H7878 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 17, 2007 center even exists. We don’t know if it The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to modifications committed to conference: even exists, if it’s created by this ear- clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- Messrs. Reyes, Cramer, and Hoekstra. mark. ceedings on the amendment offered by From the Committee on Science and Tech- Concurrent Technology has been the the gentleman from Arizona will be nology, for consideration of secs. 703, 1301, recipient of millions upon millions of 1464, 1467, and 1507 of the Senate amendment, postponed. and modifications committed to conference: dollars over the years. The executives Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I Messrs. Gordon of Tennessee, Wu, and in Concurrent Technology contribute move that the Committee do now rise. Gingrey. handsomely to Members of Congress. The motion was agreed to. From the Committee on Transportation So it receives a lot of earmarks. It Accordingly, the Committee rose; and Infrastructure, for consideration of Ti- seems to be an earmark incubator of and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. tles I–III, sec. 1002, and Title XI of the House some type, an earmark that begets DAVIS of Illinois) having assumed the bill, and secs. 202, 301, Title IV, secs. 801–803, 807, 901, 1001, 1002, 1101–1103, 1422–1424, 1426, more earmarks. chair, Mr. TIERNEY, Chairman of the And yet we have the report that 1427, 1429, 1430, 1433, 1436–1438, 1441, 1443, 1444, Committee of the Whole House on the 1446, 1449, 1464, 1473, 1503, and 1605 of the Sen- comes with the bill that doesn’t even state of the Union, reported that that mention Concurrent Technology. It ate amendment, and modifications com- Committee, having had under consider- mitted to conference: Messrs. Oberstar, just mentions this center as if it al- ation the bill (H.R. 2641) making appro- DeFazio, and Mica. ready existed. We don’t even know if it priations for energy and water develop- For consideration of Title II of the House does. We can’t even find any informa- ment and related agencies for the fiscal bill, and Title III and subtitle C of title XIV tion on it, and apparently we can’t year ending September 30, 2008, and for of the Senate amendment, and modifications even get that information from the Ap- other purposes, had come to no resolu- committed to conference: Mr. Larson of Con- necticut. propriations Committee. tion thereon. So I would submit that this is what There was no objection. this process is about. This is why we f f come to the floor. This is why we in- APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES ON vite the sponsor of the earmark to de- H.R. 1, IMPROVING AMERICA’S ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOP- fend the earmark. But I would say SECURITY ACT OF 2007 MENT AND RELATED AGENCIES again, does this center exist? Do we The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 even know if it exists? How do we know objection, the Chair appoints the fol- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- if it’s a good center or a bad center? Is lowing conferees: ant to House Resolution 481 and rule this Concurrent Technology, which al- From the Committee on Homeland Secu- XVIII, the Chair declares the House in ready receives millions and millions of rity, for consideration of the House bill and the Committee of the Whole House on dollars in other bills, worthy of an- the Senate amendment, and modifications the State of the Union for the further committed to conference: Mr. Thompson of other earmark to create another cen- consideration of the bill, H.R. 2641. ter? Mississippi, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of Cali- These are the questions that we have fornia, Mr. Dicks, Ms. Harman, Mrs. Lowey, b 1335 to ask. Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Christensen, Messrs. Etheridge, Langevin, Cuellar, Al IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance Green of Texas, Perlmutter, King of New Accordingly, the House resolved of my time. York, Smith of Texas, Souder, Tom Davis of itself into the Committee of the Whole Mr. VISCLOSKY. I would continue to Virginia, Daniel E. Lungren of California, House on the State of the Union for the reserve my time. Rogers of Alabama, McCaul of Texas, Dent, Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Chairman, I guess I further consideration of the bill (H.R. and Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida. 2641) making appropriations for energy will finish off. I will call for a vote on From the Committee on Armed Services, this one, but I think it’s important for consideration of secs. 1202, 1211, 1221, 1232, and water development and related when Members are voting on this ear- 1233, and 1241 of the House bill, and section agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- mark and whether to retain it that we 703 of the Senate amendment, and modifica- tember 30, 2008, and for other purposes, have to know what we know and know tions committed to conference: Messrs. Skel- with Mr. TIERNEY (Acting Chairman) in ton, Spratt, and Saxton. the chair. what we don’t know. From the Committee on Energy and Com- We don’t know if this center even ex- The Clerk read the title of the bill. merce, for consideration of Title I, Title II, The Acting CHAIRMAN. When the ists. We are appropriating money for a secs. 743 and 901 of the House bill, and Title center where the Appropriations Com- III, secs. 1002, 1481, 1482, 1484, and Title XVII Committee of the Whole rose earlier mittee that has a responsibility to vet of the Senate amendment, and modifications today, a request for a recorded vote on this earmark can’t even tell us here if committed to conference: Messrs. Dingell, the amendment offered by the gen- this even exists. We don’t know that. Markey, and Barton of Texas. tleman from Arizona (Mr. FLAKE) had We’re voting on an earmark where in From the Committee on Foreign Affairs, been postponed. for consideration of secs. 601, 1202, 1211, 1221, the report it says it goes to the center, AMENDMENT NO. 35 OFFERED BY MR. 1222, 1232, 1233, 1241, 1302, 1311, 1312, 1322, 1323, HENSARLING but here in the certification letter it 1331–1333, 1412, 1414, 1422, 1431, and 1441–1443 of mentions Concurrent Technology, a the House bill, and secs. 502, 1301, Title Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, I private company. Which is it? XVIII, secs. 1911–1913, and 1951 of the Senate offer an amendment. If we don’t know these facts, we don’t amendment, and modifications committed to The Acting CHAIRMAN. The Clerk know what’s going on here, I would say conference: Messrs. Lantos, Ackerman, and will designate the amendment. the thing to do is to vote this down, to Ms. Ros-Lehtinen. The text of the amendment is as fol- actually vote for the amendment and From the Committee on the Judiciary, for lows: consideration of secs. 406, 501, 601, 702, and wait until the Appropriations Com- Amendment No. 35 offered by Mr. Title VIII of the House bill, and secs. 123, 501– HENSARLING: mittee actually has time to scrub and 503, 601–603, 1002, and 1432 of the Senate At the end of the bill (before the short to vet these earmarks a little more amendment, and modifications committed to title), insert the following: carefully. conference: Mr. Conyers, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of None of the funds in this Act may be used Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- California, and Mr. Sensenbrenner. for the South Carolina HBCU Science and ance of my time. From the Committee on Oversight and Technology initiative (SC). Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I Government Reform, for consideration of yield back my time. sec. 408 and subtitle A of title VIII of the The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to The Acting CHAIRMAN. The ques- House bill, and secs. 114, 601, 602, 903, 904, the order of the House of today, the tion is on the amendment offered by 1203, 1205, and 1601 of the Senate amendment, gentleman from Texas (Mr. the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. and modifications committed to conference: HENSARLING) and a Member opposed Messrs. Waxman, Clay, and Issa. FLAKE). each will control 5 minutes. From the Permanent Select Committee on The Chair recognizes the gentleman The question was taken; and the Act- Intelligence, for consideration of secs. 601, ing Chairman announced that the noes 712, 723, 732, 733, 741, 742, and subtitle A of from Texas. appeared to have it. title VIII of the House bill, and secs. 111–113, Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Chairman, I demand 121, 122, 131, 502, 601, 602, 703, 1201–1203, 1205, this particular amendment would save a recorded vote. 1206, and 1606 of the Senate amendment, and the taxpayers $1.5 billion. This would

VerDate Aug 31 2005 06:50 Jul 18, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K17JY7.055 H17JYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMHOUSE July 17, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7879 strike the funding for the South Caro- are we deciding that the taxpayer is Marion University. And I would say lina HBCU Science and Technology ini- supposed to fund this one? Is there any that as far as the University of South tiative. good purpose, any good program, any Carolina is concerned, in this same Let me say at the outset that I have good project in America that shouldn’t subcommittee, you will see some ear- no doubt that good use could be made receive a Federal subsidy? That’s kind marks, if you please, I call it targeted of these funds by this institution in of the question that we have here funding, to that institution. Yet I South Carolina. Let me also stipulate I today. would ask the gentleman why has he have no doubt that the gentleman from When I see a group of earmarks that singled out the HBCUs with no atten- South Carolina, who has offered this are going to institutions in Members’ tion given to the University of South earmark, knows far more about the districts, and I reflect upon the fact Carolina. good work they do at this institution that we are now on a collision course Mr. Chairman, I would suggest to the than do I. to either double taxes on the next gen- gentleman from Texas that this fund- But I do believe that it is critical eration, or, for all intents and pur- ing, $10.5 million, is a very small in- that every single penny of Federal poses, have no Federal Government, vestment for these students. I applaud spending be put in the context of its save Medicare, Medicaid and Social Se- the gentleman’s desire to be a good impact, not only on the taxpayer, but curity, we have got to start saving the steward of the taxpayers’ money. But of future generations. I think if you are pennies. When we start saving the pen- our suggestion is that his focus is mis- going to lead, you have to lead by ex- nies, eventually, the dollars will take guided. This small investment will pay ample. care of themselves. huge dividends to the constituents I Now, I wish we had the opportunity Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance represent, and I rise in the strongest to come to the floor each and every day of my time. objection to this amendment. Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, I and debate what will happen to future Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I would just add, there is a number of generations if we don’t alter the spend- rise in opposition to the gentleman’s amendments I have, not just simply ing patterns that we presently have in amendment and claim the time. those in the gentleman’s district, I sup- Congress today. The Acting CHAIRMAN. The gen- pose I could be here all day speaking In fact, the chairman of the Federal tleman from Indiana is recognized for 5 about them. Reserve has recently spoken, ‘‘Without minutes. I might also add that I am pleased to early and meaningful action to address Mr. VISCLOSKY. I would be happy to have a historically black college in my the rapid growth of entitlements, the yield time to my colleague, the gen- district, Jarvis Christian College in U.S. economy could be seriously weak- tleman from South Carolina (Mr. CLY- Wood County, Texas. Last I looked ened with future generations bearing BURN). they don’t have any money in this par- much of the cost.’’ Mr. CLYBURN. I thank my chairman ticular bill. A report from the Government Ac- for giving me this time. But the question again is, if we are countability Office, the rising cost of Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to going to help people with education, government entitlements are a fiscal the amendment offered by the gen- doubling taxes on the American fami- cancer that threatens catastrophic tleman from Texas. lies, which the budget resolution has consequences for our country and could In fiscal year 2003, while I was a done, which this bill is a part of, is no bankrupt America. member of the Energy and Water Sub- way to help an education. I know that principally our spending committee, I requested an analysis of I would urge adoption of this amend- patterns are driven by entitlement the Department of Energy funding, ment. spending. But as the late Everett Dirk- which had been historically received by Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- sen once said, $1 billion here, $1 billion, historically black colleges and univer- ance of my time. we are starting to talk about real sities. Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I money. By one estimation, we already When I met with the subcommittee yield back the balance of my time. have 10,000 Federal programs spread staff to go over these numbers, I think Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, I move across 600 agencies, and it seems like it is fair to say that we were all to strike the last word. week in, week out, we just add, add to shocked. At that time, Mr. HOBSON was The Acting CHAIRMAN. The gen- those particular programs. chair of this subcommittee, and he tleman from Ohio is recognized for 5 The question I have here today again summoned me to his office, and we sat minutes. is when we look at this one expendi- down to discuss these numbers. b 1345 ture, and, yes, earmarks are a small What we found was that over the Mr. HOBSON. Let me say this: as the part of Federal spending, but I believe prior 5 years funding to these institu- gentleman spoke, this came about that they are a large portion of the cul- tions by the Department of Energy had when I was chairman of the committee. ture of Federal spending. I am not reli- been somewhere around 6.8 percent of We relooked at what we were doing for giously opposed to earmarks. all of their funding to colleges and uni- HBCU. I happen to have two in my dis- Again, maybe good things can be versities across the country. In that 5- trict. These institutions are generally done with this money. But looking at year period, that number had dropped underfunded and generally don’t have the fact that the Federal budget is to 2.8 percent, and we decided that it the ability to put the emphasis on going way beyond the ability of the would be good to take a look at wheth- science and technologies that many of family budget to pay for it, at what er or not this could be reversed. I want us believe these students should have. point do we say that maybe, maybe the you to just think about that. This is an effort by the committee to Federal taxpayer shouldn’t be asked to Less than 3 percent of the funding by direct that money so we can increase spend money that goes to, I believe in the Department of Energy was going to taxes and can increase funding to the this case, a private college. these institutions, yet over 25 percent Federal Government and to other agen- Again, as I understand it, the funding of all black students in higher edu- cies by getting these people involved in would be used for math and science re- cation were attending these institu- science and technology. So I whole- search at the respective institutions. tions. heartedly support the committee’s rec- Well, we have got some of these insti- Now, my congressional district has ommendation and would urge to vote tutions in the Fifth Congressional Dis- seven, I would say to the gentleman down the amendment. trict of Texas. I am sure they could use from Texas, seven historical black col- Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- the money at Eastfield College. I am leges and universities, and he seemed ance of my time. sure they could use the money at Trin- to be discussing this amendment as if The Acting CHAIRMAN. The ques- ity Valley Community College. I am it were one. tion is on the amendment offered by sure my alma mater, Texas A&M Uni- I would also say to the gentleman the gentleman from Texas (Mr. versity, which is not in my district, that in my congressional district, you HENSARLING). could use this money as well. will find the University of South Caro- The question was taken; and the Act- But out of the hundreds of thousands lina, The Citadel, the College of ing Chairman announced that the noes of institutions of higher learning, why Charleston, Columbia College, Francis appeared to have it.

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Pursuant to tour with one of the very revered and the Department of Energy in this bill, clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- esteemed medical institutions within and they were very thoughtfully made. ceedings on the amendment offered by the City of Dallas that said that for And whether they be, in this instance, the gentleman from Texas will be post- years and years and years they were al- in Dubuque, Iowa, or any other com- poned. ways happy to competitively bid munity around the United States, it is AMENDMENT NO. 36 OFFERED BY MR. through the NIH process or other proc- certainly the committee’s position and HENSARLING esses for their research grant money. belief that those investments are urged Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, I But they have awakened to the dawn of for the greater good of everyone living offer an amendment. a new day now to where so many of in this country, and that is certainly to The Acting CHAIRMAN. The Clerk their other competing medical edu- the advantage of every taxpayer in the will designate the amendment. cation, medical research institutions United States of America. The text of the amendment is as fol- were receiving their Federal funding Mr. BRALEY of Iowa. Mr. Chairman, I rise lows: via the earmark track. And so finally, today to oppose the amendment by the gen- Amendment No. 36 offered by Mr. after all these years, they broke down tleman from Texas, which would prohibit fund- HENSARLING: and invested in a Federal lobbyist. ing in the Energy and Water Appropriations bill At the end of the bill (before the short Now, they were happy with a competi- for the new Environmental Science Center at title), insert the following: tive system, but they have realized the University of Dubuque in Iowa. When None of the funds in this Act may be used that, unfortunately, that is increas- opened, this Center will provide State, re- for the Environmental Science Center, Uni- ingly not where this Congress is head- gional, and national benefit through educating versity of Dubuque, IA. ed. undergraduate and graduate level students in The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to And so I believe that that is a bad the environmental sciences, and helping to the order of the House of today, the thing, again, to try to somehow move create the next generation of science profes- gentleman from Texas (Mr. away from what should be a more com- sionals. HENSARLING) and a Member opposed petitive process into one that does The need for greater science education has each will control 5 minutes. something else. Now, again, I think received a lot of attention in recent years, and The Chair recognizes the gentleman there is a lot of wonderful earmarks is an integral component of ensuring Amer- from Texas. here. I have no doubt about it. But, un- ica’s global competitiveness. As a Member of Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, I fortunately, more often than not we the Science, Technology, Engineering, and would like to continue on somewhat see earmarks representing a victory of Math Caucus, I believe strongly in the need with some of the themes that were the special interests over the national for investment in science education, and I rec- touched upon in the last amendment. interests, a victory of seniority over ognize the direct role that the Environmental But before I do, I do want to say a few merit, and too often a victory of se- Science Center plays in keeping America words about the overall bill. crecy over transparency. competitive. I do want to say that I think a lot of I am glad that the Democrat leader- The University of Dubuque has offered an good work was done by the committee, ship recently reversed themselves to interdisciplinary major in Environmental by the chairman, by our ranking mem- allow the transparency that we see Science since 1980, with many graduates cur- ber. It is my understanding that the today, and I believe that that is a good rently working in scientific fields. The environ- dollar value of the earmarks has de- thing. But two things we have to re- mental science program at the university is clined substantially from the last bill. member as we hand out money to one unique because of its hands-on focus and specific educational institution, and in I am going to say that I view that as strict scientific training. In nearly every course, this particular case the Environmental progress. But I also want to say that a field laboratory provides direct, applied ex- Science Center at the University of Du- when we are approaching as a Nation a periences for all types of students. Further- buque. Maybe good things can be done very nasty fiscal fork in the road, and more, University of Dubuque’s tri-state location with that money, but how about the in this institution unfortunately there affords students the opportunity to work with good things that the taxpayers who is a nasty habit of just kicking that three State natural resource agencies—Iowa, fund this, how about the good things can down the road as I mix my meta- Illinois, and Wisconsin. Even as an under- phors; but, again, don’t take my word they could have done? I recently received some correspond- graduate, students are able to receive a re- for it, look at the analysis of the Con- gionally based scientific education. gressional Budget Office, look at the ence from a lady in my district, Joyce of Tennessee Colony, Texas: ‘‘Dear The new Environmental Science Center will analysis of the General Accountability allow the university to expand on its proven Office, look at the Office of Manage- Congressman, please do what you can to stop the wasteful spending. I am re- record of educating national scientific leaders. ment and Budget. The Center will specialize in hands-on, applied Just dealing with the government tired; I am disabled. I am raising three grandchildren and now one great learning for current science teachers, environ- that we have today, if Congress just grandchild. I sometimes cannot afford mental agency personnel, undergraduate envi- disappeared and created no new govern- my own medicine. It takes everything I ronmental science majors, and education ma- ment, we are going to reach this fiscal have to get us from month to month. jors to teach the next generation of American fork in the road in the next generation, Gas has become a problem. I can’t go scientists. A failure to fund the Environmental where we are either going to have to to church at the end of the month be- Science Center would be a step backward for double taxes on our children and grand- cause I don’t have gas to get to town.’’ America’s scientific proficiency. children, or for all intents and purposes So here we are, Mr. Chairman, in an This funding is consistent with the Presi- there will be no Federal Government energy and water bill, and we are dent’s goal to, ‘‘encourage innovation through- save Medicare, Medicaid, and Social harming the energy program of Amer- out our economy and to give our Nation’s chil- Security. ican families to put energy earmarks dren a firm grounding in math and science.’’ It is not my analysis. Look at the in this bill. [President George W. Bush, State of the analysis of these other bodies. And so I Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- Union Address, February 1, 2006] America believe again that, unfortunately, al- ance of my time. needs facilities like the University of Du- though earmarks today are a small Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I buque’s Environmental Science Center to pro- portion of the Federal budget, they are rise to claim the time in opposition to vide a grounding in science, and help move a large portion of the culture of Fed- the amendment. America forward. eral spending. The Acting CHAIRMAN. The gen- I strongly oppose the amendment offered by Another reservation I have is my fear tleman from Indiana is recognized for 5 the gentleman from Texas, because it will set that too often they teach people and minutes. America back in terms of global competitive- teach institutions to become dependent Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I ness and will endanger programs that will edu- upon the Federal Government. I come would simply make the observation cate the next generation and allow them to

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But, Mr. Chairman, I think I was elected to also exercise judgment, The amendment was rejected. know my district, the Fifth Congres- judgment on behalf of my constituents AMENDMENT NO. 37 OFFERED BY MR. sional District of Texas, better than and judgment on behalf of the people of HENSARLING anybody else in this institution; and I America. One of the things I think is Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, I am fearful that every time the people important is to educate the children of offer an amendment. of the Fifth Congressional District are America. The Acting CHAIRMAN. The Clerk called upon to fund somebody else’s This particular earmark goes to a will designate the amendment. earmark somewhere else across the Na- private college that has entered into a The text of the amendment is as fol- tion, because, again, as we are trying private, private partnership with lows: to fund Federal energy and water pro- Merck to build a new science lab, to Amendment No. 37 offered by Mr. grams, we are taking away from family educate the children from, I would dare HENSARLING: energy and water programs, including say, some of them might be from the At the end of the bill (before the short in many of those in the Fifth Congres- Fifth District of Texas. This is a pri- title), insert the following: None of the funds in this Act may be used sional District of Texas. vate university run by nuns. And, by for the Emmanuel College Center for Science Recently, I heard from Ken of the way, if Sister Janet ever called you Partnership, MA. Mabank, Texas. He was concerned and asked you for a favor, you would The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to about this single largest tax increase do it, too, if you had any brains, be- the order of the House of today, the in the history that was passed as part cause I wouldn’t say no to Sister Janet. gentleman from Texas (Mr. of the Democrat budget. And as you So I don’t know exactly what the de- HENSARLING) and a Member opposed spend more money, you have to tax bate is. This particular one is to edu- each will control 5 minutes. more money. And so we know that the cate our own children in an merging The Chair recognizes the gentleman average American family in the next 5 field of biotechnology and other from Texas. years is going to be faced with an extra sciences. Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, in tax burden of about $3,000 a year, and Now, I know that some of the people specific, this amendment would strike part of it pays for earmarks like these. that don’t like this amendment also the earmark that would fund the com- I heard from Ken in Mabank, and he don’t want us to bring people from puter and science equipment at Em- said: ‘‘Dear Congressman, any increase overseas for those jobs. I question, manuel College Center for Science in taxes will hurt my family budget where would they come from? Who will Partnership. and cause us to cut back in other key we hire? If we don’t want people com- Again, following up on some of the areas. The rising gas prices have al- ing from overseas, which is a fair com- debate in the earlier amendments, I ready made us cut back on spending. ment, and we don’t want to educate our simply question why, at a time when Why does the Federal Government con- own children, where is the next genera- our Nation continues to face great fis- tinue to have an open checkbook based tion of scientists coming from if we cal challenges in the future, that al- on the backs of the taxpayer, me?’’ don’t help? though these individual earmarks may Well, I get letters like these every Mr. Chairman, this is just another be small amounts, I almost feel like day, Mr. Chairman. And, again, we ploy to get some kind of philosophical the story of the three bears, whether have to be cognizant as these so-called opportunity to make marks. It doesn’t the porridge is too hot or too cold. You investments are made in Washington, help the country, it doesn’t address the come to debate spending on the floor, we are taking away the ability of fami- specific item at hand, it is just a way and sometimes people will tell you, lies including those in the Fifth Con- to make some television time; and I well, that program is so big it is a sa- gressional District of Texas to make urge this amendment be defeated. Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I re- cred cow, you can’t touch it. And then their investments in energy, their in- vestments in water. And, again, I have serve the balance of my time. other times, Mr. Chairman, you hear, Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, well, we are dealing with a very small no doubt that the sponsor of this amendment believes that good things now, I have never met Sister Janet, but amount of money here, so why are we can be done with the money, but is I have heard from Melanie in Chandler, bothering with that? You almost be- every good thing in America due to re- who said: ‘‘If I have to pay more taxes, lieve it is part of the NIMBY syndrome, ceive a Federal subsidy? Shall we start then I can’t afford to go to school.’’ I the ‘‘Not in My Back Yard.’’ to subsidize Girl Scout cookies? How have heard from Rose in Garland who And, again, I will say I am sure the says: ‘‘I am a divorced mother with a sponsor of this earmark knows far about cut flowers in everybody’s home? My children, who are age 3 and 5, are child in college. An increase in taxes more about it than I do, knows far just now learning to swim. Maybe we would wipe out hope of the first college more about the educational institu- should subsidize swimming pools in graduate in the family.’’ tional, and I have no doubt that good every community across America. Fueling earmarks like these take things could be done with that money. Where does it all end? Where does the away from family education programs, But that is not really the relevant madness stop? Mr. Chairman. And that is why I urge question. The relevant question ought This kind of spending fuels the single adoption of the amendment. to be, number one, is this something largest tax increase in history and Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- the Federal Government ought to be threatens, threatens, to double taxes ance of my time. doing in the first place, given all the on our children. I urge adoption of the Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I other challenges and needs that we amendment. yield to the gentleman from Massachu- have. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance setts (Mr. CAPUANO). Second of all, is this a priority? Is of my time. Mr. CAPUANO. Mr. Chairman, I un- this a priority? Because we know now Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I derstand that people don’t like to pay that as, recently, Congress voted to in- claim the time in opposition to the taxes. Neither do I, unless those taxes crease the debt ceiling, continues to gentleman’s amendment. are used for wise and important pur- raid the Social Security fund. Is it The Acting CHAIRMAN. The gen- poses. And if the gentleman is so con- worth taking money out of the Social tleman from Indiana is recognized for 5 cerned about every taxpayer that Security trust fund to fund this par- minutes. doesn’t want to pay taxes, then why ticular earmark or any other par- Mr. VISCLOSKY. At this point I are we still in Iraq? ticular earmark? And that is what would yield time to the gentleman The amounts of money you are con- Members have to decide. from Massachusetts (Mr. CAPUANO). cerned with you said is a very small

VerDate Aug 31 2005 06:50 Jul 18, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A17JY7.030 H17JYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMHOUSE H7882 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 17, 2007 amount of money. And it is, to you. It I again stipulate that I have no doubt no money at all. And so we need to is not to Sister Janet and to the stu- that good things could be done with start today, and in this area of ear- dents at Emmanuel College. And if you this money. I don’t know what. I’m marking funds to these private edu- are that concerned with it, all you sure the gentleman who sponsored the cational institutions is a good start. have to do is just shut down Iraq for earmark would be happy to let us know Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance less than 30 seconds and you would the good things that can be done with of my time. have this money available to us. So I this money. Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I don’t believe that the real concern is But too often, Mr. Chairman, we would like to claim the time in opposi- tax money, because if it were, we seem to forget whose money it is in the tion to the gentleman’s amendment. wouldn’t be having this debate. We first place. And so that’s why I bring The Acting CHAIRMAN. The gen- would be having a debate on another these letters, this correspondence from tleman is recognized for 5 minutes. Mr. VISCLOSKY. At this point I matter that is much more financially people from the Fifth Congressional would like to recognize my colleague irresponsible. District of Texas, because we should from the State of Illinois, Mr. DAVIS. Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I never ever forget that as we’re plussing Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Chairman, yield back the balance of my time. up some Federal program, be it in en- I want to thank the gentleman from The Acting CHAIRMAN. The ques- ergy or water or education, you’re tak- Indiana for yielding. tion is on the amendment offered by ing away from some family’s program I’ve listened rather intently all after- the gentleman from Texas (Mr. where they’re trying to fund their en- noon to the gentleman from Texas and HENSARLING). ergy, their water, their education. his amendments. I’ve tried to find some The question was taken; and the Act- And again, Mr. Chairman, I just don’t logic. I’ve tried to find some validity. ing Chairman announced that the noes know how people can be aware of the I’ve tried to find some argument. And, appeared to have it. fact that this Nation is on a collision you know, for the sake of me, I have Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, I course for a fiscal calamity. Just the not been able to find any. demand a recorded vote. government we have today threatens You can talk to any educators in The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to to double taxes on the American peo- America, and they will talk about the clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- ple. Now, a lot of those people today great need that exists for science ceedings on the amendment offered by can’t vote. Some of those people aren’t teachers. You can talk to any medical the gentleman from Texas will be post- even born yet. But we know it’s going schools, anybody really interested in poned. to happen. health care, and they will talk about AMENDMENT NO. 38 OFFERED BY MR. Go to the Congressional Budget Of- the need for scientists. You can talk to HENSARLING fice. Go to the Office of Management researchers. You can talk to people Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, I and Budget. Listen to the Federal Re- who try and keep us competitive with offer an amendment. serve Chairman. Let me quote from other nations, and they will talk about The Acting CHAIRMAN. The Clerk some other sources. I quoted earlier the great need that exists. You can will designate the amendment. from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben talk to school districts who are import- The text of the amendment is as fol- Bernanke, that without early and ing science teachers from other coun- lows: meaningful action, the U.S. economy tries because we don’t have an ade- quate supply here in the United States Amendment No. 38 offered by Mr. could be seriously weakened, with fu- ture generations bearing much of the of America. HENSARLING: Then I hear the gentleman say, let’s At the end of the bill (before the short cost. title), insert the following: CBO, either a substantial reduction not fund these institutions. Let’s not None of the funds in this Act may be used in the growth of spending, a significant give the Roosevelt University, named for Roosevelt University Biology Laboratory increase in tax revenues relative to the for one of our great Presidents, Frank- Equipment (IL). size of the economy, or some combina- lin Delano Roosevelt, which provides The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to tion will be necessary to promote the opportunities for young people who the order of the House of today, the Nation’s long-term fiscal stability. would never, ever get the chance to go gentleman from Texas (Mr. A famous economist, Robert Samuel- to college, to learn science. Well, I can tell you that I still have HENSARLING) and a Member opposed son, the rising cost of government re- not been able to find the logic of the each will control 5 minutes. tirement programs, mainly Social Se- gentleman’s argument, other than to The Chair recognizes the gentleman curity and Medicare, increase taxes or say let’s not have earmarks. I’m sure from Texas. budget deficits so much that they that Jarvis Christian could use what- could reduce economic growth and this Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, ever resources that it could get, and of could trigger an economic and political this amendment would strike the ear- course it would have them if its Rep- death spiral. mark used to fund the equipping of two resentative had requested and tried to And so what I hear from too many of laboratories, creating 48 state-of-the- get what they need. art work stations at Roosevelt Univer- my colleagues is, well, this is just a few So I strongly oppose the gentleman’s sity Biology Laboratory. dollars in my particular district. Well, amendment, urge that it be voted Again, Mr. Chairman, there are so the challenge is great. The challenge is down, down, down, as far down as it many great colleges, so many great great. We must lead by example, and can get, and that we provide the oppor- universities across our Nation. How do by leading by example, we shouldn’t be tunity for young people in America to we get into the business of subsidizing bringing a bill to the floor, number fulfill the dream of a college education, some and not subsidizing others? one, that has a 4.3 percent increase a chance to earn a living, raise their over last year, 3.7 percent over the ad- b 1400 families, make America the Nation ministration’s request, and quite often that it has not been. Again, there are many worthy col- they request too much, that I believe Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the leges in the Fifth Congressional Dis- contains 5.6 billion in earmarks. Where $700,000 from the Department of Energy— trict of Texas, Jarvis Christian College, does it all stop? Science account for biology laboratory equip- Eastfield College, Trinity Valley Com- Is this truly a Federal priority? Or ment for Roosevelt University in Chicago, IL. munity College, and a much greater should the priority be to assure that we Roosevelt University seeks equipment assist- list beyond that. And so somehow, the leave the next generation with greater ance for its biology laboratory which supports students who attend those colleges in freedom and greater opportunity? student and faculty work in cell and molecular the Fifth District of Texas, either they That fight starts today. I know too biology. These subjects are integral to majors or their peers are being asked to take often the focus in the Nation’s capital in the sciences, pre-health career programs, money that would be destined for their is on the next election and not the next and science education. This request would education programs and send them generation. We ought to put it on the equip 2 laboratories, creating 48 state-of-the- somewhere else, in this case Illinois, to next generation because if we don’t art workstations and provide equipment for in- fund somebody else’s education, some- there’ll be no money for them to fund stitutions advancing science and science edu- body else’s research. their education programs. There’ll be cation. The total cost of the project is

VerDate Aug 31 2005 06:50 Jul 18, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K17JY7.066 H17JYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMHOUSE July 17, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7883 $6,000,000. Roosevelt University has wonder, I wonder about the wisdom, facing doubling of their taxes and our partnered with the State of Illinois and local about earmarking funds to a specific, generation passing on to them a lower university funds are available for this project. which I assume to be, for profit com- standard of living. And, Mr. Chairman, This laboratory also supports the summer ca- pany, a private company. Otherwise I simply do not wish to be a part of reer pathways biotechnology program with why are they called Nanosys, Inc.? that. Chicago Public Schools. There are hundreds and hundreds and So I urge adoption of this amend- Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I re- hundreds of thousands of companies ment. serve the balance of my time. across America, all trying to do good Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, things, trying to feed our people, edu- of my time. I’m not sure we’re having a debate over cate our people, clothe our people, heat Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I how much money we’re going to spend their homes in the winter, cool them in rise in opposition to the gentleman’s over education. We are certainly hav- the summer, help them with transpor- amendment and claim the time in op- ing a debate over who should do that tation. What isn’t a priority here? position. particular spending. And so now we give all the indication The Acting CHAIRMAN. The gen- I’m sorry that the gentleman from Il- that, instead of having a company tleman from Indiana is recognized for 5 linois doesn’t see the logic of American come and compete in some process, minutes. families who are working hard trying some kind of competitive bidding proc- Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I to save money, trying to put their chil- ess, instead we have an earmark to a yield to the gentlewoman from Cali- dren through college, and yet he has an private company. Why is their fuel cell fornia (Ms. ESHOO). earmark that is helping being funded technology so superior to somebody Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Chairman, I thank by the largest tax increase in American else’s? the chairman of the subcommittee for history. Back when I was affiliated with the very good work that he has done, I heard from Joy in Dallas, ‘‘I could Green Mountain Energy of Austin, all the members of the committee, be- not pay for a semester of college for Texas, they were doing a lot of good cause I know that you have to make my daughter if I had to send $2,200 things to produce power from wind en- difficult choices. more dollars to the government.’’ We ergy and solar energy and biomass. I am pleased to speak on the floor can ask her about the logic of the gen- Perhaps I should encourage some of my today about this investment in new tleman’s earmark. former colleagues of that particular technologies. As so many Members of The Acting CHAIRMAN. The time of private company to, instead of com- the House know, I have the privilege of the gentleman from Texas has expired. peting in the halls and competing in representing a congressional district Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I the marketplace, to come compete in that is the home of innovation and yield back the balance of my time. the halls of Congress for an earmark. technology, high technology, bio- The Acting CHAIRMAN. The ques- Now, again, this Nation desperately technology in our Nation. So perhaps tion is on the amendment from the needs advances in fuel cell technology, the gentleman from Texas should come gentleman from Texas (Mr. but to start handing money, through to visit because he would quickly come HENSARLING). earmarks, to individual companies, Mr. to respect what our country has come The amendment was rejected. Chairman, I do not believe is the way to rely on as well as our national econ- AMENDMENT NO. 39 OFFERED BY MR. to go. omy. HENSARLING And furthermore, once again we face I believe that this is a small but very Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, I such fiscal challenges. Our energy chal- important investment, and it will offer an amendment. lenge, our educational challenge are make vehicles more fuel efficient. I The Acting CHAIRMAN. The Clerk not the only challenges we face. We think this is not only a value of the will designate the amendment. face a great fiscal challenge. To para- people of my congressional district but The text of the amendment is as fol- phrase the Controller General Walker, of the entire Nation. lows: he has said, we are on the verge, in Our country today is paying too high Amendment No. 39 offered by Mr. America, of being the first generation a price for not being fuel efficient, not HENSARLING: in our Nation’s history to leave the being energy efficient; and to add in- At the end of the bill (before the short next generation with a lower standard sult to injury, we are depending upon title), insert the following: of living. our opponents and in some cases our None of the funds in this Act may be used enemies to supply us. That is a policy for Nanosys, Inc. b 1415 that I believe is on its head, and so I The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to It has never been done in the history was pleased to request of the com- the order of the House of today, the of America. And we will do that if we mittee that we make an investment in gentleman from Texas (Mr. don’t stop the ways that we spend the this technology. HENSARLING) and a Member opposed people’s money. Now, what does it do? It develops a each will control 5 minutes. So, again, I am faced with a bill here new type of cost-effective, energy-effi- The Chair recognizes the gentleman that spends 4.3 percent more than last cient fuel cell for automobiles. Now, from Texas. year. I am faced with an earmark that fuel cells, we know that they can dra- Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, is part of that process. I am looking at matically improve mileage per gallon, this particular amendment would a Democrat budget plan, Mr. Chair- but the downside is that they require strike the earmark for Nanosys, Inc. man, that will be $21 billion over the platinum, and platinum is expensive The funding would have been used to President’s request. I am looking at a and it is in short supply. But it is need- develop a fuel cell membrane electrode Democrat budget resolution that is ed because it is the catalyst for these assembly to enable the production of going to impose the single largest tax fuel cells. lightweight fuel cells suitable for auto- increase in America’s history not only This particular investment actually motive applications and portable elec- on the good people of the Fifth Con- will go a long way to dramatically in- tronic devices. gressional District of Texas but every- crease the surface area of the platinum Mr. Chairman, I have no doubt that body. So, again, the relevant question in a fuel cell. In other words, it will that is a very worthy expenditure of is not can good things be done with the bring down the price. In fact, this funds. I, myself, prior to coming to money. I am sure Nanosys can do a lot project that I have requested funding Congress, used to be an officer in what of good things with the earmark that for promises to produce a one-third cut most typically know is a green energy they will mostly likely receive. But it in the overall cost of the fuel cell. company. is coming out of American families. It Now, we are respected around the The issues surrounding fuel cells, the is coming out of their energy budget. It world for the investments that we have issues surrounding making energy is coming out of their education budg- made collectively, public and private, more environmentally friendly, mak- et. If we don’t fund it through that, if in new technologies. It seems to me ing America more energy independent we pass more debt on to our children, that this is cutting edge, that it is are very, very important issues. But I then what are they facing? They are smart, and that it is wise.

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Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Re- Lockport Lock Upper Pool Major Rehabilita- Of course these things should be scruti- search, GA tion and Maintenance, Rock Island Dis- nized. I welcome it. Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Funds, trict of the U.S. But when there is an overall public North Hempstead, New York Army Corps of Engineers, IL Fumer Creek, NY North San Diego County Water Recycling good here where all of the American Moyer Creek, NY Project, CA people win, not just my constituents University of North Alabama Green Campus Shoreline restoration Tarpon Springs, FL from the 14th District in California or Initiative (AL) Logan Cancer Center Equipment and Tech- the gentleman’s district in Texas but Upper Mississippi River System Navigation nology, Intermountain Health Care all Americans, that is a good invest- and Ecosystem Sustainability Program Logan Regional Hospital, UT ment. Ouachita and Black Rivers Navigation Chattahoochee Dam Removal, GA Number two, my constituents pay Project Underground waste pipeline integrity, Al- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Bayou taxes, just like yours. And guess what? bany, GA DeSiard, Monroe, LA Fire Island Montauk Point Study, NY Californians don’t get back everything J Bennett Johnston Waterway, Louisiana Wolf River, TN that they send here. So are some Ouachita River Levees, Louisiana Lower Columbia River Ecosystem Restora- things appropriate, good investments? Camp Ellis, Maine tion project, OR We have to scrutinize that. But mine Gulf of Maine Research Institute Laboratory Table Rock Lake, MO pay a fair share just as everyone else’s Upgrades, Maine High School Branch creek study, MO do. As a matter of fact, California Port of Pittsburgh Commission Missouri Alternative Renewable Energy Kennedy Health System, Voorhees, New Jer- sends more than it gets back, which in- Technology Center, MO sey Jordan Creek, Springfield, MO cludes my constituents. Steele Creek, NY USA Cancer Institute Oncology Medical And I would like to add a final point, Upper Susquehanna River Basin Environ Record System, University of South Ala- and my mother used to say this, and Rest, Cooperstown, NY bama, AL now her words, I think, are truer than Stillwater, MN Flood and Retaining Wall Coosa-Alabama civil works project, AL ever: ‘‘There are some that know the Project, St. Croix River Whitewater River Basin Flood Control cost of everything but value nothing.’’ Mt. St. Helens Sediment Control, Wash- project, CA Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, I ington Murriets Creek Flood Control project, CA Columbia River Channel Improvements, Or- have listened intently to the gentle- Rancho California Water District water egon and Washington study project, CA woman’s debate. I would simply say Columbia River at Baker Bay, WA Pine Mountain Lake, AR that it sounds too good to be true. If Puget Sound and Adjacent Waters Restora- National Center for Reliable Electric Power the company is on the cusp of making tion, Washington Transmission, AR such wonderful breakthroughs, I just Comite River Diversion Canal, Louisiana Agana (Hagatna) River Flood Control, Guam wonder, then, why taxpayer funds are Bayou Sorrel Lock, Louisiana Webbers Falls Lock and Dam, OK needed. It would seem like investors Louisiana State University Ag Center Beaver Creek flood control project, VA and Lake Belle View, Wisconsin would be knocking on the door to have TN BioEthanol Collaborative, SC Philpott Lake, VA a part of this great technology that Augusta, Georgia U.S. Army Corps of Engi- Levisa and Tug Forks of Big Sandy River this company is about to produce. I neers study and Upper Cumberland River, WV, KY, would love to sometime be able to visit City of Atlanta, Environmental Infrastruc- and VA California, visit this particular com- ture Calcasieu Lock, Louisiana pany, although I am not sure how prac- Biorefinery and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Re- Southwest Coastal Louisiana Hurricane Pro- tical it is. And I would encourage the search, Development and Demonstration tection Study, LA gentlewoman to come to the Fifth Dis- Project, Georgia Gulf Petro Initiative, University of Lou- Sustainable Energy Research Facility Con- isiana at Lafayette, LA trict of Texas and speak to the people struction, Frostburg State University, Florida State University Electric Grid Sys- who are having to pay for this bill. MD tem Study, FL The Acting CHAIRMAN. The time of Johnson Creek Project, Arlington, Texas Horseshoe Cove, Dixie County, FL the gentleman from Texas has expired. Advancing Texas Biofuel Production Project, Clinton Lake, Kansas Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I Baylor University, Texas Manhattan Levee Study, KS yield back the balance of my time. Center for Renewable Energy, Science, and Kansas Flood Damage Reduction project, To- The Acting CHAIRMAN. The ques- Technology (CREST) peka, KS tion is on the amendment offered by Jupiter Oxygen Inc., Dallas, Texas Town Bluff Dam, Texas Army Corps of Engineers Des Plaines River Schuylkill River at Grand Point, PA the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Project MRI machine, Memorial Hermann Baptist HENSARLING). Army Corps of Engineers Squaw Creek Orange Hospital, TX The question was taken; and the Act- (Round Lake Drain) project Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Seawall, Phila- ing Chairman announced that the noes Ballona Creek Restoration, CA delphia Industrial Development Corpora- appeared to have it. Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration, tion, PA Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, I CA Environmental Science Center, University of demand a recorded vote. Sun Valley Watershed Management Plan, Dubuque, IA The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to County of Los Angeles, CA Lock and Dam 11 project, U.S. Army Corps of clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- Tujunga Wash Environmental Restoration, Engineers Rock Island District, IL County of Los Angeles, CA Hogan’s Creek Ecosystem Restoration, FL ceedings on the amendment offered by Arroyo Seco Watershed Management Plan Jacksonville Harbor, FL the gentleman from Texas will be post- Feasibility Study, CA Jacksonville Marine Science Research Insti- poned. City of North Las Vegas Water Reuse Facil- tute, FL AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. CAMPBELL OF ity, NY Georgetown Harbor, South Carolina CALIFORNIA Las Vegas Wash Improvement Project, Ne- Wauchula Municipal Electric Substation Re- Mr. CAMPBELL of California. Mr. vada habilitation, FL Chairman, I offer an amendment. Channel Improvement Program, U.S. Army Wares Creek Flood and Coastal Storm Dam- The Acting CHAIRMAN. The Clerk Corps of Engineers, Memphis District age project, FL White River, AR Port Manatee, FL will designate the amendment. White River Navigation Study, AR Pecan Creek, Texas The text of the amendment is as fol- Bayou Metro Basin, AR Center for Advanced Scientific Computing lows: Ethanol from Agriculture for Arkansas and and Modeling, University of North Texas, Amendment offered by Mr. CAMPBELL of America project, Arkansas State Univer- TX California: sity, Arkansas Upper Trinity River Basin, TX

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Percy Priest modifications, US Army Aunt Lydia’s Cove, New England District of Dismal Swamp Canal, VA Corps of Engineers Nashville District the Army Corps of Engineers Heacock and Cactus Channels flood control, Mill Creek Watershed feasibility study, TN Sesuit Harbor (MA), New England District CA SemiTropic Phase II Groundwater Banking Army Corps of Engineers San Clemente Shoreline, CA project, CA Green Harbor (MA), New England District Inland Empire Regional Water Recycling Alton to Gale Levees Districts, IL Army Corps of Engineers Project, CA Wood River Levee, IL Long Island Dredged Material Management Upper Newport Bay Ecosystem Restoration, East St. Louis and Vicinity Ecosystem Res- Plan, Connecticut Department of Envi- CA toration and Flood Damage Reduction, ronmental Protection Santa Anna River Mainstem flood control, IL Lehigh River Basin Release, Army Corps of CA Belleville (IL) project, Madison and St. Clair Engineers Philadelphia District Leland Harbor, MI Counties Advanced Cellular and Biomolecular Imag- Great Lakes Fishery and Ecosystem Res- Mystic River Harbor Commission, CT ing, Lehigh University (PA) toration, MI Long Island Sound Dredged Material Man- Biodiesel Injection Blending Facilities, Inde- agement Plan, Army Corps of Engineers pendence Biofuels, PA Boardman River Dam project, MI New England District, CT and NY Air Products and Chemicals Inc., PA Imaging and Oncology Equipment, Inter- Pinhook Creek Flood Control Project, Center for Collaborative Sciences and Re- mountain Healthcare, UT Huntsville, AL search, Barry University, FL Central West Virginia, WV Integrated Environmental Research and University-Community Outreach, Research Marmet Lock and Dam, WV Services (IERS), Alabama A and M, Uni- and Training Endeavor, St. Thomas Uni- Santa Clara River Watershed Protection versity Research Institute versity (FL) Plan Feasibility Study, CA Fernandina Beach shore protection project, Everglades Ecosystem Restoration, Semi- Capinteria Shoreline Study, CA FL nole Tribe, FL Matilija Dam Removal and Ecosystem Res- Bronx River Basin, Army Corps of Engineers Makah Community Water supply project, toration, CA New York District Makah Tribe, WA Lake Cachuma Water and Sewage Treatment Orchard Beach, Army Corps of Engineers Grays Harbor Navigation Improvement Replacement Project, CA New York District Project, WA Emmanuel College Center for Science Part- Soundview Park, Army Corps of Engineers Inland Northwest Research Alliance Water nership, MA New York District Research Consortium, WA Muddy River Ecosystem Restoration and Casper College Renewable Energy Program, Pugent Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restora- Flood Damage Control Project, Massa- WY tion study, WA chusetts Energy-Efficient Green Campus Research Skagit River Flood Control project, WA San Joaquin County Urban Flood Protection Initiative, Texas A and M International Green Duwamish Ecosystem Restoration Project, CA University (TX) Project, Seattle District Army Corps of San Joaquin River Salinity Management, CA Alliance for Nanohealth, TX Engineers Saint Genevieve levee, MO Brays Bayou, Harris County Flood Control Mud Mountain Dam, Army Corps of Engi- St. Louis North Riverfront feasibility study, District neers Seattle District MO and IL Buffalo Bayou flood control, Harris County National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, St. Louis Flood Protection, MO Flood Control District MI Nicholson Borough Authority, Wastewater Marshall Fund, Minority Energy Science Ini- Port of Monroe, U.S. Army Corps of Engi- Collection and Treatment Facility, PA tiative, MD neers Detroit Towanda Municipal Authority Public Water Baltimore Harbor and Channels project, Great Lakes Sea Lamprey Barrier, Great Expansion, PA Maryland Department of Transportation Lakes Fishery Commission Whitpan Township, Pennsylvania Poplar Island project, Maryland Department Spring Lake Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration White River (North) Flood Damage Reduc- of Transportation Project, Texas tion Project, Indianapolis Eastern Shore, Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island Michigan City Harbor Dredging project, U.S. Williamson County Water Recycling Project, project, Maryland Department of Trans- Army Corps of Engineers Chicago TX portation Notre Dame Innovation Park, IN Cardiac Catheterization Research and Equip- McCook Reservoir Project, Metropolitan Placer County Subregional Wastewater ment, Metroplex Hospital, TX Water Reclamation District of Greater Treatment Project, CA Middle Brazos Feasibility Study, Brazos Chicago Placer County Biomass Utilization Pilot River Authority, TX Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery, MD and Project, CA Wilmington Harbor project, New Castle VA American River Pump Station, CA County, DE Tennessee-Tombigee Waterway, Tennessee Three Rivers Wet Weather Demonstration Vehicle to Grid Demonstration Project, Waterway Development Authority Project, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Delaware Energy Office, DE Roosevelt University Biology Laboratory Pittsburgh, PA Bethany/South Bethany Beach Replenish- Equipment (IL) Lower Monongahela Improvement Project ment Project, Delaware Greenup Locks and Dam Ohio River, Hun- for Locks and Dams 2, 3, and 4, PA Good Samaritan Hospital Specialty Cancer tington District U.S. Army Corps of En- Nuvision Engineering, PA Center, OH gineers Lynnhaven River Environmental Restora- Xavier University Science Equipment, OH Coal Fuels Alliance, KY and IN tion, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, VA Central Riverfront Project, OH Cumberland County Water Supply, TN Norfolk Harbor, Craney Island, Army Corps Eastern Kentucky University Chemical Re- Belmont Bay Science Center, VA of Engineers Norfolk, VA search Instrumentation, KY George Mason University Center for Bio- Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Demonstra- Bluegrass Pride, KY defense and Infectious Disease Research tion, South Coast Air Quality Manage- Green Visitor Center, Brooklyn Botanic Gar- (VA) ment District, CA den, NY Broad Creek shallow draft navigation chan- San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund, CA Blue River Channel, Kansas City, MO nel, Norfolk District U.S. Army Corps of Pistol Creek, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, City of Kansas City Water Services Depart- Engineers Nashville District ment, MO Utility Integration of Distributed Genera- First Creek, Knoxville, TN Swope Park, Kansas City, MO tion, San Diego Gas and Electric, CA Nuclear Security Science and Policy Insti- Turkey Creek Basin, Kansas City, MO Buford Dam and Lake Sydney Lanier (GA), tute, Texas A&M University Brush Creek Basin, Kansas City Water Serv- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile Meridian Wetlands, Meridian, TX ices Department, Kansas and Missouri District Whitney Lake Powerhouse, Whitney, TX Kansas City Plant Multi-Disciplined Inte- International Port of Coos Bay, OR San Antonio Channel Improvement, San An- grated Collaborative Environment, Kan- Siuslaw River project, Oregon tonio, TX sas City, MO Port of Umpqua, OR Dallas Floodway Extension, Upper Trinity Feasibility study Edisto Beach, South Caro- Wave Power Demonstration Project, River Basin, TX lina Reedsport, OR Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Conserva- Lake Marion Regional Water Agency, SC Chatfield Reservoir water reallocation study, tion Project, Waco, TX EngenuitySC, Columbia, SC CO Houston-Galveston Navigation Channel, TX South Carolina HBCU Science and Tech- Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Re- Clear Creek, TX nology Initiative (SC) covery Program and San Juan River Texas A&M University Port of Freeport, TX Wolf River Harbor, Memphis, Tennessee Basin Recovery Upper Trinity River Feasibility Study, TX

VerDate Aug 31 2005 06:50 Jul 18, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A17JY7.041 H17JYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMHOUSE H7886 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 17, 2007 Texas City Ship Channel, Galveston, TX Jackson Brook, NJ Flood Damage Reduction U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu Dis- The Brazos River Authority, TX Project trict, Fort Shafter, HI Lower Colorado River Basin Study Hudson River Estuary Lower Passaic River Mason Run Watershed, City of Whitehall, OH Guadalupe and San Antonio River Basins Restoration Project, NJ Airpark Ohio Sewer Utility, Springfield, OH Greens Bayou, Houston, TX Calleguas Municipal Water District, CA Village of Blooming burg, OH Brazos Island Harbor Albright College, Reading, PA Culpepper Area Water System, OH Lake Whitney, TX St. Joseph’s University, PA Euclid Creek, OH Brazos Island Harbor, TX Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells North America, Decision Support Tools for Complex Anal- Houston Ship Channel, TX PA ysis, Springfield, OH Minnehahah Creek Watershed District, MN University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ Hydro Partners Brazil, Solon, OH University of Southern Indiana Big Elk Creek, Elkton, MD IntelliTech, Fairborn, OH John T. Myers Locks and Dam, IN and KY Chesapeake Bay Restoration, U.S. Army Columbus Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH Illinois Institute of Technology’s Energy and Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District Ohio University, Lancaster, OH Sustainability Institute Upper Delaware River Basin Brown Street, University of Dayton, Dayton, DePaul University’s Interdisciplinary New York City Watershed, NY OH Science and Technology Center Office of Sponsored Programs and Research, Laboratory for Advanced Laser-Target Inter- Cape Girardeau Floodwall, MO Bowling Green State University, Green, actions, College of Math and Physical Rolla Distributed Energy Research Center, OH Science, Ohio State University MO Defiance County, Office of the Commis- New Hampshire Department of Environ- Clearwater Dam Rehabilitation, Clearwater sioners, Defiance, OH mental Services, Concord, Columbus, NH Lake, MO Lake Allatoona Operations and Mainte- Arcadia Harbor, MI Brois Brule Drainage and Levee District nance, Allatoona, GA Pentwater Harbor, MI Wappapello Lake, MO Nueces River Basin, San Antonio, TX Saugatuck Harbor, MI St. Johns-New Madrid Floodway Flood Con- John H. Kerr Dam and Reservoir, VA and NC White Lake Harbor, MI trol Project, MO Center for Energy Efficient Design, Rocky Sweet Arrow Lake, PA Mississippi River Levees, MO Mount, VA SiGNa Chemistry, New York, NY Ramapo and Mahwah River Project, NY Roanoke River Flood Control, Roanoke, VA Assunpink Creek, Trenton, NJ Rockland Community College Science Lab J Percy Priest Greenway, Nashville, TN Delaware River Basin, NY, NJ, PA, DE Presque Isle Shoreline Erosion Control Oaklands and Murfree Springs, Nashville, TN Guadalupe River, CA Project, PA Dale Hollow Lake, Nashville, TN San Luis Reservoir, CA Clean and Efficient Diesel Locomotive Tennessee Technological University, Coyote and Berryessa Creeks, CA Project, PA Cookeville, TN Tillamook Bay and Bar, Tillamook, OR Direct Carbon Technologies, CA Central City Corps Project, Fort Worth, TX Yaquina River, OR Nanosys, Inc, CA Farmers Branch, Fort Worth, TX Paint Branch Fish Passage and Stream, MD San Mateo County Harbor District Benbrook Lake Recreational Facilities, Parish Creek, Anne Arundel County, MD California Coast Conservancy Forth Worth, TX St. Jerome Creek, St. Mary’s County, MD Integrated Biomass Refining Institute, Harris Country Flood Control District, Hous- Anacostia River and Tributaries, MD North Carolina State University, NC ton, TX Clemson University, Columbia, SC Robert F. Henry Lock and Dam, AL Yuma East Wetlands Restoration, Yuma, AZ Northport Harbor, Huntington, NY Ground Water Protection Council, OK Chicago Public Schools Science Laboratory, New York Institute of Technology, NY Watsonville Area Water Recycling Project, Chicago, IL San Luis Rey River, Los Angeles, CA CA Northeast Texas Community College, Mt. Science and Technology Center, Chicago Pajaro River Flood Control Project, Santa Pleasant, TX State University, Chicago, IL Cruz, CA Photovoltaic System Demonstration, NY Indian Ridge Marsh, Chicago, IL Moss Landing Harbor, CA Lock and Dam 24, IL and MO Chicago Shoreline, Chicago, IL Education Advancement Alliance, PA Mill Creek South Slough, Rock Island, IL Cook County, IL City of Philadelphia Water Department Rock Island Sunset Marina, Rock Island, IL Alexandria, LA to the Gulf of Mexico Hurri- Rosa Bay Environmental Restoration Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc, Torrance, cane Protection Project, New Orleans, Project, FL CA LA Florida Inland Navigation District West Basin Municipal Water District, Car- Lake Shelbyville Wildlife Management Area, Raritan River, Green Brook Sub-Basin, NJ son, CA Shelbyville, IL Flood Damage Reduction Project County of Los Angeles Department of Beach- Dallas Floodway/Trinity Lakes Title XVI Salton Sea Research Project, Temecula, CA es and Harbors, Marina del Rey, CA Study, City of Dallas, TX Dismal Swamp and Dismal Swamp Canal Sherman Hospital, Elgin, IL Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL Feasibility Project, Chesapeake, VA U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Pacific North- Dansby Hall, Morehouse College, Atlanta, Tyler’s Beach Boat Harbor and Channel/Up- west Regional Office, Boise, ID GA land Disposal Site, Isle of Wight, VA Herbert Hoover Dike, West Palm Beach, FL City of Mayfield Heights, OH Appomattox River Federal Navigation St. Lucie Inlet, St. Lucie Country, FL Wind Spires, Cleveland State University, Dredging Project, VA Levine Children’s Hospital, Charlotte, NC Cleveland, OH Chesapeake Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, Dismal Swamp Canal, VA NC OH Antelope Creek Flood Damage Reduction Nye County, Pahrump, NY Green Bay Harbor, Detroit, MI Project, Fremont, NE Photovoltaic green buildings technology art Kewaunee Harbor, Detroit, MI Sand Creek Environmental Restoration RPI, NY Sturgeon Bay Harbor and Lake Michigan Project, NE Truckers Meadow Water Reclamation Facil- Ship Canal, MI Western Sarpy-Clear Creek Flood Damage ity, Sparks, NY Lackawanna River, Scranton, PA Reduction Project, NE Sacramento River, Glenn-Colusa Irrigation Wynn Road, Oregon, OH Lower Platte North Natural Resources Dis- District, CA Pit-in-Bay, Put-in-Bay, OH trict, NE Hamilton City, CA Huron Harbor, OH Rio Puerto Nuevo Flood Control Project, Yuba River, Sacramento, CA Ten Mile River, MA Puerto Rico Sutter County, CA Saginaw River, MI Portugues and Bucana Rivers Flood Control U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Re- Wyandotte Municipal Services, Wyandotte, Project, Puerto Rico gion, Sacramento, CA MI Appalachian State University Perkins Country Rural Water System, Bison, City of Alma Fish and Wildlife Service, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, SD Alma, WI Winston Salem, NC Mni Wiconi Rural Water System, Ft. Pierre, Driftless Area Initiative, Lancaster, WI Muddy River Ecosystem Restoration and SD Jones Inlet, Town of Hempstead, NY Flood Damage Control Project, MA Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Sioux Glen Cove Creek, Glen Cove, NY Westport River and Harbor, MA Falls, SD Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, GA Colorado River Transmission Line Upgrade, Buffalo Harbor, NY Savannah Harbor, GA Phoenix, AZ Buffalo River, Buffalo, NY Brunswick Harbor, GA Saint Clare’s Hospital, Denville, NJ NanoDynamics, Buffalo, NY Waukegan Harbor, IL Upper Passaic River & Tributaries, NJ Ohio River Greenway Development Commis- Des Plaines River, IL Project sion, Jeffersonville, IN Palm Beach Harbor, FL New York and New Jersey Harbor Deepening Next Wave Systems, H.H.C., Pekin, IN Broward County, FL Project, Port Authority of NY and NJ Solar Consortium, New Paltz, NY National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, Raritan River, Green Brook Sub-Basin, NJ Barbers Point Harbor, Oahu, HI Ann Arbor, MI Project Kawaihae Deep Draft Harbor, HI Wavecrest Labs, Rochester Hills, MI

VerDate Aug 31 2005 06:50 Jul 18, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A17JY7.042 H17JYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMHOUSE July 17, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7887 Federal Technology Group, Cleveland, OH Solar 2—Green Energy, Arts & Education City of Creedmoor Corps Study, North Caro- Rochester Institute of Technology, Roch- Center, New York, New York lina ester, NY McHenry County Groundwater/Stormwater North Carolina State University, Raleigh, Spunky Bottoms, Brown County, IL Protection program, Chicago, lllinois North Carolina Upper Missouri River Restoration, IL Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachu- Lexington Harbor, Michigan Meredosia, IL setts Port Sanilac Harbor, Michigan Illinois River Basin, IL Malden River, Malden, Massachusetts Lepeer Regional Medical Center CT Stimu- Lakeview Museum, Peoria, IL Town of Winchester, Massachusetts lator, Michigan Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL Middlesex Community College, Lowell, Mas- Escambia and Conecuh Rivers, Florida Fountain Creek Watershed, Colorado sachusetts Santa Ana River Mainstem Project, Cali- Springs, CO Ben Hill County Commission, Fitzgerald, fornia Charlestown Breachway Project, Massachu- Georgia Orange County regional water reclamation setts Clean Cities Program, Macon, Georgia project, CA Harbor of Refuge, Block Island, Rhode Island Olijato Chapter of the Navajo Nation, Monu- Suisun Bay Channel, California San Francisco Bay Harbor—Main Ship Chan- ment Valley, Utah San Pablo Bay and Mare Island Strait, Cali- nel, California Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah fornia Photovoltaic Demonstration Project, Con- Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York Pinole Shoal management study, California necticut City of Lancaster, California Napa River Salt March Restoration Project, Southington Water Supply Study, Con- California CureSearch, Bethesda, Maryland necticut Lower Walnut Creek, California Harriet Island, St. Paul, Minnesota The Winnebago River reconnaissance study, Mt. Diablo Mercury Mine Cleanup, Costa Minnesota’s New Museum of Natural His- Iowa County, California tory, Minneapolis, Minnesota General Investigations study in Perry, Iowa Trinity River Restoration Program, J. Bennett Johnston Waterway, Louisiana Iowa Stored Energy Project Weaverville, California Shreveport-Bossier Community Renewal, Luther College Science building renovation, Walnut Creek Basin (Grayson & Murderer’s Inc., Shreveport, Louisiana Decorah, Iowa Creeks), Contra Costa County, California Iowa Central Community College Renewable Elliot Bay Seawall, Seattle, Washington Va Shly-Ay Akimel Salt River Restoration, Fuel Labs Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restora- AZ West Jackson Street Water Main Replace- tion Study, Seattle, Washington Tres Rios Environmental Restoration, Ari- ment, Painesville, Ohio Duwamish/Green Ecosystem Restoration zona Allen Road/McCauley Road Waterline Con- Program, Seattle, Washington Rio Salado, Phoenix and Tempe Reaches, Ar- struction, Stowe, Ohio Puget Sound and Adjacent Waters Restora- izona Ashtabula River and Harbor, Ashtabula, tion Program, Washington Parkersburg Riverfront Park project, New Ohio Eikos Inc., Franklin, Massachusetts Martinsville, West Virginia Oakland Harbor, California Upper Blackstone Water Pollution Abate- Monongahela Locks Automation project, Clinton River, Michigan ment District, Millbury, Massachusetts Morgantown, Hildebrand and Opekiska Loma Linda University Medical Center, Blackstone River Coalition, Massachusetts Locks, West Virginia Loma Linda, CA NuVision Engineering, Mooresville, North West Virginia and Pennsylvania Flood Con- South Coast Air Quality Management Dis- Carolina trol project, Philippi, Parsons and trict, Diamond Bar, CA State University of New York at Oswego Belington West Virginia; Clymer Penn- Hi-Desert Water District, Palms Highway, (SUNY Oswego), Oswego, New York sylvania Yucca Valley, CA Catalyst Renewables Corporation, Lyons Turkey Creek flood damage reduction Mojave Water Agency, Apple Valley, CA Falls, New York project, Kansas City, Kansas and Mis- Santa Ana River, San Bernardino, California New Topsail Inlet, North Carolina souri San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water Dis- Carolina Beach Inlet, North Carolina Upper Turkey Creek project, Kansas trict, 1350 South E. Street, San Lockwoods Folly Inlet, North Carolina Kansas City Metropolitan flood protection Bernardino, CA 92408 Wilmington Harbor, North Carolina system, Kansas and Missouri Mission Springs Water District, Desert Hot Santa Clara River Restoration Project, Cali- Bush Creek Basin project, Johnson County, Springs fornia Kansas and Jackson County, Missouri Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Eastern Santa Clara River basin Perchlorate Four Mile Run environmental restoration Drive, SW, Atlanta, GA 30310–1495 Remediation Initiative, California project, Virginia University of Kentucky’s Center for Applied Walla Walla Watershed Feasibility Report, Tripps-Holmes-Cameron Run-Hunting Creek Energy Research, Kentucky Washington water resources study, Virginia Northern Illinois University Fuel Research Columbia Basin Development League, Royal National Venter for Biodefense, Virginia and Development, DeKalb, Illinois City, Washington University of Kansas Medical Center Tele- Cook County Environmental Infrastructure Electric Utility Transmission and Distribu- Oncology Network, Kansas Fund, Chicago, Illinois tion Line Engineering Program at Gon- Greater New Haven Clean Cities Coalition, Townsend Inlet, Cape May, New Jersey zaga University, Washington New Haven, Connecticut City of Pennsville, New Jersey Farmington Groundwater Recharge Project, Electro Energy, Inc., Danbury, Connecticut New Jersey shore protection, New Jersey California Environmental restoration feasibility study, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa San Francisco Bay to Stockton Project, Upper South Hampton Township, Penn- Santa Clara Valley Water District, Santa California sylvania Clara, California Mt. Diablo Mercury Mine Cleanup, California Philadelphia Navy Yard Seawall, Delaware South County Nature Preserve, Irvington, Mokelumne River Regional Water Storage River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania New York and Conjunctive Use Project, California Flood Plain Management Study, Pennsyl- Saw Mill River feasibility study, New York State University of New York College of Ag- vania Bronx River Basin, New York riculture and Technology at Cobleskill, CENTRIA, Moon Township, Pennsylvania University of Oklahoma Center for Biofuels New York Dams and Locks on the Monongahela River, Refining Engineering, Norman, Okla- Virginia Key Beach project Pennsylvania homa Jamaica Bay (Port Authority of New York Conversion of Waste Biomass into Bio- Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, and New Jersey) degradable Plastics and Bioethanol: Re- Sacramento, California Atlantic Coast New York City, East Rock- search on a New Streamline Biomass to Parametric Technology Corporation, Need- away Inlet and Jamaica Bay, NY Shore- Sugar Conversion Process, Indiana, ham, Massachusetts line Project Pennsylvania Muddy River, Massachusetts Houma navigation Cal Dredging and Bene- Concurrent Technology Corporation, Johns- Massachusetts Port Authority, East Boston, ficial Use town, Pennsylvania Massachusetts Flagler Beach feasibility study, Florida South Central Pennsylvania Environmental Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Lee County, Reconnaissance Study of Deep Creek for St. Infrastructure Program Sarasota County and Manatee County, Johns County, Florida Structural and nonstructural flood control, Florida Stetson University’s Sage Hall, DeLand, stream bank protection, storm water Naples to Big Marco Pass, Collier County, Florida management and channel clearing, Florida Bucks Harbor, Machiasport, Maine Southwestern Pennsylvania Estero and Gasparilla Islands, Florida Greenville Steam Company, Greenville, Sustainable Biofuels Development Center, Intracoastal Waterway, Jacksonville, Flor- Maine Colorado State University, Fort Collins, ida Los Angeles River, California Colorado St. Lucie Inlet, Florida Port of Long Beach, California Upper Colorado River/San Juan River basin New York City Watershed, New York, New Long Beach Desalination Project, California Endangered Fish Recovery Program, Col- York Long Beach Water Refuse Project, California orado

VerDate Aug 31 2005 06:50 Jul 18, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A17JY7.044 H17JYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMHOUSE H7888 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 17, 2007 Sorghum to Ethanol Research, Lubbock, Jefferson County Bioenergy Initiative, Colo- Southern and Eastern Kentucky Environ- Texas rado mental Restoration Initiative, Kentucky Building Materials Reclamation Program, White Earth Tribal Nation Wind Energy Wolf Creek Dam Seepage project, Kentucky Charlotte, North Carolina Project, Minnesota Southeast Bioenergy Initiative, Auburn Uni- RenewableNY project, New York, New York Willmar Municipal Utilities Power Genera- versity, Auburn, Alabama New School University Green Building, New tion Study, Minnesota MBI International biomass research, Lan- York Stripper Well Consortium, Penn State Uni- sing, Michigan Coney Island Area Shore Protection Project, versity, College Park, Pennsylvania Intermediary BioChemicals, Okemos, Michi- New York, New York Bath house and camping area at Tioga-Ham- gan Norwalk, California, Water Supply Improve- mond Lake, Pennsylvania Energy Efficient Press and Sinter of Tita- ment Bath house and playground equipment at nium Powder, Glendale Heights, Illinois Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute ($2 Tionesta Dam, Pennsylvania Miami Museum of Science Renewable Energy million), Springfield, Massachusetts Bath house and camping area at Cowanesque Project, Miami, Florida Wind Science and Engineering Research Cen- Lake, Pennsylvania Florida Keys Water Quality Improvement, ter, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Campground improvements at East Branch Monroe County Florida Texas Clarion River Chippewa River at Monte- Lower Saddle River Project, New Jersey video, Minnesota J. Strom Thurmond O2 System for Richard Hackensack Meadowlands Environmental B. Russell Pumped Storage Strategic Biomass Initiative of the Mis- Restoration, New Jersey sissippi Technology Alliance, Mississippi Success Dam Seismic Remediation Project, Port of Los Angeles, Main Channel Deep- Sustainable Energy Research Center, Mis- California ening Project, California sissippi State University, Starkville, Upper San Joaquin River Storage Investiga- Water Replenishment District Regional Mississippi tion, California Groundwater Monitoring Program, Lake- Laboratory facilities, Messiah College, Laurentian Energy Authority, Minnesota wood, California Grantham, Pennsylvania Garrison-Kathio-West Mille Lacs Lake Sani- Jackson Park Hospital Green Medical Office Garrison Diversion Project, North Dakota tary District, Minnesota Fargo-Ridgewood Flood Control Project, Building, Chicago, Illinois Section 569 authorized in the Water Re- North Dakota Parker Hannifin Corporation Hybrid Hydrau- sources Development Act of 1999, Min- Garrison Dam and Power Plant, North Da- lic Drive Train Demonstration, Youngs- nesota kota town, Ohio St. Lawrence Seaway Study Sierra Trauma Center, St. Rose Dominican NorthEast Ohio Pipeline Scooping Study, Duluth-Superior Harbor maintenance and Hospitals, Las Vegas, Nevada Mentor, Ohio operations, Minnesota and Wisconsin West Cary Stream Restoration project, Cary, Baard Energy L.L.C., CO2 Production & Northern Wisconsin Environmental Assist- North Carolina Emissions Study, Mentor, Ohio ance Program Upground reservoir, Marysville, Ohio Lower Girard Dam Repairs, Girard, Ohio Protection of endangered mussels, Min- 5th Avenue Dam removal, Olentangy River, Struthers South Interceptor Sewer Project, nesota, Wisconsin and Michigan Columbus Ohio Youngstown, Ohio City of St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin Timberlake Wastewater upgrades, Franklin Windham to Ravenna Arsenal Infrastructure Lake Superior Small Harbor Dredging, County, Ohio Project, Ravenna, Ohio Michigan Florida Renewable Energy Program, Univer- Brookfield Center North Sanitary Sewer— A second lock at Sault St. Marie, Michigan sity of Florida, Gainesville Phase II, Vienna, Ohio St. Croix River Basin Reconnaissance Study, Friant-Kern and Madera Canals Capacity Im- Animas-LaPlata Project, Durango, Colorado Minnesota and Wisconsin provement, California Arkansas River Fisheries Habitat Restora- Mt. Wachusett Community College Wind Greenbrier River Basin, West Virginia tion, Pueblo, Colorado Project, Massachusetts Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam, Ohio River, Los Angeles Basin Water Supply Augmenta- Integrative Science Building, UMASS, Am- West Virginia, and Ohio tion Study, California herst, Massachusetts Southern West Virginia environmental infra- La Mirada Flood Control and Drainage Milford Pond, Milford, Massachusetts structure projects, West Virginia Study, California Hoosic River Restoration Design, Massachu- Fuel Cell balance-of-Plant Reliability Test- Barnegat Inlet Navigation Project, New Jer- setts ing Prototype High Altitude Airship sey Berkshire Environmental Resources Center, Project, Stark State College of Tech- Solid Acid Fuel Cell Research, California Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, nology, North Canton, Ohio Metropolitan Region of Cincinnati flood con- North Adams, Massachusetts Louisville Wastewater Treatment Plant, trol project, Duck Creek, Ohio Popular Brook Continuing Authorities Pro- Louisville, Ohio Perry Township Waterline Extension, Ohio gram, New Jersey Orrville water main replacement, Orrville, Williamsburg Water Treatment Plant Expan- Shark River Maintenance Dredging project, Ohio sion, Ohio New Jersey Rolls-Royce Solid Oxide fuel cell systems de- Borough of Hatfield wastewater and sewer Nutley Board of Education, Nutley, New Jer- velopment, Fuel Cell Proto typing Center infrastructure improvements, Pennsyl- sey at Stark State College vania Peckman River and Tributaries, New Jersey Center for Zero Emissions Research and Elizabeth River sediment remediation, Rio Salado Oeste project, Salt River, AZ Technology, Montana Hampton Roads, Virginia Achieving a College Education (ACE) pro- State University, Bozeman, Montana Cheyney University Science and Technology gram, Maricopa Community Colleges, Western Environmental Technology Office, Building, Cheyney, Pennsylvania Arizona MSE Technology Applications, Inc., Stamford Waste-to-Energy Project, Phoenix Metropolitan Water Reuse project, Butte, Montana Conecticut Arizona Fort Peck / Dry Prairie Rural Water System, Bridgeport Harbor, Conecticut Rio de Flag project, Flagstaff, Arizona Montana Norwalk Harbor Federal Navigation Project, Seton Hall University Science and Tech- King County Biogas and Nutrient Reduction Connecticut nology Center, South Orange, New Jer- Project, Washington Portsmouth Harbor/Pascataqua River Feasi- sey Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Proton Beam bility Study for Navigation Improve- Newark Bay, Hackensack, and Passaic Riv- Therapy, Washington ment, Portsmouth, NH ers operation or maintenance, New York Dine Power Authority Project, Window Wiswall Dam Aquatic Ecosystem Restora- and New Jersey Rock, Arizona tion Project, New Hampshire Fish and High Efficiency Cascade Solar Cells, New Little Colorado River Levee project, Wins- Game Department, Durham, NH Mexico State University, Las Cruces, low, Arizona Cocheco River Federal Navigation Project, New Mexico Sparks Arroyo Flood Control, Colonia, El Maintenance Dredging, Dover, NH San Francisco MUNI Solar Energy Facility Paso, Texas Hampton Harbor Improvement Project, Project, California El Paso Flood Control project, El Paso, Pease Development Authority, Division Hamilton Army Airfield Wetland Restora- Texas of Ports and Harbors, Portsmouth, NH tion Project, California Mill Seat Landfill Bioreactor Renewable Hampton Harbor Maintenance Project, Pease San Francisco Bay Harbor and Bay Drift Re- Green Power Project, Monroe County, Development Authority, Division of moval project, California New York Ports and Harbors, Portsmouth, NH San Francisco Bay Long Term Site-Moni- Alternative Energy/Geothermal Technology Olmstead Lock and Dam Project, USACE toring Strategy, California Demonstration Program, Daemen Col- Louisville District, Louisville, KY University of San Francisco Science Facility lege, Amherst New York Energy Xchange, Yancey County Local Gov- and Hamey Science Center, California Pikeville Medical Center medical science re- ernment, Burnsville, NC Renewable & Logistical Fuels for Fuel Cells search facility, Pikeville, Kentucky Western North Carolina Clean Energy Busi- at the Colorado School of Mines, Colo- Paintsville Lake recreational improvements, ness Incubator Consortium, Asheville, rado Johnson County, Kentucky NC

VerDate Aug 31 2005 06:50 Jul 18, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A17JY7.046 H17JYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMHOUSE July 17, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7889 South Central Pennsylvania Environmental Silicon Based Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Chip for Port Everglades Future Dredging Program, Improvement Program, Altoona-Blair Portable Consumer Electronics, Lillipu- Florida County County Development Corpora- tian Systems, Wilmington, MA Seminole Big Cypress Critical Project, Ever- tion, Altoona, PA Urban Environmental Research Center and glades and South Florida Eastern Idaho Regional Wastewater Author- Greenhouse Project, Brooklyn College, The Methanol Economy, University of ity, City of Shelley, Idaho Brooklyn, NY Southern California Harbor Deepening Project at the Port of New Holes Creek Flood Protection Project, Science and Technology Facility, Bennett York and New Jersey, Port Authority of Miami Conservancy District, Dayton, OH College, Greensboro, North Carolina New York and New Jersey, New York, Edison Materials Technology Center Vermont Independent Colleges Zero-Energy NY (EMTEC) Hydrogen Energy Production Campaigns, Vermont Green Department of Public Works/Fleet and Storage—Phase IV, Edison Materials Canaveral Harbor, Florida Maintenance Project, Town of North Ber- Technology Center, Dayton, OH Illinois State University Biomass Research, gen’s Green South Goose Creek, Cottonwood Pond, Boul- Illinois Perry Memorial Hospital Picture Archiving Maintenance Building, Township of North der County, CO and Communication System (PACS), Illi- Bergen, North Bergen, NJ Canyon Road Water Treatment Plant Up- nois Olcott Outer Harbor Breakwater Project, Ni- grade, Sante Fe County, Sante Fe, NM Will County Government, Illinois agara County Department of Economic Jicarilla Apache Reservation Rural Water Port Everglades Dredging Reimbursement Development, Sanborn, NY System, Rio Arriba County, Dulce, NM Project, Broward County, Florida Dredging of the Genesee River at the Roch- Navajo Hopi Land Commission Office Renew- Kentucky Lock and Dam Addition Project, ester Harbor, Buffalo District able Energy Generation Project, Window Tennessee River, Kentucky Nanosystems Initiatives at the University of Rock, AZ Elvis J. Stahr Harbor Project, Hickman-Ful- Rochester, University of Rochester, St. Joseph Harbor, St. Joseph, Detroit, MI Dredging the harbor at South Haven, MI, De- ton County, Kentucky Rochester, NY DeSoto County Wastewater Treatment Fa- Nanostructured Solar Cell Project, Univer- troit, MI Sustainable Energy Center, Biodiesel from cility, Mississippi sity of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little New Albany Electrical Substation, Mis- Rock, AR farmed algae, Western Michigan Univer- sity, Kalamazoo, MI sissippi University of Saint Francis Achatz Hall, Carbon sequestration study, Mentor, Ohio University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, Bioscience Education Center, Germantown Innovation Center, Life Sciences and New Mexico Center for Isotopes in Medicine, IN University of New Mexico Monday Creek Watershed, Hocking River, Technology Park of the Germantown Biotechnology Project, Germantown, MD Ecosystem Revitalization at Route 66, Albu- Huntington, WV querque, New Mexico Arbaugh-Hope Water Project, Vinton County Jupiter Oxy Fuel Technology Project, Illi- nois Rio Grande Bosque Rehabilitation (Bosque Commissioners, McArthur, OH wildfires), New Mexico South Carolina Lambda Rail Portal, Northwest Indiana Computation Grid, Indi- ana Middle Rio Grande Bosque, New Mexico Clemson University, Clemson, SC Petaluma River Flood Control, California National Energy Resource Center, York Pilot Energy Cost Control Evaluations, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Indiana Corte Madera Creek, California Technical College National Energy Re- North Bay Water Reuse Project, CA source Center, York Technical College, Purdue Calumet Island Water Institute, Indi- ana San Rafael Channel Dredging, California Rock Hill, SC Tools for the Nanotechnology Education De- Estudillo Canal Feasibility Study, San Fran- Purdue Hydrogen Technologies Program, In- diana velopment Program, Oregon cisco, CA Waste-to-Energy Cogeneration Project, Mun- Tualatin Basin water supply project, Oregon Jack D. Maltester Channel (San Leandro Ma- ster, Indiana CVD Single-Crystal Diamond Optical rina), San Francisco, CA CIMTRAK Cyber Security software, Indiana Switch, Maryland Dredging of Menominee Harbor, Menominee Bioenergy Cooperative ethanol biomass fuel Water Infrastructure Project, Mill Creek River, Detroit, MI plant, Indiana basin, Louisville, KY Michigan Technological University Little Calumet River, Indiana Water Infrastructure Project, Louisville, KY Nanostructured Materials Development Indiana Harbor—Grand Calumet River Envi- McAlpine Locks and Dam, Ohio River, Louis- project, Michigan Technological Univer- ronmental Dredging, Indiana ville, KY sity, Houghton, MI Burns Waterway Small Boat Harbor, Indiana Math and Science Educational Project, Lou- Traverse City Harbor Dredging at North- Burns Waterway and the Bailey intake pipe, isville Science Center, Louisville, KY western Michigan College, Traverse City, Indiana Pinellas County Beach Erosion Control MI Calumet Region Environmental Infrastruc- Project, Pinellas County Board of Com- McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation ture, Indiana missioners, Clearwater, FL System, Locks and Dams, Tulsa, OK Cedar Lake, Indiana WaterReuse Foundation Research Activities, City of Elyria Water Treatment Plant Water Notre Dame Geothennal Ionic Liquids Re- WaterReuse Foundation, Alexandria, VA Intake Project, Elyria, OH search, Indiana Eckerd College Science Center, Eckerd Col- Flood Control Project, Sandy Creek, TN Purdue Technology Center, Indiana lege, St. Petersburg, FL Flood Control Demonstration Project, West Indiana Shoreline, Indiana Chenega IRA Council, Chenega Bay, AK Tennessee Tributaries, Obion and Forked Oregon Institute of Technology Geo-Heat Technology Initiative for Print Disabled Deer River, West, TN Center, Klamath Falls, Oregon Community, Recording for the Blind and Pinole Shoal Management CA/Delta Long Port of Umatilla biodiesel refining plant, Dyslexic, Princeton, NJ Term Management Strategy for Delta Pendleton, Oregon Kotzebue Electric Association’s Wind Pro- Levee rehabilitation, Contra Costa Coun- Savage Rapids Pumping Plant, Rogue River gram, Kotzebue Electric Association, ty, CA Basin, Oregon Kotzebue, AK Contra Costa Water District Alternative In- Umatilla Basin Project, Umatilla County, Renewable Energy Biomass Utilization Pro- take Project, Contra Costa County, CA Oregon gram, Alaska Village Initiatives, An- Napa River Shallow Draft Dredging, San Elk Creek Lake permanent trap-and-haul fa- chorage, AK Francisco, CA cility, Oregon Tanadgusix Foundation’s Hydrogen Project, West Sacramento Flood Control Project De- Walla Walla River Restoration Feasibility Tanadgusix Foundation (TDX), Anchor- ficiency Study and Repair, Sacramento, Study, Oregon age, AK CA Environmental System Center at Syracuse The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to Dredging of Noyo Harbor, Fort Bragg, CA University, Syracuse, New York the order of the House of today, the Sacramento River Deep Water Ship Channel Rochester Institute of Technology Inte- gentleman from California (Mr. CAMP- Dredging, Sacramento, CA grated Power Microsystems, Rochester, BELL) and a Member opposed each will Warm Springs Dam Inundation maps, San New York control 15 minutes. Francisco, CA Woody Biomass Project at State University The Chair recognizes the gentleman EI Dorado Lake, KS (O&M), Tulsa, OK of New York College of Environmental from California. Oologah Lake Watershed, Oklahoma and Science and Forestry Mr. CAMPBELL of California. Mr. Kansas, Tulsa, OK Limestone Creek, Fayetteville, New York Equus Beds Division of the Wichita Project, Onondaga Lake, New York Chairman, I yield myself such time as City of Wichita, Wichita, KS Irondequoit Harbor, New York I may consume. Sustainable Energy Solutions, Wichita State Minnesota Center for Renewable Energy, This particular amendment would University, Wichita, KS Minnesota State University Mankato eliminate all the earmarks in the bill, Federal Maintenance Dredging of the New- Blue Earth Ecosystem Restorations, MN, all 800 of them, all $1.1 billion of them. buryport Harbor Entrance Channel, Con- SD, IA, ND Now, I have two confessions to make cord, MA Chickamauga Lock, Tennessee River, TN about this amendment before I proceed

VerDate Aug 31 2005 06:50 Jul 18, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A17JY7.047 H17JYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMHOUSE H7890 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 17, 2007 here. Confession number one is that Third, let’s have full disclosure of all taxpayers. But even if we weren’t going the amendment is rather inartfully earmark requests. Every earmark in to do that, there are obviously plenty drafted. And the way it is drafted, it this bill in theory has a certification of truly Federal priorities that we may actually catch some things, some from the Member who requested it should not be fixing sewers and other elements of spending, that were not claiming what they have requested and things like that, which are clearly technically part of the 800 earmarks in why and also claiming that they have local priorities. the bill. But the reason for that is that no financial interest in that earmark. Six, we should not be including ear- the 800 earmarks are not actually in Let’s make those public. Those were marks that are requested outside of the the bill. Something I would like to ad- turned in, I can’t remember exactly State of a Member of Congress. Now, dress later. But the amendment is whether it was February or March. I the point of these earmarks is to direct drafted the only way it can be drafted think it was March. Why should those funds for things that our constitu- under the current situation, under the be under some secrecy? Why should all encies need. Why would we ever be current process, to eliminate all of those earmark requests not be avail- wanting to direct funds for things that these 800 earmarks and $1.1 billion. able to the public? And when we have some other constituency needs? We The second confession I would like to full disclosure of earmarks, let’s have know why. It’s because some lobbyist make is that one of those 800 earmarks real disclosure of earmarks. The disclo- or something somewhere requested it. that is in the bill is one I requested. sure that we got last week was one list So let’s not be requesting or honoring Now, I believe a couple other Members that has the earmark amount and the earmarks that are outside of one’s requested it as well, but it is definitely project and another list that has the State. one that I requested. project and the Member requesting. So Seven, we shouldn’t be giving ear- So you may be asking why would I be if you want to take the Member re- marks to private entities without some proposing an amendment to eliminate questing and match it up with the kind of a competitive bidding process. an earmark that I requested. Do I sud- amount, you have to match up the two You know, if other elements of the denly believe that the earmark that I lists somehow. Now, if there are only 10 Federal Government were to award requested is somehow not valid or earmarks, you could do that. But with contracts for millions of dollars to pri- somehow not appropriate? No. Had I 800 it is really hard to do, and not in a vate entities without some kind of bid- ding process, we would complain about believed it was not valid or not appro- searchable database. In fact, in a few it here. And we do complain about it priate when I requested it some months cases where we were able to get disclo- when we see it, and we should complain ago, I would not have requested it. sure of the actual earmark request, about it when we see it. But yet under But the fact is, Mr. Chairman, that which only happened yesterday after- this earmark process, many earmarks the process by which these earmarks noon, the description of the project in are given directly to private entities happen stinks. And I believe that this the earmark request is not the same as without any competitive bidding proc- process is terrible and that until we re- the description of the project on the form this process, we should eliminate ess. earmark list. So what we have now is Eight, conference reports should all earmarks. an attempt at some late partial disclo- never increase an earmark. Now, every- And that, Mr. Chairman, is why I sure. It is not full disclosure in any offer this amendment to you today. It thing we could do here in the House to way, shape, or form of earmarks or ear- disclose and provide sunshine for ear- is not because I think that necessarily mark requests. all 800 earmarks, including my own, in marks could be null and void if you Mr. OBEY has suggested that Mem- simply can drop earmarks into a con- this bill are inappropriate. I do think bers often feel like they are ATMs. ference report that were not in either $1.1 billion is more money than I would That is what this earmark process the House or the Senate version of the like to see relative to this or any ear- does. It diminishes, I think, the value bill. So we should never have earmarks marks. But it is because until we re- of all of us that serve in this institu- coming back to this floor that are form this process and have a process tion. We are here to make public pol- more than the amount that was in ei- that works, I don’t think we should do icy. We are not ATMs. I was stunned ther the House or the Senate version of any earmarks at all. when, in my first few months as a that bill. The earmark process has, I believe, Member of this House, 70 different peo- Nine, earmarks should be available actually hurt not just Republicans and ple came into my office not asking for for discussion at a hearing. We’re Democrats and not just taxpayers, but a certain element of public policy, not spending the public’s money. It should I believe it has hurt this institution. encouraging me to support this or that be exposed, what we’re doing; it should And I believe that is why Chairman or the other, but asking for money, be clear to people what we’re doing; OBEY, the gentleman from Wisconsin, asking for earmarks, because they saw and we should talk about it and be has expressed his own distaste for ear- Members of Congress as an ATM. willing to stand up and defend it, or marks and the earmark process. Number four, we should not have any not do it. So let me make a few suggestions, 10 earmarks for programs that are not au- Ten, when we eliminate earmarks, of them precisely, if I may, as to how thorized; otherwise, why do we bother the money we save should go into debt this process might be reformed, how we to authorize programs? If we are not reduction. It should save the tax- might get it right. going to go through the process of au- payers’ money. It should go to reduce First, put the earmarks in the bill. thorizing a program, then earmarks the Federal deficit. The reason we have had to draft this can come in and be about anything. I Now unfortunately, if this amend- amendment so oddly is because the ear- think that is what you have seen in ment were to pass, I would love to tell marks are not actually written in the some of Mr. HENSARLING’s and Mr. you that the $1.1 billion to the tax- text of the bill. If we are going to spend FLAKE’s objections is that earmarks payers would be saved, but the way the the taxpayers’ money as Members of have become about almost anything. rules are, it would take another Congress on specific things, those spe- Number five, we should not have ear- amendment, a subsequent amendment cific things we are spending it on marks that do not serve a Federal in- to then save that money for the tax- should be in the language of the bill terest and have a Federal nexus. This payers. that appropriates those expenditures. is Federal taxpayers’ money. Mr. CULBERSON of Texas offered an Second, let’s have full disclosure of amendment in the Appropriations all the earmarks in the bill and let’s b 1430 Committee to change that rule so that have it at least a week before the vote. There are many great needs out there if we do strike and/or eliminate any I think we got the list of these ear- in cities, counties and States, but cit- number of earmarks, that that money marks last, I think it was, Thursday or ies and counties and States have saved is actually saved, that it goes to Friday, and here we are debating these sources of revenue. It’s not like we debt reduction. But that amendment today. There are 800 earmarks in this don’t have enough to do here. It’s not was defeated. bill. It is a little tough for us or anyone like we don’t have other things that we So, Mr. Chairman, those are 10 things else to go through 800 earmarks in just could spend the money on. God forbid that could put sunshine on this ear- a couple of days. we might give it actually back to the mark process. But we are a long ways

VerDate Aug 31 2005 06:50 Jul 18, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K17JY7.075 H17JYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMHOUSE July 17, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7891 from that sunshine. We are a long ways they always want to do these big is true that Congress has the power of from that accountability. We are a projects. And when I want to do some- the purse. But the contemporary prac- long, long ways from all these ear- thing in my town that really impacts tice of earmarking circumvents, rather marks being visible, justifiable and, in people within my city, they don’t have than enhances, the careful execution of fact, justified. time to do it. And even when I do an our responsibility as stewards of the So until then, I have made and will earmark, they fight me on the earmark public purse. continue to make proposals to elimi- because they want to do the big deals. Take the Labor-HHS bill that will be nate all the earmarks in any bill re- They want to do the big projects that coming up later today; it contains 1,300 gardless of whose they are, myself in- cost a lot of money. And they take care earmarks. Are we to assume that each cluded, or others, until we reform the of people, too. But at the local commu- of these 1,300 has been properly vetted process. nity, I think sometimes we are better and scrubbed? No way. I suspect that, Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance off at what we want to do versus what just as the distinguished chairman of of my time. the large agencies want to do. the Appropriations Committee noted a Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I So I want to thank the chairman, and couple of weeks ago, there is no way to rise in opposition to the amendment. frankly, the staff, who has looked adequately screen these earmarks The Acting CHAIRMAN. The gen- through all these projects. We’ve given the tight appropriations sched- tleman is recognized for 15 minutes. looked through all these projects. ule. The question needs to be asked, Mr. VISCLOSKY. I would be happy to We’ve vetted these projects. And we’ve why are we so bent on moving forward recognize my friend and ranking mem- done as good a job as I think we can in with 1,300 earmarks? ber, Mr. HOBSON from Ohio, for such looking at them. And we’re not the I should note that last year there time as he may consume. were no House earmarks in the Labor- Mr. HOBSON. I would like to thank technical people, but the staff is more technical. We’ve gone back on the HHS bill. The world didn’t come crash- my chairman. ing to a halt. The year before there Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to Corps projects and talked to Corps of Engineers and said, do these projects were no House earmarks in the Labor- the amendment. H bill. The planets are still in order We have put together, I think, a very make sense? Are they executable? Can we get them done? And they’ve come today. good bill. This bill is $31.6 billion. The Why are we so bent on moving for- back and said yes. So we have had a re- earmarks and the directed spending in ward when we can’t adequately vet view. this supplemental we’re talking about these earmarks? today is about 3 percent of the bill, it’s I think this is a well done bill. I Perhaps the most frequent justifica- $1.09 billion. There are 777 projects. think the earmarks are essential to tion for the contemporary practice of This includes the plus-ups to the ad- Congress doing its oversight. I wish, earmarking is that ‘‘Members of Con- ministration’s request. In some cases frankly, we could work better with the gress know their districts better than the administration asked for some administration on their earmarks. We some faceless bureaucrat in Wash- money, we decided it wasn’t quite don’t know what they’re going to do. ington.’’ Now, I’m not here to defend enough to finish off something, so we They don’t come and talk to us. Even faceless bureaucrats. They waste a lot added money to it. in the hearings, we have no idea where of money in my district, as well as oth- Let me talk a little bit about the they’re going to spend all their money ers. Faceless bureaucrats in Federal Corps. The administration requested on the projects they want. agencies waste so much money that $4.08 billion for 837 projects. The House I think it would be a better process if somebody needs to be constantly look- adds $777 million for 466 projects. There we could all work together and have ing over their shoulder and providing are no new authorizations or new more transparency, and did more oversight. That’s why we’re here. But starts. And sometimes the President things at the local level. And we could let’s face it, when we approve congres- asks for new starts, Members ask for take out a lot of the bureaucracy that sional earmarking for indoor rain for- new starts; we don’t have enough exists in those huge bureaucracies that ests in Iowa or teapot museums in money to do new starts, so we stopped we tend to fund without anybody ever North Carolina, we make the most new starts. questioning how much money they’re spendthrift faceless bureaucrats look The earmarks are 14 percent of the spending there. frugal. total Corps’ budget. I might add, when And I don’t want to pay more taxes Excess by Federal agencies does not we started with the Corps of Engineers, either. I think the projects here that excuse congressional excess. If Federal the Corps didn’t have a 5-year develop- we do help the quality of life within agencies don’t follow the procedures re- ment plan, they had no vision of where the communities where we live. quiring competitive bidding or other it really wanted to go. It didn’t come I support the bill. I’m opposed to this processes, then we should cut their from the administration to change amendment. And I would request that funding and/or mandate that they that, it came with the chairman and Members oppose this amendment. change their practice. We shouldn’t try myself working together. We changed Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I re- to one-up them with equally suspect that in the Corps. That didn’t come out serve the balance of my time. appropriations. of the administration, those nameless Mr. CAMPBELL of California. Mr. Just as an aside, we saw just a couple people down there who somehow figure Chairman, I would like to yield 4 min- of weeks ago that the majority of this out how they’re going to spend the utes to the gentleman from Arizona Chamber chose to deny funding for one money. At least here we know who’s (Mr. FLAKE). particular earmark. Now, for the spending the money and we know the Mr. FLAKE. I thank the gentleman RECORD, it was my amendment to cut projects that we’re looking at. for yielding, and I thank him for this funding for the ‘‘Perfect Christmas Title II. The administration re- wonderful amendment. Tree Project.’’ There was no Federal quested $551 million for 146 projects. I rise today out of a concern for what nexus, and I didn’t think it was a wise The House added $72 million for 47 earmarks are doing to this body. Those use of Federal dollars. But it was no projects. of us on the Republican side under- less worthy than hundreds of projects In DOE, in title III, the House adds stand very well the perils of unfettered funded by the same legislation. $246.5 million for 263 projects. This rep- earmarks. It’s part of the reason we’re The distribution of earmarks is based resents less than 1 percent of the total squarely in the minority today. But on politics, not policy. Most appropria- DOE budget, which is $32 billion. This there are greater concerns than which tion bills award 60 percent of the ear- is a 50 percent cut to the fiscal year party is in the majority. I hope that marks to the majority party and 40 2006 level. And I might say on the Re- each of us, Republicans and Democrats, percent to the minority party. Is there publican side, it is now a 40 percent would recognize this. a policy reason for this allocation that split versus the 60 percent as the ma- Proponents of earmarking defend the has reversed with every legislation? jority changed. I think we’ve done a practice by noting that Article I of the Are well-positioned Members who good job at looking at people’s needs. Constitution gives Congress the power award themselves with more earmarks Let me give an example. In my State, of the purse, and that earmarking is than rank-and-file Members more de- ODOT is the big highway people, and consistent with that responsibility. It serving? Are their districts more

VerDate Aug 31 2005 06:50 Jul 18, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K17JY7.076 H17JYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMHOUSE H7892 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 17, 2007 needy? In some appropriation bills, same value and merit as those con- encompasses obviously more than each member of the committee is given tained in the legislation we’re consid- three-quarters of the spending in this an equal share. Are we to assume here ering today. bill. As was noted when we brought the that these districts have exactly the And I would note that there were 37 bill to the House floor, regrettably, as same needs? different DOE weapons programs that a citizen, as a public official, I would The truth is, we can try all we want were cut. There were an additional 20 note that since 1990, the Department of to to conjure up some noble pedigree programs, two in the Army Corps of Energy has been on the high-risk list of for the contemporary practice of ear- Engineers, two in the Bureau of Rec- the GAO for project management. marking, but we are just drinking our lamation, three within the independent That is all of our money. One of the own bath water if we think the public agencies, and 13 others in the Depart- things that we have, again, attempted is buying it. ment of Energy that were reduced be- to do in this bill is to begin to force the It seems that over the past few years cause we did not feel that they cut issue with the Department so these we’ve tried to increase the number of mustard and did not make the same major construction projects are earmarks enough so that the plaudits significant contribution to our coun- brought in on time and on budget. we hear from earmark recipients will try. As I mentioned, and I will close on drown out the voices of taxpayers who b 1445 this note, in my remarks at the begin- have had enough. It hasn’t worked, ning of the debate, we started today, As far as our infrastructure, and I thank goodness. For every group that the money spent in this bill, whether would want to focus on that for a few directly benefits from earmarks, there they were enumerated originally by minutes, the investment in our water are hundreds who see it as a trans- the administration or by the Congress, infrastructure, for example, in this leg- parent gimmick to assure our own re- are investments, investments in our islation represents a little bit less than election. national security and in the safety and 20 percent of the overall spending. But Mr. Chairman, our constituents de- reliability of our nuclear weapons. I would note that in 2005, the American serve better. This institution deserves They are investments in our energy se- Society of Civil Engineers estimated better than we’re giving it. Let’s re- curity, which is now in economic crisis, that nearly 50 percent of the Corps of turn to the time-honored process of au- a national security crisis and an envi- Engineers-maintained locks are func- thorization, appropriation and over- ronmental crisis. We have increased tionally obsolete using a design life of sight that has served us well for so funding for biofuels. We have increased 50 years. Many of our communities do long. funding for vehicle technology. We not enjoy the benefit of adequate flood Mr. CAMPBELL of California. Mr. have increased funding for renewable protection. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my energy research. I am proud of the sub- We think of moving the commerce of time. committee’s work in those areas. this country. We think of people’s safe- Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I We have made investments in the would reserve the balance of my time, ty. We are woefully behind. There are numerous channels and harbors health of our people, in that if you understanding I have the right to close, have clean water to drink, you are and I will be the final speaker on our throughout our Nation, across this country, that are not maintained at us- going to enjoy good health. If you do side. not, you are going to become very sick. Mr. CAMPBELL of California. Mr. able depths, much less at the author- We have also looked at the health of Chairman, Mr. FLAKE said it very well. ized levels. Again, for every ship that those citizens around our country who This House can do better than this ear- uses a channel or a harbor not at live in and around former weapons mark process. We can do better than depth, they are coming in and they are sites and the nuclear cleanup that is what is going on. Their earmarks have leaving lighter. That is less efficient as going to unfortunately still take dec- led to some of our colleagues who are far as the economy of our country. ades to accomplish. These are invest- now in jail. It has led to other prob- The Corps of Engineers’ backlog is ments in the safety of our citizens. lems with other colleagues. Let’s re- $50 billion. One thing that I would note Think about those dams in this coun- form it or get rid of it. for the membership here is that during try. Think about one of those locks This amendment is the beginning of the last several years under Mr. HOB- failing. Think about the gentleman in that process. And Mr. Chairman, I SON’s leadership as chairman, one of Highland, Indiana, who lost his life would urge Members, even if they have the things that we have tried to do is, when the Little Calumet River flooded. earmarks in this bill, to support the if you would, to focus funds on some beginning of reform or elimination of programs to meet that backlog, to They are investments to create a cli- what has hurt this institution and has make sure that some projects ulti- mate and to build the infrastructure of hurt taxpayers so much. mately are completed. our Nation that encourages the devel- Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- I would also point out that the com- opment of new, well-paying jobs. To ance of my time. mittee is mindful of the responsibility the extent we have made changes in Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I ap- that we all have in Congress regarding the administration’s priorities, wheth- preciate the time and will begin my re- ensuring that Federal funds are spent er they be by earmarks or changes in marks in opposition, first of all, by in a responsible manner. This com- programs, those changes have been to again thanking my friend and col- mittee has been at the forefront of enhance the effectiveness of the pro- league from Ohio (Mr. HOBSON), all of changes to the fiscal management of grams in this bill and to complement the members of the subcommittee, and the Corps of Engineers. them. the staff, who have done a very good In light of the challenges involved in Mr. Chairman, for all of these rea- job on this bill and improved the cir- modernizing this Nation’s water re- sons, I certainly am opposed to the cumstances for people’s safety, health, sources infrastructure, we have re- gentleman’s amendment, I would ask security and employment opportuni- quired, again, over the last several my colleagues to oppose it, and I would ties. years, a more disciplined and rigorous ask for my colleagues’ support of the I would like to make a couple of approach to fiscal and contract man- underlying legislation. points. The first is, we’ve heard a lot agement by the corps. This bill con- Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- about the expenditures that are enu- tinues financial management con- ance of my time. merated in this legislation, and that tracting reforms to ensure that the The Acting CHAIRMAN. The ques- certainly is worthy of debate. What has corps manages its budget in the best tion is on the amendment offered by been lost today, but was covered ear- interests of the taxpayers. The rec- the gentleman from California (Mr. lier this year when the bill originally ommendations include directing that CAMPBELL). was on the floor, is the fact that there the corps continue to take action in The question was taken; and the Act- are significant cuts that have been considering additional factors as they ing Chairman announced that the noes made in this bill to programs that we proceed in the planning of projects. appeared to have it. felt could be either eliminated or re- Outside of water infrastructure, we Mr. CAMPBELL of California. Mr. duced because they did not have the do have the Department of Energy that Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 06:50 Jul 18, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K17JY7.077 H17JYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMHOUSE July 17, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7893 The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to Cleveland and Parker Hannifin, be- [Roll No. 636] clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- cause if you think about this $2 mil- AYES—98 ceedings on the amendment offered by lion, some of those 177 machinists who Akin Franks (AZ) Neugebauer the gentleman from California will be potentially will lose their jobs paid Bachmann Garrett (NJ) Nunes postponed. into the Federal Treasury some of the Barrett (SC) Gillmor Pearce Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, I move money that comprises this $2 million Biggert Gohmert Pence Bilbray Graves to strike the last word. that is going to the hybrid drivetrain Petri Bishop (UT) Hastert Pitts The Acting CHAIRMAN. The gen- project, and I hope that we are able to Blackburn Hastings (WA) Poe tleman is recognized for 5 minutes. resolve this in a way that we not only Boehner Heller Price (GA) Brady (TX) Hensarling Mr. HOBSON. I yield to the gen- Putnam have the new technology for fuel effi- Brown-Waite, Hulshof Radanovich tleman from Ohio (Mr. LATOURETTE) ciency that comes from the hybrid Ginny Inglis (SC) for such time as he may consume. drivetrain technology, but given north- Buchanan Issa Ramstad Rogers (MI) Mr. LATOURETTE. I want to thank Burton (IN) Jindal eastern Ohio’s solid commitment to Rohrabacher the distinguished ranking member for Buyer Johnson (IL) this company since 1918, that they take Campbell (CA) Johnson, Sam Roskam yielding, and I want to thank the body that into consideration as we move for- Cannon Jordan Ryan (WI) for its indulgence as we wrap up this ward and they make tough decisions in Cantor Keller Sali important debate. Carney King (IA) Schmidt this global economy as to whether or Carter Kirk Sensenbrenner I want to describe and discuss an not these jobs remain in northeastern Castle Kline (MN) Sessions amendment I was going to offer but did Ohio. Chabot Lamborn Shadegg not and some of the reasons for it. Con- Again, I very much thank the rank- Coble Linder Shays tained in this bill is a $2 million ear- Conaway Lungren, Daniel Shimkus ing member and the chairman for their Cooper E. mark for the Parker Hannifin Company Smith (NE) indulgence. Davis (KY) Mack Souder of Cleveland, Ohio, for the hybrid Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, if Davis, David McCarthy (CA) Stearns Deal (GA) drivetrain program. my colleague would yield for a mo- McCaul (TX) Terry Duncan McHenry I am not going to offer the amend- Thornberry ment, I certainly appreciate the gen- Ehlers McKeon Tiberi ment for three very important reasons. tleman striking and yielding the time. Fallin Miller (FL) One is the earmark was requested by Feeney Miller, Gary Walberg Again, I understand and appreciate Walden (OR) my good friend and neighbor, Congress- the gentleman’s concern and his pas- Flake Moran (KS) Fossella Musgrave Westmoreland man Tim Ryan; two, in doing research sion about this. Obviously, I cannot Foxx Myrick Wilson (SC) on the hybrid drivetrain program, it is make any representations, other than I a good one, and three, Parker Hannifin would want to stay in touch with both NOES—326 is a great company that I am going to gentlemen and see what can be done Abercrombie Cramer Hall (NY) talking about in a minute. and to work closely with you. Ackerman Crenshaw Hall (TX) Aderholt Crowley Hare But my amendment would have redi- But I appreciate again the cir- Alexander Cubin Harman rected the $2 million from the hybrid cumstances you find yourself in and Allen Cuellar Hastings (FL) drivetrain program to their plant in would be happy to try to work with Altmire Culberson Hayes Eastlake. Parker Hannifin has an- Andrews Cummings Herger you. Arcuri Davis (AL) Herseth Sandlin nounced their intention in the near fu- Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, I thank Baca Davis (CA) Higgins ture to close a plant in Eastlake, Ohio, both gentlemen for their comments, Bachus Davis (IL) Hinchey and cause the loss of 177 jobs. and I yield back my time. Baird Davis, Lincoln Hinojosa Baker Davis, Tom Hirono Most of the folks that work there ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIRMAN Baldwin DeFazio Hobson have been working there for a number The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to Barrow DeGette Hodes of years and are members of the Inter- clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will Bartlett (MD) Delahunt Hoekstra national Association of Machinists and Barton (TX) DeLauro Holden now resume on those amendments on Bean Dent Holt Aerospace Workers. But I want to talk which further proceedings were post- Becerra Diaz-Balart, L. Honda a little bit about Parker Hannifin and poned, in the following order: Berkley Diaz-Balart, M. Hooley why I am not offering the amendment An amendment by Mr. FLAKE of Ari- Berman Dicks Hunter Berry Dingell Inslee and then have a request at the end. zona. Bilirakis Doggett Israel Parker Hannifin Company was start- Amendment No. 35 by Mr. Bishop (NY) Donnelly Jackson (IL) ed in 1918 by a guy named Arthur HENSARLING of Texas. Blumenauer Doolittle Jackson-Lee Parker. Just to show you how some of Amendment No. 37 by Mr. Blunt Doyle (TX) Bonner Drake Jefferson our entrepreneurs have had tough expe- HENSARLING of Texas. Bono Dreier Johnson (GA) riences, in 1919 there was a truck acci- Amendment No. 39 by Mr. Boozman Edwards Johnson, E. B. dent that wiped out the entire inven- HENSARLING of Texas. Boren Ellison Jones (NC) tory of the company, and he had to go An amendment by Mr. CAMPBELL of Boswell Ellsworth Jones (OH) Boucher Emanuel Kagen back to another job. He started again; California. Boustany Emerson Kanjorski and at the height the Depression, he The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes Boyd (FL) Engel Kaptur bought an auto plant in 1935 in the City the time for any electronic vote after Boyda (KS) English (PA) Kennedy the first vote in this series. Brady (PA) Eshoo Kildee of Cleveland, and then during the Braley (IA) Etheridge Kilpatrick height of World War II, employed 5,000 AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. FLAKE Brown (SC) Everett Kind people in Cleveland, Ohio, supplying The Acting CHAIRMAN. The unfin- Burgess Farr King (NY) the war effort. ished business is the demand for a re- Butterfield Fattah Kingston Calvert Ferguson Klein (FL) The war ended. Mr. Parker died. corded vote on an amendment offered Camp (MI) Filner Knollenberg Again, the defense contracts dried up. by the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Capito Forbes Kuhl (NY) It looked like there wasn’t going to be FLAKE) on which further proceedings Capps Fortenberry LaHood Capuano Fortun˜ o Lampson any progress for the company. His were postponed and on which the noes Cardoza Frank (MA) Langevin widow said no, and they continued to prevailed by voice vote. Carnahan Frelinghuysen Lantos reinvest in northeastern Ohio and The Clerk will redesignate the Carson Gallegly Larsen (WA) northeastern Ohio continued to rein- amendment. Castor Gerlach Larson (CT) Chandler Giffords Latham vest in them and they rewarded them The Clerk redesignated the amend- Christensen Gilchrest LaTourette as well. Today, they are a $10 billion ment. Clarke Gillibrand Lee company employing 50,000 people RECORDED VOTE Clay Gingrey Levin Cleaver Gonzalez Lewis (CA) worldwide. The Acting CHAIRMAN. A recorded Clyburn Goode Lewis (GA) My simple request is, I am not going vote has been demanded. Cohen Goodlatte Lewis (KY) to ask to redirect this money to the A recorded vote was ordered. Cole (OK) Gordon Lipinski plant in Eastlake, Ohio, but as this bill The vote was taken by electronic de- Conyers Green, Al LoBiondo Costa Green, Gene Loebsack moves forward, I would hope that we vice, and there were—ayes 98, noes 326, Costello Grijalva Lofgren, Zoe can continue to talk to the folks in not voting 12, as follows: Courtney Gutierrez Lowey

VerDate Aug 31 2005 06:50 Jul 18, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K17JY7.079 H17JYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMHOUSE H7894 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 17, 2007 Lucas Payne Smith (NJ) The Clerk will redesignate the Inslee Meeks (NY) Schiff Lynch Perlmutter Smith (TX) Israel Melancon Schwartz Mahoney (FL) Peterson (MN) Smith (WA) amendment. Jackson (IL) Michaud Scott (GA) Maloney (NY) Peterson (PA) Snyder The Clerk redesignated the amend- Jackson-Lee Miller (MI) Scott (VA) Manzullo Pickering Space ment. (TX) Miller (NC) Serrano Marchant Platts Spratt Jefferson Miller, Gary Sestak Markey Pomeroy Stark RECORDED VOTE Johnson (GA) Miller, George Shays Marshall Porter Stupak The Acting CHAIRMAN. A recorded Johnson, E. B. Mitchell Shea-Porter Matheson Price (NC) Sullivan vote has been demanded. Jones (NC) Mollohan Sherman Matsui Pryce (OH) Sutton Jones (OH) Moore (KS) Shuler McCarthy (NY) Rahall Tanner A recorded vote was ordered. Kanjorski Moore (WI) Shuster McCollum (MN) Rangel Tauscher The Acting CHAIRMAN. This will be Kaptur Moran (KS) Simpson McCotter Regula Taylor a 2-minute vote. Kennedy Moran (VA) Sires McCrery Rehberg Thompson (CA) Kildee Murphy (CT) Skelton McDermott Reichert Thompson (MS) The vote was taken by electronic de- Kilpatrick Murphy, Patrick Slaughter McGovern Renzi Tiahrt vice, and there were—ayes 70, noes 357, Kind Murphy, Tim Smith (NJ) McHugh Reyes Tierney not voting 9, as follows: King (NY) Murtha Smith (TX) McIntyre Reynolds Towns Kingston Nadler Smith (WA) McMorris Rodriguez Turner [Roll No. 637] Kirk Napolitano Snyder Rodgers Rogers (AL) Udall (CO) AYES—70 Klein (FL) Neal (MA) Solis McNerney Rogers (KY) Udall (NM) Knollenberg Norton Souder Akin Graves Pitts McNulty Ros-Lehtinen Upton Kuhl (NY) Nunes Space Bachmann Hastert Meek (FL) Ross Van Hollen Poe LaHood Oberstar Spratt Bilbray Heller Meeks (NY) Rothman Vela´ zquez Price (GA) Lampson Obey Stark Bishop (UT) Hensarling Melancon Roybal-Allard Visclosky Putnam Langevin Olver Stupak Blackburn Issa Mica Royce Walsh (NY) Radanovich Lantos Ortiz Sutton Boehner Jindal Michaud Ruppersberger Walz (MN) Ramstad Larsen (WA) Pallone Tanner Burton (IN) Johnson (IL) Miller (MI) Rush Wamp Royce Larson (CT) Pascrell Tauscher Campbell (CA) Johnson, Sam Miller (NC) Ryan (OH) Wasserman Ryan (WI) Latham Pastor Taylor Cannon Jordan Miller, George Salazar Schultz Sali LaTourette Paul Thompson (CA) Cantor Keller Mitchell Sa´ nchez, Linda Waters Schmidt Lee Payne Thompson (MS) Carter King (IA) Mollohan T. Watson Levin Perlmutter Tiahrt Chabot Kline (MN) Sensenbrenner Moore (KS) Sanchez, Loretta Watt Lewis (CA) Peterson (MN) Tierney Coble Lamborn Sessions Moore (WI) Sarbanes Waxman Lewis (GA) Peterson (PA) Towns Conaway Linder Shadegg Moran (VA) Saxton Weiner Lewis (KY) Pickering Turner Cooper Mack Shimkus Murphy (CT) Schakowsky Welch (VT) Lipinski Platts Udall (CO) Davis, David McHenry Smith (NE) Murphy, Patrick Schiff Weldon (FL) LoBiondo Pomeroy Udall (NM) Deal (GA) Mica Stearns Murphy, Tim Schwartz Weller Loebsack Porter Upton Duncan Miller (FL) Sullivan Murtha Scott (GA) Wexler Lofgren, Zoe Price (NC) Van Hollen Feeney Musgrave Terry Nadler Scott (VA) Whitfield Lowey Pryce (OH) Vela´ zquez Flake Myrick Thornberry Neal (MA) Serrano Wicker Lucas Rahall Visclosky Fossella Neugebauer Norton Sestak Wilson (NM) Tiberi Lungren, Daniel Rangel Walden (OR) Foxx Pearce Oberstar Shea-Porter Wilson (OH) Walberg E. Regula Walsh (NY) Franks (AZ) Pence Obey Sherman Wolf Westmoreland Lynch Rehberg Walz (MN) Garrett (NJ) Petri Olver Shuler Woolsey Mahoney (FL) Reichert Wamp Ortiz Shuster Wu NOES—357 Maloney (NY) Renzi Wasserman Pallone Simpson Wynn Manzullo Reyes Schultz Pascrell Sires Yarmuth Abercrombie Carnahan Eshoo Marchant Reynolds Waters Pastor Skelton Young (AK) Ackerman Carney Etheridge Markey Rodriguez Watson Paul Slaughter Young (FL) Aderholt Carson Everett Marshall Rogers (AL) Watt Alexander Castle Fallin Matheson Rogers (KY) Waxman NOT VOTING—12 Allen Castor Farr Matsui Rogers (MI) Weiner Bishop (GA) Faleomavaega Kucinich Altmire Chandler Fattah McCarthy (CA) Rohrabacher Welch (VT) Bordallo Granger Napolitano Andrews Christensen Ferguson McCarthy (NY) Ros-Lehtinen Weldon (FL) Brown, Corrine Hill Solis Arcuri Clarke Filner McCaul (TX) Roskam Weller Davis, Jo Ann Hoyer Tancredo Baca Clay Forbes McCollum (MN) Ross Wexler Bachus Cleaver Fortenberry McCotter Rothman Whitfield b 1519 Baird Clyburn Fortun˜ o McCrery Roybal-Allard Wicker Baker Cohen Frank (MA) McDermott Ruppersberger Wilson (NM) Messrs. POMEROY, CROWLEY and Baldwin Cole (OK) Frelinghuysen McGovern Rush Wilson (OH) KANJORSKI changed their vote from Barrett (SC) Conyers Gallegly McHugh Ryan (OH) Wilson (SC) ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Barrow Costa Gerlach McIntyre Salazar Wolf Bartlett (MD) Costello Giffords Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Flor- McKeon Sa´ nchez, Linda Woolsey Barton (TX) Courtney Gilchrest McMorris T. Wu ida, Messrs. SHIMKUS, NUNES, CAR- Bean Cramer Gillibrand Rodgers Sanchez, Loretta Wynn NEY and Mrs. BIGGERT changed their Becerra Crenshaw Gillmor McNerney Sarbanes Yarmuth vote from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Berkley Crowley Gingrey McNulty Saxton Young (AK) Berman Cubin Gohmert Meek (FL) Schakowsky Young (FL) So the amendment was rejected. Berry Cuellar Gonzalez The result of the vote was announced Biggert Culberson Goode NOT VOTING—9 as above recorded. Bilirakis Cummings Goodlatte Bordallo Faleomavaega Kagen Stated against: Bishop (GA) Davis (AL) Gordon Brown, Corrine Granger Kucinich Bishop (NY) Davis (CA) Green, Al Davis, Jo Ann Hoyer Tancredo Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall Blumenauer Davis (IL) Green, Gene No. 636, had I been present, I would have Blunt Davis (KY) Grijalva ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIRMAN Bonner Davis, Lincoln Gutierrez voted ‘‘no.’’ Bono Davis, Tom Hall (NY) The Acting CHAIRMAN (during the Ms. SOLIS. Mr. Speaker, during rollcall vote Boozman DeFazio Hall (TX) vote). Members are advised there is 1 No. 636 on H.R. 2641 I was unavoidably de- Boren DeGette Hare minute remaining to vote. tained. Had I been present, I would have Boswell Delahunt Harman Boucher DeLauro Hastings (FL) b 1524 voted ‘‘no.’’ Boustany Dent Hastings (WA) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIRMAN Boyd (FL) Diaz-Balart, L. Hayes So the amendment was rejected. The Acting CHAIRMAN. Remaining Boyda (KS) Diaz-Balart, M. Herger The result of the vote was announced Brady (PA) Dicks Herseth Sandlin votes in this series of votes will be 2- Brady (TX) Dingell Higgins as above recorded. minute votes. There will be a 1-minute Braley (IA) Doggett Hill AMENDMENT NO. 37 OFFERED BY MR. warning and then a 2-minute vote. Brown (SC) Donnelly Hinchey HENSARLING Brown-Waite, Doolittle Hinojosa AMENDMENT NO. 35 OFFERED BY MR. Ginny Doyle Hirono The Acting CHAIRMAN. The unfin- HENSARLING Buchanan Drake Hobson ished business is the demand for a re- The Acting CHAIRMAN. The unfin- Burgess Dreier Hodes corded vote on the amendment offered Butterfield Edwards Hoekstra ished business is the demand for a re- Buyer Ehlers Holden by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. corded vote on the amendment offered Calvert Ellison Holt HENSARLING) on which further pro- by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Camp (MI) Ellsworth Honda ceedings were postponed and on which HENSARLING) on which further pro- Capito Emanuel Hooley the noes prevailed by voice vote. Capps Emerson Hulshof ceedings were postponed and on which Capuano Engel Hunter The Clerk will redesignate the the noes prevailed by voice vote. Cardoza English (PA) Inglis (SC) amendment.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 06:50 Jul 18, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A17JY7.027 H17JYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMHOUSE July 17, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7895 The Clerk redesignated the amend- Kagen Mollohan Serrano RECORDED VOTE ment. Kanjorski Moore (KS) Sestak Kaptur Moore (WI) Shays The Acting CHAIRMAN. A recorded RECORDED VOTE Kennedy Moran (KS) Shea-Porter vote has been demanded. The Acting CHAIRMAN. A recorded Kildee Moran (VA) Sherman A recorded vote was ordered. Kilpatrick Murphy (CT) Shuler vote has been demanded. Kind Murphy, Patrick Shuster The Acting CHAIRMAN. This will be A recorded vote was ordered. King (NY) Murphy, Tim Simpson a 2-minute vote. Klein (FL) Murtha Sires The vote was taken by electronic de- The Acting CHAIRMAN. This will be Knollenberg Nadler Skelton vice, and there were—ayes 81, noes 348, a 2-minute vote. Kuhl (NY) Neal (MA) Slaughter The vote was taken by electronic de- LaHood Norton Smith (NJ) not voting 7, as follows: Lampson Nunes vice, and there were—ayes 79, noes 337, Smith (TX) [Roll No. 639] Langevin Oberstar Smith (WA) not voting 20, as follows: Lantos Obey Snyder AYES—81 Larsen (WA) Olver [Roll No. 638] Solis Akin Garrett (NJ) Pence Larson (CT) Ortiz Souder Bachmann Gingrey Petri AYES—79 Latham Pallone Space Barrett (SC) Gohmert Pitts LaTourette Pascrell Akin Fossella Neugebauer Spratt Bilbray Goodlatte Lee Pastor Platts Bachmann Foxx Pearce Stark Bishop (UT) Graves Levin Paul Poe Barrett (SC) Franks (AZ) Pence Stupak Blackburn Heller Lewis (CA) Payne Price (GA) Biggert Garrett (NJ) Petri Sutton Boehner Hensarling Lewis (GA) Perlmutter Putnam Bilbray Graves Pitts Tanner Brown (SC) Inglis (SC) Lewis (KY) Peterson (MN) Radanovich Bishop (UT) Hastert Platts Tauscher Brown-Waite, Issa Lipinski Peterson (PA) Ramstad Blackburn Heller Poe Taylor Ginny Jindal LoBiondo Pickering Rohrabacher Blunt Hensarling Price (GA) Thompson (CA) Buchanan Johnson, Sam Loebsack Pomeroy Roskam Boehner Inglis (SC) Ramstad Thompson (MS) Burton (IN) Jordan Lofgren, Zoe Porter Royce Brown-Waite, Issa Roskam Tiahrt Campbell (CA) Keller Lowey Price (NC) Ryan (WI) Ginny Jindal Royce Tierney Cannon King (IA) Lucas Pryce (OH) Sali Buchanan Johnson (IL) Ryan (WI) Cantor Kingston Lynch Putnam Towns Burgess Jordan Sali Carter Kline (MN) Schmidt Mahoney (FL) Rahall Turner Burton (IN) Keller Schmidt Chabot Lamborn Sensenbrenner Maloney (NY) Rangel Udall (CO) Campbell (CA) King (IA) Sensenbrenner Coble Linder Sessions Manzullo Regula Udall (NM) Cannon Kingston Sessions Conaway Lungren, Daniel Shadegg Markey Rehberg Upton Cantor Kline (MN) Shadegg Cooper E. Smith (NE) Marshall Reichert Van Hollen Carter Lamborn Shimkus ´ Davis, David Mack Stearns Matheson Renzi Velazquez Chabot Linder Smith (NE) Deal (GA) McHenry Sullivan Matsui Reyes Visclosky Coble Lungren, Daniel Stearns Duncan Miller (FL) Terry McCarthy (CA) Reynolds Walden (OR) Conaway E. Sullivan Feeney Musgrave Thornberry McCarthy (NY) Rodriguez Walsh (NY) Cooper Mack Terry Flake Myrick Tiberi McCollum (MN) Rogers (AL) Walz (MN) Davis, David McCaul (TX) Thornberry Fossella Neugebauer Walberg McCotter Rogers (KY) Wamp Deal (GA) McHenry Tiberi Foxx Nunes Westmoreland McCrery Rogers (MI) Wasserman Duncan Miller (FL) Walberg Franks (AZ) Pearce Wilson (SC) McDermott Rohrabacher Schultz Feeney Musgrave Westmoreland McGovern Ros-Lehtinen Waters Flake Myrick Wilson (SC) NOES—348 McHugh Ross Watson Abercrombie Christensen Filner NOES—337 McIntyre Rothman Watt McKeon Roybal-Allard Waxman Ackerman Clarke Forbes Abercrombie Clyburn Fortun˜ o McMorris Ruppersberger Weiner Aderholt Clay Fortenberry Aderholt Cohen Frank (MA) Rodgers Rush Weldon (FL) Alexander Cleaver Fortun˜ o Alexander Cole (OK) Frelinghuysen McNerney Ryan (OH) Wexler Allen Clyburn Frank (MA) Allen Conyers Gallegly McNulty Salazar Whitfield Altmire Cohen Frelinghuysen Altmire Costa Gerlach Meek (FL) Sa´ nchez, Linda Wicker Andrews Cole (OK) Gallegly Andrews Costello Giffords Meeks (NY) T. Wilson (NM) Arcuri Conyers Gerlach Arcuri Courtney Gilchrest Melancon Sanchez, Loretta Wilson (OH) Baca Costa Giffords Baca Cramer Gillibrand Mica Sarbanes Wolf Bachus Costello Gilchrest Bachus Crenshaw Gillmor Michaud Saxton Woolsey Baird Courtney Gillibrand Baird Crowley Gingrey Miller (MI) Schakowsky Wu Baker Cramer Gillmor Baker Cubin Gohmert Miller (NC) Schiff Wynn Baldwin Crenshaw Gonzalez Baldwin Cuellar Goode Miller, Gary Schwartz Yarmuth Barrow Crowley Goode Barrow Culberson Goodlatte Miller, George Scott (GA) Young (AK) Bartlett (MD) Cubin Gordon Bartlett (MD) Cummings Gordon Mitchell Scott (VA) Young (FL) Barton (TX) Cuellar Granger Barton (TX) Davis (AL) Granger Bean Culberson Green, Al Bean Davis (CA) Green, Al NOT VOTING—20 Becerra Cummings Green, Gene Becerra Davis (IL) Green, Gene Ackerman Dicks Marchant Berkley Davis (AL) Grijalva Berkley Davis (KY) Grijalva Berman Davis (CA) Gutierrez Bordallo Faleomavaega Napolitano Berman Davis, Lincoln Gutierrez Berry Davis (IL) Hall (NY) Boswell Gonzalez Radanovich Berry Davis, Tom Hall (NY) Biggert Davis (KY) Hall (TX) Brown, Corrine Hoyer Tancredo Bilirakis DeFazio Hall (TX) Carnahan Johnson, Sam Bilirakis Davis, Lincoln Hare Bishop (GA) DeGette Hare Welch (VT) Bishop (GA) Davis, Tom Harman Christensen Kirk Weller Bishop (NY) Delahunt Harman Davis, Jo Ann Kucinich Bishop (NY) DeFazio Hastert Blumenauer DeLauro Hastings (FL) Blumenauer DeGette Hastings (FL) Bonner Dent Hastings (WA) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIRMAN Blunt Delahunt Hastings (WA) Bono Diaz-Balart, L. Hayes The Acting CHAIRMAN (during the Bonner DeLauro Hayes Boozman Diaz-Balart, M. Herger Bono Dent Herger Boren Dingell Herseth Sandlin vote). Members are advised there is 1 Boozman Diaz-Balart, L. Herseth Sandlin Boucher Doggett Higgins minute remaining on this vote. Boren Diaz-Balart, M. Higgins Boustany Donnelly Hill Boswell Dicks Hill Boyd (FL) Doolittle Hinchey b 1527 Boucher Dingell Hinchey Boyda (KS) Doyle Hinojosa Boustany Doggett Hinojosa Brady (PA) Drake Hirono So the amendment was rejected. Boyd (FL) Donnelly Hirono Brady (TX) Dreier Hobson The result of the vote was announced Boyda (KS) Doolittle Hobson Braley (IA) Edwards Hodes as above recorded. Brady (PA) Doyle Hodes Brown (SC) Ehlers Hoekstra Brady (TX) Drake Hoekstra Butterfield Ellison Holden AMENDMENT NO. 39 OFFERED BY MR. Braley (IA) Dreier Holden Buyer Ellsworth Holt HENSARLING Burgess Edwards Holt Calvert Emanuel Honda The Acting CHAIRMAN. The unfin- Butterfield Ehlers Honda Camp (MI) Emerson Hooley ished business is the demand for a re- Buyer Ellison Hooley Capito Engel Hulshof Calvert Ellsworth Hulshof Capps English (PA) Hunter corded vote on the amendment offered Camp (MI) Emanuel Hunter Capuano Eshoo Inslee by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Capito Emerson Inslee Cardoza Etheridge Israel HENSARLING) on which further pro- Capps Engel Israel Carney Everett Jackson (IL) Capuano English (PA) Jackson (IL) Carson Fallin Jackson-Lee ceedings were postponed and on which Cardoza Eshoo Jackson-Lee Castle Farr (TX) the noes prevailed by voice vote. Carnahan Etheridge (TX) Castor Fattah Jefferson The Clerk will redesignate the Carney Everett Jefferson Chandler Ferguson Johnson (GA) amendment. Carson Fallin Johnson (GA) Clarke Filner Johnson, E. B. Castle Farr Johnson (IL) Clay Forbes Jones (NC) The Clerk redesignated the amend- Castor Fattah Johnson, E. B. Cleaver Fortenberry Jones (OH) ment. Chandler Ferguson Jones (NC)

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Jones (OH) Miller, George Shays RECORDED VOTE Levin Obey Shuster Kagen Mitchell Shea-Porter Lewis (CA) Olver Simpson Kanjorski Mollohan Sherman The Acting CHAIRMAN. A recorded Lewis (GA) Ortiz Sires Kaptur Moore (KS) Shimkus vote has been demanded. Lewis (KY) Pallone Skelton Kennedy Moore (WI) Shuler A recorded vote was ordered. Lipinski Pascrell Slaughter Kildee Moran (KS) LoBiondo Pastor Shuster The Acting CHAIRMAN. This will be Smith (NE) Kilpatrick Moran (VA) Simpson Loebsack Paul Smith (NJ) Kind Murphy (CT) Sires a 2-minute vote. Lofgren, Zoe Payne Smith (TX) King (NY) Murphy, Patrick Skelton The vote was taken by electronic de- Lowey Pearce Smith (WA) Kirk Murphy, Tim Slaughter Lucas Perlmutter Snyder Klein (FL) Murtha vice, and there were—ayes 39, noes 388, Lungren, Daniel Peterson (MN) Smith (NJ) Solis Knollenberg Nadler not voting 9, as follows: E. Peterson (PA) Smith (TX) Souder Kuhl (NY) Napolitano Lynch Pickering Smith (WA) [Roll No. 640] Space LaHood Neal (MA) Mack Poe Snyder Spratt Lampson Norton AYES—39 Mahoney (FL) Pomeroy Langevin Oberstar Solis Maloney (NY) Porter Stark Akin Heller Petri Lantos Obey Souder Manzullo Price (NC) Stearns Blackburn Hensarling Pitts Larsen (WA) Olver Space Marchant Pryce (OH) Stupak Campbell (CA) Issa Platts Larson (CT) Ortiz Spratt Markey Putnam Sutton Cannon Jindal Price (GA) Latham Pallone Stark Marshall Rahall Tanner Cantor Jordan Radanovich LaTourette Pascrell Stupak Matheson Ramstad Tauscher Chabot Kline (MN) Ryan (WI) Lee Pastor Sutton Matsui Rangel Taylor Cooper Lamborn Sensenbrenner Levin Paul Tanner McCarthy (CA) Regula Thompson (CA) Deal (GA) Linder Shadegg Lewis (CA) Payne Tauscher McCarthy (NY) Rehberg Thompson (MS) Flake Miller (FL) Sullivan Lewis (GA) Perlmutter Taylor McCaul (TX) Reichert Tiahrt Foxx Musgrave Terry Lewis (KY) Peterson (MN) Thompson (CA) McCollum (MN) Renzi Tierney Franks (AZ) Myrick Thornberry Lipinski Peterson (PA) Thompson (MS) McCotter Reyes Towns Garrett (NJ) Neugebauer Tiberi LoBiondo Pickering Tiahrt McCrery Reynolds Goode Pence Westmoreland Turner Loebsack Pomeroy Tierney McDermott Rodriguez Udall (CO) Lofgren, Zoe Porter Towns NOES—388 McGovern Rogers (AL) Udall (NM) Lowey Price (NC) Turner McHenry Rogers (KY) Upton Ackerman Coble Goodlatte Lucas Pryce (OH) Udall (CO) McHugh Rogers (MI) Van Hollen Aderholt Cohen Gordon Lynch Rahall Udall (NM) McIntyre Rohrabacher Vela´ zquez Alexander Cole (OK) Granger Mahoney (FL) Rangel Upton McKeon Ros-Lehtinen Visclosky Allen Conaway Graves Maloney (NY) Regula Van Hollen McMorris Roskam Walberg Altmire Conyers Green, Al Manzullo Rehberg Vela´ zquez Rodgers Ross Andrews Costa Green, Gene Walden (OR) Marchant Reichert Visclosky McNerney Rothman Walsh (NY) Markey Renzi Arcuri Costello Grijalva McNulty Roybal-Allard Walden (OR) Baca Courtney Gutierrez Walz (MN) Marshall Reyes Walsh (NY) Meek (FL) Royce Wamp Matheson Reynolds Bachmann Cramer Hall (NY) Meeks (NY) Ruppersberger Walz (MN) Bachus Crenshaw Hall (TX) Wasserman Matsui Rodriguez Wamp Melancon Rush Schultz McCarthy (CA) Rogers (AL) Baird Crowley Hare Mica Ryan (OH) Wasserman Waters McCarthy (NY) Rogers (KY) Baker Cubin Harman Michaud Salazar Schultz Watson McCaul (TX) Rogers (MI) Baldwin Culberson Hastert Miller (MI) Sali Waters Watt McCollum (MN) Ros-Lehtinen Barrett (SC) Cummings Hastings (FL) Miller (NC) Sa´ nchez, Linda Watson Waxman McCotter Ross Barrow Davis (AL) Hastings (WA) Miller, Gary T. Watt Weiner McCrery Rothman Bartlett (MD) Davis (CA) Hayes Miller, George Sanchez, Loretta Waxman McDermott Roybal-Allard Barton (TX) Davis (IL) Herger Mitchell Sarbanes Welch (VT) Weiner McGovern Ruppersberger Bean Davis (KY) Herseth Sandlin Mollohan Saxton Weldon (FL) McHugh Rush Welch (VT) Becerra Davis, David Higgins Moore (KS) Schakowsky Weller McIntyre Ryan (OH) Weldon (FL) Berkley Davis, Lincoln Hill Moore (WI) Schiff Wexler McKeon Salazar Weller Berman Davis, Tom Hinchey Moran (KS) Schmidt Whitfield McMorris Sa´ nchez, Linda Wexler Berry DeFazio Hinojosa Moran (VA) Schwartz Wicker Rodgers T. Whitfield Biggert DeGette Hirono Murphy (CT) Scott (GA) Wilson (NM) McNerney Sanchez, Loretta Wicker Bilbray Delahunt Hobson Murphy, Patrick Scott (VA) Wilson (OH) McNulty Sarbanes Wilson (NM) Bilirakis DeLauro Hodes Murphy, Tim Serrano Wilson (SC) Meek (FL) Saxton Wilson (OH) Bishop (GA) Dent Hoekstra Murtha Sessions Wolf Meeks (NY) Schakowsky Wolf Bishop (NY) Diaz-Balart, L. Holden Nadler Sestak Woolsey Melancon Schiff Woolsey Bishop (UT) Diaz-Balart, M. Holt Napolitano Shays Wu Mica Schwartz Wu Blumenauer Dicks Honda Neal (MA) Shea-Porter Wynn Michaud Scott (GA) Wynn Blunt Dingell Hooley Norton Sherman Yarmuth Miller (MI) Scott (VA) Yarmuth Boehner Doggett Hulshof Nunes Shimkus Young (AK) Miller (NC) Serrano Young (AK) Bonner Donnelly Hunter Oberstar Shuler Young (FL) Miller, Gary Sestak Young (FL) Bono Doolittle Inglis (SC) Boozman Doyle Inslee NOT VOTING—9 NOT VOTING—7 Boren Drake Israel Abercrombie Cuellar Hoyer Bordallo Faleomavaega Tancredo Boswell Dreier Jackson (IL) Bordallo Davis, Jo Ann Kucinich Brown, Corrine Hoyer Boucher Duncan Jackson-Lee Brown, Corrine Faleomavaega Tancredo Davis, Jo Ann Kucinich Boustany Edwards (TX) Boyd (FL) Ehlers Jefferson ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIRMAN Boyda (KS) Ellison Johnson (GA) b 1537 The Acting CHAIRMAN (during the Brady (PA) Ellsworth Johnson (IL) Brady (TX) Emanuel Johnson, E. B. So the amendment was rejected. vote). Members are advised there is 1 Braley (IA) Emerson Johnson, Sam The result of the vote was announced minute remaining in this vote. Brown (SC) Engel Jones (NC) as above recorded. Brown-Waite, English (PA) Jones (OH) b 1533 Ginny Eshoo Kagen The Acting CHAIRMAN. The Clerk Mr. WAXMAN changed his vote from Buchanan Etheridge Kanjorski will read. Burgess Everett Kaptur The Clerk read as follows: ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Burton (IN) Fallin Keller So the amendment was rejected. Butterfield Farr Kennedy This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy and The result of the vote was announced Buyer Fattah Kildee Water Development and Related Agencies as above recorded. Calvert Feeney Kilpatrick Appropriations Act, 2008’’. Camp (MI) Ferguson Kind AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. CAMPBELL OF Capito Filner King (IA) Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Chairman, CALIFORNIA Capps Forbes King (NY) I want to thank my colleagues, my good friend The Acting CHAIRMAN. The unfin- Capuano Fortenberry Kingston from Indiana and chair of the subcommittee, ˜ Cardoza Fortuno Kirk Mr. VISCLOSKY, and Chairman OBEY, for bring- ished business is the demand for a re- Carnahan Fossella Klein (FL) corded vote on the amendment offered Carney Frank (MA) Knollenberg ing up this important piece of legislation. by the gentleman from California (Mr. Carson Frelinghuysen Kuhl (NY) I rise in support of the supplemental report CAMPBELL) on which further pro- Carter Gallegly LaHood on H.R. 2641. Castle Gerlach Lampson ceedings were postponed and on which Castor Giffords Langevin Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the sub- the noes prevailed by voice vote. Chandler Gilchrest Lantos committee leadership for their inclusion of The Clerk will redesignate the Christensen Gillibrand Larsen (WA) $18.3 million for the Houston Ship Channel amendment. Clarke Gillmor Larson (CT) Navigation project, which is $2 million more Clay Gingrey Latham The Clerk redesignated the amend- Cleaver Gohmert LaTourette than the President’s budget, and for including ment. Clyburn Gonzalez Lee $15.442 million in operations and maintenance

VerDate Aug 31 2005 06:50 Jul 18, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A17JY7.035 H17JYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMHOUSE July 17, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7897 for the Houston Ship Channel, which is $1 mil- Idaho communities. The funding was author- MCNULTY) having assumed the chair, lion over the President’s request. ized in the Water Resources Development Mr. TIERNEY, Acting Chairman of the While I understand the tight fiscal con- Act. Committee of the Whole House on the straints this Congress is under, I hope we in- This funding is critical to assisting rural State of the Union, reported that that crease funding for these projects in the future. Idaho communities in upgrading their water Committee, having had under consider- The continued O&M funding would be used and wastewater treatment facilities. In many ation the bill (H.R. 2641) making appro- to keep the channel at its authorized depth, cases, this funding is required to comply with priations for energy and water develop- which is critical to keeping the channel navi- unfunded mandates passed down by this Con- ment and related agencies for the fiscal gable for the tankers that bring in crude oil to gress and federal agencies. year ending September 30, 2008, and for our refineries. The navigation funding goes to- Perhaps the most striking example of why other purposes, he reported the bill wards important environmental restoration the federal government has a responsibility to back to the House with sundry amend- work in the deepening and widening project. assist these communities is the burden the ments, with the recommendation that We are at the end of that project now. EPA’s revised arsenic standard is having the amendments be agreed to and that Our area relies heavily on Corps of Engi- across America. In addition, these funds help the bill, as amended, do pass. neers’ funding, since we’re not only an en- rural communities in Idaho trying to attract The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under ergy-producing area but also a low-lying area new businesses and spur economic develop- House Resolution 481, the previous in the middle of a flood plain. ment. The vital water funding in this bill will question is ordered. I requested funding through the Army Corps assist rural communities in job creation and af- Is a separate vote demanded on any of Engineers for Greens Bayou, Hunting fordable housing by offering improved services amendment reported from the Com- Bayou and Halls Bayou, which were flooded at lower costs than would otherwise be pos- mittee of the Whole? If not, the Chair during Tropical Storm Allison in 2001. These sible. will put them en gros. authorized projects are located in blue-collar I’m proud to have obtained this funding for The amendments were agreed to. residential areas in my district, where the Idaho communities and look forward to work- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The threat of future flooding is all too real. ing with them in the future to meet their water question is on the engrossment and I am grateful the subcommittee included resource challenges. third reading of the bill. $588,000 for Greens Bayou, which will help I appreciate the opportunity to provide a list The bill was ordered to be engrossed conclude the study portion of the project and of Congressionally-directed projects in my re- and read a third time, and was read the now the project is fast approaching its con- gion and an explanation of my support for third time. struction phase. The Greens Bayou project them. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The has a high 3.7 benefit to cost ratio, and in 1. Rural Idaho Environmental Infrastructure, question is on the passage of the bill. 2001, over 15,000 homes in this watershed $4,000,000. Under clause 10 of rule XX, the yeas flooded in Tropical Storm Allison. Mr. BISHOP of New York. Mr. Chairman, I and nays are ordered. I appreciate the committee’s continued un- rise in strong support of H.R. 2641, the En- The vote was taken by electronic de- derstanding of the pressing flood control ergy & Water Appropriations bill for fiscal year vice, and there were—yeas 312, nays needs in our area, but am disappointed only 2007. I applaud our colleagues on the Energy 112, not voting 7, as follows: Greens Bayou received funding in this appro- & Water subcommittee for producing a bill that priations cycle. fully funds some of this nation’s most impor- [Roll No. 641] Hunting Bayou has already started construc- tant basic research under the Office of YEAS—312 tion and a cut-off of Federal funding threatens Science. Abercrombie Cohen Gonzalez to put this project into danger of falling further In particular, I commend chairmen OBEY Ackerman Conyers Goode Aderholt Cooper Goodlatte behind schedule. Fortunately, this is a 211 (f) and VISCLOSKY, ranking member HOBSON, and Allen Costa Gordon project which provides the local sponsor—the my fellow Long Island colleague, Mr. ISRAEL, Altmire Costello Granger Harris County Flood Control District—flexibility for their tireless support of ground-breaking re- Andrews Courtney Green, Al Arcuri Cramer Green, Gene to continue work on the project. search conducted at Brookhaven National Baca Crenshaw Grijalva The Hunting Bayou project will reduce the Laboratory. Baird Crowley Gutierrez number of homes and businesses in the 100- I’m proud to represent BNL and the talented Baker Cuellar Hall (NY) year flood plain by 85 percent, from 7,400 scientists who keep our nation at the cutting Baldwin Cummings Hare Barrow Davis (AL) Harman structures to 1,000. Eight thousand homes edge of basic research with projects like the Barton (TX) Davis (CA) Hastert flooded in this area during Tropical Storm Alli- Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, which helps Becerra Davis (IL) Hastings (FL) son as well. scientists unravel the big bang theory to ex- Berman Davis, Lincoln Hastings (WA) Berry Davis, Tom Hayes I also hope Halls Bayou will receive funding plain the origins of our universe. Biggert DeFazio Herger in the future; this project is authorized in Fully funding this research will avert the Bishop (GA) DeGette Herseth Sandlin WRDA 1990 and is included in the pending same kind of uncertainty that threatened to Bishop (NY) Delahunt Higgins WRDA legislation to become a Sec. 211(t) derail it last year. Preserving BNL’s status as Blumenauer DeLauro Hill Bono Dent Hinchey project. a leading research institution will hopefully re- Boozman Diaz-Balart, L. Hinojosa Greens Bayou, Hunting Bayou, and Halls sult in more decisions like yesterday’s an- Boren Diaz-Balart, M. Hirono Bayou are not projects to protect vacation nouncement that BNL will be the permanent Boswell Dicks Hobson homes or homes in obvious flood hazard Boucher Dingell Hodes home of the NSLS II, which uses intense light Boustany Doggett Hoekstra areas. Most of these areas were outside the for x-ray imaging. Boyd (FL) Donnelly Holden flood plain until upstream development ex- I also want to commend the committee for Boyda (KS) Doolittle Holt panded the flood plains. allocating $7 million for the Fire Island to Brady (PA) Doyle Honda Braley (IA) Edwards Hooley In closing, I want to commend the Chair- Montauk Point project, which would protect 83 Brown-Waite, Ehlers Hoyer man, and especially my good friend from miles along Long Island’s south shore. Ginny Ellison Hulshof Texas, Congressman CHET EDWARDS, for their Mr. Chairman, fully funding these research Buchanan Ellsworth Inslee hard work on this legislation, and hope they and infrastructure priorities are good for this Burgess Emanuel Israel Butterfield Emerson Jackson (IL) will continue their progress on funding critical nation and our economy. I am proud to sup- Buyer Engel Jackson-Lee needs across the Nation. port H.R. 2641 and again commend our col- Camp (MI) Eshoo (TX) I urge my colleagues to support the supple- leagues for a good bill and their hard work. Capito Etheridge Jefferson Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I Capps Farr Johnson (GA) mental report. Capuano Fattah Johnson (IL) Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Chairman, in accordance move that the Committee do now rise Cardoza Ferguson Johnson, E. B. with House earmark reforms, I would like to and report the bill back to the House Carnahan Filner Jones (OH) place into the record a listing of the Congres- with sundry amendments, with the rec- Carney Forbes Kagen Carson Fortenberry Kanjorski sionally-directed project in my home state of ommendation that the amendments be Castle Frank (MA) Kaptur Idaho that is contained within the report to this agreed to and that the bill, as amend- Castor Frelinghuysen Kennedy bill. ed, do pass. Chandler Gerlach Kildee The project provides $4 million within the The motion was agreed to. Clarke Giffords Kilpatrick Clay Gilchrest Kind Army Corps of Engineers Section 595 pro- Accordingly, the Committee rose; Cleaver Gillibrand King (IA) gram for rural water infrastructure upgrades in and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Clyburn Gillmor Kingston

VerDate Aug 31 2005 06:50 Jul 18, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A17JY7.039 H17JYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMHOUSE H7898 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 17, 2007 Kirk Murphy, Tim Sherman NOT VOTING—7 mitted, or to pose a significant risk of Klein (FL) Murtha Shuler Bean English (PA) Tancredo committing, an act or acts of violence Kuhl (NY) Nadler Shuster Brown, Corrine Jones (NC) that have the purpose or effect of LaHood Napolitano Simpson Davis, Jo Ann Kucinich Lampson Neal (MA) Sires threatening the peace or stability of Langevin Nunes Skelton ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Iraq or the Government of Iraq or un- Lantos Oberstar Slaughter The SPEAKER pro tempore (during dermining efforts to promote economic Larsen (WA) Obey Smith (NJ) the vote). Members are advised 2 min- Larson (CT) Olver Smith (WA) reconstruction and political reform in Latham Ortiz Snyder utes remain in this vote. Iraq or to provide humanitarian assist- LaTourette Pallone Solis b 1557 ance to the Iraqi people. The order fur- Lee Pascrell Space ther authorizes the Secretary of the Levin Pastor Spratt Mr. SULLIVAN and Mr. BILBRAY Treasury, in consultation with the Sec- Lewis (GA) Payne Stark changed their vote from ‘‘yea’’ to Lewis (KY) Perlmutter Stupak retary of State and the Secretary of ‘‘nay.’’ Defense, to designate for blocking Lipinski Peterson (MN) Sutton So the bill was passed. LoBiondo Pomeroy Tanner those persons determined to have ma- The result of the vote was announced Loebsack Price (NC) Tauscher terially assisted, sponsored, or pro- Lofgren, Zoe Pryce (OH) Taylor as above recorded. vided financial, material, logistical, or Lowey Rahall Thompson (CA) A motion to reconsider was laid on technical support for, or goods or serv- Lungren, Daniel Rangel Thompson (MS) the table. E. Regula Thornberry ices in support of, such an act or acts Lynch Rehberg Tiberi f of violence or any person designated Mahoney (FL) Reichert Tierney BLOCKING PROPERTY OF CERTAIN pursuant to this order, or to be owned Maloney (NY) Renzi Towns Manzullo Reyes Turner PERSONS WHO THREATEN STA- or controlled by, or to have acted or Markey Rodriguez Udall (CO) BILIZATION EFFORTS IN IRAQ— purported to act for or on behalf of, di- Marshall Rogers (AL) Udall (NM) MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT rectly or indirectly, any person whose Matheson Rogers (KY) Upton OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. property and interests in property are Matsui Rogers (MI) Van Hollen NO. 110–47) blocked pursuant to this order. McCarthy (NY) Rohrabacher Vela´ zquez McCollum (MN) Ros-Lehtinen Visclosky The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- I delegated to the Secretary of the McCotter Ross Walden (OR) fore the House the following message Treasury, in consultation with the Sec- McDermott Rothman Walsh (NY) retary of State and the Secretary of McGovern Roybal-Allard Walz (MN) from the President of the United States; which was read and, together Defense, the authority to take such ac- McHugh Ruppersberger Wamp tions, including the promulgation of McIntyre Rush Wasserman with the accompanying papers, without McMorris Ryan (OH) Schultz objection, referred to the Committee rules and regulations, and to employ Rodgers Salazar Waters on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be all powers granted to the President by McNerney Sali Watson printed: IEEPA as may be necessary to carry McNulty Sa´ nchez, Linda Watt out the purposes of my order. I am en- Meek (FL) T. Waxman To the Congress of the United States: Meeks (NY) Sanchez, Loretta Weiner closing a copy of the Executive Order I Pursuant to the International Emer- have issued. Melancon Sarbanes Welch (VT) gency Economic Powers Act, as amend- Michaud Saxton Weller GEORGE W. BUSH. Miller (MI) Schakowsky Wexler ed (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), I THE WHITE HOUSE, July 17, 2007. Miller (NC) Schiff Whitfield hereby report that I have issued an Ex- Miller, George Schmidt Wicker ecutive Order blocking property of per- f Mitchell Schwartz Wilson (OH) sons determined to have committed, or Mollohan Scott (GA) Woolsey GENERAL LEAVE Moore (KS) Scott (VA) Wu to pose a significant risk of commit- Moore (WI) Serrano Wynn ting, an act or acts of violence that Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- Moran (VA) Sestak Yarmuth have the purpose or effect of threat- mous consent that all Members may Murphy (CT) Shays Young (AK) ening the peace or stability of Iraq or have 5 legislative days in which to re- Murphy, Patrick Shea-Porter Young (FL) the Government of Iraq or undermining vise and extend their remarks and in- NAYS—112 efforts to promote economic recon- clude extraneous material on H.R. 3043, struction and political reform in Iraq Akin Fossella Neugebauer and that I may include tabular mate- Alexander Foxx Paul or to provide humanitarian assistance rial on the same. Bachmann Franks (AZ) Pearce to the Iraqi people. I issued this order The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Bachus Gallegly Pence to take additional steps with respect to objection to the request of the gen- Barrett (SC) Garrett (NJ) Peterson (PA) the national emergency declared in Ex- Bartlett (MD) Gingrey tleman from Wisconsin? Petri ecutive Order 13303 of May 22, 2003, and Berkley Gohmert Pickering There was no objection. Bilbray Graves Pitts expanded in Executive Order 13315 of Bilirakis Hall (TX) Platts August 28, 2003, and relied upon for ad- f Bishop (UT) Heller Poe ditional steps taken in Executive Order Blackburn Hensarling Porter 13350 of July 29, 2004, and Executive DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, Blunt Hunter Price (GA) HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Boehner Inglis (SC) Order 13364 of November 29, 2004. In Putnam AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED Bonner Issa Radanovich these previous Executive Orders, I or- Brady (TX) Jindal Ramstad dered various measures to address the AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS Brown (SC) Johnson, Sam Reynolds ACT, 2008 Burton (IN) Jordan unusual and extraordinary threat to Roskam Calvert Keller the national security and foreign pol- Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- Royce Campbell (CA) King (NY) Ryan (WI) icy of the United States posed by ob- mous consent that, during consider- Cannon Kline (MN) Sensenbrenner stacles to the orderly reconstruction of ation of H.R. 3043 pursuant to House Cantor Knollenberg Sessions Carter Lamborn Iraq, the restoration and maintenance Resolution 547, the Chair may reduce Shadegg Chabot Lewis (CA) of peace and security in that country, to 2 minutes the minimum time for Coble Linder Shimkus electronic voting under clause 6 of rule Smith (NE) and the development of political, ad- Cole (OK) Lucas ministrative, and economic institu- XVIII and clauses 8 and 9 of rule XX. Conaway Mack Smith (TX) Cubin Marchant Souder tions in Iraq. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Culberson McCarthy (CA) Stearns My new order takes additional steps objection to the request of the gen- Davis (KY) McCaul (TX) Sullivan with respect to the national emergency tleman from Wisconsin? Davis, David McCrery Terry declared in Executive Order 13303 and There was no objection. Deal (GA) McHenry Tiahrt Drake McKeon Walberg expanded in Executive Order 13315 by The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Dreier Mica Weldon (FL) blocking the property and interests in ant to House Resolution 547 and rule Duncan Miller (FL) Westmoreland property of persons determined by the XVIII, the Chair declares the House in Everett Miller, Gary Wilson (NM) Secretary of the Treasury, in consulta- the Committee of the Whole House on Fallin Moran (KS) Wilson (SC) Feeney Musgrave Wolf tion with the Secretary of State and the State of the Union for the consider- Flake Myrick the Secretary of Defense, to have com- ation of the bill, H.R. 3043.

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