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Vol. 160 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2014 No. 42 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was to me that President Obama is not en- And, indeed, the President and Home- called to order by the Speaker pro tem- forcing the immigration laws, I think land Security constantly talk about pore (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN). of Liz’s face. how many gangbangers and hardened f When the President says there is criminals they are removing from the nothing more he can do to keep immi- country; but that doesn’t change the DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO grant families together, I think of her reality for Liz or her family. That TEMPORE face, too. When citizens say to me that doesn’t change the fear that families, The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- it really doesn’t matter whether they like Liz’s, face every day. fore the House the following commu- vote or not, I want them to think of People who have lived here peace- nication from the Speaker: Liz. fully and raised a proud American fam- WASHINGTON, DC, Liz has a father who is facing depor- ily are just a broken taillight or an un- March 13, 2014. tation. He has lived in the United lucky encounter away from losing ev- I hereby appoint the Honorable ILEANA States for more than 20 years and erything, losing their children. ROS-LEHTINEN to act as Speaker pro tempore raised a beautiful, healthy, upstanding And what about going out and com- on this day. American family. ing back in ‘‘the right way,’’ as the Re- JOHN A. BOEHNER, But LUIS—I hear my Republican col- publicans always suggest? Despite 20 Speaker of the House of Representatives. leagues say to me—all of this deporta- years in the U.S., despite four U.S. cit- f tion nonsense is in your head. The ad- izen children in his family who are ministration is fudging the numbers to MORNING-HOUR DEBATE willing to petition for their dad, Con- make it look like they are enforcing gress, two decades ago, made it impos- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- the law, the Republicans say. ant to the order of the House of Janu- But hundreds of thousands of Amer- sible for this family to ever live to- ary 7, 2014, the Chair will now recog- ican families are being split up. Over a gether in the U.S. legally, unless we nize Members from lists submitted by 2-year period, according to Applied Re- change the law again. the majority and minority leaders for search Center, 200,000 parents of Amer- But Republicans refuse to allow a morning-hour debate. ican citizens, like Liz’s parents, were vote on immigration reform when they The Chair will alternate recognition deported. know a majority of Members of the between the parties, with each party And I hear my colleagues in the Judi- House of Representatives would vote to limited to 1 hour and each Member ciary Committee talk about Latinos— allow families, like Liz’s, to continue other than the majority and minority especially immigrant Latinos—that living together and prosper. leaders and the minority whip limited they are all criminals and drug cartel Sorry, Liz. Politics is more impor- to 5 minutes, but in no event shall de- kingpins; and, therefore, we have to ar- tant than an American family or two bate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. range our entire immigration system or 200 American families or even f as if they are all violent felons. 200,000; and the President has said he But what about Liz and her family? cannot do more to alleviate the fear IMMIGRATION REFORM Liz is not a drug kingpin in her fourth that American kids, like Liz, face. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The grade class. Her parents and her sib- The political price of helping Ameri- Chair recognizes the gentleman from lings are not meth heads and meth cans, like Liz, is too high. It is shame- Illinois (Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ) for 5 minutes. chemists, but the random deportation ful that the Speaker of the House and Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ. Madam Speaker, wheel landed on them; and according to the President of the United States are the young lady in the white dress in Republicans, they are willing to sue putting politics and election calcula- this picture is a role model for all the President in Federal court if he tions ahead of Liz’s family. young people. Her whole family are takes action to spare this father of four To Liz, the solution is clear. If you role models. They are the family you American citizen children from depor- will not act, she will. She said re- want living on your street. tation. cently: They always shovel and salt their But LUIS—I hear my Democratic col- No child should ever have to be separated driveway. Their house is always spot- leagues say—for several years, Presi- from their parents. When I grow up, I want lessly clean, and all of the children are dent Obama has instituted programs at to be a U.S. Senator because I want to be in on the honor roll. They make me proud Homeland Security to help families, re- a position to help people when they need it to live in Chicago. moving noncriminals and parents and and pass laws that are good for people. Liz and her three older siblings are DREAMers from the deportation I wish my colleagues felt the same all U.S. citizens. When Republicans say queue. way this young lady, Liz, feels. I don’t

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Transparency in Government Act, they are delivered; and in an effort to Take a look at the picture. Repub- which will shine a light on every use 21st century technologies, this leg- licans, they are hoping the dad gets de- branch of the Federal Government, islation calls for a study on using live- ported and the mom never becomes a strengthening our democracy, and pro- stream video to air Supreme Court pro- citizen; but the poor children are moting an efficient, effective, and open ceedings. Americans already and will someday government because the fact is that These are just a few of the bill’s have a vote and, from the looks of it, the mission of government matters. many reforms that will pull our gov- will be voting for decades to come. I What we do here in this Chamber ernment out of the past and modernize suggest, Madam Speaker, you do the matters, so much so that it is written public access to information. The math. in the very bedrock of American Gov- Transparency in Government Act has ernment. We have been sent here to f ambitious goals, but these reforms are form a more perfect union, to promote no less than what our constituents ex- JOBS BILLS STYMIED IN THE the general welfare, and secure the pect and deserve. SENATE blessings of liberty to ourselves and It has been 4 years since I first intro- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The our posterity, but how we execute this duced this bill, and we can’t waste an- Chair recognizes the gentleman from mission matters. other minute allowing the status quo The Transparency in Government Pennsylvania (Mr. MARINO) for 5 min- to erode Americans’ faith in govern- utes. Act utilizes 21st century technology to ment. The time to act is now. Mr. MARINO. Madam Speaker, ear- expand access to information, Let’s usher in a new era of open gov- lier this week, our friends on the other strengthen oversight of Federal spend- ernment, win back the people’s trust, side of the Capitol, the Democrats, ing, increase disclosures from both law- and prove to our constituents that we burned the midnight oil in a strange ef- makers and lobbyists, and improve ju- are worthy of the responsibility we dicial transparency. fort to call attention to global warm- have been entrusted with. The TGA will bring unprecedented ing. Unfortunately, for some of our accountability to the Federal Govern- f friends in the Senate, hot air from the ment and empower everyday citizens to PRESIDENT OBAMA IS DIFFERENT Chamber will not bring down the tem- be the government’s best watchdog. THAN SENATOR OBAMA perature in our atmosphere. American taxpayers have a right to Instead of stoking the rhetorical The SPEAKER pro tempore. The know how their hard-earned dollars are Chair recognizes the gentleman from flames through hours of meaningless being spent, so TGA requires Members grandstanding, I hope the Democrat Texas (Mr. OLSON) for 5 minutes. of Congress to post their official ex- Mr. OLSON. Madam Speaker, 2014 Senate will use some of its time to hot- penditures online, allowing every con- line the critical job-creating bills that started out the exact way President stituent to scrutinize their Representa- Obama wanted. Over $2 trillion of more have been put on ice on HARRY REID’s tive’s office budgets and spending re- desk. debt piled upon our kids and grandkids. ports. President Obama is very different than Madam Speaker, our constituents It also requires Members to be up Senator Obama. These are the Sen- don’t want to be left out in the cold. front about their personal finances, ator’s words on the Senate floor March We need action today on bills to create providing greater details about foreign 16, 2006: jobs. travel and gifts; and when it comes to Madam Speaker, I hope Members of knowing who is working to influence The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of lead- this body will join me and hold the the legislative process, the TGA estab- Democrat Senate’s feet to the fire by ership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. Gov- lishes new definitions for lobbyists and ernment can’t pay its own bills. It is a sign calling on them to pass bills that will stricter rules governing how and with that we now depend on ongoing financial as- refire America’s economic engine. whom they meet. sistance from foreign countries to finance f This bill also ensures Americans have our government’s reckless fiscal policies. access to the same expert nonpartisan Over the past 5 years, our Federal debt has TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT information that shapes the policy de- increased by $3.5 trillion to $8.6 trillion. That ACT cisions we make every day. It makes is trillion with a t. That is money that we The SPEAKER pro tempore. The taxpayer-funded reports available for have borrowed from the Social Security Chair recognizes the gentleman from trust fund, borrowed from China and Japan, free to the public and requires all com- borrowed from American taxpayers. Illinois (Mr. QUIGLEY) for 5 minutes. mittees to make public hearing sched- Numbers that large are sometimes hard to Mr. QUIGLEY. Madam Speaker, ules, witness testimony, and even tran- understand. Some people may wonder why nearly 4 years ago, I stood in this scripts and recordings available online. they matter. Here is why: This year, the Fed- Chamber and talked about a deficit In the executive branch, the TGA re- eral Government will spend $220 billion on that was chipping away at our govern- quires clear and prominent disclosure interest. ment. No, it wasn’t the fiscal deficit, when communications and advertising b 1015 though that certainly is weighing us are sponsored using Federal funds; and Senator Obama later explained: down; rather I warned of the deficit of it improves access to visitor logs for trust that has caused the American That is more money to pay interest on our the White House and agency heads, so debt this year than we will spend on edu- people to lose faith in government and, we know who is meeting with our Na- cation, homeland security, transportation, quite simply, give up on Washington. tion’s highest leaders. and veterans’ benefits combined. Back then, stories of scandals and It strengthens the Freedom of Infor- After talking about Hurricane ethics violations led nightly newscasts, mation Act, requiring agencies to put Katrina, Senator Obama shifted to the and trust in government was at an all- all completed FOIA requests online in debt tax: time low of just 19 percent. Now, 4 a format that is searchable, sortable, And the cost of our debt is one of the fast- years later, trust in government is still and downloadable, and ensures that all est growing expenses in the Federal budget. at 19 percent, though Congress’ rating agencies utilize the Web site This rising debt is a hidden domestic enemy, has dropped even lower, to 9 percent in FOIAonline to log, track, and publish robbing our cities and States of critical in- recent polls. I regret to say that little requests. vestments in infrastructure like bridges,

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Instead, interest payments are a top foreign policy priority if he was to because of many of the stubborn prob- significant tax on all Americans—a debt tax be elected. After his inauguration, to lems that plague the world, with the that Washington doesn’t want to talk about. our great and pleasant surprise, he sent understanding that men and women of Senator Obama finally brought up his National Security Adviser at the good will in the crucible of politics can our debt to unfriendly nations: time, Tony Lake, to Capitol Hill to tell indeed chart a path forward, and not to Now, there is nothing wrong with bor- us that they were to elevate Ireland to miss the fact that it was still the risk- rowing from foreign countries. But we must the same category of priority as the taking of the Clinton administration remember that the more we depend on for- Middle East. that took up the notion that the na- eign nations to lend us money, the more our A year later, on January 31 of 1994, tionalist voice on the island of Ireland economic security is tied to the whims of the visa was issued to Gerry Adams, and in the north of Ireland and six foreign leaders whose interests might not be and the American dimension to the small counties should be heard, and aligned with ours. Irish peace process was born. Fourteen today the result is all around us. Increasing America’s debt weakens us do- years later, the Good Friday Agree- So as the political parties visit on mestically and internationally. Leadership means that ‘‘the buck stops here.’’ Instead, ment was signed, and a society in the the eve of St. Patrick’s Day all across Washington is shifting the burden of bad north of Ireland was transformed over- the island of Ireland, we can satisfy choices today onto the backs of our children night. ourselves with this achievement: the and grandchildren. America has a debt prob- On the night that Mr. Clinton offered notion, once again, that good will and lem and a failure of leadership. Americans that visa—it was one of the more mem- understanding the other side’s argu- deserve better. orable events in my career—I defended ments can, in fact, be heralded in the I therefore intend to oppose the effort to the Clinton administration that night sense of achievement, but also, again, increase America’s debt limit. on the BBC’s Newsnight Hour, which in the Stormont government that has Today, America’s debt is over $18 would be the equivalent of Nightline been duly elected. trillion—with a t. Clearly, President here in America. I debated the leader of So, today, we in America take great Obama has forgotten Senator Obama’s the UUP, Ken Maginnis. satisfaction as to the role our men and words. But the American people re- Later today, I am hosting a briefing women played in bringing about this member, and on their behalf, I ask with Gerry Adams and the Congres- success story and also to recognize President Obama to decrease our debt sional Friends of Ireland, and I urge something on a personal basis. I and by working with Congress to end the our friends to visit with him if they many others here were allowed to par- debt tax by growing our economy and can, and later on to meet the Irish ticipate in all of these ‘‘it can never shipping American natural gas to Prime Minister at 3:30 this afternoon. happen’’ moments. Thanks, America, friendly countries like Ukraine, like When we contrast where America and for help, once again, in leading the India, like Japan, and like South Ireland were in this special relation- way. Korea. ship that dates back three centuries, it f f is important to recall what it looked like in the north of Ireland 30 years CONCERNS OF INADEQUATE CBP WELCOMING ENDA KENNY TO ago. There were 30,000 British soldiers STAFFING AT MIAMI INTER- CAPITOL HILL in an area the size of the State of Con- NATIONAL AIRPORT The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. necticut. There was a police force that The SPEAKER pro tempore. The MESSER). The Chair recognizes the gen- held the position that nationalists need Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from tleman from Massachusetts (Mr. NEAL) not apply—the Royal Ulster Constabu- Florida (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) for 5 min- for 5 minutes. lary. The British soldiers are gone and utes. Mr. NEAL. Mr. Speaker, as the world the Royal Ulster Constabulary are Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I prepares to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day gone today. The watchtowers that rise today with a great sense of ur- and this afternoon we welcome the monitored the activities largely of the gency over the critical need to have Irish Prime Minister of the Taoiseach, nationalist community have been more Customs and Border Protection Enda Kenny, here to the Capitol, I taken down, and you can cross from officers at Miami International Air- want to pause for a moment to recog- Derry to Donegal without knowing port, known as MIA. MIA, which I nize the anniversary of a pivotal event that you have moved from the north of humbly represent, is not only the busi- in the peace process in the north of Ire- Ireland to the Republic of Ireland or est airport in the State of Florida, but land. through Newry and County Down, as it is also the second largest inter- Twenty years ago, against the advice well, without being stopped, searched, national gateway in the Nation. In of his own State Department, Presi- and, in some instances, being frisked fact, international passenger traffic at dent Bill Clinton granted a visa to the by British soldiers. MIA has steadily grown over the last leader of Sinn Fein and its president, America’s role in bringing about this few years far more than any other U.S. Gerry Adams, to visit the United success story provides an argument for international gateway. However, the States. It was at the time an unpopular the reach and the role of the United insufficient Customs and Border Pro- decision, but history has proven it to States in addressing some of the most tection officers, known as CBP, staff- be a catalyst for the peace process difficult issues in the world. Ireland ing levels at MIA pose a threat to this which, again, has proved to be most du- represented the longest standing polit- welcome growth of travel and tourism rable. It helped to bring an end to the ical dispute in the history of the West- into our country. longest standing political dispute in ern World, and America’s role was piv- Passengers are experiencing long the history of the Western World. Sim- otal to helping make that change. That wait times for immigration and cus- ply put, Bill Clinton took an extraor- model has become, today, something toms processing. For example, just a dinary risk that has paid huge divi- that could be emulated worldwide, and, few days ago, last Wednesday, the 7,681 dends. in fact, the people who participated passengers who arrived at the Federal I was one of a handful of Members of travel the world to talk about how Inspection Service at MIA’s North Ter- Congress at the time who urged Presi- they found common ground and a path minal were held in line for more than 2 dent Clinton to approve the visa. When forward. hours. Out of the 72 lanes available to Gerry Adams arrived in the United There is a representative democracy assist passengers, only 20 were open. States after stopping in Boston, he in Belfast today in what is known as And there is only one simple expla- made his way to my hometown of Stormont, where parties sit some days nation for this problem. CBP staffing Springfield, Massachusetts, and ad- in disagreement and other days in does not meet the numbers needed for

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The Special Supple- that is made available to each client. while ensuring a safe and seamless mental Nutrition Program for Women, They are designed specifically for each travel experience for our local resi- Infants, and Children, commonly person, whether you are a pregnant dents and our many, many visitors. known as WIC is a fantastic program Earlier this week, I wrote a letter to that is celebrating its 40th anniversary mother, nursing mother, or a child. Secretary Johnson of the Department this year. It truly is an amazing pro- The foods available are approved by the of Homeland Security asking for his gram, one that has been a tremendous scientists and the researchers at the immediate action on alleviating the success for 40 years. Institute of Medicine. That’s right, not ongoing shortage of CBP officers, a de- WIC is a short-term intervention pro- Members of Congress or non-science- ficiency that sets back efforts to make gram designed to influence nutrition based administrators in a Federal Florida competitive; and it hurts our and health behaviors in a targeted agency that approve or deny certain travel and tourism, two vital engines high-risk population. What does that foods from the WIC package. We know to our Nation’s economy. mean? Well, Mr. Speaker, it means that proper nutrition can make people The entire Miami-Dade congressional that it provides nutritious food and nu- healthier, reduce instances of illness delegation, including our Senators, is trition education, among other serv- and disease, and prevent or reduce hos- united on this bipartisan, bicameral ef- ices, to pregnant women, infants, and pital visits and stays. I guess my moth- fort. young children. er was right when she said, An apple a With a strategic location to handle day keeps the doctor away. b 1030 connections between the Americas and That is why it is so maddening and so Specifically, WIC provides quality Europe, MIA serves as the doorstep to disappointing when special interests the United States. In 2013, a record 40 nutrition education and services, breast-feeding promotion and edu- try to change the WIC food package million passengers passed through just so they can see a little bit more MIA’s doors as they made their way to cation, a monthly food prescription, money for their product. Proper nutri- their final destinations. These people and access to maternal, prenatal, and tion can save money—something I come to our port of entry either to pediatric health care services. think should be popular in this Con- visit south Florida or to make connec- Not only has WIC been around for 40 gress—and ignoring science because tions to other national and inter- years, it has served millions of women special interests want to make a quick national destinations. We need to wel- and children over that time. For exam- come them with the world-class airport ple, more than 10,000 clinics served 8.7 buck is just wrong. that MIA can be and not with long million women and children each That is why I am so proud of this pro- lines, hassles, and congestion. month in 2013. That figure includes gram. A few years ago, there was an at- Under the leadership of Dr. Emilio 853,000 pregnant women, 595,000 breast- tempt in the House of Representatives Gonzalez, the director of the Miami- feeding women, 598,000 postpartum, 2 to underfund WIC—to deny these im- Dade Aviation Department, MIA has million infants, and 4.6 million chil- portant services to poor women and taken a number of steps to ease the dren. Those are monthly figures, Mr. their children. The backlash was fierce. lack of CBP officers. How have they Speaker. That funding was quickly restored, and done this? Installing automated pass- Let’s be clear: this is an important we haven’t seen an attempt to cut WIC port control self-serve kiosks; also, in- antipoverty program. It helps poor since. I only wish that were true for creasing the Miami-Dade Aviation De- pregnant women, postpartum mothers, other Federal antihunger programs. partment staffing, participating in a and their children receive both nutri- You see, Mr. Speaker, this program is reimbursable fee agreement pilot pro- tious food and nutrition education. what is best about America. Ironically, gram approved by Congress which al- That’s right, this program serves poor lows for needed overtime, and by clos- people—and does so successfully. it was a program that was born in the ing certain gateways in order to con- To qualify for WIC, participants’ in- Nixon administration. In fact, it came centrate CBP officers in appropriate come level must be at or below 185 per- from the first and only White House areas. cent of the poverty level or they must conference on hunger, something I wish However, despite MIA’s innovative be on Medicaid. That is about $36,000 a this President, President Obama, would approach, CBP’s insufficient staffing year for a family of three. We are not convene before his term is over. levels continue to pose serious chal- talking about wealthy people here, Mr. For 40 years WIC has ensured that lenges to the airport’s daily operations. Speaker. In fact, nearly three-fourths poor women and their children have ac- With the growing number of passengers of all WIC participants live in families cess to nutritious food and nutrition arriving or transitioning through MIA with incomes below the Federal pov- education. It is just that simple. These and with the World Cup in Brazil ap- erty level. That means most families of women and children have a lifeline to proaching, MIA will have an even three are making less than $36,000. In making their lives healthier and bet- busier summer. We need to be prepared. fact, according to the latest data avail- ter. It is safe to say that the millions And that is why we ask for Secretary able, the average income of a partici- of people served by WIC would be worse Johnson’s assistance in providing pant was $16,842 a year. if it weren’t for this program. much-needed CBP staffing and to re- The services WIC provides are criti- member that MIA’s success is our Na- cally important, and they are based on I am proud of this program. I am tion’s success. sound science. For example, we know proud of the people who work at WIC Mr. Speaker, I cannot stress enough how important it is for women to clinics, and the administrators, and the pressing need for Federal staffing breast-feed their children. Breast milk those who administer the program in at MIA, which will only allow for a fur- contains important nutrients infants every State. I am proud of the people ther streamlining of long lines and will need to grow and to develop. We know who advocate and fight for this pro- also help in the reduction of wait times that breast-fed infants tend to be gram. I look forward to the day when for visitors and for residents, alike. healthier because they receive anti- we don’t need WIC because we have f bodies from the breast milk, antibodies eradicated poverty once and for all. that protect these young kids against Until that day comes, I am proud that END HUNGER NOW infection. Did you know that breast- we have WIC to help make the lives of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The feeding has also been proven to save the women and children they serve just Chair recognizes the gentleman from money? That’s right. If 90 percent of a little bit better.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:32 Mar 14, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K13MR7.005 H13MRPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE March 13, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2367 SUSTAINABLE GROWTH RATE FIX consin, Medicare Advantage—taking she was on the law editorial board—I The SPEAKER pro tempore. The money out of Medicare Advantage, a would suggest, at that time, certainly Chair recognizes the gentleman from program that actually works, giving one of the pioneering women at Yale Wisconsin (Mr. DUFFY) for 5 minutes. some choice and control to our seniors. Law School. Mr. DUFFY. Mr. Speaker, today I I think our seniors deserve better than Of course many of us know that she rise to discuss the issue of Medicare this. The war on the seniors should worked for the Children’s Legal De- and Medicare reimbursement payments stop, and is going to stop hopefully to- fense Fund and really honed her skills to doctors who provide health care for morrow with a bipartisan effort that of concern about making children our our seniors. does what we should have done in the number one priority. I would offer to Currently, the reimbursement for- ObamaCare debate but fixes payments say that when I came to the United mula for our doctors who provide these to doctors so they can continue to pro- States Congress, former Secretary services is one that has become so low vide lifesaving health care to our sen- Clinton was First Lady. At that time I that many doctors in America aren’t iors. organized and founded the Congres- providing services and care to our sen- Let’s stand together as a House. Let’s sional Children’s Caucus. During the iors. stand with our seniors. Let’s get this 1990s it was very clear that the First It brings me to a bill that is coming done tomorrow. Lady at that time was very concerned up tomorrow in the House. It is the doc f still with children’s issues and held one fix. It is a fix to the SGR. What that of the first conferences on 0 to 3 WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH means is, there is on the horizon a 24 months, and how a baby could learn percent cut coming to Medicare reim- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The and how we should be nurturing that bursements for our doctors who provide Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from infant. It was a very major conference care for our seniors. Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE) for 5 minutes. to focus our legislative agenda on that If that cut goes into effect, it is going Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, issue. It was during that time that to have a devastating impact on the this morning we are now in the midst Marian Wright Edelman continued to care that our seniors can receive. So of Women’s History Month. I want to work with the former Secretary of tomorrow we are going to have a fix on associate myself with the women’s his- State on the issues of dealing with the the floor that takes away the threat of tory Special Order that was on the whole comprehensive child, what a the 24 percent cut, and we pay for it. floor last evening. I look forward child needs from 0 on to adulthood. What we do is we bring certainty to the through the rest of the month of March Even today I would argue that we do doctors who provide this care for our to continue or to acknowledge women not have a children’s agenda. seniors and stability to the payment from my own congressional district. I will soon be offering a briefing pro- system. This morning, however, I wish to moting a children’s budget that came Now, this isn’t the first time this comment on a woman who has loomed out of the efforts and collaboration issue has been brought up. This has large in our political eyes, and I with the former Secretary of State dur- been an ongoing problem, and so today, thought out of fairness to give the ing her tenure in the White House as on throwback Thursday, we are going record of former Secretary of State First Lady. As First Lady she traveled to take a trip down memory lane. Four Hillary Clinton a fair shot. The reason to emphasize the importance of free- years ago, during the ObamaCare de- I chose to do that, Mr. Speaker, is over dom for women around the world. She bate, House Republicans brought up the weekend, as many occurrences was not yet Secretary. One of the first this very issue and said: Listen, let’s occur, political meetings abound in acts that we remember, among the acts not hold our seniors hostage. Let’s ac- this Nation, and the Conservative Po- that we remember, is her going to tually come forward together and have litical Action Conference met. China and declaring that women’s a doc fix that is paid for to make sure Interestingly enough in the report- rights are human rights. our seniors don’t get cut in regard to ing, the newspaper noted that Hillary I would venture to say that the words reimbursements. My colleagues across Rodham Clinton had a presence at the at the CPAC convention do not in any the aisle said ‘‘no’’ to this fix that was Nation’s largest gathering of conserv- way characterize the leadership of Hil- paid for, and in the end we have had to ative activists. Interestingly enough, lary Rodham Clinton. Certainly she have short-term fixes that I think former Secretary Clinton was not has gone on to many other successes, threaten the care for our seniors. there, obviously not invited. I think it which include her leadership as Sec- I hope all my colleagues tomorrow is important to take note of some of retary of State, the constant work of will stand with us to have a long-term the comments that were made that freeing women, women’s rights. I would fix to this program, to make sure our really require some kind of addressing. say, Mr. Speaker, that she is a fine ex- seniors aren’t held vulnerable to poten- One comment was that women should ample of a mother, a wife, a leading na- tial inaction by Congress. not be used. Another came from the tional figure, a historic figure who rep- I also want to talk about what hap- former Speaker and charged that if resents Women’s History Month. Secretary Clinton decided to run for pened in regard to our seniors in the f ObamaCare debate. Instead of fixing President, it would be like a prison payment in Medicare to our doctors for guard for the past. Words I think that USA CAN’T POLICE THE WORLD our seniors, instead of shoring up a may be political rhetoric but really do The SPEAKER pro tempore. The plan that helps our seniors, instead of a great disservice to a woman with a Chair recognizes the gentleman from doing that, what my friends across the very strong historical record. Tennessee (Mr. DUNCAN) for 5 minutes. aisle did in ObamaCare is they looked Early in her life, former Secretary Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee. Mr. for a pay-for, and they saw a pot of Clinton met Dr. Martin Luther King, Speaker, President Kennedy, in a 1961 money in Medicare, and they took al- born in Chicago to parents whose polit- speech at the University of Wash- most a trillion dollars out of Medicare ical beliefs, or part of their political ington, said: to use for ObamaCare. beliefs, were different from Secretary We must face the fact that the United News flash: the CBO, and the Presi- Clinton’s today. She was an active States is neither omnipotent or omniscient— dent, everybody acknowledges that young woman and through her church that we are only 6 percent of the world’s pop- Medicare is on a pathway to going had the opportunity to meet Dr. Mar- ulation—that we cannot impose our will broke. Twelve years from now it runs tin Luther King. You can imagine her upon the other 94 percent of mankind—that out of money. So instead of shoring up thoughts a few years later when Dr. we cannot right every wrong or reverse each adversity—and that therefore there cannot the fund, making sure that we meet King was assassinated. It may have had be an American solution to every world prob- the promise to our seniors, my friends a major impact on her belief in serving lem. across the aisle took almost a trillion her country and helping America. dollars out of it, making it more vul- Hillary Clinton is a graduate of b 1045 nerable. Wellesley College and Yale Law The major difference now than when Then, a program that works well, es- School. She worked on migrant worker he spoke in 1961 is that we are only 4 pecially for my seniors back in Wis- issues for Walter Mondale’s staff. Also, percent of the world’s population, and

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Police Officers’ Association, with the supporting policies that will commit us Officer John Hege had been with the support of brothers and sisters from to spend billions we do not have on Oakland Police Department for 10 neighboring Bay Area police agencies, Ukraine. We don’t need to be sending years. Before joining the force, he grieved together and put on a funeral billions to Ukraine, and we especially taught at Tennyson High School in at the Oakland Arena worthy of the of- should not escalate this situation into Hayward. Even after he became a po- ficers’ bravery. some type of military confrontation. lice officer, he continued to serve his I attended that funeral and was We should have trade and tourism community by working with kids as a stunned to see officers from not just and cultural and educational exchanges high school baseball umpire. the Bay Area, but across the United with other countries and help, to a lim- John always wanted to work as a mo- States. I will never forget the Boston ited extent, during humanitarian cri- torcycle officer. A few months before police officers who crossed the country sis; but we cannot be the policemen of his tragic murder, he reached that to attend and lifted the spirits of the the world. goal. mourners. The Ukrainians are going to have to A great neighbor and friend, John In the House Chamber today, rep- solve most of their problems on their was willing to help someone in need. resenting the Police Officers’ Associa- own, and we need to start taking better This continued even in death, for as an tion of California, is John Rudolph, care of our own country and our own organ donor, his organs were used to President of the Alameda County Dep- people. In fact, Mr. Speaker, we are save the lives of four other people. uty Sheriffs’ Association. He is in town long past the time when we need to Sergeant Ervin Romans’ life was full to support the Law Enforcement Offi- start putting our own people first and of service. For 9 years, he served our cers Memorial Fund. The following year, I had the oppor- stop trying to run the whole world, cre- country and kept us safe as a distin- tunity to attend the 2010 Law Enforce- ating a lot of resentment toward the guished member of the United States ment Officers Memorial in Washington, U.S. in the process. Marines. D.C., to witness each officer’s name f Erv continued his service with the Oakland Police Department, a dream permanently placed on the marble wall REMEMBERING OAKLAND job for him, for 13 years. He was a dedi- with 19,000 other officers who have OFFICERS MURDERED cated member of the SWAT team, al- given their life across our country in The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ways striving to improve and keep up service to the public. Their names are etched into that Chair recognizes the gentleman from with the latest training. In 1999, after wall, their memories are deep in our California (Mr. SWALWELL) for 5 min- helping residents escape a fire, he was mind, and their courage is stitched for- utes. awarded the Medal of Valor. ever into our hearts. Mr. SWALWELL of California. Mr. Sergeant Dan Sakai spent his career Mark, Erv, Dan, and John, you were Speaker, for the Bay Area law enforce- serving the public. Following gradua- taken too young, but forever we will ment community, few days are sadder tion from the University of California remember your service. and more tragically memorable than at Berkeley, he worked as a commu- Saturday, March 21, 2009. nity service officer with the UC Berke- f It is a day that everyone in the com- ley Police Department. After 5 years SAFE CLIMATE CAUCUS munity will always recall where they there, he joined the Oakland Police De- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The were when they heard the news. March partment in 2000. Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 21 will always be remembered as the Described as a rising star, Dan quick- California (Mrs. CAPPS) for 5 minutes. day that four brave police officers of ly progressed in the Oakland Police De- Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise the Oakland Police Department were partment, including serving as a patrol today to call attention to a critical killed in the line of duty, in service to officer in the K9 unit and eventually as issue that is hurting our communities, the people they swore an oath to pro- a SWAT team entry leader. It is not it is hurting our economy and our envi- tect. surprising that he was the valedic- ronment, and that issue is climate I rise to recognize four men who died torian of his police academy class. change. 5 years ago the same way they lived— Besides being a terrific member of Climate change is already having as heroes. I rise to recognize Sergeant the Oakland Police Department, Dan real impacts, affecting real people and Mark Dunakin, Sergeant Ervin ‘‘Erv’’ was devoted to his family and friends. real communities with more extreme Romans, Sergeant Daniel Sakai, and As a resident of Castro Valley in the storms, severe droughts, heat waves, Officer John Hege. We lost these offi- 15th Congressional District, he enjoyed and more. We are beginning to see cers on the same day at the hands of all kinds of outdoor activities. long-term and serious impacts on pub- the same murderer, but we make sure It is hard to believe that it has al- lic health, on agriculture, and natural today that they were not taken in vain ready been 5 years since that fateful resources. and that this killer did not extinguish day when these four heroes were taken Of course, climate change not only their memories. from us. impacts us here onshore, but offshore Sergeant Mark Dunakin was devoted I was working that day as an Ala- as well. Ocean acidification, one of the to the East Bay. Raised in Pleasanton, meda County prosecutor when we lost most serious impacts of climate he graduated from Chabot College in Mark, Erv, Dan, and John; and I, like change, is changing the chemistry of Hayward and served the Oakland Po- so many, was shocked and shaken by our oceans and threatening the eco- lice Department for 18 years. He the news. The magnitude of loss that nomic future of our coastal commu- worked in the patrol division, the the murder of these four officers caused nities. homicide unit, and the traffic oper- was unmeasurable and hit everyone in As our oceans absorb more and more ations section. the community. Equally unmeasurable carbon from the atmosphere, they grow He loved driving through the streets was the community’s response. more and more acidic, threatening of Oakland on his Harley-Davidson, In the hours and days after the news, many marine organisms and the com- making sure the East Bay was safe. He the law enforcement community came munities that depend upon them. was even a part of the Oakland Police together to support the families of the Experts are telling us that today’s Department’s motorcycle drill team, officers and the colleagues they served rate of ocean acidification may be un- which went all over the State of Cali- with. precedented in the Earth’s history. It fornia. Immediately after the news, hun- is estimated to be increasing 10 to 100 Not only was Sergeant Dunakin a dreds of Bay Area law enforcement times faster than any time in the past terrific officer, he was a loving husband community members held an informal 50 million years.

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Physicians at St. Jude’s Hospital and Marine Corps, however, only a handful The oceans support one in every six members of Josh’s family pleaded for of servicemembers were disqualified. American jobs; so without healthy Josh to obtain access to the drug. Last The Navy, after screening more than oceans, we stand to lose a lot of Amer- Friday, Matt Hardy, Josh’s uncle, of 10,000 soldiers, first said it only dis- ican jobs and economic opportunities, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, a con- qualified five, but just yesterday, we not to mention the cultural, ecological, stituent of mine, contacted my office learned that the number has sky- and recreational losses to our coastal to request our support in seeing if the rocketed as the Navy has actually dis- communities. drug could get approved. qualified 151 sailors from these posi- In my district, there is a diverse Josh’s story has become widely tions of trust. The Air Force just re- array of fishermen, scientists, and non- known across the country. Yesterday, vealed Tuesday it disqualified two sol- governmental organizations who are Chimerix agreed to provide Josh access diers after at first initially reporting all seriously concerned about this to their environmental antiviral drug none were disqualified, and the Marine issue. They are coming together to find for his treatment. This small business Corps so far has disqualified absolutely ways to better understand and miti- should be commended for their compas- no one. gate the effects of ocean acidification sion and making tough decisions. We We all know, without question, that on key fisheries and ecosystems. hope they can continue with expedi- sexual assault in the military is a cri- While the initial costs may be felt lo- ence to bring their product to market sis and that it is not simply limited to cally, the long-term costs of ocean in order to help others like Josh. the Army. It appears to be quite clear acidification will be felt around this Mr. Speaker, through these tough that the services used widely divergent globe. We simply can’t afford to con- times, our thoughts and prayers re- methodology in assessing the suit- tinue ignoring this critical problem. main with Josh, his family, and the ability for these servicemembers and While we certainly must cut the green- countless individuals committed to that the different services interpreted house gas emissions that are driving making lives better through cutting Hagel’s directive very differently. It is climate change and ocean acidifica- edge medical research. my understanding that one of the serv- tion, we must also prepare for the inev- f ice’s interpreted Hagel’s directive so itable impacts. narrowly that it simply checked the ci- That is why I am working with my SEXUAL ASSAULT vilian sexual predator registry. Hagel colleagues to find bipartisan solutions The SPEAKER pro tempore. The has, apparently, discussed with top to increase our understanding of ocean Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from brass in the Navy, Air Force, and Ma- acidification and to develop adaptation California (Ms. SPEIER) for 5 minutes. rine Corps the 588 disqualifications in strategies. Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise the Army and whether the other serv- That means supporting efforts to in- today to tell a story of a 17-year-old ices will pursue a follow-up review. He crease research and to monitor a better Catholic school girl from the Seattle has reportedly stopped short, however, understanding of the problem, and it suburbs whose dreams to join the Ma- of issuing another directive. means coordinating and planning on a rine Corps were destroyed by a sexual I believe Secretary Hagel should local level to prepare communities for predator. issue a directive to rescreen the offi- changing coastal landscape. That The girl’s recruiter, after discussing cers in the other services, and I sent means forming strategic partnerships sexual harassment policy with her, de- him a letter Tuesday urging him to do to increase our capacity to find cre- cided to give her a big hug, then lifted so because choosing the wrong people ative solutions. her on his lap and fondled her breasts. There are many things we can do to for these positions of trust is a be- He then tried to get her to perform oral help, but there is one thing we must all trayal for our troops. The numbers of sex on him at another visit to the Ma- agree upon: inaction is not an option. those disqualified, by the way, were Mr. Speaker, we have a responsibility rine recruiting office; and on a third not voluntarily made public. They con- to help prepare our communities and occasion, he had her fondle his genitals tinue almost weekly to be unearthed our economy from the impacts of cli- while the girl was riding in his car. by an enterprising reporter at USA mate change. We cannot afford to sit She told the King County District Today. The DOD also hasn’t revealed on our hands and do nothing. Attorney’s Office that she felt pres- what actions it has taken against those I urge my colleagues to join me in sured into the sexual contact to get a who were disqualified. The public has a taking action to save our oceans to position within the Corps. right to know. combat global climate change. While King County investigators I do salute the Army for scrubbing found the girl’s claims to be credible, what has been a cancerous culture, evi- f the recruiter’s chain of command with- denced by the pending court-martial of JOSH HARDY’S STRUGGLE WITH in the Marine Corps did not and re- Sergeant Gregory McQueen, whose job CANCER turned him to his job after a brief sus- it was to help prevent sexual assault The SPEAKER pro tempore. The pension, while the high school student but who, instead, was allegedly run- Chair recognizes the gentleman from was denied justice and denied the job of ning a prostitution ring at Fort Hood. Pennsylvania (Mr. THOMPSON) for 5 her dreams. Until the Marine Corps, Air Force, minutes. Just Google ‘‘Marines sex scandal,’’ and Navy follow the Army’s path, how- Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. and you will find this article and sev- ever, I have little faith that the De- Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowl- eral other scandalous stories about sol- partment of Defense is capable of edge a story of hardship and compas- diers who hold these positions of trust. stamping out military sexual assault sion. Josh Hardy, a young boy from These are exactly the type of stories by weeding out sexual predators and Fredericksburg, Virginia, survived a that prompted Defense Secretary other criminals in these highly impor- battle with cancer when he was just 9 Chuck Hagel to issue a directive last tant positions of trust. months old. Today, at the age of 7, he May to require the screening of sexual f is currently suffering from a life- assault counselors, recruiters, and drill threatening infection acquired during sergeants in all the services, looking WORLD WATER DAY his cancer treatment at St. Jude Chil- for any criminal wrongdoing or uneth- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. dren’s Hospital. ical behavior. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania). The Chair A pharmaceutical company, It appears the Army took Secretary recognizes the gentleman from Oregon Chimerix, produces the medication Hagel’s directive seriously, as it (Mr. BLUMENAUER) for 5 minutes.

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Mr. Speaker, work of Congresswomen GRANGER and Ms. BROWNLEY of California led the today, on Capitol Hill, we are watching LOWEY, on the Appropriations Com- Pledge of Allegiance as follows: several hundred dedicated volunteers mittee, that has protected and has ac- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the fan out to share their vision of the tually enhanced a little bit this impor- United States of America, and to the Repub- United States’ providing leadership for tant money that the United States pro- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, safe drinking water and sanitation vides—a small amount in the overall indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. around the globe. scheme of things but one that has a f They will point out that, today, tremendous impact on lives around the women will spend 200 million hours world. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER gathering water for their families—200 I urge my colleagues to take the time The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- million hours that will not be spent to listen to these dedicated volunteers. tain up to 15 requests for 1-minute farming or in economic enterprise, 200 They have a message we should take to speeches on each side of the aisle. million hours that will not be spent in heart and act upon. f school, 200 million hours that too often f take them away from the village and HONORING THE MEMORY OF put them at risk for physical sexual as- RECESS CAPTAIN JAMES HENRY CULLEN sault. They will be talking to our col- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- (Mr. CHABOT asked and was given leagues on Capitol Hill about some ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair permission to address the House for 1 critical legislation that my colleague declares the House in recess until noon minute.) TED POE and I have introduced, H.R. today. Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, I rise 2901, the Paul Simon Water for the Accordingly (at 11 o’clock and 7 min- today to honor the memory of Captain World Act, which will, in a deficit-neu- utes a.m.), the House stood in recess. James Henry Cullen. Captain Cullen tral fashion, help refine the approach f was born in my hometown of Cin- that the United States, the USAID, and cinnati, Ohio, on January 9, 1923, and the State Department take in pro- b 1200 died in Springfield, Virginia, on Sep- viding water assistance around the AFTER RECESS tember 9 last year. He grew up in Price globe. Hill, attended Elder High School, and I must say, this morning I heard, in The recess having expired, the House was a graduate of Xavier University. an eloquent fashion, Congressman POE was called to order by the Speaker at Captain Cullen led a distinguished lay out the need, the vision, and the so- noon. life and an honorable one as a devoted lution. I cannot say enough about the f husband and father and as an accom- bipartisan leadership of my colleague plished naval officer. from Texas. He points out that, as a PRAYER As executive officer of the USS Gua- Democrat from the Northwest, I don’t The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick dalcanal, he oversaw the recovery of have all that much in common with my J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: the Apollo 9 space capsule in the Atlan- Republican friend from Texas, but this Gracious God, we give You thanks for tic Ocean. He also served as director of is an area in which we are united. The giving us another day. operations, Pearl Harbor, and chief of United States must do all it can to pre- In this Chamber where the people’s staff Third Fleet, with responsibility vent unnecessary disease and death House gathers, we pause to offer You for antisubmarine warfare in the Pa- from contaminated water, but it goes gratitude for the gift of this good land cific and Indian Oceans, and was beyond issues of disease and sanitation. on which we live and for this great Na- awarded the Gold Star. Look at what has happened in Syria. tion which You have inspired in devel- Between 2006 and 2011, nearly 60 per- Captain Cullen epitomized the term oping over so many years. Continue to ‘‘America’s Greatest Generation.’’ Our cent of Syria’s landmass was ravaged inspire the American people, that by a severe drought. The water table country has benefited greatly from his through the difficulties of these days service, and as Americans, we owe him was already too low because of irre- we might keep liberty and justice alive sponsible farming practices. It wiped a debt of gratitude. in our Nation and in the world. Full military honors at Arlington out the livelihoods of almost a million Bless the Members of this assembly Syrian farmers, and it created a mas- National Cemetery for Captain Cullen with the wisdom they need to conduct will take place on March 24. sive population of drought refugees the Nation’s business with an eye to- that flooded into the cities and added Well done, Captain Cullen, and may ward the benefit of all, especially those you rest in peace. to the instability of that tragic coun- most in need. try. Bless as well the citizens of Ukraine, f It did not cause the civil war, but the whose Prime Minister visits the Con- failure of the government to respond to FREEDOM OF THE INDIVIDUAL gress today. May our Nation be a good the drought played a huge role in fuel- (Mr. BERA of California asked and friend to that nation during these tur- ing the uprising, made possible by that was given permission to address the bulent times, and may peace prevail in sad, tragic consequence of events. Now House for 1 minute.) that part of the world. the fourth largest city in Jordan is a Mr. BERA of California. Mr. Speaker, May all that is done this day be for refugee camp where men and women today, I want to speak about a case the Your greater honor and glory. and children are fighting for survival Supreme Court is going to hear in a Amen. and water as they cross the border to week, the Hobby Lobby case. escape the violence. And this is a grow- f As a doctor, I took an oath to provide my patients with the best medical ad- ing problem. The global population has THE JOURNAL now passed 7 billion people, and much vice possible and empower them to of that growth has taken place in Sub- The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- make the decisions that impact their Saharan Africa and Asia, two regions ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- lives and to put them in charge. of the world in greatest need when it ceedings and announces to the House Women should be free to make the comes to water and sanitation. his approval thereof. health care decisions that work best Mr. Speaker, we have within our ca- Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- for them and respect their own faith pacity the ability to make a difference, nal stands approved. and personal circumstances. and I am pleased to have worked with f Allowing bosses to pick and choose volunteers from coast to coast—from the health care their employees receive churches and rotary clubs and stu- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE sets a very dangerous precedent that dents—who are making a difference in The SPEAKER. Will the gentle- could have far-reaching consequences. their own communities. It is important woman from California (Ms. BROWNLEY) That is why the Hobby Lobby case that for Congress to pass the Water for the come forward and lead the House in the will be argued before the Supreme World Act and to support the terrific Pledge of Allegiance. Court later this month is so important.

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It is about the rights tend long-term unemployment com- chance of finding a new job in any of workers and patients everywhere. It pensation to those who have looked for given month. is about the individual freedom to a job but cannot find one is particu- Congress must extend unemployment choose and make your own health care larly hurtful. benefits to help keep American fami- decisions. For all these reasons, we must renew lies out of poverty as they seek jobs. We need to stop bosses and out-of- emergency unemployment compensa- Each week we fail to act, another 72,000 touch politicians who want to come tion—because when women succeed, people lose their benefits. We must act into our exam room and make those then Ventura County succeeds; and now. health care decisions. Let’s keep these when Ventura County succeeds, Amer- f bosses out of the exam room and allow ica succeeds. FREEDOM OF RELIGION MEANS women to make the health care deci- f FREEDOM TO PRACTICE YOUR sions that impact their own lives. ACKNOWLEDGING THE WICHITA FAITH f STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BAS- (Mr. LANKFORD asked and was OBAMACARE ENROLLMENT KETBALL TEAM given permission to address the House (Mr. WILLIAMS asked and was given (Mr. POMPEO asked and was given for 1 minute and to revise and extend permission to address the House for 1 permission to address the House for 1 his remarks.) minute.) minute and to revise and extend his re- Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, when Mr. WILLIAMS. When the Federal marks.) a family runs a business by the prin- Government intervenes in the private Mr. POMPEO. Mr. Speaker, I am here ciples of their faith—which used to be sector, like ObamaCare, we end up with this morning to acknowledge the Wich- protected in America—can a President a celebrity in chief who chooses to ita State University men’s basketball step in and say: I disagree with your spend valuable time marketing his team and its unparalleled success this faith, so I will pass a regulation that product—ObamaCare—on comedy year. The number 2 ranked Shockers says you can no longer practice your shows rather than focusing on our wa- are the only team in the Nation that faith at work—you can at home, but vering economy, jobs, and crises in remains undefeated. At 34–0, the Wich- not at work? Ukraine, Syria, Venezuela, Israel, and ita State Shockers are taking more Hobby Lobby is a family-owned busi- North Korea. wins into the NCAA basketball tour- ness that doesn’t want Washington to This week, the administration re- nament than any team in the history be their boss. They believe that abor- leased its number for total enrollment of Division I basketball in the NCAA. tion takes the life of a child and that in the President’s health care law—4.2 Our Shockers’ head coach this year, every child deserves a chance at life. million. This falls miserably short of Gregg Marshall, was just named the What is wrong with that? the President’s goal to enroll 7 million National Coach of the Year. The play- If a Federal employee disagrees with people by the end of this month. And ers on the court say proudly they have the faith practice of someone in a com- what is worse is that health care ex- not played a single game that is tough- pany, does that business have to perts estimate that the majority of the er than any of their practices, and change to the faith of the Federal em- 4.2 who have enrolled already had in- their play proves that team trumps in- ployee, or can they keep their own surance. The White House won’t admit dividual every time. faith? this, even though they know exactly It is said that some of these players It is now the rule that to open a com- how many previously insured are part were not five-star recruits, and that pany, work in a job, or get health care, of the 4.2 million. may be true, but I know them, and I you have to have the same religious Mr. Speaker, this law was designed to can tell you they are five-star human convictions as the President of the insure the uninsured, but it is failing beings. They come from places like United States. If you don’t, you will be in every single way. It is not helping Rockford, Illinois; Scott City, Kansas; fined until you change your faith prac- those it was supposed to help, and it is Middletown, New York; and right in tice. hurting those with coverage they want- Wichita, Kansas. They come with no Just days ago, the President spoke at ed to keep in the first place. The Presi- silver spoons. They are grinders; they the National Prayer Breakfast about dent needs to put the will of Americans are hard workers; they are scrappy; and the cornerstone right of the free ex- ahead of his own agenda and fix this they are fighters with big hearts. pression of religion. Does that include mess he has created. They reflect our town and the best of Americans who believe that children ObamaCare has turned into America, and we love them. Godspeed are a gift of God and they should be ObamaScare. to them. nurtured and cared for, not discarded May God bless America, and in God Go Shocks. as tissue? we trust. f Washington is not the boss of every American. Our Constitution matters; f UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE freedom of religion matters; and, quite WOMEN’S UNEMPLOYMENT (Ms. FUDGE asked and was given frankly, children matter. (Ms. BROWNLEY of California asked permission to address the House for 1 f and was given permission to address minute.) the House for 1 minute.) Ms. FUDGE. Mr. Speaker, as our UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Mr. economy continues to experience high (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given Speaker, this Women’s History Month, levels of unemployment and a flat permission to address the House for 1 we learned that women continue to labor participation rate, now is not the minute.) struggle with long-term unemploy- time to further decimate vital assist- Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, on Decem- ment. In fact, long-term unemploy- ance to those who have lost their jobs ber 28, emergency unemployment bene- ment among women increased from 34.8 through no fault of their own. I will fits for Americans were cut off; and percent in January to 37.7 percent in not abandon 2 million Americans, in- since then, 2 million Americans have February. cluding 200,000 veterans. We must give lost their essential lifeline and have According to a recent Pew Research them a hand up. been missing their rent payments, Center study, women are the sole or Yesterday, I signed a discharge peti- missing their mortgage payments, try- primary breadwinner in 4 in every 10 tion to force action on extending un- ing to keep the house warm and put

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Mr. Speaker, I rise have a right to ‘‘freedom of speech,’’ as yesterday, I read a quote from the today to honor the memory of Nicholas determined in the case of Citizens Budget Committee chairman—and I Choung Lee, a Los Angeles police offi- United. In just a few short years, this will try to get this correct—saying cer who selflessly served his commu- ruling has led to a flood of undisclosed that, in America, there is a culture in nity. money into our elections and corrupted our inner cities of men not even think- Nicholas served for years in the our political system. Corporations’ lat- ing about working or learning the LAPD, first in the Van Nuys division est attempts to secure the constitu- value and the culture of work. and later in the Hollywood division, as- tionally-protected rights of citizens is That is not the problem. The problem signed to a patrol car. He had worked equally as dangerous. is a lack of opportunity. So I will take as both a field training officer and vice Only a living, breathing woman the chairman at his word that he was officer in Wilshire before returning to should have the right to decide how intending to say: so, therefore, we need patrol in the Hollywood division in and when she wants to have a family. to fully fund after-school programs, we 2008. In his 16 years of service he re- Regardless of her decision, that choice need to fully fund pre-K programs, and ceived more than 70 commendations. belongs to her and not to the corpora- we need to fully fund summer youth Even as a police officer, family came tion for which she works. employment so that those young peo- first for Nicholas, who had a wife, Millions of women depend upon birth ple do have a chance to experience the Cathy, and two young daughters, Jalen control pills for reasons beyond pre- benefit and value of work, and that we and Kendall. venting unintended pregnancies, in- provide a safety net to make sure that Tragically, and much too soon, Nich- cluding a 13-year-old girl in my dis- when they are not working, they don’t olas passed away on April 6 when a trict, who would rather be in her class- lose their house, their car, and their truck hit his patrol car in Beverly room learning but who spends lots of family. Hills. time in a doctor’s office trying to con- We depend upon the bravery and trol uncontrollable bleeding. Yet, through no fault of her own, she finds f dedication of police officers every mo- ment of every day, and we often forget herself at her doctor’s office often, and the dangers and challenges they face then just recently had to have a blood RECOGNIZING THE COLORADO transfusion. FLOOD RESPONDERS on our behalf. I ask all members to join me in expressing our condolences to This young woman relies upon birth control medication to control her (Mr. GARDNER asked and was given the Lee family and the entire LAPD. bleeding, a medication that her family permission to address the House for 1 f can only afford because her mother’s minute.) HONORING AMOS ROJAS, JR. access to contraceptive care is not vio- Mr. GARDNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was lated by her employer. recognize the dedicated men and If the Supreme Court once again in- given permission to address the House women who have assisted the State of terprets our Federal law to grant cit- for 1 minute.) Colorado in our effort to recover from izen freedoms to a corporation, it will Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, the devastating floods last September. directly threaten the rights of this Amos Rojas, Jr., was sworn in yester- young girl and millions of women On September 11, Colorado experi- day as the U.S. Marshal for our south- around the country. We cannot allow enced a major flood event which took ern district of Florida. that to happen. the lives of beloved neighbors, de- A consummate public servant, Mar- stroyed over 2,000 homes and damaged shal Rojas served 24 years of his career f 17,000 others. Our communities, friends, with the Florida Department of Law HONORING LIEUTENANT NATE and neighbors had their lives changed Enforcement, including 8 years as a KING forever and are still putting the pieces special agent in charge of the Miami (Mr. PITTENGER asked and was back together and rebuilding. region’s operations center. given permission to address the House In the wake of the flood, local and Marshal Rojas was most recently for 1 minute and to revise and extend State officials, private businesses and deputy director of the South Florida his remarks.) individuals, first responders, National Money Laundering Strike Force within Mr. PITTENGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise Guard, FEMA personnel, and dedicated the Miami-Dade County State Attor- today in honor of Lieutenant Nate volunteers worked tirelessly to help ney’s Office. King of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Po- Coloradans get life back to normal. The U.S. Marshal Service traces its lice Department. While the recovery effort remains un- roots back to the Judiciary Act of 1789 Just a few days ago, Lieutenant King finished and won’t be complete for under President George Washington was conducting routine police business some time, we are on a positive path and has played many important roles when a frantic mother drove up and forward. If it hadn’t been for the com- throughout our Nation’s history. placed a seemingly lifeless baby into mitted and devoted people on the I am proud to see Marshal Rojas join his arms. Six-month-old Lily was chok- ground, Colorado would not be on that this elite and storied law enforcement ing to death. Without losing his cool, path today. agency. Lieutenant King quickly began life- Congratulations, again, to south saving measures, and soon little Lily As with all natural disasters and Florida’s new top cop. started screaming and crying. Thanks tragedies of this magnitude, Colo- to Lieutenant King’s efforts, little Lily radans rallied together and helped in f is alive today. the recovery effort. We still have more HOBBY LOBBY V. SEBELIUS Even better, the doctors who exam- work to do. But I want to recognize on (Ms. SLAUGHTER asked and was ined Lily that day at the hospital de- the House floor all those who joined to- given permission to address the House termined she was fine and had made a gether in these recovery efforts and for 1 minute and to revise and extend full recovery. helped Colorado in a desperate time of her remarks.) On behalf of Congress and the people need. Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, the of North Carolina’s Ninth Congres- As a fifth-generation Coloradan, I Supreme Court will soon hear oral ar- sional District, thank you to Lieuten- offer my deep appreciation on behalf of guments in the case commonly referred ant King for your exceptional service. the State. to as Hobby Lobby v. Sebelius. The You make us all proud.

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Mr. Speaker, I rise CONGRESSIONAL DIGITAL DAY OF today to highlight an issue impacting ACTION bring attention to the congressional digital day of action on the Hobby constituents in my district and all (Mrs. CAPPS asked and was given Lobby Supreme Court case. Thanks to across the Nation. Recently, statistics permission to address the House for 1 the Affordable Care Act, 27 million were published lauding Texas’ falling minute and to revise and extend her re- women have access to insurance-cov- unemployment rate. Articles say that marks.) ered contraceptives. Nearly 2 million of Texans are finding good jobs. Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise on those women come from my home I want to rise today to speak on be- behalf of the millions of women who State of Texas. half of those that have a hard time now have access to essential preventive Unfortunately, Hobby Lobby, the making it each month. Many of these health services, including birth con- largest importer in my district, asserts so-called good paying jobs, after work- trol, without financial barriers. that employers should control the ing 40 hours a week, pay about $15,000 a Nearly every American woman will choices of women to have access to year. Sometimes these hardworking choose to use birth control at some contraception and preventive care. Americans have to work two or three time in her life. It helps women plan However, 70 percent of Americans dis- jobs just to make it at the end of the for the time they are healthy enough agree with that heinous assertion. month. and financially ready to start a family. Mr. Speaker, the truth is that Texas While individuals have their own re- That is better for her and for her fam- families are hurting and struggling ligious beliefs and consciences, busi- ily. every day just to put food on the table nesses that employ thousands of hard- That is why the Institute of Medicine and to put clothes on their kids’ backs. working Americans do not. The impli- deemed it an essential preventive I was talking to a lady at Luby’s just cation that a boss could potentially de- health service for women. Women the other day that asked me, What are cide what health care treatments any across the Nation support it being we going to do about the minimum employee can receive are more far- available to them with no copay. wage? We need to vote on the minimum reaching than just contraceptive care. Now, some women have found that wage—H.R. 1010, that would raise the their bosses think they know better What can be next? An employer deny- minimum wage and bring over 5 mil- than they do, that their CEO has more ing coverage of routine immunizations lion Americans out of poverty. at stake in her health care decisions or vaccinations because of religious be- I have signed the discharge petition than her doctor. This is not right. lief? and urge you to bring this bill up for a Every woman has the right to be in It is offensive that an employer be- vote. lieves they have the right to make charge of her body and her health. Sug- f gesting otherwise is offensive, out of these personal decisions for their em- touch, and out of bounds. ployees. I urge my colleagues to stand REMEMBERING PHILIP WOOD up and fight against this discrimina- f (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given tory action taken by Hobby Lobby. permission to address the House for 1 KEYSTONE XL minute.) (Mr. WEBER of Texas asked and was f Mr BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, last given permission to address the House weekend 239 passengers on a Malaysian for 1 minute.) THE IMPERIAL PRESIDENCY airplane were lost. As of this morning, I don’t think we yet know their fate. Mr. WEBER of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I (Mr. MESSER asked and was given According to the Fort Worth Star-Tele- rise to voice my support for the ap- permission to address the House for 1 gram, one of those residents used to proval of the Keystone XL pipeline. minute.) As many Americans know, this pipe- call Keller, Texas, home. I want to Mr. MESSER. Mr. Speaker, a head- line will provide an immediate boost to share with the body what his family line in today’s Roll Call reads: our economy and strengthen national had put out as a public statement: security. That is important. Ask the White House, Democrats cry foul Philip Wood was a man of God, a man of Ukrainians. This pipeline will create over GOP push to enforce immigration honor and integrity. His word was gold. In- over 40,000 jobs, foster a more energy and other laws. credibly generous, creative, and intelligent, independent North America, bolster Really? The Constitution is clear Phil cared about people, his family, and our Nation’s weakened infrastructure about how our government is supposed above all, Christ. Though our hearts are hurting, we know so many families around system, contribute approximately $3.4 to work. Congress makes the laws; the President enforces them. President the world are affected, just as much as us, by billion to our GDP, and generate need- this terrible tragedy. We ask for your pray- ed tax revenues in several States. Obama should know that, since he used ers, not only for ourselves but for all in- After a thorough review of the pipe- to lecture about constitutional law. volved during this difficult time. line proposal, the State Department The President isn’t the first to As a family, we are sticking together determined it would have no signifi- stretch the bounds of executive author- through Christ to get through this. Thank cant negative environmental impact. ity, but the proper constitutional lim- you for your understanding. The Department’s inspector general its on the President’s power are long in Words I think we can all take to also concluded that the pipeline’s envi- this administration’s rearview mirror. heart while we ponder the fate of those ronmental impact study was sound. He has disregarded laws that he dis- individuals lost on that plane. This is the latest in a slew of reports agrees with, even when they are his f rejecting the administration’s excuses own. on Keystone. The American people are demanding EXTENDING EMERGENCY Mr. Speaker, this President has respect for the rule of law. They want UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE vowed that this will be a year of ac- our system of checks and balances re- (Mr. JOHNSON OF GEORGIA asked tion. House Republicans urge him to stored so that their government re- and was given permission to address act. He should immediately approve flects the will of all, not just one. That the House for 1 minute and to revise the Keystone XL pipeline and put is why we passed the ENFORCE the and extend his remarks.) Americans back to work. Law Act yesterday, and that is why we Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speak- I am RANDY WEBER, and there you will continue to demand the President er, I rise today with a heavy heart. I have it. do his job, not ours. ran for Congress to help people. It is

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RES. 32 ployment insurance, and I am ready to works to improve both teams, so does Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep- vote to do so today. school choice and empowering families resentatives of the United States of America in Unfortunately, this Republican Con- to choose the public school that best Congress assembled, That, in accordance with gress is denying more than 2 million fits their kids to improve all of our section 5581 of the Revised Statutes (20 U.S.C. 43), the vacancy on the Board of Re- people across the country the oppor- public schools. gents of the Smithsonian Institution, in the tunity to support their families and get Our Education and the Workforce class other than Members of Congress, occur- back on their feet. Committee this week had an excellent ring by reason of the expiration of the term Extending emergency unemployment hearing on charter schools, which I en- of John W. McCarter of Illinois on March 14, insurance is simply the right thing to courage my colleagues to look at the 2014, is filled by the reappointment of the in- do. Have Republicans lost their com- record of. We heard testimony from cumbent. The reappointment is for a term of passion or have they simply lost touch across the country about the tremen- 6 years, beginning on March 15, 2014, or the with reality? Every week, another dous role that charter schools are play- date of enactment of this joint resolution, whichever occurs later. 72,000 Americans run out of unemploy- ing as part of our public education sys- ment insurance. In Georgia, 75,000 peo- tem in ensuring that all students have The joint resolution was ordered to ple have already been cut off. This is access to a quality education. be read a third time, was read the third supposed to be a lifeline for people who In addition to charter schools, mak- time, and passed, and a motion to re- are involuntarily unemployed. No one ing sure that States have policies like consider was laid on the table. wants to be unemployed. Colorado does for open enrollment f It is essential we show the compas- within a district and between districts, PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION sion our forefathers displayed when parents should be empowered to choose OF H.R. 3189, WATER RIGHTS America was rebuilding itself after the their neighborhood school, a magnet PROTECTION ACT; PROVIDING Great Depression. We must come to school, a charter school, another public FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. compromise when it comes to helping school, with an educational model that 4015, SGR REPEAL AND MEDI- those looking for work. fits the unique learning needs of their CARE PROVIDER PAYMENT MOD- f kid. ERNIZATION ACT Of 2014; AND In this way, we can ensure that the PROVIDING FOR PROCEEDINGS b 1230 next generation of American children DURING THE PERIOD FROM PROTECTION OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS are prepared to succeed in the 21st cen- MARCH 17, 2014, THROUGH MARCH tury. (Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts asked 21, 2014 and was given permission to address f Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, by di- the House for 1 minute and to revise COMMUNICATION FROM THE rection of the Committee on Rules, I and extend her remarks.) CLERK OF THE HOUSE call up House Resolution 515 and ask Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. Mr. for its immediate consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Speaker, a few weeks ago, I stood here The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- DUNCAN of Tennessee) laid before the to advocate for better economic poli- lows: House the following communication cies for women because what this Con- H. RES. 515 from the Clerk of the House of Rep- gress takes up week after week doesn’t Resolved, That at any time after adoption resentatives: reflect the priorities of the women I of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant talk to at home. OFFICE OF THE CLERK. to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the When I talk to the women in my dis- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, House resolved into the Committee of the Washington, DC, March 13, 2014. Whole House on the state of the Union for trict, the common thread is clear. Hon. JOHN A. BOEHNER, consideration of the bill (H.R. 3189) to pro- Women just want a fair shot. They Speaker, House of Representatives, hibit the conditioning of any permit, lease, want to know, if they work hard and Washington, DC. or other use agreement on the transfer, re- play by the rules, they will succeed and DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- linquishment, or other impairment of any their families will succeed. mission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of water right to the United States by the Sec- Unfortunately, there are some that the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- retaries of the Interior and Agriculture. The just don’t get it. Just last month, we tives, the Clerk received the following mes- first reading of the bill shall be dispensed had to fight against an unconscionable sage from the Secretary of the Senate on with. All points of order against consider- March 13, 2014 at 9:39 a.m.: that the Senate ation of the bill are waived. General debate bill attacking a woman’s right to passed S. 611. shall be confined to the bill and shall not ex- choose her own health care decisions. With best wishes, I am ceed one hour equally divided and controlled The Hobby Lobby case the Supreme Sincerely, by the chair and ranking minority member Court will hear in a few weeks will de- KAREN L. HAAS. of the Committee on Natural Resources. cide if a woman’s boss can choose what f After general debate the bill shall be consid- type of care and medicine she can ac- ered for amendment under the five-minute cess. PROVIDING FOR THE REAPPOINT- rule. It shall be in order to consider as an When it comes to ensuring that MENT OF JOHN W. MCCARTER AS original bill for the purpose of amendment A CITIZEN REGENT OF THE under the five-minute rule the amendment women get a fair shot, we have to pro- in the nature of a substitute recommended tect a woman’s right to make her own BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION by the Committee on Natural Resources now health care decisions and her ability to printed in the bill. The committee amend- plan for her family and her future. Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Mr. ment in the nature of a substitute shall be That is why I am proud to stand with Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that considered as read. All points of order my colleagues from the Pro-Choice the Committee on House Administra- against the committee amendment in the Caucus in signing the amicus brief to tion be discharged from further consid- nature of a substitute are waived. No amend- ask our Supreme Court to protect this eration of the joint resolution (S.J. ment to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order ex- critical right for women and their fam- Res. 32) providing for the reappoint- cept those printed in part A of the report of ilies. ment of John W. McCarter as a citizen the Committee on Rules accompanying this f regent of the Board of Regents of the resolution. Each such amendment may be of- Smithsonian Institution, and ask for fered only in the order printed in the report, EMPOWERING FAMILIES TO its immediate consideration in the may be offered only by a Member designated CHOOSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS House. in the report, shall be considered as read, (Mr. POLIS asked and was given per- The Clerk read the title of the bill. shall be debatable for the time specified in mission to address the House for 1 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be minute and to revise and extend his re- objection to the request of the gentle- subject to amendment, and shall not be sub- marks.) woman from Michigan? ject to a demand for division of the question Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, just as the There was no objection. in the House or in the Committee of the storied competition between the New The text of the bill is as follows: Whole. All points of order against such

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This Whole to the bill or to the committee self-executed in order to ensure that unrealistic assumption of spending and amendment in the nature of a substitute. the legislation has a valid pay-for. efficiency have plagued the health care The previous question shall be considered as This is necessary so that the bill be- profession and our Nation’s seniors. ordered on the bill and amendments thereto fore us does not run afoul with the ma- The bill before us repeals the SGR— to final passage without intervening motion jority’s rule on CutGo. As is cus- let me repeat that because it is so im- except one motion to recommit with or with- out instructions. tomary, the rule allows the minority portant—this bill repeals the sustain- SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution to offer a motion to recommit on each able growth rate formula, avoiding po- it shall be in order to consider in the House bill. Finally, the rule provides for the tentially devastating across-the-board the bill (H.R. 4015) to amend title XVIII of customary district work period author- cuts slated for 2014 and does so at a the Social Security Act to repeal the Medi- ity. cost far lower than what Congress has care sustainable growth rate and improve H.R. 3189, the Water Rights Protec- already spent or would likely spend Medicare payments for physicians and other tion Act, addresses a concern of a num- over the next 10 years’ time. professionals, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the ber of our Western State colleagues The bill provides for 5 years of pay- bill are waived. The amendment printed in who have experienced the Federal Gov- ment transition, essential to allow us part B of the report of the Committee on ernment threatening to take over the to ensure continued beneficiary access, Rules accompanying this resolution shall be private water rights of businesses and to allow medicine to concentrate on considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, private citizens held on public lands. moving to a broad adoption of quality shall be considered as read. All points of The bill, sponsored by Representative reporting, and allow Congress to move order against provisions in the bill, as SCOTT TIPTON from Colorado, is a bi- past the distraction of this formula to amended, are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as partisan effort to protect water sup- identify Medicare reforms that can fur- amended, and on any amendment thereto to plies and property rights designated for ther benefit beneficiaries. final passage without intervening motion ex- recreation, agriculture, local conserva- This bill will also allow providers the cept: (1) one hour of debate equally divided tion, and municipal use from Federal time to develop and the time to test among and controlled by the chair and rank- Government overreach. quality measures and clinical practice ing minority member of the Committee on The bill protects water users and up- improvement activities, which will be Energy and Commerce and the chair and holds State water laws by prohibiting used for performance assessment dur- ranking minority member of the Committee Federal agencies from extorting water on Ways and Means; and (2) one motion to ing other phases of this bill. During the recommit with or without instructions. rights through their use of permits, 5-year stability period, physicians will SEC. 3. On any legislative day during the leases, and other land management ar- receive annual increases of 1⁄2 of 1 per- period from March 17, 2014, through March rangements. cent. 21, 2014— If the floor debate on this bill is any- I know, I can hear it already. That is (a) the Journal of the proceedings of the thing like the debate which members not very much. Correct, it is not; but it previous day shall be considered as approved; of the Rules Committee observed last and is more in aggregate than what has (b) the Chair may at any time declare night, this discussion will be spirited, been provided over the last several the House adjourned to meet at a date and as this issue deeply affects Western years. More importantly, it provides time, within the limits of clause 4, section 5, States, where so much of their land is that stability so physician offices can article I of the Constitution, to be an- controlled by the Federal Government. plan and plan ahead on how to take nounced by the Chair in declaring the ad- The second bill, H.R. 4015, the SGR care of their patients. journment. repeal legislation, is an issue that I SEC. 4. The Speaker may appoint Mem- 1245 have worked on my entire congres- b bers to perform the duties of the Chair for The quality measures implemented the duration of the period addressed by sec- sional career. It reflects years of bipar- tion 3 of this resolution as though under tisan, multicommittee, bicameral dis- in what is called the Merit-Based In- clause 8(a) of rule I. cussions and negotiations, bringing to- centive Payment System will be evi- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- gether Members of all ideological dence-based and developed through a tleman from Texas is recognized for 1 stripes, as well as those from the out- transparent process that will seek hour. side, to coalesce around a policy to input from provider groups, from pa- Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, for the help patients and to help their care tient groups, and from other stake- purpose of debate only, I yield the cus- providers get out from under the con- holders. tomary 30 minutes to the gentleman stant threat of payment cuts under the Quality reporting will involve a pro- from Colorado (Mr. POLIS), pending current sustainable growth rate struc- vider’s being judged against its prac- which I yield myself such time as I ture for Medicare payments. tice rather than a one-size-fits-all, ge- may consume. During consideration of Everyone agrees, Mr. Speaker, that neric standard of care that does not this resolution, all time yielded is for the Medicare sustainable growth rate take into account the unique practices the purpose of debate only. has got to go; but today, we are consid- of various specialty providers. GENERAL LEAVE ering an actual framework to realisti- Providers will also self-determine Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I ask cally accomplish that goal. their measures. We consolidate three unanimous consent that all Members This formula—the sustainable reporting programs into the Merit- have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- growth rate formula—was enacted as Based Incentive Payment System, eas- tend their remarks. part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 ing the administrative burden on doc- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there in an ultimately misguided means by tors while retaining the congression- objection to the request of the gen- which to restrain Federal spending in ally established goals of quality, re- tleman from Texas? Medicare Part B. source use, and meaningful use. There was no objection. The formula consists of expenditure The new reimbursement structure Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, House targets, which are established by ap- ensures continued access to high-qual- Resolution 515 provides for consider- plying a growth rate, which is designed ity care while providing physicians ation of H.R. 3189, the Water Rights to bring spending in line with the ex- with certainty and security in their re- Protection Act, under a structured penditure targets over time. imbursements. Physicians will be amendment process, making in order Since 2002, this formula has called for aware of the benchmarks they are com- three amendments and providing for a reduction to physician reimburse- peting against, and unlike current law, extra time for debate for the substitute ment rates. However, every Congress all penalties assessed from those not amendment, which will be offered by has consistently passed legislation to meeting the benchmarks will go to Mr. POLIS. override this formula. This has led this those who are. This keeps the dollars

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Standards against which providers Services, build transparency into sys- The real discussion is how to do it, will be measured will be developed by tems, encourage innovation and the de- but in this case, the Republicans are professional organizations in conjunc- livery of services, and keep providers presumably so embarrassed about their tion with existing programs and will in the driver’s seat. pay-for—the fact that they are using incorporate ongoing feedback to doc- I encourage my colleagues to vote the ObamaCare taxes to pay for Medi- tors, thus further ensuring that opti- ‘‘yes’’ on the rule and ‘‘yes’’ on the un- care—that they are slipping it into the mal care is ultimately provided to the derlying bills. rule in what is called the ‘‘deem and patient. I reserve the balance of my time. pass’’ language, or what is character- Realtime feedback will be gained Mr. POLIS. I thank the gentleman ized by some as the ‘‘demon pass’’ lan- through registries and performance for yielding me the customary 30 min- guage. data, and doctors are encouraged to utes, and I yield myself such time as I This rule says: participate in the process through data may consume. The amendment printed in part B of the re- reporting. For eligible professionals Mr. Speaker, we have two bills before port of the Committee on Rules accom- who choose to opt out of the fee-for- us under this rule, which I will briefly panying this resolution shall be considered service program, alternative payment discuss before getting into the more as adopted. models will be available. These alter- important topic of what bills are not That means there is not even going native models may include patient-cen- being considered on the floor of the to be a vote on the actual way to pay tered medical homes, whether they are House this week. for avoiding the Medicare cuts. It is in primary or specialty models, and bun- Notably, despite comprehensive im- the rule, itself. This is the most costly dles or episodes of care. By encour- migration reform’s having passed the rule I have ever seen. This rule costs aging alternative payment models, Senate with more than two-thirds sup- $138 billion of ObamaCare taxes that care coordination, and disease manage- port, despite the fact that there are the Republicans want to use. This is an ment, our proposed solution will in- more than 10 million people here in expensive rule, Mr. Speaker. If there is spire innovation. Qualifying practices this country illegally, despite the fact a real desire to talk with Democrats that move a significant number of that our borders are porous and that about ways to pay for the Medicare their patients into one of these alter- people are sneaking across, as well as SGR fix, also called the ‘‘doc fix,’’ we native payment methods will see a 5 illicit goods, despite the fact that we are happy to do it. We were hoping that percent quality bonus. The bill will have no meaningful workplace enforce- you would allow a Democratic pay-for also take affirmative steps to improve ment, despite the fact that farmers and sponsored by Mr. TIERNEY, who will the accuracy of relative values and the faith-based community are crying talk about the previous question. Our misvalued services. out for reform—the business commu- idea is to use the Overseas Contingency But even though we are taking these nity, the tech community, labor—there Fund to avoid any cut to Medicare important steps toward ensuring qual- is no immigration bill on the floor of beneficiaries, but this rule does not ity care, the bill specifically states the House today. Instead, we are dis- allow us to do that. This rule doesn’t that these quality measures are not cussing two bills. even allow the House to vote on using creating a Federal right of action or a We are discussing one SGR fix. Now, ObamaCare taxes to pay for SGR. It in- legal standard of care or a duty of care that sounds obscure to people, ‘‘SGR cludes the ‘‘deem and pass’’ language owed by the health care provider to the fix.’’ What is that? This is the reim- in the rule, itself—a rule, itself, that patient. bursement rate for doctors under Medi- includes self-executing language that Mr. Speaker, we have had a lot of dis- care, and there is a budgetary fiction costs $138 billion. That is one expensive cussion. I know my friends on the that long predates me in this place. I rule, Mr. Speaker, and I certainly hope other side of the dais may disagree assume that, at the time, Republicans my colleagues vote ‘‘no.’’ with having to pay for new spending, and Democrats created this elaborate This rule also includes H.R. 3189, the but this is an important reform that budgetary fiction together as this de- Water Rights Protection Act. As my Republicans put in place when they re- gree of budgetary fiction requires both colleague said, those of us in the West claimed the majority after the 2010 parties’ most creative thoughts to pos- feel that whiskey is for drinking and elections. If you want to increase man- sibly put it together. So we pretend water is for fighting about. I think the datory spending, you should reduce every year that there are going to be debate on the Rules Committee last mandatory spending elsewhere. This is large cuts to Medicare. I think Repub- night and the upcoming debate here on a simple concept, and I know that my licans and Democrats know that that the floor will probably reflect that old constituents and many Americans is not likely to happen. Those cuts adage. The genesis of this particular agree with this. would completely gut Medicare. Doc- bill is something that Mr. TIPTON and I The Democrats’ substitute highlights tors would drop Medicare patients if and, I think, many Members of this the difference between the parties on those cuts were to occur. body agree on. We wanted to address a this issue. Democrats have embraced a So each year and sometimes shorter narrow dispute between the U.S. Forest budget gimmick to offset their bill, a than a year—sometimes 6 months, Service and ski permit holders that di- gimmick that even the nonpartisan sometimes 3 months, sometimes 2 rectly impacts my district and impacts Congressional Budget Office has said is years—Democrats and Republicans Mr. TIPTON’s district. not scorable. There is no way that it have to come together to figure out I support Mr. TIPTON’s efforts in that will pay for anything, because the how to avoid those automatic cuts that regard, and I was hoping we could have score is zero. otherwise occur. That discussion is gotten the bill to a point where it Republicans want to reform Medicare about how to pay for avoiding those would have passed near unanimously or and the payment system in a respon- cuts each time. unanimously. Instead, this bill has be- sible way and do so in a way that is Democrats have suggestions to pay come a job-killing Republican water paid for. If my colleagues on the other for it—let’s eliminate oil and gas loop- grab that even the counties that it was side can find a legitimate offset, I am holes; let’s use the overseas contin- designed to help oppose. The counties happy to review it. In fact, this is ex- gency fund. Republicans have ideas in my district that have ski resorts— actly what we are asking of the United about how they want to pay for it—in Eagle, Rand, Summit County, famous States Senate. You don’t like our off- this case, the 52nd repeal of resorts like Winter Park, Vail, set. Offer one of your own, and let’s ObamaCare. By the way, they want to Arapahoe Basin, Breckenridge, among work together to pass these much- keep all of the taxes from ObamaCare; others—now oppose this bill because it needed reforms. they just want to get rid of some of the will destroy jobs in their counties by This bill is consistent in its themes benefits. So they are going to keep all destroying recreational opportunities throughout. We provide payment sta- of the taxes from ObamaCare—those like white-water rafting, fishing, year- bility, reduce and streamline the ad- Republicans love those taxes—but they round tourism opportunities, which are

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MUTTER, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. much cleaner path to actually become These changes to this job-killing Re- CARTWRIGHT, and Mr. HUFFMAN, I was the law of the land if we were to con- publican water grab have caused this proud to offer an amendment that sider a targeted approach encompassed bill to snowball into an effort that will would fix and address the issues in H.R. by the amendment that I have offered, hurt our rivers’ health, destroy rec- 3189 and return the bill to its original but it also, even absent becoming law, reational opportunities, and the under- purpose. would send a clear and unambiguous lying bill jeopardizes the agreements The amendment ensures that any message to the U.S. Forest Service of that leave waters in streams and riv- U.S. Forest Service directive will not congressional disapproval of the direc- ers, which allow our tourism industry condition ski area permits on the tive. to be so vibrant. Even some of the transfer title of any water right or re- Instead, I think they will just shrug counties, as we mentioned in the Rules quire any ski area permittee to acquire their shoulders and say, That is that Committee yesterday—certainly not a water right in the name of the United crazy House of Representatives. all of those counties—like Pitkin States. The amendment ensures the This bill is not going to become law. County and the home of Aspen and Mr. long-term viability of ski areas, and it This bill will not have any impact—and TIPTON’s district, also oppose this bill. makes sure that this bill is not the job- the message is lost with regard to the Again, there was an overreaching deci- killing Republican water grab that it 2011 directive. sion by the U.S. Forest Service that re- has become. If they think this is the House’s reac- quired ski area permittees to transfer It is important to note that the nar- tion—muddled, job-killing, water-grab- the ownership of water rights to the row dispute that was the genesis of this bing—to this sort of thing, what is to Federal Government. In 2012, that bill could have been solved with a sus- stop them from doing this again? What water directive was overturned by a pension measure. We have offered lan- is to stop them from targeting ranch- U.S. District Court judge. guage repeatedly to Mr. TIPTON and his ers? What is to stop them from tar- It is important to note that I believe staff, to the committee and its staff, geting recreation areas? in the purpose of this bill, and I hope but we were not taken up on that offer, When this kind of thing occurs, we that we can address it through the sadly. Instead, we have before us a job- need a targeted reaction that can be- amendment that I have offered, which killing Republican water grab bill that come law or a clear and unambiguous allows for 20 minutes of floor debate would devastate my district. message that the House will not stand under this bill. This bill can still be b 1300 for it. saved by this body’s endorsing the In summary, this rule contains $183 Instead, the manager’s amendment billion in ObamaCare taxes that are amendment that I have offered as part was offered, as well as additional lan- of this bill, which is also supported by spent for another purpose and allows guage in committee. two bills to come to the floor, both of ski area representatives from across This bill is riddled with problems the Mountain West, along with my col- which could be negotiated in good faith that are not addressed. The bypass with the Democrats, and both of which leagues from Colorado Ms. DEGETTE flows issue is not solved in the man- have not. and Mr. PERLMUTTER. ager’s amendment, which does address Unfortunately, this job-killing Re- I reserve the balance of my time. the Endangered Species Act component Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I yield publican water grab bill uses the ski but does nothing to address the issues myself 1 minute to respond to some of area directive as a pretense for making around the Forest Service, BLM, Inte- this, just to put things in context on a wholesale job-killing changes. Look, rior, and Agriculture agencies that also timeline. ski areas have been a punching bag for have relevant authority under a num- H.R. 4015 was introduced on February U.S. Forest Service’s misguided poli- ber of statutes, including the Federal 6, 2014. The bill has been available to cies for the last decade. I think we can Land Policy and Management Act, For- all Members and the public for more find common cause around a narrow so- est Service and Park Service Organic than a month. The bill is cosponsored lution. In that time, the Forest Service Act, and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, to by the bipartisan chairs and ranking has changed the ski area water policies impose bypass flows. members of the Committees on Energy four times. It has inconsistently en- Simply put, the manager’s amend- and Commerce, Ways and Means, and forced others’ water clauses. It has left ment doesn’t make the necessary im- the Senate Finance Committee. ski areas subject to the agency’s whim. provements to make this a bipartisan We are recommending no changes to They are very capital-intense ski measure—they are simply window the underlying substance of H.R. 4015, areas. They are the major economic dressing for a job-killing Republican which has been negotiated on a bipar- driver of the mountain areas of my dis- water grab. tisan basis. trict, but they have been at the whim Let’s talk about some of the issues in I do believe that providing offsets for of sometimes arbitrary Federal ac- the underlying legislation. new spending is an appropriate course tions. Ski areas collectively hold water In the West, water rights are State- of action. Therefore, the Camp amend- rights worth hundreds of millions of based, and any challenge to a right or ment saves almost $170 billion over the dollars that are critical for their busi- to the system itself is a very delicate next 10 years, and this rule ensures nesses. proposition to years of precedence and that we aren’t making future genera- Now, my colleagues might wonder claims, subordinate and senior, with tions foot the bill. what kind of improvements a ski area regard to water. I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman might want to make. In 2011, this body As a result, this legislation only from Colorado (Mr. TIPTON). unanimously voted to support the Ski serves to cast doubt on the complicated Mr. TIPTON. I thank the gentleman Area Recreational Opportunity En- laws and authorities that make up our for yielding. hancement Act, which allowed ski Nation’s and State water laws, and Mr. Speaker, it is with some dismay areas to expand summertime activi- that companies, individuals, and coun- that I have to address some of the com- ties, like zip lines and mountain ties have made decisions on and al- ments that have been made by my good biking. Amongst some of those other ready have economic investments in. friend and colleague from Colorado. summertime activities that ski resorts In addition, this bill, absent my Unfortunately, through their own benefit from are white-water rafting, amendment, muddles the message of words, they are willing to throw farm- fishing—the very kinds of recreational disapproval over the 2011 decision. ers and ranchers—hardworking Ameri- opportunities that will be impacted by What exactly are we saying with re- cans—under the bus, for an ideological this job-killing Republican water grab. gard to this bill? A bill that was meant cause, something that we simply can- I entered several pieces of testimony to address the needs of ski areas be- not accept in the West. In the Western into the record in the Rules Committee cause of the 2011 directive instead has United States, water is the lifeblood of yesterday—statements from water dis- become an all-encompassing, job-kill- our communities. H.R. 3189 codifies tricts and from counties—with regard ing Republican water grab, which is that existing right. to how this bill will impact rec- not even a clear signal of our unhappi- The water grab that is taking place reational opportunities in Colorado. ness with the original directive. is not by this legislation but by the

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To this end, the bill prohibits Federal As with any business, medical clinics As a sponsor of this bipartisan legis- agencies from pilfering water rights and physician offices have payrolls to lation, I support the rule on H.R. 3189, through the use of permits, lease, and meet, bills to pay, and expenses to and I encourage an open debate because other land management arrangements meet as they become due. Why are we I believe the merits of this bill will for which it would otherwise have to playing with them when, in essence, we truly speak for themselves. pay just compensation under the Fifth know that this is not going anywhere? Federal attempts to be able to ma- Amendment of the Constitution. The Why are we not taking care of these nipulate Federal permit, lease, and bill also prohibits Federal land man- physicians who spend 8 years and hun- land management processes to cir- agement agencies from forcing water dreds of thousands of dollars to work cumvent long-established State water users to apply for or acquire water to gain a degree because they are heal- law and hijack privately held water rights from the United States rather ers, they believe in it, they want to rights have sounded the alarm bell for than for the water users themselves. serve the public. Now, rather than have all non-Federal water users that rely Finally, this commonsense legisla- a bipartisan bill—in the spirit of St. on these water rights for their liveli- tion provides certainty by upholding Patrick’s Day—and be able to come to- hood. longstanding Federal deference to gether and work together, no, we have The most recent case of the Federal State water law in which countless a bill that poses a serious problem. Government’s overreach and infringe- water users rely. I oppose the rule because it corrupts ment on private property rights in- As the American Farm Bureau states what would otherwise be a strongly volves a U.S. Forest Service attempt to in their letter of support: supported bipartisan bill to sustain require the transfer of privately held H.R. 3189 grants no new rights to any physician reimbursement rates, and it water rights to the Federal Govern- party, nor does it in any way infringe on ex- is another attempt, again by our ment as a permit condition on National isting rights of individuals, States, or the friends on the other side, to disregard Forest System lands. There is no just Federal Government. This legislation simply and mislead the public about the Af- reaffirms what has been existing law for gen- compensation for the transfer of these erations in the West. fordable Care Act. privately held rights, despite the facts Let me clearly say that 11 groups I am proud that this important piece that many stakeholders have invested representing the Nation’s seniors—doc- of legislation that is supported by a millions of their own capital in devel- tors and advocates—sent a letter to broad coalition of stakeholders is now oping them and, in many cases, rely on congressional leaders urging the House present. Water is our most precious re- them for their livelihoods. to reject the Republicans’ toxic doc fix, source in the West, and long-held pri- This Forest Service permit condition the GOP’s 51st vote to repeal. vate property rights to it must be pro- has hurt a number of stakeholders in From the letter: tected from uncompensated Federal my home State of Colorado, including The undersigned organizations rep- takings. the Powderhorn ski area near Grand resenting Medicare beneficiaries and pro- I urge adoption of the rule. Junction. The Aspen ski area in my viders appreciate the bipartisan, bicameral Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 work done to repeal the Sustainable Growth district, which he cited, supports this minutes to the gentlewoman from legislation. Rate, SGR, and reform the Medicare reim- Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE), to further bursement system. The current effort to Despite having been excellent stew- discuss the rule that allows for the de- link, however, SGR reform with changes to ards of the environment and their bate of the job-killing Republican the Affordable Care Act injects partisan poli- water rights, the Forest Service has de- water grab and the bill to keep tics in bipartisan legislation. manded the relinquishment of State- ObamaCare taxes and remove the bene- Access to health care for more than granted water rights from these ski fits. 50 million Americans with Medicare is areas in order to continue their oper- Ms. JACKSON LEE. I thank the gen- a serious matter. We should not sched- ations. tleman very much. ule a vote that does not take seriously The same tactics have been used in Might I make a March plea in this the idea of making sure our doctors get Utah, Nevada, and other Western March madness? sufficient compensation. States where agencies have required Can’t we all get along and work to- The other wrongheaded approach to the surrender of possession of water gether on important items such as this is there are no amendments being rights in exchange for approving the water rights and the SGR? allowed. No amendments, Mr. Speaker. conditional use of grazing allotments. I rise, first of all, to make it very A closed rule. I just saw some docu- This water grab has broad implica- clear that I am a strong supporter of mentation of how many closed rules we tions that have begun to extend beyond providing adequate compensation to have had in this House. the recreation and farming and ranch- our physicians who serve Medicare pa- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. ing community, and are now threat- tients. It is important for our seniors WOMACK). The time of the gentlewoman ening municipalities and other busi- to know that Medicare will be there has expired. nesses. when they need it. But it is equally im- Mr. POLIS. I yield the gentlewoman As a result of efforts that began in portant that there are physicians who an additional 30 seconds. 2011 and encompass testimony from are willing to attend to them without Ms. JACKSON LEE. I thank the gen- several hearings by the Natural Re- going broke. tleman. sources Committee, conversations with Let it be very clear that I believe my The Jackson Lee amendment that numerous stakeholders across Colorado record has been extremely strong on was not allowed would have ensured and the West, and close collaboration the idea of making sure the benefits for that, notwithstanding any provision of with my friends on the committee, I in- seniors are not cut. this act, no delay in the application of troduced this bipartisan Water Rights The misrepresentation that the Af- any provision of the Affordable Care Protection Act. fordable Care Act cuts Medicare bene- Act would have occurred. It would have This legislation provides critical pro- fits is not true. Now we have the sus- called for some studies about Medicare tection for water rights holders from tainable growth rate, which we had bi- providers. It would have given us real Federal takings by ensuring that Fed- partisan support for, and all of a sud- information. eral agencies cannot extort private den we have a poison pill of a self-exe- Jackson Lee amendment No. 2 would property rights through uneven-handed cuting rule, which was challenged in have required the Secretary to submit negotiations. The Water Rights Protec- the Rules Committee, to take money a report on cost savings. tion Act offers a sensible approach that from the Affordable Care Act to alleg- The real point is, between skewing preserves water rights and the ability edly help the doctors. the water rights of people and the SGR, to develop water requisite to living in Every doctor I speak to wants a per- this rule should be opposed. We should the arid West without interfering with manent fix for the SGR. There are a get back to the drawing board.

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More importantly, signed by the President, upheld by the Su- emptions from the individual man- Mr. Speaker, our doctors deserve bet- preme Court. date—those passed in a bipartisan man- ter, and I will say to them, you will get The most threatening actions to our nation’s ner by the House of Representatives better from us. healthcare system by Tea Party Republicans and those instituted by executive ac- Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak in strong oppo- are their attacks on Medicare. tion by the President: sition to the Rule for H.R. 4015, the SGR Re- In 2014, according to the Kaiser Foundation July 17, we delayed the individual peal and Medicare Provider Payment Mod- 16% of the nation’s people have medical in- mandate until 2015. Twenty-two Demo- ernization Act of 2014. surance under Medicare: crats voted in favor of that. Let me say first that I am a strong supporter Texas has 12% of its residents insured March 10, 2014, delayed the individual of providing adequate compensation to our under Medicare; penalty for individuals who fail to have physicians who serve Medicare patients. It is Arkansas, Florida and Vermont have 19% of health care coverage. Twenty-seven important for our seniors to know that Medi- their residents insured under Medicare; and Democrats voted in favor. care will be there when they need it. But it is West Virginia and Main have 21% of their March 11, H.R. 1814, exempted indi- equally important that there are physicians residents insured under Medicare. viduals with certain religious beliefs. who are willing to attend to them without going Kentucky; Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Okla- Passed by a voice vote. Not a single broke. homa, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, dissenting vote. That is why we have a Sustainable Growth Wisconsin, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Oregon have March 11, we exempted volunteer Rate or ‘‘SGR.’’ Medicare reimbursement en- 18% of their residents insured under Medi- firefighters and emergency responders ables rural physicians and hospitals to remain care. from the individual mandate. The vote open for business. Every state has more than 10% of their resi- was 410–0. 186 Democrats voted in favor. As with any business, medical clinics and dents insured by Medicare. March 11, we exempted individuals The uncertainly created by the majority re- physician offices have payrolls to meet, bills to who receive health coverage under garding Medicare reimbursement over the last pay, and expenses to meet as they become TRICARE, VA, from being counted to- several years has forced physicians to re- due. If revenues are not sufficient to cover wards the employer mandate under the evaluate continuing their medical practice and costs, the business will not long survive. ACA. 183 Democrats voted in favor of frustrated hospitals working to make budget Thus, it is critical that we not disrupt timely that exemption. projections over several years into the future— and adequate payment to Medicare providers. This is not something that is exclu- The problem with H.R. 4015 is what hap- this is critical to business decision making. Because of uncertainty created by Medicare sive to the House of Representatives. pened in the Rules Committee. physician reimbursement—physicians and b 1315 The Rules Committee, on a party line vote, hospitals have been forced to close their of- added language to the Rule for H.R. 4015 that Just last week, the administration fices, reduce services, or merge. would delay the Affordable Care Act’s imple- quietly excused millions of people from When patients find they cannot keep their mentation of the individual mandate. the requirement to purchase health in- physician or that their options for health care I oppose the Rule for two reasons: surance or else pay the tax. Now all are being affected—it is not because of the Af- It corrupts what would otherwise be a you need to do is fill out a form attest- fordable Care Act. ing that your plan was canceled and strongly supported bipartisan bill to sustain Our nation has taken a momentous step in physician reimbursement rates for medical you believe that the plan options avail- creating a mindset that good health is a per- able in the marketplace in your area services approved under Medicare, and sonal responsibility with the enactment of the It is another attempt by the Republicans to are more expensive than your canceled Affordable Care Act. The health care law did mislead the public regarding the Affordable insurance policy. You believe that to not automatically enroll all citizens into the Care Act. be true. You don’t have to prove it. program; it was specifically designed to be an The Jackson Lee Amendments offered to You believe it to be true. It is self-at- opt-in process. testation. So the President has already the Rules Committee for H.R. 4015 would There are tens of thousands of visitors each delayed the individual mandate for an- have improved the bill by removing the uncer- day to the website and despite problems with other 2 years’ time. tainty that physicians would not keep the reim- the initial rollout of the online health insurance This is a reasonable proposal, what is bursement rates they now have for treating registration process, millions have enrolled out there today. Yes, doctors do need patients under Medicare. and experience the peace of mind that comes relief, but we need to pay for that. I be- Jackson Lee Amendment #1 would have from having affordable, high quality health in- lieve the proposal before the Congress ensured that notwithstanding any provision of surance that is there when you need it. this Act, no delay in the application of any pro- I have held many events in my District to in- today will do just that. visions of the Affordable Care Act’s individual form and connect people with Navigators and Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of mandate can take effect before January 21, Community Health Centers and send a strong my time. Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- 2017. message to my constituents encouraging them self such time as I may consume. Jackson Lee Amendment #2 would have re- that now is the time for them to obtain afford- The Republicans are getting worse quired the Secretary of Health and Human able, accessible, and high quality health insur- and worse on these ObamaCare votes. Services to submit a report to Congress on ance for themselves and their families. the impact of the Medicare provider payments So it is puzzling that with less than 70 legis- You would think that you would get on the diversity and availability of physicians lative days remaining in the Second Session better with practice, after 52 times and hospitals to underserved rural and urban of the 113th Congress, we are still seeing at- they would be better at repealing communities. tempts to end the Affordable Care Act. ObamaCare. That is because this body, Jackson Lee Amendment #3 would have re- The fact that a bill that is critical to the pro- the House of Representatives, has quired the Secretary of Health and Human vision of payments to physicians that treat voted to repeal ObamaCare, in whole or Services to submit a report to Congress on Medicare patients is not safe from the politics in part, 52 times. the cost savings associated with people no of the moment is troubling. Those votes started out where it was longer using emergency rooms or acute care I ask my colleagues to support Medicare pa- very simple. The votes were to repeal facilities as their primary means of obtaining tients and their physicians by rejecting this everything that was in the Affordable health care. Rule. Care Act. That is how those votes Jackson Lee Amendment #4 would ensure Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, may I started. Now they have gotten to the that the bill cannot be construed or interpreted inquire as to the amount of time that point where the Republicans want to to permit or require a delay in the application remains. keep the taxes from ObamaCare and of the Affordable Care Act’s individual man- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- get rid of the benefits. I don’t think date. tleman from Texas has 151⁄2 minutes re- anybody wants that. I know that many predicted that the Afford- maining. The gentleman from Colorado I mean, if you are talking about re- able Care Act would cause havoc on the na- has 12 minutes remaining. pealing the Affordable Care Act, you tion’s health care system. But it is not the ACA Mr. BURGESS. Thank you, Mr. still have people that are split on that. that is causing havoc—it is the 50 desperate Speaker. You might have a few more people that

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They can’t help them- Finance Committee, the Finance Com- taxes and get rid of the benefits, I can’t selves but to keep going back to that mittee in the other body, the chair- imagine anybody wants that. well in order to find offsets and pay- woman has now gone to a different oc- I would hope that, after so much fors for other measures where there is cupation, so there is a new chairperson practice, the Republicans would be bipartisan support and agreement on. in the other body on the Finance Com- quite good at this. It seems to be the So we will go through this ruse yet mittee, but that shouldn’t have been core competency they are developing. again tomorrow. We will have this de- an obstacle. There was a way forward Almost every week, in fact, this body bate. The vote will probably be along to provide the discussion, a repeals ObamaCare, but now they are partisan-lines, knowing that it is not preconference conference, if you will, repealing it in a way that keeps all the going to advance anywhere in the Sen- because we had all agreed on the pol- taxes and gets rid of the benefits; so I ate, nor would the President embrace icy. This was not a mystery. This was am quite surprised that the old adage this type of pay-for eliminating the in- not something that one body had done of ‘‘practice makes perfect’’ is far from dividual responsibility component of in secret. This had all been done out in true with regard to the Republican ap- the Affordable Care Act. And then we the open for the past 2 years. So that proach to this bill. will be right back to where we are pathway was available. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the today, and that is having to sit down, But for whatever reason, the other gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. KIND). talk to one another, find some reason- body said no deal. We don’t want to Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, I thank my able offsets in order to finally repeal deal with the House. We want to jam good friend from Colorado for yielding the SGR. the House at the last minute and get me this time. Repeal of SGR is on sale right now. them to accept something. Or better Mr. Speaker, we have an opportunity The Congressional Budget Office has yet, let’s just do another patch and get in this session of Congress of getting been very kind in their score on what us past our Election Day. That is a rid of an onerous policy that has af- repeal would look like—roughly $138 very cynical approach. fected the delivery of health care billion. Still a lot of money. In fact, Mr. Speaker, today before us on the floor we are taking a responsible ap- throughout our country since 1997, the where current per capita health care proach. And guess what. Because we so-called sustainable growth rate. That spending is going right now, it keeps have taken this approach, the Senate is is the reimbursement that our doctors, getting better month after month. We now talking once again about their our physicians receive in Medicare. are at the lowest per capita health care way forward, which, ultimately, I We have been working hard at this spending in the last 50 years, certainly for a number of years. I commend my think is a good thing. lower than anything that we have ever Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of good friend and colleague from Texas seen under Medicare and Medicaid. for the leadership that he has shown on my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like this issue. time of the gentleman has expired. to inquire of the gentleman if he has The policy behind the SGR repeal Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, I yield the any remaining speakers. that is going to be before this Congress gentleman an additional 45 seconds. Mr. BURGESS. As the gentleman tomorrow has been bipartisan in sup- Mr. KIND. So there are some power- from Colorado knows, I am capable of port. It moves the health care system ful trends that are leading to a reduc- filling whatever volume of time re- in the direction where it needs to go, tion in overall health care spending, mains on my own, but, no, I don’t see with an emphasis on quality and value, things that we should study and ex- other speakers seeking recognition. as opposed to the volume of services plore and try to sustain. I would inquire of the gentleman and moving away from the so-called But moving forward with an SGR re- from Colorado his status of additional fee-for-service reimbursement schedule peal based on pay-fors that are being speakers. that we have right now. offered is just a dead-end road, it is not Mr. POLIS. I am prepared to close. I I believe that if we continue to drive going to advance, and this is too im- have 6 minutes, and I wanted to yield the health care system in that direc- portant of a topic, too serious of an to the gentleman if he has remaining tion, we can get much better quality of issue throughout our health care sys- speakers who wanted to speak before I care for all Americans, but at a much tem to play these partisan, political close. better price. There are a lot of tools games all over again. Mr. BURGESS. I am prepared to under the Affordable Care Act that are So let’s scratch this itch once again, close. moving us in that direction now to a and then, next week, let’s come back Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- more integrated, coordinated, patient- together and see if we can, in a bipar- self the balance of my time. centered health care delivery system, tisan fashion, find some commonsense, Mr. Speaker, sadly, with these two but also a reimbursement system that reasonable offsets that both parties can bills, while the Republican job-killing finally is based on the value or the agree to, that the Senate can work on, water grab bill and the ObamaCare tax quality of care that is given and no that the President will sign, so we can bill are both not going to become law, longer the volume of services that are finally get rid of this SGR onus that they both have a genesis in a real rendered. has been hanging over us. issue, one that calls for bipartisan co- In fact, just recently, the Institute of Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I yield operation, one that affects the water Medicine at the National Academy of myself 2 minutes. rights of ski areas that we have offered Sciences came out with their analysis Mr. Speaker, again I remind the body language in an amendment that would of the health care system, and found that this language, this compromise, address, the other, my colleague, Mr. that we are spending close to $750 bil- this bipartisan, bicameral compromise KIND, addressed. lion every year on things that don’t has been available for all to see since This body has a long tradition of work. They don’t improve patient care. February 6. During that time, what re- coming together around figuring how It is the overutilization that is costing sponse have we gotten from the United to pay for SGR. Now, the gentleman us so much and, most of the time, lead- States Senate as the responsible way mentioned February 6 the language ing to worse outcomes rather than bet- to pay for this legislation? Crickets. was available. The language regarding ter outcomes; yet the bill with the Zero. Nothing. the SGR fix is not what is in dispute. SGR before us would correct a lot of We are offering this bill today with The way of paying for the SGR fix is this with different payment models, the pay-for that has been embraced by what is the topic of debate between with the emphasis on quality and both sides in a bipartisan fashion, as I Democrats and Republicans. That lan- value, with value incentives built into have demonstrated to you already. guage was not seen February 6. That it. This would not be necessary if the Sen- language is not even going to be voted The problem that we have before us ate had provided us feedback on what upon under this rule. It is contained in tomorrow is how they are going to pay their approach to a method of paying the rule itself.

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It is H.R. 3189, as well as thank the chair- number of us sent a letter to Speaker time to act. men and the ranking members of the BOEHNER saying that he should intro- Mr. Speaker, if we defeat the pre- House Committees on Energy and Com- duce comprehensive immigration re- vious question, I will offer an amend- merce and Ways and Means, as well as form legislation. If he failed to do so, ment to the rule to bring up the rea- the Senate Finance Committee, for we would work with a diverse group of sonable solution that would perma- coming together for our Nation’s doc- our colleagues to introduce a bill for nently fix the SGR and is offset by cap- tors and seniors. comprehensive immigration reform in ping spending on the Overseas Contin- As I close, I would like to note that the House. There were crickets, and so gency Fund. each committee’s work is represented my colleagues and I, in October, intro- Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous con- in H.R. 4015. H.R. 4015’s base policy has duced H.R. 15, comprehensive immigra- sent to insert the text of the amend- the backing of the House and Senate tion reform, a bill that has bipartisan ment in the RECORD along with extra- negotiators and all three committees cosponsors, over 200 sponsors from both neous material immediately prior to of jurisdiction. The original cosponsors sides of the aisle. the vote on the previous question. of the bill include the chairmen and Immigration reform is supported by The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there the ranking members of the full com- an unprecedented coalition, including objection to the request of the gen- mittees of jurisdiction, as well as their business and tech companies, faith tleman from Colorado? health subcommittees. leaders from across the country, police, There was no objection. The bill has gained support from the security specialists, but most impor- Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, unfortu- GOP Doctors Caucus, as well as many tantly, the American people, who are nately, but I regret to say physicians on the other side of the sick and tired of having over 10 million unsurprisingly, the Republicans con- aisle. We have over 100 bipartisan co- people in our country illegally. tinue to play politics with Medicare, sponsors. The bill’s policy has been em- We need to restore the rule of law. politics with water that is the lifeblood braced by organized medicine, with We need to allow American families to of the American West and the eco- well over 700 State and national groups succeed in our country and to live their nomic lifeblood of the counties that I in support of the bill. dreams. We need to have control of our represent in Eagle and Summit Coun- From primary care to specialists to border. We need to implement manda- ty. And all we have here to vote on surgeons to organized nursing and ev- tory workplace authentication to en- today is, once again, an attempt to un- eryone in-between, we have support for sure that people who are here illegally dermine the Affordable Care Act, to this policy. We will not be able to ac- cannot work. Every day that passes is keep the taxes and remove the benefits, complish this goal without substantive a failure of this body to address these and an attempt to grab the water from and immediate bipartisan dialogue issues, and the solution to all of these those who would use it for fishing and seeking agreement on reforms to offset issues, workplace authentication, se- recreation in the Mountain West. the costs associated with the policies curing our border, uniting families, in H.R. 4015. b 1330 those are all in H.R. 15. While the delay of the mandate has Look, we are ready to talk. If you I hope that we can do better. received bipartisan support, I under- don’t want to bring H.R. 15 to a vote, If we can reject this $183 billion rule, stand the problems that arise and the Mr. Speaker, what are your immigra- I think it will send a message to the opposition that arises. tion bills? What is the package of bills Speaker that we are ready for immi- These reforms must receive the nec- that will address these? Because we gration reform. essary majority support, not only of know it will take a multifaceted ap- We are ready to reach out our hand the House and Senate, but also be proach. A wall alone on the southern on the SGR, on the doc fix, and figure agreed to by the White House. How- border doesn’t solve this issue. The day out the best way to pay for it, taking ever, no one Chamber can negotiate on after that wall is erected, there are the best ideas that Republicans and such an important task in a vacuum. still 10 million people here illegally, Democrats have to offer, working with This action by the House is a means and the fact that half the people who the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. of clearly demonstrating that the legis- are here illegally don’t sneak across KIND) and others to bend the cost lative policies contained within H.R. that border, they come here legally and curve, so that we can deliver a better 4015 and S. 2000 not only have the sup- then they outstay their welcome and quality of services to American seniors port of the committees of jurisdiction work illegally. So this requires a solu- and contain costs more effectively. and organized medicine, but can gain tion that I think this Congress is capa- I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘no’’ the necessary support to pass the ble of. I think we can work together. and defeat the previous question and House. Rather than consider divisive, job- vote ‘‘no’’ on the underlying bills. Mr. Speaker, this is clearly not the killing water grab bills, rather than I yield back the balance of my time. end of this conversation. It is another consider divisive ObamaCare tax bills Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I yield step—another step of many that have that the Republicans want to use myself the balance of the time. been taken in demonstrating to both ObamaCare taxes, rather than repeal Mr. Speaker, I do want to direct sides of the Capitol that the commit- them, let’s come together around im- Members’ attention to yesterday’s Wall tees of jurisdiction have produced sig- migration reform. House Republicans Street Journal, the article entitled nificant policy that can serve as the so- need to reject offensive and unproduc- ‘‘ObamaCare’s Secret Mandate Exemp- lution to the sustainable growth rate tive rhetoric and show real leadership tion,’’ which goes into some detail formula that most of us have sought that the business community in our about the self-attestation for the so- throughout our congressional careers. country is calling out for. called hardship exemption, which the Mr. Speaker, I do want to take a mo- A few weeks ago, a Wall Street Jour- administration included as part of an ment to thank some of the staff mem- nal op-ed criticized Republicans’ fail- unrelated rule last week. bers who have done so much work. I ure to act on commonsense reform. The As a consequence, there is an exemp- really wanted to start with Dr. John Wall Street Journal said: ‘‘Republicans tion from the individual mandate for O’Shea, who no longer is on the staff, have killed immigration reform for the next 2 years for anyone who simply but now works at the Brookings Insti- now, but the Farm Bureau study shows wants to go and say: I am sorry; this is tute. that in the real economy it’s still need- too tough for me to do. Dr. O’Shea, a physician from New ed.’’ Mr. Speaker, today’s rule provides York, was hired by committee staff for We could increase GDP by 3.3 per- for the consideration of two important the express purpose of helping develop cent. We can raise American wages by bills, one dealing with critical water the policy for repealing the sustainable $470 billion with immigration reform. rights and the other addressing the se- growth rate. In addition, James Decker

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You have worked sider other available policies unaffordable.’’ tirelessly to craft a piece of legislation that extraordinary hours on this project, as This lax standard—no formula or hard test not only repeals the SGR immediately, but have Sarah Johnson and Adrianna beyond a person’s belief—at least ostensibly also guarantees positive updates for physi- Simonelli on my personal staff. requires proof such as an insurer termi- cians for five years, removes potential On the committee staff, Clay Alspach nation notice. But people can also qualify for causes of liability against physicians, and and Robert Horne have additionally hardships for the unspecified nonreason that eliminates some unnecessary bureaucratic put in hours well above and beyond ‘‘you experienced another hardship in ob- red tape that prevents physicians from con- what ordinarily would be required of taining health insurance,’’ which only re- centrating on patient care. We especially appreciate your ongoing con- committee staff in order to see this quires ‘‘documentation if possible.’’ And yet another waiver is available to those who say sultation and dialogue with TMA and Texas project come to fruition. they are merely unable to afford coverage, physicians throughout this process. I certainly want to thank Chairman regardless of their prior insurance. In a As you know well, the SGR Repeal and UPTON for making this a priority dur- word, these shifting legal benchmarks offer Medicare Provider Payment Modernization ing his chairmanship of the Committee an exemption to everyone who conceivably Act of 2014 has made it this far because of a on Energy and Commerce; and I thank wants one. bipartisan, bicameral agreement on the need all of the staff—staff on Ways and Keep in mind that the White House argued to replace the SGR. We are committed to helping you finish the task. Means and staff on Senate Finance— at the Supreme Court that the individual mandate to buy insurance was indispensable Sincerely, who have worked on this issue and will to the law’s success, and President Obama STEPHEN L. BROTHERTON, MD, continue to work on this issue until it continues to say he’d veto the bipartisan President. is solved. bills that would delay or repeal it. So why The material previously referred to Every success we have had at every are ObamaCare liberals silently gutting by Mr. POLIS is as follows: point in this process was further than their own creation now? AN AMENDMENT TO H. RES. 515 OFFERED BY The answers are the implementation fiasco we have ever come before, and that in- MR. POLIS OF COLORADO and politics. HHS revealed Tuesday that volved a lot of working weekends; but Strike section 2 and replace with: only 940,000 people signed up for an ultimately, if we use this action to Sec. 2. Immediately upon adoption of this ObamaCare plan in February, bringing the springboard to full bicameral engage- resolution the Speaker shall, pursuant to total to about 4.2 million, well below the clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House ment on the package that can go to the original 5.7 million projection. The predicted White House and get signed by the resolved into the Committee of the Whole ‘‘surge’’ of young beneficiaries isn’t mate- House on the state of the Union for consider- President, indeed, I think all involved rializing even as the end-of-March deadline ation of the bill (H.R. 4209) to amend title would agree that it would be worth it. approaches, and enrollment decelerated in XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal I look forward to passage. I look for- February. the Medicare sustainable growth rate and Meanwhile, a McKinsey & Company survey ward to continuing the process with improve Medicare payments for physicians reports that a mere 27% of people joining the this Chamber and the other Chamber and other professionals, and for other pur- exchanges were previously uninsured to embrace the underlying policy and poses. The first reading of the bill shall be through February. The survey also found dispensed with. All points of order against ultimately identify the offsets that can that about half of people who shopped for a get this badly needed policy into law. I consideration of the bill are waived. General plan but did not enroll said premiums were debate shall be confined to the bill and shall urge my colleagues to support the rule too expensive, even though 80% of this group not exceed one hour equally divided among and both underlying bills. qualify for subsidies. Some substantial share and controlled by the chair and ranking mi- [From the Hill, March 13, 2014] of the people ObamaCare is supposed to help nority member of the Committee on Energy say it is a bad financial value. You might OBAMACARE’S SECRET MANDATE EXEMPTION and Commerce, the chair and ranking minor- even call it a hardship. ity member of the Committee on Ways and ObamaCare’s implementers continue to HHS is also trying to pre-empt the inevi- Means, and the chair and ranking minority roam the battlefield and shoot their own table political blowback from the nasty 2015 member of the Committee on the Judiciary. wounded, and the latest casualty is the core tax surprise of fining the uninsured for being After general debate the bill shall be consid- of the Affordable Care Act—the individual uninsured, which could help reopen ered for amendment under the five-minute mandate. To wit, last week the Administra- ObamaCare if voters elect a Republican Sen- rule. The bill shall be considered as read. All tion quietly excused millions of people from ate this November. Keeping its mandate points of order against provisions in the bill the requirement to purchase health insur- waiver secret for now is an attempt get past are waived. At the conclusion of consider- ance or else pay a tax penalty. November and in the meantime sign up as ation of the bill for amendment the Com- This latest political reconstruction has re- many people as possible for government-sub- mittee shall rise and report the bill to the ceived zero media notice, and the Health and sidized health care. Our sources in the insur- House with such amendments as may have Human Services Department didn’t think ance industry are worried the regulatory been adopted. The previous question shall be the details were worth discussing in a con- loophole sets a mandate non-enforcement considered as ordered on the bill and amend- ference call, press materials or fact sheet. precedent, and they’re probably right. The ments thereto to final passage without inter- Instead, the mandate suspension was buried longer it is not enforced, the less likely any vening motion except one motion to recom- in an unrelated rule that was meant to pre- President will enforce it. mit with or without instructions. If the serve some health plans that don’t comply The larger point is that there have been so Committee of the Whole rises and reports with ObamaCare benefit and redistribution many unilateral executive waivers and that it has come to no resolution on the bill, mandates. Our sources only noticed the delays that ObamaCare must be unrecogniz- then on the next legislative day the House change this week. able to its drafters, to the extent they ever shall, immediately after the third daily That seven-page technical bulletin in- knew what the law contained. order of business under clause 1 of rule XIV, cludes a paragraph and footnote that cas- resolve into the Committee of the Whole for ually mention that a rule in a separate De- TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, further consideration of the bill. cember 2013 bulletin would be extended for Austin, TX, March 13, 2014. At the end of the resolution, add the fol- two more years, until 2016. Lo and behold, it Hon. MICHAEL C. BURGESS, MD, lowing new section: turns out this second rule, which was sup- U.S. House of Representatives, Sec. 5. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not posed to last for only a year, allows Ameri- Washington, DC. apply to the consideration of H.R. 4209 cans whose coverage was cancelled to opt out DEAR REPRESENTATIVE BURGESS: On behalf of the mandate altogether. of the 47,000-plus physician and medical stu- THE VOTE ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION: WHAT IT In 2013, HHS decided that ObamaCare’s dent members of the Texas Medical Associa- REALLY MEANS wave of policy terminations qualified as a tion, I am writing to reiterate our strong This vote, the vote on whether to order the ‘‘hardship’’ that entitled people to a special support for the work you have done to effec- previous question on a special rule, is not type of coverage designed for people under tuate the repeal of Medicare’s Sustainable merely a procedural vote. A vote against or- age 30 or a mandate exemption. HHS origi- Growth Rate (SGR) formula. In conjunction dering the previous question is a vote nally defined and reserved hardship exemp- with your Texas colleague, Kevin Brady, you against the Republican majority agenda and tions for the truly down and out such as bat- have gotten closer to solving this chal- a vote to allow the Democratic minority to tered women, the evicted and bankrupts. lenging issue than ever before. And you have offer an alternative plan. It is a vote about But amid the post-rollout political back- done so with the support of every member of what the House should be debating. lash, last week the agency created a new cat- the Texas delegation, both Democratic and Mr. Clarence Cannon’s Precedents of the egory: Now all you need to do is fill out a Republican, on the Energy & Commerce and House of Representatives (VI, 308–311), de- form attesting that your plan was cancelled Ways & Means Committees. scribes the vote on the previous question on

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Cannon cites the Speaker’s 193, not voting 10, as follows: Davis, Danny Kuster Quigley ruling of January 13, 1920, to the effect that [Roll No. 125] DeFazio Langevin Rahall ‘‘the refusal of the House to sustain the de- DeGette Larsen (WA) Richmond mand for the previous question passes the YEAS—227 Delaney Larson (CT) Roybal-Allard control of the resolution to the opposition’’ Aderholt Graves (MO) Pearce DeLauro Lee (CA) Ruiz DelBene Levin Ruppersberger in order to offer an amendment. On March Amash Griffin (AR) Perry Bachus Griffith (VA) Petri Deutch Lewis Ryan (OH) 15, 1909, a member of the majority party of- Doggett Lipinski Sa´ nchez, Linda fered a rule resolution. The House defeated Barletta Grimm Pittenger Barr Guthrie Pitts Doyle Loebsack T. the previous question and a member of the Barton Hall Poe (TX) Duckworth Lofgren Sanchez, Loretta opposition rose to a parliamentary inquiry, Benishek Hanna Pompeo Edwards Lowenthal Sarbanes asking who was entitled to recognition. Bentivolio Harper Posey Ellison Lowey Schakowsky Speaker Joseph G. Cannon (R-Illinois) said: Bilirakis Harris Price (GA) Engel Lujan Grisham Schiff Bishop (UT) Hartzler Reed Enyart (NM) Schneider ‘‘The previous question having been refused, ´ Black Hastings (WA) Reichert Eshoo Lujan, Ben Ray Schrader the gentleman from New York, Mr. Fitz- Esty (NM) Schwartz gerald, who had asked the gentleman to Blackburn Heck (NV) Renacci Boustany Hensarling Ribble Farr Lynch Scott (VA) yield to him for an amendment, is entitled to Brady (TX) Herrera Beutler Rice (SC) Fattah Maffei Scott, David the first recognition.’’ Bridenstine Holding Rigell Foster Maloney, Serrano The Republican majority may say ‘‘the Brooks (AL) Hudson Roby Frankel (FL) Carolyn Sewell (AL) vote on the previous question is simply a Brooks (IN) Huelskamp Roe (TN) Fudge Maloney, Sean Shea-Porter Gabbard Matheson Sherman vote on whether to proceed to an immediate Broun (GA) Huizenga (MI) Rogers (AL) Buchanan Hultgren Rogers (KY) Gallego Matsui Sinema vote on adopting the resolution . . . [and] Garamendi McCarthy (NY) Sires has no substantive legislative or policy im- Bucshon Hunter Rogers (MI) Burgess Hurt Rohrabacher Garcia McCollum Slaughter plications whatsoever.’’ But that is not what Byrne Issa Rokita Grayson McDermott Smith (WA) they have always said. Listen to the Repub- Calvert Jenkins Rooney Green, Al McGovern Speier lican Leadership Manual on the Legislative Camp Johnson (OH) Ros-Lehtinen Green, Gene McIntyre Swalwell (CA) Process in the United States House of Rep- Campbell Johnson, Sam Roskam Grijalva McNerney Takano Gutie´rrez Meeks Thompson (CA) resentatives, (6th edition, page 135). Here’s Cantor Jones Ross Capito Jordan Rothfus Hahn Meng Thompson (MS) how the Republicans describe the previous Hanabusa Michaud Tierney question vote in their own manual: ‘‘Al- Carter Joyce Royce Cassidy Kelly (PA) Runyan Hastings (FL) Miller, George Titus though it is generally not possible to amend Chabot King (IA) Ryan (WI) Heck (WA) Moore Tonko the rule because the majority Member con- Chaffetz King (NY) Salmon Higgins Moran Tsongas trolling the time will not yield for the pur- Coble Kingston Sanford Himes Murphy (FL) Van Hollen pose of offering an amendment, the same re- Coffman Kinzinger (IL) Scalise Hinojosa Nadler Vargas Holt Napolitano Veasey sult may be achieved by voting down the pre- Cole Kline Schock Collins (GA) Labrador Schweikert Honda Neal Vela vious question on the rule. . . When the mo- Horsford Negrete McLeod Vela´ zquez tion for the previous question is defeated, Collins (NY) LaMalfa Scott, Austin Conaway Lamborn Sensenbrenner Hoyer Nolan Visclosky control of the time passes to the Member Cook Lance Sessions Huffman O’Rourke Walz who led the opposition to ordering the pre- Cotton Lankford Shimkus Israel Owens Wasserman vious question. That Member, because he Cramer Latham Shuster Jackson Lee Pallone Schultz then controls the time, may offer an amend- Crawford Latta Simpson Jeffries Pascrell Waters Johnson (GA) Pastor (AZ) Waxman ment to the rule, or yield for the purpose of Crenshaw LoBiondo Smith (MO) Culberson Long Smith (NE) Johnson, E. B. Pelosi Welch amendment.’’ Kaptur Perlmutter Wilson (FL) In Deschler’s Procedure in the U.S. House Daines Lucas Smith (NJ) Davis, Rodney Luetkemeyer Smith (TX) Keating Peters (CA) Yarmuth of Representatives, the subchapter titled Denham Lummis Southerland NOT VOTING—10 ‘‘Amending Special Rules’’ states: ‘‘a refusal Dent Marchant Stewart to order the previous question on such a rule DeSantis Marino Stivers Amodei Dingell Rush [a special rule reported from the Committee DesJarlais Massie Stockman Bachmann Gosar Wagner on Rules] opens the resolution to amend- Diaz-Balart McAllister Stutzman Bass Payne Courtney Rangel ment and further debate.’’ (Chapter 21, sec- Duffy McCarthy (CA) Terry tion 21.2) Section 21.3 continues: ‘‘Upon re- Duncan (SC) McCaul Thompson (PA) Duncan (TN) McClintock Thornberry b 1404 jection of the motion for the previous ques- Ellmers McHenry Tiberi tion on a resolution reported from the Com- Farenthold McKeon Tipton Mr. GALLEGO changed his vote from mittee on Rules, control shifts to the Mem- Fincher McKinley Turner ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ ber leading the opposition to the previous Fitzpatrick McMorris Upton Messrs. BRADY of Texas, MEEHAN, question, who may offer a proper amendment Fleischmann Rodgers Valadao or motion and who controls the time for de- Fleming Meadows Walberg and CALVERT changed their vote from bate thereon.’’ Flores Meehan Walden ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Forbes Messer Walorski So the previous question was ordered. Clearly, the vote on the previous question Fortenberry Mica Weber (TX) on a rule does have substantive policy impli- Foxx Miller (FL) Webster (FL) The result of the vote was announced cations. It is one of the only available tools Franks (AZ) Miller (MI) Wenstrup as above recorded. for those who oppose the Republican major- Frelinghuysen Miller, Gary Westmoreland ity’s agenda and allows those with alter- Gardner Mullin Whitfield f native views the opportunity to offer an al- Garrett Mulvaney Williams ternative plan. Gerlach Murphy (PA) Wilson (SC) Gibbs Neugebauer Wittman COMMUNICATION FROM THE Mr. BURGESS. With that, I yield Gibson Noem Wolf CLERK OF THE HOUSE back the balance of my time, and I Gingrey (GA) Nugent Womack Gohmert Nunes Woodall The SPEAKER laid before the House move the previous question on the res- Goodlatte Nunnelee Yoder the following communication from the olution. Gowdy Olson Yoho Clerk of the House of Representatives: The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Granger Palazzo Young (AK) Graves (GA) Paulsen Young (IN) OFFICE OF THE CLERK, question is on ordering the previous HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, question. NAYS—193 Washington, DC, March 12, 2014. The question was taken; and the Barber Brown (FL) Castro (TX) Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, Speaker pro tempore announced that Barrow (GA) Brownley (CA) Chu The Speaker, House of Representatives, Wash- the ayes appeared to have it. Beatty Bustos Cicilline ington, DC. Becerra Butterfield Clark (MA) DEAR MR. SPEAKER: I have the honor to Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, on that I Bera (CA) Capps Clarke (NY) demand the yeas and nays. transmit herewith a facsimile copy of a let- Bishop (GA) Capuano Clay ter received from Mr. Gary J. Holland, As- Bishop (NY) Ca´ rdenas Cleaver The yeas and nays were ordered. sistant Director of Elections, Office of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Blumenauer Carney Clyburn Bonamici Carson (IN) Cohen Secretary of State of Florida, indicating ant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair Brady (PA) Cartwright Connolly that, according to the preliminary returns of will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum Braley (IA) Castor (FL) Conyers the Special Election held March 11, 2014, the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:03 Mar 14, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13MR7.004 H13MRPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2384 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 13, 2014 Honorable David W. Jolly was elected Rep- reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I am looking forward to working resentative to Congress for the Thirteenth you will well and faithfully discharge the du- with the Congressman to make Florida Congressional District, State of Florida. ties of the office on which you are about to and the United States the best that it With best wishes, I am enter, so help you God. can be. Sincerely, The SPEAKER. Congratulations, you I also want to say that the St. Pe- KAREN L. HAAS, are now a Member of the 113th Con- Clerk. tersburg mayor is here, Rick Kriseman; Enclosure. gress. welcome. f Congressman JOLLY, welcome to the FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WELCOMING THE HONORABLE United States House of Representa- DIVISION OF ELECTIONS, DAVID W. JOLLY TO THE HOUSE tives. Tallahassee, FL, March 12, 2014. f Hon. KAREN L. HAAS, OF REPRESENTATIVES Clerk, House of Representatives, Washington, (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was EXPRESSING GRATITUDE TO DC. given permission to address the House SERVE AS REPRESENTATIVE DEAR MS. HAAS: This is to advise you that for 1 minute.) FOR FLORIDA’S 13TH CONGRES- the preliminary results reported on the night Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, as SIONAL DISTRICT of March 11, 2014, for the special election for dean of the Florida delegation, it is my the Thirteenth Congressional District of (Mr. JOLLY asked and was given per- pleasure to welcome the newest Mem- Florida, reflected the following preliminary mission to address the House for 1 returns (which includes all early voting and ber of this proud body, Congressman minute.) Election Day results, along with all but two DAVID JOLLY. Mr. JOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I thank regular absentee ballots, provisional ballots, Today is a significant progression for you and my new colleagues. Ms. ROS- and the overseas absentee ballots which DAVID, from staffer to elected Rep- LEHTINEN and Ms. BROWN, thank you could be received within 10 days after the resentative; a progression beginning very much. To the people of Florida’s election): from his many years working for his 13th Congressional District, I want to David W. Jolly, REP, 89,099, 48.52% community as a staffer for our es- say thank you today for giving me a Alex Sink, DEM, 85,642, 46.64% teemed late colleague, Congressman Lucas Overby, LPF, 8.893, 4.84% remarkable life opportunity, the oppor- Bill Young. Michael S. Levinson, WRI, 0, 0% tunity to serve. The first set of unofficial results are not I am confident that DAVID has re- turned to these Halls to ensure that For my new colleagues, I simply due to be reported until noon, March 15, 2014. want you to know two things about It is only when the first set of unofficial re- Bill’s legacy is carried on, one of ex- sults are reported that we will know if a re- traordinary constituent service, as well this new Member. First, I believe in count actually becomes necessary. Florida as his unwavering respect and civility this institution, the people’s House. I law requires a recount when a candidate is for all of us in this Chamber. I also believe in all that is good and right defeated by 1⁄2 of a percent or less of the about this institution, the opportunity know that DAVID will, in his own votes cast. To the best of our knowledge, words, ‘‘bring his own deep desire and that this institution has to make our there is no contest to this election; however, Nation better, to direct our Nation a contest may be filed at any time within 10 drive to get things done for this coun- try.’’ down the right path, to solve problems days after the state’s Election Canvassing for all of us, and to secure for every Commission certifies the election, which is DAVID is a fifth-generation Floridian, scheduled to occur on March 26, 2014. and is joined in the gallery today by American the sacred blessings of lib- We will follow up with you after we receive his rightfully proud parents and family erty. the unofficial results and again after we have to mark this momentous occasion. I The second thing I would like you to the official Certificate of Election, which we am certain that he will work hard to know about this new Congressman is I will transmit as required by law. maintain that sentiment with each of believe in civility. I had a wonderful Sincerely, opportunity to work for a man with GARY J. HOLLAND, them, as well as his constituents in Pinellas County. He is a welcomed ad- whom you each served, and he left an Assistant Director. indelible legacy in this House—one of f dition to our Florida delegation familia—a fresh and strong voice for civility. We are all elected to fight for SWEARING IN OF THE HONORABLE our Sunshine State and our great Na- our communities and to fight for our DAVID W. JOLLY, OF FLORIDA, tion. constituents. We are elected to fight AS A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE Before I yield to my distinguished for our convictions, for the causes we Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I colleague, CORRINE BROWN, let me also believe in, but it is a fight for the fu- ask unanimous consent that the gen- say that just like you, DAVID, I, too, ture of our country; it is not a fight tleman from Florida, the Honorable won a special election to fill the seat of against each other, and I know that. We have had a nationally watched DAVID W. JOLLY, be permitted to take a legend of this institution, so believe the oath of office today. me when I say that having big shoes to race. That race is over, and now it is His certificate of election has not ar- fill should be seen as both an excep- time for me as a Member of Congress of rived, but there is no contest and no tional honor as well as an exceptional this body to join with each of you to question has been raised with regard to opportunity. follow in the footsteps you have made his election. Congratulations, and welcome from in serving your community as I begin The SPEAKER. Is there objection to all of us. to serve mine. the request of the gentlewoman from I yield to the gentlewoman from You have my commitment today to Florida? Florida (Ms. BROWN). work with each and every one of you. I There was no objection. Ms. BROWN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, look forward to it. I look forward to The SPEAKER. Will Representative- I want to welcome our newest Member working with each and every one of elect JOLLY and the members of the to Congress and to the Florida delega- you, and I would like to say thank you Florida delegation present themselves tion. one more time to my friends and neigh- in the well. As I am sure he already knows, Con- bors and my community, Florida’s 13th All Members will rise and the Rep- gressman JOLLY has big shoes to fill. Congressional District, that has given resentative-elect will please raise his Bill Young was a true statesman who me this honor today. God bless each right hand. put the needs of his district and our and every one of you. Mr. JOLLY appeared at the bar of home State above politics, and Florida Mr. Speaker, I thank you for this mo- the House and took the oath of office, is a better place to live because of it. ment. I always say, to whom God has given as follows: f much, much is expected. When you are Do you solemnly swear that you will sup- born, you get a birth certificate, and ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER port and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign when you die, you are going to get a The SPEAKER. Under clause 5(d) of and domestic; that you will bear true faith death certificate, and that little dash rule XX, the Chair announces to the and allegiance to the same; that you take in between is what you have done to House that, in light of the administra- this obligation freely, without any mental make this a better place. tion of the oath to the gentleman from

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Rogers (KY) Smith (MO) Westmoreland the table. 4015, SGR REPEAL AND MEDI- Rogers (MI) Smith (NE) Whitfield f Rohrabacher Smith (NJ) Williams CARE PROVIDER PAYMENT MOD- Rokita Smith (TX) Wilson (SC) WATER RIGHTS PROTECTION ACT ERNIZATION ACT OF 2014; AND Rooney Southerland Wittman PROVIDING FOR PROCEEDINGS Ros-Lehtinen Stewart Wolf GENERAL LEAVE DURING THE PERIOD FROM Roskam Stivers Womack Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. MARCH 17, 2014, THROUGH MARCH Ross Stockman Woodall Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that Rothfus Stutzman Yoder all Members may have 5 legislative 21, 2014 Royce Terry Yoho days in which to revise and extend The SPEAKER. Without objection, 5- Runyan Thompson (PA) Young (AK) Ryan (WI) Thornberry Young (IN) their remarks and include extraneous minute voting will continue. Salmon Tiberi material on the bill H.R. 3189. There was no objection. Sanford Tipton The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. The SPEAKER. The question is on YODER). Is there objection to the re- NOES—184 adoption of House Resolution 515. quest of the gentleman from Wash- The question was taken; and the Barrow (GA) Green, Al Nadler ington? Beatty Speaker pro tempore announced that Green, Gene Napolitano There was no objection. the ayes appeared to have it. Becerra Grijalva Neal Bera (CA) Gutie´rrez Negrete McLeod The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- RECORDED VOTE Bishop (GA) Hahn Nolan ant to House Resolution 515 and rule Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Bishop (NY) Hanabusa O’Rourke XVIII, the Chair declares the House in Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. Blumenauer Hastings (FL) Owens the Committee of the Whole House on Bonamici Heck (WA) Pallone A recorded vote was ordered. Brady (PA) Higgins Pascrell the state of the Union for the consider- The SPEAKER. This will be a 5- Braley (IA) Himes Pastor (AZ) ation of the bill, H.R. 3189. minute vote. Brown (FL) Hinojosa Pelosi The Chair appoints the gentlewoman The vote was taken by electronic de- Brownley (CA) Holt Perlmutter from North Carolina (Ms. FOXX) to pre- Bustos Honda Peters (CA) vice, and there were—ayes 228, noes 184, Butterfield Horsford Peters (MI) side over the Committee of the Whole. not voting 19, as follows: Capps Hoyer Peterson b 1425 [Roll No. 126] Capuano Huffman Pingree (ME) Ca´ rdenas Israel Pocan IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AYES—228 Carney Jackson Lee Polis Accordingly, the House resolved Aderholt Farenthold Kingston Carson (IN) Jeffries Price (NC) itself into the Committee of the Whole Amash Fincher Kinzinger (IL) Cartwright Johnson (GA) Quigley Bachus Fitzpatrick Kline Castro (TX) Johnson, E. B. Rahall House on the state of the Union for the Barber Fleischmann LaMalfa Chu Kaptur Richmond consideration of the bill (H.R. 3189) to Barletta Fleming Lamborn Cicilline Keating Roybal-Allard prohibit the conditioning of any per- Barr Flores Lance Clark (MA) Kelly (IL) Ruiz mit, lease, or other use agreement on Barton Forbes Lankford Clarke (NY) Kennedy Ruppersberger Benishek Fortenberry Latham Clay Kildee Ryan (OH) the transfer, relinquishment, or other Bentivolio Foxx Latta Cleaver Kilmer Sa´ nchez, Linda impairment of any water right to the Bilirakis Franks (AZ) LoBiondo Clyburn Kirkpatrick T. United States by the Secretaries of the Bishop (UT) Frelinghuysen Long Cohen Kuster Sanchez, Loretta Black Gardner Lucas Interior and Agriculture, with Ms. Connolly Langevin Sarbanes Blackburn Garrett Luetkemeyer Conyers Larsen (WA) Schakowsky FOXX in the chair. Boustany Gerlach Lummis Cooper Larson (CT) Schiff The Clerk read the title of the bill. Brady (TX) Gibbs Marchant Costa Lee (CA) Schneider Bridenstine Gibson Marino The CHAIR. Pursuant to the rule, the Schrader Brooks (AL) Gingrey (GA) Massie Courtney Levin bill is considered read the first time. Brooks (IN) Gohmert McAllister Crowley Lewis Schwartz The gentleman from Washington (Mr. Cuellar Lipinski Scott (VA) Broun (GA) Goodlatte McCarthy (CA) HASTINGS) and the gentlewoman from Buchanan Gowdy McCaul Cummings Loebsack Scott, David Bucshon Granger McClintock Davis (CA) Lofgren Serrano California (Mrs. NAPOLITANO) each will Burgess Graves (GA) McHenry Davis, Danny Lowenthal Sewell (AL) control 30 minutes. Byrne Graves (MO) McIntyre DeGette Lowey Shea-Porter The Chair recognizes the gentleman Calvert Griffin (AR) McKeon Delaney Lujan Grisham Sherman Camp Griffith (VA) McKinley DeLauro (NM) Sires from Washington. Campbell Grimm McMorris DelBene Luja´ n, Ben Ray Slaughter Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Cantor Guthrie Rodgers Deutch (NM) Smith (WA) Madam Chairman, I yield myself such Capito Hall Meadows Doggett Lynch Speier time as I may consume. Carter Hanna Meehan Doyle Maffei Takano Cassidy Harper Messer Duckworth Maloney, Thompson (CA) President Obama has made no secret Chabot Harris Mica Edwards Carolyn Thompson (MS) of the fact that he is willing to act uni- Chaffetz Hartzler Miller (FL) Ellison Maloney, Sean Tierney laterally to impose new laws and regu- Coble Hastings (WA) Miller (MI) Engel Matheson Titus lations on the American people, declar- Coffman Heck (NV) Miller, Gary Enyart Matsui Tonko Cole Hensarling Mullin Eshoo McCarthy (NY) Tsongas ing that he has ‘‘a pen and a phone.’’ Collins (GA) Herrera Beutler Mulvaney Esty McCollum Vargas Over the last 5 years, there have been Collins (NY) Holding Murphy (PA) Farr McDermott Veasey numerous examples of what has be- Conaway Hudson Neugebauer Fattah McGovern Vela come an Imperial Presidency. Under Cook Huelskamp Noem Foster McNerney Vela´ zquez Cotton Huizenga (MI) Nugent Frankel (FL) Meeks Visclosky the administration, the reach of the Cramer Hultgren Nunes Fudge Meng Walz Federal Government has extended into Crawford Hunter Nunnelee Gabbard Michaud Wasserman nearly every sector of our economy and Crenshaw Hurt Olson Gallego Miller, George Schultz ensnarled it in new red tape and regu- Culberson Issa Palazzo Garamendi Moore Waters Daines Jenkins Paulsen Garcia Moran Welch lations. Davis, Rodney Johnson (OH) Pearce Grayson Murphy (FL) Wilson (FL) An egregious example of this is the Denham Johnson, Sam Perry Dent Jolly Petri Federal Government’s concerted effort DeSantis Jones Pittenger NOT VOTING—19 to take water away from individuals DesJarlais Jordan Pitts Amodei Gosar Swalwell (CA) and businesses. Water is the lifeblood Diaz-Balart Joyce Poe (TX) Bachmann Kind Van Hollen of communities and essential for a Duncan (SC) Kelly (PA) Pompeo Bass Labrador Wagner strong economy. Cities, ranchers, farm- Duncan (TN) King (IA) Posey Castor (FL) Payne Waxman Ellmers King (NY) Price (GA) DeFazio Rangel Yarmuth ers, businesses, along with the jobs Dingell Rush Duffy Simpson

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It is not threatening to undermine those laws to take water and from whom it is try- about protecting private property and seeks to take away private prop- ing to take it, it is simply wrong, and rights. It is not about protecting erty rights—or private water rights it must be stopped. That is why H.R. States’ water rights. It goes in the op- governed under State laws. 3189 is necessary, and it is why the bill posite direction, that of creating a new Madam Chairman, that is why we are is endorsed by numerous national and Federal definition of a ‘‘water right’’ here today, to consider H.R. 3189, the regional groups, including the U.S. when we have not had a hearing on Water Rights Protection Act. This bi- Chamber of Commerce, the National that particular point. partisan bill would protect private Ski Areas Association, the American Water rights have, for more than four property rights from Federal overreach Farm Bureau Federation, the National centuries in American law, been de- that threatens to take water supplies Cattlemen’s Association, the Natural fined as a matter of State law. If the away from water users, such as ski Water Resources Association, and oth- majority is really concerned about areas, ranchers, cities, towns, and local ers. Federal overreach, creating a sweeping conservation efforts. Now, in the course of the debate, new Federal definition of a ‘‘water This bill is responding to a very real there will be claims and assertions right’’ without even a single hearing is threat as the Obama administration made today that this bill is overly not the best choice. H.R. 3189 only had has sought to extort water from indi- broad and that it will have a whole a hearing, and it was held during the viduals and businesses through the per- range of unintended consequences. government shutdown, during the se- mitting process. Madam Chairman, I certainly don’t questration. As a result, the agencies Now, how is this done, Madam Chair- blame those who support the Federal affected were not able to provide ex- man? Federal agencies are threatening takings of private water rights from pert analysis because they were not to withhold permits needed to operate wanting to change the subject, but this able to be at the hearing to talk to the on Federal lands, unless private water bill is very focused. It has only one bill’s impacts. The bill’s incomplete rights are turned over to the Federal consequence, and that consequence is legislative record was worsened by the Government. absolutely intended. It stops the Fed- committee markup, whereby a clum- Put more simply, the Federal Gov- eral Government from taking the sily drafted savings clause was added. ernment is holding necessary permits water of American citizens without This only added to the confusion as to hostage unless water rights are relin- paying for it. It does nothing else. the purpose of the bill, negating the quished; and they are demanding that In fact, this bill carefully states that purpose of the legislation, which I un- water rights be signed over without this prohibition will not affect irriga- derstand now makes it a broader bill in payment, which of course is a violation tion water contracts, FERC licensing, addressing some of the issues, as have of the Constitution’s guarantee of just endangered species recovery, national been stated by my colleague, that it is compensation. parks, or any other legal authorities. overreach by the Obama administra- Unfortunately, these businesses that Important environmental restoration, tion, thus negating the water rights. are affected need both the permits and wildlife protection and conservation Today, the manager’s amendment, the water in order to operate, so what work that has been occurring for years with four additional savings clauses, the Federal Government is doing is in a positive, cooperative manner—and continues to show the magnitude of the forcing them into an impossible situa- that is whether it is in Puget Sound, unintended negative consequences that tion where either choice puts them in which is in my State, in the Chesa- H.R. 3189 would have on various activi- danger of losing their livelihood or peake Bay, nearby here, or in the Flor- ties that require a Federal permit. their businesses. ida Everglades—will all continue, and There is some agreement on this bill. all are protected. Such efforts will not We both agree that the starting point b 1430 be changed by this legislation. of this legislation involves a conflict During today’s debate, we will hear Madam Chairman, I want to thank between the Forest Service and the ski specific examples of businesses and and recognize the sponsor of this legis- resorts, which was the focus of the families, including ski resorts and lation, our colleague from Colorado hearing. Unfortunately, the Forest ranchers, who have experienced this (Mr. TIPTON), for all of his hard work in Service issued a declaration, a release, heavy-handed tactic of the Federal advancing this important, common- that mandated certain things that are Government’s. sense, bipartisan legislation. objectionable to my colleagues, and It is important to be clear about the It is time for the legislative branch they are now having to set out a new risk posed by the Federal Govern- to exert itself on behalf of the Amer- policy directive that is under consider- ment’s action. This is not simply a ican people and rein in the imperial ation by the OMB. We have not waited threat to ski resorts and to ski areas overreach of the executive branch and for the results of the OMB. We can’t located on Federal land as, I am sure, this administration. No law gives Fed- tell until after the comment period is some will argue on the floor here eral agencies the authority to take pri- given to the general public, and then it today. The known problem is much vate property rights as the administra- can be published. greater. We have heard testimony in tion is seeking to do. In fact, the Con- There are currently 121 ski resorts lo- our committee to that fact, and the stitution prohibits such takings. It is cated in 13 States that are operating on threat is not limited to one part of the time to put an end to such tactics, so Federal Forest Service land. That is country. I urge my colleagues to support this public land that belongs to the general If a Federal agency can demand that legislation and send a strong signal to public. It doesn’t belong to the ski re- a ski resort in Vail or that a rancher in this administration—to leave private sorts, and it doesn’t belong to this Utah has to hand over his water to get property rights alone. body. It belongs to the people. Through a Federal permit, then a Federal agen- I reserve the balance of my time. long-term special use permits, these re- cy can certainly do the same thing in Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Madam Chair, I sort companies are operating on pub- other States—Ohio, Florida, West Vir- yield myself such time as I may con- lic—taxpayer—land, belonging to the ginia. Water may be more plentiful in sume. American people, for private profit. In these regions of the country than in The legislation we have to consider many cases, these companies purchase the arid West, but the Federal Govern- today is flawed on many levels—it is water rights in order to operate the re- ment’s appetite has no geographical flawed on process; it is flawed on pol- sort. limits when it comes to expanding its icy; and it is flawed in claiming that it The Forest Service is currently regulatory control and its disrespect protects States’ water rights. H.R. 3189 struggling with what happens with the for private property and the livelihoods does not solve the problem—it creates permitting of sales of water rights.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:11 Mar 14, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K13MR7.037 H13MRPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE March 13, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2387 How could the agency find a new oper- Finally, Madam Chair and Members, from private parties that develop them, such ator if there is no water to go with that it is unfortunate that we are dedi- as ski areas, in violation of State water law land and if it is not available, if there cating time and energy to this aspect and 5th Amendment property rights protec- is no water for the land? The Forest tions. The intent of the bill is narrow—to of water management when our con- protect valuable assets of ski areas and other Service issued a directive in 2011 re- stituents and our communities are fac- permittees that use federal land from seizure quiring that, as a condition of these ing so many more important water without compensation by the federal govern- special use permits, the applicant must challenges. Most of the U.S., especially ment. Essentially everyone agrees on the place its water rights in the name of the Western U.S., is suffering from need for this protection, given recent (and the United States. Who is the United drought. While 53 percent is facing past) Forest Service policy that demands States if it isn’t the American tax- moderate to exceptional drought, the transfer of valuable water rights to the U.S. without compensation. This policy threat- payer? entire State of California, my State, is To be clear, this was not because ened to rock the foundation of over a hun- in drought. We certainly have more dred years’ worth of water law in the West, President Obama is mad with power fish to fry than talking about a bill and again, thanks to your intervention, ben- and wants to own water rights, as some that is limited to ski resorts and the eficial changes are expected in the future. have alluded to. Rather, it was so that Forest Service. The intention of the Water Rights Protec- the Forest Service could include those I do urge my colleagues to worry less tion Act is not to impact stream health or water rights as part of the package aquatic species in any way. Some conserva- about these resorts and more about the tion groups contend that HR 3189 has a when seeking a new operator and drought that is ravaging our West, the issuing a new contract for an existing broader effect than simply protecting water wildfires that are threatening our lives rights, and in fact would hinder federal ef- ski area on public—taxpayer—land. and property, and climate change, forts to protect stream health and fish. Ski The court validated that directive on which, if we continue to fail to act or areas and other stakeholders strongly dis- procedural grounds, and the Forest accept, makes snow skiing a thing of agree with this interpretation of the bill and Service is currently working on a new the past. Some would say that this would never support a bill that had this re- directive, as they have stated in the sult. In fact, a ‘‘savings clause’’ was included letter to this committee. One, they goes far beyond ski resort issues and in the bill to explicitly state that the meas- have said, will not involve permit ap- affects nationwide entities. I say let’s ure had no other impacts than to protect plicants transferring their water rights deal with the ski issue and the Forest permittees’ water rights from forced trans- Service separately, and let’s support fers. More importantly, the bill does not to the Federal Government. It would be alter in any way the minimum stream flow appropriate to consider legislation that the Polis amendment. Madam Chair, I submit for the protections that are set and enforced by the really pinpoints and clarifies that ski states on virtually every river and stream. RECORD a letter dated February 11, area permits may not be conditioned Ski areas support and abide by these min- 2014, from the National Ski Areas Asso- on the transfer of water rights to the imum stream flow requirements and would government. New legislation devising a ciation. In the very first sentence, they never take action to undermine them. real solution to this problem would not are including: However, to make it abundantly clear that only be welcomed, it would be a neces- I am writing on behalf of the ski industry ski areas have a narrow and pointed agenda with respect to this legislation and that we sity. This is why we support the Polis to express the reasons ski areas strongly support passage of the bipartisan Water are committed to maintaining stream and amendment, which addresses the nar- Rights Protection Act, H.R. 3189/S. 1630, and aquatic species health, we are now advo- row conflict between the ski resorts to advocate changes to the bill to narrow its cating changes to the bill to narrow its scope and the Forest Service, which is the scope. even further. These changes include nar- rowing the scope of the bill to apply just to real conflict. I oppose the legislation. I urge my This bill would prevent the entire De- the U.S. Forest Service, and clarifying that colleagues to vote against this bill and partment of Agriculture and the entire the bill prohibits forced transfers of owner- to support the Polis amendment. Department of the Interior from condi- ship of water rights to the United States by I reserve the balance of my time. inserting the term ‘‘title’’ into the bill. We tioning any use of public property on offer these changes to demonstrate emphati- the impairment of any water right. NATIONAL SKI AREAS ASSOCIATION, February 11, 2014. cally our unwavering commitment to main- This bill goes well beyond ski resorts Re: Support for Water Rights Protection Act tain stream health and aquatic species, and and well beyond the Forest Service to our narrow focus of simply protecting our Rep. SCOTT TIPTON, valuable water rights assets. These changes fundamentally alter public—taxpayer— Cannon HOB, Washington, DC. are directed at solving the concrete problem land management, including the man- Rep. JARED POLIS, at hand, which is overreaching policy by the agement of all units of the National Longworth House Office Building, Forest Service that requires a forced trans- Park System. Washington, DC. fer of ownership of water rights from permit- If this bill were to become law, graz- Sen. JOHN BARRASSO, tees to the United States. The bill will con- Dirksen Senate Office Building, ing permits could no longer require tinue to benefit all permittees on Forest that some water be left in the streams Washington, DC. Service lands, not just ski areas. for the cattle, and bypass flows would Sen. MARK UDALL, The release of a new water policy is ex- be impacted. Any and all uses of public Hart Office Building Suite, pected from the Forest Service sometime in lands which touch on water would be Washington, DC. 2014. Ski areas welcome this new policy GENTLEMEN: I am writing on behalf of the change, which we understand will not re- affected. Without the ability to condi- ski industry to express the reasons ski areas tion permits or authorizations on rea- quire a forced transfer of ownership of water strongly support passage of the bipartisan rights. The release of this policy will not sonable protections for water-depend- Water Rights Protection Act, H.R. 3189/S. change the need for federal legislation how- ent resources, such as habitat, timber, 1630, and to advocate changes to the bill to ever. First, the new policy is expected to or recreation, agencies will not be able narrow its scope. At the outset, the ski in- apply prospectively, such that existing water to comply with the conservation and dustry would like to express our deep appre- rights subject to past Forest Service water multiple-use mandates required cur- ciation of your effort to protect ski area clauses could continue to be in jeopardy of a rently by law. The bill is so broad and water rights from federal encroachment over taking by the Forest Service. Ski areas are the past couple of years. Your leadership on proposing an amendment to the bill to pro- so irresponsible that, if it were to be protecting water rights and your commit- enacted, it would mean the very end of tect against the implementation of such ment to working in a bipartisan fashion to clauses beginning with the effective date of the public lands activities it is sup- solve this problem on behalf of ski areas and this bill. Ski areas have experienced four posed to protect, because those activi- other permittees on federal land have had changes in Forest Service water policy in the ties could no longer be managed re- very positive and real effects to date. While last ten years. Only Congress can help stop sponsibly. ski areas have enjoyed a long and successful the pendulum from swinging and provide ski Congress should get out of the way, partnership with the Forest Service span- areas the kind of stability they need to grow respect States’ rights, and allow the ning almost eight decades, Forest Service and succeed in the future. Forest Service to issue its new direc- water policy is an issue on which we simply After prevailing on our challenge of the tive, which is not the taking of any- do not agree. We have invested too much in Forest Service’s water rights takings policy water rights to simply hand them over to the in federal court in 2012, ski areas offered an one’s property. Rather, it is placing re- federal government. alternative approach for the Forest Service sponsible conditions on a permit allow- As you are well aware, the Water Rights to consider that would not involve forced ing private companies to profit from Protection Act would stop the federal gov- transfers of water rights. We offered this al- their use of public—taxpayer—lands. ernment from illegally seizing water rights ternative in the spirit of partnership, and as

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:11 Mar 14, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K13MR7.038 H13MRPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2388 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 13, 2014 a way for the Forest Service to work coop- vate property rights—to stop a job-kill- ditional amendments have been submitted eratively with ski areas to support their via- ing Federal water grab. That is what that would too narrowly focus the legisla- bility, and the viability of mountain commu- this legislation is about. tion so as to not protect livestock producers, nities, over the long term. The alternative A very clear choice exists today. You and one amendment in particular that would offered by ski areas was to require resorts to can choose to stand with farmers, with cause the legislation to become applicable provide successors in interest an option to only to ski operations. CCA and PLC strong- purchase water rights at fair market value ranchers, with municipalities, with our ly oppose any amendment with exclusive upon sale of a ski area. We continue to sup- ski areas to be able to protect the Con- language that will jeopardize the efficacy of port this approach as a viable alternative stitution regarding the Fifth Amend- that meets the needs of the agency, provides the bill for our constituency, ranchers. Our ment for just compensation, or you can members face the same threats as ski compa- ski areas needed flexibility, and respects embrace the heavy hand of government state water law. nies do—perhaps, with more at stake, as Ski areas are great stewards of water re- and support a job-killing Federal water they are individuals and families depending sources. It is important for everyone to re- grab. That is the clear choice that we on these water rights for their livelihood. It member that only a small portion of water face today. is important to include all industries that that is used for snowmaking is consumed. This bill is narrow in scope. In fact, may be impacted in the legislation, to keep Most of the water diverted from streams for the manager’s amendment that I will our rural communities thriving. Rep. Tip- snowmaking returns to the watershed. Al- be putting forward is actually going to ton’s bill accomplishes the purpose of pro- though it varies from region to region, stud- make sure that many of the concerns tecting all water right holders, including ies show that approximately 80 percent of ranchers. the water used for snowmaking returns to that we have just heard expressed are the watershed. Since the majority of water reasserted in that legislation to be able There is no justification to include an used for snowmaking is water purchased by a to protect the Endangered Species Act, amendment that will only protect one type ski area, brought onsite through diversions, to make sure that authorities are not of water use, and we strongly urge all mem- stored on-slope, and typically released more currently under law or exceeded, and to bers of the House to vote against any such slowly back into the watershed with the sea- make sure that our tribes are actually amendment. sonal melting of the winter snowpack, protected from the heavy hand of gov- We thank you for your attention to this snowmaking typically benefits the water- ernment being used as a tool for an- crucial issue, and for supporting America’s shed in which it is taking place, as well as ranchers as they continue to be an essential downstream users, and can help counteract other Federal water grab. part of rural communities and stewards of the harmful effects of drought. In addition to b 1445 our public lands. using a whole array of conservation meas- This is a commonsense piece of legis- Sincerely, ures, many resorts impound or store water in reservoirs for use during low flow times of lation—legislation that is designed to GENE MANUELLO, the year without affecting fish or aquatic stand for the very principle that we President, habitat. The ability to control our water as- have in this country of private prop- Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. sets and investments—which will be the out- erty rights. TIM CANTERBURY, come of passage of the Water Rights Protec- Protect the water of the West. Pro- Chair, tion Act—will enable us to continue this tect that private property right. This Colorado Public Lands Council. stewardship in the future. It will also allow is simple, 2-page legislation. us to continue to provide a high quality Madam Chair, this is legislation EAGLE RIVER WATER & SANITATION recreation opportunity for millions of people which serves the interests of this coun- DISTRICT, UPPER EAGLE REGIONAL on the National Forests. try, serves the interests of the West, WATER AUTHORITY, In closing, we thank you for your work to Vail, CO, February 27, 2014. date on this issue, and we look forward to and I ask for its adoption. Rep. SCOTT TIPTON, continuing to work together in cooperation COLORADO CATTLEMEN’S Washington, DC. to ensure the bill’s passage. ASSOCIATION Rep. JARED POLIS, Sincerely, Arvada, CO, March 12, 2014. Washington, DC. MICHAEL BERRY, Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, Senator MICHAEL BENNET, President. Speaker, Washington, DC. Washington, DC. Hon. NANCY PELOSI, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Senator MARK UDALL, Madam Chairman, I am very pleased to Minority Leader, Washington, DC. Washington, DC. yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from DEAR SPEAKER BOEHNER AND MINORITY LEADER PELOSI: The Colorado Cattlemen’s DEAR REPRESENTATIVES POLIS AND TIPTON Colorado (Mr. TIPTON), the sponsor of Association (CCA) and Colorado Public AND SENATORS BENNET AND UDALL: Please be this legislation. advised that we are in receipt of the Feb- Mr. TIPTON. Madam Chair, after lis- Lands Council strongly support the Water Rights Protection Act (WRPA), (H.R. 3189). ruary 10, 2014 letter to you on the letterhead tening to our Democrat colleague’s The CCA and PLC represent Colorado’s pub- of the Water Quality/Quantity Committee of statement, probably the best thing lic and private lands ranching industries the Northwest Colorado Council of Govern- that we can do to be able to allay their through a grassroots network of affiliates ments (NWCCOG) regarding H.R. 3189, the fears is for them to read the bill. It ac- and individual members. Many of our mem- Water Rights Protection Act, and its com- tually protects private property rights, bers hold private water rights on federal panion bill, S–1630. That letter gives the im- and let me fill in the balance of the lands, which serve as an integral part of proper impression that all of the listed mem- story from the letter that you just their operations; thus, these water rights bers, associate members, and participating cited: keep our members in business and rural com- water and sanitation districts support the The ski areas are saying that they munities thriving. However, landowners face position taken in that letter. They do not. an unprecedented threat to the future of strongly support the passage of the bi- their water rights on lands managed by the As the largest municipal water provider partisan Water Rights Act, H.R. 3189. USFS and potentially other federal agencies. within NWCCOG, serving the over 60,000 cus- I would like to submit for the H.R. 3189, introduced by Congressmen tomers from Vail to Wolcott, we strongly RECORD letters from over 40 different Scott Tipton (R-Colo.), Mark Amodei (R– support H.R. 3189 and S. 1630, and do not organizations—farmers, ranchers, ski Nev.), Rob Bishop (R–Utah), Tom McClintock agree with the amendments proposed by the areas, municipalities—that are sup- (R–Calif.), and Jared Polis (D–Colo.) dis- NVVCCOG letter. In particular, the Forest porting this legislation to be able to allows the USFS and the Bureau of Land Service does not have the legal authority to protect private property rights in the Management from seizing water rights with- impose bypass flows and a Federal Water out just compensation. An issue that arose United States. Rights Task Force has so determined, and Madam Chair, the fear in Washington in a USFS directive applicable to ski areas any amendment that they do would be a was seen by industry as an issue that could is palpable. Yesterday, we heard from major expansion of federal authority over threaten all water users, including ranchers, state granted water rights. Federal bypass the White House of the threat of a as they depend on water rights on public requirements are really just a taking of veto, a veto against a piece of legisla- land (and private) to keep their businesses water rights by another name and on a tion which is just codifying what is viable. It is important that H.R. 3189 pass smaller scale. It is hard to imagine that the protected in the Constitution—private without limitation to specific industries— ensuring ranchers have access to the water members of NWCCOG support the federaliza- property rights in this country. There tion and taking of any of the property of is going to be a headline in tomorrow’s rights they own, maintain and have devel- oped. their residents and area businesses regard- paper. With the affirmative passage of We support an amendment by Representa- less of the name the federal government this legislation, it will read that the tive Tipton that would make revisions to the gives to its taking. Moreover, bypass flows House of Representatives stood with legislation which would clarify the intent of should not be thought of as an environ- the American people—stood with pri- the bill. We also understand that several ad- mental solution to low stream flows as they

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:35 Mar 14, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13MR7.009 H13MRPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE March 13, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2389 are not water rights that can be adminis- tion for markup. I believe the new and would protect NWRA members’ water rights tered by a water commissioner and shep- amended language is an improvement and and those who depend on the water they de- herded downstream. Rather, senior water consistent with the River District Board’s liver by preventing federal agencies from rights from public lands that are required to existing support for the bill. making a permit, permit renewal or other be bypassed can simply be taken up by a jun- The River District looks forward to con- action conditional upon surrendering a water ior water right holder just past the Forest tinuing to work with you in support of this right. The protection of water rights is of Service boundary. This is one of the main important legislation. Thank you and best the utmost importance to our members. reasons why the Colorado Water Conserva- wishes for a successful markup. Water rights constitute a valuable property tion Board, which is the State agency with Sincerely, right and as such are valuable assets that are exclusive authority to obtain in-stream R. ERIC KUHN, often irreplaceable. flows, has consistently opposed federal at- General Manager. For more than eighty years NWRA mem- tempts to impose bypass flows. bers have helped finance, maintain and man- We have enclosed a copy of a piece pre- CENTER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, pared by The Federal Water Rights Task Center, CO, October 25, 2013. age some of the most valuable and iconic water systems in the world and have turned Force entitled ‘‘The Colorado ’Bypass Flow’ Hon. SCOTT TIPTON, virtual deserts into some of the most produc- Controversy’’ for your review. It is an excel- Cannon House Office Building, tive agricultural land on the planet. To ac- lent review of the limitations on existing Washington, DC. complish this irrigators have worked col- rights of the Forest Service to impose bypass Hon. JARED POLIS, laboratively with federal agency partners at flows and practical reasons why imposing Longworth House Office Building, such flows is not a good idea. (The link for the Bureau of Reclamation and Army Corps Washington, DC. of Engineers. That collaborative partnership, the entire report is http://www.fs.fed.us/land/ DEAR REPS. TIPTON AND POLIS: The Center water/.) Conservation District commends you for formed through contracts and other agree- We believe that many of the largest water your introduction of H.R. 3189, the Water ments, is protected by this bill. Our members users within NWCCOG agree with our posi- Rights Protection Act and endorses the Tip- are gravely concerned by recent efforts by tion. ton-Polis bill, and will work closely with you the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the Bu- Very truly yours, to broaden bipartisan support for this meas- reau of Land Management (BLM) that have FREDERICK P. SACKBAUER, IV, ure and to gain its swift consideration and made agency actions contingent upon the re- Eagle River Water & Sanitation District, approval by the House of Representatives. linquishment or modification of a water Chairman of the Board. It is our understanding that the H.R. 3189 right. These efforts go counter to the prin- GEORGE GREGORY, grants no new rights to any party, nor does ciple foundations of western water law, fly in Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority, it in any way infringe on existing rights of the face of state law and set a dangerous Chairman of the Board. individuals, states or the federal govern- precedent. Our members count on federal in- ment. This legislation simply reaffirms what frastructure to deliver both project and non- COLORADO RIVER DISTRICT has been existing law for generations and project water. Non-project water is privately Glenwood Springs, CO, October 9, 2013. which is expressed in numerous places in fed- owned; it has not been appropriated, ac- Re H.R. 3189. eral law, including the Mining Act of 1866; quired by, or apportioned to, the United the 1897 Organic Act establishing the U.S. States. In addition, many of our members de- Hon. SCOTT TIPTON, Forest Service; the Taylor Grazing Act; and liver water through facilities that cross Washington, DC. the Federal Land Policy and Management USFS or BLM land. The creation of a process DEAR CONGRESSMAN TIPTON: The Colorado Act of 1976. through which water deliveries could be River Water Conservation District sincerely There is no provision in federal law author- made contingent on the modification, relin- appreciates your leadership in Colorado and izing or permitting the Forest Service or the quishment or surrender of a water right is Western water matters. H.R.3189 is just one Bureau of Land Management to compel own- unacceptable. Moreover, allowing such a more example. The Colorado River District ers of lawfully acquired water rights to sur- precedent would cause this assault on state will recommend that its Board support H.R. render those rights or to acquire them in the water rights to spread in various forms to 3189 with the consensus amendments devel- name of the United States. Thus, H.R. 3189 other agencies within the Agriculture and oped by your staff, the national ski areas does nothing more than assure holders of Interior Departments. Congress, needs to and the River District. BLM or Forest Service permits that their provide the respective Secretaries with clear With the clarifying amendments, H.R.3189 lawfully acquired rights will not be abridged provides responsible side boards to agency guidance on this subject, H.R. 3189 provides and that federal agencies may not unlaw- this guidance. actions when permitting allowable activities fully use the permit process to acquire rights The USFS and BLM efforts to curtail and uses on federal lands. It prohibits the they do not currently possess. transfer of ownership of privately held water We look forward to working with you on water rights have been focused on western rights in exchange for required permits. We this important legislation and again com- states, but the implementation of this kind are also pleased that your staff will prepare mend you for your leadership in this impor- of policy would have ramifications through- a sponsor’s statement to confirm that the tant area. out the nation. According to the United bill will not change existing law that allows Sincerely, States Geological Survey, nearly seventy five percent of the irrigated agriculture in reasonable permit conditions that can pro- DANNY NEUFELD, tect both the natural environment and President. the U.S. is found in the seventeen western present and future downstream water users states. These states on average receive less dependent on the forest for critical water NWRA, than twenty inches of rain each year, mak- supplies. Washington, DC, March 10, 2014. ing the reliable delivery of irrigation water I want to express my genuine appreciation vital. In order to protect our members’ water Hon. DOC HASTINGS, for your and your staff’s willingness to work rights, assure the continued delivery of clean Chairman, House Committee on Natural Re- with us on language that accomplishes our water to millions of people and protect the sources, House of Representatives, Wash- mutual goals of protecting private property integrity of Western water law the NWRA interests in western water while maintaining ington, DC. supports the Water Rights Protection Act. DEAR CHAIRMAN HASTINGS, On behalf of the the authority to condition permits to ensure Board of Directors and the members of the On behalf of NWRA’s members I thank you responsible exercise of those rights. National Water Resources Association for your attention to the critical water sup- Sincerely, (NWRA), I write in support of H.R. 3189, the ply issues facing our nation, and for sup- R. ERIC KUHN, Water Rights Protection Act. The NWRA is a porting our members as they continue to be General Manager. nonprofit federation made up of agricultural stewards of our nation’s water supply and a and municipal water providers, state associa- critical part of the economy. COLORADO RIVER DISTRICT, tions, and individuals dedicated to the con- Sincerely, Glenwood Springs, CO, November 12, 2013. servation, enhancement and efficient man- ROBERT W. JOHNSON, Re H.R. 3189, Markup agement of our nation’s most important nat- Executive Vice President. Hon. SCOTT TIPTON ural resource, water. Our members provide Washington, DC. clean water to millions of individuals, fami- Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Madam Chair, DEAR CONGRESSMAN: As we’ve discussed lies, agricultural producers and other busi- there is opposition to this bill from 90 previously, the River District board appre- nesses throughout the western United conservation, recreation, and sports- ciates your leadership on Colorado water States. men groups, including the Grand Coun- matters including your recent introduction Collectively, NWRA members have spent ty Board of Commissioners, Summit billions of dollars investing in the develop- of H.R. 3189. We deeply appreciate your and County Board of Commissioners, Eagle your staff’s continuing engagement with us ment of state issued water rights and the as- to refine and clarify the language to address sociated infrastructure in order to provide a County Board of Commissioners, be- the critical issues of water rights’ equity and safe and reliable water supply to their cus- sides the other agencies. tomers. Their ability to continue meeting ownership while avoiding unintended con- LETTERS IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 3189 sequences or inviting litigation. the nation’s growing demand for clean water Adam Eckman from the subcommittee is dependent upon access to this vital re- Hinsdale County; Rio Grande Watershed staff shared final draft language in prepara- source. The Water Rights Protection Act Association of Conservation Districts;

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Oh, we didn’t mean to say we would on it on the floor of the House—one of 3189. take away tribes’ water rights; we those routine bills we pass generally on LETTERS IN OPPOSITION TO H.R. 3189 didn’t mean to say that we couldn’t Mondays or Tuesdays, travel days, re- U.S. Department of Interior; U.S. Depart- have any control of Bureau of Rec- quiring a two-thirds vote because they ment of Agriculture Forest Service; Grand lamation projects and deal with flood are noncontroversial. County Board of Commissioners; Summit control. Oh, we didn’t mean this or It could have been done that way. County Board of Commissioners; Eagle Coun- that. So there are six savings clauses But no, that wouldn’t have got a head- ty Board of Commissioners. in this bill because it is so poorly and line. It would have solved a problem— 90 CONSERVATION, RECREATION, AND broadly drafted and has so many a problem that used to exist and SPORTSMAN’S GROUPS INCLUDING: unfathomable and unintended effects. doesn’t existing anymore and might California Environmental Groups; Ala- Then there is the sixth savings clause exist in the future. It would have bama Rivers Alliance; American Bird Con- which says this bill does nothing. solved that problem if it ever existed servancy; American Rivers; American White- Now how could that be? Well, because again, if the Forest Service proposed water; Appalachian Mountain Club; Atlantic we are here about headlines. We are the rule again, which they aren’t going Salmon Federation; California Sportfishing here about a headline that will be to. But let’s just say some future ad- Protection Alliance; CalTrout; Chesapeake meaningless by some gullible reporter Bay Foundation; Clean Water Action; Con- ministration chose to do that. We necticut River Watershed Council; Deerfield somewhere who actually believes what could have preempted them that way. River Watershed Association; Defenders of they are saying on that side of the But no, we couldn’t just do that be- Wildlife; Earthjustice; Foothill Conservancy; aisle. cause how could you come here and say Friends of Butte Creek; Friends of Here is the final savings clause of you are fighting for cattlemen and you Merrymeeting Bay; Friends of the Rivers of this unbelievably poorly drafted bill are fighting for agriculture and you are Virginia; Friends of the White Salmon River; with unbelievable, unintended con- fighting for the little guy and private Gunpowder Riverkeeper; Hydropower Reform sequences: property rights and all those wonderful Coalition; Idaho Rivers United; Lower Mis- Nothing in this act limits or expands any buzz words around here, when you are sissippi River Foundation; Maine Rivers; Na- existing authority of the Secretaries . . . tional Audubon Society; National Parks not really doing that, but get an Conservation Association; Native Fish Soci- That is, Interior and Agriculture. undeserved headline out of it if you ety; Natural Resources Defense Council; . . . to condition any permit, approval, li- find a gullible reporter. Northwest Resource Information Center; cense, lease, allotment, easement, right-of- That is why we are here today. It is Rivers Alliance of Connecticut; Shenandoah way, or other land use or occupancy agree- kind of a waste of time, to tell the Riverkeeper; Sierra Club; Stewards of the ment on Federal lands subject to the respec- truth. If you want to fix the bill and Lower Susquehanna, Inc.; Tennessee Clean tive jurisdictions. potentially fix a future problem if they Water Network; Upstate Forever; Utah Riv- So in the body of the bill they create do go after the ski area water rights ers Council; WaterWatch of Oregon; Yadkin a whole bunch of problems by threat- Riverkeeper Inc. again, vote for the Polis amendment. ening concessionaires in parks, issues Go back to the narrow scope of the bill. I yield such time as he may consume relating to the Columbia River in That is where we started. to my colleague from Oregon (Mr. Washington and Oregon, and a whole If that is adopted, that would be DEFAZIO). host of projects that relate to use of great, and we could vote for it. If that Mr. DEFAZIO. Well, here we are the water in the West. It is a very sen- is not adopted, I would recommend again. We had a real problem. The For- sitive issue, the use of the water in the that Members think long and hard est Service did overreach and trigger West. Then they carve out five par- about it because you may be causing this issue. ticular exceptions, which are really hot unintended effects with this bill by de- Later on, we will have an amendment button issues. Then they have this uber fining a Federal water right that po- offered by Mr. POLIS from Colorado— exception which says this bill doesn’t tentially preempts and upends hun- whose ski areas originally brought this do anything. dreds of years of precedent in the West- issue to him and who now opposes this So what does the bill do? Well, that ern United States and causes untold bill—to narrow the scope of this bill is the whatever thousand-dollar ques- damage. It will certainly make a lot of down to assure that the Forest Service tion here today. It may do something lawyers happy, but it is not probably doesn’t re-propose the rule which they unbelievably destructive to private going to make your farmers and ranch- have withdrawn, which would have property rights. ers happy, who you think you are caused the problem. On that side of the aisle we hear pleasing here today. The rule was offered. There was liti- about this all the time. A couple of Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. gation. A new rule was begun. The For- weeks ago, they passed another show Madam Chairman, I am pleased to est Service withdrew the rule. There is bill pretending to deal with the yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from no rule pending. But we are going to drought in California by preempting Wyoming (Mrs. LUMMIS), a member of pass legislation that affects all water 100 years of water law in the State of the Natural Resources Committee. rights in the Western United States be- California. The Federal Government Mrs. LUMMIS. Madam Chair, this act cause of a problem that doesn’t cur- preempting it. reinforces our century-long system, rently exist. Now they are going to fight for water working well in our States, where the This is fairly extraordinary. Because rights in the West—or, at least that is States pass water law and administer we held a hearing on this when the gov- the headline they hope they get out of State water law. State law is crucial in ernment was shut down, not very many this. But that is not what they are the West. people knew about or got to participate doing because for the first time this For example, take how a ski area in the hearing. I was there. I read the bill has a Federal definition in statute permit is supposed to work. The Forest bill. That is a bad habit I have. I point- of water right, which would seem to Service issues a permit for the use of ed out that the bill was so broadly preempt or contradict the States. But the land, but the water is administered written that it would impact any and it has sort of got a savings clause. So it in accordance with State water law. all Federal actions that have to do says we are creating a new Federal The water does not belong to the Fed- with water in the United States of water right, but it really doesn’t mean eral Government. America. That goes way beyond ski anything because we are not affecting The headline here should be, ‘‘Keep areas and water rights. It goes way be- the States. And oh, by the way, we your mitts off our water.’’ yond farmers or individual property have got a clause at the end saying we If the Federal Government wants rights. It has untold consequences. are not doing anything at all anyway. water rights, it has to pay for them, or

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It water rights it had no role in devel- River watershed from this Act. adversely affects DOI’s and USDA’s ability oping. Israel (NY), DeLauro (CT), Esty (CT), to manage water resources to: (1) protect on- The Forest Service isn’t just going Crowley (NY), Engel (NY), Tonko (NY), going public lands uses and the environment; after ski areas. It is targeting ranchers McCarthy, Carolyn (NY), Bishop, Tim (NY), (2) allow for maximum beneficial use of Fed- with grazing permits as well. Courtney (CT): No. 8—Exempts the Long Is- eral water facilities; and (3) ensure adequate land Sound watershed from any provision in The Federal Government claims it water is available for fisheries or threatened the legislation. or endangered species. needs the water rights because the Fed- Kilmer (WA), Heck, Denny (WA), Larsen, H.R. 3189 is overly broad and could have eral Government knows best how to Rick (WA), Smith, Adam (WA): No. 9—Clari- numerous unintended consequences. For ex- manage water for ski recreation and fies that nothing in the legislation would af- ample, the bill could impede private water grazing. The reality is the Federal Gov- fect or apply to the Puget Sound watershed. rights holders from entering into voluntary ernment doesn’t know best at all, and Kilmer (WA): No. 10—Affirms that nothing agreements with Federal agencies, which that is why States are in control of in the legislation would affect or apply to benefit State, Federal, and private water water law. the Olympic National Park watershed. rights holders’ interests and improve water Kilmer (WA), Huffman (CA): No. 11—Clari- resource management. Sound water management and con- fies that nothing in the legislation would im- The bill was introduced, in part, to address servation is necessary in the arid and pact or diminish the treaty rights of feder- the U.S. Forest Service’s ski area water semi-arid West, and the real work is ally recognized tribes and nothing would im- rights clause proposal, which the Forest done at the State and local level by in- pact water rights of federally recognized Service has changed in response to public dividuals. These efforts will only be tribes. feedback and will soon be publishing. The harmed if we let Federal agencies Langevin (RI), Cicilline (RI): No. 7—Ex- Administration looks forward to working trample on State water law, sub- empts the Nanagansett Bay watershed and with Congress to address any remaining con- the Wood Pawcatuck watershed. stituting their judgment for those who cerns regarding the ski area water rights Lujan (NM): No. 2—Notification require- proposal after its publication and to devel- live near water and depend on it for ments for the implementation of water set- oping legislation that maintains the Federal their well-being. tlements. government’s interest in protecting public Madam Chair, I have spent thousands Mullin, Markwayne (OK): No. 4—Ensures lands and waters, allows for the continuance of hours of my life irrigating Wyo- that the federal government cannot make of voluntary agreements between the Fed- ming’s beautiful meadows. Native America tribes, apply for or acquire eral government and other water rights hold- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The water rights under state law for the federal ers, and ensures adequate protection of the government rather than acquiring the rights environment. time of the gentlewoman has expired. for themselves. Prohibits the federal govern- Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. I ment from using permits, approvals, and Madam Chair, I yield such time as he yield the gentlelady an additional 1 other land management agreements to take may consume to the gentleman from minute. the water rights of Native American tribes California (Mr. HUFFMAN). Mrs. LUMMIS. Madam Chair, when without just compensation. Ensures that Mr. HUFFMAN. Madam Chair, H.R. you are still and you are out in a mead- nothing in the Act limits or expands the re- 3189 is too broad. It would not solve the ow, you can hear the water bubble into served water rights or treaty rights of feder- problem that it purports to address, the ground, and I swear you can hear ally recognized Native American tribes. but it would indeed impede ongoing Polis (CO), DeGette (CO), Perlmutter (CO), collaborative efforts across this coun- the grass grow. It is the most amazing, DelBene (WA), Kuster, Ann (NH), Cartwright fulfilling thing, and some of the (PA), Huffman (CA): No. 5—SUBSTITUTE try. happiest hours I have spent in my en- Requires the U.S. Forest Service to issue a Once again, I am afraid that the ma- tire life. This is personal with me. new draft water directive within 60 days that jority has ignored an opportunity for a Madam Chair, I urge my colleagues does not condition ski area permits on the bipartisan, solution-oriented engage- to support the Tipton bill. transfer of title of any water right or require ment on an issue and instead chosen Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Madam Chair, any ski area permittee to acquire a water the same old attack-and-accuse and may I inquire how much time remains? right in the name of the United States. overreach politics. Speier (CA), Miller, George (CA), Lee, Bar- This legislation stems from a very le- The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman bara (CA): No. 6—Excludes the California 1 gitimate concern that was raised by from California has 15 ⁄2 minutes re- Bay Delta system from the provisions of the maining. The gentleman from Wash- bill. the ski industry regarding how the ington has 18 minutes remaining. Tipton (CO): No. 12—MANAGERS Makes Forest Service was proposing to handle Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Thank you, several clarifying technical changes to the water rights in public leases for ski Madam Chair. bill, and clarifies that the Act will have no areas. This was something that we Madam Chair, I will include in the effect on Bureau of Reclamation contracts, could have worked together on. In fact, implementation of the Endangered Species RECORD a list of amendments proposed I think the House could have found a Act, certain existing federal reserved water constructive bipartisan solution. We that the Rules Committee did not find rights, and certain authorities under the in order that are asking to exempt Al- Federal Power Act. could have had this resolved by now. legheny National Forest, Delaware Tonko (NY): No. 14—LATE Ensures that Instead, the Republican leadership River Watershed, and Delaware Water nothing in this Act will affect or apply to held a hearing on this issue during the Gap from the effects of the bill. the Hudson and Mohawk River watersheds. government shutdown, meaning that We also have the Chesapeake Bay Tsongas (MA): No. 3—States that Nothing we did not have the opportunity to Watershed, the Long Island Sound Wa- in this Act shall affect or apply to the Low- question the Forest Service. Instead of tershed, the Puget Sound Watershed, ell National Historical Park and Minute Man the benefit of a dialogue and a con- National Historical Park. and Olympic National Park Watershed. versation, we had an empty chair. Of course, the attacks on that empty They all want to be excluded from this EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESI- bill. DENT, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT chair ensued as part of the political SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE AND BUDGET, WASHINGTON, theater. RULES COMMITTEE FOR H.R. 3189—WATER DC, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2014. Had the GOP bothered to actually RIGHTS PROTECTION ACT STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY talk to the Forest Service, they would SUMMARIES DERIVED FROM INFORMATION H.R. 3189—WATER RIGHTS PROTECTION ACT have found a receptive partner in a so- PROVIDED BY SPONSORS (Rep. Tipton, R–Colorado, and 15 cosponsors) lution to this problem. They would [Listed in Alphabetical Order] The Administration opposes H.R. 3189, have found, in fact, that a solution was Cartwright (PA): No. 1—Exempts the Alle- which would prohibit the U.S. Department of already in the works. gheny National Forest, Delaware River Wa- the Interior (DOT) and the U.S. Department Had the Republican majority actu- tershed, and Delaware Water Gap from the of Agriculture (USDA) from exerting some ally worked with the Forest Service, effects of the bill. control over the exercise of water rights lo- they could have influenced a proposal

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State-recognized water rights for irri- We also found out these same tactics In fact, this bill before us today could gation and stock watering. have been used by BLM and other enti- stop the Federal Government from tak- Mr. TIPTON’s bill simply directs Fed- ties to affect farmers and ranches, ing the very actions that could help en- eral agencies to stop perverting what same concept, same area. sure recreational opportunities for should be a routine permitting process So what the Tipton bill is trying to Americans, like skiing, rafting, into an excuse to extract long-held do is solve the problem for everybody, kayaking, and fishing. Preventing water rights from private owners. not just for a few people. Even people water right holders from entering into Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Madam Chair, I in the East who have water rights will agreements with Federal agencies now yield such time as she may con- be protected by this bill, whether they could put our recreational economy at sume to the gentlewoman from Massa- recognize that or not. risk and could impede our ability to chusetts (Ms. TSONGAS). I want to introduce you to a guy by implement important water agree- Ms. TSONGAS. Madam Chair, I rise the name of Tom Lowry. He came to ments throughout the West. in opposition to H.R. 3189 because it our committee to testify about what We still have an opportunity to get could have severe unintended con- they were doing. This is a person, as back on a constructive track here. We sequences for the Third District of soon as he got his ranch, the Federal have a chance to pass an amendment— Massachusetts, which I represent. Government—the BLM in this case— the Polis amendment—that narrows A hearing on the bill was held in a started to attack his private water the bill’s scope to its original intent most untimely manner, during a gov- rights. It took him $800,000 in legal fees and would address the concerns of the ernment shutdown, thus preventing the to go through the system to try and ski areas. Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Serv- protect his rights. I urge my colleagues to support the ice, National Park Service or any other He eventually got to the Idaho Su- Polis amendment to address the ski administration official from answering preme Court and won, where the Su- area water rights issues, and I encour- questions on this legislation. preme Court said: You are right, the age my colleagues on the other side of Given the harsh statements about Federal Government was wrong, they the aisle to work with us to try to sal- these very important agencies coming have to back up. But it cost him 800 vage this bill and focus on the real con- from the other side of the aisle, it grand in legal fees to do it. That is cern at hand. seems only fair to have given them a what the Tipton bill is trying to Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. chance to address these charges. Ac- solve—the rights of those ranchers and Madam Chairman, I am very pleased to cording to ‘‘Views’’ of this legislation those farmers, the rights of ski resorts yield 2 minutes to the gentlemen from submitted by the Department of Inte- to actually conduct business and have California (Mr. MCCLINTOCK), another rior after the fact, this bill ‘‘could sig- their rights protected. member of the Natural Resources Com- nificantly impact the Department’s That is why any effort to try and mittee. ability to manage water-related re- limit this down to say, oh, let’s just sources within public lands.’’ It also deal with the ski resorts because we b 1500 goes on to say that ‘‘the legislation is care about them, and forget the Tom Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Madam Chair- overly broad and could have numerous Lowrys of this world, is a ridiculous man, people need to understand exactly unintended consequences that would approach. The issue is, How can we pro- what is going on here. The U.S. Forest affect existing law and voluntarily tect the rights of our people? That is Service and other Federal agencies agreements.’’ what Congress is supposed to do. The have begun demanding that privately- My constituents echo this statement. Forest Service hasn’t solved their prob- owned businesses surrender their long- From a local organization that works lem yet. They have withdrawn their held water rights simply as a condition tirelessly to protect our rivers and wa- rules but haven’t changed the rules. of receiving routine renewals in their tershed in Massachusetts, they say: They have still yet to propose new special use permit so that they can ‘‘The bill is so very broad it is fairly ones. It is the purpose, and the right, continue to operate on public land. impossible to assess its true impact. On and the responsibility of Congress to This is a radical departure from more those very grounds it should not be step in. than 100 years of Federal deference to passed.’’ The CHAIR. The time of the gen- State law on this issue. It amounts to I will be supporting the Polis amend- tleman has expired. an uncompensated taking and is a vio- ment to narrow the scope of this legis- Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. I lation of the Fifth Amendment of the lation to its original purpose and to ad- yield the gentleman an additional 30 Constitution, and it is an affront to dress the legitimate concerns of the ski seconds. State law, under which the Federal industry. If this amendment is not Mr. BISHOP of Utah. It is the respon- Government must acquire water rights adopted, I urge my colleagues to heed sibility of Congress to tell the bureauc- through the proper channels as would the advice of my constituents and to racy what they can and cannot do. We any other user. reject this bill. establish laws, not their rules and reg- Now, there are 121 ski areas on Fed- Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. ulations, and we should tell them they eral public lands that are affected by Madam Chairman, I am very pleased to have to respect the rights of individ- this practice; 14 of them are in my dis- yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from uals, and treat them as real people, and trict. These businesses rely on their Utah (Mr. BISHOP), a member of the not take away their personal property water rights for snowmaking. They use House Natural Resources Committee. rights, and that is exactly what the this water as collateral for financing to Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Madam Chair, Tipton bill does. build and maintain their facilities and when the ranking member was speak- Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Madam Chair, for supplying water to the local com- ing, he quoted from the bill and said: may I ask how many speakers my col- munities they support. This does not limit the Secretary’s league from the other side has? In 2011, the Forest Service issued a right, nor does it expand the Sec- Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. directive that would effectively take retary’s right. So he said then, What Madam Chair, I have at least four oth- these private property rights without does it actually do? ers, besides myself, that want to ad- compensation, in violation of State What it does is very simple. It stops dress this very important issue. law, while jeopardizing these enter- the Federal Government from hurting Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Madam Chair, I prises all together and all the direct people. This came to view in the Fed- reserve the balance of my time. employment, spinoff economic activ- eral Government trying to take away Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. I am ity, and tax revenues that they pro- water rights from ski resorts, and not very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the vide. just in Colorado. It was all ski resorts. gentleman from Missouri (Mr. SMITH)

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With the drought going on in Cali- this very important issue, and my col- of my time. fornia, and the Federal Government league from Colorado (Mr. TIPTON) for Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. strong-arming private property owners his hard work to protect Colorado Madam Chair, I am very pleased to into giving up their water rights, I am water rights. yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from afraid that some of my colleagues may You know, if you go to the capitol of Louisiana (Mr. SCALISE), a former think that the Federal confiscation Colorado, you go into the rotunda of member of the House Natural Re- and mismanagement of water resources that great and beautiful building, there sources Committee. on the wall on a mural are the words of only affects the West. b 1515 Let me tell you, this issue of the Fed- a poem by Thomas Hornsby Ferril, and eral Government intruding on private that poem says: ‘‘Here is a land where Mr. SCALISE. I thank the chairman property and water rights is not just life is written in water.’’ for yielding, and I want to thank the limited to the West. In my district in The foundational laws of our great gentleman from Colorado (Mr. TIPTON) southeast Missouri, time and time State deal with the waters of Colorado, for leading on this issue. again, ill-thought Federal policy has the four corners of our State, whose ag- Madam Chair, I rise in strong support threatened, and will continue, unfortu- riculture, commerce, industry, and mu- of this legislation that finally puts a nately, to threaten, private land- nicipalities depend on that water and, check and a balance on Federal agen- owners. yes, our ski industries, our farmers, cies that are literally out there shak- In my now 9 months and 8 days in our ranchers. ing down landowners over their prop- Thank goodness for legislation like Congress, we have already had to fight erty rights. this that will protect our water rights. back Federal attempts to restrict citi- When you look at what the Federal Thank goodness for legislation like zens in my district from using water. Government is doing and you wonder The Department of the Interior tried this that will make sure that the why people are losing faith in the gov- State’s water law remains supreme. to create restrictive ‘‘buffer zones’’ as ernment, why people don’t trust gov- How dare this body think that the a part of the National Blueway System ernment, when a Federal agent shows Federal Government has a right to con- that would have taken away private up and says the only way you can get trol our water or to condition permits a permit is if you give up your property property rights. Fortunately, we got based on the blackmail of a permit this program stopped. While the legal rights to your water, literally, extor- issuance from a ski resort, from a tion is coming from Federal bureau- framework for water rights is different farmer, from a city. in the West, this administration’s dis- crats. These rights have gone through Colo- This is not the way our government regard for private landowners applies rado water law for decades, over a cen- everywhere. is supposed to operate, Madam Chair. tury. Hundreds of millions of dollars This is what this legislation is here to I urge my colleagues to support this have been spent in Colorado to adju- bill to protect water rights not only be- remedy. dicate these rights. When you look at what is going on, it cause it will protect holders of water To think that the Federal Govern- is not just the Secretary of the Interior rights in Western States, but also be- ment can come in and take them be- and the Secretary of Agriculture. We cause it sends a strong, direct message cause they won’t issue a permit unless have seen this from other Federal that Congress is tired of these schemes you give it to them, that is a taking of agencies. Look at what the EPA does to administratively take away private water. The Federal Government has no with their sue-and-settle process, property rights. right to do that. Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Madam Chair, It is our State law in water that re- where they literally go behind the there is no taking of anybody’s water mains supreme. It is our State law that cloak of darkness and cut secret deals rights in this case and the majority must remain supreme when it comes to and, again, force people to do things knows it. Claiming this is a taking is the water of our land. that aren’t even in statute, just as a misleading and irresponsible. Here is a land where life is written in condition of getting basic permits. This The only way State or private water water. Those words will remain in our is not how government is supposed to rights could, I repeat, could be trans- great State. Our laws will remain, and operate. ferred or diminished in any way is if thank goodness for legislation like this So while we have seen some of the the owner of those rights volunteers to to make sure that our State can con- egregious abuses limited in the West- a transfer or a limitation to a portion trol its water, not Washington, D.C. ern parts of our country, this is not of those rights as part of a deal to re- Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Madam Chair, just a Western issue, Madam Chair. All ceive the permission to use Federal the base bill actually creates all kinds Americans ought to be concerned when land. of uncertainty, and allows a ski area the Federal Government is literally Volunteering to limit your water owner to sell their water rights. shaking down and extorting Americans rights in exchange for the use of Fed- If you are a local business owner in and forcing them to give away their eral land, taxpayer land, is the oppo- that area who depends on the ski resort private property rights just as a condi- site of taking. business, let’s say you own a res- tion of getting a permit. The various court cases the majority taurant or an equipment store or have It is not right. It is not the right way has thrown around deal with legiti- a hotel, H.R. 3189 means that you have to treat people. It is not the right way mate, I repeat, legitimate water rights no idea, from one year to the next, for the Federal Government to operate. issues; cases where there are overlap- whether the resort, which brings people This bill finally remedies that problem. ping or conflicting claims over the to town, will still be operating if it has It stops those abuses. I urge strong sup- same water. This is not that type of a water. port of the legislation. case. If the water rights are not tied to the Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Madam Chair, I defy my colleagues to produce any resort in any way, which is what H.R. H.R. 3189 turns the status quo on its case law holding that a decision to give 3189 wants to ensure, there is no guar- head in order to provide a certain class up a water right, voluntarily, in order antee that the owners won’t sell the of users a new advantage over all other to get another Federal benefit is a tak- water, leaving the Forest Service hold- users of our public lands. ing. There are no such cases. ing a ski resort that cannot operate It strikes me as interesting that I Madam Chair, I reserve the balance without that water because the water have heard farmers and ranchers men- of my time. rights have been previously sold. tioned a couple of times, although this, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. It is the Forest Service that is trying apparently, also affects grazing lands, Madam Chairman, I am very pleased to to create some minimal certainty that which I believe farmers and ranchers

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Or in the name of creating a which is what it is—you get a permit pen. better country, in the spirit of maxi- only if you give up something that has The status quo is that Federal land mizing the utility of Federal lands, belonged to you for many, many years. managers have to try to balance mul- should the Federal Government be able It belongs to them because it is a tiple competing uses of our public/tax- to take that from you and redistribute long-held water right—a long-held payer lands—recreation, timber, graz- it, so that things are fairer? That is a property right, so I am glad to help ing, conservation, energy production, legitimate discussion to have. sponsor and support this bill. and the list goes on. I come down on the side of my friend Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Madam Chair, I Under the status quo, one of the tools from Colorado who says not only is it yield myself such time as I may con- land managers use to achieve this bal- outrageous that the government tried sume. ance is the ability to condition certain to take private property rights in this My colleague is right, but then let’s uses of public lands—taxpayer lands— circumstance; but why not take this hold a hearing on the water rights on an agreement to transfer or limit step now to recognize that private themselves and bring the impacted and water rights. property means something? Not only affected parties to the table, so that If you want the ability to graze or are we going to protect our ski resorts, there is a fair hearing which is open, cut timber or build a dam on public but we are going to make sure this transparent, and fair, but we haven’t lands, you have to agree to leave some never happens to any other American done that. water in the river for other uses, like citizens again. We are talking about H.R. 3189, which recreation, habitat protection, et ‘‘Extortion’’ is a strong word. It is a essentially was set up to deal with the cetera. strong word, but I can think of no differences between the ski resorts and If that authority is taken away, as other word to apply to what the gov- the Forest Service. the bill would do, then certain kinds of ernment was trying to do here today. I Water belongs to the State, and the users of our public lands get to take all am grateful to my friends on both sides State gives people the right to use it. the water they want, leaving every- of the aisle for moving to stop that. It is owned by the people of the United body else literally hanging high and Mrs. NAPOLITANO. I reserve the States. very dry. I reserve the balance of my time. The status quo is balanced. H.R. 3189 balance of my time, Madam Chair. Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. tips the scale all the way in favor of a Madam Chair, I am very pleased to Madam Chairman, I will reserve the certain class of users and turns the sta- yield 11⁄2 minutes to the gentleman balance of my time. tus quo into chaos. Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Madam Chair, I I reserve the balance of my time. from California (Mr. LAMALFA), a Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. member of the Natural Resources Com- yield such time as he may consume to Madam Chairman, I am very pleased to mittee. the gentleman from Colorado, Con- yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Mr. LAMALFA. I thank the chairman gressman POLIS. Mr. POLIS. I thank the gentlewoman Georgia (Mr. WOODALL), a member of for yielding. the Rules Committee. Madam Chair, I am glad to be able to for yielding. Mr. WOODALL. I thank the chair- speak today on H.R. 3189. This bill will Madam Chair, I want to make it man for yielding. have a great impact on many of the re- clear that I was an original sponsor of Madam Chair, this is often character- source holders in my district here in this bill. Like my colleague from Colo- ized as a Western issue, and it is not a the northeast part of California. rado (Mr. TIPTON), I wanted to address Western issue. The water wars that go Yes, we are going through a drought, the 2011 directive as it affected ski re- on in the West are certainly a special but this isn’t just an issue that might sorts. type of battle; but this is an American affect ski resorts or even ranchers. However, this bill, in markup and issue in what it does. This is a property rights issue that we through the manager’s amendment, be- There are two really interesting should be looking at all across the came worse. We were unable to get the things going on, on the House floor country. improvements that we needed to nar- today, that I hope all of my colleagues It is very dangerous when the U.S. row the scope; and it became a Repub- and I hope the American people are Forest Service or BLM can just come lican job-killing, water-grabbing bill, watching. in and arbitrarily decide, after long- which was not the original intent. On the one hand, there is a really held water rights—some of these Even the areas where the intent was neat moment of agreement that is hap- ranches have been around 150 years or to help the ski areas—in Summit Coun- pening here. You hear so much about more—that they can change the ty and Eagle County in my district, in disagreement in Washington. The Fed- game—change the rules. Pitkin County in Mr. TIPTON’s dis- eral Government issues an order that The ranches have been around longer trict—the counties have all come out says, in order to continue to exercise than some of these bureaucracies; yet against this very bill. your business, you must surrender your they want to come in and say: we are It is a Republican water-grabbing, private property to the government. going to change the game because we job-killing bill, and absent the amend- Well, we could all agree that is out- have decided it should be different. ment that I proposed, it is not some- rageous. Now, when you have this type of thing that I can support. I encourage I thank the gentleman from Colorado right under fire for something as bene- my colleagues on my side of the aisle (Mr. TIPTON) for leading in the effort to ficial—farming and ranching, grazing is who value recreational opportunities, repeal that, which has been a bipar- actually beneficial to forest land, to- like fishing and white-water rafting, to tisan effort on both sides of the aisle. wards fire suppression—and yet, we join me in opposing this bill, unless the We have an actual order—an actual have people who think that this is Polis amendment is incorporated into proposal, and we can come together somehow a special right or something the bill. and agree that this is not who we are, that is going to take additional water We will soon begin a debate on that as a people. It is very interesting, and away from other people. amendment. This debate would focus I am glad that we are able to do that. These are already adjudicated water the actual bill to fulfill its purpose, The second thing that is happening, rights—pre-1914 water rights in Cali- and I hope that this body will adopt it. Madam Chair, is that there is a con- fornia. They are not taking more than Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. cern that a certain class of citizen is what already belongs to them, so it is Madam Chairman, I will advise my going to get a higher and better use of really a misnomer to think that we are friend from California that I am pre- land; and I just want to point out that now somehow rejiggering this because pared to close and will reserve the bal- that certain class is the owner of a pri- it is going to take more from other ance of my time. vate property right. Right? That is ac- people. Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Madam Chair, I tually the debate that is happening For 150 years, they have been around; am certainly grateful for the oppor- here. and now, in this day and age, because tunity to have this dialogue, and I

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It is America’s largest estuary. it, to some extent, and we trust that State water, and you have to mesh But the Bay is in need of restoration. our colleagues understand and are pre- those together. Since 1983 federal, state, and local pared to vote on something that may And finally—I think this is probably stakeholders have worked together to have unintended consequences in their more important than anything else, implement and refine the Chesapeake own backyards. and frankly, a debate like this has been Bay Watershed Agreement. As a result This bill is flawed. It is flawed on going on for some time. we have seen significant improvements in phosphorus and sediment pollution process, on policy, and in claiming that b 1530 it does protect State water rights. The reduction, better management of fish- Governors Association has indicated We agree—we agree, both sides—that eries including the restoration of blue that they wanted to ensure that the ski resorts have been potentially com- crab, and restoration of habitats and states’ water rights remain protected. promised by the threat of the Federal wetlands. We welcome legislation that devises Government saying ‘‘no permit unless According to the Chesapeake Bay a real solution to a targeted problem, you give up water.’’ Both sides agree Foundation’s 2012 State of the Bay Re- which the amendment that Mr. POLIS on that. The question is, What is the port, of the 13 indicators being mon- has on the floor will address. We are remedy? itored, improvements have been made supportive of that amendment and The big difference I think between in five and only one indicator declined. hope others will support his amend- the two sides is this. Their remedy is, Of particular importance, habitat ment, which was made in order. well, the rulemaking isn’t over. Let’s scores received a B+ and rockfish and We, unfortunately, feel that H.R. 3189 find out what the rulemaking is, and crab fishery restoration received an A does not solve the problem. It creates then we will respond to it. Our side and B+ respectively. more problems and has no chance of takes a different approach. Our side That progress has been achieved only being enacted into law, and I trust that says wait a minute. We are the House by using all the tools at our disposal, we will do the right thing by the people of Representatives. We are part of the including requiring conditional permit- because we are talking about pro- Congress. We make the law. ting for water rights. tecting the U.S. public, their lands, and That is what this legislation does. It There is still more work to be done their water. makes the law saying the Federal Gov- to get the Bay restored to full health. I yield back the balance of my time. ernment cannot extort, through the That is why I offered an amendment Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. I permitting process, State water rights. with colleagues from Virginia, Mary- yield myself the balance of the time. It is as simple as that. And so if we are land, and Pennsylvania that would en- Madam Chairman, let me just com- going to continue to have the debate in sure that no provisions in the bill ment on a few points here that were this House on divisions between the would affect water rights agreements made by my friends on the other side of two parties and what their philosophy within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. the aisle. There was some concern is, frankly, I welcome this, because it Sadly, the Republican–controlled Rules about the timing of the hearing and appears every time we have a debate Committee refused to allow a floor the people who were invited. similar to this, their side says let the vote on this. I just want to make this point: when bureaucracy write the laws. We say One wonders about the true intent of the hearing was held, we have to have wait a minute. That is not the way it this bill. Why didn’t Republicans ac- advance notice. We had witnesses com- is supposed to be. We are the Congress. cept our amendment to protect the ing in from across the country, so we We write the laws. That is what this Bay? Why did they refuse similar are going to have the hearing on the debate is about here today, and I look amendments that would protect other day we said because of the expense in- forward to the amendment process. local treasures including the Long Is- curred by those private citizens who In the meantime, I urge my col- land Sound in the Northeast, the Puget wanted to come here and testify to leagues to support this legislation. It Sound in the Northwest, and the Cali- help protect private water rights. has been characterized as a Western fornia Bay Delta? All of these projects The second point is this was a bipar- piece of legislation, but as Mr. are threatened by this bill. tisan bill, as my colleague from Colo- WOODALL says, indeed, it is not. It af- Unless this bill is amended to address rado (Mr. POLIS) admitted. He was an fects all water rights which are the these discrete local issues, I urge my original cosponsor of the bill. Maybe province of the States. colleagues to oppose H.R. 3189, an over- that was a reason why my friends on It is good legislation, and I yield reach that will harm watersheds across the other side of the aisle did not call back the balance of my time. the nation. a witness for or against the original Mr. CONNOLLY. Madam Chair, this The CHAIR. All time for general de- legislation. legislation before us today claims to bate has expired. I just wanted to make that point. resolve a local and narrow conflict over Pursuant to the rule, the amendment The hearing was scheduled, and it had water rights between the U.S. Forest in the nature of a substitute rec- to go through because of the expense of Service and the Colorado ski industry. ommended by the Committee on Nat- the private citizens coming in to tes- Unfortunately, this bill’s scope and im- ural Resources, printed in the bill, tify. pacts have been expanded far beyond shall be considered as an original bill I want to make another point, too, its originally stated intent. for the purpose of amendment under that some of my colleagues have made. Under the guise of addressing a spe- the 5-minute rule and shall be consid- Several of them have said that this leg- cific local water rights issue the Re- ered read. islation redefines Federal water rights. publican majority is once again trying The text of the committee amend- Madam Chairman, that is simply not to tie the hands of agencies across the ment in the nature of a substitute is as true. If they read the bill, they would government as they work to protect follows: see that the definition is for the pur- and restore our waterways, public H.R. 3189 pose of this act only, meaning that the lands, and watersheds by restricting all Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- definition is only for this act, so that actions that require a federal permit. resentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, doesn’t hold up either. The deleterious effects, both intended SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Just about all of my colleagues on and unintended, resulting from this This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Water Rights the other side that talked about the deeply flawed bill will ripple far and Protection Act’’. Federal lands and so forth—I will ac- wide across our country including in SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF WATER RIGHTS. knowledge that this is about Federal my region, most notably the Chesa- The Secretary of the Interior and the Sec- activity on Federal lands, but no- peake Bay. retary of Agriculture—

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Madam Chair, rectly to the United States, or any impairment the amendment doesn’t fix the bill be- of title, in whole or in part, granted or other- posed each will control 5 minutes. wise recognized under State law, by Federal or The Chair recognizes the gentleman cause the bill cannot be fixed. State adjudication, decree, or other judgment, or from Colorado. The savings clause in the base bill pursuant to any interstate water compact; and Mr. TIPTON. Madam Chair, I offer and the savings clauses that will likely (2) shall not require any water user to apply this amendment to further strengthen be added by the manager’s amendment for or acquire a water right in the name of the and improve this bipartisan bill. As we are symptoms of the problem with the United States under State law as a condition of heard during general debate, the bill initial bill, not the solution. the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension has one goal: to eliminate Federal ex- If you have a 4-page bill and you need of any permit, approval, license, lease, allot- to insert five different savings clauses, ment, easement, right-of-way, or other land use tortion of private property. The Federal Government cannot and you have a problem, my friends. The or occupancy agreement. need to insert layer upon layer of text SEC. 3. DEFINITION. should not take and seize what it does For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘water not own without compensation, but trying to explain that you don’t mean right’’ means any surface, groundwater, or stor- that has been happening, and the for the bill to do this or that proves be- age use filed, permitted, certificated, confirmed, threat continues to exist for a host of yond any doubt that the bill is a mas- decreed, adjudicated, or otherwise recognized by individuals and businesses who respon- sive and dangerous overreach. We have no idea how these savings a judicial proceeding or by the State in which sibly use our public lands for multiple the user acquires possession of the water or puts clauses operate in the context of the purposes. it to beneficial use. bill, but what we do know is that, even This bill ends this Federal property SEC. 4. IMPACT ON EXISTING AUTHORITY. with the five savings clauses, you rights grab; however, we just heard a Nothing in this Act limits or expands any ex- haven’t caught all the problems. isting authority of the Secretaries to condition litany of charges that the bill impacts The only responsible policy is the one any permit, approval, license, lease, allotment, other Federal actions. Nothing could offered by Mr. POLIS in his substitute easement, right-of-way, or other land use or oc- be further from the truth. The bill al- amendment which focuses, again, cupancy agreement on Federal lands subject to ready has a savings clause ensuring their respective jurisdictions. strictly on the main issue that brought that any existing Federal authorities this to the forefront, and that was the The CHAIR. No amendment to the are not impacted. Importantly, the committee amendment in the nature of Forest Service and the ski resorts. Ev- Federal Government does not have the erything else is just a failed attempt to a substitute shall be in order except authority to take private property those printed in part A of House Report fix the bill. rights without just compensation; but, Madam Chair, I reserve the balance 113–379. Each such amendment may be to further clarify, my amendment reit- of my time. offered only in the order printed in the erates the specific actions into the Mr. TIPTON. Madam Chair, I suppose report, by a Member designated in the bill—the protection of existing Federal I can bring some good news. It is not a report, shall be considered read, shall water contracts. 5-page bill, but actually a 3-page bill be debatable for the time specified in The Colorado River Water District, that we have actually put forward. the report equally divided and con- the Family Farm Alliance, the Na- What I think we are really frustrated trolled by the proponent and an oppo- tional Water Resources Association, all about is that we often hear from our nent, shall not be subject to amend- organizations whose members have colleagues that they want to be able to ment, and shall not be subject to a de- contracts with the Bureau of Reclama- have bipartisanship. They are con- mand for division of the question. tion, already support this bill, and that cerned about endangered species. While AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MR. TIPTON should have been enough. Yet we heard it is already protected in the bill, we The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- rhetoric from the other side today that add a further savings clause to be able sider amendment No. 1 printed in part water contracts are in danger despite to protect it. A of House Report 113–379. the ardent support of water organiza- They are concerned about the Fed- Mr. TIPTON. Madam Chair, I have an tions. eral Government being able to con- amendment at the desk. This amendment specifically reiter- tinue operations under legal author- The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate ates this protection, ensuring imple- ity—already protected in the original the amendment. mentation of the Endangered Species bill. We put in an additional savings The text of the amendment is as fol- Act and any flows needed for the spe- clause to be able to address that. lows: cies, the protection of reserved water We are concerned even more than Page 3, line 13, insert ‘‘(including joint and rights for national parks and other they are, apparently, about standing sole ownership)’’ after ‘‘water right’’. Page 4, line 9, insert ‘‘legally recognized’’ Federal lands, and continuing the hy- up for Native American tribes in some after ‘‘existing’’. dropower relicensing process for non- proposed amendments that we are Page 4, line 10, insert ‘‘issue, grant, or’’ be- Federal dams. These additions to the going to be putting forward to protect fore ‘‘condition’’. bill are a simple reiteration of protec- them from using Native tribes as a tool Page 4, after line 13, insert the following: tions already built into the bipartisan to extort water for the Federal Govern- SEC. 5. EFFECT ON RECLAMATION CONTRACTS. bill. ment. Nothing in this Act shall in any way inter- Yet, in a good-faith effort to dispel This is a commonsense, sensible fere with existing or future Bureau of Rec- any myths, I offer these provisions to piece of legislation. Our colleagues lamation contracts entered into pursuant to Federal reclamation law (the Act of June 17, ensure, once and for all, that the only want to say that it is expanded. Actu- 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts sup- thing the bill does is protect private ally, I have the original bill in my plemental to and amendatory of that Act). water rights owners from being ex- hand. They say it is simply about ski SEC. 6. EFFECT ON ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT. torted by the Federal Government resorts. We have common ground. I, Nothing in this Act shall affect the imple- through underhanded administrative too, want to be able to protect ski re- mentation of the Endangered Species Act of means. sorts, but I am not willing to sacrifice, 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Will on the altar of the Federal Govern- SEC. 7. EFFECT ON FEDERAL RESERVED WATER the gentleman yield? ment, our farm and ranch communities RIGHTS. Mr. TIPTON. I certainly yield to the in addition to our municipalities. Nothing in this Act limits or expands any chairman. Looking at the original bill, it existing reserved water rights of the Federal Government on lands administered by the Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. I doesn’t mention ski areas once, yet an Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of thank the gentleman for his work on author of an amendment today said it Agriculture. the underlying bill and his amendment. has become more broad. Show me how. SEC. 8. EFFECT ON FEDERAL POWER ACT. I support the amendment. This is a good piece of legislation. Nothing in this Act limits or expands au- Mr. TIPTON. Madam Chair, I reserve The manager’s amendment addresses thorities pursuant to sections 4(e), 10(j), or 18 the balance of my time. their very concerns.

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So all the ment makes clear that these water cies Act. The Republicans may care units, Grand Canyon and others, are rights are fully protected. about endangered species, but they impacted. This amendment also ensures that don’t care about jobs. The Forest Serv- I reserve the balance of my time. the Department of the Interior and the ice, the BLM, Interior, and Agriculture Mr. TIPTON. Madam Chair, again, I Department of Agriculture can’t use agencies all have relevant authority will refer my colleagues to the text of one-sided permits, licenses, approvals, with regard to bypass flows. None of the bill. No Federal water rights that and other land management tools to those are mentioned under this par- they currently have are going to be im- take water from Indian tribes without ticular manager’s amendment. paired. That includes national parks. just compensation. American Indian What this manager’s amendment We continue to hear about the up- tribes have a distinguished record of shows is Republicans care more about coming Polis amendment. The original being outstanding stewards of their endangered species than they do about bill that Mr. POLIS and I introduced water supplies and should never have jobs in our mountain resort areas. This never specifically mentioned just ski to fear forfeiture of their water rights manager’s amendment added the term areas. It talks about any permit. So if to the Federal Government. By prohib- ‘‘impairment of title.’’ We wanted this you care about farmers, if you care iting these Federal agencies from using limited to ‘‘transfer of title’’ because about ranchers, if you care about mu- heavy-handed tactics to take Indian ‘‘impairment of title’’ actually expands nicipalities, and if you care about ski water rights, we can proactively pro- the scope of the bill from the original areas, which we all share, let’s protect tect tribes from the potential Federal bill. In addition, the so-called savings those private property rights from Fed- water grabs. clause actually appears to negate the eral extortion. b 1545 very bill that it appears in. With that, I yield back the balance of This takes a bill that we had offered my time. Taken together, H.R. 3189 and this language to the committee and to Rep- Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Madam Chair, amendment provide comprehensive resentative TIPTON to make this a bi- when we considered the bill in com- water rights protections for all water partisan bill. I think it could have very mittee, the majority claimed the bill users and help ensure the water supply closely unanimously passed the House, had nothing to do with the ESA or the certainty and jobs that are dependent certainly enough to pass a suspension, bypass flows or FERC or reclamation on those rights. and instead they made a bill that even projects, which we pointed out that it I thank the chairman and urge a the very ski areas that they are claim- did. Now they have a savings clause for ‘‘yes’’ vote on this amendment. ing to help—actually, all the counties each one of those issues. Now they I reserve the balance of my time. that I have that have ski resorts actu- admit their mistakes. Sadly, when a Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Madam Chair, I ally oppose this job-killing Republican bill has this many holes in it, no rise in opposition to the amendment. water grab bill. amendment can fix them all, so this The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Mr. TIPTON. Madam Chair, how bill cannot be saved by this amend- California is recognized for 5 minutes. much time remains? ment. Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Madam Chair, The CHAIR. The gentleman from Col- I yield back the balance of my time. this amendment does not fix the bill orado has 11⁄2 minutes remaining. The The CHAIR. The question is on the because the bill cannot be fixed. gentlewoman from California has 21⁄2 amendment offered by the gentleman The savings clause in the base bill minutes remaining. from Colorado (Mr. TIPTON). and the savings clause that Mr. Mr. TIPTON. Madam Chair, for the The amendment was agreed to. MULLIN’s amendment includes are point of clarity, to ease the concerns of AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. MULLIN symptoms of the problem that we my colleague from Colorado, the Na- The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- pointed out before in this bill, not the tional Ski Areas Association endorses sider amendment No. 2 printed in part solution. The amendment would be the this bill today. That has not changed. A of House Report 113–379. sixth savings clause added to this 4- Also, to alleviate the concerns that Mr. MULLIN. Madam Chair, I have page bill. you just demonstrated, no existing au- an amendment at the table. I do support Representative MULLIN’s thorities will be impacted under this The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate and Representative COLE’s efforts in legislation. No existing authorities will the amendment. protecting our Native American com- be impacted. No bypass flows will be The text of the amendment is as fol- munities’ water rights. As the gen- impacted. lows: tleman from Oklahoma (Mr. COLE) Effectively, what this bill is doing, Page 3, line 18, insert ‘‘(including any fed- mentioned at the Rules Committee last Madam Chair, is we are codifying exist- erally recognized Indian tribe)’’ after ‘‘water night, Native American water rights ing practice, which I think we all agree user’’. are the oldest water rights in the sys- Page 4, line 7, insert after the period ‘‘Such tem. They are time immemorial, and is a desirable thing to have continue. term shall include water rights for federally This is about political theater. The recognized Indian tribes.’’. yet we choose to ignore them. job-killing part of what is happening Page 4, after line 13, insert the following: I remember Congressman KILDEE re- right now is being conducted by the SEC. 5. EFFECT ON INDIAN WATER RIGHTS. peatedly saying, under the Constitu- Federal Government. They are killing Nothing in this Act limits or expands any tion, they hold the first water rights in jobs with a Federal Government water existing reserved water right or treaty right the United States, and yet we do not grab. of any federally recognized Indian tribe. recognize them. Yet, since Republicans Either you stand with the farmers, The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- took the majority 4 years ago, there the ranchers, and long-held practices of lution 515, the gentleman from Okla- has been no legislation, no oversight the West or you don’t. If you don’t, I homa (Mr. MULLIN) and a Member op- hearings on any Indian water rights do, and that is what this bill continues posed each will control 5 minutes. settlements. to support. The Chair recognizes the gentleman If we want to support Native Amer- Madam Chairman, I reserve the bal- from Oklahoma. ican water rights, Congress should con- ance of my time. Mr. MULLIN. Madam Chair, pro- sider tribal water rights legislation, Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Madam Chair, I tecting the rights of the sovereign enact tribal water rights legislation, know I have said it before, the ski re- tribes is a top priority of mine, and I and fund tribal water rights legisla- sort association wants to focus on this am proud to work with Congressman tion. bill, so I am suggesting that we do ap- TIPTON in supporting the Water Rights I reserve the balance of my time.

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The Clerk will designate the water rights issue. the amendment. hard work on behalf of Native Ameri- There is not one comparable Federal cans. The text of the amendment is as fol- lows: water rights directive like the U.S. American Indian tribes rely on their Forest Service directive, but the Re- water rights to provide critical sup- Strike all after the enacting clause and in- sert the following: publicans couldn’t help themselves plies to their people and to promote SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON CONDITIONING SKI here, and they have, instead of fixing and expand their local economies. AREA PERMIT ON TRANSFER OR AC- an issue, created a job-killing, water- These rights must be protected from QUISITION OF WATER RIGHTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED STATES. grabbing Republican bill that will de- Federal regulations that are designed stroy jobs in Colorado and in mountain to take water without paying for that The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, resorts across the country. water, and this amendment does just shall not— This process has become convoluted that. (1) condition the issuance, renewal, amend- This forward-looking amendment ment, or extension of any ski area permit on and the bill overly broad. This legisla- simply allows tribes to have the same the transfer of title or ownership, including tion only serves to cast doubt on the protections that are afforded to others joint ownership, of any water right granted complicated laws and precedents and in the bill by prohibiting the Federal or otherwise recognized under State law, by authorities that make up our Nation’s Government from using routine per- Federal or State adjudication, decree, or and States’ water laws, and that it is mits to extort private water rights. It other judgment, or pursuant to any inter- critical to remain stable and predict- state water compact, directly to the United also preserves the water rights guaran- able over time. This expansive legisla- States; or tion undermines jobs and recreational teed to tribes by treaty and by Federal (2) require any ski area permittee to apply reservation. Although this bill already for or acquire a water right in the name of opportunities, from white-water raft- does the latter, we believe it is impor- the United States under State law as a con- ing to fishing. Sportsmen’s groups op- tant to clarify this important protec- dition of the issuance, renewal, amendment, pose this legislation. Ski counties in tion, so I urge my colleagues to sup- or extension of any ski area permit. my district oppose this legislation. port this commonsense amendment. I The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- It was brought up in committee yes- commend the gentleman for offering it. lution 515, the gentleman from Colo- terday, could the opposition be ‘‘polit- Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Madam Chair, I rado (Mr. POLIS) and a Member opposed ical.’’ Well, I want to be clear, one of reserve the balance of my time. each will control 10 minutes. the ski counties in my district, all Mr. MULLIN. In Indian country, we The Chair recognizes the gentleman three of the commissioners are Repub- have learned that we can never just from Colorado. lican. Grand County, they oppose this Mr. POLIS. Madam Chair, my col- take something that the Federal Gov- bill unanimously, as do Summit Coun- league, the gentleman from Colorado ernment says and take it as truth. We ty and Eagle County. Rafting and pad- (Mr. TIPTON), mentioned the National have to always verify. This is simply dling groups oppose this legislation be- trying to clarify that the Federal Gov- Ski Areas Association, and I include their February 11 letter for the cause it impacts our world-class, ernment has no rights to come onto white-water runs. the Indian land and tell us how we can RECORD. It states here, in part: I hope we can fix this bill. We have and can’t use our water. This is just However, to make it abundantly clear that simply saying, look, we have the ski areas have a narrow and pointed agenda tried hard throughout this process to with respect to this legislation and that we offer language in the committee that rights; the treaties say we have the are committed to maintaining stream and rights, and we want to make sure that would make this a bipartisan bill, to aquatic species health, we are now advo- offer language to the chief sponsor, the Federal Government doesn’t come cating changes to the bill to narrow its scope Representative TIPTON. Up to this in and grab our water rights. There even further. These changes include nar- should be zero opposition to this. There rowing the scope of the bill to apply just to point, we have been rebuffed. This is should be bipartisan support. the U.S. Forest Service, and clarifying that our last hope to fix this bill and create something that actually responds to I yield back the balance of my time. the bill prohibits forced transfers of owner- ship of water rights to the United States by the flawed Forest Service directive of Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Madam Chair, inserting the term ‘‘title’’ into the bill. 2011. Without this change, this bill has this bill is so badly written we really I believe that my amendment is con- nothing to do with the 2011 directive. It have no idea—I repeat, no idea—what sistent with the position of the Na- is just talk. It doesn’t even respond to impact this may have on tribes. Yes, tional Ski Areas Association. the issue it is designed to solve, which Mr. MULLIN, I totally support water I am a strong believer in the original is why some of the very same ski com- rights for Native Americans. We have purpose of this bill. Yes, the U.S. For- munities that wanted a response to the been working on that for at least 8 est Service overstepped its authority 2011 directive don’t even support this years in my subcommittee, as well as by issuing a policy that requires ski bill at this point. other water rights owners. We don’t op- area permittees to transfer ownership Since ski area water rights are a val- pose your amendment, and we honestly of their water rights to the Federal uable asset that need to be protected, I really truly hope this will offer ade- Government. am proud to have offered this amend- quate protection to tribes. They de- Ski areas are the lifeblood of our ment with Representative KUSTER, serve it. It is a long time coming. But, mountain communities in Colorado and Representative DEGETTE, Representa- as we have said, the bill is beyond re- many communities across the Nation. tive PERLMUTTER, Representative pair. Even if we were to adopt the Their economic viability and strength DELBENE, Representative CARTWRIGHT, amendment, H.R. 3189 is dangerous leg- is extraordinarily important for work- and Representative HUFFMAN that islation that must be defeated. ing families. Ski areas have invested would fix H.R. 3189, return the bill to I urge my colleagues to vote against hundreds of millions of dollars of cap- its original purpose, lead to a strong this amendment; although, I don’t op- ital, and they can’t be simply required House vote, and ensure that any U.S. pose the amendment, but I do oppose to hand over their water rights to the Forest Service directive will not condi- the bill, H.R. 3189. Federal Government. This harmful pol- tion ski area permits on the transfer of I yield back the balance of my time. icy hinders ski resort growth and ex- title of any water right or require any The CHAIR. The question is on the pansion and harms the economy. My ski area permittee to acquire a water amendment offered by the gentleman amendment fixes it. from Oklahoma (Mr. MULLIN). There is a legitimate issue here, and right in the name of the United States. The amendment was agreed to. Congress could be solving it in a bipar- I reserve the balance of my time.

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NATIONAL SKI AREAS ASSOCIATION, ship of water rights to the United States by continuing to work together in cooperation February 11, 2014. inserting the term ‘‘title’’ into the bill. We to ensure the bill’s passage. Re Support for Water Rights Protection Act. offer these changes to demonstrate emphati- Sincerely, Hon. SCOTT TIPTON, cally our unwavering commitment to main- MICHAEL BERRY, Cannon HOB, tain stream health and aquatic species, and President. Washington, DC. our narrow focus of simply protecting our Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Hon. JARED POLIS, valuable water rights assets. These changes Madam Chair, I rise in opposition to Longworth House Office Building, are directed at solving the concrete problem at hand, which is overreaching policy by the the amendment. Washington, DC. The CHAIR. The gentleman is recog- Hon. JOHN BARRASSO, Forest Service that requires a forced trans- Dirksen Senate Office Building, fer of ownership of water rights from permit- nized for 10 minutes. Washington, DC. tees to the United States. The bill will con- Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. I Hon. MARK UDALL, tinue to benefit all permittees on Forest yield myself such time as I may con- Hart Office Building, Service lands, not just ski areas. sume. Washington, DC. The release of a new water policy is ex- Madam Chair, I want to thank the GENTLEMEN: I am writing on behalf of the pected from the Forest Service sometime in gentleman from Colorado for recog- ski industry to express the reasons ski areas 2014. Ski areas welcome this new policy nizing that the Federal Government’s change, which we understand will not re- strongly support passage of the bipartisan taking of water rights and economic Water Rights Protection Act, H.R. 3189/S. quire a forced transfer of ownership of water 1630, and to advocate changes to the bill to rights. The release of this policy will not collateral of ski areas is wrong. His narrow its scope. At the outset, the ski in- change the need for federal legislation how- amendment also acknowledges that dustry would like to express our deep appre- ever. First, the new policy is expected to Congress must act to provide long-term ciation of your efforts to protect ski area apply prospectively, such that existing water certainty rather than rely on vague as- water rights from federal encroachment over rights subject to past Forest Service water surances from bureaucrats that are the past couple of years. Your leadership on clauses could continue to be in jeopardy of a subject to change at any time. protecting water rights and your commit- taking by the Forest Service. Ski areas are I also appreciate the gentleman’s ini- proposing an amendment to the bill to pro- ment to working in a bipartisan fashion to tial support for the bill as introduced. solve this problem on behalf of ski areas and tect against the implementation of such other permittees on federal land have had clauses beginning with the effective date of His attention to this matter and will- very positive and real effects to date. While this bill. Ski areas have experienced four ingness to fight for the ski areas in his ski areas have enjoyed a long and successful changes in Forest Service water policy in the district is commendable and has cer- partnership with the Forest Service span- last ten years. Only Congress can help stop tainly been noted by colleagues on ning almost eight decades, Forest Service the pendulum from swinging and provide ski both sides of the aisle. water policy is an issue on which we simply areas the kind of stability they need to grow However, the amendment he offers do not agree. We have invested too much in and succeed in the future. today completely undermines the bill water rights to simply hand them over to the After prevailing on our challenge of the he originally added his name to in sup- Forest Service’s water rights takings policy federal government. port. The bill, as introduced and in its As you are well aware, the Water Rights in federal court in 2012, ski areas offered an Protection Act would stop the federal gov- alternative approach for the Forest Service current improved form, protects pri- ernment from illegally seizing water rights to consider that would not involve forced vate property rights for all—Madam from private parties that develop them, such transfers of water rights. We offered this al- Chairman, all—water users across the as ski areas, in violation of State water law ternative in the spirit of partnership, and as country, not just ski areas. By limiting and 5th Amendment property rights protec- a way for the Forest Service to work coop- the bill’s scope to ski area permits by tions. The intent of the bill is narrow—to eratively with ski areas to support their via- the Forest Service, the Polis amend- protect valuable assets of ski areas and other bility, and the viability of mountain commu- ment transforms the bill so that it fa- nities, over the long term. The alternative permittees that use federal land from seizure vors one special group at the expense of without compensation by the federal govern- offered by ski areas was to require resorts to ment. Essentially everyone agrees on the provide successors in interest an option to all others. Ski areas under his amend- need for this protection, given recent (and purchase water rights at fair market value ment would be protected, but any other past) Forest Service policy that demands upon sale of a ski area. We continue to sup- water owner or user anywhere in the transfer of valuable water rights to the U.S. port this approach as a viable alternative country would be subject to Federal ex- without compensation. This policy threat- that meets the needs of the agency, provides tortion. It frees the Federal Govern- ened to rock the foundation of over a hun- ski areas needed flexibility, and respects ment to continue targeting the water dred years’ worth of water law in the West, state water law. rights of family farms and ranches and Ski areas are great stewards of water re- and again, thanks to your intervention, ben- municipalities. eficial changes are expected in the future. sources. It is important for everyone to re- The intention of the Water Rights Protec- member that only a small portion of water Madam Chair, it is not just wrong for tion Act is not to impact stream health or that is used for snowmaking is consumed. the Federal Government to take water aquatic species in any way. Some conserva- Most of the water diverted from streams for away from ski areas, it is wrong to do tion groups contend that H.R. 3189 has a snowmaking returns to the watershed. Al- it to anyone. There should be no dis- broader effect than simply protecting water though it varies from region to region, stud- crimination in this manner. The Polis rights, and in fact would hinder federal ef- ies show that approximately 80 percent of amendment would eliminate protec- forts to protect stream health and fish. Ski the water used for snowmaking returns to tions for farms and ranches, our Na- the watershed. Since the majority of water areas and other stakeholders strongly dis- tion’s food suppliers. That is why the agree with this interpretation of the bill and used for snowmaking is water purchased by a would never support a bill that had this re- ski area, brought onsite through diversions, American Farm Bureau opposes this sult. In fact, a ‘‘savings clause’’ was included stored on-slope, and typically released more amendment and supports the under- in the bill to explicitly state that the meas- slowly back into the watershed with the sea- lying bill. The Farm Bureau’s members ure had no other impacts than to protect sonal melting of the winter snowpack, have already been victimized by this permittees’ water rights from forced trans- snowmaking typically benefits the water- Federal overreach, and this amend- fers. More importantly, the bill does not shed in which it is taking place, as well as ment would allow that to continue. alter in any way the minimum stream flow downstream users, and can help counteract Because the Polis amendment is a the harmful effects of drought. In addition to protections that are set and enforced by the complete substitute text for the under- states on virtually every river and stream. using a whole array of conservation meas- Ski areas support and abide by these min- ures, many resorts impound or store water in lying bill, it would strike out all of the imum stream flow requirements and would reservoirs for use during low flow times of protections currently in the bill. The never take action to undermine them. the year without affecting fish or aquatic Polis amendment would even eliminate However, to make it abundantly clear that habitat. The ability to control our water as- the protections for the Indian treaty ski areas have a narrow and pointed agenda sets and investments—which will be the out- rights and Indian water rights that the with respect to this legislation and that we come of passage of the Water Rights Protec- House just adopted a moment ago with are committed to maintaining stream and tion Act—will enable us to continue this the Mullin amendment. stewardship in the future. It will also allow aquatic species health, we are now advo- It is true that the ski areas have suf- cating changes to the bill to narrow its scope us to continue to provide a high quality even further. These changes include nar- recreation opportunity for millions of people fered greatly at the hands of this Fed- rowing the scope of the bill to apply just to on the National Forests. eral overreach. For this reason, the un- the U.S. Forest Service, and clarifying that In closing, we thank you for your work to derlying bill does fully protect ski the bill prohibits forced transfers of owner- date on this issue, and we look forward to areas, along with every other water

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When it comes to protecting the For example, our subcommittee Madam Chairman, may I inquire as to water and private property of Amer- heard testimony from Randy Parker. how much time I have remaining? ican citizens, the Congress shouldn’t be He is the CEO of the Utah Farm Bu- The CHAIR. The gentleman from picking winners and losers; and Con- reau. He told us that the Forest Serv- Washington has 41⁄2 minutes remaining. gress should be making the law for ice and the Bureau of Land Manage- The gentleman from Colorado has 21⁄2 that protection, not the bureaucrats. ment have threatened to force farmers minutes remaining The legislative branch should act to that have grazing allotments to give up Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. protect all citizens of the executive their water rights as a condition of Madam Chairman, I am very pleased to branch. continuing to use the public lands. yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from It is for these reasons I urge my col- In some cases, these are permits that Colorado (Mr. TIPTON), the sponsor of leagues to vote ‘‘no’’ on the Polis family businesses have held for genera- the underlying legislation. amendment. tions. The water rights are accorded to Mr. TIPTON. Madam Chair, I thank I reserve the balance of my time. them under State law. The Federal the gentleman for yielding. Government has no right to usurp that We continue to hear letters of sup- 1600 b law or to force anybody into the Hob- port, ironically, out of my colleague Mr. POLIS. Madam Chair, it is my son’s choice of closing their business or from Colorado’s home district. Eagle honor to yield 2 minutes to the gentle- surrendering their water rights. River Water and Sanitation District woman from California (Mrs. NAPOLI- This amendment is an affront to the supports this legislation as we put it TANO), the ranking member of the com- Equal Protection Clause of the 14th forward. mittee. Amendment, as well as to the Takings Colorado River Water Conservation Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Madam Chair, I Clause of the Fifth Amendment. These District, Colorado Water Congress, Na- thank Mr. POLIS for yielding. rights are fundamental constitutional tional Cattlemen’s Beef Association, I must say that, again, I must direct rights that are unalienable for every and Family Farm Alliance support this attention to the fact that the February American, not just those who happen bill. 11 letter from the ski resorts focuses on to operate ski resorts. When we look at the original incor- Let’s not take the Orwellian position narrowing the bill, not the bill in total, porating legislation that my colleague that all Americans are equal, but some but narrow focus. and I introduced, it doesn’t fit the nar- are more equal than others. Mr. POLIS joined Mr. TIPTON on this row scope that they now want to talk Mr. POLIS. Madam Chair, I yield 21⁄2 bill in an attempt to seek a reasonable minutes to the gentlelady from New about; so we do have to ask that ques- solution to the problem facing ski re- tion: Why are they so willing to be Hampshire (Ms. KUSTER), a cosponsor sorts in the West, but when Mr. POLIS of the amendment. going to disregard farmers, ranchers, tried to work with the majority and Ms. KUSTER. Madam Chairman, I municipalities? Aren’t they worthy of when we on the committee tried to first want to thank my friend, the gen- concern? I believe that they actually work with the majority to make rea- tleman from Colorado (Mr. POLIS) for are. sonable, responsible changes to the his work on this issue and for leading We actually just received an email bill, we were told no. this amendment. that came from the National Ski Asso- We were told the majority wanted a I rise today in support of this sub- ciation, which is dated March 12, sup- big, broad bill that goes way beyond stitute amendment that I am offering porting the bill with the Tipton man- the resorts and way beyond the Forest with Mr. POLIS and several colleagues ager’s amendment. We are addressing Service. We pointed out that when you in an effort to fix the issues with this their specific concern, but we aren’t start drafting big, broad bills that go legislation, but I wish I wasn’t even stopping there. beyond the original issue, you will here today to talk about this amend- We think that that right to private have unintended consequences, but ment. That is because this bill was property is inviolable, something that they would not listen. originally introduced as a bipartisan must be protected. If our friends want Mr. POLIS’ amendment is the last bill to address a specific problem. to say that farmers and ranchers and chance to make this a narrow, bipar- As we have seen all too often around communities aren’t worth protecting, tisan bill that can actually pass, and here, the bill that is on the floor today we say they are. we should adopt it. doesn’t look anything like it did when That is what this legislation will do. Again, we don’t want a job killing. it was introduced. The bill that we are We have worked with the minority. We We don’t want a water grab. We don’t considering today wouldn’t just ad- have got a bipartisan piece of legisla- want specific people to favor. I think dress a water rights issue between ski tion that is standing up for those pri- the people need to understand it is the areas and the Forest Service. It would vate property rights and to be able to farmers and ranchers who benefit. go much further than that, impacting assure that that constitutional right to The six savings clauses the bill needs our national park system, wildlife ref- receive just compensation that it is is not needed. It is in the Polis amend- uges, hydropower relicenses, and so taking is actually preserved. ment because the amendment narrows much more. Madam Chair, I urge rejection of this the scope only to ski resorts and Na- Where I come from, that doesn’t amendment. tional Forest Service. make much sense. I came here to work Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. with both parties to find common Madam Chairman, I am prepared to Madam Chairman, I am very pleased to ground and to get things done. Instead close. I have the right to close, so I will yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from of pushing partisan legislation that has reserve the balance of my time. California (Mr. MCCLINTOCK). no chance of becoming law, we should Mr. POLIS. Madam Chairman, I yield Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Madam Chair- be working together on real solutions. myself the balance of the time. man, this amendment creates two dif- That is why I joined Mr. POLIS to offer Ski area water rights are valuable as- ferent classes of citizens: ski resorts this substitute amendment. sets that must be protected. Rather and everybody else. What it will do is simple. It will nar- than disguise that in a catchall Repub- It leaves the portion of the bill that row this bill so that it only addresses lican job-killing water-grabbing bill, protects ski resorts from being forced the issue between ski areas and the we have the opportunity through the to relinquish their water rights as a Forest Service. There is no need for Polis-DeGette-Perlmutter-DelBene- condition of continuing to operate in this legislation to do anything more Kuster-Cartwright-Huffman amend- the Federal forests, and that is good, than that. ment for this House to come together

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Mr. Speaker, I send to make, between the partisan-charged am convinced, with this amendment— the desk a concurrent resolution and route of job-destroying Republican but the effect of this would be this: ask unanimous consent for its imme- water-grabbing legislation or the op- okay. Ski areas are protected this diate consideration in the House. portunity to fix this bill and come to- year. Next year, it will be a rancher The Clerk read the title of the con- gether to make sure that our ski resort that is abused, so we will come back, current resolution. communities are secure in their water and we will write a law to protect the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there rights and can continue to justify their rancher. objection to the request of the gen- tleman from New York? capital investments and grow. That is Next, it will be a water conservation the choice we have with the Polis There was no objection. district someplace that will be affected The text of the concurrent resolution amendment. because of the directive, so we will This amendment improves the bill. It is as follows: come back and fix that. Then it will be helps turn the bill from a controversial H. CON. RES. 93 some municipality someplace that will bill into something that I think the Resolved by the House of Representatives (the be affected because they don’t have vast majority of this body can and will Senate concurring), That, in the enrollment of water rights because it was extorted by agree on. the bill (H.R. 3370) an Act to delay the imple- the Federal Government, so we will mentation of certain provisions of the The amendment ensures that any have a fix for that. Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act U.S. Forest Service directive will not of 2012, and for other purposes, the Clerk of condition ski area permits on the Madam Chairman, there is a better the House of Representatives shall make the transfer of title of any water right or way to do that. Let’s just simply re- following corrections: require any ski area permittee to ac- spect states’ rights to regulate water (1) In section 12— quire a water right in the name of the law and to codify that with this lan- (A) in the matter preceding the new sub- United States. guage. section added by the amendment made by That is the issue from the directive Finally, just let me make this obser- such section, strike ‘‘, as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is further’’ on 2011 that gives us a reason to even vation. The effect of adopting this, as I and insert ‘‘is’’; and have the bill; but instead of addressing mentioned in my opening statement, as (B) in the new subsection added by the that issue in a focused way, this bill it relates to tribal rights, what this amendment made by such section, strike has tried to essentially rewrite cen- amendment really does more than any- ‘‘(e)’’ and insert ‘‘(d)’’. turies of water law in a superficial 2- thing else is it puts ski resorts’ water (2) In section 14, before the closing page bill that has the impact of de- rights above tribal rights. That is real- quotation marks that immediately precede stroying jobs in Colorado and other ly what the adoption of this amend- the period at the end insert ‘‘and’’. mountain resort communities across ment does. (3) In section 30— (A) in the matter that precedes paragraph the country. So I would say that the underlying (1), strike ‘‘is’’ and insert the following: ‘‘, as We can and we must do better—bet- bill is a bill that is the responsibility of amended by section 27 of this Act, is fur- ter for my district in Colorado. Many us as the legislative branch in this ther’’; of the ski resort counties—like Pitkin Congress. It deserves our support. This (B) in paragraph (1)— County represented by Mr. TIPTON, and amendment does nothing to advance (i) in the matter that precedes subpara- Eagle, Summit, and Grand Counties that at all and should be defeated. graph (A), strike ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’ and in- sert ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’; and that I represent—that benefit directly I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘no,’’ from the ski resort economy have come (ii) in subparagraph (A)— and I yield back the balance of my (I) strike ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and insert out opposed to this bill because it actu- time. ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’; and ally hurts their economy rather than (II) strike ‘‘subparagraph (D)’’ and insert helps it. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman ‘‘subparagraph (E)’’; If the very folks that this bill was (C) in paragraph (2), strike ‘‘and (C) as sub- supposedly written to help oppose this from Colorado (Mr. POLIS). paragraphs (D), (E), and (G)’’ and insert ‘‘(C), bill, what on Earth are we doing here? The question was taken; and the and (D) as subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), and Thankfully, we have an amendment Chair announced that the noes ap- (H)’’; right now that can fix this bill. We peared to have it. (D) in paragraph (3), in the matter pre- ceding the new subparagraphs inserted by tried in committee, we tried through Mr. POLIS. Madam Chair, I demand a the amendment made by such paragraph, the manager’s amendment, and now, recorded vote. strike ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’ and insert ‘‘sub- we are trying on the floor. Let’s do it. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of paragraph (D)’’; and Let’s fix the bill. rule XVIII, further proceedings on the (E) in paragraph (4)— I urge my colleagues to support my amendment offered by the gentleman (i) in the matter preceding the new sub- amendment and, unless it is incor- from Colorado will be postponed. paragraph inserted by the amendment made porated, oppose the underlying bill. by such paragraph, strike ‘‘subparagraph Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. I yield back the balance of my time. (E)’’ and insert ‘‘subparagraph (F)’’; and Madam Chairman, I move that the Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. (ii) in the new subparagraph inserted by Committee do now rise. the amendment made by such paragraph, Madam Chairman, I yield myself the strike ‘‘(F)’’ and insert ‘‘(G)’’. balance of the time. The motion was agreed to. The concurrent resolution was agreed I have to say, the debate on the un- Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. to. derlying bill in this amendment I find A motion to reconsider was laid on YODER) having assumed the chair, Ms. rather interesting—no, maybe bizarre the table. is better than that. FOXX, Chair of the Committee of the The issue here is whether we should Whole House on the state of the Union, f protect the State’s responsibility to reported that that Committee, having FAITHFUL EXECUTION OF THE write water law or allow the Federal had under consideration the bill (H.R. LAW ACT OF 2014 Government to extort from private in- 3189) to prohibit the conditioning of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- dividuals that water. That is what the any permit, lease, or other use agree- ant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further issue is all about here. ment on the transfer, relinquishment, consideration of H.R. 3973 will now re- He had bipartisan support when the or other impairment of any water right sume. bill was heard in committee, but then to the United States by the Secretaries The Clerk read the title of the bill. it changed for some reason. Now, we of the Interior and Agriculture, had The SPEAKER pro tempore. The have in front of us the Polis amend- come to no resolution thereon. question is on the amendment offered

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:33 Mar 14, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K13MR7.062 H13MRPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2402 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 13, 2014 by the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Daines King (IA) Roby Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of Davis, Rodney King (NY) Roe (TN) ELLISON). Denham Kingston Rogers (AL) New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, I am opposed The question was taken; and the Dent Kinzinger (IL) Rogers (KY) to the bill. Speaker pro tempore announced that DeSantis Kline Rogers (MI) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the noes appeared to have it. DesJarlais Labrador Rohrabacher Clerk will report the motion to recom- Diaz-Balart LaMalfa Rokita Mr. DESANTIS. Mr. Speaker, on that Duffy Lamborn Rooney mit. I demand the yeas and nays. Duncan (SC) Lance Ros-Lehtinen The Clerk read as follows: The yeas and nays were ordered. Duncan (TN) Lankford Roskam Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mex- The vote was taken by electronic de- Ellmers Latham Ross ico moves to recommit the bill H.R. 3973 to Farenthold Latta Rothfus the Committee on the Judiciary with in- vice, and there were—yeas 191, nays Fincher LoBiondo Royce structions to report the same back to the 227, not voting 13, as follows: Fitzpatrick Long Runyan House forthwith with the following amend- Fleischmann Lucas Ryan (WI) [Roll No. 127] Fleming Luetkemeyer Salmon ment: YEAS—191 Flores Lummis Sanford Add at the end of the bill the following: Forbes Maffei Scalise SEC. 3. PROTECTING NATIONAL SECURITY IN- Barber Green, Al Neal Fortenberry Marchant Schock FORMATION FROM FOREIGN EN- Barrow (GA) Green, Gene Negrete McLeod Foxx Marino Schweikert EMIES AND SAVING TAXPAYER DOL- Beatty Grijalva Nolan Frelinghuysen Massie Scott, Austin LARS. Becerra Gutie´rrez O’Rourke Gardner McAllister Sensenbrenner The amendments made by this Act do not Bera (CA) Hahn Owens Garrett McCarthy (CA) Sessions Bishop (GA) Hanabusa apply to information that would expose crit- Pallone Gerlach McCaul Sherman Bishop (NY) Hastings (FL) ical national security and foreign policy Pascrell Gibbs McClintock Shimkus Blumenauer Heck (WA) legal, strategic, and tactical positions to ter- Pastor (AZ) Gibson McHenry Shuster Bonamici Higgins Payne Gingrey (GA) McKinley Simpson rorists, drug cartels, money launderers, or Brady (PA) Himes Pelosi Gohmert McMorris Smith (MO) foreign enemies of the United States. Braley (IA) Hinojosa Perlmutter Goodlatte Rodgers Smith (NE) Brown (FL) Holt b 1645 Peters (CA) Gowdy Meadows Smith (NJ) Brownley (CA) Honda Peters (MI) Granger Meehan Smith (TX) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Bustos Horsford Peterson Graves (GA) Messer Southerland Butterfield Hoyer ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from Graves (MO) Mica Stewart Capps Huffman Pingree (ME) Griffin (AR) Miller (FL) Stivers New Mexico is recognized for 5 minutes Capuano Israel Pocan Griffith (VA) Miller (MI) Stockman in support of her motion. Ca´ rdenas Jackson Lee Polis Grimm Miller, Gary Stutzman Carney Jeffries Price (NC) Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of Guthrie Mullin Terry Carson (IN) Johnson (GA) Quigley New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, this is the Hall Mulvaney Thompson (PA) Cartwright Johnson, E. B. Rahall Hanna Murphy (PA) Thornberry final amendment to the bill, which will Castor (FL) Kaptur Richmond Harper Neugebauer Tiberi not kill the bill or send it back to com- Castro (TX) Keating Roybal-Allard Harris Noem Tipton Chu Kelly (IL) Ruiz mittee. If adopted, the bill will imme- Hartzler Nugent Turner Cicilline Kennedy Ruppersberger Hastings (WA) Nunes Upton diately proceed to final passage, as Clark (MA) Kildee Ryan (OH) Heck (NV) Nunnelee Valadao amended. Clarke (NY) Kilmer Sa´ nchez, Linda Hensarling Olson Walberg Mr. Speaker, we have heard pas- Clay Kind T. Herrera Beutler Palazzo Walden Cleaver Kirkpatrick Sanchez, Loretta sionate arguments in support of and in Holding Paulsen Walorski Clyburn Kuster Sarbanes Hudson Pearce Weber (TX) opposition to this bill. We have heard Cohen Langevin Schakowsky Huelskamp Perry Webster (FL) Members argue that this bill is needed Connolly Larsen (WA) Schiff Huizenga (MI) Petri Wenstrup Conyers Larson (CT) to prevent the Obama administration’s Schneider Hultgren Pittenger Westmoreland Cooper Lee (CA) overreach on issues such as immigra- Schrader Hunter Pitts Whitfield Costa Levin Schwartz Hurt Poe (TX) Williams tion and health care. Courtney Lewis Scott (VA) Issa Pompeo Wilson (SC) Conversely, we have heard Members Crowley Lipinski Scott, David Jenkins Posey Wittman Cuellar Loebsack note that the Republican leadership Serrano Johnson (OH) Price (GA) Wolf Cummings Lofgren has refused to pass comprehensive im- Sewell (AL) Johnson, Sam Reed Womack Davis (CA) Lowenthal Shea-Porter Jolly Reichert Woodall migration reform, refused to raise the Davis, Danny Lowey Sinema Jones Renacci Yoder minimum wage, and refused to com- DeFazio Lujan Grisham Sires Jordan Ribble Yoho DeGette (NM) promise on a budget until they had Slaughter Joyce Rice (SC) Young (AK) Delaney Luja´ n, Ben Ray Speier Kelly (PA) Rigell Young (IN) shut down the Federal Government. DeLauro (NM) Swalwell (CA) These Members argue that this has DelBene Lynch Takano NOT VOTING—13 Deutch Maloney, forced the President to act within his Thompson (CA) Amodei Franks (AZ) Smith (WA) Doggett Carolyn constitutional authority to faithfully Thompson (MS) Bachmann Gosar Doyle Maloney, Sean Wagner Bass McKeon execute the law. Duckworth Matheson Tierney Waxman Cantor Rangel That sharp rhetoric and disagree- Edwards Matsui Titus Dingell Rush Ellison McCarthy (NY) Tonko ment is a result of the political reali- Tsongas Engel McCollum b 1642 ties that we find ourselves in today, Enyart McDermott Van Hollen and it reflects Congress’s failure to Vargas Eshoo McGovern Messrs. POSEY, MARCHANT, work together and solve problems on Esty McIntyre Veasey BUCSHON, RYAN of Wisconsin, and Farr McNerney Vela behalf of the American people. Fattah Meeks Vela´ zquez MAFFEI changed their vote from I oppose the underlying bill, but I Foster Meng Visclosky ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ more strongly oppose the gridlock that Frankel (FL) Michaud Walz Mr. HIGGINS and Ms. LORETTA has consumed this Congress and is Fudge Miller, George Wasserman SANCHEZ of California changed their Gabbard Moore Schultz leading it to become the most unpro- Gallego Moran Waters vote from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ ductive Congress and uncompromising Garamendi Murphy (FL) Welch So the amendment was rejected. Congress in the history of the United Garcia Nadler Wilson (FL) The result of the vote was announced Grayson Napolitano Yarmuth States. as above recorded. I believe that we can move past that NAYS—227 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The today by coming together and sup- Aderholt Bridenstine Chabot question is on the engrossment and porting my amendment, which would Amash Brooks (AL) Chaffetz third reading of the bill. address significant national security Bachus Brooks (IN) Coble The bill was ordered to be engrossed Barletta Broun (GA) Coffman concerns raised by this legislation. Barr Buchanan Cole and read a third time, and was read the My amendment would ensure that Barton Bucshon Collins (GA) third time. the bill’s requirement that the execu- Benishek Burgess Collins (NY) MOTION TO RECOMMIT Bentivolio Byrne Conaway tive branch explain why it prioritizes Bilirakis Calvert Cook Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of resources would not impact or expose Bishop (UT) Camp Cotton New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, I have a mo- critical national security and foreign Black Campbell Cramer tion to recommit at the desk. policy interests, positions, or strate- Blackburn Capito Crawford Boustany Carter Crenshaw The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gies to terrorists, drug cartels, and for- Brady (TX) Cassidy Culberson gentlewoman opposed to the bill? eign enemies of the United States.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:33 Mar 14, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K13MR7.064 H13MRPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE March 13, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2403 Mr. Speaker, Sandia National Lab- sures that nothing in this bill ad- it anyway’’ is not a limiting principle, oratories and Los Alamos National versely impacts our Nation’s security. and is not consistent with constitu- Laboratory are located in my home I want to be clear. The adoption of tional government. State of New Mexico. These labora- this amendment will not prevent the Here is a limiting principle. U.S. Su- tories ensure the safety, reliability, passage of the underlying bill. If adopt- preme Court, Kendall v. United States: and effectiveness of the Nation’s nu- ed, it will be incorporated into the bill To contend that the obligation imposed on clear deterrent. and will be immediately voted upon. the President to see the laws faithfully exe- The experiments and tests that they Although we may all disagree on the cuted implies a power to forbid their execu- conduct are at the cutting edge of need for the underlying bill, we have an tion is a novel construction of the Constitu- science and human understanding. opportunity to stand united and sup- tion, and is entirely inadmissible. They work every day to study, analyze, port our Nation’s vital policy and for- Now, news reports have detailed how solve, and prepare for emerging and po- eign policy goals. the latest ObamaCare suspensions are tential national security threats, con- I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ tailored to help the President’s party tingencies, and risks. on this final amendment. in the midterm elections. Now, this is They help inform our Nation’s de- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance not sufficient justification. Of course fense and foreign policy decision- of my time. there is always going to be another makers on how to confront the increas- Mr. DESANTIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in election around the corner. ingly complex dangers that our Nation opposition to the motion to recommit. Once you do suspension to get to 2014, faces. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- well, you are going to have 2016. Do you I am sure there is not one Member of tleman from Florida is recognized for 5 need to get Hillary across the finish this body that would want the sen- minutes. line? sitive national security work con- Mr. DESANTIS. Mr. Speaker, we have Then when a Republican President ducted at the National Laboratories in this country a government of laws, takes over, guess what? That Presi- and other government agencies to be not of men. The Congress passes laws, dent’s supporters are going to say, hey, revealed to terrorists, to drug cartels the President executes laws, and the they suspended these provisions. Why and foreign enemies. But that is the courts adjudicate disputes under those don’t you suspend the provisions that risk that all of us will bear if we pass laws. we don’t like? this bill today with this current broad One law on the books already re- Pretty soon, you end up with Presi- language. quires the Attorney General to report dents of both parties picking and This bill requires the Attorney Gen- to Congress when the executive branch choosing what they want to enforce. eral to monitor every executive branch suspends enforcement of a law due to Here is the deal. Short-term political agency and every Federal officer who constitutional concerns, and AGs rang- advantages and fleeting policy vic- issues a formal or informal policy that ing from Holder to Gonzalez have done tories do not trump our duty to sup- refrains from enforcing any Federal this. port and defend the Constitution. This statute, rule, regulation, program or When the executive branch suspends is true whether the President is a Dem- policy. execution of the law for other reasons, ocrat or a Republican. So let me say that again: it would re- I would much rather lose out on my quire the Attorney General to monitor this same reporting requirement should apply, and, in fact, may even be preferred policy outcomes and see my every Federal officer’s alleged non-en- party lose an election while safe- forcement of any Federal statute, rule, more important on separation of pow- ers grounds. This transparency will guarding our constitutional order, be- regulation, program, or policy. cause it is, ultimately, that Constitu- The language would include Federal help Congress safeguard its constitu- tion which does the most to protect officials who are making decisions on tional authority, and will allow the our freedoms. national security concerns and inter- American people to evaluate the ac- If we go down the road where Presi- ests, based on information and assist- tions of the executive branch. dents of both parties simply enforce ance supplied, in many cases, by the Now, why is this necessary? what is good for their party and dis- national labs in my home State. Yesterday’s paper, The Wall Street This could put the Attorney General Journal: regard what is not, then we will no in the dangerous position of choosing Last week the administration quietly ex- longer be a government of laws, but a between keeping strategic foreign pol- cused millions of people from the require- government of men, and this institu- icy positions and information from for- ment to purchase health insurance or else tion will be forever diminished. pay a tax penalty. The Constitution delegates the Con- eign enemies, and complying with the This latest political reconstruction has re- gress the power to make law, not to requirements of this legislation. ceived zero media notice, and the Health and This would, undoubtedly, lead to liti- make suggestions. The Faithful Execu- Human Services Department didn’t think tion of the Law Act will help shine a gation, court cases, and appeals, cost- the details of this delay were worth dis- ing the American government embar- cussing in a conference call, press materials, light on executive branch failures to rassing legal battles and leaving tax- or fact sheet. Instead, the mandate suspen- faithfully execute the laws of our land. payers to foot the bill. sion was buried in an unrelated rule that was A vote for this bill is a vote for trans- That time and money is better spent meant to preserve some health plans that parency, for the rule of law, and for on the activity that these national se- don’t comply with ObamaCare benefits and constitutional government. curity agencies are intended to con- redistribution mandates. I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘no’’ on duct: providing for the safety of the This is no way to run a government. this motion, and vote ‘‘yes’’ to pass American people. Surely, this is not consistent with this bill. It just doesn’t make sense to impose being the most transparent administra- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance costly reporting requirements on ac- tion in history. of my time. tivities that could potentially hurt na- Now, some have said that the trans- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without tional security interests. You wouldn’t parency requirements would be burden- objection, the previous question is or- require a general to reveal his strategy some, but this raises the question, ex- dered on the motion to recommit. and tactics before he goes into battle. actly how many laws is this adminis- There was no objection. Mr. Speaker, we came together just tration suspending? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The last week to pass an aid package for This bill can only be burdensome if question is on the motion to recommit. Ukraine to address national security the administration is consistently sus- The question was taken; and the concerns due to recent Russian aggres- pending duly enacted laws. Speaker pro tempore announced that sion. We passed that bill on an over- My question is: What is wrong with a the noes appeared to have it. whelmingly bipartisan basis. Leaders little sunlight? RECORDED VOTE of both parties came together in soli- Now, I have not heard the President’s Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of darity. defenders articulate a limiting prin- New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, I demand a We can do that again today with the ciple regarding his actions. ‘‘If Con- recorded vote. adoption of this amendment, which en- gress does not do what I want, I will do A recorded vote was ordered.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:33 Mar 14, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K13MR7.067 H13MRPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2404 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 13, 2014 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Diaz-Balart Kline Rogers (KY) the lawmakers, play against a team of ant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair Duffy Labrador Rogers (MI) lobbyists. The game specifically sup- Duncan (SC) LaMalfa Rohrabacher will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum Duncan (TN) Lamborn Rokita ports hockey for children in under- time for any electronic vote on the Ellmers Lance Rooney privileged communities who would not question of passage of the bill. Farenthold Lankford Ros-Lehtinen otherwise have access to the game. Fincher Latham Roskam In addition, it has raised dollars for This is a 5-minute vote. Fitzpatrick Latta Ross The vote was taken by electronic de- Fleischmann LoBiondo Rothfus scholarships for children from under- Fleming Long Royce privileged communities to go on to vice, and there were—ayes 192, noes 225, Flores Lucas Runyan not voting 14, as follows: Forbes Luetkemeyer play hockey in college. This was the Ryan (WI) Fortenberry Lummis sixth annual game, and to date, we [Roll No. 128] Salmon Foxx Marchant Sanford have raised over a $500,000 for that AYES—192 Frelinghuysen Marino charity. Gardner Massie Scalise Barber Green, Gene Neal Garrett McAllister Schock Let me just close with this observa- Barrow (GA) Grijalva Negrete McLeod Gerlach McCarthy (CA) Schweikert tion. In addition to being able to play Beatty Gutie´rrez Nolan Gibbs McCaul Scott, Austin Becerra Hahn O’Rourke with our colleagues and the lobbyists, Gibson McHenry Sensenbrenner Bera (CA) Hanabusa Owens Gingrey (GA) Sessions we were joined on each side by very, Bishop (GA) Hastings (FL) McKeon Pallone Gohmert Shimkus very special guests. They were mem- Bishop (NY) Heck (WA) McKinley Pascrell Goodlatte Shuster Blumenauer Higgins McMorris bers of the Wounded Warriors ice hock- Pastor (AZ) Gowdy Simpson Bonamici Himes Rodgers ey team. Payne Granger Smith (MO) Brady (PA) Hinojosa Meadows Pelosi Graves (GA) The lobbyist team was privileged to Braley (IA) Holt Meehan Smith (NE) Perlmutter Graves (MO) Brown (FL) Honda Messer Smith (NJ) have retired Army reservist Joseph Peters (CA) Griffin (AR) Brownley (CA) Horsford Mica Smith (TX) Bowser, who lost a leg in Iraq, playing Peters (MI) Griffith (VA) Bustos Hoyer Miller (FL) Southerland Peterson Grimm on their team. Our side was joined by Butterfield Huffman Miller (MI) Stewart Pingree (ME) Guthrie retired Army Captain Mark Little, who Capps Israel Miller, Gary Stivers Pocan Hall Capuano Jackson Lee Mullin Stockman lost both legs in Iraq. Polis Hanna Ca´ rdenas Jeffries Mulvaney Stutzman I might tell you that there is no Price (NC) Harper Carney Johnson (GA) Murphy (PA) Terry Quigley Harris more inspirational thing than to see Carson (IN) Johnson, E. B. Neugebauer Thompson (PA) Rahall Hartzler Cartwright Kaptur Noem Thornberry the courage of two young men who Richmond Hastings (WA) Castor (FL) Keating Nugent Tiberi have found hockey as a way to find Roybal-Allard Heck (NV) Castro (TX) Kelly (IL) Nunes Tipton Ruiz Hensarling Nunnelee continued aspiration and accomplish- Chu Kennedy Turner Ruppersberger Herrera Beutler Olson ment. Cicilline Kildee Upton Ryan (OH) Holding Palazzo Clark (MA) Kilmer Valadao I will close my observations by say- Sa´ nchez, Linda Hudson Paulsen Clarke (NY) Kind Walberg ing that the winning goal—and this T. Huelskamp Pearce Clay Kirkpatrick Walden Sanchez, Loretta Huizenga (MI) was no giveaway. This was a remark- Cleaver Kuster Perry Sarbanes Hultgren Walorski Clyburn Langevin Petri ably competitive game. The winning Schakowsky Hunter Weber (TX) Cohen Larsen (WA) Pittenger goal was scored by Captain Mark Lit- Schiff Hurt Webster (FL) Connolly Larson (CT) Pitts Schneider Issa Wenstrup tle. Conyers Lee (CA) Poe (TX) Schrader Jenkins Westmoreland So on behalf of my colleagues, I am Cooper Levin Pompeo Johnson (OH) Whitfield Costa Lewis Schwartz Posey pleased to report that the pride of the Johnson, Sam Williams Crowley Lipinski Scott (VA) Price (GA) institution is intact. Congress won 7–5. Jolly Wilson (SC) Cuellar Loebsack Scott, David Reed Jones Wittman ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Cummings Lofgren Serrano Reichert Jordan Wolf Davis (CA) Lowenthal Sewell (AL) Renacci The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without Joyce Womack Davis, Danny Lowey Shea-Porter Ribble Kelly (PA) Woodall objection, 5-minute voting will con- DeFazio Lujan Grisham Sherman Rice (SC) King (IA) Yoder tinue. DeGette (NM) Sinema Rigell King (NY) Yoho Delaney Luja´ n, Ben Ray Sires Roby There was no objection. Kingston Young (AK) DeLauro (NM) Slaughter Roe (TN) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Kinzinger (IL) Rogers (AL) Young (IN) DelBene Lynch Speier question is on the passage of the bill. Deutch Maffei Swalwell (CA) NOT VOTING—14 Doggett Maloney, Takano The question was taken; and the Doyle Carolyn Thompson (CA) Amodei Dingell Rush Speaker pro tempore announced that Duckworth Maloney, Sean Thompson (MS) Bachmann Franks (AZ) Smith (WA) the ayes appeared to have it. Edwards Matheson Tierney Bass Gosar Wagner Ellison Matsui Titus Capito McClintock Waxman RECORDED VOTE Engel McCarthy (NY) Tonko Courtney Rangel Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I de- Enyart McCollum Tsongas b 1702 mand a recorded vote. Eshoo McDermott Van Hollen Esty McGovern Vargas So the motion to recommit was re- A recorded vote was ordered. Farr McIntyre Veasey jected. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Fattah McNerney Vela The result of the vote was announced 5-minute vote. Foster Meeks Vela´ zquez The vote was taken by electronic de- Frankel (FL) Meng Visclosky as above recorded. Fudge Michaud Walz Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, on roll- vice, and there were—ayes 244, noes 171, Gabbard Miller, George Wasserman call No. 128 I was unavoidably detained. not voting 16, as follows: Gallego Moore Schultz Had I been present, I would have voted [Roll No. 129] Garamendi Moran Waters Garcia Murphy (FL) Welch ‘‘no.’’ AYES—244 Grayson Nadler Wilson (FL) (By unanimous consent, Mr. MEE- Aderholt Broun (GA) Conaway Green, Al Napolitano Yarmuth HAN was allowed to speak out of Amash Buchanan Cook order.) Bachus Bucshon Cotton NOES—225 Barber Burgess Cramer Aderholt Brooks (IN) Cole CONGRESSIONAL HOCKEY CHALLENGE Barletta Bustos Crawford Amash Broun (GA) Collins (GA) Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Speaker, I thank Barr Byrne Crenshaw Bachus Buchanan Collins (NY) you for the opportunity to address our Barrow (GA) Calvert Cuellar Barletta Bucshon Conaway colleagues for 1 minute on behalf of the Barton Camp Culberson Barr Burgess Cook Benishek Campbell Daines Barton Byrne Cotton Congressional Hockey Caucus and our Bentivolio Cantor Davis, Rodney Benishek Calvert Cramer colleagues from both sides of the aisle Bera (CA) Capito Denham Bentivolio Camp Crawford who now, for the sixth year, have par- Bilirakis Carter Dent Bilirakis Campbell Crenshaw Bishop (UT) Cassidy DeSantis Bishop (UT) Cantor Culberson ticipated in what we call the Congres- Black Chabot DesJarlais Black Carter Daines sional Hockey Challenge. Blackburn Chaffetz Diaz-Balart Blackburn Cassidy Davis, Rodney This is the game for charity in which Boustany Coble Duffy Boustany Chabot Denham we have Members of Congress who play Brady (TX) Coffman Duncan (SC) Brady (TX) Chaffetz Dent Bridenstine Cole Duncan (TN) Bridenstine Coble DeSantis hockey and three of our friends from Brooks (AL) Collins (GA) Ellmers Brooks (AL) Coffman DesJarlais the Parliament in Canada, representing Brooks (IN) Collins (NY) Farenthold

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:24 Mar 14, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K13MR7.069 H13MRPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE March 13, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2405 Fincher Latta Rogers (KY) Matsui Perlmutter Sires vote on amendment No. 3 printed in Fitzpatrick Lipinski Rogers (MI) McCarthy (NY) Peters (MI) Slaughter part A of House Report 113–379 offered Fleischmann LoBiondo Rokita McCollum Pingree (ME) Speier Fleming Long Rooney McDermott Pocan Swalwell (CA) by the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Flores Lucas Ros-Lehtinen McGovern Polis Takano POLIS) on which further proceedings Forbes Luetkemeyer Roskam McNerney Price (NC) Thompson (CA) were postponed and on which the noes Meeks Quigley Fortenberry Lummis Ross Thompson (MS) prevailed by voice vote. Foxx Maffei Rothfus Meng Rohrabacher Tierney Michaud Roybal-Allard Frelinghuysen Maloney, Sean Royce Titus The Clerk will redesignate the Gallego Marchant Miller, George Ruiz Runyan Tonko amendment. Gardner Marino Moore Ruppersberger Ryan (WI) Tsongas Garrett Massie Moran Ryan (OH) The Clerk redesignated the amend- Salmon Van Hollen Gerlach McAllister Nadler Sa´ nchez, Linda ment. Sanford Vargas Gibbs McCarthy (CA) Napolitano T. Scalise Veasey RECORDED VOTE Gibson McCaul Schneider Neal Sanchez, Loretta Gingrey (GA) McClintock Negrete McLeod Sarbanes Vela The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Schock Vela´ zquez Gohmert McHenry Schrader Nolan Schakowsky has been demanded. O’Rourke Schiff Visclosky Goodlatte McIntyre Schweikert Owens Schwartz Walz A recorded vote was ordered. Gowdy McKeon Scott, Austin Pallone Scott (VA) Wasserman The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Granger McKinley Sensenbrenner Graves (GA) McMorris Pascrell Scott, David Schultz Sessions minute vote. Graves (MO) Rodgers Pastor (AZ) Serrano Welch Sherman The vote was taken by electronic de- Griffin (AR) Meadows Payne Sewell (AL) Wilson (FL) Shimkus Griffith (VA) Meehan Pelosi Shea-Porter Yarmuth vice, and there were—ayes 175, noes 236, Shuster Grimm Messer Simpson not voting 20, as follows: Guthrie Mica NOT VOTING—16 Sinema [Roll No. 130] Hall Miller (FL) Amodei Franks (AZ) Smith (WA) Smith (MO) Hanna Miller (MI) Bachmann Gosar AYES—175 Smith (NE) Wagner Harper Miller, Gary Bass Hinojosa Smith (NJ) Waters Beatty Green, Al Negrete McLeod Harris Mullin Becerra Rangel Smith (TX) Waxman Bera (CA) Green, Gene Nolan Hartzler Mulvaney Courtney Richmond Southerland Bishop (GA) Grijalva O’Rourke Hastings (WA) Murphy (FL) Dingell Rush Bishop (NY) Hahn Pallone Heck (NV) Murphy (PA) Stewart Blumenauer Hanabusa Hensarling Neugebauer Stivers ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Pascrell Bonamici Hastings (FL) Herrera Beutler Noem Stockman Pastor (AZ) The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Brady (PA) Heck (WA) Holding Nugent Stutzman Payne the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- Braley (IA) Higgins Hudson Nunes Terry Pelosi Brown (FL) Holt Huelskamp Nunnelee Thompson (PA) ing. Perlmutter Brownley (CA) Honda Huizenga (MI) Olson Thornberry Peters (CA) Bustos Horsford Hultgren Palazzo Tiberi b 1714 Peters (MI) Butterfield Hoyer Hunter Paulsen Tipton Pingree (ME) Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New Capps Huffman Hurt Pearce Turner Pocan Capuano Israel Issa Perry Upton York changed her vote from ‘‘aye’’ to Polis Ca´ rdenas Jackson Lee Jenkins Peters (CA) Valadao Price (NC) ‘‘no.’’ Carney Jeffries Johnson (OH) Peterson Walberg Quigley So the bill was passed. Carson (IN) Johnson, E. B. Johnson, Sam Petri Walden Rahall Cartwright Kaptur Jolly Pittenger Walorski The result of the vote was announced Roybal-Allard Castor (FL) Keating Jones Pitts Weber (TX) as above recorded. Ruppersberger Castro (TX) Kelly (IL) Jordan Poe (TX) Webster (FL) Ryan (OH) A motion to reconsider was laid on Chu Kennedy Joyce Pompeo Wenstrup Sa´ nchez, Linda the table. Cicilline Kildee Kelly (PA) Posey Westmoreland T. Clark (MA) Kilmer King (IA) Price (GA) Whitfield Sanchez, Loretta f Clarke (NY) Kind King (NY) Rahall Williams Sarbanes Clay Kirkpatrick Kingston Reed Wilson (SC) Schakowsky WATER RIGHTS PROTECTION ACT Cleaver Kuster Kinzinger (IL) Reichert Wittman Schiff Clyburn Langevin Kline Renacci Wolf The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Schneider Cohen Larsen (WA) Labrador Ribble Womack ant to House Resolution 515 and rule Connolly Larson (CT) Schrader LaMalfa Rice (SC) Woodall XVIII, the Chair declares the House in Conyers Lee (CA) Schwartz Lamborn Rigell Yoder Cooper Levin Scott (VA) Lance Roby Yoho the Committee of the Whole House on Costa Lewis Scott, David Lankford Roe (TN) Young (AK) the state of the Union for the further Crowley Lipinski Serrano Latham Rogers (AL) Young (IN) consideration of the bill, H.R. 3189. Cummings Loebsack Sewell (AL) Will the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Davis, Danny Lofgren Shea-Porter NOES—171 DeFazio Lowenthal Sherman WEBSTER) kindly take the chair. Sinema Beatty DeGette Horsford DeGette Lowey Sires Bishop (GA) Delaney Hoyer b 1716 Delaney Lujan Grisham Slaughter Bishop (NY) DeLauro Huffman DeLauro (NM) Speier Blumenauer DelBene Israel IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE DelBene Luja´ n, Ben Ray Swalwell (CA) Bonamici Deutch Jackson Lee Deutch (NM) Accordingly, the House resolved Takano Brady (PA) Doggett Jeffries itself into the Committee of the Whole Doggett Lynch Braley (IA) Doyle Johnson (GA) Doyle Maffei Thompson (CA) Brown (FL) Duckworth Johnson, E. B. House on the state of the Union for the Duckworth Maloney, Sean Thompson (MS) Brownley (CA) Edwards Kaptur further consideration of the bill (H.R. Edwards Matsui Tierney Butterfield Ellison Keating 3189) to prohibit the conditioning of Ellison McCarthy (NY) Titus Capps Engel Kelly (IL) Engel McCollum Tonko Capuano Enyart Kennedy any permit, lease, or other use agree- Enyart McDermott Tsongas Ca´ rdenas Eshoo Kildee ment on the transfer, relinquishment, Eshoo McGovern Van Hollen Carney Esty Kilmer or other impairment of any water right Esty McNerney Vargas Veasey Carson (IN) Farr Kind to the United States by the Secretaries Farr Meeks Cartwright Fattah Kirkpatrick Fattah Meng Vela Castor (FL) Foster Kuster of the Interior and Agriculture, with Foster Michaud Vela´ zquez Castro (TX) Frankel (FL) Langevin Mr. WEBSTER of Florida (Acting Chair) Frankel (FL) Miller, George Visclosky Chu Fudge Larsen (WA) in the chair. Fudge Moore Walz Cicilline Gabbard Larson (CT) Gabbard Moran Wasserman Clark (MA) Garamendi Lee (CA) The Clerk read the title of the bill. Gallego Murphy (FL) Schultz Clarke (NY) Garcia Levin The Acting CHAIR. When the Com- Garamendi Nadler Welch Clay Grayson Lewis mittee of the Whole rose earlier today, Garcia Napolitano Wilson (FL) Cleaver Green, Al Loebsack a request for a recorded vote on amend- Grayson Neal Yarmuth Clyburn Green, Gene Lofgren Cohen Grijalva Lowenthal ment No. 3 printed in part A of House NOES—236 Connolly Gutie´rrez Lowey Report 113–379 by the gentleman from Aderholt Bentivolio Brooks (IN) Conyers Hahn Lujan Grisham Colorado (Mr. POLIS) had been post- Amash Bilirakis Broun (GA) Cooper Hanabusa (NM) Bachus Bishop (UT) Buchanan Costa Hastings (FL) Luja´ n, Ben Ray poned. Barber Black Bucshon Crowley Heck (WA) (NM) AMENDMENT NO. 3 OFFERED BY MR. POLIS Barletta Blackburn Burgess Cummings Higgins Lynch The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Barr Boustany Byrne Davis (CA) Himes Maloney, Barrow (GA) Brady (TX) Calvert Davis, Danny Holt Carolyn clause 6 of rule XVIII, the unfinished Barton Bridenstine Camp DeFazio Honda Matheson business is the demand for a recorded Benishek Brooks (AL) Campbell

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:33 Mar 14, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13MR7.032 H13MRPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2406 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 13, 2014 Cantor Hunter Posey The Acting CHAIR. Under the rule, In particular, I believe this bill needs Capito Hurt Price (GA) the Committee rises. language added to strengthen the Carter Issa Reed Cassidy Jenkins Reichert Accordingly, the Committee rose; rights of our tribal governments. Ari- Chabot Johnson (OH) Renacci and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. zona’s District 1 is over 90 percent pub- Chaffetz Johnson, Sam Ribble SIMPSON) having assumed the chair, lic lands. It contains several important Coble Jolly Rice (SC) Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Acting Chair waterways, national forests, and recre- Coffman Jones Rigell Cole Jordan Roby of the Committee of the Whole House ation areas, and it has 12 Native Amer- Collins (GA) Joyce Roe (TN) on the state of the Union, reported that ican tribes. Collins (NY) Kelly (PA) Rogers (AL) that Committee, having had under con- Conaway King (IA) In my previous term, I introduced Rogers (KY) sideration the bill (H.R. 3189) to pro- the White Mountain Apache Tribe Cook King (NY) Rogers (MI) Cotton Kingston Rohrabacher hibit the conditioning of any permit, Water Quantification Act, which was Cramer Kinzinger (IL) Rokita lease, or other use agreement on the signed into law. It was a historic agree- Crawford Kline Rooney Crenshaw Labrador transfer, relinquishment, or other im- ment that created jobs, protected trib- Ros-Lehtinen Cuellar LaMalfa pairment of any water right to the al water rights, and established reli- Roskam Culberson Lamborn Ross United States by the Secretaries of the able water sources for many of Arizo- Daines Lance Interior and Agriculture, and, pursuant Davis, Rodney Lankford Rothfus na’s communities. Denham Latham Royce to House Resolution 511, he reported As this legislation moves forward, I Dent Latta Ruiz the bill back to the House with an want to ensure that we protect the fol- DeSantis LoBiondo Runyan amendment adopted in the Committee DesJarlais Long Ryan (WI) lowing priorities: our tribal commu- Diaz-Balart Lucas Salmon of the Whole. nities, our fishing and sportsmen, our Duffy Luetkemeyer Sanford The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under drought mitigation efforts, and our Duncan (SC) Lummis Schock the rule, the previous question is or- ability to fight wildfires. And we need Duncan (TN) Maloney, Schweikert dered. to manage water rights and land-use Ellmers Carolyn Scott, Austin Is a separate vote demanded on any Farenthold Marchant Sensenbrenner permits in a balanced way. We can do Fincher Marino Sessions amendment to the amendment re- this in a way that respects tribes, pre- Fitzpatrick Massie Shimkus ported from the Committee of the Fleischmann Matheson Shuster serves recreation, and protects our Whole? communities from droughts and Fleming McAllister Simpson If not, the question is on the com- Flores McCarthy (CA) Smith (MO) wildfires that have already caused so mittee amendment in the nature of a Forbes McCaul Smith (NE) much devastation in Western States. In Fortenberry McClintock Smith (NJ) substitute, as amended. my view, these issues should be our pri- Foxx McHenry Smith (TX) The amendment was agreed to. Frelinghuysen McIntyre Southerland The SPEAKER pro tempore. The orities. Gardner McKeon Stewart I yield back the balance of my time. Garrett McKinley question is on the engrossment and Stivers Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Gerlach McMorris Stockman third reading of the bill. Gibbs Rodgers Stutzman The bill was ordered to be engrossed Speaker, I rise in opposition to the mo- Gibson Meadows Terry and read a third time, and was read the tion to recommit. Gingrey (GA) Meehan Thompson (PA) third time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Gohmert Messer Thornberry Goodlatte Mica Tiberi MOTION TO RECOMMIT tleman is recognized for 5 minutes. Gowdy Miller (FL) Tipton Mrs. KIRKPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Granger Miller (MI) Turner Graves (GA) Miller, Gary have a motion to recommit at the Speaker, the underlying bill does one Upton Graves (MO) Mullin desk. thing and one thing only: it stops the Valadao Griffin (AR) Mulvaney Walberg The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the Federal Government from extorting Griffith (VA) Murphy (PA) Walden gentlewoman opposed to the bill? water rights from private citizens and Grimm Neugebauer Guthrie Noem Walorski Mrs. KIRKPATRICK. I am opposed in businesses without just compensation. Hall Nugent Weber (TX) its current form. That is what the underlying bill does. Hanna Nunes Webster (FL) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Wenstrup But, Mr. Speaker, I have to tell you Harper Nunnelee Clerk will report the motion to recom- Harris Olson Westmoreland that there seems to be a common Hartzler Owens Whitfield mit. thread here over the last several Hastings (WA) Palazzo Williams The Clerk read as follows: weeks—maybe even a year—on the dif- Heck (NV) Paulsen Wilson (SC) Mrs. Kirkpatrick moves to recommit the Wittman ferences of governance between the two Hensarling Pearce bill H.R. 3189 to the Committee on Natural Wolf parties, between this side of the aisle Herrera Beutler Perry Resources with instructions to report the Himes Peterson Womack and that side of the aisle. same back to the House forthwith, with the Holding Petri Woodall The reason why this is important as Hudson Pittenger Yoder following amendment: Huelskamp Pitts Yoho Page 3, line 7, strike ‘‘The Secretary’’ and it relates to water law is simply be- Huizenga (MI) Poe (TX) Young (AK) insert the following: ‘‘Unless necessary to— cause water law has always been the Hultgren Pompeo Young (IN) ‘‘(1) protect Tribal treaty rights; province of the States. There have been NOT VOTING—20 ‘‘(2) preserve recreational fishing; Federal courts that have said that over ‘‘(3) mitigate drought conditions in an area and over and over. Yet, when we come Amodei Franks (AZ) Rush covered by an emergency drought declara- Bachmann Gosar to the floor here, we hear constantly Scalise tion; or Bass Gutie´rrez Smith (WA) ‘‘(4) facilitate fire suppression; from the other side that there should Becerra Hinojosa Wagner the Secretary’’. be conditions on certain rights. This Courtney Johnson (GA) Waters Davis (CA) Rangel Waxman The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- falls into that category. Dingell Richmond tlewoman from Arizona is recognized The debate we had on the floor ear- for 5 minutes. lier was that there is acknowledgment b 1720 Mrs. KIRKPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, that the Federal Government was tak- Ms. DUCKWORTH changed her vote this is the final amendment to the bill. ing water rights as a condition for per- from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ It will not kill the bill nor send it back mits. Their answer from that side of So the amendment was rejected. to committee. If it is adopted, this bill the aisle was, well, let’s let the process The result of the vote was announced will immediately proceed to final pas- go; our side was, let’s respect the law. as above recorded. sage. Big difference. Stated for: Water is a critical issue in Arizona So now we have this motion to re- Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Chair, on roll- and especially in my district. Water commit, and if you look at the motion call No. 130, had I been present, I would have can be, also, a divisive issue. In Con- to recommit, it conditions, again, voted ‘‘aye.’’ gress, we need to provide leadership State water law. I think the best way The Acting CHAIR. The question is and work together on long-term solu- that we should approach these debates on the committee amendment in the tions that protect our water sources, is to say that we trust the people and nature of a substitute, as amended. communities, tribes, and local econo- we trust the Federal system, and the The amendment was agreed to. mies. Federal system as it relates to water

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:33 Mar 14, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13MR7.033 H13MRPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE March 13, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2407 law is that States’ water law is pre- Sinema Tierney Vela´ zquez ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE mier. This motion to recommit is an- Sires Titus Visclosky The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Slaughter Tonko Walz other attempt—another attempt—to Speier Tsongas Wasserman the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- qualify that, to give the Federal Gov- Swalwell (CA) Van Hollen Schultz ing. ernment more authority. Takano Vargas Welch I urge my colleagues to say ‘‘no’’ to Thompson (CA) Veasey Wilson (FL) b 1735 the motion to recommit and pass the Thompson (MS) Vela Yarmuth So the motion to recommit was re- underlying bill to protect states’ rights NOES—227 jected. and water law. The result of the vote was announced Aderholt Griffith (VA) Perry With that, I yield back the balance of Amash Guthrie Peterson as above recorded. my time. Bachus Hall Petri Stated for: The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without Barletta Hanna Pittenger Mr. MCINTYRE. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. objection, the previous question is or- Barr Harper Pitts 131 I was unavoidably detained at the physi- Barton Harris Poe (TX) dered on the motion to recommit. Benishek Hartzler Pompeo cian’s office. Had I been present, I would have There was no objection. Bentivolio Hastings (WA) Posey voted ‘‘yes.’’ The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Bilirakis Heck (NV) Price (GA) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to recommit. Bishop (UT) Hensarling Reed question is on the passage of the bill. Black Herrera Beutler Reichert The question was taken; and the The question was taken; and the Blackburn Holding Renacci Speaker pro tempore announced that Boustany Hudson Ribble Speaker pro tempore announced that the noes appeared to have it. Brady (TX) Huelskamp Rice (SC) the ayes appeared to have it. Bridenstine Huizenga (MI) Rigell RECORDED VOTE RECORDED VOTE Brooks (AL) Hultgren Roby Mrs. KIRKPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I Brooks (IN) Hunter Roe (TN) Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. Broun (GA) Hurt Rogers (AL) demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. Buchanan Issa Rogers (KY) A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Bucshon Jenkins Rogers (MI) The SPEAKER pro tempore. This Burgess Johnson (OH) Rohrabacher ant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair Byrne Johnson, Sam Rokita will be a 5-minute vote. will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum Calvert Jolly Rooney The vote was taken by electronic de- time for any electronic vote on the Camp Jones Ros-Lehtinen vice, and there were—ayes 238, noes 174, question of passage. Campbell Jordan Roskam not voting 19, as follows: Cantor Joyce Ross The vote was taken by electronic de- Capito Kelly (PA) Rothfus [Roll No. 132] vice, and there were—ayes 183, noes 227, Carter King (IA) Royce AYES—238 Chabot King (NY) Runyan not voting 21, as follows: Aderholt Fincher Lance Chaffetz Kingston Ryan (WI) [Roll No. 131] Amash Fitzpatrick Lankford Coble Kinzinger (IL) Salmon Bachus Fleischmann Latham AYES—183 Coffman Kline Sanford Barber Fleming Latta Barber Fattah Maloney, Cole Labrador Scalise Barletta Flores LoBiondo Barrow (GA) Foster Carolyn Collins (GA) LaMalfa Schock Barr Forbes Long Beatty Frankel (FL) Maloney, Sean Collins (NY) Lamborn Schweikert Barrow (GA) Fortenberry Lucas Bera (CA) Fudge Matsui Conaway Lance Scott, Austin Barton Foxx Luetkemeyer Bishop (GA) Gabbard McCarthy (NY) Cook Lankford Sensenbrenner Benishek Frelinghuysen Lummis Bishop (NY) Gallego McCollum Cotton Latham Sessions Bentivolio Gardner Maloney, Sean Blumenauer Garamendi McDermott Cramer Latta Shimkus Bilirakis Garrett Marchant Bonamici Garcia McGovern Crawford LoBiondo Shuster Bishop (UT) Gerlach Marino Brady (PA) Grayson McNerney Crenshaw Long Simpson Black Gibbs Massie Braley (IA) Green, Al Meeks Culberson Lucas Smith (MO) Blackburn Gibson Matheson Brown (FL) Green, Gene Meng Daines Luetkemeyer Smith (NE) Boustany Gingrey (GA) McAllister Brownley (CA) Grijalva Michaud Davis, Rodney Lummis Smith (NJ) Brady (TX) Gohmert McCarthy (CA) Bustos Hahn Miller, George Denham Marchant Smith (TX) Bridenstine Goodlatte McCaul Butterfield Hanabusa Moore Dent Marino Southerland Brooks (AL) Gowdy McClintock Capps Hastings (FL) Moran DeSantis Massie Stewart Brooks (IN) Granger McHenry Capuano Murphy (FL) Broun (GA) Heck (WA) DesJarlais Matheson Stivers Graves (GA) McIntyre Ca´ rdenas Nadler Buchanan Graves (MO) McKeon Higgins Diaz-Balart McAllister Stockman Carney Napolitano Bucshon Griffin (AR) McKinley Himes Duffy McCarthy (CA) Stutzman Carson (IN) Neal Burgess Griffith (VA) McMorris Holt Duncan (SC) McCaul Terry Cartwright Negrete McLeod Byrne Grimm Rodgers Honda Duncan (TN) McClintock Thompson (PA) Castor (FL) Nolan Calvert Guthrie Meadows Horsford Ellmers McHenry Castro (TX) O’Rourke Thornberry Camp Hall Meehan Hoyer Chu Pallone Farenthold McKeon Tiberi Campbell Hanna Messer Cicilline Huffman Pascrell Fincher McKinley Tipton Cantor Harper Mica Clark (MA) Israel Pastor (AZ) Fitzpatrick McMorris Turner Capito Harris Miller (FL) Clarke (NY) Jackson Lee Payne Fleischmann Rodgers Upton Carter Hartzler Miller (MI) Clay Jeffries Pelosi Fleming Meadows Valadao Cassidy Hastings (WA) Miller, Gary Cleaver Johnson (GA) Perlmutter Flores Meehan Walberg Chabot Heck (NV) Mullin Clyburn Johnson, E. B. Peters (CA) Forbes Messer Walden Chaffetz Hensarling Murphy (PA) Cohen Kaptur Peters (MI) Fortenberry Mica Walorski Coble Herrera Beutler Neugebauer Connolly Keating Pingree (ME) Foxx Miller (FL) Weber (TX) Coffman Holding Noem Conyers Kelly (IL) Pocan Frelinghuysen Miller (MI) Webster (FL) Cole Hudson Nugent Cooper Kennedy Polis Gardner Miller, Gary Wenstrup Collins (GA) Huelskamp Nunes Costa Kildee Price (NC) Garrett Mullin Westmoreland Collins (NY) Huizenga (MI) Nunnelee Crowley Kilmer Quigley Gerlach Murphy (PA) Whitfield Conaway Hultgren Olson Cuellar Kind Rahall Gibbs Neugebauer Williams Cook Hunter Owens Cummings Kirkpatrick Roybal-Allard Gibson Noem Wilson (SC) Costa Hurt Palazzo Davis (CA) Kuster Ruiz Gingrey (GA) Nugent Wittman Cotton Issa Paulsen Davis, Danny Langevin Ruppersberger Gohmert Nunes Wolf Cramer Jenkins Pearce DeFazio Larsen (WA) Ryan (OH) Goodlatte Nunnelee Womack Crawford Johnson (OH) Perry DeGette Larson (CT) Sa´ nchez, Linda Gowdy Olson Woodall Crenshaw Johnson, Sam Peterson Delaney Lee (CA) T. Granger Owens Yoder Cuellar Jolly Petri Levin DeLauro Sanchez, Loretta Graves (GA) Palazzo Yoho Culberson Jones Pittenger Lewis DelBene Sarbanes Graves (MO) Paulsen Young (AK) Daines Jordan Pitts Lipinski Deutch Schakowsky Griffin (AR) Pearce Young (IN) Davis, Rodney Joyce Poe (TX) Doggett Loebsack Schiff Denham Kelly (PA) Pompeo Lofgren Doyle Schneider NOT VOTING—21 Dent King (IA) Posey Duckworth Lowenthal Schrader DeSantis King (NY) Price (GA) Edwards Lowey Schwartz Amodei Franks (AZ) Rangel DesJarlais Kingston Reed Ellison Lujan Grisham Scott (VA) Bachmann Gosar Richmond Diaz-Balart Kinzinger (IL) Reichert Engel (NM) Scott, David Bass Grimm Rush Duffy Kirkpatrick Renacci Enyart Luja´ n, Ben Ray Serrano Becerra Gutie´rrez Smith (WA) Duncan (SC) Kline Ribble Eshoo (NM) Sewell (AL) Cassidy Hinojosa Wagner Duncan (TN) Labrador Rice (SC) Esty Lynch Shea-Porter Courtney McIntyre Waters Ellmers LaMalfa Rigell Farr Maffei Sherman Dingell Mulvaney Waxman Farenthold Lamborn Roby

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:24 Mar 14, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K13MR7.077 H13MRPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2408 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 13, 2014 Roe (TN) Sensenbrenner Upton b 1741 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Rogers (AL) Sessions Valadao the precedents of the House, Members Rogers (KY) Shimkus Walberg Messrs. LOWENTHAL, NOLAN, and Rogers (MI) Shuster Walden POCAN changed their vote from ‘‘aye’’ are not allowed to stage an exhibition. Rohrabacher Simpson Walorski to ‘‘no.’’ The Chair has ruled based on the prece- Rokita Sinema Weber (TX) dents of the House. Rooney So the bill was passed. Smith (MO) Webster (FL) The Chair asks that Members not dis- Ros-Lehtinen Smith (NE) Wenstrup The result of the vote was announced Roskam Smith (NJ) play their iPhones and iPads. Westmoreland as above recorded. Ross Smith (TX) Whitfield The title of the bill was amended so Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, may I pro- Rothfus Southerland ceed? Royce Stewart Williams as to read: ‘‘A bill to prohibit the con- Runyan Stivers Wilson (SC) Mr. Speaker, the Members have re- Wittman ditioning of any permit, lease, or other Ryan (WI) Stockman use agreement on the transfer of any moved their iPads. May I proceed? Salmon Stutzman Wolf The SPEAKER pro tempore. When Womack water right to the United States by the Sanford Terry decorum has been restored, the gen- Scalise Thompson (PA) Woodall Secretaries of the Interior and Agri- tleman may proceed. Schock Thornberry Yoder culture.’’. Schrader Tiberi Yoho Only a Member under recognition for A motion to reconsider was laid on Schweikert Tipton Young (AK) debate can display an exhibit. Scott, Austin Turner Young (IN) the table. Mr. KILDEE. For the purposes of dis- Stated against: NOES—174 play, this is what the Members have Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. been holding. Beatty Green, Gene Negrete McLeod 132, had I been present, I would have voted Bera (CA) Grijalva Nolan May I proceed? Bishop (GA) Hahn O’Rourke ‘‘no.’’ The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Bishop (NY) Hanabusa Pallone f tleman may proceed. Blumenauer Hastings (FL) Pascrell Mr. KILDEE. Whereas Ranking Mem- Bonamici Heck (WA) Pastor (AZ) RAISING A QUESTION OF THE ber CUMMINGS protested immediately, Brady (PA) Higgins Payne PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE Braley (IA) Himes Pelosi stating: ‘‘Mr. Chairman, you cannot Brown (FL) Holt Perlmutter Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, pursuant run a committee like this. You just Brownley (CA) Honda Peters (CA) to rule IX, I rise in regard to a question cannot do this. This is, we are better Bustos Horsford Peters (MI) Butterfield Hoyer Pingree (ME) of the privileges of the House. than that as a country, we are better Capps Huffman Pocan The form of the resolution is as fol- than that as a committee.’’; Capuano Israel Polis lows: Ca´ rdenas Jackson Lee Whereas Chairman ISSA then re- Price (NC) Whereas on March 5, 2014, during a turned and allowed Ranking Member Carney Jeffries Quigley Carson (IN) Johnson (GA) Rahall hearing before the House Committee on CUMMINGS to begin his statement, but Cartwright Johnson, E. B. Richmond Oversight and Government Reform, when it became clear that Chairman Castro (TX) Kaptur Roybal-Allard Chu Keating Committee Chairman DARRELL E. ISSA ISSA did not want to hear what Rank- Ruiz Cicilline Kelly (IL) gave a statement and then posed ten ing Member CUMMINGS was saying, Ruppersberger Clark (MA) Kennedy Ryan (OH) questions to former Internal Revenue turned off Ranking Member CUMMINGS’ Clarke (NY) Kildee Sa´ nchez, Linda Service official Lois Lerner, who stated Clay Kilmer microphone, ordered Republican staff T. Cleaver Kind that she was invoking her Fifth to ‘‘close it down,’’ and repeatedly sig- Sanchez, Loretta Clyburn Kuster Amendment right not to testify; Sarbanes naled to end the hearing with his hand Cohen Langevin Schakowsky Whereas the committee’s ranking across his neck; Connolly Larsen (WA) Conyers Larson (CT) Schiff member, Representative ELIJAH E. Whereas Ranking Member CUMMINGS Cooper Lee (CA) Schneider CUMMINGS, clearly sought recognition objected again, stating: ‘‘You cannot Crowley Levin Schwartz to take his turn for questions under Scott (VA) have a one-sided investigation. There is Cummings Lewis committee and House rules; Davis (CA) Lipinski Scott, David absolutely something wrong with Davis, Danny Loebsack Serrano Whereas Chairman ISSA then unilat- that.’’; DeFazio Lofgren Sewell (AL) erally adjourned the hearing and re- Whereas Chairman ISSA made a Shea-Porter DeGette Lowenthal fused to allow him to make any state- statement of his own and posed ques- Delaney Lowey Sires DeLauro Lujan Grisham Slaughter ment or ask any questions; tions during the hearing, but refused to DelBene (NM) Speier Whereas Ranking Member CUMMINGS allow other members of the committee, Deutch Luja´ n, Ben Ray Swalwell (CA) protested immediately, stating: ‘‘Mr. and in particular, the ranking member, Takano Doggett (NM) Chairman, you cannot run a committee who had sought recognition, to make Doyle Lynch Thompson (CA) Duckworth Maffei Thompson (MS) like this. You just cannot——’’ statements under the 5-minute rule in Edwards Maloney, Tierney The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- violation of House rule XI; Titus Ellison Carolyn tleman will suspend. Whereas Chairman ISSA instructed Engel Matsui Tonko Enyart McCarthy (NY) Tsongas The Chair is going to ask, in the the microphones be turned off and ad- Eshoo McCollum Van Hollen name of decorum of the House, that journed the hearing without a vote or a Esty McGovern Vargas Members not display their electronic unanimous consent agreement in viola- Farr McNerney Veasey devices. It is a violation of the House tion of rule XVI because he did not Fattah Meeks Vela Foster Meng Vela´ zquez rules. Regular order would be putting want to permit Ranking Member CUM- Frankel (FL) Michaud Visclosky the iPads down. The House will not MINGS to speak; Fudge Miller, George Walz proceed until there is decorum in the Whereas Chairman ISSA’s abusive be- Gabbard Moore Wasserman Gallego Moran Schultz House. havior on March 5 is part of a con- Garamendi Murphy (FL) Waters The gentleman will suspend. Pro- tinuing pattern in which he has rou- Garcia Nadler Welch ceedings will not resume until there is tinely excluded members of the com- Grayson Napolitano Wilson (FL) decorum in the House. mittee from investigative meetings, Green, Al Neal Yarmuth has turned off Members’ microphones b 1745 NOT VOTING—19 while they were questioning a witness, Amodei Franks (AZ) Rush PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY attempted to prevent witnesses from Bachmann Gosar Sherman Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. answering questions, and has provided Bass Gutie´rrez Smith (WA) Speaker, I have a parliamentary in- information to the press before sharing Becerra Hinojosa Wagner quiry. it with committee members; Castor (FL) McDermott Waxman Courtney Mulvaney The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Whereas on July 18, 2003, former Dingell Rangel tleman will state his parliamentary in- Chairman of the Ways and Means Com- quiry. mittee, Bill Thomas, asked the United ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. States Capitol Police to remove minor- The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Speaker, where is it specifically in the ity members of the committee from the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- rule stated that Members cannot dis- the library where they were having a ing. play their iPads? What rule is it? discussion about a pending committee

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:24 Mar 14, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13MR7.038 H13MRPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE March 13, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2409 markup, and subsequently came to the Whereas Chairman Issa’s abusive behavior Johnson, Sam Murphy (PA) Schweikert well of the U.S. House of Representa- on March 5 is part of a continuing pattern in Jolly Neugebauer Scott, Austin Jones Nugent Sensenbrenner tives to publicly apologize for his bel- which he has routinely excluded members of the committee from investigative meetings, Jordan Nunes Sessions ligerent behavior; Joyce Nunnelee Shimkus has turned off Members’ microphones while Whereas Chairman ISSA has violated Kelly (PA) Olson Shuster they were questioning a witness, attempted clause 1 of rule XXIII of the Code of Of- King (IA) Palazzo Simpson to prevent witnesses from answering ques- King (NY) Paulsen Smith (MO) ficial Conduct which states that ‘‘A tions, and has provided information to the Kingston Pearce Smith (NE) Member, Delegate, Resident Commis- press before sharing it with committee mem- Kinzinger (IL) Perry Smith (NJ) sioner, officer or employee of the bers; Kline Petri Smith (TX) Labrador Pittenger House shall behave at all times in a Whereas on July 18, 2003, former Chairman Southerland LaMalfa Pitts Stewart manner that shall reflect creditably on of the Ways and Means Committee, Bill Lamborn Poe (TX) Thomas asked the United States Capitol Po- Stivers the House’’: Now, therefore, be it Lance Pompeo Stockman Resolved, That the House of Rep- lice to remove minority members of the Lankford Posey Stutzman committee from the library where they were Latham Price (GA) Terry resentatives strongly condemns the of- Latta Rahall having a discussion about a pending com- Thompson (PA) LoBiondo Reed fensive and disrespectful manner in mittee mark up, and subsequently came to Thornberry Long Reichert which Chairman DARRELL E. ISSA con- Tiberi the well of the U.S. House of Representatives Lucas Renacci Tipton ducted the hearing of the House Com- to publicly apologize for his belligerent be- Luetkemeyer Rice (SC) Turner mittee on Oversight and Government havior; Lummis Rigell Whereas Chairman Issa has violated-clause Marchant Roby Upton Reform on March 5, 2014, and requires Valadao that he come to the well of the House 1 rule XXIII of the Code of Official Conduct Marino Roe (TN) Massie Rogers (AL) Walberg to issue a public apology to Members of which states that ‘‘A Member, Delegate, Walden Resident Commissioner, officer or employee McAllister Rogers (KY) the House. McCarthy (CA) Rogers (MI) Walorski of the House shall behave at all times in a That concludes the reading of the McCaul Rohrabacher Weber (TX) manner that shall reflect creditably on the Webster (FL) resolution. McClintock Rokita House’’: Now, therefore, be it McHenry Rooney Wenstrup The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Resolved, That the House of Representa- McKeon Ros-Lehtinen Westmoreland tleman from Michigan is recognized to tives strongly condemns the offensive and McKinley Roskam Williams offer the resolution. disrespectful manner in which Chairman McMorris Ross Wilson (SC) Wittman Does the gentleman offer the resolu- Darrell E. Issa conducted the hearing of the Rodgers Rothfus Meadows Royce Wolf tion? House Committee on Oversight and Govern- Messer Runyan Womack Mr. KILDEE. Yes. ment Reform on March 5, 2014, and requires Mica Ryan (WI) Woodall The SPEAKER pro tempore. The that he come to the well of the House to Miller (FL) Salmon Yoder Clerk will report the resolution. issue a public apology to Members of the Miller (MI) Sanford Yoho House. Miller, Gary Scalise Young (AK) The text of resolution is as follows: Mullin Schock Young (IN) PRIVILEGED RESOLUTION AGAINST THE OFFEN- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The res- SIVE ACTIONS OF CHAIRMAN DARRELL E. ISSA olution qualifies. NOES—173 Whereas on March 5, 2014, during a hearing Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I move to Barrow (GA) Garcia McGovern before the House Committee on Oversight lay the resolution on the table. Beatty Grayson McIntyre and Government Reform, Committee Chair- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Bera (CA) Green, Al McNerney Bishop (GA) Green, Gene Meeks man Darrell E. Issa gave a statement and question is on the motion to lay the then posed ten questions to former Internal Bishop (NY) Grijalva Meng Revenue Service official Lois Lerner, who resolution on the table. Blumenauer Hahn Michaud The question was taken; and the Bonamici Hanabusa Miller, George stated that she was invoking her Fifth Brady (PA) Hastings (FL) Moore Amendment right not to testify; Speaker pro tempore announced that Braley (IA) Heck (WA) Moran Whereas the committee’s ranking member, the ayes appeared to have it. Brown (FL) Higgins Murphy (FL) Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, clearly sought rec- RECORDED VOTE Brownley (CA) Himes Nadler ognition to take his turn for questions under Bustos Holt Napolitano committee and House rules; Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I demand Butterfield Honda Neal Whereas, Chairman Issa then unilaterally a recorded vote. Capps Horsford Negrete McLeod adjourned the hearing and refused to allow A recorded vote was ordered. Ca´ rdenas Hoyer Nolan Carney Huffman O’Rourke him to make any statement or ask any ques- The vote was taken by electronic de- Carson (IN) Israel Owens tions; vice, and there were—ayes 217, noes 173, Cartwright Jackson Lee Pallone Whereas Ranking Member Cummings pro- answered ‘‘present’’ 10, not voting 31, Castor (FL) Jeffries Pascrell tested immediately, stating: ‘‘Mr. Chairman, Castro (TX) Johnson (GA) Payne you cannot run a committee like this. You as follows: Chu Johnson, E. B. Pelosi just cannot do this. This is, we are better [Roll No. 133] Cicilline Kaptur Perlmutter Clark (MA) Keating Peters (MI) than that as a country, we are better than AYES—217 that as a committee.’’ Clay Kelly (IL) Peterson Whereas, Chairman Issa then returned and Aderholt Coffman Garrett Cleaver Kennedy Pocan Amash Cole Gerlach Clyburn Kildee Polis allowed Ranking Member Cummings to Bachus Collins (GA) Gibbs Cohen Kilmer Price (NC) begin his statement, but when it became Barletta Collins (NY) Gibson Connolly Kind Quigley clear that Chairman Issa did not want to Barr Cook Gingrey (GA) Conyers Kirkpatrick Richmond hear what Ranking Member Cummings was Barton Cotton Gohmert Cooper Kuster Roybal-Allard saying, turned off Ranking Member Cum- Benishek Cramer Goodlatte Costa Langevin Ruppersberger mings’ microphone, ordered Republican staff Bentivolio Crawford Granger Crowley Larsen (WA) Ryan (OH) to ‘‘close it down,’’ and repeatedly signaled Bilirakis Crenshaw Graves (GA) Cuellar Larson (CT) Sanchez, Loretta Bishop (UT) Culberson Graves (MO) Cummings Lee (CA) Sarbanes to end the hearing with his hand across his Black Daines Griffin (AR) DeFazio Levin Schakowsky neck; Blackburn Davis, Rodney Griffith (VA) DeGette Lewis Schiff Whereas Ranking Member Cummings ob- Boustany Denham Grimm DeLauro Lipinski Schneider jected again, stating: ‘‘You cannot have a Brady (TX) DeSantis Guthrie DelBene Loebsack Schrader one-sided investigation. There is absolutely Bridenstine DesJarlais Hall Doggett Lofgren Schwartz something wrong with that.’’; Brooks (AL) Diaz-Balart Hanna Doyle Lowenthal Scott (VA) Whereas Chairman Issa made a statement Broun (GA) Duffy Harper Duckworth Lowey Serrano of his own and posed questions during the Buchanan Duncan (SC) Harris Edwards Lujan Grisham Sewell (AL) Bucshon Duncan (TN) Hartzler Ellison (NM) Shea-Porter hearing, but refused to allow other members Burgess Ellmers Hastings (WA) Engel Luja´ n, Ben Ray Sherman of the commmittee, and in particular, the Byrne Farenthold Heck (NV) Enyart (NM) Sinema ranking member, who had sought recogni- Calvert Fincher Herrera Beutler Eshoo Lynch Sires tion, to make statements under the 5-minute Camp Fitzpatrick Holding Esty Maffei Slaughter rule in violation of House rule XI; Campbell Fleischmann Hudson Farr Maloney, Speier Whereas Chairman Issa instructed the Cantor Fleming Huelskamp Fattah Carolyn Swalwell (CA) microphones be turned off and adjourned the Capito Flores Huizenga (MI) Foster Maloney, Sean Takano Carter Forbes Hultgren Frankel (FL) Matheson Thompson (CA) hearing without a vote or a unanimous con- Cassidy Fortenberry Hunter Fudge Matsui Thompson (MS) sent agreement in violation of rule XVI be- Chabot Foxx Hurt Gabbard McCarthy (NY) Tierney cause he did not want to permit Ranking Chaffetz Frelinghuysen Jenkins Gallego McCollum Titus Member Cummings to speak; Coble Gardner Johnson (OH) Garamendi McDermott Tonko

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:05 Mar 14, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K13MR7.083 H13MRPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2410 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 13, 2014 Tsongas Visclosky Wilson (FL) APPOINTMENT OF MEMBER TO pared militarily for World War II. Why Van Hollen Walz Yarmuth Veasey Wasserman THE BOARD OF VISITORS TO are we doing the same thing now? We Vela Schultz THE UNITED STATES NAVAL need to be increasing, not decreasing, Vela´ zquez Waters ACADEMY our military capabilities. ANSWERED ‘‘PRESENT’’—10 The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. I even took a poll and asked those who were listening in on the call: Do Brooks (IN) Dent Meehan BENTIVOLIO). The Chair announces the Capuano Deutch Sa´ nchez, Linda Speaker’s appointment, pursuant to 10 you think we should reduce our mili- Clarke (NY) Gowdy T. tary? An overwhelming 85 percent of Conaway Issa U.S.C. 6968(a), and the order of the House of January 3, 2013, of the fol- the people on the call said: No. NOT VOTING—31 lowing Member on the part of the Mr. Speaker, our men and women in Amodei Gosar Ruiz House to the Board of Visitors to the the military should be the last thing ´ Bachmann Gutierrez Rush United States Naval Academy: we cut from the Federal budget. The Barber Hensarling Scott, David world is getting more and more dan- Mr. THOMAS J. ROONEY, Florida Bass Hinojosa Smith (WA) gerous as time goes on. We should not Becerra Mulvaney Vargas f Courtney Noem Wagner lose sight of the enemies we face. Both Davis (CA) Pastor (AZ) Waxman BOB MURRAY countries and terrorists who wish to do Davis, Danny Peters (CA) Welch us harm still exist. Our military is the Delaney Pingree (ME) (Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois Whitfield best in the world—and we must make Dingell Rangel asked and was given permission to ad- Franks (AZ) Ribble sure it stays that way. dress the House for 1 minute and to re- And that’s just the way it is. vise and extend his remarks.) 1810 b Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. f So the motion to table was agreed to. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life b 1815 The result of the vote was announced of a respected community leader and a CHILDREN’S BUDGET as above recorded. great friend to so many in central Illi- A motion to reconsider was laid on nois. (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was the table. On February 26, longtime broad- given permission to address the House Stated for: caster, weatherman, and radio host for 1 minute.) Mrs. NOEM. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall vote Bob Murray lost his battle to brain Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, No. 133, I was unavoidably detained. Had I cancer at the age of 66. this happens to be Women’s History been present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ Throughout his career, Bob took his Month. I will continue to salute the dy- namic women of this Nation. PERSONAL EXPLANATION work incredibly seriously. He used to I rise today as a founder and cochair be my weatherman. I would watch on Mrs. WAGNER. Mr. Speaker, on Thursday, of the Congressional Children’s Caucus TV while growing up, but in his later March 13, 2014 I was unable to be in Wash- and indicate to my colleagues that I life, he was a radio broadcaster. He ar- ington, D.C. and vote on the legislative busi- believe we are overdue for naming chil- rived at the radio station at 1:30 in the ness of the day. dren as our number one priority. Work- morning to prepare for the day because On Ordering the Previous Question for con- ing with First Focus, I intend to intro- he felt an informed community was im- sideration of H. Res. 515, a resolution pro- duce a children’s budget for the needs portant—from community fundraisers, viding for consideration of both H.R. 3189, of our children. We have left children to what was happening with govern- Water Rights Protection Act and H.R. 4015, behind. Many times, the issues around ment, to the weather, and to the break- SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment children are discussed in a partisan ing local news. Modernization Act of 2014, rollcall vote No. way. Who wants early childhood edu- I had the privilege of being inter- 125, had I been present I would have voted cation? Who wants universal pre-K or viewed by Bob dozens of times over the ‘‘yes.’’ around-the-clock child care? last 18 months, and I can tell you with- On Adoption of H. Res. 515, a resolution In actuality, the consumers and out a doubt that he was one of the providing for consideration of both H.R. 3189, beneficiaries of funding for those very most honest, respectful, and profes- Water Rights Protection Act and H.R. 4015, important issues are our children. We sional members of the media I have SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment should give them the security, protec- ever met. Modernization Act of 2014, rollcall vote No. tion, and resources to prevent child Bob’s family is honoring his life by 126, had I been present I would have voted abuse and for bringing families to- having memorials made to the Illinois ‘‘yes.’’ gether and providing intervention for News Broadcasters Association Foun- On Agreeing to the Ellison of Minnesota families that are troubled that result dation for a scholarship to be awarded Amendment No. 1 to H.R. 3973, Faithful Exe- in not only child abuse, but violence in his name. I can’t think of a better cution of the Law Act of 2014, rollcall vote No. against these children. way to ensure that he is remembered 127, had I been present I would have voted What about the best education they for years to come. ‘‘no.’’ can have? What about the best health So thank you, Bob Murray, for the On the Motion to Recommit with Instructions care they can have? H.R. 3973, Faithful Execution of the Law Act years of service you provided to the Mr. Speaker, children are our number of 2014, rollcall vote No. 128, had I been families in central Illinois. one priority. I truly believe that a chil- present I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Thank you to Bob’s family for shar- dren’s budget in the United States of On Passage of H.R. 3973, Faithful Execu- ing him with us for more than 40 years America is long overdue. tion of the Law Act of 2014, rollcall vote No. and for allowing him to become a part Join me on the children’s budget. of our family. 129, had I been present, I would have voted f ‘‘yes.’’ f On Agreeing to the Polis of Colorado Sub- MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE stitute Amendment No. 3 to H.R. 3189, Water DON’T CUT OUR MILITARY A message from the Senate by Ms. Rights Protection Act, rollcall vote No. 130, (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was Curtis, one of its clerks, announced had I been present I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ given permission to address the House that the Senate has passed without On the Motion to Recommit with Instructions for 1 minute.) amendment a bill of the House of the H.R. 3189, Water Rights Protection Act, roll- Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, last following title: call vote No. 131, had I been present I would night, I held a telephone town hall and H.R. 3370. An act to delay the implementa- have voted ‘‘no.’’ called almost 60,000 homes back in tion of certain provisions of the Biggert- On Passage of H.R. 3189, Water Rights Texas. I heard from southeast Texans Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, Protection Act, rollcall vote No. 132, had I about a lot of things that were on their and for other purposes. been present I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ minds, but the number one concern I The message also announced that the On the Motion to Table the Question of the heard about was cuts to the military. Senate has passed bills of the following Privileges of the House, rollcall vote No. 133, Mr. Speaker, one citizen said to me: titles in which the concurrence of the had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ We, the United States, were not pre- House is requested:

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My home State of Oregon has been a The impact of losing unemployment bright spot in the midst of the recov- PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS benefits is immediate and devastating ery. In January, Oregon recorded its The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under to our constituents. I recently spoke to lowest unemployment rate since 2008. the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- a constituent in Oregon who was laid There is a recent report that shows uary 3, 2013, the gentleman from Wis- off from a large employer in my dis- that Oregon added more than 43,000 consin (Mr. POCAN) is recognized for 60 trict. His unemployment benefits ended jobs last year—that is great news—add- minutes as the designee of the minor- early this year when the program was ing to the unemployment base by 2.6 ity leader. cut off. Since then, unfortunately, percent. Mr. POCAN. Mr. Speaker, I am glad things have gone from bad to worse. He Unfortunately, the economic im- to be here on behalf of the Progressive has been in his home for about 10 provement provides little relief for the Caucus today for the Progressive Cau- years, and now he is in default because still about 30,000 long-term unemployed cus Special Order hour. We want to he cannot pay his mortgage. Oregonians who have lost these bene- talk about the need to extend unem- I want to thank our colleague, Con- fits over the last 2 months and are still ployment benefits in this country. gressman MATT CARTWRIGHT, for lead- struggling to reenter the workforce. Since the end of December, millions ing the effort to provide my constitu- They need these resources to have a of Americans have lost their extended ents and yours the opportunity to get a car to get to job interviews, to have a unemployment benefits and are strug- bit of relief. He is sponsoring the Stop cell phone. gling just to get by in this economy. Foreclosures Due to Congressional As the economy continues to recover, We have had two really positive de- Dysfunction Act. That would put a 6- we must stimulate it, not stifle it. The velopments this week. One, the House month moratorium on foreclosures of Emergency Unemployment Compensa- Democrats have an initiative, led by Federally-backed mortgages for indi- tion program doesn’t just help the mil- Representative BRAD SCHNEIDER of Illi- viduals who have exhausted their un- lions of Americans who are struggling nois, to do a discharge petition, which employment benefits. to get by every day, it provides an eco- is a procedural motion to force the I have to say this is the least that we nomic boost. leadership of this body to let us vote on can do for our constituents who are When people get these benefits, they extending unemployment benefits, still suffering because this House re- aren’t saving this money. They put the which it refuses to do. benefits right back into the economy. We have to get 218 signatures—a ma- fuses to allow an ‘‘up-or-down’’ vote on While they look for work they use the jority of the House—to sign the dis- extending unemployment compensa- charge petition. If that happens, we tion. unemployment benefits to pay their My constituent is actively looking can force a vote and make sure that mortgages, to buy groceries, to keep people who have lost their benefits for work. He continues to look for the lights on. since the end of December get their work. But he keeps getting passed over We shouldn’t be arguing over extend- benefits. for jobs. They are being filled by em- ing this lifeline to millions of hard- That is the first important thing that ployers who seem to be looking for working Americans. I was glad to hear has happened. younger, maybe less expensive work- the news that the Senate has a bipar- The second important thing is, ers. tisan proposal. I hope they pass that today, just this afternoon, it was an- He is one of many constituents and get it over to us right away. nounced there is a bipartisan agree- across the country. What he and other Yesterday, I joined many other of our ment in the Senate by several senators constituents like him tell me is that it colleagues in signing the discharge pe- to make sure that we can extend bene- is particularly difficult for the more tition calling for a vote to extend fits through the month of May of this mature job seekers to find work, even emergency unemployment. There is no year. though they have decades of productive better cause than helping the hard- We need to do everything possible experience. working members of our country who not only to make sure that the Senate His efforts to find work haven’t desperately want to go back to work. passes that, but to make sure that this stopped. And I have to emphasize this: Thank you again, Representative House takes up that action. Because if the unemployment benefits that he was POCAN, for organizing this hour. I hope we don’t, millions of people—and many getting weren’t making him lazy. They that we can draw the attention of the more every single week—will not get were allowing him to survive. But in- Nation, but especially of our col- access to unemployment benefits. stead of giving him the resources he leagues, about the effects of ending the So the Progressive Caucus is here needs to help lift him up and out of benefit. today to highlight this issue and to this situation, we are abandoning him I urge our colleagues on the other raise awareness and explain why it is and constituents across the country side of the aisle and in leadership to re- so important that we pass these bene- when they really need that lifeline. consider this and put it up for a vote so fits—and we pass them now—on behalf We need to extend this lifeline while we can help our constituents who are of the millions of people in this coun- we are tackling the problems of long- looking for work, trying to get back to try that need those. term unemployment in this country. work, and need that lifeline. I am joined by several of my col- The long-term unemployed need better Thank you again, Representative leagues here today. I would like to access to job training; workforce devel- POCAN, for leading this important dis- make sure that they have a chance to opment programs; resources; programs cussion talk about the unique situations in to engage employers and help connect Mr. POCAN. Thank you, Representa- their area and why this is so impor- the long-term unemployed, particu- tive BONAMICI. I am sorry to hear about tant. larly older workers, with suitable em- your constituent losing housing. I would first like to yield to my col- ployment. For the State of the Union in this league from the great State of Oregon, All Americans must realize that very Chamber, I brought a constituent Representative SUZANNE BONAMICI. being among the long-term unem- of mine who had lost their benefits. Ms. BONAMICI. Thank you very ployed does not diminish one’s abili- Rather than be foreclosed on, they put much, Congressman POCAN. Thank you ties, value, or potential contribution to their home up for sale. They are still for leading this discussion. The discus- the workforce and the economy. I want looking for work. sion about extending the emergency to emphasize that point, because when It is a situation happening all too unemployment compensation program I had a roundtable discussion in my often. There is an article in today’s is such an important topic. district, there were several constitu- Huffington Post talking about the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:05 Mar 14, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13MR7.045 H13MRPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2412 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 13, 2014 number of people who are being evicted extension of this crucial lifeline, 181,000 going to college, and she is now in the because they can no longer pay their children in California—let’s remember position of having to deplete the kids’ rent or mortgage simply because of the the impact on families and children— college accounts so that they can sim- loss of benefits. will be hurt. ply make ends meet as she looks for Thank you for sharing that story, No one should be forced to make the work. and thank you for your work on behalf unbearable choice between paying This is the reality for 2 million peo- of Oregon. their rent and feeding their family sim- ple around the country, and the num- I would also like to yield to my col- ply because they lost their job due to bers, as you have pointed out, grow by league from California, Representative no fault of their own. Extending these 72,000 people every single week. In Illi- JARED HUFFMAN, who would like to benefits should not remain a casualty nois alone, there are more than 116,000 talk a little bit about the problem of to congressional gridlock. people who have lost their unemploy- extending unemployment benefits. Just today, we got some great news. ment insurance and are struggling just Representative HUFFMAN. I think we are all encouraged that to survive. Mr. HUFFMAN. I want to thank the Democrats and Republicans in the Sen- Yet, in this Chamber, in this House gentleman from Wisconsin for your ate are working together on a ten- of Representatives, we have not had a leadership in organizing this hour of tative agreement to extend unemploy- single vote to extend or address the un- debate on such an important subject. I ment insurance benefits for 5 months— employment insurance challenge. Par- certainly want to lend my voice to the an agreement that, as I understand it, tisan gridlock, partisanship and grid- voices of my colleagues on this impor- would provide retroactive payments to lock have already cost millions their tant matter. people like Lisa in my district. emergency unemployment insurance, What we are asking for is very sim- So, Mr. Speaker, let’s help the econ- and the next year it is estimated that ple. We simply want an immediate ‘‘up- omy. Let’s help our constituents who it will cost the U.S. economy 240,000 or-down’’ vote on whether to extend are looking for work. This House jobs. these Federal long-term unemploy- should follow the Senate’s lead and Failing to extend unemployment in- ment insurance benefits. We are asking work together to find a solution. surance is hurting families, it is hurt- that because I think in all of our dis- Again, I thank the gentleman from ing businesses, it is hurting our com- tricts we see that too many of our con- Wisconsin. munities, and it is hurting our national economy. That is why yesterday I filed stituents are unnecessarily suffering b 1830 from Congress’ failure to act. We owe it this discharge petition to end the grid- to our neighbors and their families— Mr. POCAN. Thank you, Representa- lock and to bring to the floor a vote on people who lost their jobs through no tive HUFFMAN, for all the work on be- extending unemployment insurance. fault of their own, people who want to half of your constituents in northern Now, look, I understand some of my work, who continually are searching California. I appreciate your words and colleagues may disagree, and I respect for work—we owe it to them to provide sharing the story of your constituent. their perspective and I respect their the support they need to get back on Again, 72,000 people every single right to vote ‘‘no,’’ but not allowing a their feet. week will lose benefits until this Con- vote on the floor, not allowing us to In my own home State of California, gress acts, real people in California, Or- voice our vote in this House of Rep- we have got over 339,000 Californians egon, and real people in the State of Il- resentatives on unemployment insur- who have lost unemployment benefits. linois. ance is simply unacceptable. The number continues to grow the Next it is my privilege to yield time I believe extending unemployment longer Congress waits, the longer we to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. insurance is not just smart policy, it is fail to act. SCHNEIDER), the person who led the ini- the right thing to do. That is why I cel- California’s currently got an unem- tiative on behalf of the House Demo- ebrate the passage, or the agreement in ployment rate of about 8.3 percent, but crats, led the initiative to discharge the Senate, bipartisan agreement, to in many parts of my district—I include the bill so that we could force a vote in extend unemployment insurance by 5 some rural areas—that rate is much this House to ensure that everyone months. I look forward for that to higher. In fact, in Trinity County we across the country and in the State of come into this House, and I hope we have an unemployment rate that is Illinois can get the benefits they need will have a chance to vote to it. over 11 percent. so they can continue to get by to find I know the path ahead is not going to It is very important to remember work. be easy, but our constituents deserve that this is not an abstract issue. This Mr. SCHNEIDER. Thank you again, better than partisan gridlock. is an immediate and deeply personal Congressman POCAN, not just for your Thank you for sharing your time, and issue about real people and real strug- friendship, but tonight for organizing thank you for organizing this evening. gles. Since the Federal benefits expired and bringing us here to have this con- Thank you so much. in December of last year, I have re- versation. Mr. POCAN. Thank you, Representa- ceived thousands of emails and phone For us in Illinois and Wisconsin, tive SCHNEIDER. Your efforts for this calls from my constituents asking for throughout the country it has been a body, leading the House Democrats on Congress to wake up and take action. harsh winter. Everyone has talked that discharge position—we didn’t One of them very recently is a great about the weather and the snow and know today the Senate was going to example. It is from Lisa in Eureka. She the storms, but for some it has been a come up with something that may pass wrote to me: harsher winter than for others. and may be able to get through this In January, I hosted a roundtable on I have been on unemployment for just over House. But your leadership made sure 6 months now and I am not able to make my unemployment, long-term unemploy- that those over 110,000 people in Illi- mortgage payment. I am a worker, not a lazy ment. At that roundtable I met a nois, and each and every week more bum. I want to work, and I am still looking young mother, 29 years old, with two people adding to that, can get those and hopeful. But in the meantime, I can’t young children, and she told me how, benefits. live without a little help from unemploy- at the end of the day, she comes home, So thank you for your efforts. We ment. she makes dinner for her kids, and they hope that we can force this House to That is very typical of the kind of crawl into bed under the covers to eat have us vote to extend unemployment feedback and pleas that I am hearing dinner and watch TV because she had benefits. and that I know you, Mr. POCAN, and to make the choice between paying her Mr. SCHNEIDER. I hope it happens many of us are hearing from hard- rent and paying her heat. soon. Thank you. working folks in our district every sin- I met another woman who has been Mr. POCAN. I would now like to yield gle day. looking for work now for over a year. to the gentlewoman from Massachu- So, again, I think it is important to Her story was a little different. She setts (Ms. CLARK), one of the newest emphasize this is not a handout. This was in an industry, travel agency, that Members of the House. is about offering a hand up to real peo- is shrinking. She has two kids, high Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. Thank ple during a difficult time. Without the school age, who are looking forward to you, Mr. POCAN, for your leadership on

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I also want to thank It is interesting, I am going to read a year alone by not extending the bene- the gentleman from Illinois for all he couple of quotes from people that you fits, 240,000 jobs. has done to try and bring this vote to wouldn’t expect to hear coming out of So here we are trying to bring the the floor. the Progressive Caucus. economy back, and by not doing the A majority of Americans support re- One is a quote from someone back in right thing, by not extending the un- newing unemployment insurance, but 1983, someone that often gets quoted in employment benefits, we are going to the majority here in the House con- this Chamber, but usually by people on cost 240,000 jobs in this country, on top tinue to show that they are out of step the other side of the aisle, former of the people now who don’t have bene- with American families by refusing to President Ronald Reagan. His quote fits. extend unemployment insurance for was: ‘‘Unemployment insurance is a Now, you heard some stories tonight the 2 million Americans who need it, lifeline that extends to millions of from people who talked about constitu- and the families of my home district in Americans.’’ A lifeline. That is Ronald ents, telling their very real stories Massachusetts are left to suffer be- Reagan saying that unemployment in- about what this means to them. cause of it. surance is a lifeline to the Americans Well, let me tell you about a con- This out-of-touch majority has in- who need it. He got it, in 1983. stituent I had who came in this very vested billions of dollars in tax breaks Now, let me read another quote. In body, and I quickly referenced it be- for the ultra-rich and for wealthy cor- the year 2002, another person that peo- fore: Brian Krueger of Mount Horeb, a porations that have often shipped our ple on this side of the aisle don’t quote hardworking person, a steamfitter. jobs overseas. Yet, they are refusing to too often, former President George W. As we know, the construction indus- help those who are looking for work, Bush, this is what he said: ‘‘These try, when the economy gets a cold, the our job-seekers who are struggling to Americans rely on their unemployment construction industry gets pneumonia. care for their families and put food on benefits. They need our assistance in That is just the way it happens. It dries the table. these difficult times, and we cannot let up even more. So people aren’t back to I cringe when I hear some of the them down.’’ work yet in this industry. Members of the majority blame pov- We cannot let them down. That is This is a hardworking person who erty on the poor, and then vote to give from President George W. Bush. These was working as a steamfitter, trying to tax breaks for the wealthy. It is the are two Republican leaders who under- find work. His benefits were cut off at same majority that looks to slash the stood that unemployment compensa- the end of December, and he is strug- budget and put that burden on the tion is not a political toy. gling to get by, looking for work each backs of our children and seniors. It is not something about and every single day. Some have said that Democrats want brinksmanship. It is the demand that He even put his home up for sale so to give children a full stomach and an we need to make sure that people who that it wouldn’t be foreclosed on, just empty soul, but I would say, people pay into the system, who have worked as he is trying get by, someone who has who would deny a hungry child lunch, hard and played by the rules all their played by the rules and worked hard they are the ones who need to worry lives, have that lifeline when they need each and every single day. about the condition of their soul. it because they have put in their dues. Today there is an article in the Huff- In Massachusetts, more than $100 They have worked hard, and now, ington Post, Mr. Speaker, and I am million has been taken out of our econ- through no fault of their own, they are going to read a little bit from that. The omy as Congress has failed to act on out of work and looking for work. We headline was: ‘‘Some Jobless Facing this issue. I signed the discharge peti- should be able to extend those benefits. Eviction After Loss of Benefits.’’ tion to force a vote on unemployment So that is exactly what we are here to These are the very real stories that insurance on behalf of the nearly 80,000 talk about tonight. you were just hearing a little bit ear- workers in Massachusetts who have Forty thousand people in my home lier tonight. Let me tell some more of lost their unemployment benefits. State of Wisconsin, and more every these stories, and I am going to read They cannot afford to wait for the ma- week, are losing their benefits because directly from The Huffington Post arti- jority to catch up with the rest of the this Congress has refused to act up to cle: country, who know this is the right now. Craig Bruce, 45, told The Huffington Post thing to do. Now, they still can either act that he and his wife were evicted Tuesday Again, I thank the gentleman from through the discharge petition the from their apartment in California. He said Wisconsin for this opportunity, and I Democrats have put forth, they can they’re fighting the eviction in court, but they spent Tuesday night in a motel room thank you for your work. sign the discharge petition to make and bunked with family Wednesday. Mr. POCAN. Thank you so much. You sure we can get a vote in this body, or ‘‘I can’t get a job. Either I’m over-qualified deserve a lot of credit for hitting the we can hope that the Senate does pass or somebody else is closer and they don’t ground running in Congress. Thank you this bipartisan deal just from this have to pay them any moving fees to take so much for representing the people of afternoon, come to this House, and see the job,’’ he told the Huffington Post. Massachusetts so very ably and defend- that we do the right thing here and ex- Bruce, a gulf war veteran, lost his quality ing the unemployment benefits that we tend the benefits so that 72,000 people assurance analyst job at an engineering com- pany in the fall of 2012. He said his unem- need to extend. each and every week don’t continue to ployment’s been hard on him and his wife, This is something that—the Progres- lose their benefits. who is still looking for work in quality as- sive Caucus, earlier this week, released This costs the economy. It was men- surance. our budget, and our budget is the Bet- tioned earlier, but it has been esti- ‘‘There’s been a lot of depression on my ter Off Budget, to make sure that peo- mated, just in January and February end,’’ he said. ‘‘She’s scared. She’s terrified ple are better off, their families, they alone, we have cost the economy $3 bil- right now.’’ have access to opportunity for their lion by not extending these benefits, That is a real story of a real person families. and that is more than $51 million in my who has worked hard and had a job for That budget offered extending the home State of Wisconsin, just during many years who, because of the econ- benefits to the full 99 weeks. So the the months of January and February. omy, is out of work and can’t get the Progressive Caucus was there from the Folks, we need to make sure these benefits. And the result of this body very beginning to make sure that we benefits are passed, not just for the not acting, the result has been he has can get these benefits extended for families struggling, but for our econ- been evicted from his home as of Tues- every single American, the 2 million omy that is also struggling. We are day. Americans, including 40,000 people in coming back, but we can’t keep putting That is wrong. That is not America. the State of Wisconsin, that they can roadblocks in front of our economy, That is not the way we should be act- get these benefits. things like this, that stop unemploy- ing. We are very proud that the Progres- ment benefits for all too many Ameri- Now, I want to yield some time to sive Caucus looked at this as a pri- cans. the gentleman from New York (Mr. ority, and that is why so many Mem- Now, it also is estimated that this JEFFRIES), another colleague of mine, bers tonight were here to discuss it. will cost the economy 240,000 jobs this someone who has been a fighter for

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There is no evidence to yield back to the distinguished gen- week after week, in the context of this support that argument. tleman, I would also point out that Congressional Progressive Caucus Spe- First of all, it is important to note what has occurred here is another ex- cial Order, and on behalf of the people that, in order to qualify for unemploy- ample of us here in this Congress doing that you represent, and indeed, people ment insurance, as the distinguished things affirmatively to prevent jobs all across America, in bringing issues gentleman from Wisconsin knows, you from being created. to the forefront that we, in this House have to demonstrate conclusively that We allowed sequestration to take ef- of Representatives, should be dealing you are actively engaged in an employ- fect on April 1 of last year, notwith- with in order to improve the quality of ment search. Otherwise, you are ineli- standing the fact that independent life of everyone who we represent. gible. economists suggested that we would Now, unfortunately, I stand today on There is this caricature that has been lose 750,000 jobs in America if we al- the House floor again, finding myself in created, as if these are these individ- lowed it to occur; yet the majority a situation where the only obstacle to uals who are sitting at home like couch steadfastly stood behind sequestration. progress is the House GOP majority. potatoes, channel surfing, whose only Then in October of 2013, we had a reck- Once again, we are placed in a situa- exercise is when they run outside of less, unreasonable, unnecessary gov- tion where the American people could the house in order to pick up the unem- ernment shutdown. stand to benefit from congressional ac- ployment insurance check from the It cost the economy $24 billion, ac- tion, but, because of obstinacy and ob- mailbox, and then run back in and con- cording to Standard and Poor’s, in lost struction on the other side, you have tinue to channel surf. economic productivity. Well, you com- got close to 2 million long-term unem- Can’t we have an evidence-based dis- plain that Americans are supposedly ployed Americans who find themselves cussion, Mr. Speaker, as opposed to fic- sitting at home channel surfing, stay- in a distressed financial situation. tional caricatures created to justify ing on the couch, not looking for work Now, earlier today we were informed your harshness and refusal to move for- while you affirmatively damage the that a bipartisan agreement was ward and provide assistance to these economy. reached in the Senate and, hopefully, unemployed Americans? We know it is Now, as a result of your failure to that means we will see progress in that a fictional caricature that you have deal with the unemployment insurance Chamber at some point this month, created to justify your indifference be- issue, if this were to continue through- which means that we have a real oppor- cause the facts suggest otherwise. out this year, you will cost us another tunity here in the House of Representa- We know that, for every 258 Ameri- 200,000 jobs. tives to act in a manner that would cans who are searching for employ- I will just say that for a wide variety benefit long-term unemployed Ameri- ment, only 100 jobs exist. I am no of reasons—because it is in the best in- cans. mathematician, but it suggests to me Why should we do that? terests of the American economy, the Well, because there are many individ- that, given the nature of the economy, best interests of the people that we uals all across this country, in the dis- it is impossible for every one of those represent, and that it represents the trict that I represent in Brooklyn and individuals who would otherwise be eli- best values of America—that we allow in Queens, but all across America, who gible for unemployment insurance to a vote to take place on the floor of the find themselves unemployed, not be- secure employment because of struc- House of Representatives because I am cause of their lack of interest, not be- tural realities in the economy. confident, Mr. Speaker, that if you do, That doesn’t even account for the cause of lack of effort, not because of the votes exist to pass this into law, fact that, often, there will be a skills an unwillingness to work, but because and we can put this sad chapter in the mismatch as our economy continues to of structural changes that have oc- 113th Congress behind us. change, a shift away from manufac- curred in our economy, particularly in I thank the distinguished gentleman turing jobs and a shift into technology the aftermath of the Great Recession again for his continued leadership. and innovation. That is a good thing, of 2008. Mr. POCAN. Thank you so much, but there is a skills mismatch that has Representative JEFFRIES, for your al- b 1845 to be dealt with. ways eloquent fight on behalf of the We know that when the economy col- So the choice that we have been working people across the State of New lapsed in 2008, that didn’t have any- given is to deem these individuals and York and the need for the benefits. thing to do with folks on Main Street brand them as lazy Americans when I am glad you debunked some of the America. That didn’t have anything to the facts are to the contrary? Why? myths that are out there because I re- do with folks in urban America, in the Why would we leave these unemployed member, during the debate we had on district that I represent. That didn’t Americans on the recessionary battle- food stamps, there was discussion of a have anything to do with folks in rural field? surfer dude from California who talked America who are struggling. We know that there has been a very about gaming the system. It was because of the behavior of schizophrenic recovery. Corporate prof- We were basically cutting $39 billion some reckless institutions on Wall its are way up. Unemployment is still from food stamps because there was a Street and connected to the financial up, but the stock market is up, and surfer who abused the system from the services industry whose actions col- CEO compensation is up; yet middle State of California. Rather than gov- lapsed the world’s economy, and Amer- class families and those who aspire to erning by analysis, they govern by icans have suffered as a result, so those be part of the middle class are increas- anecdote, and it is something that we consequences are still being felt. ingly struggling in America. need to get done and this body needs to We are no longer technically in a re- Whenever I am back home in Brook- get done. cession. This is one of the arguments lyn, I am often approached by individ- Let me just share one final story, if that our good friends on the other side uals who are in fear that they could I can, of someone from the State of of the aisle point out. So what is the lose their home, given the reality that California, again, from The Huffington emergency? The emergency is you still they have been harshly and callously Post article. This is Ricki Ward of Ran- have an unacceptably high unemploy- cut off by the obstruction of the House cho Cucamonga, California, and I will ment rate, and a disproportionately GOP majority. read from the article. high number of those individuals hap- I am just hopeful that for the good of Ward, who told The Huff Post Tuesday that pen to be long-term unemployed. America—because there are unem- she expects to be evicted next month, said Now, the argument that is often ad- ployed in blue States, and there are un- she has worked all her life from paycheck to vanced by our good friends on the other employed in red States; there are un- paycheck and raised two kids as a single

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Those people who were sup- ing to struggle to make ends meet. a cable provider in March 2013. posed to have those jobs fell on unem- Ward said she suspects she is having dif- I will insert into the RECORD tonight ficulty finding work because of her age. ployment benefits, large numbers of a special report done by Public Citizen ‘‘I took the year that I graduated from them. regarding the impacts of the U.S.-Ko- high school off of my resume, and I started Here is a chart that shows what has rean so-called free trade agreement, getting calls,’’ Ward said. ‘‘Yet once they happened. This gives you a sense of and if this is the same template that saw me, I wasn’t what they wanted for their how big the difference is. the administration intends to use for front counter. I’m 59 years old, but I’m a All right. The idea is we are supposed bringing trade promotion authority in very young 59 years old. I keep myself in to export cars from here to Korea. the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agree- good shape. I’m nowhere near ready to stop Well, guess what, folks? This is how working.’’ ment up here, don’t even start. Don’t She said her landlord has been fair with much we export; and this is how much even start, because we have to reduce her and that she has received some help from they export to us, so we have fallen so this and increase this, and until an family and friends, but she keeps falling fur- deeply in the red. agreement does that, we are not going ther behind. What happens is, with every $1 bil- to create more jobs in this country. ‘‘It’s so humiliating to have to have every- lion of trade deficit, you get another I will show you something. This is body else try to take care of you,’’ Ward 4,000 people out of work. Factories shut the big hole we are digging out of. We said. ‘‘It’s just not what I’m used to. I’ve down. Suppliers shut down. The math worked all my life.’’ hear a lot about the budget deficit. is very simple. You just need to under- Well, why do we have a budget deficit? These are the stories that we have stand it. We have a budget deficit because we talked about during this past hour Now, you know, if you look at the in- have a trade deficit. We have had it from people across the country who, dividuals who stand in those unemploy- now for one-quarter century, and every again, have played by the rules, worked ment lines, they were told that we time we get into another one of those hard and, because of a turn in the econ- were supposed to sell thousands and trade deals that are lopsided, what hap- omy a few years ago, have lost work. thousands of vehicles to Korea. pens? We go deeper, deeper, and deeper The commitment that we have to Well, I will tell you what: we have into trade deficit. More and more com- those people is that if they are working sold 3,400 more vehicles in that coun- panies close down; more and more peo- hard. We need to do everything we can try—3,400. ple lose their work; and then we have to make sure that they have the help Guess how much—since the trade to subsidize the differential between that they have paid into: unemploy- agreement was signed with Korea, how imports and exports through unem- ment benefits. We need to, in a time many more they have sold to us. ployment benefits. like this, pass those emergency bene- 125,000. 125,000. We are trying to keep the hold, but fits. Now, according to my math, they I would like to yield my final time to we are not addressing this problem. have sold to us 121,600 more cars than This is after China PNTR. They told a Representative from Ohio who has we have sold them. That means unem- done an absolutely amazing job for a us: Oh, that will be so great; we are ployment in Wisconsin. It means unem- going to sell all this stuff to China. We number of years representing her con- ployment in Ohio. It means unemploy- stituents and is a great University of fell deeper into deficit. ment across this country. It means un- CAFTA—then they told us: Oh, Latin Wisconsin alumni. employment in the steel industry, un- I have to say that, being from Wis- America, that will make it better. This employment in the machine tool indus- is after Korea. It went down again. consin, but she is a great colleague, try. You can tick it off. What are we doing to America? We Representative MARCY KAPTUR from Now, they tell us agriculture was are ceding away our sovereignty in in- the great State of Ohio. supposed to save us. Right? We have dustry after industry. They have al- Ms. KAPTUR. I want to thank Con- positive trade accounts in agriculture, ways said that electronics are going to gressman POCAN for just a phenomenal and we are supposed to increase our ex- save us. Those big, bad auto States? We presentation this evening and for lift- ports to Korea. Guess what has hap- are going to do better. Well, guess ing up those across our country who pened. They are off by 41 percent—not what? We have now fallen into deficit worked hard for a living and have fall- just 4 percent, but 41 percent. in advanced electronics. We are not en on hard times. Our exports of poultry have fallen even succeeding in exporting those. Trying to hold their families to- since this agreement was signed by 39 The people of this country have to pay gether, they go try to get a job, and percent. Pork exports are down 34 per- attention because the heart and soul is 1,000 people show up for one job. What cent. Beef exports are down to Korea 6 being chipped away piece by piece. Try are they supposed to do? They have percent. U.S. meat producers have lost to find something made in this coun- lost footing. They haven’t been able to a combined total of $442 million in try—coats? shoes? cars? Some. make their mortgage payments. They poultry, beef, and pork exports to can’t send their kids to college. Many Korea in the first 22 months of the What we have is state economies like of them get sick. They lose their agreement. That means more than $20 China competing against merchant health benefits. It is not so easy get- million lost every month. economies like our own. And the auto industry got in such shape that it took ting a job in today’s America. So, Congressman POCAN, I am sure You have been such a leader not just you have seen the impacts of this in the Government of the United States on unemployment benefit extensions, Wisconsin. We have certainly seen it in to prop it up and save it. We were faced but also on job creation. Since we are Ohio, and we see these big trainloads with: Will the United States have an commemorating the second anniver- coming through on rail of all these cars automobile industry or not? That is sary of the passage of the U.S.-Korean that they bring in here from the west going to happen in other sectors. That so-called ‘‘free-trade agreement,’’ I coast that come from points over the is going to happen in steel, and that is thought I would bring a startling chart Pacific or the Atlantic coming in to going to happen in shoes. They didn’t to the floor to show why we have un- our country. even fight. But if you look at every employment in this country. If you go to those countries and you sector, unemployment, unemployment, One of the aspects of the U.S.-Korean look around on the streets, they not unemployment—appliances, unemploy- so-called ‘‘free-trade agreement,’’ only don’t buy U.S. cars; they don’t ment. passed 2 years ago without my support, buy cars from anyplace else but them- You can see it by census statistics. was that we were supposed to increase selves. No matter what community you go to, exports and decrease imports. we have had these lost jobs; and you It was supposed to actually be good b 1900 look over 10 years, 2000 to 2010, poverty for America. We were supposed to cre- So part of what we are doing with un- quadruples. Don’t tell me those people ate more jobs here at home when, in employment benefits is we are trying don’t want to work. They had jobs. The fact, we have actually lost 40,000 jobs to make up for failures in our trade jobs disappeared.

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The an already skeptical Congress on Fast Track The Korea FTA has produced very few win- man who founded the company had a authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership ners; since the FTA took effect, U.S. average decent soul. He had a huge foundation (TPP), a sweeping deal for which the Korea monthly exports to Korea have fallen in 11 of that helped that community. It still FTA was the template. the 15 sectors that export the most to Korea, Contrary to the administration’s promise relative to the year before the FTA. And does to this day. But all those jobs that the Korea FTA would mean ‘‘more ex- have moved down south of the border. while losing sectors have faced relatively ports, more jobs’’: steep export declines (e.g. a 12 percent drop No decent wage, no benefits, nothing. U.S. goods exports to Korea have fallen in computer and electronics exports, a 30 No corporate conscience at all. below the pre-FTA average monthly level for percent drop in mineral and ore exports), That is happening from one end of 21 out of 22 months since the deal took ef- none of the winning sectors has experienced this country to the other. America has fect. an average monthly export increase of great- The United States has lost an average of a rude awakening ahead of her. It goes er than two percent. Ironically, many sec- $385 million each month in exports to Korea, tors that the administration promised would through Democratic and Republican given an 11 percent decline in the average be the biggest beneficiaries of the Korea FTA administrations, and the American monthly export level in comparison to the people know it. They know that it year before the deal. have been some of the deal’s largest losers. doesn’t change here. Unemployment The United States lost an estimated, cu- AGRICULTURE: While the administration mulative $9.2 billion in exports to Korea argued for passage of the FTA in 2011 by benefits are the least we can do for the claiming, ‘‘The U.S.-Korea trade agreement American people—the people who went under the FTA’s first two years, compared with the exports that would have been creates new opportunities for U.S. farmers, to work, they believed in making a achieved at the pre-FTA level. ranchers and food processors seeking to ex- good product, and now they have fallen Average monthly exports of U.S. agricul- port to Korea’s 49 million consumers,’’ aver- onto hard times. Don’t tell me it is all tural products to Korea have fallen 41 per- age monthly exports of U.S. agricultural their fault. cent. products to Korea have fallen 41 percent I have done job fairs in my district. The average monthly U.S. automotive under the FTA. Thousands of people show up. There trade deficit with Korea has grown 19 per- U.S. average monthly poultry exports to cent. Korea have fallen 39 percent. aren’t enough jobs for everyone that The U.S. exports downfall is particularly U.S. average monthly pork exports to wants to work. I would invite any concerning given that Korea’s overall im- Korea have fallen 34 percent. President, any former President. ports from all countries increased by 2 per- U.S. average monthly beef exports to I would like to invite George Bush II cent over the past two years (from 2011 to Korea have fallen 6 percent. to travel with me, because he came to 2013). Compared with the exports that would my district. I would like to take him The average monthly trade deficit with have been achieved at the pre-FTA average and show him where in Mexico these Korea has ballooned 47 percent in compari- monthly level, U.S. meat producers have lost jobs have gone. Come with me to son to the year before the deal. As U.S. ex- a combined $442 million in poultry, pork and ports to Korea have declined under the FTA, beef exports to Korea in the first 22 months Guangdong province in China. I will average monthly imports from Korea have of the Korea deal—a loss of more than $20 show you where our jobs have gone. I risen four percent. The total U.S. trade def- million in meat exports every month. will take you to Honduras. Then, do icit with Korea under the FTA’s just-com- AUTOS AND AUTO PARTS: The adminis- you know what? I am going to make pleted second year is projected to be $8.6 bil- tration also promised the Korea FTA would everybody who comes with me work lion higher than in the year before the deal, bring ‘‘more job-creating export opportuni- like those women work, and then you assuming that trends during the FTA’s first ties in a more open and fair Korean market tell me why we face an unemployment 22 months continue for the remaining two for America’s auto companies and auto months for which data is not yet available. workers,’’ while a special safeguard would benefit crisis in this country and what Meanwhile, U.S. services exports to Korea ‘‘ensure . . . that the American industry kind of a society we have here. have slowed under the FTA. While U.S. serv- does not suffer from harmful surges in Ko- Those are earned benefits. Those be- ices exports to Korea increased at an average rean auto imports due to this agreement.’’ long to the people who have devoted quarterly rate of 3.0 percent in the year be- The U.S. average monthly automotive ex- their lives to going to work, earning a fore the FTA took effect, the average quar- ports to Korea under the FTA have been $12 living, and trying to get ahead in an terly growth rate has fallen to 2.3 percent million higher than the pre-FTA monthly honorable way and in an honest way, since the deal’s enactment—a 24 percent average, but the average monthly auto- drop. motive imports from Korea have soared by and they deserve them. ‘‘Most Americans won’t be surprised that So I want to thank you, Congressman $263 million under the deal—a 19 percent in- another NAFTA-style deal is causing dam- crease. So while U.S. auto exports have risen POCAN, for giving me time this evening. age, but it’s stunning that the administra- Mr. Speaker, I place this article from very modestly under the FTA, those tiny tion thinks the public and Congress won’t gains have been swamped by a surge in auto Public Citizen in the RECORD that sum- notice if it recycles the promises used to sell imports from Korea that the administration marizes everything that has gone hay- the Korea pact—now proven empty—to push promised would not occur under the FTA. wire with the U.S.-Korean so-called a Trans-Pacific deal that is literally based In January 2014, monthly auto imports free trade agreement. on the Korea FTA text,’’ said Lori Wallach, from Korea topped $2 billion for the first director of Public Citizen’s Global Trade ON SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF U.S.-KOREA time on record. Watch. ‘‘The new evidence of the Korea FREE TRADE AGREEMENT, U.S. EXPORTS About 125,000 more Korean-produced FTA’s damaging record is certain to make it DOWN 11 PERCENT, IMPORTS FROM KOREA UP Hyundais and Kias were imported and sold in even more difficult for the Obama adminis- AND DEFICIT WITH KOREA BALLOONS 47 PER- the United States in 2013 (after the FTA) tration to get Congress to delegate its con- CENT—FUELING CONGRESSIONAL SKEPTICISM than in 2011 (before the FTA). stitutional trade authority via Fast Track ABOUT OBAMA TPP EXPORT PROMISES Sales of U.S.-produced Fords, Chryslers for the TPP.’’ and Cadillacs in Korea increased by just 3,400 EXPORT DECLINE HITS U.S. FARMERS AND AUTO The decline in U.S. exports under the vehicles. WORKERS PARTICULARLY HARD, DISMAL OUT- Korea FTA contributed to an overall zero The post-FTA flood of automotive imports COMES OF PACT-USED AS TPP TEMPLATE WILL percent growth in U.S. exports in 2013, ren- has provoked a 19 percent increase in the av- BOLSTER OPPOSITION TO OBAMA BID FOR FAST dering virtually impossible Obama’s stated erage monthly U.S. auto trade deficit with TRACK AUTHORITY goal to double exports by the end of 2014. At Korea. The Obama administration has WASHINGTON, DC.—Two years after the im- the export growth rate seen over the past sought to distract from this dismal result by plementation of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade two years, the export-doubling goal would touting the percentage increase in U.S. auto Agreement (FTA), government data reveal not be reached until 2054. While the Korea sales to Korea. This allows the sale of a that the Obama administration’s promises pact is the only U.S. FTA that has led to an small number of cars beyond the small pre- that the pact would expand U.S. exports and actual decline in U.S exports, the overall FTA base of sales to appear to be a signifi- create U.S. jobs are exactly opposite of the growth of U.S. exports to nations that are cant gain when in fact it is not. actual outcomes: a downfall in U.S. exports not FTA partners has exceeded combined Mr. POCAN. Thank you so much, to Korea, rising imports and a surge in the U.S. export growth to U.S. FTA partners by U.S. trade deficit with Korea. Using the ad- 30 percent over the past decade. Representative KAPTUR, again for your ministration’s export-to-job ratio, the esti- ‘‘The data simply do not support the history of support not only for working mated drop in net U.S. exports to Korea in Obama administration’s tired pitch that families across Ohio. I know we are

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The House pipeline say that it is a myth that it been replaced, and the leaks have Democrats have filed a discharge peti- creates 42,000 jobs, but the reality is stopped. tion. We will do everything we can to that when you add the direct jobs—for Now, this pipeline has been studied force a vote off that; but we are hoping example, the hundreds if not 1,000 peo- safetywise more than any others. The that the Senate, now that they have a ple from Nebraska that would go to liquid pipeline industry’s safety per- bipartisan agreement, can get that work on the pipeline as it comes formance initiative reflects these con- passed as well. through Montana, South Dakota, Ne- clusions: first of all, that pipeline safe- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance braska, and Kansas—but what it also ty statistics deliver 99.999 percent of of my time on behalf of the Progressive employs are all that we would call crude oil and petroleum products each Caucus. downstream, the downstream that year safely; 14 billion barrels of crude f would work on the refineries to up- oil and petroleum products delivered in grade them to be able to handle the ad- the pipeline in 2012; 62 percent decline KEYSTONE PIPELINE AND ENERGY ditional oil and the oil that would in the number of pipeline releases since SECURITY come to them, and those refineries are 2001; and 47 percent decline in the num- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and ber of barrels released since 2001. the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- Kansas. b 1915 uary 3, 2013, the gentleman from Ne- But then we can look about, okay, braska (Mr. TERRY) is recognized for 60 what are all the other indirect jobs? The reality is not only are pipelines minutes as the designee of the major- For example, Mr. GRIFFIN is going to becoming safer, but the pipeline, this ity leader. talk about and mention a company in Keystone pipeline has 59 special condi- Mr. TERRY. Mr. Speaker, we have his district in Arkansas that actually tions placed upon it above all other just gone through an hour of talking fabricates, takes the steel that is hope- pipelines. Most of these are to mitigate about uninsured, and I want to talk an fully made in America and fabricates it any risk of spilling or of a leak. If hour about creating jobs and that it is into the pipeline. So there are thou- there is a leak, one of the other condi- time to build the Keystone pipeline. sands of indirect jobs that rely on the tions is that they have to have people The Keystone pipeline has just construction. within a 2-hour drive to be able to stop reached its 2,001st day of the birth of Now, when I am out and about, I hear that leak, thereby minimizing that its permit, 2,001 days that this country all these myths that have been perpet- leak. has waited for our President to sign uated on the Keystone pipeline, and I Now, there is another myth about it the permit allowing the construction of just want to bat a few of them down to- hurting the Ogallala aquifer. They said the Keystone pipeline. night. that hasn’t been studied, but the re- Why is the Keystone pipeline impor- First of all, some of the environ- ality is that 22,000 pages of environ- tant to us? First of all, the Keystone mental extremists that are opposing mental studies that have been sub- pipeline brings oil from Canada into the Keystone pipeline tell people that mitted to the State Department and the United States to six of our refin- it will increase CO2, or carbon, in our made final clearly state that it has a eries. This provides us a level of energy air. The reality is the environmental minimal impact on the Ogallala aqui- security that is absolutely necessary in studies and the final study concluded fer. And when you read into the facts today’s world. In fact, when I talk that not only does it not increase car- of the Ogallala—I learned something, about today’s world, let’s talk about bon, but because it will transfer trans- growing up in Nebraska. We assumed current events for just 1 second here. portation of the oil from train and that it was a big underground lake. This is a newspaper article that was trucks to a zero-emission pipeline, it What it is, it is a series of rock forma- just released a few hours ago: will actually reduce carbon output; be- tions that capture water. So when you Retired General James Jones told the Sen- cause the reality is the carbon output have a heavy crude, if it would leak, it ate Foreign Relations Committee on Thurs- to extract the oil from the oil sands is is easier to pick up than a lighter crude day that approving the pipeline would send a diminishing, and the reality is that oil, or a gas. And because it is a rocky for- message to Russian President Vladimir as it is pumped out or created there, mation, it would trap it and not allow Putin and other ‘‘international bullies’’ that will be used. So if you stop the Key- it to leak where they could get down they cannot use energy security as a weapon. there to where the leak was and be able Jones said rejection of the Canada-to- stone pipeline, the reality is there will Texas pipeline would ‘‘make Mr. Putin’s day be more carbon emitted. to pump it out without further injuring and strengthen his hand.’’ In a recent meeting with the Cana- the Ogallala aquifer. So the fact that it The Senate panel was holding its first dian officials, they stressed to me that can pollute this huge underground lake hearing on the pipeline 5 years after it was they are going ahead with their pipe- that doesn’t really exist all of the way proposed as Democrats wrestle with its im- lines reversing the flow so that they down to Kansas is a myth, if you talk pact on the outcome of next fall’s election. can pump oil from the oil sands to the to the real geologists and the environ- The reality is, in a geopolitical sense, east coast of Canada and then will ex- mental folks, experts, in this area. Russia is using energy as a new eco- port it. Then they also have already ac- Now, does the Keystone pipeline have nomic weapon to control the countries cumulated all of the right-of-way nec- an economic impact? Yes. It will have that it once dominated as the Soviet essary for a pipeline to the west and $2 billion worth of earnings throughout Union. We have a new energy—well, it will build a second one to the west. the U.S., property tax revenue, through is a renaissance. Because of new tech- What that means is that, okay, they the property taxes paid along the pipe- nologies and new abilities, we are find- used the pipeline, but now it goes on a line to the communities that will help ing oil and natural gas within our own ship and is sent to China, so we lose the schools and counties with their budg- borders; but if we can team up with opportunities except for what can be ets. Canada’s oil in a North American oil brought by train and truck into the Now, one other thing that I hear once pact, the reality is we will no longer be United States and makes us less se- in a while is that Canadian oil sands relying on Venezuela. In fact, the cure. are more dangerous or dirtier than amount that comes through the pipe- Now, those are environmental studies other oils. The fact is that the U.S. line, the proposed Keystone pipeline, that have done this. This is science. currently imports 1.4 million barrels of would completely offset Venezuelan This is from reputable engineering this crude daily. Nearly all of it is oil. It doesn’t matter what your party firms in one of our national labora- transported by already existing pipe- registration is; I think all of us would tories. lines or trucks or trains, and there has

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This is a retirement. somehow that weakens the pipeline, long way from the gas lines of the This pipeline is going to bring about but that is just not true. 1970s, when there were restrictions at 830,000 barrels of oil into the United Then I hear, and this is another one gas stations on how many gallons you States every day. We have a great that is famous: the Keystone XL pipe- could buy or on what days you could friend and neighbor to the north, Can- line is going to increase gas prices. buy gas. I can remember going to gas ada. For every $1 we send to Canada, Well, first of all if you know econom- stations and you had a number on the we will get about 90 cents back. We ics, if you know oil economics, you go: end, and they said this is the number send billions of dollars every year over- Huh? How can that be? It just defies we are taking today. If you didn’t have seas for oil to some countries who logic and defies common sense. The re- it, you weren’t buying gas. But today, aren’t our greatest friends. ality is that in a memo by the Depart- that has changed. It has changed. As we speak, due to the President’s ment of Energy regarding Keystone Today, we are on the cusp of a bright foot dragging, Canada is studying an XL, it asserted that the gasoline prices promising energy future where millions eastern route across her southern bor- in all markets served, and this is the of jobs will be created because of it. We der that would bypass the United Department of Energy saying it, the must ensure that the right policies are States and send her oil to her eastern Obama administration Department of in place in order to realize our great ports to ship that oil some place else. Energy saying this, they asserted that energy potential. Again, that potential What is wrong with this picture? They gasoline prices in all markets served by is there. want to send it south, not east. Talk to refineries on the east coast and the The Energy and Commerce Com- them. gulf would decrease, including in the mittee has heard testimony and passed Another point about the Keystone Midwest. The discount from WTI crude numerous pieces of legislation aimed pipeline is that it is a $7 billion pri- does not and has not translated into at ensuring that America is on the vately funded project. Once that oil lower gasoline prices in the Midwest. right path to energy prosperity. One of would reach its destination in the This is because the Midwest must im- the quickest solutions is to build the United States, as Mr. TERRY has al- port gasoline from outside of the re- Keystone XL pipeline. Thanks to Mr. ready said, it will be refined into many gion, forcing buyers to pay global mar- TERRY’s leadership on the Keystone XL products, putting Americans again to ket prices. Bringing new pipeline ca- pipeline, we passed a bill to approve it. work. pacity online would allow WTI to re- The expansion of the pipeline will The pipeline is expected to generate connect with other benchmark prices bring additional jobs, income, and in- more than $585 million in State and while simultaneously helping to drive vestment into the United States. The local taxes in the States the pipeline down the price of oil and gasoline. project will produce up to 42,000 manu- passes. I was a county commissioner This dovetails into my last myth, facturing, construction, and indirect for 6 years, and I know what that and that is all of this oil is just going jobs. means to be putting back into local to be exported anyway, so why risk any In my home State of Ohio, the government. environmental issues in the United project is projected to bring 2,419 jobs Approval of this energy project States if all it is going to be is put on by 2015. These jobs will offer high should not be controversial, but Presi- ships and exported. wages, strong benefits, and a resur- dent Obama and his administration That is just pure bull. That is an gence of America’s hardworking tax- have made this commonsense, shovel- emotional argument that has no basis payers. The project will also produce ready project a cornerstone of par- in truth. There are six refineries that approximately $20 billion in economic tisanship and needless delays. Two are contracting for this oil to refine it activity from food, lodging, construc- thousand days have passed since the into gasoline and other products. The tion equipment, supplies, and invest- Keystone XL pipeline application was United States uses gasoline. The gaso- ments during the project development. filed. This pipeline has undergone more line that is refined from this product In my home district, the Fifth Dis- State and Federal assessment than any and those six refineries is going to stay trict, I have visited companies that are previous pipeline, and every assess- in the United States. going to be making equipment for ment has come back to the same con- Can you say that 100 percent of every drilling and parts for large machinery clusion: that the pipeline will have barrel is not going to be exported? No, that will bring oil from the pipeline. minimal environmental impact. Fur- because there are a variety of products Not too long ago, I was at one company ther, the Keystone XL pipeline will be made from a barrel of oil, including lu- that was very proud to tell me that the most advanced pipeline in oper- bricants that are not even used in the they are going to be adding on to their ation, using the most reliable mate- United States but are used in other company today because they are going rials and innovative technology. In places. Those will be exported. Some of to be making equipment that will be fact, the pipeline will include 57 extra the diesel will be exported. But the re- used in the pipeline in its construction. safety measures, which led the U.S. ality is that the gasoline that we care There is also a company that makes State Department to declare that the about stays in the United States. It is parts for the large machinery that will project would have a degree of safety just a fact that it will stay here. It just be operating up in Canada. Those are over any other. baffles me that people say that it is all jobs in northwest Ohio, and those are Another benefit: the Keystone XL going to be exported and it is going to the jobs that we want to keep. These will provide additional capacity to our raise gas prices, and none of it is true. are permanent jobs for people looking current pipeline infrastructure. At this time I yield to the gentleman for good employment. Finally, again to point out what Mr. from Ohio (Mr. LATTA). In our committee hearings, we had TERRY has already said, that this is Mr. LATTA. Mr. Speaker, I really ap- one panel that was very interesting. At about our security, not just energy se- preciate the gentleman yielding. I rise one end of the table we had a rep- curity, but our national security, be- today to discuss our country’s energy resentative from TransCanada, and at cause as Americans pick up their paper future, and specifically the role of the the other end of the table we had an in- and look at the news in the evening Keystone XL pipeline. dividual who was representing the and they see what is happening in I am going to reiterate a little bit trades, whose men and women will be Ukraine, people in Europe are fearful what the leader of this Special Order actually building this pipeline. It was of what is going on because energy is has already stated. very hard for them to understand why being used as a weapon against them. Due to recently technological inno- we weren’t going forward with this We want to make sure that we are vations, the United States is the num- project today to put these people to independent in this country. We want ber one producer of natural gas in the work because these people are going to to make sure that Americans can go to world today. That is hard to believe be working. They will make sure that bed every night and say we can take

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To those of us who are concerned par- This project has the support of the I believe they are doing it for one ticularly about the labor participation American people, the United States reason and one reason only—politics— rate, the best way to get that rate up House and Senate, and it is time for because they have some extreme sup- and to have jobs created is to create the President to put jobs, community porters that they want to keep rel- jobs, and that is what the Keystone investment, and energy security before atively happy in an election year. That pipeline will do. politics and approve this pipeline. is what this is all about. Like many Americans and, certainly, I thank Mr. TERRY for leading this Where I live in Little Rock, Arkan- like many Americans whom I represent very important energy Special Order sas, workers at a company called in north/central New Jersey, I have tonight. Welspun have manufactured hundreds been incredibly frustrated by the re- Mr. TERRY. I thank the gentleman of miles of pipe, but it is just sitting in peated and unnecessary delays in mov- from Ohio. a storage yard because the President ing forward with the construction of I think if there is someone watching refuses to let the Keystone XL pipeline the Keystone XL pipeline. C–SPAN and they watched the first be built. As Chairman TERRY has pointed out, hour, the Democratic hour, and now In fact, I was wondering whether it has been more than 2,000 days since they are watching us, they are seeing there was still some out there, and we TransCanada filed its first application how they advocated for unemployment confirmed today there is still about 350 to build Keystone. This is a dis- insurance, and we are advocating for miles of pipe sitting out there in the appointing milestone for this impor- jobs. It is quite a stark difference in yard. tant economic and energy project. our philosophies showing on the House Last September, Dave Delie, the head 2,000 days is a long time, and not floor tonight. of Welspun, testified to Congress that making a decision is making a deci- At this time I yield to the gentleman the Keystone XL project has so far em- sion. It is making a negative decision. from Arkansas (Mr. GRIFFIN). ployed more than 600 Arkansans for The people of the United States deserve Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas. Mr. over 11⁄2 years at Welspun alone. a decision to be made and, in my judg- Speaker, I rise today to express my Imagine how many other people ment, deserve an affirmative decision. support once again for the immediate could get paychecks, could have a job, We, of course, have passed legislation approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. I for all the other work related to the in this regard. I am very proud of the feel like I have been doing this year pipeline, including construction work Energy and Commerce Committee on after year, calling for the President to and operation of the pipeline. Ameri- which Mr. TERRY and I serve. Amer- move forward with the Keystone pipe- cans are looking for work right now. ican-made energy production is one of line, and I realize I have been doing They have waited long enough. It is the few bright spots in today’s strug- this year after year, pretty much since time to build this pipeline. gling U.S. economy. I got here in 2011. I understand that folks—some folks— This is due to a series of factors, and And every day, as the gentleman are worried about protecting the envi- of course, our abundance of American from Nebraska mentioned, every day ronment and making sure our families gas is at the heart of that. As innova- there is another name added to the list and children have clean water to drink. tion leads to greater production, the of folks who say: You know what, this I am too, so let’s not argue over settled Energy and Commerce Committee, does make sense. science. under the leadership of Chairman FRED When I look closely at the articles, I Research released last year from the UPTON and of the united effort of those see that it is a former Obama adminis- National Academy of Sciences con- of us on the Republican side, we have tration official, and the next day, an- cludes that the oil sands crude Key- been working together to pass meas- other former Obama administration of- stone will transport is no more corro- ures that will bring increased Amer- ficial, and again and again and again. sive than other crude oils and does not ican-made energy to consumers and There was another one today, as the increase the risk of leaks. businesses. gentleman mentioned. We all saw what happened when a The Keystone XL pipeline is an im- Just a few weeks ago, more than 2 train carrying oil in Canada derailed portant piece of our all-of-the-above years after President Obama first re- last July. Most of an entire town was energy policy strategy, and we be- jected the Keystone pipeline and more obliterated, and nearly 50 people were lieve—and I think this is demonstrated than 5 years after the application to killed. That was tragic and dev- conclusively—that this will help lower build it was first submitted to the astating. energy costs, create jobs, and reduce State Department, the government’s We know that pipelines are safer. We our dependence on foreign sources of latest environmental analysis of the know this. The solution is clear. We oil. Keystone pipeline project was released. need to improve and modernize our Foreign sources of oil, of course, This analysis showed very clearly pipeline infrastructure, and the Key- come from dangerous parts of the that this project will have little envi- stone XL project will include over 50 world, not only the Middle East, but ronmental impact, provide much-need- additional safety measures. Venezuela as well. We need to be less ed jobs, and contribute $3.4 billion to President Obama and Secretary dependent on foreign sources of oil, and our economy. Kerry should do the right thing for our that is why we have promoted the all- What you have in this situation now environment and the right thing for of-the-above strategy. is the President waiting for a report; American workers. Let’s create jobs. Those who have opposed the Key- the report comes out from his State Let’s build Keystone now. stone project cite environmental con- Department. Waiting for another re- Mr. TERRY. I thank the gentleman cerns. I certainly respect environ- port, and then one comes out from the from Arkansas. mental concerns. I try to be a strong Academy of Sciences. If he keeps wait- At this time, I want to yield to our environmentalist, and I know my col- ing, there are not going to be any re- friend from New Jersey (Mr. LANCE). leagues on both sides of the aisle try to ports left, and the only decision left Mr. LANCE. Thank you, Mr. TERRY, be strong environmentalists. will be his decision. That is really and thank you for your leadership on The U.S. State Department report re- where we are. this issue. I am honored to serve on the garding environmental concerns re- subcommittee that you chair. lated to Keystone found that the b 1930 The discussion this evening has been project would have a minimal negative Hardworking Americans are ready on unemployment insurance, and that impact on the environment. I believe for a real, all-of-the-above energy is a worthy discussion. Almost all that we should look at the science and strategy. The need for this is made Americans want to work. The best way what has been demonstrated, that this more and more clear by what has been for Americans to work is for jobs to be would not negatively affect the envi- going on with Russia and Ukraine, but created. The unemployment rate in ronment in any meaningful way.

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It is time to the United States of America is a great rely less heavily on unemployment in- build the Keystone pipeline, long past country. We are the number one eco- surance, rely more heavily on getting time. nomic nation. There are a lot of other Americans back to work, and make Mr. TERRY, I commend your leader- countries out there that would like to sure that our labor participation rate ship this evening. be the number one economic nation. increases. Mr. TERRY. Thank you. It was about While things do not look good in the The report also indicates that there a year ago this time that H.R. 3, one of short run, if those of us in Washington, would be 3,900 construction jobs. These our leadership bills, came through our including the President of the United are high-paying jobs. This is what Energy and Commerce Committee that States and the Senate and the House, America should really be about: con- would have permitted the Keystone make the right policies and have a true struction, making things. That has pipeline passed overwhelmingly with all-of-the-above energy policy for this been the history of America, certainly bipartisan support in this Chamber. country, we can be the number one eco- It has been sitting on Senator REID’s in most parts of this country. nomic nation, not just for the next dec- This would be of enormous benefit desk for over a year now—42,000 jobs ade, not just for the next 20 years, but that could be created collecting dust. not only to the center of the country, I submit to you for the next 100 years. I yield to our friend from Virginia, but, in my judgment, to the entire Mr. MORGAN GRIFFITH. If you would b 1945 country. Of course, the report also says give us your thoughts on the Keystone That’s a big deal. that there is an estimated $3.4 billion pipeline? That means jobs and prosperity for in a boost to our economy. Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia. Well, I the people of the United States for a I was interested to read the testi- have to tell you, first of all, I appre- long, long time. Then I say, but if we mony today of General James Jones, ciate your leadership on this. Ever make mistakes in Washington—if we the distinguished former National Se- since I got to Congress 4 years ago, this don’t have a true all-of-the-above pol- curity Adviser to President Obama. He has been an important item for you, icy where we use North American oil, came out in favor of the Keystone pipe- not just because it will help the United natural gas, coal, wind, solar, nuclear, line today, as has been referenced by States, not just because it will help across the board—we can slip out of Chairman TERRY and by my distin- your district, but because it is the that number one spot, and we won’t guished colleague from Arkansas, and I right thing to do. have the advantages that the number am sure by others who will speak this I commend you for that hard work one economic nation has had through- evening. that you have been doing and will con- out history, and I always mention the General Jones has had a distin- tinue to do until this project is actu- Keystone XL pipeline. The reason I guished career in service to the United ally approved. I hope that will be soon- mention the Keystone XL pipeline is States of America, a career regarding er than later. that it sends a message to the world our national security. It would be nice if our bill that we that the United States is open for busi- There are national security concerns, had passed with bipartisan support ness, that we want jobs in this country. Chairman TERRY, regarding the Key- would have action taken on it by the We can send those jobs to China if we stone pipeline. Canada is one of our Senate. I don’t know how the good Sen- want, like we have done in so many best friends. Canada has stood with us. ator sits down with all those bills in other areas, but we want those jobs. We We can recall all of the times in the his back pocket. He has got a lot of our want the jobs in laying the pipeline. past where Canadians have come to good bills back there. We want the jobs in doing the refining. help the United States. Mr. TERRY. We in the House have We want the jobs that come from hav- Recently, in Mexico, there was a passed about 430 bills. 89 of them actu- ing that extra supply right here in our summit among the Prime Minister of ally gotten out of the Senate. Well over country, whether it be the oil or the Canada, the President of Mexico, and about 100, I guess—maybe even more gas that is produced from this oil or the President of the United States. than 100—actually are like the Key- whether it be the chemicals that we Certainly, the Prime Minister of Can- stone pipeline, that would create—im- can make cheaper because we have an ada favors the construction of Key- mediately create jobs, but yet they are abundant supply in North American stone. That is one of the many reasons sitting on a desk. oil. that we should move forward with Key- Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia. That is It is true, as my colleagues have said, stone. what we need in this country. We need that we also want to make sure that we Most important of all is our own na- opportunities. We need abilities. Bot- send a message to the world that we tional security, our own creation of tom line, we need policies that will cre- are going to stand with our friends in jobs, but also we should be a friend to ate jobs. I have got to tell you that one Canada. As the general said today, a Canada as Canada has been a friend to of the favorite things that I do as a former Obama adviser: Let’s send a us. If we do not build it, then, of United States Congressman is I go to message to Vladimir Putin. course, the Canadians might look else- the high schools in my district, and I These are all combined in the Key- where. They might turn east to China, talk with the students. stone XL pipeline, and when you have yet another reason to build Keystone. Sometimes, it is middle school stu- the reports on the environment that Of course, the situation that now ex- dents. Most of the time, it is senior indicate minimal effect—in fact, some ists regarding Russia and its terrible high students. I talk to them, and I would argue that there may even be actions involving the Crimea and per- talk about how the decisions that we positive effects by the pipeline because haps even other parts of Ukraine, yet are making in Washington and the you don’t have to worry about the another reason, in my judgment, to policies that we set here in the Na- train system—then what you have got build Keystone. tion’s Capital will affect them far more is the situation of ‘‘why?’’ Why would After enduring more than 5 years of than they affect me because, long- the President, with all of the reports review of red tape and of delay, I do not term, when you look at the debt and and with the 2,000 days of study and believe there is any reason left for the deficit and you look at the effects jumping through hoops, not have al- President Obama not to approve Key- on our health care system that have ready signed it? I am surprised he is stone XL and to approve it imme- been coming down with various poli- not having a press conference as we diately. cies, these will all have a greater im- speak to sign the Keystone XL pipe- I would urge the President, in all sin- pact on them than they will on us. line. Let’s get on with it. cerity, to examine what is best in the Particularly talking about debt and I had one person tell me today that interest of the United States, to exam- deficit, I will often say to them: Well, he believes that this is better than the

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If you can explain it The Mall. She is MARSHA BLACKBURN, In Tennessee, we talk a good bit to me, I would love to hear it, but I from the great State of Tennessee, about what transpired when women got can’t explain to the high school stu- whose passion and unyielding commit- the right to vote. We had had all of the dents in the Ninth District of Virginia ment to making the National Women’s process through the fight with suf- why we are not pursuing the Keystone History Museum a reality is unrivaled. frage, and it came down to the point of XL pipeline with haste instead of with She is a godsend, an inspiration, and a ratification of the amendment to give delay when we know that it will create great friend to women, and I thank her women the right to vote and to make jobs for American citizens and for peo- so much for her extraordinary leader- certain that we had the 36 States to ple like these high school students will ship and for the announcement I hope ratify the 19th Amendment. It had been be in a few years when they finish their she will make tonight about March 25— through 35 States, and on August 18 of educations. moving our legislation forward. 1920, it went to the Tennessee Legisla- Mr. TERRY. I am baffled, too, so I Women stand on historical quick- ture. appreciate your comments. sand. With each step we take forward, Guess what? Mr. Speaker, I just want to sum up the steps behind us disappear. Women It was voted to a tie. There was a here: have to re-create the wheel with every State rep, Harry Burn, and he was the 2,001 days since the permit for this generation. one who broke the tie. As we often Think about what is taught in our pipeline was filed and over 22,000 pages hear, the hand that rocks the cradle American history classes. It is mostly of scientific review. This permit has rules the world. Indeed, this is a story written by men and focuses on their ex- been sitting around longer than it took that is a great example of that because periences. As my daughter said: It is the United States to win World War II. Harry Burn changed his vote and gave This permit has been here longer than usually about a bunch of wars between men. Where are the stories about the women the right to vote. Harry Burn it took Lewis and Clark to explore the women? did it because Harry got a letter from Louisiana Purchase and come back. In large part, women are invisible. his mother. Here is the letter: Eleven Federal agencies have partici- History is empowering. It shapes who Dear Son, hurrah and vote for suffrage. pated in reviewing the Keystone pipe- we are and provides role models to Don’t keep them in doubt. I noticed some of line—11 Federal agencies on top of the guide us. the speeches against. They were bitter. I scientific studies. Every State in which We need a museum for half the gen- have been watching to see how you stood, the proposed Keystone pipeline route but have not noticed anything yet. Don’t for- eration, half the population—women. get to be a good boy, and help Mrs. Catt put goes through has approved the pipeline There are women’s museums that focus and has independently reviewed it. the ‘‘rat’’ in ratification. on aspects of women First Ladies, of Sincerely, your mother. Six weeks ago, the President, right women artists, but not one in the behind my right shoulder here, said Harry Burn changed his vote, and United States or around the world, Tennessee became the ‘‘perfect 36’’— that he would take out his phone and which I am aware of, that focuses on his pen and would act. the State that gave women the right to the sole accomplishments and con- vote. Mr. President, tonight, we ask you to tributions of half our population— pick up your phone. Call Prime Min- So, because of that, we are able to women. stand today in Women’s History Month ister Harper and tell him, Yes, I am I now yield to my colleague, MARSHA and push for a museum to celebrate the ready to sign the permit. Then take BLACKBURN. out your permit, sign it, and let’s get Mrs. BLACKBURN. I thank the gen- accomplishments of people like Susan 42,000 people back to work. tlelady for yielding. B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stan- Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia. Mr. Mr. Speaker, I am so pleased to stand ton and the suffragettes and so many TERRY, even though I believe I know on the floor of the House and join my other women whom we will have the the answer to this question, I would female colleagues from both sides of opportunity to learn about and talk just ask you: If the President needs a the aisle as we work together to make about. pen to sign that, would you take it the dream a reality, which is the dream Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New down to him on Pennsylvania Avenue? of a women’s history museum, to cele- York. My colleague pointed out the Mr. TERRY. I have got an extra one, brate the cause of wonderful women historic importance of Tennessee in its and I will let him keep it. who have participated in the push and giving women the right to vote. Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia. There preservation of freedom here in the It is interesting that both of our you go. United States. It will, indeed, be a won- States played such a crucial effort in Mr. TERRY. I would even let him derful day when we see this as a re- the women’s leadership in achieving keep it. ality. this right—Tennessee, the final vote, Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance As Mrs. MALONEY mentioned, we are giving women the right to vote, and, of my time. moving forward legislation that would New York, the birthplace of the wom- f allow for the establishment of a com- en’s movement and of the first resolu- mission to study where to place a mu- tions and efforts to gain that right to NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY seum. By the way, I think everyone vote—in Seneca Falls, New York, with MUSEUM will find it so interesting, which is that Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. the women of this great Nation have Mott, and Susan B. Anthony. Inciden- LAMALFA). Under the Speaker’s an- said that we don’t want any Federal tally, they were all Republicans, and nounced policy of January 3, 2013, the money at all involved in this project. yet they gave their lives so that we Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from We are going to privately raise every could have the right to vote. New York (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY) single penny that is necessary for the Mrs. BLACKBURN. I think it is so for 30 minutes. location, for the physical facilities, for significant that, again, those two Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New the exhibits, for the maintenance and States joined in pushing forward H.R. York. Mr. Speaker, I thank all of you upkeep and endowment. This is a 863. for joining us this evening. I am de- project by the women of this Nation for I want to commend Chairman lighted to be here to speak about the the women of future generations to cel- CANDICE MILLER and the Admin Com- importance of the National Women’s ebrate the accomplishments that mittee for the hearing they have al- History Museum. I am so pleased to be women have made to the Nation. ready held on the legislation and to

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It is becoming a reality—something women the House and the Senate. a mammoth undertaking, and one that have wanted in this country since they So as I got into that book, I realized certainly deserves our attention here got the right to vote. how these materials were all over the in the Congress. How great to be living Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New country and not really well gathered at in this great moment in history where York. The gentlelady is so correct. We all. Then, one of the women from our we can actually make it a reality. are making history tonight, and we are State, Mary Regula, who was married Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New making history with these hearings. to former Congressman Ralph Regula York. Thank you so much for your in- It was noteworthy of CANDICE MIL- of Ohio, worked for years to build the spiring comments. LER, from the great State of Michigan, National First Ladies Museum in Can- I would just to briefly note that one that the day she held the hearing was ton, Ohio. I went there for the dedica- needs to go no further than today’s his- the day that Mary Barra came up the tion. I am on the board. I saw how tory textbooks to see why our museum ranks from an intern to the head and Mary and Ralph fought for that for is so important. CEO of one of America’s greatest com- years. It should have been so easy, but Approximately 10 percent of historic panies, General Motors. it was so hard. references in U.S. history textbooks So I look forward to hearing from my As you go through that particular refer to women. Less than 8 percent of colleagues here. In order of appearance, museum and you start reading the the statues in National Parks are of MARCY KAPTUR, from the great State of lives of the First Ladies, you are actu- women leaders. Our U.S. Capitol build- Ohio, is a great leader for women and, ally shocked to read what really hap- ing, which hosts millions of tourists really, all people, thank you for joining pened and the materials that have been each year, displays only 15 statues of me. You are making history, too, with brought together. It was proof to me women out of the more than 200 cur- all of your hard work. that the history of women really is yet rently on exhibit. Ms. KAPTUR. Thank you. It is just to be recorded. Mrs. BLACKBURN. We are so de- great to be here this evening and to So I came down here tonight to com- lighted that Mrs. LUMMIS is here to have so many women gathered on the pliment you on your efforts and to say join with us. I have to tell you she was floor—women Members. That in itself that in the region that I come from, we quite a trailblazer in her State before is historic. have now seen women rise to positions coming to Congress, as she served as As an Ohio Representative, I want to of heading universities and major cor- her State’s treasurer. Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New voice my support of your bill, H.R. 863, porations. Obviously, women are the York. At this time I yield to the gen- the National Women’s History Com- anchors for their families and commu- tlelady from Wyoming (Mrs. LUMMIS). mission Act, to study the potential cre- nities in so many ways. They are phy- Mrs. LUMMIS. I thank the gentle- ation of a National Women’s History sicians, engineers, attorneys, judges, lady from New York and the gentlelady Museum in Washington, D.C., on our athletes, Justices of our Supreme from Tennessee. Along with the gentle- mall of democracy, our Nation’s Mall. Court. Janet Yellen is now the first lady from Ohio, and someone we will I can’t thank CAROLYN MALONEY of woman to head the Federal Reserve of hear from shortly, the gentlelady from New York and MARSHA BLACKBURN of our country. Finally, maybe she will Florida, it is an honor to be with you Tennessee more on behalf of the people straighten things out. They are military personnel and leg- tonight. whom I represent. The part of Ohio I represent the State that is offi- islators. They are career paths that that I come from has really been the cially known as the ‘‘Equality State,’’ had once been blocked or not even con- leading region of our State to elevate and that is for this reason: Wyoming is sidered for women. women to public life. I will enter some the first government in the world to I wanted to come down here this of that in the RECORD this evening, but continuously and fully grant women in a personal way, let me say that, evening and say I stand with you. I am dedicating my remarks tonight the right to vote. when I first got here in the 1980s, there Most people think that had to have in honor of a constituent of my own were 24 women who were serving in the been some State associated with the district, Mrs. Mattie McAlister, who House. Eastern intelligentsia, but here is the has just celebrated her 90th birthday. b 2000 real story. Even as she begins her tenth decade of In the Wyoming Territory, the legis- A dear, dear Member from Louisiana, life, she maintains a full schedule. She lature passed into law on December 10, Congresswoman Lindy Boggs, took me is a grandma to all. She teaches chil- 1869, a measure stating: and shepherded me through those rath- dren—and she has for years—full time er unusual days. I can remember fi- That every woman at the age of 21 years, at the Grace Community Center in the residing in this territory, may, at every elec- nally being elected to the Appropria- heart of our community of Toledo. tion, to be holden under the laws thereof, tions Committee. When I walked in, The lessons she has learned in her cast her vote. there were only the two of us. Virginia own life are passed on to new genera- This Suffrage Act granted women in Smith from Nebraska was there. Vir- tions as the children learn through ex- the Wyoming Territory the right to ginia was a Republican. That was it. ample. Mrs. McAlister maintains an ac- vote with full civil and judicial equal- And me. It was just a different experi- tive social life as well and is involved ity with men. ence. It was like you ended up in heav- civic and church life. Throughout her The first woman to cast her ballot en and you just saw who was there for life she has never hesitated to be in- pursuant to those rights was Louisa the first time. volved serving her family, church, and Swain. She voted in Laramie on Sep- Over the years, I befriended many community with dignity and grace. tember 6, 1870, becoming the Nation’s people. In 1995, I wrote a book about She deserves to be honored in this first woman voter under laws guaran- the women of Congress. I thought it Women’s History Month because she is, teeing absolute political equality with would be easy. But what I found so dif- fundamentally, a teacher. No child men. ficult was, where were the primary ma- that walks by her doesn’t learn. All Now think about that. That is 1870. terials? I ended up spending more time these years that she has technically That is 50 years before the 19th Amend- doing research on women who had been retired, she still teaches in a com- ment to the U.S. Constitution. She was served up to that point. I thought, munity that is most in need of her a 70-year-old woman. Wow, this is really a huge vacuum. shepherding ways and her incredible Here is the account of her vote in the I drove up to Maine to interview then gifts as a teacher. Laramie Daily Sentinel: retired-Senator Margaret Chase Smith. So I want to compliment both of you It is comforting to note that our first I recorded her. She had created next to for allowing the American people to woman voter was really a lady . . . of the

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Wyoming became the I want to send so much history to you Let me just take a moment to honor inspiration for the rest of the country. and share it with the people of this and acknowledge our wonderful col- Wyoming didn’t become a State until country. I am so delighted that you are league from Ohio, MARCY KAPTUR, be- 1890, and that brought upon the codi- leading this effort. cause she is too humble and modest to fication of this suffrage right through Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New brag on herself. the ratification of the new Wyoming York. I thank the gentlelady from Wy- We should point out that she is actu- State constitution. oming for sharing that incredible ally currently the dean of women, the The Congress of the United States— equality history and really inspiring longest-serving woman in the House of the very Congress in which we stand— me and Congresswoman BLACKBURN to Representatives today, and someone threatened to withhold statehood from work harder and harder to pass this who I have the honor of serving on the Wyoming because we had granted important bill. House Appropriations Committee with. women the right to vote. The Terri- Imagine how much more inspired, She does a wonderful job, is an in- tory’s legislators replied with a tele- confident, and successful women in credible advocate for the State of Ohio gram stating that Wyoming would re- general could be if our national nar- and for the Midwest, so I wanted to main out of the union a hundred years rative included an equal proportion of make sure we acknowledged her. rather than join without women’s suf- women’s stories? I firmly believe that I am here, I am proud to join you, not frage. we wouldn’t be trying to lean in—we only to continue our quest for a Na- So President Benjamin Harrison, de- would already be in. tional Women’s History Museum, but ferring to the wiser Wyoming terri- Also helping us with this museum is also to honor and acknowledge Wom- torial legislature, on July 10, 1890, the Representative from the great en’s History Month. We do that each signed into law a bill admitting Wyo- State of Florida. After very personal March, where we honor and we remem- ming into the union and recognizing it observation, I can tell you she is very ber the women who came before us, the women who worked to make the world as the Nation’s Equality State. hardworking. She happens to live with a better place, who blazed trails for us Once again, events of the first woman me. We share what we call the Mem- to walk on and who opened doors for us voter happened in Wyoming 50 years bers’ House together. She is a trail- blazer who keeps on knocking down to walk through. before every woman in this country re- I think each of us could tell a story ceived the same rights. Consequently, trails and building new opportunities. In addition to being an outstanding about a woman whose shoulders we Wyoming has an exemplary early his- stand on. I know that, when I ran for Member of Congress, she was elected tory. the Florida House of Representatives and appointed by the President of the We have the first woman elected to when I was 25 years old, 21 years ago, United States to chair the National statewide office in the Nation in 1804. that would never have been possible Democratic Committee. She was Wyoming’s superintendent of without the trail blazed by the women So I now yield to DEBBIE WASSERMAN public instruction, Estelle Reel. in Florida who came before me, who SCHULTZ, my very good friend and Why does that matter? Because she had it so tough, and who made it pos- housemate. Thank you for joining us died and her estate and her belongings sible for me to even think about the tonight and thank you for all of your are currently in a little tiny, neglected possibility of running at that stage of museum in a town in the district be- hard work. my life. longing to the chairman of the House Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Thank So, really, we are here during Wom- you so much to my friend, the gentle- Natural Resources Committee, DOC en’s History Month to honor our HASTINGS, giving our chairman, who is lady from New York. It is an absolute foremothers and create a Women’s His- going to hold a hearing later in this privilege and pleasure to be your tory Museum to do just that. Congress, pride and reason to help us friend, to be your housemate, and to We have historical activists like Mil- support obtaining Estelle Reel’s prop- join you and our distinguished col- dred Loving, who, in 1967, successfully erty for this museum. leagues and friends on the House floor challenged the banning of interracial In 1870, Esther Hobart Morris from tonight to continue the press and the marriage in the U.S. Supreme Court. South Pass, Wyoming, was the first push for a national women’s museum. We have more recent leaders, like woman to hold judicial office in the This has been a longtime goal and pas- Janet Yellen, who, this past year, be- world. sion of yours. came the first woman to chair the Fed- I was so pleased when you came home The first women delegates to both eral Reserve. and told me of your excitement that the national Democratic and the na- Amazing women that I have met and you had enlisted the gentlelady from tional Republican convention came come to know in my own home district Tennessee to cosponsor this effort. I in South Florida: from Wyoming. just knew between the two of you, it is Ronnie Oller, a community organizer We had the first woman elected Gov- very clear that this is going to happen, and philanthropist who organizes an ernor in the United States in 1925. She because the combination of BLACKBURN annual event to provide children with became the first woman director of the and MALONEY is just unstoppable, there free health care and education services; U.S. Mint. is no question. Josie Bacallao, the leader of Hispanic By the way, Estelle Reel later be- Unity, which provides Hispanic and came the first woman national super- b 2015 other immigration communities with intendent of Indian schools. It is wonderful to be here with our the services and tools they need to live The list goes on and on. We had the colleague from Wyoming. We have had productive, civically engaged lives; first woman bailiff and the first woman an opportunity to travel internation- And a young woman who named grand juror. ally together and actually, specifically, Valeria Hansen who, at just 15 years Wyoming’s history is illustrious. to the state of Israel, in which we had old, is the founder of the first south That is why we are called the Equality an incredible opportunity to bond. Florida chapter of Girl Up, a campaign State. We want very much to share That is what the women Members—in that promotes girls’ empowerment and that history with the rest of the coun- spite of maybe some of the disagree- education worldwide through social try, and thanks to the gentlewomen ments and vitriol that, sadly, per- media, fundraising, and advocacy. here tonight who are leading the effort meates the House of Representatives We celebrate all of these women, not to share women’s history in this coun- from time to time, the women Mem- only for their accomplishments, but for try, that may become a reality. bers really do have a bond. having the drive and tenacity to over- I want to thank and salute the gen- The wonderful thing about our Wom- come barriers to equal opportunity and tlewomen from New York and Ten- en’s Caucus is that we come together lead by example.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:15 Mar 14, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K13MR7.102 H13MRPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2424 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 13, 2014 The challenges of sexism, discrimina- Nation, as MARCY said, and we need to Justice Clark is such an incredible tion, and inequality future generations work to make this happen. inspiration to women in our State. She of daughters will have to face are sig- I yield to my good friend and col- has proven herself, has really been de- nificantly diminished thanks to the league in this effort, Congresswoman voted to the judiciary and the law brave women who have come before us. BLACKBURN. field, and is so active in our commu- I think we should also acknowledge Mrs. BLACKBURN. Thank you, Mrs. nity, a tremendous role model. our colleague, Congresswoman ILEANA MALONEY. If we step outside of the venue of pol- ROS-LEHTINEN of Florida, who was the I want to talk for just a moment itics and law, Amy Grant, who is a first Hispanic woman elected to Con- about some of the women from Ten- singer, songwriter, a native of Nash- gress, someone who is a great friend of nessee who have made such a signifi- ville, has had such a successful music all of ours, who we are so proud of, and cant contribution. career. Amy Grant became the first is so collegial, so warm, and such a Now, each of us standing on the floor artist in Christian music to ever have a wonderful person and leader to work tonight have stood in this Chamber and platinum record, and she went on to with. have fought for children. become a crossover sensation in the Former Congresswoman Carrie Meek, Dr. Mildred Stahlman—Millie music world. and our current colleague, Congress- Stahlman—is from Nashville and is Amy Grant has pioneered the Chris- woman CORRINE BROWN, who were the part of the Vanderbilt University Med- tian music genre, and she has also first African American women elected ical Center team. She is a pioneering blazed quite a trail in the music indus- to Congress from Florida. These are professor in pediatrics and pathology try. tremendous sources of pride for us as at Vanderbilt. When we look at the world of sports, women leaders. Anyone who has ever been in a another Tennesseean, from Clarksville, I want to congratulate the gentlelady neonatology unit has seen some of the Tennessee, which is in my district, from New York and the gentlelady pioneering work of Dr. Stahlman be- Wilma Rudolph, many of you will rec- from Tennessee on their commitment cause she was the first to ever look at, ognize her name. She was a Tennessee to building the National Women’s His- study, and develop methods for moni- State University track star. tory Museum. We really need to build toring lung disease in premature ba- On September 7, 1960, in Rome, she it, so that we can note the accomplish- bies. became the first American woman to ments and progress of women through- With over 1,300 preemies born every win not one or two, but three gold med- out American history because it is im- single day, if you were to go into a hos- als in the Olympics. She was a track- portant to do that in so many ways. pital neonatology unit, you would see and-field champion and was regarded as As the mother of two young daugh- some of the knowledge, the experience, a civil rights and women’s rights pio- ters—and each of the women here to- the insight, and the discovery that has neer and is warmly remembered and night have met my daughters on nu- been brought about by Dr. Stahlman in treasured in our State. merous occasions—and are all about helping these young babies to live. Pat Summitt, who was the head girls’ empowerment, we are a girl I would also like to mention Beth coach of the Lady Vols at the Univer- power caucus as women Members. Harwell. Beth is our speaker of the sity of Tennessee and is now the head If we build this National Women’s house in Tennessee. She is the first fe- coach emeritus, she was at the helm of History Museum, we are going to have male speaker of the house ever in our the Lady Vols for 38 seasons. She is the an opportunity to have a showcase—a State’s history. all-time winningest coach in NCAA his- place where we can show our daughters Beth started her career in public tory—the all-time winningest coach in everything that is possible because of service when she was elected to the all of NCAA history. That is men and the achievements of who came before general assembly in 1988; and then, in women’s teams. us. 2011, she was unanimously elected to She is forthright, well-respected, eth- Instead of having to try to thumb serve as speaker of the Tennessee ical, and a winner in every sense of the through a history book and hope that a House. word. teacher or a professor along the way She is a diligent worker. She is very Sandra Cochran, who is the president gave them some understanding about devoted to public service, and she rep- and CEO of Cracker Barrel, Incor- what was possible, we give them a resents our State so well. porated, she became the president and place that they can go, show them Chief justice of the Tennessee Su- CEO on September 12 of 2011, following what is possible, and show generations preme Court, Connie Clark, who is one her service as Cracker Barrel’s presi- of younger women coming behind them of my constituents. dent and chief operating officer. Crack- as well. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- er Barrel is headquartered in Lebanon, Thank you so much. tlewoman from New York’s time has Tennessee. Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New expired. Ms. Cochran was previously CEO at York. I thank my good friend for her f the Nation’s third largest book re- inspiring and thoughtful remarks. tailer, Books-A-Million. She is serving NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY Women’s history is not focused our community and that country well. strictly on the accomplishments and MUSEUM Ms. Cochran is a chemical engineer- contributions of individuals; rather it The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under ing graduate from Vanderbilt Univer- includes recognition of the collective the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- sity and a masters of business adminis- efforts of women to enrich society. uary 3, 2013, the Chair recognizes the tration from Pacific Lutheran Univer- After all, it was women who lobbied gentlewoman from Tennessee (Mrs. sity. pasteurization of milk, vaccinations BLACKBURN) for 30 minutes. After graduating from Vanderbilt, for our children, and sewage systems Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, we she entered the United States Army, for our communities. Women banded are so excited about our talking, we where she ultimately served as a cap- together during World War II to sup- didn’t realize that the time had to be tain in the 9th Infantry Division. port the war effort. split, but so be it. We women stand and There are so many other influential They planted victory gardens, do- abide by the rules of the House, and so women that come from our State, and nated nylons to be used for making we will accept the acknowledgment of we are delighted to know that we will equipment, and even took up collec- the change of time. have the opportunity to recognize tions that yielded enough money to I will return to directing our atten- them and their contributions and the purchase aircraft bombers. tion to Chief Justice Connie Clark in contributions of all women who have Clearly, women have succeeded in Tennessee. What is so important about contributed to the cause of freedom in shaping our Nation in important and her career is that she was first ap- that Nation. lasting ways. A women’s museum pointed to the State court by a Demo- I yield to the gentlelady from New would chronicle those important crat Governor, again served under a York. achievements of women throughout Democrat Governor, and then chief jus- Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New history that are scattered across the tice under a Republican Governor. York. I thank the gentlelady for giving

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How historic is that? and the right to vote for women. ing American women in 1922, and she I must say that the great men who The activist work of Cady Stanton, later received the Lincoln Medallion built this Nation and shaped our soci- Susan B. Anthony, and Lucretia Mott for her work as an outstanding citizen ety did not do it alone. I want to tell are the roots under the women’s move- of New York. you about some of the women from the ment in this country. None of them There are untold numbers of women great State of New York. lived to see women gain the right to like those that I have mentioned who First, I would like to speak about one vote, but it would have been literally have made great contributions to this of my mentors, a great friend, a great impossible without their hard work Nation. In addition to learning about leader, Geraldine Ferraro, whose run and dedication. They literally dedi- their specific contributions, we are for Vice President inspired me and cated their lives working daily to raise only now gaining a full understanding countless other women who followed awareness, build coalitions, and to pass of how civilization evolves through the her into office. the 19th Amendment. power of feminine values and women’s As a young woman, she demonstrated Without their dedication to women’s enduring traditions. her extraordinary capacity for hard rights, Alice Paul, the author of the Nowhere can one find a place for all work and dedication by skipping three Equal Rights Amendment, would not of these contributions and traditions in grades and graduating high school at have been inspired to secure a woman’s one place. That is what we want to ac- the age of 16. After college, she taught right to vote. Alice Paul, incidentally, complish for women. I want to note second grade in New York public was a relative of my late husband, Clif- that there are numerous museums in schools and put herself through Ford- ton Maloney, from the great State of and around The Mall. We have muse- ham Law School at night. New Jersey. Without their dedication, I ums for stamps. We have museums for would not have been inspired to con- law and order and for space. We have b 2030 tinue the work on the amendment to the great Smithsonian. We have muse- After her children were born, she our Constitution which we coauthored ums for African Americans. We have spent 13 years as a homemaker, after to ensure equality for women and men museums for Indian Americans, and we which she did something that was un- in all areas of society. have museums for the media—the im- usual at the time: she went back to But there are also countless women portant media. We have over 22 dif- work as an attorney in the Special Vic- whose work has had a tremendous im- ferent museums right in this area, but tims Bureau of the New York District pact on our lives and in our commu- not one is focusing on the valid and in- Attorney’s Office. nities. For all intents and purposes, credibly important contributions of Later on, she ran for Congress and they have been forgotten. women. became an outstanding Member rep- Nellie Bly was one of the most influ- They say women hold up half the resenting Queens, New York. During ential journalists of the 19th century. sky, but where do you find it? It is not her three terms in Congress, Ferarro She pioneered the field of investigative in the history books. It is not in the became known as a strong advocate for journalism at a time when our Nation museums. It is nowhere to be found. her district and for issues such as pro- was rapidly undergoing industrializa- Now, if all these other museums had tecting Medicare and Social Security. tion. She also emulated the voyage of sections focused on the contributions Then, in 1984, she literally made his- Mr. Fogg, Jules Verne’s character of women, maybe we wouldn’t need this tory when she became the first female made famous in the classic novel, museum. But they don’t. candidate for a major party for Vice ‘‘Around the World in 80 Days.’’ But As my daughter used to say when I Bly pointed out, however, that he made President. She is a symbol of the possi- would read stories to her at night, she the trip in 72 days. bility that women could achieve their would say: Mommy, Mommy, why While working for Joseph Pulitzer’s aren’t there any stories about girls? dreams, break the glass ceiling, and as- The New York World, Bly went under- pire to the highest realm in their cho- Why are all the stories about boys? cover and feigned insanity to report on Can’t you read me a story about girls? sen profession. the deplorable conditions of the We don’t focus on the contributions of Ferraro is the type of woman I hope Blackwell Island insane asylum. She women. There is a woman who rode inspires my daughters just as she in- exposed the horrific physical and emo- longer and farther than Paul Revere, spired me. Her life is the story girls tional cruelty she had seen patients en- and nobody even knows her name. and boys should hear when they come dure. Her work caused an uproar in Let’s build this museum and talk about to our Nation’s Capitol, but too often New York, resulting in more money to her contributions, too. the stories of women are swept under help people with mental illnesses and a If we and future generations are to the rug and not remembered. That is change in care for the people in the learn all the lessons of the past upon why we need this museum. asylum. Bly’s work helped open the which to build a future, we must be But Geraldine Ferraro would not profession to future generations of aware of the true experiences, the have had the opportunity to be such an women journalists who wanted to write hardships, the successes, and the con- important trailblazer without the hard hard news rather than the light fea- tributions of women. work of some of the amazing New York tures in society columns. I have here some people I feel deserve suffragettes: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lillian Wald, another great New to be in that museum: Susan B. Anthony, and Lucretia Mott. Yorker, was a progressive-era reformer Sandra Day O’Connor, the first Their statue is in the rotunda of the setting the standards for modern social woman to serve on the Supreme Court, Capitol, and it was a bill of Connie work and community nursing. She left one of the first elected to serve in the Morella’s and mine to move the women medical school in the 1890s to work State legislature, an outstanding at- out of the basement into the rightful with poor immigrant families on New torney; living room of the Capitol with the York’s Lower East Side and founded Eleanor Roosevelt, from the great country’s other great revolutionary the Henry Street Settlement, which State of New York, an outstanding leaders. still serves New Yorkers, and Visiting First Lady who helped so many; Stanton met Mott in 1840 when they Nurse Services, which still serves our Rosa Parks, who was tired and de- both were refused seats at the World country and which continues to offer cided not to give her seat to a White Anti-Slavery Convention in London on health care and social services to the and started an entire civil rights move- account of their sex. It was there that needy. ment that literally changed this coun- they first discussed the need for a con- Wald tirelessly campaigned for the try and the opportunities for all peo- vention to address the condition of rights of women and minorities and un- ple; and

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These women have earned construction and operation. their place in history, and our girls should A vital part of recognizing equal rights for incredibly important women. women is acknowledging and commemo- Marsha, I know—I know—that we have every opportunity to study them and feel inspired by their contributions. rating the deep and lasting contributions would not have these hearings and we If there were a museum that honored and women have made throughout history. When would not have the momentum—we proudly displayed our history, perhaps more young people visit our nation’s capital, they have over 84 cosponsors of our bill now. women would be encouraged to run for polit- should have a chance to be just as inspired This would not have happened without ical office, to seek out top-tier leadership po- by women’s accomplishments as men’s. your hard work and your leadership. I sitions, or to launch a new business. By es- We establish and operate museums, not know she has been reaching out to her tablishing the NWHM on the National Mall, just as some kind of giant drawer in which to colleagues that chair these commit- the notion of conservative women holding of- store our memorabilia but as way to cele- brate our accomplishments, affirm our tees, to the leadership of the majority fice could become less of a rarity and more of the norm. shared values and preserve the full and accu- and others to move this effort forward As Republican women, we must continue rate story of our common history. And un- and to gain momentum. So on behalf of to demonstrate that conservative prin- fortunately, only half of that story is pres- the women I am privileged to rep- ciples—like fiscal responsibility, individual ently being told. resent, I want to thank you for all of liberty, and a strong defense—are values The stories of courageous and pioneering your hard work. It is historic. worth pursuing. We need to make women’s Americans such as abolitionist Harriet Tub- man, astronaut Sally Ride, Supreme Court A NATIONAL MUSEUM FOR WOMEN’S HISTORY history a part of mainstream society. We need to have our story told, and we need to Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and the found- (By Rep. Renee Ellmers, R–NC) lead the way for other young conservative er of the Girl Scouts, Juliette Gordon Low, Throughout history, conservative women women. Let’s honor our mothers and daugh- will inform and inspire future generations. have impacted our nation’s future and be- ters by providing them with a place to learn The remarkable women who helped to come an important voice in our democratic and feel inspired. Let’s establish the Na- make this country what it is today deserve republic. We have proven ourselves as pio- tional Women’s History Museum in Wash- to have their histories told and preserved for neers, innovators, leaders and decision-mak- ington, D.C. the ages. Their stories of success are the sto- ers. We have created and contributed to ries that will inspire and encourage millions many aspects of history—be it agriculture, [From CNN.com, Mar. 3, 2014] of women. Our daughters and our sons de- medicine, politics, philosophy, science, and THE WOMEN YOU DON’T KNOW—YET serve the chance to learn the story—the full art. We have touched countless lives and story—of how this amazing country came to shaped history, yet rarely does society (By Rep. Marsha Blackburn, Rep. Carolyn be. teach, recognize or display our contribu- Maloney, Sen. Susan Collins and Sen. Bar- And by the way, the movie star inventor? tions—and it is time for this to change. In an bara Mikulski) That was Hedy Lamarr. effort to change this, I have joined my col- (Editor’s note: Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R– The 16 year-old who rode farther than Paul leagues in advocating to establish the Na- Tennessee), Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D–New Revere was Sybil Ludington. tional Women’s History Museum (NWHM) in York), Sen. Susan Collins (R–Maine) and And the spy, code named ‘‘355’’? Well, we Washington D.C. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D–Maryland) are still don’t know the name—but we know the Young women deserve a space to call their part of a bipartisan effort in Congress to es- patriot was a ‘‘she.’’ own—a physical space they can visit to hear tablish the National Women’s History Mu- And just wait until you see all the other and read about those who came before them seum in Washington. amazing women and American history you’ll and changed history. We need a tangible Did you know that the ‘‘frequency hop- learn about one day soon when the National place that encourages our girls to wonder, to ping’’ technology that is vital to much of our Women’s History Museum opens. feel empowered, and to inquire about the military technology and helps keep your cell Mrs. BLACKBURN. I thank the gen- people who fought to provide them with the phone and your GPS devices secure was de- tlelady from New York. freedom and opportunities they enjoy today. veloped and patented by a famous movie We need to share the stories of the strong star? I want to yield to the gentlelady women who have shaped our past and present Did you know that there was an amazing from Wyoming for some other com- so that young girls can learn the true mean- 16-year-old patriot who outdid Paul Revere, ments on our conversation this ing of perseverance and courage. There are riding 45 miles in the pouring rain to warn evening. too many women whose achievements have New York colonial militias that ‘‘the British Mrs. LUMMIS. I thank the gentle- gone unrecognized and too many women are coming’’? lady from Tennessee and New York. whose efforts have been underappreciated. Did you know that there was a secret The gentlelady from New York men- With such a vibrant history, it is a shame agent, code named ‘‘355,’’ who worked for tioned the name of a woman who, at George Washington’s band of spies, the that we have yet to formally establish a mu- The New York World, was a trailblazer seum dedicated to honoring their accom- Culper Ring? The agent supplied key intel- plishments. However, we are making strides. ligence on British activities during the Rev- for women journalists. Today, my This past December, my friend Rep. Mar- olutionary War, and she was so good at keep- daughter, a journalist, a graduate of sha Blackburn (R–Tenn.) sponsored legisla- ing a secret that we still don’t know her real Columbia’s Pulitzer School of Jour- tion with Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D–N.Y.) to name. nalism, is a journalist at The New create a commission that would recommend If you don’t know about all these people, York World; and without that kind of site locations and funding for the NWHM. it’s understandable. Their stories aren’t told leadership on the part of women, we This bill would have no additional cost for widely or often—perhaps because they were wouldn’t have the opportunities for taxpayers, as the commission would be en- all women. For some reason or other, when tirely paid for without federal funds. Infor- the story, of our country is told, women— ourselves and our children to lead. mation gathered by the commission would really great women—have tended to be left That is why we need to memorialize then be relayed to both the president and out of the telling. what women have done, so women and Congress. This past December, Reps. Black- You see the results everywhere you look: young girls can envision themselves in burn and Maloney testified before the House A survey of U.S. history textbooks found these roles. Committee on Administration to relay the that only 10% of the individuals identified in I was recently in Moscow, and we importance of establishing this commission. the texts were women; toured the Museum of the Cosmonauts Joan Wages, president and CEO of the Na- Less than 8% of the 2,560 national historic there, and the efforts the United States tional Women’s History Museum, an organi- landmarks chronicle the achievements of zation dedicated to establishment of the mu- women; has currently with Russia, Russia now seum, also testified. Yet, nearly four months Of the 210 statues in the U.S. Capitol, only leading the international space station, later, there has been no movement on this 15 are of female leaders. so we can continue those efforts. We bill. With more than 82 bipartisan co-spon- That’s the bad news. The good news is that met with an American woman astro- sors in the House, 19 in the Senate, and a thanks to a strong bipartisan effort in Con- naut and a Russian male cosmonaut. plethora of national women’s groups sup- gress, we may soon be one step closer to ad- We were led on this tour, and you could porting the bill, there is no excuse for this dressing this imbalance by establishing a Na- see the little kids flock to them as inaction. tional Women’s History Museum in Wash- heros. Well, women and girls need role As one of only 19 Republican women in the ington. Together, we have introduced a com- House of Representatives, I see firsthand mon-sense bill to move this idea forward. models. The women in this room are how our underrepresentation can impact our We have more than 73 bipartisan co-spon- role models. future opportunities. But as we continue to sors in the House, 19 in the Senate and a na- All of us here this evening are at an increase our ranks, our daughters need an tional coalition of women’s groups behind us. age when we remember what it was

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She wrote some of the the founding president of Lourdes Uni- for my first job, I was told that we are most important legislation in this versity, and all of the sisters, the not going to hire a woman to be an ag- country and was the first woman ever Roman Catholic sisters—the Francis- ricultural loan officer because men to chair that committee. They had her cans, the Sisters of Notre Dame, the don’t like to ask women for money— portrait in a closet—in a closet—just Sisters of Mercy, the Sisters of St. Jo- and it was legal. It was legal for them like these statues of suffragettes had seph, and the Ursuline Sisters who to say that to me in a job interview, to be brought up into the main Capitol. served selflessly across this country in and they hired the man instead of me. b 2045 hospitals and schools and gave them- Well, it just made me mad, and it selves to their communities almost un- When I first arrived in Congress, made me determined. I know by look- recognized. There was a traveling dis- there were only the statues. There was ing at the ages of my colleagues here play of them that finally went around the portrait of Pocahontas in the main this evening that you each had similar the country, and I hope that becomes a room, and then the statue on the very experiences somewhere in your careers. part of this museum. They gave their top, Liberty, on the top of the Capitol. Our own daughters can’t even imagine lives for us. But as you looked at the other por- being told that. This is recent history. All of those women helped build us traits, you never saw women. Well, These are the kinds of stories that we and on whose shoulders we are stand- Congressman Bob Ney of Ohio, who need to be able to share, what we even ing, and, as with Congresswoman LUM- headed House Administration many went through. MIS, I just wish to place in the Record— years ago, heard our plea and he finally It is a recent history, and it is a long- when I was young, I thought I would go arranged to have Jeannette Rankin, a fought battle. That is why I am so to the Air Force Academy, and when I Republican and progressive from Mon- proud, so proud, A, to serve with these sent my letter in and was rejected be- tana, but it took us until the 21st cen- wonderful women Members of Congress cause I was a woman, I didn’t really tury to do it. She was actually elected today who are leading this effort, so completely put it together in my mind. before the 19th Amendment was passed I just tried to do something else, and so proud to be a woman Member of this to the Constitution. She came from I applied to Notre Dame University, institution, and, B, so proud that you Montana, and we didn’t even have her and was rejected because I was a are going to leave this legacy that will portrait in the Capitol hung. create and memorialize the history of In addition, Shirley Chisholm of New woman. They didn’t allow women to be women in the United States in order to York, she is now hung on the first students there in those days. And then provide an exemplary and visionary floor. She was the first woman of color finally to the FBI. I thought it would picture for our own daughters, grand- to run for President of the United be great to work for my country. I daughters, and Americans long after States. would be a female Elliot Ness. And, of we are gone. The lack of their presence to me is course, I was rejected because a Thank you so much to the gentlelady just so blatant, and that is why I want woman. from Tennessee, to the gentlelady from to thank both of you marvelous, mar- So another door always opened, but New York, to the wonderful woman velous Members and women for seeing in the area in which I grew up, it from Ohio with whom I served on the this gap in American history. wasn’t possible. House Appropriations Committee. You Even the Women’s Room in the Cap- Finally, let me say in memory of our are fine leaders, exemplary women. I itol is behind closed doors so the gen- mother, who was never able to obtain have great respect for the work you are eral public doesn’t always see the her degrees until after she retired. She doing this evening. women. It is very interesting. I think had a very hard life, and received her Mrs. BLACKBURN. How true it is we are about to open another door and high school degree after she went on that we have to take the time to pause allow the fullness of American history Social Security. One of her very first and paint that vision for future genera- to come forward. jobs was working in a restaurant tions so that they do know the trails I would like to place in the RECORD where, when the minimum wage went that have been blazed and the road- the names of citizens from northern into effect her boss, who was an ani- blocks that have been removed to Ohio: mal, basically cashed the check with make their way easier so that they are Toledo’s Geraldine Macelwane, ap- the additional amount in it, and then able to excel, to achieve, to have, and pointed the first woman on the Lucas he kept the difference. We didn’t have to do. Isn’t that what we would desire County Common Pleas bench. She won enforcement at the Department of for them to be able to do, to dream big election for four consecutive terms; Labor. So each of us have stories about dreams and make those dreams come Julia Bates, our current county pros- what happened in our lives, and they true and to have role models and exam- ecutor in Lucas County, Ohio, and Ohio deserve recording in a museum for the ples who may have been through those Supreme Court Justices Alice Robie women of America. same struggles and found a way to Resnick and Maureen O’Connor, the Mrs. BLACKBURN. I thank the gen- make it work? only two women ever in American his- tlelady for sharing those stories and I yield to the gentlelady from Ohio. tory to be elected to the supreme court her insight and what she has experi- Ms. KAPTUR. I thank Congress- of our State; enced in her career and seeking to re- woman BLACKBURN so much and Con- In northern Ohio, we have sent many move those barriers to overcome obsta- gresswoman MALONEY. I share the same fine women. Obviously, Congress- cles and to make the way smoother for passion as Congresswoman LUMMIS. We woman MARCIA FUDGE, who serves with future generations. want to just lift you and be a part of us now, and Congresswoman Stephanie Indeed, as Congresswoman MALONEY this team for H.R. 863. We hope that ev- Tubbs Jones before her, the first two and I move forward on H.R. 863, we do, eryone listening this evening will co- African American women ever elected as the gentlewoman from Ohio said, in- sponsor this important legislation. to Congress from the State of Ohio, vite and are hopeful that every Member As I listened to you talk, I thought I now joined by JOYCE BEATTY of Colum- of this body will join us in supporting would give some background, having bus; Mary Rose Okar; and State legis- this legislation and that they will pay lived through it here. You talk about lators Nina Turner, Capri Cafaro, Shir- attention to the hearing on March 25, museums, Congresswoman MALONEY, ley Smith, Nikki Antonio, Nan Baker, and we commend Chairman HASTINGS and you go around the Capitol itself, it Sandra Williams, Barbara Boyd, The- and the House leadership for moving is a museum, and you go: This doesn’t resa Fedor Edna Brown, Linda Furney this bill forward, for making it a pri- look like America. and Marijean Valiquette, all women ority and saying, let’s have the hear- For three decades, we have been try- who were trailblazers on the political ing, let’s move the bill forward to ing to hang portraits of women who front. markup, let’s support women who are

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The relationship Yet,’’ and a beautiful, beautiful op-ed ades, make it a reality in this great doesn’t work, and yet you are told how written by RENEE ELLMERS rep- Nation. you have to do that. resenting the great State of North I thank my colleagues for joining us As a business owner, we want to hire Carolina called ‘‘A National Museum tonight, and I yield back the balance of the best people and keep the best peo- For Women’s History.’’ my time. ple. That is how we grow the company. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there f But at the end of day when we have to objection to the request of the gentle- constantly ask permission how we do woman from New York? REDUCING REGULATORY BURDEN our job, can we do our job this way, are There was no objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under we allowed to grow the company, are Mr. LANKFORD. I want to continue the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- we allowed to complete it, what agen- on this ongoing conversation. How do uary 3, 2013, the Chair recognizes the cies do we have to go through just to decisions get made in America? gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. get a permit to do something that It is the assumption again that if you LANKFORD) for 30 minutes. needs to be accomplished, it gets out of are a landowner or a farmer and ranch- Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, it is hand. We woke up one day and we real- er, you look around your farm and you amazing when we get a chance to be ized we were spending 40 cents out of look for what is best for your land and able to talk about something simple: every dollar that comes into our com- for your family, as well as for the fami- Can a company run its own business? pany to simply comply with a mandate lies around you. No one takes better That seems like a very straightforward or a regulation coming down from the care of the land than farmers and statement. Of course a company can government. Forty cents out of every ranchers all across America. run its own business. But it is fas- dollar. But it is interesting, as you go across cinating to me when we begin to go I was questioned one time on an western Oklahoma, you will drive for down the process of how many regula- interview. They said, How is that pos- miles and you will see barbwire fences. tions and how many things a company sible? Aren’t you including taxes? At the bottom of it, they will have a I said: No, this doesn’t include taxes. has to do to fulfill Federal mandates, small, little ribbon all the way across The person said I don’t believe what and it begs one simple question: Is it. People from outside the State might Washington the boss of every company you are saying, and I challenge you. I told them, just walk the halls with wonder what that is, but landowners in America? Is Washington the boss of me in my office, and you will go past a know what it is. That is the Fish and every family in America? Quite frank- compliance office, you will go past a Wildlife Service has stepped onto their ly, is Washington the boss of every em- payroll department, which is strongly private property and said that if you ployee in America? We don’t work for regulated. You will go by an H.R. de- are going to have a fence there in that ourselves anymore unless we are given partment that is strongly regulated, spot, you have to mark the bottom permission by the Federal Government. and so on and so on. I said you will be wire in case a lesser prairie chicken Now lest someone think I may be shocked how much we spend on payroll were to be in your area. carrying this overboard, tonight we just to meet those certain mandates So hundreds of miles of fences have want to have a little conversation on and those regulations. now been marked. People have been what is happening in our Nation right It is literally laughable when you hired or families have spent their pre- now, when we have a Nation that is so have people up here in Washington, cious time, instead of farming or focused on how we can wrap around D.C., get up and say they got a job ranching, instead tagging barbwire in every business to decide what is best package. If they were really that good case there is a lesser prairie chicken for the employees, what is best for the at creating jobs, why didn’t they do it somewhere in the area, which I remind employer, and what is best for every- before they got here? The truth is they you, is not an endangered species. It is one around them. don’t know because if they did, the a species that is being discussed to pos- There are several Members here as only thing they would have to do is sibly be threatened at some future well, and I want to yield to the gen- start reining in the regulations. At the point, but it is not listed as threatened. tleman from Oklahoma (Mr. MULLIN), end of the day, is America the land of It is not listed as endangered. But mil- who has been an amazing Member of opportunity because right now if Wash- lions of dollars have been spent on this House of Representatives in the ington, D.C., if the Federal Govern- things like tagging barbwire fences and work he has done, and he comes with ment continues to overregulate, the limiting roads. this small business perspective. He opportunities and the entrepreneurial b 2100 knows how to grow a business. He grew spirit that exists in America is no a small business to a very large busi- longer going to exist. Now, landowners have to go to the ness that was very significant, even I would like to thank the gentleman Fish and Wildlife Service and ask per- through all of the regulatory process. for bringing this to our attention and mission for how many head of cattle I yield to the gentleman from Okla- taking the time and your time to say that they can have in a certain area, in homa (Mr. MULLIN). hey, enough is enough. case a lesser prairie chicken happens to Mr. MULLIN. I thank Mr. JAMES Mr. LANKFORD. I thank the gen- be in the area. LANKFORD from Oklahoma. What a tleman. It is an interesting day that we have wonderful colleague you are. You are As the husband of an amazing lady in America, that whether you are farm- absolutely correct, and the only reason and a dad of two amazing two young ing, ranching, running a plumbing I stand in front of you today is truly daughters, I enjoyed the previous Spe- company, or whether you are a con- the biggest threat I had as a business cial Order that happened here about tractor, it seems that Washington is owner, from a gentleman who literally Women’s History Month. I, as a dad, the boss of us, and we make decisions had the opportunity to have a very want to see my daughters be able to based on that. small company and see how the Lord succeed and have every single oppor- I would like to be able to welcome in can bless it and take it until now we tunity of every single other American, a colleague of mine from my same employ over 120 people across the State and so I would like to yield to my col- class, who has been a leader not only in of Oklahoma, when I woke up one day league from New York so she is able to his State legislature, but is now a lead- and realized that the biggest threat I enter some things into the RECORD. er here in this legislature, Mr. ALAN have to my company is the Federal Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New NUNNELEE. I would like to be able to Government, that is a sad reality. York. I thank the gentleman for his invite him to be able to come and con- You are absolutely correct. It is ri- beautiful words. Certainly the museum tinue on this conversation. diculous to sit and think we have to will not be achieved without like-mind- Mr. NUNNELEE. Mr. Speaker, I want ask Washington, D.C., for permission ed men who support it. to thank my friend from Oklahoma for

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Unfortunately, under this current ad- vive for several generations. Wash- That is not a government that is de- ministration, there is not a week that ington, and particularly not the EPA, signed to serve you. That is a govern- goes by without more evidence of out- is not the boss of Columbus Brick. ment that we serve. Banks have sud- of-control bureaucracies attempting to Mr. LANKFORD. I thank the gen- denly become entities of the Federal run local businesses through unneces- tleman for Mississippi for being here Government, constantly worried about sary rules and regulations. and being part of this conversation be- some Federal regulator coming in and I could give many examples, but in cause this does affect every single cor- what they may or may not do. Again, the interest of time, I will just give ner of our Nation. Washington is not our boss. one. Columbus Brick Company is lo- Everywhere we go, this tends to be The overtime rules that were just cated in Columbus, Mississippi. They the same issue repeated over and over proposed today by the President, it have been making clay bricks since again. How do individuals make deci- seems like a such a nice thing to do. If 1890. Mr. Al Puckett is the fourth gen- sions and not have to wait for the Fed- someone works overtime, they should eration of that family to run that busi- eral Government to be able to give get additional pay, but leaving out this ness. them permission to be able to do this? simple fact: people all over America After they spent substantial sums We could go on and on, but let me worked hourly and worked to get to a much money to bring the factory into just give you several other examples salaried position, so then they saw that compliance with new Environmental that some people may know well and as a promotion. Protection Agency regulations, the some people may not know well. Suddenly, the President of the EPA is now threatening new, even If you are going to put in a traffic United States is stepping in and say- more expensive regulations without light, just a simple installation, maybe ing: I am going to actually demote you any input from the public, from the a day or two at an intersection, to be again and put you back on an hourly- stakeholders, from Congress, or from able to put in a traffic light at an type situation, that if you make a cer- we the people. intersection, somewhere in the vicinity tain amount, you are going to have to Last June, Mr. Puckett appeared be- of that, there will be a board that has count your hours. fore the House Judiciary Committee. been placed up by the company. Well, what really happens in real life He testified: There will be 24 different posters sta- with that? Well, I can tell you imme- If EPA uses the same approach that they pled to that board to give instructions diately after that rule gets promul- have followed on recent rules, Columbus to anyone who happens to be at that gated, Pam Parks, who owns Blue Brick may cease to exist after almost 125 job site installing a traffic light for a Wave and Silver Wave Boats in Semi- years of operation. I expect a minimum of day or two of all of their rights under nole, Oklahoma, contacts me imme- having to shut down 2 or 3 kilns. That will the Department of Labor rules—24 diately and says: Does the President mean a permanent job loss of 45 to 50 fami- posters posted outside somewhere in have any idea what this would mean in lies in our small rural community. the vicinity around where they are real life in a real business? Sadly, Mr. Speaker, it gets worse. doing construction on a traffic light. I can tell Pam probably not because These EPA regulations do not result in Does anyone think that is common what it will mean in real life for her, any significant benefit to the environ- sense? I would assume not; but yet it is what it will mean in real life for her ment. The brick industry in general— all over the country. Every company employees, what it will mean in real Columbus Brick Company in par- that is installing traffic lights or work- life for companies all over America are ticular—is already operating well with- ing on roads or bridges or anywhere multiple things, that when the Presi- in safe levels. Unfortunately, Columbus they may be, they are hauling around dent in Washington shows up at a busi- Brick Company is not unique in the this giant board and putting it up be- ness and says it is obvious you don’t impact this rule would have on small cause the Federal Government makes take care of your employees, so we are businesses. Many would be forced to them do it. As they install it, they all going to force you to do this, and we close their doors. think the same thing. Do I work for are going to take over your business, Only in Washington are rules handed the government, or does the govern- and we are going to run your payroll down to businesses without allowing ment work for me? different than how you are running it, the affected parties the ability to Many banks in America now, after what really happens is salaried workers weigh in before the settlement agree- the Dodd-Frank regulations were suddenly step back down to hourly ments are adopted. Environmental reg- passed just 5 years ago, when those reg- workers, and someone who really ulations should be fair, reasonable, and ulations were passed—or that law was wants to succeed and is going to put in they should balance costs versus bene- passed and the regulations are now pro- the time to do that, the boss has to fits. mulgated, banks will tell you, all over step in to them onsite and say: you This body understands this concept, the country—small banks, family- can’t work more than 40 hours. I know and that is why, in February, we passed owned banks in small rural commu- you wanted to be here and to do extra the ALERRT Act, which would require nities, medium-sized banks, banks that stuff and try to work your way up the the administration to account for the had nothing to do with the meltdown ladder. No, you can’t do that; because cost of excessive regulations to mini- that happened in our economy in 2008 at a certain pay level, there is a cut off mize the impact on small businesses. and 2009—these community banks will there, and you have to have extra over- Mr. Puckett stated it best: tell you many of them have a regulator time. We are not asking for the rule to go away. sitting there full time now. Now, someone who may make a little We are asking that the practice of estab- If not full time, multiple times a bit more, they can stay extra, they can lishing unreasonable deadlines without input year, for weeks on end, a government work their way up the ladder, but from the impacted industries go away. regulator comes and sits down at their someone else now will be prohibited Mr. Speaker, Mississippians know bank and goes through every single from doing that. that the power and drive of America is piece of everything. As odd as it sounds, what just oc- in the individual, and the great solu- Many of these banks will tell you, if curred was the President just imposed tions to the great challenges facing our they call one of these regulators and a new ceiling in workplaces all over the country don’t come in Washington, nei- say: Hey, I am thinking about making country with no one passing a law, ther do they come in our State cap- a loan, and I am considering this, I with no regulation being promulgated, itals. The challenges to our solutions need to know, when you evaluate my just a declaration, and everything just can be found around our kitchen tables bank, what are you going to say on changed for a lot of Americans all over

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They happen to have a faith that sionally does some Federal con- Wave and Silver Wave Boats in Semi- believes that the child deserves life. tracting, here is the list of the regula- nole, Oklahoma. That is not right for Well, the President disagrees with tions that this company must fulfill. businesses all over America. that faith; so when ObamaCare—lit- To be a company and to be open in If I get into an issue that is some- erally, the regulations say to that busi- America right now, this is what this what controversial, excuse me, but let ness: You cannot operate your business particular company has to fulfill. They me count the ways that ObamaCare under faith principles if that faith prin- have to follow these specific regula- demonstrates that Washington, D.C., ciple is different than the President’s. tions: wants to be the boss of every business Why do I say that? Because if Hobby The Age Discrimination in Employ- and of every American. Lobby did not provide insurance at ment Act; the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009—the regs ObamaCare, when it passed, said to all—at all to their employees, they that are in there; the American Tax- every American: I know that you plan would be fined $2,000 per person, per payer Relief Act of 2012; the Americans your budget and you plan your life in year, if they refuse to provide insur- with Disabilities Act; the Black Lung certain ways. We don’t like how you do ance. Benefits Act; the Children’s Health In- that. You are suddenly going to do it If they provide all insurance with ev- surance Program Reauthorization Act our way. You are going to buy a prod- erything included in it that ObamaCare of 2009; the Consolidated Omnibus uct you haven’t purchased before, requires, except for four abortifacient Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986; the whether you are healthy or not, be- drugs—just leave out those four. Based cause we want you to, because we are Copeland Act of 1934; the Consumer on religious views they don’t agree Credit Protection Act; the Contract your boss and we are going to tell you with, those four abortifacient drugs—if what products you are going to buy. If Work Hours and Safety Standards Act; they don’t provide those four, their the Davis-Bacon Act; the Dodd-Frank you want to buy a different insurance fine is $36,500 per employee, per year. policy, I am sorry. That insurance pol- Act of 2011; the Drug-Free Workplace Let me run this past you again: $2,000 Act of 1988; the Employee Polygraph icy is not good enough for us in Wash- per employee if they provide nothing; ington. You have got to pick the one Protection Act; the Employee Retire- $36,500 per employee if they provide ev- ment Income Security Act; the Energy that we pick in Washington. erything, except those four abortifa- That is not American. Now, it is a Employees Occupational Illness Com- cient drugs. great thing to make sure that everyone pensation Program Act; the Equal Pay How serious is this administration Act; Executive Order 11246 of 1965; Ex- in America has access to health care, about being the boss of that company but to then go to every family and say: ecutive Order 13201; the Fair and Accu- and telling them: If your faith practice rate Credit Transactions Act; the Fed- It is going to be more than just access is different than ours, it is obvious the to, it is going to be requirement for, eral Corrupt Practices Act; the Fair consequences are shutting down a com- whether it fits your budget or not, and Credit Reporting Act; the Fair Labor pany? by the way, the government is going to Standards Act; the Family and Medical pick what fits your budget. b 2115 Leave Act; the Federal Employees’ That means Washington is suddenly No one can afford a fine of $36,500. So, Compensation Act; the Federal Insur- the boss of you. In every workplace basically, the Green family has to ance Contributions Act; the Federal across the country, Washington, D.C., choose to either live their faith or to Mine Safety and Health Act; the Ge- netic Information Nondiscrimination is now trying to decide which insur- keep their business open, but they Act; the Health Care and Education ance policies work best for them—that can’t do both at the same time. is, Washington, not for the people in What kind of country is this? What Reconciliation Act; the Health Insur- that company. Washington is not the have we become when the simple free- ance Portability and Accountability boss of us. We are individuals that have dom of religion can be swept aside by a Act; the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act of 2010; the Immigra- freedom. Washington that says: If I don’t agree tion Reform and Control Act of 1986; There is a company named Hobby with your faith, you have to change the Immigration and Nationality Act; Lobby. It happens to be based in my your practice? hometown. It is an absolutely amazing Washington is not the boss of our the Jury Service and Selection Act; the family that has lived out their faith for companies. Washington is not the boss Labor-Management Reporting and Dis- closure Act; the Lilly Ledbetter Fair years. People see Hobby Lobby as this of our faith. We have a constitutional Pay Act of 2007; the Longshore and giant company. right to be able to live out our faith. Just a few decades ago, Hobby Lobby I received a letter and information Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act; was in a garage and was a couple of from a great Oklahoma company in the McNamara-O’Hara Service Con- sons cutting out picture frames for Stillwater, Oklahoma. It is Frontier tract Act; the Mental Health and Ad- diction Equity Act of 2008; the Mental their dad, and they were selling these Electronic Systems. It is interesting to Health Parity Act; the Migrant and little tiny picture frames and starting be able to read what they are dealing Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protec- their own tiny little frame shop. with day-to-day just with Federal regu- That tiny little frame shop is now all tion Act; the National Labor Relations lations. Here is one statement. over this country and is known to be They wrote: Act; the Newborns’ and Mothers’ this great retailer Hobby Lobby. They Health Protection Act of 1996; the Nor- have practiced faith principles from A phrase I have borrowed regarding most ris-LaGuardia Act of 1932; the Occupa- of these Federal regulations is that they ‘‘do the very beginning of their company. not scale.’’ As a company with 113 employ- tional Safety and Health Act; the They close on Sundays. They close ees, we are as accountable for compliance as OSHA Hazard Communication Stand- early on Wednesdays. They pay well if we had 113,000 employees. Needless to say, ard; the Patient Protection and Afford- more than minimum wage. They have we have far fewer resources available—dol- able Care Act—that is a big one; that is always had great health care coverage. lars and people power—than a larger em- ObamaCare—the Pension Protection They are a company that lives out ployer has to ensure compliance. Also, com- Act of 2006; the Pregnancy Discrimina- biblical values in the workplace. They pliance with many of the regulations re- tion Act; the Rehabilitation Act of play Christian music even over the quires some level of knowledge and experi- 1973; the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; the Sher- loudspeakers at the stores. They are a ence in specific human resources special- ties—staffing, benefits, et cetera—due to the man Anti-Trust Act of 1890; title VII of place that, when you shop, you enjoy fact that many of the laws are complicated the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Uni- shopping there. People love to take and interrelated. Many smaller companies form Guidelines on Employee Selection care of people there. That is part of are fortunate to have even one experienced Procedures of 1978; the Uniformed Serv- their corporate mentality. HR professional, let alone one that has ex- ices Employment and Reemployment

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An act to ensure that holders of the Frequency Band 77-81 GHz; Amendment Act of 1998; the Worker Adjustment flood insurance policies under the National to Part 15 of the Commission’s Rules to Es- tablish Regulations for Level Probing Radars and Retraining Notification Act; and Flood Insurance Program do not receive pre- and Tank Level Probing Radars in the Fre- the Workforce Reinvestment and Adult mium refunds for coverage of second homes; quency Bands 5.925-7.250 GHz, 24.05-29.00 GHz Education Act. to the Committee on Financial Services. and 75-85 GHz; Ohmart/VEGA Corp., Request Can anyone keep up with that? This f for Waiver of Section 15.252 to Permit Mar- business has to. With 113 employees, keting of Level Probing Radars in the 26 GHz how many people does it take just to ADJOURNMENT Band [ET Docket No.: 10-23] [ET Docket No.: keep up with those regulations? Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, I 10-27] received February 26, 2014, pursuant to Mr. Speaker, we have a problem. We move that the House do now adjourn. 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. have a Washington, D.C., that has be- The motion was agreed to; accord- 4983. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- come arrogant. I don’t think it is in- ingly (at 9 o’clock and 22 minutes fice of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regu- tentional. Quite frankly, I think every- p.m.), the House adjourned until to- latory Agency, transmitting the Agency’s one is trying to be very kind—overly morrow, Friday, March 14, 2014, at 9 final rule — Retrospective Analysis under kind—and they stack on one regulation a.m. Executive Order 13579 [NRC-2011-0246] re- on another, and there suddenly be- ceived February 25, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. f 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and comes a day when no company can Commerce. keep up with this. OATH OF OFFICE MEMBERS, RESI- DENT COMMISSIONER, AND DEL- 4984. A letter from the Deputy Director, Of- The attitude is simple: we know bet- fice of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, Na- ter than you. You won’t run your com- EGATES tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- pany like it should be run, so we are The oath of office required by the tion, transmitting the Administration’s final going to come tell you how to run it. sixth article of the Constitution of the rule — Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of United States, and as provided by sec- Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal Migra- You won’t run your family like it tory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico should be run, so we are going to tell tion 2 of the act of May 13, 1884 (23 and South Atlantic; Trip Limit Reduction you how to run your family farm. You Stat. 22), to be administered to Mem- [Docket No.: 0010052281-0369-02] (RIN: 0648- won’t run your bank like it should be bers, Resident Commissioner, and Dele- XD134) received March 5, 2014, pursuant to 5 run, so we are going to come run it for gates of the House of Representatives, U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Nat- you. You won’t run your insurance the text of which is carried in 5 U.S.C. ural Resources. 3331: 4985. A letter from the Acting Deputy Di- company like it should be run, so we rector, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, are going to come run it for you. You ‘‘I, AB, do solemnly swear (or af- NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric mistreat your employees, so we are firm) that I will support and defend Administration, transmitting the Adminis- going to take over your health care the Constitution of the United tration’s final rule — Fisheries of the Carib- system, and we will run it for you. States against all enemies, foreign bean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Mr. Speaker, that is not what we are and domestic; that I will bear true Shrimp Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic faith and allegiance to the same; States; Closure of the Penaeid Shrimp Fish- as Americans. We are a nation that be- ery Off South Carolina [Docket No.: came strong because we are a nation that I take this obligation freely, 120919470-3513-02] (RIN: 0648-XD122) received that is free. We changed the world with without any mental reservation or March 5, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. a simple work ethic and the ability for purpose of evasion; and that I will 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural people to be able to achieve success. well and faithfully discharge the Resources. That did not include a laundry list of duties of the office on which I am 4986. A letter from the Deputy Assistant about to enter. So help me God.’’ Administrator for Regulatory Programs, protections from the Federal Govern- NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric ment that swallow up a business. has been subscribed to in person and Administration, transmitting the Adminis- Is there anything wrong with the filed in duplicate with the Clerk of the tration’s final rule — Fisheries of the Exclu- government’s setting the boundaries House of Representatives by the fol- sive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea for business? No. It is part of the role lowing Member of the 113th Congress, and Aleutian Islands Management Area; of government. But when it becomes pursuant to the provisions of 2 U.S.C. Amendment 102 [Docket No.: 130306200-4084- 02] (RIN: 0648-BD03) received March 5, 2014, this, we are drowning. Now, suddenly, 25: pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Washington is the boss of us, and this DAVID W. JOLLY, Thirteenth District mittee on Natural Resources. has got to turn around. of Florida. 4987. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Mr. Speaker, simple decisions have f to be made. NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Adminis- Can States do things that the Fed- EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. tration’s final rule — Fisheries of the North- eral Government is currently doing? eastern United States; Atlantic Herring Yes, there are things the Federal Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive Fishery; Amendment 5 [Docket No.: Government is doing it has no business communications were taken from the 100203070-4003-02] (RIN: 0648-AY47) received doing. They are the responsibility of a Speaker’s table and referred as follows: March 5, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. State. 4980. A letter from the Assistant to the 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Board, Board of Governors of the Federal Re- Resources. Should families go back to making 4988. A letter from the Deputy Assistant serve System, transmitting the Board’s final decisions and businesses making deci- Administrator for Regulatory Programs, sions? rule — Prohibition Against Federal Assist- NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric ance for Swaps Entities (Regulation KK) Yes, they should. That means there is Administration, transmitting the Adminis- [Docket No.: R-1458] (RIN: 7100-AD96) re- tration’s ‘‘Major’’ final rule — Endangered risk. With risk comes great reward. We ceived February 26, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. became the strongest and most pros- Fish and Wildlife; Final Rule To Remove the 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Sunset Provision of the Final Rule Imple- perous nation on the planet because Services. menting Vessel Speed Restrictions To Re- our people were not afraid of risk and 4981. A letter from the Deputy Assistant duce the Threat of Ship Collisions With the rest of the world was. We can get Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, North Atlantic Right Whales [Docket No.: back to that, but we have got to make Department of Justice, transmitting the De- 110819518-3833-02] (RIN: 0648-BB20) received a simple decision: Is Washington the partment’s final rule — Schedule of Con- March 6, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. trolled Substances: Placement of Alfaxalone boss of us or are the American people 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural into Schedule IV [Docket No.: DEA-370] re- Resources. the boss of Washington? ceived February 26, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 4989. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, With that, Mr. Speaker, I yield back 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Department of Homeland Security, transmit- the balance of my time. Commerce. ting the Department’s final rule — Safety

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A bill to direct the Secretary of Department of Homeland Security, transmit- HUFFMAN): Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot pro- ting the Department’s final rule — Safety H.R. 4226. A bill to amend the Federal gram to reduce the shortage of psychiatrists Zone, Vessel Movement, Christina River; Credit Union Act to exclude a loan secured in the Veterans Health Administration of Wilmington, DE [Docket Number: USCG- by a non-owner occupied 1- to 4-family dwell- the Department of Veterans Affairs by offer- 2013-1002] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received February ing from the definition of a member business ing competitive employment incentives to 26, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to loan, and for other purposes; to the Com- certain psychiatrists, and for other purposes; the Committee on Transportation and Infra- mittee on Financial Services. to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. structure. By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California By Mrs. BUSTOS (for herself and Mr. 4991. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, (for himself, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. NAD- BRALEY of Iowa): Department of Homeland Security, transmit- LER, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. H.R. 4235. A bill to amend title 38, United ting the Department’s final rule — Safety TIERNEY, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. States Code, to remove the maximum pay- Zone; Bone Island Triathlon, Atlantic Ocean; SWALWELL of California, Mr. HONDA, ment amount for certain qualified losses Key West, FL [Docket No.: USCG-2013-0905] Mr. ENYART, Ms. LEE of California, under the Traumatic Injury Protection (RIN: 1625-AA00) received February 26, 2014, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. JACKSON LEE, under the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insur- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Mr. GRAYSON, Ms. MOORE, Mr. POCAN, ance program; to the Committee on Vet- mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- Mr. SABLAN, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. CLARK erans’ Affairs. ture. of Massachusetts, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. By Mrs. DAVIS of California: 4992. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, GRIJALVA, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. BLU- H.R. 4236. A bill to amend the Higher Edu- Department of Homeland Security, transmit- MENAUER, Mr. HOLT, and Ms. SCHA- cation Act of 1965 and the Truth in Lending ting the Department’s final rule — Safety KOWSKY): Act to clarify the application of prepayment Zone; Houma Navigation Canal, Mile Marker H.R. 4227. A bill to amend title VII of the amounts on student loans; to the Committee 35.5 to 36.5, and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other statutes to on Education and the Workforce, and in ad- Mile Marker 59.0 to 60.0, West of Harvey clarify appropriate liability standards for dition to the Committee on Financial Serv- Locks, bank to bank; Houma, Terrebonne Federal antidiscrimination claims; to the ices, for a period to be subsequently deter- Parish, LA [Docket No.: USCG-2012-0880] Committee on Education and the Workforce, mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- (RIN: 1625-AA00) received February 26, 2014, and in addition to the Committees on House sideration of such provisions as fall within pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Administration, the Judiciary, and Over- the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- sight and Government Reform, for a period By Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee (for him- ture. to be subsequently determined by the Speak- self and Mr. PASCRELL): H.R. 4237. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- 4993. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, er, in each case for consideration of such pro- enue Code of 1986 to provide that the volume Department of Homeland Security, transmit- visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the cap for private activity bonds shall not apply ting the Department’s final rule — Safety committee concerned. to bonds for facilities for furnishing of water Zone; Olympus Tension Leg Platform [Dock- By Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina (for and sewage facilities; to the Committee on et Number: USCG-2013-0070] (RIN: 1625-AA00) himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. BARBER, Ways and Means. received February 26, 2014, pursuant to 5 and Mr. DAINES): By Mr. HARRIS: U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on H.R. 4228. A bill to require the Department H.R. 4238. A bill to amend the Immigration Transportation and Infrastructure. of Homeland Security to improve discipline, and Nationality Act to provide for require- 4994. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- accountability, and transparency in acquisi- ments for employers of H-2B nonimmigrants, cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- tion program management; to the Com- and for other purposes; to the Committee on mitting the Department’s final rule — Air- mittee on Homeland Security. the Judiciary. worthiness Directives; Turbomeca S.A. Tur- By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, By Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself, Mr. boshaft Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2013-1003; Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. SIRES, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. Directorate Identifier 2013-NE-33-AD; SALMON, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, GARAMENDI, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. THOMP- Amendment 39-17724; AD 2014-01-01] (RIN: Mr. DESANTIS, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. GAR- SON of California, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, 2120-AA64) received March 10, 2014, pursuant CIA, Mr. BILIRAKIS, and Ms. FRANKEL Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on of Florida): H.R. 4229. A bill to seek international sanc- ESHOO, Mr. FARR, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. Transportation and Infrastructure. tions against the Government of Venezuela BERA of California, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. f with respect to foreign persons responsible LOWENTHAL, Mr. PETERS of Cali- REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON for or complicit in ordering, controlling, or fornia, Mr. SWALWELL of California, and Mr. CARTWRIGHT): PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS otherwise directing, the commission of seri- ous human rights abuses against citizens of H.R. 4239. A bill to provide drought assist- Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of Venezuela, and for other purposes; to the ance to the State of California and other af- committees were delivered to the Clerk Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addi- fected western States; to the Committee on for printing and reference to the proper tion to the Committees on the Judiciary, Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infra- calendar, as follows: Ways and Means, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by structure, the Budget, Agriculture, Energy Mr. SMITH of Texas: Committee on the Speaker, in each case for consideration and Commerce, and the Judiciary, for a pe- Science, Space, and Technology. H.R. 1786. A of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- riod to be subsequently determined by the bill to reauthorize the National Windstorm tion of the committee concerned. Speaker, in each case for consideration of Impact Reduction Program, and for other By Mr. RUNYAN (for himself and Mr. such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 113–380, GARAMENDI): tion of the committee concerned. Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the H.R. 4230. A bill to limit the retirement of By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM Whole House on the state of the Union. KC-10 aircraft; to the Committee on Armed of New Mexico (for herself, Ms. LEE of DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEE Services. California, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the By Mr. SALMON: CHRISTENSEN, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. ´ Committee on Transportation and In- H.R. 4231. A bill to prohibit United States GUTIERREZ, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Mr. GRI- frastructure discharged from further assistance to the East-West Center; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. JALVA, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. consideration. H.R. 1786 referred to the By Ms. GABBARD (for herself and Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. LINDA T. Committee of the Whole House on the GIBSON): SA´ NCHEZ of California, Ms. PINGREE state of the Union, and ordered to be H.R. 4232. A bill to clarify the cancellation of Maine, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. printed. of loans of members of the Armed Forces VARGAS, and Mrs. NAPOLITANO): under the Federal Perkins Loan Program; to H.R. 4240. A bill to expand access to health f the Committee on Education and the Work- care services, including sexual, reproductive, PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS force. and maternal health services, for immigrant By Mr. BISHOP of New York (for him- women, men, and families by removing legal Under clause 2 of rule XII, public self, Mr. HURT, and Mr. ISRAEL): barriers to health insurance coverage, and bills and resolutions of the following H.R. 4233. A bill to authorize the President for other purposes; to the Committee on En- titles were introduced and severally re- to award the Medal of Honor posthumously ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the ferred, as follows: to Lance Corporal Jordan C. Haerter and Committee on Ways and Means, for a period

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Ms. FUDGE, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. CART- By Mr. LYNCH (for himself, Mr. ROG- WRIGHT, Ms. MOORE, Mr. CONYERS, CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY ERS of Kentucky, Mr. GRIMM, Ms. Mr. POLIS, Ms. CLARKE of New York, STATEMENT DELAURO, Mr. KEATING, Mr. WOLF, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. MICHAUD, Ms. CA´ RDENAS, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, the Rules of the House of Representa- SHEA-PORTER, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. Mr. DEUTCH, and Mr. SERRANO): TONKO, Mr. HIGGINS, and Ms. CLARK H.R. 4249. A bill to amend the Richard B. tives, the following statements are sub- of Massachusetts): Russell National School Lunch Act and the mitted regarding the specific powers H.R. 4241. A bill to withdraw approval for Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to expand and im- granted to Congress in the Constitu- the drug Zohydro ER and prohibit the Food prove Federal programs to reduce child hun- tion to enact the accompanying bill or and Drug Administration from approving ger; to the Committee on Education and the joint resolution. such drug unless it is reformulated to pre- Workforce. By Mrs. WAGNER: vent abuse; to the Committee on Energy and By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself and H.R. 4225. Commerce. Mr. DINGELL): Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. NOLAN (for himself and Mr. H.R. 4250. A bill to amend the Federal lation pursuant to the following: PAULSEN): Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide an This bill is enacted pursuant to the power H.R. 4242. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of alternative process for review of safety and granted to Congress in Article I, Section 8, 1930 to provide for the import of donated fire- effectiveness of nonprescription sunscreen Clause 3 of the United States Constitution: fighting and rescue and relief equipment and active ingredients and for other purposes; to ‘‘To regulate Commerce with foreign Na- supplies free of duty and other restrictions the Committee on Energy and Commerce. tions, and among the several States, and for purposes of inspection and subsequent do- By Mr. GRIMM: nation and export of such equipment and H. Con. Res. 93. Concurrent resolution di- with the Indian Tribes.’’ supplies to countries and organizations in recting the Clerk of the House of Representa- Additional authority derives from Article need, and for other purposes; to the Com- tives to make technical corrections in the I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States mittee on Ways and Means. enrollment of H.R. 3370; considered and Constitution: ‘‘To make all Laws which shall By Ms. NORTON: agreed to. considered and agreed to. be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all H.R. 4243. A bill to amend title 40, United By Mr. ELLISON (for himself, Mr. GRI- other Powers vested by this Constitution in States Code, to permit commercial JALVA, Ms. MCCOLLUM, and Mr. the Government of the United States, or in filmmaking and photography on the United NOLAN): States Capitol grounds, and for other pur- By Mr. KILDEE: any Department or Officer thereof.’’ poses; to the Committee on Transportation H. Res. 517. A resolution raising a question By Mr. ROYCE: and Infrastructure. of the privileges of the House. H.R. 4226. By Mr. PETERS of Michigan (for him- H. Res. 518. A resolution expressing support Congress has the power to enact this legis- self, Mr. MURPHY of Florida, and Mr. for designation of March 2014 as ‘‘Multiple lation pursuant to the following: SCHRADER): System Atrophy Awareness Month’’ to in- Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the H.R. 4244. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- crease public awareness of this progressive U.S. Constitution to regulate commerce. enue Code of 1986 to modify the small em- neurodegenerative disorder that affects the By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Cali- ployer health insurance credit, and for other autonomic functions of the body; to the fornia: purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Committee on Oversight and Government H.R. 4227. Means. Reform. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. QUIGLEY: By Ms. LEE OF CALIFORNIA (for herself, Article I, Section 8 H.R. 4245. A bill to amend the Ethics in Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ, Mr. By Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina: Government Act of 1978, the Rules of the MCGOVERN, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, H.R. 4228. House of Representatives, the Lobbying Dis- Mr. ELLISON, Ms. NORTON, Ms. Congress has the power to enact this legis- closure Act of 1995, and the Federal Funding MOORE, Mr. HINOJOSA, Ms. BROWN of lation pursuant to the following: Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 Florida, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- to improve access to information in the leg- LOEBSACK, Mr. HOLT, Ms. CLARKE of lation pursuant to the following: Article I, islative and executive branches of the Gov- New York, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Section 8, Clause I of the Constitution enu- ernment, and for other purposes; to the Com- Ms. BORDALLO, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. merates to Congress the power to ‘‘provide mittee on Oversight and Government Re- HONDA, Mr. RUSH, Mrs. CAROLYN B. for the common defense and general welfare form, and in addition to the Committees on MALONEY of New York, Ms. TITUS, of the United States.’’ This legislation sets Rules, House Administration, the Judiciary, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. LEWIS, Ms. BASS, out parameters reforming the way that the Ethics, and Ways and Means, for a period to Mr. BARBER, and Mrs. CHRISTENSEN): be subsequently determined by the Speaker, H. Res. 519. A resolution supporting the Department of Homeland Security purchases in each case for consideration of such provi- goals and ideals of Professional Social Work the equipment and services it needs to de- sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the Month and World Social Work Day; to the fend the homeland. committee concerned. Committee on Education and the Workforce. By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN: By Mr. REICHERT (for himself, Mr. H.R. 4229. f MATHESON, and Mr. GARY G. MILLER Congress has the power to enact this legis- of California): MEMORIALS lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 4246. A bill to provide construction, Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution architectural, and engineering entities with Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials By Mr. RUNYAN: qualified immunity from liability for neg- were presented and referred as follows: H.R. 4230. ligence when providing services or equip- 175. The SPEAKER presented a memorial Congress has the power to enact this legis- ment on a volunteer basis in response to a of the House of Representatives of the State lation pursuant to the following: declared emergency or disaster; to the Com- of South Carolina, relative to a Concurrent Article I, Section 8 mittee on the Judiciary. Resolution memorializing the Congress to By Mr. SALMON: By Mr. RUIZ (for himself, Mr. enact legislation revising or requiring revi- H.R. 4231. SWALWELL of California, Mr. TAKANO, sions of the Southeastern United States fed- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mr. ENYART, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, eral outer continental shelf administrative lation pursuant to the following: and Mr. HECK of Nevada): district boundaries established by BOEM of Article I, Section 9, Clause 7—‘‘No money H.R. 4247. A bill to amend title 5, United the Department of the Interior; to the Com- shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in States Code, to provide that disabled vet- mittee on Natural Resources. Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; erans with a disability rating greater than or 176. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the and a regular Statement and Account of the equal to 70 percent receive preference with State of Ohio, relative to Senate Joint Reso- Receipts and Expenditures of all public respect to employment in the competitive lution No. 5 urging the Congress to propose a Money shall be published from time to service, and for other purposes; to the Com- balanced budget amendment to the United time.’’ mittee on Oversight and Government Re- States Constitution; to the Committee on By Ms. GABBARD: form. the Judiciary. H.R. 4232. By Mr. TAKANO (for himself and Mr. 177. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- FLORES): State of New Mexico, relative to Senate Me- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 4248. A bill to require institutions of morial No. 2 calling upon the New Mexico The U.S. Constitution including Article 1, higher education to disseminate information Congressional Delegation in Washington Section 8. with respect to the completion rates, em- D.C., to vote in favor of legislation that By Mr. BISHOP of New York: ployment rates, and retention rates of recipi- would remove the deadline for ratification of H.R. 4233.

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Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Ms. NORTON: H.R. 1074: Mr. LIPINSKI and Mr. ENYART. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 4243. H.R. 1084: Mr. ENYART. Article I, Section 8 Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1091: Mrs. WAGNER and Mr. GRAVES of By Mr. BUCSHON: lation pursuant to the following: Georgia. H.R. 4234. clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the H.R. 1098: Mr. RANGEL. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Constitution. H.R. 1150: Mr. RYAN of Ohio. lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. PETERS of Michigan: H.R. 1173: Mr. SHIMKUS. Article 1, Section 8: To make all Laws H.R. 4244. H.R. 1175: Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. which shall be necessary and proper for car- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1249: Mr. SHIMKUS and Mr. PETRI. rying into Execution the foregoing Powers, lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1250: Mr. FINCHER. and all other Powers vested by the Constitu- Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 H.R. 1286: Mr. KILMER. tion in the Government of the United States The Congress shall have Power to lay and H.R. 1318: Mr. DOYLE, Mr. STOCKMAN, and or in any Department or Officer thereof. collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, Mr. PETRI. By Mrs. BUSTOS: to pay the Debts and provide for the common H.R. 1343: Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´ N of New Mex- H.R. 4235. Defence and general Welfare of the United ico. Congress has the power to enact this legis- States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises H.R. 1354: Ms. BORDALLO and Mr. JOYCE. lation pursuant to the following: shall be uniform throughout the United H.R. 1431: Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. This bill is enacted pursuant to the power States. THOMPSON of Mississippi and Ms. HANABUSA. granted to Congress under Article I, Section By Mr. QUIGLEY: H.R. 1566: Mr. WENSTRUP. 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitu- H.R. 4245. H.R. 1652: Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. tion. Congress has the power to enact this legis- KILMER, and Ms. ESHOO. By Mrs. DAVIS of California: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1728: Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. H.R. 4236. H.R. 1736: Mr. HOLT. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Section 8 of article I of the Constitution By Mr. REICHERT: H.R. 1750: Mr. AMODEI. lation pursuant to the following: ´ H.R. 4246. H.R. 1761: Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Article I, § 8 Mr. BISHOP of Utah, and Ms. HANABUSA. By Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee: Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1832: Mr. KEATING. H.R. 4237. H.R. 1838: Mr. BRALEY of Iowa and Ms. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Clause 3, of Section 8, of Article I of the SPEIER. lation pursuant to the following: Constitution, which states that the United H.R. 1851: Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of Congress has the power to enact this legis- States Congress shall have power ‘‘to regu- New York. lation pursuant to Article I, Section 8, late Commerce with foreign Nations, and H.R. 1893: Mr. MILLER of Florida. Clause 3 of the United States Constitution. among the several States, and with the In- H.R. 1913: Mr. DUFFY. By Mr. HARRIS: dian Tribes.’’ H.R. 1920: Mr. SWALWELL of California. H.R. 4238. By Mr. RUIZ: H.R. 2084: Mr. HANNA. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 4247. H.R. 2130: Mr. WELCH. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2144: Mr. TONKO and Mr. LOEBSACK. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 which states lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2160: Mr. SIRES. that the Congress has power ‘‘to regulate clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the H.R. 2291: Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. Commerce with foreign Nations, and among Constitution WELCH, and Mr. TONKO. the several States . . .’’ By Mr. TAKANO: H.R. 2302: Mr. OWENS. By Mr. HUFFMAN: H.R. 4248. H.R. 2376: Mr. ROTHFUS. H.R. 4239. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2377: Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. DENT, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: CALVERT, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, and lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of Mr. ISSA. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: The Congress the United States. H.R. 2387: Mr. BISHOP of New York. shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, By Ms. TITUS: H.R. 2459: Ms. KUSTER. Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the H.R. 4249. H.R. 2523: Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts and Debts and provide for the common Defence Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mr. SCHRADER. and general Welfare of the United States; but lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2536: Mr. SCHWEIKERT. all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uni- The bill is enacted pursuant to the power H.R. 2537: Mr. STOCKMAN. form throughout the United States. granted to Congress under Article I, Section H.R. 2591: Mr. CAMPBELL. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution. H.R. 2773: Mr. WALZ. Laws which shall be necessary and proper for By Mr. WHITFIELD: H.R. 2825: Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. carrying into Execution the foregoing Pow- H.R. 4250. H.R. 2901: Mr. SCHIFF. ers, and all other Powers vested by this Con- Congress has the power to enact this legis- stitution in the Government of the United H.R. 2919: Mr. PETERSON and Mr. BISHOP of lation pursuant to the following: Utah. States, or in any Department or Office there- Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: The Congress of. H.R. 2932: Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. shall have Power *** to regulate Commerce ´ Article I, Section 9, Clause 7: No Money BLUMENAUER, Mr. CARDENAS, Ms. CLARK of with foreign Nations, and among the several Massachusetts, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. shall be drawn from the Treasury but in Con- States, and with the Indian Tribes. sequence of Appropriations made by Law; DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. DELANEY, Ms. ´ and a regular Statement and Account of the f DUCKWORTH, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. Receipts and Expenditures of all public HINOJOSA, Mr. HONDA, Ms. LEE of California, Money shall be published from time to time. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Ms. MOORE, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PASTOR of Arizona, Ms. of New Mexico: were added to public bills and resolu- ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RUSH, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of H.R. 4240. tions, as follows: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Georgia, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 6: Mrs. CAPITO and Mr. COFFMAN. SWALWELL of California, Ms. TITUS, Mr. VAN Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 H.R. 46: Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. HOLLEN, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Ms. WATERS, Mr. By Mr. LYNCH: H.R. 118: Mrs. DAVIS of California. YARMUTH, Mr. BARROW of Georgia, Mr. KIND, H.R. 4241. H.R. 182: Mr. MCKINLEY. Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 184: Mr. LARSEN of Washington. PALAZZO, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. YODER, and lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 455: Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. FITZPATRICK. Article 1 section 8 Clause 3 of the United H.R. 562: Mr. PETERS of Michigan. H.R. 2939: Mr. BARBER, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. States Constitution. H.R. 594: Mr. PASCRELL and Mr. KENNEDY. BILIRAKIS, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. ROSS, and Mr. By Mr. NOLAN: H.R. 597: Mr. HOLT. MCHENRY. H.R. 4242. H.R. 647: Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. HIGGINS, and Mr. H.R. 2959: Mr. JOYCE, Mr. SMITH of Ne- Congress has the power to enact this legis- SCALISE. braska, and Mr. TIBERI. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 755: Mrs. BEATTY. H.R. 2992: Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1, which states H.R. 863: Mr. LATTA, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, H.R. 2995: Mr. STIVERS. that ‘‘The Congress shall have power to lay and Mr. THOMPSON of California. H.R. 2996: Mr. MARCHANT. and collect taxes, duties, imposts and ex- H.R. 935: Mrs. NOEM. H.R. 3086: Mr. REED, Mr. HURT, Mr. MAFFEI, cises, to pay the debts and provide for the H.R. 953: Mr. ELLISON. Mr. DAINES, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. common defence and general welfare of the H.R. 958: Mr. BLUMENAUER. YODER, and Ms. JENKINS. United States; but all duties, imposts and ex- H.R. 962: Mr. MAFFEI and Mr. HECK of H.R. 3155: Mr. LANCE and Mr. LONG. cises shall be uniform throughout the United Washington. H.R. 3179: Mr. HANNA. States.’’ H.R. 1008: Mr. MCALLISTER. H.R. 3180: Mr. COFFMAN.

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H.R. 3186: Ms. FRANKEL of Florida. H.R. 3988: Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Cali- H.R. 4213: Mr. PETERSON. H.R. 3222: Mr. HOLT. fornia. H. J. Res. 68: Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. H.R. 3305: Mr. HUNTER. H.R. 3992: Ms. BONAMICI. H. Con. Res. 61: Mr. VARGAS and Mr. BERA H.R. 3318: Mr. ENYART and Mr. MCNERNEY. H.R. 4026: Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. JACKSON LEE, of California. H.R. 3384: Mr. WALBERG. and Mr. MCNERNEY. H. Con. Res. 91: Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. H.R. 3392: Mr. ROSS. H.R. 4031: Mr. TIBERI. HANABUSA, and Mr. SCHIFF. H.R. 3395: Mrs. NEGRETE MCLEOD. H.R. 4035: Mr. HINOJOSA. H. Res. 30: Mr. KIND. H.R. 3461: Mr. PASTOR of Arizona. H.R. 4041: Mr. MORAN and Mr. SWALWELL of H. Res. 109: Mr. ELLISON and Mr. PERRY. H.R. 3481: Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. KLINE, Mr. California. H. Res. 418: Mr. PETERSON. FORTENBERRY, Mr. COOPER, Ms. BROWNLEY of H.R. 4042: Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas. H. Res. 428: Mr. BROUN of Georgia. California, Mr. COOK, Mr. KEATING, and Mr. H.R. 4045: Mr. BERA of California, Mrs. H. Res. 456: Mr. MILLER of Florida and Mr. MILLER of Florida. BACHMANN, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. DIAZ- WALZ. H.R. 3489: Ms. TITUS. BALART, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. H. Res. 484: Mr. ELLISON, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. H.R. 3494: Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. MOORE, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. GRIMM, RANGEL, and Mrs. DAVIS of California. CICILLINE, and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, and Mr. YOHO. H. Res. 494: Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. RUNYAN, Mr. H.R. 3505: Mr. RIBBLE and Mrs. BEATTY. H.R. 4057: Mr. CONYERS and Mr. LEVIN. SHERMAN, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. RUSH, Mr. H.R. 3525: Mr. PITTENGER. H.R. 4060: Mr. ROYCE and Mr. HIGGINS. SHIMKUS, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. HALL, Mr. JOHN- H.R. 3544: Mr. SCALISE. H.R. 4092: Ms. KUSTER. H.R. 3546: Mr. COURTNEY. H.R. 4107: Ms. EDWARDS. SON of Ohio, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. MARINO, and Mr. H.R. 3560: Mr. SERRANO and Mr. PASTOR of H.R. 4117: Mr. PIERLUISI. NOLAN. Arizona. H.R. 4119: Mr. HONDA. H.R. 3600: Mr. MARINO, Ms. EDWARDS, and H.R. 4135: Ms. JENKINS, Mr. SHUSTER, and f Mr. COLE. Mr. DESJARLAIS. H.R. 3601: Mr. NUGENT. H.R. 4139: Mr. BRIDENSTINE, Mr. HUNTER, H.R. 3678: Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee. and Mrs. CAPITO. PETITIONS, ETC. H.R. 3686: Mr. SALMON and Mr. BISHOP of H.R. 4148: Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions Utah. FARR, Mr. O’ROURKE, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. and papers were laid on the clerk’s H.R. 3698: Mr. CONAWAY. TIERNEY, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Ms. HANABUSA, desk and referred as follows: H.R. 3749: Ms. CASTOR of Florida. and Mr. HOLT. H.R. 3782: Ms. MCCOLLUM. H.R. 4149: Mr. HINOJOSA and Mr. 72. The SPEAKER presented a petition of H.R. 3836: Ms. JENKINS, Mr. NEAL, and Mr. BUTTERFIELD. the City of Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, rel- TURNER. H.R. 4151: Mr. COOK. ative to Resolution No. 2014-09 supporting H.R. 3867: Ms. ESHOO, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. LAR- H.R. 4154: Mr. PERRY. the Congressional Democrats’ proposal to SON of Connecticut, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. KIL- H.R. 4162: Mr. OWENS. raise the minimum wage to Ten and 10/100 DEE, and Mr. GARCIA. H.R. 4188: Mr. GERLACH, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. ($10.10) Dollars per hour; to the Committee H.R. 3877: Mr. HOLT. BUCSHON, Mr. BARBER, Mr. REED, Mr. LATTA, on Education and the Workforce. H.R. 3897: Mr. NEAL, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, and Mr. WENSTRUP. 73. Also, a petition of Patchogue-Medford and Mr. MCDERMOTT. H.R. 4193: Ms. NORTON. Schools, Patchogue, New York, relative to H.R. 3930: Mr. BARTON, Mr. THOMPSON of H.R. 4209: Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. DAVID SCOTT three resolutions passed buy the Board of Pennsylvania, Mr. TAKANO, and Mr. COTTON. of Georgia, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. HOLT, Mr. Education; to the Committee on Education H.R. 3965: Mr. VISCLOSKY. MCGOVERN, and Ms. TSONGAS. and the Workforce.

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