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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 112 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 112 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 158 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2012 No. 165 House of Representatives The House met at noon and was Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- That the Senate passed S. 3202. called to order by the Speaker pro tem- nal stands approved. That the Senate passed S. 3698. pore (Mr. DOLD). Appointments: f United States-China Economic Security f PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Review Commission. DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER With best wishes, I am The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the Sincerely, PRO TEMPORE gentlewoman from Kansas (Ms. JEN- KAREN L. HAAS. The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- KINS) come forward and lead the House fore the House the following commu- in the Pledge of Allegiance. f nication from the Speaker: Ms. JENKINS led the Pledge of Alle- WASHINGTON, DC, giance as follows: ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER December 20, 2012. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the PRO TEMPORE I hereby appoint the Honorable ROBERT J. United States of America, and to the Repub- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The DOLD to act as Speaker pro tempore on this lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Chair will entertain up to 15 requests day. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. JOHN A. BOEHNER, for 1-minute speeches on each side of Speaker of the House of Representatives. f the aisle. f COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE f PRAYER The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- ESTATE TAX The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick fore the House the following commu- J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: nication from the Clerk of the House of (Ms. JENKINS asked and was given Loving and gracious God, we give Representatives: permission to address the House for 1 You thanks for giving us another day. OFFICE OF THE CLERK, minute and to revise and extend her re- We ask today that You bless the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, marks.) Members of the people’s House to be Washington, DC, December 20, 2012. Ms. JENKINS. Growing up on a Kan- the best and most faithful servants of Hon. JOHN A. BOEHNER, sas dairy farm, I know the estate tax is the people they serve. The Speaker, House of Representatives, Wash- a threat to family farms. This tax On this day, Congress honors the life ington, DC. makes bailing hay and shoveling ma- of Senator Daniel Inouye, who lies in DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- nure sound like a get-rich-quick state in the rotunda. He was the first mission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of scheme, when most family farms make to serve his State in this assembly. He the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- tives, the Clerk received the following mes- an average of $45,000 a year. Raising served his country for decades as a true sage from the Secretary of the Senate on De- the estate tax to 55 percent and drop- patriot, soldier, legislator, statesman, cember 20, 2012 at 10:02 a.m.: ping the exemption to $1 million might and gentleman—always thousands of That the Senate passed without amend- be feasible for a hedge fund manager, miles from his own home. ment H.R. 3477. but it will jeopardize the future of Endow the Members of this assembly That the Senate passed without amend- farmers and their families, forcing with a measure of the courage, integ- ment H.R. 3870. many to sell their farms they worked rity, and loyalty of such an exemplar That the Senate passed without amend- to build for generations. of public service. ment H.R. 3912. That the Senate passed without amend- Many farmers are ‘‘land rich’’ but And may all that is done this day in ment H.R. 5738. ‘‘cash poor.’’ The average land value the people’s House be for Your greater That the Senate passed without amend- for 65,000 Kansas farms is $900,000. honor and glory. ment H.R. 5837. Throw in a $300,000 combine, a $250,000 Amen. That the Senate passed without amend- tractor, and Kansas farmers are sud- ment H.R. 5954. f denly millionaires according to estate That the Senate passed without amend- tax math. But this isn’t wealth they THE JOURNAL ment H.R. 4057. can use to pay taxes. It’s in assets. That the Senate passed without amend- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ment H.R. 6029. Farmers provide us with a safe and Chair has examined the Journal of the That the Senate passed S. 3630. dependable food supply. We cannot last day’s proceedings and announces That the Senate passed S. 3662. allow the estate tax to put them out of to the House his approval thereof. That the Senate passed S. 2318. business. b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H7361 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:36 Feb 06, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD12\RECFILES\H20DE2.REC H20DE2 mmaher on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H7362 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 20, 2012 NO JUSTIFICATION TO CUT SOCIAL Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Senator In conclusion, God bless our troops, SECURITY BENEFITS Inouye lies in state this morning. But and we will never forget September the (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given as a young lieutenant platoon leader 11th in the global war on terrorism. permission to address the House for 1 on a battlefield in Italy, even after f being shot in the stomach by German minute and to revise and extend his re- GREAT LAKES RESTORATION machine-gun fire, he refused medical marks.) INITIATIVE treatment and still managed to find Mr. KUCINICH. Will seniors be (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given pushed off the fiscal cliff? the courage to destroy two machine- gun posts. Nearly losing consciousness permission to address the House for 1 Social Security did not cause the def- minute.) icit, but the White House’s plan to from blood loss, he heroically charged a third machine-gun nest before having Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, the lower Social Security cost-of-living Great Lakes are our Nation’s greatest benefits could eventually reduce sen- his right arm severed by a German gre- nade. Somehow, even after those grave natural resource. They are the source iors’ annual benefits by hundreds of of 95 percent of our surface freshwater injuries, Daniel Inouye still found a dollars. The gimmick is called the and are directly connected to 1.5 mil- way to toss a grenade that destroyed chained Consumer Price Index. The lion jobs. chained CPI works this way: the third bunker. Though efforts to protect and restore What an American. What a man who As the cost of living goes up, seniors the Great Lakes have made great loved this country and stood for the inevitably turn to cheaper alter- strides over the past several decades, natives. For example, if seniors eat values of diversity. He loved the inde- many challenges remain. Invasive spe- steak, but then can’t afford its higher pendence of the Congress, and he cies, pollution, and habitat loss in the price, they can switch to something fought for it in the strength of our de- Great Lakes have a negative effect on cheaper—like cat food. The cost of liv- mocracy and the values of America. recreation and tourism, as well as on ing calculation would chain to the His words were this: the general economy. cheaper item—cat food. So the less you I represented the people of Hawaii and this I was pleased to sign a bipartisan let- Nation honestly and to the best of my abil- ter along with other Members of the pay for food, the less benefits you get. ity. I think I did okay. The chained CPI benefit cut will House to request at least $300 million To the Senator and your family, you chain aging seniors to a poverty of for the Great Lakes Restoration Initia- did more than okay. To the Asian choices, a lower standard of living with tive in the President’s fiscal year 2014 American community in Houston, cheaper products. The chained CPI for- budget. Texas, and all of Texas, I want you to mula doesn’t take into account seniors’ Mr. Speaker, the Great Lakes Res- note this hero spoke volumes for what rising health care costs. If it did, bene- toration Initiative has been invaluable America is all about, that no matter fits would go up. in efforts to protect and restore the where we’ve come from, we can stand There is no justification to cut Social Great Lakes. I strongly encourage the equally under the sun. President and my colleagues in Con- Security benefits. ‘‘No’’ to throwing He thought of that and his beloved gress to ensure that it is fully funded seniors off the fiscal cliff. ‘‘No’’ to a Hawaii as his final words, not only in going forward. cat food Christmas. representing Hawaii—‘‘aloha’’—but to f f America. Senator, we love you, and good-bye. FISCAL CLIFF DEMANDING THE TRUTH What a great champion, a great war- (Mr. PALAZZO asked and was given (Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio asked and rior for peace, and one who represented permission to address the House for 1 was given permission to address the all of us so well.
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