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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

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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. Now, Houston and elsewhere won’t be losing cially when we’re sitting on abundant isn’t that lovely? jobs with no response. resources. President Obama must quit Congress should cut off all American f blocking American energy production. funds to the President’s little war in MARKING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY Mr. President, if you want to make Libya. OF THE INTERNATIONAL HAR- us energy secure, if you want to see a And that’s just the way it is. VESTER SCOUT thriving economy creating jobs, if you f want to free Americans from the bur- (Mr. WALZ of Minnesota asked and den of high gas prices, unleash the b 0910 was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and power and ingenuity of American en- CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF ergy exploration, and do it now. extend his remarks.) THE LIBYAN OPERATION Mr. WALZ of Minnesota. Mr. Speak- f (Mr. GARAMENDI asked and was er, I rise today to honor a piece of RELEASE STAFF SERGEANT given permission to address the House American history and to pay tribute to GILAD SHALIT for 1 minute.) the Americans that created it: 2011 (Mr. DEUTCH asked and was given Mr. GARAMENDI. It appears this marks the 50th anniversary of the permission to address the House for 1 morning and today the House of Rep- International Harvester Scout; the minute.) resentatives and Congress will be car- first Scout, built out of American inge- Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow rying out its constitutional respon- nuity and steel, rolled off the assembly marks the fifth anniversary of the ab- sibilities dealing with the war in line 50 years ago in Fort Wayne, Indi- duction of Israeli soldier Staff Ser- Libya. Resolutions will be on the floor. ana, the creation of Ted Ornas, lit- geant Gilad Shalit from inside Israel’s Appropriately, we will be voting today erally drawn on a napkin at his kitch- borders by the terrorist organization on whether we want to end, limit, or en table. Hamas. For 5 years, Hamas has vio- extend. In the near future, my good friend lated international human rights con- For me, I think we have to carry out from Indiana, JOE DONNELLY, and I will ventions by denying Shalit contact the U.N. resolution that calls for the come to this floor at the end of the day with his family and visits by the Inter- right to protect or the obligation and to tell the history of this great com- national Red Cross. duty to protect. That is why the Liby- pany and the iconic IH Scout. We will Now Hamas wants to be partners an situation started. That needs to be also tell the stories of those who re- with the Palestinian Authority. If the completed. store, drive, and keep the legacy alive. Palestinian Authority is determined to I would suggest that the Hastings These are the stories of America, sto- pursue unity with Hamas, then Presi- resolution that gives a year is good in ries of hardworking people who respect dent Abbas must demand that his new that it provides the necessary restric- our history and believe it is worth pre- partner free Sergeant Shalit. tions on the White House and on the serving. Israel can never be expected to nego- military in the Libya operation and ba- The Scout reflects the exceptional tiate with an organization that re- sically puts the United States in a sup- American personality, ingenuity,

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Honoring our history reminds (3) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.—For pur- copy of our exchange of letters on this mat- us of what we were capable of together poses of calculating funding apportionments ter be included in the Congressional Record in this great Nation. and meeting other requirements under sec- during Floor consideration. Sincerely, f tions 47114, 47115, 47116, and 47117 of title 49, United States Code, for the period beginning DAVE CAMP, AIRPORT AND AIRWAY EXTENSION on October 1, 2010, and ending on July 22, Chairman. ACT OF 2011, PART III 2011, the Administrator of the Federal Avia- COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- tion Administration shall— (A) first calculate funding apportionments AND INFRASTRUCTURE, mous consent that the Committees on on an annualized basis as if the total amount Washington, DC, June 24, 2011. Transportation and Infrastructure and available under section 48103 of such title for Hon. DAVE CAMP, Ways and Means be discharged from fiscal year 2011 were $3,515,000,000; and Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means, further consideration of the bill (H.R. (B) then reduce by 7 percent— Longworth House Office Building, Wash- 2279) to amend the Internal Revenue (i) all funding apportionments calculated ington, DC. Code of 1986 to extend the funding and under subparagraph (A); and DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN, Thank you for your (ii) amounts available pursuant to sections letter regarding H.R. 2279, the ‘‘Airport and expenditure authority of the Airport Airway Extension Act of 2011, Part III.’’ The and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 47117(b) and 47117(f)(2) of such title. (b) PROJECT GRANT AUTHORITY.—Section Committee on Transportation and Infra- 49, United States Code, to extend the 47104(c) of such title is amended by striking structure recognizes the Committee on Ways airport improvement program, and for ‘‘June 30, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘July 22, and Means has a jurisdictional interest in other purposes, and ask for its imme- 2011,’’. H.R. 2279, and I appreciate your effort to fa- cilitate consideration of this bill. diate consideration in the House. SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. The Clerk read the title of the bill. I concur with you that forgoing action on (a) Section 40117(l)(7) of title 49, United H.R. 2279 does not in any way prejudice the The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. POE States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘July 1, Committee on Ways and Means with respect of Texas). Is there objection to the re- 2011.’’ and inserting ‘‘July 23, 2011.’’. to its jurisdictional prerogatives on this bill quest of the gentleman from Florida? (b) Section 44302(f)(1) of such title is or similar legislation in the future, and I There was no objection. amended— would support your effort to seek appoint- The text of the bill is as follows: (1) by striking ‘‘June 30, 2011,’’ and insert- ment of an appropriate number of conferees H.R. 2279 ing ‘‘July 22, 2011,’’; and to any House-Senate conference involving (2) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2011,’’ and Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- this legislation. inserting ‘‘October 31, 2011,’’. I will include our letters on H.R. 2279 in the resentatives of the United States of America in (c) Section 44303(b) of such title is amended Congress assembled, Congressional Record during House Floor by striking ‘‘September 30, 2011,’’ and insert- consideration of the bill. Again, I appreciate SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. ing ‘‘October 31, 2011,’’. your cooperation regarding this legislation This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Airport and (d) Section 47107(s)(3) of such title is and I look forward to working with the Com- Airway Extension Act of 2011, Part III’’. amended by striking ‘‘July 1, 2011.’’ and in- mittee on Ways and Means as the bill moves SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT serting ‘‘July 23, 2011.’’. through the legislative process. AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND. (e) Section 47115(j) of such title is amended Sincerely, (a) FUEL TAXES.—Subparagraph (B) of sec- by striking ‘‘July 1, 2011,’’ and inserting JOHN L. MICA, tion 4081(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code ‘‘July 23, 2011,’’. Chairman. of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘June 30, 2011’’ (f) Section 47141(f) of such title is amended and inserting ‘‘July 22, 2011’’. by striking ‘‘June 30, 2011.’’ and inserting Mr. COSTELLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise in sup- (b) TICKET TAXES.— ‘‘July 22, 2011.’’. port of H.R. 2279, the ‘‘Airport and Airway Ex- (1) PERSONS.—Clause (ii) of section (g) Section 49108 of such title is amended tension Act of 2011, Part III.’’ This bill is a 4261(j)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of by striking ‘‘June 30, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘clean’’ extension of the authority of the Fed- 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘June 30, 2011’’ ‘‘July 22, 2011,’’. eral Aviation Administration, FAA, to spend and inserting ‘‘July 22, 2011’’. (h) Section 161 of the Vision 100—Century from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to (2) PROPERTY.—Clause (ii) of section of Aviation Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. carry out airport improvement projects at cur- 4271(d)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by 47109 note) is amended by striking ‘‘July 1, striking ‘‘June 30, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘July 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘July 23, 2011,’’. rent levels through July 22, 2011. 22, 2011’’. (i) Section 186(d) of such Act (117 Stat. In February, the Senate approved a bipar- (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments 2518) is amended by striking ‘‘July 1, 2011,’’ tisan, comprehensive FAA reauthorization bill made by this section shall take effect on and inserting ‘‘July 23, 2011,’’. by a wide 87-to-8-vote margin. Passage of the July 1, 2011. (j) The amendments made by this section Senate bill was applauded by both labor and SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY shall take effect on July 1, 2011. industry stakeholders, and it was estimated TRUST FUND EXPENDITURE AU- Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I submit the fol- that the bill would create at least 150,000 jobs. THORITY. The House followed on April 1 with a bill (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section lowing exchange of letters. 9502(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, containing some controversial provisions that is amended— COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, the Senate has indicated it will not accept. (1) by striking ‘‘July 1, 2011’’ and inserting Washington, DC, June 24, 2011. These provisions include the repeal of a Na- ‘‘July 23, 2011’’; and Hon. JOHN MICA, tional Mediation Board rule on fair union rep- (2) by inserting ‘‘or the Airport and Airway Chairman, Committee on Transportation and resentation elections and cuts to funding for Extension Act of 2011, Part III’’ before the Infrastructure, Rayburn House Office FAA programs, airport construction and im- semicolon at the end of subparagraph (A). Building, Washington, DC. provement, and air traffic control moderniza- DEAR CHAIRMAN MICA, I am writing con- (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph tion. (2) of section 9502(e) of such Code is amended cerning H.R. 2279, the ‘‘Airport and Airway by striking ‘‘July 1, 2011’’ and inserting Extension Act of 2011, Part III’’ which is ex- For the last 2 months, we have worked with ‘‘July 23, 2011’’. pected to be scheduled for floor consider- the Senate to resolve a number of differences (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments ation today. between the two bills. The negotiations have made by this section shall take effect on As you know, the Committee on Ways and made good progress, and, with just a handful July 1, 2011. Means has jurisdiction over the Internal of major differences remaining, we may be on SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT Revenue Code. Sections 2 and 3 of this bill the cusp of enacting a long-term reauthoriza- PROGRAM. amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by tion—a reauthorization that provides the FAA (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— extending the current Airport and Airway with the stability and funding necessary to (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 48103 of title 49, Trust Fund (AATF) expenditure authority United States Code, is amended by striking and the associated Federal excise taxes to safeguard safety, modernize the system, and paragraph (8) and inserting the following: July 22, 2011. In order to expedite H.R. 2279 create jobs. ‘‘(8) $2,840,890,411 for the period beginning for Floor consideration, the Committee will Like my Republican colleagues, I had hoped on October 1, 2010, and ending on July 22, forgo action on the bill. This is being done that each of the previous two short-term ex- 2011.’’. with the understanding that it does not in tensions would be the last. I was reassured by

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This extension is nec- member of the Committee on Armed Serv- people to make their voice heard on essary, but I again say to my Republican col- ices; and (2) one motion to recommit. this important issue, because, after all, leagues: Let this extension be the last. Get a SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it this isn’t an issue for Congress, because long-term bill done. shall be in order to consider in the House the as a Congressman, it is not about my I will work with my colleagues across the bill (H.R. 2278) to limit the use of funds ap- voice. It is about the voice of the aisle to produce a bipartisan FAA bill that will propriated to the Department of Defense for 911,000 people back home that I rep- create jobs and keep our economy moving United States Armed Forces in support of resent that I bring here to Congress, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Oper- throughout the 21st century and make this our ation Unified Protector with respect to and those people’s voices have yet to be last extension. For the present time, however, Libya, unless otherwise specifically author- heard on this Libya issue. this extension is necessary, and I urge my col- ized by law, if called up by the chair of the b 0920 leagues to support it. Committee on Armed Services or his des- The bill was ordered to be engrossed ignee. All points of order against consider- Operation Odyssey Dawn is in full op- and read a third time, was read the ation of the bill are waived. The bill shall be eration now, since the month of March, third time, and passed, and a motion to considered as read. All points of order and the people’s voice has still not reconsider was laid on the table. against provisions in the bill are waived. The been heard. But today, Mr. Speaker, previous question shall be considered as or- the Rules Committee, as one of the f dered on the bill to final passage without in- longest-standing committees in this GENERAL LEAVE tervening motion except: (1) one hour of de- U.S. House of Representatives, first bate equally divided and controlled by chair Mr. PETRI. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- and ranking minority member of the Com- constituted in 1789, the Rules Com- mous consent that all Members may mittee on Armed Services; and (2) one mo- mittee is making that opportunity have 5 legislative days in which to re- tion to recommit. available with these two resolutions. vise and extend their remarks and in- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Mr. Speaker, my hope is that the clude extraneous material on the bill tleman from Georgia is recognized for 1 people’s voice will be heard today; that just passed, H.R. 2279. hour. in this hour upon hour of debate that The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, for the we have today, these two very different objection to the request of the gen- purpose of debate only, I yield the cus- choices for where this country goes, tleman from Wisconsin? tomary 30 minutes to the gentlelady that the American people will for the There was no objection. from New York (Ms. SLAUGHTER), pend- first time have their voice heard on the question of Libya. f ing which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of As you know, Mr. Speaker, when we ADJOURNMENT TO TUESDAY, this resolution, all time yielded is for come back in July, we’re going to take JUNE 28, 2011 the purpose of debate only. up the FY 2012 defense bill. In fact, Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I ask GENERAL LEAVE we’ll take it up tonight and start con- unanimous consent that when the Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I ask sidering amendments when we return. House adjourns today, it adjourn to unanimous consent that all Members We’ll again have an opportunity to meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 28, have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- have our voice heard. Because, Mr. 2011; and when the House adjourns on tend their remarks. Speaker, there is an entire gradation of that day, it adjourn to meet at 10 a.m. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there options that we have here. Are we on Friday, July 1, 2011. objection to the request of the gen- going to declare war on Libya? Are we The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. tleman from Georgia? going to allow the President to con- PRICE of Georgia). Is there objection to There was no objection. tinue doing what he’s doing in Libya? the request of the gentleman from Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, House Are we going to shut down the funding Georgia? Resolution 328 provides a closed rule for troops on the ground on Libya? Are There was no objection. for consideration of H.R. 2278 and H.J. we going to shut down funding for Libya altogether? These are the ques- f Res. 68. The rule provides a total of 3 hours of debate in this Chamber on this tions that the Rules Committee has PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION vitally important issue of U.S. military made available today and 2 weeks from OF H.J. RES. 68, AUTHORIZING operations in Libya. The rule also pro- now so that this House will be able to LIMITED USE OF ARMED FORCES vides the minority with two separate have its voice heard. IN LIBYA; AND PROVIDING FOR motions to recommit, with or without With that, I reserve the balance of CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2278, instructions. my time. LIMITING USE OF FUNDS FOR Mr. Speaker, it was in this week in Ms. SLAUGHTER. I yield myself ARMED FORCES IN LIBYA 1788, June 21, 1788, that the United such time as I may consume. Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, by di- States ratified its Constitution, that First, I want to thank my colleague rection of the Committee on Rules, I Constitution that still serves us so well very much for yielding the time, Mr. call up House Resolution 328 and ask today. In that Constitution, our Fram- Speaker. for its immediate consideration. ers made clear that the power of the We’re considering matters of war and The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- purse belongs here and here alone, here peace today. On Sunday, our Nation lows: in the people’s House, here on Capitol will have been engaged in military ac- tion in Libya for 100 days. The actions H. RES. 328 Hill; and that Constitution made clear that the power to declare war lies here taken by the President have a grave Resolved, That upon adoption of this reso- impact on the constitutional role of lution it shall be in order to consider in the and here alone. House the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 68) au- On June 3 of this year by a vote of Congress and the role of the United thorizing the limited use of the United 268–145 the House of Representatives States abroad. Taken together, these States Armed Forces in support of the NATO passed a resolution asking the Presi- are among the most important issues mission in Libya, if called up by the chair of dent to make clear what his intentions that we as Members of Congress will the Committee on Foreign Affairs or her des- are in Libya, asking the President to ever consider. These are the very de- ignee. All points of order against consider- come and consult with Congress, to get bates that scholars and historians will ation of the joint resolution are waived. The Congress’ permission, to seek our au- study and analyze for decades to come. joint resolution shall be considered as read. Given these fundamental issues, the All points of order against provisions in the thority to prosecute those hostilities joint resolution are waived. The previous in Libya. American people deserve the full and question shall be considered as ordered on We have received some information thorough consideration that should be the joint resolution to final passage without from the White House since then. We afforded to all legislation introduced in intervening motion except: (1) one hour of have gotten a letter from the White this body—with committee hearings

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Bush, tions of historic proportions with no everything except pulling the trigger. both Chambers of the United States ability to shape and adjust the meas- So we’re legalizing the current war. Congress engaged in a fierce debate ures to reflect the true will of the I believe that H.R. 2278 is the first about whether to authorize the use of House. time that we in the Congress are mak- military force in the Persian Gulf. I Mr. Speaker, I regret the shameful ing a statement of granting authority have vivid memories of those debates way this important debate has been to the President to pursue this par- long into the night, with issues being rushed through Congress, and I apolo- ticular war. I am in strong opposition debated in committees, marked up by gize to future generations who will to that resolution as well, although I both parties, brought to the House look back on the work that we’re doing understand the other side of the argu- floor for a final debate before the today. Quite simply, the legislative ment because it says ‘‘denial of funds.’’ American public. On that particular process matters. Historians, scholars, The author of the resolution said the measure concerning the Persian Gulf, and yes, future Members of Congress reason why we have the exception is to we had 25 hours of debate and 263 Mem- will look back on our actions today to protect the integrity of our contract or bers spoke. It was one of the most thor- see how their forebearers shaped the agreement with NATO. Well, in the res- ough airings of our constitutional obli- fate of this country. olution it says we have to stop the gations that I have witnessed. In the case of the resolution of the funding because we don’t want to sup- In exchanges that can be publicly Persian Gulf, they’ll say how our port NATO’s war. accessed today, Members of the House democratic process thrived, whether So it’s totally inconsistent. Makes no and our colleagues in the Senate en- one agreed with the resolution or not. sense whatsoever. But it reminds me of gaged in an intelligent and enlight- Shamefully, in the case of today’s reso- the War Powers resolution. After the ening exchange of ideas about the mer- lutions, they will see a dysfunctional Vietnam War, we didn’t want to get its, the dangers, and necessities of democratic process, one that has com- into that kind of war any more, so Con- passing a resolution authorizing Amer- mitted a disservice to the American gress, in its infinite wisdom, with good ican troops to engage in military force people, to the dignity of the House of intentions, it designs the War Powers overseas. There were strong views on Representatives, and the future of the resolution, which legalized war for 90 both sides of the aisle, but these views United States, by avoiding a true de- days. That’s part of the reason why were accompanied by an overriding bate on one of the most important we’re here. We’re worried about 90 sense of duty to our country—a belief issues of our time. days. But here we’re going into the that Congress would reach a decision For these very reasons, I urge my fourth month dealing with the War based upon the thoughtful and prudent colleagues to vote ‘‘no’’ on today’s Powers resolution. vote of its Members and a reflection of rule. b 0930 a common interest of all its citizens. I reserve the balance of my time. As historians look back on the de- Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, at this There is a simple solution to all of bate over the Persian Gulf War, they time I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to this, and that is to obey the Constitu- can clearly see a vibrant democracy—a a gentleman who has great reverence tion. Don’t allow our Presidents to go democracy that is engaged in robust for the United States Constitution, the to war without a declaration of war, debate and a democracy earnestly gentleman from Texas (Mr. PAUL). and we wouldn’t be facing this problem working together for the best interest Mr. PAUL. I thank the gentleman for of this debate that actually gets a lit- of its people. Two decades later, we yielding. tle bit silly on restraining the Presi- stand in a room imbued with this his- I rise in support of this rule, al- dent. Yes, we should. We should exert tory—that debate took place right though I have a lot of complaints about ourselves. We have the prerogatives, here—but we avoid the robust debates how we deal with the issue of war. This and we have the obligations. We have that preceded us here today. Indeed, is a debate that should have gone on 4 avoided it. It’s time to stand up for the the way in which today’s measures are months ago, before the war was start- rule of law. being debated shame the dignity, his- ed. And if we had done this properly, Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I am tory, and tradition of this body. we wouldn’t be bringing this up quick- pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gen- Today’s resolutions about our ac- ly today. No committee work, no dis- tleman from New York (Mr. NADLER). tions in Libya have been rushed cussion, no chance for amendment. Mr. NADLER. I thank the gentlelady through the House of Representatives. But, nevertheless, I will support the for yielding. They were written behind closed doors rule because at least we get a chance to Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to and received neither committee hear- talk a little bit about what’s going on the Hastings resolution and in support ings nor committee markups. The two in Libya. of the Rooney resolution. resolutions are being considered under We have two resolutions that will This morning’s paper, The New York a single closed rule following an emer- come up under this rule. The first reso- Times, says that this is a dangerous gency meeting of the Rules Committee lution, generally, I understand most in- resolution because it would allow the yesterday afternoon. The process by dividuals aren’t too keen on this, be- financing only for American surveil- which these measures proceeded cause it’s a literal endorsement—a lance, search and rescue missions, through the Rules Committee is indic- rather explicit endorsement—of the planning and aerial refueling. It would ative of the chaotic and rushed process war, so obviously I oppose H.J. Res. 68. halt drone strikes and attacks on Liby- that we’re being asked to vote for here But my greatest concern is about H.R. an air defenses, and it would damage today. 2278. The way I read this resolution is the Nation’s credibility in its leader- Late Tuesday night—10 o’clock, I be- that it essentially grants the same au- ship of NATO. lieve—we were given two resolutions thority that we grant in the first Reso- Mr. Speaker, I think that the Na- for an emergency meeting on Wednes- lution because we say that no funds tion’s credibility—that is to say its day. They were added as emergency can be used—it denies the use of funds. promise to go to war if backed by the items to our afternoon meeting. When But how can you deny the use of appro- President and not by Congress—ought we got to the Rules Committee, they priated funds when they’re using funds to be damaged. We have been sliding had been pulled from the agenda. It that weren’t appropriated? It’s so re- for 70 years into a situation where Con- wasn’t until 9 p.m. Wednesday that we dundant. The funds were never appro- gress has nothing to do with the deci- received the text of H.R. 2278. Yester- priated. So, yes, it’s a good statement. sion about whether to go to war or not, day, we were notified that the Rules You don’t continue to be illegal, is and the President is becoming an abso- Committee would meet on this new and what we’re saying. lute monarch. We must put a stop to

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Because of the ex- as an ongoing bombing campaign in ment shows contempt for the Constitu- igencies of the Cold War, if the bomb- Libya. tion and for the executive’s coequal ers are coming over the Pole, you don’t It is for these reasons and many more branch of government—the United have time to call Congress. We lost a that I urge my colleagues to support States Congress. lot of that power. We ceded it to the the rule and to support H.R. 2278. How can this not be war? If another President. Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I am country launched aggressive air strikes But in a situation such as Libya, pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gen- against the United States, you’d better whether the reasons for going there are tleman from California (Mr. believe we’d consider it an act of war. good or ill, the fact is there was no im- GARAMENDI). Does anyone remember Pearl Harbor or minent threat to the United States, Mr. GARAMENDI. I thank the gen- 9/11? We certainly considered those acts and the Secretary of Defense said that. tlelady from New York for yielding. of war against our country. To say that Mr. Speaker, we are later this morn- There was plenty of time to negotiate our bombing of Libya does not rise to ing going to be engaged in one of the with the Arab League, and there was the level of ‘‘hostilities’’ flies in the most important tasks of Congress, and plenty of time to go to the U.N. There face of common sense. that is what to do about war. Unfortu- should have been time to have, not Mr. Speaker, our Nation can’t afford nately, the administration—and I consultations with Congress, but the a third war. The ones we are already think they would agree to this—didn’t authorization from Congress. In the ab- fighting are bankrupting us morally adequately engage Congress in the sence of that authorization, we have to and fiscally. This Congress must re- process running up to the beginning of put our foot down now and say ‘‘no.’’ If assert our power of the purse and not the Libya conflict and didn’t suffi- foreign countries learn that they can- fund an unauthorized war. Today, we ciently engage during the course of it. not depend on American military inter- must send a clear message that the We are now in a position where we will vention unless Congress is aboard for American people and this Congress will be making some decisions today about the ride, good. That’s a good thing. how we want this Nation to proceed, not support perpetual war. The power of the Presidency—and Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I am whether we want to proceed with a I’m not talking about this President— full-on war or with limited or much pleased to yield 5 minutes to the chair- as was said by Charles James Fox in more limited activity with regard to man of the Rules Committee, the gen- 1780, the power of the Crown, in this the support of NATO in the Libya tleman from California (Mr. DREIER). case the power of the President, has in- fight. (Mr. DREIER asked and was given creased, is increasing and ought to be Unfortunately, all of this is now permission to revise and extend his re- diminished. This country’s power to go being rushed upon us here on the last marks.) to war or not must reside here except day just before the break for the 4th of Mr. DREIER. I thank my friend from in extreme and urgent emergencies. It July. The amount of time to debate Lawrenceville for his typical stellar is time to put our foot down now by this on the floor is far too limited. It management of this very important passing that resolution. would have been our preference on the rule; but I have to say, Mr. Speaker, Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I am Democratic side to have had a more that it saddens me greatly that we are pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gen- full discussion along the lines that the here on the House floor, dealing with tlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. gentlelady from New York discussed in this. We have been in the midst of what FOXX). her opening comments—a full-on dis- has been a celebration, a celebration as Ms. FOXX. I thank my colleague cussion about how we are to proceed. described as the Arab Spring. from Georgia for yielding time. We are basically going to have two op- We saw a few months ago a young I rise today in support of this rule tions, both of them with inadequate merchant in a small town in Tunisia and of H.R. 2278, a bill to prohibit funds discussion. I guess we’re down to that very, very distraught over the fact that for continued U.S. military involve- point now where we have no more al- a government official came and took ment in Libya except for operations in- ternative but to use the 1 hour, so here his scale away from him and took it to volving search and rescue, intelligence, we are debating this issue at this mo- the government office. surveillance and reconnaissance, aerial ment. b 0940 refueling, and operational planning. For me, there is a very important In 2007, then the junior Senator from principle that was enunciated by the He went back and asked for it, and Illinois, Barack Obama, confidently United Nations, which is the obligation when he made that request, he was de- proclaimed to the Boston Globe this to defend and protect. That was the nied it. He basically said he’d had comment: ‘‘The President does not basic rationale for this country moving enough, and so this young man chose have power under the Constitution to forward with the Libya operation. Yes, to set himself afire in the middle of the unilaterally authorize a military at- the President should have come to us town square in this tiny town in Tuni- tack in a situation that does not in- early. He should have come to us at the sia. volve stopping an actual or imminent very beginning and allowed Congress to Now, as we all know, that launched threat to the Nation.’’ However, now carry out its constitutional obliga- what has become known as the Arab that he is not attacking political oppo- tions, ‘‘yes’’ or ‘‘no.’’ But here we are. Spring. The Economist magazine very nents, that stance has proven incon- The obligation or the right or the ne- appropriately said that one of the great venient, prompting one of his many, cessity to defend is very important. developments that the Arab Spring has many flip-flops, such as his vote oppos- That’s why we’re there. We need to wrought is that we have now seen those ing to raise the debt limit. provide the President with the nec- so-called ‘‘barbarians’’ in the Arab Regardless of one’s position on the essary powers to carry out that obliga- world, in the Muslim world, move to- constitutional powers of the President tion in a very limited period of time. wards self-determination. Many people as Commander in Chief or Congress’ We’ll see that this afternoon or later in the West and in other parts of the authority to declare war, the legisla- this morning with the Hastings amend- world very arrogantly said there’s no tive branch unquestionably yields the ment. way in the world that those people power of the purse. This bill represents Mr. WOODALL. I reserve the balance could possibly make great strides to- a proper exercise of that power, pure of my time. wards political pluralism and develop- and simple. The bill does not leave our Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I am ment of the rule of law, self-determina- military personnel in dangerous cir- pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentle- tion, but, in fact, we saw—beginning cumstances without the funds or sup- woman from California (Ms. WOOLSEY). with this one very sad act—people plies they need. It does not require a Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I am throughout the Arab world in not only precipitous withdrawal since, without pleased that the House has the oppor- Tunisia, but Egypt, Bahrain and, yes,

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Why? taken in the Arab world, we need to portant responsibility of the first Because we should be in the midst of a make sure that the United States Con- branch of the United States Govern- celebration, a celebration of these very gress and the President of the United ment. bold and dynamic steps that are being States are in this together. There Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I am taken throughout the Arab world. And should be consultation and authoriza- pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gen- why is it that we’re here? We’re here tion to deal with this. tleman from Ohio (Mr. KUCINICH). because of what has been described by Mr. Speaker, I’ve got to say that as Mr. KUCINICH. The right to protect Members on both sides of the aisle— we look at this rule itself, I really am civilians has morphed into the so- and I just heard my friend from New absolutely stunned, absolutely stunned called right to change a regime and the York describe the actions of this Presi- at the kinds of things that I’ve heard right to destroy civilians. The situa- dency—as being the act of a monarch. from my colleagues on the other side of tion is positively Orwellian, and it is Mr. Speaker, I think it’s very impor- the aisle. all going wrong. Even early supporters tant for us to look at recent history. If Now, Mr. Speaker, as my good friend of the war are changing their minds. I we go back to the 2006 election, the Re- from Rochester, New York (Ms. would quote from al Jazeera just a cou- publicans lost the majority in large SLAUGHTER), knows, as we began de- ple of days ago: part because of the war in Iraq. Demo- bate on this, we had complete compli- ‘‘Italy’s foreign minister and the out- crats and Republicans alike acknowl- ance with the 3-day layover require- going head of the Arab League have edge that. ment, and we had these measures be- each called for a halt to hostilities in There’s an important distinction fore us. I would say to my friend from the war-torn north African country. that needs to be made. If one goes back Rochester, Mr. Speaker, there was not ‘‘Franco Frattini told members of and looks at the action that was taken a single amendment offered in the Parliament on Wednesday that the sus- by President Bush, he chose to come to Committee on Rules to deal with this, pension of military operations in Libya this Congress. He wanted the support of not a single amendment offered, and, in was ‘essential’ for immediate humani- the American people through their fact, one of these measures is offered tarian aid, while Amr Moussa, the Arab elected Representatives and Senators by a Republican, gentleman from Flor- League chief, called for a political so- to be behind his effort. We all know ida (Mr. ROONEY); the other is offered lution to the crisis. that he reached out to the United Na- by a Democrat, the other gentleman ‘‘Moussa’s sentiment was shared by tions, built a coalition, and there was from Florida (Mr. HASTINGS). the Italian foreign minister, who called lots of controversy. There, to this day, And so when I think about 3 o’clock for urgent humanitarian aid to trapped continues to be controversy. But the in the morning on June 25 of 2009, we residents in cities like Tripoli and Congress was involved in that process, began the debate on this horrible idea Misurata. as has been the case in many instances of cap-and-trade, and it was 3 o’clock ‘‘He said the people in those areas in the past, not every instance, but in the morning and I was sitting up- face a ‘dramatic’ humanitarian situa- many instances in the past. stairs with my Rules Committee col- tion and added that a suspension of We know, as my friend from Grand- leagues, Mr. Speaker, and dropped in hostilities would also avoid ‘consoli- father Community, North Carolina, my lap, still hot because it had just dating a division of Libya’ between just said, that President Obama when come off of the copying machine, was east and west. ‘‘He said he hoped the European he was a candidate, United States Sen- 300 pages of an amendment that we re- Council in Brussels on Thursday would ator, was very critical of President ported out. highlight an end to the fighting in Bush. We know that his campaign for The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Libya as ‘a practical solution.’ ’’ the Presidency in large part centered time of the gentleman has again ex- The question is, Mr. Speaker, will around this notion of bringing home pired. Congress rush into the breach here the troops, and we had his speech the Mr. WOODALL. I yield the gen- while our allies are headed to the exit? before night last on dealing with Af- tleman 2 additional minutes. H.R. 2278 by Mr. ROONEY would imme- Mr. DREIER. I thank my friend for ghanistan and his notion that we were diately prevent the administration yielding. going to bring these efforts to an end. from engaging in direct offensive hos- Mr. Speaker, let me just say, at 3 I would argue, Mr. Speaker, that as tilities in Libya, and it ought to be o’clock in the morning we were handed we, I said, should be in the midst of supported. this measure. celebrating the Arab Spring, we prob- Now, the resolution isn’t perfect. It Now, what we have before us has, ably would have had, when one thinks doesn’t end the war in its entirety im- again, complied with the 3-day layover about the actions that took place in mediately, but it does make clear that requirement, not a single amendment Libya, we probably would have had, the United States will not take over was offered, and there’s a proposal of- Mr. Speaker, pretty broad support here the war as European support continues fered by a Democrat and a proposal of- in the Congress for the action that was to diminish. taken by the President if there had fered by a Republican. So, Mr. Speaker, been an early authorization of this. I have to say that I believe that this b 0950 Now, it is, as I said, very sad that we rule is one that does allow for a free- I proposed an amendment with Rep- are here now because I think Demo- flowing debate. It allows for an oppor- resentative AMASH of Michigan and 11 crats and Republicans alike acknowl- tunity to consider this, and it’s not as others to the Defense authorization bill edge that this has been very, very poor- if we haven’t been engaged in this dis- that would eliminate all funds for mili- ly handled. And, Mr. Speaker, I don’t cussion for a long period of time. tary operations in Libya. I urge a vote know if there’s any more time. My friend from Cleveland is here and for this bipartisan amendment when we The SPEAKER pro tempore. The he has played a very, very constructive come back after the recess. time of the gentleman has expired. role in leading the charge on this over H.R. 2278 and the Kucinich-Amash Mr. WOODALL. I yield the gen- the past several weeks, as he often amendment are complementary. If we tleman 2 additional minutes. does, and I believe that our ability to want to end U.S. involvement, we can Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I thank continue this debate is an important do it in two steps: First step, vote for my friend for yielding. one. H.R. 2278; second step, vote for Kuci- Let me just say that as we look at But again, Mr. Speaker, let me just nich-Amash when we come back. this, Mr. Speaker, I think we need to conclude by saying it saddens me that Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I re- recognize that there are other very at a time when we should be cele- serve the balance of my time.

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We must adhere to the Constitution, strikes, naval attacks, bombings of Mr. Speaker, I stand here this morn- Congress’ right to declare war, but I strategic military targets, all of these ing as someone who has opposed the can’t understand this now backside de- actions would be a declaration of war if Iraq war and consistently opposed the bate about the War Powers Resolution a foreign country launched such at- Afghanistan war under both Repub- being constitutional. For some of us, tacks on any country, including our lican and Democratic Presidents. I we believe that the contents of it insist own. think it is important to stop the poli- that it is. We have committed $1 billion and tics this morning and recognize that So my point to my colleagues is, the thousands of servicemen and -women mistakes were made by Presidents of Kucinich resolution was on the floor, to a new front. And regardless of one’s all political parties. and every Republican had the oppor- position on our involvement in Libya, The War Powers Resolution that is tunity to vote for it. Why we are here one point is crystal clear: This debate now being debated as being unconstitu- again with a resolution that imitates should have happened before we tional by my Republican friends has a the debate that we had, I believe the launched a war in Libya. very strong purpose. It is the purpose underlying principle and premise is to On March 30 of this year, I joined of this joint resolution to fulfill the in- embarrass this administration and with Representatives WOOLSEY, HONDA, tent of the Framers of the Constitution President Obama. GRIJALVA, and WATERS, and we sent a of the United States and ensure that Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I yield letter to Speaker BOEHNER urging him the collective judgment of both the myself such time as I may consume to to bring forth an authorization of the Congress and the President will apply say I absolutely agree with the gentle- use of military force in Libya, stress- to the introduction of United States lady. This is no place for politics. And ing the need for a robust debate and Armed Forces into hostilities or into that’s why, as Mr. KUCINICH has led vote in line with our congressional pre- situations where imminent involve- this effort time after time after time, rogative and, indeed, obligations. ment in hostilities is clearly going to he’s had tremendous support from the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The occur. Now we have Republicans sug- Republican side of the aisle. time of the gentlewoman has expired. gesting that the War Powers Resolu- This is not about Republicans and Ms. SLAUGHTER. I would be pleased tion is unconstitutional. What do they Democrats. This is about the Constitu- to yield an additional 2 minutes to the want? This is a political game. tion of the United States. This is about gentlelady. I voted for Mr. KUCINICH’s resolution, the 911,000 people I represent back Ms. LEE. I thank the gentlewoman. and the Republicans had the oppor- home. This is about the people’s voice Unfortunately, the Speaker did not tunity to also vote for Mr. KUCINICH’s being behind the President. As the grant our request, and we find our- resolution. This is to embarrass the chairman of the Rules Committee said, selves here today debating this impor- President. this should not be a time for division. tant constitutional issue well over 60 I agree with the underlying senti- This should be a time for unification. and even 90 days after hostilities ment that this was handled badly and I absolutely agree with my col- began. So you will have to forgive me that there should have been consulta- leagues who are concerned about the if I am somewhat skeptical about the tion. Now there is an opportunity for debate happening today, on June 24. political motives behind the floor ac- authorization. We need to debate this The time for the debate was March 18. tions that are scheduled today. Be- not whether it is President Obama but The time for the debate was before this cause we really need to understand whether or not there is a collaborative got started to begin with. But we have that this is serious business, and it effort between NATO and the Arab been put in this box, Mr. Speaker, and should not be politicized. League to address this hostile situa- we have a constitutional responsibility This is not about this President or tion in Libya. And, frankly, I don’t like to find our way out of it. We have on any President. This is not about poli- the politics of this. The politics says, the floor today under this rule two op- tics or isolationism. This is about the it’s okay if it’s a Republican President portunities, two opportunities to make War Powers Act and the Constitution. but not okay if it’s Mr. Obama. our constituents’ voices heard, and I It’s about standing up for this body and I am interested in preserving the in- encourage a strong ‘‘yes’’ vote for this our important role in one of the most tegrity of this Constitution and have rule so that we can bring those oppor- solemn and one of the most important consistently voted that Congress has a tunities to the floor. decisions that we make as lawmakers, right to declare war. But we are now With that, I reserve the balance of and that’s the decision to declare war. engaged in a consultation process, and my time. Unfortunately, this resolution of- I hope Members will engage in the de- Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I fered by my colleague from Florida bate on the basis of the right decision would like to yield 2 minutes to the (Mr. ROONEY) that is before us today to make. I am against war. Bring the gentlelady from California (Ms. LEE). has many exemptions that are very troops home from Afghanistan. End the Ms. LEE. I want to thank our rank- broad and, of course, fall short of end- war in Iraq. But right now, this should ing member for yielding and for her ing this war. I have some concerns in not be Republicans against Democrats leadership and for this very important terms of some of the limitations and on the question of whether or not we debate this morning. exemptions, in terms of making sure are in a collaborative effort with NATO Mr. Speaker, let me just say, this de- that this does not broaden the war with on this issue of Libya. We are attempt- bate, I believe, should have taken place these exemptions. ing to save lives; take the politics out at least 2 weeks prior to the war in And I would hope the author, Mr. ROONEY, of it. Libya. The War Powers Act specifically would be able to clarify these items and reas- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The forbids Armed Forces from engaging sure us that: (1) reconnaissance would be lim- time of the gentlewoman has expired. militarily in foreign lands for more ited to intelligence gathering and not tactical Ms. SLAUGHTER. I would be happy than 60 days without congressional au- operations and (2) refueling would be limited to yield the gentlelady 1 additional thorization of the use of military force to intelligence and reconnaissance, not oper- minute. or a declaration of war. And we should ations. Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. I thank really make no mistake about it: We Again, I hope we can clarify these points the distinguished gentlelady. are at war in Libya today. We have because we must stand up for the Constitution I went to the Libyan Embassy at the been actively fighting the Qadhafi re- and this body. very start of this horrific crisis and gime in Libya since March 19, which is I hope that today we stand up for our stood with the Libyan ambassador that 97 days ago. Constitution. We must oppose, I be- resigned and called for the resignation No one in this House now would de- lieve, the resolution that gives carte of General Qadhafi. Today I continue fend the deplorable actions of Colonel blanche authorization to continue the to call for the cessation of the violence Qadhafi and the decades he has spent war in Libya after the fact.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:39 Jun 25, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JN7.015 H24JNPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE June 24, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4539 b 1000 I hold here in my hand, Mr. Speaker, I have never viewed Libya as being in the And I want to thank again our rank- a copy of Constitution of the United vital national security interests of the United ing member for allowing for this de- States of America, again, ratified this States. That in itself is a flashing warning sign bate, and the chairman of the Rules week in 1788. Article I, section 8: the and a presumption against military involve- Committee and Mr. KUCINICH and ev- Congress shall have the power to de- ment in Libya. This is true notwithstanding the eryone for at least encouraging this de- clare war. Article I, section 9: no enormous hopes that rose with the democratic bate to move forward. I guess we could money shall be drawn from the Treas- uprising that erupted this spring—and the say today better late than never, but I ury but in consequence of appropria- anger and outrage we feel as those expres- certainly wish we had adhered to our tions made by law. sions for freedom and an end to Qaddafi’s tyr- constitutional responsibility before the Mr. Speaker, it’s easy to say that for- anny and corruption have been met with the military engagement began. eign policy is the dominion of the most brutal repression. Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I re- President of the United States, and it In March, Qaddafi blatantly threatened to serve the balance of my time to close. is. But the purse is the dominion of the exterminate tens, if not hundreds, of thou- Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I U.S. House of Representatives. sands of his people. Key NATO allies, particu- want to urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on the rule I want to hearken back again to what larly Britain and France, viewed this crisis as the chairman of the Rules Committee and remind us the last time we had vital to their national security interests, and said on the floor earlier: this should be such a weighty debate, we devoted 26 urged us to join a military campaign that would a time of celebration. And, Mr. Speak- hours to it, and 263 Members, more prevent a humanitarian catastrophe. er, when we have troops in harm’s way, than half the House of Representatives, In pursuit of this goal, President Obama spoke. it should be something that we are uni- fied behind and believe in as a Nation, commenced U.S. participation in NATO mili- I agree with what has just been said tary activities in March. by Ms. LEE: this is much too late. It that we are ready to prosecute a war At the outset of the Libya operation in comes at a very strange time, and it effort to the fullest extent and bring March, I was afraid that we would in fact end really says today that this is pretty our men and women home victorious. up where we are today: a conflict that has much a political move, which I regret, But, Mr. Speaker, this is not a topic lasted for months, not weeks, as the President because this is probably, as she pointed of unanimity. This is not a topic that indicated would be the case, and with a highly out, and those of us who’ve been here we have found any sort of agreement inconclusive situation on the ground. before having to vote for it, voting to on whatsoever in this body. In fact, go to war is the most solemn experi- this is a topic that we have been fo- This operation has carried significant inter- ence that we face here. cused on and focused on and focused nal tensions from the very beginning. The pur- So let me urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on the on, trying to bring to conclusion in pose of the military campaign was to protect rule. this House. And this rule today, Mr. the Libyan people from Qaddafi, but not ex- I have no further requests for time, Speaker, gives us that opportunity. plicitly to oust him. Nevertheless, the scope and I yield back the balance of my Now, I want to make clear there’s a and scale of military activities, in the face of time. further step that we could go. We could the stalemate between Qaddafi and the oppo- Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I want go one step further that says no funds sition forces, suggests that the conflict cannot to associate myself with my colleagues shall be used, period. And when we re- be resolved until Qaddafi is removed. who say it’s much too late. It is much turn to this body, Mr. Speaker, I be- Second, while President Obama has con- too late. I wish we’d had that oppor- lieve my colleagues, Mr. KUCINICH and sulted extensively with Congress, he has not tunity to have this conversation before Mr. AMASH, are going to make that sought authorization for U.S. military involve- hostilities began. amendment available to us, and I will ment pursuant to the War Powers Act. I dis- I am new to this body, Mr. Speaker, be voting ‘‘yes’’ when that amendment agree strongly with his determination that the and perhaps my colleagues knew hos- comes down the pike. military campaign we are supporting and pros- tilities were getting ready to begin. I But for today, we have an oppor- ecuting does not constitute ‘‘hostilities’’ within did not. I heard about it on CNN. There tunity to take a step in that direction. the meaning of the War Powers Resolution. was no consultation with Congress be- We have an opportunity to make our Active support for military operations that in- fore those hostilities began. That was voices heard. Are you with it, or are volve extensive bombing of Libya plainly con- the right time to have this debate. you against it? Do you support what’s stitutes ‘‘hostilities.’’ That time has passed. going on in Libya, or do you believe It is therefore regrettable that, in addressing And for those who say delay, delay, we’re headed in the wrong direction as this complex and difficult situation, we are pre- delay, I’ll tell you, it’s already too a Nation? sented with two unsatisfactory choices. As I late. We cannot delay any further. You have that opportunity today; but previously stated earlier this month when we And I’m very pleased, Mr. Speaker, only, Mr. Speaker, if you vote ‘‘yes’’ took votes on Libya, a sharp cut-off of funds, that the Rules Committee has made for this rule to make these two meas- as provided today in H.R. 2778, is the wrong these two resolutions available because ures in order. I urge a strong ‘‘yes’’ thing to do. If this became law, we would run you have two very clear choices today, vote. out on our NATO allies. Qaddafi would be Mr. Speaker. Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, I believe we do freer to resume murdering his own people with As you know, on the Senate side need proper congressional authorization for there’s the Kerry-McCain resolution. impunity. And other tyrants in the region, such the military operations we are conducting in as Assad in Syria, would be emboldened in And this resolution that we have from Libya, and we need a clear definition of the Mr. HASTINGS today largely mirrors their determination to crush democratic move- mission and our objectives. ments in their countries. that resolution. If you believe that I would very much like to vote for such a what’s going on in Libya is in the best measure, but that is not the legislation before But providing continued support for up to interest of the United States, if you be- us today. Neither bill meets this test. one year of the current military campaign is lieve we have a national security inter- Instead, we have been presented with two also unacceptable to me, even though it in- est in Libya, if you believe that the unsatisfactory options: an unfortunate choice cludes the very important limitation on the de- Congress should make clear that we between a cut-off of all funds for the Libya op- ployment of U.S. ground forces—a limitation I are behind the President and what’s eration, or support for a broad authorization strongly support. Should the current stalemate going on in Libya, you have that for the use of force—except for the deploy- in Libya continue indefinitely, such a commit- choice today in the resolution offered ment of ground forces—that lasts for one year. ment invites more and more aggressive use of by Mr. HASTINGS. Moreover, under the rules established by force in order to resolve it. This carries the If you believe that this is just an- the Republican leadership, no amendments significant risk that we will find ourselves, other example of a war that’s going to are permitted to either measure. months from now, more deeply embedded in escalate, and you’re concerned about So these are up-and-down votes on a very Libya and not any closer to a successful out- that escalation, and you want to put critical issue involving the ongoing engage- come and conclusion. yourself on the record as saying no, no ment of our military forces against Libya—on While Libya is not in our vital national secu- more, no more, you have your chance a take-it-or-leave-it basis. rity interests, standing with our NATO allies to do that today with the Rooney reso- Neither of these measures has my support very much is. Accordingly, I would support a lution. No more. today. limited authorization for continuing support for

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:39 Jun 25, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K24JN7.018 H24JNPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE H4540 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 24, 2011 NATO’s military campaign to protect the Liby- Rigell Schock Tipton A motion to reconsider was laid on an people, but for a much shorter period of Rivera Schweikert Turner the table. Roby Scott (SC) Upton time than provided by H.J. Res. 68. Roe (TN) Scott, Austin Walberg Stated against: I believe the President, as Commander-in- Rogers (AL) Sensenbrenner Walden Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Mr. Speaker, I was ab- Rogers (KY) Sessions Walsh (IL) sent during rollcall vote No. 492. Had I been Chief, should come directly to Congress to Rogers (MI) Shimkus seek a limited authorization of military support Waters present, I would have voted ‘‘nay’’ on H. Res. Rohrabacher Shuler Webster Rokita Shuster 328, the rule providing for consideration of for our NATO allies, and Congress should West Rooney Smith (NE) promptly act on it. This would help secure a Westmoreland H.J. Res. 68, Authorizing the limited use of Ros-Lehtinen Smith (NJ) United States Armed Forces in support of the stronger consensus behind a much more lim- Roskam Smith (TX) Wilson (SC) ited and well-defined campaign, and ensure Ross (AR) Southerland Wittman NATO mission in Libya; and consideration of that it is truly conducted in pursuit of our na- Ross (FL) Stearns Wolf H.R. 2278, to limit the use of funds appro- Royce Stutzman Womack priated to the Department of Defense for tional security and policy interests. Runyan Sullivan Woodall Mr. WOODALL. I yield back the bal- Ryan (WI) Terry Woolsey United States Armed Forces in support of ance of my time, and I move the pre- Scalise Thompson (PA) Wu NATO operations in Libya. vious question on the resolution. Schilling Thornberry Yoder f Schmidt Tiberi Young (IN) The previous question was ordered. NAYS—167 AUTHORIZING LIMITED USE OF The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ARMED FORCES IN LIBYA question is on the resolution. Ackerman Frank (MA) Murphy (CT) Altmire Fudge Nadler Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, The question was taken; and the Andrews Garamendi Neal pursuant to House Resolution 328, I Speaker pro tempore announced that Baca Green, Al Olver call up the joint resolution (H.J. Res. the ayes appeared to have it. Baldwin Green, Gene Owens Barrow Grijalva 68) authorizing the limited use of the Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, on Pallone Bass (CA) Gutierrez Pascrell United States Armed Forces in support that I demand the yeas and nays. Becerra Hanabusa Pastor (AZ) of the NATO mission in Libya, and ask The yeas and nays were ordered. Berkley Hastings (FL) Payne Berman Heinrich for its immediate consideration. The vote was taken by electronic de- Perlmutter Bishop (GA) Higgins Peters The Clerk read the title of the joint vice, and there were—yeas 240, nays Bishop (NY) Himes Peterson resolution. 167, not voting 24, as follows: Blumenauer Hinchey Pingree (ME) Boswell Hinojosa POINT OF ORDER [Roll No. 492] Polis Brady (PA) Hirono Price (NC) Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Mr. Speak- Braley (IA) Hochul YEAS—240 Rahall er, I rise to make a point of order. Brown (FL) Holden Reyes Adams Flake Landry Capps Holt The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Richmond Aderholt Fleischmann Lankford Capuano Honda tleman will state his point of order. Rothman (NJ) Akin Fleming Latham Carnahan Hoyer Roybal-Allard Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Mr. Speak- Alexander Flores Latta Carney Inslee Ruppersberger er, I understand the gravity of the leg- Amash Forbes Lee (CA) Carson (IN) Israel Rush Austria Fortenberry Lewis (CA) Castor (FL) Jackson (IL) islation before us, but I rise to make a Sa´ nchez, Linda Bachmann Foxx LoBiondo Chandler Jackson Lee point of order that this bill violates T. Barletta Franks (AZ) Long Chu (TX) Bartlett Frelinghuysen Lucas Sanchez, Loretta clause 11 of rule XXI. This section of Cicilline Johnson (GA) the rule states that it shall not be in Barton (TX) Gallegly Luetkemeyer Clarke (MI) Johnson, E. B. Sarbanes Bass (NH) Gardner Lummis Clarke (NY) Kaptur Schakowsky order to consider a bill or a joint reso- Benishek Garrett Lungren, Daniel Clay Keating Schiff lution which has not been reported by Biggert Gerlach E. Schrader Cleaver Kildee a committee until it has been available Bilbray Gibbs Mack Clyburn Kind Schwartz Bilirakis Gibson Manzullo Cohen Kissell Scott (VA) to Members for 72 hours. Black Gohmert Marchant Connolly (VA) Langevin Scott, David The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Blackburn Gonzalez Marino Conyers Larsen (WA) Serrano ant to House Resolution 328, all points Bonner Goodlatte Matheson Sewell Cooper Larson (CT) of order against consideration of the Bono Mack Gosar McCarthy (CA) Costa Levin Sherman Boren Gowdy McCaul Costello Lewis (GA) Sires joint resolution are waived. Boustany Granger McClintock Slaughter Courtney Lipinski PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRIES Brady (TX) Graves (GA) McCotter Critz Loebsack Smith (WA) Brooks Graves (MO) McHenry Crowley Lofgren, Zoe Speier Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Parliamen- Broun (GA) Griffin (AR) McKeon Cuellar Lowey Stark tary inquiry, Mr. Speaker. Buchanan Griffith (VA) McKinley Cummings Luja´ n Sutton The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Bucshon Grimm McMorris Davis (CA) Lynch Thompson (CA) tleman will state his inquiry. Buerkle Guinta Rodgers Davis (IL) Maloney Thompson (MS) Burgess Guthrie Meehan DeFazio Markey Tierney Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Can the Burton (IN) Hall Mica DeGette Matsui Tonko Chair tell the House when H.R. 2278 and Calvert Hanna Michaud DeLauro McCarthy (NY) Tsongas H.J. Res. 68 were made available to Camp Harper Miller (FL) Deutch McCollum Van Hollen Members? Campbell Harris Miller (MI) Dingell McDermott Vela´ zquez Canseco Hartzler Miller, Gary Doggett McGovern Visclosky The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Capito Hastings (WA) Mulvaney Donnelly (IN) McIntyre Walz (MN) tleman has not stated a proper par- Carter Hayworth Murphy (PA) Doyle McNerney Wasserman Cassidy Heck Myrick liamentary inquiry. Edwards Meeks Schultz Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Further Chabot Hensarling Neugebauer Ellison Miller (NC) Waxman Chaffetz Herger Noem Eshoo Miller, George Welch parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker. Coble Herrera Beutler Nugent Farr Moore Wilson (FL) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Coffman (CO) Huelskamp Nunes Filner Moran Yarmuth Cole Huizenga (MI) Nunnelee tleman will state his inquiry. Conaway Hultgren Olson NOT VOTING—24 Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Mr. Speak- Cravaack Hunter Palazzo Bachus Fattah Ryan (OH) er, the Speaker has said that he will Crawford Hurt Paulsen Berg Giffords Simpson not bring a bill to the floor that has Crenshaw Issa Pearce Bishop (UT) Gingrey (GA) Stivers not been available for 72 hours. Have Culberson Jenkins Pence Butterfield LaTourette Towns Davis (KY) Johnson (IL) Petri Cantor Napolitano Watt these bills been available for 72 hours? Dent Johnson (OH) Pitts Cardoza Paul Whitfield The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- DesJarlais Johnson, Sam Platts Denham Pelosi Young (AK) tleman has once again not stated a Diaz-Balart Jones Poe (TX) Engel Rangel Young (FL) Dicks Jordan Pompeo proper parliamentary inquiry. Dold Kelly Posey b 1031 Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Further Dreier King (IA) Price (GA) parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker. Duffy King (NY) Quayle Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas changed Duncan (SC) Kingston Quigley his vote from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Duncan (TN) Kinzinger (IL) Reed Mr. WU changed his vote from ‘‘nay’’ tleman will state his inquiry. Ellmers Kline Rehberg to ‘‘yea.’’ Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Is the ma- Emerson Kucinich Reichert jority waiving the position of the Farenthold Labrador Renacci So the resolution was agreed to. Fincher Lamborn Ribble The result of the vote was announced Speaker, waiving the rule as it relates Fitzpatrick Lance Richardson as above recorded. to the legislation before us?

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The gentleman from surveillance, and reconnaissance; and Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. The fact of California (Mr. MCKEON) and the gen- over 75 percent of all aerial refueling. the matter is this bill has not been tleman from Washington (Mr. SMITH) Yet the President has yet to explain available for 72 hours, and not even 3 each will control 10 minutes. just what American interests are at calendar days. The Chair recognizes the gentle- stake and just what outcomes he is The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- woman from Florida. hoping to achieve. tleman is not recognized for debate at GENERAL LEAVE The resolution offered by our Speak- this point. The gentleman is not stat- Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I er, Speaker BOEHNER, and adopted by ing a parliamentary inquiry. ask unanimous consent that all Mem- this Chamber on June 3 posed specific Pursuant to House Resolution 328, bers may have 5 legislative days in questions that required straight an- the joint resolution is considered read. which to revise and extend their re- swers. Instead, we received a letter and The text of the joint resolution is as marks and include extraneous material accompanying documents from the follows: on H.J. Res. 68. Acting Assistant Secretary of State for H.J. RES. 68 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Legislative Affairs and the Assistant Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep- objection to the request of the gentle- Secretary of Defense for Legislative resentatives of the United States of America in woman from Florida? Affairs, which stated that U.S. actions Congress assembled, There was no objection. in Libya were ‘‘taken in response to di- SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE LIMITED Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I rect appeals from the Libyan people USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED and acting with a mandate from the FORCES IN LIBYA. yield myself such time as I may con- United Nations.’’ (a) AUTHORITY.—The President is author- sume. ized to continue the limited use of the Mr. Speaker, I do not support a com- b 1040 plete U.S. withdrawal from NATO’s Op- United States Armed Forces in Libya, in The administration proceeded to jus- support of United States national security eration Unified Protector. I believe tify its current policy by asserting that policy interests, as part of the NATO mission that it is necessary for U.S. Armed U.S. military operations in Libya do to enforce United Nations Security Council Forces to remain engaged in a limited not constitute hostilities. This argu- Resolution 1973 (2011) as requested by the capacity. However, I cannot support an Transitional National Council, the Gulf Co- ment is so incredulous that even the authorization which constitutes our operation Council, and the Arab League. attorneys in the Office of the Legal current level of engagement for an en- (b) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The au- Counsel do not agree. Therefore, I am tire year. This is what is proposed in thorization for such limited use of United not optimistic that the reporting pro- States Armed Forces in Libya expires one H.J. Res. 69, offered by my friend from visions in the resolution we are consid- year after the date of the enactment of this Florida (Mr. HASTINGS), and I therefore ering today, which calls for ‘‘a full and joint resolution. must rise in opposition to his resolu- SEC. 2. OPPOSITION TO THE USE OF UNITED updated explanation of the President’s tion. legal and constitutional rationale for STATES GROUND TROOPS. This resolution not only authorizes Consistent with the policy and statements conducting military operations in U.S. military engagement in Libya far of the President, Congress does not support Libya,’’ will be fulfilled in a fulsome deploying, establishing, or maintaining the beyond even the 90-day NATO exten- manner, respectful of congressional presence of units and members of the United sion, but it justifies U.S. military en- prerogatives. States Armed Forces on the ground in Libya gagement in Libya as undertaken to Again, I must underscore that I do unless the purpose of the presence is limited enforce a United Nations Security not support a complete withdrawal to the immediate personal defense of United Council resolution and at the request from our commitments concerning States Government officials (including diplo- of the Transitional National Council, Libya. That would be dangerous. That matic representatives) or to rescuing mem- the Gulf Cooperation Council, and the bers of NATO forces from imminent danger. would be ill-advised. A complete with- Arab League. So we must ask: Where is SEC. 3. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. drawal of all U.S. military assets from The President shall consult frequently the United States Congress in this the Libya operations would undermine with Congress regarding United States ef- equation? our intelligence efforts and our foreign forts in Libya, including by providing reg- If an authorization resolution had policy goals, and would all but assure a ular briefings and reports as requested, and been put forward in February, I might victory for Qadhafi. It can lead to responding to inquiries promptly. Such brief- have been able to support it. I under- greater instability, which could affect ings and reports shall include the following stand the mission. But in the inter- NATO operations in Iraq and Afghani- elements: vening period, conditions have changed stan at a critical stage of transition. (1) An updated description of United States significantly on the ground in Libya, There are also proliferation concerns national security interests in Libya. within NATO, with our NATO partners, (2) An updated statement of United States at stake, particularly as an increasing policy objectives in Libya, both during and and here in the U.S. Decisive action number of weapons have moved into after Qaddafi’s rule, and a detailed plan to with congressional authorization at the region and reportedly fallen into achieve them. the outset might have solved this prob- the hands of extremist organizations, (3) An updated and comprehensive list of lem quickly, but now we have drifted including al Qaeda in the Islamic the activities of the United States Armed into an apparently open-ended commit- Maghreb. The Qadhafi regime is an un- Forces in Libya. ment with goals that remain only predictable regime that has chemical (4) An updated and detailed assessment of vaguely defined. And that is at the weapons, including mustard and pos- the groups in Libya that are opposed to the heart of the problem, Mr. Speaker. Qaddafi regime, including potential suc- sibly sarin gas. cessor governments. The President asserted, ‘‘These While a complete withdrawal is unac- (5) A full and updated explanation of the strikes will be limited in their nature, ceptable, the resolution before us is President’s legal and constitutional ration- duration, and scope.’’ Well, it is now also unacceptable. The resolution ef- ale for conducting military operations in day 97—97—of our involvement of U.S. fectively ratifies all that the President Libya consistent with the War Powers Reso- Armed Forces in hostilities regarding has done, and it would grant him the lution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.). Libya; yet Qadhafi still clings to power blessings of Congress to continue on The SPEAKER pro tempore. The and the opposition appears to be no his present course. The resolution be- joint resolution shall be debatable for 1 closer to a decisive victory. Command fore us would enable mission creep, hour, with 40 minutes equally divided for the military operation has been rather than setting clear parameters and controlled by the chair and rank- transferred to NATO; yet the con- for U.S. engagement. I must therefore ing minority member of the Committee strained role the President has said is oppose this resolution.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:48 Jun 25, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JN7.024 H24JNPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE H4542 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 24, 2011 I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, this is a resolution that Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. I yield the gen- Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in endorses the policies that have been tleman 30 additional seconds. support of the resolution, and I yield 2 going on for 4 months. Not only has the Mr. PAUL. Unfortunately, I think minutes to the sponsor of the resolu- Congress basically been strong in oppo- the next resolution, H.R. 2278, isn’t tion, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. sition to what has been going on, the much different because it has too many HASTINGS). American people are even more so. So exceptions. It says: Deny funding. But Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. It’s high what this resolution does is endorses there are too many exceptions, and the time that Congress asserts its author- exactly what has been going on—an- exceptions are to allow the very things ity and engages proactively with the other unconstitutional war, involve- the President is currently doing. administration on this most serious ment and justification under NATO So both resolutions have serious question of war. I just wonder where and the United Nations, doing it se- shortcomings. Both resolutions should my colleagues have been all these cretly. There’s an attempt to restrain be defeated if you’re opposed to this years that we have had Presidents and the funding of this effort over in Libya. war in Libya. war. It will be interesting to see a How can we restrain it, because we’ve Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am 1 matchup of their votes with this one. never authorized it. Restrain unauthor- pleased to yield 1 ⁄2 minutes to the gen- Mr. Speaker, the underlying legisla- ized funds? The funds weren’t author- tleman from Washington (Mr. tion authorizes the limited use of ized. The President just goes and does MCDERMOTT.) (Mr. MCDERMOTT asked and was United States forces in support of the it. NATO mission in Libya. This legisla- What we’re talking about here is the given permission to revise and extend tion is a bipartisan effort to prevent challenge for the Congress on looking his remarks.) Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, I the kind of open-ended, indefinite mili- at the unitary President. The unitary rise in support of the President’s re- tary commitments we have elsewhere President has been around for quite a sponse to Libya. in the world. Register that as Afghani- few years. That means that Presidents A week after it started, I received a stan and Iraq. This resolution is a com- do what they want, and the Congress phone call from a very distinguished panion to forward-leaning Senate legis- just acknowledges it. So that is what professor at the University of Wash- lation introduced by Senators JOHN we’re doing. This is what this resolu- KERRY, JOHN MCCAIN, BENJAMIN ington, who had left and was back in tion does. It acknowledges and gives CARDIN, and RICHARD DURBIN. Imme- Libya. He is now the Finance Minister, authority to the President to pursue diately after they introduced the reso- Dr. Tarhouni. He said to me, Please this war, which is actually what he has lution in the Senate, I brought it to give us air cover. If you can protect us been doing. Obviously, H.J. Res. 68, for the House so that we can make from the air, we can take care of it me, is a very, very strong ‘‘no’’ because progress on this very important debate ourselves on the ground. the last thing we need to do is to be before us. b 1050 If I had my way, Mr. Speaker—and I giving explicit support and explicit au- don’t—we wouldn’t be in Libya at all. thorization for the very policies that so As I listened to him, I thought of an But I don’t have my way, and here we many people now think are ill-advised. experience I had with President Clin- are, and the solution now is not to cut This resolution also says you don’t ton. I flew to Africa, to Kigali, and met off all funding and suddenly walk out. send in ground troops. Well, that’s fine, with people who had been part of the We have a responsibility to our allies. no ground troops. But in this day and massacre—the maimed. Then I saw the As long as we are continuing to supply age, war can go on for a long time President go into the hangar and speak logistics, materiel, and critical intel- without the ground troops. It happened to 500 Rwandans and apologize for not ligence and operational capabilities— to a degree in Bosnia. But it didn’t ex- having responded to the Rwandan mas- and no boots on the ground—we must empt such things as special forces, the sacre on the first day. This was a situa- support our allies who are carrying out CIA. The CIA has been in Libya, and tion where the Libyans were asking for the direct combat operations. We must I’m sure they will be, as they are in it. It was one where the Arab League stand with NATO. many, many other hundreds of coun- was asking for it. This was not some- Again, Mr. Speaker, if I had my tries. Contractors. When we can’t send thing that was cooked up in the White way—and I don’t—there are revisions in troops, we send in contractors. We House, created and sent out. This was to this resolution that I believe the have as many contractors in Afghani- done in response to people on the Congress ought to consider. I maintain stan as we do the military. So a couple ground. that a better date to end the authoriza- thousand troops come out of Afghani- My belief is that these kinds of situa- tion would be the end of September, stan and nothing changes as we add tions require the President to act deci- and certainly no later than December. more contractors. Nothing ever sively. He did and I support him. The 1-year authorization limits the changes. Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I President’s ability to engage our But this whole idea of this effort to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Armed Forces indefinitely so that we legalize the bombing, at least give the Texas, Judge POE, vice chairman of the don’t find ourselves neck deep in yet authority to the President to continue Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Over- another war. this, is foolhardy. How many more sight and Investigations. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The wars can we withstand? What number Mr. POE of Texas. I appreciate the time of the gentleman has expired. is this? This is I think number five. chairlady for yielding me time on this Mr. BERMAN. I yield the gentleman Today, in the papers, number six is issue. an additional 15 seconds. coming. How long before we’re in Mr. Speaker, going to war is a big Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. This au- Syria? Go into Syria tomorrow and in deal. That’s why our forefathers put thorization prohibits the use of ground 90 days we’ll start talking about Syria within the Constitution that when forces and at the same time requires and proper authority. America is to go to war it is Congress the President to continually report to Instead, we in Congress have given up that is to lead that charge, that it is Congress. I would rather us use some of our responsibility for war. Because the Congress to authorize America’s going Libya’s frozen assets so that we could responsibility of going to war should to war. That has been the law in the have them pay for the mission that have been and still remains constitu- Constitution since it was written. they began. tionally mandated that the Congress Then came the War Powers resolu- Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. I am pleased to makes these decisions. The President is tion, and Congress decided that it yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from not supposed to get us engaged in war would give a little of that constitu- Texas, Dr. PAUL, a member of our Com- without Congress’ authority. Too often tional authority to the President for a mittee on Foreign Affairs. we say, Whatever you need, we’ll en- period of days until he justified his ac- (Mr. PAUL asked and was given per- dorse it. tion before Congress. We can argue mission to revise and extend his re- We have another resolution coming whether the War Powers resolution is marks.) up shortly. constitutional or not. But in any Mr. PAUL. I thank the gentlewoman The SPEAKER pro tempore. The event, Congress has not led America to for yielding. time of the gentleman has expired. war in Libya.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:48 Jun 25, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JN7.027 H24JNPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE June 24, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4543 The President has. war in Afghanistan? We need one more is to give him the authorization to go The President made that decision. war? We have to wage war against an- into Libya. A slaughter almost oc- As James Madison, the author of the other nation which did not attack us? curred, and we were able to stop it by Constitution, said in a letter to Thom- We have to wage war against another our presence there. The vote we take in as Jefferson—and I paraphrase—it has nation which does not represent an ac- the House today will have implications been the history of peoples that it has tual or imminent threat to the United far beyond our shores and far into the been the executive branch that has led States? future. Finally, I am reminded of a a country to war, and that’s why our Mr. Speaker, I have to tell you that quote by George Washington, in which Constitution prevented kings and dic- I have been all over this country, and I he states, ‘‘Liberty, when it begins to tators and even Presidents from lead- haven’t had a single person come up to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.’’ ing this country to war. It must be au- me to tell me, ‘‘You know, DENNIS, I support this resolution and would thorized by Congress. what America needs is another war.’’ urge all my colleagues to do the same. But now we find ourselves in Amer- The last thing we need is to be voting In doing so, we will be supporting the ica’s third war—in Libya. The Presi- to go to war. There are plenty of rea- planting of freedom and liberty in the dent took us to war. Now, on this day, sons to oppose the war in Libya: Middle East. we are being asked to support and jus- It’s unconstitutional. Article I, sec- Mr. BERMAN. I am pleased to yield tify that war in this resolution. I vote tion 8 has given the Congress the power 11⁄2 minutes to the ranking member of ‘‘no’’ on this resolution. We have no to declare war. the House Appropriations Committee, business in Libya. Even the adminis- It’s illegal. The War Powers resolu- the gentleman from Washington (Mr. tration has said it is not in the na- tion was passed over Presidential veto DICKS). tional security interest of the United to allow the President latitude to re- Mr. DICKS. Mr. Speaker, I strongly States to be in Libya. spond when there is an imminent support the Hastings amendment. So why are we there? We are there threat to the U.S. while retaining the In my judgment, the President’s ini- because we don’t like Muammar Qa- constitutional duty of Congress. Even tial commitment of U.S. airpower and dhafi. There are a lot of bad guys in the the President’s top legal advisers at naval forces to support the inter- world, and if we start picking them off the Pentagon and the Department of national effort was appropriate and one at a time we will be at war with Justice determined that the War Pow- certainly within his power as Com- most of the world, because most of the ers resolution applies to the war in mander in Chief. The United States’ ef- world is led by rogue dictators—or bad Libya. fort was undertaken in concert with a guys. We have no business being in Another reason is that Americans Libya. We have no business justifying broad coalition of nations, and it fol- don’t want this war. A poll taken at this war on the House floor. lowed a resolution adopted in the It is Congress’ responsibility to the beginning of the month by CBS United Nations Security Council, au- defund any further action in Libya, and found that six in 10 Americans do not thorizing ‘‘all necessary measures’’ to that is what we should do. It’s unfortu- think the United States should be in- protect Libyan civilians attempting to nate we don’t have that up-or-down volved in a conflict within Libya. Just overthrow the oppressive regime of vote. I wish we could vote up or down 30 percent of Americans in that poll Muammar Qadhafi. The Qadhafi gov- today on that issue and let the House thought the United States was doing ernment’s response to the uprising, in- decide if we should be at war in Libya. the right thing by taking part in the spired by the Arab Spring, was to use $700 million has already been spent on current military conflict. A majority force against civilians and opposition the war in Libya. It’s hard to figure out of Republicans, Democrats and Inde- forces, and the brutal measures where that money came from. I get dif- pendents alike think the U.S. should prompted the international outcry and ferent answers from different people not be involved in Libya. the U.N. action. Next, this war is a distraction. Our about where the President got that In March, the President clearly out- flailing economy demands the full at- money. Maybe we should spend that lined the rationale for our involvement tention of Congress and the President. $700 million in the United States, in this military action. While the di- The American people have little pa- building America rather than blowing rect U.S. leadership of this effort lasted tience, or less, especially for a war of up Libya. I think that would be a bet- a brief time, U.S. forces remain en- choice. ter use of funds. gaged in the NATO operation. In this We need to take care of America. We Then there is the cost of the war, Mr. Chamber today, we are considering shouldn’t be involved in somebody Speaker. We’ve spent $750 million so both the resolution authorizing the else’s civil war in Libya. Who are the far. If we keep going on, it will cost bil- continued use of limited U.S. involve- rebels? We’re not sure who they are ei- lions. ment in this effort or our immediate We have to end this war. Vote ther. They may be extremists. They withdrawal from it. against this authorization. may be patriots. They may be of demo- While I believe it would have been Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I cratic philosophy. We have no idea. more appropriate for the President, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The am pleased to yield 1 minute to the under the terms of the War Powers time of the gentleman has expired. gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Act, to come to Congress earlier, I be- Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. I yield the gen- KINZINGER), a member of the Com- lieve the language offered by HASTINGS tleman an additional 30 seconds. mittee on Energy and Commerce. of Florida, similar to the language in- Mr. POE of Texas. We don’t know Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois. I thank troduced in the other body by Senators who the rebels are. They may be worse the gentlelady for yielding. MCCAIN and KERRY, is the appropriate than Muammar Qadhafi. Now, isn’t I stand today in support of this reso- course of action at this time. lution. that a lovely situation if they take b 1100 control. We replace an oppressive re- The world is watching our actions gime with an extremist radical regime, today. The world is asking: What are The language preserves the under- and that’s all because we are in a war we going to do? We talk all the time standing between the administration that was unauthorized by this Con- about allowing Europe to take the lead and Congress that U.S. ground forces gress. in certain areas, about allowing NATO are not appropriate at this time and Cut off all funds. Vote against this to take the lead in foreign policy, and were not asked for by the rebels. resolution. they have done that. Now will we today The strict limitation of funds in the And that’s just the way it is. pull the rug out from under them sim- resolution offered by Mr. ROONEY of Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am ply because we have a dispute between Florida would end our involvement pleased to yield 2 minutes to a gen- the legislative and the executive unilaterally. I believe this action tleman with the opposite view of this branches? would be unwise and that it would ma- issue than I have, the gentleman from I think the President should have terially harm our relationship with Ohio (Mr. KUCINICH). come to this Chamber, too, but he NATO allies. Mr. KUCINICH. What? We don’t have didn’t. Yet the wrong thing to do is to And when I hear many of my col- enough wars going on? A war in Iraq, a pull funding, and the right thing to do leagues on the other side of the House

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The gen- support of the Europeans and the tleman from Michigan (Mr. LEVIN), tleman from California has 10 minutes United States in an Arab country. ranking member of the Ways and remaining, and the gentlewoman from Finally, we must continue our sup- Means Committee. Florida has 6 minutes remaining. port of the effort, and we must do it in (Mr. LEVIN asked and was given per- Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am a very limited way. The resolution does mission to revise and extend his re- pleased to yield 11⁄2 minutes to the gen- that. It provides for a very limited marks.) tlelady from Texas, Ms. SHEILA JACK- scope and a limited period of time and, Mr. LEVIN. We should learn from the SON LEE. therefore, it is in order; and it appro- past. There are indeed times when Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. I thank priately puts the Congress, both American national interests should the distinguished Speaker, and to the Houses if this should pass the Senate, overtake political or partisan political distinguished Members that are on this in support of the operation, thereby interests. floor, what a heck of a position to be fulfilling the War Powers Act. I remember the debate on Kosova 12 in. I ask for an ‘‘aye’’ vote on the resolu- tion. years ago. Congress refused to author- Let me make it very clear this is a Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I set of circumstances that frames itself ize American action by a split vote. am pleased and honored to yield 3 min- around the Constitution, the War Pow- That was a tragic mistake. House Re- utes to the gentleman from New Jersey publican leadership opposed that reso- ers resolution, that indicates that Con- (Mr. SMITH), the chairman of the For- gress must be consulted. But I am in lution: 187 noes against 31 yeses. I be- eign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, lieve it was clear then that Repub- the middle of my actions that took Global Health, and Human Rights. licans would not have opposed the place months ago or many weeks ago Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. I thank Kosova resolution, at least in those as the crisis and the murderous acts of our distinguished chairwoman for numbers, if George Bush had been Colonel Qadhafi began to seize his peo- yielding and thank her for her leader- President. ple. And we went to the Libyan Em- ship today and every day on human Today, there are echoes from Kosova bassy to ask for Colonel Qadhafi to rights issues. on this Libyan resolution. The Repub- step down, and we joined with the Let me just say, Mr. Speaker, I rise licans should not make the same mis- then-Ambassador in his courageous in opposition to H.J. Res. 68. take again. We should join together to act. Colonel Qadhafi is known to op- You know, when U.S. intervention in support the Hastings’ resolution that’s press his people; to deny rights of free- Libya began last March, I raised—and I consistent with the War Powers Act. dom of press and speech, as well as as- was among many—several still unan- Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am sociation; to train dictators in oppres- swered questions about our involve- pleased to yield 11⁄2 minutes to the gen- sion and intelligence; and the mur- ment. They included questions about tleman from Minnesota (Mr. ELLISON). derous acts still go on. the identity and the aims of the rebels, Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Speaker, I rise in But it is a crisis when we have an ad- the varying Presidential statements support of the Hastings resolution. ministration, unfortunately, that has that seemed to shift like the wind, the I think it’s important to remember not seen fit to undertake the consulta- level of U.S. involvement, the possi- that U.S. military force is a very awe- tion that is necessary. Yet I believe bility of Qadhafi retaliating against some thing and should only be em- that we should finish the task, and it is American interests outside of Libya, ployed in very select circumstances. different from Iraq and it is different and whether U.S. ground troops might We misused that power when it came from Afghanistan. We have a time cer- well be requested at some point, al- to Iraq, and we used that power in an tain and, as well, we have the Arab though the resolution seems to clearly improper way and too long in Afghani- League that has asked us to stand with say that that would not be authorized stan. But when people are being them against the oppression of one of by Congress. slaughtered by dictators around the its members. In the course of the debate over the world, where massive loss of lives and This is a door opener to say to the constitutionality and viability of the innocents are at stake, I think it is ap- people that we have asked to be with War Powers resolution, these questions propriate for the United States to step us to go against terrorist acts to stand have remained unanswered. The Presi- up and protect those people. for democracy. So this is a devastating dent has refused to seek congressional Yes, we do have business in Libya. position to put the Members of Con- approval of his action or even to pro- We have business in protecting mass gress in, but we must do our duty vide a full explanation of his decisions. murder from happening and stopping today, and I believe that it is good to As the NATO campaign continues, new mass murder from happening around say that the Hastings amendment is questions have arisen about U.S. par- ticipation and what is now NATO’s in- the world. We have business in stop- the framework, though I would prefer 6 volvement in Libya. ping the destabilization of regions like months, and I hope there is an oppor- north Africa. We have business in mak- tunity to address this for a limited b 1110 ing sure that the peaceful resolutions time. Let me just say mention was made a in Egypt and in Tunisia are not under- Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am moment ago by Mr. LEVIN about mined. We have business in making pleased to yield 11⁄2 minutes to the gen- Kosova and that somehow the Repub- sure that dictators like Ali Saleh in tleman from California (Mr. lican opposition to military action in Yemen and Bashar al-Assad in Syria GARAMENDI). Kosova was political. It absolutely was are not emboldened and the signal does Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker and not! I remember because I was very in- not go out to them that they can con- Members, apparently the House has de- volved in trying to mitigate the Bal- tinue to wipe out their population and bated for more than almost 40 years kan troubles. I visited there many nobody cares. ago the War Powers agreement or War times, visited with Milosevic, the dic- I believe that if I was in this Con- Powers law. What we have before us tator in Belgrade. Actually, I was in gress when Rwanda or Srebrenica or today is a way in which we can effect Vukovar right before it fell. Darfur were happening, I pray that I that law and put it into place, and So, frankly, the statement that was would stand up and say that those peo- there is reason for us to support the made earlier I think did a disservice to ple need to have some protection and Hastings amendment or the Hastings those of us who were not supportive of that the most powerful Nation in the resolution, and there are four reasons. the Kosova operation. There was no world shouldn’t stand by while inno- First of all, there’s a humanitarian plan to war protect the Kosovar Alba- cent women and children are being issue here, and that’s why we went into nians. We used air power. Milosevic in- mowed down, and I hope today that my this in the first place, the United Na- vaded with ground trops. If Members

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I reserve the people were killed. by the Arab League, by the Gulf Co- right to close, Mr. Speaker; so I will re- So the revisionism that somehow Re- operation Council, by the European serve the balance of my time. publican opposition to the war was a Union, and by the United Nations Se- Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield political calculation falls very, very far curity Council. Today we are standing myself the balance of my time. from the truth. And it’s a cheap shot. I where we should be standing, with Mr. Speaker, we are 90 days into this actually chaired hearings during the those who believe in freedom, in human operation, and the majority is bringing war and stated my oppositions based rights, and in the rule of law. up this resolution in order to embar- on principle, as did other Members. So But also today, as we debate this rass the White House. Let’s just call it I expect—and hope—unfounded revi- issue, Muammar Qadhafi’s forces con- for what it is. They know it will fail. sionism would be avoided and that tinue their merciless assault against They want to continue to play games there would not be that look-back that civilians and combatants alike, not with U.S. national security. does a disservice on the issue at hand just in Misratah but in the western Let’s be honest about what’s hap- to principled Republican opposition. mountains and cities throughout cen- pening here. The Republican leadership So, who exactly are we backing in tral Libya. The Libyan Transitional allowed this resolution to come to the Libya? What justification under inter- National Council, which needs our sup- floor for one reason and one reason national law is there for directing both port, is extraordinarily short of weap- only: They know it will fail, and they U.S. and foreign government assets to onry, money, and training. But they think its defeat will be a political de- a rebel entity that is not democrat- are the boots on the ground, fighting feat for the White House. If that type ically elected and, therefore, not nec- and dying to dislodge Qadhafi, who is a of trifling and toying with national se- essarily representative of the people of bad guy, who did oversee the killing of curity appeals to them, so be it. 189 innocent passengers on PanAm 103. that country? We don’t know. b 1120 In addition, a senior NATO official We need to be on the other side, not told CNN on June 9 that Qadhafi ‘‘was giving comfort to Qadhafi so that he Mr. Speaker, I think our commit- a legitimate target of the bombing can thank us for the resolution and ments to NATO and the humanitarian campaign.’’ Even though this was ex- this vote as he thanked Speaker BOEH- crisis that created the NATO operation pressed as a NATO position, are we now NER for his resolution last week. We in Libya are too important to be ex- to understand that the Obama adminis- need to make clear we don’t support ploited for cynical political purposes. tration is sanctioning the killing of him. We do support people who are In my view, the perfect authorization foreign leaders? Again, pursuant to fighting for the same values that define would have been a 6-month authoriza- what international criteria or legal our country; 38 of those people were tion for a limited purpose with a limi- justification? killed just this week. To cut off oper- tation on that authorization with re- Mr. Speaker, again, I call on my col- ational funding for the NATO oper- spect to a position the House has stood leagues to vote down this resolution ation is to side with Qadhafi against for the entire time, as has the Presi- that is offered, H.J. Res. 68. the forces who are fighting for those dent, and that is no boots on the Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am values which define us. ground. pleased to yield 1 minute to the gen- And, you know, the idea that this But the Republicans didn’t give this tleman from New York (Mr. MEEKS), a hasn’t been explained sufficiently by side the choice of the resolution for au- member of the Foreign Affairs Com- the President is a bogus one. We have thorization. They told us what the res- mittee. minds of our own. We know the facts. olution for authorization would be, and Mr. MEEKS. Mr. Speaker, today I We can make a judgment. The right that’s a very unfortunate kind of a sit- say that we have an opportunity. The judgment is to side with the President uation. So we will go through this camera of history is rolling, is watch- and to continue this support to the process. And perhaps, at the end of the ing what we do today. We can author- Libyans until America shows all the day, after this resolution fails, we will ize the President to continue the lim- people of the Arab world that it’s true get another letter to the House of Rep- ited use of the United States services, to its own values and principles. resentatives sent to the Speaker working in conjunction with NATO Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, would thanking us from Colonel Qadhafi for today so that we can show that we are you inform us as to the amount of time once again demonstrating that we united with our allies. remaining on each side. want to send a message that he is Think about what history will say 50 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- going to prevail in this conflict. years from now. We have an individual tleman from California has 5 minutes And when that happens, what do we who was going to massacre his individ- remaining. The gentlewoman from think the dictator of Syria is going to uals. And by us stepping in, working in Florida has 3 minutes remaining. think? Faced with the choice of change conjunction with our NATO allies, we Mr. BERMAN. I am pleased to yield 1 or quitting, he will hear the message: are saving thousands of lives. What minute to the gentleman from the way to survive, the way to hold would have taken place historically if Vermont (Mr. WELCH). onto power is for a despot to continue we had allowed the annihilation of the Mr. WELCH. I thank the gentleman. to kill his own people without the rest Libyan people? Let’s stick together on There are two issues before Congress: of the world doing anything. this. one is the reassertion of its responsi- There are critical alliances at stake. From its inception, this has been an bility under article I and the War Pow- There are critical interests at stake. international initiative to enforce U.N. ers Act; number two is the decision on The national security question is far Resolution 1973 and the response to the the limited use of force for humani- beyond simply what is going to happen request of Libya’s Transitional Na- tarian missions in Libya. The Hastings in Libya, but in its neighbors, Egypt tional Council, the Gulf Cooperation resolution accomplishes both. and Tunisia, throughout the Middle Council, and the Arab League. Presi- It reasserts our authority under arti- East and through the entire world, the dent Obama deployed U.S. assets early, cle I and the War Powers Act. It says, message of trying to say that we’re said he will continue just with what we yes, we do support limited intervention going to pull the plug on this par- have, our special assets, and then have with a role for the U.S. in saving lives ticular operation. no troops on the ground. The camera of in Libya. That mission is necessary to And heaven knows, we could spend history is rolling. Let’s work together. avert a humanitarian disaster. Two, time talking about the way the admin- Let’s pass this resolution. the mission has broad international istration has handled it; but right now

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I urge an ‘‘aye’’ vote on the joint res- the massacre of Libyan civilians by b 1130 olution. government forces in Benghazi, and I yield back the balance of my time. that this would be strictly a humani- On the one hand, what is the positive Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, to tarian mission. impact that our involvement could wrap up on our side, I am proud and As I noted back in March, deploying have and, on the other hand, what are pleased to yield the balance of my time American warriors to protect civilians the risks of that involvement? I think to the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. from a brutal dictator is a noble cause. there was a unique set of cir- GRIFFIN), a member of both the Com- Yet I also expressed my reservations at cumstances in Libya that made this mittees on Foreign Affairs and Armed the time because I feared that the mis- make sense. Services. sion could result in a protracted stale- First of all, our involvement could Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas. Mr. mate. Although the President promised have a very positive impact. We had Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the American people that our involve- international support. The U.N., NATO, House Joint Resolution 68, which au- ment would be limited, a matter of the Arab League, everybody in the thorizes the President to continue weeks, not months, we find ourselves world wanted Qadhafi to be stopped military operations in Libya. past the 3-month mark with no end in from slaughtering the civilians who I appreciate all the policy arguments sight. were rightfully standing up and asking that I’ve heard here today. But the This bill would authorize operations for the basic rights that we take for question for me is, is it illegal or not? for up to a year. We’re currently en- granted in this country. In addition to If it’s a question of law, then all of the gaged in a war that is vital to our na- that, our military budget is roughly arguments about making this group tional security. In Afghanistan we’re equivalent to the entire rest of the mad or not being a good ally, et cetera, fighting extremists who sheltered the world’s combined. That gives us a those are very persuasive; but those terrorist organization that killed 3,000 unique set of capabilities. That unique are not legal arguments. Those don’t Americans on September 11, and would set of capabilities was critical to stop- change whether the actions in Libya again provide them with a sanctuary if ping Qadhafi from crushing again the are constitutional or legal. Those are given the chance. We’re in the process legitimate democratic aspirations of policy arguments. of consolidating our victory in Iraq and the Libyan people. If we had not acted, The President continues to be in vio- still have 50,000 troops there in harm’s they would be crushed, many more ci- lation of the War Powers resolution, way. vilians would be dead, and Qadhafi which requires congressional approval Indeed, a clear strategic vision is re- would be back in power. We cannot for military action within 60 days of quired to make any military interven- walk away from that responsibility and the initial use of our Armed Forces. tion successful. Since this operation say that, well, yes, we don’t like Qa- That deadline expired long ago. began, the connection between stra- dhafi, we wish the people there would The President continues to involve tegic ends and operational means has do well, but we simply don’t want to the U.S. military in this illegal con- been lacking. Consequently, unless the support the action that is necessary to flict and has continually ignored re- NATO mission departs from its original give them that opportunity. So in this quests to gain congressional approval. mandate, it appears that our only re- case, I think the mission did make What’s so hard, Mr. President, about course is to hope that Qadhafi will vol- sense for that reason. The United coming to the House and consulting untarily leave his country. I cannot States was in the position to make a with the Congress? What’s so hard support a long-term commitment of difference and stand up for people who about that? Other Presidents who may U.S. forces to hostilities when success were asking for legitimate rights. have had their doubts about the con- is based on hope. But then the broader question is, stitutionality of the War Powers reso- Furthermore, the President failed to well, what does that have to do with lution have still gone through the proc- seek congressional authorization for the United States? That may be true, ess to respect the people that are rep- this operation on the flimsiest of legal but it’s true in a lot of countries. The resented by this body. rationale. It’s not appropriate for this reason this is so important is because Reportedly, the President ignored ad- body to cover his lapse with a blanket of the broader movement that is going vice from his top lawyers at the Pen- authorization. on, the so-called Arab Spring, people in tagon and the Justice Department who I therefore urge my colleagues to Muslim countries rising up and de- said that he no longer had the legal au- vote ‘‘no’’ on this bill. manding representative rights. That thority to continue military action I reserve the balance of my time. has an incredible impact on us. The without congressional authorization. Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. greatest threat that we face as a coun- Furthermore, this is not a legal argu- Speaker, I yield myself 3 minutes. try right now is from al Qaeda and ment—but I think it’s relevant—we’re I rise in support of this resolution. their ideology. That ideology arose in broke. The price tag of the military ac- This is Congress exercising its author- part because of a whole bunch of re- tion in Libya has already cost the U.S. ity as appropriate. And I agree with pressive governments across the Mus- Government over $750 million. This res- the people who say that Congress lim world that weren’t providing for olution would authorize the President should do this, and I just wish we their people, a number of repressive to continue military action in Libya would understand that Congress has a governments, by the way, which the for up to a year. That could result in certain responsibility in that regard. United States has in the past sup- billions of dollars of funding by the Yes, the President should have asked ported. We had an opportunity to do American taxpayer that we just can’t us, but it’s been over 3 months and this the opposite, to stand up for Muslim afford. House has chosen not to act until now. people. Let me tell you, in the history We cannot spend precious taxpayer I think it’s appropriate that we are. I of this country, I don’t think we’ve funds to support this military action think we should authorize this mission ever gotten as much positive press on while the President flouts the law and in Libya, and I strongly support that the Muslim TV stations and Muslim Constitution. mission. media as we got for standing up to Qa- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Now, like most Americans, when this dhafi. This has been enormously help- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The issue first came up, when the people in ful to us in that broader ideological ef- Chair will remind the Members to di- Libya started rising up against their fort. We had national security interests rect their remarks to the Chair. oppressive dictator, I was very reluc- here for standing up. Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. I yield back the tant about the idea of U.S. military in- Now as a House, I don’t want us to balance of my time. volvement, as I think we always should stand up and say that we’re going to

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The President could go into any other person other than Osama bin Mr. MCKEON. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 Syria. He could go into the Ivory Laden in the last three decades, were minutes to my friend and colleague, Coast. among those who insisted that enough the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. BUR- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The was enough. Qadhafi responded by TON). time of the gentleman has expired. unleashing widespread violence and Mr. BURTON of Indiana. I thank the Mr. MCKEON. I yield the gentleman 1 threatening countless lives, publicly gentleman for yielding. additional minute. promising to go ‘‘door to door’’ and kill I’ve heard a number of people say, Mr. BURTON of Indiana. There are a those who stood against him. well, the Constitution does give the lot of places we could go to war if we In response to this threat of Qadha- President latitude, but during the choose to do it. There’s humanitarian fi’s against those civilian people, the Nixon administration Congress passed problems around the world. But unless European Union, the Arab League, the the War Powers Act, and then when the it’s a threat to the United States or an United Nations Security Council, and a President vetoed it, Congress overrode attack on the United States, the Presi- unanimous NATO called for action to his veto, and so the War Powers Act be- dent does not have the authority to do protect Libyan civilians. came law. Now whether or not you be- what he did without the support and 1140 lieve it’s constitutional, it has never approval of Congress. b been tested in the courts, and so it’s President Bush came to Congress be- The United States is participating in the law. And the law says, as well as fore he went into Iraq. President Bush this action both in order to prevent the Constitution, at least this is what came to Congress before he went into brutal attacks against civilians and in most of the people who have looked at Afghanistan, and that’s as it should be. order to stand by our allies. the Constitution believe is what it This President should not overstep his President Obama has made clear stands for, the Constitution and the boundaries. And what I wish we would from the beginning that our allies War Powers Act say the President can- do, which would exceed the legislation needed to take the leading role in not do what he did without the support we’re going to be talking about today, Libya. We can’t do it all, but that does and approval of Congress. Now he’s got- is to pass legislation to cut off all not mean we can’t support those who ten us into the war in Libya and it is, funds for Libya. I know it would not choose and take the responsibility of in effect, our war. pass the Senate, but it sure would send leading. NATO has done that, and to People say, well, no, it’s NATO. Well, a signal to the President and the White this point the campaign against Qa- we are providing over 8,000 of the mili- House that we’re not going to allow dhafi has proven successful. His exports tary personnel on the ships and in the him to go into war without the ap- of oil have ceased, he is running short air. The majority of the flights that proval of the American people and the on funds, cabinet and military officials are taking place where they’re doing approval of Congress. continue to defect from his regime. the bombing are done by our airmen Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The and our aircraft. Over 90 percent of the Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the dis- time of the gentleman has expired. missiles that are being used at over a tinguished minority whip, the gen- Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. million dollars per copy are American tleman from Maryland (Mr. HOYER). Speaker, I yield the gentleman 1 addi- missiles. This is going to cost billions Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman tional minute. of dollars. If this were to pass and we for yielding. Mr. HOYER. China has just hosted were to stay there for over a year, you The previous speaker deludes him- the Libyan opposition in China, and could count on it costing $2 billion or self, and he is my friend, if he thinks the opposition controls eastern Libya $3 billion. the message we send today goes only to and is making progress in the west. I My colleague from Arkansas just a the President. The message will go to believe that the wrong decision today few minutes ago talked about us being all the world, the message will go to will significantly compromise that broke. The American people know, if Muammar Qadhafi, the message will go progress. Congress doesn’t, that we’re $1.5 tril- to our NATO allies, the message will go Qadhafi wrote us a letter in the last lion short this year, and we’re $14 tril- to every nation of the world that debate just some weeks ago and lion in debt. We’re printing money that America does not keep faith with its thanked the House of Representatives our kids are going to have to deal with allies. for its debate. Is that the message we because they’re going to have to pay ‘‘America must lead. We must not want to send to Qadhafi? I think not. It for the debt down the road. Some of us equivocate. Such a course would en- would put civilian lives at risk to with- will pay if we live long enough, but our courage the enemies of peace, the bul- draw. It would potentially stall the kids are certainly going to inherit the lies of the world. People around the growing movements for democratiza- debt. And so we’re adding to the debt world look to our country’s strength in tion, not just in Libya but across the by going into a war we shouldn’t be in their struggle for democracy and basic Middle East and, indeed, across the and without the approval of the Con- human rights.’’ world. And it would severely under- gress in accordance with the War Pow- As it happens, I said that in 1999 mine our NATO alliance, as we all ers Act and the Constitution. when Clinton sent troops to stop the know. If we want our allies to stand by Now my big concern is—and I’m genocide in Bosnia, and he did so and us in our time of need in Afghanistan, going to talk on the other bill that is the authorization lost on this floor, we have to stand by them in places like coming up later on—not just Libya. My shamefully, 213–213, one of the darkest Libya. We are either in an alliance or big concern is this President, unless we days I have served in this institution. we’re not. send a very strong message to him, Let us not repeat that mistake. Let us I do believe that President Obama may take us into Syria. There’s hu- not repeat that message to our NATO could and should have done a better job manitarian problems in Syria right allies, to our European allies, to all the of consulting with Congress at the out- now, and the reason they went into world, that America cannot be counted set of hostilities, and I do believe we Libya, they said, was because of the on. At the same time, Congress was are involved in hostilities. But I be- humanitarian problems. He talked to voting to undermine their mission as lieve that we must, as a faithful ally the French, the English, the NATO, they flew to Kosova. and defender of freedom, defeat the United Nations and the Arab League In recent months, people across the Rooney resolution and support the for about 2 weeks before we went into Middle East have bravely stood to de- Hastings resolution. America ought to Libya, but he didn’t have time to talk mand that their government respect do no less.

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Mr. MCKEON. Mr. Speaker, I yield 11⁄2 sion, as explained by the President, Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. minutes to my friend and colleague, a was to help, for humanitarian pur- Speaker, consistent with the policy in member of the Committee on Armed poses, those civilians that Qadhafi was here, it says: ‘‘Congress does not sup- Services, the gentleman from Florida threatening. port deploying, establishing or main- (Mr. WEST). Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to my taining the presence of units and mem- Mr. WEST. I thank the chairman. friend and colleague, the gentleman bers of the United States Armed Forces Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to from Ohio (Mr. KUCINICH). on the ground in Libya.’’ The resolu- this amendment. Mr. KUCINICH. I want to thank the tion clearly prohibits ground forces. Very simply, the War Powers Act of gentleman and also associate myself I yield the balance of my time to the 1973 states: ‘‘The President can send with his remarks just now. We were gentleman from Iowa (Mr. KING). U.S. Armed Forces into action abroad told this is about protecting civilians. Mr. KING of Iowa. I thank the gen- only by authorization of Congress, or It has become a cover for regime tleman for yielding. in case of a national emergency cre- change. And just because we can I will start out first by associating ated by an attack upon the United change a regime with military power myself with the remarks of the gen- States, its territories or possessions, or doesn’t mean we should do it. And tleman from Maryland (Mr. HOYER), its Armed Forces.’’ using military action doesn’t mean who I think laid this out clearly. This So as we look at the mission—or the that you’re going to achieve the objec- is a message that goes globally. This is perceived mission that we have in tives that maybe you haven’t even a destiny message. Libya—it does not even meet this cri- clearly defined. The Speaker of this House under- teria. Furthermore, if our allies make a stands his role. He understands that all I stand here today as someone who mistake, do we follow them? If our al- of America is watching us today. And has been sent forth from these shores lies are going out of the war, why even if I had a vote, I would have said, in the 22 years that I’ve served in the should we go in? Right now, you have no, don’t go into Libya. If I had an op- United States Army. I stand here as China’s foreign minister saying we portunity to amend this resolution, I would say let’s limit the authorization the son of a man who left these shores hope the two parties in the conflict can to a shorter period of time so that the to go defend this great country in attach importance to the country and President can come do what he should World War II. I stand here as the the people’s interest and earnestly con- do. But I believe that there are scores younger brother of a man who left sider the international community’s of Americans in their graves today be- these shores to go defend this country relevant resolution plans, quickly cause this Congress sent the wrong and fight in Vietnam. And I stand here cease hostilities, and resolve the Liby- message in several conflicts that en- today as the uncle of a young man, a an crisis through political channels. couraged our enemy. captain, who has already done two Amr Moussa, the outgoing head of Clausewitz wrote: ‘‘The object of war tours of duty in Afghanistan. the Arab League, said this 2 days ago: is to destroy the enemy’s will and abil- Many of my friends have called me— Now is the time to do whatever you ity to conduct war.’’ And I would short- some call me colonel, some call me can to reach a political solution that en that up to say, if you can destroy ALLEN—and they say, we need you to has to start with a genuine cease-fire their will, it doesn’t matter what their do one simple thing: understand that under international supervision. ability is; you’ve taken their ability the oath that you take is to support The President of South Africa said a with it. and defend the Constitution, to support few days ago that this is about regime But this message encourages our and defend the laws of this country. change, political assassination, and enemy. This resolution says that Con- They need us to stand up and be the foreign military occupation. gress stands with the constitutional guardians of the laws of this country. Vote against this resolution. authority of the President to be Com- Just before I came here today, I pro- Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. mander in Chief and to conduct our for- moted Jerry Lee Stern to be a major, Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gen- eign policy. We should conduct our dis- and I read him that oath of office, that tleman from California (Mr. SHERMAN). agreement with the President domesti- he would greatly take what we must do Mr. SHERMAN. I have said that I cally, not in our foreign policy and not now as this body, as legislators of this would vote for a resolution granting by limiting an activity that could ab- great Nation, uphold the laws and not authority to the President if it was ap- rogate our NATO treaty. send our men and women into an unde- propriately limited and conditioned. I fined and unspecified mission. They would like to see conditions that re- b 1150 want the fight; they want to stand up quire the Benghazi Transitional Gov- Mr. MCKEON. May I ask how much for us. Let’s do the right thing by ernment to remove from their midst time I have remaining. them. the al Qaeda fighters and the Libyan The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Islamic Fighting Group. I would like to tleman from California has 1 minute Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gen- see the condition that we use the Qa- remaining, and the time of the gen- tleman from Tennessee (Mr. COHEN). dhafi money that we seized, some $33 tleman from Washington has expired. Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I am going billion, rather than taxpayer money. Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in sup- to vote for the Hastings resolution and But putting those conditions aside, port of H.J. Res. 68, regarding continuing op- against the Rooney resolution for one the one thing we almost all agree on is erations in Libya. As a member of the House person in particular—three words: Jane that we would want to limit this to air Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, Ann Morgan, a high school friend of forces and perhaps a ground rescue I believe it is vitally important for Congress to mine in Pasadena, California, who was mission if necessary. That’s not what exercise strong oversight of the conduct of on Pan Am Flight 103. She and 177 this resolution does. military operations across the globe. It is for other Americans lost their lives 23 Section one grants authority to the this reason that I have supported measures years ago, and we should not forget President to do whatever he decides to requiring Congress to authorize the use of lim- them. do, including armor divisions on the ited military force in Libya to protect civilians Qadhafi was Osama bin Laden before ground, in support of the NATO mis- and support the ongoing NATO mission there was Osama bin Laden, and we sion. Don’t be fooled by section 2, against Muammar Qaddafi, while prohibiting cannot stop until he is out of power which provides the President with non- U.S. ground combat forces. and the 178 Americans who died and binding, unsolicited advice that we The President, with the full backing of our the lives of the soldiers who were in- think that he should limit our ground allies, the Arab League, and the UN, engaged jured in the Berlin discos are remem- operations to rescue missions and dip- our military forces in Libya to prevent a hu- bered. I will support the resolution and lomatic security. manitarian disaster that raised the specter of vote thinking of Jane Ann Morgan This is a grant of authority to the tragic episodes like Rwanda and Srebrenica. today. President to put armor divisions on the While I am always reluctant to involve our mili- Mr. MCKEON. Just for the record, ground, if that’s what he chooses to do. tary in any conflict, I support the President’s Mr. Speaker, the original mission was Mr. MCKEON. Mr. Speaker, I reserve decision to protect the people of Libya and up- not to get Qadhafi. The original mis- the balance of my time. hold U.S. principles of political freedom and

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Ending the reign of Colonel Qaddafi committee until the third calendar day . . . on ter from Qaddafi praising its criticism of Presi- and his destabilizing influence is in the interest which such measure has been available.’’ The dent Obama over the NATO mission. The of the world. rule clearly counts days, not hours. world watches America, and what we say has I’ve heard from many of my constituents I would refer Members to the ruling of a dramatic effect on not just our own nation, concerned that our engagement in Libya will Speaker pro tempore POE on March 17, 2011 but the safety and security of our allies and become our next Iraq or Afghanistan. I share where he affirmed that under clause 11 of rule peoples around the world. That is why I will those concerns and have expressed them to 21, an unreported measure may not be con- also vote today against H.R. 2278, which is a the White House and was assured that our sidered until the ‘‘third working day’’ on which thinly veiled attempt to discredit the President operations in Libya would be limited. it has been available to Members. and would only heighten the appearance of di- I have voted against the use of ground While the Chair was correct in his response visions between the United States and our al- troops in Libya and my vote today affirms that that the rule provides a waiver of all points of lies. Abdicating the mission in Libya in this position. I do not believe that the United order against consideration of the joint resolu- way emboldens Qaddafi, harms our standing States can afford to be involved in further pro- tion, I also want to point my colleagues to in a dangerous region, and will make it more longed foreign entanglements and nation House Report 111–114 which accompanied difficult in the future to rely on and partner with building. H.J. Res. 68 authorizes the limited the rule providing for consideration of H.J. our allies. support for the NATO mission to one year. Res. 68 and H.R. 2278. I hope my colleagues will reject this meas- Would I be more comfortable with a shorter Under the heading ‘‘Explanation of Waiv- ure and send a clear message of support for timeframe? Yes, but so likely would Colonel ers,’’ the Committee states that it is not aware our allies and for the principles of democracy Qaddafi. Nothing would give him more comfort of points of order against consideration or the and human rights that make America great. than a short deadline for him to cling to so he provisions contained in either measure and Ms. HIRONO. Mr. Speaker, engaging our can continue to slaughter his own people into that the waivers are merely ‘‘prophylactic.’’ submission. armed forces is not a vote I take lightly. Like This means that no waiver of clause 11 of rule The situation in Libya is unlike that in Iraq many, I was reluctant to enter our nation into XXI or any other point of order was necessary. or Afghanistan. The mission in Libya has another conflict. But the situation in Libya is That is because H.J. Res. 68 is being consid- different. broad international support. I’ve mentioned the Arab League and NATO, but also the United ered on the fourth calendar day after it was This is a nation where the people were giv- made available and H.R. 2278 is being con- ing their lives to fight for a legitimate voice in Nations, the Gulf Cooperation Council, the Lib- yan Transitional National Council, and former sidered on the third such day, fully in compli- their government. For these actions, their mur- ance with the rules of the House. derous dictator vowed to hunt them down like Libyan Ambassador Ali Aujali support our mis- sion. Traditional Libyan allies, such as China, I hope that in the future my colleagues will ‘‘rats and cockroaches.’’ Chilling words as pay closer attention to the wording of the rules Muammar el-Qaddafi is no stranger to taking Russia, and Turkey, have begun talks with the newly formed Libyan Transitional National in making points of order. the lives of the innocent. He has more Amer- Mr. MCKEON. Mr. Speaker, I again ican blood on his hands than any terrorist Council. I strongly support the building of inter- national goodwill and cooperation as integral urge my colleagues to oppose this other than Osama bin Laden. amendment. The international community sought our help to our nation’s as well as global security. My vote today is for the brave and coura- I yield back the balance of my time. in Libya. The Arab League supports the NATO geous people of Libya. My vote today is for The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time mission and this is historic, as it is the first continued rebuilding of our international rep- for debate has expired. Pursuant to time the organization has supported an inter- utation. House Resolution 328, the previous national intervention in an Arab country. The Mahalo nui loa. question is ordered. United States’ role can make a difference in Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in op- The question is on the engrossment Libya. To say otherwise is to question the very position to H.J. Res. 68. This legislation will and third reading of the joint resolu- values our own nation was founded upon. I not end our military involvement in Libya. Both tion. believe that our limited mission in Libya is simply maintain the status quo and appease The joint resolution was ordered to needed and I stand with President Obama. Republican Members who want to score polit- be engrossed and read a third time, and Let’s remember two things. The movement ical points against the President. was read the third time. to overthrow longtime Libyan dictator Colonel Under the guise of deficit reduction, Repub- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Qaddafi began with the Libyan people. The licans have voted for deep cuts to Medicare, question is on the passage of the joint United States should stand with the people of Medicaid, and other safety net programs. We resolution. Libya and their fight for freedom and human could better achieve deficit reduction by swiftly The question was taken; and the rights. ending the Libyan war and accelerating our Speaker pro tempore announced that We must also remember that under Colonel withdrawal from Afghanistan. the noes appeared to have it. Qaddafi, Libya was involved in aircraft hijack- Congress has the power of the purse. Our RECORDED VOTE ings, extraterritorial assassinations, bombings nation has been at war in Libya for 97 days at European airports, and the 1986 bombing Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I demand and Congress has never authorized the con- a recorded vote. of a Berlin nightclub popular with American flict. We need to completely defund operations Armed Forces. Libya had a central role in or- A recorded vote was ordered. in Libya and put an end to this conflict. It is The vote was taken by electronic de- chestrating and financing the in-air bombing of time for us to come together, use our constitu- Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in vice, and there were—ayes 123, noes 295, tional authority, and apply this critical check on not voting 13, as follows: 1988, which killed 270 people, including 190 the executive branch. At a time when we con- Americans. Libya was also central in the tinue the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, we [Roll No. 493] bombing of French UTA flight 772 in 1989, cannot afford to pursue another military ad- AYES—123 which killed 177 people from 18 nations, 7 of venture that is not in our national interest. We Ackerman Carnahan Davis (CA) whom were American citizens. Altmire Castor (FL) DeGette must get out of this war now. Baca Chandler DeLauro The violence of Colonel Qaddafi is known to I urge my colleagues to vote against this Barrow Chu Dent many nations around the world. In the early toothless bill, and instead defund operations in Bass (CA) Cleaver Deutch 1970s, Libya sent military troops and financed Libya in the upcoming 2012 Defense Appro- Berkley Clyburn Dicks extremist Palestinian activities in Lebanon. Berman Cohen Dingell priations bill. Bishop (NY) Connolly (VA) Doggett Libya gave safe haven to Black September, Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman Blumenauer Cooper Donnelly (IN) the Palestinian terrorists that seized Israeli from Illinois (Mr. JACKSON) made a point of Boren Costa Doyle athletes as hostages at the 1972 Olympics in order against consideration of the joint resolu- Boswell Courtney Dreier Brady (PA) Critz Edwards Munich. Later in the decade, Libya sent armed tion for violating clause 11 of rule XXI assert- Brown (FL) Crowley Ellison forces into Chad and Uganda. Throughout the ing that the text of the measure had not been Capps Cuellar Eshoo 1970s and well into the 1980s, Colonel available for ‘‘72-hours.’’ Cardoza Cummings Fattah

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:45 Jun 25, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A24JN7.018 H24JNPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE H4550 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 24, 2011 Filner Markey Rothman (NJ) Pingree (ME) Ryan (WI) Thompson (PA) LIMITING USE OF FUNDS FOR Fudge Matheson Roybal-Allard Pitts Sanchez, Loretta Thornberry Garamendi Matsui Ruppersberger Platts Scalise Tiberi ARMED FORCES IN LIBYA Green, Al McCarthy (NY) Rush Poe (TX) Schilling Tierney Mr. ROONEY. Mr. Speaker, pursuant Hastings (FL) McCollum Sa´ nchez, Linda Pompeo Schmidt Tipton to House Resolution 328, I call up the Heinrich McCotter T. Posey Schock Tsongas Hirono McDermott Sarbanes Price (GA) Schrader Turner bill (H.R. 2278) to limit the use of funds Hochul McNerney Schakowsky Quayle Schweikert Upton appropriated to the Department of De- Holden Meeks Schiff Quigley Scott (SC) Vela´ zquez fense for United States Armed Forces Hoyer Miller (NC) Schwartz Reed Scott (VA) Visclosky Inslee Moran Scott, David Rehberg Scott, Austin Walberg in support of North Atlantic Treaty Or- Israel Neal Sewell Reichert Sensenbrenner Walden ganization Operation Unified Protector Jackson Lee Olver Sires Renacci Serrano Walsh (IL) with respect to Libya, unless otherwise (TX) Owens Smith (WA) Ribble Sessions Waters specifically authorized by law, and ask Johnson (GA) Pascrell Speier Richardson Sherman Waxman Johnson, E. B. Payne Sutton Rigell Shimkus Webster for its immediate consideration. Kaptur Pelosi Thompson (CA) Roby Shuler Westmoreland The Clerk read the title of the bill. Kildee Perlmutter Thompson (MS) Roe (TN) Shuster Whitfield The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Kind Peters Tonko Rogers (AL) Simpson Wilson (SC) King (IA) Polis Van Hollen Rogers (KY) Slaughter Wittman ant to House Resolution 328, the bill is King (NY) Price (NC) Walz (MN) Rohrabacher Smith (NE) Wolf considered read. Kinzinger (IL) Rahall Wasserman Rokita Smith (NJ) Womack The text of the bill is as follows: Kissell Rangel Schultz Rooney Smith (TX) Woodall Langevin Reyes Watt Ros-Lehtinen Southerland Woolsey H.R. 2278 Larsen (WA) Richmond Welch Roskam Stark Wu Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Levin Rivera Wilson (FL) Ross (AR) Stearns Yoder resentatives of the United States of America in Lowey Rogers (MI) Yarmuth Ross (FL) Stutzman Young (AK) Congress assembled, Royce Sullivan Young (FL) Runyan Terry Young (IN) SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON USE OF DEPART- NOES—295 MENT OF DEFENSE FUNDS FOR Adams Duncan (TN) Kelly NOT VOTING—13 UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN Aderholt SUPPORT OF NATO OPERATION UNI- Ellmers Kingston Bachus Gingrey (GA) Stivers Akin Emerson Kline FIED PROTECTOR WITH RESPECT TO Berg Higgins Towns Alexander Farenthold Kucinich LIBYA. Butterfield Mack West Amash Farr Labrador Engel Napolitano (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro- Andrews Fincher Lamborn Giffords Ryan (OH) priated or otherwise available to the Depart- Austria Fitzpatrick Lance ment of Defense may be obligated or ex- Bachmann Flake Landry Baldwin Fleischmann Lankford b 1216 pended for United States Armed Forces in Barletta Fleming Larson (CT) Mr. MARCHANT, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN support of North Atlantic Treaty Organiza- Bartlett Flores Latham tion Operation Unified Protector with re- Barton (TX) Forbes LaTourette of California, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, spect to Libya, unless otherwise specifically Bass (NH) Fortenberry Latta Mrs. MALONEY, and Mr. LUETKE- authorized by law. Becerra Foxx Lee (CA) MEYER changed their vote from ‘‘aye’’ (b) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation on funds Benishek Frank (MA) Lewis (CA) to ‘‘no.’’ under subsection (a) does not apply with re- Biggert Franks (AZ) Lewis (GA) Bilbray Frelinghuysen Lipinski Mr. CLEAVER and Mrs. MCCARTHY spect to— Bilirakis Gallegly LoBiondo of New York changed their vote from (1) search and rescue; Bishop (GA) Gardner Loebsack ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ (2) intelligence, surveillance, and recon- Bishop (UT) Garrett Lofgren, Zoe So the joint resolution was not naissance; Black Gerlach Long (3) aerial refueling; and Blackburn Gibbs Lucas passed. (4) operational planning. Bonner Gibson Luetkemeyer The result of the vote was announced Bono Mack Gohmert Luja´ n as above recorded. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Boustany Gonzalez Lummis A motion to reconsider was laid on tleman from Florida (Mr. ROONEY) and Brady (TX) Goodlatte Lungren, Daniel the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Braley (IA) Gosar E. the table. Brooks Gowdy Lynch Stated for: SMITH) each will control 30 minutes. Broun (GA) Granger Maloney The Chair recognizes the gentleman Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, earlier today I Buchanan Graves (GA) Manzullo from Florida. Bucshon Graves (MO) Marchant was in a meeting with a constituent and inad- Buerkle Green, Gene Marino vertently missed the vote on H.J. Res. 68, a GENERAL LEAVE Burgess Griffin (AR) McCarthy (CA) resolution authorizing for one year the limited Mr. ROONEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask Burton (IN) Griffith (VA) McCaul unanimous consent that all Members Calvert Grijalva McClintock use of the United States Armed Forces in sup- Camp Grimm McGovern port of the NATO mission in Libya. Because of have 5 legislative days within which to Campbell Guinta McHenry the importance of this matter I would like to re- revise and extend their remarks and to Canseco Guthrie McIntyre quest that the RECORD reflect that had I been include extraneous material on the bill Cantor Gutierrez McKeon under consideration. Capito Hall McKinley present I would have voted ‘‘aye’’ on rollcall Capuano Hanabusa McMorris 493 in support of the resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Carney Hanna Rodgers Stated against: objection to the request of the gen- Carson (IN) Harper Meehan tleman from Florida? Carter Harris Mica Mr. WEST. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 493 Cassidy Hartzler Michaud I was unavoidably detained. Had I been There was no objection. Chabot Hastings (WA) Miller (FL) present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ b 1220 Chaffetz Hayworth Miller (MI) Cicilline Heck Miller, Gary Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Mr. Speaker, I was ab- Mr. ROONEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield Clarke (MI) Hensarling Miller, George sent during rollcall vote No. 493. Had I been myself such time as I may consume. Clarke (NY) Herger Moore present, I would have voted ‘‘no’’ on H.J. Res. Mr. Speaker, on March 19 of this Clay Herrera Beutler Mulvaney 68, authorizing the limited use of United Coble Himes Murphy (CT) year, the President sent us into mili- Coffman (CO) Hinchey Murphy (PA) States Armed Forces in support of the NATO tary activity, or war, in Libya. Within Cole Hinojosa Myrick mission in Libya. Conaway Holt Nadler 48 hours, the President notified the Conyers Honda Neugebauer f Congress in accordance with the War Costello Huelskamp Noem Powers Act of his decision to do so. For Cravaack Huizenga (MI) Nugent REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER 60 days, the President under the War Crawford Hultgren Nunes AS COSPONSOR OF H.J. RES. 69 Crenshaw Hunter Nunnelee Powers Act had the opportunity, and Culberson Hurt Olson Mr. HOLDEN. Mr. Speaker, I ask chose not to, to come to this body and Davis (IL) Issa Palazzo unanimous consent to have my name make the case as to why being in Libya Davis (KY) Jackson (IL) Pallone DeFazio Jenkins Pastor (AZ) removed as a cosponsor of House Joint was important. On the 60th day, he Denham Johnson (IL) Paul Resolution 69. wrote a letter to this body saying that DesJarlais Johnson (OH) Paulsen The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there he would welcome authorization but Diaz-Balart Johnson, Sam Pearce objection to the request of the gen- he’s not asking for it. Dold Jones Pence Duffy Jordan Peterson tleman from Pennsylvania? Time and time again on the Armed Duncan (SC) Keating Petri There was no objection. Services Committee, we were presented

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:03 Jun 25, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A24JN7.007 H24JNPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE June 24, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4551 with speakers from the administration So, Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of West has consistently supported gov- who would give certain updates on var- my bill to withdraw funding from fu- ernments that have repressed the Mus- ious matters to which I would ask: Are ture engagement in Libya. lim people, that we have not been good you here to ask authorization for ongo- I reserve the balance of my time. for them, and there are at least one or ing activity in Libya? And the speak- Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. two instances when that argument ac- ers, the witnesses, would say, ‘‘No.’’ Speaker, I yield myself 3 minutes. tually has some facts to back it up. After 90 days and the President has The bottom line with this resolu- And now we are presented with the not ceased activity or hostilities in tion—and I think the gentleman made chance to support a legitimate group of Libya, the time has come and gone and a lot of very fair points. I certainly people who want basically what we we’ve sent our indication over to the think that the White House could have have—democracy. They want the abil- administration time and time again handled it better in terms of commu- ity to vote for their representatives. that we disapprove. But because the nicating with Congress. But what this They want a voice in their government, War Powers resolution, by some either resolution would do that he has pre- and we are going to pull the rug out Republican or Democrat or in the sented would be to end our mission in from under them. House or the Senate, is questionable Libya. So all of the debates and argu- And keep in mind, this is a very lim- whether or not they consider it con- ments that you heard from the pre- ited mission. It is NATO-led, but we stitutional or not, the President has vious discussion apply to this just as are offering critical support to make it operated in what we now know is called well. possible, and if we vote for the Rooney the zone of twilight as to whether or It has some limited options in terms resolution, we will pull all of that away not he even needs our approval. of what the President could continue and right at the moment—in fact, to do in support of NATO, but it very there was a newspaper story this morn- So what are we left with? Mr. Speak- specifically disallows any effort at air ing about how Qadhafi is talking about er, we’re left with, today, our ability support, any effort at suppressing op- leaving Tripoli because the pressure is under the power of the purse to restrict position fire. It does allow for aerial re- getting too great on him. We have had funds from ongoing operations in fueling. It allows for rescue missions, continual members of the Libyan Gov- Libya. Without it and without the Su- but what the military has made clear ernment abandoning Qadhafi. He is preme Court weighing in on whether or is they will not do that without all of ready to fall, and those voices of Liby- not the War Powers is unconstitu- the other assets that are necessary to an people who want the very freedoms tional, in my opinion, the President is suppress enemy fire. We are not going that we all say we want for them are breaking the law, but he is being re- to send up our aerial refueling appa- ready to rise, and we are going to re- stricted by nobody and being able to ratus or aerial refueling planes if we verse that by pulling out this minimal continue unfettered. know we can’t protect them from being level of support that we are offering. Some have said that the War Powers shot down. That is the effect of the Rooney reso- resolution isn’t worth the paper that it So the effect of this resolution is to, lution, and therefore I oppose it. is written on. To that I say: Based on again, end the mission in Libya, and I reserve the balance of my time. what Supreme Court decision? Based people have different opinions about Mr. ROONEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 on what precedent? There is none, be- where they should come down on that. minutes to my friend from Texas (Mr. cause the courts haven’t weighed in on I don’t believe that we should end the MCCAUL). Mr. MCCAUL. I thank the gentleman it. I know some of our colleagues here mission in Libya. I do believe that Con- from Florida for yielding time and I have a pending case before the Court, gress’ voice should be heard on this and I wish them well, but what if they commend him for this legislation. issue, and that is why I supported the Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support don’t accept the case? What if they say resolution that would have authorized these Members, as they have said be- of this bill and in defense of the Con- that. So I don’t think that we should stitution. The Founding Fathers clear- fore, don’t have standing? Then we’re stop what we’re doing in Libya, and right back to square one. ly intended for Congress to have the getting back to the previous debate, power to commit this Nation into Mr. Speaker, today we have the op- there have been some comments that portunity to send a message to the ex- armed conflict. have been made that I want to be sure Article I, section 8 of the Constitu- ecutive branch, and this transcends and correct. tion states that Congress shall have party but it exerts our power under the I think we have a much better idea of the power to declare war. Our first separation of powers, to say we, the who the forces in Libya fighting Commander in Chief, George Wash- House of Representatives, are relevant; against Muammar Qadhafi are than has ington, knew that when he said, ‘‘The we, the House of Representatives, are been said, and we know this because Constitution vests the power of declar- exercising our ability that the Found- they control roughly half the country ing war in Congress; therefore, no of- ing Fathers gave us in the ability to right now. What our mission was able fensive expedition of importance can be declare war because they wanted us to to do, it stopped Muammar Qadhafi undertaken until after they shall have have this deliberation, this debate that from being able to crush the folks who deliberated upon the subject and au- we’re having here today, arguments are rising up against him and retake thorized such a measure.’’ that have been made on both sides that the territory that they have. So in That is exactly what this bill is have been very good, because the last Benghazi and in most of I think it’s about, and President Obama, when he thing that we want as Americans is for eastern Libya, it is controlled by these was a Senator, knew this when he said some President, whether it’s this Presi- opposition forces, and by all accounts, that, ‘‘The President does not have dent or some future President, to be they are running a very sensible gov- power under the Constitution to au- able to pick fights around the world ernment. It is not an Islamic state. It thorize a military attack in a situation without any debate from another does not have al Qaeda influence. It has that does not involve stopping an ac- branch of government. a bunch of people who are simply try- tual or imminent threat to the Na- It’s the most difficult thing we have ing to exercise free expression that tion.’’ to do as government officials, and they have been denied for nearly 40 He went on further to say that, ‘‘No that’s send our kids into harm’s way. years by Muammar Qadhafi. We have a law can give Congress a backbone if it So it has to be a sober, deliberative, very good idea who these people are. refuses to stand up as the co-equal long debate, and the President has 60 They are precisely the type of people branch the Constitution made it.’’ days and chose not to engage in that that the United States of America I couldn’t agree more with him, but, debate. So here we are today saying, if should be supporting. unfortunately, as President, Mr. you choose not to come here and get And as I mentioned before, in our Obama appears to no longer agree with authorization, we are going to stop it great struggle against al Qaeda, one of his prior interpretation of the Con- until you do. The President always has the centerpieces of it is ideological. stitution, and in reviewing the War the ability in the future to come and The ideology that bin Laden and many Powers Act, we can argue that it is un- try to get authorization for what he’s others advance is very anti-Western, constitutional, but that is for the Su- doing in Libya or anywhere else. and their biggest argument is that the preme Court to decide.

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And I respect my the Executive does not overstep its bounds. ly failed to define a clear national in- colleagues who want to make choices As Members of Congress, we can exercise terest, mission, or goal. about which direction they want to go. our power through appropriation, the appoint- b 1230 But I will tell you, I would much rath- ment process, exercising oversight over the er vote for something that is time cer- Executive, enactment legislation, or even es- Why are we there? Are we there to tain, ending in 1 year or before. And if tablishing a select Committee to probe any kill Qadhafi or to provide humani- there is not a definitive end, then I will abuse of power by the Administration. tarian aid? And since when does hu- offer a privileged resolution to get out The War Power resolution is an integral part manitarian aid come from a missile of Libya. of our process. The actions that have taken launched from a Predator drone? And But I don’t want to abandon my place in Libya raise the debate on how the who are these rebels that we are sup- friends in the Arab States who are now War Power Resolution should be applied. porting? The administration has failed struggling for democracy. Why is Syria Presidents, Members of Congress, scholars to provide Congress with a clear an- different? Why is Yemen different? and lawyers have long argued about which swer to this question, but we do know Why is Bahrain different? You are ab- branch of government has the power to decide that some of them are tied to terrorist solutely right. Because other forces are whether the nation goes to war, and meaning- organizations. engaged in Syria, Yemen, and Bahrain. ful discussions between the branches has not The bill introduced by my good And the Arab States are attempting to always taken place. In 1973, The War Powers friend from Florida (Mr. ROONEY) re- negotiate. resolution was passed over the veto of Presi- asserts Congress’ role as a coequal So I am not interested in willy-nilly dent Nixon, in order to provide procedures for branch of government, and it sends a going into all kinds of wars. I’m not in- Congress and the President to participate in clear message to the President that he terested in going to Syria or Yemen or decisions to send U.S. Armed Forces into hos- must get congressional approval before Bahrain. But I am interested in being tilities. he commits this Nation to war, as he consistent. Such force is constitutional under the Nec- stated when he was in the United We now have an operation, and we essary and Proper Clause which specifically States Senate. can tell that there is movement by provided that ‘‘Congress shall have the power With that, Mr. Speaker, I urge a those who are rebels. And I would like to make all laws necessary and proper for car- ‘‘yes’’ vote on this bill. my friends to document for me, if they rying into execution, not only its own powers Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. have got a documented presence of al but also all other powers vested by the Con- Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gen- Qaeda, then they can tell us that. But stitution in the Government of the United tlelady from Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE). right now, we have an obligation, and States. . . .’’ The policy behind this power, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Let me we can’t play politics. And this bill is entrusted to the President as Commander in thank the gentleman from Washington nothing but politics because it does not Chief, to deploy U.S. armed forces to defend (Mr. SMITH) for his leadership and for end when we’re supposed to get out. It itself is ‘‘exercised only pursuant to: (1) a dec- characterizing where we are today as a does it ad infinitum. laration of war; (2) specific statutory authoriza- conflicted and, if you will, highly un- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tion; or (3) a national emergency created by certain posture. time of the gentlewoman has expired. attack upon the United States, its territories or I’m looking at the vote count, and it Mr. SMITH of Washington. I yield possessions, or its armed forces.’’ Pursuant to looks as if 225 Republicans voted the gentlewoman an additional 15 sec- this authority, the President ‘‘in every possible against a time certain to get out of onds. instance’’ shall consult with Congress before Libya. If you read the bill H.R. 2278— Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. It is a deploying U.S. Armed Forces, and to continue and I am looking at it over and over continuous, unending obligation to be consultations as long as the armed forces re- again—there really is no print as to a in Libya. I would much rather have a main in hostile situations. time certain. There is a nebulous state- definitive act which is to say that we As we consider this Joint Resolution, we ment about limiting funds for such have no more than a year. And I would must also consider facts surrounding the state things as search and rescue, intel- offer to the White House that we would of violence and unrest in Libya, and the con- ligence, surveillance and reconnais- like reports sooner than that, and some sequences of both action and inaction on be- sance, aerial funding, and operational of us may wish to go forward with an- half of the Libyan people. I value the impor- planning. That can go on ad infinitum. other resolution to move us out. tance of a fair, just, and balanced approach. We can take the American people’s But I will not be supporting politics We must always act in compliance with our money forever and ever and continue in today. I have to support those who are nation’s constitution. this effort. fighting for justice in Libya. Prior to this conflict, since assuming power, I don’t like where we are today. Con- Mr. Speaker, I rise to today to express my Colonel Qaddafi has ignored the needs of the stitutionally, it is true, it is Congress’ disappointment with the Administration’s deci- Libyan people; choosing instead to train other right to declare war. And the War Pow- sion not to consult with the Congress over the oppressive leaders in intelligence and weap- ers resolution—which my good friends important and critical actions taken in Libya. onry. Qaddafi had given money to dictators on the other side of the aisle are now Our government operates based upon a con- such as Robert Mugabe and Charles Taylor, debating on its constitutionality, and stitutionally protected system of checks and and intervened in foreign wars instead of in- of course they’ve used it in the past— balances. It does not matter whether or not vesting in education and infrastructure for the does indicate that it was done in order the Administration is Democrat or Republican. betterment of his own people. to track the Constitution and allow What is important is ensuring the role of Con- Human Rights Watch and Amnesty Inter- congressional consultation. There was gress when determinations are made to en- national have consistently reported the lack of a letter sent by the President. There gage in military actions in foreign countries. free press and free speech in Libya. The State has been a report sent. But there’s no The War Powers Resolution was intended to controls the media and speaking out against doubt that this was not handled right. ensure that any action taken by an Administra- Qaddafi or his government is not only illegal, But in the Iraq war, an unnecessary tion which utilizes military forces would require it is also deadly. Qaddafi and his army exe- war, no Arab League States asked us to the involvement of this body. cuted activists who opposed the government join with them. There was no defined As the Ranking Member of the House and broadcasted their deaths on television. threat to the United States in the Iraq Homeland Security Subcommittee on Trans- Qaddafi was particularly intolerant of women war, as we’ve said. We left the Afghani- portation Security and Senior Member of the and other minorities. He established ‘‘social stan war to dillydally in Iraq and lose House Judiciary Committee, I believe in sup- rehabilitation’’ centers, where women who 4,000 soldiers. So where is the hypoc- porting the Constitution of the United States. were designated financially or morally vulner- risy here? The issue before us raises the debate on how able were detained indefinitely. Homosexuality

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This current As a Member of this body, I am calling on olution 1973, as requested by the Transitional conflict in Libya began four months ago, when my colleagues to join me in calling attention to National Council, the Gulf Cooperation Council Colonel Qadahfi failed to do what was right for the plight of the people of Libya and their fight (GCC), and the Arab League. his country and its people. Violence erupted for freedom, justice, and deliverance from This bill will terminate such authorization as many Libyan citizens felt the painful con- Colonel Qaddafi. one year after the date of enactment of this sequences of a government resistant to For over four months, NATO-led air strikes joint resolution. Further, H.J. Res. 68 states change. Civil liberties were infringed upon, in Libya have inflicted serious damage upon that consistent with the policy and statements human rights were violated, and worst of all, the Qaddafi regime’s war machine, yet loyalist of the President, Congress does not support many Libyan lives were lost. These atrocities forces continue to demonstrate cohesiveness deploying, establishing, or maintaining the were not committed under the command of and operational superiority over besieged presence of units and members of U.S. Armed some far away leader or as a consequence of rebel forces. Still, some analysts suggest the Forces on the ground in Libya unless the pur- a conflict with a foreign nation. No, these un- stalemate is now yielding to a war of attrition pose of the presence is limited to the imme- forgivable acts were authorized by the hand of favoring the rebels. Rebel combat skills have diate personal defense of U.S. government of- the Libyan leader himself. improved, as has their arsenal, which now re- ficials (including diplomatic representatives) or I applaud efforts to come to the aid of the portedly includes vehicle-mounted antiaircraft to rescuing members of NATO forces from im- Libyan people. I condemn Colonel Qadahfi’s guns, recoilless rifles, and mortars. minent danger. It requires the President to As rebels consolidate recent gains, NATO despicable and inhuman actions, and support consult frequently with Congress regarding has proven to be the equalizing force. The Af- the President in our national policy—and the U.S. efforts in Libya, including by providing rican Union continues to press for a peace World’s policy—of removing this tyrant from regular briefings and reports. Includes as ele- power. The widespread suffering in Libya was deal that was accepted by Qaddafi but re- jected by the opposition because it would ments in such briefings and reports: initiated and continues to be encouraged by (1) an updated description of U.S. national the very man charged with protecting the Liby- leave Qaddafi in power. With the support of the United States, United Nations, and NATO security interests and policy objectives in an people. The Libyan people are in des- Libya; perate need of outside assistance; the ques- we must continue to push for the support of the African Union resolution. Turkey also has (2) an updated list of U.S. Armed Forces ac- tion is no longer whether or not Libya is in a tivities in Libya; critical condition. I call on my fellow Members proposed a roadmap to establish an imme- (3) an updated assessment of the opposi- of Congress to continue to condemn the vio- diate and verifiable ceasefire, secure humani- tion groups in Libya, including potential suc- lence taking place in Libya. tarian aid corridors, and advance a political cessor governments; and We should not forget that the people of process for a transition. However, Turkey has Libya are continuing to fight for democracy not yet provided an implementation strategy (4) an updated explanation of the Presi- and there has been a significant loss of life. other than making it clear that Qaddafi must dent’s legal and constitutional rationale for Colonel Muammar Qadahfi has continued to go. conducting military operations in Libya con- After the President of South Africa, Jacob refuse to acknowledge the will of the Libyan sistent with the War Powers Resolution. Zuma, engaged in peace talks with Qadahfi people and the reality of the dilemmas that H.R. 2278, ‘‘To limit the use of funds appro- most of the world believed the bloodshed Libya faced. When faced with the shadow of priated to the Department of Defense for would end. Today, it is clear that Qadahfi is oppression, the suppression of liberties, and United States Armed Forces in support of going to continue to fight to stay in power. North Atlantic Treaty Organization Operation the constant threat of brutality, history has We cannot stand by and watch as the peo- shown that humanity will always rise up in pro- Unified Protector with respect to Libya unless ple of Libya suffer. We need and must provide otherwise specifically authorized by law,’’ this test, and if necessary, in armed resistance. humanitarian aid. Americans have always Rather than act as a true leader and ac- bill prevents the use of funds to pay for United come to aid of their neighbors in times of cri- knowledge the interests of Libyan citizens, States participation in any aspect of North At- sis. lantic Treaty Organization (NATO) effort ex- Qadahfi chose to remain steadfast to the sta- We must continue to remember the context tus quo—to disregard the context of an intoler- cept intelligence, surveillance, search-and-res- upon which we are currently operating in the cue and other ‘‘non-hostile’’ support activities. able situation in favor of blindly following what world today. The Middle East is finally awak- has always been done just for tradition’s sake I am for peace and not war, however I am not ing to democracy and freedom. Advancing for politics of the Republicans that vote and lust for power. The reality of the situation these objectives also advances our nation’s is this: it was Qadahfi’s refusal to contemplate against Democratic Presidents but for Repub- security. The evidence is clear of an Arab lican Presidents. This war is an effort for hu- the circumstances in Libya that has led to the Spring. The evidence is compelling all we manitarian assistance in Libya. The Libyan unnecessary loss of innocent lives. Let us not need to do is look at Egypt, Byrahn, Yemen, people were being attacked and were dying by make the same error as we continue to delib- Syria, and Libya to watch the effects of voices their own leader. erate the role of the U.S. and the decision of that are calling for democracy. our President to act on behalf of innocent peo- The Founders distributed the decision to go Although, I am again disappointed by the ple. Colonel Qadahfi has proved himself to be, to war between the two political branches to continuing actions of the Administration that by the standards of any free nation, an illegit- assure that the decision would be made care- are taking place without the consultation of imate leader of the Libyan people. He has uti- fully. The founding generation experienced the Congress. This should not cause us to ignore lized snipers, helicopters gunships, merce- hardship of several wars and they knew war’s the plight of the Libyan people. We must con- naries and gangs of hired thugs to harm his human and financial costs. They understood tinue to insist on providing the technical assist- own people throughout the course of the pro- that a strong executive who is already given ance and weapons necessary to defeat this tests. Rebels taking to the streets demanding the title ‘‘Commander in Chief,’’ might flex the regime. I will vote against H.R. 2278 because free elections were injured and killed. country’s military strength injudiciously. Giving it is a political game and does not have a time No leader should remain in power after Congress the essential power to declare war certain to leave Libya. committing the indiscriminate slaughter of allows heads to cool, alternatives to be con- The resolution cuts off funds just to embar- thousands of their own citizens; no leader sidered, and makes certain there is consensus rass President Obama. I want peace to come should remain in power after ordering soldiers if the country is called to fight. to Libya in the right way. Efforts to support ac- to fire upon crowds of defenseless, peaceful I continue to support the premise that Con- tion by the African Union, European Union, protesters; no leader should remain in power gress has the right to declare war, and our NATO and other U.S. allies only advance our after executing hundreds of soldiers who current debate must reflect this imperative. call for democracy that is now being heard bravely refused to carry out orders to shoot Congress has a right to assert its authority; and is spreading throughout the Middle East. their fellow citizens in cold blood. however, the situation in Libya gives me great This can be done while complying with the My message to Qadahfi is clear: stop the pause. War Powers Resolution, that is why I will sup- slaughter, stop the killing, and stop murdering H.J. RES 68, ‘‘Authorizing the limited use of port H.J. Res. 68 for now which sets a time of your own people. I demand you step down the United States Armed Forces in support of before one (1) year this war should end. I from power! I implore you to consider and the NATO mission in Libya,’’ want the conflict to end sooner, I therefore re- value the lives of your people. Stop the vio- Authorizes the President to continue the lim- serve the right to offer a resolution on the floor lence. I call for a unified voice from NATO, the ited use of U.S. Armed Forces in Libya in sup- to end this war.

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The principle, and we believe we are fight- Our Nation has fallen into deep debt time of the gentlewoman has expired. ing for justice as well. directly connected to our expenditures Mr. SMITH of Washington. I yield I want to state that if you believe the of over $1 trillion in the past decade on the gentlelady an additional 15 sec- war should end, then at least believe wars that have not been paid for. More- onds. we should limit it today. That’s what over, creeping defense commitments in Ms. KAPTUR. An article I am sub- Mr. ROONEY does. I oppose this war. It’s that region and globally now consume mitting for the RECORD reports that unconstitutional. It’s in violation of over half of the U.S. discretionary ‘‘Seif al-Island Qadhafi, the son of statute. And there’s a two-step way to budget annually. It is an astounding Colonel Qadhafi, warned that in the end the war: Vote for Rooney, step one, predicament 20 years after the end of event of a civil war, Libya’s oil wealth and then the Kucinich-Amash amend- the Cold War, as jobless Americans would be burned.’’ ment, which defunds the DOD bill. You question whether our Federal Govern- One can see why the global powers can do that when we come back. ment even sees their plight. took note. In fact, China lifted 55,000 of But to claim that the Arab League is We all know freedom is not free, but its oil workers out of Libya. somehow asking for us to continue this it is largely the American people that History will judge whether these re- attack on Libya is plain false. The fact are bearing this military burden more source wars and selective dictator of the matter is we have al Jazeera re- and more each year. What is most deposals are justifiable. But the answer porting that Italy’s foreign minister striking is that other nations in the re- for America is to invest here at home and the outgoing head of the Arab gion in which we are fighting are sim- and to restore America’s energy inde- League have each called for a halt to ply not carrying anywhere near their pendence and to extricate ourselves hostilities in Libya. It was reported fair share of the load of boots on the from all these foreign oil involvements. that 2 days ago, Amr Moussa, the out- ground, nor have they measured up ei- MARCH 22, 2011. going head of the Arab League, said ther in terms of putting their treas- President BARACK OBAMA, now is the time to do whatever we can uries at risk. Unless an alliance of na- The White House, Pennsylvania Ave, NW, to reach a political solution, and that tions in that region fight for freedom Washington, DC. DEAR PRESIDENT OBAMA: According to in- has to start with a genuine cease-fire themselves, they won’t own it, and we formation available from public sources, the under international supervision. So can’t transfuse it. United States participated, and perhaps has you don’t have the Arab League’s head Sadly, compared to the moral jus- led, military operations against the govern- here saying, Oh, America, come on. Go tification for World War II, which his- ment of Libya. Press reports indicate U.S. for it. Prosecute the war. Bomb Libya. torians termed ‘‘America’s most just military engagement began at 16:53 GMT No, they’re not saying that at all. We foreign war,’’ our Nation in the current March 19, 2011 bombing commenced on tar- have to be very clear about that. period has drawn into resource wars in gets including surface to air systems and Even China, who’s eating our lunch other air defense infrastructure. farflung places that history is likely to It appears four days of U.S. air and naval financially, they’re not involved in this judge as morally indefensible. strikes inside Libya have destroyed strategic war. They’re saying there ought to be a The world is full of bad dictators, but communications facilities, the military in- political solution, that from the Chi- it always seems the dictators America telligence headquarters, and air defense sys- nese minister 2 days ago. We’ve got to is most interested in are those that sit tems. It is unclear how many lives, civilian be careful about our intentions here. atop huge oil reserves. Libya has the and military, have been lost, or saved, in And our intention should be to end this world’s ninth largest oil reserves and these Libyan operations. Please provide a detailed description of the war, and we can do it with Mr. ROO- exports 1.5 million barrels a day. coalition of forces involved in these oper- NEY’s bill. I will be placing several articles in ations in which the U. S. has participated, The bill isn’t perfect. It doesn’t end the RECORD that document Western Eu- its command and decision-making structure, the war in its entirety immediately, rope’s dependence, as well as Canada’s and from the planning stage to execution. but it does make clear that the United reliance, on Libya’s oil investments Further, under which accounts of the U.S. States will not take over the war as and the Libyan President’s threats to Departments of Defense and State are these European support continues to dimin- nationalize those investments, which operations being funded? What level of fund- ish. even has affected China. ing does the United States expect to use in The Kucinich-Amash amendment is the operations in Libya? The West’s utter and growing reli- Thank you for your reply. complementary to the bill. We want to ance on imported petroleum has twist- Sincerely, end U.S. involvement in the war in ed our foreign policy and crippled our MARCY KAPTUR, Libya. We can do it in two steps. Vote domestic economy time and again. Member of Congress. ‘‘yes’’ for Mr. ROONEY’s bill, which ends b 1240 direct hostilities immediately, and CIA WORLD FACT BOOK—LIBYA support Kucinich-Amash when it comes As we import half of what we con- WWW.CIA.GOV (ACCESSED JUNE 24, 2011) up in 2 weeks. sume, until Americans clearly see our Economy—overview: Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. predicament, our Nation will keep re- The Libyan economy depends primarily Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gen- peating these same mistakes. upon revenues from the oil sector, which tlelady from Ohio (Ms. KAPTUR). Let us be clear on the nature of the contribute about 95% of export earnings, 25% (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given Libyan economy: 95 percent of its ex- of GDP, and 80% of government revenue. The ports are oil; 80 percent of its govern- weakness in world hydrocarbon prices in 2009 permission to revise and extend her re- reduced Libyan government tax income and marks.) ment revenue derives from oil sales. constrained economic growth. Substantial Ms. KAPTUR. I thank Ranking Mem- Oil represents 25 percent of Libya’s revenues from the energy sector coupled ber SMITH for yielding me the time. GDP and its most important industry. with a small population give Libya one of I rise in support of this bill as well as And Libya is Africa’s third largest oil the highest per capita GDPs in Africa, but the prior resolution, as it’s better late producer. little of this income flows down to the lower than never. Here again, with Libya, The major powers involved in this orders of society. Libyan officials in the past Congress follows in the wake of a military operation have vast pecuniary five years have made progress on economic major executive branch military action interests at stake through the multi- reforms as part of a broader campaign to re- integrate the country into the international absent congressional authorization. national oil corporations that operate fold. This effort picked up steam after UN I sent a letter to President Obama on in Libya, whether it is Italy, from sanctions were lifted in September 2003 and March 22 regarding what was then which operations are being staged, and as Libya announced in December 2003 that it called Operation Odyssey Dawn and which gets 22 percent of its oil from would abandon programs to build weapons of

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mass destruction. The process of lifting US BRE` VE DESCRIPTION DES ACTIVITES DE SUNCOR CNPC and other Chinese firms were attacked unilateral sanctions began in the spring of EN LIBYE in the wave of unrest sweeping the country. 2004; all sanctions were removed by June Suncor a acquis ses actifs en Libye lors de Officials say 30,000 Chinese are in the coun- 2006, helping Libya attract greater foreign la fusion avec Petro-Canada en 2009, qui a` try and the scramble to evacuate them—in direct investment, especially in the energy son tour, avait obtenu des participations en what may be the country’s largest overseas sector. Libyan oil and gas licensing rounds Libye en faisant l’acquisition de la socie´te´ evacuation ever—is posing a new foreign pol- continue to draw high international interest; e´nerge´tique allemande Veba Oil en 2002. En icy dilemma for China, which has for decades the National Oil Corporation (NOC) set a 2007 et 2008, ces participations ont e´te´ supported the Gaddafi regime. goal of nearly doubling oil production to 3 converties en <> (ou CEPP). said on Thursday that its facilities had been the NOC announced that that target may Les activite´s convenues en vertu des CEPP attacked and that CNPC employees were slip to as late as 2017. Libya faces a long road comprennent l’exploration du bassin Syrte being evacuated back to Beijing. The state- ahead in liberalizing the socialist-oriented exploite´ par Suncor et la remise en valeur ment is the first confirmation of attacks on economy, but initial steps—including apply- d’autres champs pe´trolife`res existants en oil companies, after oil majors such as Eni of ing for WTO membership, reducing some sub- Libye, exploite´s par une coentreprise dans Italy and Repsol YPF shut down their Liby- sidies, and announcing plans for privatiza- laquelle Suncor est partenaire. A` ce jour, an operations earlier this week. The violence in Libya poses a new test for tion—are laying the groundwork for a transi- Suncor a investi environ 1,4 milliard $ dans China’s foreign policy in the region, which tion to a more market-based economy. The ses activite´s en Libye, incluant une somme has centred around the concept of non-inter- non-oil manufacturing and construction sec- initiale de 500 millions $ US qui repre´sente ference. That policy has become increasingly tors, which account for more than 20% of 50% du prix convenu d’investissement dans difficult to maintain as China’s commercial GDP, have expanded from processing mostly les actifs et les plans de de´veloppement en engagement with Africa deepens and Chinese agricultural products to include the produc- vertu des CEPP. tion of petrochemicals, iron, steel, and alu- La quote-part de la participation directe workers decamp by the thousands to build minum. Climatic conditions and poor soils de Suncor dans les activite´s en Libye e´tait infrastructure projects on the continent. Ma Zhaoxu, Foreign Ministry spokesman, severely limit agricultural output, and Libya de 34 700 barils par jour en 2010, ce qui acknowledged that some Chinese companies imports about 75% of its food. Libya’s pri- repre´sente moins de 6% de la production in Libya ‘‘had their local camp sites raided mary agricultural water source remains the totale de Suncor et environ 2% de la produc- by gangsters and some people got hurt.’’ Great Manmade River Project, but signifi- tion pe´trolie`re nationale en Libye. cant resources are being invested in desalin- One Chinese railway worker painted a vivid picture of those attacks in his ization research to meet growing water de- [From IBNLive, Mar. 21, 2011] mands. microblog posts on Chinese website Sina. LIBYA SAYS MAY GIVE OIL DEALS TO CHINA, Raiders set fire to equipment and cars and INDIA injured Chinese workers in an attack on his PROVEN RESERVES OF THE MAJOR OIL-PRODUCING TRIPOLI.—Libya is considering offering oil work camp on Monday, said the blogger COUNTRIES, AS OF END 2002 block contracts directly to China, India and known as ‘‘Happy Xufeng,’’ posting pictures other nations it sees as friends in its month- of the inferno as well as desperate calls for Major producer (in Proven reserves (billion Percentage of world long conflict with rebels, Libya’s top oil offi- help. rank order) barrels) total cial said on Saturday. ‘‘We are in great danger,’’ he wrote on Oil companies have pulled out staff and Monday night, describing a group of more 1. Saudi Arabia ...... 261.8 25.0 2. Iraq ...... 112.5 10.7 shut operations in the country, formerly Af- than 500 Chinese workers who lacked basic 3. United Arab Emir- rica’s third-largest producer, due to the up- supplies. ‘‘Chinese companies in Libya are in ates ...... 97.8 9.3 rising against Muammar Gaddafi’s rule, a state of emergency, our projects are being 4. Kuwait ...... 96.5 9.1 5. Iran ...... 89.7 8.6 leading to a sharp reduction in output. raided and communications are down.’’ By 6. Venezuela ...... 77.8 7.4 National Oil Corporation Chairman Shukri Wednesday the blogger, whose internet 7. Russian Federation Ghanem, speaking about future projects, records indicated he was an employee of and Caspian Sea states ...... 77.1 7.4 said Libya was considering awarding con- China Railway 11th Bureau, reported that he 8. United States ...... 30.4 2.9 tracts directly to new partners instead of and his colleagues were being evacuated to 9. Libya ...... 29.5 2.8 using its more traditional open bidding proc- safety. 10. Nigeria ...... 24.0 2.3 In an unusual statement on Tuesday, Chi- 11. China ...... 18.3 1.7 ess. 12. North Sea (Nor- ‘‘We will be looking at giving direct block na’s President Hu Jintao ordered govern- way, U.K. Den- contracts to countries ready to come and ment workers to ‘‘spare no efforts to ensure mark) ...... 16.3 1.6 the safety of life and properties of Chinese 13. Qatar ...... 15.2 1.5 work in the country, because we want to in- 14. Mexico ...... 12.6 1.2 crease production,’’ he said. citizens in Libya.’’ China has dispatched All others ...... 90.2 8.6 He said Libya would look into the possi- charter flights, COSCO transport ships and World total ...... 1047.7 100.0 bility of working closer with partners such Chinese fishing boats to travel toward Libya. Source: BP, BP Statistical Review of World Energy (London: BP, June as India, China, Brazil and others in the fu- Hired buses will also stand ready to enter 2003), p. 4. ture but gave no details. Libya to help with the evacuation if nec- essary, the foreign ministry said. SUNCOR RESPONSE, MARCH 3, 2011 Ghanem said, however, that the govern- ment would honour all existing contracts There have already been signs of resent- SUNCOR’S OPERATIONS IN LIBYA—BRIEF with Western firms and called on foreign ment in Libya at China’s growing economic BACKGROUNDER workers to return to help restore output. clout in the region. At the end of 2009, Liby- Update: French translation added at 3:08 ‘‘It’s not our intention to violate any of an Foreign Minister Musa Kusa said in an p.m. EST on March 3, 2011 these agreements,’’ he told reporters in Trip- interview: ‘‘When we look at the reality on the ground we find that there is something Suncor’s Libyan assets were acquired in oli. akin to a Chinese invasion of the African the company’s 2009 merger with Petro-Can- ‘‘Of course, as you know, production has continent. This is something that brings to ada which, in turn, assumed interests in declined drastically because of the dramatic mind the effects that colonialism had on the Libya through the acquisition of the German events,’’ he added. African continent.’’ energy company, Veba Oil, in 2002. In 2007 He said crude production had fallen to less The forced evacuation of such a large and 2008, these interests were converted to than 400,000 barrels per day from 1.6 million group of overseas Chinese has exposed one of ‘‘Exploration and Production Sharing Agree- before the crisis. He warned that oil exports the new vulnerabilities of China’s foreign ments’’ (or EPSAs). might halt altogether if output is not re- policy as its interests expand rapidly around Operations under the EPSAs include explo- stored. ‘‘We will be able to restore most fields but the globe. ration in the Sirte basin operated by Suncor There are now tens of thousands of Chinese and the redevelopment of other existing Lib- we need the foreign workforce to come back . . . We call on them to send back their migrants working in potentially volatile yan oilfields, operated by a joint venture places such as Sudan, Congo, Burma and company in which Suncor is a partner. To workers,’’ he said. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has taken Pakistan. Chinese diplomats worry that date, Suncor has invested approximately $1.4 high-profile cases of kidnapping or violence billion in its Libyan operations, including an a tougher stance on Western oil companies. He said earlier this month that Germany was towards Chinese workers overseas could pro- initial US$500 million, representing 50% of voke nationalist reactions at home and push the agreed price to buy into assets and devel- the only Western power that had a chance of doing business with Libyan oil in the future. the government, which prides itself on a pol- opment plans under the EPSAs. icy of non-intervention, to become much Suncor’s working interest share of produc- [Feb. 24, 2011] more involved in the domestic political af- tion from Libyan operations was 34,700 bar- fairs of crisis-ridden countries. rels per day in 2010, representing less than CHINA’S OIL PROJECTS, WORKERS, UNDER To the intense discomfort of Beijing, a de- 6% of Suncor’s total production and approxi- ATTACK IN LIBYA fiant Colonel Muammer Gadaffi has used the mately 2% of Libya’s national oil produc- China rushed to evacuate thousands of example of China’s violent crackdown on tion. workers from Libya on Thursday, after protesters in Tiananmen Square in 1989 to

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State media reported that ‘‘armed statistics) caused Libya’s oil output to fall by half, gangsters’’ looted a Chinese-operated con- sending oil prices higher amid global fears struction site in the eastern city of [From YvesEngler.com, Mar. 29, 2011] that unrest in the Middle East will lead to Agedabia, forcing nearly a thousand Chinese shortages. workers to abandon their living quarters. WHY CANADA ATTACKED LIBYA News of the attack on CNPC will heighten However, that attack reportedly took place (By Yves Engler) concerns among oil industry executives that on Sunday, a day before the attacks de- Would Stephen Harper attack Libya sim- the turmoil in Libya may lead to widespread scribed by Happy Xu Feng. ply to justify spending tens of billions of dol- sabotage of oil facilities and that it would The messages were forwarded thousands of lars on F–35 fighter jets? Perhaps. But, add take many months or even years to return times and attracted hundreds of comments on doing it for major Canadian investors, re- the country to full production capacity, even urging the government to move quickly. inforcing his ‘‘principled’’ foreign policy if a semblance of peace returns. Xinhua reported Tuesday night that Chi- rhetoric and reasserting western control In a speech earlier this week, Seif al-Islam na’s State Council had set up a ‘‘special over a region in flux, and you pretty much Gaddafi, the son of Col Gaddafi, warned that headquarters’’ to coordinate efforts to evac- have the range of reasons why a half dozen in the event of a civil war, Libya’s oil wealth uate Chinese nationals from Libya. The CF–18s, four other military aircraft and would be ‘‘burned’’. headquarters had decided to dispatch char- naval frigate are currently engaged in com- Oil experts in Beijing have said that unrest tered airplanes, as well as fishing boats and bat 10,000 km away from Canadian soil. across the Middle East is likely to prompt cargo ships, the report said, adding that Chi- Over the past few months the Conserv- Chinese authorities to accelerate oil pur- nese president Hu Jintao and premier Wen ative’s plan to buy 65 F–35 Joint Strike chases in an effort to fill reserves, a move Jiabao had jointly ordered ‘‘all-out efforts to Fighter jets has become a serious political that would put further pressure on global ensure life and property safety of Chinese na- headache. A recent poll showed 68 per cent of supplies of crude. tionals in Libya.’’ News of Messrs. Hu and Canadians—including a majority of Conserv- ‘‘Recent events made them very nervous Wen’s orders, including the ‘‘all-out’’ modi- ative supporters—agreed that ‘‘now is not a and they believe the oil price may be on an fier, was repeated multiple times on CCTV’s good time’’ to spend between $16 and $29 bil- upward trend, so better to buy sooner rather main news broadcast Tuesday night, a sign lion on these controversial single-engine than later,’’ said K F Yan, director of IHS of the sensitivity surrounding the effort. jets. So, sending Canadian military aircraft Cera in Bejing. ‘‘With or without events in Indeed, for Chinese leaders confronting the to enforce a UN ‘‘no-fly zone’’ in Libya pro- the Middle East, China needs to refill the protests in Libya, Egypt and elsewhere, pub- vides an opportunity to soften opposition to tanks after depleting supplies at the end of lic criticism over their ability to protect the F–35 purchase, an issue bound to be a hot 2010.’’ Chinese citizens abroad is arguably as big a topic in the election campaign that formally China’s trade with Libya centres mainly concern as the possibility the unrest will began Saturday. Most critics of the F–35 pur- on oil, but the $6.6bn in bilateral trade also somehow spread to China. While regular Chi- chase—from the NDP’s Michael Byers to includes companies in a wide range of other nese people seem to have little interest in Project Ploughshares Ernie Regehr to Lib- businesses, thanks in part to China never emulating protestors in North Africa (wheth- eral foreign affairs critic Bob Rae—support having imposed sanctions on the Gaddafi re- er because censorship has kept them in the the ‘‘humanitarian’’ mission in Libya. With gime. Chinese rail companies have signed lu- dark or because they’re just not that keen on these and other liberal interventionists sup- crative railway contracts with Libya, agree- revolution), they are interested in having a porting a bombing campaign in North Africa, ing in 2008 to build a rail line between Trip- government strong and competent enough to Harper can more easily justify spending oli and Sirte for $1.7bn, according to reports. look after them when they’re overseas. nearly $1,000 per Canadian on the best fighter CHINA’S OTHER PROBLEM WITH PROTESTS Beijing came under considerable public jets money can buy. (Que´bec housing group, ABROAD pressure over its handling of the killing of FRAPRU, claims the cost of a single F–35 Talk of a ‘‘Jasmine Revolution’’ online and Hong Kong tourists who had been taken hos- equals 6,400 social housing units.) a subsequent stepping up of censorship by tage in Manila last August. More recently, Conveniently, the right-wing press has al- Beijing authorities this week has helped leaders faced criticism for sending too few ready begun to connect the dots in support thrust the Internet—microblogging in par- planes to evacuate Chinese citizens from of the Harper government. An Ottawa Cit- ticular—to the center of the conversation Cairo after protests erupted there in late izen headline read, ‘‘Libya shows why Can- around how China’s government manages January. With Libya, too, the pressure is on. ada needs jets,’’ while a Sun Media chain ‘‘I just called the number 86–10–6596114 list- problems at home. But as the upheaval in commentary explained, ‘‘enforcing a ‘no-fly’ ed on the website of Ministry of Foreign af- Libya grows increasingly violent, microblogs zone to shut down a dictator is an expedi- fairs and a woman answered, sounding as if are also serving to highlight a challenge tionary air operation. Is that something Ca- she’s just woken up,’’ one user wrote in a China faces abroad: The presence of tens of nadians want to be able to do in the future? comment on Happy Xu Feng’s Sina Weibo thousands of Chinese nationals, many of If yes, you need an F–35, expensive or not.’’ feed. ‘‘As soon as the word ‘Libya’ left my them workers for state-owned enterprises, Over the past five years, the Conservatives mouth, she said ‘the leaders have all gone living in potential conflict zones in Africa have further militarized Canadian foreign home, we’ll deal with it tomorrow.’ ’’ and elsewhere. policy. Military spending is at its highest Wrote another: ‘‘Government, the time has On Tuesday morning Beijing time, a person level since World War II—the Harper govern- come to test whether you rule for the peo- claiming to be one of those expatriates, an ment expanded Canada’s role in the occupa- ple.’’ employee of a Chinese company in Libya, tion of Afghanistan, claimed that Russia is That test is not likely to be easy. Accord- took to Sina Weibo, China’s most active planning to attack and sent 2,000 troops to ing to state media, there are more than microblogging service, to send out a plea for police Haitians after a devastating earth- 30,000 Chinese living in Libya. help. quake. ‘‘Urgent situation Libya has lost control, The Conservatives draw significant support CHINA IN AFRICA: THE REAL STORY the army has moved suppress demonstrators, from the military as well as its associated countless numbers of dead and wounded,’’ [Feb. 22, 2011] companies and culture. To get us in the read the hastily punctuated Chinese-lan- (By The Associated Press) fighting spirit, for instance, the Canadian guage message, posted on an account with NEW YORK.—Europe gets over 85 percent of Forces released onboard video footage of a the name Happy Xu Feng. ‘‘Communication Libya’s crude exports. The rest goes to Asia, CF–18 destroying a ground target in Libya. is completely cut off. Right now it’s middle Australia and the U.S. Here’s a breakdown of But there is more to it than pleasing the of the night I used a satellite to leave a mes- how much oil various countries import from Great White North’s version of the military- sage, calling on the government to send a Libya (in barrels per day) and the percentage industrial complex. On March 21, The Finan- plane to rescue us. Urgent’’ of a country’s total crude imports supplied cial Times reported that western oil compa- It’s not clear how the user was posting to by Libya. nies were worried that if Gaddafi defeated Sina Weibo despite communications being —Italy: 376,000 (22 percent) the rebels in the east of Libya he would na- down, but several hours later, the user post- —France: 205,000 (16 percent) tionalize their operations out of anger at the ed another message saying a number of the —China: 150,000 (3 percent) west’s duplicity. Presumably, this includes company’s compounds had been trashed. —Germany: 144,000 (8 percent) Suncor, Canada’s second largest corporation, That was followed by photos of a construc- —Spain: 136,000 (12 percent) which signed a multi-billion dollar 30-year tion vehicle and a building in flames along —United Kingdom: 95,000 (9 percent) oil concession with Libya in 2008. with another urgent call for help: —Greece: 63,000 (15 percent) Home to the second largest amount of Ca- ‘‘The UK, France and South Korea are pre- —United States: 51,000 (0.5 percent) nadian investment in Africa, instability in paring to send over planes. How come there’s —Austria: 31,000 (21 percent) Libya has put a couple billion dollars worth still no movement from our government? A —Netherlands: 31,000 (2 percent) of this country’s corporate investment in

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:45 Jun 25, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A24JN7.023 H24JNPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE June 24, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4557 jeopardy. Dru Oja Jay, editor of the Domin- The President has not made the case sponsible for the deaths of 189 innocent ion and a candidate for the Mountain Equip- for committing our military to the passengers on Pan Am 103. ment Co-op Board of Directors, notes ‘‘Cana- conflict in Libya. The President claims Let’s face it. This is not about wheth- dian investors are legitimately worried that these military actions do not con- er the Obama administration has been about what’s going to happen to the $1 bil- lion signing bonus Suncor paid out to the stitute hostilities. However, the Amer- thorough enough in explaining the Libyan government, or whether SNC-Lavalin ican people know otherwise. Libya rationale to Congress. Members is going to recoup its investments in the The President is engaged in military understand why the President inter- country, which is home to 10 per cent of its action against Libya and the Qadhafi vened. We can read. We can think; we workforce.’’ And these are some of this coun- regime without congressional approval. can decide. try’s most powerful corporations. In addition to ignoring Congress, many The real question is, will we politi- Embassymagazine includes both Suncor and believe that the President has exceeded cize this effort in the same way that SNC-Lavalin’s CEOs among the nine most in- the scope of the U.N. Security Council the Republican Congress politicized fluential business executives in determining President Clinton’s successful inter- Canadian foreign policy. resolution imposing an embargo, a no- Would a victorious Gaddafi have moved fly zone, and authorizing civil protec- vention in a NATO-led mission in Bos- against Canadian companies? Even if he tion of the Libyan people. nia 15 years ago? The limited action didn’t, with all the bad press SNC and The President has told us who we’re we’re taking to support the NATO mis- Suncor have received could they continue in against: Qadhafi. But he cannot tell us sion in Libya does not rise to a level of Libya without regime change? Finally, will who we are for. Secretary Gates has in- conflict meant to be governed by the the rebels dependence on the west lead to dicated that we know little about the War Powers resolution. Presidents of better contract terms? opposition or rebels. We do not know both parties have initiated similar ac- Unlike Egypt or Tunisia, the Conservatives their geopolitical view towards their tions in Grenada, Panama, Somali, denounced Gaddafi’s repression at the begin- ning of the Libyan uprising. This is partly neighbors or us. We do not know their Bosnia, Haiti, Kosova. because Gaddafi has never been on great commitment to domestic diversity. What this really is about, the tran- terms with much of the West, even if there Are we going to have atrocities? scendent purpose of this mission is to have been warmer relations in recent years. We do not know their ideology, or seize an opportunity to show the world, Also, the Conservatives were widely derided their preferred form of government, or particularly the young majority of the for supporting Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak and if they have a commitment to non- Arab and Muslim world who are thirst- (to a lesser extent) Ben-Ali in Tunisia to the proliferation of weapons of mass de- ing for economic and political free- bitter end. So Libya gave Harper an oppor- struction, an issue that is incredibly doms, that we are on their side. We tunity to re-affirm his ‘‘principled’’ foreign policy rhetoric. important in the area of Libya. have the opportunity to show the Arab Beyond wanting to appear on the side of The President has used the United world and every nation on Earth who human rights and democracy, another ele- Nations’ approval of civil protection to we are as a people. It shouldn’t matter ment motivating the military intervention wage an all-out war on Qadhafi, with- who’s in the White House. We should be in Libya is the desire to influence the revolu- out congressional approval or Amer- united in the cause of democracy. We tions in bordering states Tunisia and Egypt, ican support. should debate; but when the debate is which are still in flux. Controlling Libya U.S. Admiral Locklear, in charge of over, politics should take a back seat gives the West another point of leverage over the NATO operations against Libya, re- to policy. developments in those countries. Bombing cently stated that ground troops would The legacy of America is that we will Libya tells democratic forces in the region that the west is prepared to use force to as- be needed to provide stability in Libya fight tyranny and defend innocent peo- sert itself (as does tacit support for the once the Qadhafi regime falls. And yet ple as best and as forcefully as we can, Saudi military intervention in Bahrain). the President has not provided us any in good economic times and bad. Recent developments in Libya are a re- information about what a post-Qadhafi This debate should come to an end. minder that if you give the western decision- Libya will look like or what will be our We know exactly what’s at stake. If makers an interventionist inch they take an involvement. He is committing us to Qadhafi is allowed to violently sup- imperial mile. In principle trying to stop an extended military action; and for press the uprising in Libya, it will Gaddafi from massacring people in eastern Congress to be relevant, the voices of mean many more years of despotic Libya is a good thing. But, the ‘‘no-fly zone’’ immediately became a license to bomb Liby- this body need to be heard. rule. Isolated by his repulsive acts of an tanks, Gaddafi’s compound and other tar- I support the passage of Mr. ROONEY’s repression and buoyed by oil wealth, gets in coordination with rebel attacks. On resolution limiting the use of funds ap- he’d have nothing to lose by aiding vio- March 22, Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence propriated in the DOD in support of lent subversive groups in neighboring Cannon claimed the UN resolution allowed U.S. activities in Libya unless other- countries, including those with vulner- for ‘‘boots on the ground.’’ wise authorized by law. This passage of able fledgling democracies like Tunisia Beyond the inevitable death and destruc- this resolution is an important step to and Egypt. That would not only be a tion in Libya, the security council resolution limit the role of the U.S. military. defeat for democracy in the region; it further undermines state sovereignty, which I urge passage of H.R. 2278. provides the weakest states with some pro- would be a death blow for NATO, the tection from the most powerful. This is the Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. most important military alliance the main reason why many Latin American and Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gen- world has yet achieved. African countries have opposed the interven- tleman from Virginia (Mr. MORAN), a The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tion. member of the Appropriations Com- time of the gentleman has expired. Finally, let’s put the current moral out- mittee. Mr. SMITH of Washington. I yield rage in perspective. A little over two years Mr. MORAN. Mr. Speaker, if this res- the gentleman an additional 30 sec- ago Israel launched a 22-day onslaught olution passes, and we weaken NATO’s onds. against Gaza that left some 1,400 people, mission, Qadhafi may very well pre- Mr. MORAN. Imagine if, just 2 weeks mostly civilians, dead. There, the power im- balance between the two sides was much vail. His forces will then kill, rape, and after Secretary Gates excoriated some greater and the aggrieved population had torture all those Libyans who opposed of our NATO allies for skimping on been under the boot of the attacking force him, as he has already tried to do. Qa- their commitments to the global secu- for as long as Gaddafi has ruled. Yet there dhafi has reportedly kidnapped thou- rity infrastructure that is a key to our was no talk of imposing a no-fly zone over sands of people, including young stu- economic system and the open soci- Gaza. In fact, the Harper government dents to serve as human shields and eties that safeguard our prosperity and cheered Israel on. march at the vanguard of his forces. If our way of life, imagine if now we Mr. ROONEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 any of his own soldiers refuse to gun turned our backs on NATO. What a minutes to my friend and colleague, down unarmed innocent civilians, global embarrassment. the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. TURNER), they’re shot immediately. Now is the time to stand together the chairman of the Subcommittee on Once he’s done with his own people, against a murderous dictator to give Strategic Forces. he’ll turn his attention to those NATO democracy an opportunity in a part of Mr. TURNER. Thank you, Mr. ROO- and Middle Eastern nations that at- the world that has not experienced it, a NEY. I appreciate the time, and also tacked him and seek revenge. Remem- part of the world which is vital to your advancing this resolution. ber, this is a man who is already re- America’s security.

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Mr. Speaker, I rise in ceptions: search and rescue; intel- in the War Powers Reform Act is that support of Mr. ROONEY’s resolution. ligence, surveillance, and reconnais- without prior authorization, the Presi- Mr. Speaker, it’s a sad irony that at sance; aerial refueling; and operational dent may not obligate or expend funds the same time that we’re committing planning. I asked the majority if they to deploy troops into combat. our sons and daughters to an armed would put in suppression, because you Congress must act to restore con- conflict in Libya in support of democ- can’t conduct these other missions stitutional balance and the voice of the racy and the rule of law, that we are without suppression, and if we don’t American people. We need to reform also here at home trampling on the have the ability to suppress enemy air the War Powers Act. I urge my col- fundamental principles of separation of defenses, the allies will not be able to leagues to support both this bill and powers and the plain language of the continue the bombing campaign. So all Mr. ROONEY’s resolution on Libya that United States Constitution, which is of these things that the gentleman we are voting on today. the supreme rule of law in our land. says he wants to do and have excep- Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. I’ve heard several times now an argu- tions for will be undermined by not Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gen- ment that is about politics. Well, in having suppression. tleman from Illinois (Mr. KINZINGER). fairness, politics is to Congress like Today’s F–18 Growlers go in on these Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois. I thank wet is to water. We cannot avoid that. missions and they suppress the enemy the gentleman for yielding. But this issue is really one of sub- radars so that the bombing can con- America is a beacon of light around stance, and the United States Constitu- tinue. So I think this is fatally flawed the world. At a time when many were tion clearly states that the President’s because of the lack of suppression, and cowering in their house wondering if power as Commander in Chief to intro- I feel that we now have to vote against this genocide that Qadhafi was bring- duce Armed Forces into hostilities may this because of that fact. I tried to ing to their doorstep would come to- be exercised only pursuant to three cir- offer this as an amendment, but I was morrow or the next day, American cumstances: first, a declaration of war; told that they weren’t interested. fighters came in and pressed Qadhafi’s secondly, a specific statutory author- I just hope you understand that you forces back and pushed him back into ization; and, number three, a national are undermining this mission and you Tripoli. emergency created by an attack on the are undermining NATO. This deserves America has stood for the side of United States or its territories. And to be defeated. freedom in this Arab Spring. America none of those circumstances is in evi- Mr. ROONEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 has stood for people that don’t have a dence here today. minutes to my friend and colleague, voice for themselves. Don’t let a dis- So despite my great admiration and the gentleman from New York, Colonel pute between the legislative branch respect for our President, a lawful GIBSON. and the executive branch result in us premise for this Libyan operation does Mr. GIBSON. I thank the gentleman pulling the rug out from standing up not exist. from Florida for yielding me time to for freedom. America has a responsi- I’ve also heard the argument that we speak today. bility to finish this through, to stand have to join with our international I’ve been opposed to this operation in with our allies. neighbors, that we can’t desert them. Libya from the very start. In terms of To leave now means Qadhafi wins, pe- Well, as a matter of fact, I’ve been to national security priorities, we should riod. I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on this resolu- Iraq now 14 times. I’ve been to Afghani- be focusing on rapidly and successfully tion. stan 10 times. When we first went into completing operations in Iraq and Af- Mr. ROONEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 Afghanistan, when I first went over ghanistan, reorganizing the national minutes to my friend from Oklahoma there after hostilities started, it used security establishment to more effec- (Mr. COLE). to be 50 percent United States and 50 tively wage counterterrorism oper- Mr. COLE. I thank the gentleman for percent the rest of the world. Now ations against al Qaeda, and resetting yielding. when I go, it’s about 75 percent the the DOD to defend our cherished way of Mr. Speaker, I rise in reluctant oppo- U.S. and 25 percent the rest of the life in a manner consistent for a Re- sition to this resolution. It’s well-in- world. So they have migrated out of public, not an Empire. Going forward, tentioned, without question. It’s meant Afghanistan. At the same time, they’re we need to learn from these experi- to limit our involvement in Libya, it’s asking us to pick up the load in Libya. ences and exercise more discipline; not meant to support our allies, and it’s getting involved in operations like meant to rein in a President who in my b 1250 Libya where vital national security in- opinion is conducting an illegal and Also on my trips, I don’t meet any of terests are not present. certainly unauthorized war. our kids on their first tour of duty any- We should cease our involvement in It does both too little and too much. more. When I meet our kids, they’re on Libya immediately. I’m supporting this It does too little, frankly, because even their third, fourth, fifth tour of duty. resolution to cut off funds for combat after it’s passed, the President will We’re stretched very thin. Our military operations. I view this as a good start, continue essentially to be able to oper- families are stretched very thin. I but I want to be clear: I will not be sat- ate as he’s been operating for several think we should allow our inter- isfied until all funds are cut off for this weeks. And it does too much because it national neighbors to pick up this load. operation, no exceptions. gets us into a situation where we effec- I urge my colleagues on both sides of Then we need to revise the War Pow- tively micromanage the military by the aisle to support the Rooney amend- ers Act to ensure we never again end literally listing what missions they ment. up with a President taking this coun- should take. Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. try to war without proper authoriza- The resolution neither holds the Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the rank- tion. We need to rediscover the Found- President accountable nor ends our in- ing member of the Appropriations ers’ intent on this critical issue, and volvement in Libya, and it essentially Committee, the gentleman from Wash- I’ve introduced legislation, the War leaves things exactly where they are. ington (Mr. DICKS). Powers Reform Act, to make it so. The Congress should reassert its constitu- Mr. DICKS. The strict limitation of War Powers Reform Act clarifies when tional authority, Mr. Speaker, by ei- funds in the resolution offered by Mr. the President may deploy forces into ther authorizing the use of military ROONEY of Florida would end our in- hostilities or imminent threat of hos- force or ending it. This resolution volvement unilaterally. I believe this tilities: one, declaration of war; two, avoids either course. It postpones a de- action would be unwise, and that it specific statutory authorization; or cision. In doing so, in my view, it could materially harm our relationship three, a national emergency created by erodes the constitutional war-making

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I yield 2 authority and no limitation—at least People say we’re the indispensable na- minutes to the gentleman from New that’s certainly how it would be inter- tion. That’s a terrible burden to impose Jersey (Mr. ANDREWS). preted by the White House legal coun- on ourselves; we can’t afford it, and it (Mr. ANDREWS asked and was given sel given how it was drafted. The House cannot be done effectively. Let’s get permission to revise and extend his re- should consider real binding limits and people who can dispense with us. marks.) conditions because democracy and rule My friend, the ranking member of Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, when of law for the people of Libya is impor- the Appropriations Committee, says, the President of the United States tant, but democracy and rule of law for look, we have to do this because NATO went to the United Nations Security the people of the United States is more can bomb but they can’t suppress. Council to urge intervention in the important. What a great bunch of allies—they can Libyan civil war, he frankly missed a There are those who regret that they bomb unarmed people, but if they stop. He should have come here first, cannot offer an amendment to this shoot back, they got to come running and this Congress should have debated bill—yes, they can. The motion to re- to us. the wisdom or lack thereof of that ef- commit will be in order just as soon as Yes, I want to send a message to fort. Knowing what I know about this, we end debate. NATO. Qadhafi is a bad guy. If England had that debate taken place here, I I know that we’ve had important res- and France and Italy and Germany and would be one who would have voted olutions from the Arab League, the Spain and the Netherlands and Scan- against authorizing the use of force U.N., and NATO. Those are not sub- dinavia can’t together muster the mili- here because I do not believe we have a stitutes for Congress. The War Powers tary force for this weakened, poor na- vital national security interest in the Act is the law of the land, and if we tion, then let’s re-examine the value of Libyan civil war. don’t stand up for it now, when will these allies. I am going to oppose this resolution, we? And if this President won’t obey it, In ‘‘The King and I,’’ he says, If the what President will? however, because I think that two con- allies are weak, am I not best alone? Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Yes, I want to tell our allies that it’s stitutional wrongs do not make a Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gen- time for once for them to step up. This right. Again, I believe the President tleman from Georgia (Mr. DAVID is not to protect Qadhafi; it’s to say should have come here and sought the SCOTT), a member of the Foreign Af- that America can no longer be asked to authorization of this Congress before fairs Committee and also a member of be the one that does everything, every- he initiated these hostilities, and they the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. where, every time. Our allies have to are hostilities. But when we have peo- Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. step up. ple at risk, when we have lives on the Speaker, what we have here are two es- Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. line, I think this resolution raises a sential arguments; one is more of an Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gen- practical and a constitutional problem. intramural argument between Congress tleman from Texas (Mr. PAUL). The practical problem, the gentleman and the White House, but it is a mis- Mr. PAUL. I thank the gentleman for from Washington (Mr. DICKS) alluded placed argument because there is no yielding. to a few minutes ago, and I can think President that has come to this Con- I rarely speak on the House floor, and of another variation. If a NATO ally is gress for a declaration of war since almost never have I ever come to the sending people into Libya on an intel- World War II—and granted, we’ve been floor two times in one day to speak on ligence-gathering function and asks us in seven or eight major conflicts. So this one issue. But this is my fourth to provide air cover for that function, this is much greater than this conflict trip to the floor today on this issue be- is that an intelligence operation or between the White House and this Con- cause I consider it so important and so isn’t it? I don’t know, there’s a good ar- gress. serious. gument on either side, but it’s an adju- Unfortunately, I believe that this If I could rename this bill, I would dication that I don’t think a U.S. com- measure is just an attempt to, rather call it ‘‘a bill to authorize the use of mander in the field ought to have to in a strong way, get the attention of force in Libya.’’ That is what we’re make. I think it’s a practical confusion the President. It may be to chastise doing. We should not kid ourselves—we that does not serve us well when people the President a bit. I think if you look are authorizing the use of force. We are are at risk. at the RECORD there were communica- endorsing the Obama war in Libya. Then, secondly, just as the President tions here, but there is a larger pro- Some see this as weakening our pres- has the obligation, I believe, to seek found message here. It’s not a message ence over there, but there is no doubt, approval of this body and the other one that this is to send to the President. if you read it carefully, we are expand- before he initiates hostilities, he also This is a bad-timed piece of legislation ing and giving authority because of the has the responsibility to conduct those because it sends the wrong message to exceptions. The exceptions include affairs once they begin. Our role is to the world. search and re-search, intelligence, sur- oversee and fund or not fund such ac- Ladies and gentlemen of the Con- veillance, reconnaissance, refueling, tivities, but it is not to interfere with gress, we are the leaders of the free planning—contract labor probably can them. I think this is an impractical in- world. America is a great country, and still go in, the CIA is in there already, terference; so I’m going to vote ‘‘no.’’ our standing is at stake. And this special forces. And paying for it: How Mr. ROONEY. Mr. Speaker, could I move, this bill will pull the rug out can you do all that without paying for inquire as to the time remaining? from under NATO at precisely the time it? So we are there. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- when we need to be sending a strong This will be the first time the Presi- tleman from Florida has 14 minutes re- message of encouragement. The United dent will have received any informa- maining, and the gentleman from States is in a support role here. So it is tion from the Congress that it’s okay Washington has 12 minutes remaining. very important that we defeat this to pursue what we’re doing. We’re sup- amendment and make sure that we posed to be sending the message that b 1300 send the right message to our allies, we’re in charge of when we go to war Mr. ROONEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 that we will not pull the rug out from and when we pay for this war. We’re minute to my friend and colleague under them. not just supposed to lie over and capit- from California (Mr. SHERMAN). Mr. ROONEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 ulate to what the President wants—as Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Speaker, this minute to my friend from Massachu- we have been for too many years. bill defunds Libya unless authorized setts (Mr. FRANK). So there is no doubt that I think the specifically by law. If it passes, long Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. proper vote here, the proper constitu- before it’s passed by the Senate, the Speaker, I want to send a message to tional vote, the proper vote for the best

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League, to NATO or to the U.N. We are went to NATO. But this supports Mr. MCCLINTOCK. I thank the gen- responsible to the American people. NATO. One of the arguments in favor tleman for yielding. So though I don’t like the exceptions, of this bill is we have the exceptions, Mr. Speaker, this bill purports to cut I will vote for this. It is taking a step so we don’t want to break ties and our off funding for combat in Libya. In in the right direction. allegiance to NATO. Well, that’s what doing so, it simply forbids what the Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. we’re supposed to be doing, we’re sup- Constitution already forbids—the wag- Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentle- posed to be reclaiming the sovereignty ing of war without explicit congres- lady from Michigan (Mrs. MILLER). and the responsibilities here in the sional authorization. But then it spe- Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Mr. House. We are not supposed to roll over cifically grants to the President what Speaker, I intend to vote ‘‘no’’ on this for NATO and the United Nations. up until now he has completely lacked: resolution. We’re supposed to stand up for this congressional authority to engage in We just voted on a resolution on country. every conceivable belligerent act short whether or not to authorize in Libya, We are not supposed to go into war of actually pulling the trigger. and this House overwhelmingly voted under these conditions. And under ‘‘no,’’ no to authorizing that. I have b 1310 those circumstances, I strongly urge a been opposed to this action in Libya. I ‘‘no’’ vote on this resolution. Refueling bombers on their way to have not been persuaded that the U.S. Mr. ROONEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 targets, identifying and selecting tar- has a vital interest there. And by the minutes to my friend from Indiana (Mr. gets, guiding munitions to their tar- way, we were not attacked by Qadhafi. BURTON). gets, logistical support, operational I spent 2 hours in a tent with Qadhafi Mr. BURTON of Indiana. I thank the planning—these are all acts of war in in 2003. We were the first congressional gentleman for yielding. direct support of belligerents at war, delegation in over 38 years to be there. Somebody said a while ago we ought and this bill authorizes them. In fact, we were there because he was to be supporting the Arab Spring be- The House has just considered wheth- voluntarily giving up his nuclear arms. cause there are movements toward de- er to authorize war with Libya. It has I will say that there probably are few mocracy over there. We went into specifically, categorically, and deci- dictators who are going to do that Libya to help in a humanitarian effort sively rejected it. The President is now again after watching what is happening and get rid of Muammar Qadhafi, but on notice that he is in direct defiance over there. He is a bloody dictator; but who are we supporting? Nobody at the of Congress. That is the message we one of the things I learned, he hates al White House has come down here and need to send today. Let’s not enter a Qaeda. said we’re supporting this group of peo- war through the back door, when we I also think that this action vividly ple. We don’t know if it’s the Muslim have already decided not to enter it demonstrates the weakness of NATO, Brotherhood, we don’t know if it’s al through the front. quite frankly. It is a great organiza- Qaeda—now we do know there are al Mr. ROONEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 tion. We appreciate their partnerships, Qaeda operatives that came from Af- minutes to my friend from Texas, of course. They are our allies. But it is ghanistan fighting with the rebels in Judge GOHMERT. an antiquated organization. The United Libya; are we supporting al Qaeda? Are Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, it is States is paying 75 percent of the cost we supporting the Muslim Brother- true, Qadhafi is a bad guy. He needs to of NATO, and NATO can’t even take hood? go. But the problem is for those who out a two-bit dictator like Qadhafi. The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt say will this mean the end of the Bush Why? Because we have enabled our al- has opened up the border—or the Gov- doctrine, well, I don’t know that this lies, providing their defense for them ernment of Egypt, whatever that is President has really been enforcing the for decades. And instead of spending right now—has opened up the border Bush doctrine. But the problem is, as money on their defense, as they said, 2 between Egypt and Gaza, which pro- my friend Mr. BURTON pointed out, we percent of their GDP, they are spend- vides a mechanism for weapons to get don’t know who is going to replace Qa- ing their money on their social pro- into Gaza to fire on Israel. dhafi. grams; they are spending their money So before we start supporting a rebel It is not in our national interest to on lower corporate tax rates, et cetera. movement and going after somebody help what may be another Iran, with So I would say, yes, Qadhafi is a like Qadhafi, we ought to find out who Khomeini and Ahmadinejad coming to bloody dictator. He is a terrorist. He we’re for. We’re spending billions of power, and especially when we are re- did not attack us. And by the way, let dollars before this is over in a war leasing oil at a time when that oil us remember who let the Lockerbie where we don’t even know who we’re should be saved in case it all goes to bomber out way early as well. supporting, and it’s in violation of the blazes in the Middle East and we don’t We need to get out of Libya, Mr. War Powers Act and the Constitution. have any coming from there. Speaker. This is something we should not be Now, I am not crazy about the excep- Mr. ROONEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 doing. tions either—the search and rescue, in- minute to the distinguished gentleman The President should have come telligence surveillance and reconnais- from Ohio (Mr. BOEHNER), the Speaker down here and made his case. He sance, aerial refueling and operational of the House. should have said what our goals are. He planning—because this administration Mr. BOEHNER. Let me thank my should have said who we’re supporting is probably going to describe every- colleague for yielding. and why we’re supporting them. We are thing they do as falling into those ex- Let me say that I am disappointed in a war against terrorism. We may ceptions. But it is a step in the right that we have reached this point here very well end up with terrorists con- direction. And some have said, and I today. Mr. Speaker, it didn’t have to trolling Libya and Egypt, and that is a know their hearts and I know they come to this. tinderbox that we don’t want. We get mean well, we want to support our Nearly 100 days ago, the President about 35 percent of our energy from troops, and I don’t like it when people initiated a strike against Libya with- that part of the world, and if all hell say let’s back out and let’s cut funding out consultation from the Congress and breaks loose because we’ve gone with when troops are in harm’s way. without prior explanation to the Amer- the wrong guys, we’ve got a real prob- I have talked to enough troops who ican people. Then, as now, we all sup- lem in this country economically. And want somebody in Washington to say, ported the removal of the regime of the President ought to be thinking this is insane, don’t get us involved, be- Libya, a regime that was slaughtering

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The proposition before us Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. ner of the United Nations, with no plan today, Mr. MCCLINTOCK is right, it is an 2278. for Colonel Qadhafi’s removal. authorization of a series of acts of bel- My colleague has set forth a respon- So at the outset, we asked some very ligerence, acts of war, that by their sible plan that would effectively limit straightforward questions for the own definition cannot possibly help us the United States’ role in Libya. This President: Why isn’t removing Qadhafi either achieve the humanitarian goal bill would allow U.S. forces to continue a part of this mission? What if he of this mission or achieve the goal, the to conduct search and rescue missions, doesn’t leave? Who are the rebels that true humanitarian goal of removing aerial refueling, intelligence, surveil- we are there helping to fight? How long Qadhafi from power. lance and reconnaissance, and provide is this going to last and at what cost? We are authorizing intelligence-shar- operational planning assistance. Mr. Speaker, this is what NATO has And what does success look like? These ing, aerial refueling, operational plan- told us would allow them to continue were questions that the administration ning, intelligence-gathering; but we are to carry out the mission. These are would not, or could not, answer. denying the only aspects of this oper- very critical functions. That is all that Under our Constitution, the Com- ation that can allow us to achieve that they have asked us to do as we move mander in Chief has the authority to goal—the suppression of air defense forward. And it helps the President be take actions necessary to protect our systems and the utilization of drones truthful in saying that we’re not en- national security. This is an authority with missiles to stop Qadhafi from re- which I and this House respect, but it gaged in hostile actions. suming his effort to massacre his own This bill would clearly end funding does not free the President from ac- people. countability to the American people, for all other military missions in I understand the argument. You Libya. Of particular concern to many to this Congress, or to the rule of law. don’t buy my notions of our national Now, whatever your opinion of the Members is the United States’ contin- security interests. You don’t see the War Powers resolution may be, the fact ued engagement in strike and suppres- context of bringing this operation to a is it is the law of the land and simply sion of enemy air defense missions. The halt in terms of what it does to the sta- cannot be ignored. So 3 weeks ago, this President has repeatedly stated that bility of the democracy movements in House overwhelmingly passed a bipar- the U.S. is not engaged in hostilities Egypt and Tunisia. You don’t see any tisan resolution asking the President and that congressional authorization is consequences in terms of Syria or the to explain how this mission is con- not necessary to continue our role in larger Middle East or the damage to al- sistent with our national security this operation. goals, to justify continuing this oper- liance. I understand and accept that ar- I share with many of my colleagues ation without authorization. He re- gument. the view that firing a missile at a tar- sponded by telling us he didn’t need But Mr. ROONEY tries to have it both get in a foreign nation does indeed con- Congress because there are no ‘‘hos- ways and in fact comes up with a pro- stitute hostile action. This disagree- tilities’’ taking place in Libya. Well, posal that ensures that the mission is ment is at the root of the issue at we soon found out even his own lawyers allowed to continue, but by definition hand. H.R. 2278 would put an end to don’t buy that argument. cannot achieve its goals. that debate by explicitly defining the Now, if the Commander in Chief is b 1320 congressionally authorized scope of the going to take our forces into war, he It is the worst. It is not the reason- U.S. military mission in Libya. The administration has yet to must take ownership of it. And if the able proposal. It is the worst of all so- present Congress and the American President believes that missile strikes lutions. If you’re going to authorize an people with a clear strategic objective and drone operations taking place in operation through airpower and other for our involvement in Libya. Further- Libya are critical, it is his responsi- methods, you don’t exclude the only bility to explain to the American peo- more, to date we have not been in- parts that can possibly achieve success. ple and to seek authorization from this formed of a specific end goal under If you’re against this operation, you Congress. Because the President has which the U.S. military operations stop the funding of the operation. failed to do that, because he has failed would cease. This threatens the effec- Mr. ROONEY and apparently a number to fulfill his obligations, we are here of members of the majority want to tiveness of our mission and can soon today. create an unjustifiable strain on our Now, make no mistake: I support the have it both ways. We don’t like Qa- dhafi so we want to do something. We military while they remain engaged in removal of the Libyan regime. I sup- two other theaters of operation critical port the President’s authority as Com- don’t want to do anything that could work, but we don’t want to come out to our national security interest. mander in Chief. But when the Presi- I urge my colleagues to join me in against the operation. But the fact is dent chooses to challenge the powers of support of this bill. the Congress, I, as Speaker of this you’re ending the operation if this were Mr. DICKS. Will the gentleman House, will defend the constitutional to become law, because our European yield? authority of the legislature. friends have said very clearly that, Mr. MCKEON. I yield to the gen- This bill represents, I believe, a rea- Those parts of this operation that this tleman from Washington. sonable approach. By allowing our amendment prohibits, those parts of Mr. DICKS. Thank you. forces to continue playing a limited the operation we cannot undertake if Wouldn’t you feel better if we could support role, it would not undermine you are not doing it. add, as a fifth item in this list of our NATO partners. It would, however, So why not be straightforward? Why things, suppression of enemy air de- prevent the President from carrying not do what a number of colleagues on fenses? The reason I say that is I think out any further hostilities without the other side have called for: stop we’re going to have a difficult time Congress’ approval, and it would exer- funding the operation. Don’t try to doing any of these other missions un- cise Congress’ constitutional power to have it both ways, ensure the oper- less we have suppression. provide some much-needed account- ation’s defeat and end the operation, I was just over there at Aviano and ability. while pretending to still be interested Sigonella, and we were told by the I believe this is a responsible ap- in seeing Qadhafi go and the operation Navy that the allies do not have proach, and I believe this House should succeed. enough suppression to be able to con- support it. I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote from anyone who tinue to do these bombing missions Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. cares about the consequences of what without U.S. help. I think it would help Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gen- they vote on. if we could clarify that that is not tleman from California (Mr. BERMAN), Mr. ROONEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 somehow abandoned. the ranking member of the House For- minutes to my friend and colleague, Mr. MCKEON. Reclaiming my time, eign Affairs Committee. the chairman of the Committee on my good friend from Washington, there

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And I rug out from under them for the tiny my constituents in the eyes and tell think we would agree that when we’re little piece of help that we are giving them why we are in Libya right now firing missiles, when we are having that makes this mission possible. This and active in military strikes against missions with our fighter planes sup- is a limited role, and we must recog- that nation state. pressing ground fire, I believe that nize that. So the one constitutional power that would be—most of us agree that that is The Speaker also emphasized that we Congress has explicitly is the purse hostile. would like to have all the answers strings. We are exercising that right. I The NATO people, we met with the going in. We’d like to know what the support the effort to pull those strings military from Great Britain. They told mission to get rid of Qadhafi is exactly. tight. Let’s stop the flow of money into us what we have in here would allow Well, you don’t always have all the an- this action. them to continue successfully their swers, and this has evolved. Initially, Mr. ROONEY. Mr. Speaker, I would missions. our mission was clear: Stop Qadhafi like to yield 1 minute to the gentleman I urge my colleagues to join me in from crushing the forces who are try- from Ohio (Mr. KUCINICH). support of this bill. ing to rise up and have a voice in their Mr. KUCINICH. I want to thank Mr. Mr. SMITH of Washington. I yield own government. And we did that. ROONEY and thank my colleagues. I myself the balance of my time. Incidentally, we do have some an- think this has been a very important The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- swers about who these rebels are. Do debate for this country and for our tleman is recognized for 4 minutes. you want to know who they are? Look Constitution. Mr. SMITH of Washington. There are at Benghazi. What’s going on in I am opposed to this war and I want a number of arguments about this issue Benghazi, the place that is controlled to end it. I think Mr. ROONEY’s bill is a and arguments in favor of ending the by the people in opposition to Muam- powerful step in the direction of ending mission in Libya. I think the Speaker mar Qadhafi? It is not the Muslim the war, but it’s not the only step that articulated one, which is basically we Brotherhood. It is not al Qaeda. It is we should take. It’s the first step. The support the idea of the removal of Qa- the people of Libya wanting a rep- first step is a vote for Mr. ROONEY’s. dhafi and they support the idea of sup- resentative government who are run- You limit the war, and you stop the porting the people in Libya who are ning that place. So let’s stop acting combat ops. Then the second step asking for a representative govern- conveniently like we don’t know who would be to vote on a defense appro- ment. They just don’t like our Presi- these people are. We do have a very priations amendment that would strike dent’s process. But that argument good idea who they are, and they are all funding for the war. So we take two doesn’t really make sense because if, in deserving of our support. steps here—the first step today. fact, their big complaint is that Con- We have a clear, limited vision. If we We have some of the best people in gress hasn’t had the opportunity to au- vote for Rooney, we pull the rug out this Congress who have been in this de- thorize this, then the Speaker of the from under that mission. We put Qa- bate today, and they don’t agree with House has had, by his own admission, a dhafi in a position to stay in power, Mr. ROONEY’s bill. What they’ve said is hundred days to offer that voice, to and we undermine a group of people that this bill would end the mission in come up and say, No, we support the who are asking for a legitimate voice Libya; and they’ve said that, if you mission but here’s how we want to in their government. And keep in mind, don’t have the ability to suppress, you limit it. They have not done that. again, this is a very limited use of U.S. couldn’t continue with the bombing I agree very strongly with Mr. BER- power in a very positive way. Whatever campaign. These are people on our side MAN’s statements. You can’t have it the process arguments are that of the aisle who want to defeat this both ways. You can’t say we would like brought us to this point, don’t let them bill. They’ve made the argument, I to remove Qadhafi, we would like to have the United States look like we think, as to why we should pass it. support the Libyan people, but we’re don’t support people standing up for I want to thank Mr. ROONEY for his going to offer up resolutions that are the very values that we continually leadership, and I urge a vote in favor of going to stop that from happening. espouse throughout the world. Mr. ROONEY’s bill. Now, we can argue back and forth I urge defeat of this resolution and Mr. ROONEY. I yield myself the bal- about that process, but clearly the support for what we are doing in Libya. ance of my time. Speaker of the House had an option in With that, I yield back the balance of The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. front of him to deal with that process my time. GOODLATTE). The gentleman from Flor- issue, and this isn’t it. ida is recognized for 2 minutes. As has been pointed out, this will b 1330 Mr. ROONEY. Mr. Speaker, we have stop what we are doing in Libya. If you Mr. ROONEY. Mr. Speaker, I inquire heard a lot of arguments today, and support that—let me just say I support as to the time remaining on our side. we’ve had a great debate—a debate we Mr. KUCINICH in the sense that he is The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- really should have been having over very honest. He doesn’t like what is tleman from Florida has 4 minutes re- the last hundred days or so, one that going on there. He wants it stopped. maining. could have been spurred on by the ad- That’s a legitimate position. But to Mr. ROONEY. I yield 1 minute to my ministration for coming here and mak- stand up and say, Yes, we have to sup- friend and colleague from Nebraska ing the arguments as to why we should port the Libyan people; yes, Qadhafi (Mr. TERRY). authorize or should not authorize should go, we’re just going to cut the Mr. TERRY. I have during my tenure money for hostilities in Libya. The legs out from under the effort that here voted twice to empower our mili- President had the opportunity to come would actually do that because of a tary to take action. The first time was and make the case to this body, and he complicated process argument is not a with Afghanistan; and the President chose not to. legitimate point. came to the Congress and made a pow- The War Powers Act is clear. He has I also want to point out people are le- erful case that it was in our national violated that law. Some have said it’s gitimately concerned about the U.S. security interest to do so. I supported unconstitutional, but the courts have being too militant in our approach, and that. Then it was with Iraq; and the never weighed in on it, so it is the law I agree with that. We cannot be the po- President came to Congress. He spent a of the land, and it’s one we have to liceman for the world. We should not significant amount of time providing abide by. But we can send resolution always carry the load. But in this case evidence and making a case that there after resolution to the Senate and say it is a very, very limited mission that was a national security interest. that we don’t agree, that we don’t au- we have. For once, NATO is actually This time, however, it was a surprise thorize. In the end, the power that we carrying the bulk of the mission. to me and to most of my colleagues have is the power of the purse, as Mr.

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Hastings (WA) Mica Serrano free the Libyan people and give them This is the only constitutionally sound course Hayworth Michaud Sessions the liberty they deserve.’’ Number one, for Congress to take. Hensarling Miller (FL) Sherman it was never the mission to begin with Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in op- Herger Miller, Gary Shimkus Herrera Beutler Murphy (CT) Shuler to take out Qadhafi. That has somehow position to H.R. 2278. This legislation will not Himes Murphy (PA) morphed over time. We don’t even Shuster end our military involvement in Libya. Both Hinchey Myrick Simpson know who the people are we’re sup- simply maintain the status quo and appease Holt Nadler Slaughter Huizenga (MI) Neugebauer posedly setting free. Smith (NE) Republican Members who want to score polit- Hunter Noem Smith (TX) Without that debate and without Jackson (IL) Nunes ical points against the President. Stark that argument—and I appreciate the Jenkins Nunnelee Under the guise of deficit reduction, Repub- Terry debate we’ve had today because I think Johnson (OH) Olson licans have voted for deep cuts to Medicare, Thornberry it has been very helpful, quite frank- Jordan Palazzo Medicaid, and other safety net programs. We Kaptur Petri Tiberi ly—all we can do is say, until the could better achieve deficit reduction by swiftly Kelly Pingree (ME) Turner President comes and makes that case Kingston Platts Upton ending the Libyan war and accelerating our and gets authorization, he won’t get Kline Price (GA) Visclosky withdrawal from Afghanistan. Walberg funds; and at the same time respon- Kucinich Quigley Congress has the power of the purse. Our Lamborn Reed Walden sibly say to our NATO allies that we’ll Waters nation has been at war in Libya for 97 days Latham Rehberg support you in the rear, but we are not Latta Reichert Webster and Congress has never authorized the con- engaging in hostile acts. Lee (CA) Renacci Whitfield Wilson (SC) Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of flict. We need to completely defund operations Lewis (CA) Ribble in Libya and put an end to this conflict. It is Lipinski Richardson Wittman this resolution. LoBiondo Rigell Wolf I wish our action today were unnecessary. time for us to come together, use our constitu- Long Roby Womack As I noted earlier this year when the President tional authority, and apply this critical check on Lucas Roe (TN) Woodall initiated military action in Libya, he would have the executive branch. At a time when we con- Luetkemeyer Rogers (AL) Woolsey tinue the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, we Lungren, Daniel Rogers (KY) Wu been better served by putting this matter be- E. Rooney Yoder fore this body in advance of taking action, not cannot afford to pursue another military ad- Lynch Ros-Lehtinen Young (AK) afterwards. And as I predicted then, the Presi- venture that is not in our national interest. We Mack Rothman (NJ) Young (FL) dent has been subjected to almost daily sec- must get out of this war now. Marino Runyan Young (IN) ond guessing, criticism, and frequently par- I urge my colleagues to vote against this NOES—238 tisan attacks over this operation. All of this toothless bill, and instead defund operations in Ackerman Davis (CA) Jackson Lee was avoidable. Libya in the upcoming 2012 Defense Appro- Adams Davis (IL) (TX) None of us wish to abandon freedom-seek- priations bill. Altmire DeGette Johnson (GA) Mr. ROONEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield Amash DeLauro Johnson (IL) ing Libyans or our NATO allies, and a vote for Andrews Dent Johnson, E. B. this resolution does not mean we are doing ei- back the balance of my time. Baca Deutch Johnson, Sam ther. Our logistical and intelligence support to The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time Bachmann Diaz-Balart Jones for debate has expired. Baldwin Dicks Keating NATO will continue uninterrupted. Our capac- Barrow Kildee Pursuant to House Resolution 328, Dingell ity to conduct cover action to assist the Libyan Bartlett Doggett Kind rebels will remain unimpeded. And the ability the previous question is ordered. Bass (CA) Dold King (IA) of the international community to continue to The question is on the engrossment Becerra Donnelly (IN) King (NY) Berkley Doyle Kinzinger (IL) provide humanitarian aid to the people of and third reading of the bill. Berman Kissell Libya will be unaffected. The bill was ordered to be engrossed Dreier Biggert Duncan (SC) Labrador Bishop (GA) Lance I am voting for the Rooney bill for what it and read a third time, and was read the Duncan (TN) Bishop (NY) Landry says, not for what some in the majority say it third time. Edwards Blackburn Langevin Ellison says. This should not be used as a club to at- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Blumenauer Lankford Ellmers tack President Obama. I will support this Boren Larsen (WA) question is on the passage of the bill. Eshoo Boswell Larson (CT) measure because it is absolutely imperative The question was taken; and the Fattah Brady (PA) LaTourette for the Congress, as an institution, to remind Filner Speaker pro tempore announced that Brooks Levin Fincher the President that the power to authorize mili- the ayes appeared to have it. Broun (GA) Lewis (GA) Flake tary actions and war resides in this body. We RECORDED VOTE Brown (FL) Loebsack Buerkle Franks (AZ) Lofgren, Zoe strengthen our democracy by passing this res- Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Fudge olution, we strengthen this institution by pass- Burgess Lowey Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. Burton (IN) Garamendi Luja´ n ing this resolution, and we honor our NATO Gardner A recorded vote was ordered. Campbell Lummis obligations, and we stand by Libyans seeking Canseco Garrett Maloney The vote was taken by electronic de- Gosar self-determination, and that is why I urge my Capps Manzullo vice, and there were—ayes 180, noes 238, Cardoza Gowdy Marchant colleagues to join me in passing this resolu- not voting 13, as follows: Carnahan Graves (GA) Markey tion. Carson (IN) Green, Al Matheson Mr GARRETT. Mr. Speaker, I have strong [Roll No. 494] Carter Green, Gene Matsui constitutional concerns regarding H.R. 2278. AYES—180 Castor (FL) Griffin (AR) McCarthy (NY) Chaffetz Grijalva McClintock Aderholt Cantor Farenthold When the Founding Fathers met at the Con- Chandler Guinta McCollum Akin Capito Farr stitutional Convention in Philadelphia, the dif- Chu Gutierrez McCotter Alexander Capuano Fitzpatrick Clarke (MI) Hanabusa McDermott ferentiation between which branch of the fed- Austria Carney Fleischmann Clarke (NY) Hanna McGovern eral government initiates war and which Barletta Cassidy Fleming Clay Hastings (FL) McHenry Barton (TX) Chabot Flores branch conducts it was one of the most seri- Cleaver Heck McIntyre Bass (NH) Cicilline Forbes ously debated topics. After deep thought and Clyburn Heinrich McNerney Benishek Coble Fortenberry Cohen Higgins Meeks consideration, the Founders decided to grant Bilbray Coffman (CO) Foxx Cole Hinojosa Miller (MI) Congress the power to declare war and left to Bilirakis Conaway Frank (MA) Connolly (VA) Hirono Miller (NC) Bishop (UT) Conyers Frelinghuysen the President, as Commander-in-Chief, the au- Cooper Hochul Miller, George Black Cravaack Gallegly thority to conduct wars. Today, the Congress Costa Holden Moore Bonner Crenshaw Gerlach Costello Honda Moran is asked to vote on a measure that would re- Bono Mack Culberson Gibbs Courtney Hoyer Mulvaney Boustany Davis (KY) Gibson verse the constitutionally prescribed war pow- Crawford Huelskamp Neal Brady (TX) DeFazio Gohmert ers by directing the President on how to con- Critz Hultgren Nugent Braley (IA) Denham Gonzalez Crowley Inslee Olver duct the military conflict in Libya. Buchanan DesJarlais Goodlatte Cuellar Israel Owens While I have supported past efforts to Bucshon Duffy Granger Cummings Issa Pallone defund the military conflict in Libya, I cannot Calvert Emerson Graves (MO)

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:45 Jun 25, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JN7.080 H24JNPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE H4564 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 24, 2011 Pascrell Rokita Stearns REPORT ON H.R. 2354, ENERGY AND REAPPOINTMENT AS MEMBER TO Pastor (AZ) Roskam Stutzman WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RE- ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE Paul Ross (AR) Sullivan Paulsen Ross (FL) Sutton LATED AGENCIES APPROPRIA- RECORDS OF CONGRESS Payne Roybal-Allard Thompson (CA) TIONS BILL, 2012 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Pearce Royce Thompson (MS) Pelosi Ruppersberger Thompson (PA) Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, from the ant to 44 U.S.C. 2702, and the order of Pence Rush Tierney Committee on Appropriations, sub- the House of January 5, 2011, the Chair Perlmutter Ryan (WI) Tipton announces the Speaker’s reappoint- Peters Sa´ nchez, Linda mitted a privileged report (Rept. No. Tonko Peterson T. 112–118) on the bill (H.R. 2354) making ment of the following member on the Tsongas Pitts Sanchez, Loretta part of the House to the Advisory Com- Van Hollen appropriations for energy and water de- Poe (TX) Sarbanes ´ velopment and related agencies for the mittee on the Records of Congress: Polis Schakowsky Velazquez Pompeo Schiff Walsh (IL) fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, Mr. Jeffrey W. Thomas, Columbus, Posey Schock Walz (MN) and for other purposes, which was re- Ohio Price (NC) Schwartz Wasserman ferred to the Union Calendar and or- Quayle Scott (SC) Schultz Rahall Scott, David Watt dered to be printed. f Rangel Sensenbrenner Waxman The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Reyes Sires Welch ant to clause 1, rule XXI, all points of COMMUNICATION FROM THE Richmond Smith (NJ) West order are reserved on the bill. Rivera Smith (WA) Westmoreland CLERK OF THE HOUSE Rogers (MI) Southerland Wilson (FL) The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- Rohrabacher Speier Yarmuth f fore the House the following commu- NOT VOTING—13 nication from the Clerk of the House of Bachus Giffords Sewell COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR OF Representatives: Berg Gingrey (GA) Stivers COMMITTEE ON TRANSPOR- OFFICE OF THE CLERK, Butterfield Hurt Towns TATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE Camp Napolitano HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Engel Ryan (OH) The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Washington, DC, June 23, 2011. Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, MEEHAN) laid before the House the fol- b 1400 Speaker, House of Representatives, lowing communication from the chair Mr. CARTER, Ms. FUDGE, Messrs. Washington, DC. of the Committee on Transportation GRIFFIN of Arkansas, DUNCAN of DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Under Clause 2(g) of and Infrastructure: South Carolina, ROHRABACHER, Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Rep- DONNELLY of Indiana, ISSA, ROYCE, COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION resentatives, I herewith designate Robert Reeves, Deputy Clerk, and Kirk Boyle, Legal MARCHANT, BURGESS, DOLD, and AND INFRASTRUCTURE, Washington, DC, May 25, 2011. Counsel, to sign any and all papers and do all NUGENT changed their vote from Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, other acts for me under the name of the ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Speaker, House of Representatives, Clerk of the House which they would be au- So the bill was not passed. Washington, DC. thorized to do by virtue of this designation, The result of the vote was announced DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to section except such as are provided by statute, in as above recorded. 194 of title 14, United States Code, as Chair- case of my temporary absence or disability. A motion to reconsider was laid on man of the Committee on Transportation This designation shall remain in effect for the table. and Infrastructure, I am required to des- the 112th Congress or until modified by me. With best wishes, I am Stated for: ignate three Members of the United States Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors. I Sincerely, Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Mr. Speaker, I was ab- designate Representative Frank Guinta (New KAREN L. HAAS, sent during rollcall vote No. 494. Had I been Hampshire), Representative Andy Harris Clerk of the House. present, I would have voted ‘‘yea’’ on H.R. (Maryland), and Representative Rick Larsen 2278, to limit the use of funds appropriated to (Washington) to serve on the Board of Visi- f the Department of Defense for United States tors. Armed Forces in support of NATO operations Since its founding in 1876, the Coast Guard Academy, based in New London, Con- NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS in Libya. BOARD Mr. HURT. Mr. Speaker, I was not present necticut, has accomplished its mission of for rollcall vote No. 494 on H.R. 2278. Had I ‘‘educating, training and developing leaders (Ms. SUTTON asked and was given of character who are ethically, intellectu- been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ permission to address the House for 1 ally, professionally, and physically prepared minute.) Stated against: to serve their country.’’ The Board of Visi- Ms. SEWELL. Mr. Speaker, I was meeting tors meets annually with staff, faculty and Ms. SUTTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise with constituents and unfortunately missed the cadets to review the Academy’s programs, today to applaud the efforts by the Na- last vote on H.R. 2278. Had I been here, I curricula, and facilities and to assess future tional Labor Relations Board to mod- would have voted ‘‘no.’’ needs. The Board of Visitors plays an impor- ernize their rules to promote efficiency tant supervisory role in ensuring the contin- f and fairness in the labor organization ued success of the Academy and the tradi- process. PERSONAL EXPLANATION tion of excellence of the U.S. Coast Guard. The charge of the NLRB is to ensure Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, on Thank you for your consideration in this that our workers get a fair shake; but matter. rollcall No. 493 on final passage of H.J. Res. Sincerely, for far too long, working men and 68, authorizing the limited use of the United JOHN L. MICA, women have had to deal with an out- States Armed Forces in support of the NATO Chairman. dated and lopsided system that puts mission in Libya, I am not recorded because the wants of big corporations over the I was absent due to a death in my family f needs of employees. At a time when our which required me to immediately return to middle class is consistently under at- tack, these new proposed rules rep- Georgia. Had I been present, I would have APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO resent a positive step in restoring a vote ‘‘no.’’ THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF more level playing field for workers. On rollcall No. 494 on final passage of H.R. GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY 2278 to limit the use of funds appropriated to Our workers deserve a fair system. the Department of Defense for United States The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Those who work to make our world Armed Forces in support of North Atlantic ant to 20 U.S.C. 4303, and the order of turn deserve the opportunity to make a Treaty Organization Operation Unified Pro- the House of January 5, 2011, the Chair living for themselves and their fami- tector with respect to Libya, unless otherwise announces the Speaker’s appointment lies. I look forward to the NLRB adopt- specifically authorized by law, I am not re- of the following Members of the House ing and implementing these new provi- corded because I was absent due to a death to the Board of Trustees of Gallaudet sions to bring their rules into the 21st in my family which required me to immediately University: century and give our working families return to Georgia. Had I been present, I would Mr. YODER, Kansas a fighting chance to strive and achieve have voted ‘‘aye.’’ Ms. WOOLSEY, California the American Dream.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:45 Jun 25, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A24JN7.030 H24JNPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE June 24, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4565 TAPPING THE STRATEGIC tween traumatic brain injury, hydro- ‘‘The battle, sir, is not to the strong PETROLEUM RESERVE cephalous, dementia, Alzheimer’s. We alone; it is to the vigilant, to the ac- (Mr. SCALISE asked and was given stand to gain so much from this re- tive, to the brave.’’ permission to address the House for 1 search. We are fortunate those words still minute.) Developments in neuroscience offer ring true today, Mr. Speaker, and Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, yester- the greatest opportunity for the 26 per- American warriors overseas carry day the President made a decision to cent of American adults who suffer those values into battle. These are 36 of raid 30 million barrels out of the Stra- from mental disorders to reduce and them, the Roll Call of the Noble 36. tegic Petroleum Reserve. Now, of perhaps avoid dysfunction, disease to Each of them have connections to course one thing the President did yes- live better, healthier lives. southeast Texas. I would like to men- terday in that decision was he ac- The tremendous toll on victims and tion each one of them, because they de- knowledged that supply has an impact their families, their employees, em- serve our recognition, but we also need on price, which is a reversal of his pre- ployers and friends, the Federal Gov- to always remember them and their vious statement. ernment needs to be aggressively in- families. Because, you see, when these The problem is rather than actually volved and engaged. We hope the Neu- young men and women went off to war, opening up known reserves of Amer- roscience Caucus can help do just that. their families went to war, too, but ican oil where we can go and create f their families stayed stateside and they were ever vigilant while their tens of thousands of American jobs and b 1410 get rid of some of this dependency on sons and daughters and husbands and some of these Middle Eastern coun- ROLL CALL OF THE NOBLE 36 wives went overseas. The first individual here, Mr. Speak- tries, what the President said instead The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. er, is Staff Sergeant Russell Slay, was he’s just going to go and raid MEEHAN). Under the Speaker’s an- United States Marine Corps, from my America’s, in essence, our safety net. nounced policy of January 5, 2011, the hometown of Humble, Texas. He was This Strategic Petroleum Reserve is gentleman from Texas (Mr. POE) is rec- killed at the age of 34. He was killed on there for national emergencies. It’s not ognized for 60 minutes as the designee November 9, 2004. When Russell told his there just because maybe the President of the majority leader. mother, Peggy Slay, that he was join- feels it would be politically popular for Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it ing the United States Marine Corps a couple of days to do something. This was said: after finishing high school, he told her doesn’t even get us past 2 days’ worth ‘‘From this day to the ending of the that he knew she would not like it but of America’s supply. world, we in it shall be remembered. he was going to do it anyway. And he We have known reserves that this We few, we happy few, we band of did. He joined the Marine Corps and he President is shutting off all across this brothers; for he today that sheds his was killed in action. Peggy Slay, his country. And we can actually reduce blood with me shall be my brother.’’ mother, whom I have known since Rus- our dependence on Middle Eastern oil if Shakespeare penned this hundreds of sell’s death, has become very active in we go out and create those jobs, create years ago in Henry V. It represents the the Blue and Gold Star Moms in south- that American energy, rather than unfailing commitment a warrior has east Texas. raiding our savings account for oil. for his fellow warriors. To refresh your memory, Mr. Speak- And so the President’s decision was a Since 2004, 36 men and women from er, a Blue Star Mom is an individual failed policy that doubles down on his the Second Congressional District area who has a son or daughter overseas and previous failed policy on energy that of Texas that I represent have served they carry a flag or they have a flag on has gotten us to skyrocketing gas honorably for this country, the United their window at their home that has a prices. And of course we’re going to be States, and they gave their lives for blue star in that flag. Gold Star Moms back here again in just a couple of days the cause of freedom in Iraq and Af- are those who have lost a son or a when this short-term fix runs out. ghanistan. daughter overseas in war, and they Instead, we should put a real energy Their photographs are over here to have a gold star. Peggy Slay is a leader policy in place that reduces our de- my left. You notice, Mr. Speaker, they in the Gold Star Moms in southeast pendence on foreign oil. are of all races. They are men and they Texas. f are women. They are from all branches Next to him is Lance Corporal Wes- of the service. They are enlisted per- ley Canning, United States Marine CONGRESSIONAL NEUROSCIENCE sonnel and they are officers in the Corps. He was 21, and he was killed on CAUCUS United States military. November 10, the day after Russell was (Mr. BLUMENAUER asked and was I would like to honor each of them killed. He is from Friendswood, Texas. given permission to address the House today by name and rank and branch of He told his dad he always wanted to be for 1 minute.) service and a comment or two about a Marine, and he had that ambition to Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, each one of them. These are the sons of serve as a Marine for 20 years. He was yesterday we had the inaugural brief- liberty, the daughters of democracy of a proud Texan, and when he was home ing of the Congressional Neurologic America. They are our heroes. on leave, he bought a new pickup truck Science Caucus. The caucus seeks to As we approach July 4, the Fourth of so he could show his Marine buddies his involve and inform people on Capitol July as we like to call it, where Amer- new bumper sticker that said ‘‘Don’t Hill about advances, opportunities, and ica celebrates its independence and we Mess with Texas.’’ He was that kind of challenges that face us with neuro- celebrate not only our independence individual, that loved Texas and loved science. but our freedom and our liberty, we his country. I appreciate the leadership of my col- wave the flag, we attend parades and The third individual, Lance Corporal league, KATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS, all of those are good things about Fred Lee Maciel. Fred Maciel, age 20, who is founding cochair of this effort America. See, it’s okay to be a patriot was killed on January 26, 2005. He was and someone who cares deeply about and it’s okay to show our patriotism as also a member of the United States neuroscience issues, achieved in part a Nation. But as we approach July 4, Marine Corps. He was from Spring, through some difficult personal experi- that important day in our history, I be- Texas. He was killed in a helicopter ence. I admire her courage and appre- lieve it is equally important that we crash in al-Anbar province on his way ciate her adding to this important remember that our freedom and our to begin security preparations for the agenda. liberty has always cost America and historic Iraqi elections that took place We’re discovering so many areas re- it’s cost America its finest, its youth. a few days later in January 2005. Four lated to the brain and so much about These men and women, like patriots days later, I was in Iraq to witness how the neurological system works, before them, gave up their youth so those successful elections. Lance Cor- how it’s damaged, how it recovers, how that we can have a future. poral Maciel made those first free elec- the brain responds to our environment, Patrick Henry, the great orator dur- tions for the Iraqi people possible, and understanding interrelationships be- ing the revolutionary times, said: those elections were important for the

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The ninth individual is Private First Army, here’s what he said, Mr. Speak- He was killed when he was 19 years of Class Kristian Menchaca. Kristian er: Most people in my generation want age on May 17, 2005. He was from Bay- Menchaca was a member of the United something for them. I just wanted to town, Texas, or Beach City, Texas. States Army. He is from Houston, give something back. That’s why I Both towns claim him. He graduated in Texas. He was killed at the age of 23 on joined the United States Army. just 3 years from high school, and he June 16, 2006. When he joined the The 16th individual of our roll call of loved agriculture. United States Army, he wanted to be the ‘‘Noble 36’’ is Specialist Ryan Berg. The fifth individual is Sergeant Wil- in the infantry. Kristian’s wife said Here is his photograph, Mr. Speaker. liam Meeuwsen, age 24. Sergeant Wil- that being in the military was what he He was a member of the United States liam ‘‘Bill’’ Meeuwsen is from always wanted to do. He was kidnapped Army. He was killed at the age of 19. Kingwood, Texas, near my area where I and tortured and murdered by enemy He is from Sabine Pass, Texas. You’ve live, and he was a member of the forces. His murder made national news probably never heard of that place. United States Army. He went off to because of the brutality of the people Sabine Pass is a very small commu- Texas A&M University, but he dropped we fight against after they captured nity. It is on the furthest southeastern out of school and enlisted in the United Kristian Menchaca. point of Texas, right next to Louisiana. States Army because of 9/11. Amazing Number 10 on this poster is Staff Ser- He joined the Army on his 18th birth- individuals, these people who left their geant Ben Williams of the United day, and he was the first soldier from careers after 9/11 and joined the United States Marine Corps. He was 30 years of Sabine Pass to be killed in Operation States military to protect the rest of age when he was killed on June 20, 2006. Iraqi Freedom. us. He is from Orange, Texas, down in the Staff Sergeant Terrance Dunn, Over here on the far left is Lance refinery area of southeast Texas. He United States Army. Here is his photo- Corporal Robert ‘‘Robbie’’ Martinez, joined the United States Marines right graph. At the age of 38, he was killed United States Marine Corps. He was after high school, and he served his on February 2, 2007. He was from killed at the age of 20 on December 1, country for 12 years. He was serving his Atascocita, Texas. He enlisted in the 2005. He was from a small rural commu- third duty in Iraq when he was killed Army several years after high school, nity called Cleveland. Cleveland, on June 20, 2006. and to his fellow soldiers he was known Texas. He dreamed of getting a degree Lance Corporal Ryan Miller, at the as ‘‘Dunnaman’’ because he could get in education and becoming a baseball age of 19, member of the United States anything done. coach after his career in the Marines. Marine Corps, was killed on September Next is Lance Corporal Anthony Today, there is a post office in Cleve- 14, 2006. He was from Pearland, Texas. Aguirre. He was a member of the land, Texas, named in his honor. When He was a third-generation Marine. He United States Marine Corps, and at the we dedicated the post office for Robbie graduated early so he could enlist and age of 20 he was killed on February 22, Martinez in Cleveland, Texas, the follow in his father’s and grandfather’s 2007. He was from Channelview, Texas. whole town turned out for it. In fact, footsteps. After his tour of duty was He entered the United States Marine the United States Air Force had a fly- over, he wanted to become a Houston Corps because he believed, like a lot of over during that ceremony and that police officer just like his parents, who other people believe, it was the tough- dedication. The people of Cleveland are Houston police officers. est branch of the military. You’ve got loved Robbie Martinez and his family Staff Sergeant Edward Reynolds, Jr., to love those Marines, Mr. Speaker. and appreciate his sacrifice for Amer- United States Army. He was killed at Over here we have Private First Class ica. the age of 27 on September 26, 2006, just Brandon Bobb, United States Army. The seventh individual is Staff Ser- a few days after Lance Corporal Ryan He, likewise, was from Port Arthur, geant Jerry Michael Durbin, United Miller was killed. He is from Port Ar- Texas, and he was killed at the age of States Army, from Spring, Texas. He thur, Texas, another refinery area in 20 on July 17, 2007. He was always was killed on January 25, 2006, at the southeast Texas. He was looking for- cheerful and was a soldier that others age of 27. He’s from Houston, Texas, ward to New Year’s Eve because that’s looked to for support and to lend a and he was a gifted artist. The day he when he was going to get married. He helping hand. He was always thinking was killed, he called his wife to tell her was a man who, as his fellow warriors about somebody else other than him- he loved her. Shortly thereafter, he say, pushed others to succeed in what self, according to his buddies in the was killed in action. they do. military. The eighth individual is Tech Ser- Next is Captain David Fraser, 13th Number 20, Private First Class geant Walter Moss. Tech Sergeant Wal- individual on this poster. He was a Zachary Endsley, United States Army, ter Moss was a member of the United member of the United States Army. He age 21, killed on July 23, 2007, from States Air Force. He was 37 years of was killed on November 26, 2006, at the Spring, Texas. You might notice, Mr. age, and he was killed on March 30, age of 25. He was from Spring, Texas. Speaker, there’s a pattern here—18-, 2006. He also is from Houston, Texas. And you might notice—you can barely 19-, 20- and 21-year-olds. America’s He joined the Air Force after high see it, but you might notice his uni- youth go to war to represent the rest of school and he served in Operation form, Mr. Speaker. He was a West us. But Zach was an appreciator of the Desert Storm. Point graduate. He wasn’t just a reg- arts. He enjoyed drawing and playing ular cadet at West Point. He graduated his guitar. It was his drawing ability b 1420 top student in civil engineering. Cap- that stood out. In high school, he en- He specialized in detecting and dif- tain David Fraser gave his life at the tered and won a poster contest with his fusing makeshift bombs, and he was age of 25 for America. design, but after he joined the Army he killed while diffusing an IED. I repeat, Lance Corporal Luke Yepsen, mem- was killed at the age of 21. he was killed while diffusing an IED. ber of the United States Marine Corps. Number 21, Army Specialist Kamisha An IED, Mr. Speaker, that is the way He was killed on September 14, 2006, Block. She was a member of the United that the cowards we fight fight us. and he was from Kingwood, Texas. He States Army. Kamisha Block was 20 They don’t come out in the open— was at the age of 20 when he was killed. years old when she was killed. She was heavens no. They won’t do that. They He also attended Texas A&M Univer- from Vidor, Texas, and she was killed would lose. So they lie in wait in their sity after high school, and he dropped on August 16, 2007. Kamisha’s best holes, in their caves, and they put out to enlist in the United States Ma- friend, Amanda Buck, they grew up to- bombs, land mines—IEDs, as we call rine Corps, just like Staff Sergeant Bill gether. And Amanda says: ‘‘We rode

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:45 Jun 25, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JN7.087 H24JNPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE June 24, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4567 the school bus together from kinder- at Hull-Daisetta High School. He liked death in Iraq or Afghanistan. In my of- garten all the way through high to ride horses. He considered himself a fice here in Washington, in my offices school.’’ She said Kamisha knew where cowboy. He liked to bull ride. He was a in Humble and in Beaumont, Texas, we she was headed in life. She had a big man from small town America, and he have larger photographs of all of these heart and wanted to help people, and had a playful heart. He made a big im- individuals. And you will notice, Mr. that’s why she joined the United States pression on everybody that he knew Speaker, as you go through the Halls of Army. growing up, and that was a positive im- Congress and the offices of the House, Number 22, Specialist Donald Valen- pression. you will see many such posters as this tine III, United States Army, 21 years Number 27 on here, Lieutenant Colo- listing those who have given their lives of age. He was killed September 18, nel Mark Stratton II. Lieutenant Colo- for America in the war in Iraq. 2007. He was from Houston, Texas. In nel Mark Stratton is the highest rank- But next on this list is Sergeant the official statement on Donald’s ing officer that has been killed from Brandon Bury. He was a member of the death, here’s what the family said: our congressional district area. He was United States Marine Corps. He was Donald touched the lives of so many a member of the United States Air killed at the age of 26 on June 6, 2010— with his big heart. We will cherish Force. At the age of 39, he was killed June 6th, D-day. He was killed on the those beautiful memories we shared on May 26, 2009. He was from Houston, anniversary date of D-day. He was from with him. He made us very proud. Now Texas. He was remembered by his Kingwood, Texas. He was a big guy. He heaven has another hero that con- friends as a man of unquestionable was 6 feet 6 and he was all Marine. He tinues to watch over us as an angel in character and total loyalty to the peo- was an impressive individual, and his heaven. Remarkable person, Specialist ple he loved. He was a patriotic Amer- friends say even back in middle school Donald Valentine III. ican who exemplified the very best that he knew what he wanted to do—he Number 23 is Lance Corporal Jeremy American airmen have to offer. wanted to be a member of the United Burris, United States Marine, age 22, Number 28, this individual with the States Marine Corps. killed in action on October 8, 2007. big grin on his face, Specialist Jarrett Next to him, number 32, Specialist Griemel, United States Army. He was Matthew Catlett, United States Army. b 1430 killed on June 3, 2009, at the age of 20. At the age of 23 years, he was killed on He is from Liberty, Texas. Liberty, He was also from a little small town, June 7, the very next day after Ser- Texas, according to the folks in Lib- La Porte, Texas. Jarrett was a member geant Brandon Bury was killed. He was erty, they claim that is the first settle- of the swim team and the surf club from Houston, Texas, and he fought for ment in Texas, before Texas was even a while he was in high school. He loved liberty. He fought for a people that he part of the United States or even a re- the outdoors and he, of course, loved did not know in a land where he had public. Liberty, Texas. An interesting the beach and the surf which were never been. He was an American, that town for a warrior to be from. nearby in La Porte. He spent his spare rare breed that gave his life for people He was an unapologetic person of re- time parachuting and cliff diving. far, far away and for Americans in this ligious faith, and he attended the non- Jarrett lived his life to the fullest, but land. denominational Cornerstone Church, like the others I have mentioned, he Staff Sergeant Edwardo Loredo, 34 where he led worship and praise serv- loved America, and he loved to excel years of age, a member of the United ices. He loved Texas, and his church and do what he could do to be all that States Army, he was killed one day shy pastor said at the funeral, ‘‘No one had he could be. He loved his family, and of his 35th birthday. He was from Hous- better say anything negative about his his family says that they will forever ton, Texas, killed on June 24, 2010. His home State of Texas.’’ cherish the memories that he gave family says Edwardo was an adven- Mr. Speaker, you got to love those them because he touched every one of turer. He adored his wife and his fam- Texas boys. They love our State. They their lives. ily, and he loved to cook for his neigh- love America. Over here to the far left, Jeffrey bors and his family. Number 24 is Staff Sergeant Eric Johnson was a member of the United Mr. Speaker, we are blessed to have Duckworth. He is the last photograph States Marine Corps, age 21 when he such a rare breed of people as Staff Ser- on this row, Mr. Speaker. He was a was killed on May 11, 2010, from geant Edwardo Loredo and his fellow member of the United States Army. He Tomball, Texas. At Corporal Jeffrey patriots and warriors. was killed at the age of 26 on October Johnson’s funeral, his family remem- Number 34, Staff Sergeant Jesse 10, 2007. He was from Houston, Texas. bered him as a son, a grandson, a Ainsworth, a member of the United His father, Michael, described him as brother and a hero. His vehicle com- States Army, 24 years of age, killed on an outgoing and good-humored son. He mander said Johnson was different July 10, 2010, from Dayton, Texas, an- further said, ‘‘Eric was full of love and from most of the fellow Marines be- other small town in southeast Texas. laughter and a godly spirit, but, above cause, to sum up his commander, ‘‘war Jesse’s mother, Margaret Ainsworth, all, he was a true soldier and a proud is sheer misery, and the four of us in said Jesse was her hero, and he was her warrior’’ for the United States. that truck, because of Jeff and his only son. She said she used to pick him Number 25, Corporal Scott McIntosh. humor, were uplifted all the time.’’ up when he was a little kid from kin- He was a member of the United States Corporal Johnson touched everybody dergarten, and every Friday they Army. He was killed at the age of 26 on and the lives that they lived with his would go to Wal-Mart and buy some March 10, 2008. He was from Humble, life. toy. She said ever since Jesse was ‘‘an Texas, my hometown. His mission in The 30th individual is this sailor over itty bitty fellow’’ he wanted to be a life was to meet and make friends with here on the far portion of this poster, soldier in the United States Army, and every person he came in contact with. Petty Officer Zarian Wood, who went he gave his life when he was 24 years of He shared his hearty laugh and always by ‘‘Z,’’ a member of the United States age for the rest of us. had a smile to give to other people that Navy. He was from Houston. He was 29 Number 35 on this poster of the Noble he came across. Scott always had a years of age when he was killed in com- 36 is Staff Sergeant Leston ‘‘Tony’’ positive outlook on life. He loved to bat, and he was on his second tour of Winters, United States Army, 30 years hunt and fish, but most of all he loved duty when he was killed. He graduated of age when he was killed on July 15, his family, the Army and the country from South Houston High School in 2010. He was from Sour Lake, Texas. he lived in and his life. 1999 and after graduation he worked as Once again, small town rural America. Staff Sergeant Shawn Tousha, num- a youth pastor and tutored children. In 1998 he graduated from Hardin Jef- ber 26 on this poster, Mr. Speaker. He He enlisted in the Navy in 2006 and was ferson High School. Winters had al- was a member of the United States on his second tour of duty when he was ready completed two tours of duty in Army. He was killed at the age of 30 on killed in combat. Iraq and decided in February of 2010 to April 9, 2008. He was from a little small The last group of individuals are the leave his job and return to battle once town called Hull, Texas. As a teenager, most recent individuals. All of these more. He told his family that he felt Shawn played football, and like most people, all of these individuals are put compelled to be there with his buddies, Texas rural boys, he loved it. He played on this poster in the order of their even though he had a chance to stay

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We killed at the age of 31 and he, like sev- that serve in other places in the world. always pray that there be no future eral of the others I mentioned, was On that same trip, Members of Con- conflict. from Cleveland, Texas. He was killed gress had an opportunity to go near the Mr. Speaker, I came to the floor to on September 29, 2010. South China Sea and see some of our address a different subject matter. Per- haps I’ll digress or cross over into the b 1440 warriors on some island I’m not sure I could find on a map. But they’re on national security side of this. But I After he graduated from high school this remote island, our Navy SEALs, find that I don’t believe any Member of in 1998, he enlisted in the Army, fol- our special forces, our marines, and our any delegation has yet come to the lowing the path of his grandfather. His soldiers. They were doing an operation floor to talk about the natural disaster family said that he loved being a sol- protecting the United States, rep- events that have been taking place in dier and serving his country. He is sur- resenting the rest of us. the Midwest, and in particular in the vived by his two daughters, Azalia and So we should be proud of those that Missouri River basin area. I’m one who Eleanna. go and serve, those that volunteer and has grown up in that drainage basin It’s interesting about his funeral, Mr. those that are still there. We should area. I’ve lived there on that side of the Speaker, which I attended. The whole appreciate the families that have great divide for most of my life. We town of Cleveland, Texas, and nearby stayed home while their loved ones go have some circumstances today that towns turned out for the funeral. Flags across the seas and represent this eclipse the 500-year flood event of 1996. were strewn and hoisted all up and country. July 4th is coming up. It’s a In 1996, more water came down the down Main Street in Cleveland, Texas. great day in our history. I hope Ameri- Missouri River than ever before. It was The businesses shut down, the school cans fly the flag. I hope Americans tell the largest amount of cubic feet per closed as the funeral procession came their kids about our country and our second and the largest amount of over through Cleveland, Texas, honoring history. We should tell American chil- a million acre-feet that had come Sergeant First Class Calvin Harrison; dren about these young people and oth- down. I will say there were a couple of that funeral ceremony and processional ers who every day raise their right events that would compete with that, with hundreds of people, young and old, hand and go off to war representing the depending on how you define it, Mr. showing praise and honor and respect rest of us. Speaker. One would be a flood in 1943 to Calvin Harrison for his sacrifice for One of our former Presidents once that brought the attention of the America. said, ‘‘I like to see a man proud of the world. We were in the middle of a world It was led by the Patriot Guard, place in which he lives, and I like to war. We didn’t get to addressing the those patriots that ride the Harley-Da- see a man live so that his place will be massive runoff in the Missouri River vidson motorcycles, most of them from proud of him.’’ All of these were proud from the 1943 flood event. In 1952, the huge floods came again the Vietnam era, who show their appre- of America and America is proud of all and more water for a single month ciation for the sacrifice by watching of them and the rest that continue to came down the Missouri River than over the funeral procession and the fu- serve. These Noble 36, we are proud of neral by riding those motorcycles with ever before, or since. That amounted to them. a discharge in million acre-feet of 13.2 an American flag on the back. Mr. Speaker, these are the few, the million acre-feet of water coming down These are the Noble 36 from south- bold, the brave, the courageous. These east Texas, just a few of the people who in a single month, the month of April are the Americans. These are the sons 1952. have given their lives in Iraq and Af- and daughters of southeast Texas who ghanistan. I mention these individuals have fallen in battle for their country. b 1450 because they, like all Americans that We are forever grateful for their sac- That course flooded everything and have been killed in Iraq and Afghani- rifice, and we are grateful for every put the water higher than it had been stan, are important to America. They man and woman in uniform somewhere before, and it brought to it the atten- are important to our history because in the world today representing the tion of this Congress. The attention of freedom is not free. rest of us. this Congress, in paying particular at- And that is not a trite expression. And that’s just the way it is. tention to what happened in the flood It’s not free. It has always been expen- f event in ’52, followed through on some sive, going all the way back to the Rev- plans that had been discussed after the MIDWEST FLOODING olutionary War. We’re going to cele- 1943 flood, and they began to take ac- brate July 4th next week. And that war The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under tion to move forward for the construc- cost American lives, as has every war, the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- tion of what we now know as the Pick- because freedom is expensive. And it’s uary 5, 2011, the gentleman from Iowa Sloan Program. our young people, men and women, who (Mr. KING) is recognized for 30 minutes. The Pick-Sloan Program is the con- go and serve. Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, it’s struction of six large dams on the Mr. Speaker, just like everybody my privilege and honor to address you Upper Missouri River. It starts at Gav- serving today in Iraq and Afghanistan, here on the floor of the House of Rep- ins Point Dam in South Dakota, and it every one of these people—every one— resentatives. I would say at the outset goes on up to Fort Randall Dam, to volunteered. They raised their right that it is also my honor and privilege Oahe, and then on up into North Da- hand and they stood forward and said, to have been seated here on the floor of kota where you see Garrison Dam and I will serve. I will go. Call me. And the House of Representatives as I lis- Fort Peck. I left out Big Bend. So we they went. And we are to admire them tened to a Congressman and judge, TED have Gavins Point, Fort Randall, Big for what they have done. They have POE, address you on the brave patriots Bend, Oahe, Garrison Dam, and then gone down into the valley of the gun from Texas that were on the poster and Fort Peck Dam. These are all built on and the desert of the sun, and they as he went down through and said the main stem of the Missouri River, have sacrificed their lives. choice morsels of each individual’s life but they collect water from all the Last week, I happened to be in Iraq and what happened in their sacrifice tributaries. with other Members of Congress. It’s and talked to us about the values that The water that we have now coming not even summer yet in Iraq. But we they defended and their reasons that down through the Midwest comes down got off that Blackhawk helicopter and they have put their lives on the line. out of Montana into North Dakota, it was 120 degrees in Iraq. And there I’m impressed by the honor that TED where it’s flooding now, and it’s flood- they were, the American warriors with POE did to those who have given their ing also across South Dakota, all

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It’s for flood control and navigation and unusual event took place on May 22. the most water to come down the river electrical generation and also to cool That’s when Billings, Montana, got 8 since these six dams were built in this our generators where we have coal- inches of rain and when some of the Pick-Sloan Program starting in the fif- fired generators along the river and for other areas got 10 and 12 inches of rain, ties and finishing in the early sixties. navigation—have been very valuable to and it was across a vast area of the The discharge level at Gavins Point the States—to South Dakota, North Upper Missouri basin. As that water Dam, which is the lowest one—that’s at Dakota and Montana—because the came down into the reservoirs, the Yankton, South Dakota—is now ap- tourism industry for recreation and Corps of Engineers began to watch the proaching 160,000 cubic feet per second. fishing has so migrated to those beau- rain gauges and the runoff, and con- That’s more discharge than we’ve seen tiful areas that they have. cluded that they had a rare event, an before. When they’re out of water, when the event that the Pick-Sloan Program The result of this is we’re in a flood pool drains down during an 8-year was not designed to handle with ease. stage all down this river in the areas drought, which they have had, it might They announced to us on that day, that I’ve mentioned. From below the be three-quarters of a mile from where May 22, that they would open up the dams, the Missouri River is at a flood your dock was, where your boat was gates of the dams so that the lowest stage. Some of it has just not yet ar- tied up to where the water actually is. one at Gavins Point in Yankton, South rived in St. Louis in its peak form. But We’ve even engaged in a struggle Dakota, which is the one we watch for because of this, it has flooded some of here on the floor of the House of Rep- all the flow of the rest of the river, our communities, and it has flooded resentatives about who gets the water would be flowing at 110,000 cubic feet hundreds of thousands of acres of our when there is a short water supply. per second. That was May 22 or early farmland. It has caused us to build Congressman DENNY REHBERG has tried May 23. By the 26th of May, the Corps many miles of levees that some would mightily to keep as much water as pos- of Engineers had evaluated the flow design as temporary and some would sible up in Montana when they’ve need- rates in the tributaries and the rainfall design as permanent; and some of ed it. I found myself in disagreement reports that they had and the forecast, them, I hope, do stay permanent be- with him, trying to get the water down and announced that they had to in- cause, again, the water is going to be the river so we have enough to cool our crease that flow to 150,000 cubic feet semi-permanent. generators, float our boats, bring some per second. This is not, Mr. Speaker, a short- barge traffic up, and provide for flood That makes a tremendous difference, term flood event that just happened be- control. Mr. Speaker, because the result of that cause the clouds opened up and it So the 8-year drought is over, Mr. necessary decision that the Corps of gushed down into the river and it’s Speaker. It’s completely over. It was Engineers made was that the water ta- going to wash by us and be gone in a actually over the last year and a half bles, the water levels, would go up in few days like many floods are. This is or so. In thinking of them as six huge the river above flood stage for what a long-term national disaster flood bathtubs that are nearly dry; the water turns out to be almost the entire flow event for the entire Missouri River level in the six huge dams has been and maybe, actually, the entire flow of basin all the way from Montana to St. coming up over the last year and a half the Missouri River downstream from Louis, Missouri. This is the highest or more. As of last fall, it caught up to the dams. water level that we have seen since the the designed pool elevations, and then Also, the flow that’s coming through Pick-Sloan Program was built, and in they had enough rain in the Upper Mis- upstream from the dams is flooding some places, it’s the highest water souri that it overfilled these six dams. significant areas—residential areas, we’ve ever seen. It will certainly be the The Corps of Engineers, operating commercial property areas, ag land in longest term that we’ll have been un- under the Master Manual guidelines, vast amounts—all the way up through derwater that has ever been. which is the playbook that they have the Dakotas and Nebraska, Iowa, Mis- So as I travel up and down the river— to manage these six dams by, lowered souri, with some spilling over into and I have the privilege, Mr. Speaker, the pool elevations in the dams so that Kansas. That’s the situation that we of representing all of the Missouri they had storage in order to be pre- have. River that Iowa touches, which would pared for any future floods. They’re re- I should say also, Mr. Speaker, that be from the Sioux City area where the quired under the Master Manual to my life’s work has been the Missouri River comes out of South Da- manage these levels so that they have earthmoving business. We’ve gone in kota and joins up and provides the bor- 16.3 million acre-feet of storage capac- and built levees and dug ditches and der, the western border of Iowa, be- ity to manage the flood. They drew it built terraces and waterways and tween Iowa and Nebraska. It’s all Mis- down to that level—to those normal dams. We’ve bid work on the flood con- souri River with Nebraskans on one pool elevations, I will call them. They trol work on the Missouri River; and side and Iowans on the other side; both did so over the wintertime, and that I’ve watched the flows, studied the of us are underwater on both sides of was fine. It was all throughout Novem- flows, floated the river for recreational the river. It’s also true in South Da- ber, December, January, February, and purposes and engineering reasons. As a kota. early March: stability within those State senator in Iowa for 6 years and The water that’s coming down the pool levels and a storage capacity of now as a Member of Congress into my river in this massive quantity has 16.3 million acre-feet. They’re prepared ninth year, I’ve dealt with the public brought about a lot of criticism and a for spring rains. They’re prepared for policies that have to do with the water lot of scrambling. First, I want to say, the snow runoff. That’s manageable. coming down the river and the species Mr. Speaker, that the events that Then in very, very late March and that are affected by it. brought us to this are unprecedented in early April, heavy snows in the moun- With all of this together, if I look modern recorded history in that, of all tains began, and the snow pack began back upon it and try to become a Mon- of the area that the Pick-Sloan Pro- to build in the mountains—and it day morning quarterback, Mr. Speaker, gram handles—all of the drainage area couldn’t have been anticipated—to 140 I’ll come to this conclusion that, yes, of the Missouri River and the Upper percent of the anticipated volume of knowing what we know today, it would Missouri River in particular—the Corps snow that would have to, of course, have been possible to have prevented of Engineers watches the precipitation; melt and come down the Missouri this long-term flooding that we have in they watch the snowcap, and they an- River. In addition to that, they had the Missouri River bottom—but that’s ticipate how much water they will spring rains across the Upper Missouri knowing what we know today. The have. basin—across the plains and the foot- Corps of Engineers could not have We have gone through at least an 8- hills of the mountains. Those spring known that they were going to get the year record drought in the Upper Mis- rains flowed down into the reservoirs heavy snowfalls that would come down souri River. These reservoirs—these six and overfilled them as well. Once it on the mountains, which would be

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I lived under that, Mr. companies and critical infrastructure. they have known that there would be Speaker. It flooded four of my major CF Industries, which is the fertilizer this huge, unseasonal rain that would projects and changed my life, and the company, built a levee about eight- run off to the extent that it did and long story I won’t tell here, but I tenths of a mile long, and then all the saturate the soil so that the big rain might not be in this Congress had it way around their plant put in about 14 that hit Billings, as I mentioned, would not been for the 1993 flood, which com- to 16 wells with pumps in them to run off to the extent that it did. pletely redirected my life. dewater the inside of their levee as the Once they knew about the flows com- This flood is redirecting the lives of river runs around the outside. That’s ing in, they made the decision that thousands of people up and down the true also with the protein company they had to make, Mr. Speaker, and we Missouri River bottom. It’s changing that’s there, and they have been pro- are where we are. Now we’re watching businesses. It’s changing residences. tecting the generating plants with 160,000 cubic feet per second come out I’m convinced, Mr. Speaker, that we sandbagging and pumps and temporary of Gavins Point. That’s more than ever will lose businesses over the long term levees. before. The water table is above the and we will lose people over the long And as you go on down the river, Ne- flood stage all the way along the Mis- term who can’t get back into their braska, Omaha, has its story. Council souri River from below Gavins Point. homes. Bluffs has its story. They’re protected And I presume that the gentleman who To give an example—and it’s a South by a pretty good Corps of Engineers’ represents North Dakota and the gen- Dakota example of the Dakota dunes. levee, but the water is high, and these tlelady who represents South Dakota It is a region that was built around a levees are not built for 2 months of can speak to those issues up there, and golf course, the Dakota Dunes Golf high water and fast flows and turbu- I imagine that they can say that they Course, just outside of Iowa, outside of lence up against these levees. So they have floods all the way up and down the north Sioux City side, which some have to be monitored 24/7 all the way the Missouri River bottom completely might call it a suburb of Sioux City through until the water goes down. throughout the Dakotas and likely itself. But in that area, people that And if there’s a little boil, somebody’s Montana. had, I will say, wherewithal and vision got to be there to fix that, as happened But, Mr. Speaker, these water levels developed an area in there for resi- in down in the southwest corner of are going to stay, and they’re going to dences, and it’s a very nice area. It’s Iowa. We can lose a levee in a matter of stay for all of the rest of June, likely close to the river. The nicer the homes, just a minute or two. all the rest of July, and partway into the closer to the river they seem to be. I know that there was a levee that August, most likely. And, in fact, these And when the Corps of Engineers an- ended up that almost spontaneously water levels could stay into September nounced on May 26 that these dis- had a 30-foot boil in it where the earth or October, depending on whether we charge levels would be coming down just a disappeared, and then a little bit get unseasonably high rains. If we do, the river, they went to work with pri- later it was 200 feet long, then it was if there’s additional rain to this, then vate money and began building a tem- 300 feet long. Then it couldn’t be re- these water levels or even, on the out- porary levee alongside the Missouri paired any longer, and the backup side, higher water levels could be with River to protect their homes. levee is what is protecting the city of us for a long time to come on into the This is a neighborhood coming to- Hamburg right now. fall. gether with their checkbooks to do There has been a courageous effort, The people that live in these States emergency work to protect their Mr. Speaker, on the part of Mid- that I have mentioned have to live homes, and while they were doing that, westerners to build the temporary fa- with high water for a long period of the Corps of Engineers let an emer- cilities they could, and the short notice time, not like a tornado that comes gency contract to build a levee that that they had, when you think that the and blows away your homes and your protects about half of the homes in Thursday before Memorial weekend is businesses and allows you to go back that area, but it is not stable enough when the word came from the Corps of when the sun comes out and start to for them to build that levee to protect Engineers that these historically high clean up the mess and rebuild. This all of the homes. And so you have two flows would be released, and it takes a flood is not like a tornado, not like a levees: one private money, good homes couple of days for that water to get hurricane. It’s not even like a flood, a protecting themselves; another one, down. Of course, they weren’t going to normal flood. A normal flood will come Corps of Engineers’ money to protect peak out on this until June 14, but they up and wash over you and wash away the balance of those homes. If we lose had maybe 2 weeks to be ready for the some things and soak the rest, and the that levee near the river, about half of highest water, and they had to get water table will go down. the homes in the Dakota Dunes and ready while the water was coming up, Even on the Mississippi River, where probably the nicest homes will be sometimes a foot a day. the water comes up slow and goes down under a massive amount of water. They’ve done a phenomenal job. And slow, this eclipses the duration of any And as I was up there to visit, they as I go into the emergency command flood that I know in that the Corps of were building this temporary levee. centers in places like Sioux City, Coun- Engineers, without a lot of choice, by And, Mr. Speaker, I’ve spent my life in cil Bluffs, Iowa, as I go into the little June 14 this month, June 14, had the construction business, specifically town of Blencoe, Iowa, 270 people there opened up the gates to 150,000 cubic the earthmoving business. We’ve had a in the flat bottom of the Missouri feet per second, now, as of about today, fair number of our own machines run- River who had been told that they 160,000 cubic feet per second, and that ning at a single time, but this oper- would see 2 to 3 feet of water every- discharge, that volume of water that ation in that area of the Dakota Dunes, where in their town and there wasn’t floods the Missouri River bottom, I will a small population area, had 170 trucks going to be a way to save the town, say completely, will continue to be hauling dirt into these temporary lev- they looked around and said, What do with us for 2 months perhaps, perhaps ees, about 50 trucks hauling into the we do? Do we let all of our property more. That’s unprecedented in dura- Corps of Engineers’ levee, 120 trucks flood and stay under water for a couple tion. It is unprecedented in volume. hauling into the private money levee of months? And five contractors came This is more water than has ever come that was there, most of them belly together and put 11 machines on the down the Missouri River in a year that dumps and side dumps, semi size—not job, and a few days later they had built we know of since we’ve been recording little short straight trucks, but big 5 miles of levee. It goes all the way these records. trucks with a full load of dirt on each around the mighty little city of

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I know that we can. up about this far before the water that Governor Branstad has made that I have a business owner that builds flooded them, and they are standing request. I know that the Governors in trailers in Missouri Valley, Iowa. He there underneath 11⁄2 or 2 feet of clear some of the States, such as Nebraska had gone in and bought a business in water. It goes on and on. Bean stubble and Montana, have made that request. downtown Missouri Valley a few years is the same way, little fixtures. You I believe that that request has been ago, and because of the floods from the will see also irrigation systems stand- granted in a couple of cases, not yet for nineties built a new location above the ing out in the water. In 8 feet of water, Iowa. I know that Governor Branstad floodplain just on the outside of the there’s an irrigation system standing has made this request for Iowa. And I town by the interstate, Interstate 29, there. thank the entire Iowa congressional which, by the way, is closed today be- But this clear water that has delegation for joining with me in a let- cause of the floodwaters covering the emerged comes because the pressure ter to President Obama in making the interstate highway. Mr. Speaker, he from the river, hydrostatic pressure request that he declare this a national built a new plant above the floodplain from the river, pushes down on the en- disaster. so that he didn’t have to be flooded out tire aquifer around there. As it pushes We have had a long time to be work- again. down, the water seeks its own level, so ing with this water. A lot of sandbags And about 3 years ago, there was a the silt and floodwater pushes down have been filled. Some more will be quirk of weather and one of the major into the soil. When it does that, water filled. Many have to be emptied when streams backed up and flooded his new equalizes, and it comes up out of the this water goes down. And what we are plant, and he’s one of the top trailer ground, sometimes on the other side of going to need the most is the prayers salespeople in America. It flooded his the levy on the east side of the inter- of the American people and persever- new plant with about 4 or 5 feet of state, in my case. It would be like the ance. water and destroyed some of his prop- kind of water you would find in a So, Mr. Speaker, I appreciate your erty that was in there. He picked his drainage tile or well. It comes up and attention to this matter. I appreciate chin back up and went to work and sits on the surface everywhere, clear the Iowa delegation for standing with cleaned up the mess and fixed the trail- and clean as can be, shutting down our me and the delegations up and down ers that he could fix and junked the transportation units, our interstate the river who have stood together. We rest and started all over and put a highway, and flooding family farms need to stand with the people whose smile back on his face and said, That’s and businesses all up and down this property is under water and help them life, isn’t it? And went to work in a river, and most of it has yet to reach get through this. They are stoic people. courageous, American way. St. Louis. This is a problem all the way They are determined people. They are across Missouri, from St. Louis all the b 1510 not going to be standing there, com- way up into St. Joe and north. It’s a plaining. They are going to be doing all Now his plant that is built above the problem for the entire Missouri River they can to help themselves. And to flood stage and was flooded 2 or 3 years bottom, Nebraska, Iowa, South Da- honor their efforts, I and others are de- ago is back under—and I can’t confirm kota, North Dakota, and Montana. termined to do all we can to help them. today that it’s under water, but they To put it in perspective also, Mr. So that is the update on the 2011 predict it will be under 4 feet of water. Speaker, the flow coming down this flood, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate your And he has moved his equipment back river, when people think that the Corps attention. down to the old plant. He has moved of Engineers could have done some- from the nonflood zone to the flood thing different, marginally they could f zone, where the old plant was, where have, as I said, but they would have LEAVE OF ABSENCE they predict that one won’t be under had to have been clairvoyant, and they By unanimous consent, leave of ab- water. But his new plant that’s out of would have had to have violated the sence was granted to: the flood stage will be underwater. terms of the Master Manual. Mr. BACHUS (at the request of Mr. The irony of all of this is not lost on But the flow coming down the river CANTOR) for today on account of at- at 150,000 cubic feet per second happens him nor is it lost on me. Sometimes tending the funeral of his aunt, Nettie to be the amount of water that’s just whatever you do, it’s just going to end Butterworth, in Birmingham, Ala- coming out of the Yellowstone River, up to be wrong. This time, we have a bama. lot of people that are suffering that itself. So those people who want to maybe have done everything that they turn these American rivers back to f can do to protect themselves. We have what they were before we managed ADJOURNMENT them and controlled them and built the farmsteads, Mr. Speaker, that are com- Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I Pick-Sloan Program, I would ask you pletely flooded, and we have hundreds move that the House do now adjourn. all, Mr. Speaker, to think: If 150,000 of them that are under water. The motion was agreed to; accord- cubic feet per second is flowing out of All up and down on the west side of ingly (at 3 o’clock and 16 minutes the Yellowstone River—and it is—and Interstate 29 in the southwest corner of p.m.), under its previous order, the 150,000 cubic feet per second is flowing Iowa, we’ve evacuated some 600 homes House adjourned until Tuesday, June past out of Gavins Point and past down because they are all going under water. 28, 2011, at 10 a.m. In the little town of Percival and two through Sioux City, if the Pick-Sloan other small towns in that area, it has Program had not been built, if we had f now been announced they will be un- no dams in the Missouri River, if all EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, derwater and flooded. And I hesitate to the tributaries of the Missouri River ETC. were completely dry except for the Yel- report exactly where that water is now. Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive lowstone River, that little tributary up I am going tonight, and by the week- communications were taken from the there in Montana, we’d still have the end, I will have looked at all that. Speaker’s table and referred as follows: But the water that we have is unprec- same amount of water there right now. edented. It’s strange in its nature in It wouldn’t last as long, but it would be 2193. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the Of- that floodwaters we see as silty, muddy as high as the levels we have today. fice’s final rule — Prevailing Rate Systems; water that is full of mud and silt and That’s how much this helps us. We Redefinition of the Madison, Wisconsin, and junk. Some of this is. Maybe 40 percent know those other tributaries are flow- Southwestern Wisconsin Appropriated Fund of this water is silt-laden water, but ing a lot of water. There’s a massive Federal Wage System Wage Areas (RIN: 3206-

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A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, ment of Justice, transmitting the Depart- Department of Homeland Security, transmit- Department of Homeland Security, transmit- ment’s final rule — Procedures Governing ting the Department’s final rule — Safety ting the Department’s final rule — Special Administrative Review of a United States Zone; Ford Estate Wedding Fireworks, Lake Local Regulation; Olympia Harbor Days Tug Trustee’s Decision To Deny a Chapter 12 or St. Clair, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI [Docket Boat Races, Budd Inlet, WA [Docket No.: Chapter 13 Standing Trustee’s Claim of Ac- No.: USCG-2011-0165] (RIN: 1625-AA00) re- USCG-2010-1024] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received tual, Necessary Expenses [Docket No.: ceived June 7, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. June 7, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); EOUST 103] (RIN: 1105-AB16) received June 7, 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- to the Committee on Transportation and In- 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the tation and Infrastructure. frastructure. Committee on the Judiciary. 2205. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, 2215. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, 2195. A letter from the Attorney, Depart- Department of Homeland Security, transmit- Department of Homeland Security, transmit- ment of Homeland Security, transmitting ting the Department’s final rule — Safety ting the Department’s final rule — Safety the Department’s final rule — Safety Zone; Zone; Wicomico Community Fireworks, Zone; Bellingham Bay, Bellingham, WA and Coast Guard Use of Force Training Exer- Great Wicomico River, Mila, VA [Docket Lake Union, Seattle, WA [Docket No.: cises, San Pablo Bay, CA [Docket No.: USCG- No.: USCG-2011-0390] (RIN: 1625-AA00) re- USCG-2011-0250] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received 2009-0324] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received June 7, ceived June 7, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. June 7, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- to the Committee on Transportation and In- Committee on Transportation and Infra- tation and Infrastructure. frastructure. structure. 2206. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, 2216. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, 2196. A letter from the Attorney — Advisor, Department of Homeland Security, transmit- Department of Homeland Security, transmit- Department of Homeland Security, transmit- ting the Department’s final rule — Safety ting the Department’s final rule — Draw- ting the Department’s final rule — Safety Zone; Repair of High Voltage Transmission bridge Operation Regulation; Drawbridge Op- Zone; Blue Crab Festival Fireworks Display, Lines to Logan International Airport, eration Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Little River, Little River, SC [Docket No.: Saugus River, Saugus, Massachusetts [Dock- Waterway (AIWW), at Wrightsville Beach, USCG-2011-0097] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received et No.: USCG-2011-0297] (RIN: 1625-AA00) re- NC; Cape Fear and Northeast Cape Fear June 7, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); ceived June 7, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. River, at Wilmington, NC [Docket No.: to the Committee on Transportation and In- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- USCG-2010-1139] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received frastructure. tation and Infrastructure. Juen 7, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 2197. A letter from the Attorney — Advisor, 2207. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, to the Committee on Transportation and In- Department of Homeland Security, transmit- Department of Homeland Security, transmit- frastructure. ting the Department’s final rule — Safety ting the Department’s final rule — Safety 2217. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Zone; Underwater Hazard, Gravesend Bay, Zone; Marysville Days Fireworks, St. Clair Department of Homeland Security, transmit- Brooklyn, NY [Docket No.: USCG-2010-1126] River, Marysville, MI [Docket No.: USCG- ting the Department’s final rule — Safety (RIN: 1625-AA00) received June 7, 2011, pursu- 2011-0190] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received June 7, Zone; Big Rock Blue Marlin Air Show; Bogue ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Sound, Morehead City, NC [Docket No.: on Transportation and Infrastructure. Committee on Transportation and Infra- USCG-2011-0168] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received 2198. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, structure. June 7, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Department of Homeland Security, transmit- 2208. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, to the Committee on Transportation and In- ting the Department’s final rule — Safety Department of Homeland Security, transmit- frastructure. Zone; Air Power Over Hampton Roads, Back ting the Department’s final rule — Safety 2218. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, River, Hampton, VA [Docket No.: USCG-2011- Zone; Coughlin Wedding Fireworks, Lake St. Department of Homeland Security, transmit- 0288] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received June 7, 2011, Clair, Harrison Township, MI [Docket No.: ting the Department’s final rule — Special pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- USCG-2011-0164] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received Local Regulation; Alleghney River, Pitts- mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- June 7, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); burgh, PA [Docket No.: USCG-2011-0160] ture. to the Committee on Transportation and In- (RIN: 1625-AA08) received June 7, 2011, pursu- 2199. A letter from the Attorney, Depart- frastructure. ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee ment of Homeland Security, transmitting 2209. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, on Transportation and Infrastructure. the Department’s final rule — Safety Zones; Department of Homeland Security, transmit- 2219. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Fireworks Display Kanawha River, WV ting the Department’s final rule — Reorga- Department of Homeland Security, transmit- [Docket No.: USCG-2010-1015] (RIN: 1625- nization of Sector North Carolina; Technical ting the Department’s final rule — Safety AA00) received June 7, 2011, pursuant to 5 Amendment [Docket No.: USCG-2011-0368] Zone; 2011 Memorial Day Tribute Fireworks, U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on (RIN: 1625-ZA30) received June 7, 2011, pursu- Lake Charlevoix, Boyne City, Michigan Transportation and Infrastructure. ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee [Docket No.: USCG-2011-0325] (RIN: 1625-A008) 2200. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, on Transportation and Infrastructure. received June 7, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Department of Homeland Security, transmit- 2210. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- ting the Department’s final rule — Special Department of Homeland Security, transmit- tation and Infrastructure. Local Regulations for Marine Events; Ches- ting the Department’s final rule — Safety 2220. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, ter River, Chestertown, MD [Docket No.: Zone; Second Annual Space Coast Super Department of Homeland Security, transmit- USCG-2011-0126] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received Boat Grand Prix, Atlantic Ocean, Cocoa ting the Department’s final rule — Special June 7, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Beach, FL [Docket No.: USCG-2011-0143] Local Regulations; Miami Super Boat Grand to the Committee on Transportation and In- (RIN: 1625-AA00) received June 7, 2011, pursu- Prix, Miami Beach, FL [Docket No.: USCG- frastructure. ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 2011-0289] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received June 7, 2201. A letter from the Attorney, Depart- on Transportation and Infrastructure. 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the ment of Homeland Security, transmitting 2211. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Committee on Transportation and Infra- the Department’s final rule — Safety Zone, Department of Homeland Security, transmit- structure. Ohio River; Sewickley, PA [Docket No.: ting the Department’s final rule — Safety 2221. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, USCG-2011-0253] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received Zone; Catawba Island Club Fireworks, Ca- Department of Homeland Security, transmit- June 7, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); tawba Island Club, Port Clinton, OH [Docket ting the Department’s final rule — Special to the Committee on Transportation and In- No.: USCG-2011-0216] (RIN: 1625-AA00) re- Local Regulations for Marine Events; Pa- frastructure. ceived June 7, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. tapsco River, Northwest Harbor, Baltimore, 2202. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- MD [Docket No.: USCG-2011-0182] (RIN: 1625- Department of Homeland Security, transmit- tation and Infrastructure. AA08) received June 7, 2011, pursuant to 5 ting the Department’s final rule — Disestab- 2212. A letter from the Attorney, Depart- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on lishing Special Anchorage Area 2; Ashley ment of Homeland Security, transmitting Transportation and Infrastructure. River, Charleston, SC [Docket No.: USCG- the Department’s final rule — Safety Zone: 2222. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, 2008-0852] (RIN: 1625-AA01) received June 7, Red River [Docket No.: USCG-2011-0260] Department of Homeland Security, transmit- 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the (RIN: 1625-AA00) received June 7, 2011, pursu- ting the Department’s final rule — Safety Committee on Transportation and Infra- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee Zone; Fleet Week Maritime Festival, Pier 66, structure. on Transportation and Infrastructure. Elliott Bay, Seattle, Washington [Docket 2203. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, 2213. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, No.: USCG-2010-0062] (RIN: 1625-AA00) re- Department of Homeland Security, transmit- Department of Homeland Security, transmit- ceived June 7, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. ting the Department’s final rule — Safety ting the Department’s final rule — Safety 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- Zone; Fourth Annual Offshore Challenge, Zone; Vessels Carrying Hazardous Cargo, tation and Infrastructure. Sunny Isles Beach, FL [Docket No.: USCG- Sector Columbia River Captain of the Port 2223. A letter from the Chief, Publications 2011-0034] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received June 7, Zone [Docket No.: USCG-2009-1134] (RIN: and Regulations, Internal Revenue Service,

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A bill to amend section 139 of ferral of Dates Related to the 2011 Branded ments in transportation infrastructure; to title 49, United States Code, to increase the Prescription Drug Fee [Notice 2011-46] re- the Committee on Transportation and Infra- effectiveness of Federal oversight of motor ceived June 6, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. structure, and in addition to the Committee carriers, and for other purposes; to the Com- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and on the Budget, for a period to be subse- mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- Means. quently determined by the Speaker, in each ture. case for consideration of such provisions as f By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. fall within the jurisdiction of the committee PAYNE, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON concerned. KISSELL, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: PIERLUISI, Ms. BROWN of Florida, and H.R. 2351. A bill to direct the Secretary of Mr. POLIS): Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of the Interior to continue stocking fish in cer- H.R. 2358. A bill to prepare disconnected committees were delivered to the Clerk tain lakes in the North Cascades National youth for a competitive future; to the Com- for printing and reference to the proper Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, mittee on Education and the Workforce. calendar, as follows: and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area; By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. to the Committee on Natural Resources. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN: Committee on Ap- MARKEY, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. MORAN, By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. propriations. H.R. 2354. A bill making appro- H.R. 2352. A bill to authorize the Secretary CHU, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. LEE of Cali- priations for energy and water development of the Interior to adjust the boundary of the fornia, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, and related agencies for the fiscal year end- Stephen Mather Wilderness and the North and Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ): ing September 30, 2012, and for other pur- Cascades National Park in order to allow the poses (Rept. 112–118). Referred to the Com- H.R. 2359. A bill to amend title VI of the rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to en- mittee of the Whole House on the State of while ensuring that there is no net loss of the Union. sure the safe use of cosmetics, and for other acreage to the Park or the Wilderness, and purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Mr. SMITH of Texas: Committee on the Ju- for other purposes; to the Committee on Nat- Commerce, and in addition to the Committee diciary. First Semiannual Report on the Ac- ural Resources. on Education and the Workforce, for a period tivities of the Committee on the Judiciary By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for to be subsequently determined by the Speak- for the 112th Congress (Rept. 112–119). Re- himself, Mr. REICHERT, Ms. BALDWIN, er, in each case for consideration of such pro- ferred to the Committee of the Whole House and Mr. LATHAM): on the State of the Union. H.R. 2353. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the Mr. MILLER of Florida: Committee on enue Code of 1986 to extend and increase the committee concerned. Veterans’ Affairs. First Semiannual Report exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer By Mr. LANDRY: H.R. 2360. A bill to amend the Outer Conti- of the Activities of the Committee on Vet- firefighters and emergency medical respond- nental Shelf Lands Act to extend the Con- erans’ Affairs for the 112th Congress (Rept. ers; to the Committee on Ways and Means. stitution, laws, and jurisdiction of the 112–120). Referred to the Committee of the By Mrs. HARTZLER (for herself, Mr. United States to installations and devices Whole House on the State of the Union. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. attached to the seabed of the Outer Conti- Mr. BACHUS: Committee on Financial KISSELL, Mr. LATTA, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. nental Shelf for the production and support Services. First Semiannual Report on the FORBES, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, of production of energy from sources other Activities of the Committee on Financial Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. DENHAM, than oil and gas, and for other purposes; to Services for the 112th Congress (Rept. 112– Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. the Committee on Natural Resources. 121). Referred to the Committee of the Whole DAVIS of Kentucky, Mr. STUTZMAN, By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. JACK- House on the State of the Union. Mr. GOWDY, Mr. PITTS, Mr. ROGERS of SON of Illinois, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. Mr. LUCAS: Committee on Agriculture. Alabama, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. HANNA, MEEKS, and Ms. LEE of California): Mr. TERRY, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. FLAKE, First Semiannual Report on the Activities of H.R. 2361. A bill to improve the Fair Debt Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. the Committee on Agriculture for the 112th Collection Practices Act by explicitly bar- FLORES, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. NEUGE- Congress (Rept. 112–122). Referred to the ring debt collectors from bringing legal ac- BAUER, Mr. CARTER, Mr. THORNBERRY, Committee of the Whole House on the State tion on a debt in which the statute of limita- Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mrs. of the Union. tions has expired against any consumer, and ELLMERS, Mr. NUNNELEE, Ms. Mr. MCKEON: Committee on Armed Serv- for other purposes; to the Committee on Fi- GRANGER, Mr. MACK, Mr. MANZULLO, ices. First Semiannual Report on the Activi- nancial Services. Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. JORDAN, and Mr. ties of the Committee on Armed Services for By Mr. COLE: the 112th Congress (Rept. 112–123). Referred AKIN): H.R. 2362. A bill to facilitate economic de- H.R. 2355. A bill to amend title 38, United to the Committee of the Whole House on the velopment by Indian tribes and encourage in- States Code, to exclude individuals who have State of the Union. vestment by Turkish enterprises; to the been convicted of committing certain sex of- Mr. MICA: Committee on Transportation Committee on Natural Resources. and Infrastruture. First Semiannual Sum- fenses from receiving certain burial-related benefits and funeral honors which are other- By Mr. PRICE of Georgia: mary on the Activities of the Committee on H.R. 2363. A bill to establish performance- wise available to certain veterans, members Transportation and Infrastructure for the based quality measures, to establish limita- of the Armed Forces, and related individuals, 112th Congress (Rept. 112–124). Referred to tions on recovery in health care lawsuits and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Committee of the Whole House on the based on compliance with best practice State of the Union. Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period guidelines, and to provide grants to States f to be subsequently determined by the Speak- for administrative health care tribunals; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS er, in each case for consideration of such pro- visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Under clause 2 of rule XII, public committee concerned. POLIS, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. GEORGE MIL- bills and resolutions of the following By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. LER of California, Mr. STARK, Mr. titles were introduced and severally re- KING of New York, Mr. THOMPSON of FRANK of Massachusetts, Ms. NOR- TON, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. ferred, as follows: Mississippi, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California, Ms. CLARKE of New CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. ISRAEL, By Mr. LAMBORN (for himself, Mr. York, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Ms. Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. OLVER, FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. BARTLETT, RICHARDSON, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. Mr. SHERMAN, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. Mr. ROONEY, and Mr. KLINE): CLARKE of Michigan, Mrs. MILLER of SERRANO, Mr. NADLER, Mr. ENGEL, H.R. 2348. A bill to require the Director of Michigan, and Mr. MEEHAN): Ms. MOORE, Ms. LEE of California, National Intelligence to submit a report on H.R. 2356. A bill to enhance homeland secu- Ms. CHU, and Mr. JACKSON of Illinois): the foreign development of electromagnetic rity by improving efforts to prevent, protect H.R. 2364. A bill to amend the Family and pulse weapons; to the Committee on Intel- against, respond to, and recover from an at- Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United ligence (Permanent Select). tack with a weapon of mass destruction, and States Code, to permit leave to care for a do- By Mr. RUNYAN: for other purposes; to the Committee on mestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, H.R. 2349. A bill to amend title 38, United Homeland Security, and in addition to the sibling, grandchild, or grandparent who has a States Code, to direct the Secretary of Vet- Committees on Energy and Commerce, serious health condition, and for other pur- erans Affairs to annually assess the skills of Transportation and Infrastructure, Foreign poses; to the Committee on Education and certain employees and managers of the Vet- Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Workforce, and in addition to the Com- erans Benefits Administration, and for other for a period to be subsequently determined mittees on House Administration, and Over- purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- by the Speaker, in each case for consider- sight and Government Reform, for a period fairs. ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- to be subsequently determined by the Speak- By Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Ms. risdiction of the committee concerned. er, in each case for consideration of such pro- SLAUGHTER, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, and By Mr. GUINTA (for himself and Mr. visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the Mr. CARSON of Indiana): CARNAHAN): committee concerned.

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A bill to provide for additional of event data recorders, or ‘‘black boxes’’, on States Code, to direct the Secretary of Vet- Federal district judgeships; to the Com- new automobiles, and to require manufactur- erans Affairs to conduct cost-benefit anal- mittee on the Judiciary. ers to provide the consumer with the option yses of certain contracts; to the Committee By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, to enable and disable such devices on future on Veterans’ Affairs. Mr. CAMPBELL, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. automobiles; to the Committee on Energy By Mr. JONES: HONDA, Mr. COHEN, Ms. LINDA T. and Commerce. H.R. 2385. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- SA´ NCHEZ of California, Mr. PERL- By Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado: enue Code of 1986 to allow seniors a one-time, MUTTER, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. H.R. 2375. A bill to direct the Secretary of tax-free retirement plan distribution to pay CONYERS, Mr. FRANK of Massachu- the Interior to identify high-potential oil for essential repairs to a principal residence, setts, Mr. PAUL, and Mr. GRIMM): and gas leases located on Federal land, and for medical expenses, or for expenses attrib- H.R. 2366. A bill to establish a program for for other purposes; to the Committee on Nat- utable to a Federally declared disaster; to State licensing of Internet poker, and for ural Resources. the Committee on Ways and Means. other purposes; to the Committee on Energy By Ms. DEGETTE (for herself and Mr. By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. CAS- and Commerce, and in addition to the Com- DENT): TOR of Florida, and Mr. CONNOLLY of mittees on Financial Services, and the Judi- H.R. 2376. A bill to amend the Public Virginia): ciary, for a period to be subsequently deter- Health Service Act to provide for human H.R. 2386. A bill to amend the Oil Pollution mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- stem cell research, including human embry- Act of 1990 to facilitate the ability of persons sideration of such provisions as fall within onic stem cell research, and for other pur- affected by oil spills to seek judicial redress; the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. poses; to the Committee on Energy and Com- to the Committee on Transportation and In- By Mr. PEARCE: merce. frastructure. H.R. 2367. A bill to provide for the safe dis- By Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana (for By Mr. MCDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. posal of Federal Government-owned trans- himself, Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky, Mr. AUSTRIA, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. FILNER, uranic waste for the benefit of all Ameri- COURTNEY, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Ms. Ms. HIRONO, and Mr. SABLAN): H.R. 2387. A bill to provide for preferential cans; to the Committee on Energy and Com- HIRONO, Mr. HOLT, and Mr. BOREN): duty treatment to certain apparel articles of merce, and in addition to the Committee on H.R. 2377. A bill to amend title 38, United the Philippines; to the Committee on Ways Armed Services, for a period to be subse- States Code, to provide for expedited proce- and Means. quently determined by the Speaker, in each dures for the consideration of certain vet- erans claims, and for other purposes; to the By Mr. MILLER of Florida: case for consideration of such provisions as Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. H.R. 2388. A bill to amend title 38, United fall within the jurisdiction of the committee By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas (for States Code, to improve the submission of concerned. himself, Mr. OLSON, and Ms. JACKSON information by the Secretary of Veterans Af- By Mr. ELLISON (for himself, Ms. LEE of Texas): fairs to Congress; to the Committee on Vet- WOOLSEY, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. H.R. 2378. A bill to establish the Buffalo erans’ Affairs. MOORE, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. Bayou National Heritage Area in the State By Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California CARSON of Indiana, and Mr. JACKSON of Texas, and for other purposes; to the Com- (for himself, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. ISSA, of Illinois): mittee on Natural Resources. Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. H.R. 2368. A bill to direct the Secretary of By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. ROHR- Labor to make grants to States, units of HINOJOSA, and Mr. FILNER): ABACHER, Mr. CALVERT, and Mr. general local government, and Indian tribes H.R. 2379. A bill to improve the literacy MCCARTHY of California): for the purpose of creating employment op- and English skills of limited English pro- H.R. 2389. A bill to amend title 23, United portunities for unemployed and under- ficient individuals, and for other purposes; to States Code, to modify the surface transpor- employed residents in distressed commu- the Committee on Education and the Work- tation project delivery pilot program to nities; to the Committee on Education and force. carry out a demonstration program using the Workforce. By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. State environmental laws, and for other pur- By Mr. ALTMIRE (for himself and Mr. KILDEE, Mr. LUJA´ N, and Mr. PASTOR poses; to the Committee on Transportation ROONEY): of Arizona): and Infrastructure. H.R. 2369. A bill to amend title 36, United H.R. 2380. A bill to prescribe procedures for By Ms. NORTON: States Code, to provide for an additional effective consultation and coordination by H.R. 2390. A bill to amend title 40, United power for the American Legion under its Federal agencies with federally recognized States Code, to eliminate the leasing author- Federal charter; to the Committee on the Indian tribes regarding Federal Government ity of the Securities and Exchange Commis- Judiciary. activities that impact tribal lands and inter- sion, and for other purposes; to the Com- By Mr. BARROW: ests to ensure that meaningful tribal input is mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- H.R. 2370. A bill to provide funds to the an integral part of the Federal decision- ture. Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans making process; to the Committee on Nat- By Mr. PAULSEN (for himself and Mr. and members of the Armed Forces to assist ural Resources. KIND): the Corps with curation and historic preser- By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for him- H.R. 2391. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- vation activities, and for other purposes; to self, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. BLU- enue Code of 1986 to provide a renewable the Committee on Transportation and Infra- MENAUER, and Mr. BOSWELL): electricity integration credit; to the Com- structure. H.R. 2381. A bill to amend title 23, United mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition By Mr. BUCSHON (for himself, Mr. States Code, to encourage and facilitate ef- to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, MCKINLEY, Mr. ISSA, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. forts by States and other transportation for a period to be subsequently determined FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GIBBS, Mrs. right-of-way managers to adopt integrated by the Speaker, in each case for consider- BLACKBURN, and Mr. PAUL): vegetation management practices, including ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- H.R. 2371. A bill to amend title 5, United enhancing plantings of native forbs and risdiction of the committee concerned. States Code, to require that scientific stud- grasses that provide habitats for pollinators, By Mr. PETERSON: ies used in a rule making be published, and and for other purposes; to the Committee on H.R. 2392. A bill to authorize the Secretary for other purposes; to the Committee on the Transportation and Infrastructure. of Agriculture to enter into building leasing Judiciary. By Ms. JENKINS: agreements; to the Committee on Oversight By Ms. BUERKLE (for herself, Mr. H.R. 2382. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- and Government Reform. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. HULTGREN, enue Code of 1986 to provide for the logical By Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself, Mr. Mr. ISSA, and Mr. CHABOT): flow of return information between partner- GRIMM, Mr. SCHIFF, and Ms. H.R. 2372. A bill to reduce the amount oth- ships, corporations, trusts, estates, and indi- BORDALLO): erwise available for the payment of salaries viduals to better enable each party to submit H.R. 2393. A bill to require each Federal and expenses of the Budget Committee and timely, accurate returns and reduce the need agency to submit an annual forecast of grant the Office of the Majority Leader of a House for extended and amended returns, to provide solicitations expected to be issued in the of Congress if that House does not adopt a for modified due dates by regulation, and to next fiscal year by the agency to the Office concurrent resolution on the budget for fis- conform the automatic corporate extension of Management and Budget for publication cal year 2011 or 2012; to the Committee on period to longstanding regulatory rule; to on a website, and for other purposes; to the House Administration. the Committee on Ways and Means. Committee on Oversight and Government By Mrs. CAPPS: By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio: Reform. H.R. 2373. A bill to establish a regulatory H.R. 2383. A bill to amend title 38, United By Mr. RANGEL (for himself and Mr. system and research program for sustainable States Code, to authorize the Secretary of POLIS):

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A bill to specify the priority of to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. the Committee on Ways and Means. the obligations of the United States Govern- f By Mr. SABLAN (for himself, Mr. ment if the debt ceiling is reached; to the FALEOMAVAEGA, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Committee on Ways and Means. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY Ms. RICHARDSON, Ms. NORTON, Ms. By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. STATEMENT CHU, Mr. WU, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. GIBSON): Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of BORDALLO, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. HIN- H.R. 2403. A bill to authorize the Secretary the Rules of the House of Representa- CHEY, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. WILSON of Flor- of Defense to provide assistance to State Na- ida, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. CON- tional Guards to provide counseling and re- tives, the following statements are sub- YERS, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. BOS- integration services for members of reserve mitted regarding the specific powers WELL, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. BISHOP of components of the Armed Forces ordered to granted to Congress in the Constitu- Georgia, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. GRIJALVA, active duty in support of a contingency oper- tion to enact the accompanying bill or Mr. PASTOR of Arizona, Mr. ation, members returning from such active joint resolution. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. POLIS, duty, veterans of the Armed Forces, and their families; to the Committee on Armed By Mr. LAMBORN: Ms. CLARKE of New York, and Mr. H.R. 2348. Services. KILDEE): Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2395. A bill to amend the Workforce By Mr. CLAY (for himself, Mr. CARNA- lation pursuant to the following: Investment Act of 1998 to permit the estab- HAN, Mr. AKIN, and Mr. COSTELLO): The constitutional authority on which this lishment of Jobs Corps centers in territories H.J. Res. 70. A joint resolution to grant the bill rests is the power of Congress to provide of the United States; to the Committee on consent of Congress to an amendment to the for the common Defense and general Welfare Education and the Workforce. compact between the States of Missouri and of he United States, as enumerated in Arti- By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Illinois providing that bonds issued by the cle I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States WU, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Bi-State Development Agency may mature Constitution. Texas, and Mr. CLARKE of Michigan): in not to exceed 40 years; to the Committee By Mr. RUNYAN: H.R. 2396. A bill to authorize the Adminis- on the Judiciary. H.R. 2349. trator of the Environmental Protection By Mr. CLARKE of Michigan (for him- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Agency to award grants for electronic device self, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. GUTIERREZ, lation pursuant to the following: recycling research, development, and dem- Mr. NEAL, Mr. WELCH, Ms. LEE of Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution. onstration projects, and for other purposes; California, and Mr. HONDA): By Mr. DEFAZIO: to the Committee on Science, Space, and H. Res. 331. A resolution expressing the H.R. 2350. Technology. sense of the House of Representatives that Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. SCHILLING: the President should immediately reassess lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2397. A bill to amend chapters 83 and the United States mission in Afghanistan Articles I–XIV 84 of title 5, United States Code, to set the and redirect funding to strengthen homeland By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: age at which Members of Congress are eligi- security, to create jobs, and to reduce the H.R. 2351. ble for an annuity to the same age as the re- Federal deficit and debt; to the Committee Congress has the power to enact this legis- tirement age under the Social Security Act; on Armed Services, and in addition to the lation pursuant to the following: to the Committee on House Administration, Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period Article I, section 8 and Article IV, section and in addition to the Committee on Over- to be subsequently determined by the Speak- 3 of the Constitution of the United States sight and Government Reform, for a period er, in each case for consideration of such pro- By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: to be subsequently determined by the Speak- visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the H.R. 2352. er, in each case for consideration of such pro- committee concerned. Congress has the power to enact this legis- visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the By Mr. FILNER (for himself, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: committee concerned. TOWNS, Mr. POE of Texas, and Mr. Article I, section 8 and Article IV, section By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself ROHRABACHER): 3 of the Constitution of the United States and Mr. CONYERS): H. Res. 332. A resolution calling for an im- By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut: H.R. 2398. A bill to amend chapter 44 of partial and independent investigation into H.R. 2353. title 18, United States Code, to clarify the the massacre of the Iranian Opposition Mem- Congress has the power to enact this legis- circumstances under which the enhanced bers in Camp Ashraf, Iraq; to the Committee lation pursuant to the following: penalty provisions for subsequent convic- on Foreign Affairs. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 tions apply; to the Committee on the Judici- By Mr. HONDA (for himself, Ms. The Congress shall have Power to lay and ary. MCCOLLUM, Mr. COHEN, Mr. collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, By Mr. SENSENBRENNER: FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. FILNER, Mr. to pay the Debts and provide for the common H.R. 2399. A bill to establish a research, de- ISRAEL, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. Defence and general Welfare of the United velopment, demonstration, and commercial BILBRAY, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. NADLER, States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises application program to promote research of Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, shall be uniform throughout the United appropriate technologies for heavy duty Mr. MORAN, Mr. PLATTS, and Mrs. States. plug-in hybrid vehicles, and for other pur- DAVIS of California): By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN: poses; to the Committee on Science, Space, H. Res. 333. A resolution welcoming and H.R. 2354. and Technology. commending the Government of Japan for Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. extending an official apology to all United lation pursuant to the following: ELLISON, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. NADLER, States former prisoners of war from the Pa- The principal constitutional authority for Mr. BERMAN, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. LEVIN, cific War and establishing in 2010 a visitation this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of ar- Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. ISRAEL, program to Japan for surviving veterans, ticle I of the Constitution of the United and Mr. ACKERMAN): family members, and descendants; to the States (the appropriation power), which H.R. 2400. A bill to prevent States from Committee on Foreign Affairs. states: ‘‘No Money shall be drawn from the prohibiting male circumcision; to the Com- By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropria- mittee on Energy and Commerce. Mr. HONDA, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. tions made by Law . . . .’’ In addition, clause By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. BALDWIN, Ms. NORTON, Ms. ROYBAL- 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution MATHESON, Mr. UPTON, Mr. WHIT- ALLARD, and Mr. JACKSON of Illinois): (the spending power) provides: ‘‘The Con- FIELD, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. H. Res. 334. A resolution supporting the gress shall have the Power . . . to pay the LATTA, Mr. HARPER, Mrs. MCMORRIS goals and ideals of National HIV Testing Debts and provide for the common Defence RODGERS, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. TERRY, Day; to the Committee on Energy and Com- and general Welfare of the United States Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. ROSS merce. . . . .’’ Together, these specific constitu- of Arkansas, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. By Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York: tional provisions establish the congressional KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. BILBRAY, H. Res. 335. A resolution recognizing the power of the purse, granting Congress the Mr. TURNER, Mr. DUNCAN of Ten- need for safe patient handling and move- authority to appropriate funds, to determine nessee, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. DUFFY, Mr. ment; to the Committee on Education and their purpose, amount, and period of avail- ROSKAM, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. OLSON, the Workforce, and in addition to the Com- ability, and to set forth terms and conditions Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. ROKITA, mittee on Energy and Commerce, for a pe- governing their use. Mr. COSTA, Mr. HOLDEN, and Mr. ROG- riod to be subsequently determined by the By Mrs. HARTZLER: ERS of Kentucky): Speaker, in each case for consideration of H.R. 2355.

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By Mr. PEARCE: of the U.S. Constitution. By Mr. PASCRELL: H.R. 2367. By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas: H.R. 2356. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2378. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2. lation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, By Mr. ELLISON: Article I, § 8. Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the H.R. 2368. By Mr. GRIJALVA: United States and Article I, Section 8, Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2379. Clause 18 of the Constitution of the United lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- States. Article I, Section 8. lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. GUINTA: By Mr. ALTMIRE: U.S. Const. art. I, §§ 1 and 8. H.R. 2357. H.R. 2369. By Mr. GRIJALVA: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2380. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 lation pursuant to the following: Constitution, specifically Clause 3. The Congress shall have Power Article I, Section 8 of the United States By Mr. KILDEE: To make all Laws which shall be necessary Constitution, specifically Clause 1 (relating H.R. 2358. and proper for carrying into Execution the to the power of Congress to provide for the Congress has the power to enact this legis- foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vest- general welfare of the United States), Clause lation pursuant to the following: ed by the Constitution in the Government of 3 (relating to the power to regulate com- Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1, the Spending the United States, or in any Department or merce among the several states and with the Clause. Officer thereof. Indian Tribes), and Clause 18 (relating to the By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY: By Mr. BARROW: power to make all laws necessary and proper H.R. 2359. H.R. 2370. for carrying out the powers vested in Con- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- gress). lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida: The Constitutional authority of Congress Article I, Section 8: ‘‘Make Rules for the H.R. 2381. to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- Government and Regulation of the land and Congress has the power to enact this legis- cle I, Section 8 of the United States Con- naval forces;’’ lation pursuant to the following: stitution (Clause 3), which grants Congress By Mr. BUCSHON: Article I, section 8, clause 3 the power ‘‘to regulate Commerce with for- H.R. 2371. By Ms. JENKINS: eign Nations, and among the several States, Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2382. and with Indian Tribes.’’ lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. LANDRY: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18; Article IV, lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2360. Section 3, Clause 2. Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Ms. BUERKLE: United States Constitution and Amendment lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2372. XVI of the United States Constitution. This bill is enacted pursuant to the power Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio: granted to Congress under Article I, Section lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2383. 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution. Clause 7 of Section 9 of Article I states, Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. COHEN: ‘‘No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2361. but in Consequence of Appropriations made Clauses 12, 13, 14, and 18 of Section 8 of Ar- Congress has the power to enact this legis- by Law; and a regular Statement and Ac- ticle 1 of the United States Constitution lation pursuant to the following: count of the Receipts and Expenditures of all By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio: Article 1, section 8, clause 3 (relating to public Money shall be published from time to H.R. 2384. the power to regulate foreign and interstate time.’’ Congress has the power to enact this legis- commerce). and lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. COLE: Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I states, Clauses 12, 13, 14, and 18 of Section 8 of Ar- H.R. 2362. ‘‘The Congress shall have Power . . . To ticle 1 of the United States Constitution Congress has the power to enact this legis- make all Laws which shall be necessary and By Mr. JONES: lation pursuant to the following: proper for carrying into Execution the fore- H.R. 2385. This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, going Powers, and all other Powers vested by Congress has the power to enact this legis- Section 8 which allows Congress to regulate the Constitution in the Government of the lation pursuant to the following: trade amongst foreign Nations, and among United States, or in any Department or Offi- Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- the several States, and with the Indian cer thereof.’’ tion which states that ‘‘Congress shall have Tribes. By Mrs. CAPPS: power to lay and collect taxes’’, and the 16th This bill is enacted pursuant to treaties H.R. 2373. Amendment to the Constitution which states lawfully entered into and ratified pursuant Congress has the power to enact this legis- that ‘‘Congress shall have power to lay and to the power granted to Congress under Arti- lation pursuant to the following: collect taxes on income’’. cle II, Section 2, Clause 2. Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution By Mr. MARKEY: By Mr. PRICE of Georgia: By Mr. CAPUANO: H.R. 2386. H.R. 2363. H.R. 2374. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 Clause 1, Clause 9, and Clause 18 of Section The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to By Mr. MCDERMOTT: 8 of Article I. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, and Article I, H.R. 2387. By Mrs. MALONEY: Section 8, Clause 1, of the United States Con- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2364. stitution. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado: Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2375. United States Constitution Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. MILLER of Florida: The Congress shall have Power * * * To lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2388. regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, The power of Congress to make law regard- Congress has the power to enact this legis- and among the several States, and with the ing the needful rules and regulations respect- lation pursuant to the following: Indian Tribes. ing the property of the United States, as Clauses 12, 13, 14, and 18 of Section 8 of Ar- By Mr. HINOJOSA: enumerated in Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 ticle 1 of the United States Constitution H.R. 2365. of the United States Constitution. By Mr. GARY G. MILLER of Cali- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Ms. DEGETTE: fornia: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2376. H.R. 2389. Article I, Section 8 and Article III, Section Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- 1 of the United States Constitution. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following:

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This bill is enacted pursuant to the power Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 603: Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey and granted to Congress under Article I, Section lation pursuant to the following: Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution. This bill is enacted pursuant to the power H.R. 604: Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey and By Ms. NORTON: granted to Congress under Article I, Section Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. H.R. 2390. 8, Clause 3 and Amendment 14, Section 5 of H.R. 615: Mr. GUTHRIE. Congress has the power to enact this legis- the United States Constitution. H.R. 674: Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. MIL- lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. SULLIVAN: LER of Florida, and Mr. GUINTA. Clauses 14 and 18 of section 8 of article I of H.R. 2401. H.R. 704: Mr. PALAZZO. the Constitution. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 718: Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. By Mr. PAULSEN: lation pursuant to the following: SIRES, Mr. LIPINSKI, and Mr. FITZPATRICK. H.R. 2391. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United H.R. 719: Mr. LIPINSKI. Congress has the power to enact this legis- States Constitution H.R. 721: Mr. CONAWAY, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. WEBSTER: PLATTS, and Mr. LUCAS. Article 1, Section 8. H.R. 2402. H.R. 733: Mr. PETERS. By Mr. PETERSON: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 735: Mr. REED. H.R. 2392. lation pursuant to the following: H.R 763: Mr. MARINO, Mr. GRIFFIN of Ar- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8 of the United States kansas, Mr. GUINTA, and Mr. SCHRADER. lation pursuant to the following: Constitution enumerates the power of Con- H.R. 787: Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. REHBERG, Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary gress to lay and collect taxes, duties, im- and Mr. SHUSTER. and Proper Clause) posts and excises, to pay the debts and pro- H.R. 870: Ms. LEE of California. The Congress shall have Power * * * To vide for the common defense and general H.R. 886: Mrs. BLACK and Mr. GARDNER. make all Laws which shall be necessary and welfare of the United States. H.R. 905: Mr. OLSON. proper for carrying into Execution the fore- By Mr. WELCH: H.R. 908: Mr. MANZULLO. going Powers, and all other Powers vested by H.R. 2403. H.R. 931: Mr. LUETKEMEYER. the Constitution in the Goverment of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 935: Ms. RICHARDSON. H.R. 936: Mrs. LUMMIS and Mr. DENT. United States, or in any Department or Offi- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 948: Mr. WU. cer thereof. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1, the power to H.R. 1005: Mr. GONZALEZ. By Mr. PIERLUISI: lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and ex- H.R. 1031: Mr. BOUSTANY. H.R. 2393. cise, to pay the debts and provide for the H.R. 1041: Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Congress has the power to enact this legis- common defense and general welfare of the H.R. 1063: Mr. PAULSEN. lation pursuant to the following: United States. H.R. 1092: Mr. MICA and Mr. YARMUTH. The constitutional authority on which this By Mr. CLAY: H.R. 1103: Mr. HOLT. bill rests is the power of the Congress to pro- H.J. Res. 70. H.R. 1147: Mr. CROWLEY. vide for the general welfare of the United Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1167: Mr. FLAKE. States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1170: Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, Article I, Section 10, Clause 3 of the United H.R. 1175: Mr. LOBIONDO. and to make all laws which shall be nec- States Constitution: ‘‘No state shall, with- H.R. 1186: Mr. PASTOR of Arizona. essary and proper for carrying into execution out the Consent of Congress, lay any duty of H.R. 1204: Mr. JACKSON of Illinois and Mr. such power as enumerated in Article I, Sec- Tonnage, keep troops, or Ships of War in KILDEE. tion 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution. time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or H.R. 1206: Mr. HANNA and Mr. SMITH of By Mr. RANGEL: Compact with another State, or with a for- Texas. H.R. 2394. eign Power, or engage in War, unless actu- H.R. 1244: Mr. BERG, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Congress has the power to enact this legis- ally invaded, or in such imminent Danger as and Mr. RIVERA. lation pursuant to the following: will not admit of delay.’’ H.R. 1259: Mrs. ADAMS and Ms. FOXX. Article 1 Section 8 Clause 1 of the Con- f H.R. 1265: Mr. CALVERT stitution of the United States of America. H.R. 1281: Mr. HUELSKAMP. By Mr. SABLAN: ADDITIONAL SPONSORS H.R. 1288: Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. H.R. 2395. Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors WITTMAN, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. ROTHMAN of New lation pursuant to the following: were added to public bills and resolu- tions as follows: Jersey, Mr. BARROW, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the and Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Constitution, Congress has the power to col- H.R. 24: Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- H.R. 1311: Mr. BLUMENAUER. lect taxes and expend funds to provide for fornia, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. H R. 1325: Ms. NORTON and Mr. GENE GREEN the general welfare of the United States. SCHWARTZ, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. REICHERT, of Texas Congress may also make laws that are nec- Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. H.R. 1327: Mr. SCHOCK. essary and proper for carrying into execution POLIS, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. GRIFFIN of H.R. 1351: Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. their powers enumerated under Article I. Arkansas, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. COHEN, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. LEVIN, and Ms. HOCHUL. By Mr. SARBANES: DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. HINOJOSA, H.R. 1367: Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. H.R. 2396. Ms. MATSUI, Mr. PAULSEN, Mr. ROE of Ten- H.R. 1370: Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. YODER, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- nessee, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, and Ms. MOORE. GRAVES of Missouri, and Mr. RIBBLE. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 58: Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. HULTGREN, H.R. 1392: Mr. MEEHAN. Article I, Section 8 of the United States Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. FINCHER, Mr. COSTELLO, H.R. 1425: Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER and Mr. Constitution. Mr. MCKINLEY, and Mr. GUTHRIE. SMITH of Texas. By Mr. SCHILLING: H.R. 85: Mr. LYNCH. H.R. 1426: Mr. RYAN of Ohio. H.R. 2397. H.R. 91: Mr. LATHAM. H.R. 1439: Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 111: Ms. WOOLSEY. JOHNSON of Georgia, and Mr. COBLE. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 121: Mr. HULTGREN. H.R. 1449: Ms. ESHOO, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 H.R. 122: Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas. Mr. MCGOVERN, and Mr. CAPUANO. The Congress shall have Power to lay and H.R. 218: Mr. RANGEL. H.R. 1462: Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. HIN- collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, H.R. 298: Mr. THORNBERRY and Ms. EDDIE CHEY, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, to pay the Debts and provide for the common BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. ELLISON, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. Defence and general Welfare of the United H.R. 305: Mr. KISSELL. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises H.R. 374: Mrs. BACHMANN and Mr. WEST. Mr. MEEKS, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. shall be uniform throughout the United H.R. 389: Mrs. CAPITO. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. MORAN, Ms. WILSON States. H.R. 436: Mr. MILLER of Florida and Mr. of Florida, and Mr. STARK. By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: MICA. H.R. 1465: Mr. GRIJALVA. H.R. 2398. H.R. 451: Mr. STUTZMAN. H.R. 1489: Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Cali- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 452: Mr. HURT. fornia. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 466: Mr. LONG, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of H.R. 1509: Mrs. LUMMIS. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. California, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. WOMACK, and H.R. 1533: Ms. CASTOR of Florida. By Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Mr. DEUTCH. H.R. 1537: Ms. FUDGE and Mr. MILLER of H.R. 2399. H.R. 469: Mrs. LOWEY. North Carolina. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 527: Mr. SENSENBRENNER and Mr. H.R. 1546: Ms. SCHWARTZ and Mr. CONAWAY. lation pursuant to the following: GOODLATTE. H.R. 1576: Mr. HUELSKAMP. Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the H.R. 563: Mr. HOLDEN. H.R. 1585: Mr. WALBERG and Mr. LUCAS. United States Constitution H.R. 583: Ms. RICHARDSON and Mr. SERRANO. H.R. 1588: Mr. COSTELLO. By Mr. SHERMAN: H.R. 602: Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey and H.R. 1591: Mr. HANNA, Mr. GRIMM, Mr. H.R. 2400. Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. PETERSON, and Mrs. EMERSON.

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H.R. 1609: Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado and Mr. H.R. 2206: Mr. LANKFORD. of Defense shall transfer $2,000,000,000 to the ROONEY. H.R. 2210: Mr. FARR and Mr. WAXMAN. Secretary of Homeland Security to increase H.R. 1656: Mr. PAYNE. H.R. 2211: Ms. NORTON. funds available for the State Homeland Se- H.R. 1672: Mr. KILDEE, Mr. PETERS, Mr. H.R. 2230: Mr. CONYERS. curity Grant Program under section 2004 of TIERNEY, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. CLARKE of H.R. 2248: Mr. LARSEN of Washington. the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. Michigan, Mr. BISHOP of New York, and Mr. H.R. 2271: Mrs. ELLMERS. 605)’’. CALVERT. H.R. 2277: Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. H.R. 2219 H.R. 1697: Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. JONES, and WILSON of Florida, and Mr. BUTTERFIELD. OFFERED BY: MR. CLARKE OF MICHIGAN Mr. CHANDLER. H.R. 2299: Mr. MARINO, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. H.R. 1706: Mr. GUTHRIE. NUNNELEE, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. COBLE, Mr. AMENDMENT NO. 38: Page 156, line 6, insert H.R. 1724: Ms. NORTON. WALBERG, and Mr. GUINTA. after the period at the end the following: ‘‘Of H.R. 1744: Mr. WEST, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. H.R. 2304: Mr. PALAZZO. the funds referred to in the preceding sen- STUTZMAN, Mr. AUSTRIA, and Mr. RIVERA. H.R. 2305: Mr. HANNA. tence, the Secretary of Defense shall transfer H.R. 1756: Mr. COBLE. H.R. 2307: Mr. HANNA and Ms. LORETTA $50,000,000 to the Administrator of the Small H.R. 1775: Mr. FARENTHOLD. SANCHEZ of California. Business Administration for Small Business H.R. 1776: Mr. SIRES. H.R. 2315: Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. Development Centers.’’. H.R. 1792: Mr. MCGOVERN. TONKO, and Mr. MICHAUD. H.R. 2219 H.R. 1815: Mr. PASTOR of Arizona, Mr. VAN H.R. 2328: Ms. LEE of California and Ms. OFFERED BY: MR. CLARKE OF MICHIGAN HOLLEN, Mr. CRITZ, Mr. HIMES, Mr. BERMAN, SLAUGHTER. and Mr. CUELLAR. H.R. 2329: Mr. PLATTS. AMENDMENT NO. 39: Page 135, line 11, insert H.R. 1817: Mr. MICHAUD and Mr. GRIJALVA. H.R. 2334: Mr. BARTON of Texas. before the period at the end the following: ‘‘: H.R. 1842: Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. CHU, Mr. CLARKE H. Con. Res. 39: Mr. BOREN and Mr. CARTER. Provided further, That of the funds made of Michigan, Ms. TSONGAS, and Mr. LARSEN H. Con. Res. 60: Mr. STUTZMAN and Ms. available under this heading, the Secretary of Washington. HERRERA BEUTLER. of Defense shall transfer $236,000,000 to the H.R. 1848: Mr. POSEY. H. Res. 13: Mr. WOLF. Secretary of Transportation for the National H.R. 1856: Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. LAMBORN, and H. Res. 16: Mrs. HARTZLER. Infrastructure Investments program’’. Mr. BOREN. H. Res. 130: Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California H.R. 2219 H.R. 1861: Mr. GERLACH. and Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of California. H.R. 1873: Mr. MILLER of North Carolina OFFERED BY: MR. CLARKE OF MICHIGAN H. Res. 177: Mr. JACKSON of Illinois and Mr. and Mr. RANGEL. AMENDMENT NO. 40: Page 150, line 13, insert MILLER of North Carolina. H.R. 1885: Mr. BOUSTANY. before the colon the following: ‘‘: Provided H. Res. 229: Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. RUSH, Mr. H.R. 1897: Ms. NORTON, Mr. MORAN, Ms. further, That of the funds made available KISSELL, and Mr. GARAMENDI. SCHWARTZ, and Mr. WU. under this heading, the Secretary of Defense H. Res. 239: Mr. PLATTS. H.R. 1955: Ms. NORTON. shall transfer $227,000,000 to the Secretary of H. Res. 253: Mr. NUNNELEE, Mr. WOLF, Mr. H.R. 1976: Mr. GOODLATTE. the Treasury for the Community Develop- CHAFFETZ, and Mrs. ELLMERS. H.R. 1985: Mr. GRIJALVA. ment Financial Institutions Fund’’. H. Res. 268: Mr. DENHAM, Ms. TSONGAS, and H.R. 1987: Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. THOMPSON of California. H.R. 2219 H.R. 1995: Ms. MCCOLLUM. H. Res. 270: Ms. BERKLEY. H.R. 1996: Mr. BENISHEK, Mrs. ADAMS, and OFFERED BY: MR. COHEN H. Res. 282: Mr. HONDA, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. DUFFY. AMENDMENT NO. 41: Page 133, line 6, after and Mr. HEINRICH. H.R. 2000: Mrs. BLACK. the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by H. Res. 295: Mr. DENT and Mr. RANGEL. H.R. 2005: Mr. BARROW Mr. STARK, Mr. $200,000,000)’’. H. Res. 317: Mr. BERMAN, Mr. KING of New HIMES, Mr. LANGEVIN, and Mr. MCGOVERN. Page 161, line 12, after the dollar amount, York, and Mrs. LOWEY. H.R. 2009: Mr. POSEY, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. insert ‘‘(increased by $200,000,000)’’. H. Res. 319: Mr. COURTNEY. PALAZZO, Mr. FARENTHOLD, and Mr. GALLE- H.R. 2219 GLY. H. Res. 325: Mr. RYAN of Ohio and Mr. DIAZ- H.R. 2018: Mr. OLSON. BALART. OFFERED BY: MR. COHEN H.R. 2019: Mr. SCOTT of Virginia and Mr. f AMENDMENT NO. 42: Page 135, line 15, after TONKO. the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by H.R. 2029: Ms. NORTON. DELETIONS OF SPONSORS FROM $14,000,000,000)’’. H.R. 2033: Mr. BLUMENAUER. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Page 161, line 12, after the dollar amount, H.R. 2046: Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. CARSON of Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors insert ‘‘(increased by $14,000,000,000)’’. Indiana, and Mr. TOWNS. H.R. 2219 H.R. 2061: Mr. TONKO and Mr. HURT. were deleted from public bills and reso- H.R. 2096: Mr. SMITH of Texas and Mr. lutions as follows: OFFERED BY: MR. HOLT BROOKS. H.J. Res. 69: Mr. HOLDEN. AMENDMENT NO. 43: At the end of the bill H.R. 2104: Mrs. NAPOLITANO. (before the short title), insert the following: f H.R. 2111: Mr. KILDEE. SEC. ll. None of the funds made available H.R. 2124: Mr. HENSARLING. AMENDMENTS by this Act may be used to close the defense H.R. 2139: Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. BISHOP commissary store at Fort Monmouth, New of Georgia, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, pro- Jersey. PLATTS, and Mr. MEEHAN. posed amendments were submitted as H.R. 2219 H.R. 2140: Mr. MANZULLO. follows: OFFERED BY: MR. HOLT H.R. 2164: Mr. QUAYLE. H.R. 2219 H.R. 2167: Mr. MANZULLO. AMENDMENT NO. 44: Page 135, line 15, insert H.R. 2169: Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, Ms. OFFERED BY: MR. CLARKE OF MICHIGAN after the dollar amount the following: ‘‘(re- NORTON, and Mrs. NAPOLITANO. AMENDMENT NO. 37: Page 136, line 23, insert duced by $35,000,000)’’. H.R. 2186: Ms. NORTON. before the period at the end the following: ‘‘: Page 146, line 6, insert after the dollar H.R. 2192: Mr. CONYERS. Provided further, That of the funds made amount the following: ‘‘(increased by H.R. 2194: Mr. CONYERS and Mr. MORAN. available under this heading, the Secretary $20,000,000)’’.

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HUNGARY CELEBRATING FREE- also deployed an Operational Mentoring and words borne out, as their Borough has grown DOM EVENTS AND THE CENTEN- Liaison Team, which operates in partnership from meeting the needs of pre-World War I NIAL ANNIVERSARY OF PRESI- with the Ohio National Guard and other United America to the present day. DENT RONALD REAGAN States military personnel in Afghanistan. Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join More recently, Hungary’s military has taken me today in congratulating the Borough of HON. STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE over command of a joint battalion on the Bal- Elverson and its storied history on the occa- kans in support of NATO missions, and Hun- OF OHIO sion of its 100th anniversary and to extend gary’s Pa´pa Airbase is the home base of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES best wishes to all its citizens—past, present Strategic Airlift Consortium’s C–17 operations and future. Friday, June 24, 2011 for NATO missions. Mr. LATOURETTE. Mr. Speaker, I am con- The United States and Hungary share com- f gratulating Hungary on the series of events mon values of democracy, rule of law, separa- which pay tribute to the lasting idea of free- tion of powers, cultural diversity, religious tol- PERSONAL EXPLANATION dom and the principles of liberty. Hungry will erance, and social mobility; and the United erect a statue in commemoration of the cen- States is home to approximately 1.5 million HON. JARED POLIS Hungarian-Americans. tennial anniversary of President Ronald Rea- OF COLORADO gan’s birth. Hungary will honor President I ask my colleagues to join me in congratu- lating Hungary on the commemorative events IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Reagan for his contribution toward ending the to honor the legacy of Ronald Reagan in the Friday, June, 24, 2011 Cold War and promoting democracy and lib- region; recognizing Hungary as an important erty in Central Europe. In addition, Hungary is Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, I was not present strategic partner of the United States in Eu- hosting the Hungarian Freedom Dinner and for a vote on Thursday, June 23, 2011. Had rope; and commending Hungary for reaffirming establishing the Hungarian Freedom Award. I been present, I would have voted ‘‘no’’ on its commitment to transatlantic values, the I also note that Hungary formally and sym- rollcall vote 491. principles of constitutionalism, and democracy; bolically overcame the legacy of Communism and contributing to the stability of the region. by having recently passed a new Constitution, f We wish Hungary a prosperous future. replacing its previous, temporary Constitution HONORING PASTOR WILLIE JACK- rooted in the Soviet era, to solidify the rule of f SON ON HIS TWENTY FIVE law. HONORING THE BOROUGH OF YEARS OF MINISTRY In addition, I recognize Hungary as an im- ELVERSON, CHESTER COUNTY, portant strategic partner of the U.S. in Europe, PENNSYLVANIA ON ITS 100TH and commend the country for reaffirming its ANNIVERSARY HON. MIKE PENCE commitment to transatlantic values, the prin- OF INDIANA ciples of constitutionalism, and republican gov- HON. JIM GERLACH IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ernment; and contributing to the stability of the OF PENNSYLVANIA Friday, June 24, 2011 region. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Hungary is a member of the North Atlantic Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Friday, June 24, 2011 Treaty Organization and is an ally of the U.S. honor the steadfast and sacrificial service of Hungary has been an important ally of the Mr. GERLACH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Pastor Willie James Jackson, Sr., of Union U.S. in Iraq and Afghanistan, and recently congratulate the Borough of Elverson, Chester Missionary Baptist Church in Muncie, Indiana. gave invaluable assistance in freeing the two County, Pennsylvania on its 100th anniver- Pastor Jackson has been a leader not only in American journalists captured in Libya. sary. his church, but in his community, for twenty Historically, Hungarians have fought for the Elverson celebrates March 14, 1911 as the five years now, and I applaud his work and ideals of freedom, popular sovereignty, the day it was incorporated as a borough. It was dedication. rule of law, and the cause of liberty at home on that day that the arguments for and against Pastor Jackson became the shepherd of and abroad, most notably in 1848, 1956 and incorporation were presented to Judge Hemp- Union Missionary Baptist Church in 1986. His 1989. Michael Kovats de Fabriczy fought for, hill at the Chester County Courthouse. The ar- heart for service and missions has taken him and died defending America’s independence guments in favor of incorporation were prin- across the country and the continent of Africa, during the American Revolution in Charleston, cipally: (1) the need by the residents to govern but he has never forgotten his community at South Carolina. In the Revolution and Free- themselves and to use their own taxes for im- home. He has served on many civic, commu- dom fight of 1956, Hungarians rose up against provements such as a public water supply and nity, and religious organizations in Muncie and communist rule first within the eastern bloc street lighting; (2) the need for their own poll- the surrounding area, and he is currently a countries. In 1989, Hungary was the first ing place; and (3) the need for an independent member of the Collective Coalition of Con- country to open its border and allowed refu- school system. The main arguments against cerned Clergy, third vice-president of the gees from East Germany to cross. Hungary incorporation were: (1) the town had not Northeastern district Sunday School and BTU became the first among the former Soviet bloc grown sufficiently, and (2) the new responsibil- Congress, board member on the Whitely countries to transition to a Western-style par- ities would create an undue tax burden. Neighborhood Association, and is a board liamentary democracy. In weighing these issues, Judge Hemphill member for the Muncie Black Expo. In transatlantic relations, between 1995 and felt that the democratic process would help Those who know Pastor Jackson know him 2004, Hungary played a critical role in imple- ensure that the new responsibilities would not as a kind and generous man. He strives to menting the Dayton Peace Accords in the Bal- necessarily result in taxes that were either unify and bring together people from all walks kans by allowing its airbase at Tasza´r to be ‘‘burdensome’’ or ‘‘ruinous’’ and stated: of life, and he is greatly respected throughout used by coalition forces transiting the region. ‘‘. . . if men of good judgment, careful, eco- the community. A loving husband, father to nomical, and cautious, were placed in charge Between April 2003 and December 2004, of the Borough’s business and development three children, and grandfather to two grand- Hungary helped stabilize Iraq by deploying a such would not necessarily be the result. The children, Pastor Jackson has also mentored 300-strong battalion to Iraq as part of the outcome, must of necessity, be dependent and cared for countless others in the commu- Multi-National Force, and in 2003 allowed the upon the action of the electors themselves, nity and in his church over his many years of Tasza´r airbase to be used for training the Free as in the case in every elective munici- ministry. Iraqi Forces. pality.’’ I congratulate Pastor Jackson for his twenty Since 2006, Hungary has led a Provincial Over the years, the citizens of Elverson five influential years of service, and thank him Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan and has have seen the wisdom of Judge Hemphill’s for his many contributions to the community

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VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:44 Jun 25, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K24JN8.001 E24JNPT1 rfrederick on DSKD9S0YB1PROD with REMARKS E1194 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 24, 2011 and to the sixth district of Indiana. His impact ALGER COUNTY ROAD H–58 tation authority, and Richard and Chuck will be felt for years to come, and I wish him Nebel, a Munising banker and attorney-at-law. the best in his continued service and ministry. HON. DAN BENISHEK Munising native Mike Pond, a professional civil OF MICHIGAN engineer, was involved in the design of vir- f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tually every detail of the road. Now that the road is complete, these local residents, along Friday, June 24, 2011 TRIBUTE TO THE 100TH BIRTHDAY with others, have left a lasting legacy for Alger OF KHEN NGO Mr. BENISHEK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to County and the visitors to Pictured Rocks Na- recognize several long time residents of Alger tional Lakeshore. County Michigan, who were instrumental in re- f HON. JOE BACA solving a long standing controversy about road OF CALIFORNIA access within Pictured Rocks National Lake- HONORING ASSISTANT CHIEF shore. BRIAN LENA AND CAPTAIN WIL- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES When Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore LIAM BAHR Friday, June 24, 2011 was authorized by the U.S. Congress in 1966 as America’s first national lakeshore, the ena- HON. NAN A.S. HAYWORTH Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask bling legislation called for the construction of a Congress to celebrate the 100th birthday of OF NEW YORK ‘‘scenic shoreline drive’’ as part of the park’s IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Khen Ngo, a prominent member of the Viet- development. However, the legislation did not namese Catholic community in San specify exactly where that road should be lo- Friday, June 24, 2011 Bernardino. I would like to ask my colleagues cated. Due to other national priorities, includ- Ms. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join me in celebrating this milestone with ing the Vietnam War effort, funds were never to recognize Assistant Chief Brian Lena and the Ngo family and the San Bernardino com- appropriated to actually design and build the Captain William Bahr of the Mahopac Volun- munity. road. teer Fire Department; for their heroic actions Born on July 4, 1911 in the Hue Province in This delay led to tremendous frustration on and longstanding commitment to their fire de- Central Vietnam, Khen Ngo completed ele- the part of local individuals and units of gov- partment and community. mentary school by age thirteen. Tragically, he ernment, many of whom felt misled into sup- In October of 2010 these two men, along fell ill to an infectious disease and did not re- porting the establishment of the park. How- with their fellow firefighters, responded to an cover until age seventeen. Shortly thereafter ever, as local pressure increased to fund the evolved structure fire which blocked the only his family enrolled him in tailoring school. project, opposition to building a road through exit the occupants had. At the scene, Assist- Khen completed his secondary education with- undeveloped portions of the park also in- ant Chief Lena and Captain Bahr bravely res- in one year. creased, leading to many years of con- cued the occupants through a second story The skills he learned in school allowed him troversy. bedroom window. During this time, the hose to become part of the family business. In Viet- Over the years, several alternative locations crew also attacked an advancing fire in the nam he opened and operated his own tailoring were considered for the road. But, in 1998, to kitchen and hallway. shop. Soon he was able to manage and main- protect the most pristine portions of the park, In response to these heroic actions, Assist- tain his parent’s shop as well. Outside of work Congress amended the park’s enabling legis- ant Chief Lena and Captain Bahr have both he served in the Parish council of Kim-Long lation to actually prohibit the National Park been awarded the distinct honor of Firefighter Church as a finance officer for fifteen years. Service from constructing a road through the of the Year. They have received this award Life was about to drastically change for the main portion of the park, forcing a compromise with several agencies, including the Mahopac Ngo family. solution. Volunteer Fire Department, Putnam County In 1975, the Vietnamese Communist Re- That compromise, ultimately endorsed by Volunteer Firemen’s Association, Hudson Val- gime invaded Vietnam. The Ngo family was a the National Park Service and the Alger Coun- ley Volunteer Firemen’s Association, and the prominent family; the last name was well- ty Road Commission, called for the recon- Firemen’s Association of the State of New known across the country. Their heritage can struction and paving of an existing sand and York. be traced back to the first President of Viet- gravel road; Alger County H–58. Using a com- Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to recognize As- nam, Ngo Dinh Diem. Sadly, the communist bination of federal and state funds between sistant Chief Lena, Captain Bahr, and all of regime also knew the Ngos well. They sought 1990 and 2010, H–58 was re-designed and the other first responders who came out that out and imprisoned many of the family mem- paved to provide improved access to and day. We are fortunate to have such dedicated bers, leaving Khen no choice but to escape. through Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore volunteers protecting us in the Hudson Valley. Khen came to the United States as a Viet- and connect the two gateway communities of f namese refuge. Munising and Grand Marais. In the end, the Alger County Road Commis- IN HONOR OF WORLD REFUGEE He settled in Redlands, California and sion and the National Park Service worked DAY joined the Sacred Heart Church. The Ngos are very closely to design and build a roadway a deeply religious and pious family. Together that would provide an outstanding scenic ex- HON. SAM FARR with his brother, Father Joseph Trong Ngo, perience worthy of a national park. It is also OF CALIFORNIA the Ngos helped build and foster a Viet- noteworthy that in 2009, as the road project IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES namese Catholic community in San was coming to an end, Congress also pro- Bernardino. Khen lived a simple life and held vided permanent legal protection to the central Friday, June 24, 2011 steadfast to his values. He lives by two guid- portion of the park by establishing the Beaver Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ing principles: the Catholic teaching to honor Basin Wilderness. It took over 40 years, but honor World Refugee Day and the 60th anni- your parents, and to live his life as a deeply with these two actions, the controversy about versary of the 1951 Geneva Convention Relat- religious and spiritual person. how best to balance road access and protec- ing to the Status of Refugees. While we are His life continues to be filled with spirit and tion of nationally significant resources at Pic- commemorating World Refugee Day all week, love. He surrounds himself with the people he tured Rocks had finally come to an end. the plight of refugees continues day in and loves and leads a simple life. He fathered Over the years, many Alger County resi- day out. As I speak, there are some 15.4 mil- seven children and bestowed upon them the dents continued to strongly advocate for a lion refugees around the world. But, there’s virtues he embodies. Khen now spends his road that would provide better access to the another dimension to this humanitarian crisis days fishing and watching soccer games with National Lakeshore. These included Connie that I want to highlight. Worldwide, there are any of his twenty nieces and nephews or nine Berube Binsfeld, who later served as Lt. Gov- an estimated 27.5 million internally displaced grandchildren. I want to extend my best wish- ernor of Michigan and a member of the Na- people who have fled their homes, but remain es to Khen Ngo on his 100th birthday along tional Park Advisory Board; Doug Miron and within their country’s borders. So, as we mark with the wishes of my wife, Barbara, and my Paul Heyrman, Chair and Vice-Chair of the World Refugee Day, we cannot forget inter- children, Mayor Pro Tem Joe Baca Junior, Alger County Road Commission; the late Den- nally displaced people who are refugees within Jeremy, Natalie, and Jennifer. Mr. Speaker, I nis ‘‘Fuzzy’’ Boyak, President and CEO of their own countries. ask my colleagues to join me in sharing this Peoples State Bank of Munising; Rochelle In total, there are 43 million refugees and special day with Khen Ngo. Cotey, Director of ALTRAN, the local transpor- displaced people globally which is roughly the

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On display at the county courthouse years after Justice Thomas joined the court. over a million displaced people each. are the names of all in Worth County that Since then, Mr. Crow has done many favors Displaced persons are a national security have gone to defend this nation since the Civil for the justice and his wife, Virginia, helping issue as much as a humanitarian crisis that War and who continue to defend America finance a Savannah library project dedicated violates basic human rights. This spring, I today. One of the first riders of the Pony Ex- to Justice Thomas, presenting him with a hosted Congressional briefings with Antonio press, Robert Stricklen came from and is bur- Bible that belonged to Frederick Douglass and reportedly providing $500,000 for Ms. Guterres, the United Nations High Commis- ied in Worth County. It is the place that Glenn Thomas to start a Tea Party-related group. sioner for Refugees, and Alexander Aleinikoff, Miller first picked up the trombone and was They have also spent time together at gath- the Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees. taught to play his timeless music. erings of prominent Republicans and I commend the work of the U.N. High Com- Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in businesspeople at Mr. Crow’s Adirondacks es- missioner and the many organizations—large recognizing Worth County, Missouri. It is an tate and his camp in East Texas. and small—that are on the frontlines providing amazing place with even more amazing peo- In several instances, news reports of Mr. basic relief and security to displaced commu- ple who make a daily impact on Northern Mis- Crow’s largess provoked controversy and souri and the whole of the Sixth District. I am questions, adding fuel to a rising debate nities. And I will do everything I can to inform about Supreme Court ethics. But Mr. Crow’s my colleagues about this important work. honored to represent Worth County, Missouri financing of the museum, his largest such But, while immediate relief is essential, we in the United States Congress. act of generosity, previously unreported, also must tackle the root causes of conflict f raises the sharpest questions yet—both and poverty that continue to drive up the num- about Justice Thomas’s extrajudicial activi- PUBLIC TRUST AND THE SUPREME ber of displaced people. We cannot be a just ties and about the extent to which the jus- COURT and peaceful world with so many living without tices should remain exempt from the code of basic human rights and protections. So, this conduct for federal judges. HON. LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER Although the Supreme Court is not bound week, and every week, I will continue to use by the code, justices have said they adhere OF NEW YORK my voice and vote to end this humanitarian to it. Legal ethicists differed on whether crisis and bring justice, security, and enduring IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Justice Thomas’s dealings with Mr. Crow peace to the millions of displaced people Friday, June 24, 2011 pose a problem under the code. But they agreed that one facet of the relationship was around the world. Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today f both unusual and important in weighing any to express my concern over ethically question- ethical implications: Justice Thomas’s role FREE GILAD SHALIT able conduct of Supreme Court Justice Clar- in Mr. Crow’s donation for the museum. ence Thomas that threatens to undermine The code says judges ‘‘should not person- public trust in our judicial system. ally participate’’ in raising money for chari- HON. PETER T. KING Justice Thomas has repeatedly engaged in table endeavors, out of concern that donors OF NEW YORK questionable actions and hidden them from might feel pressured to give or entitled to fa- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES public view. Just this weekend, the New York vorable treatment from the judge. In addi- tion, judges are not even supposed to know Friday, June 24, 2011 Times revealed troubling details about favors who donates to projects honoring them. Mr. KING of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise Justice Thomas has received from a million- While the nonprofit Pin Point museum is on the fifth anniversary of the abduction of aire real estate magnate named Harlan Crow. not intended to honor Justice Thomas, peo- Despite the revelations, Justice Thomas re- ple involved in the project said his role in Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, to demand that fuses to provide details about his relationship the community’s history would inevitably be Hamas release him immediately and uncondi- with Mr. Crow. The report from the New York part of it, and he participated in a documen- tionally. Times is the latest in a long line of troubling tary film that is to accompany the exhibits. On June 25, 2006, Hamas brutally attacked Deborah L. Rhode, a Stanford University actions taken by Justice Thomas, yet he re- an Israeli military post, killing two soldiers and law professor who has called for stricter eth- fuses to share the necessary information to wounding four others. Shalit was taken captive ics rules for Supreme Court justices, said ensure that his service on the bench is fair and seemingly wounded in the process. Since Justice Thomas ‘‘should not be directly in- and free from conflict of interest. that time, there has been no information about volved in fund-raising activities, no matter No one should be above the law, especially how worthy they are or whether he’s being his whereabouts or the conditions of his cap- those chosen to uphold it. centrally honored by the museum.’’ tivity. He has not been granted visitation rights On the other hand, the restriction on fund- [From the New York Times, June 18, 2011] by any humanitarian organization, including raising is primarily meant to deter judges the International Red Cross, as is required by FRIENDSHIP OF JUSTICE AND MAGNATE PUTS from using their position to pressure donors, international law. Additionally, he has been de- FOCUS ON ETHICS as opposed to relying on ‘‘a rich friend’’ like nied contact with his family and access to PIN POINT, GA.—Clarence Thomas was here Mr. Crow, said Ronald D. Rotunda, who medical treatment. These conditions are inhu- promoting his memoir a few years ago when teaches legal ethics at Chapman University he bumped into Algernon Varn, whose grand- in California. mane and deplorable. father once ran a seafood cannery that em- ‘‘I don’t think I could say it’s unethical,’’ I urge Hamas to release Gilad Shalit imme- ployed Justice Thomas’s mother as a crab he said. ‘‘It’s just a very peculiar situation.’’ diately, and to cease all violence and hos- picker. Justice Thomas, through a Supreme Court tilities against the Jewish State. Mr. Varn lived at the old cannery site, a spokeswoman, declined to respond to a de- f collection of crumbling buildings on a salt tailed set of questions submitted by The New marsh just down the road from a sign her- York Times. Mr. Crow also would not com- HONORING WORTH COUNTY alding this remote coastal community out- ment. side Savannah as Justice Thomas’s birth- Supreme Court ethics have been under in- place. The justice asked about plans for the creasing scrutiny, largely because of the ac- HON. SAM GRAVES property, and Mr. Varn said he hoped it tivities of Justice Thomas and Ms. Thomas, OF MISSOURI could be preserved. whose group, Liberty Central, opposed Presi- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ‘‘And Clarence said, ‘Well, I’ve got a friend dent Obama’s health care overhaul—an issue I’m going to put you in touch with,’ ’’ Mr. likely to wind up before the court. Mr. Friday, June 24, 2011 Varn recalled, adding that he was later told Crow’s donation to Liberty Central was re- Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I by others not to identify the friend. ported by Politico. proudly pause to recognize Worth County of The publicity-shy friend turned out to be In January, the liberal advocacy organiza- Missouri’s Sixth District. Worth County is cele- Harlan Crow, a Dallas real estate magnate tion Common Cause asked the Justice De- and a major contributor to conservative partment to investigate whether Justices brating its Sesquicentennial. causes. Mr. Crow stepped in to finance the Thomas and Antonin Scalia should have Worth County has the distinction of being multimillion-dollar purchase and restoration recused themselves from last year’s Citizens Missouri’s youngest and smallest county in of the cannery, featuring a museum about United campaign finance case because they both population and physical size. That dis- the culture and history of Pin Point that has had attended a political retreat organized by tinction, however, is not reflected in the char- become a pet project of Justice Thomas’s. the billionaire Koch brothers, who support

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Justice Thomas Justice Stephen G. Breyer has attended at Topridge, recalled seeing Justice Thomas and Mr. Crow would seem to fall into that Renaissance Weekend, a retreat for politi- and his family ‘‘on one or two occasions.’’ category, Ms. Fertig said. cians, artists and media personalities that is They were among about two dozen guests ‘‘I’ve been in the company of the two of a favorite of Democrats, including former who included other prominent Republicans— them together,’’ she said, ‘‘and they cer- President Bill Clinton. Justice Ruth Bader last summer, the younger Mr. Bush stopped tainly really are friends.’’ Ginsburg participated in a symposium spon- by. THE CODE OF CONDUCT sored by the National Organization for Wom- ‘‘There would be guys puffing on cigars,’’ That friendship is important to deter- en’s Legal Defense and Education Fund, and Mr. Shaw said. ‘‘Clarence just kind of melted mining whether Justice Thomas’s inter- a philanthropic foundation once tried to give in with everyone else. We got introduced at actions with Mr. Crow conflict with the code, her a $100,000 achievement award. She in- dinner. He sat at Harlan’s table.’’ said Raymond J. McKoski, a retired state structed that the money be given to charity. Mr. Crow’s $175,000 donation to the library judge in Illinois who wrote a law review arti- But in the case of Justice Thomas and his in Savannah in 2001 started out anonymous, cle on charitable fund-raising by judges. If dealings with Mr. Crow, the ethical com- but it was eventually made public amid op- Justice Thomas did not ‘‘misuse the prestige plications appear more complex. position to the project by some local black of office’’ in getting Mr. Crow to take on the CONSERVATIVE TIES leaders who did not like Justice Thomas’s project, it should not be a concern, he said. Mr. Crow, 61, manages the real estate and politics. Similarly, Mr. Crow sought to keep ‘‘Some of it depends on the conversations investment businesses founded by his late fa- his role in the museum quiet. that took place,’’ Mr. McKoski said. ‘‘Who ther, Trammell Crow, once the largest land- At first glance the Pin Point Heritage Mu- brought up the idea? How willing was Mr. lord in the United States. The Crow family seum, scheduled to open this fall, would Crow to do it? What exact questions were portfolio is worth hundreds of millions of seem an unlikely catalyst for an ethical asked by Justice Thomas?’’ dollars and includes investments in hotels, quandary. That Pin Point’s history is worthy Beyond the admonition against fund-rais- medical facilities, public equities and hedge of preservation is not in dispute. ing, the code generally discourages judges Part of the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Herit- funds. from partaking in any off-the-bench behav- A friend of the Bush family, Mr. Crow is a age Corridor designated by Congress, it is ior that could create even the perception of trustee of the George Bush Presidential Li- representative of tight-knit Southern coast- partiality. It acknowledges the value in brary Foundation and has donated close to $5 al settlements that trace their roots to freed judges’ being engaged with their commu- million to Republican campaigns and con- slaves and were often based around fishing. nities, lecturing on the law and doing chari- servative groups. Among his contributions In Pin Point, the Varn crab and oyster can- table work, but draws a line where those ac- were $100,000 to Swift Boat Veterans for nery, founded in the 1920s, was a primary tivities might cause a reasonable person to Truth, the group formed to attack the Viet- source of jobs until it closed in 1985. worry that a judge is indebted to or influ- Mr. Varn and his wife, Sharon, said they nam War record of Senator John Kerry, the enced by someone. had long hoped the property could be saved 2004 Democratic presidential candidate, and ‘‘The code of conduct is quite clear that from commercial development but had little $500,000 to an organization that ran adver- judges are not supposed to be soliciting success coming up with a plan. That changed tisements urging the confirmation of Presi- money for their pet projects or charities, pe- after their chance encounter with Justice dent George W. Bush’s nominees to the Su- riod,’’ said Arn Pearson, a lawyer with Com- Thomas, who was visiting his childhood preme Court. mon Cause. ‘‘If any other federal judge was Mr. Crow has not personally been a party home with a television news crew. doing it, he could face disciplinary action.’’ Justice Thomas, 62, was born and raised to Supreme Court litigation, but his compa- The justices are not bound by the federal near the cannery overlooking the Moon nies have been involved in federal court judiciary’s conduct code, because it is en- River, where it was not uncommon for babies cases, including four that went to the appel- forced by a committee of judges who rank to rock in bassinets made of crab baskets late level. And he has served on the boards of below the justices. Even so, Justices Breyer while their mothers shucked oysters. He two conservative organizations involved in and Anthony M. Kennedy said in testimony sympathized with the Varns’ wishes and said filing supporting briefs in cases before the before Congress in April that the justices fol- he had a friend who could help, Mr. Varn Supreme Court. One of them, the American lowed the code. said. Enterprise Institute, with Mr. Crow as a Beyond the code, the justices must comply The Varns eventually sold their property trustee, gave Justice Thomas a bust of Lin- with laws applying to all federal officials in April 2008. During a recent interview at coln valued at $15,000 and praised his juris- that prohibit conflicts of interest and re- their home near the cannery, they made it prudence at an awards gala in 2001. quire disclosure of gifts. Justice Thomas’s clear that they were ‘‘not supposed to say’’ The institute’s Project on Fair Representa- gift acceptances drew attention in 2004, when who the buyer was, and a news release issued tion later filed briefs in several cases, and in The Los Angeles Times reported that he had last November by a Savannah public rela- 2006 the project brought a lawsuit chal- accumulated gifts totaling $42,200 in the pre- tions firm said the museum was being ‘‘pri- lenging federal voting rights laws, a case in vious six years—far more than any of the vately funded by an anonymous donor.’’ which Justice Thomas filed a lone dissent, other justices. But the paper trail leads back to Mr. Crow, embracing the project’s arguments. The Since 2004, Justice Thomas has never re- and in interviews at the project site, people project director, an institute fellow named ported another gift. He has continued to dis- working on it acknowledged that he was fi- Edward Blum, said the institute supported close travel costs paid by schools and organi- nancing it. Property records show a company his research but did not finance the brief fil- zations he has visited for speeches and teach- called HKJRS/Pinpoint bought the land for ings or the Texas suit, which was litigated ing, but he has not reported that any travel $1.5 million, and incorporation records say pro bono by a former clerk of Justice Thom- was provided by Mr. Crow. the company is controlled by a Dallas-based Travel records for Mr. Crow’s planes and as’s. partnership run by Mr. Crow. yacht, however, suggest that Justice Thomas ‘‘When it came time to file a lawsuit,’’ he Project documents reviewed by The Times said, ‘‘A.E.I. had no role in doing that.’’ may have used them in recent years. show a preliminary construction budget of In April 2008, not long after Mr. Crow COMING UP WITH A PLAN $1.3 million, but it is unclear if that includes bought the Pin Point property, one of his In addition to his interest in politics and expenses related to the content and design of private planes flew from Washington to Sa- policy, Mr. Crow is well known for his keen the museum. vannah, where his yacht, the Michaela Rose, devotion to history. Justice Thomas remains closely involved was docked. A backyard garden at his $24 million Dal- with the project. Emily Owens, a museum That same week, an item appeared in a las residence is dominated by old statues of spokeswoman who works for Mr. Crow’s com- South Carolina lawyers’ publication noting dictators he has collected from fallen re- pany, said the justice ‘‘played a big part’’ in that Justice Thomas was arriving aboard the gimes, including Lenin and Stalin. His pri- creating a video documentary that will be Michaela Rose in Charleston, a couple of vate library is packed with 8,000 rare books part of the museum experience. He hosted a hours north of Savannah, where the Crow and artifacts, including a Senate roll call design team from Dallas for a four-hour family owns luxury vacation properties. The sheet from Justice Thomas’s confirmation meeting at his Supreme Court offices in Feb- author was a prominent lawyer who said she and a ‘‘thank you’’ letter from the justice, ruary. knew of the visit because of a family connec- according to local news reports. And he has had a role in picking people to tion to Mr. Crow. There are a number of reasons Justice help with the museum. Barbara Fertig, a his- Justice Thomas reported no gifts of travel Thomas might be thankful to Mr. Crow. In tory professor at Armstrong Atlantic State that month in his 2008 disclosure. And there

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On Jan. 4, 2010, when Justice Thomas was in Savannah for the dedication of a building Board of Directors, but through the guiding In 2003, Kathryn Tucker Windham was in- in his honor, Mr. Crow’s plane flew from presence of Mr. Lomma, the Village has ducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor at Washington to Savannah and returned to grown into a wonderful place for families and the recommendation of her friend, fellow Ala- Washington the next day. Justice Thomas visitors. bama author, Nelle Harper Lee. Today, Ala- reported in his financial disclosure that his It is an honor today to recognize Mr. Ralph bama Southern Community College in Thom- travel had been paid for by the Savannah Lomma. Please join me in acknowledging his asville houses the Kathryn Tucker Windham College of Art and Design, which owned the determination, selflessness, and commitment Museum. building. to the ideals of community and camaraderie Mr. Speaker, we mourn the loss of Kathryn In his 2009 financial disclosure, Justice Thomas reported that Southern Methodist that have led him and The Village of the Four Tucker Windham, and we will always be grate- University in Dallas—Trammell Crow’s alma Seasons to such success. ful for her devotion to telling the most beautiful mater—had provided his travel for a speech f and entertaining stories about Alabama and there on Sept. 30. Flight records show that the South. There was only one Kathryn Tucker Mr. Crow’s plane flew from Washington to REMEMBERING ALABAMA’S BE- Windham and we will surely miss her greatly. Dallas that day. LOVED STORYTELLER, KATHRYN The thoughts and prayers of our entire state Among the questions The Times submitted TUCKER WINDHAM are with her family at this difficult time. to Justice Thomas was whether he was on f any of those flights, and if so, whether the HON. JO BONNER colleges reimbursed him or Mr. Crow. The ELECTON SUPPORT CONSOLIDA- OF ALABAMA colleges declined to comment. TION AND EFFICIENCY ACT One item not required to be reported in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Justice Thomas’s financial disclosures is the Friday, June 24, 2011 SPEECH OF millions of dollars Mr. Crow is spending on the museum. That is because the money is Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, I am saddened HON. LAURA RICHARDSON not being given to the justice as a gift. to inform the House that Alabama has lost one OF CALIFORNIA For Algernon and Sharon Varn, who said of its great writers and favorite citizens. Just a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES they were thrilled to see a cherished piece of few days ago, our beloved Southern storyteller local history being restored, the museum is a and gifted author, Kathryn Tucker Windham, Tuesday, June 21, 2011 gift to the community. While it is about more than Justice Thomas, they said, he de- passed away after a year-long illness at the Ms. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise in serves credit for putting them together with age of 93. strong opposition of H.R. 672, the Election someone who had the money and the interest Life is a patchwork of trials, triumphs, joys, Support Consolidation and Efficiency Act, to make the project a reality. and sorrows, sown together through genera- which eliminates the Election Assistance Com- ‘‘He was instrumental in getting the proc- tions of experience. When it comes to color- mission, EAC. I oppose this legislation be- ess started, because he wanted it preserved fully interpreting the past, no one could artfully cause terminating the EAC risks reducing the to show that no matter where you came stitch the stories of our state and the Deep voting and civil rights of our citizens—rights for from, you can go where you want,’’ Mr. Varn South like Kathryn Tucker Windham. which many have given their lives. said. ‘‘He had a meager existence, and yet look where he is today. It’s a great American Born in Selma in 1918 and raised in Thom- The EAC is charged with developing stand- story.’’ asville, Kathryn Tucker Windham began her ards for voting systems, and this precedent- f writing career early in life, penning movie re- setting work has been recognized by nations views at the age of 12 for the Thomasville around the world. The EAC’s certification pro- HONORING RALPH LOMMA Times. A graduate of Huntington College, she gram uses its oversight role to coordinate with took her first full-time reporting job in 1940, manufacturers and local election officials to HON. TOM MARINO covering the police beat for the Alabama Jour- ensure that existing voting equipment meets OF PENNSYLVANIA nal in Montgomery—the first female reporter to durability and longevity standards. This re- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES earn that assignment for the paper. She soon lieves states and local governments of burden- gained a reputation in the Capital City as a some costs of acquiring new but unnecessary Friday, June 24, 2011 solid reporter. By 1944, she was hired at the voting equipment. Mr. MARINO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in state’s largest newspaper—The Birmingham Several countries are so impressed with our honor of one of my constituents, Mr. Ralph News—where she met her husband to be, system that they have signed agreements with Lomma, in recognition of his successful vision Amasa Benjamin Windham. the EAC for technical assistance as they de- for a prospering community in Susquehanna After the death of her husband in 1956, velop their own voting system standards and County, Pennsylvania. Kathryn Tucker Windham began writing col- certification procedures. This year represents the 50th anniversary of umns for the Selma Times Journal where she The EAC has also played a central role in the establishment of The Village of the Four also gained attention as a skilled photog- improving the accessibility of voting for the Seasons. Mr. Lomma, who founded the Vil- rapher. It wasn’t until 1969, when she wrote country’s more than 37 million voters with dis- lage near the base of Elk Mountain has 13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey, that she abilities. We still have a long way to go to worked tirelessly over the past five decades to began her more famous career as a prolific achieve the Help America Vote Act’s mandate create a place where an entire community author and storyteller. to make voting accessible and the EAC’s lead- could enjoy the beauty of every season, in an From 1967 to 2009, she authored over 30 ership is essential to continuing the effort to environment that is both beautiful and secure. books on subjects ranging from southern offer all Americans the right to vote ‘‘privately What began as a loosely connected area of cooking to legends of the supernatural. Her and independently.’’ vacation rentals, has transformed into a cohe- well-known ‘‘Jeffrey’’ series of true ghost sto- Mr. Speaker, it is worth recalling that the sive community, committed to the same prin- ries went on to include tales from Georgia, EAC, an independent bipartisan commission ciples on which Mr. Lomma founded the Vil- Mississippi, Tennessee and other Southern charged with improving the conduct of elec- lage. states. My personal favorite is her charming tions in America to ensure that every vote Since its inception, the community has been 1975 book, Alabama: One Big Front Porch. counts, was born out of the 2000 presidential an active and thriving addition to the sur- While her writing helped establish her bona election fiasco with its unforgettable contribu- rounding area. Every season, the Village of- fides as a storyteller, she did not stop with tions to the political lexicon: ‘‘hanging’’ chads, fers something wonderful to both its residents print. She established the Alabama Tale Tellin’ ‘‘pregnant’’ chads, ‘‘dimpled’’ chads; ‘‘butterfly and its neighbors; from tennis tournaments in Festival in Selma and was a sought-after ballots’’; and ‘‘voter intent.’’ the summer, to New Year’s Eve parties each speaker at storytelling festivals and gatherings In response to the 2000 debacle, the EAC winter. Ralph’s vision of a ‘‘playground for across the country. has performed valuable work to ensure the re- families’’ has truly been realized. Her Southern charm also captured the at- liability and trustworthiness of our nation’s In the coming days, the Village will gather tention of National Public Radio’s All Things election systems. It has played a central role yet again to honor its architect, Mr. Lomma. I Considered, which featured her as a regular in collecting accurate and comparable election am honored to represent such a determined Southern storyteller. She also took to the data. With our nation’s complex and diversified and passionate individual, who works every stage as the star of a one-woman play she election administration system, central data

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He has spent untold hours pro- Terminating EAC is not only an invitation to The Association of American State Highway moting the University and the alumni associa- repeat the embarrassment of the 2000 presi- and Transportation Officials Vegetation Man- tion. He has also dedicated himself to the Uni- dential election, but it breaks faith with those agement Guidelines released in March ad- versity’s hometown community of Eugene, Or- who labored long and risked much to secure vances integrated vegetation management egon, where he has served on the Eugene the right to vote for all Americans, particularly principles and recommendations consistent Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the African Americans and other minority groups. with the objectives of this legislation. A num- Rotary Club, and in several capacities with the Mr. Speaker, if you believe every vote ber of states, including Minnesota, are already American Lung Association of Oregon. counts—and every vote should be counted— doing this and reporting maintenance cost Dan has served four University presidents, then we must preserve the EAC and oppose savings of 20 to 25 percent from reduced seven athletic directors, and acted as a men- this legislation. mowing alone. tor to hundreds of UO students teaching the It is also important to note that abolishing Mr. Speaker, there are around 17 million importance of leadership and volunteerism as the EAC would simply shift costs to the Fed- acres of land where significant reductions in part of campus life. He leaves a team of 12 eral Election Commission and local govern- mowing and maintenance can reduce costs for employees and a board of directors who will ments, not save taxpayer money. The FEC is cash-strapped states. The millions of acres of miss his devotion and dedication to the asso- not an agency that can make decisions in a agriculture and wildlife ecosystems adjacent to ciation and the university it serves. timely and responsive fashion due to its par- these roadways will benefit from the increased On the occasion of his last day at the Uni- tisan divisions. Consequently, transferring the pollinator habitat resulting from integrated versity of Oregon, I wish to personally thank functions performed by the EAC to the FEC is vegetation management practices. Mr. Rodriguez for his service. He will certainly inconsistent with the national interest in ensur- To understand how worried we should be be missed. Go Ducks! ing election integrity, improving voter access about declining pollinator populations, consider f that rising global food prices are the primary to the polls, and enhancing the quality of elec- AMERICA INVENTS ACT tion systems. topic of discussion at the G–20 meetings in Paris right now. This is the first time that agri- For these reasons, I strongly oppose H.R. SPEECH OF 672 and I would urge my colleagues to join culture has had the top spot at a meeting and me in defeating this misguided and reckless is indicative of how serious the issue is. Food HON. EARL BLUMENAUER legislation that puts the integrity of our election prices have already led to global riots over- OF OREGON systems—public confidence in election out- seas and a declining pollinator population will IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES comes—at risk. only make the situation worse. Seventy-five Wednesday, June 22, 2011 percent of all flowering plant species rely on f The House in Committee of the Whole creatures like birds, bats, bees and butterflies House on the State of the Union had under PERSONAL EXPLANATION for fertilization. One out of every three bites of consideration the bill (H.R. 1249) to amend food that we eat, as well as $20 billion of title 35, United States Code, to provide for HON. TOM COLE products in the United States alone, derive patent reform: OF OKLAHOMA from pollinators. Mr. BLUMENAUER. Madam Chair, I rise in If we don’t solve these problems soon, we IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES support of H.R. 1249, which will help America won’t have any bees. Without bees, we won’t maintain its distinction as the most innovative Friday, June 24, 2011 have any food. The benefit to cost balance in country in the world. For too long, independent Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably the case of this bill, Mr. Speaker, is an easy inventors, small businesses, and America’s detained and missed rollcall vote No. 478. choice. leading universities and technology companies Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ f have been mired in a convoluted patent proc- f HONORING DANIEL RODRIGUEZ ess that has stifled innovation and job cre- ation. H.R. 1249 streamlines and clarifies the HIGHWAYS BETTERING THE ECON- patent process, giving inventors and investors OMY AND ENVIRONMENT ACT OF HON. PETER A. DeFAZIO the certainty they need to expand their busi- OF OREGON 2011 nesses and grow the economy. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES This legislation also gives the United States HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS Friday, June 24, 2011 Patent and Trademark Office the tools it OF FLORIDA Mr. DEFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to needs to process the hundreds of thousands IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES honor Mr. Daniel Rodriguez on the occasion of of applications it receives every year, increas- ing their ability to adjust its fees to reflect the Friday, June 24, 2011 his retirement after 26 years of service as ex- ecutive director for the University of Oregon actual costs of the services it provides, to fast- Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I Alumni Association. track patent applications, and to expand op- rise today to introduce the Highways Bettering The University of Oregon is a world class in- portunities for post-grant review of patents. I the Economy and Environment Act with my stitution renowned for its groundbreaking re- remain deeply concerned that, under the man- Co-Chairman of the Congressional Pollinator search, and is an important keystone that ager’s amendment, the Patent and Trademark Protection Caucus, Representative TIM JOHN- unites Oregonians both at home and through- Office will have fewer resources to pursue SON. This bi-partisan bill provides much-need- out the world. these objectives, a change which risks squan- ed aid for the birds, bats, bees and butterflies Since coming to the University of Oregon in dering the very opportunities created by the that pollinate our food. 1988, Dan Rodriguez has played a pivotal role remainder of the legislation. The Highways BEE Act seeks no new mon- in the rebirth of the alumni association. He Innovative stakeholders in my district have ies and involves a limited federal role. It has created the alumni membership program that voiced concerns that the legislation’s expan- received widespread endorsement from a di- has topped 20,000 members worldwide and sion of the defense of ‘‘prior user rights’’ will verse group of scientists, researchers and worked diligently to put the association on weaken their ability to protect their patentable members of the business and environmental sound financial footing. He also led the effort innovations and give rise to widespread trade communities including the National Audubon to increase the number of active alumni chap- secret litigation, particularly for those areas of Society, Lafarge Construction, National Farm- ters to 22 across the country. research the blend federal investment and pri- ers Union, the Isaac Walton League, American But perhaps Dan’s greatest accomplishment vate investment. I look forward to working with Farmland Trust, Waste Management, and De- is the construction of the new Ford Alumni my colleagues to ensure these concerns are fenders of Wildlife. Center. While Dan will be the first to say this addressed, so that America’s finest univer- This bill provides for existing authorities and Center came about due to the tireless effort of sities and research centers can continue their funding sources to incorporate integrated many committed individuals, there is no ques- role as global leaders of innovation. vegetation management practices along Amer- tion he has been a driving force for the project H.R. 1249 is a strong step toward protecting ica’s highways, which includes things like re- since its inception. the administration of our system of intellectual

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Patent reform is important, but what out-of- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In 1976, Wayne Greenhaw briefly left jour- work Americans need most are jobs. I urge nalism for politics, serving as Jimmy Carter’s my colleagues to build on this bipartisan mo- Friday, June 24, 2011 presidential campaign press secretary for Ala- mentum and work together to rebuild and Ms. FUDGE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bama. Nearly two decades later, he entered renew America’s infrastructure, the most effi- honor one of my constituents who, because of public service as the Director of the Alabama cient way to create jobs and strengthen our her service to the students of Northeast Ohio, Bureau of Tourism and Travel from 1993 to economy. has been bestowed a great honor by her com- 1994. In 1995, President Bill Clinton appointed munity. On June 28, 2011, Marsha Dobrzynski him as a representative to the White House f will receive the 51st annual Cleveland Arts Conference on Travel and Tourism. He was Prize. also awarded Travel Writer of the Year in INTRODUCTION: ‘‘FAMILY AND The goal of the Cleveland Arts Prize is to 1995 by the Southeast Tourism Society. MEDICAL LEAVE INCLUSION ACT’’ support and encourage artists, and to promote Above all things, Wayne was a truly decent public awareness of artistic creativity in North- man who had a moral compass and not only east Ohio through the work of Arts Prize re- knew the difference between right and wrong, HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY cipients. but was willing to express it in a powerful way. OF NEW YORK The oldest award of its kind in the United As one of our best writers—and we’ve pro- States, the Arts Prize is a testament to the duced some mighty talented men and women IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES standard of excellence and quality of artists in from Alabama in this field—Wayne was not Friday, June 24, 2011 Northeast Ohio. In addition to artists, the Arts limited to any one medium. From fiction to Prize honors individuals who have expanded nonfiction, books to poetry, beat reporting to Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, in our tough the community’s participation in the arts and plays, Wayne Greenhaw put his stamp on Ala- economic environment, individuals should not helped make the region more hospitable to bama literature like few others. have to choose between caring for a loved creative artistic expression. His many books include King of Country, one and their job. The high work participation Marsha Dobrzynski, the Executive Director Ghosts On the Road: Poems of Alabama, rates among mothers and the caregiving of Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio, an in- Mexico and Beyond, The Thunder of Angels, needs of an aging population put further de- tegrated program with more than 30 arts, cul- The Spider’s Web, Montgomery, The Long mands on American families. The landmark tural, philanthropic and educational institutions Journey, Beyond the Night, Alabama: A State Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) will receive the Martha Joseph Prize for Distin- of Mind, Tombigbee, Elephants in the Cotton- has allowed millions of employees to take up guished Service to the Arts. Since 1994, Mar- fields, The Golfer and Watch out for George to 12 weeks of unpaid leave from work to care sha has continually demonstrated her unsur- Wallace. He also authored two plays, Rose: A for a new baby or to care for a spouse, child passed dedication to ensure that children Southern lady, and The Spirit Tree. under age 18, or parent who has a serious throughout Northeast Ohio have equal access Given his prolific talents, it is, therefore, not health condition. However, the law does not to the arts and the consequent benefits experi- surprising that he was the recipient of the allow leave to care for a same-sex partner or ence in the arts can bring to their personal 2005 Clarence Carson Award for nonfiction spouse, a grandparent or an adult child. Anec- growth and education. and the 2006 Harper Lee Award for Distin- dotal evidence suggests that same-sex part- Her bold leadership and tireless efforts guished Writing. ners have endured negative reactions and de- throughout her tenure at Young Audiences of His most recent book, Fighting the Devil in nials to requests for leave when partners gave Northeast Ohio have made it possible to incor- Dixie, about civil rights activists confronting the birth or had a serious medical condition. When porate arts education into the lives of more Ku Klux Klan from the late 1950’s to the mid a loved one is in need of care, employees than 242,000 children a year, providing the 1980’s, is considered ‘‘the culmination of his should not be subjected to discrimination but much needed framework for a strong edu- career.’’ should be allowed to take advantage of the cation in the arts and a path for arts-based ca- Mr. Speaker, Wayne Greenhaw has been benefits FMLA provides. reers through her introduction of the ArtWorks described by his peers as ‘‘a storyteller’’ and Already, hundreds of companies, several program. The extraordinary value that she has ‘‘a part of our State’s history.’’ Wayne’s works states, and the District of Columbia have ex- brought to this important discipline strongly re- always reflected his affection and passion for tended such protections to individuals not flects the principles of this award and her the history of our state. It is hard to imagine originally included in the Family and Medical championship of arts in education is rightfully where our state would be without the historical Leave Act of 1993. In order to do this at the recognized. and cultural contributions of this great writer. federal level, today I am reintroducing the f On behalf of the people of Alabama, I would Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act. This like to extend my condolences to Wayne’s TRIBUTE TO WAYNE GREENHAW legislation will allow an employee to take un- wonderful wife, Sally, and their family and paid leave from work to care for his or her many friends during this time of personal loss. same-sex spouse or domestic partner, parent- HON. JO BONNER Wayne’s love for Alabama and our people will in-law, adult child, sibling, grandchild or grand- OF ALABAMA never be forgotten. May he rest in peace. parent if that person has a serious health con- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f dition. Additionally, in light of the recent repeal Friday, June 24, 2011 JOBS AND ENERGY PERMITTING of the Military’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy, the ACT OF 2011 legislation permits leave for domestic partners Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, it is with great of service members. sadness that I rise today to acknowledge the loss of Wayne Greenhaw, a dedicated Ala- SPEECH OF I thank Senator DURBIN for reintroducing the bama journalist and one of the finest writers to HON. RUSH D. HOLT Senate companion legislation and thank origi- hail from our state. He passed away May 31, OF NEW JERSEY nal House cosponsors Reps. POLIS, TOWNS, 2011, at the age of 71. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GEORGE MILLER, STARK, FRANK, HOLMES NOR- A native of Sheffield and a graduate of the TON, SUSAN DAVIS, CONNOLLY, ISRAEL, FRED- University of Alabama, Wayne Greenhaw was Wednesday, June 22, 2011 ERICA WILSON, OLVER, SHERMAN, CAPPS, the author of 22 books, many of which were The House in Committee of the Whole SERRANO, NADLER, ENGEL, MOORE, BARBARA influenced by his southern upbringing and the House on the State of the Union had under LEE, CHU, and JACKSON Jr. historical events that shaped his early career consideration the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend Almost two decades after enactment, it is as a reporter. the Clean Air Act regarding air pollution time FMLA caught up to the growing demands His foray into journalism began in 1958 as from Outer Continental Shelf activity: on and changing makeup of American fami- a part-time sports reporter for the Tuscaloosa Mr. HOLT. Madam Chair, I voted against lies. News, followed by a full time job with the Ala- H.R. 2021, the so-called Jobs and Energy

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Mr. Speaker, re- H.R. 2021 would allow oil companies to meas- OF NEW YORK cently, I introduced H.R. 2320, which would ure pollutants and toxics generated from off- make permanent the provisions of Section 646 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES shore drilling rigs at onshore locations, effec- of the Internal Revenue Code. Currently, these tively allowing for offshore sources to generate Friday, June 24, 2011 provisions are slated to expire on December larger and larger amounts of toxic air pollution. 31, 2012. While these permitting loopholes present Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in In 1971, Congress passed, and President clear dangers to public health and welfare, recognition of the Harry Van Arsdale, Jr. Cen- Nixon approved, landmark legislation known perhaps the most egregious affront to the ter for Labor Studies at SUNY Empire State as the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Clean Air Act is the provision in H.R. 2021 College on the occasion of its 40th anniver- (ANCSA). This legislation settled the aborigi- that eliminates the Environmental Appeals sary. nal land claims of Native Alaskans in ex- Board at EPA. This board provides those citi- The New York State legislature created change for land selection rights and cash. The zens directly affected by coastal air pollution SUNY Empire State College in 1971 in order law was, and is, a bold and organic national access to an impartial review of permitting de- to provide educational opportunities to adults experiment in Native land claims settlement. cisions. To be clear, this misguided legislation not adequately served by traditional residential However, it has needed revision and refine- puts oil companies before the health of the colleges. At the same time, it also established ment many times since. 1971. I am proud to American public. the Center for Labor Studies, which was re- have worked with my colleagues over the past several years to accomplish these improve- For 40 years, the Clean Air Act has been named in 1986 to honor the distinguished ments. successful in reducing emissions into the at- labor leader, the long-time business manager In 1988, Congress enacted legislation to au- mosphere of pollutants and chemicals that kill of IBEW Local 3 and president of the New thorize Alaska Native corporations to establish people and endanger public health. Its suc- York City Central Labor Council, who did so ‘‘settlement trusts.’’ Their purpose was to pro- cess is due, in large part, to being enacted much to support its creation. vide benefits to Alaska Natives and permit a and strengthened based on the best science The Harry Van Arsdale Jr. Center for Labor legal structure that would protect and pre- to find the most effective ways to remove the Studies at SUNY Empire State College con- serve, for current and future Alaska Native worst pollutants from our air. The Clean Air tinues to fulfill its namesake’s dream of pro- generations, much of the value of the land Act should not be undercut to benefit large oil viding wage-earning adults with an opportunity claims settlement. The original ANCSA re- companies. to develop their labor leadership skills and to quired Native groups to form Alaska state law If enacted into law, this bill would have far earn a college degree in a learning environ- corporations to receive, administer, and dis- reaching consequences and damage public ment that celebrates their achievements and tribute the ANSCA settlement, and the 1988 health in the Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf recognizes their particular needs. To do so, legislation was recognition that the corporate Coasts. The world’s most profitable oil compa- the Van Arsdale Center provides flexible, form had not always been well-suited to this nies should be held to the highest public worker-friendly educational programs delivered task. In part, this was due to the federal tax health and environmental safety standards, by highly qualified faculty to ensure that its problems that attend the corporate form, al- not given a free pass to generate toxic air pol- trade union students and other working adults though ironically in the years after 1988, it be- lution. I urge my colleagues to vote against may acquire the analytical and communicative came apparent that the federal tax rules rel- this harmful and reckless legislation. skills that are the hallmark of a college de- ative to trusts present their own complexities gree. and problems that discouraged the use of set- f The center currently serves several impor- tlement trusts. Congress enacted Section 646 of the tax PERSONAL EXPLANATION tant constituencies in the New York City area, including IBEW Local 3 and United Associa- code to address these problems. Section 646 tion Local 1 apprentices, as well as provides for an elective regime for Alaska Na- HON. STEVEN R. ROTHMAN paraeducators affiliated with the United Fed- tive settlement trusts that (i) provides for a eration of Teachers. The longest-standing of trust level tax at various rates ranging up to OF NEW JERSEY 10% in lieu of beneficiary level taxes; (ii) al- these partnerships is with the Joint Industry lows contributions to be made to these trusts IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Board of the Electrical Industry in New York on a tax favored basis; and (iii) streamlines City (JIB), and it is one of the center’s most administrative reporting for these trusts. When Friday, June 24, 2011 successful partnerships. Since 1978 every adopted, this elective treatment initially pro- registered electrical apprentice in IBEW Local Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, vided significant incentives to the use of settle- 3 has been required to complete, in addition to I wish to correct a vote that I made on the ment trusts to further the ANCSA settlement, their related classroom instruction in electrical amendment to H.R. 2112. During the rollcall and Alaska Native corporations utilized this theory, an academic course of study in which votes, I voted no on the Campbell amendment provision to provide benefits through Alaska they learn to read and write at the college to prohibit funding for the Animal, Plant and Native stettlement trusts. level and for which they are awarded a college Health Inspection Service (APHIS) from being As I mentioned earlier, Section 646 is degree; or, if they already have a degree, a used for lethal methods of wildlife control to scheduled to sunset on December 31, 2012, 20-credit certificate in ‘‘Labor and the Con- protect livestock. It was my intent to support despite the positive effects it has had for the the amendment, as I stand in strong support struction Industry.’’ Other programs were Alaska Native community. The principal aim of of the federal government’s use of humane added later: the paraeducator program of the settlement trusts is to provide funds to the and non-lethal animal control whenever pos- UFT in 2006, the college degree program of Alaska Native beneficiaries. These bene- sible. My record on this issue clearly shows UA Local 1 in 2008; and others are in devel- ficiaries are among the most economically dis- my longstanding support of this position and I opment. advantaged persons in our country. Section hereby state my disapproval of the use of le- The Harry Van Arsdale, Jr. Center for Labor 646 has worked well to provide an incentive thal methods of trapping, aerial hunting and Studies has graduated more than 5,000 men for the use of settlement trusts, and must be poisoning wildlife in order to protect livestock and women, many of whom have gone on to continued. by the APHIS. hold positions of honor in the New York City However, the looming expiration of Section I wish to clearly state for the RECORD that I labor movement and beyond. Please join me 646 has had a chilling effect in recent years supported the Campbell-DeFazio-Peters in congratulating this exemplary educational upon the establishment of new Alaska Native amendment and did not intend to vote against organization on the occasion of its 40th anni- settlement trusts. Alaska Native corporations it. versary. have no desire to exchange the corporate tax

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I commend them for their great remove the disincentive presented by the sun- ney, Charlie Potts, recently told the Mobile deeds, and agree they are most deserving of set of Section 646 for Alaska Native corpora- Press-Register that Coach Bob always fol- this Golden Eagle Award. tions to use settlement trusts to provide bene- lowed the Golden Rule. Simply put, Bob Rut- f fits to their Alaska Native shareholders. ledge treated his students and players the way I would like to note to my colleagues that he would want to be treated. AMERICA INVENTS ACT the fact that Section 646 is not already a per- Bob was also instrumental in shaping St. SPEECH OF manent part of the tax code is a result of its Paul’s community service programs, including unique procedural history, rather than a result a fine arts program that today rivals the offer- HON. STENY H. HOYER of any substantive determination as to its mer- ings of many colleges and universities. OF MARYLAND its or revenue concerns about its cost. Section For St. Paul’s students and alumni, Coach IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 646 was originally enacted, along with several Bob was more than a great educator and Wednesday, June 22, 2011 other provisions, as an unrelated, miscella- leader, he was like a parent and cherished neous provision as part of the 2001 tax legis- friend. He had a talent for summoning the best The House in Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union had under lation which, because of the need to use the in his students and building a faculty and staff consideration the bill (H.R. 1249) to amend budget reconciliation process, was subject to a that were second to none. Although he retired title 35, United States Code, to provide for December 31, 2010 sunset provision. Rather in 2006, his passing is a profound loss for St. patent reform: than subsequently being made permanent Paul’s and our entire community. Mr. HOYER. Madam Chair, I rise in support similar to other unrelated, miscellaneous provi- Mr. Speaker, I join with so many others from of this legislation. I am a strong supporter, as sions in the 2001 tax legislation, Section 646 southwest Alabama in mourning the loss of a many of you know, of what we call our Make was extended for two years along with the truly exceptional man who touched thousands It In America agenda. Make It In America sim- 2001 individual tax rate reductions as part of upon thousands of lives with his generosity, ply means we are going to provide jobs, we the 2010 year-end tax legislation such that it leadership and strength. are going to provide opportunities, and we are is now scheduled to expire on December 31, My condolences go out to his wonderful wife going to build the manufacturing sector of our 2012. Once again, the decision to enact a of 45 years, Martha, and their children, Kellie, economy. In order to do that we also need to two-year extension (rather than a permanent Brett and Dorie. You are all in our thoughts enhance the inventive, innovative, and devel- extension) was not attributable to substantive and prayers. opment phases of our economy. This bill, I or revenue considerations relating to Section f think, will facilitate this. 646 itself. Rather, it followed from a decision I congratulate the gentlelady from California to enact a simple two-year extension of all of JACKSON HOLE MOUNTAIN RE- SORT (JHMR)—NATIONAL SKI for this amendment as well, which I think im- the expiring 2001 provisions without assessing proves this bill. I rise in strong support and the merits of alternative extension periods for AREA ASSOCIATION’S (NSAA) GOLDEN EAGLE AWARD urge my colleagues to support this piece of each expiring provision being extended. Thus, legislation. I congratulate all of those who it is fair to say that the current non-permanent have worked on this legislation. It is obviously status of Section 646 is an accident of the leg- HON. CYNTHIA M. LUMMIS not perfect, but then again, no piece of legisla- islative process and that no Member has ever OF WYOMING tion that we adopt is perfect. It is, however, a suggested that the provision should not be IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES significant step forward to make sure that made permanent. Further, there was wide Friday, June 24, 2011 America remains the inventive, innovative de- support for the permanency provision in the Mrs. LUMMIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to velopment capital of the world. In order to do last Congress. H.R. 2320 would simply rem- that we need to manufacture goods here in edy this accident of the legislative’ process congratulate and honor Jackson Hole Moun- tain Resort (JHMR) from the state of Wyoming America—manufacture the goods that we in- and make permanent a provision that should vent, innovate, and develop here, because if have originally been enacted as such. for their receipt of the National Ski Area Asso- ciation’s (NSAA) Golden Eagle Award. Having we continue to take them to scale overseas, f been a previous recipient of this award in then the inventors, innovators, and developers TRIBUTE TO ROBERT RUTLEDGE, 1995, JHMR yet again receives the highest will themselves move overseas. So I thank Mr. SMITH, Mr. WATT, Ms. LOF- THE HEART OF ST. PAUL’S EPIS- honor in environmental achievement. This GREN, and the others who have worked so COPAL SCHOOL prestigious award is judged by industry peers hard on this legislation, who have dedicated and a select group of judges. themselves to trying to make sure that we As an example to all industries, both within HON. JO BONNER have a context and environment in America and without the business of skiing, JHMR has OF ALABAMA which will facilitate the innovative sector of our managed to produce an environmentally- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES economy. friendly ski resort. They are a great example Friday, June 24, 2011 to us all of environmental achievements. The f Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, it is with great award coincides with the resort’s five year an- IN MEMORY OF JIM WHAM sadness that I rise today to acknowledge the niversary of ISO 14001 certification. JHMR is recent passing of one of Mobile’s most be- one of only two resorts in the United States to HON. JOHN SHIMKUS have met these standards. This specific loved and respected educators, Robert Rut- OF ILLINOIS ledge. award, the Golden Eagle Award, honors their IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ‘‘Coach Bob,’’ as he was known to many, environmental excellence for ‘‘Medium Size was head football coach, athletic director, as- Ski Areas’’ (200,000—500,000 visits). Busi- Friday, June 24, 2011 sistant headmaster and headmaster over his nesses, such as this resort, are our hope for Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in 33-year career at St. Paul’s Episcopal School. a more beautiful world in the future, showing tribute to a man of great character, patriotism, He has been described as the heart of St. us that spectacular sites do not have to come and community pride: Mr. Jim Wham of Paul’s and an influential role model for his stu- at the cost of our environmental degradation. Centralia, Illinois, who passed away May 20, dents. Jackson Hole Mountain Resort is justly 2011, at the age of 92. Under his guidance, St. Paul’s athletic pro- proud to receive this award. Their selection I first met Jim when, as a child, I visited my gram gained statewide respect, including a trip shows their positive impact and contribution to late grandfather, John Shimkus, who owned a to the 1993 State Championship game. a better environment. A few of their contribu- clothing store in Centralia. Jim Wham, already For three decades, Coach Bob inspired, led tions, to note, are: modifications to their heat- a well known attorney, knew my grandfather and prepared generations of students for the ing systems, reducing propane use by 20% and I remember meeting this well educated, rigors of life, instilling in many the confidence and recycling all motor oil, along with anti- well informed, larger than life man. Many to set their goals high and then work hard to- freeze, batteries, and snowmelt (from groom- years later, when I began running for Con- ward attaining them. ing equipment). They have demonstrated a gress, I again met Jim—who was very active

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:44 Jun 25, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A24JN8.011 E24JNPT1 rfrederick on DSKD9S0YB1PROD with REMARKS E1202 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 24, 2011 in politics—and became much more ac- as Commanding Officer of the Naval Air Sta- Schooled as an industrial engineer, Mr. quainted with him. Jim became a friend and tion Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base for the Shimpi has approached these barriers faced trusted advisor. His viewpoints on crucial past three years. by Americans with disabilities as problems that issues were always well thought out and came Locally appointed to the U.S. Naval Acad- can be overcome through concrete solutions. from a deep love of his country. I could always emy by Representative Charles Stenholm of He has provided valuable research and anal- count on Jim to tell me exactly what he Texas’ old 17th district, he graduated from the ysis, creating better efficiency within the thought. academy in 1984 and attended flight school. AbilityOne Program, and his depth of knowl- Jim was a 1936 graduate of Centralia Town- He was designated a Naval Flight Officer edge acquired through four decades of service ship High School, was center on the Centralia (NFO) in September of 1985. at National Industries for the Blind has been a Orphans basketball team that competed in the Spending the majority of his career in a P– valuable resource for those looking to close State Tournament at Champaign, and later at- 3 Orion aircraft, Captain Smyers succeeded in the 70 percent unemployment gap among tended the University of Illinois where he let- all leadership roles in multiple squadrons dur- Americans who are blind. tered in track. He was admitted to the Illinois ing his career. The most notable position was Please join me in honoring a lifetime com- Bar in 1947 and practiced at the law firm start- as the Commanding Officer of the VP–62 mitment to service by Mr. Arun Shimpi. ed by his grandfather William Bundy and re- Broad Arrows. Captain Smyers led this squad- f mained the active senior partner of Wham and ron during Operation Enduring Freedom in Wham until his death. three different operational theaters. Addition- HONORING THE LIFE OF DR. Jim also served in the Army Air Corps in ally, Captain Smyers attended the National MICHAEL R. REDMOND World War II advancing to the rank of major Defense University’s Industrial College of the and was awarded the bronze star. Armed Forces earning a Master of Science HON. JEFF MILLER Jim was large in stature and large in his Degree in Strategic Resourcing. OF FLORIDA love of politics, the law, and life. He shared his On April 11, 2008, Captain Smyers reported IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES passion for this country and the Republican as the eighth Commanding Officer of Naval Air Friday, June 24, 2011 Party any chance he could. Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, which Jim even ran for Congress once on the Jim provides support for units from every service Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, on be- Wham Party banner, after missing the dead- and over 11,000 active duty, guard, reserve, half of the United States Congress, it is with line to file as a Republican. The reason for his and civilian employees. It has truly been an great respect and honor that I rise today to Congressional run was because of the incum- honor to work with Captain Smyers. He is re- recognize the life of Northwest Florida’s be- bent’s vote against the amendment prohibiting spected by all for his true professionalism. loved Dr. Michael R. Redmond. the burning of the flag. Jim had seen firsthand While Captain Smyers has remained focused Born in Milton, Florida on March 19, 1943, in WWII the price paid for that flag and wanted on the mission, his dedication to the sailors Michael Redmond lived a life deeply rooted in others to know it as well. He was first and under his command has been exceptional. He love for his family and community. Dr. foremost a true patriot. epitomizes the phrase ‘‘Mission First, People Redmond was a devoted public servant, and Jim also served as a judge of the Illinois Always’’ and I know the thousands of officers, the contributions he made to Northwest Flor- Court of Claims and was a candidate for Illi- sailors, and civilians he has led hold him in ida are innumerable. nois Appellate Court Judge. Jim was a mem- the highest regard. Upon graduation from Campion Jesuit High ber of the First United Methodist Church in Captain Smyers has upheld the highest tra- School, Dr. Redmond attended St. Louis Uni- Centralia and was a Sunday School teacher ditions of the United States Navy. We will miss versity, and after only three years of study, he there. his leadership as Commanding Officer of was admitted to St. Louis University Medical Most recently, well into his 90’s, Jim hosted Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve School. A true patriot, Dr. Redmond served in a weekly radio show on WILY in Centralia. I Base, but we look forward to the contributions the United States Army from 1969 to 1971 as had the privilege of being his guest on this he will make to our community as he and his a General Medical Officer at Leonard Wood show in studio. He was still well informed, still family transition to civilian life in our area. Army Hospital. During the Vietnam War, Dr. very articulate, and I could still not win an ar- f Redmond served in the 25th Infantry Division gument with him. His voice in Centralia will be as an Emergency Room/Casualty Physician missed. HONORING MR. ARUN SHIMPI and earned two Bronze Stars. For 35 years, Survivors include his wife Phyllis; daughters Dr. Redmond practiced at the West Florida Sarah Cary and Jennifer Price; his brother HON. DONNA F. EDWARDS Medical Center in the Department of Ophthal- William; grandchildren: Andrew Wham Cary, OF MARYLAND mology and served as the Chief Executive Of- Stephen Wham Cary, Rebecca Ann Cary, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ficer from 2000 until his passing. His expertise while serving on the American Academy of Susannah Jane Price, James Daniel Price, Friday, June 24, 2011 Katharine Elizabeth Price and Mary Karen Ophthalmology Board of Trustees and later as Price; and great grandchildren: Zachary Cary Ms. EDWARDS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to President of the AAO in 2003 was invaluable. and Samantha Cary. recognize the outstanding commitment to pub- Dr. Redmond served as a member of the Jim was laid rest in Centralia. And while I lic service made by Mr. Arun Shimpi, who re- American Academy of Pediatrics, the Chil- was unable to attend in person, I can certainly tired in June after 43 years of tireless service dren’s EyeCare Foundation, the Escambia take this opportunity to let his name ring toward enhancing the social and economic County Medical Society, the Escambia County throughout this hallowed hall. He deserves no independence of Americans who are blind. United Way Campaign and numerous other less and would certainly love hearing it. When Mr. Shimpi began work at National In- committees and organizations. f dustries for the Blind in 1968, he was a new Respect emanates from his colleagues who immigrant from India in search of greater op- say Dr. Redmond will forever be remembered REMARKS IN HONOR OF CAPTAIN portunity. Fifteen years later, fueled by a de- as a caring physician who always put his pa- TRACY D. SMYERS, UNITED sire to participate fully in our democracy, he tients first. In the eyes of the many people STATES NAVY transitioned from legal resident to U.S. citizen. whose sight was restored due to his life-long Not only is his story one that captures the dedication to ‘‘helping kids see,’’ he was a true HON. KAY GRANGER spirit of the American Dream, but he has also hero. Serving as a testament to the gratitude OF TEXAS worked tirelessly for over 40 years, opening his colleagues, the medical profession, and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the doors of opportunity to thousands of Amer- the public have for him, Dr. Redmond was icans who are blind or severely disabled, mak- awarded the Florida Medical Association’s Friday, June 24, 2011 ing their own dreams become a reality. highest award, the Certificate of Merit, for his Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to National Industries for the Blind, along with outstanding service to the FMA. He also congratulate Captain Tracy D. (T.D.) Smyers its 90 associated nonprofit agencies operating earned the American Medical Association Phy- for his 27 years of dedicated and distinguished under the AbilityOne Program, remains the sician’s Recognition Award from 1975 to 2000. service to our nation on the occasion of his re- largest single source of employment for Ameri- To some, Michael Redmond will be remem- tirement from the United States Navy. cans who are blind. Under Mr. Shimpi’s lead- bered as a community leader, and to others, It is an honor to join the people of Texas’ ership, the AbilityOne Program has made as a dedicated doctor and hero. To his family, 12th Congressional District in honoring one of great progress in breaking down barriers for he will forever be remembered as a loving our own, Captain Smyers, upon his retirement all persons with disabilities. husband, father, and grandfather. Michael is

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:44 Jun 25, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K24JN8.017 E24JNPT1 rfrederick on DSKD9S0YB1PROD with REMARKS June 24, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1203 survived by his wife Jane; his children, Anne, more have flocked to this pristine destination. paper’s standard for photojournalism to new Sandra, and Terry; and granddaughter, Sarah. It is no wonder why Devil’s Lake State Park heights, and he was awarded two Newspaper Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the United States attracts so many visitors each year; to put it Photographer of the Year awards for his effort. Congress, I am privileged to honor the life of simply—to visit the park is to fall in love with In a remembrance, Carl Davaz, the paper’s Dr. Michael Redmond for his service to North- it. then deputy managing editor, told David west Florida and to this great nation. My wife Although Devil’s Lake State Park is cele- Dunlap that Brian always thought first about Vicki and I offer our prayers for his entire fam- brating its centennial this year, it has been a the reader when taking pictures, and used his ily. He will be truly missed by all. source of recreation and tourism for far longer. talents to bring words-and-pictures together. f Beginning in the mid-1800s, the Devil’s Lake Brian became a freelance photographer area was surrounded by several hotels and re- after he left the Register Guard in 1982. He A TRIBUTE TO MAX METCALF- sorts and even hosted Mrs. Mary Todd Lincoln took breathtaking photographs for distin- PUTNAM and General Ulysses S. Grant during their guished publications including LIFE Magazine, visit. These establishments were serviced by a Sports Illustrated, and National Geographic. HON. TOM LATHAM railroad that transported visitors often num- He was sought out for his photographic in- OF IOWA bering in the thousands. As times changed stincts and ability to capture single moments IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and the automobile was introduced, the hotels that told entire stories. His proudest works, however, came when Friday, June 24, 2011 faded into history and the park became more accessible as a day-trip destination. Finally, in he collaborated with poet Maya Angelou on Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 1911, the state designated the park as the two books: ‘‘I Dream a World,’’ his portraits of recognize and congratulate Max Metcalf- third official Wisconsin State Park. black women of achievement; and ‘‘Shall We Putnam for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. Of course, Devil’s Lake State Park would Dance,’’ a photographic documentary of dance The Eagle Scout rank is the highest ad- not be what it is today without the dedication in America. The debut showing for ‘‘I Dream a vancement rank in scouting. Only about five of many over the years. In the days of the World’’ set attendance records at Corcoran percent of Boy Scouts earn the Eagle Scout Great Depression, it was the hardworking indi- Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. It is now in Award. The award is a performance based viduals of the Civilian Conservation Corps who its 14th printing, which made Brian particularly achievement whose standards have been built trails, removed invasive species, built a proud because it meant the stories of these well-maintained over the years. reservoir, acted as fireguards, and built var- distinguished women were being shared. To earn the Eagle Scout rank, a Boy Scout ious structures. Today, it is the tireless efforts At the end of Mr. Dunlap’s remembrance, is obligated to pass specific tests that are or- of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Re- he wrote about Carl Davaz’ final visit with ganized by requirements and merit badges, as sources, The Friends of Devil’s Lake State Brian. Brian simply told Carl, ‘‘There’s just so well as completing an Eagle Project to benefit Park, and the myriad of other volunteers and much left to do.’’ the community. Max’s project was to design supporters who ensure that the park is pro- Just before Brian died, two of his children, and construct a series of wooden ‘‘trees’’ for tected and preserved for centuries to come. who had separately planned weddings for later the feline residents of the Fort Dodge Humane In 1919, official attendance records indicate in the year, chose to get married at Brian’s Society to facilitate more exercise and recre- that there were 100,000 visitors. Today, Dev- bedside so he could share in their celebration. ation while the cats await adoption. In his im- il’s Lake State Park entertains approximately He died soon thereafter. Brian is survived by mediate future, Max will be attending Iowa 1.8 million visitors per year and continues to Lynda Lanker, a recognized artist in her own State University this fall to major in physics serve as a recreational haven. As we look to right, and their children Julie Coburn, Jacki and has already been accepted as a First- the future, we see the possible addition of Coburn, and Dustin Lanker. Year Honor Student. more campsites and land to the west and For my part, I agree with you, Brian—there Mr. Speaker, the example set by this young north and a unique opportunity to add some was just so much left for you to do. You are man and his supportive family demonstrates 4,000 acres from the decommissioned Badger deeply missed. the rewards of hard work, dedication and per- Army Ammunition Plant (BAAP) to the south. f severance. I am honored to represent Max Today, I join visitors from South Central Wis- and his family in the United States Congress. consin, across our great nation, and across HONORING THE LEADERSHIP I know that all of my colleagues will join me the world in celebrating the 100th anniversary TRAINING INSTITUTE OF AMERICA in congratulating him on achieving an Eagle of Devil’s Lake State Park. Scout ranking and will wish him continued f HON. RON PAUL success in his future education and career. OF TEXAS CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF BRIAN f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LANKER CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNI- Friday, June 24, 2011 VERSARY OF DEVIL’S LAKE HON. PETER A. DeFAZIO Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, for the past 15 STATE PARK OF OREGON years, the Leadership Training Institute of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES America, LTIA, has helped teach young peo- HON. TAMMY BALDWIN ple about free markets, limited government, Friday, June 24, 2011 OF WISCONSIN and traditional values. LTIA has trained hun- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. DEFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to dreds of young people through their national celebrate the life and legacy of Pulitzer Prize- conference in leadership excellence, critical Friday, June 24, 2011 winning photojournalist Brian Lanker. Brian thinking skills, worldview apologetics, network Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to died on March 13th, ten days after being diag- development and community involvement in a celebrate the 100th anniversary of Devil’s nosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. unique format that integrates a Biblical per- Lake State Park and the people of Wiscon- Brian was a remarkable photographer. He spective. sin’s commitment to the maintenance of our was also a good friend. He began his career The Leadership Training Institute of Amer- most visited state park. at the Topeka Capital-Journal in 1970—a ica’s National Conference, held each summer Since 1911, Devil’s Lake State Park has paper nationally renowned for excellence in in Washington, is available to a select number provided diverse recreation for countless spir- photojournalism. While at the paper, he shot a of students who have demonstrated a passion ited adventurers. From the dancing waters of series on natural childbirth using the Lamaze for leadership. I am pleased that 10 students the 374-acre lake filled with brown trout and method, which was not common at that time. from my congressional district have been se- northern pike to historic and sacred Effigy The series culminated in a photo of Lynda lected to participate in these conferences. Mounds that are over 1,000 years old to the (then Coburn) Lanker, Brian’s future wife, giv- LTIA alumni take active roles in local govern- famed Devil’s Doorway and Balanced Rock ing birth to her son, Dustin. This ebullient pho- ment and civic groups in their communities. formations, this picturesque park encom- tograph earned Brian the 1973 Pulitzer Prize. Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to commend passes nearly 10,000 acres. Those who trek Shortly after that achievement, Brian moved the Leadership Training Institute of America to its highest points are treated to a breath- to Eugene, Oregon, to take a position as the for producing conservative leadership that is taking view of the valleys and bluffs that flank director of graphics for the Register Guard. actively involved in local, state and federal the park. For over a century, campers, hikers, Under Brian’s direction, photos became a sig- arenas, and for casting this vision to future bikers, swimmers, anglers, boaters, and many nificant part of the news story. He raised the generations. It has been said that ‘‘Today’s

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I hope my California Air Resources Board, which is sup- state-level awards for 2011. colleagues will join me in honoring the Leader- ported by the Boards of other states, this bill A panel of judges that can include published ship Training Institute of America for their out- will severely limit existing protections for public authors, editors, publishers, librarians, teach- standing training of America’s youth for the health in coastal states. I would particularly ers, and even state officials chose Juliana’s past 15 years. note that, as allowed for in section three, ships letter as a state winner. Juliana wrote a letter f involved in drilling activities would not have to to author Patricia MacLachlan to explain how PLANNED FLOTILLA TO GAZA use emissions control technology, even MacLaclan’s book, Edward’s Eyes, affected though these ships already comprise the vast her life. Edward’s Eyes is a story of a family’s proportion of pollution from drilling operations. love and loss that chronicles the difficulty of HON. STEVE ISRAEL Section two of this bill demands that the pol- dealing with the painful moments in life. OF NEW YORK lution being disgorged by offshore drilling MacLachlan’s acclaimed novel spoke to Juli- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES projects be measured at the point of its impact ana, and now Juliana’s letter to Machachlan Friday, June 24, 2011 with the shoreline. What some of my distin- has earned her recognition in her community guished colleagues appear to have forgotten Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, in May, Rep- as well as here in Washington. resentative TOM COLE and I led 34 of our col- is that we in the coastal states actually en- leagues from the House of Representatives in gage in activities that extend past the shore. Mr. Speaker, the example set by this young sending a letter to the Prime Minister of Tur- Let’s forget for a moment the enormous im- woman demonstrates the rewards of har- key, Recep Tayyip Erdogˇan, urging his gov- plications that this measure has for climate nessing one’s talents and sharing them with ernment to work to discourage the planned flo- change and environmental degradation. What the world. Juliana’s efforts embody the Iowa tilla to Gaza. Earlier this month, the Turkish section two essentially states is that the health sprit and I am honored to represent her and group IHH, one of the major organizers of the and safety of our fishermen, boaters, and the her family in the United States Congress. I flotilla, announced that it was pulling out. This workers engaging in the very projects that are know that all of my colleagues in the United was a major victory, but other flotilla partici- the topic of the present debate are incon- States House of Representatives will join me pants have opted to proceed with this provoc- sequential. I oppose this bill so strongly be- in congratulating her for her achievement and ative and unnecessary act. cause these are the people who deserve and will wish her continued success in her future The government of Israel has a right and a need to be protected. education and career. responsibility to protect the Israeli people. Re- For these reasons, I offer my complete sup- cent events, such as the seizing of the Vic- port to my colleague from California, Rep- f toria, which was carrying more than 50 tons of resentative SPEIER, one of the many Members here today whose constituents will suffer di- RETIREMENT OF REV. CESSAR L. weapons destined for Hamas militants, clearly SCOTT, SR. AS EXECUTIVE MIN- demonstrate Israel’s legitimate security con- rectly under this provision. Her amendment to ISTER OF THE BAPTIST GEN- cerns regarding cargo heading to Gaza. cut section two from this bill represents at The flotilla has nothing to do with providing least a small step toward limiting the appalling ERAL CONVENTION OF VIRGINIA aid to the people of Gaza. There are well-es- health and environmental consequences of tablished avenues for getting humanitarian as- H.R. 2021, and I support that amendment un- sistance to Gaza, but the flotilla participants’ conditionally. HON. ROBERT C. ‘‘BOBBY’’ SCOTT refusal to use those alternatives demonstrates My district is home to the Port of Oakland, OF VIRGINIA the fourth busiest container port in the United that their true intention is to provoke Israel. I IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES call on them to abandon their confrontational States. Large container ships like the ones plans and work with Israel in allowing legiti- we’re talking about here produce enormous Friday, June 24, 2011 mate assistance, but not weapons, to enter amounts of pollution, and when loading and Gaza. unloading at ports and docks can contribute Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise f drastic health consequences for the sur- today to honor Rev. Cessar L. Scott, Sr., Ex- rounding communities. These communities, ecutive Minister of the Baptist General Con- JOBS AND ENERGY PERMITTING like West Oakland in my district, are often vention of Virginia. Rev. Scott is retiring this ACT OF 2011 home to poor communities and people of year after 33 years of service as Executive Minister, and I would like to take this moment SPEECH OF color, groups that remain under-represented in this body. Sacrificing their health and the to recognize some of his numerous accom- HON. BARBARA LEE health of coastal communities all around this plishments during that time. OF CALIFORNIA country to increase the profits of big polluters A native of Portsmouth, Virginia, Rev. Scott IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES like Shell Oil Company is flat-out wrong. I do received his undergraduate degree from Vir- Wednesday, June 22, 2011 not and will not support it. ginia Union University in 1966 and his divinity The House in Committee of the Whole This bill would allow the world’s largest oil degree from VUU’s Samuel Dewitt Proctor House on the State of the Union had under companies to circumvent pollution standards School of Theology in 1970. He also earned a consideration the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend that have protected our air and health for dec- master’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth the Clean Air Act regarding air pollution ades. Rolling back environmental protections University. from Outer Continental Shelf activity: hurts my constituents, and it hurts Americans Rev. Scott first became Executive Minister Ms. LEE. Madam Chair, I rise in strong op- all around the country. H.R. 2021 is bad for our health, bad for our of the General Convention in 1978. Founded position to H.R. 2021. in 1899, The Baptist General Convention of By overriding offshore air pollution rules environment, and bad for our country. I stand Virginia is the mission organization network, H.R. 2021 dirties our coasts and oceans, en- firmly with my colleagues in opposing this bill. representing over 1000 churches in the Com- dangers the health of our citizens and con- f monwealth of Virginia. As the Executive Min- stituents, and keeps us trapped in the quag- A TRIBUTE TO JULIANA OSGOOD ister, Rev. Scott coordinates the day-to-day mire of the 20th century energy economy operation of the Convention, supervising its when we should be pressing towards the 21st. I am distressed that many of my colleagues, HON. TOM LATHAM ministries and programs. These ministries OF IOWA while consistently touting an increased role for offer conferences, workshops and retreats, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES local and state government, want to com- and provide written resources on issues like pletely overrun existing state health and envi- Friday, June 24, 2011 Christian Education, Men’s and Women’s ronmental regulations. As the California Air Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Health, and Youth Development. Resources Board expressed in testimony, this recognize and congratulate Juliana Osgood for Through his work at the Baptist General bill will ‘‘quash local control, impose tremen- being named a state winner of the Library of Convention, Rev. Scott has also supported dous new costs on state and local government Congress’s Letters about Literature program. many other state and national institutions in- and taxpayers, and disenfranchise community Letters about Literature is a national reading cluding: the Children’s Home of Virginia Bap- groups and local stakeholders.’’ and writing program that is sponsored by the tists, Inc; Virginia One Church, One Child Let us not lose sight of the fact that the Library of Congress. The program asks stu- Adoption Program; the Chaplain’s Prison Min- Clean Air Act is first and foremost about public dents to write to the past or present author of istry; the United Negro College Fund; National

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University Board of Trustees, the Council for long and healthy retirement surrounded by the JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING, 112TH America’s First Freedom, the Corporate Board love of his family and friends. CONGRESS of the Sunday School Publishing Board of the f RULE 1.—COMMITTEE RULES National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., and (a) The rules of the Senate and House inso- the Executive Committee of the Lott Care INTRODUCTION OF THE ‘‘OIL far as they are applicable, shall govern the Baptist Foreign Mission Board. SPILL VICTIMS REDRESS ACT’’ Committee. Under the faithful leadership of Rev. Scott, (b) The Committee’s rules shall be pub- lished in the Congressional Record as soon as the Virginia Baptist General Convention has HON. EDWARD J. MARKEY possible following the Committee’s organiza- continued its legacy as a strong, leading voice OF MASSACHUSETTS tional meeting in each odd-numbered year. in matters of faith in the Commonwealth of Vir- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (c) Where these rules require a vote of the ginia. I would like to congratulate Rev. Cessar members of the Committee, polling of mem- L. Scott, Sr. on the event of his retirement, Friday, June 24, 2011 bers either in writing or by telephone shall and I commend him for his 33 years of service Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, more than one not be permitted to substitute for a vote year after the Deepwater Horizon tragedy that taken at a Committee meeting, unless the to the people of Virginia. ranking minority member assents to waiver f ultimately led to more than 4 million barrels of of this requirement. oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico, the Con- (d) Proposals for amending Committee IN TRIBUTE TO JOE HOWRY gress has yet to enact a single legislative re- rules shall be sent to all members at least form to improve the safety of offshore drilling one week before final action is taken there- HON. ELTON GALLEGLY and protect the families of the Gulf region who on, unless the amendment is made by unani- OF CALIFORNIA had their livelihoods destroyed. mous consent. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Today, I am reintroducing legislation with RULE 2.—REGULAR COMMITTEE MEETINGS Friday, June 24, 2011 the gentlelady from Florida, Ms. CASTOR, and (a) The regular meeting date of the Com- mittee shall be the second Wednesday of the gentleman from Virginia, Mr. CONNOLLY Mr. GALLEGLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in trib- every month when the House and Senate are ute to Joe Howry, who is retiring as Editor and that would help protect those Gulf Coast resi- in session. A regularly scheduled meeting Vice President of the Ventura County Star at dents who saw their livelihoods impacted by need not be held if there is no business to be month’s end. the BP oil spill. considered and after appropriate notification In my more than 30 years of public life, I This legislation, the Oil Spill Victims Re- is made to the ranking minority member. have met a lot of journalists. It is fair to say dress Act, would simply clarify that those who Additional meetings may be called by the Chairman, as he may deem necessary or at that not all have gained my respect. But there have suffered economic harm as a result of the spill can seek to pursue claims in state the request of the majority of the members is no journalist for whom I have more respect of the Committee. than Joe Howry. court from all of the companies involved. (b) If the Chairman of the Committee is Joe and I don’t agree on everything. In fact, Some of the companies involved in the spill, not present at any meeting of the Com- it’s probably safe to say that we have many including Haliburton and Cameron, have ar- mittee, the vice-Chairman or ranking mem- philosophical differences. But of all the journal- gued in court that the Oil Pollution Act pre- ber of the majority party on the Committee ists I have encountered over the decades, no empts state law and, as a result, that state law who is present shall preside at the meeting. one is more ethical, more objective or more claims brought by victims of the spill should be RULE 3.—QUORUM professional than Joe Howry. He looks you dismissed or removed to federal court. These (a) Five members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, which is required for straight in the eye, gives you a straight answer companies have even argued that they should be exempt from all suits because they are not the purpose of closing meetings, promul- and tells you what he believes whether you gating Committee orders or changing the like it or not. You know who he is and where responsible parties as defined under the OPA. rules of the Committee. he stands. The Oil Pollution Act already clearly pro- (b) Three members shall constitute a Joe’s objectivity has led to a remarkable fact vides for claims to be brought in state court quorum for purposes of taking testimony and for an American newspaper. He has been with and was not intended to preempt state law. receiving evidence. the Ventura County Star for more than 18 The Act clearly states that ‘‘nothing in this Act RULE 4.—PROXIES years and has been its Editor for the past . . . shall affect, or be construed or inter- (a) Written or telegraphic proxies of Com- seven years. During his tenure as Editor, to preted to affect or modify in any way the obli- mittee members will be received and re- the best of my knowledge, at no time has he gations or liabilities of any person under . . . corded on any vote taken by the Committee, except for the purpose of creating a quorum. allowed an opinion to masquerade as news on State law, including common law.’’ (b) Proxies will be allowed on any such the front page. However, in light of the legal arguments votes for the purpose of recording a mem- But Joe Howry’s most important trait is that being made by the companies involved in this ber’s position on a question only when the when Joe Howry gives you his word, Joe disaster in an attempt to limit their liability, we absentee Committee member has been in- Howry gives you his bond. You walk away are introducing this legislation today that formed of the question and has affirmatively knowing it’s stronger than the locks on Fort would further reaffirm the ability of citizens to requested that he be recorded. Knox. seek compensation for the economic impacts RULE 5.—OPEN AND CLOSED MEETINGS Joe leaves The Star at a precarious time for of the spill in state court. We must not forget (a) Each meeting for the transaction of the news media. It greatly concerns me that about the people of the Gulf who had their business of the Committee shall be open to an important source of news and information livelihoods devastated by the spill. This legis- the public except when the Committee, in open session and with a quorum present, de- is—if not disappearing—then greatly dimin- lation will help protect everyone in the Gulf termines by roll call vote that all or part of ishing as Americans turn to Facebook, Twitter who has suffered economic harm as a result the remainder of the meeting on that day and blogs for their news. of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. shall be closed to the public. No such vote I may be old-fashioned, but I like to pick up f shall be required to close a meeting that re- a newspaper and read it cover to cover, look- lates solely to internal budget or personnel ing at where a story is placed to gauge the PUBLICATION OF THE RULES OF matters. significance the editors place on an event. Ex- THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON (b) No person other than members of the cept for a few stories that are highlighted on PRINTING Committee, and such congressional staff and other representatives as they may authorize, newspaper websites, such significance is shall be present in any business session that mostly lost in the online world. HON. GREGG HARPER has been closed to the public. Joe Howry’s voice will be greatly missed OF MISSISSIPPI RULE 6.—ALTERNATING CHAIRMANSHIP AND during this period of change. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VICE CHAIRMANSHIP BY CONGRESSES My hope is that Joe, his wife, Andrea, and Friday, June 24, 2011 (a) The Chairmanship and vice Chairman- their children, Sarah, Joe Jr. and Lee, will con- ship of the Committee shall alternate be- tinue to call Ventura County home—when Joe Mr. HARPER. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to tween the House and the Senate by Con- isn’t fishing in Idaho, of course. clause 1(b) of the Rules of the Joint Com- gresses: The senior member of the minority

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(c) Whenever a hearing is conducted by the terim periods between meetings of the Com- (b) In the event the House and Senate are Committee upon any measure or matter, the mittee, to act on all requests submitted by under different party control, the Chairman minority on the Committee shall be entitled, any executive department, independent and vice Chairman shall represent the major- upon unanimous request to the Chairman be- agency, temporary or permanent commis- ity party in their respective Houses. When fore the completion of such hearings, to call sions and committees of the Federal Govern- the Chairman and vice Chairman represent witnesses selected by the minority to testify ment, the Government Printing Office and different parties, the vice Chairman shall with respect to the measure or matter dur- any other Federal entity, pursuant to the re- also fulfill the responsibilities of the ranking ing at least one day of hearing thereon. quirements of applicable Federal law and minority member as prescribed by these RULE 11.—CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION regulations. rules. FURNISHED TO THE COMMITTEE f RULE 7.—PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS The information contained in any books, Questions as to the order of business and papers or documents furnished to the Com- AMERICA INVENTS ACT the procedures of Committee shall in the mittee by any individual, partnership, cor- SPEECH OF first instance be decided by the Chairman; poration or other legal entity shall, upon the subject always to an appeal to the Com- request of the individual, partnership, cor- HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN mittee. poration or entity furnishing the same, be OF MARYLAND RULE 8.—HEARINGS: PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS maintained in strict confidence by the mem- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND WITNESSES bers and staff of the Committee, except that (a) The Chairman, in the case of hearings any such information may be released out- Wednesday, June 22, 2011 side of executive session of the Committee if to be conducted by the Committee, shall The House in Committee of the Whole the release thereof is effected in a manner make public announcement of the date, House on the State of the Union had under which will not reveal the identity of such in- place and subject matter of any hearing to consideration the bill (H.R. 1249) to amend dividual, partnership, corporation or entity be conducted on any measure or matter at title 35, United States Code, to provide for in connection with any pending hearing or as least one week before the commencement of patent reform: that hearing unless the Committee deter- a part of a duly authorized report of the mines that there is good cause to begin such Committee if such release is deemed essen- Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Madam Chair, America’s hearing at an earlier date. In the latter tial to the performance of the functions of patent system and the protection of intellectual event, the Chairman shall make such public the Committee and is in the public interest. property is an important source of innovation announcement at the earliest possible date. RULE 12.—BROADCASTING OF COMMITTEE and national strength for our country. For that The staff director of the Committee shall HEARINGS reason, any patent reform proposal must be promptly notify the Daily Digest of the Con- The rule for broadcasting of Committee judged based on its ability to improve patent gressional Record as soon as possible after hearings shall be the same as Rule XI, clause quality, reduce the current backlog and pro- such public announcement is made. 4, of the Rules of the House of Representa- vide patent holders greater certainty with re- (b) So far as practicable, all witnesses ap- tives. spect to their patent rights. On that score, I pearing before the Committee shall file ad- RULE 13.—COMMITTEE REPORTS vance written statements of their proposed believe the America Invents Act, on balance, (a) No Committee report shall be made testimony at least 48 hours in advance of achieves that objective. public or transmitted to the Congress with- their appearance and their oral testimony In particular, our office received a number of out the approval of a majority of the Com- shall be limited to brief summaries. Limited mittee except when Congress has adjourned: calls regarding the proposed change to a first- insertions or additional germane material provided that any member of the Committee inventor-to-file system. A variety of stake- will be received for the record, subject to the may make a report supplementary to or dis- holders—from the U.S. Patent Office to large approval of the Chairman. senting from the majority report. Such sup- multinational companies to biotech firms and RULE 9.—OFFICIAL HEARING RECORD plementary or dissenting reports should be angel investors in my district to the academic (a) An accurate stenographic record shall as brief as possible. research community to independent inventors be kept of all Committee proceedings and ac- (b) Factual reports by the Committee staff on both sides of this issue—weighed in with tions. Brief supplemental materials when re- may be printed for distribution to Com- their respective points of view. In the final quired to clarify the transcript may be in- mittee members and the public only upon serted in the record subject to the approval authorization of the Chairman either with analysis, I concluded that the first-inventor-to- of the Chairman. the approval of a majority of the Committee file standard in today’s legislation will provide (b) Each member of the Committee shall be or with the consent of the ranking minority greater certainty for innovators, produce provided with a copy of the hearing tran- member. stronger patents and enhance our nation’s script for the purpose of correcting errors of RULE 14.—CONFIDENTIALITY OF COMMITTEE economic competitiveness. transcription and grammar, and clarifying REPORTS f questions or remarks. If any other person is No summary of a Committee report, pre- authorized by a Committee Member to make diction of the contents of a report, or state- INTRODUCTION OF THE ELEC- his corrections, the staff director shall be so ment of conclusions concerning any inves- TRONIC DEVICE RECYCLING RE- notified. tigation shall be made by a member of the SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (c) Members who have received unanimous Committee or by any staff member of the consent to submit written questions to wit- ACT OF 2011 Committee prior to the issuance of a report nesses shall be allowed two days within of the Committee. which to submit these to the staff director HON. JOHN P. SARBANES RULE 15.—COMMITTEE STAFF for transmission to the witnesses. The record OF MARYLAND may be held open for a period not to exceed (a) The Committee shall have a staff direc- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES two weeks awaiting the responses by wit- tor, selected by the Chairman. The staff di- nesses. rector shall be an employee of the House of Friday, June 24, 2011 (d) A witness may obtain a transcript copy Representatives or of the Senate. Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today of his testimony given at a public session or, (b) The Ranking Minority Member may if given at an executive session, when au- designate an employee of the House of Rep- to introduce the Electronic Device Recycling thorized by the Committee. Testimony re- resentatives or of the Senate as the minority Research and Development Act of 2011. Elec- ceived in closed hearings shall not be re- staff director. tronic devices—computers, printers, cameras, leased or included in any report without the (c) The staff director, under the general su- mobile phones and other technology—com- approval of the Committee. pervision of the Chairman, is authorized to prise the fastest-growing share of our solid RULE 10.—WITNESSES FOR COMMITTEE HEARINGS deal directly with agencies of the Govern- waste. These discarded electronic devices fill (a) Selection of witnesses for Committee ment and with non-Government groups and our landfills and leak toxic chemicals into our hearings shall be made by the Committee individuals on behalf of the Committee. soil and groundwater. The most toxic compo- (d) The Chairman or staff director shall staff under the direction of the Chairman. A timely notify the Ranking Minority Member nents of these devices are exported in bulk to list of proposed witnesses shall be submitted or the minority staff director of decisions the developing world where they can be to the members of the Committee for review made on behalf of the Committee. dumped without the safety measures imposed sufficiently in advance of the hearings to permit suggestions by the Committee mem- RULE 16.—COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN by U.S. environmental laws. bers to receive appropriate consideration. The Chairman of the Committee may es- This so called E-waste also contains a high (b) The Chairman shall provide adequate tablish such other procedures and take such concentration of raw materials that can be re- time for questioning of witnesses by all actions as may be necessary to carry out the processed and reused by American manufac- members, including minority Members and foregoing rules or to facilitate the effective turers. The largest domestic supply of certain

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES raw materials— the vast majority of which are Colonel Schroeder has most recently been Friday, June 24, 2011 currently imported from China. This depend- serving in the Office of the Secretary of De- ence on foreign raw materials by American fense on the staff of the Deputy Assistant Sec- Ms. CASTOR of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise manufacturers also reveals a major vulner- retary of Defense for European and NATO in strong opposition of any effort to eliminate ability to our industrial supply chain— expos- Policy as the Country Director for the Baltic the Election Assistance Commission. Elimi- ing our domestic economy to the volatility of nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The nation of the EAC appears to be part of the foreign commodities markets and the whims of colonel was a driving force in garnering an GOP’s nationwide assault on voters’ rights, foreign governments. agreement from these nations to increase their and will exacerbate the current issues we face Additional research and development is re- monetary support to the NATO Air Policing in federal elections. With a number of states quired in recycling technologies so we can program to provide continued military defense adopting new voter Registration and ID laws more efficiently sort and process materials. To of their national territorial skies. that will restrict and suppress votes, this is the make recycling easier, products should avoid wrong time to eliminate an agency that seeks Mr. Speaker, our country owes Colonel environmentally sensitive materials and enable to avoid the problems we faced during the Schroeder a great debt of gratitude for his re-use or extended use of electronic devices. 2000 election in the state of Florida. The EAC decades of service. Colonel Schroeder’s un- For consumers, we need to make it easier to is necessary in order to ensure the fairness wavering commitment to serving his fellow recycle and re-use electronics. and integrity of federal elections. Americans embodies the Iowa spirit and I The Electronic Device Recycling Research Now, more than ever, we need an agency know all of my colleagues in the United States and Development Act seeks to address these like the EAC, so that we can ensure that our House of Representatives will join me in wish- critical challenges by: democracy functions freely and fairly. The ing him a well deserved and fulfilling retire- Authorizing the Environmental Protection EAC is an independent, bipartisan agency that ment. I wish him the best of luck in his future Agency, EPA, to award grants to reduce the carries out grant programs, provides for test- endeavors as he begins this new chapter in environmental impact of discarded electronic ing and certification of voting systems, studies his life. devices and promote the recycling of these election issues, and assists local and state devices through research and development election officials by issuing guidelines and projects; f other important information to help them com- ply with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) re- Requiring National Academy of Sciences to RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE AND quirements. conduct a study on opportunities for and bar- RETIREMENT OF COLONEL The EAC is composed of experts who are riers to the recycling of discarded electronic KEITH LANDRY devices; and former state and local election officials and fa- Authorizing EPA to award grants to colleges miliar with the challenges of election adminis- and universities for curriculum development in HON. GEOFF DAVIS tration. The federal government should not the areas of recycling electronic devices and eliminate the information gathering, informa- OF KENTUCKY enabling green design. tion sharing and advisory role of the Election This legislation was introduced in the pre- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Assistance Commission. These functions have vious Congress by former Congressman Bart Friday, June 24, 2011 been crucial at improving federal elections, Gordon, the Chairman of the House Com- and should be strengthened rather than elimi- mittee on Science, Space and Technology, Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I rise nated. and passed the House of Representatives by today to honor COL Keith A. Landry, the Com- Like many other states around the country, voice vote. It is my hope that this common- mander and District Engineer for the Louisville the Florida legislature has moved in a dan- sense legislation will continue to receive District Army Corps of Engineers. After nearly gerous direction to curtail voter’s rights, and strong bipartisan support. It has the strong 2 years of serving in this post, Colonel Landry we will need the EAC come 2012 when we backing of environmental advocacy groups will be retiring on July 14, 2011. see the sad consequences of restrictive voting and industry, including Best Buy and the Elec- Colonel Landry received his commission as laws. The new Florida law makes it difficult for tronics Takeback Coalition—a diverse coalition a 2nd Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers in those who recently moved between counties comprised of more than two dozen national 1985 after graduating from our shared alma to cast their votes. The new law also limits and local environmental, public health and mater, the United States Military Academy at voting accessibility by shortening the window public interest organizations. West Point. He has since completed five over- for early voting from 14 days to 6 days. This This is a green jobs bill. From auto parts to seas tours, including deployments with the 3rd will make it even more difficult for working Flo- solar voltaic panels, the energy and resource- Infantry Division during Operation Iraqi Free- ridians and elderly voters, resulting in longer intensive manufacturing processes that drive dom and two tours of duty teaching at the lines at the polls on Election Day. Lastly, the our modern economy will benefit from ex- United States Military Academy. new law negatively impacts voter registration efforts in Florida by limiting the ability of third panded research and development focused on During his tenure as the Commander for the party groups to effectively register legitimate the lifecycle of electronic devices. By giving Louisville District Army Corps of Engineers, new voters. The EAC works with all of these manufacturers the tools, training and re- Colonel Landry oversaw all military construc- issues, and if we eliminate it today, we will sources to sustainably manufacture electronic tion in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Ken- face serious challenges in the 2012 election devices, this legislation will create jobs, protect tucky and Tennessee. His work has had a tre- as we seek to resolve the problems that may the environment and improve public health. mendous impact on the mission readiness ca- ultimately arise as a result of new election f pabilities and quality of life of soldiers and air- laws like we have in Florida. men across the nation. A TRIBUTE TO COLONEL DAVID This bill would transfer EAC duties to the SCHROEDER Today, as we celebrate a distinguished ca- FEC, which is already overburdened. The FEC reer spanning 26 years, I am pleased Colonel says they need more resources to absorb the HON. TOM LATHAM Landry has decided to remain in the great EAC’s duties. Other costs would simply shift to Commonwealth of Kentucky and I am certain OF IOWA already overburdened state governments. The he will approach his future endeavors with the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEC does not have the capability or the ex- same level of excellence in service we have pertise to successfully administer the certifi- Friday, June 24, 2011 come to expect from him. cation program that is currently implemented Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Mr. Speaker, I ask the House to join me in by the EAC. recognize and congratulate native Iowan Colo- commending COL Keith Landry and in offering The EAC creates national standards for im- nel David Schroeder of the United States Air him our sincerest thanks for his incredible proving accessibility for all Americans. Local Force on his illustrious 34 year military career service to our country and the Commonwealth and State officials still struggle to ensure ac- that will be coming to a close later this year. of Kentucky. cessible elections for all. For instance, a GAO

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Having successfully com- supplemental examination with information EAC should be strengthened to ensure that pleted many years of public service, Dan used that wasn’t even available at the time the pat- we have in place strong standards that will im- his knowledge and political skills to launch a ent was originally filed. What is to stop a drug prove the voting experience for all Americans. successful consulting career, specializing in company from submitting new clinical studies The EAC has already played a central role in biotechnology and agricultural science. conducted after the patent was filed to shore improving the accessibility of voting for the Dan will best be remembered by those who up questionable claims in an original applica- country’s more than 37 million voters with dis- knew him for his wit, humor, love of people, tion? And what is to stop a company from cut- abilities. and his simple generosity. He gave of himself ting corners on a patent application when they Furthermore, the EAC’s certification pro- freely, whether it was in offering food to the know they can just fix it later? gram is helping state and local governments homeless or helping a friend repair a water If this bill is enacted into law, I am hopeful save money. The EAC uses its oversight role pipe, and for that selflessness, we honor him. that the PTO will, at a minimum, adopt rea- to coordinate with manufacturers and local Dan was preceded in death by his mother sonable limitations on this procedure such as election officials in order to ensure that the ex- Agnes, his father George Sr., and infant broth- prohibiting reexamination of information that isting equipment meets its durability and lon- er Andy. He is survived by siblings George didn’t exist at the time of the original filing. It gevity potential. This saves state and local Webb Jr. of Granite City, Illinois, Sheila is essential that the agency carefully police governments from the unnecessary expense Yokota of Kingsburg, Lisa Inouye of what stands to be an abusive practice. of new voting equipment. Kingsburg, Mark Webb of Leander, Texas, On the issue of certainty, I am concerned Mr. Speaker, eliminating the EAC at this Colleen Webb of Ventura, and Byron Webb of that this bill fails to offer greater clarity of the time would be a regrettable mistake. We need Merced. protection available to inventors during the to take steps to safeguard our democratic Mr. Speaker, it is with great humility, honor ‘‘grace period,’’ or the one year period an in- process, and agencies like the EAC should be and respect that Mr. CARDOZA and I ask our ventor has to file a patent application after dis- strengthened in order to protect Americans’ colleagues in the House of Representatives to closing or publishing information about the in- right to vote. pay tribute to the life of Daniel Webb: a dedi- vention. This time is critical for small inventors f cated public servant, a forester, a brother, a to conduct market research, pitch their ideas friend—a great American. to investors, and raise sufficient capital to file PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE LIFE OF f a quality patent application. As our system MR. DANIEL EDWARD WEBB AMERICA INVENTS ACT shifts from a first-inventor-to-file to a first-to-file paradigm, small inventors face an increased HON. JIM COSTA SPEECH OF risk that someone will hear their idea and race OF CALIFORNIA ahead of them to file a patent or use their own IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN pitch materials against them to claim there is OF CALIFORNIA Friday, June 24, 2011 prior art undermining the patent application. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Which brings me to the issue of moderniza- Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with Wednesday, June 22, 2011 tion. This legislation is a leap of faith. It rep- my colleague, Mr. CARDOZA, to pay tribute and The House in Committee of the Whole resents a dramatic transformation of the pat- honor the life of Daniel Edward Webb, who House on the State of the Union had under ent system and introduces a host of new passed away at the age of 49, on Sunday, consideration the bill (H.R. 1249) to amend mechanisms for pre-grant submissions, post- June 19, 2011. Dan and I had known each title 35, United States Code, to provide for grant challenges, and revamped derivation other for several decades and I greatly cher- patent reform: proceedings at an agency already mired in ished our friendship. We say good bye to Dan Mr. WAXMAN. Madam Chair, it is with great backlogs. Rather than giving the PTO the re- as a brother, uncle, friend, avid forester and frustration that I rise in opposition to H.R. sources it needs to implement these sweeping dedicated public servant. 1249, the America Invents Act. changes, the Republican leadership has re- Born in Mariposa, California, July 3, 1961, Our nation’s patent system is the backbone fused to let the agency collect and allocate the Dan was the fifth of eight children. He spent of our knowledge-based economy and the fees paid by patent filers. Instead, the agency several summers in the Sierra Nevada in the well-spring of our most competitive industries. must remain at the mercy of the appropria- Youth Conservation Corps which sparked a Since the era of the Founding Fathers, the tions committee for annual allocations. lifelong admiration for the outdoors. His affinity patent system has evolved on the principle It’s one thing to ask inventors to take a leap for the mountains seemed to have been born that individuals are entitled and encouraged to of faith on the bold restructuring of our patent with him, and his passion never wavered, no claim ownership of their thoughts and discov- system. But now they are being asked to take matter how removed his environment. Dan eries. For this reason we continue to be a another leap of faith that appropriators won’t went on to graduate from Kingsburg High world leader in innovation, producing some of fall back on their long history of poaching pat- School, and attended Reedley College, where the greatest scientific advances of the modern ent fee revenues for other uses. he was both active in the Forestry Program era and serving as a robust market for all Congress can do better and inventors de- and served as student body president. He around in the world who want to invest in or serve better. If this legislation passes the subsequently earned a Bachelor of Science introduce the next ‘‘big idea.’’ House, I am hopeful we will have an oppor- degree in Agriculture from Cal Poly San Luis The objective of patent reform is to improve tunity to fix these problems in negotiations Obispo. During this time, he continued to patent quality, reduce uncertainty and mod- with the Senate. spend his summers in the mountains and ernize a Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) f eventually went to work for the United States mired in inefficiencies and delays. Regrettably, Forest Service as a Park Ranger. Dan had this bill as amended fails to achieve these crit- A TRIBUTE TO MIKE GARRISON many stories to tell about his time in the For- ical goals. est Service, and I was fortunate to hear a On the issue of patent quality, I am deeply HON. TOM LATHAM great deal of them, including the time when he disappointed that Section 12 of the bill intro- OF IOWA helped Jane Fonda find her way while on a duces a new supplemental examination proce- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES hike in Kings Canyon National Park. dure permitting patent holders a second Dan also had strong political interests that chance to correct or revise information that Friday, June 24, 2011 were harmonious with his dedication to public was inaccurate or omitted at the time the pat- Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recog- service and the environment. At one point, he ent was filed. The provision also prohibits any nize Mike Garrison for his 35 years of service worked for Congressman Richard Lehman, information provided in a reexamination pro- with the Lacona, Iowa Fire Department and serving the San Joaquin Valley in the areas of ceeding from being used as evidence that a subsequent retirement. agriculture, water, and public safety. After- patent holder committed inequitable conduct At a time when many small communities wards, he came to work for me as my District and deliberately filed a patent application that struggle to find the necessary volunteers, Mike Director, and then joined me in the California was misleading or deceptive. has shown the leadership and commitment to

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:44 Jun 25, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A24JN8.026 E24JNPT1 rfrederick on DSKD9S0YB1PROD with REMARKS June 24, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1209 bettering his community through public serv- many ways the last defense against over-ex- ownership correlates with lower neighborhood ice. Mike was presented a plaque recognizing ploitation of land and water pollution. crime. It fosters more responsible behavior his service from the Lacona Fire Chief, Robert In this bill, the Conservation Stewardship among youths in the community, such as high- Dittmer, and a potluck dinner and ceremony Program, which pays growers to farm more er academic achievement and lower teen was held for Mike. sustainably, is slated to be cut by 171 million pregnancy rates, due to the monitoring mech- I know that my colleagues in the United dollars. This visionary program rewards past anism put in place to maintain the States Congress join me in commending Mike stewardship, but also incentivizes improve- attractiveness of a community. Economists Garrison for his many years of loyalty and ments that bring about additional environ- have been able to establish that a correlation service in protecting the community of Lacona. mental benefits. It is a shining example of the between homeownership and these positive It is an immense honor to represent Mike in kind of programmatic innovation and forward neighborhood effects does exist. Congress, and I wish all the best to him as he thinking that should be rewarded by Congress, Improving homeownership opportunities re- embarks on this next chapter in life. which makes this reduction in funding particu- quires the commitment and cooperation of the private, public, and nonprofit sectors, including f larly disappointing. Funds for The Wetland Reserve Program the Federal Government and State and local EXPRESSING DISAPPOINTMENT (WRP) are also being cut. This program has governments. It is of the utmost importance WITH THE DEEP CUTS TO CON- played a critical role in conserving our Nation’s that we maintain the mortgage interest deduc- SERVATION IN THE AGRICUL- wetlands, and the environmental and eco- tion and the 30-year fixed rate mortgage as TURAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL nomic benefits associated with them. The their elimination would damage the availability United States has already lost over half its na- and cost of mortgage capital for millions of HON. RON KIND tive wetlands, and continues to lose these cru- Americans, especially while the housing mar- ket recovery remains fragile. The same can be OF WISCONSIN cial habitats at an alarming rate. WRP pro- said of the ill-conceived downpayment portion IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES vides an avenue for farmers to take wetlands, of the ‘‘Qualified Residential Mortgages’’ pro- which are normally considered underproduc- Friday, June 24, 2011 posal. tive for farming anyway, out of production so Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ex- As part of the financial reform legislation, we that they may continue to provide habitat and here in Congress designed a clear framework press my disappointment in the deep cuts ecosystem services. made to conservation programs in H.R. 2112, for improving the quality of mortgage lending Finally, the cuts to conservation programs and restoring private capital to the housing the Agricultural Appropriations Bill. I represent will be damaging to agriculture and food secu- one of the most productive farming regions in market. To discourage excessive risk taking, rity. Cutting funds to conservation will put mil- we required securitizers to retain five percent the country, and these cuts will have lasting lions of acres of farmland at risk to unplanned consequences in my district. As the father of of the credit risk on loans packaged and sold development. as mortgage securities. However, because two young children, I am extremely concerned I have made conserving our natural heritage about passing an undue financial burden on to across-the-board risk retention would impose one of the hallmarks of my work in Congress, significant costs on responsible, creditworthy future generations. It is clear to all that sac- and I cannot stand by and watch these cuts rifices must be made, but conservation pro- borrowers, we also created an exemption for without making my voice heard. While I am ‘‘Qualified Residential Mortgages,’’ defined to grams that play a vital role in protecting our concerned about passing on a financial bur- Nation’s lands and waters must be protected, include mortgages with product features and den to my children, I am also concerned about sound underwriting standards that have been and should not be disproportionately under- passing on an environmental burden. Cutting mined as they have been through the appro- proven to reduce default. Rather than creating these programs will only cause problems for a system of penalties to discourage bad lend- priations process. future generations. Conservation programs have in recent years ing and incentives for appropriate lending, reg- f suffered a number of devastating financial ulators have developed a rule that is too nar- blows, which will profoundly affect the ability of NATIONAL HOMEOWNERSHIP rowly drawn. Of particular concern are the pro- farmers to reach our stewardship goals. The MONTH visions of the proposal mandating high 2008 Farm Bill as well as H.R. 1 in the 112th downpayments. The principal barrier to homeownership is Congress included drastic cuts to flagship pro- ´ HON. RUBEN HINOJOSA accumulating the money needed for downpay- grams like CRP and WRP without propor- OF TEXAS ment and closing costs. It is estimated that it tionate cuts to Title I programs. This effectively IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES would take the average American family, living puts the interests of large agribusiness in front Friday, June 24, 2011 frugally and saving at the current national rate, of nutrition and conservation, rather than real- nearly seven years to save for a 5 percent izing the need for equal sacrifice by all stake- Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in down payment on a $200,000 home and more holders. strong support of June 2011 National Home- than 10 years to save for 10 percent down. Increases in commodity prices have led to ownership Month. The regulators’ proposal to require a 20 per- farmers feeling pressure to bring sensitive The most current data show that of 130.7 cent downpayment is tantamount to declaring lands back into production, and that means it’s million homes in the United States, 74.9 mil- war on homeownership. Only the elite in the going to affect wildlife habitat, highly erodible lion serve as principal residences. Another United States would be able to afford such a land with sediment and nutrient flows flowing 37.0 million homes are renter-occupied, and downpayment. The supermajority of residents off and contaminating our water and drinking the remaining 18.8 million are either for sale, in Hidalgo County located in my district in supply. We are seeing already that CRP en- for rent, or for seasonal use. Texas would not be able to meet the down- rollment is dropping because farmers are Despite the recent economic decline, the payment requirement, thereby depriving them choosing to take that land out of CRP and put- people of the United States remain one of the of the American Dream. Hidalgo County is the ting it back into production. best-housed populations in the world. Owning second poorest county in the country. 89 per- The real, measurable consequences of a home remains a fundamental part of the cent of my constituents are Hispanic, the poor- these actions will be felt in my district and American dream and the largest personal in- est of the poor, and tend to operate in a cash across the country. Fishing, hunting and other vestment many families will ever make. High society. My constituents already have difficulty types of outdoor recreation generate millions homeownership rates help communities meeting current downpayment requirements, of jobs, primarily in rural counties. Managing through higher property values, lower crime, much less an even higher, ill-conceived 20 farms, ranches and forest lands to create and higher civic participation. Homeownership percent downpayment. It has been proven that habitat for wildlife—and protecting farmland promotes a more even distribution of income once my poorest constituents actually own a from sprawl—is critical to rural economic de- and wealth, and establishes greater individual home, they manage to make the monthly velopment based upon hunting and fishing. It financial security. It improves living conditions, mortgage payments and turn a household into is estimated that one-third of America’s river which can lead to a healthier population. an actual ‘‘home.’’ miles, 45 percent of America’s lakes, and 44 Homeownership creates neighborhood sta- The proposed qualified residential mortgage percent of America’s bays still fail to meet bility since owners are more inclined to remain definition harms creditworthy borrowers while water quality standards. Conservation pro- in the community for a longer period of time frustrating housing recovery. It violates con- grams play an important role in alleviating than renters. It has been proven to increase gressional intent and makes homeownership these problems by reducing soil erosion and social and political involvement due to the more expensive for millions of responsible bolstering natural water filtration, and are in concern about one’s property value. Home- consumers.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:44 Jun 25, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K24JN8.024 E24JNPT1 rfrederick on DSKD9S0YB1PROD with REMARKS E1210 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 24, 2011 At this time in history, given our economic software. ‘‘It has been that way ever since I and visual artist as well as a musician (organ- and political climate, changes should not be was a child drawing in my sketchbook in Har- ist) had his first encounter with a camera in made to the mortgage interest deduction, the lem. Art allows me to escape somewhere fun 1976. He has since gone on to photograph his 30 year fixed interest mortgage, or downpay- while discovering numerous possibilities,’’ viewpoint of people, places, and structures as ment requirements that are pragmatic and Campbell said. Her design in the 2011 banner well as weddings, fashion events, opera, and beneficial to our constituents and our econ- competition features legendary jazz vocalist jazz concerts. ‘‘I live to shoot,’’ Williams says omy, especially while the housing market re- Billie Holiday. of his passion for photography through his covery remains fragile. They would reduce the Detroit, Michigan Artist, Misha McGlown at- vivid 2011 banner competition design submis- availability and increase the cost of mortgage tended Wayne State University and Center for sion True Colours. capital for millions of Americans. Creative Studies. Although she began painting In addition to the banner competition, BID President Obama has declared June 2011 professionally in 2006 and has since exhibited ON CULTURE presents Black Music Month in as National Homeownership Month. It is my throughout the New York area, she is best Harlem featuring nearly 100 events at nine sincere hope that this Administration will do known for her jewelry collection, under the venues throughout the area. The month-long the right thing and leave time tested deduc- Omo Misha brand. She was awarded her first celebration features Jazz, Blues, Gospel, tions, requirements, and downpayments alone. solo exhibit by Columbia University in 2008 R&B, Classical, Caribbean, Salsa, Afro-Cuban, I strongly support June 2011 as declare my and on behalf of artHARLEM, she curated Funk, and Soul music performances as well steadfast opposition to the proposed qualified EVOLUTION: The Changing Face of Harlem— as spoken word, art, and other entertainments. residential mortgages proposal, modifications an exhibit, hosted by Columbia University, fea- Known worldwide as the epicenter of Black to the mortgage interest deduction, and turing the works of 25 Harlem artists. She is culture, Harlem’s contribution to American changes to the 30-year fixed interest mort- currently Curator-in-Residence for Harlem’s music and all the arts is legendary. Concerts gage. Cafe´ One and has worked in programming include the Michael C. Lewis Jazz Experience f and development for The Children’s Art Car- at the Aloft; Nate Lucas Organ Trio, and Paul nival, and led residencies and youth work- Mooney ‘‘Live In Harlem,’’ at the Lenox IN CELEBRATION OF THE UNVEIL- shops for numerous organizations in New Lounge; the Danny Mixon Trio at Showman’s ING OF THE 2011 ‘‘BID ON CUL- York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. A multi- Jazz Cafe´; the Oral Tradition of Gospel Music TURE’’ WINNING BANNERS REC- faceted artist and visionary, Misha is a pub- in Harlem at the Dwyer Cultural Center; the OGNIZING BLACK MUSIC MONTH lished author and creator of The Omo Misha Ben Williams & Sound Effect at the Harlem Times—a webzine covering art, fashion, poli- Stage Gatehouse; and Karaoke & Martini HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL tics, fun and social awareness. She has been Thursday at Sylvia’s Also. OF NEW YORK the recipient of artistic awards by the Lower Bid on Culture is also a participant in Make IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Manhattan Cultural Council, the Puffin Foun- Music New York, a live, free musical celebra- Friday, June 24, 2011 dation, and Harlem Arts Alliance. Her designs tion across the city that takes place each June in the 2011 banner competition feature Jose- Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 21, the longest day of the year, where hun- phine Baker and Jimi Hendrix. dreds of public spaces throughout the five bor- recognize the Artists whose designs were se- Artist Tomo Mori was born in Shijonawate in oughs become impromptu stages for more lected through the BID on Culture banner de- the countryside of Osaka, Japan and later than 1,000 free concerts. sign competition. On Tuesday, June 21, the moved to Tokyo. There, she discovered a se- 125th Street Business Improvement District vere affliction with allergies that kept her The 125th Street BID is a non-profit organi- along with the Harlem Arts Alliance, Inc. and house-bound, but allowed her to find a new zation funded primarily from an additional tax the Harlem Community Development Corpora- freedom: art. At 15, she enrolled in the Tokyo assessment collected from the property own- tion, unveiled the 2011 ‘‘BID on Culture’’ win- Metropolitan High School for Music and Fine ers within the defined boundaries. Organized ning banners in recognition of June Black Arts and a year later traveled to California to in compliance with State and city laws, the Music Month. study English. She returned to Japan, where property and business and business owners BID on Culture is a new initiative developed her first large scale painting, ‘‘Scream,’’ was determine the services and programs needed through the partnership between the 125th exhibited at the prestigious Metropolitan Mu- for the district. The BID will utilize the competi- Street Business Improvement District (125th seum in Ueno. In 1991, she moved to Atlanta, tion to bring visibility to its streetscape im- BID), the Harlem Arts Alliance (HAA) and the and studied at the Atlanta College of Art. provement efforts and to enliven the commu- Harlem Community Development Corporation Tomo worked as a graphic designer for 16 nity’s central business district. www.125th (HCDC) to showcase and promote our rich years but last year, she decided to focus on streetbid.com. unique heritage while bringing recognition to her art. She has found her artistic home at The Harlem Arts Alliance (HAA) is a not-for- the many talented entertainers and venues Harlem where she says she thrives from the profit arts service organization committed to its throughout, as Harlem celebrates Black Music creative energy. Inspiration struck while she mission of nurturing the artistic growth of art- Month. was taking a dance class in Mali. She realized ists and the organizational development of arts The ‘‘BID on Culture’’ Banners have added that her life experience among different cul- organizations based in Harlem and sur- to the branding of 125th Street as the center tures combined with her boundless curiosity rounding communities. Comprised of over 750 of culture in Harlem, highlighting our commu- fuels the engine that makes her art original. individual artists and arts organizations, HAA nity’s diversity, history, and contributions to Her focus on music/dance, process, and color plays an essential role by helping to build the and throughout our Nation and the world. Cur- are the catalysts for her 2011 banner competi- resources, network, and capacity of its richly rently, there are 36 new banners that are now tion design submission of the vibrant dancers, diverse membership. Counted among its flying on streetlight poles along the world-re- Somos la Musica, which will find a stage along members are young emerging artists as well nowned famed 125th Street corridor. Let me 125th Street. as established and internationally recognized now recognize the six winning designs that Originally born in Zambia, Africa, Harlem artists. Also represented are small grassroots were selected from 41 submissions in the 3rd resident Artist Soyca Mphahlele grew up in the organizations and major cultural institutions in Annual ‘‘Bid on Culture’’ banner design com- Parkside Projects in the Bronx and went on to Harlem and beyond. In addition, HAA main- petition. Corine Campbell for Billie Holiday; attend the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School tains strong partnerships with numerous arts Misha McGlown for Jimi Hendrix and Jose- of Music and Art and Performing Arts and later organization and institutions throughout New phine Baker; Tomo Mori for Somos la Musica; graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Vis- York State, the region, and the nation to main- Soyca Mphahlele for New Colors; and Hubert ual Communication from the Maryland Institute tain vital collaborative efforts to promote the Williams for True Colours. College of Art. He has lived, worked, and wor- arts in communities (www.harlemaa.org). Harlem resident Artist, Corine Campbell shipped in Harlem since he was a child. Harlem Community Development Corpora- says her creativity usually starts from a simple Soyca says his work ‘‘represents the tone of tion (‘‘Harlem CDC’’), a New York State public place like spotting a color combination that the real New York and his enduring respect benefit corporation, was created in 1995 to she wants to incorporate into a painting, ex- for the art of the streets.’’ His 2011 banner serve the greater Harlem community, including pressing feelings with lines indescribable to competition design, New Colors, does just East Harlem, Central Harlem, West Harlem words or finding attractive shapes to produce that. and Washington Heights, through planning a portrait. She usually depicts women, while Artist Hubert Williams was born in Fort Lau- and facilitating the development of a range of experimenting with different media, such as, derdale, Florida, but moved to New York in community development projects and revital- paint, ink, pencils, yarn, fabric, and computer 1964. A versatile photographer, filmmaker, ization initiatives and restore Upper Manhattan

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This is where our focus must be. that are made by our neighbors to the north mercial and residential property and publicly- I urge my colleagues to stand united as we and to the south.The Caribbean, and Carib- owned spaces (www.harlemcdc.org). move forward to ensure that we do not lower bean Americans were there at the founding of Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join military spending to a level which threatens this great country and continue to be a part of with me in recognition of the 2011 ‘‘BID on the safety of American citizens. To do so its evolution into the 21st century. Culture’’ Winning Banners and in celebration would be an investment in the decline of our As it relates to the territory that I represent, of Black Music Month. national security. the U.S. Virgin Islands, from the rum trade f Once again, I thank my colleagues for bring- that helped to fund the American Revolution, ing this bill to the floor. I believe this bill strikes to the first salute of the colors of the newly de- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE a reasonable balance of fiscal responsibility clared nation to being the place where the APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012 and providing for our armed services, and will young Alexander Hamilton spent his formative therefore oppose amendments that would fur- years, our contributions to the American story SPEECH OF ther reduce the resources available for our are well documented. Less known, is that our HON. HOWARD P. ‘‘BUCK’’ McKEON men and women in uniform and their families. territory was purchased from Denmark almost OF CALIFORNIA I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting 100 years ago in conjunction with the building IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the passage of this bill. of the Panama Canal as a means to defend that and other American interests in the re- Thursday, June 23, 2011 f gion. Also less known are the contributions of The House in Committee of the Whole A TRIBUTE TO BENJAMIN J. our citizens who left the islands to live in this House on the State of the Union had under BUFFINGTON great nation and to contribute as average citi- consideration the bill (H.R. 2219) making ap- zens who are teachers, doctors, and business- propriations for the Department of Defense men, and as standouts in the Harlem Renais- for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, HON. TOM LATHAM and for other purposes: OF IOWA sance and the civil rights movement in this IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES country. The Virgin Islands and the wider Car- Mr. MCKEON. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of Friday, June 24, 2011 ibbean have contributed and continue to con- the Fiscal Year 2012 Defense Appropriations tribute soldiers, historians, activists, legislators bill. Ensuring that our military receives funding Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to and yes, Members of Congress. for the coming fiscal year is an essential duty recognize and congratulate Benjamin James Mr. Speaker, this year, the Institute of Carib- of this Congress and key to maintaining the Buffington for achieving the rank of Eagle bean Studies led by the indomitable Dr. Claire capabilities of our Armed Forces. I applaud Scout. Nelson has recognized Members of Congress the work of the subcommittee and full com- The Eagle Scout rank is the highest ad- of Caribbean American Heritage who served mittee for considering this legislation in regular vancement rank in scouting. Only about five in the past and who serve now. In addition to order. I also give credit to my colleagues on percent of Boy Scouts earn the Eagle Scout myself, the Honrable BARBARA LEE, the Honor- the Rules Committee for ensuring that the Award. The award is a performance based able SHEILA JACKSON LEE, the Honorable House has once again returned to the days of achievement whose standards have been YVETTE CLARKE and the Honorable FREDERICA open rules on appropriations bills, so every well-maintained over the years. WILSON who proudly serve now, they also rec- Member’s voice can be heard. To earn the Eagle Scout rank, a Boy Scout ognized former Members, the Honorable Furthermore, it is with the utmost apprecia- is obligated to pass specific tests that are or- Mervyn Dymally and the late, great Shirley tion that I commend the Appropriations Com- ganized by requirements and merit badges, as Chisholm. Caribbean American members con- mittee for working in partnership with the well as completing an Eagle Project to benefit tinue to serve this country in every walk of life Armed Services Committee on matters relating the community. Benjamin’s project was to in entertainment, in law, in finance, in eco- to our military. As Chairman of the Armed work with other troop members to construct a nomic development. The countries in the Car- Services Committee, I remain fully committed three tier fence that will help develop an out- ibbean Basin continue to be friends and allies to providing our troops with the resources door horse arena for Harmony Ranch in Clear of our great nation. It is only fitting that Carib- needed to fulfill their missions. To that end, I Lake, Iowa. Harmony Ranch is a faith-based bean American Heritage be a relationship that am pleased to see that this bill provides the organization that provides therapeutic horse- is honored and recognized on an annual full amount of funding requested by the Presi- back riding ministry for individuals with disabil- basis. dent for fiscal year 2012 to fund Overseas ities. When the project was finished Ben- f Contingency Operations, which is essential to jamin’s fence enclosed a 100 foot by 200 foot achieving victory in ongoing military operations area to provide the much needed riding area. CONGRATULATING THE ST. CLAIR in Iraq and Afghanistan. Mr. Speaker, the example set by this young HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM However, I do have reservations about the man and his supportive family demonstrates ON WINNING THE MICHIGAN DI- cut to the defense base budget during a time the rewards of hard work, dedication and per- VISION II STATE TITLE when we are engaged in several overseas severance. Benjamin’s efforts embody the conflicts and facing an abundance of emerging Iowa sprit and I am honored to represent him HON. CANDICE S. MILLER threats to our security. Despite the fact that and his family in the United States Congress. OF MICHIGAN our nation’s heroes got Osama bin Laden, we I know that all of my colleagues will join me IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES are still a nation at war—a war that we did not in congratulating him on achieving an Eagle Friday, June 24, 2011 start. Al Qaeda has named bin Laden’s suc- Scout ranking and will wish him continued cessor and there is no doubt in anyone’s mind success in his future education and career. Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, it is that their primary goal is to kill Americans. f my distinct privilege to recognize a special I recognize that on a percentage basis, an achievement recently accomplished by the St. $8.9 billion cut may not seem significant—less CELEBRATION OF CARIBBEAN Clair High School Saints Baseball Team. St. than two percent. But two percent is the same AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH Clair capped off a remarkable and extremely amount Secretary Gates has been trying des- memorable 2011 season by taking home the perately to find through efficiencies to reinvest HON. DONNA M. CHRISTENSEN Michigan High School Athletic Association in our force structure and modernization ac- OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS (MHSAA) Division II Team State Title! Forty- counts. We have applauded his efforts and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Eight years have passed since St. Clair won supported his goal. Now, unfortunately, this bill their last state high school championship would take those dollars away. Friday, June 24, 2011 which was in boys’ gymnastics, so this was Nevertheless, it is clear that we are experi- Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Mr. Speaker, as the truly a time for celebration and jubilee. The St. encing a fiscal crisis due to excessive govern- month of June draws to a close, I rise to rec- Clair High School Baseball Team exhibited ment spending. I fully support ongoing efforts ognize the celebration of Caribbean American true-grit, determination and solidarity to reach to responsibly cut excess spending to put our Heritage Month. The past, present and future the pinnacle of this historic season. nation on the path to economic recovery and of the Caribbean is closely associated with With ‘‘Skipper’’ Bill McElreach leading the lasting prosperity. There are larger battles that of this country, as our islands exist be- charge, the Saints played strong fundamental

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The Saints were able to keep jamin Cardozo High School have to offer, and resources represent not just tens of trillions of the pressure on their opponents and force has attained a grade point average of 103.13. dollars, but also millions of high-paying jobs. them to commit untimely mistakes which they In May 2010, Hillary was the proud recipient I served two combat tours of duty in the were able to capitalize upon. of the Queens College Presidential Excellence Middle East with the Marine Corps and saw This was true in the state finals when the Award granted to the ‘‘best junior’’ in each firsthand how volatile this region was then. It’s team scored two runs on wild pitches en route Queens high school, and she is currently a even less stable now. We cannot afford to be to a 4–1 victory over Grand Rapids Christian. 2011 National Merit Semifinalist. She is a dependent on these increasingly unstable na- The Saints consistently exhibited the intangi- dedicated member of the school and actively tions for so much of our energy, particularly bles like heart, discipline and a positive atti- participates in school events. She is the treas- when we have such vast resources here at tude. They were never afraid to get their urer for her leaders club, volunteers in tutoring home. I urge my colleagues to join me in sup- gloves and jerseys dirty to make a play. other students, and always helps her teachers porting this bill. In addition, the Saints also complied an im- in whatever way she can. f pressive final record of 33 wins and only one Her college counselor has deemed her HONORING THE LIFE OF JESSE 1 loss, with 31 wins coming straight in a row. ‘‘Benjamin Cardozo High School’s finest’’ and OTIS BEALL I applaud the entire coaching staff for their ef- is an exceptional young woman. She has a forts to prepare this team both mentally and great love for academia and the arts, and physically for competition. hopes that she can attend law school in the HON. JOHN L. MICA Here I think it is worth mentioning our future. Her hard work and dedication to suc- OF FLORIDA hometown Detroit Tigers who are post- cess have earned her the respect of her IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES humously honoring former Manager Sparky peers, her teachers, and the community. I Friday, June 24, 2011 Anderson by retiring his Number 11 jersey this know that she has a bright future ahead of Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to season. I think Sparky put it best when he her. honor and pay tribute to Jesse Otis Beall of said, ‘‘Baseball is a simple game. If you have f DeBary, Florida who passed away on Thurs- good players and if you keep them in the right day, June 16, 2011. THE FASTER ACT frame of mind then the manager is a suc- It was my honor and privilege to have cess.’’ I am sure Coach McElreach would known Jesse who, as the ‘‘unofficial’’ historian echo that same sentiment. HON. MIKE COFFMAN for the City of DeBary, has been involved in In commend the Saints for staying ener- OF COLORADO city events and organizations since moving gized and hungry each time they crossed the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES there following his service in the Navy during white chalk to face-off against their opponents. World War II. This is an extremely difficult task, considering Friday, June 24, 2011 More than his service to our nation, we can the various pressures and distractions high Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, never repay or adequately recognize the sac- school student-athletes face on a daily basis. today I am introducing the Facilitating Amer- rifice Jesse, his wife, Arbutus, and his family Mr. Speaker, I wish to recognize the hard ican Security Through Energy Resources made with the loss of their son and loved one, work and sacrifices displayed by all the mem- Act—The FASTER Act. This legislation will re- Charles Richard Beall. bers of the 2011 St. Clair High School Base- quire the Department of the Interior to in- Their son was killed while serving in Viet- ball Program. I congratulate the coaches, staff, crease and accelerate the approval of high-po- nam in 1968. It was my honor to help grant teachers, parents, students and fans for their tential onshore oil and gas permits located on Jesse Beall’s request to have our main trans- assistance in making this a season no one will Federal lands. portation artery through DeBary, Florida ever forget. The current Administration has delayed, named in his son Charles Richard Beall’s Despite the hardships, set-backs and obsta- canceled, and reduced domestic energy pro- name. I will never forget the day I stood with cles, the Saints showed they had the skills, duction. The proof is in the numbers: in 2008 Jesse as work crews placed that sign hon- will power and fortitude to rise to any chal- there were over 2,400 new oil and natural gas oring his son on that DeBary thoroughfare. lenge and accomplish their ultimate goal—a leases issued on Bureau of Land Management Jesse was a patriot and an American Father State Championship! Teamwork, perseverance land and 2.6 million acres leased for produc- who we will always remember and hold dearly and friendship all contributed to this title as tion, but in 2010 the number of new leases in our hearts. well. I know the City of St. Clair, St. Clair issued dropped to 1,308 and acres leased Jesse loved the outdoors and could often be County and the East China School District dropped to 1.3 million. In exchange for this found hunting, fishing or even wrangling alli- gators. But most of all, Jessie loved his adopt- take great pride in what these young men massive reduction, Administrative officials only ed home of DeBary. As the town’s historian, were able to accomplish. offer distant hope for renewable resources. Mr. Beall often found himself the collector of In closing Mr. Speaker, I share that same This is extremely troubling. all things DeBary. Members of the community pride and express my personal congratulations My bill would require Department of the In- would often transfer to him possessions or and best wishes. All the accolades, awards terior officials to identify, in consultation with and trophies won by this team are rightfully other items they found knowing that Mr. Beall industry, leases that have the highest energy would keep them for posterity sake. His collec- deserved. This baseball squad exceeded ex- potential and expeditiously move them through pectations and established a tradition of win- tion continues a reminder of our area’s past the permitting process. and proud history on which Jesse left an indel- ning for future teams to follow. Way to go The Bureau of Land Management claims Saints! ible mark. that it takes, on average, 206 days to process Jesse is survived by his wife of 54 years, f a drilling permit application, but in reality the Arbutus; his son Roger; his daughter Rebecca actual waiting time for many businesses is RECOGNZING HILLARY BERKOWITZ Genest; his brother Gene; five grand- closer to two years. With the price of gas hov- daughters; and one great-granddaughter. To ering around $4 per gallon in this fragile eco- them, we offer our deepest sympathy and con- HON. GREGORY W. MEEKS nomic recovery, the economic damage caused dolences. Jesse also had a daughter, Ro- OF NEW YORK by that wait time is completely unacceptable. chelle, who passed away in 2003 and his son, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Just this week the President acknowledged Charles, who was killed while serving in the the energy crisis we are facing, and moved to Friday, June 24, 2011 Vietnam War and for whom U.S. 17–92 in open up the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. But DeBary is named. Mr. MEEKS. Madam Speaker, I rise to rec- this is the shortest of short term solutions, and Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to recognize ognize a student of the Month from the Sixth will do nothing to address the structural prob- Jesse Beall’s contributions to our nation and Congressional District of New York. lems facing our need to secure our national the great State of Florida. I ask all Members Hillary Berkowitz is the valedictorian of the energy supply. of the U.S. House of Representatives of the 2011 class of Benjamin Cardozo High School. The combined recoverable oil, natural gas, 112th Congress to join me in remembering She will be attending Barnard College in the and coal resources of the United States are this great American.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:44 Jun 25, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A24JN8.034 E24JNPT1 rfrederick on DSKD9S0YB1PROD with REMARKS June 24, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1213 A TRIBUTE TO THE ARCADIA HIGH standing doctors by numerous organizations. key global institutions by turning our backs to SCHOOL BAND Needless to say, the Pikeville Medical Center a unified call for intervention. is clearly committed to their noble mission of Preventing U.S. action would endanger the HON. ADRIAN SMITH being a ‘‘quality, regional health care in a recent display of democratic aspirations by so Christian environment.’’ many in the region and only emboldens the OF NEBRASKA For 86 years, Pikeville Medical Center has other despots of the world such as Syria, Iran, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES served as a beacon of healing for the people and Yemen, suggesting there are no con- Friday, June 24, 2011 of Pike County, Kentucky and the surrounding sequences for murdering peaceful protesters. Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Mr. Speaker, I rise regions. Since its humble beginnings in 1924, As I have said from the start, I would sup- today in honor of the Arcadia High School the hospital has expanded numerous times to port thoughtful legislation that acknowledges Band from Valley County, Nebraska. On May meet regional needs. Today, the Medical Cen- the U.S. has chosen to answer the cries of the 26, 2011 the band visited Washington, D.C. ter complex boasts many specialties and serv- innocent Libyan people, but makes clear that for a special concert at the National World ices such as its award winning cancer center, our commitment to their aspirations of self War II Memorial. Performing 12 patriotic an- state-of-the-art Diagnostic Equipment, 4–D governance is not open-ended, and which thems at the memorial, the talented group of Echocardiograms, a cardiac rehabilitation cen- clearly defines our goals and—more impor- students captured an audience from around ter, a sleep studies laboratory, and a neonatal tantly—limits. That is why I voted for H.J. Res. the world who were visiting our nation’s cap- intensive care unit. The Pikeville Medical Cen- 68 and look towards the Kerry/McCain Resolu- ital. ter has also fashioned a teaching program that tion to carry the day because it sets the right tone. The Arcadia High School Band traces its is second to none and will ensure that our tal- roots back to 1930 when 17 students joined. ented young medical professionals will not f have to leave Eastern Kentucky to learn and Today, 77% of the student body plays in the STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT band. Throughout the years, the band has develop their skills. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me OBAMA’S MAY 19 SPEECH ON U.S. regularly performed outside of the Arcadia POLICY IN THE MIDDLE EAST community from Mount Rushmore, South Da- in honoring a fine example of patient care and kota to Grand Island, Nebraska. For 8 of the community wellness, the Pikeville Medical last 10 years the band received the highest Center. I congratulate the Center on this latest HON. ANNA G. ESHOO rating at District Music Contests, including a achievement and wish the employees and OF CALIFORNIA standing ovation and superior ratings from all hospital leadership many more years of suc- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES three judges. cess. Friday, June 24, 2011 f Led by Mr. Randall Warner, the Arcadia Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise to address High School Band exemplifies a long standing H.J. RES. 68 AND H.R. 2278 a very important issue which has generated commitment to excellence in musical perform- much debate and misinformation in recent ance and high academic standards. The band weeks. When President Obama articulated his makes their community and the State of Ne- HON. EARL BLUMENAUER vision for U.S. policy in the Middle East on braska extremely proud. OF OREGON May 19th at the State Department, he laid out I ask my colleagues to join me today in hon- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES an historic call to support the democratic aspi- oring the exceptional talent and dedication of Friday, June 24, 2011 rations of people living under decades of au- the Arcadia High School Band. tocracy and tyranny. f Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, today the President Obama also reaffirmed our com- House considered two bills that focused on mitment to finding a peaceful solution to the TRIBUTE TO PIKEVILLE MEDICAL United States involvement in Libya. Both failed conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. CENTER to adequately address our role in that country. He restated the need for a negotiated settle- H.J. Res. 68 is the less objectionable of the ment, and he opposed the Palestinian attempt HON. HAROLD ROGERS two. I reluctantly supported this Resolution be- to unilaterally seek UN recognition of their OF KENTUCKY cause it reaffirmed the United States limited statehood. He also called for a resolution of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES participation in an international coalition to the disputed lands based on the ‘‘1967 lines deal with the humanitarian crisis in Libya and with mutually agreed swaps.’’ Friday, June 24, 2011 bars all funds from being used to deploy, es- President Obama’s call to use the borders Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I tablish, or maintain a presence of Members of that existed before the Six Day War as a basis rise today to pay tribute to a world class hos- the Armed Services or private security con- for future borders was also made by President pital and the American Alliance of Healthcare tractors on the ground. It also sets a clear George W. Bush and President Bill Clinton. Providers’ 2010–2011 ‘‘Hospital of the Year,’’ deadline for U.S. involvement there. This is an almost two-decade old U.S. posi- Pikeville Medical Center. What I would have liked to see offered was tion. This policy position is well understood as Each year, the American Alliance of the Resolution sponsored by Senators KERRY the mainstream position by every diplomat, Healthcare Providers selects a recipient of its and MCCAIN. The Kerry/McCain Resolution pundit, and scholar familiar with this issue. hospital of the year award. This year, Pikeville goes further and clearly defines our interests The position is shared by Israel’s own De- Medical Center became the Nation’s only re- and objectives in the region. fense Minister, and by Israel’s former Prime peat winner over hundreds of applicants from It makes clear that it is the sense of this Minister. It is shared by Israel’s Opposition across the country. I am proud to report that Congress that we will support the Libyan peo- Leader, and it is shared by a majority of the this top notch institution in the heart of Eastern ple and political reform in the country; it clearly Israeli public. Kentucky was judged to be the nation’s most defines our goal in Libya as the removal of The issue of a negotiated peace settlement patient friendly hospital. Mummar Qaddafi and his family from power between Israelis and Palestinians is far too im- This distinguished honor truly reflects an un- through the NATO mission outlined by U.N. portant to cede to those who criticize the wavering commitment to world class treatment Security Council Resolution 1973, which in- President for their own political aims. We must by every one of Pikeville Medical Center’s cludes diplomatic and economic pressures; emphasize the facts. Support for Israel as a over 2,000 employees and 250 physicians. and that we must support the Libyan people secure Jewish democratic state is a bipartisan The honor of being named ‘‘Hospital of the transition to a representational democracy. priority, and this Administration has done at Year’’ for the second consecutive year is sim- H.R. 2278 would prevent the Department of least as much as any other to expand and im- ply the latest example of the Pikeville Medical Defense from using any funds to support prove our security cooperation and diplomatic Center’s stellar reputation among its peers NATO in its mission to stop the slaughter of ties with her. and fellow medical professionals; in fact, the civilians by a dictator who has time and again I call on each of my colleagues to refrain hospital has been named the #1 hospital to made clear his disregard for the lives of inno- from distorting or misrepresenting this issue, work for in Kentucky in Best Places To Work cents. and to join together in support of a negotiated for three straight years, and has been nation- Of equal concern is the fact that H.R. 2278 settlement that will bring peace and prosperity ally recognized for best practices and out- sets an unfortunate precedent and undermines to a region riddled with conflict for far too long.

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Regents Examinations in various subjects, re- limited U.S. involvement in NATO military op- While working for Contra Costa County, Mr. ceived commendations for passing all her erations in Libya because I believe it is the Avalon contributed to the creation of numer- classes, and has gone above and beyond to right thing to do. The Qaddafi Regime was ous county public works projects and pro- overcome social and academic challenges. threatening to show ‘‘no mercy’’ against the grams, including the Capital Road Improve- Her family and friends have encouraged and motivated her to focus on her strengths and rebels and swore to go ‘‘door to door to hunt ment Program, Clean Water Program, and the abilities. I am confident that she will be ac- them down like rats.’’ In contrast with our Contra Costa Watershed Forum. His work was cepted into a college that will continue to sup- NATO allies and the Arab League, the Presi- instrumental in creating the annual Contra port her academically and socially to ensure dent decided to act to prevent a massacre. Costa County Watershed Symposium, which her success. Britni’s Principal was extremely has become an incredible asset to the com- Failure to act will have also sent the wrong proud to recognize her hard work in school signal to other dictators trying to snuff out the munity. If not for his efforts, many of Contra and the positive accomplishments that she Arab Awakening. Costa County’s public works projects and pro- continues to achieve. She is a great inspira- The president assured us that, in time, lead- grams would not have come to fruition. tion and a true example that if you work hard ership of military operations would be handed Mitch Avalon’s contributions have not only to achieve your goals, you can succeed. over to NATO and that the U.S. would then been an incredible asset to Contra Costa f assume a supportive role. True to that pledge, County but to the entire Bay Area. Mr. Avalon the U.S. now plays a non-combat, support role sits on the boards of directors for Friends of IN RECOGNITION OF THE DR. ED- comprised primarily of intelligence gathering, the San Francisco Estuary, California Central WARD R. CULVERT’S BIRTHDAY logistics, surveillance and search and rescue. Valley Flood Control Association, and San CELEBRATION Three-quarters of sorties, including the major- Francisco Estuary Institute. In addition, he was ity of the strike sorties flown in Libya are being the founding chair for the Bay Area Flood Pro- HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL conducted by our coalition partners; all 20 of tection Agencies Association. OF NEW YORK the ships enforcing the arms embargo of Libya In recognition of the integral role he has IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES are European and Canadian; and no American played in establishing sound public investment Friday, June 24, 2011 troops are on the ground. throughout the region, Mr. Avalon has been It is for these reasons that I am supporting the recipient of many outstanding community Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to H.J. Res. 68, a resolution authorizing limited awards over the years. In 2005 he was pre- rise today to join the First Central Baptist use of U.S. Armed Forces in support of the sented with the California State Association of Church of Harlem and the International Grand NATO mission in Libya and opposing H.R. Counties ‘‘Circle of Service Award’’ and in Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons to pay tribute and celebrate the birthday of my dear 2278, a bill to defund all but a specified list of 2007 he was honored by the Contra Costa friend and ally, the Honorable Dr. Edward R. U.S. actions in support of the NATO effort. County Watershed Forum with the ‘‘Watershed Culvert, Publisher of the Culvert Chronicles H.J. Res. 68 authorizes for one year the Champion of the Year Award.’’ His legacy will Community Newspaper. continued supportive role the U.S. is already live on through the series of public works Rev. Dr. Edward R. Culvert is a man who playing in Libya while expressing Congress’ projects, programs and associations he helped possesses great qualities. He is a writer, edu- concurrence with the language in the UN Res- create and the communities they serve. cator, and philosopher. He attended Texas olution forbidding the use of ground forces in The long-lasting benefits of Mitch Avalon’s Baptist University in Austin, Texas from 1950 the military action. career accomplisInnents not only benefit our to 1959 graduated cum Laude. Dr. Culvert ob- Conversely, I cannot support H.R. 2278, a generation but will improve our communities tained his Bachelor in Arts, Master in Arts, bill to defund all operations other than search for generations to come; they stand as a tes- Masters of Divinity and Doctor of Divinity de- and rescue; intelligence gathering; aerial re- tament to what diligent work and true commit- grees. fueling; and operational planning. This bill ment to community can produce. Dr. Culvert has been a professor at the City threatens the mission and the safety of coali- Mr. Speaker, we are truly honored to pay University of New York for forty-four years. He tion forces. tribute to our friend and dedicated public serv- has served in many capacities including Spe- Under the specific set of circumstances the ant Mitch Avalon. We ask our colleagues to cial Assistant to the President of City College president faced in Libya, I believe he made join with us in thanking Mr. Avalon for his long in regards my Empowerment Zone legislation the right decision. To undermine the effort at and dedicated service to the citizens of Contra and initiative, and was on the committee that this moment would be a serious mistake. Costa County and wishing him continued suc- helped form the Urban Legal Studies Program. f cess in all his future endeavors along with a He has held many positions throughout his ca- happy retirement. reer and lifetime, such as the Commissioner of IN RECOGNITION OF MITCH f Labor Relations from 1977 to 1983. During AVALON that time, He handled most of the labor prob- RECOGNIZING BRITNI, A SENIOR lems, actions and strikes that occur throughout HON. JOHN GARAMENDI AT EXCELSIOR PREPARATORY the State of New York, and was the first and OF CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL only African American to hold that position. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In addition to working at City College, he Friday, June 24, 2011 HON. GREGORY W. MEEKS also teaches Religion, Sociology, Criminal OF NEW YORK Justice, History and Philosophy at Herbert Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, Represent- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Lehman College; and is currently teaching Af- atives GEORGE MILLER, JERRY MCNERNEY and rican American Studies. He has dedicated his Friday, June 24, 2011 I rise today in honor of Mitch Avalon, who has entire life advocating for African American served the Contra Costa County Public Works Mr. MEEKS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recog- Studies, particularly stressing the importance Department for the last 32 years. As his col- nize a student of the Month from the Sixth progressive education, which is not limited to leagues, friends, and family gather together to Congressional District of New York. the classrooms. celebrate the next chapter of his life, we ask Every month I seek to recognize students The Culvert Chronicles is the brainchild of all of our colleagues to join us in saluting this for their outstanding achievements and excep- Dr. Edward R. Culvert, who observed that the outstanding public servant. tional stride. African American community needed a vehicle Mitch Avalon began his journey with the I am here to recognize a student who of free expression. The paper is bi-partisan Contra Costa County Public Works Depart- warmed my heart. Britni is a senior at Excel- and prints positive and informative news to all ment in 1979 as a civil engineer, where his sior Preparatory High School and is set to of the residents of the greater New York Met- diligent hard work was recognized and he graduate this month. She is a very determined ropolitan area. He is quick to point out that the quickly assumed the title and duties of Deputy young lady who has served as the manager of paper does not deal with tabloid news.

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Senate Chamber Action Committee Meetings The Senate stands adjourned until 2 p.m. on Monday, June 27, 2011. (Committees not listed did not meet) No committee meetings were held. h House of Representatives First Semiannual Summary on the Activities of Chamber Action the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 55 pub- for the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112–124). lic bills, H.R. 2348–2353, 2355–2403; and 7 reso- Page H4573 lutions, H.J. Res. 70; and H. Res. 331–336 were in- Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011, Part troduced. Pages H4573–77 III: The House agreed by unanimous consent to dis- Additional Cosponsors: Pages H4577–78 charge and pass H.R. 2279, to amend the Internal Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as followed: Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and H.R. 2354, making appropriations for energy and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway water development and related agencies for the fiscal Trust Fund and to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend the airport improvement program. year ending September 30, 2012, and for other pur- poses (H. Rept. 112–118); Pages H4533–34 First Semiannual Report on the Activities of the Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that Committee on the Judiciary for the 112th Congress (1) when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to (H. Rept. 112–119); meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 28, 2011; and (2) First Semiannual Report on the Activities of the when the House adjourns on that day, it adjourn to Committee on Veterans Affairs for the 112th Con- meet at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 1, 2011. Page H4534 gress (H. Rept. 112–120); Authorizing the limited use of the United States First Semiannual Report on the Activities of the Armed Forces in support of the NATO mission Committee on Financial Services for the 112th Con- in Libya: The House failed to agree to H.J. Res. 68, gress (H. Rept. 112–121); to authorize the limited use of the United States First Semiannual Report on the Activities of the Armed Forces in support of the NATO mission in Committee on Agriculture for the 112th Congress Libya, by a recorded vote of 123 ayes to 295 noes, (H. Rept. 112–122); and Roll No. 493. Pages H4540–50 First Semiannual Report on the Activities of the H. Res. 328, the rule providing for consideration Committee on Armed Services for the 112th Con- of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 68) and the bill gress (Rept. 112–123). (H.R. 2278) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 240 yeas to 167 nays, Roll No. 492, after the pre- vious question was ordered without objection. Pages H4534–40 D693

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VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:35 Jun 25, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D24JN1.REC D24JNPT1 rfrederick on DSKD9S0YB1PROD with DIGEST June 24, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D695 EXAMINING THE HOMELAND SECURITY RUNNING ROUGHSHOD OVER STATES IMPACT OF THE OBAMA AND STAKEHOLDERS: EPA’S NUTRIENTS ADMINISTRATION’S CYBERSECURITY POLICIES PROPOSAL Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Sub- Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Cy- committee on Water Resources and Environment bersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Security held a hearing entitled ‘‘Running Roughshod Over Technologies held a hearing entitled ‘‘Examining the States and Stakeholders: EPA’s Nutrients Policies.’’ Homeland Security Impact of the Obama Adminis- Testimony was heard from Nancy Stoner, Assistant tration’s Cybersecurity Proposal.’’ Testimony was Administrator, Office of Water, EPA; Bethany Card, heard from public witnesses. Director of Water Quality Programs, New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission; SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING ACT OF George Elmaraghy, Chief, Division of Surface Water, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency; Richard 2011 Budell, Director, Office of Agricultural Water Pol- Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Con- icy, Florida Department of Agriculture and Con- stitution held a hearing on H.R. 963, the ‘‘See sumer Services; and public witnesses. Something, Say Something Act of 2011.’’ Testimony was heard from Chris Burbank, Chief of Police, Salt MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Lake City; and public witnesses. Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Full Committee held a markup to approve the Activities Report for the MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. The report was agreed to without amendment. Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a markup of the semi-annual 112th Congress Report MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES on Legislative and Oversight Activities. The report Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held was agreed to without amendment. a markup of the ‘‘Report on the Legislative and Oversight Activities of the Committee on Ways and WHY WE SHOULD CARE ABOUT BATS Means during the 112th Congress as of May 31, Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on 2011.’’ The report was agreed to without amend- Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs held ment. a hearing entitled ‘‘Why We Should Care About f Bats: Devastating Impact White-Nose Syndrome is COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR MONDAY, Having on One of Nature’s Best Pest Controllers.’’ JUNE 27, 2011 Testimony was heard from Gabriela Chavarria, Science Advisor to the Director, Fish and Wildlife (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Service, Jim Pen˜a, Associate Deputy Chief, U.S. For- Senate est Service; Jonathan Gassett, Commissioner, Ken- No meetings/hearings scheduled. tucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources; and public witnesses. House No hearings are scheduled.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2 p.m., Monday, June 27 10 a.m., Tuesday, June 28

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Monday: Senate will be in a period of Program for Tuesday: The House will meet in pro morning business until 6 p.m., with Senator Sanders forma session at 10 a.m. being recognized at 4 p.m. for up to 90 minutes.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Gerlach, Jim, Pa., E1193 Mica, John L., Fla., E1212 Granger, Kay, Tex., E1202 Miller, Candice S., Mich., E1211 Baca, Joe, Calif., E1194 Graves, Sam, Mo., E1195 Miller, Jeff, Fla., E1202 Baldwin, Tammy, Wisc., E1203 Harper, Gregg, Miss., E1205 Nadler, Jerrold, N.Y., E1200 Beniskey, Dan, Mich., E1194 Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E1198 Paul, Ron, Tex., E1203 Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E1198, E1213 Hayworth, Nan A.S., N.Y., E1194 Bonner, Jo, Ala., E1197, E1199, E1201 Hinojosa, Rube´n, Tex., E1209 Pence, Mike, Ind., E1193 Castor, Kathy, Fla., E1207 Holt, Rush D., N.J., E1199 Polis, Jared, Colo., E1193 Christensen, Donna M., The Virgin Islands, E1211 Hoyer, Steny H., Md., E1201 Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E1210, E1214 Coffman, Mike, Colo., E1212 Israel, Steve, N.Y., E1204 Richardson, Laura, Calif., E1197 Cole, Tom, Okla., E1198 Kind, Ron, Wisc., E1209 Rogers, Harold, Ky., E1213 Costa, Jim, Calif., E1208 King, Peter T., N.Y., E1195 Rothman, Steven R., N.J., E1200 Davis, Geoff, Ky., E1207 Latham, Tom, Iowa, E1203, E1204, E1207, E1208, E1211 Sarbanes, John P., Md., E1206 Davis, Susan A., Calif., E1215 LaTourette, Steven C., Ohio, E1193 Scott, Robert C. ‘‘Bobby’’, Va., E1204 DeFazio, Peter A., Ore., E1198, E1203 Lee, Barbara, Calif., E1204 Shimkus, John, Ill., E1201 Edwards, Donna F., Md., E1202 Lummis, Cynthia M., Wyo., E1201 Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E1213 McKeon, Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’, Calif., E1211 Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, N.Y., E1195 Farr, Sam, Calif., E1194 Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E1199 Smith, Adrian, Nebr., E1213 Fudge, Marcia L., Ohio, E1199 Marino, Tom, Pa., E1197 Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E1206, E1214 Gallegly, Elton, Calif., E1205 Markey, Edward J., Mass., E1205 Waxman, Henry A., Calif., E1208 Garamendi, John, Calif., E1214 Meeks, Gregory W., N.Y., E1212, E1214 Young, Don, Alaska, E1200

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