union, the scanned passenger’s body. As I observed The Amsterdam airport is using a less in- the inauguration ceremonies. They work long last December, these technologies have al- trusive security device called ‘‘auto detec- hours and are here whenever Congress is in ready been deployed in Amsterdam at the tion’’ scanning which generates stick figures session—no matter how late. Overtime is the instead of the real image of the person and very airport from which the Christmas Day avoids exposing passengers to radiation. norm for Leslie and her colleagues. bomber traveled to the United States. My staff Three United States Senators recently wrote Until Speaker PELOSI made a lactation room has seen these machines in action, and I feel to DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano urging available for nursing mothers returning to the TSA should look seriously at whether her to consider these devices. (http://bit.ly/ work, hundreds of new moms could tell you of these enhanced scanners could replace the bJFn5K)

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MILLER icans. unclear whether scanners would have spotted OF CALIFORNIA f the kind of explosives carried by the ‘‘Christ- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HONORING THE 2010 NATIONAL mas Day’’ bomber. Tuesday, June 29, 2010 JUNIOR DISABILITY CHAMPION- About one-half of these body scanning ma- Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. Madam SHIPS chines use low dose x-rays to scan pas- Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the retire- sengers. Last May, a group of esteemed sci- entists from the University of California, ment of Frank Williams from the Building In- HON. DANNY K. DAVIS San Francisco wrote to John Holdren, Presi- dustry Association’s Baldy View Chapter. OF ILLINOIS dent Obama’s science adviser, voicing their Frank dedicated his career at the BIA to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES helping families achieve the American Dream concerns about the rapid roll out of scanners Tuesday, June 29, 2010 without a rigorous safety review by an im- of home ownership. He led the Baldy View partial panel of experts. The scientists cau- Chapter with distinction, promoting quality Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speaker, tion that the TSA has miscalculated the ra- communities, facilitating business opportunities today I would like to recognize the participants diation dose to the skin from scanners and for the Association’s members, and always and sponsors of the National Junior Disability that there is ‘‘good reason to believe that working to increase the public’s awareness Championships. This annual competition, these scanners will increase the risk of can- about the importance of home ownership. founded by Wheelchair Sports USA, has cer to children and other vulnerable popu- Frank was appointed Chief Executive Officer helped teach the value of sports to young ath- lations.’’ (http://n.pr/bKGCKx). of the Building Industry Association Southern letes since 1984. It began as a small competi- David Brenner, director of Columbia Uni- California, Inc. Baldy View Chapter in April of tion for wheelchair athletes ages 7 to 21. versity’s Center for Radiological Research, 1992. Working from the Association’s Rancho Since that time, it has continued to grow both has also voiced caution about x-raying mil- Cucamonga offices, he planned, directed, in nature and number. The competition ex- lions of air travelers. He was a member of budgeted and coordinated all programs and panded in scope to include athletes with many the government committee that set the safe- administrative activities of the Baldy View Re- different types of disabilities, not just those in ty guidelines for the x-ray scanners, and he gion, which includes all of San Bernardino wheelchairs. Athletes with spinal cord injuries, now says he would not have signed onto the County and all areas east of the 605 in Los cerebral palsy, blindness, and many other dis- report had he known that TSA wanted to scan almost every air traveler. (http:// Angeles County. abilities now participate in the competition. Re- www.columbia.edu/∼djb3/) Under Frank’s leadership, the Baldy View flecting this expansion in mission, the spon- BIA has become a true partner with Congress soring organization changed its name to Passenger complaints to TSA and news- to help cultivate an environment where more Wheelchair & Ambulatory Sports USA. The di- paper accounts of passenger experiences with Americans can turn the dream of home owner- scanners contradict TSA assurances that versity of sports offered also increased. Al- checkpoint signs provide adequate notice to ship into reality. I commend Frank for working though only three sports were initially offered, travelers about the scanning procedure and with Congress to create the conditions nec- athletes now participate in seven areas of the pat down option. Travelers, who reported essary to make home ownership available to competition. Over 300 athletes from around that they were not fully aware what the more families. the country participate each year. scanning procedure involved, said they were Frank Williams is the recipient of the 1998 For some of these young athletes, the Na- not made aware of alternative search op- Fair Housing Award from the Fair Housing tional Junior Disability Championships com- tions. (http://nyti.ms/9hGtUO ) Council of San Bernardino County. He was petition provides a pathway to qualify for the Many travelers complained about their pri- named the National Association of Home U.S. Paralympics team. More importantly, vacy, and their families’ privacy, being in- Builders ‘‘Gary Komarow Memorial Executive however, it provides these young people the vaded. Some were concerned about the radi- Officer of the Year’’ in 1999. opportunity to develop the values of teamwork, ation risk, particularly to pregnant women While the BIA is losing an exceptional lead- sportsmanship, hard work, and perseverance and children. Some travelers felt bullied by er, I know our community and our Nation will offered by sports. Participants also benefit in rude TSA screeners. The Wall Street Journal continue to benefit from Frank’s enthusiasm other ways. For example, research shows the reported that one woman who refused to go and vision for the cause of housing. Frank has importance of physical activity in both the through the body scanner was called ‘‘unpa- been a tireless community leader and advo- physical and mental development of children. triotic’’ by the TSA screener. cate for affordable housing, and he has been This event removes the barriers that so often Expensive state-of-the-art security tech- instrumental in helping to promote home own- prevent these young people with disabilities nology that poses potentially serious health ership on the national level. With Frank’s dedi- from participating in sports, allowing them to risks to vulnerable passengers, invades pri- cation, we have been able to raise national reap the benefits of athletic competition. vacy, and provides questionable security is awareness about the housing needs of Califor- In closing, I would also like to congratulate neither smart nor safe. For the White House nians. I am confident his work will continue it is a political embarrassment waiting to the athletes participating in the National Junior happen. into the future. Disability Championships. It takes great perse- Frank is the Founder, Chairman of the verance, commitment, and strength of spirit to President Obama should suspend the body Board and President of Housing Action Re- participate in this type of competition. I wish scanning program and appoint an inde- source Trust (HART), a non-profit affordable pendent panel of experts to review the issues you the best of luck as you prepare for your housing provider that has assisted 50,000 of privacy, health and effectiveness. After respective athletic events. such a review, should the DHS and TSA still families to buy homes. He also serves as a f want to deploy body scanners at airports, Commissioner to the San Bernardino County they should initiate a public rulemaking, Housing Authority and is a fully-accredited IN TRIBUTE TO BOBBY POPE which they have refused thus far, so that the Commissioner on the National Association of public can have their say in the matter. Housing and Redevelopment Officers. In addi- HON. JIM MARSHALL If you experience any push-back from TSA tion, he was recently appointed by Governor OF GEORGIA screeners when you assert your right to Arnold Schwarzenegger to a Joint Land Use IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Task Force within the Governor’s Office of refuse to go through a whole body scanner Tuesday, June 29, 2010 and request a pat down security search in- Planning and Research. stead, please write to [email protected]. There are many grateful people who have Mr. MARSHALL. Madam Speaker, I rise Ralph Nader is a consumer advocate, law- benefited from Frank’s mentorship and vision today in honor of Mr. Bobby Pope, of Macon, yer, and author. His most recent book—and over the years. On Wednesday, July 7, Georgia, who is retiring after a long and illus- first novel—is, Only The Super Wealthy Can Frank’s colleagues, friends and family are trious tenure as Athletic Director of Mercer Save Us. His most recent work of non-fiction gathering to thank him for his leadership and University. I rise to thank Bobby for his ex- is The Seventeen Traditions. dedication to the cause of home ownership. traordinary commitment to Mercer Athletics,

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his overall contributions to the local commu- SPEECH OF fort to promote cyber security curriculum in in- nity. stitutions of higher learning,’’ as introduced by Madam Speaker, for over 20 years Bobby HON. HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR. my fellow member of the Texas delegation, OF GEORGIA Pope, Dean of the Atlantic Sun Conference, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Rep. CIRO RODRIGUEZ. has served as the Athletic Director for Mercer Monday, June 28, 2010 Our nation’s critical infrastructure is com- University. During his tenure, Mercer athletics Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I posed of public and private institutions in the have thrived, and its student-athletes have rise today in support of H. Con. Res. 284, in- sectors of agriculture, food, water, public achieved impressive success both on and off troduced by Representative SESSIONS, which health, emergency services, government, de- the field. The program now includes 14 NCAA recognizes the hard work and importance of fense industrial base, information and tele- Division I teams plus the addition of the first- special education teachers. communications, energy, transportation, bank- ever fulltime coaches for men’s and women’s In 1972, the U.S Supreme Court ruled that ing and finance, chemicals and hazardous ma- people with special needs or disabilities had golf, tennis, and cross country. Largely thanks terials, and postal and shipping. Cyberspace is the same right to the quality education in pub- to Bobby, Mercer University will field Georgia’s their nervous system—the control system of first NCAA Division I men’s and women’s la- lic schools as their nondisabled peers. This our country. Cyberspace is composed of hun- crosse teams in the upcoming year. Bobby monumental case changed the way we view dreds of thousands of interconnected com- Pope’s commitment to building and strength- children with special needs as well as the in- creased need for teachers who are certified puters, servers, routers, switches, and fiber ening Mercer athletics can further be seen in for educating children with special needs. Ac- optic cables that allow our critical infrastruc- the recent renovations of existing fields and tually, today, about 10 percent of all school- tures to work. Thus, the healthy, secure, and the construction of a state-of-the-art facility for aged children receive special education serv- student-athletes and coaches. efficient functioning of cyberspace is essential ices. This number shows the necessity and to both our economy and our national security. With Bobby Pope at the helm, Mercer Uni- importance of special education teachers na- versity has twice won the Atlantic Sun Con- tionwide. One of the most significant security chal- ference’s All-Academic Trophy. Since its in- It takes an exceptional person to educate lenges that our Federal government faces ception in 2007, the Atlantic Sun Conference children with disabilities. Special education today is ensuring that we have an abundance teachers have to adapt to a wide variety of post-graduate scholarship recognizing excel- of adequately trained individuals defending our needs ranging from children who have autism, lence and integrity has been awarded to a information infrastructure. In the past, I have hearing and seeing impairments, and even or- been proud to sponsor bills that would in- Mercer student-athlete. During Bobby’s tenure, thopedic impairments. Special education the cumulative grade point average for Mercer teachers have to come up with individual-spe- crease funding for cybersecurity education Bear student-athletes never fell below 3.0—a cific plans for each child enrolled in their class, programs, to ensure that we have a properly testament to his commitment to academic ex- tailored to help children reach their full learn- trained workforce to protect this vital infra- cellence. ing potential. Special education teachers must structure. The National Collegiate Cyber De- Madam Speaker, Bobby Pope’s passion and possess unique characteristics including ex- fense Competition (CCDC) is an important commitment to athletics and promoting sports- treme patience, organization capabilities, and piece of the cybersecurity education puzzle. the ability to understand each individual’s manship extend beyond Mercer University. He Since 2005, the National Collegiate Cyber needs. What makes these unique characteris- has been very active in the Atlantic Sun Con- tics and hard work of these educators espe- Defense Competition has given students in the ference—twice serving as Conference Presi- cially significant is the fact that they help im- field of cybersecurity the opportunity to show- dent, as well as serving as a member on nu- prove the lives of the neediest amongst us, case their abilities. Rather than having stu- merous Conference committees. Bobby has the special education students. Therefore, it is dents design an ‘‘ideal’’ network, the CCDC also made innumerable contributions to the evident that these special education teachers’ requires participants to assume the adminis- local community as treasurer of the Macon hard work and dedication is truly deserving of trative and protective duties for an existing Touchdown Club and through his service on the appreciation that Congress offers within H. ‘‘commercial’’ network. This allows participants the Mayor’s Recreation Master Plan Com- Con. Res. 284. DeKalb County School System located in to show their skill at ‘‘real world’’ situations, as mittee, as well as the Georgia Sports Hall of very few cybersecurity workers will have the Fame Authority. Indeed, he was recognized the Fourth District of Georgia has a history of focused care and concern for students with luxury of building a perfect system from the for his lifelong contributions to Middle Georgia special needs. In fact, DeKalb County School ground up. While we obviously want to build Athletics when he was inducted into the System has an internationally recognized Ex- the most secure networks possible, our ex- Macon Sports Hall of Fame on April 28, 2006. ceptional Education and Support Services Di- perts must be able to work with the infrastruc- Also, for over 35 years, his broadcast of local vision that provides a support system for the ture that exists, finding and eliminating weak- sports news on the ‘‘Saturday Scoreboard’’ students with special needs as well as for their nesses that may already exist, and making im- gave us the good, the bad, and the ugly about parents. I am proud of programs within my perfect systems secure. our Georgia Bulldogs, Georgia Tech Yellow district, such as this support division, that help Jackets, and other middle Georgia sports special education teachers by giving them the Over the last few years, the contest has teams. option to offer this support system to their stu- grown to include regional competitions in dents. I want to personally thank the special Also, for over 35 years, his broadcast of Texas, Maine, Washington, California, and education teachers in my district and across local sports news on the Saturday Scoreboard Minnesota, among other locations. This year, the United States. there were more than eighty schools that par- gave us the good, the bad, and the ugly about I urge my colleagues to support this impor- ticipated, from all parts of the country. The our Georgia Bulldogs, Georgia Tech Yellow tant resolution. Jackets, and other Middle Georgia sports f students participating in this contest have not teams. only demonstrated their knowledge and under- RECOGNIZING THE NATIONAL COL- standing of this important function, but they Madam Speaker, it is fitting for the CON- LEGIATE CYBER DEFENSE COM- have also had the opportunity to hone their GRESSIONAL RECORD to include this brief ac- PETITION knowledgement of the accomplishments of skills by dealing with actual, real time issues. Bobby Pope as Athletic Director of Mercer SPEECH OF The National Collegiate Cyber Defense Com- University. As he assumes his new role as the HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE petition plays an important role in the develop- Executive Director for the Mercer Athletic OF TEXAS ment of our next generation of cybersecurity Foundation, Bobby will undoubtedly continue IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES professionals, and I am proud to join Mr. to contribute to the success and accomplish- Monday, June 28, 2010 RODRIGUEZ in recognizing it. ments of Mercer Athletics. Few leave such en- Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, duringly positive legacies. I rise today in strong support of H. Res. 1244,

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES have cracked down on numerous other gath- f erings and severely curtailed the ability for Ira- Tuesday, June 29, 2010 nians to gather for national and religious holi- HONORING RON GETTELFINGER Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I days. FOR HIS LEADERSHIP OF THE rise today to proudly recognize the George Although the 2009 election was not the first UAW Mason High School girls’ and boys’ soccer subject to serious irregularities, vote tampering SPEECH OF teams for winning their respective State 1A and corruption, the obvious vote rigging that Soccer Championships. On June 12th at led some provinces to report a turnout greater HON. DEBORAH L. HALVORSON Radford University, the George Mason High than 100 percent created a tipping point. OF ILLINOIS School Mustangs of Falls Church valiantly de- At one point the anti-election momentum IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES feated Radford High School 3–1 to capture fueled a ‘‘Twitter revolution,’’ as tech-savvy Wednesday, June 23, 2010 their third consecutive state title. The following Iranian youth mobilized gatherings through day, the boys’ team displayed equally out- texting and instant messages. It was a telling Mrs. HALVORSON. Mr. Speaker, I wish to standing talent by defeating Radford 2–1 to sign of the opportunity for technology to sur- join my colleagues in congratulating Ron capture their second consecutive state cham- pass censorship and galvanize a freedom Gettelfinger upon his retirement. Ron has pionship. movement. been a true champion for American families, a The girls’ championship win follows a re- The Iranian people take great pride in their leading advocate for American workers, and a markable season of 18 wins, 3 losses, and 1 nation’s vibrant history as a crossroads of the dedicated president of the United Auto Work- tie. Junior midfielder Hannah Walker scored world, but the dangerous policies of the cur- ers. twice and sophomore forward Leah Roth had rent government have made them more iso- I came to Congress to work on jumpstarting a goal and an assist. Nichole Mitchell played lated than ever. our economy and I’m reassured to know that tough as the starting goalkeeper, only allowing The government’s reckless management of under Ron’s leadership, the UAW has been a one goal in the net from a penalty kick. After the economy has prioritized enriching the steadfast voice for protecting American jobs the final moment of the game, the George mullahs and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and the rights of the hundreds of workers in Mason players victoriously rushed the field Corps, while the average Iranian faces an un- my district. Prior to coming to Congress, I and saluted their fans that had traveled 4 employment rate approaching 30 percent. served in the Illinois State Senate and was hours to watch the game. The regime’s illegal nuclear activities and proud to represent the hard working men and The boys’ championship game was led by dogged support for terrorist organizations have women, members of UAW Local 588, who Mustang seniors Nick Smirniotopoulos and made Iran a pariah state in the community of work at the Ford Stamping Plant in Chicago Andrew Arias following a remarkable season nations. And now, with the recent passage of Heights, Illinois. I’m now proud to represent of 19 wins, only 1 loss, and 4 ties. This is the strict sanctions by the U.N. Security Council, members of UAW Local 2488, who work at second year in a row that the George Mason the stagnant Iranian economy only stands to the Mitsubishi Plant in Bloomington, Illinois. It boys’ soccer team has captured the state title. deteriorate further. has been an honor to represent all of these Smirniotopoulos, recently named to the 2010 While tensions remain high between the working families. All-Met team by the Washington Post, and United States and Iran, this resolution is a tes- Ron’s vision that our country’s success is Arias, each scored a goal to clinch the win. tament to our solidarity with the Iranian people rooted in everyday working men and women is Just before halftime, junior goalkeeper Tyler and their courage to stand up for a better fu- something many of us share and we are lucky Back made a remarkable save on a break- ture. I am proud to be a cosponsor of the to have had such a passionate advocate for away. Also standing as stalwarts on the defen- measure and I urge my colleagues to support this cause over the past eight years. It is this sive end were senior Natan Lailari and junior its passage. belief that has protected and advanced the Franky Andrianarison. Like their counterparts f rights of the American worker during Ron’s on the girls’ team, the lone goal scored tenure as UAW President. On behalf of the against them came from a penalty shot. ON THE PASSAGE OF THE RESO- 11th Congressional District of Illinois, I thank I extend my congratulations to all of the ath- LUTION CALLING FOR THE IM- Ron for his service and wish him the best of letes, coaches, and the entire George Mason MEDIATE RELEASE OF GILAD luck in his future endeavors. SHALIT High School community for their historic vic- f tories. Winning a state championship takes hundreds of hours of practice, preparation, HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS SIR PAUL McCARTNEY, GLADWELL’S ‘‘OUTLIERS’’ AND BP and hard work. May your perseverance, OF FLORIDA strength, and diligence stay with you through IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES all of your journeys in life. Tuesday, June 29, 2010 HON. CLIFF STEARNS f OF FLORIDA Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Madam Speaker, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EXPRESSING SENSE OF HOUSE RE- I am very pleased that the House passed H. GARDING ANNIVERSARY OF DIS- Res. 1359, a resolution calling for the imme- Tuesday, June 29, 2010 PUTED IRANIAN ELECTIONS diate and unconditional release of Israeli sol- Mr. STEARNS. Madam Speaker, I submit ider Gilad Shalit. It has been four long years the following letter from my good friend Gene SPEECH OF since Gilad, then 19 years old, was kidnapped Jewett, who shares his thoughts on the phe- HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN by Hamas. Hamas, in direct violation of inter- nomena of talent and the recent visit from OF CALIFORNIA national human rights law, has refused to Paul McCartney who received the Gershwin IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES allow Gilad any contact with his family, and Award from the Library of Congress. has further refused to allow the International Dear Friends, Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Committee of the Red Cross access to deter- Recently, Sir Paul McCartney visited Mr. WAXMAN. Madam Speaker, it has been mine his well-being. It is a war crime for Washington where he exhibited his musical 1 year since Iran’s disputed elections brought Hamas to hold Gilad hostage in order to com- prowess for the politically powerful, initially thousands into the streets to protest the re- pel the Israeli government to accede to at the Library of Congress and then at the White House. In the course of his perform- gime’s fierce grip on fundamental liberties. Hamas’ demands. ance on the first night, he revealed the proc- Today we pause to pay tribute to the faces of Madam Speaker, the time for Hamas to re- ess by which he had written one of his most freedom that rose up in peaceful and sponta- lease Gilad Shalit is now. Right now. It is sim- famous tunes, one where the melody had neous demonstrations across Iran only to be ply unconscionable for Hamas to engage in come to him in a dream, a refrain that he met with brutal violence by the thuggish such a vicious and cruel exercise in inhu- was fortunate enough to recall. For days, he

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When he finally ac- able to adapt their teaching styles to accom- cepted the song as his own, he re-dubbed it modate the unique behavioral, social, emo- ‘‘Yesterday’’ and the rest is history. Over tional, or physical needs of their students. HON. MARK STEVEN KIRK 3000 singers have recorded the song, a num- Mr. Speaker, I would personally like to rec- OF ILLINOIS ber which marks it as a continuing star in ognize the approximately 955 special edu- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the firmament of pop music. cation teachers in Los Angeles County. These Tuesday, June 29, 2010 His story caused me to reflect on the phe- nomena of talent, particularly as alluded to individuals work extremely hard to provide a Mr. KIRK. Madam Speaker, during the vote by Malcolm Gladwell in his book, ‘‘Outliers.’’ quality education to over 6,500 special edu- on H.R. 5618, the Restoration of Emergency In this book, there’s a central premise that cation students. These extraordinary individ- Unemployment Compensation Act of 2010, I suggests that great achievement is derived uals work tirelessly and without complaint in was unavoidably detained—had I been from spending at least 10,000 hours honing trying to achieve successful outcomes for their present I would have voted against this legis- one’s craft. Specifically, it uses as an exam- students. lation. ple Paul McCartney and the Beatles playing Lastly, Mr. Speaker, we should pay tribute Americans are struggling to make ends in the clubs of Hamburg where they purport- to the special education aides that assist the edly refined their songs. Notwithstanding meet in this economy and while I support giv- the fact that the ‘‘Hamburg’’ Beatles played teacher in the classroom. These individuals ing unemployment benefits to people who lost cover songs which could have encouraged are often overworked and underpaid and are their jobs, it is irresponsible for this Congress them to write their original tunes, the more frequently underappreciated for the positive to add $34 billion to the national debt to do so. simple truth points to what McCartney ob- contributions they make to our special needs This legislation should have been paid for with serves in himself as some mystical talent students. cuts to other programs. Last week the Treas- with which he has been gifted, something for Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join ury Department quietly announced that the es- which he has no explanation. The difference me in supporting H. Con. Res. 284 in recog- timated total debt for fiscal year 2010 will between the Beatles and thousands of other nizing the important role that special education reach $13.6 trillion, equal to 93.1 percent of bands can be found in these ‘‘gifts’’ of un- usual talent. teachers play in our schools. our Gross Domestic Product. With the Euro- Not to be too grand, but the book ‘‘the 100: f pean Union in the midst of a sovereign debt crisis, this is the wrong time to add to our al- A Ranking of the 100 Most Influential People CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2194, in History’’ by M.H. Hart is a primer for the ready staggering national debt. study of people with extraordinary talent COMPREHENSIVE IRAN SANC- Had I been present for the vote on H.R. and abilities. For example, Genghis Khan TIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND 5623, the Homebuyers Assistance and Im- was a late bloomer and certainly had no DIVESTMENT ACT OF 2010 provement Act of 2010, I would have voted in training as a military leader, but no one else favor of this legislation. Unlike H.R. 5618, the SPEECH OF in military history save perhaps Alexander cost of this legislation is fully offset. The shows anything close to his record of achievements. And how many in the realm of HON. SILVESTRE REYES homebuyer tax credit has been very success- physics approach the works of Newton, Max- OF TEXAS ful, and after its expiration on April 30th, home well and Einstein? I realize this is a leap IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sales dropped by more than 30 percent. Ex- tending this credit by 90 days and fully offset- from Sir Paul, but pure talent, while it sure- Thursday, June 24, 2010 ly needs to be developed, is really a gift that ting its cost is a responsible course of action defies description. It seems that some things Mr. REYES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in I fully support. just ‘‘are’’ and that’s the name of that tune. strong support of this legislation. The provi- f And upon such random distributions of tal- sions contained in this act come after re- ent and ability the upward curve of the peated attempts by the U.S. and partner na- HONORING PERCY P. CREUZOT, JR. course of history will continue to remain re- tions to halt Iran’s nuclear weapons program- liant. HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE Sir Paul, author of over 300 popular songs, and curtail aggressive Iranian overtures OF TEXAS also played ‘‘Blackbird,’’ a very pleasing and around the globe-Tehran continues to spon- interesting composition. But I was hoping sor, train, and equip terrorist organizations in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES he’d do, ‘‘Fixing a Hole’’ as a nod to BP who the Middle East, act as a destabilizing force in Tuesday, June 29, 2010 could certainly use a little mystical talent Iraq and Afghanistan, and deploy Iranian Rev- Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Madam about now, no? olutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force uncon- Speaker, I rise to honor a great husband, fa- f ventional warfare operatives into the Western ther, entrepreneur, community activist and all- Hemisphere. The potential for a nuclear-armed around great American, Percy P. Creuzot, Jr., RECOGNIZING SPECIAL EDUCATION Iran, when combined with the Iranian regime’s TEACHERS who passed on from his earthly life on Sun- volatile rhetoric and ambiguous intentions, day, June 6, 2010. We are privileged and hon- poses a serious threat to the security of the SPEECH OF ored to salute him as a Great Houstonian for United States, our troops serving in the Middle all of America to admire. HON. LAURA RICHARDSON East, and our allies. The President and his ad- Percy Creuzot had a unique ability to reach OF CALIFORNIA ministration have taken important steps to dis- out and help others. Mr. Creuzot effectively ar- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES suade Iran from continuing to pursue nuclear ticulated that strong communities are created weapons. The passage of this legislation Monday, June 28, 2010 when we recognize that every member of the sends a clear message that Iran’s continued community is important. He demonstrated this Ms. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise defiance will lead to significant, negative con- belief in every aspect of his life. today in support of H. Con. Res. 284, which sequences for the Iranian regime. In 1966 his family moved to Houston, recognizes the important role that special edu- In addition to imposing sanctions on refined Texas, where he was employed by Herff- cation teachers play in our Nation’s schools. I petroleum to Iran, this legislation will broaden Jones Jewelry, a graduation supply company. thank my colleague, Congressman SESSIONS the entities affected by sanctions to include Percy’s first entrepreneurial endeavor in Hous- for introducing this resolution. foreign entities that sell developmental energy ton was a snow-ball shop in Houston on In 1972, the United States Supreme Court technology, services, or information to Iran. Dowling and McGowan. There was a dearth of ruled that children with disabilities have the This act also prohibits foreign banks from restaurant chains and, even fewer operated in same right to receive a quality education as doing business in the U.S. if they deal with minority neighborhoods. Mr. Creuzot saw the their nondisabled peers. Today, approximately blacklisted Iranian institutions involved in the need for uplifting his community with his cui- 10 percent of our student population receives development of weapons of mass destruction sine and with that envisioned a need and mar- special education services. or the promotion of international terrorism. ket in Houston for Southern Louisiana foods. It truly takes a special person to work with I commend my colleagues on both sides of With the influence from family members he our special needs students. These teachers the aisle for demonstrating such clear soli- decided to open a small sandwich shop in

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Tuesday, June 29, 2010 close friend, Mr. Creuzot dove into the fried Mrs. Archie was just days away from retire- chicken business and ‘‘Frenchy’s Creole Fried Mr. PERRIELLO. Madam Speaker, I rise ment when she died last weekend, and had Chicken’’ is a bustling business to this day. today in honor of a legend, a lion, and a lead- hoped to devote her time to two of her great- In 1977, Percy expanded his business inter- er, Mrs. Ruby Batts Archie, who died on Sat- est passions, travel and enjoying the company ests and opened Frenchy’s Sausage Com- urday, June 26. of her grandchildren. Because her passing Born February 9, 1934, in Rocky Mount, pany. The goal was to produce and market was far too soon, she was unable to savor this North Carolina, Ruby Batts was the only Creole foods to restaurants and grocery stores well-earned retirement—a truth emblematic of daughter of Helen Louise Batts. She married a woman whose life was full of future projects in the Houston area. The business grew suc- Cephus N. Archie on November 23, 1961, and and plans, and who believed her work was cessfully and is now run by Percy’s son, Percy they enjoyed forty-eight years of marriage. never done. III, and has become a leading producer of She was a graduate of Booker T. Washington Ruby is survived by her mother, Helen; her Creole foods and various processed meats in High School in Rocky Mount, North Carolina devoted husband, Cephus; her children Keith, Houston and surrounding areas. and Virginia State University in Petersburg, Trina, and Carla; her grandsons Cedric, Percy’s civic/community involvements began Virginia, where she received both her bach- Deondre, and Milek; and her cousins Charles elors and masters degrees in English. She with a desire to enhance the success of Texas and Barbara. On behalf of Virginia’s 5th Dis- also received an honorary Doctorate of Lit- Southern University. Percy was a tireless sup- trict, I honor the passing of one of our finest erary Letters from Virginia University of Lynch- public servants, and ask that her legacy be re- porter of Texas Southern University and, after burg (VA). membered for years to come. being appointed by Texas Governor Bill Mrs. Archie was a retired educator who f Clements to its Board of Regents, he faithfully served for 37 years in the Danville Public served for 12 years which included being its School System, including time as the Head of RECOGNIZING THE NATIONAL COL- Vice Chairman. Governor Clements also ap- the English Departments at both Langston LEGIATE CYBER DEFENSE COM- pointed Percy to the Texas Private Industry High School and George Washington High PETITION Council and he was appointed to the Houston School. These decades of hands-on experi- SPEECH OF Citizen’s Review Board where he served with ence and leadership in the schools made her an invaluable advocate for education through- distinction. Percy also was an active member HON. HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR. out her career in local government. She was of the National, Texas, and Houston Res- OF GEORGIA a former Mayor for the City of Danville from IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES taurant Associations as well as serving on the 1998 to 2000, had previously served as Vice Catholic Charities’ Board of Directors. Percy Mayor from 1996–1998, and at the time of her Monday, June 28, 2010 was a long time member of Alpha Phi Alpha death was a member of the Danville City Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. I rise today to and Sigma Pi Phi (Nu Boule) Fraternities and Council with 16 years of service. express my support for H. Res. 1244, spon- the Knights of Peter Claver. Until his death, Mrs. Archie worked extensively as a mem- sored by Representative CIRO RODRIGUEZ of Percy provided financial support to the United ber of community and national organizations, Texas, recognizing the National Collegiate Negro College Fund, the Urban League, and not only on educational issues, but also men- Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) for their the National Association for the Advancement tal health, business development, and commu- five-year effort in promoting a cyber security of Colored People, University of Houston, nity service. Her memberships are too many curriculum in institutions of higher learning. I to list, but one especially close to her heart believe that because the contestants are test- Texas Southern University, Xavier University was Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, where she ed on their operational and management skills and Hampton University. was a sitting member of its international board in network infrastructures and keeping defense Percy is survived by his wife, Sallie Creuzot; of directors and held numerous positions in systems safe from hackers, the CCDC not daughter Angele; sons Percy III (Cheryl) and her chapter, Alpha Phi Omega, including only benefits the competitors but support edu- John; grandchildren Simone and Terry Wil- president and treasurer, and in regional and cators, students, the community, and the Gov- liams, Percy IV , Coline and Phillipe Creuzot, national sorority committees. Additionally, she ernment. Ethan Creuzot ; great-grandson Christien was a presiding officer of the Order of the Cyber defense is important to my constitu- Gilliam; his sister, Martina Cox (Dr. Frank); Eastern Star; a member of the board of direc- ency in Georgia, as well as to our nation as tors of both the Boys and Girls Club and the a whole because as our technology capabili- and numerous nieces and nephews. He also Salvation Army; and a faithful member of ties grow nationally so does the threat to our left to treasure his memories many in-laws, Loyal Baptist Church where she served as a network operations. I share the concerns of colleagues, friends, community members, nu- former chairman of the Board of Education many Americans that information privacy and merous Houstonian mentees including An- and Sunday School teacher and currently security is compromised as more and more in- thony Gaynor and Charlie Reado, as well as served as the chairman of the Deaconess formation becomes electronic. Everyday, countless high school and college students. Board. Mrs. Archie was deeply concerned for Americans fill out doctor’s forms, insurance Madam Speaker, Percy P. Creuzot, Jr.’s life Southside Virginia’s economic future, having forms, credit card forms, and other documents should serve as an inspiration to us all. watched too many of her finest students leave that are digitized and stored at a data center somewhere. Too often, we find out that this in- Through his life and through his legacy he has the region never to return, and worked to cre- ate jobs beyond Southside’s traditional textiles formation has been compromised in some challenged those who are caught in the grips and tobacco. Her expertise was recognized by way, whether intentionally by a hacker or acci- of poverty to take control of their own des- Governors George Allen and James Gilmore, dentally through poor data management. Once tinies. By his openhandedness to his commu- who appointed her to serve on the Southside compromised, one can never know how their nity, he is a shining example of how those Business and Education Commission from personal information could have been more fortunate should share their lives with 1995 to 2003. accessed and how it may be used in the fu- others. Those who worked closely with Mrs. Archie ture. As more and more data becomes elec- Madam Speaker, a great American is gone throughout the years have expressed deep tronic, clearly we should invest in a cyber se- sorrow for her loss and gratitude for her innu- from our midst, but we have been empowered curity system that is capable of protecting this merable contributions to the community. She data. to carry on his work and continue to press to- was endlessly dedicated, dependable, and I am proud to recognize the National Colle- ward the mark. His family, friends and every- generous of her time and talents, and she giate Cyber Defense Competition today be- one he has touched will be in our thoughts held others to her high standards of hard cause it is not only a way to allow talented in- and prayers. work, integrity, and citizenship. Students and dividuals an opportunity to provide infrastruc- colleagues recall her warm smile, her style ture assurance and security; it also challenges

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Our Nation’s critical infrastructure is com- again. f posed of public and private institutions in the To understand the intent of this legislation, sectors of agriculture, food, water, public it is important to understand the historical con- OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL health, emergency services, government, de- text in which H.R. 5627, the ‘‘Oil Spill Account- DEBT fense industrial base, information and tele- ability and Environmental Protection Act’’, is communications, energy, transportation, bank- being introduced. HON. MIKE COFFMAN ing and finance, chemicals and hazardous ma- On April 20, 2010, a blowout from the mo- OF COLORADO terials, and postal and shipping. Cyberspace is bile offshore drilling unit (MODU), the Deep- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES their nervous system—the control system of water Horizon, led to an explosion in the Gulf our country. Cyberspace is composed of hun- of Mexico that left 11 crew members missing Tuesday, June 29, 2010 dreds of thousands of interconnected com- and presumed dead. The Deepwater Horizon Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Madam Speak- puters, servers, routers, switches, and fiber was owned by Transocean Ltd., and leased, er, today our national debt is optic cables that allow our critical infrastruc- at the time of the explosion, to BP p.l.c. (BP), $13,038,916,836,943.40. tures to work. Thus, the healthy, secure, and which owns a majority stake in the Mississippi On January 6th, 2009, the start of the 111th efficient functioning of cyberspace is essential Canyon Block 252 (MC 252) site and had con- Congress, the national debt was to both our economy and our national security. tracted the rig to drill a prospect well. $10,638,425,746,293.80. One of the most significant security chal- Following the explosion, the Deepwater Ho- This means the national debt has increased lenges that our Federal government faces rizon sank on April 22. Since the explosion, oil by $2,400,491,090,649.60 so far this Con- today is ensuring that we have an abundance has been spilling from the well into the Gulf of gress. of adequately trained individuals defending our Mexico. In response to the Deepwater Horizon This debt and its interest payments we are information infrastructure. In the past, I have disaster, BP has made numerous attempts to passing to our children and all future Ameri- been proud to sponsor bills that would in- stop or contain the flow of oil into the Gulf. cans. crease funding for cybersecurity education U.S. Government and independent scientists f programs, to ensure that we have a properly estimate that the most likely flow rate of oil trained workforce to protect this vital infra- today is between 35,000 and 60,000 barrels PERSONAL EXPLANATION structure. The National Collegiate Cyber De- per day. fense Competition (CCDC) is an important In light of the April 20 explosion and the on- HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL piece of the cybersecurity education puzzle. going release of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, Since 2005, the National Collegiate Cyber OF NEW YORK the Committee on Transportation and Infra- Defense Competition has given students in the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES structure has held three hearings investigating field of cybersecurity the opportunity to show- Tuesday, June 29, 2010 the potential causes of this disaster, and ex- case their abilities. Rather than having stu- ploring potential changes to the laws and Mr. ENGEL. Madam Speaker, unfortunately, dents design an ‘‘ideal’’ network, the CCDC agencies under the Committee’s jurisdiction to because of a necessary absence, I missed the requires participants to assume the adminis- ensure that a similar event cannot happen in recorded vote on H.R. 5623, the H.R. 5618, trative and protective duties for an existing the future. the Restoration of Emergency Unemployment ‘‘commercial’’ network. This allows participants While the causes of the explosion aboard Compensation Act. (Rollcall vote No. 398) Had to show their skill at ‘‘real world’’ situations, as the Deepwater Horizon, and its eventual sink- I been present and voting on this vital legisla- very few cybersecurity workers will have the ing, remain under investigation, the hearings tion, I would have voted yes. luxury of building a perfect system from the before the Committee on Transportation and Since Congress first provided the emer- ground up. While we obviously want to build Infrastructure have uncovered several short- gency extension on unemployment benefits in the most secure networks possible, our ex- comings in current law that may have allowed H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvest- perts must be able to work with the infrastruc- the causes of this disaster to be set in motion. ment Act, I have voted to continue the exten- ture that exists, finding and eliminating weak- For example, through the Committee hear- sion at least seven times. As our nation recov- nesses that may already exist, and making im- ings, our Members received testimony on how ers from the worst recession since the Great perfect systems secure. the MODU, Deepwater Horizon, was reg- Depression, it is very promising that almost Over the last few years, the contest has istered in the Marshall Islands and, therefore, 431,000 jobs were added in May, the most in grown to include regional competitions in was not subjected to as rigorous of a vessel four years. But we cannot reverse two years Texas, Maine, Washington, California, and safety inspection by the Coast Guard as a of recession overnight, nor can we turn the Minnesota, among other locations. This year, similar U.S.-flag vessel. tide on a decade of declining middle class there were more than eighty schools that par- The Committee also learned that, because economic security. There is still much to be ticipated, from all parts of the country. The of the unique nature of offshore drilling, Fed- done to help the nearly eight million people students participating in this contest have not eral oversight of the Deepwater Horizon drill- who lost work during this economic crisis re- only demonstrated their knowledge and under- ing operation was divided between the Depart- turn to payrolls. Providing unemployment in- standing of this important function, but they ment of the Interior’s Minerals Management surance benefits so that families can continue have also had the opportunity to hone their Service and the Coast Guard, with no clear to put food on the table and pay their mort- skills by dealing with actual, real time issues. final say of Federal authority over the oper- gage, is necessary to the economy’s contin- The National Collegiate Cyber Defense Com- ations onboard the drilling rig. ued recovery. petition plays an important role in the develop- The Committee also learned that apparent f ment of our next generation of cybersecurity shortcuts were taken in the development, ap- professionals, and I am proud to join Mr. proval, and implementation of oil spill re- RECOGNIZING THE NATIONAL COL- RODRIGUEZ in recognizing it. sponse plans for the Deepwater Horizon drill- LEGIATE CYBER DEFENSE COM- f ing operation, and, in hindsight, these re- PETITION H.R. 5629, THE OIL SPILL ACCOUNT- sponse plans were wholly inadequate to ad- dress a worst-case scenario involving a blow- SPEECH OF ABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT OF 2010 out from the well head. HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE The Deepwater Horizon disaster has also OF TEXAS demonstrated that the current limits of liability, HON. JAMES L. OBERSTAR including the levels of financial responsibility IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF MINNESOTA for responsible parties, are insufficient to ad- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Monday, June 28, 2010 dress a potential worst-case scenario on the Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Tuesday, June 29, 2010 release of oil for offshore facilities, and have I rise in strong support of H. Res. 1244, ‘‘Rec- Mr. OBERSTAR. Madam Speaker, I rise called into question the current limits of liability ognizing the National Collegiate Cyber De- today to introduce H.R. 5629, the ‘‘Oil Spill Ac- for other vessels as well. With the expected

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Clarifies the respective au- pected to be in the tens of billions, and the address the following areas: (1) Liability and thorities of the Environmental Protection agreement by BP to set aside $20 billion in Financial Responsibility; (2) Improvements in Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) with respect to on- escrow to cover potential costs related to the Safety; (3) Increased Oversight of Oil Spill Re- shore facilities. spill, it is clear that the $75 million liability cap sponses; (4) Improvements in Environmental Coast Guard Maritime Safety Workforce: for offshore facilities needs to be significantly Protection; and (5) Funding for Agency Re- H.R. 5629 requires the Coast Guard to in- increased or removed. As noted in testimony sponse Activities. crease the number of qualified marine in- before the Committee on Transportation and A summary of the bill follows: spectors, marine casualty investigators, and marine safety engineers. Infrastructure, it is plausible that any limitation COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRA- Licensing Requirements for MODU Cap- on liability, no matter how large, actually en- STRUCTURE, H.R. 5629, THE ‘‘OIL SPILL AC- tains: H.R. 5629 requires that a MODU (such courages risky behavior by externalizing the COUNTABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTEC- as the Deepwater Horizon) is, at all times, true cost of an oil spill response or damages TION ACT OF 2010,’’ JUNE 29, 2010 under the command of a licensed and pro- over and above the cap. In addition, the Com- LIABILITY AND FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ficient master who is responsible for the mittee received testimony from the U.S. Coast Repeal of and Adjustments to Limitations safety of both the navigational and indus- Guard that suggests that the current limits of on Liability: H.R. 5629 removes the existing trial functions (e.g., drilling operations) on liability for certain classes of vessels do not statutory limitation on liability for offshore the MODU. adequately reflect the potential risks or im- facilities (such as the Deepwater Horizon rig) INCREASED OVERSIGHT OF OIL SPILL RESPONSES pacts of a release of oil. to apply to all spills on or after April 19, 2010, Evaluation, Approval, and Public Avail- Finally, the Committee investigated the un- to ensure that the responsible party or par- ability of Oil Spill Response Plans: H.R. 5629 precedented use of more than 1.5 million gal- ties will be responsible for 100 percent of oil ensures that EPA, the Coast Guard, and DOT pollution cleanup costs and damages to third lons of chemical dispersants in relation to the have the authority to require owners and op- parties. Directs the President to review the erators of vessels and facilities engaged in Deepwater Horizon disaster, and has called existing limitations on liability for vessels oil-related activities to submit their oil re- into question the potential short- and long-term and onshore facilities, and authorizes the sponse plans for approval, and make the impacts that increased use of these President to revise the liability limitations plans publicly available. Clarifies that the dispersants may have on the Gulf of Mexico upward to an amount commensurate with agencies with jurisdiction must review, and, and the natural resources that utilize this area. the risk of discharge or any increase in the where necessary, revise, inspect, and enforce Today, my Committee colleagues and I in- Consumer Price Index, whichever is greater. the provisions of a vessel or facility oil spill troduce H.R. 5629, the ‘‘Oil Spill Accountability Evidence of Financial Responsibility for response plan. and Environmental Protection Act of 2010’’, to Offshore Facilities: H.R. 5629 increases the Repeal of Response Plan Waivers: H.R. 5629 repeals the authority for the agencies with address these and other shortcomings that minimum level of financial responsibility for an offshore facility (such as the Deepwater jurisdiction to allow any tank vessel or on- may have allowed the Deepwater Horizon dis- Horizon rig) to $1.5 billion. Directs the Presi- shore or offshore facility to operate without aster to occur, and to help, ensure that similar dent to review the minimum level of finan- an approved oil spill response plan. The bill events cannot happen in the future. cial responsibility for an offshore facility preserves waiver authority for nontank ves- In many ways, the events leading up to the every three years, and to revise the level up- sels. introduction of this legislation are similar to ward to reflect the potential risk of a release Oversight of Oil Spill Claims; Acceleration those that compelled Congress to enact the to human health and the environment. Au- of Claims to the Oil Spill Liability Trust original Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Up until this thorizes the President to require, on a case- Fund: H.R. 5629 authorizes the President, in by-case basis, additional levels of financial the event of a spill of national significance, year, the events surrounding the release of to require a responsible party (or guarantor) approximately 750,000 barrels of oil from the responsibility based on risk. Requires exist- ing offshore leaseholders to demonstrate the to provide the United States with informa- Exxon Valdez in the Prince William Sound, new levels of financial responsibility within tion on claims for damages made against the Alaska, defined our understanding of the likely six months of the date of enactment of this responsible party or the Trust Fund. Amends impacts from a domestic oil spill. Act. the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to allow claim- Yet, the events of the past three months Damages to Human Health: Under current ants to pursue compensation from the Oil have forced us to realize that the protections law, impacts to human health are not recog- Spill Liability Trust Fund within 45 days of included in the original Oil Pollution Act of nized as a valid claim under the Oil Pollu- a denial of a claim by the responsible party. 1990 are inadequate to address the current tion Act. H.R. 5629 authorizes individuals to IMPROVEMENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION state of oil development technologies. seek compensation from responsible parties Use of Dispersants and Other Chemicals: What has become evident is the potential for damages to human health resulting from H.R. 5629 directs the EPA to undertake a adverse impacts of a ‘‘worst-case scenario’’ a release of oil. rulemaking to revise the list of approved dispersants and other chemicals that can be from modern exploration sites, such as that Modernize Federal Maritime Laws: H.R. 5629 amends the Death on the High Seas Act used in relation to an oil spill. Directs the being explored by the Deepwater Horizon, are (enacted in 1920) and the Jones Act (enacted Administrator to establish minimum tox- very different from those created by the re- in 1920) to authorize the recovery of non-pe- icity and efficacy criteria for dispersants, lease of oil from a tanker. This disaster has cuniary damages currently allowed under provide for independent verification of indus- compelled us to reexamine the framework for general maritime law. Repeals the Limita- try-provided data, require public disclosure Federal oversight and regulation of potentially- tion of Liability Act of 1851, which limits the of the formula for listed dispersants, and limitless sources of oil, deep beneath the sur- liability of a ship owner to the value of the provide a mechanism for delisting a dispers- face of the ocean, and the difficulty in control- vessel and freight. ant based on potential impacts to human health or the environment. Requires specific IMPROVEMENTS IN MARITIME SAFETY ling and remediating potentially massive re- approval of the Federal On-Scene Coordi- leases of oil beyond the reach of direct human Americanization of the U.S. Exclusive Eco- nator, in coordination with EPA, before use control. nomic Zone: H.R. 5629 requires all vessels (in- of a dispersant or other chemical in relation This disaster also requires that we reassess cluding Mobile Offshore Drilling Units to a future oil spill. the potential scope of impacted lives and liveli- (MODUs) such as the Deepwater Horizon) en- National Oil Spill Database: H.R. 5629 re- hoods and the natural resources related to a gaged in oil drilling activities in the U.S. Ex- quires the President, acting through EPA, massive oil release, and the capability of Fed- clusive Economic Zone (200-mile zone) to be the Coast Guard, DOT, and other Federal U.S.-flag vessels owned by U.S. citizens. eral, state, local, and private resources to pre- agencies to develop a publicly-available, na- Americanization ensures that the vessels are tional database to track all discharges of oil vent or address such a release. subject to U.S. safety regulations and that or hazardous substances into the waters of In addition, this disaster requires that we re- all of these vessels employ U.S. citizens the United States, adjoining shorelines, or examine the wisdom of oil exploration policies (who, thus, pay U.S. taxes). the waters of the contiguous zone. that push the envelope on drilling technologies Safety Management Plans and Safety Reforms of Federal Agencies, Laws, or Pro- without any assurance that these underwater Standards for Mobile Offshore Drilling Units: grams to Ensure Effective Oversight, resources can be shut down or adequately H.R. 5629 requires that all MODUs develop Insspection, Monitoring, and Response Capa- controlled and cleaned up if something goes and implement a safety management plan to bilities to an Oil Spill: H.R. 5629 directs the wrong. address all activities on the vessel that may National Commission on the BP Deepwater Finally, this disaster has forced us to reex- threaten the safety of the vessel or its crew. Horizon Spill and Offshore Drilling, estab- Requires the U.S. Coast Guard to develop lished by Executive Order, to evaluate the amine the safety standards for offshore oil ex- standards to address a worst-case event in- current division of responsibility among the ploration and production activities to minimize volving a discharge of oil and gas. different Federal agencies, and to submit the potential for future losses of life. Approval of Oil Spill Response Plans: H.R. recommendations to Congress on changes to In short, this legislation amends or repeals 5629 requires the Coast Guard to concur in the current responsibilities of Federal agen- several laws within the jurisdiction of the Com- the oil spill response plan for an offshore fa- cies, including the creation of new agencies

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Mr. Speaker, sonnel of 47,300 for fiscal year 2011, of which Monday, June 28, 2010 I rise before you today in support of H. Con. not less than 300 personnel shall be assigned Res. 284, ‘‘Recognizing the work and impor- to implement the activities required of the Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, I rise tance of special education teachers.’’ I would Coast Guard by this Act. today before you, expressing my strong sup- like to thank my colleague from Texas for Authorization of Appropriations from the port for H. Con. Res. 284, appreciating the shedding light on this very demanding and Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund: H.R. 5629 spe- cifically authorizes appropriations from the work and recognizing the special education vital occupation. Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Coast teachers of our nation. Special education teachers teach students with both physical and mental impairments. A Guard, EPA, and DOT to carry out this Act. First, I would like to thank Congressman f physical impairment is defined by the Ameri- PETE SESSIONS of Texas and all of the co- cans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as: ‘‘Any HONORING THE SERVICE OF MA- sponsors, for recognizing these important peo- physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic RINES CHRISTOPHER ARNOLD, ple in our education system. I would also like disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one JOEL RANGEL, AND CLAYTON to extend my gratitude to Chairman GEORGE or more of the following body systems: neuro- YOUNG MILLER and Ranking Member JOHN KLINE of logical, musculoskeletal, special sense organs, the Committee on Education & Labor for sup- respiratory (including speech organs), cardio- HON. JOHN B. LARSON porting this resolution. This bill recognizes the vascular, reproductive, digestive, genito- OF CONNECTICUT profound dedication that these teachers have urinary, hemic and lymphatic, skin, and endo- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES for their students, and the general community. crine.’’ A mental impairment is defined by the ADA Tuesday, June 29, 2010 I would like to commend our special edu- as: ‘‘Any mental or psychological disorder, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Madam cation teachers for continuing a phenomenal such as mental retardation, organic brain syn- Speaker, I rise to honor Master Sergeant job. Not only do I respect their enduring pa- drome, emotional or mental illness, and spe- Christopher Lee Arnold, Master Sergeant Joel tience and commitment, I applaud them on cific learning disabilities.’’ Ascension Rangel, and Gunnery Sergeant how much they have contributed to their local Neither the statute nor the regulations list all Clayton Roy Young of the Marine Battle Color education systems. On a daily basis, these in- diseases or conditions that make up ‘‘physical Detachment who are each retiring after more dividuals must be able to motivate their stu- or mental impairments,’’ because it would be than 20 years of service in the Marine Corps. dents and push them past their limitations, impossible to provide a comprehensive list, The Battle Color Detachment features the and at the same time help them to mature and given the variety of possible impairments. U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, the Silent become productive members of society. However, the number of disabilities covered Drill Platoon, and the Marine Corps Color by the ADA continues to grow, as has the Guard. All are attached to Marine Barracks, Not only have these teachers helped the number of people diagnosed with learning dis- Washington, DC, also known as the ‘‘Oldest many special needs students to achieve in abilities. For example, it is estimated that be- Post of the Corps.’’ These Marines appear in school, but they have also formed a support tween 3 and 5 percent of children have met hundreds of ceremonies annually across the system for the many parents and families. criteria for diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyper- country and abroad. They are the warm counsel to the students activity Disorder (ADHD). This represents ap- I would like to express my personal grati- and their loved ones. They are entrusted to proximately 2 million children in the United tude to these three Marines who were a part help the students succeed in their education. States, and means that in a classroom of 25 of the Marine Battle Color Detachment when These teachers continue to encompass a gen- to 30 children, it is likely that at least one will they visited Connecticut’s First Congressional uine and dedicated work ethic. have ADHD. In total, according to the U.S. District in October of 2008. In conjunction with Department of Education, approximately In American Samoa’s education system, we a traveling replica of the Vietnam Memorial 6,500,000 children (roughly 10 percent of all have implemented a significant amount of spe- Wall during its 25th anniversary, they gave a school-aged children) receive special edu- moving performance before the residents of cial education programs into our schools. Im- cation services. the Connecticut State Veterans Home and portantly, we have integrated the special Mr. Speaker, it is said that ‘‘The highest over 3,000 attendees at Rentschler Field in needs students in the mainstream education cost of an education is not getting one.’’ in East Hartford. These Marines have performed system. I would personally like to commend 1972, the United States Supreme Court ruled and helped facilitate many events such as those teachers, for their enthusiasm and effort that children with disabilities have the same these in Connecticut, across the country and with our children. We, as the Congress, must right to receive a quality education in the pub- around the world, Everywhere the Marine continue to provide the tools and support for lic schools as their nondisabled peers. Be- Corps Battle Color Detachment performs, they the special needs teachers and their students, cause of this ruling, special education teach- instill in all an enormous amount of pride for especially during these times of economic ers had to be prepared to handle these stu- our Armed Forces and the nation as a whole. strife. dents and their individual needs. This Congress and the people of the United Special education teachers work with chil- States of America owe these three recently re- We are reminded that in 1972 the United dren and young adults who have a range of tired Marine NCO’s a significant debt of grati- States Supreme Court granted children with disabilities. A small number of special edu- tude for all of their service: disabilities with the same right to receive ‘qual- cation teachers work with students with severe Master Sergeant Christopher Lee Arnold ity’ education. Without our special education cognitive, emotional, or physical disabilities, began his enlistment on July 1, 1990 and will teachers and the efforts of many others to pro- primarily teaching them life skills and basic lit- retire on July 31, 2010 after twenty years of vide for the children with special needs, this eracy. However, the majority of special edu- service. clearly would not have been possible. cation teachers work with children with mild to Master Sergeant Joel Ascension Rangel Even as these individuals are faced with moderate disabilities, modifying the general began his enlistment on September 12, 1989 maybe, the most emotional and mentally education curriculum to meet the individual and will retire on June 30, 2010 after twenty stressful challenges, their continuous work in needs of the child and providing required cor- years of service. rective instruction. Today there are over fostering and assisting our children is inspir- Gunnery Sergeant Clayton Roy Young 370,000 highly qualified special education ing. began his enlistment on August 15, 1988 and teachers in the United States. will retire on August 31, 2010 after twenty-two I strongly urge my colleagues to pass this Special education teachers use various years of service. resolution. techniques to promote learning. Depending on

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JEB HENSARLING tired military veterans. general curriculum or to take a test. In some OF TEXAS I urge my colleagues to work toward a per- cases, teachers also provide students with ca- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES manent fix of the Sustainable Growth Rate. reer counseling or help them learn life skills, Wednesday, June 30, 2010 f such as balancing a checkbook. Helping these students can be highly re- Mr. HENSARLING. Madam Speaker, today I HONORING SERGEANT DAVID warding and gratifying for the teacher, but the would like to recognize the City of Chandler PARKS work also can be emotionally demanding and on its 50th anniversary of incorporation on physically draining. Teachers are often con- July 10th. HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK sumed with paper work and burdened with a Alphonso Chandler and his brother Haskell OF CALIFORNIA heavy workload—not to mention administrative moved their families from Georgia to the area IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES located between Kickapoo Creek and the responsibilities. The teacher is responsible for Wednesday, June 30, 2010 assessing the student’s progress toward gain- Neches River in 1859. As one of the first set- ing the knowledge necessary to pass the tlers in the area, Alphonso built a general Mr. STARK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to course as well as consider the students’ store on his property. A U.S. Post Office was recognize Sergeant David Parks’s 31 years of progress coping with their learning disability. added in 1873, under the name of Stillwater. exemplary service in law enforcement, in I applaud the steadfastness of all teachers The Cotton Belt Railroad later made its way to honor of his retirement from the Newark, Cali- for their diligence in teaching our youth and the area in 1880, and Mr. Chandler deeded fornia, Police Department. preparing them for the future. I am grateful for land to the Texas and St. Louis Railroad for Sergeant Parks began his law enforcement special educational instructors, who not only tracks and a depot. Mr. Chandler also donated career as a 2-year public safety officer with must deal with the curriculum of a classroom, property for schools, churches and a ceme- the Brisbane Department of Public Safety. He but must also manage all of the other factors tery. A new community grew around the rail- was then hired as a police officer with the that may impede learning. Because of this, I road. Newark Police Department in September strongly support H. Con Res. 284 and I en- What many may not know is that Chandler 1981, where he served for 29 years. courage my colleagues to join me. is the birthplace of Senator Ralph Yarborough As a police officer at the Newark Police De- f who represented Texas in the U.S. Senate partment, Sergeant Parks served 1 year as a from 1957 to 1971. Many of his personal and fraud detective and 3 years as a Crimes RECOGNITION OF DENNIS GUEST public effects can be found at the Chandler Against Persons detective. In July 2004, he FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Public Library. was promoted to the rank of sergeant and Chandler has become a gateway to Lake served in a variety of positions including patrol HON. MARY JO KILROY Palestine, a beautiful body of water that is sergeant, community safety team sergeant, OF OHIO home to many migratory birds and waterfowl, and detective sergeant. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES as well as great fishing and recreational boat- During his tenure with the Newark Police ing. Traveling on South FM 315, one might Department, Sergeant Parks had held many Wednesday, June 30, 2010 catch a glimpse of our nation’s emblem, the collateral duties such as field training officer, Ms. KILROY. Madam Speaker, I rise today bald eagle, soaring over the lake. FTO; FTO Sergeant, criminal evidence re- to recognize Dennis Guest, Executive Director Chandler is a growing community and its sponse team, CERT, member; CERT super- of the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Author- citizens live by its motto, ‘‘City with a Heart.’’ visor; trauma response team; traffic officer; ity (CMHA), as he retires from a lifelong ca- I would like to congratulate the City of Chan- acting sergeant; SWAT team member; Ala- reer as an affordable housing advocate. Dur- dler on its 50th anniversary of incorporation meda County arson task force member; and ing 24 years at CMHA, Dennis supervised 250 and recognize its citizens, both past and composite sketch artist. employees administering Housing Choice present, who have given so much to build a I join the City of Newark in expressing ap- Vouchers for approximately 12,500 families, vibrant community. preciation for Sergeant Parks’s leadership and distributing over $77,000,000 to rental property f commitment during his service in the Newark owners, and managing 3,147 apartments in Police Department. I rise to thank him for his Franklin County, Ohio. AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR stewardship for public safety and wish him Dennis facilitated the Rebuilding Lives Initia- AMERICA ACT well in his retirement. tive and fostered partnerships with the City of f Columbus, Franklin County, Community Shel- SPEECH OF ter Board, United Way, ADAMH Board, and HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY HONORING SCOTT URBAN other non-profit organizations to provide the OF NEW YORK best housing and supportive services to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. TIMOTHY J. WALZ 34,000 residents. As a result of his hard work Thursday, June 24, 2010 OF MINNESOTA and dedication, CMHA is strategically posi- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tioned for success well into the future. Mrs. MALONEY. Madam Speaker, I rise in Prior to this position, Dennis served as the support of H.R. 3962, which will protect patient Wednesday, June 30, 2010 Director of Housing Management at the San access to their doctors and prevent a 21 per- Mr. WALZ. Madam Speaker, I rise today to Francisco Housing Authority and the Executive cent cut in Medicare payments to doctors, and recognize the accomplishments of Scott Assistant at the Oakland Housing Authority. also boost physician payments by 2.2 percent Urban, a teacher from Mankato West High He was also a VISTA Volunteer at the Seattle through November 30. School in Mankato, MN. Housing Authority and Assistant Public Hous- Congress has spent the last decade—under Scott was one of two recipients this year to ing Manager in Detroit, Michigan. both Republican and Democratic leadership— receive the Minnesota WEM Foundation Out- Devoted to public service, Dennis sits on overriding the Sustainable Growth Rate, SGR, standing Educator Award for Teacher Achieve- the Funders Collaborative of the Community formula to prevent America’s doctors from fac- ment. Shelter Board, Joint Columbus and Franklin ing pay cuts in Medicare and to ensure sen- This award recognizes exemplary teachers County Housing Advisory Board, Housing Vi- iors can keep their doctor. who support, inspire and assist students to at- sion Council of United Way, and is President Last November, the House passed H.R. tain greater learning. The recipients of this of the Assisted Housing Services Corporation. 3961, the Medicare Physician Payment Re- award are nominated by students, parents, I ask my colleagues to please join me in form Act, permanently fixing the SGR. Demo- colleagues, and community members—the wishing Dennis and his wife Bernadette a crats have long recognized that this formula is people who know the difference a good teach- happy retirement after years of dedication to fundamentally flawed and have been working er can make.

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JIM GERLACH but to increase their knowledge and shape Square, office equipment provider Ricoh just OF PENNSYLVANIA their world view. completed a solar-powered electronic bill- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Scott’s success with students is truly un- board. Hardware came from companies based matched. Over the past 11 years at Mankato in California, Ohio, and Rhode Island. Wednesday, June 30, 2010 West, students in his AP government and poli- Renewable energy is a growth industry here Mr. GERLACH. Madam Speaker, I rise tics class have maintained an 80 percent pass at home. In my congressional district, a solar- today to recognize the 200th anniversary of rate on the national AP exam, well above the cell company moved into existing manufac- the oldest, continuously operating steel mill in state and national averages. Last year, 85 stu- turing space, which had been vacant. Where the United States located in Coatesville, Ches- dents took the exam in his class and 46 did the previous jobs go? China. ter County, Pennsylvania. achieved the highest possible score, five out My congressional district is also home to of five. SpectraWatt, which has started to manufac- During the last two centuries, men and Students in Scott’s advanced placement ture advanced silicon photovoltaic cells at the women of great character, tremendous inge- government and politics class come away with Hudson Valley Research Park in Hopewell nuity and bold leadership have contributed to a superior knowledge of our political system Junction, NY. When I toured this facility with the longevity and success of Coatesville’s iron and a deep appreciation for our democracy. Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis in late March, and steel industry, which helped sustain a For 27 years Scott has challenged every 60 people were on the payroll. Since then, community and fueled America’s growth and student that walks into his classroom to go be- nine additional employees have been hired prosperity. yond what is expected. His efforts have im- and additional hires are expected soon. The steel mill that Isaac Pennock estab- pacted a generation of students and we in As we ponder the sobering consequences lished on the banks of the Brandywine River Minnesota are lucky to have him. I can think of the BP oil spill in the Gulf, I ask my col- in the early 19th Century developed into an in- of no one else who deserves this award as leagues to not only look at our immediate cri- dustrial complex that housed the world’s larg- much as he does. sis, but to also consider an energy policy that est plate mill thanks to the efforts of Dr. Madam Speaker, please join me in honoring spurs the development of renewable tech- Charles Lukens, Rebecca Lukens and several Scott Urban for his life of dedication and serv- nologies. As we invest in renewable energy generations of leaders. Today, the world’s ice to his community and his country. and rebuild our energy infrastructure, we can largest steel producer, ArcelorMittal, operates f also boost our manufacturing base and create the facility and employs 820 men and women a broad array of quality jobs. Now is the time there. BP DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL to rebuild: our economy and our environment The plant is responsible for several histori- SPILL depend on us. cally significant achievements. Rebecca Lu- f kens is recognized as America’s first female HON. JOHN J. HALL chief executive officer. In addition, the rolling OF NEW YORK HONORING JOHN BRYANT BEALL, plates for the Cordorus, the first iron-hulled SR. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES vessel, and the Nautilus, the first nuclear sub- Wednesday, June 30, 2010 marine, were manufactured at the facility. HON. JEB HENSARLING More recently, the ‘‘steel trees’’ from the World Mr. HALL of New York. Madam Speaker, OF TEXAS Trade Center, which stood tall after the Sep- the tragic BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tember 11, 2001 attack, returned home to Gulf of Mexico has cost the nation billions of Coatesville where they were manufactured. dollars in economic damages to the United Wednesday, June 30, 2010 Dedicated employees with work ethics as States, as well as widespread devastation of Mr. HENSARLING. Madam Speaker, today I strong as the steel plates they forge also have our natural resources. There is an immediate would like to recognize Mr. John Bryant Beall, been integral to the success of the plant. need to act—to stop the leak, clean up the oil, Sr. Mr. Beall is a World War II veteran who These highly-skilled and extremely motivated and repair our fragile economy and eco- will finally receive a significant military honor workers have helped the industry adapt from system. But we will be making an irreparable at the Edom July 4th Celebration. an era of steam locomotives and iron-hulled mistake if we do not take this opportunity to President Coolidge once said, ‘‘A nation vessels to an era of nuclear submarines and examine our energy needs for the future. which forgets its defenders, will itself soon be specialty steel products. Historians will look back on this era as a forgotten.’’ I am proud of Mr. Karl Little, who turning point. The BP disaster and its resulting helped Mr. Beall realize this honor, and every- Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues damage to our economy and to nature will re- one who is taking the time on Independence join me today in honoring the 200th anniver- shape Americans’ support for renewable en- Day to honor him. sary of the iron and steel industry in the City ergy versus continued dependence on oil. Mr. Beall will be awarded the Bronze Star of Coatesville and recognizing the exemplary It is impossible for us to comprehend the Medal during a ceremony on July 4th. He effort of employees, past and present, to magnitude of the oil spill in the Gulf; we may joined the U.S. Army in February of 1943 and produce world-class products and an enduring not be able to calculate the true costs for reached the rank of Private 1st Class before legacy for the City. years. But in the midst of unprecedented trag- his discharge in November of 1945. Mr. Beall edy, we see hopeful signs of change. served on the front lines of combat in two f The military—one of the largest users of en- campaigns in Central Europe. PERSONAL EXPLANATION ergy—is looking at alternative sources of Mr. Beall was one of five brothers that were power. In my district in New York’s Hudson raised in Edom. Mr. Beall, along with three of Valley, the United States Military Academy at his brothers, served in World War II, while his HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY West Point is beginning to use solar and wind oldest brother was too old to serve in the mili- OF INDIANA energy. tary. It is certainly a testament of courage and Renewable energy is being produced in patriotism for the Beall family to risk so much IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES other places unimaginable not long ago. More in the defense of our nation. Wednesday, June 30, 2010 than 1,300 billboards in Florida will be con- I would like to take this opportunity, on be- verted to solar and wind energy by the Lamar half of the entire 5th Congressional District of Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Speaker, on Advertising Company. This is notable because Texas, to thank Mr. Beall and his family for Tuesday, June 29, 2010, I was absent from it showcases renewable energy as a practical their service to our country. We should be the House and missed rollcall vote 401. and accepted corporate solution. eternally grateful for our servicemen and Had I been present for rollcall 401, on a mo- Further, billboards are visible. The solar women in the past and present who have tion to suspend the rules and pass, as amend- panels and small wind turbines will create fought to preserve liberty for our generation ed, H.R. 5623, the Homebuyer Assistance and awareness about renewable energy, sending a and generations to come. Improvement Act, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:28 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A30JN8.003 E30JNPT1 pwalker on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with REMARKS June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1249 THE FORGOTTEN WAR Branch while respecting those of the Execu- cooperation in both responding to international tive and Judicial Branches. He has made a crises and in providing development aid, and HON. TED POE unique, profound and lasting contribution to current economic challenges within the OF TEXAS the vitality of the Congress and the Republic. Eurozone, the United States, and the world. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Highlights of his career include his assist- The session addressing the transatlantic re- ance in authoring the new constitutions of sponse to volatile regions of the world was Wednesday, June 30, 2010 Russia, the Ukraine, Bulgaria, Albania, and moderated by the Honorable Miguel Angel Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, half Hungary following the fall of the Soviet Union; Moratinos, Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs way across the world, nearly 37,000 Ameri- his dedicated service as Research Director for and current President of the EU General Af- cans gave their lives in a struggle against the House Iran-Contra Committee; and his ex- fairs Council. Members discussed the Middle communism from the summer of 1950 to the tensive testimonies on war powers, state se- East, Afghanistan and Pakistan, Iran, Somalia, summer of 1953. How does one forget? crets, executive spending discretion, presi- and Cuba and stressed the need for trans- Overshadowed by World War II and Viet- dential reorganization authority, Congress and atlantic engagement to address these shared nam, the Korean War has commonly been re- the Constitution, the legislative veto, the item foreign policy interests. ferred to as ‘‘The Forgotten War’’, although it veto, executive privilege, executive lobbying, There was also an extensive session on the figures prominently in the development of his- covert spending, the pocket veto, recess ap- implications of the Lisbon Treaty for Europe, torical events. Friday, June 25, marks the 60th pointments, the budget process, the balanced the transatlantic relationship, and the TLD. anniversary of the Korean War. In the early budget amendment, biennial budgeting, and The newly enhanced legislative power of the hours of June 25 1950, communist forces from presidential impoundment powers. He is re- European Parliament reinforces the relevancy the north crossed the 38th parallel and in- nowned as a prolific author of books, text- and importance of TLD meetings in fostering vaded the Republic of South Korea. Two days books, articles and papers on Congress, the transatlantic cooperation. after the North Korean invasion, President Constitution, Presidential power, and other In conclusion, I submit the joint statement Harry S. Truman authorized the use of Amer- topics, all too numerous to list, and was the that was agreed upon by American and Euro- ican military forces in Korea. Nearly two mil- 2006 recipient of the Neustadt Book Award for pean legislators at the 68th TLD meeting held lion Americans stepped up in attempt to tri- Military Tribunals and Presidential Power. in Madrid. It underscores the rich agenda of umph evil in the Korean theatre. With gratitude for his contributions to the this meeting and highlights the many areas in The Korean War was a civil war; Koreans Congress and the Nation, we extend our deep which there was strong transatlantic agree- fought and killed each other on their own soil. respect and heartfelt esteem to Dr. Fisher and ment. The economic and social danger to the Ko- offer our affectionate wishes for his health and TRANSATLANTIC LEGISLATORS’ DIALOGUE 68TH rean nation was incalculable. It was also one happiness in retirement. MEETING OF DELEGATIONS of the first episodes of the Cold War between f [From the European Parliament and the the United States and the Soviet Union. Oth- United States Congress, Madrid, Spain, 3–6 ers, including a communist China, joined in IN PRAISE OF THE TRANS- June 2010, Joint Statement] based on their ideologies. ATLANTIC LEGISLATORS’ DIA- (By Shelley Berkley, Chairwoman, United Remembering the Korean War is painful for LOGUE MEETING HELD IN MA- States Congress Delegation; Cliff Stearns, many veterans who fought in it. Those who DRID, SPAIN Vice Chairman, United States Congress were there remember the violent hand to hand Delegation; Jim Costa, Vice Chairman, combat and the extreme conditions they HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN United States Congress Delegation; Elmar Brok, MEP, Chairman, European Par- OF CALIFORNIA faced. Maybe that’s why it’s forgotten. Or liament Delegation; Sarah Ludford, MEP, maybe it’s due to the fact that history frowns IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Vice Chairwoman, European Parliament upon conflicts in which there is no clear win- Wednesday, June 30, 2010 Delegation; Niki Tzavela, MEP, Vice ner. But for whatever reasons there are, the Chairwoman, European Parliament Dele- Americans who served, the lives that were Mr. BERMAN. Madam Speaker, I would like gation.) lost, and the cause that was fought for should to call the attention of my colleagues in the We, the Members of the European Par- never be forgotten. Congress to another successful meeting of the liament and the United States House of Rep- It might not have been the most glorious Transatlantic Legislators’ Dialogue (TLD) that resentatives, held our 68th Interparliamen- war in our history, but nearly two million Amer- was held in Madrid, Spain from June 4–6, tary meeting (Transatlantic Legislators’ 2010. Chairwoman SHELLEY BERKLEY, yet Dialogue) in Madrid, from 3–6 June 2010. icans rose up to triumph evil on the Korean Building on the joint statement issued fol- Peninsula during those violent years. That’s again, showed her strong commitment to fur- thering the transatlantic relationship in her lowing our last meeting in New York on 4–7 pretty unforgettable. December 2009, we reasserted the importance f leadership of a bipartisan delegation, which in- of regular dialogue on political, social, eco- cluded Vice-Chairman JIM COSTA (D–CA), nomic and environmental challenges that af- HONORING DR. LOUIS FISHER ON Vice-Chairman CLIFF STEARNS (R–FL), Rep. fect all of our citizens. We agreed to report THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIRE- BART GORDON (D–TN), Rep. LINCOLN DIAZ- back to our parent bodies on the content and MENT FROM THE LIBRARY OF BALART (R–FL), Rep. MARIO DIAZ-BALART (R– outcome of our discussions in Madrid, in par- CONGRESS FL), Rep. PHIL GINGREY (R–GA) and Rep. ticular in the areas where joint efforts are VERN BUCHANAN (R–FL). I wish to recognize likely to produce positive outcomes. The first experiences with the Lisbon trea- HON. BILL DELAHUNT and thank Chairwoman BERKLEY and the en- ty, and the enhanced powers it gives to the OF MASSACHUSETTS tire U.S. delegation for their contribution to a European Parliament, were evaluated and we IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES constructive dialogue with Members of the Eu- concluded that this emphasizes the need for ropean Parliament. continued and expanded dialogue and inter- Wednesday, June 30, 2010 The TLD is the formal response by the Eu- action between legislators in the United Mr. DELAHUNT. Madam Speaker, on behalf ropean Parliament and the U.S. Congress to States Congress and the European Par- of the many Members in the House of Rep- the commitment in the New Transatlantic liament. resentatives who—like myself—have benefited Agenda of 1995, which enhances legislative In the field of civil liberties, we recognised that we share many common values yet we from this honorable man’s brilliance and dedi- ties between the European Union and the also recognised that we may have different cation, I wish to commend Dr. Louis Fisher, United States. The TLD biannual meetings approaches to finding optimal solutions. It Ph.D., for his forty years of exemplary service foster transatlantic discourse and encourage was noted that these differences in approach to the United States Congress as a member of the exchange of views on topics of mutual in- are being addressed with a view toward com- the professional staff of the Library of Con- terest. With the additional powers provided by ing to a permanent agreement on the Ter- gress, both with the Congressional Research the Lisbon Treaty to the European Parliament, rorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP). Service and the Law Library. it is more imperative now that legislators en- We welcomed the intensified contacts, also We, and the many colleagues who served gage in this dialogue and seek joint solutions on the level of the relevant committees, to understand differences and explore common before us, have each been the beneficiaries of to the pressing issues that affect citizens on ground. We took note of the EU-US and the years Lou Fisher has devoted to assisting both sides of the Atlantic. Member States 2010 Declaration on Counter- the Congress in understanding the U.S. Con- The most recent meeting in Madrid ad- terrorism of 3 June 2010 ‘Forging a durable stitution and acting to preserve the responsibil- dressed a wide range of common challenges, framework to combat terrorism within the ities and prerogatives of the Legislative including energy security and climate change, rule of law’.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:28 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K30JN8.006 E30JNPT1 pwalker on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with REMARKS E1250 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 30, 2010 In the same spirit we discussed issues con- In conclusion, we reaffirmed our commit- Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to cerning energy and climate change. We ex- ment to strengthening the transatlantic re- rise with me today to express our appreciation changed views on adopted legislation on the lationship and working in partnership to for Mr. Watkins’ unwavering dedication and solve common challenges. We pledged to con- EU side, in particular the 2020 goals, and on commitment to keeping the greater Fresno pending legislation on the US side. We em- tinue improving the effectiveness of our dia- phasized the importance of sustainable poli- logue in order to realise the full potential of legacy alive through the Howard K. Watkins cies on both sides of the Atlantic which our interparliamentary relationship, as well Photographic Archive Project. could facilitate agreement in the larger as to ensure the relevance of the TLD’s work f international context. In this respect the up- to the European Parliament and the United coming COP 16 in Cancun was noted. We dis- States Congress. INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT ON cussed the aim of ‘greening the economy’, in- ANNEX: STATEMENT ON IRAN H.R. 5641: TO AMEND TITLE 38, cluding alternative energy sources, to pro- We, the members of the Transatlantic Leg- U.S.C., TO AUTHORIZE THE SEC- vide the opportunity of enhancing the qual- islators Dialogue, condemn the systematic RETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ity of the environment and improving the violations by the Iranian regime and its TO PROVIDE NURSING HOME economic situation, as well as the perspec- agencies of the human rights of the Iranian CARE FOR VETERANS WHO ARE tive of setting common standards for new people. The actions of the regime are deny- UNABLE TO LIVE INDEPEND- and environmentally friendly technologies, ing the Iranian people the basic human ENTLY AT NON-DEPARTMENT such as electric vehicles. The national secu- rights as described in the United Nations MEDICAL FOSTER HOMES rity implications of energy sources and inde- Declaration of Human Rights. We call on our pendence were also discussed. respective Administrations to strengthen In the presence of the Director General for their efforts to assist the Iranian people in HON. STEVE BUYER External Relations of the European Commis- achieving the rights that they are due, OF INDIANA sion, Mr. Joao Vale de Almeida, the pros- through effective means to counteract the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pects for bilateral and global cooperation be- regime’s repression. tween the EU and the US were discussed and We welcome the coordinated strategy and Wednesday, June 30, 2010 our shared commitment for disaster relief in concerted action by the US government and Mr. BUYER. Madam Speaker, today, I am third world countries and our common inter- the European Union to halt the threat posed introducing H.R. 5641, a bill to allow the De- est in stable and sustainable development in by Iran’s nuclear weapons and ballistic mis- partment of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into sile programs. all areas of the world were recognized. contracts with adult foster homes to provide In the presence of the Spanish Minister for f Foreign Affairs and current President of the life-long care to veterans unable to live inde- EU General Affairs Council, Mr. Miguel CELEBRATING THE HOWARD K. pendently. Angel Moratinos, we exchanged views on re- WATKINS PHOTOGRAPHIC AR- Adult foster homes are designed to provide gions in the world where tensions are high. CHIVE PROJECT non-institutional long-term care to veterans In this respect we focused attention on the who prefer a more personalized, familial set- situation in the Middle East, in Afghanistan HON. JIM COSTA ting than traditional nursing homes are able to and Pakistan, in Iran, Somalia and Cuba. provide. OF CALIFORNIA An extensive discussion was held on the VA has been helping to place veterans in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES latest financial and economic developments adult foster homes since 2002 and over time in Europe, the US and the world. With regard Wednesday, June 30, 2010 to Europe, government interventions to more than 600 veterans in need have paid to stabilise the situation in Member States and Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to receive such care. As we speak, 219 veterans the Eurozone are needed. We recognised the pay tribute to the Howard K. Watkins Photo- are living in these special homes. global character of the crisis and its effects graphic Archive Project, aptly recognized as The need for long term care is increasing as and therefore emphasised the importance of the current ‘‘Fresno Photo Laureate.’’ veterans from past conflicts get older, and it coordinated action. In this respect the pros- Since his arrival in Fresno in 1973, Howard will continue to grow as wounded warriors re- pects for common approaches regulating the K. Watkins has been photographing and docu- turn home from Iraq and Afghanistan with se- financial sectors of the economy were ex- menting events in the greater Fresno area. His vere injuries that require life-long assistance. plored. We evaluated the state of play of the collection of 200,000 photos is the largest of While nursing homes will always be a valuable Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) and its kind and includes: elected officials, commu- tool for providing lasting care, for some the in- ways to enhance EU-US economic coopera- nity and business leaders, members of the ju- dividualized, home-like atmosphere of an adult tion. The transatlantic market should be al- diciary and legal community, celebrities, nu- foster home is a much more attractive alter- lowed to develop its full potential in par- merous community groups, parades, political native than the prospect of moving into a tradi- ticular through reducing non-tariff barriers rallies, athletes, historic buildings and several tional nursing home. and joint efforts to find common standards. award winning photographs. The advantages of adult foster homes are The importance of a successful outcome of Influenced by the historic Pop Laval Photo- clear. Veterans who opt for foster home care the Doha Round was reiterated. We wel- graphic Archive Collection and encouraged by will move into a home owned or rented by comed a proposal to submit a TLD paper to our respective administrations on ways to others, Mr. Watkins has partnered with the their chosen foster home caregiver. The care- expand US-EU trade and economic coopera- Fresno Regional Foundation and the Henry giver—who has passed a VA screening, fed- tion. Madden Library at California State University, eral background check, and home inspection Finally, we reviewed progress in strength- Fresno to provide a permanent home for all to and agreed to undergo annual training—re- ening the Transatlantic Legislators Dia- enjoy. Therefore, Fresno State is helping to sides with the veteran and provides them with logue, in particular: establish the Howard K. Watkins Photographic 24-hour supervision and personalized care. —the growing interest in communication Archive Project with the goal of making the For as long as that veteran resides in the among Members of our institutions, both in general and on specific topics, photographs publicly accessible as an online home, VA adult foster home coordinators and —the strengthening of the TLD in the Con- historical archive. members of a VA Home Care Team will make gress by enhancing its status, increasing sta- Mr. Watkins began taking photos in junior both announced and unannounced visits at bility of membership and involving the high school with a simple Brownie camera. He least three times every month to ensure the Speaker of the House of Representatives, pursued his passion for photography as a veteran is safe and the home and caregiver —the opening on 29 April 2010 of the Euro- hobby as a young adult and continued are in compliance with VA’s high quality stand- pean Parliament Liaison Office (EPLO) in throughout his career as an attorney with ards. Washington, —the steps in expanding contacts among Fresno County Legal Services and the Office Additionally, the Home Care Team will pro- staff of our institutions, of Fresno County Counsel. Mr. Watkins be- vide veterans with comprehensive, inter- and discussed options for further enhanc- came the official photographer for the Fresno disciplinary primary care and provide the care- ing it, such as: County Supreme Court and has taken photo- givers with supportive education and training. —inviting EU and US officials to provide graphs for the State Bar of California and the Many veterans who choose to reside in an perspectives on strategic issues related to fi- California Supreme Court. adult foster home would otherwise be in need nancial recovery and economic growth, Now retired from a distinguished thirty-three of nursing home care and would qualify for VA —expanding interaction between the US year career in the legal field, Mr. Watkins is benefits to receive it. However, because VA is Congress and the European Parliament in Brussels and in Washington, including devoting most of his time to indexing his pho- not authorized to provide veterans with as- through video-conferencing, tographic collection and raising the funds sisted living benefits, these veterans must pay —the possibility of joint hearings and the needed to make his photos accessible for for the care they receive in adult foster homes issuance of joint statements. generations to come. out of their own pockets.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:28 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K30JN8.008 E30JNPT1 pwalker on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with REMARKS June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1251 Twenty four percent of veterans who have generously provide free copies of the quiz, as guished Californian, Trish Lowrey Hooper, a received care in a Medical Foster Home qual- well as libertarian literature and other outreach longtime resident of the 14th Congressional ify for VA’s highest priority group due to hav- materials, free of charge to liberty-minded District, who died after a fall on Thursday, ing disabilities rated 50% or more service con- groups such as the Republican Liberty Caucus June 3, 2010. She lived 87 full, productive, nected or having otherwise been found unem- and Young Americans for Liberty. and compassion-filled years. ployable due to service connected conditions. The quiz has been taken over 15 million Trish Hooper was a devoted wife, a loving Given that many of the veterans who are ben- times online, has been reprinted in dozens of mother, intrepid traveler, painter, writer, and efitting from this individualized, non-institu- newspapers and magazine, is referenced by passionate American who worked tirelessly for tional care are disabled, afflicted with chronic major high school and college textbooks, and justice, women’s rights, and democratic val- disease, often elderly, and frequently 70% or is used by educators in classrooms across ues. As a child she lived in New Jersey, Cali- more service connected, placing the entire America. The quiz is responsible for many fornia, and Hawaii, and was a graduate of cost burden for adult foster homes on their people’s first contact with libertarian ideas. Sarah Lawrence College. backs is no way to thank them for their valiant While traveling around the country, I have Trish Hooper had a great sense of joie de years in service. What’s more, it creates an in- often heard people say, ‘‘I never knew I was vivre. She was fascinated by everything and equity of benefits between those who can af- a libertarian until I took the quiz.’’ fascinating to be with. She married John Hoo- ford to pay for such care and those that can- The Advocates also recently revamped their per, an attorney, and they spent the years of not. Libertarianism.com web site, featuring com- World War II on military bases. On returning to The legislation I am introducing today would mentary on the libertarian position on a variety San Francisco, John Hooper practiced law give VA the authority to enter into a contract of issues from notables in the freedom move- and Trish raised their four children. In a char- with a certified adult foster home to pay for ment. I was honored when the Advocates acteristic action, she, John, and the children care for certain veterans already eligible for asked me to participate in this project. traveled by freighter to France in 1957, where VA paid nursing home care. By doing so, it As they prepare to celebrate their 25th anni- they spent ten years with John working with would ensure more veterans have the option versary, it is a pleasure to thank the founder, NATO and she coping with the challenges of to choose a treatment setting that best suits the staff and the donors of the Advocates for raising children in houses in Paris, Switzerland their needs free of financial constraints. Self-Government for all they have done for the and Italy. She wrote charmingly of these Euro- Our veterans in need of life-long care have cause of liberty. I wish them continued suc- pean years in her memoirs. earned the right to decide which long-term cess. In 1967, Trish and John Hooper moved to care environment would make them feel most f Woodside and immersed themselves in local at home. And, I encourage my colleagues to issues. They worked tirelessly with the can- CALLING FOR RELEASE OF join with me in cosponsoring this legislation to didate who would later be their son-in-law, ISRAELI SOLDIER BY HAMAS make that decision easier. Paul N. ‘‘Pete’’ McCloskey, in his successful f SPEECH OF campaign to represent the people of the Mid- Peninsula area in the United States Congress. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ADVO- HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN Trish Hooper could prick the conscience of CATES FOR SELF-GOVERNMENT OF CALIFORNIA a community with her powerful thoughts and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES her pen. She had a conscience, she had in- HON. RON PAUL Wednesday, June 23, 2010 tegrity, and she had a magnificent mind. She went toe-to-toe with people and their ideas, al- OF TEXAS Mr. BERMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today ways maintaining a level of civility and dignity IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in support of H. Res. 1359, calling for Hamas while doing so. She always had the last word Wednesday, June 30, 2010 to unconditionally release captured Israeli sol- because her words were so powerful. She dier Gilad Shalit. On June 25, 2006, Hamas Mr. PAUL. Madam Speaker, the Advocates could move an individual with a paragraph, terrorists illegally crossed into Israel from the for Self-Government, one of the freedom writing scores of powerful Letters to the Edi- Gaza strip, killed two Israeli soldiers, and kid- movement’s leading organizations, is cele- tors of newspapers and magazines across the napped Corporal Gilad Shalit. Tomorrow brating their 25th anniversary this year. I am country. Her work improved the editorial pages marks the fourth year Gilad Shalit continues to pleased to take this opportunity to congratu- of local papers as well as the New York be held captive by Hamas. He has been held late the Advocates on this anniversary and Times, Wall Street Journal, Time, and News- in violation of international humanitarian law, wish them continued success in promoting lib- week. She wrote three volumes of memoirs without access to proper medical care, without erty. and illustrated them with her own paintings. access to his loved ones, and without access The Advocates where founded by my friend, Her watercolors helped raise money for to the International Committee of the Red the late Marshall Fritz. Marshall saw that the causes she loved, including animal welfare, Cross, despite that organization’s repeated re- growth of the freedom movement was handi- death with dignity, and freedom of choice for capped by the lack of an organization to help quests to visit him. I also rise today to strongly reaffirm Amer- women. activists better communicate the freedom phi- One of her most recent letters was pub- ica’s unwavering commitment to the safety losophy to the general public. In order to rem- lished in the Almanac, a venerable weekly and security of the Jewish State of Israel. edy this situation, Marshall rallied a group of published on the San Francisco Peninsula, on Israel and America’s shared goal of a peaceful activists and donors and founded the Advo- May 12, 2010. In this letter she excoriated Ari- resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can cates in order to teach libertarians how to ef- zona’s new immigration law. She wrote that only be achieved when Hamas renounces acts fectively communicate their principles. ‘‘this new law increases the underlying racism of terrorism such as rocket attacks against ci- Under the leadership of Marshal from 1985 which seems to have replaced the message vilian populations, suicide bombings in civilian until 1991; Carole Ann Rand from 1991 until held with such pride by the Statue of Liberty, areas, and the extortionist capture and deten- 1995; and Sharon Harris since 1995; the Ad- a gift from France: ‘give me your tired, you vocates has helped countless libertarians by tion of Israeli soldiers. We continue to stand with the Shalit family poor, your huddled masses yearning to be providing them with the intellectual resources in this very difficult time, and are praying for free . . . I lift my lamp beside the golden necessary to effectively battle for a free soci- the safe and timely release of their coura- door.’ ety. The message of ‘freedom, democracy, and geous son. Without a doubt, the Advocates are best international friendship’ is put aside as this known for the ‘‘World’s Smallest Political f vaunted compassionate country loses its bear- Quiz.’’ Created by Marshall and based on an TRIBUTE TO TRISH LOWREY ings. Urged on by hate-mongers and the shrill original idea by David Nolan, this quiz graphs HOOPER voice of ‘Gotcha!’ plus cries of ‘down with gov- an individual’s political philosophy based on ernment,’ we’re teetering on the brink of a new responses to a series of ten questions that HON. ANNA G. ESHOO brand of isolationism.’’ measure one’s commitment to economic and OF CALIFORNIA Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in extending our deepest sympathies to personal liberty. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Under Marshall’s leadership, the Advocates Trish Hooper’s daughters Margo Hooper and undertook an aggressive program of pro- Wednesday, June 30, 2010 Helen Hooper McCloskey, her sons John C. moting the quiz, distributing millions of copies Ms. ESHOO. Madam Speaker, I rise today Hooper and Lawrence Hooper, her sister of the quiz to libertarian activists. They also to honor the extraordinary life of a distin- Helen Virginia Brown, her brother Charles F.

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Trish lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender peo- income tax and here Big Oil can largely offset made our community better and our country ple. The APHA recognized Lear’s vast work its income with these tax subsidies. It is pat- stronger. Her brand of citizenship stands as and activism at their 134th annual meeting ently unfair that ordinary Americans must pay the highest standard for all of us to emulate. where they awarded him the Helen Rodriguez- into a system that subsidizes this mature in- f Trias Award for Social Justice. Sadly, Dr. Lear dustry. died on May 29, 2010. He is survived by his At time when we are working to rebuild our HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY loving partner of over 50 years, James F. economy and curb the deficit, America cannot OF DR. WALTER LEAR Payne, his former wife, Evelyn Lear; a son, and should not subsidize the most profitable Jon Stewart, and a daughter, Bonnie Stewart. corporations in the world. President Obama’s HON. CHAKA FATTAH I express my sincere condolences to his family FY 2011 Budget proposed ending many of OF PENNSYLVANIA and friends, and honor the great work he has these tax breaks, which could reduce the def- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES done for the City of Philadelphia and the Na- icit and fund national priorities from education Wednesday, June 30, 2010 tion. to clean energy. At the recent G–20 Summit in f Pittsburgh, the administration agreed with the Mr. FATTAH. Madam Speaker, I rise to other G–20 nations to eliminate these sub- honor the life of Dr. Walter Lear. Dr. Lear was REPUBLICAN YOU-CUT PROPOSAL sidies. a committed physician, outspoken health ad- The unique tax breaks enjoyed by the oil in- vocate for gay and lesbian people, and a great HON. KEVIN BRADY dustry provide unnecessary and harmful in- Philadelphian. A native of Brooklyn, New York, OF TEXAS centives for exploration, drilling, and refining he was born in 1923 and went on to receive IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES activities that keep America anchored to oil, a degrees from Harvard College (B.S), Long Is- threat to our environment and our national se- land College of Medicine (M.D.), and Colum- Wednesday, June 30, 2010 curity. The United States consumes 25 per- bia University (M.S.). In the 1960s, Dr. Lear Mr. BRADY of Texas. Madam Speaker, I cent of the world’s oil but has less than 3 per- left New York to become the Philadelphia rise today in solidarity with Americans who are cent of the proven reserves. health commissioner and later became the ex- telling this Congress to stop spending. By continuing to artificially subsidize fossil ecutive director of Philadelphia General Hos- More than a million votes have been cast fuels, we undermine investments that will pital and then the regional health commis- this week as part of the You-Cut initiative, guarantee our energy dependence. It is time sioner for the Pennsylvania Department of which gives Americans the chance to say for our country to shift gears, end the billion Health. As one of few ‘‘out’’ gay public offi- what spending we need to eliminate. dollar carve-outs for the largest oil companies, cials, Dr. Lear was a leading advocate for the This week, the American people said we and start investing our limited taxpayer dollars inclusion of sexual orientation in civil rights need to stop paying federal workers to con- in America’s future rather than America’s past. provisions barring discrimination. Additionally, duct union activities. f he was influential in ensuring the passage of These are bureaucrats who are paid by tax- CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2194, the Philadelphia Gay Rights Bill in 1982. payers but spend 100 percent of their time COMPREHENSIVE IRAN SANC- Throughout his career, Lear sought to im- helping their unions. Their salaries should be TIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND prove the lives of ordinary people by broad- paid for by union leaders—not hard-working DIVESTMENT ACT OF 2010 ening access to quality healthcare, especially American families. to those who were marginalized in society be- These workers cost taxpayers $1.2 billion SPEECH OF cause of their sexuality. In 1979, Lear and a This is not the ethical government the Amer- small group of others founded Lavender ican people were promised, and today, I urge HON. STEVE ISRAEL Health, which would become the first health my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to OF NEW YORK center in Philadelphia dedicated to meeting vote to stop this unfair funding. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the unique needs of the city’s gay and lesbian f Thursday, June 24, 2010 community. Lavender Health, now known as Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support the Mazzoni Center, continues to provide a INTRODUCING THE END BIG OIL TAX SUBSIDIES ACT of the Conference Report for The Comprehen- much needed resource in Philadelphia as it is sive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Di- the only organization to provide comprehen- vestment Act of 2010. sive health and wellness to LGBT people. Fur- HON. EARL BLUMENAUER I can think of nothing more pressing to our thermore, the Mazzoni Center is the oldest OF OREGON national security than putting a stop to Iran’s AIDS organization in Pennsylvania and the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nuclear plans. Today, Iran learned that the fourth oldest in the nation. Wednesday, June 30, 2010 United States Congress will not stop until we Lear’s determination to help others was truly end the tyranny Iran’s leadership is promoting. unmatched and the extent of his work is far Mr. BLUMENAUER. Madam Speaker, today As a member of the House Appropriations reaching. He helped found the Gay and Les- I rise to introduce the End Big Oil Tax Sub- Committee’s Subcommittee on State and For- bian Community Center (now the William Way sidies Act, legislation that will end the expen- eign Operations, I spend a great deal of time Center), the Philadelphia AIDS Task Force, sive and unnecessary subsidies that the focused on preventing Iran from developing an and the Maternity Care Coalition of Greater American people provide to the world’s largest enrichment program that leads to nuclear Philadelphia. In addition, he also convened the and most profitable companies. The legislation weapons. Their current leadership is unstable, first national conference on AIDS in the 1980s leaves untouched the tax treatment for small, provocative, and would be a danger to the en- before the disease received any widespread independent companies. tire region armed with nuclear weapons. attention from the media or government. In the Every year, Americans file their tax forms, Non-military options—including activities to 1970s, he was a part of a small group that contributing to our nation’s defense, education, disrupt Iranian research—are similarly prob- helped to desegregate medical schools in and infrastructure. Yet the biggest oil compa- lematic. This then leads us to consider military Philadelphia. Moreover, Lear was visionary in nies retain staggering tax benefits that shield options. Here, all we need to do is look at Iraq his advocacy for expanded access to these companies from their tax burdens. to understand the difficulties of a military re- healthcare beyond gays and lesbians, to in- These benefits may have made sense dec- sponse in Iran. clude communities of color facing similar bar- ades ago for a fledgling industry, but today In fact, during an unofficial ‘‘war-game’’ on riers to care. Toward the end of his life, his re- there is no need to protect the largest and Iran, former National Security Council official search interests included documenting the most profitable companies in the world from Ken Pollack said, ‘‘Compared with Iraq, Iran 100+ year struggle to obtain universal burdens that every other taxpayer faces. has three times the population, four times the healthcare. In 2008, the top five oil companies made a land area, and five times the problems.’’ Lear was not only an advocate for LGBT combined profit of $100 billion. In 2009, Some suggest precision strikes at Iran’s nu- issues, but also vocal in his support for the ExxonMobil hit an all-time record $45.2 billion clear facilities, as the Israelis did when they

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Col Kappeler is survived by his wife of our disposal—from limited and surgical to a BAHK DO MOO DUK KWAN FED- 53 years, Betty Kappeler, his daughter, major land war aimed at regime change—is ERATION Francia Kappeler, and three grandchildren, all impacted by one thing: oil. Iran could blockade of Santa Rosa, California. the Straits of Hormuz and choke the supply of HON. JOHN H. ADLER Madam Speaker, Lt. Col. Frank Kappeler is oil that is necessary to keep the lights on in OF NEW JERSEY a true American hero who served his country the Pentagon and the tanks filled in our fighter IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES with great distinction. It is therefore appro- priate that we honor him today and send our jets, and double the price of fuel in the United Wednesday, June 30, 2010 States. condolences to his family. That’s why the right set of economic sanc- Mr. ADLER of New Jersey. Madam Speak- f tions is so badly needed, and why this con- er, I rise today to honor the U.S. Soo Bahk Do ference report and the smart, tough sanctions Moo Duk Kwan Federation, one of the largest SUPPORTING NATIONAL it contains, advances our agenda of stopping uniform karate organizations in the world, POLLINATOR WEEK Iran’s quest for nuclear weapons. practicing the official martial arts system cre- SPEECH OF This bill toughens penalties for those invest- ated by legendary martial artist, the late ing in Iran’s energy sector and it also includes Grandmaster Hwang Kee. HON. EARL BLUMENAUER providing refined petroleum to Iran as a With over 5,000 members this martial arts OF OREGON sanctionable offense. This bill also requires system places emphasis on personal growth IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that any companies that want to do business and values as directed by Grandmaster Tuesday, June 29, 2010 with the U.S. government have to certify that Hwang Kee. He not only wanted his students they are not engaged in any activities that are to be able to avoid outside physical conflict, Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, pollinators considered sanctionable regarding Iran. but he wanted them to be able to avoid inner play a key role in the support of our eco- I am proud of this bill and what we have conflict as well. Most importantly, these stu- system and agricultural production. Most achieved as a Congress to bring more pres- dents have developed the ability to improve Americans don’t realize the day-to-day impact sure on Iran. themselves, their community, and the world for that bees, bats, birds, butterflies and other pol- f years to come. linators have on our crops, family gardens and Madam Speaker, please join me today in natural habitats, but nearly 75 percent of the A TRIBUTE TO CHESTER REED recognizing the outstanding work of the U.S. world’s flowering plants and two-thirds of our FOR A LIFETIME OF DEDICATION Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation. agricultural crops depend on pollinators for TO PUBLIC SERVICE f survival. One out of every three bites of food we eat exists because of pollinators. HON. JERRY LEWIS IN RECOGNITION OF FRANK Pollinator species, especially bees, bats and KAPPELER OF CALIFORNIA butterflies, are extremely sensitive to changes IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in their environment. In particular, Colony Col- HON. MIKE THOMPSON lapse Disorder is threatening entire varieties of Wednesday, June 30, 2010 OF CALIFORNIA bees, including three that have recently been Mr LEWIS of California. Madam Speaker, I IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES added to the endangered species list. One- join my colleague KEN CALVERT to pay tribute Wednesday, June 30, 2010 third of all bee colonies in the United States to Chester Reed, a hard-working, highly val- did not survive the 2010 winter. As most polli- ued employee of the United States Postal Mr. THOMPSON of California. Madam nators are ‘‘indicator species,’’ their declining Service. Chester will soon retire after 37 years Speaker, I rise today along with my colleague, numbers provide cause for concern and as a forklift operator in the Postal Service’s fa- LYNN WOOLSEY, to honor and pay tribute to should encourage us to examine how chang- cility in Redlands, CA. Frank Kappeler, one of eight surviving mem- ing climate, increased pollution levels, and the One item I should note: Chester is 95 years bers of ‘‘Doolittle’s Raiders’’ who passed away increased use of toxic products and geneti- old, making him the oldest of the Postal Serv- Wednesday, June 23, 2010, in Santa Rosa, cally modified crops is impacting our environ- ice’s 596,000 career employees. California at the age of 96. ment and our economy. Joining the plant in 1973, this Ohio native Lieutenant Colonel Kappeler was one of 79 I applaud the goals of National Pollinator and proud Riverside, CA resident started a ca- U.S. Army Corps aviators who volunteered to Week and look forward to working with my reer of service that was marked by never ar- fly the daring bombing mission over Japan colleagues on the newly formed Pollinator Pro- riving late, never using a day of sick leave, four months after the surprise attack by the tection Caucus. and regularly working 12-hour days while vol- Japanese on Pearl Harbor. f unteering to work more. His enthusiastic spirit Sixteen B–25 bombers and the men aboard has made him a favorite among his col- launched from an aircraft carrier in the Pacific INTRODUCTION OF ‘‘STOP DECEP- leagues. on April 18, 1942, and headed for Japan, TIVE ADVERTISING IN WOMEN’S Chester knows something about longevity. knowing that they did not have enough fuel to SERVICES ACT’’ He was married for over 60 years. Prior to his return and even if they could get back, the time with the Postal Service, Chester served large bombers were not able to land on the HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY 25 years in the Air Force where he retired as American carriers. OF NEW YORK a sergeant. He attributes his durability to his Lt. Col. Kappeler was the navigator on the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES faith, no junk food, not much meat, and an No. 11 plane and was forced to bail out over onion sandwich every day. China when the plane’s engines stopped at Wednesday, June 30, 2010 Chester cites his time with the Postal Serv- 11,000 feet. Chinese partisans helped Lt. Col. Mrs. MALONEY. Madam Speaker, today I ice as the best job he’s ever had. Throughout Kappeler and his crew mates escape capture am introducing the Stop Deceptive Advertising his nearly four decades with the Postal Serv- by Japanese forces. in Women’s Services (SDAWS) Act with 11 ice, Chester represented the highest values He eventually escaped from China and other Members of the House of Representa- Federal employees want to provide: courtesy, spent the rest of WWII in the European the- tives. Senator MENENDEZ is introducing the commitment, and a dedication to public serv- ater, where he flew 53 combat missions. companion legislation in the Senate as well. ice. He retired from the Air Force in 1966 as a Fake reproductive health clinics that some- Retirement is something to be celebrated Lieutenant Colonel. times bill themselves as legitimate crisis preg- and enjoyed. It is not the end of a career, but The Doolittle Raid was a significant episode nancy centers entice women with unintended rather the beginning of a new adventure. in the war in the Pacific because it dem- pregnancies through their doors under the pre- Chester has his sights set on world travel and onstrated to both the American and Japanese tense of providing a full range of reproductive pursuing his hobby of hang gliding. Madam people that Japan was not invincible and that options, and then try to dissuade women from

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FORTNEY PETE STARK perpetrating on the women of America. them to write their original tunes, the more OF CALIFORNIA The SDAWS Act directs the Federal Trade simple truth points to what McCartney ob- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Commission (FTC) to promulgate rules declar- serves in himself as some mystical talent ing it an unfair or deceptive act for an entity, with which he has been gifted, something for Wednesday, June 30, 2010 such as a crisis pregnancy center, to advertise which he has no explanation. The difference Mr. STARK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to as a provider of abortion services if the entity between the Beatles and thousands of other recognize Sergeant Barry Mickleburgh’s retire- does not provide abortion services. Organiza- bands can be found in these ‘‘gifts’’ of un- ment from the Pleasanton, California Police tions that are not deceptive in their advertising usual talent. Not to be too grand, but the book ‘‘The 100: Department, and to honor his 30 years of ex- or marketing will not be impacted by this bill. A Ranking of the 100 Most Influential People emplary service in law enforcement and com- The Stop Deceptive Advertising in Women’s in History’’ by M.H. Hart is a primer for the munity service. Services Act (SDAWS) serves to protect study of people with extraordinary talent Sergeant Mickleburgh began his law en- women seeking information about reproductive and abilities. For example, Genghis Kahn forcement career in 1981 as a security officer options from being subject to disturbing anti- was a late bloomer and certainly had no with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Depart- choice propaganda and misinformation about training as a military leader, but no one else ment. In 1982, he became a reserve Deputy the nature of abortion and its medical effects. in military history, save perhaps Alexander, Sheriff and in 1984, he was hired as a full- Women have a right to unbiased pregnancy shows anything close to his record of achievements. And how many in the realm of time deputy where he served at the Santa Rita counseling, and should not be subject to de- physics approach the works of Newton, Max- Jail. ceptive advertising from anti-choice centers well and Einstein? I realize this is a leap Sergeant Mickleburgh worked on a variety about the nature of their services. from Sir Paul, but pure talent, while it sure- of assignments over the course of his career, Too many studies have documented that ly needs to be developed, is really a gift that including SWAT, Bicycle Officer, Field Training some CPCs are intentionally deceiving defies description. It seems that some things Officer, Detective, and Narcotic Investigator. women, providing false or misleading informa- just ‘‘are’’ and that’s the name of that tune. After being promoted to the rank of Ser- tion about the health effects of abortion, the And upon such random distributions of tal- geant on May 14, 2002, Sergeant Mickleburgh effect of abortion on future fertility, and the ent and ability the upward curve of the served as a patrol supervisor and the super- course of history will continue to remain re- mental health effects of abortion. Women de- liant. visor of the Special Operations Unit which ad- serve accurate medical information when mak- Sir Paul, author of over 300 popular songs, dressed drug and vice related crimes. Ser- ing tough medical decisions. We must not also played ‘‘Blackbird,’’ a very pleasing and geant Mickleburgh was also the Field Training allow this type of behavior to be perpetrated interesting composition. But I was hoping Program coordinator and department liaison to against women seeking reproductive health he’d do, ‘‘Fixing a Hole’’ as a nod to BP who the Department of Homeland Security. services. could certainly use a little mystical talent Sergeant Mickleburgh received his AA De- about now, no? f gree from Chabot Community College in 1981. f While working full time, he earned his BA de- SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY, gree from San Jose State University in 1994. GLADWELL’S ‘‘OUTLIERS’’ AND BP RECOGNIZING THE JONES FAMILY AS THE SEBASTIAN COUNTY Sergeant Mickleburgh has been instru- FARM FAMILY OF THE YEAR mental in teaching Problem Oriented Policing. HON. CLIFF STEARNS He became an expert in identifying problems OF FLORIDA that needed specific attention and he shared IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. JOHN BOOZMAN his knowledge with the rest of the police force. OF ARKANSAS Sergeant Mickleburgh has enjoyed a highly Wednesday, June 30, 2010 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES productive career. His employment file is filled Mr. STEARNS. Madam Speaker, I would Wednesday, June 30, 2010 with letters of commendation and appreciation like to submit a letter from my good friend for his attention to detail and his commitment Gene Jewett, who shares his thoughts on the Mr. BOOZMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise to helping others. I join the City of Pleasanton phenomena of talent and the recent visit from today to congratulate the Jones family for its in expressing appreciation for his commitment Paul McCartney who received the Gershwin excellence in operating a thriving family farm and leadership and I wish him all the best in Award from the Library of Congress. and the honor of being named the Sebastian his retirement. County Farm Family of the Year. Dear Friends, f Recently, Sir Paul McCartney visited Cody and Angela Jones, along with their Washington where he exhibited his musical daughter Hallie, operate a successful farm HONORING THE USS McCAWLEY prowess for the politically powerful, initially consisting of three poultry houses, and twenty- (APA 4) SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION at the Library of Congress and then at the four head of cattle located on one-hundred White House. In the course of his perform- and sixty acres. Through inventive ideas such HON. ADAM H. PUTNAM ance on the first night, he revealed the proc- as automating many of their farm processes ess by which he had written one of his most OF FLORIDA and utilizing LED lighting in their poultry famous tunes, one where the melody had IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES houses, the Jones family is expanding the come to him in a dream, a refrain that he Wednesday, June 30, 2010 was fortunate enough to recall. For days, he business at a time when many companies are hummed the tune (randomly entitled scaling back. Mr. PUTNAM. Madam Speaker, I rise today ‘‘scrambled eggs’’) to his band mates and ev- The Jones’ also share their knowledge of to honor the USS McCawley (APA 4) Sur- eryone else in his greater circle of musi- the industry with other farmers in the commu- vivors Association as they commemorate the cians, all in an attempt to determine wheth- nity. Cody serves as a board member of both 67th anniversary of the sinking of the ‘‘Mighty er it was a product of his own musical soft- the Sebastian County Farm Bureau and the Wacky Mac.’’ Last weekend, these members ware or a reflection of a tune he had pre- viously heard for which he was serving as a University of Arkansas Extension Service and of America’s ‘‘greatest generation’’ gathered mere psychic conduit. When he finally ac- Angela serves as Chairperson for the Sebas- together for a reunion in Florida to commemo- cepted the song as his own, he re-dubbed it tian County Farm Bureau Women’s Com- rate a fateful day in their lives. ‘‘Yesterday’’ and the rest is history. Over mittee. Named after the eighth Commandant of the 3,000 singers have recorded the song, a num- There is no doubt that the Jones’ hard work U.S. Marine Corps, the USS McCawley was ber which marks it as a continuing star in and sharing of expertise benefits not just their commissioned in September, 1940 and re- the firmament of pop music. farm but also farms and families within their ceived five battle stars for its service in World His story caused me to reflect on the phe- community, the state and throughout America. War II. nomena of talent, particularly as alluded to by Malcolm Gladwell in his book, ‘‘Outliers.’’ I ask my colleagues today to join with me in In the summer of 1942, McCawley sailed In this book, there’s a central premise that congratulating the Jones family successes in from the Atlantic Ocean through the Panama suggests that great achievement is derived the farming industry and the honor of being Canal and joined the Amphibious Force, South from spending at least 10,000 hours honing named Sebastian County Farm Family of the Pacific where she became the flagship of the ones craft. Specifically, it uses as an exam- Year. Force commander, Rear Admiral Richmond K.

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According IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mored Division in Germany; and the 4th Infan- to Naval records, ‘‘over the following six Wednesday, June 30, 2010 months, McCawley made several transport try Division at Fort Hood, TX. He has been a voyages into the fiercely contested waters platoon leader, battalion supply officer, com- Mr. BOUCHER. Madam Speaker, I rise near Guadalcanal, taking in personnel and pany commander, and battalion operations of- today to introduce the Digital Goods and Serv- materiel that contributed to securing the island ficer. He deployed with the 1st Armored Divi- ices Tax Fairness Act. I am pleased to be joined by my colleague from Texas LAMAR in February, 1943.’’ sion as part of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Unfortunately, on the afternoon of June 30, SMITH, the Ranking Member of the Judiciary Storm. Colonel Magness served as the District Committee, as the lead Republican cosponsor 1943, at the start of a campaign to seize the Commander for the Detroit District, U.S. Army of the legislation. island of New Georgia, McCawley was at- Corps of Engineers. Prior to coming to Los Presently, consumers and businesses en- tacked by enemy aircraft. McCawley’s gunfire Angeles, Colonel Magness was a Senior Serv- gaged in digital commerce may be subject to brought down four planes; but an aerial tor- ice College Fellow at the University of Texas multiple, confusing and burdensome taxation pedo struck McCawley’s engineroom, killing at Austin. Colonel Magness has served as an because of inconsistent rules across the thou- 15 of her crew, and shut off all power. instructor and assistant professor in the De- sands of state and local jurisdictions. Dis- Shortly after the crew was rescued by the partment of Geography and Environmental En- parate treatment of digital goods and services USS Ralph Talbot (DD 390), McCawley was across these jurisdictions creates further con- attacked by dive bombers, but little damage gineering at West Point. He has also served two tours as an observer/controller (trainer) at fusion for consumers and businesses. was done after the remaining salvage party Digital commerce extends far beyond the the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, CA manned the guns and successfully struck one digital music, movies and games downloaded of the three attacking planes. Later that after- where he led the Sidewinder team, preparing by consumers to the electronic delivery of pro- noon, the salvage party boarded the USS engineer and maneuver support units and fessional services, educational services and McCalla (DD 488), and pulled away from the their leaders for combat operations. health care services. damaged ship with all remaining hands safely Colonel Thomas H. Magness assumed com- The existing sales and use tax laws are in- accounted for. mand of the Los Angeles District, U.S. Army adequate and ill-equipped to address today’s That night, the final blow came when Corps of Engineers on July 10, 2007. Upon digital economy. The borderless marketplace McCawley was again torpedoed and sank 340 assuming command of the Los Angeles Dis- and complex nature of digital transactions cre- fathoms in a matter of seconds. According to ate new problems that must be addressed uni- trict, Colonel Magness understood the impor- the Department of the Navy, ‘‘the following formly and on a national level to avoid double tance of managing water resources in a more day it was learned that six U.S. motor torpedo taxation and to ensure the fair and equitable boats had torpedoed an ‘enemy’ transport in comprehensive manner. Working closely with treatment of digital goods and services. Blanche Channel, after having been informed local watershed stakeholders, Colonel Unfair, multiple and inconsistent taxation of there were no friendly forces in the area. USS Magness took an innovative and forward look- these digital goods and services will increase McCawley’s loss to ‘friendly fire’ led to the ur- ing approach to developing Corps of Engi- costs for U.S. businesses and make them less gent imposition of measures to reduce the risk neers water resource projects. Among his competitive in the global economy. The addi- of further such accidents.’’ many accomplishments while Commander, tional costs will also hinder investment by June 30th, 1943, was an unforgettable day Colonel Magness played a significant role in high-tech businesses in the broadband net- in the lives of these sailors, and as the re- advancing the construction of the Santa Ana works used to provide new and innovative dig- maining survivors gather in Florida this week- River Mainstem Project, which is one of the ital goods and services. Unfair taxes on digital goods and services end to remember that fateful day, I ask my largest Corps of Engineers projects in the Na- also discourage lower-income consumers from colleagues in the House of Representatives to tion. When completed, the Santa Ana River join me in honoring their service. using innovative digital services and tech- Mainstem Project will provide Orange County nologies. f with dramatically enhanced flood protection. The first state tax on digital goods was im- TRIBUTE TO COLONEL THOMAS H. Colonel Magness’ military awards and deco- posed in 2007. One year later, eleven addi- MAGNESS IV rations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze tional states considered legislation to impose Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (four new taxes on digital goods, and in 2009 four- awards), and the Army Commendation Medal teen states considered legislation addressing HON. KEN CALVERT the taxation of digital goods and services. (four awards). He has been awarded the Para- OF CALIFORNIA Several states have attempted to impose tele- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES chutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, and the communication-specific taxes on downloaded Wednesday, June 30, 2010 Ranger Tab. He is a licensed Professional En- music sold by communication providers, taxes gineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia and is which would not be imposed on similar prod- Mr. CALVERT. Madam Speaker, I rise today an Accredited Professional for Leadership in ucts sold by non-communication companies. to honor and pay tribute to an individual Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). A consistent, national framework for the whose dedication and contributions to south- Colonel Magness is married to the former state and local taxation of digital goods and ern California are exceptional. Southern Cali- services is therefore needed to ensure the fair, Michelle Carnes of Killeen, Texas. They have fornia has been fortunate to have dynamic and consistent and equitable taxation of these two daughters, Jenna and Shelby. dedicated community leaders who willingly goods and services. and unselfishly give their time and talent and Colonel Magness’ tireless commitment to The Digital Goods and Services Tax Fair- make their communities a better place to live the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and his role ness Act addresses this clear need by estab- and work. Colonel Thomas Magness IV is one as Commander of the Los Angeles District has lishing a uniform national framework for the such individual. On July 1, 2010, Colonel contributed immensely to the betterment of taxation of digital goods and services. Magness will be honored at the Change of southern California. I am proud to call Colonel Our measure prohibits state and local juris- Command Ceremony as the 58th Com- Magness a fellow community member, Amer- dictions from imposing multiple or discrimina- mander, Los Angeles District, for the U.S. tory taxes on the sale or use of digital goods ican and friend. I know that many people are Army Corps of Engineers. and services, ensuring that digital goods and grateful for his service and salute him as he Colonel Magness was born in Fort Camp- services are not taxed differently from their bell, KY. He graduated from the United States completes his tour as the 58th Commander, physical counterparts. Military Academy in 1985 with a Bachelor of Los Angeles District, for the U.S. Army Corps It provides that taxes may only be imposed Science degree and was commissioned a of Engineers. I also wish him well as he as- on the retail sale or use of digital goods or Second Lieutenant and began serving in the sumes command on July 8, 2010 to help re- services, preventing repeated taxation of dig- Army Corps of Engineers. He later earned a build northern Afghanistan with the U.S. Army ital goods and services at multiple stages of Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from the Corps of Engineers. the transaction.

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She has played critical roles in the exe- in the Greater Conejo Valley and the sur- a digital application from a server in Wash- cution of thousands of civil and domestic rounding communities in eastern Ventura ington while on vacation in Idaho. Without our cases throughout her 22 years of service. County. The Ventura County Medical Center national framework, all three states could po- Outside of her contributions to the district, in Ventura will provide trauma treatment for tentially try and impose taxes on this trans- Brenda has served as a division president of critical patients in western Ventura County. action. the State Court Clerk’s Association and an ac- With its designation as a trauma center, Los Our measure also prevents state and local tive member of the County Officials Associa- Robles will be staffed and equipped to provide tax administrators from retroactively construing tion of Sumner County. She has also served trauma care for any type of emergency pa- taxes imposed on tangible personal property as treasurer of the Sumner County Democratic tient, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. to also apply to digital goods and services Party and has been a valued organizer for Ventura County had been only one of two through administrative rulings or regulations. many years. counties in the state without an approved trau- Finally, in recognition of the critical role that Brenda, I hope you enjoy a long and happy ma plan. Two years ago, Ventura County online health, energy management and edu- retirement with your husband, Robert, and began the process to develop a trauma plan cation services play in our economy, our your children and grandchildren. I wish you all and in March the state approved the county’s measure exempts these services from all state the best. plan to designate one trauma center in the and local taxes. f west part of the county and one in the east. Our legislation has been endorsed by a To be designated a trauma center, hospitals wide range of stakeholders, including the Re- IN RECOGNITION OF WESTERN must meet stringent requirements. Los Robles cording Industry Association of America, RODEO DAYS IN FOLSOM Hospital’s Trauma Center will offer immediate Verizon, Apple, Time Warner and Electronic availability of specialized personnel, equip- Arts, among others. HON. DANIEL E. LUNGREN ment and services to treat the most severe I hope my colleagues will join with us in en- OF CALIFORNIA and critical injuries. The Trauma Center in- acting into law the Digital Goods and Services IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cludes ready-to-go teams that perform imme- Tax Fairness Act of 2010. diate surgery and other necessary procedures Wednesday, June 30, 2010 f for people with serious or life-threatening inju- Mr. DANIEL E. LUGREN of California. ries caused by traumatic events. OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize It involves working together with emergency DEBT Western Rodeo Days in Folsom, and call upon services throughout the county including EMS the public to join in the festivities and cele- services, ambulances, helicopters and other HON. MIKE COFFMAN brate the fiftieth anniversary of the Folsom Pro healthcare emergency resources in a coordi- OF COLORADO Rodeo. nated and pre-planned way. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Annual Cattle Drive, commencing to- Being named the Trauma Center for eastern Wednesday, June 30, 2010 morrow night, will travel to historic Sutter Ventura County speaks volumes to the solid Street led by the second annual Running of Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Madam Speak- commitment from the Los Robles Hospital’s the Bullipedes run followed by the Wells Fargo er, today our national debt is Trauma Team members, Emergency Depart- stagecoach and other entertaining events. $13,037,542,715,703.81. ment staff, hospital support staff and medical This year is the Folsom Pro Rodeo’s 50th On January 6th, 2009, the start of the 111th staff. anniversary and is being held at the Dan Rus- Congress, the national debt was Madam Speaker, I know my colleagues join sell Arena on July 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. The an- $10,638,425,746,293.80. me in congratulating Los Robles Hospital & This means the national debt has increased nual rodeo is a cornerstone of Folsom’s link to Medical Center for being named the Trauma by $2,399,116,969,410.01 so far this Con- its colorful past, and is thoroughly enjoyed by Center for eastern Ventura County and in gress. residents and visitors alike. thanking Los Robles doctors and staff for their This debt and its interest payments we are The 50th Anniversary highlights include all commitment to providing high quality care for passing to our children and all future Ameri- the traditional rodeo events such as saddle the most seriously injured patients. cans. and bareback bronco riding, steer wrestling, f team roping, barrel racing, and bull riding. f There will also be special events such as a RECOGNIZING THE 40TH ANNIVER- HONORING BRENDA MARIE PAGE performance by the Painted Ladies Drill Team, SARY OF THE CANADIAN CON- ON HER RETIREMENT the rodeo clowns, the crowd-pleasing mutton SULATE GENERAL IN MIN- busting, the arrival of a 35′ American flag via NEAPOLIS HON. BART GORDON parachute, and an in-arena fireworks and laser OF TENNESSEE light show. HON. BETTY McCOLLUM IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I would also like to commend the hundreds OF MINNESOTA of volunteers and the community support that IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, June 30, 2010 has made these events possible every year. Wednesday, June 30, 2010 Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Madam I am pleased to recognize Western Rodeo Speaker, I rise today to honor Brenda Marie Days in Folsom for their contribution to the Ms. MCCOLLUM. Madam Speaker, I rise Page, who is retiring after more than two dec- area, and extend my best wishes to the Fol- today to join my fellow Minnesotans in cele- ades of dedicated service as Clerk and Master som Chamber of Commerce for a successful brating Canada Day and to recognize the 40th of Tennesssee’s 18th Judicial District. rodeo season. anniversary of the Canadian Consulate Gen- A lifetime Middle Tennessean, Brenda at- f eral in Minneapolis that serves the Upper Mid- tended Maplewood High School, then earned west region of the United States. her degree at Middle Tennessee State Univer- IN TRIBUTE TO LOS ROBLES Canada and Minnesota are great neighbors, sity, my own alma mater. She began her ca- HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER and the past 40 years have helped to reer at Tennessee’s Department of Education strengthen our friendship through growing bi- and went on to work as a secretary at Volun- HON. ELTON GALLEGLY lateral trade and investment ties. Canada re- teer State Community College. Then-Dean of OF CALIFORNIA mains as Minnesota’s number one inter- Students Tom E. Gray recognized her abilities IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES national trading partner, with an average of and brought her in as secretary upon being $16 billion in trade each year. Approximately elected judge, then Chancellor of Sumner Wednesday, June 30, 2010 141,000 Minnesota jobs and more than 8 mil- County. Mr. GALLEGLY. Madam Speaker, I rise in lion jobs across the United States result from Brenda was appointed to the constitutional tribute to Los Robles Hospital & Medical Cen- trade with Canada. Additionally, our Canadian office of Clerk and Master of the 18th Judicial ter, which has been designated eastern Ven- neighbors make 2 million visits to states in the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:28 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A30JN8.020 E30JNPT1 pwalker on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with REMARKS June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1257 Upper Midwest and more than 645,000 resi- tions only to benefit increases that become ef- On June 26, 2010, Commander Tade was dents of our region visit Canada each year for fective after the date of enactment. bestowed with the California Department of business and tourism. The funding relief approaches are also in- the American Legion’s highest honor: Legion- I must also be highlighted that during peace tended to be available to plans that use actu- naire of the Year for 2010. He was selected and war time, Canada has always been a vital arial funding methods that do not identify ex- out of 117,000 dedicated members who serve ally. During the current conflicts in Iraq and Af- perience gains and losses as separate items. our worthy veterans and youth groups today. ghanistan, the Canadian people have shared Treasury and the IRS is expected to allow all Rob is truly deserving of such an award and their enormous sacrifices with our military, and multiemployer plans to use the relief, either as is a prime example of the patriotism that our nation is grateful for their deep contribu- an overlay to a funding method that otherwise makes our country the best in the world. tions to national and international security. does not produce experience gains and losses Madam Speaker, let us all applaud the de- It is an honor to join all residents in Min- or by giving blanket permission to multiem- voted service that Mr. Robert Tade has pro- nesota’s 4th Congressional District in com- ployer plans to switch to a method that does vided to El Cajon and the rest of San Diego. memorating the 40th anniversary of the Cana- produce them, effective for all relevant plan I urge all my colleagues to join me in cele- dian Consulate General in Minneapolis, and years, and without regard to procedural re- brating the many achievements of this great for the celebration of the many ties between strictions in relevant Treasury and IRS guid- public servant. Canada and Minnesota on this grand opening ance (such as Revenue Procedure 2001–40) f of the ‘‘Canadiana’’ exhibit at the Minnesota on the number of method changes a plan can History Center in Saint Paul. adopt within a given period of years or the ON THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BELEN HARVEY HOUSE f deadline for electing the change for a given plan year. FUNDING RELIEF TO MULTIEM- It is also intended that the funding relief ap- HON. MARTIN HEINRICH PLOYER DEFINED BENEFIT proaches be made available in the case of a OF NEW MEXICO PLANS plan for which the deadline for determining IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES funded status has already passed, and for a Wednesday, June 30, 2010 plan for which the deadline is approaching so HON. SANDER M. LEVIN Mr. HEINRICH. Madam Speaker, I rise OF MICHIGAN quickly that plan sponsors and actuaries will today to pay tribute to a notable constituent of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES have little time to take the relief into account in making these determinations. It is intended New Mexico’s First Congressional District, Ms. Wednesday, June 30, 2010 that Treasury and the IRS will provide a rea- Maurine McMillan, who is the director of the Mr. LEVIN. Madam Speaker, Section 211(a) sonable period for plan actuaries, if directed to Harvey House Museum in Belen, New Mexico. of the bill before us gives funding relief to mul- do so by plan trustees, to withdraw their zone The Harvey House Museum was founded in tiemployer defined benefit plans, by giving certifications for the first plan year that started 1910 and served as an important gathering them more time to make up for the severe in- after September 30, 2009, and substitute re- space for scores of railroad patrons during the vestment losses that they suffered in 2008 vised certifications if the result is different first half of the 20th century. During that time, and the first quarter of 2009. when the relief is taken into account. Treasury the Santa Fe line and its accompanying rail- One of the options would give multiemployer and the IRS is also expected to treat plan ac- road industry defined development in central plans that meet a solvency test permission to tuaries as not violating the deadlines for pend- New Mexico but offered little in the way of amortize the net investment losses incurred ei- ing status certifications, even if they are com- comfort to travelers. ther or both of the first 2 plan years ending pleted within a reasonable period after the Fred Harvey’s company brought elegant after August 31, 2008 over 30 years. The statutory due date, so that they can take ac- restaurants, hotel services and amenities to other option—which can be elected inde- count of changes due to the relief. the traveling public throughout the Southwest pendent of the plans’ decisions on the first Finally, because time is of the essence, it is and established a reputation for cleanliness choice—would allow multiemployer plans to expected that the Secretary of the Treasury and friendliness. At its peak, Mr. Harvey’s smooth those losses up to 10 years, in deter- and IRS will issue guidance under this legisla- company operated 84 unique Harvey Houses mining the actuarial value of their assets. The tion promptly after the bill’s enactment and and was the first ‘‘chain’’ business in the full market value of the investment loss is in- that such guidance will provide that an action world, with an average of one house every tended to be calculated as the difference be- taken in good faith based on a reasonable in- 100 miles of the Santa Fe rail line, from Kan- tween the actual market value of the assets terpretation of the legislation (including these sas to California. and the expected market value of those as- statements) until the guidance is issued will be Many of those Harvey Houses have since sets, calculated using the assumed rate of re- deemed to comply with the legislative provi- been abandoned, demolished or converted to turn used by the actuary for valuation pur- sions. office or storage space for the railroad, but the Harvey House Museum in Belen has been poses, at the end of the relevant plan year, f preserved. It is now listed on the National with adjustments for contributions and dis- HONORING ROBERT L. TADE bursements. In addition, it is also intended that Register and visitors are able to tour its many multiemployer plans are to be permitted to re- exhibits. Many community events are also flect the full amount of those losses in their HON. DUNCAN HUNTER held at the Harvey House Museum, earning OF CALIFORNIA funding calculations, including those portions the building high regard as a true ‘‘place of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of the losses that will be recognized over a heart’’ in New Mexico. I am proud to honor Ms. Maurine McMillan period of up to 10 years in the actuarial value Wednesday, June 30, 2010 of New Mexico’s First Congressional District of assets. Mr. HUNTER. Madam Speaker, today I rise for her continued leadership in preserving the The bill limits the circumstances under to pay tribute to one of our nation’s most dedi- rich value of the Harvey House Museum of which plans that elect either or both of the cated veterans, Robert L. Tade, Commander, Belen to New Mexicans, on its 100th anniver- funding relief approaches may only be amend- American Legion El Cajon Post 303, which I sary, this month of June, 2010. ed to increase benefits. It is intended that have the honor of representing. those restrictions apply for the first 2 plan In the early 90s, Rob joined the American f years after the plan year in which relief is first Legion and quickly became involved in El HONORING OFFICER KELLY reflected in the funding standard account. For Cajon Post 303, serving as Post Commander O’NEAL instance, if the multiemployer plan chooses for the past 3 years. Having been a dedicated extended amortization for the losses incurred service member of the Armed Forces for over HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK in the 2008 plan year, that would first be re- 40 years, Rob understands the importance of OF CALIFORNIA flected in the funding standard account for the advocating patriotism and honor to our na- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2009 plan year, and the benefit-increase re- tion’s youth and devoting time to fellow service strictions would apply for the 2010 and 2011 veterans. Since he joined the American Le- Wednesday, June 30, 2010 plan years; if extended amortization (or 10- gion, Rob has displayed an endless enthu- Mr. STARK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to year smoothing) is also used for losses in- siasm in ensuring the success of his post, recognize Officer Kelly O’Neal’s retirement curred in 2009, the restrictions would apply for having almost tripled the membership and in- from the Pleasanton, California Police Depart- the 2011 and 2012 plan years. I note that a stituting more than two dozen programs to ment, and to honor his thirty-four years of ex- special effective date rule applies the restric- support the local community. emplary service in law enforcement.

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He worked on a vari- ing sanctions on foreign companies that sell PAULA HAWKINS POST OFFICE ety of assignments, including patrol, detective, Iran goods, services, or know-how that assist BUILDING two assignments as a Motorcycle Officer, and it in developing its energy sector. SPEECH OF as SWAT team member. In addition, H.R. 2194 imposes significant fi- During his 34 years of service, his true pas- nancial penalties and travel restrictions on HON. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART sion was investigating drug-related crimes. Not Iran’s human rights abusers. OF FLORIDA only was he widely respected in the law en- Ultimately, this bill provides Iran, and the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES forcement community as a Drug Recognition people and companies that do business with Monday, June 28, 2010 Expert Instructor, but also by those who he ar- the Islamic Republic a stark choice: comply Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida. Mr. rested because of the fair and understanding with the will of the international community, or Speaker, today, I rise in support of legislation manner he treated everyone. In 1999, the Na- face the consequences of diplomatic and fi- to honor Senator Paula Hawkins by desig- tional Highway Traffic Safety Administration nancial isolation. nating the facility of the United States Postal and the California Highway Patrol recognized Until Iran makes the strategic choice to Service located at 151 North Maitland Avenue Officer O’Neal for arresting over 100 drug- or abandon their nuclear ambitions, this body in Maitland, Florida, as the ‘‘Paula Hawkins alcohol-impaired drivers. He was selected as and the international community have a re- Post Office Building.’’ sponsibility to act. the Officer of the Year for his outstanding ac- Senator Hawkins was born in Salt Lake I urge my colleagues to vote for this impor- complishments. City, Utah on January 24th, 1927 where she tant legislation. Throughout his career, Officer O’Neal attended Utah State University. In 1947 she served as a Field Training Officer and was re- f moved with her husband to Atlanta, Georgia, sponsible for training dozens of officers. His before finally relocating to Winter Park, Flor- passion for new and innovative firearms and INTRODUCTION OF THE GULF COAST RESTORATION ACT ida, in 1955 where she became active in local safety training brought the most realistic train- politics. ing scenarios possible to fellow officers. In 1972, she became the first woman elect- He gave everything he had to the depart- HON. JIM McDERMOTT ed to statewide office in Florida by winning a OF WASHINGTON ment and its members, and set a fine example seat on the Florida Public Service Commis- of responsibility and dedication. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sion. After years of hard work and dedication, I join the City of Pleasanton in applauding Wednesday, June 30, 2010 she ran for the U.S. Senate in 1980 and won, Officer O’Neal’s leadership within the becoming the first woman to be elected to the Pleasanton Police Department and expressing Mr. MCDERMOTT. Madam Speaker, I rise today to announce the introduction of the Gulf U.S. Senate with no previous familial ties to appreciation for his commitment to public safe- the institution. ty. He is an outstanding role model for others Coast Restoration Act, legislation that would create jobs and national service positions to Serving a 6-year term in the Senate, Sen- in law enforcement to follow and I wish him ator Hawkins worked hard to defend abused well in his retirement. clean and restore the Gulf Coast, and help re- build communities throughout the Gulf Coast children, fought drugs, championed stay-at- f region. Funding for these jobs and services home mothers and fought for freedom across CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2194, would be provided by BP in accordance with the globe. Her signature pieces of legislation COMPREHENSIVE IRAN SANC- the company’s liability under the Oil Pollution were the Missing Children’s Assistance Act TIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND Act of 1990. and the creation of the National Center for DIVESTMENT ACT OF 2010 We have now learned twice—both in the Missing and Exploited Children. wake of the Exxon Valdez spill and the ongo- We lost Senator Paula Hawkins this past SPEECH OF ing cleanup of this disaster—that oil compa- December. On behalf of the Florida delega- HON. SUSAN A. DAVIS nies will never hold themselves accountable tion, I would like to express my condolences for their mistakes. Negotiating or trying to work to her family and friends. For her contributions OF CALIFORNIA with oil companies is futile. We have heard as a Senator and her hard work for the State IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES from BP over and over again that it is pre- of Florida and the Nation, I rise in remem- Thursday, June 24, 2010 pared to fund the cleanup of the Gulf Coast brance of the late Senator Paula Hawkins and also to express my support for this legislation Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise and compensate those whose livelihoods have in her honor. in strong support of H.R. 2194, the Com- been devastated by the spill. And over and prehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and over again, the American public has seen how f Divestment Act. unprepared BP was to handle a catastrophic HONORING OFFICERS DAVID Mr. Speaker, it is in the national security in- event like the Deepwater Horizon incident. It’s CURTIS AND JEFFREY KOCAB terests of the United States and our allies to going to take Congress and the Administration compel Iran’s leaders to halt their nuclear pro- to force oil companies to do their fair share. HON. GUS M. BILIRAKIS This bill will both help clean up the Gulf and gram. OF FLORIDA provide a much-needed infusion of jobs into Sanctions, combined with unified inter- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES national diplomatic pressure, are our best the region. hope for peacefully achieving this goal. I want to thank Representatives ISRAEL, Wednesday, June 30, 2010 The tools we use to confront this threat HIMES, CONNOLLY, LANGEVIN, SUTTON, HIN- Mr. BILIRAKIS. Madam Speaker, I rise should not be go-it-alone military action, but CHEY, BLUMENAUER, and JOHN LEWIS for sign- today to honor the lives of David Curtis and diplomacy and international pressure. ing on as original co-sponsors. I also want to Jeffrey Kocab, Tampa police officers who I have long believed that Iran will only be thank the continued commitment of the 54 were shot and killed in the line of duty Tues- convinced to give up their nuclear weapons members of the Sustainable Energy and Envi- day morning. Both officers were highly revered program if a strong, unified international com- ronment Coalition, who have endorsed the bill by their peers. munity rallies against Iran’s nuclear ambitions. and whose dedication has been invaluable. Officer Curtis is remembered fondly for his With President Obama’s diplomatic efforts An estimated one million Gulf Coast resi- positive outlook on life, his rational demeanor, over the past 18 months, we are getting closer dents will likely face permanent job loss as a and his devotion to this family. Many of those to this reality. result of the Deepwater Horizon accident, and who know him comment about his dedication This bill follows on President Obama’s suc- experts predict that it will take years, if not to his wife, Kelly, and four sons Austin, Sean, cessful work to pass a very strong fourth decades, to recover from the environmental Tyler, and Hunter. He chose to work midnight round of sanctions through the United Nations devastation. We’ve already heard that some shifts so that he would have more time to Security Council. fisheries and ecosystems will likely never fully spend with them.

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His colleagues comment that his Whereas, Robin is a faithful and active the community. One former governor always family was the main focus of his life. He was member of McGregor Presbyterian Church in called it Edna’s Kitchen and would inquire tragically taken from his pregnant wife, Sara. Irmo where she is an elder and Sunday about meeting there. Governor Pat Quinn ear- Fine officers such as David Curtis and Jef- school teacher, and has served as Clerk of lier this year proclaimed Edna’s Day while frey Kocab, who so selflessly sacrifice their the Session; and feasting on black-eyed peas and cornbread. lives, keep us safe in our communities. Whereas, Robin is an involved member of Edna would hire young people and help Though truly proud to have such upstanding the Irmo community and was the longest them go to college. I cannot count the times officers in my community, it is with great re- serving president of the Ballentine-Dutch she asked me about scholarships and finan- Fork Civic Association; and cial aid for students. morse that I rise and commemorate their lives. Whereas, in her free time, Robin enjoys It is such a tragedy that these remarkable men gardening and photography. In 2005, she was Edna did more than just manage a res- were taken at the prime of their lives. I extend honored when one of her many wonderful taurant. She was a guidance counselor, a my condolences to their families, friends, and State House photographs graced the cover of community resource, she hired people fresh colleagues. Although I did not have the honor the 2005 Legislative Manual; and out of prison, she fed the hungry, she clothed of knowing Officer Curtis or Officer Kocab, I Whereas, Robin’s decision to retire from those who were naked, and she gave hope to am thankful to know that because of their tire- her current position will leave her time to the hopeless and provided help for the help- less work, so many lives have been enhanced delight in caring for her grandchildren and less. She was active in her church, partici- spend time on her family’s farm in Marion and made safer. where her mother and siblings reside; and pated in politics and played a substantial role f Whereas, it is fitting and proper for the in community affairs. members of the South Carolina Senate to Although Edna is gone, her spirit lives on in IN HONOR OF ROBIN MOSELEY recognize Robin’s achievements on the occa- her recipes and in her legacy of generosity. sion of her retirement. Now, therefore, Goodbye to our Queen of Soul . . . that is soul HON. JOE WILSON Be it resolved by the Senate: food. OF SOUTH CAROLINA That the members of the Senate, by this resolution, congratulate Robin McIntyre IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f Moseley on the occasion of her retirement Wednesday, June 30, 2010 from the staff of the South Carolina Senate, HONORING VENEZUELAN INDE- Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam thank her for her dedication to the people of PENDENCE DAY ON JULY 5, 2010 South Carolina, and wish her well in all of Speaker, during my 17-year service in the her future endeavors. South Carolina State Senate, I met many Be it further resolved that a copy of this res- HON. MARIO DIAZ-BALART dedicated Senate staffers who were devoted olution be forwarded to Robin Moseley. to serving the public. One of the most out- OF FLORIDA f standing was Robin McIntyre Moseley of Irmo IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES who was always enthusiastic about being ac- TRIBUTE TO MS. EDNA MITCHELL- Wednesday, June 30, 2010 countable and accessible. She has been the STEWART right hand of State Senate Education Com- Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida. mittee Chairman John Courson, who has been HON. DANNY K. DAVIS Madam Speaker, on July 5th, just one day so successful serving South Carolina pro- after we celebrate our country’s birth, Ven- OF ILLINOIS moting quality education. ezuela will celebrate its independence from Robin is retiring on July 1, 2010, and her IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Spain. service was recognized by the South Carolina Wednesday, June 30, 2010 The Venezuelan people know and love free- State Senate Resolution below that was Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speaker, I rise dom, but that land of heroes has been hi- unanimously adopted: to pay tribute to one of the most admired, jacked by a crazy, corrupt dictator, Hugo Cha- A SENATE RESOLUTION most loved and most influential members of vez. CONGRATULATING ROBIN MCINTYRE MOSELEY ON my community, and of my congressional dis- His government has limited freedom of the THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT FROM THE trict. She was not a minister, she was not a press by forcing independent TV stations and STAFF OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE, physician, she was not an athlete, she was newspapers to shut down, has silenced its THANKING HER FOR HER DEDICATION TO THE not a gangster and she was not a public edu- critics by jailing opposition party members and PEOPLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AND WISHING even members of the judiciary, and continues HER WELL IN ALL OF HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS cator or well known philanthropist. She was a queen, the queen of soul, the queen of soul to put millions of dollars in the hands of terror- Whereas, the members of the Senate have ists and narco-traffickers around the world. learned that Robin Moseley, Director of Re- food. She was the owner of Edna’s Soul Food search for Higher Education with the Senate Restaurant where she fed kings and queens Chavez has also deepened ties with Iran, Education Committee, will be retiring on but never lost the common touch. through training exercises with Iran’s Islamic July 1, 2010; and Edna and her father, the late Mr. Sam Revolutionary Guards Corps Qods Force. Whereas, Senator John E. Courson hired Mitchell Sr. opened Edna’s in the 1960’s and Chavez is leading his nation down the road Robin in January 1991 to assist him in his operated a number of businesses in the Gar- to tyranny and that, Madame Speaker, is un- Senate office; and field Park Community. Their good food, per- acceptable. Venezuela is the land of Simon Whereas, as Senator Courson’s Chief of Bolivar, home to his decedents, freedom-lov- Staff, Robin has faithfully and compas- sonality and community spirit propelled Edna’s sionately assisted the people of Senate Dis- into becoming a community institution. ing people who value liberty, justice and the trict 20, Richland and Lexington Counties, During his stay in Chicago, it was one of Dr. rule of law. and throughout the State for twenty legisla- Martin Luther King Jr.’s, favorite eating places As Chavez furthers his corrupt and anti- tive sessions; and and of course they fed him and his staff often democratic activities in our hemisphere, the Whereas, Robin has had a distinguished ca- times for free. Over the years Edna’s became United States must stand firm on the side of reer of public service working for the Senate the place to be, it was a meeting place for freedom and support our democratic allies in Invitations Committee and the Senate Edu- ministers, politicians, business persons and the region and all the people who value demo- cation Committee; and Whereas, Robin McIntyre Moseley is from others. I have held regular meetings there for cratic principles, both inside and outside of Marion, South Carolina and is the daughter both my political and government activities. Venezuela. of Dorothy Dozier ‘‘Dot’’ McIntyre and the Mayors, governors, Presidents, entertainers, I want to thank and commend all Ven- late Robert Joseph McIntyre; and athletes and other well known personalities ezuelans living in exile in the United States for

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HIGHLIGHTS Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 293, Adjournment Resolution. House agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Senate National ESIGN Day 2010: Senate agreed to S. Chamber Action Res. 576, expressing support for designation of June Routine Proceedings, pages S5637–S5719 30, 2010, as ‘‘National ESIGN Day 2010’’. Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills and six resolu- Pages S5716–17 tions were introduced, as follows: S. 3551–3563, S. Life of Chaplain Henry Vinton Plummer: Sen- Res. 575–578, and S. Con. Res. 66–67. Page S5699 ate agreed to S. Res. 577, commemorating the re- Measures Passed: markable life of patriotism, conviction, and compas- sion led by Chaplain Henry Vinton Plummer. Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act: Senate passed H.R. 5623, to amend the Internal Page S5717 Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the homebuyer tax Summer Food Service Program Awareness credit for the purchase of a principal residence before Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 578, designating October 1, 2010, in the case of a written binding June 2010 as ‘‘Summer Food Service Program contract entered into with respect to such principal Awareness Month’’. Pages S5716–17 residence before May 1, 2010, clearing the measure Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. for the President. Page S5679 Con. Res. 293, providing for a conditional adjourn- National Flood Insurance Program Extension ment of the House of Representatives and a condi- Act: Senate passed H.R. 5569, to extend the Na- tional recess or adjournment of the Senate. tional Flood Insurance Program until September 30, Pages S5717–18 2010, clearing the measure for the President. House Messages: Page S5679 American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act: Airport and Airway Extension Act: Senate Senate continued consideration of the amendment of passed H.R. 5611, to amend the Internal Revenue the House of Representatives to the amendment of Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure the Senate to H.R. 4213, to amend the Internal authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring amend title 49, United States Code, to extend au- provisions, taking action on the following amend- thorizations for the airport improvement program, ments proposed thereto: Pages S5651–79 clearing the measure for the President. Page S5716 Pending: 130 Years of United States-Romanian Diplo- Reid motion to concur in the amendment of the matic Relations: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 67, House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill, celebrating 130 years of United States-Romanian with Reid Amendment No. 4425 (to the amend- diplomatic relations, congratulating the Romanian ment of the House to the amendment of the Senate people on their achievements as a great nation, and to the bill), in the nature of a substitute. Page S5651 reaffirming the deep bonds of trust and values be- Reid Amendment No. 4426 (to Amendment No. tween the United States and Romania, a trusted and 4425), to change the enactment date. Page S5651 most valued ally. Page S5716 Reid motion to refer in the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill

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An original bill entitled, ‘‘Columbia River Basin mestic defenses, after receiving testimony from Gene Restoration Act of 2010’’; Aloise, Director, Natural Resources and Environ- S. 3073, to amend the Federal Water Pollution ment, Government Accountability Office; Dana A. Control Act to protect and restore the Great Lakes, Shea, Specialist in Science and Technology Policy, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; Resources, Science, and Industry Division, Congres- S. 3539, to amend the Federal Water Pollution sional Research Service, Library of Congress; and Control Act to establish a grant program to assist in Micah D. Lowenthal, National Research Council of the restoration of San Francisco Bay, with an amend- the National Academies, Washington, D.C. ment in the nature of a substitute; H.R. 4715, to amend the Federal Water Pollution INTERAGENCY CONTRACTS Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Pro- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- gram, with an amendment in the nature of a sub- fairs: Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Over- stitute; sight concluded a hearing to examine interagency S. 1816, to amend the Federal Water Pollution contracts, after receiving testimony from John K. Control Act to improve and reauthorize the Chesa- Needham, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Man- peake Bay Program, with an amendment in the na- agement, Government Accountability Office; Daniel ture of a substitute; I. Gordon, Administrator, Office of Federal Procure- S. 2739, to amend the Federal Water Pollution ment Policy, Office of Management and Budget; Ste- Control Act to provide for the establishment of the ven J. Kempf, Acting Commissioner, Federal Acqui- Puget Sound Program Office, with an amendment in sition Service, General Services Administration; the nature of a substitute; Richard K. Gunderson, Acting Chief Procurement S. 3119, to amend and reauthorize certain provi- Officer, Department of Homeland Security; and sions relating to Long Island Sound restoration and Diane Frasier, Director, Office of Acquisition and stewardship, with an amendment in the nature of a Logistics Management, National Institutes of Health, substitute; Department of Health and Human Services. S. 3481, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Federal responsibility for DIABETES IN INDIAN COUNTRY stormwater pollution; Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded an S. 3354, to redesignate the North Mississippi Na- oversight hearing to examine diabetes in Indian tional Wildlife Refuges Complex as the Sam D. country and beyond, after receiving testimony from Hamilton North Mississippi National Wildlife Ref- Judith E. Fradkin, Director, Division of Diabetes, uges Complex; Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases, National In- H.R. 3562, to designate the federally occupied stitute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Dis- building located at 1220 Echelon Parkway in Jack- eases, National Institutes of Health, Department of son, Mississippi, as the ‘‘James Chaney, Andrew Health and Human Services; Gary Hall, Jr., Seattle, Goodman, and Michael Schwerner Federal Building’’, Washington, on behalf of the Juvenile Diabetes Re- with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; search Foundation International; Melvina McCabe, and University of New Mexico School of Medicine De- A proposed resolution relating to the General partment of Family Medicine, Albuquerque; Caitlin Services Administration. Baker, CAITLINB, Norman, Oklahoma; Wes Studi, BUSINESS MEETING Santa Fe, New Mexico; and Isabel Burger, Silver Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably Spring, Maryland. reported the following business items: BUSINESS MEETING S.J. Res. 29, approving the renewal of import re- strictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee ordered favor- Democracy Act of 2003; and ably reported the following bills: The nominations of Francisco J. Sanchez, of Flor- H.R. 3553, to exclude from consideration as in- ida, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Inter- come under the Native American Housing Assist- national Trade, and Richard Sorian, of New York, to ance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 amounts be Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Serv- received by a family from the Department of Vet- ices. erans Affairs for service-related disabilities of a mem- ber of the family; and NUCLEAR TERRORISM S. 3235, to amend the Act titled ‘‘An Act to au- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- thorize the leasing of restricted Indian lands for pub- fairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine nu- lic, religious, educational, recreational, residential, clear terrorism, focusing on strengthening our do- business, and other purposes requiring the grant of

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Res. 1446, to conference report to accompany H.R. 4173, to pro- recognize the residents of the City of Tracy, Cali- vide for financial regulatory reform, to protect con- fornia, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of sumers and investors, to enhance Federal under- the city’s incorporation, for their century of dedi- standing of insurance issues, and to regulate the cated service to the United States, by a 2⁄3 yea-and- over-the-counter derivatives markets, by a yea-and- nay vote of 419 yeas with none voting ‘‘nay’’, Roll nay vote of 237 yeas to 192 nays, Roll No. 413. No. 404; Page H5211 Pages H5223–31, H5232, H5233–61 Alejandro Renteria Ruiz Department of Vet- Rejected the Bachus motion to recommit the con- erans Affairs Clinic Designation Act: H.R. 4307, ference report with instructions by a yea-and-nay to name the Department of Veterans Affairs commu- vote of 198 yeas to 229 nays, Roll No. 412. nity-based outpatient clinic in Artesia, New Mexico, Pages H5260–61 as the ‘‘Alejandro Renteria Ruiz Department of Vet- H. Res. 1490, the rule providing for consideration erans Affairs Clinic’’, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of of the conference report, was agreed to by a yea-and- 417 yeas with none voting ‘‘nay’’, Roll No. 405; nay vote of 234 yeas to 189 nays, Roll No. 410, Pages H5211–12 after the previous question was ordered without ob- Enabling State homes to furnish nursing home jection. Pages H5223, H5232 care to parents any of whose children died while Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules serving in the Armed Forces: H.R. 4505, to enable and pass the following measures: State homes to furnish nursing home care to parents any of whose children died while serving in the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2010: Concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 3360, Armed Forces, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 420 yeas with none voting ‘‘nay’’, Roll No. 408; to amend title 46, United States Code, to establish Pages H5222–23 requirements to ensure the security and safety of pas- sengers and crew on cruise vessels; Pages H5262–67 Fountainhead Property Land Transfer Act: H.R. 1554, amended, to take certain property in Directing the Clerk of the House of Representa- McIntosh County, Oklahoma, into trust for the ben- tives to make a technical correction in the enroll- efit of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, by a 2⁄3 yea- ment of H.R. 3360: H. Con. Res. 289, to direct the and-nay vote of 421 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 411; Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a and Pages H5232–33 technical correction in the enrollment of H.R. 3360; Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Clarification Page H5267 Act: H.R. 4445, amended, to amend Public Law Permanently authorizing Radio Free Asia: S. 95–232 to repeal a restriction on treating as Indian 3104, to permanently authorize Radio Free Asia; and country certain lands held in trust for Indian pueblos Pages H5275–77 in New Mexico, by a 2⁄3 recorded vote of 411 yeas Independent Living Centers Technical Adjust- with none voting ‘‘nay’’, Roll No. 414. ment Act: H.R. 5610, amended, to provide a tech- Pages H5261–62 nical adjustment with respect to funding for inde- Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule pendent living centers under the Rehabilitation Act XIII with respect to consideration of certain res- of 1973 in order to ensure stability for such centers. olutions reported from the Committee on Rules: Pages H5280–81 The House agreed to H. Res. 1487, waiving a re- Suspensions—Proceedings Postponed: The House quirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to debated the following measures under suspension of consideration of certain resolutions reported from the the rules. Further proceedings were postponed: Committee on Rules, by a recorded vote of 237 ayes to 189 noes, Roll No. 407, after agreeing to order Expressing the sense of the House of Representa- the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 243 tives that the political situation in Thailand be yeas to 182 nays, Roll No. 406. Pages H5212–22 solved peacefully and through democratic means: Adjournment Resolution: The House agreed to H. H. Res. 1321, amended, to express the sense of the Con. Res. 293, providing for a conditional adjourn- House of Representatives that the political situation ment of the House of Representatives and a condi- in Thailand be solved peacefully and through demo- tional recess or adjournment of the Senate, by a yea- cratic means; Pages H5267–70 and-nay vote of 222 yeas to 186 nays, Roll No. 409. Congratulating the people of the 17 African na- Pages H5231–32 tions that in 2010 are marking the 50th year of

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Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in execu- Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on tive session to receive a Briefing on Intelligence Activi- Technology and Innovation, hearing on Smart Grid Ar- ties. The Committee was briefed by Leon E. Panetta, Di- chitecture and Standards: Assessing Coordination and rector, CIA; and Robert S. Mueller III, Director, FBI, De- Progress, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn. partment of Justice. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to consider the following measures: the Oil Spill Accountability and Joint Meetings Environmental Protection Act of 2010; H.R. 5604, Sur- No joint committee meetings were held. face Transportation Savings Act of 2010; H.R. 5226, Ap- palachian Veterans Outreach Improvement Act; H.R. f 5266. National Commission on Children and Disasters COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, Reauthorization Act of 2010; H.R. 5301, To extend the JULY 1, 2010 period during which the Administrator of the Environ- mental Protection Agency and States are prohibited from (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) requiring a permit under section 402 of the Federal Senate Water Pollution Control Act for certain discharges that are incidental to normal operations of vessels; H.R. 5545, Committee on the Judiciary: to continue hearings to ex- To deauthorize a portion of the project for navigation, amine the nomination of Elena Kagan, of Massachusetts, Potomac River, Washington Channel, District of Colum- to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the bia, under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers; H. United States, 4 p.m., SH–216. Con. Res. 258, Congratulating the Commandant of the House Coast Guard and the Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy and its staff for 100 years of operation of the Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conserva- Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut; H. tion, Credit, Energy, and Research, hearing to review the Res. 1366, Recognizing and honoring the freight rail in- administration and delivery of conservation programs, 10 dustry; H. Res. 1401, Expressing gratitude for the con- a.m., 1300 Longworth. Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Legisla- tributions that the air traffic controllers of the United tive Branch, to mark up the FY 2011 Legislative Branch States make to keep the traveling public safe and the air- Appropriations bill, 9 a.m., H–144 Capitol. space of the United States running efficiently; H. Res. Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and 1463, Supporting the goals and ideals of Railroad Retire- Urban Development, and Related Agencies, to mark up ment Day; General Services Administration Capital In- the Transportation, and Housing and Urban Develop- vestment and Leasing Program resolutions; General Serv- ment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, 10 a.m., ices Administration Public Building Project Survey reso- 2358–A Rayburn. lution, and other pending business, 11 a.m., 2167 Ray- Committee on the Budget, hearing on Perspectives on the burn. U.S. Economy, 1 p.m., 210 Cannon. Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Dis- Committee on Education and Labor, hearing on H.R. ability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing on the 5504, Improving Nutrition for America’s Children Act, following: H.R. 3407, Severely Injured Veterans Benefit 9:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn. Improvement Act of 2009; H.R. 3787, To amend title Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on En- 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in the re- ergy and Environment, to mark up H.R. 5626, Blowout serve components as active service for purposes of laws Prevention Act of 2010, 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; H.R. Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ‘‘The Battle 4541, Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2010; H.R. Against Diabetes: Progress Made; Challenges Unmet,’’ 10 5064, Fair Access to Veterans Benefits Act of 2010; and a.m., 2322 Rayburn. draft legislation, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2 p.m., Monday, July 12 10 a.m., Thursday, July 1

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Monday: Senate will be in a period of Program for Thursday: Consideration of H.R. 5618— morning business. Senators should expect a rollcall vote Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation on confirmation of a judicial nomination at approximately Act of 2010 (Subject to a Rule). 5:30 p.m.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Faleomavaega, Eni F.H., American Samoa, E1246 Lungren, Daniel E., Calif., E1256 Fattah, Chaka, Pa., E1252 McCollum, Betty, Minn., E1256 Aderholt, Robert B., Ala., E1236 Gallegly, Elton, Calif., E1256 McDermott, Jim, Wash., E1258 Adler, John H., N.J., E1253 Gerlach, Jim, Pa., E1248 Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E1247, E1253 Berman, Howard L., Calif., E1249, E1251 Gordon, Bart, Tenn., E1256 Marshall, Jim, Ga., E1239 Bilirakis, Gus M., Fla., E1236, E1258 Grayson, Alan, Fla., E1234 Miller, Gary G., Calif., E1239 Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E1252, E1253 Hall, John J., N.Y., E1248 Moran, James P., Va., E1241 Boozman, John, Ark., E1233, E1235, E1254 Halvorson, Deborah L., Ill., E1241 Oberstar, James L., Minn., E1244 Boucher, Rick, Va., E1255 Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E1236, E1241 Paul, Ron, Tex., E1251 Brady, Kevin, Tex., E1252 Heinrich, Martin, N.M., E1257 Perriello, Thomas S.P., Va., E1243 Buyer, Steve, Ind., E1250 Hensarling, Jeb, Tex., E1247, E1248 Poe, Ted, Tex., E1249 Calvert, Ken, Calif., E1255 Holt, Rush D., N.J., E1233 Putnam, Adam H., Fla., E1254 Chaffetz, Jason, Utah, E1238 Hunter, Duncan, Calif., E1257 Rahall, Nick J., II, W.Va., E1233 Christensen, Donna M., The Virgin Islands, E1234 Israel, Steve, N.Y., E1252 Reyes, Silvestre, Tex., E1242 Coffman, Mike, Colo., E1244, E1256 Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E1234, E1237, E1240, E1242, Richardson, Laura, Calif., E1242 Costa, Jim, Calif., E1250 E1244, E1246 Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E1238, E1247, E1254, E1257 Davis, Danny K., Ill., E1237, E1239, E1259 Johnson, Henry C. ‘‘Hank’’, Jr., Ga., E1236, E1240, Stearns, Cliff, Fla., E1241, E1254 Davis, Susan A., Calif., E1258 E1243 Thompson, Mike, Calif., E1253 Delahunt, Bill, Mass., E1249 Kilroy, Mary Jo, Ohio, E1247 Visclosky, Peter J., Ind., E1234, E1248 Diaz-Balart, Lincoln, Fla., E1258 Kirk, Mark Steven, Ill., E1242 Walz, Timothy J., Minn., E1247 Diaz-Balart, Mario, Fla., E1259 Larson, John B., Conn., E1246 Wasserman Schultz, Debbie, Fla., E1260 Engel, Eliot L., N.Y., E1244 Levin, Sander M., Mich., E1257 Waxman, Henry A., Calif., E1241 Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E1251 Lewis, Jerry, Calif., E1253 Wilson, Joe, S.C., E1259

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