April 1, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2239 Whitfield Wolf Yoder GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN Mr. Speaker, as we debate the future Wilson (SC) Womack Young (AK) Wittman Woodall Young (IN) PREVENTION ACT OF 2011 course of government spending, we Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, pursu- need to be honest with the people of NOES—187 ant to House Resolution 194, I call up this country about the current fiscal Ackerman Gonzalez Pallone the bill (H.R. 1255) to prevent a shut- state of affairs. Altmire Green, Al Pascrell America averages now trillion-dollar Andrews Green, Gene Pastor (AZ) down of the government of the United Baca Grijalva Payne States, and for other purposes, and ask deficits. We borrow nearly 40 cents of Baldwin Gutierrez Pelosi for its immediate consideration. every dollar we spend. Given the fiscal Barrow Hanabusa Perlmutter The Clerk read the title of the bill. cloud that hangs over our country, it is Bass (CA) Hastings (FL) Peters reckless to assume we can live pain- Becerra Heinrich Peterson The text of the bill is as follows: Berkley Higgins Pingree (ME) H.R. 1255 free forever. Sooner or later, something Berman Himes Polis Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- has to give. Bishop (GA) Hinchey Price (NC) To give families and business con- Bishop (NY) Hinojosa resentatives of the United States of America in Quigley Blumenauer Hirono Congress assembled, fidence that their future won’t be Rahall Boren Holden SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. plagued by inflation, higher taxes and Rangel Boswell Holt Reyes This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Government higher interest rates, our majority Brady (PA) Honda Shutdown Prevention Act of 2011’’. Braley (IA) Hoyer Richardson vowed to move forcefully to cut spend- Brown (FL) Inslee Richmond SEC. 2. FUNDING THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE ing. We made clear that only by put- Butterfield Israel Ross (AR) REMAINDER OF FISCAL YEAR 2011. ting Federal spending on a sustainable Capps Jackson (IL) Rothman (NJ) (a) DEADLINE FOR CONSIDERATION OF LEGIS- trajectory could we create the condi- Capuano Jackson Lee Roybal-Allard LATION FUNDING THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE Cardoza (TX) Ruppersberger REMAINDER OF FISCAL YEAR 2011.—If the tions necessary for growth and job cre- Carnahan Johnson (GA) Rush House has not received a message from the ation. Carney Johnson, E. B. Ryan (OH) Senate before April 6, 2011, stating that it During our 3 months in the majority, Sa´ nchez, Linda Carson (IN) Kaptur has passed a measure providing for the ap- we have delivered on our promise. Six Castor (FL) Keating T. Chandler Kildee Sanchez, Loretta propriations for the departments and agen- weeks ago, after 47 hours of debate, we Cicilline Kind Sarbanes cies of the Government for the remainder of passed H.R. 1 to fund the government Clarke (MI) Kissell Schakowsky fiscal year 2011, the provisions of H.R. 1, as for the remainder of the fiscal year and Clarke (NY) Langevin Schiff passed by the House on February 19, 2011, are save taxpayers $61 billion relative to Clay Larsen (WA) Schrader hereby enacted into law. Cleaver Larson (CT) Schwartz (b) PUBLICATION OF ACT.—In publishing this current spending. In a more open proc- Clyburn Lee (CA) Scott (VA) Act in slip form and in the United States ess than the House had seen in 4 years, Cohen Levin Scott, David we allowed the other party to offer Connolly (VA) Lewis (GA) Statutes at Large pursuant to section 112 of Serrano title 1, United States Code, the Archivist of countless amendments. And over the Conyers Lipinski Sewell Cooper Loebsack Sherman the United States shall include after the past month, we have passed two con- Costa Lofgren, Zoe Shuler date of approval, if applicable, an appendix tinuing resolutions that have cut $10 Costello Lowey Sires setting forth the text of the bill referred to ´ billion in spending. All along, Mr. Courtney Lujan Slaughter in subsection (a). Critz Lynch Speaker, we’ve practically begged Smith (WA) SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS TO Crowley Maloney Speier MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THE President Obama and Senate Demo- Cuellar Markey Stark PRESIDENT. crats to get serious and come to the Cummings Matheson Sutton Davis (CA) Matsui (a) TREATMENT OF MEMBERS DURING A GOV- table with a legitimate proposal. But Thompson (CA) Davis (IL) McCarthy (NY) ERNMENT SHUTDOWN.—The Secretary of the we got nothing in return. No legisla- Thompson (MS) DeFazio McClintock Senate and the Chief Administrative Officer Tonko tion. No credible plan to cut spending. DeGette McCollum of the House, respectively, shall not disburse DeLauro McDermott Towns Mr. Speaker, I want to underline the Tsongas to each Member or Delegate the amount of fact that we do not want a government Deutch McGovern his or her salary for each day that— Dicks McIntyre Van Hollen shutdown. Yet as Senate Democrats Vela´ zquez (1) there is more than a 24-hour lapse in ap- Dingell McNerney refuse to pass a bill, that unsettling Doggett Meeks Walz (MN) propriations for any Federal agency or de- Donnelly (IN) Michaud Wasserman partment as a result of a failure to enact a prospect now looms ever larger, which Doyle Miller (NC) Schultz regular appropriations bill or continuing res- is why they must act. Edwards Miller, George Waters olution; or Today, we are bringing a bill to the Ellison Moore Watt (2) the Federal Government is unable to Waxman floor that makes clear that continued Engel Moran make payments or meet obligations because Eshoo Murphy (CT) Weiner inaction on the part of the Senate the public debt limit under section 3101 of Farr Nadler Welch Democratic majority is simply unac- title 31, United States Code, has been Fattah Napolitano Wilson (FL) ceptable. Filner Neal Woolsey reached. Fudge Olver Wu (b) TREATMENT OF THE PRESIDENT DURING A Finally, this bill also ensures that Garamendi Owens Yarmuth GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.—The President going forward, should there ever be a shall not receive a disbursement of basic pay government shutdown, that Members NOT VOTING—16 for any period in which— of Congress and the President will not Barton (TX) Frelinghuysen Smith (TX) (1) there is more than a 24-hour lapse in ap- get paid. If we can’t do our job, why Campbell Giffords Tierney propriations for any Federal agency or de- Carter Kucinich should we get paid? Visclosky partment as a result of a failure to enact a Chu Landry Young (FL) Mr. Speaker, funding the government Duffy Sessions regular appropriations bill or continuing res- at the levels passed by House Repub- Frank (MA) Smith (NJ) olution; or (2) the Federal Government is unable to licans might not be what Senator REID make payments or meet obligations because wants, but surely even he would agree b 1252 the public debt limit under section 3101 of that it’s a better alternative than shut- So the resolution was agreed to. title 31, United States Code, has been ting down the government. I urge my The result of the vote was announced reached. colleagues to support this bill. as above recorded. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, to begin A motion to reconsider was laid on ant to House Resolution 194, the gen- this debate, I yield 4 minutes to the the table. tleman from Georgia (Mr. WOODALL) distinguished Democratic whip, the and the gentleman from South Caro- gentleman from Maryland (Mr. HOYER). f lina (Mr. CLYBURN) each will control 30 Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman minutes. for yielding. The Chair recognizes the gentleman April fools, America. This is a joke, PERSONAL EXPLANATION from Georgia. America. This is not real, America. As Mr. LANDRY. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall Nos. Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I yield a matter of fact, Mr. WOODALL of Geor- 221 and 222, I stepped outside to discuss 1 minute to my leader, the gentleman gia says it’s not real. It’s not going to issues with a constituent group and completely from Virginia (Mr. CANTOR). pass the Senate. He made that very lost track of the time. Had I been present, I Mr. CANTOR. I thank the gentleman clear. The majority leader just said if would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ from Georgia for yielding. the Senate won’t take what we give

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This House went to work lican President and a Democratic Con- are calling for impeachment off of crafting legislation that would fund gress but when we had a Democratic something like this. the government for the rest of this fis- President and a Republican Congress. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The cal year while delivering on our pledge They shut down the government in 1995 time of the gentleman has expired. to cut spending. The response from the and 1996. They shut down the govern- Mr. CLYBURN. I yield the gentleman Senate? Not so fast. ment over Christmas, as a matter of 1 additional minute. So we kept government operational fact, the Grinch who stole the govern- Mr. HOYER. This resolution says, with a 2-week continuing resolution in ment’s operations for almost 3 weeks. contrary to the Constitution, if the hopes that the Senate would realize the We’re about to do it again. Senate doesn’t act, this bill becomes sense of urgency that accompanies our The gentleman from Georgia, who law. Nobody on your side surely be- fiscal situation. And in that 2-week has been here now a few months, was 10 lieves that that can happen. Nobody span of time, the response? Not inter- years old when I came to the Congress believes that that joke that we are try- ested. of the United States. He mentioned ing to play on the American people on Again, this House went to work something about the debt, this $14 tril- April Fool’s Day will be believed by crafting another temporary measure lion of debt. Well, I’ve only been here, any of them. that funds government through next I tell my friend, 30 years, but during And, my friends, do not tell me about week. My friends, patience is wearing the course of those 30 years, Repub- your concern about the deficit, because thin, not just my patience and the pa- lican Presidents have signed bills the deficit during my period of time, tience of my colleagues, but the pa- spending $4.8 trillion in deficit spend- except for the last 2 years, trying to tience of Americans. In our collective ing. During the course of the Clinton deal with the deep depression in which opinion, time’s up. administration, we had a surplus, as the last administration left this econ- Mr. Speaker, we all agree that we the gentleman probably knows. Now he omy—don’t try to tell me that we are have some bigger fish to fry. Pressures will say, presumably, because we had a responsible for the debt, the $14 trillion on the statutory limit on debt and, Republican Congress. But, of course, of debt. Surely my friend knows that’s more importantly, the 2012 budget the Republicans not only took the Con- not the case. And if my friend doesn’t loom very large right now for this gress but they took the Presidency in know it, I would be glad to set up a country. Instead of focusing on these 2001, and they ran up 21⁄2 trillion dollars time when we can debate that issue in issues critical to our struggling econ- of deficit and increased the national any forum he chooses because the facts omy, here we are, mired in partisan debt by 115 percent, notwithstanding belie his representation. gamesmanship over funding the gov- the fact that they inherited a projected My friends, reject this bill. Reject ernment for the remainder of this year. $5.6 trillion surplus. this bill because it is a fraud on the Did we come here to fish or did we And now they pass this April fools American public. Reject this bill be- come here to cut bait? This bill simply joke on America that the gentleman cause it’s an attempt to shift blame puts the clock in action on this proc- who is one of the cosponsors says won’t from the House of Representatives ess. pass the Senate. We know it won’t pass passing a bill that can, in fact, pass; I am hopeful my colleagues will the Senate. But they pretend in their not to say to the Senate, Our way or no agree that the time is now to move be- language what is clearly contrary to way, and we will shut down the govern- yond 2011 so that we can turn our at- the Constitution, because they say if it ment, because that’s what this bill tention to the bigger challenges of doesn’t pass, the provisions of H.R. 1, says. transforming this institution and re- the bill they have sent to the Senate, Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I yield storing fiscal sanity. That is what the passed by the House on February 19, myself 15 seconds to say to my friend people sent us here to do; and every 2011, are hereby enacted into law. In from Maryland, about whom I say reg- day we fail to do this work, the people other words, we’re going to deem it ularly back home has a great reputa- lose. passed. tion for fair dealings, that I am tre- We have been called extreme. H.R. 1, Let me tell you what ERIC CANTOR mendously disappointed by that char- which passed in the early morning said about deeming it passed: acterization of the bill. hours on this floor on February 19, cuts ‘‘Malfeasant manner. Did not dis- Mr. HOYER. If the gentleman will on an annualized basis $100 billion in charge the duties of their office.’’ yield, I thank the gentleman for his ob- Federal spending. That’s one-sixteenth Then Speaker BOEHNER said this servation and regret that he felt it was of the deficit. Is that extreme? I don’t about these deeming pieces of legisla- a mischaracterization because I think so. tion, which this is. He said it was a thought it was accurate. Thank you Mr. Speaker, it’s unfortunate that scheme and plot that set a precedent very much. people across America trying to find and was, quote, one of the most out- Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I would jobs, trying to pay their mortgages, rageous things that he had seen since like to yield 5 minutes to gentleman and trying to have the funds to put he had been in Congress and erro- from Arkansas (Mr. WOMACK), the bill’s their kids through college are victim- neously claimed that it had never hap- sponsor, to set the record straight on ized by this flawed political process. In- pened in American history. In fact, it what the bill actually does. stead of removing the uncertainty for had happened before. This has never Mr. WOMACK. I thank the gentleman small business and job creators by cut- happened, where the House of Rep- for yielding. ting spending and shrinking the size resentatives took the position if you Yes, there has been a lot of conversa- and reach of government, we are play- don’t pass what we want, ours goes into tion in Washington about the prospect ing games with the future of our Na- law anyway. I’m sure our Tea Party of a government shutdown. And while I tion. friends are shocked, because they will realize there are some in this Congress If this is our best, our best falls short find nowhere in the Constitution, my who might prefer that option, I am not of the expectation of those we rep- friends, does that provide for. one of them; and let me just add, our resent. We can do better. We should do leader is not one of them. Frankly, we better. And if all we can show for our b 1300 think it’s irresponsible. Our constitu- work is a shutdown of the government, Furthermore, MIKE PENCE denounced ents did not send us to Washington to we will have failed our constituency deem and pass as, quote, trampling on shut down the government. They sent and should not be paid. the traditional rules of the House and us here to make it more accountable to The gamesmanship going on right Senate and even on the Constitution of the people, and that is precisely what now is gambling with America’s future, the United States of America. House Republicans have been doing. and it’s hard to make progress when

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We do not have a unicameral ment, that debt boot, that debt burden something that is good for America: a legislative body. is doing the same thing to job creation. climate for job creation, not a govern- Then what did they cite on the state- This is a jobs bill. Get government ment shutdown. ment of the constitutional authority out of the way and watch this country I urge my colleagues to support this that must accompany each bill? There lead the world again. bill so we can do the people’s work. are a lot of words that only a par- Mr. CLYBURN. Madam Speaker, I Mr. CLYBURN. Madam Speaker, I liamentary expert could understand. am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the yield myself 4 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. Let’s do a quick review of the year. BIGGERT). The time of the gentleman DELAURO). It’s been 13 weeks since the Repub- has expired. Ms. DELAURO. Madam Speaker, once licans took over the majority. Leading Mr. CLYBURN. I yield myself an ad- again, instead of working to create up to that point, we heard a mantra, ditional minute. jobs, grow the economy, reduce the def- ‘‘Where are the jobs?’’ So you might But if you ask my daughter’s eighth icit and strengthen the middle class, expect that on day one of the 112th grade class that visited us here earlier the majority is spending its time en- Congress, they would bring a jobs bill this week, they will tell you that gaged in ideological lawlessness dis- to the floor. But no. What the Repub- that’s not how things work under our respectful of the U.S. Constitution, and lican majority did with great fanfare Constitution. all because of their political base and was to conduct a reading of the Con- But don’t listen to me or the eighth to benefit their political base. stitution and, as if our oath of office graders at Dent Middle School. Listen This bizarre attempt to deem and wasn’t enough, also implemented a new to what some of your colleagues in the pass into law their reckless budget is House rule which required legislation other body had to say. So our col- not only hypocritical and blatantly un- to be accompanied by a ‘‘statement of leagues in the other body had made it constitutional; where is the statement constitutional authority.’’ In fact, my very clear. Senator COATS of Indiana: of the constitutionality of this legisla- fellow colleague from South Carolina, ‘‘My reaction to that is ultimately the tion? JOE WILSON, read aloud Article I, sec- whole body, including the executive I’ll ask my colleagues on the other tion 7. What does it say? branch, has to sign on here or we’re side of the aisle, read the Constitution. ‘‘Every bill which shall have passed just whistling in the wind.’’ It calls into question whether the the House of Representatives and the Senator ALEXANDER of Tennessee: Speaker and the Republican leadership Senate, shall, before it becomes a law, ‘‘To be the law of the land, a bill has to understand how our representative de- be presented to the President of the pass the Senate and be signed by the mocracy works, and that includes the United States; if he approve he shall President.’’ author of this legislation. sign it, but if not he shall return One of our own, the Appropriations The House cannot simply close their it . . .’’ Subcommittee Chair, Representative eyes, pretend that the Senate and the Ladies and gentlemen, we all learn in MIKE SIMPSON, after laughing out loud, President have passed and signed the grade school how a bill becomes a law, said, ‘‘If we can do that, can’t we just bill into law. It does not work that but we’ll get back to that in a moment. deem the budget balanced?’’ way. When a bill actually passes the So 13 weeks ago when the Repub- Madam Speaker, I know it’s April 1, Senate, the Senate has actually passed licans took the majority, up to that so maybe that’s the point. I ask my the bill. And when the President picks point all we heard from them was colleagues on the other side to let’s up a pen and puts his name on it, and ‘‘Where are the jobs?’’ So, then, what quit this joke and get serious. not a second before, that bill has been was the first bill we were asked to vote Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, at signed into law. No amount of magical on? The first bill was to repeal the this time I am pleased to yield 2 min- thinking can change these simple facts. health care law. utes to a very serious reform-minded Even notwithstanding the gall of the Democratic policies created more freshman, the gentleman from Indiana Republicans’ unconstitutional plan, jobs in the last year than the Bush ad- (Mr. ROKITA). the very attempt to pass a deem and ministration created in 8 years. Since Mr. ROKITA. Madam Speaker, I rise pass act flies in the face of all of the health reform became law, 1.1 million as a cosponsor of this bill, and urge my pearl-clutching we heard from the ma- private sector jobs have been created. colleagues to support it. I’ve worked jority in 2010. tirelessly with my colleagues to pass a Then, when a simpler version of deem b 1310 continuing resolution that saves tax- and pass came up during the health One-fifth of those new jobs, over payers money and keeps the govern- care debate, one that did not fly in the 200,000, have been in the health care in- ment running, while the other body, as face of the Constitution and attempt to dustry. So, repeal of the health care we continue to hear, has done nothing speak for the Senate and President, the law would end jobs, not create jobs. but complain. current Speaker called it one of the Then surely, at some point in the Are they blind? Are they deaf? Do most dangerous, outrageous things he last 13 weeks, the Republican majority they not see, do they not hear what the had ever seen in a Congress. Majority would have brought to this floor a jobs rest of the people in this country see Leader CANTOR offered a privilege reso- bill. Three months and no jobs bill. In and here in terms of this country’s fi- lution putting the Republicans on fact, we’ve passed three bills that will nancial crisis, in terms of this coun- record as against any sort of deem and destroy more than 1 million jobs, try’s debt, in terms of what we’re doing pass mechanism. A year later the story which brings us to this moment, the to our children and grandchildren by has changed. so-called Government Shutdown Pre- continuing to do nothing? No, most of all this is a diversion vention Act of 2011, and article I, sec- Madam Speaker, we’ve waited 41 days from the reckless cuts the majority has tion 7 of the United States Constitu- for them to send us a funding bill, and proposed, the slashes to Head Start, tion. I’ve read it, but I want to repeat we’ve got nothing. At least the Mem- Pell Grants, Meals on Wheels, veterans, a certain portion of it: bers who will be voting for this bill, job training, medical research, all cuts ‘‘Every bill which shall have passed who will be voting in favor of this bill, that hurt middle class and working the House of Representatives and the are showing leadership, are showing families. Senate shall, before it becomes a law, the American people that we care We are still waiting for the Repub- be presented to the President of the about the future of this country and licans to cut the special interest waste, United States.’’ that we do care about jobs. like the oil company subsidies and the But the bill before us today, not a Show me one country on this globe tax loopholes for the richest people in jobs bill, says that if the Senate that can grow its economy, that can the Nation. And what about those tax

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And you know what? goal is to cut spending, not to shut street while we continue to get paid, You’re taxing the memory of our down the government. because we get paid from a different Founding Fathers who educated us— Back in Mississippi we have a saying: authorization, as does the President. and children in grade school today—on Lead, follow, or get out of the way. Mr. Now, this is legislation we could get how a bill becomes a law. REID, today you are in the way. So I passed. Since the Senate has agreed, it The Republican majority is playing a challenge you today to lead by passing could go to the President right away. I dangerous game. If they do not get a plan of your own, to follow by adopt- know the President would sign it. That what they want, they will shut the gov- ing the plan that we have already is what we should be doing today, not ernment down. passed. But if you can’t do either of something that even a 10-year-old un- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The those, get out of the way and allow the derstands is unconstitutional. time of the gentlewoman has expired. Senate to act. Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, at Mr. CLYBURN. I yield the gentle- Mr. CLYBURN. Madam Speaker, I this time I yield 2 minutes to a gen- woman an additional 30 seconds. yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from tleman from your home State, the gen- E Ms. D LAURO. You’re playing fast Virginia (Mr. MORAN). tleman from Illinois (Mr. KINZINGER). and loose with the lives of the Amer- Mr. MORAN. Madam Speaker, this Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois. Madam ican people, their kids, their families morning several dozen students from Speaker, this is unbelievable. We are in and with American businesses. No mat- Key Elementary School came to visit a mess. We are in a fiscal mess, and we ter what those damaging effects are, the office, and they wanted to know continually are still throwing barbs because of ideological reasons and po- what we were doing. They were all ex- and saying, Well, it’s not our fault. litical base, and electoral votes, you cited to be up on Capitol Hill. So I ex- Yeah, we’ve been in charge of the are willing to put the United States plained: Well, this afternoon we are de- House for 4 years and we’ve had the and its people, above all, working fami- bating a bill. It has been introduced by Presidency for 2 years, but it is not our what we call the freshmen, the new lies, middle class families and their fault; and we don’t want to do anything Members of the House. The bill says children and our economy, at risk. to fix it. Please read the Constitution. Under- that if the Senate doesn’t agree with a So in fact here, last year when our stand how this democracy works, and big bill that the House has passed, if friends on the other side of the aisle the Senate doesn’t agree next week, take this bill and do away with it. had all the majority, they failed to do then this bill would deem it passed, in b 1320 the most basic thing that you ought to fact, deem it enacted. Well, they were do when you run something: you pass a Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, at all kind of shocked because that is not budget. No budget was passed because this time I am very pleased to yield 3 what they learned in civics class. minutes to my good friend, a freshman They learned that a bill has to be the November elections were coming Member, the gentleman from Mis- passed by the House and then passed by up. You didn’t want to make the tough sissippi (Mr. NUNNELEE). the Senate, and then it goes into con- choices that would hurt you in reelec- Mr. NUNNELEE. I thank the gen- ference. And then, if the President tion, and you didn’t want to have to go tleman. agrees to sign it, then it can become through that route, so you didn’t pass Madam Speaker, I rise in support of law. But not this bill. So I was at a a budget. You passed a continuing reso- this bill as a cosponsor. loss, of course, to explain how it was lution. It has been over 40 days, and the constitutional. They were kind of sur- Guess what, the American people in Democratic leadership in the Senate prised that this is what the House was November spoke. They said the Federal has failed to act on a spending plan. If doing. Government is entirely too big, and the our government shuts down, our troops They wanted to know, Well, what is big bloated bureaucratic government is won’t get paid. Now, they will still be the bill that they want to be enacted? crowding out the free market. serving this great Nation, but without And I said, Well, it’s a bill that I don’t And so what happened? We were sent pay. We need to ensure there are no po- really agree with and a lot of the Mem- here to Washington, D.C. to control the litical burdens that affect our troops bers don’t agree with. In fact, the Sen- size of the Federal Government, and we while they are at war. As the Depart- ate doesn’t agree with it. Because are doing exactly that. We passed a sig- ment of Defense has indicated, a fund- while we have a lot of people unem- nificant budget cut to just a small part ing lapse does impact their military’s ployed, this would make apparently of the budget. We are not even talking operational readiness. about 700,000 more people unemployed about the 2012 budget year. That is The American people cannot wait; according to even Republican econo- coming up. But our friends on the Congress cannot wait while the Demo- mists. So they were even further other side of the aisle don’t even want crats in the Senate continue to play amazed by that. It also would elimi- to show us where they are at. They politics. We have given them ample nate a lot of regulations that have been can’t cut spending. They can’t do it. time to put forth a reasonable plan, yet passed by the House through a lot of They don’t want to say no to people. the majority leader in the Senate is deliberation, but it just says those reg- The American people and the children not serious about spending reform. ulations wouldn’t take effect. So it is a are asking us to say ‘‘yes’’ to the fu- While the Democrats have been very controversial bill. ture. cheering for a government shutdown, Now, I was also able to tell them that I’m a military pilot. That’s what I do Republicans have passed the largest I did suggest to the Rules Committee as a Reservist. I have friends won- spending cut in American history, and yesterday, although the majority re- dering if we are going to get paid. I our actions are having results. Just jected it, that there is something we say, Ask HARRY REID. I don’t know. We this morning it was announced that could do today; and that is to say that have tried to make sure that you con- the unemployment rate is at a 2-year if we put our staff out on the street tinue to get paid through this. low. Americans are going back to work without pay, hard-working employees I have a friend, Tim Normand, who because of our efforts. who get a fraction of what we get paid, runs SDL Technology Partners back Meanwhile, what has happened this and we put another million Federal home. And as he is sending kids to col- week? The Senate Democrats have employees out on the street unpaid, lege and as he is building his small spent the week diverting attention, then the Congress shouldn’t get paid, business, he doesn’t know if he can trying to figure out how to spin to re- either. The Senate did in fact pass that trust in the faith of what this govern- porters. And today, while the shutdown unanimously, including the Republican ment is going to be in the future be- is imminent, they have gone home. Leader Senator MCCONNELL obviously. cause our friends on the other side of

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Invari- permission to revise and extend his re- proceeding.’’ We can’t determine the ably, each and every one said yes. marks.) rules of proceeding for the Senate. I have been on record for many Mr. ANDREWS. I thank my friend They can’t determine the rules of pro- months as suggesting that we can solve from South Carolina. ceeding for us. this problem, walk away from the ide- Madam Speaker, there was some This is a bad bill. Vote ‘‘no.’’ ology that is dividing us and simply re- good news today, finally, that 214,000 Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, at duce spending by 2 percent, which I Americans went to work last month. this time I am pleased to yield 2 min- think, if one does the math, gets us to That is not nearly good enough. There utes to my good friend the gentlelady the position that our friends on the is a lot more work to do. One of the from Kansas (Ms. JENKINS). other side of the aisle would like us to ways to do that work is to come to a Ms. JENKINS. Madam Speaker, I adopt. responsible agreement on the Federal thank the gentleman from Georgia for It is clear to me after practicing law budget. I am hopeful there will be such yielding. for more than 30 years, part of which an agreement next week that sensibly Do you all remember the story about was as a JAG officer in the United reduces spending but protects edu- an old man of great faith whose town States Air Force, that clearly this is cation; that leaves to another day was about to be flooded? The town was an unconstitutional piece of legislation fights over whether to repeal health being evacuated and the water was al- and is nothing more than spinning in care. We believe we shouldn’t; the ready covering the road. The old man the wind. other side believes we should. Whether sat on his porch calmly, unafraid. A I had the opportunity the other day or not to defund planned parenthood. car pulled up to the house, the water when I saw the makeup of this bill to We believe we shouldn’t; most of the almost too deep to drive in. The driver write to the Speaker, Mr. BOEHNER, other side believes that we should. yelled, ‘‘Get in. We’ll take you to safe- along with 27 other cosigners, and ask Leave those discussions to another ty.’’ The old man shook his head and that S. 388 be separated from this legis- day and keep the government func- said, ‘‘Go on. I have faith in God. He lation. This legislation is not moving tioning, because the taxpayers will will save me.’’ So the car moved on. forward, and if in fact we do see a gov- keep paying taxes even if there is a A short time later, the water had ernment shutdown, we in Congress government shutdown. They pay even risen so high that it covered the porch, should share the pain. We have that re- if they don’t get the services. so the old man simply went upstairs. A sponsibility, that obligation, and we So what are we doing this afternoon? boat floated up to the house and the must lead by example. What we are doing this afternoon is people yelled, ‘‘Get in, we’ll take you Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, I looking at a bill that on its face is un- to safety.’’ The old man said again, am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to constitutional. And the reason we are ‘‘Go on. I have faith in God. He will one of my fellow freshmen, the gen- looking at this bill is so that Members save me.’’ So the boat went on. tleman from Arkansas (Mr. GRIFFIN). of the majority side, who probably Hours later, the water had risen so Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas. I thank won’t vote for the budget compromise that it almost covered the entire my good friend for yielding me time. next week, can say they did something. house. The old man was now on his Madam Speaker, I commend my fel- Well, doing something that is unconsti- roof, when a rescue helicopter came by. low Member for introducing the Gov- tutional is wrong. They called, ‘‘Get in. We’ll take you to ernment Shutdown Prevention Act, As Mr. CLYBURN read, article I, sec- safety.’’ But the old man refused, say- and I strongly support its passage. tion 7 says: ‘‘Every bill which shall ing, ‘‘Go on. I have faith in God. He I would like to say real quickly that have passed the House of Representa- will save me.’’ So the helicopter left. what we have seen here in the last few tives and the Senate, shall, before it So the water rose so high that the old minutes is a colossal waste of time. become a law, be presented to the man drowned. He went to heaven, of You had a bunch of folks saying, President.’’ course, and when he arrived he asked Madam Speaker, that this is unconsti- God, ‘‘I had faith in you to save me. tutional. I just want to clarify so we 1330 b Why didn’t you?’’ God answered, ‘‘I can move past that and my colleagues Article I, section 5 of the Constitu- sent you a car, a boat and a helicopter. can focus their arguments where it tion says, ‘‘Each House may determine What more do you want from me?’’ matters. the rules of its proceedings.’’ I hope my Democrat colleagues in We intend for this bill, like all other ‘‘Each House may determine the the other Chamber and this President bills, to pass the House, to pass the rules of its proceedings.’’ understand that this bill is their heli- Senate, and be signed by the President. What is wrong with this bill is that copter. You had a chance to propose I too am a JAG officer from the Army, one House, our House, is determining and pass a budget for 2011 last year and I think that the JAG officer, the rules of the other House’s, the Sen- when you all had unfettered power in Madam Speaker, from the Air Force ate’s, proceedings. You can’t do that. It Washington. You have had over a would understand that this is a con- is a pretty simple concept. month now to address H.R. 1, a bill stitutional bill, like the other bills I have heard all the convoluted argu- that cut a mere $100 billion from our that we introduce here. ments on the other side. I have heard budget. Today we are giving you a Now, why are we here today? Forty- all the twisted rationalizations. It third chance to avoid a government one days ago this House passed a $100 comes down to this: If this afternoon shutdown. billion spending cut from the Presi- the Senate passed a budget that our Please grab onto this lifeline and dent’s 2011 budget. That bill kept the friends on the majority side don’t like work with us to prevent a government government operating. We did our job and said, if our friends on the majority shutdown that could have inter- here. Now, there is another House down side don’t pass that budget in a week it national consequences. Vote ‘‘yes’’ on on the other side of the Capitol and we becomes law, they wouldn’t agree to H.R. 1255. are here because they have refused to that, because they would know that it Mr. CLYBURN. Madam Speaker, I do their job. Forty-one days later, zero is unconstitutional. This is the same yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from bills. thing. New York (Mr. OWENS). We have heard some suggestions here It is ironic that with great fanfare on Mr. OWENS. Thank you, Mr. CLY- today that maybe we ought to do the first week of this session, after run- BURN. across-the-board cuts. I suggest that if ning a campaign saying they would When I heard that this bill was com- they have got any friends on the Sen- produce jobs, what the majority pro- ing forward, I had an opportunity to re- ate side, that they go down there and

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The Republican originate in the House of Representa- you, the only thing extreme around leadership is asking its members to tives. We failed to do that in the last here is the national debt. Do you want make a silly vote. And it’s time for us Congress, and that’s why the gen- to see extreme? That is extreme. to stop that silliness and get serious tleman stands here today with this Senator HARRY REID believes that about the creation of jobs, get serious bill, proudly. shutting down the government is per- about not shutting down government, With that, I yield 2 minutes to a very fectly acceptable. In fact, we have seen abnegating our responsibilities and good freshman colleague, the gen- with the pollsters and the pundits and shutting down government. tleman from Louisiana (Mr. LANDRY). Howard Dean and others that they I’ve heard Mr. HOYER earlier today (Mr. LANDRY asked and was given want to shut down the government. talk about how we got here in terms of permission to revise and extend his re- Well, I don’t want to shut down the this budget deficit. We all know that marks.) government. I want to cut spending. we must reduce the deficit. That’s why, Mr. LANDRY. I thank the gentleman The SPEAKER pro tempore. The during the Clinton years, as Mr. HOYER from Georgia. time of the gentleman has expired. said, we reversed the first Bush’s def- Madam Speaker, when I was first Mr. WOODALL. I yield the gen- icit. We came out in a trajectory of fis- elected, I declined my health care ben- tleman an additional 30 seconds. cal responsibility, going into surplus. efits because I don’t believe we can fix Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas. I don’t The last five Clinton budgets were in a system we were not a part of. I de- want the government shut down. I surplus or in balance. But because of clined my retirement benefits because want spending cut. I have a question of tax cuts for the rich, two unpaid-for our Social Security system is broken. what a shutdown would do to our wars, and a prescription drug bill that I support this bill because if the Armed Forces, the airmen and the sol- gave away the store to the pharma- American people have to endure a gov- diers in Arkansas that are in my dis- ceutical industry, we came back into ernment shutdown which is the result trict. of a failure of the Senate Democrats, Senator REID has failed to come up deficit—the biggest swing in fiscal irre- then none of us, including the Presi- with a credible plan of his own. They sponsibility in our country’s history. dent, should expect the American peo- can’t cut just a few billion dollars, And now we’ve had to deal with that. ple to continue our pay until we fix even though we have a GAO report that And what’s the answer that the Bush this budget mess. The funding for the indicates $100 billion to $200 billion administration gave us? Tax cuts for Federal Government is 182 days old. could be saved by getting rid of dupli- the rich. That’s how you create jobs. Democrats on the Senate have failed to cative programs. If the Senate is un- We didn’t. That’s how you reduce the pass a budget for 182 days—182 days. willing to make the small cuts, how in deficit. We grew it. That’s an entire school year. I ask my the world are we ever going to be able I think it’s important when we’re colleagues on the other side of the to make the bold decisions? talking about the deficit—which we all Mr. CLYBURN. Madam Speaker, I agree must be cut—and we talk about aisle: What would you think if your yield 1 minute to the Democratic Lead- jobs to note that in the first year of child’s teacher did nothing for the en- er, the gentlewoman from California the Obama administration more jobs tire school year? Our Constitution authorizes Congress (Ms. PELOSI). were created in the private sector than in the 8 years of the Bush administra- to be the power of the purse. It is our b 1340 tion. Tax cuts for the rich did not job to set a responsible and affordable Ms. PELOSI. I thank the gentleman produce jobs. Cuts in initiatives to edu- budget for the Federal Government for yielding and thank him for his lead- cate our people and keep us healthy each year. If we can’t do our job, we ership in this debate this afternoon. I and safe, those cuts did not create jobs. should not be paid. have been listening to it very intently. So here we are today, at the end of a Madam Speaker, it is time for the I heard the debate on the rule this week, wasting the public’s time on a Democrats in the Senate to do their morning and then the debate this after- notion—not even an idea; on a notion— job. noon. that does not rise to the level of a cred- Mr. CLYBURN. Madam Speaker, I Some questions have arisen. First, I ible idea that one House can deem a yield 11⁄2 minutes to the gentleman want to state a fact. The fact is that bill the law of the land. from Florida (Mr. HASTINGS). every single one of us in this body as I also heard on the floor of the House Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. I thank our first act raises our right hand to a call for Senator REID, the leader in my good friend from South Carolina. protect and defend the Constitution of the Senate, to take up H.R. 1. He did. It David Frishberg wrote, in 1975, ‘‘I’m the United States. The bill that we failed. Not even the Republicans all Just a Bill.’’ This has been utilized. I have on the floor before us does vio- voted for it in the United States Sen- utilized it yesterday. My friend from lence to those provisions in the Con- ate. Three Republican Senators voted Georgia (Mr. WOODALL) utilized it stitution that describe how to pass a against H.R. 1 in the Senate. Perhaps again today. I shan’t go into all of it, bill—not by one House deeming it, but, you don’t know the date, but it did but I would encourage the American as our distinguished assistant leader, happen. public to understand that my friends Mr. CLYBURN, described his daughter’s It’s stunning to hear this debate that know how a bill becomes the law. schoolchildren in her class could tell talks about visiting parliamentarians H.R. 1, the measure that we have you that you pass one House, you pass seeing an example of good government been talking about, really did pass the another House, it’s signed by the Presi- in action. No. Wrong. House of Representatives and it went dent. But that seems to be missed by So what could be the explanation for over to the United States Senate and it the makers of this resolution today. this? Mr. CLYBURN suggested it could was rejected. The President also said Again, Mr. CLYBURN talked about the be April Fool’s and at end of this de- that he would veto H.R. 1 if it reached constitutional authority to bring this bate the gentleman will withdraw the his desk. So what we’re doing here is bill to the floor. It’s truly a mystery amendment, apologize for wasting the symbolism. My friends on the other how you can take an oath of office to public’s time, and say that this is only side are entitled easily to message any- defend the Constitution of the United an April Fool’s joke. Because that’s the thing they wish to address their base, States, bring a bill to the floor in vio- only thing that it complies with. It but don’t bring it to the American pub- lence of that, and justify it constitu- does not comply or conform with hon- lic under the aegis of this is something tionally. oring the Constitution. It does not cre- serious. It is not. It is absurd. It is a I’ve heard the distinguished chair- ate jobs. It does not reduce the deficit, complete waste of time. And, even man of the Rules Committee, Mr. and it does not have the support of the more importantly, as has been said by

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If I remember cor- trying to put this country on a road to tion to being transparency, that meas- rectly, that’s still how a bill becomes a economic recovery. ures should be allowed to be read be- law. It’s pitiful that the Democrats have fore they’re utilized. The leadership of The most important thing going on wasted so much time stalling over the House of Representatives held a here is not the gamesmanship about, these minimal cuts in their own self- press conference before any Member of ‘‘Oh, it’s April Fool’s Day. Let’s try to interest while our country is finan- the House of Representatives saw Mr. demagogue this piece of legislation.’’ cially bleeding to death. We should be WOMACK and Mr. WOODALL’s bill. Know- What’s important here is that the focused on trying to revive our econ- ing this, then, I guess what must be American people know we’re taking omy rather than bickering about $61 happening here is we are wasting our the job seriously and giving the Senate billion when we already borrow almost time on patently unconstitutional another chance to step up and do their $60 billion per week. measures. job. We’re sitting here—how many Madam Speaker, since the Democrats The SPEAKER pro tempore. The weeks after we passed H.R. 1?—and refuse to stop their political games and time of the gentleman has expired. we’re still doing this dance. At some get to work, those over in the Senate Mr. CLYBURN. I yield the gentleman point, the American people have to ex- particularly, I urge my colleagues to an additional 30 seconds. pect us to do our job. And if we don’t pass the Government Shutdown Pre- Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. I won’t go do our job, not a single one of us here vention Act so that we can do our jobs into all the details about the need to or in the administration or in the Sen- and start trying to heal our economy address jobs, but I do know this: STENY ate deserves a paycheck. and create jobs in America. HOYER said earlier what all of us in Mr. CLYBURN. Madam Speaker, I Mr. CLYBURN. Madam Speaker, I America know, and when we were chil- yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from would like to yield 2 minutes to the dren we celebrated a lot—a lot of us— New Jersey (Mr. ANDREWS). gentleman from Vermont (Mr. WELCH). and it was April Fool’s. We played (Mr. ANDREWS asked and was given Mr. WELCH. I thank the gentleman. jokes on people. But, listen, the Amer- permission to revise and extend his re- Madam Speaker, there is no stronger ican people are not fools and they’re marks.) supporter of H.R. 1 than Mr. GOHMERT not foolish enough to believe this abso- Mr. ANDREWS. Madam Speaker, I from Texas, and he made a very simple, lutely foolish unconstitutional meas- think that we need to reiterate that we very elegant, very eloquent statement ure. just had a very principled statement of principle about adhering to the Con- Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, at from the gentleman from Texas, and I stitution. this time I am very proud to yield 30 think we have a chance to rise above This legislation has to be interpreted seconds to my good friend, the gen- the normal partisanship. by its own words, not by what people tleman from Texas (Mr. GOHMERT). The gentleman from Texas on the say is in it. What it explicitly says is Mr. GOHMERT. We’re here because majority side just said he agrees with that, if the House has not received a the Democratic majority last year did the proposition that the bill is uncon- message from the Senate before April 6 not do their job, did not give us a budg- stitutional, and I would urge Members, stating that it has passed a measure et, did not due proper appropriations, Madam Speaker, to listen to that ex- providing for the appropriation for the and now the Senate has had the same ample of principle. We don’t agree on departments and agencies of govern- problem. So I applaud anybody’s efforts all things, but we should all rise to ment for the remainder of the fiscal in trying to move the ball down the honor our oath of office and to oppose year—and this is the language of your road so that we can appropriate. I just this bill based purely upon constitu- legislation—the provisions of H.R. 1, as wish the Senate would do their job now tional grounds. passed by law on February 19, 2011, are and take care of it. But for a bill to say Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, I hereby enacted into law. provisions that pass the House are am pleased to yield 2 minutes to a good That’s absurd. It’s a pretend bill that hereby enacted into law violates my friend and mentor, the gentleman from says, if the House acts and the Senate conscience and the Constitution. I can- Georgia, Dr. BROUN. doesn’t, our action becomes law. It’s not vote for it. Mr. BROUN of Georgia. I thank the absurd. It says, if the House acts and if b 1350 gentleman for yielding. the Senate doesn’t and if the President Madam Speaker, when a patient is doesn’t sign this piece of legislation, Mr. CLYBURN. Madam Speaker, may bleeding to death on an operating it’s law. That’s the document that I inquire as to how much time I have table, we as doctors do everything that you’ve presented to this body to vote left? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- we can to save that patient’s life. We on. don’t just walk away, and we certainly Now, Mr. GOHMERT took the higher tleman from South Carolina has 61⁄2 minutes remaining. The gentleman don’t call it quits. Well, that’s what road here. Instead of taking out his from Georgia has 11 minutes remain- the Democrats want to do. They want frustration with the United States Sen- ing. to call it quits on our spending crisis, ate at the expense of the Constitution, Mr. CLYBURN. I reserve the balance and the worst part is that they’re doing he stood up for the Constitution. of my time. it for their own political gains. That’s what each and every one of us Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, it Democrats in Congress are inten- has the opportunity to do. All of us gives me great pleasure to yield 2 min- tionally plotting this government shut- have had frustration with the other utes to one of my freshman colleagues, down, and they hatched their plan body because they sit on bills and kill the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. months ago, I believe. If they’d wanted them. In the eyes of the beholder, it’s SCHWEIKERT). to, Democrats could have passed a a good or bad bill, but it does not enti- Mr. SCHWEIKERT. I thank the gen- long-term continuing resolution during tle us to essentially pretend that the tleman for the time. the lame duck session without making Constitution doesn’t apply to the legis- It has been fascinating. I accept that any spending cuts at all. Instead, they lation that we have to consider. I’m a freshman, and I know it’s April passed a short-term spending bill so Also, if we have the political and Fool’s Day, but it’s been funny hearing that they could play the shutdown card practical problem of moving ahead on a the discussion about how this isn’t con- right now. piece of legislation in the House, is it stitutional. The Democrats’ political game of right for us, in effect, to mislead the Now, let me see. I’ll walk through wedging conservatives between unac- people who sent us here by suggesting this. ceptable cuts and a government shut- that we’re passing a law that has any It’s a piece of legislation with a trig- down is an insult to the gravity of the impact when we know it has absolutely ger mechanism in it. Okay. I know the problem. It’s an insult to American no impact? Is that a fair, appropriate

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On March 13, they that bill, H.R. 1, will say to little pre- is that it is not an appropriate thing to failed to get a three-fifths majority for school children in Head Start, we are mislead the American people, so I’ll passage of a bill that raised tax rates, terminating your educational experi- just read one more time: despite the fact that it was part of the ence by at least 200,000 so you would no Having passed the House, having rules. On March 17, they failed to make longer have an educational experience. passed the Senate, and be signed by the a bill available within 72 hours, despite Madam Speaker, I think it’s lauda- President. the fact that it was part of the rules. tory for us to put our hands on the That’s the regular order. And just March 30, they failed to in- Constitution, swear to uphold it; but I I’ll say to my friend that I’m sorry clude an offset for a new government think that what is most important is we didn’t have time to finish our dis- program. for each and every one of us to lead by cussion yesterday in the Rules Com- The rules are not a big thing for example instead of enunciating pre- mittee. I really am sorry that we were them to follow because this is why it’s cepts or empty gestures. called away by votes. hard. It’s a big book. So I brought you I yield back the balance of my time. With that, I would like to yield 2 this, ‘‘House Mouse, Senate Mouse,’’ Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, I minutes to my very good friend, a which is sold in the gift shop to teach yield myself such time as I may con- freshman from Pennsylvania (Mr. children how to understand the Con- sume. BARLETTA). stitution, and permit me to read: We have had a lot of talk on the floor Mr. BARLETTA. Thank you. ‘‘It’s the floor of each Chamber of the today about children. We’ve been read- Madam Speaker, I came here to be a Senate and House where each Senator ing children’s stories and been shown responsible Representative and to fight and each Congress mouse gets to vote children’s books. I’ve been harkened for my constituents. I didn’t come here on the bill, and if enough do, if enough back to my own childhood in the 1970s to shut down the government. My dis- do, this President signs it if he likes and ‘‘Schoolhouse Rock’’; and for folks trict has the highest unemployment in to.’’ who have not seen the ‘‘Schoolhouse the State. People are hurting. They Well, the Senate mice haven’t passed Rock,’’ there’s an entire DVD now. It’s look at the reckless spending in Wash- this yet. Perhaps if these were the advanced. I recommend that you pick a ington, and they get angry. It’s just rules that the Republicans had to fol- copy up for the young people in your this simple: They don’t spend money low—it’s a much thinner book and it life because it really is a fantastic be- they don’t have. So why does Wash- rhymes—maybe you’d get it right, but ginning step about what it is that we’re ington? this is not the Constitution. all about here, what it is that we’re all This bill prevents Members of Con- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE about. gress and the President from getting The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The Preamble is in that ‘‘School- paid if the government shuts down. I Chair will remind all persons in the house Rock’’ category. No more kings get it. The American people get it. Why gallery that they are here as guests of is in that ‘‘Schoolhouse Rock’’ cat- doesn’t Washington get it? It’s some- the House and that any manifestation egory. And what they talk about is thing any business owner or logical in- of approval or disapproval of pro- what does it mean for us to be Ameri- dividual anywhere in America can un- ceedings is in violation of the rules of cans; and what it means is that folks derstand: If you don’t work, you don’t the House. elect their Representatives and they get paid. Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, I send them to Washington, D.C., and Maybe this just makes too much have no further requests for time, and they say get your business done, get sense for Washington. I reserve the balance of my time. your business done. That’s what we’re Mr. CLYBURN. Madam Speaker, I Mr. CLYBURN. Madam Speaker, how trying to do with this resolution here am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the much time do I have remaining? today, get our business done. gentleman from New York (Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- I just want to read from the bill. It WEINER). tleman from Georgia has 61⁄2 minutes saddens me. I’m so thrilled that so Mr. WEINER. My friends, I think one remaining, and the gentleman from many Americans watch what we do of the truly edifying experiences we South Carolina has 2 minutes remain- here on the House floor to hold us ac- had in the opening days of Congress ing. countable, and I’m so saddened by all was that we read the Constitution, and Mr. CLYBURN. Who has the right to the misinformation that’s circulated. I I think one of us had the great good close? read here directly from the bill: fortune to read article I, section 7: The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- ‘‘If the House has not received a mes- ‘‘Every bill which shall have passed the tleman from Georgia has the right to sage from the Senate before April 6, House of Representatives and the Sen- close. 2011, stating that it has passed a meas- ate, shall, before it become a law, be Mr. CLYBURN. I yield myself such ure providing for the appropriations for presented to the President of the time as I may consume. the Departments and agencies of the United States.’’ That’s how a bill be- Madam Speaker, I have often re- Government for the remainder of fiscal comes a law. ferred to this palatial Hall as our Na- year 2011, the provisions of H.R. 1, as Now, this is how ERIC CANTOR on 3/30/ tion’s classroom. It is the reason I feel passed by the House, are hereby en- 2011 said a bill becomes a law: ‘‘The that we should not just stand here to acted into law.’’ Senate’s gotta’’—this is just a tran- enunciate precepts; but as elected lead- This bill that we send to the Senate, scription. I didn’t do that. I just as- ers, we ought to lead by example. for the Senate to pass, and the Presi- sume it’s a Southern thing. ‘‘The Sen- Therefore, Madam Speaker, I think it’s dent to sign, those provisions are here- ate’s gotta act prior to the expiration important for us, when we bring legis- by enacted into law. Now, I just want of the CR. If it does not act,’’ meaning lation to this floor, that we dem- to study that a little bit closer. If the if the Senate does not do something, onstrate to those young children in House has not received a message from ‘‘H.R. 1 becomes the law of the land.’’ classrooms all across America that we the Senate stating that the Senate has will not fly in the face of that Con- passed a measure providing for the ap- b 1400 stitution that all of us have sworn to propriations of the United States Gov- That’s not true. That’s not constitu- uphold. ernment. tional. That’s not fitting of this body. I believe that it’s a good thing to Folks may be wondering, Madam Now, it is, however, consistent with want to move a measure, but we ought Speaker, why is it that we’re doing how the majority party has been gov- not do so while violating the Constitu- that now? Wasn’t that supposed to be erning around here. They’ve passed tion of the United States. And I think done last September? Yes, it was. It

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It states that the was as open as this House has ever were deemed, but that was when they President and Members cannot be disbursed seen: Democrats and Republicans were agreed upon, but there is no au- a salary for every day that there is a lapse in working together, Republicans winning thority anywhere for us to pass a law appropriations, or if the debt ceiling prevents amendments, Democrats winning requiring of the United States Senate Federal expenditures. However, because H.R. amendments, Democrats losing amend- to undertake to do something, and I 1255 already would deem H.R. 1 passed, no ments, Republicans losing amend- appreciate my colleague yielding. funding gap could exist, while hitting the debt ments. It made me proud to be a Rep- b 1410 ceiling would by definition prevent Federal ex- resentative and to serve in this body. It penditures like Member salaries. was the best work product this House Mr. WOODALL. Reclaiming my time, This legislation would have absolutely no could put together. We sent it over to I will say that this is a unique proce- practical effect. Since the Senate would have the Senate 41 days ago. The Senate de- dure and these are unique times. to pass it and President would have to sign it, feated it, fair enough. Folks don’t have Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Unique this bill is nothing but a talking point for the to agree with me. Fair enough. What and unconstitutional. Tea Party wing of the Republicans. This bill they do have to do is they have to act. Mr. WOODALL. But I will just say to would not have any effect on current, serious They defeated our bill, H.R. 1. They de- you that in 1999, a Republican Con- negotiations to keep the government oper- feated a Democrat bill. Then they’ve gress, a Democratic President, enacted ating. The Member Salary portion of the bill done nothing. the foreign relations authorization bill, would also have no effect since H.R. 1255 al- I got a call earlier today. I held up a by reference, in an appropriations bill. board just like this talking about what ready would deem H.R. 1 passed. That’s what we’re doing today. This legislation is unconstitutional. The Ma- the Senate had done. Well, there’s Folks, if you don’t like it, call your nothing on this sheet of paper, folks. jority would make history by deeming that the Senate colleagues and get them to act. Senate passed a bill which was considered on Golly, you held up the wrong sign. The This is where we need to be. We need answer is, no, it’s the right sign. Noth- the Senate floor and failed. The Majority would action from the Senate. Call your Sen- also make history by deeming that the Presi- ing, nothing have we received from the ate colleagues. I’ve called them. I need United States Senate. It’s the same on dent would have signed a bill which he prom- you to call them, too. We need to move both sides, blank. How in the world are ised to veto, should it reach his desk. After this ball forward. we supposed to fund this government opening Congress with a reading of the Con- If the government shuts down, our with nothing from the United States stitution, the Republicans are breaking their military men and women don’t get Senate? pledge again. This bill does two things and two paid, Madam Speaker. If the govern- This legislation exposes extraordinary hy- things only, Madam Speaker. It says, ment shuts down, our USDA inspectors pocrisy from the House Republican Leader- Senate act. You don’t have to act like go home and beef and chicken leave our ship. In the 111th Congress, while Repub- us, act like Democrats, just act. Act. shelves in the grocery stores. This isn’t licans promised never to use the ‘‘deem and Do something, send us something, play time, going back to our children pass’’ process, it only took a few weeks for begin the process, make it available. references. This is serious business. them to break another pledge to the American Act. Folks sent us here to do serious things. people. During the 111th Congress, then-Mi- Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Will the And I could not be happier, Madam nority Leader and now-Speaker JOHN gentleman yield? Speaker, then, for the second provision BOEHNER called deem and pass a ‘‘scheme Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, can in this bill to say if you don’t work, and plot’’ that set a precedent that was ‘‘one you tell me how much time I have re- you don’t get paid. It’s a basic premise of the most outrageous things [he] had seen maining? in this Republic, no pay for no work. since [he] had been in Congress’’—and, erro- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- I’m very proud of the work that we neously claimed it had ‘‘never happened in 1 tleman from Georgia has 3 ⁄2 minutes have done, and I implore my colleagues American history.’’ Now-Majority Leader ERIC remaining. to contact their Senators and get them CANTOR has previously offered a privileged Mr. WOODALL. In that case, I would to do something. Something. resolution on ‘deem and pass’ putting Repub- be delighted to yield to the gentleman This is what we have from the Senate licans on record as considering this process a from Florida. so far, Madam Speaker. We deserve ‘‘malfeasant manner’’ and those who might Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. I just better. The American people deserve support it as having ‘‘discharged the duties of have a question. Do you really believe better. And, dadgum it, the Senate can that what you’re doing is constitu- their offices.’’ do better. This legislation is a waste of the American tional? Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Madam Mr. WOODALL. Absolutely. I appre- people’s time and a distraction from Demo- Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.R. ciate your asking. I appreciate your crats’ serious efforts to keep the government asking because having had my motives 1255, the ‘‘Government Shutdown Prevention from shutting down. Instead of passing this impugned throughout the day, and I Act of 2011.’’ hypocritical, unconstitutional, meaningless bill, know with the collegial relationship As a senior member of the Judiciary Com- the GOP Leadership ought to spend more that you and I have in the Rules Com- mittee, I reject H.R. 1255 on its face. H.R. time at the negotiating table trying to reach a mittee, you know for a fact I wouldn’t 1255 seeks to commit a multitude of constitu- compromise agreement to keep the Govern- be here otherwise. I wouldn’t be here tional law violations and set aside the U.S. ment running. otherwise. Constitution on a wholesale level. The Con- I am an ardent supporter of working in a bi- Now, I’m no scholar of House activi- stitution is the veritable law of the land that we partisan manner to pass fiscally responsible ties. I know we have passed bills in this all took an oath to uphold. H.R. 1255 is an un- legislation which properly funds the Federal House that have incorporated things by founded attempt to use the non-statutory Government through fiscal year 2011 and reference before, and I’m sure we will ‘‘deeming resolution’’ or ‘‘deem and pass’’ pro- maintains important programs that are vital to do it again, not outside the process. To cedure to unconstitutionally achieve the $61 our economic recovery. So, I urge my col- suggest—and you appreciate this, I say billion in budget cuts that the Majority of this leagues to join me in opposing this bill and to my friend from Florida—to receive chamber failed to get passed in the Senate in supporting true bipartisan appropriations legis- constitutional instruction from the the form of H.R. 1. lation to keep the Federal Government oper- team that brought us ObamaCare is This legislation unconstitutionally states that ational through fiscal year 2011, so that we troubling at the most basic levels. if the House has not received any message may address and solve the important issues Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Will the from the Senate providing for the Appropria- facing the American people. gentleman yield again for yet another tions of Government for fiscal year 2011 be- Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Madam Speaker, gen- question? fore April 6, 2011, then H.R. 1 would be erations of our nation’s children have learned

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To this day, countless Americans still recall H.R. 1 contained five amendments to Mr. WOODALL. I yield back the bal- how the hopeful Bill gets stuck in committee defund the Affordable Care Act. ance of my time. before making it to the House floor, then has Yesterday, the Energy and Commerce Com- The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time to start all over again in the Senate and even mittee passed five bills to remove funding for for debate has expired. get signed by the President before finally be- public health and doctor training programs Pursuant to House Resolution 194, coming a law. under the Affordable Care Act. the bill is considered read and the pre- Today, the Republican majority wants to The majority passed 9 amendments in H.R. vious question is ordered. defund public television and pass legislation 1 that stop EPA from implementing climate The question is on the engrossment saying that an action taken by a single cham- change and pollution rules. And next week, we and third reading of the bill. ber of Congress can become law. will vote on another bill doing the same thing. The bill was ordered to be engrossed Our old friend Bill is distraught. After all The majority passed an amendment to H.R. and read a third time, and was read the these years, was he just getting a runaround? 1 that keeps the American people from the third time. Were those pesky steps in the Senate and the benefits of an open and free Internet. Next MOTION TO RECOMMIT White House really necessary? What is he week, we will pass this again. Mr. WALZ of Minnesota. Madam going to tell the kids? How could he possibly The majority defunded all of public broad- Speaker, I have a motion to recommit have gotten it so wrong? casting in H.R. 1, and then defunded NPR on at the desk. Madam Speaker, fortunately for us, and for the House floor a couple weeks later. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the the school children of America, Bill did not On this April Fool’s Day, do you want to gentleman opposed to the bill? have it wrong. Article I, Section 7 of the Con- know the truth about all this frantic legislative Mr. WALZ of Minnesota. I am. stitution clearly states: ‘‘Every Bill which shall activity? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The have passed the House of Representatives After three months on the job, we have not Clerk will report the motion to recom- and the Senate, shall, before it become a created one job—because of one simple fact. mit. Law, be presented to the President of the In three months, the Republican leadership The Clerk read as follows: United States.’’ has not passed one major bill of any con- Mr. Walz of Minnesota moves to recommit Madam Speaker, the clock is ticking. The sequence that has been enacted into law. the bill H.R. 1255 to the Committee on House nation is waiting. The time for gimmicks and That is the simple truth. They have failed to Administration with instructions to report distractions and game playing is over. We enact anything of consequence. the same back to the House forthwith with have serious work to do. Let’s move past this And so with that shameful record, they the following amendment: foolishness and negotiate a responsible con- come to the floor today with an illusion, a joke, Strike all after the enacting clause and in- tinuing resolution for the American people. a diversion, a cover-up for their failure. sert the following: Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. The Republicans have the votes to pass a SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON PAY DURING GOV- Madam Speaker, I would like to submit the fol- ERNMENT SHUTDOWN. bill that says their spending cuts and ideolog- (a) IN GENERAL.—Members of Congress and lowing letter: ical amendments are hereby enacted if we the President shall not receive basic pay for HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, pass this bill. any period in which— COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION, But we are not enacting this bill, because (1) there is more than a 24-hour lapse in ap- Washington, DC, March 31, 2011. under Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution of propriations for any Federal agency or de- Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, the United States, this bill has to go to the partment as a result of a failure to enact a Speaker of the House, U.S. House of Represent- regular appropriations bill or continuing res- atives, The Capitol, Washington, DC. Senate and be passed in identical form and then signed by the President. olution; or DEAR SPEAKER BOEHNER: I write to for- (2) the Federal Government is unable to mally notify you that the Committee on Madam Speaker, this is April Fool’s Day, make payments or meet obligations because House Administration hereby waives further and this is a bill for fools. the public debt limit under section 3101 of committee consideration of H.R. 1255, the But the American people will not be fooled. title 31, United States Code, has been Government Shutdown Prevention Act of Mrs. MALONEY. Madam Speaker, what hol- reached. 2011, in order that the legislation may pro- iday is this, again? Is it April Fool’s—or is it (b) RETROACTIVE PAY PROHIBITED.—No pay ceed expeditiously to the House floor for con- Groundhog Day? forfeited in accordance with subsection (a) sideration. may be paid retroactively. Sincerely, This bill, whether it’s labeled H.R. 1 or H.R. DANIEL E. LUNGREN, 1255, is a distinct attack on the quality of life The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Chairman. for women and their families in this country. ant to the rule, the gentleman from Mr. WAXMAN. Madam Speaker, either this While the proposed cuts would be dev- Minnesota is recognized for 5 minutes is April Fool’s Day or the Republicans are try- astating to Americans as a whole, this bill in support of his motion. ing to fool the House of Representatives and would change the daily lives of women for the Mr. WALZ of Minnesota. Thank you, the country by attempting to pass this legisla- worse—and American women should under- Madam Speaker. tion. stand. To stand here in this hallowed place There is no truth in labeling whatsoever in Yet the Majority insists on ignoring the Con- as a Representative, as all of my col- H.R. 1255, the ‘‘Government Shutdown Pre- stitution in order to ravage programs and poli- leagues, all 435 of us, the incredible vention Act of 2011.’’ It will prevent no such cies that disproportionately impact women. privilege and honor to represent the thing. It will accomplish no such thing. Today, I released a report documenting how hardworking Americans across this Section 2 of the bill says that if the House this bill impacts women from birth to old age, country. In southern Minnesota, the has not received a message from the Senate every single step of the way. chance to see genuine folks out work- stating, by next Wednesday, April 6, that the The report shows that this bill cuts indus- ing hard, doing the things that they Senate has passed a spending bill for the bal- tries that disproportionately employ women built this country and made us the ance of this fiscal year, then ‘‘the provisions of and attacks programs that women depend on, greatest nation on Earth, and one of H.R. 1, as passed by the House on February such as Social Security, Medicare, and Med- those things is a very basic premise, 19, 2011, are hereby enacted into law.’’ icaid. the American work ethic. The idea Who are the authors of this bill kidding? This bill zeros out Title X funding, so that that you should work hard and do your The House passed H.R. 1. It lies defeated obtaining primary care and preventive best and be compensated at the end of on the Senate floor, unloved and unwanted. screenings becomes far more difficult for the day and feel good and a sense of ac- The Senate voted against H.R. 1, 44–56. It many women. complishment in what you did. did not even get 50 votes, much less 60. This bill cuts childcare programs and after- We have an opportunity. The Amer- So what, exactly, is the point of this exer- school programs so that women are forced to ican people did send us here, as you cise today? It is obviously not to enact H.R. 1, choose between working—and supporting heard on both sides of the aisle, to do because that is futile. their families—or providing child care at home. a very simple thing—to get the work

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Because if we say it, we ought to you do not get your job done, you cer- the Democrats on everything in this mean it, and we ought to stand by our tainly should not be paid. No middle of bill, but I’m not going to go back to conviction. the night, no if it passes and goes this Georgia and tell someone I’m picking Madam Speaker, to speak to these way. Very simply, the easiest of things up a paycheck and then trying to ex- constitutional issues, I now yield to to do: If this Congress after being here plain, but I voted for it really, but it my chairman, the gentleman from 4 months—and I don’t care where you was a motion to recommit that I didn’t California. put the blame—can’t get this done by agree with and all of this. Nothing. Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- next week and the government shuts Simple. Seventy-five words. Half page. fornia. I appreciate the gentleman down, there will be no chance of a sin- Don’t do your job, don’t get paid. No yielding. gle paycheck going and no retroactive work, no pay. It is very, very simple. I heard the eloquent plea of our pay. That’s the least we owe those I yield to my colleague from Vir- friends from the other side of the aisle. hardworking folks. That’s the least ginia. Let me just read to you a message I re- that we can do here. Mr. MORAN. I thank the gentleman ceived from the White House about this I want to be very clear. I understand for yielding. bill, with the words that the gentleman the majority is having a problem. So the point is the law as it stands has presented on the floor. They’ve got a debate happening inside today is, we shut the government b 1420 down, a million Federal employees their caucus if compromise is a virtue ‘‘Unfortunately, S.B. 388’’—which are don’t get paid, our staff doesn’t get or a vice. They will work that out and the words the gentleman puts in his paid, but we get paid. All the gen- decide, because that’s what this debate motion to recommit—‘‘is patently un- tleman wants to say is treat ourselves today was about: Where do we com- constitutional, both as applied to Con- like we would treat others. If our staff promise for the good of the American gress in violation of the 27th Amend- is going to be out on the street, we public? I come down on the side of com- ment and to the President in violation ought to be out there with them. promise. of the compensation clause of Article But with that being said, if we don’t The other point the gentleman II.’’ makes is, if we vote for this recom- get our work done—and I will do every- Mr. WALZ of Minnesota. Will the mittal, the Senate has already ap- thing in my power to ensure we do not gentleman yield? shut this government down—the reper- proved it, and it goes right to the Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- cussions are catastrophic for Ameri- President. It gets signed into law. fornia. No, I will not yield. cans, and not just macroeconomically. We’ve done something constructive. So if one wants to, by this bill, have Our seniors aren’t going to get their The alternative is to send something some pressure exerted on the House, checks. We’re going to see medical care over to the Senate and the Senate’s the Senate, and the President, it would slowed down to our veterans. We’re going to laugh at it. You know this be in the language closer to that that’s going to hear from and we have heard H.R. 1255 isn’t going to get passed. This contained in the underlying bill—— from our military commanders that it would be passed. This becomes law. It’s Mr. WALZ of Minnesota. Will the stresses the readiness of this nation. the right thing to do. gentleman yield? Our Federal workers and even the Mr. WALZ of Minnesota. Here’s your The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- hardworking staff here will not receive rare opportunity. If you don’t do this tleman from Georgia controls the time. a paycheck. and you say, ‘‘But I’m going to vote for Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- How do you go home, to Georgia, to the underlying bill,’’ the gentleman fornia. Upon which you can make an Alabama, to Minnesota, look somebody from Georgia said himself, Mr. argument it is constitutional because in the eye and say, We failed because WOODALL, that it would probably not it does not vary the pay given to either we bickered again but, dang, I’m going pass the Senate. This is done. There’s the President or the Congress, to take home that check. no more going anywhere. It’s going to which—— So I tell my colleagues, especially be done. Mr. WALZ of Minnesota. Will the the new Members, if you’re a freshman I know optimism abounds on April 1. gentleman from Georgia yield? in here, you came with an optimism I believe today the Twins are going to Mr. WOODALL. I would like to let that should not be able to be beaten win the World Series. I believe that in my chairman finish. out of you. Regardless if you disagree my all heart. But I wouldn’t take the Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- with us with every fiber of your being, bet or the chance on it. If you want to fornia. Madam Speaker, I believe reg- the very simple principle that if we go back to each of your congressional ular order is to not interrupt one at the can’t get this done, let’s put skin in districts and say, I stand with you to time that they are making the argu- the game. No if it goes to the Senate do what’s right on the American work ment. Maybe it is because it is difficult and gets passed; no if it’s not constitu- ethic. If we don’t get done next week, to hear the words of the White House tional. we don’t get paid. about the unconstitutionality of that I offer you the rarest of opportunities I yield back the balance of my time. which the gentleman brings to the today, the first time you’ve had this ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE floor. chance. If you vote ‘‘yes’’ on this mo- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- If anyone wants us to act in vain, it tion to recommit, it goes to the Presi- bers are reminded to direct their re- is the gentleman on the other side who dent today and becomes law of the marks to the Chair. has presented this motion to recommit land, and no one here will be paid. You Mr. WOODALL. I rise in opposition because it is, under any view, any view, can look your constituents in the eye to the motion to recommit, Madam unconstitutional. It violates the very and whoever you blame for it, you can Speaker. terms of the Constitution with respect say, I’m not getting a paycheck till we The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- to the President and with respect to fix this. tleman from Georgia is recognized for 5 Members of Congress. So if you want to So I want to be very clear. This is an minutes. exert any influence on Members, if you opportunity, a rare opportunity. You Mr. WOODALL. I don’t know where believe this is the way to do it, you can vote however you want and decide to begin. The misrepresentation, after would accept the language that’s in the however you want to balance the budg- misrepresentation, after misrepresen- underlying bill which does not attack et, but do not allow to play games. It is tation. I don’t impugn anyone’s mo- directly the words of the Constitution. the bright lights of day, the board is tives. I admire the passion. But if you I do not find it funny. I find it tragic going to come up, and you’re going to really believe with no work, no pay— that on this floor—we just heard the have the opportunity. Not what’s in and I wish we still had that board up great arguments from the other side of

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Rokita and give us something which the White 237, not voting 7, as follows: Granger Mack Rooney House says in its email to me is ‘‘pat- [Roll No. 223] Graves (GA) Manzullo Ros-Lehtinen ently unconstitutional,’’ not may be Graves (MO) Marchant Roskam YEAS—188 Griffin (AR) Marino Ross (FL) unconstitutional, not perhaps uncon- Griffith (VA) Ackerman Fudge Owens McCarthy (CA) Royce stitutional, not arguably unconstitu- Grimm McCaul Altmire Garamendi Pallone Runyan Guinta McClintock tional, but ‘‘patently unconstitu- Andrews Gohmert Pascrell Ryan (WI) Guthrie McCotter tional.’’ Baca Green, Al Pastor (AZ) Scalise Hall McHenry Baldwin Green, Gene Payne Schilling So the gentleman has presented us Hanna McKeon Barrow Grijalva Pelosi Schmidt the kind of, I guess, shell game we talk Harper McKinley Bass (CA) Gutierrez Perlmutter Schock about where it looks good when it’s Becerra Hanabusa Harris McMorris Schweikert Peters Hartzler Rodgers presented to you but, by sleight of Berkley Hastings (FL) Scott (SC) Peterson Hastings (WA) Meehan Berman Heinrich Scott, Austin hand, it makes sure that it has no im- Pingree (ME) Hayworth Mica Bishop (GA) Higgins Sensenbrenner pact whatsoever. Polis Heck Miller (FL) Bishop (NY) Himes Sessions Price (NC) Heller Miller (MI) The gentleman says, well, it will go Blumenauer Hinchey Shimkus Quigley Hensarling Miller, Gary right to the President. That is not Boren Hinojosa Shuster Rahall Herger Mulvaney true. This is not the bill sent over to Boswell Hirono Rangel Simpson Brady (PA) Holden Herrera Beutler Murphy (PA) us. It’s the same language, so it does Reyes Huelskamp Myrick Smith (NE) Braley (IA) Holt Smith (NJ) not go right to the President, number Richardson Huizenga (MI) Neugebauer Brown (FL) Honda Richmond Smith (TX) Butterfield Hoyer Hultgren Noem one. Number two, unless the President Ross (AR) Hunter Nugent Southerland is sending me misinformation via his Capps Inslee Rothman (NJ) Stearns Capuano Israel Hurt Nunes Roybal-Allard Stivers messenger, the President’s position is Cardoza Jackson (IL) Issa Nunnelee Ruppersberger Stutzman Carnahan Jackson Lee Jenkins Olson it’s patently unconstitutional. The Rush Sullivan Carney (TX) Johnson (IL) Palazzo DOJ’s position, his Department of Jus- Ryan (OH) Terry Carson (IN) Johnson (GA) Johnson (OH) Paul Sa´ nchez, Linda Thompson (PA) tice says that it is patently unconsti- Castor (FL) Johnson, E. B. Johnson, Sam Paulsen T. Thornberry tutional. Chandler Kaptur Jones Pearce Sanchez, Loretta Tiberi Chu Keating Jordan Pence So I guess the gentleman is arguing Sarbanes Tipton Cicilline Kildee Kelly Petri to us, send it to the President so that Schakowsky Turner Clarke (MI) Kind King (IA) Pitts Schiff Upton he may commit a patently unconstitu- Clarke (NY) Kissell King (NY) Platts Schrader Walberg tional act. Clay Kucinich Kingston Poe (TX) Schwartz Kinzinger (IL) Pompeo Walden Now, I may have disagreements with Cleaver Langevin Walsh (IL) Clyburn Larsen (WA) Scott (VA) Kline Posey the President, but I have no evidence Scott, David Labrador Price (GA) Webster Cohen Larson (CT) West whatsoever that the President is wait- Connolly (VA) Lee (CA) Serrano Lamborn Quayle Westmoreland ing with bated breath over at the Conyers Levin Sewell Lance Reed Whitfield Cooper Lewis (GA) Sherman Landry Rehberg White House for us to send something Wilson (SC) Costa Lipinski Shuler Lankford Reichert Wittman to him so that he can do an unconstitu- Costello Loebsack Sires Latham Renacci Wolf tional act. Perhaps the gentleman be- Courtney Lofgren, Zoe Slaughter LaTourette Ribble Womack Critz Lowey Speier Latta Rigell lieves that is the position he wants to Woodall Crowley Luja´ n Stark Lewis (CA) Rivera put the President in. And even though Yoder Cuellar Lynch Sutton LoBiondo Roby Young (AK) I have great disagreement with this Cummings Maloney Thompson (CA) Long Roe (TN) Young (FL) President, frankly, I don’t think that Davis (CA) Markey Thompson (MS) Lucas Rogers (AL) Luetkemeyer Rogers (KY) Young (IN) is an appropriate thing to do. Davis (IL) Matheson Tierney So I would argue to my colleagues, DeFazio Matsui Tonko NOT VOTING—7 DeGette McCarthy (NY) Towns reject this unanimously, because it is DeLauro McCollum Tsongas Barton (TX) Giffords Visclosky really something which doesn’t pass Deutch McDermott Van Hollen Campbell Miller, George the truth in labeling act; and more Dicks McGovern Vela´ zquez Frelinghuysen Smith (WA) Walz (MN) than that, it violates the Constitution Dingell McIntyre Doggett McNerney Wasserman b 1448 on its very words. It’s almost an at- Donnelly (IN) Meeks Schultz tempt to directly violate the Constitu- Doyle Michaud Waters Messrs. BARROW, ROTHMAN of New tion. You couldn’t have written it bet- Edwards Miller (NC) Watt Jersey, BLUMENAUER, NADLER, Ms. Ellison Moore Waxman RICHARDSON, Messrs. PASCRELL, ter to violate the Constitution, but Engel Moran Weiner somehow the gentleman has achieved Eshoo Murphy (CT) Welch MEEKS, RUSH, and Ms. KAPTUR that high honor. Farr Nadler Wilson (FL) changed their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to Mr. WALZ of Minnesota. Will the Fattah Napolitano Woolsey ‘‘yea.’’ Filner Neal Wu gentleman yield? Frank (MA) Olver Yarmuth So the motion to recommit was re- Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, I jected. would say that I may be a freshman, NAYS—237 The result of the vote was announced but I know it cannot be said any better Adams Bucshon Dold as above recorded. than that. Aderholt Buerkle Dreier The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Akin Burgess Duffy I yield back the balance of my time. Alexander Burton (IN) Duncan (SC) question is on the passage of the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without Amash Calvert Duncan (TN) The question was taken; and the objection, the previous question is or- Austria Camp Ellmers Speaker pro tempore announced that dered on the motion to recommit. Bachmann Canseco Emerson Bachus Cantor Farenthold the noes appeared to have it. There was no objection. Barletta Capito Fincher RECORDED VOTE The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Bartlett Carter Fitzpatrick Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, I question is on the motion to recommit. Bass (NH) Cassidy Flake The question was taken; and the Benishek Chabot Fleischmann demand a recorded vote. Speaker pro tempore announced that Berg Chaffetz Fleming A recorded vote was ordered. Biggert Coble Flores The SPEAKER pro tempore. This the noes appeared to have it. Bilbray Coffman (CO) Forbes Mr. WALZ of Minnesota. Madam Bilirakis Cole Fortenberry will be a 5-minute vote. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas Bishop (UT) Conaway Foxx The vote was taken by electronic de- and nays. Black Cravaack Franks (AZ) vice, and there were—ayes 221, noes 202, Blackburn Crawford Gallegly answered ‘‘present’’ 1, not voting 8, as The yeas and nays were ordered. Bonner Crenshaw Gardner The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Bono Mack Culberson Garrett follows: ant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair Boustany Davis (KY) Gerlach [Roll No. 224] will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum Brady (TX) Denham Gibbs Brooks Dent Gibson AYES—221 time for any electronic vote on the Broun (GA) DesJarlais Gingrey (GA) Adams Akin Austria question of passage. Buchanan Diaz-Balart Gonzalez Aderholt Alexander Bachmann

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Biggert Harper Platts Hinchey McGovern Sarbanes Bilbray Harris Pompeo Hinojosa McIntyre Schakowsky The King Street Patriots started the Bilirakis Hartzler Posey Hirono McNerney Schiff True the Vote initiative in an attempt Bishop (UT) Hastings (WA) Price (GA) Holden Meeks Schrader to uncover voter fraud in the greater Black Hayworth Quayle Holt Michaud Schwartz Houston area. In their investigation Blackburn Heck Reed Honda Miller (NC) Scott (VA) Bonner Heller Rehberg Hoyer Moore Scott, David they discovered unimagined levels of Bono Mack Hensarling Reichert Inslee Moran Sensenbrenner voter fraud, from vacant lots with reg- Boustany Herger Renacci Israel Murphy (CT) Serrano istered voters to election judges help- Brady (TX) Herrera Beutler Rigell Jackson (IL) Nadler Sewell Jackson Lee Napolitano ing voters with their ballots. Brooks Huelskamp Rivera Sherman (TX) Neal Broun (GA) Huizenga (MI) Roby Shuler This is a movement made up of ordi- Buchanan Hultgren Roe (TN) Johnson (GA) Olver Sires nary citizens who realize that voter Bucshon Hunter Rogers (AL) Johnson, E. B. Owens Slaughter fraud is one of the most egregious of- Buerkle Hurt Rogers (KY) Jones Pallone Speier Burton (IN) Issa Rogers (MI) Kaptur Pascrell fenses under our Constitution. The Stark Calvert Jenkins Rokita Keating Pastor (AZ) Sutton King Street Patriots are now lobbying Camp Johnson (IL) Rooney Kildee Paul the Texas legislature to strengthen Canseco Johnson (OH) Ros-Lehtinen Kind Payne Thompson (CA) Cantor Johnson, Sam Roskam Kissell Pelosi Thompson (MS) election laws and prevent future Capito Jordan Ross (FL) Kucinich Perlmutter Tierney abuses. Carter Kelly Royce Langevin Peters Tonko Towns Free and fair elections are essential Cassidy King (IA) Runyan Larsen (WA) Peterson to our democracy, and the King Street Chabot King (NY) Ryan (WI) Larson (CT) Pingree (ME) Tsongas Coble Kingston Scalise Lee (CA) Poe (TX) Van Hollen Patriots have shown an impressive Coffman (CO) Kinzinger (IL) Schilling Levin Polis Vela´ zquez commitment to civic duty, and I ap- Cole Kline Schmidt Lewis (GA) Price (NC) Walz (MN) plaud their efforts. Conaway Labrador Schock Lipinski Quigley Wasserman Cravaack Lamborn Schweikert Loebsack Rahall Schultz f Crawford Lance Scott (SC) Lofgren, Zoe Rangel Waters Crenshaw Landry Scott, Austin Lowey Reyes Watt b 1500 Culberson Lankford Sessions Luja´ n Ribble Waxman Davis (KY) Latham Shimkus Lungren, Daniel Richardson Weiner YUCCA MOUNTAIN Denham LaTourette Shuster E. Richmond Welch (Ms. BERKLEY asked and was given Dent Latta Simpson Lynch Rohrabacher Wilson (FL) DesJarlais Lewis (CA) Smith (NE) Maloney Ross (AR) Woolsey permission to address the House for 1 Diaz-Balart LoBiondo Smith (NJ) Markey Rothman (NJ) Wu minute.) Dold Long Smith (TX) Matheson Roybal-Allard Yarmuth Ms. BERKLEY. I rise today to reject Dreier Lucas Southerland Duffy Luetkemeyer Stearns ANSWERED ‘‘PRESENT’’—1 Republican calls for an investigation Duncan (SC) Lummis Stivers Farenthold into the decision to end Yucca Moun- Duncan (TN) Mack Stutzman tain. Let me save this Republican Con- NOT VOTING—8 Ellmers Manzullo Sullivan gress a lot of time and a lot of money. Emerson Marchant Terry Barton (TX) Giffords Smith (WA) President Obama put a stop to Yucca Fincher Marino Thompson (PA) Campbell Green, Gene Visclosky Fitzpatrick McCarthy (CA) Thornberry Frelinghuysen Miller, George Mountain because it is too dangerous a Flake McCaul Tiberi site to store radioactive nuclear waste. Fleischmann McHenry Tipton b 1455 Fleming McKeon Turner This is a political stunt with one goal— Flores McKinley Upton Mr. WU changed his vote from ‘‘aye’’ turning my home State of Nevada into Forbes McMorris Walberg to ‘‘no.’’ a nuclear garbage dump. Those pushing Foxx Rodgers Walden So the bill was passed. this review are lying about the dump Franks (AZ) Meehan Walsh (IL) Gallegly Mica Webster The result of the vote was announced safety. They know Yucca Mountain is Gardner Miller (FL) West as above recorded. smack in the middle of an earthquake Garrett Miller (MI) Westmoreland A motion to reconsider was laid on zone. There’s volcanic activity. There’s Gerlach Miller, Gary Whitfield Gibbs Mulvaney Wilson (SC) the table. groundwater issues. Gibson Murphy (PA) Wittman Stated against: Have we learned nothing about what Gingrey (GA) Myrick Wolf Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Madam is happening now in Japan? We ought Goodlatte Neugebauer Womack Speaker, on rollcall No. 224, had I been to be demanding that the nuclear Gosar Noem Woodall Gowdy Nugent Yoder present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ power plants act now to secure nuclear Granger Nunes Young (AK) f waste in dry-cask storage. Dry-cask Graves (GA) Nunnelee Young (FL) storage will increase public safety now. Graves (MO) Olson Young (IN) HOUR OF MEETING ON MONDAY, Investigating Yucca Mountain will APRIL 4, 2011 NOES—202 only increase the danger and waste Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. money. Shame on the nuclear industry Ackerman Carney DeFazio Altmire Carson (IN) DeGette Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous con- and its allies for being more interested Amash Castor (FL) DeLauro sent that when the House adjourns in protecting their profits than in pro- Andrews Chaffetz Deutch today, it adjourn to meet on Monday tecting public safety. Baca Chandler Dicks Baldwin Chu Dingell next, when it shall convene at noon for That is why, even in the face of one Barrow Cicilline Doggett morning-hour debate and 2 p.m. for leg- of the world’s worst nuclear disasters Bass (CA) Clarke (MI) Donnelly (IN) islative business. unfolding now in Japan, the nuclear in- Becerra Clarke (NY) Doyle The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there dustry and its ‘‘nuked-up’’ buddies in Berkley Clay Edwards Berman Cleaver Ellison objection to the request of the gen- the United States Congress are playing Bishop (GA) Clyburn Engel tleman from Washington? partisan games with nuclear waste. Bishop (NY) Cohen Eshoo There was no objection. Blumenauer Connolly (VA) Farr f Boren Conyers Fattah f Boswell Cooper Filner DELAY, DELAY, DELAY Brady (PA) Costa Fortenberry COMMENDING THE KING STREET (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was Braley (IA) Costello Frank (MA) PATRIOTS Brown (FL) Courtney Fudge given permission to address the House Burgess Critz Garamendi (Mr. OLSON asked and was given per- for 1 minute.) Butterfield Crowley Gohmert mission to address the House for 1 Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Capps Cuellar Gonzalez minute.) delay, delay, delay is the administra- Capuano Cummings Green, Al Cardoza Davis (CA) Grijalva Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today tion’s energy plan. The Keystone XL Carnahan Davis (IL) Gutierrez to commend the King Street Patriots, Pipeline project would bring 700,000

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