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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 112 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 112 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 157 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 2011 No. 92 Senate The Senate was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Monday, June 27, 2011, at 2 p.m. House of Representatives FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 2011 The House met at 9 a.m. and was Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- in restraint on the President, and this called to order by the Speaker. nal stands approved. is where I disagree. I believe the word- f f ing is different. It says no funds for ground troops. But then it has excep- PRAYER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE tions, and the exceptions are for all the The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman things that we’re already doing. So I J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: from Mississippi (Mr. NUNNELEE) come believe if we vote and pass the second Eternal God, we give You thanks for forward and lead the House in the one, it will be the first time this Con- giving us another day. We pause in Pledge of Allegiance. gress has given authority to the Presi- Your presence and ask guidance for the Mr. NUNNELEE led the Pledge of Al- dent for what he is doing right now. men and women of the people’s House. legiance as follows: So I urge my colleagues to look at Enable them, O God, to act on what I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the both of these carefully. I have con- they believe to be right and true and United States of America, and to the Repub- cluded that not only should the first just, and to do so in ways that show re- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. one be voted down, but it’s very impor- spect for those with whom they dis- tant that the second one be voted down agree. In this, may they grow to be f as well. models and good examples in a time ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER when so many in our world are unable f to engage gracefully with those they The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- DEFEAT AUTHORIZATION FOR are at odds with. tain up to five requests for 1-minute WAR IN LIBYA speeches on each side. May the Members realize that Your (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given f congregation is wider and broader than permission to address the House for 1 ever we could measure or determine. VOTE ‘‘NO’’ ON LIBYA minute and to revise and extend his re- Help them, and help us, O Lord, to put RESOLUTIONS marks.) away any judgments that belong to Mr. KUCINICH. We’ve been in Af- You and do what we can to live to- (Mr. PAUL asked and was given per- ghanistan for 10 years at a cost of over gether in peace. mission to address the House for 1 As we approach this next recess, minute and to revise and extend his re- a half trillion dollars and in Iraq for 8 bless our great Nation and keep it marks.) years at a long-term cost of at least $3 faithful to its ideals, its hopes, and its Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, later this trillion. Those who told us the war in promise of freedom in our world. morning we will be debating and voting Libya would last days now want to ex- Bless us this day and every day. And on two resolutions dealing with Libya. tend it for another year at a total cost may all that is done within the peo- The first one, H.J. Res. 68, has been of billions. ple’s House be for Your greater honor said to be one that literally endorses It is surreal that we could even be and glory. exactly what the President has been considering authorizing this war at a Amen. doing, and I agree with that: Even time when the government is col- f though it excludes ground troops, it lapsing in debt. Those who told us the doesn’t talk about Special Forces, CIA, war in Libya was to save civilian lives THE JOURNAL contractors, and unlimited bombing, quickly switched to regime change, The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- which is really what we have to re- with innocent civilians dying from ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- strict. NATO’s bombs. ceedings and announces to the House But the second one, H.R. 2278, has Prior to NATO’s assuming responsi- his approval thereof. been said to be more strongly worded bility, we launched hundreds of cruise b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H4531 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:37 Jun 25, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A24JN7.000 H24JNPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE H4532 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 24, 2011 missiles and dropped tons of bombs on mains bent on its destruction. But if port position. I would prefer that there Libya. Since NATO took over, the U.S. Hamas ever expects to have a seat at be an amendment to that—perhaps it has struck from the air at least 90 the table, it must show good faith now will be in a motion to recommit—that times, including drone attacks. But and immediately release Gilad Shalit. it be limited to 6 months. these are not ‘‘hostilities,’’ claims the We stand here today with our great f White House; so what business is it of ally, Israel. We stand here with allies OVERSIGHT OVER CORPORATE Congress? from Europe and throughout the world. MERGERS NEEDED We must put an end not only to the We stand with all who believe in and war in Libya, but we must put an end fight for basic human rights. Anyone (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked to the thinking that the Constitution who can hear my voice knows that and was given permission to address is a doormat and that our constituents Gilad Shalit must be released. the House for 1 minute.) must simply bear the consequences of Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. f the misguided policies of this adminis- Speaker, there are many issues that we tration without this Congress having CUT OFF FUNDS TO PRESIDENT’S must address in this august body, but any say whatsoever. WAR IN LIBYA it is tragic to note that we have been Defeat the authorization for the war. (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was here for 24 weeks since the GOP took Vote for the Rooney bill, which limits given permission to address the House responsibility and control of this House the war. And when we return, let’s vote for 1 minute.) and we have done nothing to create for a total cutoff of funds for this Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, jobs. In fact, the majority leader has wrongheaded adventure. America’s third war continues. The indicated the Republicans have no f President’s little war in Libya is un- plans to do anything on jobs through MR. PRESIDENT, UNLEASH THE constitutional and it also violates the this summer. POWER OF AMERICAN ENERGY War Powers Resolution. Even the ad- Why does this pose a crisis? Because EXPLORATION ministration says Libya is not a na- in the midst of all of this, a number of tional security risk to America. mergers are coming into fruition, in (Mr. NUNNELEE asked and was particular the United-Continental given permission to address the House So why are we at war in Libya? Be- cause the French want us there? Mr. merger. We have already had an an- for 1 minute.) nouncement that Houston will lose Mr. NUNNELEE. Yesterday, Presi- Speaker, don’t you think we’ve done 1,500 jobs, and no response from United dent Obama executed a shortsighted enough for the French in World War I, or Continental. In addition, United had energy plan and released 30 million World War II, and even in Indochina, a recent collapse of its database, or its barrels of oil from the Strategic Petro- what we now call Vietnam? system, which caused massive shut- leum Reserve, all while the United The United States should not be in- States’ combined recoverable oil, nat- volved in Libya’s civil war. The cost downs and clogging of the system, ural gas, and coal resources are 1.3 tril- has been over $700 million to the Amer- where passengers were stuck in air- lion barrels of oil equivalent, the larg- ican taxpayer. Mr. Speaker, don’t you ports because they couldn’t get their est in the world. think that money, that millions of dol- planes off the ground. We have 40,000 times more American lars could be better spent building When we have mergers with no re- natural resources under our ground America instead of blowing up Libya? straint and no oversight, we have a than the amount President Obama And who are these rebels in Libya problem. So jobs are necessary to be took out of the Strategic Petroleum that we are supporting? Of course created, and there needs to be over- Reserve. Drawing down reserves in- Omar Qadhafi is a tyrant, but we may sight over mergers like Continental tended for national emergencies is far end up replacing an oppressive regime and United so that communities like from the energy plan we need, espe- with an extremist radical regime.
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