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Vol. 160 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2014 No. 36 House of Representatives The House met at 2 p.m. and was PRAYER Mr. WALZ led the Pledge of Alle- called to order by the Speaker pro tem- Reverend Harvey Peters, Bethlehem, giance as follows: pore (Mr. DENHAM). Pennsylvania, offered the following I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the prayer: United States of America, and to the Repub- f Lord God, by whose goodness we live lic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. and move and have our being, and to DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO whom we regularly swear allegiance in f TEMPORE pursuit of life, liberty, and justice for MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- all, we turn to You and humbly ask A message in writing from the Presi- fore the House the following commu- You to hear our prayers. dent of the United States was commu- nication from the Speaker: We are privileged to exercise our nicated to the House by Mr. Brian civil freedoms and make decisions that WASHINGTON, DC, Pate, one of his secretaries. March 4, 2014. reflect the high ideals of our Nation’s I hereby appoint the Honorable JEFF Founders and the aspirations embedded f DENHAM to act as Speaker pro tempore on in our history. WELCOMING REVEREND HARVEY this day. Protect us from delusions or discour- PETERS JOHN A. BOEHNER, agement in the demanding business of Speaker of the House of Representatives. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without governance. objection, the gentleman from Cali- Make us keenly aware we are not f fornia (Mr. PETERS) is recognized for 1 alone, and beckoned or not, O God, You minute. are always present as we discern how COMMUNICATION FROM THE SER- There was no objection. best to fulfill our high calling with GEANT AT ARMS OF THE HOUSE Mr. PETERS of California. Mr. honor. Speaker, today I have the distinct The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- Keep us mindful of Your presence honor of introducing the guest chap- fore the House the following commu- through those who labor at our side, lain for the opening prayer, my father, nication from the Sergeant at Arms of and on our behalf; those who daily Pastor Harvey Peters. the House of Representatives: share the joys and burdens of our call- Harvey Peters is a retired Lutheran HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ing to public service, our families, our minister whose service in a nearly 40- OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS, staff, our colleagues, and a host of peo- year career included stops in Michigan, Washington, DC, March 2, 2014. ple who continue to pray and hope for Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, New Jersey, New Mexico, Wisconsin, the success of our best efforts. Speaker, House of Representatives, and all the way to California. For them and to You, Lord God, we Washington, DC. While I was a kid, he was an active offer our thanks today and always. DEAR MR. SPEAKER, As you are aware, the leader in the movement to desegregate Amen. time previously appointed for the next meet- housing in the Detroit suburbs, an ef- ing of the House is noon on Monday March 3, f 2014. This is to notify you, pursuant to clause fort that, while unpopular among some of our neighbors, instilled in me and 12(c) of rule I, of an imminent impairment of THE JOURNAL the place of reconvening at that time. The my three sisters the values of courage, impairment is due to the weather. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The integrity, and equality that I have Sincerely, Chair has examined the Journal of the tried to carry into my own service. PAUL D. IRVING, last day’s proceedings and announces While my dad ran the congregation, Sergeant at Arms. to the House his approval thereof. my mom, RuthAnn, who is in attend- Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- ance today, ran the family and worked f nal stands approved. part time as the church secretary. f It is an honor to welcome Harvey ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Peters, a longtime advocate for civil PRO TEMPORE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE rights and the poor, a community lead- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the er, and dedicated father and grand- clause 12(c) of rule I, the Speaker es- gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. WALZ) father, to the United States House of tablished this time for reconvening and come forward and lead the House in the Representatives today to give the notified Members accordingly. Pledge of Allegiance. opening prayer.

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VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:46 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04MR7.000 H04MRPT1 rfrederick on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2102 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 4, 2014 NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE Mr. Speaker, there is growing in- petition in Medicare Advantage kept PROGRAM equality in this country, between regu- costs for beneficiaries low and choices (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was lators and the regulated, between large for plans abundant. With ObamaCare, given permission to address the House businesses wielding government influ- choices will be reduced and costs for for 1 minute.) ence and smaller competitors attempt- seniors, unfortunately, will increase. Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, ing to grow, between established cor- ObamaCare cuts Medicare by $700 bil- we will finally vote on the Homeowner porations with compliance depart- lion. Medicare Advantage has been suc- Flood Insurance Affordability Act. ments and upstarts with energy and cessful for its enrollees. These cuts will Times are still tough for many hard- ideas. reduce the access seniors have to Medi- working families. Federal agencies like This status inequality demands our care Advantage. This is unacceptable FEMA should not be in the business of attention. Last week’s bipartisan pas- as far as I am concerned. making things tougher. Yet that is ex- sage of the Unfunded Mandates Infor- Medicare Advantage should be tout- actly what FEMA’s callous and imprac- mation and Transparency Act is a good ed. Instead, seniors are facing an on-av- tical administration of the National start, but much more must be done. erage 13 percent rate cut in 2014, com- Flood Insurance Program is doing. f pared to 2013. We should not be penal- Homeowners in south Florida, and OUR VETERANS DESERVE OUR izing seniors and reducing their access throughout our Nation, cannot afford HELP to health care to pay for others. the astronomically increased insurance Medicare Advantage is a successful (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina program, and Congress should protect premiums forced on them by FEMA. asked and was given permission to ad- Without action to correct this agen- it from being gutted by the Obama ad- dress the House for 1 minute and to re- cy’s abuse, many family budgets that ministration and the Affordable Care vise and extend his remarks.) Act. are already at the breaking point will Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. fall apart. Speaker, transitioning from military f Although I support passage of this to civilian life can be challenging for COMMUNICATION FROM THE vital bill today to protect our families our veterans. The skill sets learned CLERK OF THE HOUSE and the American Dream of homeown- while serving in the Armed Forces are The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- ership, we absolutely must do more to highly valued, and competence is ex- help bring premiums down. fore the House the following commu- traordinary of veterans, who have a nication from the Clerk of the House of f proven work ethic. Representatives: CELEBRATING THE 75TH ANNIVER- With record unemployment, we need to work together for jobs. Yesterday, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SARY OF NEWTOWN, CON- OFFICE OF THE CLERK, NECTICUT, VFW POST 308 the office of the Second Congressional Washington, DC, February 28, 2014. District conducted a veterans job fair, (Ms. ESTY asked and was given per- Hon. JOHN A. BOEHNER, thoughtfully hosted by the Aiken mission to address the House for 1 The Speaker, The Capitol, House of Representa- Shrine Club, to support our brave men tives, Washington, DC. minute.) and women who have faithfully served DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- Ms. ESTY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to our country. mission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of honor and congratulate VFW Post 308 The event was to better connect our the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- in Newtown, Connecticut, which cele- veterans with the resources available tives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed brated its 75th anniversary this past envelope received from the White House on to them. I am very thankful for the Sunday. February 28, 2014, at 2:31 p.m., and said to local businesses, schools, government Since 1939, the members of Post 308 contain a message from the President where- agencies, and veterans organizations have demonstrated a remarkable com- by he notifies the Congress he has extended that were on hand to offer assistance. mitment to civic engagement and com- the national emergency with respect to As the son of a veteran, as a retired Zimbabwe, declared in Executive 13288 of munity service in everything they do, member of the South Carolina National March 6, 2003. whether it is assisting tornado victims Guard, and being the very grateful fa- With best wishes, I am in Oklahoma, providing college schol- ther of four sons currently serving in Sincerely, arships to deserving high school grad- the military, I appreciate our veterans’ KAREN L. HAAS, Clerk of the House. uates, or supporting families affected dedication to protect our freedoms. It by the tragic shootings at Sandy Hook is my hope this veterans job fair will f Elementary School in their hometown. prove beneficial and recognize the serv- CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL The men and women of Post 308 serve ice of our heroes. EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO their community, their State, and In conclusion, God bless our troops, ZIMBABWE—MESSAGE FROM THE their country with distinction. I con- and we will never forget September the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED gratulate Post 308 on celebrating this 11th in the global war on terrorism. STATES (H. DOC. NO. 113–94) milestone. Our hopes and prayers are for the The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- f people of Ukraine. fore the House the following message THE GROWING INEQUALITY IN f from the President of the United THIS COUNTRY OPPOSING THE ACA’S CUTS TO States; which was read and, together (Ms. FOXX asked and was given per- MEDICARE ADVANTAGE with the accompanying papers, referred mission to address the House for 1 (Mr. BILIRAKIS asked and was given to the Committee on Foreign Affairs minute.) permission to address the House for 1 and ordered to be printed: Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, today the minute and to revise and extend his re- To the Congress of the United States: Federal Register is four times larger marks.) Section 202(d) of the National Emer- than it was in 1970. Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides This weekend, columnist Peggy today in support of health care choices for the automatic termination of a na- Noonan captured the feeling among ev- for our seniors. tional emergency unless, within 90 eryday Americans: Nearly 30 percent of all seniors, 15 days prior to the anniversary date of Voters and taxpayers feel bullied, burdened million Americans, choose Medicare its declaration, the President publishes and jerked around which, again, is not new, Advantage. Individuals have testified in the Federal Register and transmits to but feels more intense every day. Rules, reg- before the Energy and Commerce Com- the Congress a notice stating that the ulations, many of them stupid, from all the mittee that Medicare Advantage pro- emergency is to continue in effect be- agencies, local, State, Federal, on the build- yond the anniversary date. In accord- ing of a house or the starting of a business. vides better results than traditional You can only employ so many before the new Medicare by embracing free-market ance with this provision, I have sent to insurance rules kick in, so don’t employ too principles. the Federal Register for publication the many. Don’t take a chance, which means Medicare Advantage focuses on pre- enclosed notice stating that the na- don’t grow. ventive care. Before ObamaCare, com- tional emergency declared in Executive

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:51 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K04MR7.004 H04MRPT1 rfrederick on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with HOUSE March 4, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2103 Order 13288 of March 6, 2003, with re- (2) provided regulatory relief for commer- much needed relief to the affected spect to the actions and policies of cer- cial motor vehicle operations providing di- States. tain members of the Government of rect assistance supporting the delivery of Should the crisis subside prior to Zimbabwe and other persons to under- propane and home heating fuels. May 31, 2014, the Secretary of Trans- (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in mine Zimbabwe’s democratic processes subsection (a) may be construed to prohibit portation, in consultation with the or institutions is to continue in effect the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis- Governors of the affected States, can beyond March 6, 2014. tration from issuing or extending a covered determine that the guaranteed exten- The threat constituted by the actions emergency exemption beyond May 31, 2014, sion is no longer needed. and policies of certain members of the under other Federal law. I would like to thank the National Government of Zimbabwe and other The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Propane Gas Association and the New persons to undermine Zimbabwe’s ant to the rule, the gentleman from England Fuel Institute for supporting democratic processes or institutions Pennsylvania (Mr. SHUSTER) and the this legislation. I will be entering their has not been resolved. These actions gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. WALZ) letters of support into the RECORD. and policies continue to pose an un- each will control 20 minutes. This bill has strong bipartisan sup- usual and extraordinary threat to the The Chair recognizes the gentleman port, and I urge all my colleagues to foreign policy of the United States. For from Pennsylvania. support H.R. 4076. these reasons, I have determined that GENERAL LEAVE With that, I reserve the balance of it is necessary to continue this na- Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I ask my time. tional emergency and to maintain in unanimous consent that all Members NPGA, force the sanctions to respond to this have 5 legislative days in which to re- February 25, 2014. threat. vise and extend their remarks and in- Hon. BILL SHUSTER, BARACK OBAMA. clude extraneous materials on H.R. Chairman, Transportation and Infrastructure THE WHITE HOUSE, February 28, 2014. Committee, House of Representatives, Ray- 4076. burn House Office Building, Washington, f The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there DC. b 1415 objection to the request of the gen- DEAR CHAIRMAN SHUSTER, On behalf of The tleman from Pennsylvania? National Propane Gas Association (NPGA), I ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER There was no objection. write to share our strong support for your PRO TEMPORE Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I yield legislation, H.R. 4076, the Home Heating The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- myself as much time as I may con- Emergency Assistance Through Transpor- ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair sume. tation (HHEATT) Act of 2014. will postpone further proceedings I was proud to introduce H.R. 4076, NPGA is the national trade association of the Home Heating Emergency Assist- the propane industry, having a membership today on motions to suspend the rules of about 3,000 companies, with 39 state and on which a recorded vote or the yeas ance Through Transportation Act of regional associations representing members and nays are ordered, or on which the 2014. This bipartisan legislation will in all 50 states. The single largest group of vote incurs objection under clause 6 of provide relief for millions of Americans NPGA members is retail marketers of pro- rule XX. suffering from the current propane and pane gas who deliver the fuel to the end user Record votes on postponed questions home heating fuel emergency. for space heating, water heating and agricul- will be taken later. An exceptionally cold winter has in- tural crop drying, among other applications. NPGA membership also includes propane f creased demand for propane, which is used for heating approximately 12 mil- producers, transporters and wholesalers, as HOME HEATING EMERGENCY AS- well as manufacturers and distributors of as- lion homes in the United States, and sociated equipment and containers. While SISTANCE THROUGH TRANSPOR- for other home-heating fuels. In my TATION ACT OF 2014 NPGA’s membership covers a broad cross- district, more than 9,000 households section of categories, more than 90 percent Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I move rely on propane for home heating; and are designated as small businesses. to suspend the rules and pass the bill across the Commonwealth of Pennsyl- As you know, this winter Americans have (H.R. 4076) to address shortages and vania, there are more than 200,000 faced severe supply disruptions in many interruptions in the availability of pro- households that do the same. areas of the country. A convergence of condi- pane and other home heating fuels in So according to the National Propane tions—late wet grain harvest, closed pipeline the United States, and for other pur- Gas Association, supplies are expected infrastructure, limited railcars due to alter- nate service demands—have caused difficul- poses. to remain tight through the end of the ties in delivering propane to consumers dur- The Clerk read the title of the bill. winter because the infrastructure to ing one of the most extreme winters on The text of the bill is as follows: deliver propane to high-demand areas record. H.R. 4076 is insufficient. While the overall supply of propane in the Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- On February 5, the Federal Motor United States is sufficient to meet demand, resentatives of the United States of America in Carrier Safety Administration issued a the propane industry is facing challenges Congress assembled, temporary emergency declaration to with distribution and transportation. Ac- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. allow tank truck operators delivering cording to the U.S. Energy Information Ad- ministration, the U.S. has more than 42 mil- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Home Heat- propane and other home heating fuels ing Emergency Assistance Through Trans- lion barrels of propane presently in stock, lo- portation Act of 2014’’ or the ‘‘HHEATT Act to drive longer hours in order to speed cated predominantly in Mont Belvieu, Texas, of 2014’’. up deliveries to the affected States. where the largest propane storage facility in SEC. 2. PROPANE AND HOME HEATING FUEL However, these emergency declarations the world is located. Overcoming the dis- EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION. can only last 30 days at a time, cre- tribution challenges has been most greatly (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any ating great uncertainty and limited re- alleviated by temporary emergency declara- other provision of law, a covered emergency lief. tions issued by the Federal Motor Carrier exemption issued by the Federal Motor Car- Extreme weather conditions are not Administration which provide relief from rier Safety Administration shall remain in expected to subside any time soon, certain federal motor carrier safety regula- effect until May 31, 2014, unless the Sec- tions for the Midwest, Eastern, Southern, retary of Transportation, after consultation threatening the lives and livelihoods of and portions of the Western Service Centers. with the Governors of affected States, deter- those with homes, farms, and busi- Unfortunately, these emergency declarations mines that the emergency for which the ex- nesses that depend on heat from pro- can only last 30 days at a time which creates emption was provided ends before that date. pane and other home heating fuels. uncertainty for our propane suppliers and (b) COVERED EMERGENCY EXEMPTION DE- Just yesterday, we saw another severe distributors. FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered winter storm. Chairman Shuster, we thank you for your emergency exemption’’ means an exemption H.R. 4076 provides a guaranteed ex- leadership on this bill, and trust Congress issued under section 390.23 of title 49, Code of tension of the Federal Motor Carrier will take swift action to pass this important Federal Regulations, or extended under sec- regulatory relief. Thank you. tion 390.25 of such title that— Safety Administration’s emergency Sincerely, (1) was issued or extended during the pe- declaration until May 31, 2014. This cer- RICHARD ROLDAN, riod beginning on February 5, 2014, and end- tainty is required to address the trans- President & Chief Executive Officer, ing on the date of enactment of this Act; and portation distribution issues to give National Propane Gas Association.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:56 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04MR7.005 H04MRPT1 rfrederick on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2104 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 4, 2014 NEFI So the chairman’s bill, this bipar- Local suppliers have been forced to February 28, 2014. tisan piece of legislation addresses one short-fill their customers’ tanks in Hon. BILL SHUSTER, of the issues here, making sure we have order to spread the limited supply of Chairman, Committee on Transportation & In- the trucks on the road to deliver the propane among customers in need. To- frastructure, House of Representatives, Ray- propane, making sure the supply is day’s legislation will allow these sup- burn House Office Building, Washington, DC. enough to start making sure these pliers to operate more efficiently DEAR CHAIRMAN SHUSTER: We commend things are filled until the end of win- through this spring, allowing them to you for the introduction of the Home Heat- ter, and doing so in a safe manner. make more frequent deliveries, and en- ing Emergency Assistance through Transpor- I want to applaud the folks over at sure that their customers have an ade- tation or ‘‘HHEATT’’ Act (H.R. 4076) and are the FMCA that did do what they need- quate and affordable supply of propane writing to endorse this important legisla- ed to do in issuing some of the waivers, to get them through the rest of the tion. The New England Fuel Institute (NEFI) is but the gentleman is exactly right. A winter. the nation’s largest independent trade asso- 30-day waiver is not long enough. Win- This bill is the first of five separate ciation representing the retail home heating ter is still deep in the Midwest, and we pieces of energy legislation the House oil industry. Our membership includes more don’t need to have the waiver expire on will consider this week, all having one than 1,000 mostly small business home heat- March 15, go through it again, and have common thread, to make sure Amer- ® ing oil and Bioheat dealers and related serv- the uncertainty. ican families have access to affordable ices companies. Many NEFI members also So this piece of legislation simply and reliable supplies of electricity and deliver propane and other home heating fuels does as the gentleman stated. It allows and retain nearly around-the-clock drivers heating fuel. and service technicians ready to make emer- an exemption without sacrificing safe- I urge my colleagues to support the gency fuel deliveries or service home heating ty to allow for the movement of pro- HHEATT Act and the other energy systems in the event of an outage. pane into the markets where it is most bills on the floor this week. The severely inclement weather we have needed, specifically the rural Midwest. Mr. WALZ. Mr. Speaker, I continue experienced this winter has resulted in high These trucks are coming from Texas. to reserve the balance of my time. residential consumption rates for heating It keeps the people on the roads. It Mr. SHUSTER. I now yield 1 minute oil. As a result, heating oil dealers are in- keeps the trucks running. It keeps the creasingly challenged to resupply customer to the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. tanks without interruption and have been in propane tanks full, as those things MULLIN), an important new member of need of waivers from certain regulations start to happen and the market starts the committee and someone who really such as federal hours-of-service require- to stabilize a little bit, and the prices knows about infrastructure firsthand ments. Emergency declarations issued by the will come down. because he actually builds it out there Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administra- I do think the gentleman hit on a in Oklahoma. tion (FMCSA) help to provide this relief so bigger point here. The infrastructure Mr. MULLIN. I thank the chairman that heating fuel distributors can move prod- for the delivery of propane is some- for this opportunity to speak on this uct to where it is needed and expedite deliv- thing we need to look at. This is a eries to homes and businesses. bill. Unfortunately, these declarations are lim- short-term emergency measure that Mr. Speaker, I rise today out of con- ited to 30 days. This can create uncertainty will address the problem this winter. cern for thousands of Americans strug- during extended emergencies such as the We need to look further down the road gling to heat their homes this winter. long stretch of extreme cold and snowy on some of the long-term solutions on The bitter cold has caused an unwel- weather we are currently experiencing. The this. come rise in heating costs that has re- HHEATT Act would provide added relief and So I encourage my colleagues to sup- certainty by guaranteeing an extension of sulted in smaller paychecks and finan- port this commonsense piece of legisla- cial strain for individuals and organiza- emergency declarations through May 31, tion, support it for all the right rea- 2014. The U.S. Secretary of Transportation, tions across Oklahoma’s Second Dis- in consultation with state Governors, may sons, and then join together as we trict. terminate the guaranteed extension before move forward to look at some long- Money is not going as far, especially May 31st only if current emergencies sub- term solutions. among low-income families that al- With that, I reserve the balance of side. ready find themselves under tight This bill would provide much needed relief my time, Mr. Speaker. to our member companies and their con- Mr. SHUSTER. First, I want to budgets. sumers. We hope for its immediate passage thank the gentleman from Minnesota Areas that are in dire need of pro- and enactment. Again, thank you for your for his kind remarks. I appreciate it pane to heat their homes are left out in hard work in this regard. greatly and look forward to continue the cold—literally—due to a lack of Sincerely, adequate infrastructure. It is critical MICHAEL C. TRUNZO, working together with you on many other legislative endeavors. that we pass today’s HHEATT Act to President & CEO. ensure the issues with heating fuel Mr. WALZ. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- With that, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from West Virginia (Mrs. transportation and distribution are re- self as much time as I may consume. solved and that relief is finally avail- I rise in support of H.R. 4076, a com- CAPITO). able. monsense bill. I would also like to Mrs. CAPITO. I thank the chairman Fuel costs aren’t just numbers on a thank the chairman for always strik- of the House Transportation and Infra- page. They are factors that critically ing the proper balance between safety structure Committee for his solid work impact our neighbors, our families, and and the smooth operation of commerce, on this, his bipartisan work, as the our friends. The fact is we have a re- and the gentleman explained it very gentleman from Minnesota mentioned. sponsibility to maintain our Nation’s clearly. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the For many of us, especially in rural Home Heating Emergency Assistance public safety. areas of the Midwest, propane is the Through Transportation Act, H.R. 4076, I urge my colleagues to remember fuel of choice for heating their homes, which is a short-term, commonsense your fellow Americans today and help and to get an idea of what happened measure. pass this commonsense solution that here, regular folks on a regular budget This long winter has really hit a lot will provide certainty and will quickly would spend about $600 to fill up their of families in their wallets and on their address a critical need. tank during the winter. budgets, and a shortage of propane has Mr. WALZ. Mr. Speaker, I will con- They got a refill, got a bill, and saw made the cost of home heating even tinue to reserve the balance of my that it was over $1,900 in some cases. worse for many West Virginians and time. The shock to them was one thing; but residents in our surrounding States. Mr. SHUSTER. I now yield 2 minutes then the situation, as the gentleman so More than 31,000 West Virginia to the gentleman from Pennsylvania clearly stated, was exacerbated by the households rely on propane for their (Mr. KELLY). inability to deliver when we needed it. heating. More than two-thirds of the Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. I thank And propane, while there are many propane sold in West Virginia is for the chairman for yielding. factors at work here, is not like other residential use, meaning that high Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong commodities in terms of—it is not a prices have a direct impact on our fam- support of this act. It is really just nice-to-have thing. It is a necessity. ily budgets. common sense, is it not? And I think it

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:28 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04MR7.006 H04MRPT1 rfrederick on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with HOUSE March 4, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2105 best exemplifies how America handles I also thank the original cosponsor on the way. She cannot keep their crises. They adjust. They make an ad- on this bill, Mr. RYAN from Ohio, who home colder, even though it would help justment. may be stuck in the snow out there, or save on their next energy bill. This certainly could be called a heat- maybe it has slowed down his progress Finally, a small business owner who ed debate because we are trying to to get to Washington; but the gen- delivers propane to customers in north- make sure that our constituents have tleman hails from eastern Ohio, right west Ohio has been working day and that ability, to heat their homes dur- on the Pennsylvania border. night to find enough propane to ensure ing one of the longest winters. We I know that this is going to impact his customers can heat their homes. don’t use the term ‘‘polar vortex’’ back his district, and I was glad that he and b 1430 in Pennsylvania. We just call it winter. I were able to work together on this It has been a long, long winter, and commonsense piece of legislation that In cases where he simply cannot pro- we are looking at the adjustment that is going to help hundreds of thousands vide enough propane, he has distrib- would take place. It is just about of people—if not millions of people—all uted plug-in electric heaters. These ac- transportation. It is about allowing up and down these corridors who have tions will keep them warm but will not these people that deliver this energy, had a very, very difficult winter. help when they receive their next en- this propane to these homes. I know that, looking at The Weather ergy bill. In Pennsylvania, we have over 180,000 Channel or one of the weather stations These are just a few examples of people who rely on the delivery of this out in Minnesota, they may need pro- what is happening throughout the Mid- product to keep their homes heated. pane until the end of May because of west. The propane shortage has created That is not a difficult thing to under- the kind of winter they have had up a very serious crisis that is impacting stand. I think for this body to be able there. There have been very, very, very the most vulnerable members of our so- to just on the run—on the fly, as it cold, extreme weather conditions. ciety. H.R. 4076 is a step towards pro- were—make sure that our constituents Again, H.R. 4076 provides the ability viding short-term relief to the commu- have the ability to heat their homes, of the Transportation Department to nities, families, and small business this is so fundamentally basic, and it is extend this and help with this crisis owners most in need. just common sense. and, as we have all said here today, I thank the chairman for his leader- So I thank the chairman for bringing strong bipartisan support; so I would ship on this legislation, and I support this bill forward. It makes sense to ev- urge all my colleagues today to vote on the legislation. erybody back where I live, as they bun- H.R. 4076. Mr. SHUSTER. I thank the gen- dle up and continue to worry about I now yield 2 minutes to another gen- tleman from Ohio and encourage all when spring is finally going to get tleman from northwestern Ohio (Mr. Members to support H.R. 4076, and I here. LATTA). yield back the balance of my time. We are able to release that now, Mr. LATTA. I thank the chairman Mr. PETRI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in sup- change the transportation laws a bit, for yielding. port of H.R. 4076, the HHEATT Act, that just so they can get there, and we are Mr. Speaker, this is a very important would allow propane to expeditiously move saying let’s do it until May 31. Let’s issue not only to northwest Ohio, but across our country and be delivered to the not do it the way we are doing it now. to the entire Midwest, so I rise today hundreds of thousands of people who rely on Chances are, by May 31, that crisis in support of H.R. 4076, the Home Heat- this resource to heat their homes. will be gone, but the ability to get pro- ing Emergency Assistance Through It is estimated that 250,000 people in my pane to their homes is very critical Transportation Act. This legislation home state of Wisconsin rely on propane to right now. will ensure the trucks carrying emer- heat their homes. Today, the temperature in So I thank the chairman and ranking gency supplies of propane can be deliv- my hometown of Fond du Lac is 11 degrees, member for what they are doing. We ered to communities most in need as with a high of 20 and a low of 6 degrees. The are doing things that make sense for fast as possible. wind chill brings these temperatures down to the American people, and every single My constituents have been at the the single digits and below zero. This is the American citizen benefits from this. forefront of the shortage, as many rely way it’s been for much of the winter during Mr. WALZ. Mr. Speaker, once again, on propane to heat their homes and this exceptionally cold winter. I thank the chairman for a smart piece maintain important farming oper- Don’t get me wrong, I’m from Wisconsin, of legislation. It is simple. It strikes ations. In the face of extreme winter we’re used to the cold. that proper balance between safety on weather, with prolonged periods of neg- But when you get home from work and you our roads and a smooth flow of com- ative degree temperatures, access to are unable to afford or even obtain the pro- merce. heat is not a product of comfort, but is pane needed to heat your home, we have a This is a matter of life and death. It a requirement for survival. serious problem. There are many factors that has been a bitter cold winter, as you Further frustrating is the resulting have contributed to the propane shortage have heard. 21 people in Minnesota high prices that are putting pressure we’re now facing, and I am not here to list have died as a direct result of the on already strained family budgets. them all. weather. We have 250,000 people who While many supply companies are urg- My home state of Wisconsin and the utility get their heat from propane. Many of ing customers to take voluntary con- companies that serve us have been going to them are in rural areas. servation measures, many families liv- great lengths to assist those who are running I have been in homes across southern ing in my district don’t have the op- low on propane and seek out additional sup- Minnesota. These are folks doing ev- tion of reducing home heat. plies as far south as Texas to get them to the erything right, paying the bills, work- Last Friday when I did get home, I people that need them. ing hard. If they can afford to get the found this letter in my mailbox from a The U.S. Department of Transportation has propane, that is one thing. They simply constituent I have known for my entire temporarily suspended hours-of-service regu- can’t get the propane, in some cases. life. The letter was written by the wife lations for truck drivers carrying propane so So this is one first step. Alleviate the explaining the situation. Her husband, supplies can make it where they need to go in crisis. Do it in a safe manner. Get it who is almost 96 years old, needs to an expedited manner. But these suspensions out there. Start to balance things out. have their home warmer this winter han been renewed in 30 day increments. Then move forward because, as we said, since he is on a blood thinner. Mr. Speaker, this bill simply continues the again, keeping stability in the heating During the last couple of weeks, they emergency suspension of federal hours-of- oil markets is absolutely critical, and have kept their thermostat at 69 de- service requirements for truck drivers carrying we can get this right. grees. He has been fully dressed with a propane through the end of May. It allows the So with that, I congratulate the hat, gloves, bathrobe, and blankets transportation of propane to continue uninter- chairman. I thank him for bringing while at their home. She explains in rupted by federal rules that could literally be this, and I yield back the balance of my the letter that they have not had many the difference between someone sleeping in a time. pleasant days, but they have made it house with heat or without it. We are making Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I again through it. progress in resolving this shortage, but this thank the gentleman from Minnesota Another constituent is a young legislation would provide certainty for thou- for his work on this. mother with children at home and one sands in my district through the rest of the

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The Government for arresting protesters, called ask unanimous consent that all Mem- question is on the motion offered by for their release, and urged the government bers may have 5 legislative days to re- the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. to focus on the ‘‘legitimate grievances of the vise and extend their remarks and to SHUSTER) that the House suspend the Venezuelan people’’; include extraneous material on this rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4076. Whereas, as of February 26, 2014, there have measure. The question was taken; and (two- been 14 people killed, over 100 injured, and The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there thirds being in the affirmative) the many persons unjustly detained in relation objection to the request of the gentle- to pro-democracy demonstrations through- woman from Florida? rules were suspended and the bill was out Venezuela; passed. There was no objection. Whereas Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I A motion to reconsider was laid on threatened to expel the United States news the table. network CNN from Venezuela and has taken yield myself such time as I may con- sume. f off the air the Colombian news channel NTN 24, which transmits in Venezuela, after news Mr. Speaker, H. Res. 488 signals U.S. SUPPORTING THE PEOPLE OF outlets reported on the nation-wide protests; support for the people of Venezuela as VENEZUELA AS THEY PROTEST Whereas the Inter-American Commission they protest peacefully for democracy PEACEFULLY FOR DEMOCRATIC on Human Rights released a statement on in the face of Nicolas Maduro’s violent CHANGE February 14, 2014, which ‘‘expresses its con- repression and his crackdown on those cern over the serious incidents of violence who express their opposition to his re- Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I that have taken place in the context of pro- move to suspend the rules and agree to gime’s failed policies. test demonstrations in Venezuela, as well as We must take a clear stand because the resolution (H. Res. 488) supporting other complaints concerning acts of censor- the people of Venezuela as they protest ship against media outlets, attacks on orga- the Maduro regime has responded in a peacefully for democratic change and nizations that defend human rights, and acts deeply undemocratic manner by forc- calling to end the violence, as amend- of alleged political persecution’’; and ibly repressing protesters, attempting ed. Whereas as a member of the Organization to silence critics by blocking media The Clerk read the title of the resolu- of American States and signatory to the outlets, and even authorizing the ar- Inter-American Democratic Charter, the tion. rests of key opposition leaders such as Government of Venezuela has agreed to Leopoldo Lopez. The text of the resolution is as fol- abide by the principles of constitutional, lows: As protests have swelled throughout representative democracy, which include the country, the actions of regime H. RES. 488 free and fair elections and adherence to its forces have led to the deaths of at least own constitution: Now, therefore, be it Whereas the United States Government 15 and to the unjust detention of more should support the rule of law, and free and Resolved, That the House of Representa- than 100 freedom seekers. peaceful exercise of representative democ- tives— It is incumbent upon the Organiza- racy in Venezuela, condemning violence and (1) supports the people of Venezuela in intimidation against the country’s political their pursuit of freedom of expression and tion of American States, the OAS, to opposition, and calling for dialogue between freedom of assembly to promote democratic act according to the principles of its all political actors in the country; principles in Venezuela; Inter-American Democratic Charter Whereas, on February 12, 2014, also known (2) deplores acts which constitute a dis- and address this crisis of democracy. in Venezuela as the National Youth Day, stu- regard for the rule of law, the inexcusable vi- Yet recent history has shown us that dents began protesting in several cities Ven- olence perpetrated against opposition lead- the Secretary General of the OAS will ezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro’s inability to ers and protesters in Venezuela, and the not lead the way in this important ef- stem violent crime, his undemocratic ac- growing efforts to use politically motivated fort. Thus, in the absence of his leader- tions, and a rapidly deteriorating economy criminal charges to intimidate the country’s ship, responsible nations in the hemi- marked by high inflation and shortages of political opposition; consumer goods; (3) urges responsible nations throughout sphere must act. They cannot remain Whereas, on February 12, 2014, a judge the international community to stand in sol- silent. issued an arrest warrant for Leopoldo Lo´ pez, idarity with the people of Venezuela and to The Panamanians have stepped up to leader of the opposition party Voluntad Pop- actively encourage a process of dialogue be- the plate. They have proposed a min- ular, for unfounded allegations in connection tween the Government of Venezuela and the isterial meeting at the OAS, but re- with the student protests; political opposition to end the violence; grettably, Mr. Speaker, that proposal Whereas, on February 17, 2014, the Govern- (4) urges the United States Department of has not moved forward. This resolution ment of Venezuela notified the United States State to work in concert with other coun- will send a clear message to the OAS Department of State that it had declared 3 tries in the Americas to take meaningful and to Nicolas Maduro that the United consular officers at the United States Em- steps to ensure that basic fundamental free- States condemns these undemocratic bassy in Venezuela personae non gratae; doms in Venezuela are in accordance with Whereas over the last year, the Govern- the Inter-American Democratic Charter and actions. ment of Venezuela has expelled a total of 8 to strengthen the ability of the Organization We see the plight of the people of United States Government officials from of American States (OAS) to respond to the Venezuela, and we stand on their side Venezuela; erosion of democratic norms and institutions in the struggle for democratic change. Whereas, on February 18, 2014, opposition in Venezuela; We stand together with the Women for leader Leopoldo Lopez turned himself in to (5) urges the Organization of American Life, Mujeres por la Vida, who march Venezuelan authorities, was arrested, and States and its Inter-American Commission clad in white through the streets of charged with criminal incitement, con- on Human Rights to utilize its good offices Venezuela peacefully, like their com- spiracy, arson, and intent to damage prop- and all mechanisms at its disposal to seek panions in the struggle for freedom in erty; the most effective way to expeditiously end Whereas Leopoldo Lopez is currently being the violence in Venezuela in accordance with Cuba—Las Damas de Blanco, the La- held in a prison at a military facility; the Inter-American Democratic Charter; and dies in White. Whereas nongovernmental human rights (6) supports efforts by international and We stand with the students who take organizations have alleged that the charges multilateral organizations to urge the Ven- to the streets demanding the release of brought against Venezuelan opposition lead- ezuelan Government to adopt measures to their fellow students who have been er Leopoldo Lo´ pez appear to be a politically guarantee the rights to life, humane treat- unjustly detained, only to be met with motivated attempt to silence dissent in the ment, and security, and the political free- the clubs and the teargas of Maduro’s country; doms of assembly, association, and expres- henchmen. And we stand together, Mr. Whereas the Venezuelan Government has sion to all of the people of Venezuela. blocked users’ online images as opposition Speaker, united with the people of Ven- groups marched through Caracas; The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ezuela who wish to cast the yoke of re- Whereas the Venezuelan people have been ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from pression and oppression and the influ- protesting economic, social, and political Florida (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) and the ence of the Castro regime, which has

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:46 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04MR7.021 H04MRPT1 rfrederick on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with HOUSE March 4, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2107 been more than eager to help Maduro I am so deeply troubled by the crack- dered security forces to, frankly, bru- silence the oppression in Venezuela be- down on press freedom in Venezuela. tally crack down on the opposition. cause it fears that the movement will The Colombian news network NTN24 Since the protests began, Mr. Speak- sweep over the island of Cuba. was recently taken off the air after it er, more than 500 people have been ar- We must stand together and support broadcast footage of the protests. Jour- rested. Those are the ones that we can those who seek freedom: freedom of ex- nalists from CNN were also threatened document. Approximately 150 have pression, freedom of assembly, and the with expulsion. been injured, and more than a dozen— freedom from government abuse and Today’s resolution makes it clear more than a dozen—have been killed. government oppression. We must speak that Congress stands with the Ven- Not only that, Mr. Speaker, but the with a unified voice, Mr. Speaker, ezuelan people and against all acts of Maduro regime has instituted some- about the crisis of democracy in Ven- violence and undemocratic actions. I thing which should not surprise us, a ezuela and stand in solidarity with the am pleased that President Obama and virtual media blackout. They have Venezuelan people in their spirited Secretary Kerry have also spoken out blocked out images. They tried to struggle. forcefully in condemning violence in block out images over the Internet. But in the face of a determined auto- Venezuela. They even closed down, in certain parts crat who disregards expectations of Let me be clear. It is not just the of the country where they had the abil- right conduct and who is willing to use United States that has been taking no- violence to impose his will on free citi- ity to do so, parts of the Internet, in- tice of recent events in Venezuela. The cluding Twitter. They have thrown out zens, well, Mr. Speaker, words are just Inter-American Commission on Human not nearly enough. We must act, and independent news organizations like Rights released a statement on Feb- CNN and NTN. we must act now. We must support ruary 14 which ‘‘expresses its concern those who are pleading for respect for Why? Why are they doing this? They over the serious incidents of violence are doing this because the Venezuelan democratic principles and for human that have taken place in the context of rights in Venezuela. people are fed up with the corruption; protest demonstrations in Venezuela, they are fed up with, as my father I want to thank the chairman of our as well as other complaints concerning important committee, Chairman would have said, this so-called ‘‘decaf- acts of censorship against media out- feinated dictatorship.’’ And why would ROYCE, and my good friend, also, Rank- lets . . . and acts of alleged political ing Member ELIOT ENGEL, for getting he have said a ‘‘decaffeinated dictator- persecution.’’ ship’’? It is a dictatorship that got this measure to the floor so quickly. I Last week, the European Parliament there, arguably, through democratic also want to thank their exceptional passed a resolution calling on the Ven- means that then has done everything staff. I want to thank Congressmen ezuelan Government to release jailed to eliminate all semblance of democ- ALBIO SIRES and MARIO DIAZ-BALART, opposition members and protesters and racy, all semblance of human rights, who have supported this resolution to end the violence. all semblance of freedom of the press, from the very beginning. Mr. Speaker, I hope all member states of the OAS, and all semblance of the basic institu- we have worked closely together in a the Organization of American States, tions of democracy. bipartisan and a bicameral way, includ- will similarly call on the Venezuelan ing with the State Department, to en- Government to abide by the OAS Con- And not only that, Mr. Speaker, sure that this is a strong, bipartisan vention on Human Rights and the there are reports of thousands of Cuban resolution, and I urge my colleagues to Inter-American Democratic Charter. special operation forces and also intel support it. Finally, let me say that the only way forces that are helping the Maduro re- With that, Mr. Speaker, I reserve the out of this crisis is through dialogue. gime in the crackdown of the Ven- balance of my time. Our resolution makes this absolutely ezuelan people. So at a time when a lot Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise in of the so-called international commu- strong support of H. Res. 488, a resolu- clear by encouraging ‘‘a process of dia- logue between the Government of Ven- nity, particularly in our hemisphere, tion supporting the people of Venezuela stays quiet to the reality of the Ven- as they protest peacefully and calling ezuela and the political opposition to end the violence.’’ ezuelan people’s struggle for freedom, I for an end to recent violence, and I am so proud of this Congress—this Con- yield myself as much time as I may I stand with the people of Venezuela in calling for an end to the senseless vi- gress, this House—that once again is consume. standing with those who are oppressed Mr. Speaker, I would first like to rec- olence, and I urge my colleagues to and standing with those who are strug- ognize my good friend, the gentle- support H. Res. 488, and I reserve the gling for freedom. This is a House that woman from Florida (Ms. ILEANA ROS- balance of my time. traditionally has done that. This is a LEHTINEN) for offering this important Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I House that traditionally, in a bipar- resolution, but more so for her dedica- yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from tisan way, has done that, which is why tion for so many years to these impor- Florida (Mr. DIAZ-BALART), our col- I am, again, so grateful, particularly to tant issues. It has been a pleasure league who is on the Appropriations the chairwoman, to my, I would say, working with her through the years. Committee who has been a leader in The eyes of the world are on Ven- this fight for freedom and liberty for younger but wiser sister, Congress- ezuela as President Nicolas Maduro and the Venezuelan people. woman ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, to the his security forces crack down on Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Speaker, I chairman and to the ranking member; peaceful protesters. It is an absolute rise in strong support of this House res- for when others are silent, they are tragedy that 17 people have been killed olution introduced by my dear friend demonstrating that the United States and 261 people have been injured during and one of the great leaders and cham- House of Representatives will not stay recent protests throughout the coun- pions for freedom around the world, silent. We will continue to support the try. It sounds a little bit like Ukraine, Congresswoman ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN. Venezuelan people. We will stand with doesn’t it? I also want to thank Chairman ROYCE the heroic Venezuelan people, those I was particularly disturbed when the and Ranking Member ENGEL, speaking students who have hit the streets de- government issued an arrest warrant of folks who believe in freedom and are manding their freedom. for opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez always looking out for those who are I urge every single one of our col- on trumped-up charges. Mr. Lopez repressed. leagues to express solidarity with those turned himself in on February 18 and is For the last several weeks, Mr. like over 200 years ago, how people in currently being held in a prison at a Speaker, the people of Venezuela have our country went out and struggled for military facility. risen up to protest the corruption, the freedom. Now we see that the Ven- And, by the way, the elections that food shortages, the soaring crime rates, ezuelan young people, that the stu- supposedly elected Mr. Maduro, as far and, most important of all, the in- dents, are doing the same thing. How as I am concerned, are in question be- creased and alarming repression by the proud of this House, how proud I am to cause there never was a real recount. Maduro regime. In response to those le- see this House stand with those heroic The ballots were destroyed before there gitimate protests—those peaceful pro- Venezuelan people, the heirs of Simon could be a recount. tests—the Venezuelan regime has or- Bolivar—los herederos de Bolivar—who

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Students were going through the streets in Venezuela to demand the streets explaining that they were basic freedoms from an increasingly re- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 against rampant street crime, and they pressive government. These are stu- minutes to the gentleman from Florida wanted the protections of the state dents, lawyers, and average citizens (Mr. DEUTCH). simply asking their government to re- Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise rather than the predatory nature of spect their basic human and demo- today in strong support of House Reso- what was happening with these armed cratic rights. lution 488, supporting the Democratic gangs. Those protests have since evolved into a referendum on the gov- Since his election, President aspirations of the people of Venezuela. Maduro’s economic and political poli- I would like to thank my friend, Con- ernment’s statist policies, their de- cies have driven Venezuela’s economy gresswoman ROS-LEHTINEN, for her structive economic policies, the gov- into the ground. His attempts to si- leadership and for always fighting for ernment’s near elimination of civil so- lence these outcries have not worked, democratic principles. I would like to ciety’s freedoms in Venezuela. and they will not work. Despite jailing thank Chairman ROYCE and Ranking Maduro’s heavy-handed response, leading opposition voices and expelling Member ENGEL for working to bring frankly, I think all of us see this now independent media voices, the world is this resolution to the floor. as having really worsened this crisis. I strongly condemn the violence used We are in a situation now where more watching and listening, and we still by the Maduro regime: 17 dead and 261 than a dozen Venezuelans have been hear the calls loud and clear for democ- injured in the recent protest. Peaceful killed, and many students have been racy, for governance, and reform. assembly should never be met with the grievously wounded. Even more than President Maduro’s ridiculous accu- use of deadly force. This government that have been jailed. The leading op- sations about United States involve- has resorted to political intimidation position figure right now is in prison. ment in fomenting unrest will prove to and free media censorship to squash These parliamentary gangs that we be a grossly failed attempt to distract the voices of the people. talked about that are so predatory, from his own shortcomings in serving I join my colleagues today in support that roam the streets and commit his people. We will not allow his rhet- of the people of Venezuela to determine these crimes, now they threaten civil- oric to try to blame the United States their own political future. It is their ians who are trying to peacefully ex- for what is a clear struggle between his democratic right to seek government press opposition. The President of the repressive policies and the legitimate policies that put their country on a country has threatened to release, in demands of his people. My hometown of Weston is often af- path to democratic and economic pros- his words, all of the military force of fectionately known as ‘‘Westonzuela.’’ perity for all Venezuelans. the country against those who oppose By passing this resolution, Congress him, against the opposition. Even one Just yesterday, I spoke with commu- will send a clear message to the people sitting governor who had long allied nity leaders in south Florida—many of of Venezuela—and to all those around himself with Hugo Chavez was driven them my neighbors, my friends, my the world struggling to achieve true to say that the government has gone constituents—about the fear and hor- rors that family members and their democracy and freedom—that we stand too far. He took to the radio and said: friends are experiencing. with you. We support your most demo- I am against putting down a peaceful pro- This resolution calls upon the gov- test with weapons. cratic rights of free expression and ernment of Venezuela to respect the peaceful assembly. Any true democracy Precisely. Precisely—and that, of principles enshrined in its own gov- must be accountable to its people. We course, is why the international com- erning documents as well as those in call on the Maduro government to munity is concerned and we are con- the Inter-American Commission on work with the people, not against cerned here today. Human Rights—including freedoms of them, to end the violence, and to find All of this, of course, is taking place speech and the press. a political resolution. in our own Western Hemisphere, just a This resolution affirms what we This resolution, Mr. Speaker, makes 3-hour flight from the United States. know to be true: that the best way to clear to the Venezuelan people and to As a major energy producer positioned address the legitimate grievances of the Maduro regime that the United along drug trafficking routes, Ven- the people is through genuine dialogue States stands for freedom and democ- ezuela’s instability harms the interests between all parties involved. It calls racy, and that the human rights of the of all in the Western Hemisphere. for our country to work with our part- Venezuelan people matter to the Amer- Venezuela once had a strong demo- ners in the Western Hemisphere and ican people, and they must be defended. cratic tradition. We would like to see through regional organizations to help I urge my colleagues to support this that democratic tradition returned. We facilitate this dialogue and, impor- important resolution. think the right of free expression is an tantly, to do everything possible to Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I important human right. Speaking out cease this senseless violence and create am pleased and honored to yield 4 min- in support of those who share this vi- the space for peace. This resolution re- utes to the distinguished gentleman sion, as we are doing today, I think is flects that we stand in solidarity with from California (Mr. ROYCE), the chair- an important step in realizing that the people of Venezuela. man of the Foreign Affairs Committee. goal, and that is why I again commend Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the Chairman ROS-LEHTINEN and Ranking yield myself such time as I may con- gentlelady for yielding to me. I also Member ENGEL for this resolution that sume. thank the gentlewoman from Florida they have brought forward. Mr. Speaker, this resolution can only (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN), our chairman Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, it is my be the first step to hold Maduro and his emeritus, and the gentleman from New pleasure to yield 3 minutes to the gen- fellow regime thugs accountable for York (Mr. ENGEL) the ranking member, tlewoman from Florida (Ms. their terrible and violent response, and for their working together to craft this WASSERMAN SCHULTZ). their abuse of Venezuelan people’s lib- bipartisan resolution, a resolution that Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. erties and human rights. is focused on supporting Venezuelans, Speaker, I rise today in strong support I have already begun circulating a supporting their right to free expres- of House Resolution 488, and I thank letter amongst my colleagues in the sion, their right to democracy, their my south Florida colleague and friend, House addressed to President Obama right for those who yearn to return to Congresswoman ROS-LEHTINEN, for her asking him to take immediate action the rule of law, and, frankly, not just leadership in introducing this measure against Maduro and other Venezuelan democratic norms, but just the most and giving us an opportunity to stand officials who are responsible for viola- basic respect for human beings. with the people of Venezuela. tions of their people’s human rights.

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We are going to speak out loudly Sec. 101. Amendments to the United States- as well as prohibiting them from mak- and forcefully against it. Israel Enhanced Security Co- operation Act of 2012. ing any financial transactions in the I again thank Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN and Sec. 102. Authorization of assistance for U.S. This letter already enjoys bipar- Chairman ROYCE. Israel. tisan support. I invite my colleagues to I yield back the balance of my time. Sec. 103. United States-Israel cooperation on join me in signing this letter, and I Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I cyber-security. hope that the President will recognize yield myself the balance of my time. Sec. 104. Statement of United States Policy the severity of this issue and do the Mr. Speaker, I want to reiterate my Regarding Israel’s defense sys- right thing and take these important strong thanks to the chairman of our tems. Sec. 105. Report on other matters. committee, Mr. ROYCE, and to our es- steps. Sec. 106. Statement of policy. However, Mr. Speaker, I will file a teemed ranking member, Mr. ENGEL. Sec. 107. Sense of Congress. Both of them have been very present bill this week that would force the im- TITLE II—UNITED STATES-ISRAEL plementation of these sanctions even if and very energized on the United ENERGY COOPERATION the President chooses not to use these States House of Representatives speak- Sec. 201. United States-Israel energy co- authorities granted to him under the ing in a clear voice in favor of democ- operation. International Emergency Economic racy, the rule of law, freedom, and lib- TITLE III—OFFSET Powers Act. erties being respected by the Maduro Sec. 301. Offset. Now is not the time to dither or sit regime, and so far we have seen the op- on the fence. The United States must posite be true. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: stand up for the people of Venezuela I want to again suggest to my col- (1) The turmoil in the Middle East poses a and for the American ideals of freedom, leagues that passing this resolution of serious threat to United States national se- democracy, of the rule of law, of re- solidarity with the peaceful protesters curity interests and requires cooperation spect for human rights. Failure to hold of Venezuela is an important first step, with allies that are willing to work with the Maduro and his officials accountable and we hope that those who support United States in pursuit of shared objectives. would be irresponsible and a failure of this cause will follow-up with my office (2) The October 31, 1998, Memorandum of leadership. and sign the letter to President Obama Agreement signed by President Clinton and On the resolution before us today, asking for economic sanctions against Prime Minister Netanyahu commits the Mr. Speaker, I am optimistic that the United States to working jointly with Israel human rights violators and also co- towards enhancing Israel’s defensive and de- U.S. House will pass my bill expressing sponsor my bill that follows and tracks terrent capabilities and upgrading the support for the people of Venezuela as that same letter. framework of the United States-Israel stra- they protest peacefully for democracy. With that, Mr. Speaker, I yield back tegic and military relationships, as well as I hope that it will pass so that we can the balance of my time. the technological cooperation between both send a swift and strong message to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The countries. Maduro that the United States House question is on the motion offered by (3) On August 16, 2007, the United States of Representatives has taken notice of the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. and Israel signed a Memorandum of Under- the developments in Venezuela and standing reaffirming United States commit- ROS-LEHTINEN) that the House suspend ment to the security of Israel and estab- that we will not allow these trans- the rules and agree to the resolution, lishing a 10-year framework for incremental gressions to pass by quietly. H. Res. 488, as amended. increases in United States military assist- I reserve the balance of my time. The question was taken. ance to Israel. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, in closing, The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the (4) The Memorandum of Understanding I want to repeat what I said before, opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being signed two years later on January 16, 2009 re- that I hope all member states of the in the affirmative, the ayes have it. affirmed the United States commitment and Organization of American States will Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, noted ‘‘the security, military and intel- similarly call on the Venezuelan gov- on that I demand the yeas and nays. ligence cooperation between the United ernment to abide by their OAS Conven- States and Israel’’. The yeas and nays were ordered. (5) The United States and Israel conduct a tion on Human Rights and the Inter- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- semi-annual Strategic Dialogue. The Depart- American Democratic Charter. ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- ment of State, in a statement following the This is a very bipartisan resolution. I ceedings on this motion will be post- July 12, 2012, meeting of the Strategic Dia- agree with everything that the gentle- poned. logue, noted that the discussions focused on such issues of mutual concern as ‘‘Iran’s con- woman from Florida said. In fact, I f agree with everything that all of the tinued quest to develop nuclear weapons, speakers on both sides of the aisle have b 1500 which the United States and Israel are both said. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL STRA- determined to prevent’’ and ‘‘how the contin- The United States stands for freedom ued violence of the Syrian regime against its TEGIC PARTNERSHIP ACT OF 2014 citizens [assisted by Iran and Hezbollah] in the world, and I think it is very im- Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I move to could also lead to severe consequences for portant that the Congress of the United suspend the rules and pass the bill the entire region’’. States speaks out loudly and clearly (H.R. 938) to strengthen the strategic SEC. 3. DECLARATION OF POLICY. when people’s rights are being tram- alliance between the United States and Congress declares that Israel is a major pled on, as is the situation in Ven- Israel, and for other purposes, as strategic partner of the United States. ezuela today. amended. TITLE I—UNITED STATES-ISRAEL So again, I want to thank the gentle- The Clerk read the title of the bill. STRATEGIC ALLIANCE woman from Florida (Ms. ROS- The text of the bill is as follows: SEC. 101. AMENDMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES- LEHTINEN), and I want to thank Chair- ISRAEL ENHANCED SECURITY CO- H.R. 938 man ROYCE, who once again has shown OPERATION ACT OF 2012. in such a bipartisan way that members Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- (a) UNITED STATES ACTIONS TO ASSIST IN of the Foreign Affairs Committee work resentatives of the United States of America in THE DEFENSE OF ISRAEL AND PROTECT UNITED Congress assembled, closely together because both parties STATES INTERESTS.—Section 4 of the United SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CON- States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation share a love of freedom and democracy. TENTS. Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–150; 22 U.S.C. Both parties care very much that free- (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as 8603) is amended— dom and democracy around the world the ‘‘United States-Israel Strategic Partner- (1) by striking ‘‘It is the sense of Congress takes root. I can think of nothing more ship Act of 2014’’. that the United States Government should’’

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and inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Presi- (2) REPORT.— SEC. 103. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL COOPERATION dent should, to the maximum extent prac- (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days ON CYBER-SECURITY. ticable,’’; and after the date of the enactment of this Act, It is a sense of Congress that the United (2) by adding at the end the following: and every 180 days thereafter for a period of States and Israel should take steps and ex- ‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 3 years or until such time that Israel is in- plore avenues to increase cooperation on the date of the enactment of this subsection, cluded on the list of countries determined as cyber-security. the President shall submit to Congress a re- eligible for the Strategic Trade Authoriza- SEC. 104. STATEMENT OF UNITED STATES POLICY port on the implementation of this section.’’. tion, whichever occurs first, the President REGARDING ISRAEL’S DEFENSE SYS- TEMS. (b) EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE shall submit to the Committee on Foreign (a) FINDINGS.—Congress— AUTHORITY.—Section 5(a) of the United Affairs of the House of Representatives and States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation (1) commends the first phase completion of the Committee on Foreign Relations and the the David’s Sling Weapon System (DSWS) by Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–150) is amended Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban to read as follows: the Israel Missile Defense Organization and Affairs of the Senate a report on the fol- the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, which is de- ‘‘(a) EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVES STOCK- lowing: PILE AUTHORITY.— signed to provide additional opportunities (i) The current status of negotiations. for interception by the joint United States- ‘‘(1) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIA- (ii) The reasons that Israel has not yet TIONS ACT, 2005.—Section 12001(d) of the De- Israel Arrow Weapon System (Arrow 2 and been determined as eligible for the Strategic Arrow 3); partment of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 Trade Authorization. (Public Law 108–287; 118 Stat. 1011), is amend- (2) congratulates the Israel Missile Defense (B) FORM.—The report required by subpara- ed by striking ‘more than 10 years after’ and Organization and the U.S. Missile Defense graph (A) shall be submitted in unclassified Agency on successfully executing the Arrow inserting ‘more than 11 years after’. form but may contain a classified annex. ‘‘(2) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961.—Sec- 3 flyout of a more advanced interceptor, (c) LICENSING TREATMENT AS MTCR ADHER- which will improve Israel’s defenses against tion 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign Assistance ENT.—The President shall direct the Sec- Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)(A)) is upper tier ballistic missile threats from na- retary of Commerce to ensure that, subject tions including Iran; amended by striking ‘and 2014’ and inserting to the requirements of section 6(l) of the Ex- (3) recognizes that during Operation Pillar ‘, 2014, and 2015’.’’. port Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. of Defense in November 2012, Israel deployed (c) AMENDMENTS TO REQUIREMENTS RELAT- App. 2405(l)) (as continued in effect pursuant Iron Dome short-range rocket defense bat- ING TO ASSESSMENT OF ISRAEL’S QUALITATIVE to the International Emergency Economic teries to intercept Hamas-launched rockets MILITARY EDGE OVER MILITARY THREATS.— Powers Act), Israel is treated no less favor- fired from Gaza—of those rockets that posed (1) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED; REPORTS.—Sec- ably than other members or adherents to the a threat to the life of Israeli citizens, 80 to 85 tion 201 of Public Law 110–429 (122 Stat. 4843; Missile Technology Control Regime des- percent were successfully intercepted, saving 22 U.S.C. 2776 note) is amended— ignated in Country Group A:2 in Supplement countless lives; and (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘an ongo- No. 1 to part 740 of title 15, Code of Federal (4) agrees that, as stated by former Sec- ing basis’’ and inserting ‘‘a biennial basis’’; Regulations. retary of Defense Leon Panetta, ‘‘Iron Dome and (d) OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT COR- performed, I think it’s fair to say, remark- (B) in subsection (c)(2)— PORATION.—In carrying out its authorities ably well during the recent escalation . . . (i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘QUADREN- under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the Iron Dome does not start wars. It helps pre- NIAL’’ and inserting ‘‘BIENNIAL’’; and Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191 (ii) in the text, by striking ‘‘Not later than et seq.), the Overseas Private Investment vent wars.’’. (b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It should be the four years after the date on which the Presi- Corporation should consider giving pref- policy of the United States that the Presi- dent transmits the initial report under para- erence to providing insurance, financing, or dent, acting through the Secretary of De- graph (1), and every four years thereafter,’’ reinsurance for energy and water projects in fense and the Secretary of State, should pro- and inserting ‘‘Not later than one year after Israel. vide assistance, upon request by the Govern- (e) ENERGY, WATER, AGRICULTURE, AND AL- the date of the enactment of the United ment of Israel, for the enhancement of the TERNATIVE FUEL TECHNOLOGIES.— States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of David’s Sling Weapon System, the enhance- (1) IN GENERAL.—The President is author- 2014, and biennially thereafter,’’. ment of the joint United States-Israel Arrow ized to carry out cooperative activities with (2) REPORT.— Weapon System (Arrow 2 and Arrow 3), and (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days Israel and to provide assistance to Israel the procurement and enhancement of the after the date of the enactment of this Act, that promotes cooperation in the fields of Iron Dome short-range rocket defense sys- the Secretary of State shall submit to the energy, water, agriculture, alternative fuel tem for purposes of intercepting short-range appropriate congressional committees a re- technologies, and civil space, where appro- rockets, missiles, and other projectiles port on— priate and pursuant to existing law. launched against Israel. (i) the range of cyber and asymmetric (2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out para- SEC. 105. REPORT ON OTHER MATTERS. threats posed to Israel by state and non- graph (1), the President is authorized to (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of state actors; and share and exchange with Israel research, Congress that— (ii) the joint efforts of the United States technology, intelligence, information, equip- (1) the United States and Israel should con- and Israel to address the threats identified in ment, and personnel that the President de- tinue collaborative efforts to enhance clause (i). termines will advance the national security Israel’s military capabilities, including (B) FORM.—The report required under sub- interests of the United States and is con- through the transfer of advanced combat air- paragraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassi- sistent with the Strategic Dialogue and per- craft, active phased array radar, military fied form, but may contain a classified tinent provisions of law— tanker-transports, other multi-mission mili- annex. (A) by enhancing scientific cooperation be- tary aircraft, advanced or specialized muni- (C) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- tween Israel and the United States; or tions, and through joint training and exer- TEES DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term (B) by the sale, lease, exchange in kind, or cise opportunities in the United States; ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ other techniques the President determines to (2) the United States and Israel should ex- means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of be suitable. peditiously conclude an updated Memo- the House of Representatives and the Com- (f) COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PILOT PRO- randum of Understanding regarding United mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. GRAMS.— States security assistance in order to help SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE FOR (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Home- Israel meet its unique security requirements ISRAEL. land Security, acting through the Director of and uphold its qualitative military edge; (a) FINDING.—Congress finds that Israel has the Homeland Security Advanced Research (3) the United States should ensure that adopted high standards in the field of export Projects Agency and with the concurrence of Israel has timely access to important mili- controls, including by becoming adherent to the Secretary of State, is authorized to enter tary equipment, including by augmenting the Australia Group, the Missile Technology into cooperative research pilot programs the forward deployed United States War Re- Control Regime, the Nuclear Suppliers with Israel to enhance Israel’s capabilities in serve Stockpile in Israel and by continuing Group, and the Wassenaar Arrangement con- the following areas: to provide Israel with critical military trol lists, and by enacting robust legislation (A) Border, maritime, and aviation secu- equipment and spare parts through the De- and regulations for the control of dual-use rity. partment of Defense’s Excess Defense Arti- and defense items. (B) Explosives detection. cles program; and (b) EXPEDITED LICENSING PROCEDURES.— (C) Emergency services. (4) the United States should continue to (1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall direct (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— support Israel’s inherent right of self-de- the Secretary of State to undertake discus- For fiscal year 2014, there are authorized to fense. sions with Israel to identify the steps re- be appropriated to the Secretary of Home- (b) REPORT.— quired to be taken to include Israel within land Security— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days the list of countries described in section (A) $1,000,000 to carry out paragraph (1)(A); after the date of the enactment of this Act, 740.20(c)(1) of title 15, Code of Federal Regu- (B) $1,000,000 to carry out paragraph (1)(B); the Comptroller General of the United States lations (relating to eligibility for Strategic and shall submit to the appropriate congres- Trade Authorization). (C) $1,000,000 to carry out paragraph (1)(C). sional committees a report that—

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(A) reviews the progress made toward the cations of new natural resource development (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; actions and efforts identified in the report and associated areas; INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS.—Section 917 required under section 6(b) of the United ‘‘(13) the United States supports the goals of the Energy Independence and Security Act States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation of the Alternative Fuels Administration of of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17337) is amended— Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–150; 22 U.S.C. Israel; (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) 8604(b)); and ‘‘(14) the United States strongly urges open as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; (B) provides policy recommendations, if dialogue and continued mechanisms for reg- (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol- necessary. ular engagement and encourages further co- lowing: (2) FORM.—The report required by para- operation between applicable departments, ‘‘(c) INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS.— graph (1) may include a classified annex. agencies, ministries, institutions of higher ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, sub- (3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- education, and the private sectors of the ject to the availability of appropriations, TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term United States and Israel on energy security enter into cooperative agreements sup- ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ issues, including— porting and enhancing dialogue and planning means— ‘‘(A) identifying policy priorities associ- involving international partnerships between (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ated with the development of natural re- the Department, including National Labora- the Committee on Armed Services of the sources of Israel; tories of the Department, and the Govern- House of Representatives; and ‘‘(B) discussing best practices to secure ment of Israel and its ministries, offices, and (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations cyber energy infrastructure; institutions. and the Committee on Armed Services of the ‘‘(C) best practice sharing; ‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Secretary may Senate. ‘‘(D) leveraging natural gas to positively not pay more than 50 percent of the costs de- SEC. 106. STATEMENT OF POLICY. impact regional stability; scribed in paragraph (1). It shall be the policy of the United States ‘‘(E) improving energy efficiency and the ‘‘(3) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Secretary shall to include Israel in the list of countries that overall performance of water technologies submit to the Committee on Energy and participate in the visa waiver program under through research and development in water Commerce, the Committee on Science, section 217 of the Immigration and Nation- desalination, wastewater treatment and rec- Space, and Technology, the Committee on ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187) when Israel satisfies, lamation, and other water treatment tech- Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Ap- and as long as Israel continues to satisfy, the nologies; propriations of the House of Representatives requirements for inclusion in such program ‘‘(F) technical and environmental manage- and the Committee on Energy and Natural specified in such section. ment of deep-water exploration and produc- Resources, the Committee on Foreign Rela- SEC. 107. SENSE OF CONGRESS. tion; tions, and the Committee on Appropriations It is the sense of Congress that the Depart- ‘‘(G) coastal protection and restoration; of the Senate an annual report that de- ment of State should continue and, to the ‘‘(H) academic outreach and engagement; scribes— furthest extent practicable, increase its co- ‘‘(I) private sector and business develop- ‘‘(A) actions taken to carry out this sub- ordination on monitoring and combating ment engagement; section; and anti-Semitism with the Government of ‘‘(J) regulatory consultations; ‘‘(B) any projects under this subsection for Israel. ‘‘(K) leveraging alternative transportation which the Secretary requests funding. TITLE II—UNITED STATES-ISRAEL fuels and technologies; and ‘‘(d) UNITED STATES-ISRAEL CENTER.—The ENERGY COOPERATION ‘‘(L) any other areas determined appro- Secretary may establish a joint United priate by the United States and Israel; States-Israel Center based in an area of the SEC. 201. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ENERGY CO- United States with the experience, knowl- OPERATION. ‘‘(15) the United States acknowledges the edge, and expertise in offshore energy devel- (a) FINDINGS.—Section 917(a) of the Energy achievements and importance of the United Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 States-Israel Binational Industrial Research opment to further dialogue and collaboration U.S.C. 17337(a)) is amended— and Development Foundation and the United to develop more robust academic coopera- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘renew- States-Israel Binational Science Foundation tion in energy innovation technology and en- able’’ and inserting ‘‘covered’’; and supports continued multiyear funding to gineering, water science, technology trans- (2) in paragraph (4)— ensure the continuity of the programs of the fer, and analysis of geopolitical implications (A) by striking ‘‘possible many’’ and in- Foundations; and of new natural resource development and as- serting ‘‘possible— ‘‘(16) the United States and Israel have a sociated areas.’’; and ‘‘(A) many’’; shared interest in addressing their imme- (3) by amending subsection (f) (as redesig- (B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon diate, near-term, and long-term energy and nated) to read as follows: ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— at the end; and environmental challenges.’’. Of the amounts made available under section (C) by adding at the end the following: (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 917(b)(1) of 931 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. ‘‘(B) significant contributions to the devel- the Energy Independence and Security Act of 16231), the Secretary is authorized to use opment of renewable energy and energy effi- 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17337(b)(1)) is amended by $2,000,000 for each fiscal year to carry out ciency through the established programs of striking ‘‘renewable energy or energy effi- this section.’’. the United States-Israel Binational Indus- ciency’’ and inserting ‘‘covered energy’’. (f) TERMINATION.—Subsection (e) of section trial Research and Development Foundation (c) TYPES OF ENERGY.—Section 917(b)(2) of 917 of the Energy Independence and Security and the United States-Israel Binational the Energy Independence and Security Act of Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17337) (as redesignated Science Foundation;’’; 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17337(b)(2)) is amended— by subsection (e)(1)) is amended by striking (3) in paragraph (6)— (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘TYPES OF’’ ‘‘the date that is 7 years after the date of en- (A) by striking ‘‘renewable’’ and inserting and inserting ‘‘COVERED’’; actment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep- ‘‘covered’’; and (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘and’’ tember 30, 2021’’. (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon after the semicolon at the end; at the end; (3) in subparagraph (G), by striking the pe- TITLE III—OFFSET (4) in paragraph (7)— riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; SEC. 301. OFFSET. (A) by striking ‘‘renewable’’ and inserting and Section 102(a) of the Enhanced Partnership ‘‘covered’’; and (4) by adding at the end the following: with Pakistan Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–73) (B) by striking the period at the end and ‘‘(H) natural gas energy, including conven- is amended by striking ‘‘$1,500,000,000’’ and inserting a semicolon; and tional and unconventional natural gas tech- inserting ‘‘$1,487,000,000’’. (5) by adding at the end the following: nologies and natural gas projects conducted The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ‘‘(8) United States-Israel energy coopera- by or in conjunction with the United States- ant to the rule, the gentleman from Israel Binational Science Foundation, the tion, and the development of natural re- California (Mr. ROYCE) and the gen- sources by Israel, are strategic interests of United States-Israel Binational Industrial tleman from New York (Mr. ENGEL) the United States; Research and Development Foundation, and ‘‘(9) Israel is a strategic partner of the the United States-Israel Science and Tech- each will control 20 minutes. United States in water technology; nology Foundation; and The Chair recognizes the gentleman ‘‘(10) the United States can play a role in ‘‘(I) improvement of energy efficiency and from California. assisting Israel with regional safety and se- the overall performance of water tech- GENERAL LEAVE curity issues; nologies through research and development Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I ask that ‘‘(11) the National Science Foundation of in water desalination, wastewater treatment all Members may have 5 legislative the United States should collaborate with and reclamation, and other water treatment days to revise and extend their re- the Israel Science Foundation; technologies.’’. marks and include extraneous mate- ‘‘(12) the United States and Israel should (d) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—Section 917(b)(3) strive to develop more robust academic co- of the Energy Independence and Security Act rials in the RECORD. operation in energy innovation technology of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17337(b)(3)) is amended by The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there and engineering, water science, technology striking ‘‘energy efficiency or renewable’’ objection to the request of the gen- transfer, and analysis of geopolitical impli- and inserting ‘‘covered’’. tleman from California?

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:51 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04MR7.008 H04MRPT1 rfrederick on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2112 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 4, 2014 There was no objection. dress the other threats—asymmetric Thank you for your consideration. Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- threats that Israel faces, but it will Sincerely, self such time as I may consume. also focus on expanding cooperation in EDWARD R. ROYCE, Chairman. I rise in strong support of this legis- areas of mutual interest by supporting lation. This is the U.S.-Israel Strategic a range of joint activities from civil HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Partnership Declaration. space cooperation to homeland secu- COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, I want to begin by thanking the gen- rity measures. Washington, DC, February 27, 2014. tlewoman from Florida (Ms. ROS- Finally, it will dramatically expand Hon. ED ROYCE, LEHTINEN) and thanking the gentleman our cooperation with Israel on energy Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Ray- from Florida, Mr. TED DEUTCH, for production. It will link the two econo- burn House Office Building, Washington, their leadership in authoring this im- mies in important ways, and that is DC. DEAR CHAIRMAN ROYCE: I am writing with portant measure. why I, again, thank ILEANA ROS- respect to H.R. 938, the ‘‘United States-Israel LEHTINEN and TED DEUTCH for bringing Israel’s strategic reality has been Strategic Partnership Act of 2013,’’ which fundamentally transformed. As it looks this legislation before us. the Committee on Foreign Affairs ordered to its borders and looks beyond those I reserve the balance of my time. reported favorably on January 29, 2014. As a borders, the threats to Israel are HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, result of your having consulted with us on changing, and they are growing. These COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY, provisions in H.R. 938 that fall within the threats challenge Israel’s qualitative Washington, DC, January 22, 2014. Rule X jurisdiction of the Committee on the military edge and that is its ability to Hon. ED ROYCE, Judiciary, and your agreement to support counter and defeat any credible con- Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House mutually-agreeable changes to the legisla- of Representatives, Rayburn House Office tion, I agree to discharge our Committee ventional military threat. It chal- Building, Washington, DC. from further consideration of this bill so lenges it in ways that have, perhaps, DEAR CHAIRMAN ROYCE: I am writing to that it may proceed expeditiously to the never been quite so daunting. you concerning the jurisdictional interest of House floor for consideration. Myself, ELIOT ENGEL, TED DEUTCH, the Committee on Homeland Security in The Judiciary Committee takes this action and others, had an opportunity last matters being considered in H.R. 938, the with our mutual understanding that by fore- year to travel to Israel to see the ef- United States-Israel Strategic Partnership going consideration of H.R. 938 at this time, fects, see the efforts, by Israel to Act of 2013. we do not waive any jurisdiction over subject I recognize the importance of H.R. 938 and matter contained in this or similar legisla- counter the rocket attacks that come the need for the legislation to move expedi- in from Gaza by Hamas. tion, and that our Committee will be appro- tiously. Therefore, while we have a valid priately consulted and involved as this bill I had an opportunity back during the claim to jurisdiction over certain sections of or similar legislation moves forward so that second Lebanon war, during the war the bill, specifically, section 5(f), I do not in- we may address any remaining issues in our with Hezbollah, to actually see the ef- tend to request a sequential referral. This, of jurisdiction. Our Committee also reserves fects in August of 2006 of what was hap- course, is conditional on our mutual under- the right to seek appointment of an appro- pening with rockets firing into Haifa. standing that nothing in this legislation or priate number of conferees to any House- my decision to forego a sequential referral On a daily basis, the city was under Senate conference involving this or similar waives, reduces or otherwise affects the ju- siege. legislation, and asks that you support any risdiction of the Committee on Homeland such request. There were literally 600 Israelis— Security, and that a copy of this letter and I would appreciate a response to this letter Jewish Israelis, Arab Israelis, Druze your response acknowledging our jurisdic- confirming this understanding with respect Israelis—who were victims of these at- tional interest will be included in the Com- to H.R. 938, and would ask that a copy of our mittee Report and as part of the Congres- tacks from the communities in Haifa exchange of letters on this matter be in- sional Record during consideration of this who were in the trauma hospital, and cluded in the Congressional Record during bill by the House. I also ask that you support every day, these rockets would rain Floor consideration of H.R. 938. my request to name members of this com- Sincerely, down. mittee to any conference committee that is BOB GOODLATTE, This was not just the handiwork of established to consider such provisions. Chairman. Hezbollah and of Hamas that we saw Thank you for your consideration in this last year—no. This was with rockets matter. provided by Iran—by Iran and Syria. Sincerely, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, In the rocket attacks that I saw in MICHAEL T. MCCAUL, Chairman. Washington, DC, February 27, 2014. 2006, those rockets—every one of Hon. BOB GOODLATTE, them—the cone of those rockets had Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, Ray- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, burn House Office Building, Washington, 80,000 ball bearings, and they would be COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DC. fired on schools, on homes, on the hos- Washington, DC, January 23, 2014. pital itself, that was a target. That was Hon. MICHAEL T. MCCAUL, DEAR CHAIRMAN GOODLATTE: Thank you for done to create the maximum number of Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security, agreeing to be discharged from further con- Ford House Office Building, Washington, sideration of H.R. 938, the United States- civilian casualties. Israel Strategic Partnership Act, and for Well, so it is, in terms of the chal- DC. DEAR CHAIRMAN MCCAUL: Thank you for working with us to incorporate mutually lenges that Israel faces, again, those your letter regarding H.R. 938, the United agreeable changes to provisions within the challenges now because Iran is sup- States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of Rule X jurisdiction of the Committee on the plying the weaponry. 2013. I acknowledge that by forgoing action Judiciary. In response, the Congress continues and not seeking a sequential referral on this I agree that forgoing further action on this to do everything in our power to sup- legislation, your Committee is not dimin- bill does not in any way diminish or alter port Israel from its security to sup- ishing or altering its jurisdiction. the jurisdiction of the Committee on the Ju- porting its economy. That is the inten- I also concur with you that forgoing action diciary, or prejudice its jurisdictional pre- rogatives on this bill or similar legislation tion, Mr. Speaker, of this legislation on this bill does not in any way prejudice the Committee on Homeland Security with re- in the future. I would support your effort to that Mr. TED DEUTCH and Ms. ROS- spect to its jurisdictional prerogatives on seek appointment of an appropriate number LEHTINEN have brought before this this bill or similar legislation in the future, of conferees to any House-Senate conference body. It is a matter of shared values, and I would support your effort to seek ap- involving this legislation. shared experiences, and shared inter- pointment of an appropriate number of con- I will seek to place our letters on H.R. 938 ests between the United States and ferees to any House-Senate conference in- into the Congressional Record during floor Israel. volving this legislation. consideration of the bill. I appreciate your This legislation will not only expe- I will seek to place our letters on H.R. 938 cooperation regarding this legislation and dite the provision of critical security into the Congressional Record during floor look forward to continuing to work with the consideration of the bill. I appreciate your assistance to Israel and require more Committee on the Judiciary as the bill cooperation regarding this legislation and moves through the legislative process. frequent and detailed reporting on look forward to working with the Committee Sincerely, Israel’s qualitative military edge, as on Homeland Security as the bill moves EDWARD R. ROYCE, well as a report on joint efforts to ad- through the legislative process. Chairman.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:46 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K04MR7.019 H04MRPT1 rfrederick on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with HOUSE March 4, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2113 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COM- look forward to continuing to work with the bersecurity, expand U.S.-Israel energy MITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND Science Committee as the bill moves cooperation, and reaffirm our commit- TECHNOLOGY, through the legislative process. ment to Israel missile defense pro- Washington, DC, February 28, 2014. Sincerely, grams, which have saved many inno- Hon. EDWARD R. ROYCE, EDWARD R. ROYCE, Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Ray- Chairman. cent lives, such as the Iron Dome. burn House Office Building, Washington, I urge my colleagues to support H.R. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- 938, and I reserve the balance of my DC. self such time as I may consume. DEAR CHAIRMAN ROYCE: I am writing to time. you regarding H.R. 938, the United States- I rise in strong support of H.R. 938, Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013. This the U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership minutes to the gentlelady from Florida legislation was initially referred to the Com- Act. (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN), the chairman mittee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to Mr. Speaker, I would first like to emeritus and Middle East Sub- the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech- thank Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, the chairman committee chair of the Committee on nology (among others). The bill contains pro- of the Middle East and North Africa Foreign Affairs and, of course, the au- visions that fall within the jurisdiction of Subcommittee, and Mr. DEUTCH, the the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech- thor of this bill. nology. ranking member of that subcommittee, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Thank you so H.R. 938 has been marked up by the Com- for authoring this legislation and for much, Mr. Chairman. mittee on Foreign Affairs. Based on discus- working tirelessly over the past year Mr. Speaker, Congressman TED sions that the staff of our two committees to further refine some of the provi- DEUTCH and I introduced the United have had regarding this legislation and in sions. States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act the interest of permitting your Committee This legislation comes at a critical because we are committed to the secu- to proceed expeditiously to floor consider- time in the history of the U.S.-Israel rity of our friend and ally in an in- ation of this important legislation, I am creasingly volatile Middle East. willing to waive further consideration of this relationship. On every border, Israel Chairman ROYCE and Ranking Mem- bill. I do so with the understanding that lan- faces instability, at best, and violence guage specifically requested by the Com- and chaos, at worst. ber ENGEL have been instrumental in mittee will be included in the legislation Syria remains engulfed in a horrific getting this important bill to the when it is considered on the floor and that civil war that has left more than House floor today. Today is, indeed, a by waiving consideration of the bill, the 140,000 people dead. Israel’s neighbors, very significant day in the history of Committee on Science, Space, and Tech- including Lebanon and Egypt, are the relationship between the United nology does not waive any future jurisdic- plagued by instability. States and Israel. tional claim of the subject matters con- This bill takes the already strong tained in the bill which fall within its Rule Iran has not yet abandoned its pur- suit of nuclear weapons capability and bonds between our two countries and X jurisdiction. makes it even stronger. With over 350 Additionally, the Committee on Science, continues to terrorize the world with Space, and Technology expressly reserves its its support for violent extremism. Iran Members of Congress having lent their authority to seek conferees on any provision is the leading supporter of terrorism support to this bill as cosponsors, it is within its jurisdiction during any House- around the world. truly a bipartisan measure. This bill designates Israel as a major Senate conference that may be convened on And, under the threat of rocket fire strategic partner of the United States this, or any similar legislation. I ask for from Gaza, Israel is now considering your commitment to support any request by and extends U.S.-Israeli cooperation in new options under a framework for the Committee for conferees on H.R. 938, as a variety of areas, including intel- peace with Palestinians and the Arab well as any similar or related legislation. ligence, homeland security, energy, Further, I ask that a copy of this letter world. Hamas still controls the Gaza science, trade, and so forth. It supports and your response be included in the Con- Strip, and their disregard for human gressional Record during floor consideration U.S. efforts to help Israel maintain its life is well known. qualitative military edge over its of H.R. 938. The U.S. cannot afford to sit idly by. I would also like to take this opportunity neighbors and its foes. to thank you for the positive negotiations We must be engaged in each of these As Israel faces even more dangerous between our Committees; the result is an im- issues and support our ally, Israel, the threats than ever before, particularly proved bill. I look forward to working with only democracy in the Middle East. now with so much uncertainty and so you as this important measure moves This legislation before us today is much violence spreading throughout through the legislative process. critical because it sends a clear and un- the region, and as Iran continues to an- Sincerely, mistakable message to America’s foes: nounce advancements on its nuclear LAMAR SMITH, America stands with Israel. Let me re- program due to this weak interim Chairman, Committee on Science, peat that: America stands with Israel. Space, and Technology. agreement, Israel needs our support Now is the time to reaffirm the vital now more than ever. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, importance we place on the U.S.-Israel Passing this bill, Mr. Speaker, will COMMITTEES ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, relationship and to pursue new ways to send a strong message to those that Washington, DC, February 28, 2014. improve our partnership at every level. continue to seek to harm Israel and to Hon. LAMAR SMITH, Let me say the relationship between harm the United States. It will show Chairman, Committee on Science, Space, and the U.S. and Israel is not a one-way the rest of the world just how seriously Technology, Rayburn House Office Build- street. It is a two-way street. we value our friendship with the demo- ing, Washington, DC. We share a love for democracy; we DEAR CHAIRMAN SMITH: Thank you for cratic Jewish state of Israel, not only agreeing to be discharged from further con- share a love for human rights; and we because Israel has been a true ally, but sideration of H.R. 938, the United States- share a love and understanding that we because we share the same ideals and Israel Strategic Partnership Act, and for share things that are so important to the same values. working with us to incorporate mutually both countries. It is not, again, just a In a time, Mr. Speaker, when there is agreeable changes to provisions within the one-way street. It is a two-way street. a worrisome movement to delegitimize Rule X jurisdiction of the Committee on There is more collaboration between Israel, a campaign by some to boycott Science, Space, and Technology. the United States and Israel on every- I agree that forgoing further action on this and divest from Israel, now is the time bill does not in any way diminish or alter thing, each and every day. The rela- to lend our unequivocal support to the the jurisdiction of your Committee, or preju- tionship deepens, the coordination democratic Jewish state of Israel. dice its jurisdictional prerogatives on this deepens—coordination in terms of mili- With anti-Semitism on an alarming bill or similar legislation in the future. I tary, in terms of intelligence sharing, rise throughout the world, Israel and would support your effort to seek appoint- in terms of so many other things. the worldwide Jewish community need ment of an appropriate number of conferees Israel is the best ally the United States to know that the United States will do to any House-Senate conference involving has, not in the Middle East, but in the everything we can to ensure Israel’s this legislation. I will seek to place our letters on H.R. 938 world. continued safety and security. into the Congressional Record during floor Specifically, this bill will build on Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, it is now consideration of the bill. I appreciate your our robust defense cooperation, in- my pleasure to yield 4 minutes to the cooperation regarding this legislation and crease U.S.-Israel collaboration on cy- gentleman from Florida (Mr. DEUTCH).

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:46 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04MR7.014 H04MRPT1 rfrederick on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2114 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 4, 2014 Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, the legis- and protecting the safety of the Israeli tant relationship between the United lation before us today is the product of people. States and Israel. As the only democ- a real bipartisan commitment to the b 1515 racy in the volatile Middle East, ensur- U.S.-Israel relationship. ing a strong Israel should be the pri- I would like to thank Chairman ED Yet, even as this bill advances the se- ority of this body and this administra- ROYCE and Ranking Member ELIOT curity of Israel, it ultimately serves as tion. ENGEL for making this bill a priority of a reminder to the world and as a re- Recently, this body passed H.R. 1992, the House Foreign Affairs Committee minder to America of the depth of the bipartisan legislation that I intro- and ensuring its consideration on the United States-Israel relationship. H.R. duced, along with Congressman SCHNEI- floor here today. 938 highlights Israel’s enormous con- DER of Illinois, to modify QME reports I would especially like to thank and tributions to water and irrigation, ag- to reflect the ever-changing threats recognize my colleague, my friend, my riculture, homeland security, and cy- that Israel faces. I am pleased that fellow Floridian, chairman emeritus of bersecurity by authorizing further co- H.R. 1992 was also included in this the full committee, ILEANA ROS- operation with the United States in Strategic Partnership Act. LEHTINEN, for her leadership on this these fields. It significantly expands Specifically, H.R. 1992 shortens the legislation, but not just for that, for the breadth of U.S.-Israel cooperation review time of U.S. weapons sales to her ongoing commitment to the on energy and alternative energy Israel’s neighbors from 4 years to 2 strength of the U.S.-Israel relationship forms, and I would like to thank Chair- years. In addition, it asks this adminis- and for standing up, as she always does, man UPTON and Ranking Member WAX- tration to determine how much of a in support of people in need in every MAN for their work on this critical lan- threat asymmetric and cyber warfare part of the world. We are so grateful guage. The bill also strengthens our are to Israel’s security. for your work. trade ties to Israel by initiating a proc- Anyone can look in just the last 4 The U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership ess to include Israel in export license years at how much has changed sur- Act aims to strengthen the ties that exemptions programs and, lastly, by af- rounding our friend Israel. It is impor- bind our two nations and enhance co- firming Congress’ support for Israel’s tant that we take and lower this time operation in multiple ways. The legis- inclusion in the Visa Waiver Program. frame so that we are constantly mak- lation reflects the simple truth—a very The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ing sure they have a qualitative mili- simple truth that the U.S. relationship time of the gentleman has expired. tary edge. This is of vital importance. with Israel is bound not only by mu- Mr. ENGEL. I yield the gentleman an The administration and this Congress tual interests, but it is bound by deeply additional 1 minute. ought to come together, and being a shared values. Mr. DEUTCH. Despite facing enor- part of this Strategic Partnership Act Indeed, the provisions of this bill, mous security challenges, our ally ensures that along with H.R. 1992. H.R. 938, mirror the broad cooperation Israel has thrived as an open and free The Strategic Partnership Act also between the United States and Israel society with a vibrant economy, a addresses a number of other important when it comes not only to security, but strong democracy and as a global inno- aspects of our relationship, including to trade, research, energy, and so much vator in agriculture, energy, and robust cybersecurity cooperation, the more. countless other fields. The United facilitation of increased tourism be- This bill is, of course, crafted with States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act tween the two nations, and the exten- the heightened security risks that reflects our bipartisan commitment to Israel faces every day—with those sion of U.S.-Israel energy cooperation. a safe, to a secure, and to a thriving Peace between Israel and its neigh- heightened security risks in mind. The Jewish State of Israel. bors is something that has long been Middle East region is as volatile as I am deeply moved by the tremen- ever, and the world must know that sought after. I am pleased that H.R. 938 dous support for Israel in this Con- highlights Israel’s missile defense sys- our commitment to Israel’s security gress, with more than half of its mem- has never been stronger than it is at tem, the Iron Dome. The Iron Dome bership signed onto this bill. But why gives Israel the ability to protect its this moment. should this be a surprise? The security From the threat of daily rocket at- citizens and to prevent military esca- of the State of Israel is important to tacks from Hezbollah, Hamas, and lation. our national security. A thriving econ- other groups that send rockets at With this, I want to thank the really omy in the State of Israel, with invest- Israel citizens indiscriminately, to the incredible work of the chairman of the ments made by so many American risk of spillover from the Syrian con- subcommittee, ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, flict, the growing humanitarian crisis companies, is important to our own and Mr. DEUTCH for their encourage- there, and to the existential threat of a economy. Most importantly, having an ment in writing this legislation and for nuclear-armed Iran, Israel faces an ally that shares our values, our com- being such avid sponsors and avid pro- array of very complex security chal- mitment to democracy and to the rule ponents of our relationship with Israel. lenges. of law is something of which the value H.R. 938 is an important step. I urge Recognizing these threats, the U.S.- cannot even be measured. my colleagues to continue their sup- Israel Strategic Partnership Act in- I urge my colleagues to pass this leg- port and to vote ‘‘yes.’’ cludes measures to ensure Israel’s qual- islation and to send the world a mes- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, in closing, itative military edge in a tough and all sage that our bond with Israel will re- let me again say that this is another too often hostile neighborhood. main unshakable. example of bipartisan cooperation on H.R. 938 extends authority for the Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 the Foreign Affairs Committee. United States to expand our own for- minutes to the gentleman from Geor- I want to again thank Chairman ward-deployed weapons stockpile in gia (Mr. COLLINS), an esteemed member ROYCE for being such a great partner in Israel. This stockpile is critical to of our committee but also one who has ensuring that important legislation maintaining U.S. military readiness in been extremely focused on ensuring like this passes our Foreign Affairs the region and ensuring that our Israel’s qualitative military edge. Committee and the floor of the House Armed Forces have access to the equip- Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Chair- in a very bipartisan way. ment they need to defend our interests man, I do appreciate the opportunity. I am proud to support H.R. 938. It re- at a moment’s notice. Of course, you and the ranking mem- affirms our mutually beneficial rela- This legislation also reaffirms Con- ber, Mr. ENGEL, have always been sup- tionship with our great ally, the Jew- gress’ support for Israel’s right to self- portive of me, and I do appreciate that ish State of Israel, at a critically im- defense by authorizing continued co- a great deal as we work on these issues portant time. I want to again thank operation between the United States together. my colleagues, the gentlewoman from and the state of Israel on innovative Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise in Florida (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) and the missile defense programs, like the Iron support of H.R. 938, the United States- gentleman from Florida (Mr. DEUTCH), Dome, Arrow, and David’s Sling. Israel Strategic Partnership Act of for authoring this legislation, and I These systems have proven remark- 2013. This legislation recognizes and en- urge my colleagues to support this. ably successful at intercepting rockets hances the historic and vitally impor- I yield back the balance of my time.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:51 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K04MR7.020 H04MRPT1 rfrederick on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with HOUSE March 4, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2115 Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- homeland security, agriculture and alternative Department of State at the country team level self such time as I may consume. fuel technologies. Both of our nations would and above. When we are speaking of this issue, I benefit from these latter provisions. Mr. Speaker, this amendment will add a think Members should reflect that we To help Israel meet the military challenges new security dimension to our efforts to com- are speaking of an Israel that faces posed by short-range and other ballistic mis- bat the pernicious evil of anti-Semitism. Anti- from a regime in Iran that actually siles, the bill encourages the President to pro- Semitism is an ugly reality that won’t go away speaks of wiping Israel off of the map, vide assistance to Israel to facilitate the de- by ignoring or wishing it away. Let’s cooperate a regime in Iran that seeks to acquire ployment of the David’s Sling Weapons Sys- with Israel in this struggle as well. a nuclear weapons capability and the tem, the enhancement of the Arrow Weapon Mrs. LUMMIS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gen- missiles to deliver nuclear weapons, a System, and the Iron Dome System. As my tleman from California, the Chairman of the regime in Iran that has a proxy called colleagues know, the Iron Dome system has Foreign Affairs Committee, Mr. ROYCE, for Hezbollah. been used multiple times over the last several yielding me time. I remember a Deputy Secretary of years to defeat rocket attacks staged by And I thank the gentlewoman from Florida, State calling that organization the ‘‘A Hamas out of Gaza. As those attacks rep- Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, for her work on this bill. team’’ of terrorism in the world, resent the most imminent danger to Israeli H.R. 938 recognizes the longstanding rela- Hezbollah. Hezbollah is greatly expand- population centers, our continued support for tionship between the United States and Israel ing its size and its influence, and it is that system is extremely important. and bolsters our cooperation in the area of off- doing so not only in Lebanon but in Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to be a cospon- shore resources. Syria, which neighbors Israel. It is an sor of this legislation and I encourage all of This bipartisan legislation expands the organization that has, probably, some my colleagues to support its passage. scope of an existing grant program to promote 70,000 rockets by now that are aimed at Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I’d research and development for conventional Israel’s population centers. We think of like to thank Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN and Mr. and unconventional natural gas, water desali- an Israel challenged by the prolifera- DEUTCH for sponsoring this expertly-crafted nation, wastewater treatment and reclamation, tion of al Qaeda-affiliated organiza- and timely legislation. and other water treatment technologies. tions throughout that region. We think It is also a substantive bill. It expands our It establishes an Energy Cooperation Work- of the ongoing threats from Hamas to relationship with our closest ally by supporting ing Group with the Israeli government on en- the south and the Palestinian Islamic the Iron Dome, David’s Sling, and Arrow-3 ergy activities. Furthering our dialogue and jihad. missile defense systems, transferring defense collaboration on academic innovation and Those are severe challenges, but items to Israel, pre-positioning more military technology advancement will help both our na- Israel never has been as strong as it is equipment in Israel that both allies would have tions leverage energy development. now. Think of Israel’s dynamic entre- available in a crisis, and by expanding co- I commend Energy and Commerce Com- preneurial culture there. For those who operation in cyber security, energy, water, mittee Chairman FRED UPTON and Ranking have been to Tel Aviv, it is inspiring— homeland security, agriculture, and alternative Member HENRY WAXMAN for their sponsorship it is unbelievable—the entrepreneurial fuel technologies. All of these are important, of H.R. 3677, which has been incorporated spirit, the innovative culture. You get and as a package they do a lot to strengthen into this bill, and for their leadership on this a better sense of why Israel is so strong our partnership with Israel. measure. but also a sense of why the bond be- Mr. Speaker, I’d like to point out Section Both Republicans and Democrats support tween the United States and Israel is 107, the amendment that I proposed at mark- the United States’ partnership with Israel and so great. It is that dynamic economy up and which was accepted by the committee. expanding our cooperation on energy effi- and society that are building blocks for It states the sense of Congress that the State ciency and development. H.R. 938 would not Israel’s qualitative military edge and Department should also increase its coordina- only help our efforts to achieve energy inde- its relationship with the United States. tion with Israel on combating anti-Semitism. pendence, but also helps the Israeli people The benefits that we get from U.S.- While the State Department is doing excel- achieve stronger national security. Israel relationships, like the develop- lent work in the fight against the unique evil of I urge my colleagues to support this bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ment of the Iron Dome, is very strong. anti-Semitism, the government of Israel is question is on the motion offered by I think that was probably built for 10 going to have an indispensable perspective, the gentleman from California (Mr. percent the price or cost, and now all experience—including tragic experience—and ROYCE of our allies are interested in acquiring expertise on the Middle-Eastern security di- ) that the House suspend the that Iron Dome; and at the same time, mensions and implications of anti-Semitic in- rules and pass the bill, H.R. 938, as when you think about the Iron Dome, citement. Our government should be con- amended. The question was taken. sulting, cooperating, and coordinating with you think of something that we in the The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the them on this, benefiting from Israeli expertise. United States thought was impossible opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being As we see on a sickeningly regular basis, to develop, but in Israel, engineers did in the affirmative, the ayes have it. many governments in the Middle East (and so. Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, on that I elsewhere) propagate anti-Semitic incitement Mr. Speaker, this legislation today demand the yeas and nays. stands by our values; it stands by our as an official or quasi-official state ideology— The yeas and nays were ordered. interests; and it stands by our ally the hate that still kills. They do this in order to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Israel. It is legislation all Members of distract people from their own authoritarian ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- the House should support. rule and human rights abuses. This constant ceedings on this motion will be post- Seeing no additional speakers, I yield incitement is a major factor in the security situ- poned. back the balance of my time. ation in the Middle East. Last February I Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of chaired a hearing at which we heard important f this bill. testimony from Dr. Zuhdi Jasser on this sub- ENERGY EFFICIENCY The relationship between America and ject. He made the point that it is not only Jews IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2014 Israel, which is already extremely strong, will who suffer from this incitement, but that Mus- Mr. WHITFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I be deepened further by passage of this legis- lims suffer too, as Middle-Eastern despots de- move to suspend the rules and pass the lation. H.R. 938 includes a number of impor- ploy anti-Semitism as one of their principal bill (H.R. 2126) to facilitate better tant provisions that will expedite cooperation tools in the subjugation and impoverishment of alignment, cooperation, and best prac- and trade between the U.S. and Israel. These entire Muslim peoples. tices between commercial real estate include expedited licensing procedures for I’d like to put on the record my legislative in- landlords and tenants regarding energy items covered under the Missile Technology tent that the State Department’s engagement efficiency in buildings, and for other Control Regime and other arms control re- with Israel should include but also go beyond purposes, as amended. gimes, encouraging the Overseas Private In- the Department’s Office to Monitor and Com- The Clerk read the title of the bill. vestment Corporation to give preference to bat Anti-Semitism. In 2004 I offered the The text of the bill is as follows: providing insurance, financing, or reinsurance amendment that created that office, and so H.R. 2126 for energy and water projects in Israel, and I’ve followed and supported its excellent work. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- measures to foster research and technology But this work is too important to be left to one resentatives of the United States of America in exchanges in the areas of energy, water, small office—it should and must include the Congress assembled,

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:51 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K04MR7.022 H04MRPT1 rfrederick on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2116 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 4, 2014 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. SEC. 103. SEPARATE SPACES WITH HIGH-PER- ‘‘(B) case studies reporting economic and FORMANCE ENERGY EFFICIENCY energy savings returns in the design and con- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy Effi- MEASURES. ciency Improvement Act of 2014’’. struction of separate spaces with high-per- (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title IV of formance energy efficiency measures. TITLE I—BETTER BUILDINGS the Energy Independence and Security Act of ‘‘(3) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—Not later than 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17081 et seq.) is amended by 90 days after the date of the enactment of SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. adding at the end the following: this section, the Secretary shall publish a This title may be cited as the ‘‘Better ‘‘SEC. 424. SEPARATE SPACES WITH HIGH-PER- notice in the Federal Register requesting Buildings Act of 2014’’. FORMANCE ENERGY EFFICIENCY public comments regarding effective meth- MEASURES. ods, measures, and practices for the design SEC. 102. ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN FEDERAL AND and construction of separate spaces with OTHER BUILDINGS. ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: ‘‘(1) HIGH-PERFORMANCE ENERGY EFFICIENCY high-performance energy efficiency meas- (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: MEASURE.—The term ‘high-performance en- ures. (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis- ergy efficiency measure’ means a tech- ‘‘(4) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall trator’’ means the Administrator of General nology, product, or practice that will result publish the study on the website of the De- Services. in substantial operational cost savings by re- partment of Energy.’’. (2) COST-EFFECTIVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY ducing energy consumption and utility costs. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of MEASURE.—The term ‘‘cost-effective energy ‘‘(2) SEPARATE SPACES.—The term ‘separate contents in section 1(b) of the Energy Inde- efficiency measure’’ means any building spaces’ means areas within a commercial pendence and Security Act of 2007 is amend- product, material, equipment, or service, and building that are leased or otherwise occu- ed by inserting after the item relating to the installing, implementing, or operating pied by a tenant or other occupant for a pe- section 423 the following new item: thereof, that provides energy savings in an riod of time pursuant to the terms of a writ- ‘‘Sec. 424. Separate spaces with high-per- amount that is not less than the cost of such ten agreement. formance energy efficiency installing, implementing, or operating. ‘‘(b) STUDY.— measures.’’. (3) COST-EFFECTIVE WATER EFFICIENCY ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year SEC. 104. TENANT STAR PROGRAM. MEASURE.—The term ‘‘cost-effective water after the date of enactment of this section, (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title IV of efficiency measure’’ means any building the Secretary, acting through the Assistant the Energy Independence and Security Act of product, material, equipment, or service, and Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renew- 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17081 et seq.) (as amended by the installing, implementing, or operating able Energy, shall complete a study on the section 3) is amended by adding at the end thereof, that provides water savings in an feasibility of— the following: amount that is not less than the cost of such ‘‘(A) significantly improving energy effi- installing, implementing, or operating. ciency in commercial buildings through the ‘‘SEC. 425. TENANT STAR PROGRAM. (b) MODEL PROVISIONS, POLICIES, AND BEST design and construction, by owners and ten- ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: PRACTICES.— ants, of separate spaces with high-perform- ‘‘(1) HIGH-PERFORMANCE ENERGY EFFICIENCY (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days ance energy efficiency measures; and MEASURE.—The term ‘high-performance en- after the date of enactment of this Act, the ‘‘(B) encouraging owners and tenants to ergy efficiency measure’ has the meaning Administrator, in consultation with the Sec- implement high-performance energy effi- given the term in section 424. retary of Energy and after providing the pub- ciency measures in separate spaces. ‘‘(2) SEPARATE SPACES.—The term ‘separate lic with an opportunity for notice and com- ‘‘(2) SCOPE.—The study shall, at a min- spaces’ has the meaning given the term in ment, shall develop model commercial leas- imum, include— section 424. ing provisions and best practices in accord- ‘‘(A) descriptions of— ‘‘(b) TENANT STAR.—The Administrator of ance with this subsection. ‘‘(i) high-performance energy efficiency the Environmental Protection Agency, in (2) COMMERCIAL LEASING.— measures that should be considered as part consultation with the Secretary of Energy, (A) IN GENERAL.—The model commercial of the initial design and construction of sep- shall develop a voluntary program within leasing provisions developed under this sub- arate spaces; the Energy Star program established by sec- section shall, at a minimum, align the inter- ‘‘(ii) processes that owners, tenants, archi- tion 324A of the Energy Policy and Conserva- ests of building owners and tenants with re- tects, and engineers may replicate when de- tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6294a), which may be gard to investments in cost-effective energy signing and constructing separate spaces known as Tenant Star, to promote energy ef- efficiency measures and cost-effective water with high-performance energy efficiency ficiency in separate spaces leased by tenants efficiency measures to encourage building measures; or otherwise occupied within commercial owners and tenants to collaborate to invest ‘‘(iii) policies and best practices to achieve buildings. in such measures. reductions in energy intensities for lighting, ‘‘(c) EXPANDING SURVEY DATA.—The Sec- (B) USE OF MODEL PROVISIONS.—The Admin- plug loads, heating, cooling, cooking, laun- retary of Energy, acting through the Admin- istrator may use the model commercial leas- dry, and other systems to satisfy the needs istrator of the Energy Information Adminis- ing provisions developed under this sub- of the commercial building tenant; tration, shall— section in any standard leasing document ‘‘(iv) return on investment and payback ‘‘(1) collect, through each Commercial that designates a Federal agency (or other analyses of the incremental cost and pro- Buildings Energy Consumption Survey of the client of the Administrator) as a landlord or jected energy savings of the proposed set of Energy Information Administration that is tenant. high-performance energy efficiency meas- conducted after the date of enactment of this (C) PUBLICATION.—The Administrator shall ures, including consideration of available in- section, data on— periodically publish the model commercial centives; ‘‘(A) categories of building occupancy that leasing provisions developed under this sub- ‘‘(v) models and simulation methods that are known to consume significant quantities section, along with explanatory materials, to predict the quantity of energy used by sepa- of energy, such as occupancy by data cen- encourage building owners and tenants in rate spaces with high-performance energy ef- ters, trading floors, and restaurants; and the private sector to use such provisions and ficiency measures and that compare that ‘‘(B) other aspects of the property, building materials. predicted quantity to the quantity of energy operation, or building occupancy determined (3) REALTY SERVICES.—The Administrator used by separate spaces without high-per- by the Administrator of the Energy Informa- shall develop policies and practices to imple- formance energy efficiency measures but tion Administration, in consultation with ment cost-effective energy efficiency meas- that otherwise comply with applicable build- the Administrator of the Environmental ures and cost-effective water efficiency ing code requirements; Protection Agency, to be relevant in low- measures for the realty services provided by ‘‘(vi) measurement and verification plat- ering energy consumption; the Administrator to Federal agencies (or forms demonstrating actual energy use of ‘‘(2) with respect to the first Commercial other clients of the Administrator), includ- high-performance energy efficiency measures Buildings Energy Consumption Survey con- ing periodic training of appropriate Federal installed in separate spaces, and whether ducted after the date of enactment of this employees and contractors on how to iden- such measures generate the savings intended section, to the extent full compliance with tify and evaluate those measures. in the initial design and construction of the the requirements of paragraph (1) is not fea- (4) STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE.—The Ad- separate spaces; sible, conduct activities to develop the capa- ministrator, in consultation with the Sec- ‘‘(vii) best practices that encourage an in- bility to collect such data and begin to col- retary of Energy, shall make available model tegrated approach to designing and con- lect such data; and commercial leasing provisions and best prac- structing separate spaces to perform at opti- ‘‘(3) make data collected under paragraphs tices developed under this subsection to mum energy efficiency in conjunction with (1) and (2) available to the public in aggre- State, county, and municipal governments the central systems of a commercial build- gated form and provide such data, and any for use in managing owned and leased build- ing; and associated results, to the Administrator of ing space in accordance with the goal of en- ‘‘(viii) any impact on employment result- the Environmental Protection Agency for couraging investment in all cost-effective ing from the design and construction of sepa- use in accordance with subsection (d). energy efficiency measures and cost-effective rate spaces with high-performance energy ef- ‘‘(d) RECOGNITION OF OWNERS AND TEN- water efficiency measures. ficiency measures; and ANTS.—

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‘‘(1) OCCUPANCY-BASED RECOGNITION.—Not ‘‘(bb) is attached by means of non-water- ‘‘(iv) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out this later than 1 year after the date on which suf- soluble adhesive; and paragraph, the Secretary shall require that ficient data is received pursuant to sub- ‘‘(cc) advises purchasers and end-users of grid-enabled water heaters be equipped with section (c), the Administrator of the Envi- the intended and appropriate use of the prod- communication capability to enable the ronmental Protection Agency shall, fol- uct with the following notice printed in 16.5 grid-enabled water heaters to participate in lowing an opportunity for public notice and point Arial Narrow Bold font: ancillary services programs if the Secretary comment— ‘‘ ‘IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This water determines that the technology is available, ‘‘(A) in a manner similar to the Energy heater is intended only for use as part of an practical, and cost-effective.’’; Star rating system for commercial buildings, electric thermal storage or demand response (2) in section 332(a) (42 U.S.C. 6302(a))— develop policies and procedures to recognize program. It will not provide adequate hot (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘or’’ at tenants in commercial buildings that volun- water unless enrolled in such a program and the end; tarily achieve high levels of energy effi- activated by your utility company or an- (B) in the first paragraph (6), by striking ciency in separate spaces; other program operator. Confirm the avail- the period at the end and inserting a semi- ‘‘(B) establish building occupancy cat- ability of a program in your local area before colon; egories eligible for Tenant Star recognition purchasing or installing this product.’. (C) by redesignating the second paragraph based on the data collected under subsection ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—The manufacturer or (6) as paragraph (7); (c) and any other appropriate data sources; private labeler shall provide the activation (D) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (7) (as and key for a grid-enabled water heater only to a so redesignated), by striking the period at ‘‘(C) consider other forms of recognition utility or other company that operates an the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and for commercial building tenants or other oc- electric thermal storage or demand response (E) by adding at the end the following: cupants that lower energy consumption in program that uses such a grid-enabled water ‘‘(8) for any person to— separate spaces. heater. ‘‘(A) activate an activation lock for a grid- ‘‘(2) DESIGN- AND CONSTRUCTION-BASED REC- ‘‘(C) REPORTS.— enabled water heater with knowledge that OGNITION.—After the study required by sec- ‘‘(i) MANUFACTURERS.—The Secretary shall such water heater is not used as part of an tion 424(b) is completed, the Administrator require each manufacturer of grid-enabled electric thermal storage or demand response of the Environmental Protection Agency, in water heaters to report to the Secretary an- program; consultation with the Secretary and fol- nually the quantity of grid-enabled water ‘‘(B) distribute an activation key for a lowing an opportunity for public notice and heaters that the manufacturer ships each grid-enabled water heater with knowledge comment, may develop a voluntary program year. that such activation key will be used to acti- to recognize commercial building owners and ‘‘(ii) OPERATORS.—The Secretary shall re- vate a grid-enabled water heater that is not tenants that use high-performance energy ef- quire utilities and other demand response used as part of an electric thermal storage or ficiency measures in the design and con- and thermal storage program operators to demand response program; struction of separate spaces.’’. report annually the quantity of grid-enabled ‘‘(C) otherwise enable a grid-enabled water (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of water heaters activated for their programs heater to operate at its designed specifica- contents in section 1(b) of the Energy Inde- using forms of the Energy Information Agen- tion and capabilities with knowledge that pendence and Security Act of 2007 is amend- cy or using such other mechanism that the such water heater is not used as part of an ed by inserting after the item relating to Secretary determines appropriate after an electric thermal storage or demand response section 424 (as added by section 3(b)) the fol- opportunity for notice and comment. program; or lowing new item: ‘‘(iii) CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS.— ‘‘(D) knowingly remove or render illegible ‘‘Sec. 425. Tenant Star program.’’. The Secretary shall treat shipment data re- the label of a grid-enabled water heater de- ported by manufacturers as confidential scribed in section 325(e)(6)(A)(ii)(V).’’; TITLE II—GRID-ENABLED WATER business information. (3) in section 333(a) (42 U.S.C. 6303(a))— HEATERS ‘‘(D) PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION.— (A) by striking ‘‘section 332(a)(5)’’ and in- SEC. 201. GRID-ENABLED WATER HEATERS. ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In 2017 and 2019, the Sec- serting ‘‘paragraph (5), (6), (7), or (8) of sec- Part B of title III of the Energy Policy and retary shall publish an analysis of the data tion 332(a)’’; and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291 et seq.) is collected under subparagraph (C) to assess (B) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1), (2), or (5) of amended— the extent to which shipped products are put section 332(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1), (1) in section 325(e) (42 U.S.C. 6295(e)), by into use in demand response and thermal (2), (5), (6), (7), or (8) of section 332(a)’’; and adding at the end the following: storage programs. (4) in section 334 (42 U.S.C. 6304)— ‘‘(6) ADDITIONAL STANDARDS FOR GRID-EN- ‘‘(ii) PREVENTION OF PRODUCT DIVERSION.—If (A) by striking ‘‘section 332(a)(5)’’ and in- ABLED WATER HEATERS.— the Secretary determines that sales of grid- serting ‘‘paragraph (5), (6), (7), or (8) of sec- ‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: enabled water heaters exceed by 15 percent tion 332(a)’’; and ‘‘(i) ACTIVATION LOCK.—The term ‘activa- or greater the quantity of such products ac- (B) by striking ‘‘section 332(a)(6)’’ and in- tion lock’ means a control mechanism (ei- tivated for use in demand response and ther- serting ‘‘section 332(a)(7)’’. ther a physical device directly on the water mal storage programs annually, the Sec- TITLE III—ENERGY EFFICIENT heater or a control system integrated into retary shall, after opportunity for notice and GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY the water heater) that is locked by default comment, establish procedures to prevent SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. and contains a physical, software, or digital product diversion for non-program purposes. This title may be cited as the ‘‘Energy Ef- communication that must be activated with ‘‘(E) COMPLIANCE.— ficient Government Technology Act’’. an activation key to enable the product to ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraphs (A) operate at its designed specifications and ca- through (D) shall remain in effect until the SEC. 302. ENERGY-EFFICIENT AND ENERGY-SAV- pabilities and without which activation the Secretary determines under this section ING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES. product will provide not greater than 50 per- that— Subtitle C of title V of the Energy Inde- cent of the rated first hour delivery of hot ‘‘(I) grid-enabled water heaters do not re- pendence and Security Act of 2007 (Public water certified by the manufacturer. quire a separate efficiency requirement; or Law 110–140; 121 Stat. 1661) is amended by ‘‘(ii) GRID-ENABLED WATER HEATER.—The ‘‘(II) sales of grid-enabled water heaters ex- adding at the end the following: term ‘grid-enabled water heater’ means an ceed by 15 percent or greater the quantity of ‘‘SEC. 530. ENERGY-EFFICIENT AND ENERGY-SAV- electric resistance water heater that— such products activated for use in demand ING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES. ‘‘(I) has a rated storage tank volume of response and thermal storage programs an- ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: more than 75 gallons; nually and procedures to prevent product di- ‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means ‘‘(II) is manufactured on or after April 16, version for non-program purposes would not the Director of the Office of Management 2015; be adequate to prevent such product diver- and Budget. ‘‘(III) has— sion. ‘‘(2) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘(aa) an energy factor of not less than 1.061 ‘‘(ii) EFFECTIVE DATE.—If the Secretary ex- ‘information technology’ has the meaning minus the product obtained by multiplying— ercises the authority described in clause (i) given that term in section 11101 of title 40, ‘‘(AA) the rated storage volume of the or amends the efficiency requirement for United States Code. tank, expressed in gallons; and grid-enabled water heaters, that action will ‘‘(b) DEVELOPMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION ‘‘(BB) 0.00168; or take effect on the date described in sub- STRATEGY.—Not later than 1 year after the ‘‘(bb) an equivalent alternative standard section (m)(4)(A)(ii). date of enactment of this section, each Fed- prescribed by the Secretary and developed ‘‘(iii) CONSIDERATION.—In carrying out this eral agency shall coordinate with the Direc- pursuant to paragraph (5)(E); section with respect to electric water heat- tor, the Secretary, and the Administrator of ‘‘(IV) is equipped at the point of manufac- ers, the Secretary shall consider the impact the Environmental Protection Agency to de- ture with an activation lock; and on thermal storage and demand response velop an implementation strategy (that in- ‘‘(V) bears a permanent label applied by programs, including any impact on energy cludes best practices and measurement and the manufacturer that— savings, electric bills, peak load reduction, verification techniques) for the mainte- ‘‘(aa) is made of material not adversely af- electric reliability, integration of renewable nance, purchase, and use by the Federal fected by water; resources, and the environment. agency of energy-efficient and energy-saving

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information technologies, taking into con- ‘‘(d) MEASUREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS.— (1) by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and insert- sideration the performance goals established The Secretary and the Administrator shall ing ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; and under subsection (d). consider and assess the adequacy of the spec- (2) by striking ‘‘signing the contract,’’ and ‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.—In developing an ifications, measurements, and benchmarks all that follows through the period at the implementation strategy under subsection described in subsection (b) for use by the end and inserting the following: (b), each Federal agency shall consider— Federal Energy Management Program, the ‘‘signing the contract, the following re- ‘‘(1) advanced metering infrastructure; Energy Star Program, and other efficiency quirements are met: ‘‘(2) energy-efficient data center strategies programs of the Department of Energy or ‘‘(A) The space is renovated for all energy and methods of increasing asset and infra- the Environmental Protection Agency. efficiency and conservation improvements structure utilization; ‘‘(e) STUDY.—The Secretary, in collabora- that would be cost effective over the life of ‘‘(3) advanced power management tools; tion with the Administrator, shall, not later the lease, including improvements in light- ‘‘(4) building information modeling, includ- than 18 months after the date of enactment ing, windows, and heating, ventilation, and ing building energy management; of the Energy Efficient Government Tech- air conditioning systems. ‘‘(5) secure telework and travel substi- nology Act, make available to the public an ‘‘(B)(i) Subject to clause (ii), the space is tution tools; and update to the Report to Congress on Server benchmarked under a nationally recognized, ‘‘(6) mechanisms to ensure that the agency and Data Center Energy Efficiency published online, free benchmarking program, with realizes the energy cost savings brought on August 2, 2007, under section 1 of Public public disclosure, unless the space is a space about through increased efficiency and utili- Law 109–431 (120 Stat. 2920), that provides— for which owners cannot access whole build- zation. ‘‘(1) a comparison and gap analysis of the ing utility consumption data, including ‘‘(d) PERFORMANCE GOALS.— estimates and projections contained in the spaces— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days original report with new data regarding the ‘‘(I) that are located in States with privacy after the date of enactment of this section, period from 2007 through 2014; laws that provide that utilities shall not pro- the Director, in consultation with the Sec- ‘‘(2) an analysis considering the impact of vide such aggregated information to multi- retary, shall establish performance goals for information technologies, to include tenant building owners; and evaluating the efforts of Federal agencies in virtualization and cloud computing, in the ‘‘(II) for which tenants do not provide en- improving the maintenance, purchase, and public and private sectors; ergy consumption information to the com- use of energy-efficient and energy-saving in- ‘‘(3) an evaluation of the impact of the mercial building owner in response to a re- formation technology. combination of cloud platforms, mobile de- quest from the building owner. ‘‘(2) BEST PRACTICES.—The Chief Informa- vices, social media, and big data on data cen- ‘‘(ii) A Federal agency that is a tenant of tion Officers Council established under sec- ter energy usage; and the space shall provide to the building tion 3603 of title 44, United States Code, shall ‘‘(4) updated projections and recommenda- owner, or authorize the owner to obtain from recommend best practices for the attain- tions for best practices through fiscal year the utility, the energy consumption informa- ment of the performance goals, which shall 2020. tion of the space for the benchmarking and include Federal agency consideration of the ‘‘(f) DATA CENTER ENERGY PRACTITIONER disclosure required by this subparagraph.’’. use of— PROGRAM.—The Secretary, in collaboration (b) STUDY.— ‘‘(A) energy savings performance con- with key stakeholders and the Director of (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years tracting; and the Office of Management and Budget, shall after the date of enactment of this Act, the ‘‘(B) utility energy services contracting. maintain a data center energy practitioner Secretary of Energy, in collaboration with ‘‘(e) REPORTS.— program that leads to the certification of en- the Administrator of the Environmental ‘‘(1) AGENCY REPORTS.—Each Federal agen- ergy practitioners qualified to evaluate the Protection Agency, shall complete a study— cy shall include in the report of the agency energy usage and efficiency opportunities in (A) on the impact of— under section 527 a description of the efforts Federal data centers. Each Federal agency (i) State and local performance and results of the agency under this section. shall consider having the data centers of the benchmarking and disclosure policies, and ‘‘(2) OMB GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY REPORTS agency evaluated every 4 years by energy any associated building efficiency policies, AND SCORECARDS.—Effective beginning not practitioners certified pursuant to such pro- for commercial and multifamily buildings; later than October 1, 2015, the Director shall gram, whenever practicable using certified and include in the annual report and scorecard of practitioners employed by the agency. (ii) programs and systems in which utili- the Director required under section 528 a de- ‘‘(g) OPEN DATA INITIATIVE.—The Sec- ties provide aggregated information regard- scription of the efforts and results of Federal retary, in collaboration with key stake- ing whole building energy consumption and agencies under this section.’’. holders and the Office of Management and usage information to owners of multitenant SEC. 303. ENERGY EFFICIENT DATA CENTERS. Budget, shall establish an open data initia- commercial, residential, and mixed-use Section 453 of the Energy Independence tive for Federal data center energy usage buildings; and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17112) is data, with the purpose of making such data (B) that identifies best practice policy ap- amended— available and accessible in a manner that en- proaches studied under subparagraph (A) (1) by striking subsection (b)(3); and courages further data center innovation, op- that have resulted in the greatest improve- (2) by striking subsections (c) through (g) timization, and consolidation. In estab- ments in building energy efficiency; and and inserting the following: lishing the initiative, the Secretary shall (C) that considers— ‘‘(c) STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT.—The Sec- consider the use of the online Data Center (i) compliance rates and the benefits and retary and the Administrator shall carry out Maturity Model. costs of the policies and programs on build- subsection (b) in collaboration with informa- ‘‘(h) INTERNATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS AND ing owners, utilities, tenants, and other par- tion technology industry and other key METRICS.—The Secretary, in collaboration ties; stakeholders, with the goal of producing re- with key stakeholders, shall actively partici- (ii) utility practices, programs, and sys- sults that accurately reflect the best knowl- pate in efforts to harmonize global specifica- tems that provide aggregated energy con- edge in the most pertinent domains. In such tions and metrics for data center energy effi- sumption information to multitenant build- collaboration, the Secretary and the Admin- ciency. ing owners, and the impact of public utility istrator shall pay particular attention to or- ‘‘(i) DATA CENTER UTILIZATION METRIC.— commissions and State privacy laws on those ganizations that— The Secretary, in collaboration with key practices, programs, and systems; ‘‘(1) have members with expertise in energy stakeholders, shall facilitate in the develop- (iii) exceptions to compliance in existing efficiency and in the development, operation, ment of an efficiency metric that measures laws where building owners are not able to and functionality of data centers, informa- the energy efficiency of a data center (in- gather or access whole building energy infor- tion technology equipment, and software, cluding equipment and facilities). mation from tenants or utilities; such as representatives of hardware manu- ‘‘(j) PROTECTION OF PROPRIETARY INFORMA- (iv) the treatment of buildings with— facturers, data center operators, and facility TION.—The Secretary and the Administrator (I) multiple uses; managers; shall not disclose any proprietary informa- (II) uses for which baseline information is ‘‘(2) obtain and address input from Depart- tion or trade secrets provided by any indi- not available; and ment of Energy National Laboratories or vidual or company for the purposes of car- (III) uses that require high levels of energy any college, university, research institution, rying out this section or the programs and intensities, such as data centers, trading industry association, company, or public in- initiatives established under this section.’’. floors, and televisions studios; terest group with applicable expertise; TITLE IV—ENERGY INFORMATION FOR (v) implementation practices, including ‘‘(3) follow— COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS disclosure methods and phase-in of compli- ‘‘(A) commonly accepted procedures for SEC. 401. ENERGY INFORMATION FOR COMMER- ance; the development of specifications; and CIAL BUILDINGS. (vi) the safety and security of ‘‘(B) accredited standards development (a) REQUIREMENT OF BENCHMARKING AND benchmarking tools offered by government processes; and DISCLOSURE FOR LEASING BUILDINGS WITHOUT agencies, and the resiliency of those tools ‘‘(4) have a mission to promote energy effi- ENERGY STAR LABELS.—Section 435(b)(2) of against cyber-attacks; and ciency for data centers and information the Energy Independence and Security Act of (vii) international experiences with regard technology. 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17091(b)(2)) is amended— to building benchmarking and disclosure

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In par- named to consider such provisions. of the Senate a report on the results of the ticular, the industrial and manufac- Please place a copy of this letter and your study. turing sectors have undertaken signifi- response acknowledging our jurisdictional (c) CREATION AND MAINTENANCE OF DATA- cant efforts to improve efficiency and interest into the Congressional Record dur- BASE.— reap the resulting economic benefits. ing consideration of the measure on the (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months The Energy Efficiency Improvement House Floor. after the date of enactment of this Act and Act of 2014 supports these ongoing ef- Sincerely, BILL SHUSTER, following opportunity for public notice and forts by spurring the use of energy effi- comment, the Secretary of Energy, in co- Chairman. ciency technologies and processes in ordination with other relevant agencies, Mr. WELCH. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- the commercial, industrial, and public shall maintain, and if necessary create, a self such time as I may consume. database for the purpose of storing and mak- sectors of our economy. The legislation Chairman UPTON, Chairman WHIT- ing available public energy-related informa- saves consumers money through low- FIELD, and Ranking Members WAXMAN tion on commercial and multifamily build- ered energy consumption, helps create and RUSH, I thank all of you for work- ings, including— jobs, makes our country more energy ing with us to move this bipartisan leg- (A) data provided under Federal, State, independent, and will produce associ- islation today. local, and other laws or programs regarding ated environmental benefits. Criti- building benchmarking and energy informa- Mr. WHITFIELD, I want to particularly tion disclosure; cally, this bill will make the country’s thank you for your leadership on the (B) information on buildings that have dis- largest energy user, the Federal Gov- subcommittee. closed energy ratings and certifications; and ernment, more efficient, thereby sav- Thank you as well to my colleague (C) energy-related information on build- ing taxpayer money. DAVID MCKINLEY for partnering with ings provided voluntarily by the owners of I am delighted that we have this bill me on this issue. Mr. MCKINLEY has an the buildings, only in an anonymous form on the floor today. I look forward to extraordinary background as an engi- unless the owner provides otherwise. working with the Members of the body neer and small business owner. He has (2) COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAMS.—The data- to make sure that we pass this legisla- base maintained pursuant to paragraph (1) real practical knowledge that has been shall complement and not duplicate the tion, and I would urge their support. I reserve the balance of my time. extremely helpful, and he has brought functions of the Environmental Protection invaluable expertise to our committee. Agency’s Energy Star Portfolio Manager HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, I am grateful to him, and this whole COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE, tool. body should be grateful to him for his (d) INPUT FROM STAKEHOLDERS.—The Sec- Washington, DC, February 26, 2014. retary of Energy shall seek input from Hon. BILL SHUSTER, partnership. stakeholders to maximize the effectiveness Chairman, Committee on Transportation and The bill today also includes some of the actions taken under this section. Infrastructure, Rayburn House Office very good ideas advanced by other (e) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after Building, Washington, DC. Members of Congress: Representatives the date of enactment of this Act, and every DEAR CHAIRMAN SHUSTER, Thank you for ESHOO, ROGERS, MATHESON, LATTA, and your letter regarding H.R. 2126, the ‘‘Better 2 years thereafter, the Secretary of Energy CASTOR. I thank all of them for their shall submit to the Committee on Energy Buildings Act of 2013.’’ As you noted, there are provisions of H.R. 2126 that fall within leadership on this issue. and Commerce of the House of Representa- Lastly, I want to thank House lead- tives and Committee on Energy and Natural the Rule X jurisdiction of the Committee on Resources of the Senate a report on the Transportation and Infrastructure, and I ap- ers, especially Majority Leader CAN- progress made in complying with this sec- preciate your willingness to forgo action on TOR. He and his staff—Steve tion. the bill so that it may proceed expeditiously Stombres—have been enormously coop- to the House floor for consideration. erative in dealing with some of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- I agree that your decision should not alter ant to the rule, the gentleman from thorny problems that arise whenever or diminish the jurisdiction of the Com- there is a complicated piece of legisla- Kentucky (Mr. WHITFIELD) and the gen- mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure tleman from Vermont (Mr. WELCH) with respect to the appointment of conferees tion to be considered. So thank you. each will control 20 minutes. or any future claim over the subject matters Like Mr. WHITFIELD, I have long be- The Chair recognizes the gentleman contained in the bill or similar legislation, lieved that energy efficiency is an area from Kentucky. and I will support the appointment of Mem- in which we have common ground in bers of the Committee to any conference what is too often a very divided Con- GENERAL LEAVE committee on such provisions. gress. Mr. WHITFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I ask I will include a copy of your letter and this Mr. WHITFIELD, I thank you for focus- unanimous consent that all Members response in the Congressional Record during ing on that common ground. may have 5 legislative days in which to consideration of H.R. 2126 on the House floor. Why is it so good? Sincerely, revise and extend their remarks and in- Because saving energy does three sert extraneous materials in the FRED UPTON, Chairman. things. It creates jobs. All of the en- RECORD on the bill. ergy efficiency labor is done by local The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COM- folks who need work. It creates manu- objection to the request of the gen- MITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND facturing jobs because 90 percent of the tleman from Kentucky? INFRASTRUCTURE, materials used in energy efficiency are There was no objection. Washington, DC, February 26, 2014. manufactured in this country. It saves Mr. WHITFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I Hon. FRED UPTON, money and it improves the environ- Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce, yield myself such time as I may con- ment. sume. Rayburn House Office Building, Wash- The benefits of energy efficiency are ington, DC. b 1530 DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: I write concerning something that both the Republicans H.R. 2126, the Better Buildings Act of 2013, as So we can, and do, disagree in this and Democrats agree on as evidenced ordered reported by the Committee on En- Congress on the causes of climate by the modest but robust package we ergy and Commerce. There are certain provi- change and the best fuel mix to meet are considering today. Reducing waste sions in the legislation that fall within. the America’s energy demands, but we can and consuming less energy are com- Rule X jurisdiction of the Committee on all agree that less is more. Whatever monsense strategies to cut costs and Transportation and Infrastructure. your fuel source, if you use less, you address U.S. energy demand. In order to expedite this legislation for floor consideration, the Committee will save money, and that is good for all of I want to thank Mr. WELCH and Mr. forgo action on this bill. However, this is us concerned. MCKINLEY for their leadership on this conditional on our mutual understanding We can also agree that creating de- energy efficiency bill. Both they and that forgoing consideration of the bill does mand for American-made energy-effi- their staffs have worked very hard on not alter or diminish the jurisdiction of the cient products will also create good

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:46 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04MR7.009 H04MRPT1 rfrederick on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2120 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 4, 2014 jobs. In energy efficiency, our cheapest expects to save nearly $11,000 a year in tainly want to thank Ms. ESHOO of fuel requires, as I said, labor and manu- energy savings. Where I come from, California for the leadership she’s had factured goods that are made in Amer- that is real money. on this position, as well as our chair- ica. However, there is no recognition pro- man of the Energy and Commerce Com- We can also all agree that cutting gram for these improvements, and we mittee, Mr. UPTON. the energy bills of homeowners, busi- don’t know what else VEIC could be At this time I yield such time as he nesses, and the Federal Government— doing to increase energy savings. may consume to the gentleman from therefore, the taxpayer—is a very good Under this bill, we will study the best Michigan (Mr. UPTON). thing. ways to optimize commercial tenant Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, today, we Mr. Speaker, Vermont, which I rep- spaces and then recognize those spaces continue our pursuit of a true all-of- resent, has long been a leader in energy with a new Tenant Star label. the-above energy policy as the House efficiency. My home State was the first By combining energy efficient tenant considers H.R. 2126, the Energy Effi- to set up what was called an energy ef- build-out with Energy Star buildings, ciency Improvement Act. I am very ficiency utility. That utility, Effi- we will double down on a successful pleased that this bill combines four in- ciency Vermont, has done outstanding program and optimize energy savings dividual bipartisan proposals developed work for the past 20 years. in commercial buildings. Basically, what it acknowledges and In addition to Tenant Star, this leg- by members of the Energy and Com- understands is that a kilowatt saved is islation includes three other important merce Committee. a cost avoided. Last year alone, Effi- energy provisions. Again, I thank Mr. Energy efficiency measures are some ciency Vermont’s work yielded a life- WHITFIELD for his leadership in allow- of the simplest and most affordable time customer savings of $206 million ing other good ideas to be part of this methods to address U.S. energy de- for our small State in Vermont. legislation. mand and lower costs, but significant The Energy Efficiency Improvement First, it is going to increase the en- energy efficiency opportunities and Act is an important first step in mak- ergy efficiency of Federal Government challenges certainly remain. This leg- ing America more energy efficient. It data centers. They are huge energy islative package helps embrace these includes the Better Buildings Act, also consumers. Data centers use massive opportunities and meet many chal- known as Tenant Star, which will drive amounts of energy. This legislation lenges to advance U.S. energy goals. private sector innovation in energy ef- will finally begin to address the enor- Using a voluntary, market-driven ap- ficiency. mous Federal energy bill for those fa- proach, this bipartisan legislation will By the way, again, Mr. WHITFIELD, I cilities. help harness new technologies and sup- appreciate this. Second, this bill addresses a serious port private sector innovation to de- This is a public-private partnership. regulatory problem involving large- velop more efficient ways of utilizing This is not a prescriptive arrangement. scale water heaters. energy. It requires good policy at the Federal Sometimes we have an argument H.R. 2126 also seeks to improve Fed- level, with cooperation and oppor- back and forth about regulations. What eral energy efficiency, a critical initia- tunity-seizing at the private level. I love about this bill, among other tive, given that the Federal Govern- Homes and buildings consume 40 per- things, is we are fixing a problem, not ment is the Nation’s largest user of en- cent of our energy in the United just fighting about it. ergy. Utilizing energy savings tech- States. It is really huge. In commercial It is going to make needed changes to niques can significantly reduce the buildings, owners report that tenants energy efficiency standards for large amount of U.S. taxpayer dollars spent consume up to 50 percent or more of water heaters that are used in demand on Federal energy costs. the total energy output. response programs. These water heat- One of the challenges our commercial ers act as residential energy storage Mr. Speaker, when it comes to Amer- building owners and developers face devices and allow utilities to curb en- ican energy, everything needs to be on has been the issue of split incentives. ergy demand during peak hours. the table: coal, nuclear, natural gas, Building owners and renters are not al- So we are giving some of our rural hydro, wind, solar—you name it, and ways on the same page when it comes electric cooperatives tools they need to yes, improving energy efficiency is an to energy performance. Part of the keep the cost and energy demand down. important part of the all-of-the-above problem is that only one party is pay- Finally, the bill will disclose the equation. ing the energy bill. The other part of amount of energy consumed in feder- The passage of this important energy the problem is that, while we recognize ally leased buildings and begin efficiency bill will help us as we con- energy efficient buildings through the benchmarking these buildings. tinue to work together on a bipartisan Energy Star program, we have no simi- The Energy Efficiency Improvement basis in the coming months and years lar recognition program for tenant Act, comprised of these four compo- to tackle the many energy challenges spaces. nents, is an important first step to- facing the Nation. We have a lot of Our bill creates a voluntary Tenant wards energy efficiency, but more work work to do. Star recognition program for separate remains. In the coming weeks, I look Basically, what this bill does is takes spaces in commercial buildings. When forward to working with my colleagues four individual bills that we had. One we combine Energy Star buildings with to pass the McKinley-Welch-Shaheen- was led by the really good work of Mr. Tenant Star rentals, we can optimize Portman legislation, which will estab- WELCH and Mr. MCKINLEY to establish energy efficiency in shortened payback lish national model building codes. We a Tenant Star program to voluntarily periods. also need to pass legislation to encour- certify within Energy Star, which A good example of this synergy can age performance contracting in Fed- would promote energy efficiency. be found in Energy Star-certified eral buildings and to streamline the It takes a Whitfield bill on grid-en- Vermont Innovation Center, located in Federal green schools project. abled water heaters. I commend Ms. Burlington, Vermont. The Vermont Energy efficiency, as Mr. WHITFIELD ESHOO and MIKE ROGERS—again, a bi- Energy Investment Corporation, or said, Mr. Speaker, is a bipartisan issue. partisan combination—in adding more VEIC, has its office in that building. I am extremely encouraged by the energy efficient savings technologies in VEIC took aggressive action to opti- steps we are taking today. I look for- a major way to help us. mize the efficiency of its tenant space ward to working with the chairman, within the building. It converted the ranking member, and House leaders to It also takes a Castor bill on energy overhead fluorescent lighting to highly bring more bills to the floor in the information for commercial buildings. efficient LEDs and applied 6 inches of coming weeks. Together, many of us sat down with spray foam insulation to the exterior I encourage my colleagues to support the then-chairman of the Senate En- wells. this legislation, and I reserve the bal- ergy Committee, Mr. WYDEN, about a Making these improvements in an ance of my time. year ago on things that we could work Energy Star building optimized an al- Mr. WHITFIELD. I want to thank the on together, and we have proved it ready efficient tenant space, but VEIC gentleman for his remarks. Also, I cer- with this legislation. These bills had

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The re- veloped an issue on energy that crosses So we have Mr. WELCH, Ms. ESHOO, port was transmitted to Congress in this and other pieces of legislation. Mr. WHITFIELD, MIKE ROGERS, Ms. CAS- 2007 and served as a driver of both pri- As one of just two engineers in Con- TOR, and also Mr. WAXMAN and his vate and public investment in energy gress, and having spent nearly 50 years staff, too. I know that he wishes he was efficiency. Based on widespread agree- in the construction industry, I under- on the floor. Together, we really did ment across government, industry, and stand what steps we need to take to get this thing worked out in a way that academia, the bill before us today re- make our buildings more efficient. the American public would be certainly quires an update to that 2007 report. That is why we brought together a very proud of. Data centers can be extremely en- broad coalition of support for this leg- I know that we have lost Mr. WYDEN. ergy inefficient. Experts estimate that islation, supported by everyone from He has moved to another committee, most data centers could slash their en- manufacturers, restaurants, contrac- but I would hope that a strong vote ergy use by 80 to 90 percent. That real- tors, labor, environmental groups. this afternoon would send a pretty ly takes our collective breath away. Even the gaming industry is sup- good message to the Senate that in There are enormous opportunities in porting this legislation. It is estimated fact they can embrace these bills. this by simply implementing existing to lower energy costs by over $2 billion A week or two ago, the majority technologies and best practices. and result in reduced carbon emissions leader said something along the lines So we can do this. We can get this by nearly 12 million tons. It helps move of he wanted to pick a number of issues done. our Nation closer to energy independ- we can work on together and get them While several companies in my Sil- ence. out of the way and get them to the icon Valley district have taken the I would like to thank Chairman President’s desk. These are pretty good lead in developing efficient, sustain- UPTON and Ranking Member WAXMAN bills. I would like to think that once able data centers, we can do much bet- for allowing this bipartisan bill to we pass these, the new leadership there ter across the private sector and the come to the floor, and Congressman in the Senate Energy Committee could Federal Government. WHITFIELD for helping out on all the simply move these bills from the desk legislation, as well as Mr. WELCH. b 1545 and get them to the President’s desk in Engineers know how to make build- an expeditious way. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ings operate more efficiently. Maybe So I want to conclude by thanking time of the gentlewoman has expired. our next step would be to make Con- my colleagues on both sides of the aisle Mr. WELCH. I yield the gentlewoman gress run more efficiently. for developing this legislation that in an additional 1 minute. I urge all my colleagues to support fact we are supporting. I would encour- Ms. ESHOO. I thank the gentleman. this bipartisan legislation. age all of my colleagues to stand up for The Federal Government is the Na- Mr. WELCH. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- an all-of-the-above energy policy and tion’s largest landowner, largest em- self such time as I may consume. support passage of the Energy Effi- ployer, and largest energy user, and so Mr. Speaker, it is going to take a lot ciency Improvement Act. we should lead by example in improv- more engineers to get this place oper- Mr. WELCH. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 ing the energy efficiency of our own ating a lot better, but this was a step. minutes to the gentlewoman from Cali- data centers within the Federal Gov- Mr. WHITFIELD wasn’t here when I fornia (Ms. ESHOO). ernment. was bragging on him, Mr. Speaker. You Ms. ESHOO. I thank my friend and So the bill that Mr. ROGERS and I have got that practical knowledge from my colleague for yielding. I thank him have embedded in this package re- his year of experience in construction for the work that he has done, as well quires Federal agencies to do some and that engineering background. as Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. MCKINLEY, Ms. really rather simple things that are But here is the other thing. There is CASTOR, and staff on both sides of the going to lead to terrific outcomes. a big debate about carbon emissions. I aisle. It feels good to come to the floor They need to develop plans to use more happen to be someone who thinks it is to speak on a package of bills that are energy-efficient technologies and best a very, very serious problem. But if bipartisan and that are really going to practices, and require periodic evalua- we—even under the Waxman-Markey produce something for our country and tion of Federal data centers for energy bill, which passed the House and then help move us forward. efficiency. did not pass the Senate, with a goal of Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise today I want to thank Chairman UPTON, reduction of 80 percent of carbon emis- in support of the package of these four Ranking Member WAXMAN, the staffs sions by 2050, 40 percent were going to bipartisan energy efficiency bills be- from both sides of the aisle, the Mem- be achieved through energy efficiency. cause they are going to save taxpayer bers that are part of the legislation So this is a really big deal. dollars. They are very important. that is part of this bipartisan package. There are questions about a lot of Title III of this legislation is a bill And I also want to salute Paul Beck, things on energy policy, but where we that I authored with Congressman who serves on my staff in my office, do have this common ground with sig- MIKE ROGERS of Michigan to make the who has really been the wind beneath nificant leadership on both sides of the Federal Government’s IT and data cen- the sails of this bill. He has lived and aisle, that energy efficiency is an ap- ters more energy efficient. We have breathed efficiency in data centers day proach that really makes sense, then been at this for a long time. By requir- in and day out. we can and should do it. So I am very ing Federal agencies to utilize the best Mr. WHITFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I grateful to all concerned in pulling to- technologies and energy management yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from gether to take the first really solid strategies, our legislation will reduce West Virginia (Mr. MCKINLEY), who is step towards embracing an energy effi- the Federal Government’s energy use, the author of title I of this legislation. ciency agenda as part of an all-of-the- save taxpayer dollars, and importantly, Mr. MCKINLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise above strategy on energy. set the standard for the private sector. today in support of H.R. 2126. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the While we now routinely hear a lot While there are many differing views gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. about data centers, that was not the in Congress, there is one common HIMES). case when we started out examining ground, and that is energy efficiency. Mr. HIMES. Mr. Speaker, I rise brief- this issue a decade ago. Back then, I Finding ways to use energy more effi- ly just to salute the leadership of Rep- had to explain to colleagues what a ciently is simply common sense. resentative MCKINLEY and my good data center was. Today, just about ev- This legislation will provide this friend from Vermont, PETER WELCH, for erybody understands that data centers country with a market-driven, vol- a bill which does some spectacular

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And what we have and Ranking Member RUSH of the Energy and of building affordable housing in a done here, with Mr. UPTON and Mr. Power Subcommittee for including my bill, green fashion—is a real win-win. It WHITFIELD being the leaders with the H.R. 3820, a bill to encourage benchmarking means that people are paying lower responsible positions, is focused on and disclosure of energy information in com- utility bills if they employ the meth- areas where we agree. And they are mercial buildings, as Title IV of the Energy Ef- ods that will be encouraged by this bill. meaningful areas. It is not a split-the- ficiency Improvement Act. It means that we are putting less car- difference type of deal where we have Existing federal law requires benchmarking bon in the atmosphere, and this coming just shaved so much off that it really is of federally owned buildings. Benchmarking is from somebody recently down from not significant. What we have done is a practice that allows building owners to as- Connecticut where we have experi- put aside areas where we have real dis- sess the energy use of their buildings and enced, in the last several years, cli- agreement and haven’t reached con- compare their performance to similar build- mate problems unlike any that we have sensus and then doubled down on that ings. My bill builds on existing law by requiring ever seen. And of course, we are doing area of efficiency where there is com- federally leased buildings to benchmark and the right thing by the future. mon ground. disclose their energy usage data, where prac- This is also, in a challenging time for We have taken good ideas, whether tical. this Chamber, a remarkable example of they have been offered by a Republican Benchmarking helps owners identify build- Democrats and Republicans working or a Democrat, and we have kept dis- ings that can most benefit from energy up- together to achieve something that ciplined to have this legislation be grades. The federal Energy Star Buildings pro- will benefit not just the people in this about efficiency and a policy that is gram has encouraged benchmarking for many Chamber, but will benefit the country going to work for the American people, years and the Environmental Protection Agen- and future generations. This is some- and we haven’t turned it, either side, cy estimates that this program has thing we should build on. There is so into a political Christmas tree that al- benchmarked more than 185 million square much more we can do with respect to lows us to make some extraneous feet of U.S. commercial floor space, resulting reconfiguring our economy and our in- points. In my view, I think we need to in average energy savings of about 5 percent dustry and our residences so that they do more of that. in these buildings. My bill requires a benchmarking study for are clean and driven by cheap, sustain- I was very heartened in Congress commercial and multi-family buildings. A num- able, American energy. when we had a budget agreement that ber of U.S. cities encourage or require So, Mr. Speaker, I close now just as was reached with the leadership of benchmarking for large commercial or multi- I opened, by thanking Representative PAUL RYAN in the House and Senator family buildings. This information helps build- MCKINLEY and Representative WELCH MURRAY in the Senate. I was happy we ing owners, purchasers and renters make for their tremendous leadership and had an appropriations bill that did re- more informed decisions. This piece of legisla- say that I very much look forward to flect a lot of give-and-take on both tion requires the Department of Energy, in col- supporting this bill later on today. sides, and I was very pleased we had a Mr. WHITFIELD. Mr. Speaker, we do farm bill. Again, lots of things to de- laboration with the Administrator of the Envi- not have any more speakers, so I would bate in that farm bill, but we need a 5- ronmental Protection Agency, to conduct a reserve the balance of my time if the year farm bill for the people. study on benchmarking methodologies so that gentleman wants to proceed. And now, on energy, we finally pass cities and states can avoid pitfalls and imple- Mr. WELCH. Mr. Speaker, how much something that both sides can legiti- ment best practices. I hope that passage of the Energy Efficiency time is remaining? mately be proud of because it is real Improvement Act marks a period of bipartisan The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- policy. It is important policy that is cooperation. I look forward to working with my tleman from Vermont has 41⁄2 minutes going to be beneficial to the bottom colleagues on the Energy and Commerce remaining. line to the American people. Mr. WELCH. Well, I will just close Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance Committee on solving the nation’s energy briefly. I don’t believe we have any of my time. issues and other pressing matters. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The other speakers. Mr. WHITFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I question is on the motion offered by Again, there are several things here: would like to add on the words of the the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. One is the wisdom of an energy effi- gentleman from Vermont, first of all, WHITFIELD) that the House suspend the ciency policy, less is more; and wheth- once again, just to say how much we rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2126, as er you are consuming oil or solar, if enjoyed working with him and the oth- amended. you use less, you are going to save ers on this important legislation. The question was taken. money. It is good for the bottom line; We do firmly believe that the Amer- The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the Second, any energy efficiency means ican people will benefit from this. We opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being that we are going to keep in the ground all recognize that energy is one of the in the affirmative, the ayes have it. for future use any other fuels that we components that goes a long way in de- Mr. WELCH. Mr. Speaker, on that I may need down the road; termining how competitive America demand the yeas and nays. Third, any energy efficiency requires can be in the global marketplace, and The yeas and nays were ordered. implementation of energy efficiency any time you can improve efficiency, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- retrofits. That is local labor, good jobs, you improve that competitiveness. So I ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- and the use of locally manufactured would urge all of our Members to sup- ceedings on this motion will be post- products; port H.R. 2126, the Energy Efficiency poned. Fourth, energy efficiency means that Improvement Act of 2014. f we do not have to build more gener- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance ating capacity in order to generate. of my time. THE BUDGET MESSAGE OF THE That saves money; Ms. CASTOR of Florida. Mr. Speaker, PRESIDENT—MESSAGE FROM Fifth, what it does is it cuts down on today, I urge the House of Representatives to THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED carbon emissions. It is all a really good pass this bipartisan energy efficiency legisla- STATES (H. DOC. NO. 113–84) thing. tion, the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- Then finally, several speakers have 2014, that would take a best practices ap- fore the House the following message referred to Congress, and we all know proach to achieving optimal performance lev- from the President of the United we have had our challenges here, and it els in commercial buildings and identify energy States; which was read and, together is a function, to some extent, of real efficiency improvements in federal government with the accompanying papers, referred debates among the American people data centers and leased buildings. This piece to the Committee on Appropriations that we reflect to some extent. We of legislation will save energy, save taxpayer and ordered to be printed:

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We have created that provides the Congress a roadmap We also know that one of the biggest more than 8 million new jobs in the for how and where additional invest- factors in bringing more jobs back is last 4 years and now have the lowest ments should be made in both domestic our commitment to American energy. unemployment rate in over 5 years. priorities and national security this The all-of-the-above energy strategy I Our housing market is rebounding. Our year. announced a few years ago is working, manufacturing sector is adding jobs for We know where to start: the best and today, America is closer to energy the first time since the 1990s. We now measure of opportunity is access to a independence than we have been in dec- produce more oil at home than we buy good job. With the economy picking up ades. from the rest of the world. We have cut speed, companies say they intend to The Budget advances this strategy by our deficits by more than half since I hire more people this year. And over ensuring the safe and responsible pro- took office. And for the first time in half of big manufacturers say they are duction of natural gas and cleaner elec- over a decade, business leaders around thinking of insourcing jobs from tricity generation from fossil fuels. It the world have declared that China is abroad. creates new incentives to cut the no longer the world’s number one place We need to make that decision easier amount of energy we waste in our cars, to invest; America is. for more companies. Both Democrats trucks, homes, and factories. It pro- We have made great progress, but we and Republicans have argued that our motes clean energy with investments must do more to rebuild our economy tax code is riddled with wasteful, com- in technologies like solar and by ex- on a new foundation for growth and plicated loopholes that make it harder panding and making permanent the tax prosperity. I believe that what unites to invest here and encourage compa- credit for the production of renewable the people of this Nation, regardless of nies to keep profits abroad. Last sum- energy. And it continues to strengthen race or region or party, young or old, mer, I offered a proposal to couple busi- protection of our air, water, land, and rich or poor, is the simple, profound be- ness tax reform with critical invest- communities, and addresses the threat lief in opportunity for all—the notion ments in infrastructure. This Budget of climate change. Climate change is a that if you work hard and take respon- includes that proposal, using the tran- fact, and we have to act with more ur- sibility, you can get ahead. That belief sition revenue that will result from a gency to address it because a changing has suffered some serious blows. Over shift to a simpler, more efficient tax climate is already harming western more than three decades, even before code to create jobs rebuilding our roads communities struggling with drought the Great Recession hit, massive shifts and bridges and unclogging our com- and coastal cities dealing with floods. in technology and global competition mutes and transporting goods made in That is why I directed my Administra- had eliminated good, middle class jobs America—because in today’s global tion to work with States, utilities, and and weakened the economic founda- economy, first-class jobs gravitate to others to set new standards on the tions that families depend on. first-class infrastructure. At the same amount of carbon pollution our power Today, after 4 years of economic time, this Budget lays out how my Ad- plants are allowed to dump into the growth, corporate profits and stock ministration will continue to act on air, and why this Budget advances new prices have rarely been higher, and our own to cut red tape and streamline approaches to address the growing cost those at the top have never done bet- the permitting process for key infra- and damage from wildfires. ter. But average wages have barely structure projects, so we can get more All of these efforts can speed up budged. Inequality has deepened. Up- construction workers on the job as fast growth and create more jobs. But in ward mobility remains stalled. Even in as possible. this rapidly changing economy, we the midst of recovery, too many Amer- We also have the chance, right now, have to make sure that every Amer- icans are working more than ever just to beat other countries in the race for ican has the skills to fill those jobs. to get by—let alone get ahead. And too the next wave of high-tech manufac- The Budget therefore invests in new ef- many still are not working at all. turing jobs. My Administration has al- forts to drive greater performance and Our job is to reverse these trends. We ready launched four hubs for high-tech innovation in workforce training, in- need to return to an America where manufacturing, where we have con- cluding on-the-job training, appren- our success depends not on accident of nected businesses to research univer- ticeships, and other steps to equip birth, but on the strength of our work sities that can help America lead the workers with skills that match the ethic and the scope of our dreams. That world in advanced technologies. The needs of employers. is what drew our forebears here. Oppor- Budget expands on these efforts by pro- Of course, it is not enough to train tunity is who we are. And the defining viding funding for five additional insti- today’s workforce. We also have to pre- project of our generation is to restore tutes, and, through the Opportunity, pare tomorrow’s workforce by guaran- that promise. It will not happen right Growth, and Security Initiative, sup- teeing every child access to a world- away. But we must continue to strive ports the goal I announced last sum- class education. That is why the Budg- toward that goal. mer of creating a national network of et builds on the progress we have made What I offer in this Budget is a set of 45 of these manufacturing innovation with new investments and initiatives concrete, practical proposals to speed institutes over the next 10 years. to improve all levels of education, from up growth, strengthen the middle class, We know that the nation that goes early childhood through college. and build new ladders of opportunity all-in on innovation today will own the Research shows that one of the best into the middle class—all while con- global economy tomorrow. This is an investments we can make in a child’s tinuing to improve the Nation’s long- edge America cannot surrender. That is life is high-quality early education. run fiscal position. why the Budget includes investments This year, we will invest in new part- Earlier this year, thanks to the work in cutting-edge research and develop- nerships with States and communities of Democrats and Republicans, the ment, driving scientific and techno- across the country to expand access to Congress produced an agreement that logical breakthroughs that will create high-quality early education, and I am undid some of last year’s severe cuts to jobs, improve lives, and open new op- again calling on the Congress to make priorities like education and research, portunities for the American people. high-quality preschool available to infrastructure, and national security. The Budget’s Opportunity, Growth, and every four-year-old child. The Budget Recognizing the importance of that bi- Security Initiative will allow us to also includes funding to provide access partisan compromise, the Budget ad- push our limits even further, sup- to high-quality infant and toddler care heres to the spending levels agreed to porting additional biomedical research for more than 100,000 children, and sup- by the Congress for fiscal year 2015. at the National Institutes of Health ports the extension and expansion of But there is clearly much more we can that will help us fight Alzheimer’s, voluntary home visiting programs. and should do to invest in areas like in- cancer, and other diseases, climate re- Last year, I called on the Federal frastructure, innovation, and education search to develop climate change-resil- Communications Commission (FCC) to

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The Budget doubles the over. down payment on this goal by con- value of the EITC for workers without In addition to responsibly winding necting more than 15,000 schools and 20 children and non-custodial parents, and down our operations in Afghanistan, million students over the next 2 years, also makes it available to younger the Budget ensures we maintain ready, without adding a dime to the deficit. adult workers, so that it can encourage modern, and capable defense forces to To ensure students receive the full ben- work in the crucial years at the begin- address any threats we might face, in- efit of this connectivity, the Budget in- ning of a young person’s career. cluding threats from terrorism and vests in training for teachers in hun- We also need to do more to help cyber attacks. It funds humanitarian dreds of school districts across the Americans save for retirement. Today, and diplomatic efforts in Syria, sup- country. most workers do not have a pension. A ports transition and reform throughout The Budget also supports redesigning Social Security check often is not the Middle East and North Africa, and our high schools, helping them partner enough on its own. And while the stock advances our strategic rebalancing to- with colleges and employers that offer market has doubled over the last 5 ward the Asia-Pacific region. It en- the college-level coursework and real- years, that does not improve retire- hances stability and creates new mar- world skills to prepare students for col- ment security for people who do not kets for U.S. businesses with invest- lege and careers. And it launches a new have retirement savings. That is why ments in Power Africa and promotes Race to the Top competition aimed at the Budget builds on my proposal to peace and security by supporting glob- closing the achievement gap, so that create a new way for working Ameri- al health care and addressing climate all children get the high-quality edu- cans to start saving for retirement: the change. And it strengthens oversight of cation they need to succeed. MyRA savings bond. To encourage new intelligence activities and enhances And we are shaking up our system of savers, MyRA requires a low initial the protection of U.S. diplomatic fa- higher education to encourage innova- contribution and guarantees a decent cilities and personnel overseas. tion, give parents more information, return with no risk of losing what you The Budget also ensures that we con- and reward colleges for improving put in. Separately, the Budget also pro- tinue to meet our obligations to our quality and reducing costs, so that no poses to establish automatic enroll- troops and veterans who have given so middle class student is priced out of a ment Individual Retirement Accounts, much to our country. To deliver on college education. Last summer, I di- offering every American access to an this commitment, it provides signifi- rected the Department of Education to automatic savings vehicle on the job. cant resources to support veterans’ develop and publish a new college rat- For decades, few things exposed hard- medical care, help military families, ing system that will identify colleges working families to economic hardship assist soldiers transitioning to civilian that provide the best value to students more than a broken health care sys- life, reduce veterans’ homelessness, and and encourage all colleges to improve. tem. With the enactment of the Afford- reduce the disability claims backlog so our veterans receive the benefits they The Budget supports the development able Care Act, we are in the process of have earned. It also introduces nec- of that rating system and provides bo- fixing that. Already, because of the essary reforms to our military com- nuses to reward colleges that improve health reform law, more than 3 million pensation system, which our uniform educational outcomes for Pell Grant Americans under the age of 26 have military leadership called for, to en- recipients. And to help more Ameri- gained coverage under their parents’ sure servicemembers and their families cans who feel trapped by student loan plans. More than 9 million Americans receive the benefits that they have debt, the Budget expands income-driv- have signed up for private health insur- earned while making sure that our en repayment options, allowing mil- ance or Medicaid coverage. Because of military can invest in the training, lions the opportunity to cap their this law, no American can ever again equipment, and support that it needs. monthly student loan payments at 10 be dropped or denied coverage for a In addition to making these critical percent of their income. preexisting condition like asthma, investments, the Budget outlines the We also must do more to ensure our back pain, or cancer. No woman can steps my Administration is taking to economy honors the dignity of work, ever be charged more just because she create a 21st Century Government that and that hard work pays off for all of is a woman. And we did all this while is more efficient, effective, and sup- our citizens. Americans overwhelm- adding years to Medicare’s finances, portive of economic growth. Our citi- ingly agree that no one who works full keeping Medicare premiums flat, and zens and businesses expect their Gov- time should ever have to raise a family lowering prescription costs for millions ernment to provide the same level of in poverty. I have already acted by Ex- of seniors. To continue this progress, service experienced in the private sec- ecutive Order to require Federal con- the Budget fully funds the ongoing im- tor and we intend to deliver. The Budg- tractors to pay their federally funded plementation of the Affordable Care et includes initiatives that will lead to employees a fair wage of at least $10.10 Act. better, faster, and smarter services, an hour. The Congress needs to go fur- We must always remember that eco- both online and in-person. It calls on ther and raise the minimum wage for nomic growth and opportunity can Federal agencies to share services and all workers to that same amount. This only be achieved if America is safe and leverage the buying power of the Gov- raise will help families, and it will help secure. At home, the Budget supports ernment to bring greater value and ef- the economy by giving businesses cus- efforts to make our communities safer ficiency for taxpayer dollars. It con- tomers with more money to spend and by reducing gun violence and reforming tinues to open Government data and by boosting productivity and reducing our criminal justice system. research for public and private sector turnover. The Budget also invests in Looking beyond our borders, the use to spur innovation and job cre- enforcement efforts to make sure Budget responsibly transitions from ation. And it invests in the Govern- workers receive the wages and over- the completion of our military mission ment’s most important resource, its time they have earned. in Afghanistan in 2014 to political and workers, ensuring that we can attract There are other steps we can take to security support for a unified Afghan and retain the best talent in the Fed- help families make ends meet. Few government as it takes full responsi- eral workforce and foster a culture of policies are more effective at reducing bility for its own future. When I took excellence. inequality and helping families pull office, nearly 180,000 Americans were The Budget does all of these things themselves up through hard work than serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. while further strengthening the Na- the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Today, all our troops are out of Iraq tion’s long-term fiscal outlook. Over The EITC for families with children and more than 60,000 of our troops have the last 5 years, we have cut the deficit lifts millions out of poverty each year already come home from Afghanistan. in half as a share of the economy, expe- and helps about half of all parents at With Afghan forces now in the lead for riencing the fastest period of deficit re- some point in their lives. But as a their own security, our troops have duction since the demobilization fol- number of prominent policymakers, moved to a support role. Together with lowing World War II. The Budget con- both progressive and conservative, our allies, we will complete our mis- tinues this progress, bringing deficits

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:51 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04MR7.011 H04MRPT1 rfrederick on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with HOUSE March 4, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2125 down as a share of the economy to b 1700 (b) MAINTENANCE OF ROADS OUTSIDE WIL- DERNESS BOUNDARY.—Nothing in this Act below 2 percent by 2023 and putting AFTER RECESS debt as a share of the economy on a de- prevents the maintenance and improvement clining path. The recess having expired, the House of roads that are located outside the bound- Although we have seen a notable and was called to order by the Speaker pro ary of the wilderness area designated by sec- tempore (Mr. HOLDING) at 5 p.m. tion 3(a). significant decline in health care (c) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this spending growth over the last few f Act affects the jurisdiction of the State of years, in part due to the Affordable SLEEPING BEAR DUNES NATIONAL Michigan with respect to the management of Care Act, we know that over the long LAKESHORE CONSERVATION AND fish and wildlife, including hunting and fish- run, the growth of health care costs RECREATION ACT ing within the national lakeshore in accord- continues to be our Nation’s most ance with section 5 of Public Law 91–479 (16 pressing fiscal challenge. That is why Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. U.S.C. 460x–4). the Budget builds on the savings and Speaker, I move to suspend the rules (d) SAVINGS PROVISIONS.—Nothing in this and pass the bill (S. 23) to designate as Act modifies, alters, or affects— reforms in the health reform law with (1) any treaty rights; or additional measures to strengthen wilderness certain land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes (2) any valid private property rights in ex- Medicare and Medicaid and encourage istence on the day before the date of enact- high-quality and efficient health care. National Lakeshore in the State of ment of this Act. We also know that revenue has to be Michigan, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- part of the solution to our Nation’s ant to the rule, the gentleman from long-term fiscal challenges. Given the The text of the bill is as follows: S. 23 Washington (Mr. HASTINGS) and the aging of our population and the declin- gentleman from Nevada (Mr. ing ratio of workers to retirees, we will Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- resentatives of the United States of America in HORSFORD) each will control 20 min- need additional revenue to maintain utes. our commitments to seniors while also Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. The Chair recognizes the gentleman making the investments that are need- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sleeping from Washington. ed to grow our economy and expand op- Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conserva- GENERAL LEAVE portunity. The Budget secures that tion and Recreation Act’’. Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. revenue through tax reform that re- SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that duces inefficient and unfair tax breaks In this Act: all Members may have 5 legislative and ensures that everyone, from Main (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map days to revise and extend their re- Street to Wall Street, is paying their consisting of 6 sheets entitled ‘‘Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Proposed marks and include extraneous material fair share. on the bill under consideration. Finally, if we are serious about long- Wilderness Boundary’’, numbered 634/80,083B, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there term, sustainable economic growth and and dated November 2010. objection to the request of the gen- deficit reduction, it is also time to (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior. tleman from Washington? heed the calls of business leaders, labor SEC. 3. SLEEPING BEAR DUNES WILDERNESS. There was no objection. leaders, faith leaders, and law enforce- (a) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. ment—and fix our broken immigration Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), cer- Speaker, I yield myself such time as I system. Independent economists say tain land and inland water within the Sleep- may consume. immigration reform will grow our ing Bear Dunes National Lakeshore com- This bill reflects decades of work, economy and shrink our deficits by al- prising approximately 32,557 acres along the work by local citizens who organized to mainland shore of Lake Michigan and on cer- most $1 trillion in the next two dec- reject the dictates of the Federal bu- ades. And for good reason: when people tain nearby islands in Benzie and Leelanau Counties, Michigan, as generally depicted on reaucracy and to protect public access come here to fulfill their dreams—to and recreation. At the same time that study, invent, and contribute to our the map, is designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Pres- this bill designates new wilderness, it culture—they make our country a ervation System, to be known as the ‘‘Sleep- also provides critical protections for more attractive place for businesses to ing Bear Dunes Wilderness’’. the public’s ability to visit and enjoy locate and help create jobs for every- (b) MAP.— the Sleeping Bear Dunes National one. The Senate has acted to pass a bi- (1) AVAILABILITY.—The map shall be on file Lakeshore in the State of Michigan. partisan immigration reform bill that and available for public inspection in appro- Let me give you a little bit of back- is worthy of support. It is time for the priate offices of the National Park Service. ground. House of Representatives to finish the (2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may cor- In 1981, the National Park Service job. rect any clerical or typographical errors in We have made progress over the last the map. proposed a general management plan (3) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—As soon as prac- 5 years. But our work is not done. This for the lakeshore in Michigan. The plan ticable after the date of enactment of this was so restrictive as to be punitive to- Budget provides a roadmap to ensuring Act, the Secretary shall prepare a legal de- middle class families and those work- wards recreation, and it sparked a local scription of the wilderness boundary and backlash. After years of collaboration, ing to be a part of the middle class can submit a copy of the map and legal descrip- feel secure in their jobs, homes, and tion to the Committee on Energy and Nat- a new plan was agreed upon that re- budgets. To build real, lasting eco- ural Resources of the Senate and the Com- aligned the wilderness boundaries to nomic security, we also need to expand mittee on Natural Resources of the House of restore sensible public access. This legislation would codify these opportunity for all so every American Representatives. (c) ROAD SETBACKS.—The wilderness negotiated changes into law and ensure can get ahead and have a shot at cre- boundary shall be— the continued availability of roads for ating a better life for their kids. (1) 100 feet from the centerline of adjacent None of it is easy. America has never visitors traveling to remote trailheads, county roads; and to beaches, to backcountry areas, and come easy. But if we work together, if (2) 300 feet from the centerline of adjacent we summon what is best in us, I know State highways. to historic areas within this geog- it is within our reach. SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. raphy. The bill also protects BARACK OBAMA. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing motorboater access to the shoreline. It THE WHITE HOUSE, March 4, 2014. rights, the wilderness area designated by sec- specifically protects private property tion 3(a) shall be administered by the Sec- rights. It preserves hunting and fishing f retary in accordance with the Wilderness Act rights, and it does not expand Federal RECESS (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that— land ownership or add any additional The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- (1) any reference in the Wilderness Act to costs to taxpayers. the effective date of that Act shall be consid- As I stated, this effort has been going ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair ered to be a reference to the date of enact- declares the House in recess subject to ment of this Act; and on for several decades. After the House the call of the Chair. (2) any reference in the Wilderness Act to votes today, this bill will go to the Accordingly (at 4 o’clock and 13 min- the Secretary of Agriculture shall be consid- President for his signature in order to utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. ered to be a reference to the Secretary. become law. Yet, Mr. Speaker, the real

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:51 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04MR7.012 H04MRPT1 rfrederick on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2126 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 4, 2014 credit for this legislation, even though June 19, 2013, is identical to H.R. 163, shoreline, I want to ensure that those it is a Senate bill, is owed to our col- legislation I introduced by the same beaches and roads remain open. league from Michigan, Dr. BENISHEK, title last January with the full support I hope everyone will join me in vis- for making this happen. He is the lead of the Michigan delegation. iting Sleeping Bear Dunes soon. You sponsor of this legislation, or the com- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lake- will get to see how truly blessed north- panion legislation, in the House of Rep- shore is a treasured area of my home ern Michigan is to have this amazing resentatives. Dr. BENISHEK has been a district and for the entire Nation. The natural wonder. persistent and persuasive advocate for park has been named America’s most Mr. HORSFORD. Mr. Speaker, I con- this local proposal. beautiful place by ‘‘Good Morning tinue to reserve the balance of my As the chairman of the House Nat- America,’’ and over 1 million visitors time. ural Resources Committee, which over- from around the world come to see the Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. sees this bill, I can state with certainty dunes and the surrounding lakes each Speaker, I am very pleased to yield 2 that it is because of his, Dr. year. minutes to the gentleman from Michi- BENISHEK’s, bipartisan efforts that this Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lake- gan (Mr. CAMP), another cosponsor of bill will pass the House tonight. He has shore plays a vital role in our State’s this legislation and the chairman of worked closely with both Republicans outdoor recreation economy, which the Ways and Means Committee. and Democrats, especially his senior contributes over $18 billion in con- Mr. CAMP. I thank the gentleman for Senator, Senator LEVIN of Michigan, to sumer spending and over 194,000 jobs to yielding. make this a reality. Without their per- the State of Michigan. As Pamela of Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong sonal efforts, today’s vote would not Lake Township said, ‘‘Sleeping Bear is support of the bill offered by my col- happen. vital to the economy of northern league and friend, Mr. DAN BENISHEK of Dr. BENISHEK certainly deserves rec- Michigan. Most of the money earned in Michigan. ognition for this success, and I con- this area is during the summer months The Sleeping Bear Dunes National gratulate him and the people of Michi- when tourists from all over the coun- Lakeshore is not just a Michigan but a gan, whom he represents, for this legis- try visit.’’ From gas stations to ice national treasure. It is enjoyed by over lation. cream stands to local hotels, our local 1 million visitors from across the With that, I reserve the balance of businesses look forward to a full and State, country, and world each year. In my time. thriving park season each year. fact, in 2011, Sleeping Bear was voted Mr. HORSFORD. Mr. Speaker, I yield In 1981, Congress determined that the ‘‘most beautiful place in America’’ myself such time as I may consume. wilderness areas should exist within by a poll conducted by ‘‘Good Morning (Mr. HORSFORD asked and was this park, and over 30,000 acres of park America.’’ given permission to revise and extend have been managed as wilderness since This bill is the product of years of his remarks.) work between members of the public, Mr. HORSFORD. Mr. Speaker, I that time. When the National Park Service began to update the proposed the National Park Service, and local, would like to thank our chairman from State, and Federal officials. It strikes the Natural Resources Committee, and map for the first time since 1981, the local residents discovered for the first a careful balance between conservation I am proud to be here on behalf of the and recreation. In addition to pro- minority to speak in favor of S. 23, time that the map included a number of county roads, beaches, and historic tecting this vital natural resource, the which is a locally driven conservation bill ensures that the beaches of Lake initiative that will make the manage- sites in this proposed wilderness area. As you can imagine, local residents Michigan will be accessible to the pub- ment of a national park unit more effi- lic and that hunting and fishing rights, cient and will create the first new in Benzie, Leelanau, and Grand Tra- verse County were not pleased, and a as well as boating access, will be main- acres of wilderness enacted into the tained. system since 2009. Adding approxi- lengthy public planning period began. Because of the very public local opposi- I hope the rest of the House will join mately 30,000 acres of wilderness will me today in supporting the Sleeping protect the special character of Sleep- tion to the original land management plan, the Park Service agreed to go Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Con- ing Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in servation and Recreation Act so that Michigan. back to the drawing board. They worked together with the local citizens this national treasure can be enjoyed The passage of this bill is going to to its fullest now and for many genera- make a lot of people very happy, and I and interest groups, ranging from area businesses to environmental groups. tions to come. hope it is a sign of change to come. Mr. HORSFORD. Mr. Speaker, just to After gathering extensive public in- Congress should not stand in the way reiterate, we fully support S. 23. I look volvement, review, and comment, a of locally driven conservation initia- forward to its passage, and I look for- final general management plan was tives, and we look forward to working ward to one day visiting this beautiful adopted in January 2009. This plan en- with the majority to identify more op- location in Michigan. portunities in which to work together sures that all county roads will remain I yield back the balance of my time. and to move legislation that merits our in control of the local governments, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. attention. There are a lot more wilder- and beaches and historic sites will be Speaker, I urge the adoption of the leg- ness bills, monument designations, and excluded from the wilderness map. islation, and I yield back the balance of wildlife and scenic river bills that the The bill on the floor here today rep- my time. House should consider. We happily sup- resents the hard work of these engaged The SPEAKER pro tempore. The port the adoption of S. 23. citizens. It has been introduced each question is on the motion offered by Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Congress, in both the House and the the gentleman from Washington (Mr. my time. Senate, since 2009. This legislation, HASTINGS) that the House suspend the Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. like the park, itself, has always en- rules and pass the bill, S. 23. Speaker, I am very pleased to yield 5 joyed wide support from the entire The question was taken; and (two- minutes to the gentleman from Michi- Michigan delegation on both sides of thirds being in the affirmative) the gan (Mr. BENISHEK), the author of the the aisle. While we may not agree on rules were suspended and the bill was House legislation which is the com- every issue, we can agree that our local passed. panion to what we are voting on from communities know best when it comes A motion to reconsider was laid on the Senate. to planning for the future of our parks. the table. Mr. BENISHEK. Thank you, Mr. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to have f Chairman. worked with those who have come be- Mr. Speaker, today, I rise in support fore me—from Chairman CAMP, to NORTH FORK WATERSHED of S. 23, the Sleeping Bear Dunes Na- former Representative Hoekstra, to PROTECTION ACT OF 2014 tional Lakeshore Conservation and Representative HUIZENGA and Senator Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Recreation Act. LEVIN—to shepherd this bill through Speaker, I move to suspend the rules As you know, this bill, which passed Congress. My goal is simple. Like all of and pass the bill (H.R. 2259) to with- the Senate by unanimous consent on those who love this amazing stretch of draw certain Federal land and interests

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:51 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K04MR7.035 H04MRPT1 rfrederick on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with HOUSE March 4, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2127 in that land from location, entry, and support in Congress and the strong en- minutes to the gentleman from Mon- patent under the mining laws and dis- dorsement of the affected local commu- tana (Mr. DAINES), the author of this position under the mineral and geo- nities. legislation. thermal leasing laws and to preserve Our colleague, Mr. DAINES of Mon- (Mr. DAINES asked and was given existing uses, as amended. tana, is the lead sponsor of this bill, permission to revise and extend his re- The Clerk read the title of the bill. and he has championed its action here marks.) The text of the bill is as follows: in the House. I can assure everyone Mr. DAINES. Mr. Speaker, I want to H.R. 2259 that it is because of his leadership, his commitment and energy that this leg- give my thanks to the chairman of the Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Natural Resources Committee for his resentatives of the United States of America in islation will pass the House today. Mr. Congress assembled, DAINES has put the interests of Mon- support and leadership in moving this SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. tana first and has been willing to work bill through the House. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘North Fork Wa- in a bipartisan way, with Republicans Mr. Speaker, I rise today to proudly tershed Protection Act of 2014’’. and Democrats, to get this bill passed. offer H.R. 2259, the North Fork Water- SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. Mr. Speaker, the North Fork Water- shed Protection Act, for consideration In this Act: shed Protection Act would codify pro- in the full House. (1) ELIGIBLE FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘eligi- tections of Federal forest lands in the ble Federal land’’ means— This bill is special to Montana for (A) any federally owned land or interest in North Fork watershed from develop- many reasons. land depicted on the Map as within the North ment in accordance with the memo- The Flathead River is one of the randum of understanding signed in 2010 Fork Federal Lands Withdrawal Area; or most cherished waterways in our great (B) any land or interest in land located within between the Province of British Colum- State, and our country, for trout fish- the North Fork Federal Lands Withdrawal Area bia and the State of Montana. Very sig- ing. In fact, it is considered a ‘‘red rib- that is acquired by the Federal Government nificantly, the bill makes certain in bon’’ stream. That is Montana’s after the date of enactment of this Act. law that existing uses, including public AP version of a blue ribbon trout stream. (2) M .—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the Bureau recreation, livestock management, and of Land Management map entitled ‘‘North Fork forest management are protected and The Flathead is an area beloved by Federal Lands Withdrawal Area’’ and dated the local community for recreation and June 9, 2010. not restricted. This bill will ensure supporting the region’s forest-based SEC. 3. WITHDRAWAL. that this region stays accessible for economy. (a) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing most of the traditional activities in rights, the eligible Federal land is withdrawn this beautiful part of Montana. Last but not least, this watershed is from— Mr. Speaker, in 1988, the Ninth Cir- a gateway to one of the crown jewels of (1) all forms of location, entry, and patent cuit Court enjoined the Department of the National Park system, Glacier Na- under the mining laws; and the Interior from allowing any activity tional Park. (2) disposition under all laws relating to min- on issued oil and gas leases in this eral leasing and geothermal leasing. Protecting the watershed and ensur- (b) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—Not later than 30 area. Since then, no oil and gas devel- ing its value extends for future genera- days after the date of enactment of this Act, the opment has taken place in this area, tions has been a task shared by Gov- Map shall be made available to the public at and several leaseholders have volun- ernors and legislatures of both parties, each appropriate office of the Bureau of Land tarily relinquished their oil and gas our neighboring Canadian Province of Management. leases within this area. The State of British Columbia, as well as our local (c) EFFECT OF SECTION.—Nothing in this sec- Montana has made clear its desire to Chambers of Commerce. It is also sup- tion violates the rights of existing leaseholders partner with British Columbia, as I or prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from ported by Montana Senators Max Bau- taking any action necessary to complete any re- have mentioned, to protect this water- cus and JOHN TESTER, and myself. We quirement under the National Environmental shed. H.R. 2259 would similarly protect all support protecting this area for fu- Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or the the Federal land located within this re- ture generations. It makes this bill the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 gion. first lands legislation supported by the et seq.) required for permitting surface-dis- Again, I would like to recognize the entire Montana delegation in nearly 30 turbing activity to occur on any lease issued be- author of this legislation, Mr. DAINES, years. fore the date of enactment of this Act. for his hard work and leadership, and I The North Fork Watershed Protec- SEC. 4. EXISTING USES NOT AFFECTED. urge my colleagues to support this leg- tion Act protects 430,000 acres along Except with respect to the withdrawal under islation. section 3, nothing in this Act restricts rec- I reserve the balance of my time. the North and Middle Forks of the reational uses, livestock management activities, Mr. HORSFORD. Mr. Speaker, I yield Flathead River from mineral develop- or forest management activities allowed on the myself such time as I may consume. ment. Eighty percent of leases in this date of the enactment of this Act on the eligible area have already been voluntarily re- Federal land in accordance with applicable law. H.R. 2259 will protect an important watershed and recreational resource linquished. The bill explicitly protects The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- west of Glacier National Park, and we the rights of existing leaseholders, and ant to the rule, the gentleman from are glad to see it on the suspension cal- there is no loss in production. Washington (Mr. HASTINGS) and the endar. It is a widely supported initia- The North Fork Watershed Protec- gentleman from Nevada (Mr. tive in Montana that will conserve a tion Act represents commonsense re- HORSFORD) each will control 20 min- treasured landscape that belongs to source management. It is the kind of utes. every American. Some places are just common sense Montanans understand The Chair recognizes the gentleman too special to allow short-term com- and Washington, D.C., needs more of. from Washington. mercial considerations to potentially GENERAL LEAVE The North Fork Watershed Protec- harm their long-term viability. tion Act ensures the region’s current Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Stakeholders in Montana identified Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that uses—forest management, hunting, the importance of the North Fork wa- fishing, outdoor recreation, quality all Members may have 5 legislative tershed, an area that supports the days to revise and extend their re- water supply for local communities, recreation-based economy, provides access to gravel for infrastructure marks and include extraneous material clean drinking water, and allows wild- on the legislation under consideration. maintenance, and livestock grazing— life to thrive. H.R. 2259 guarantees that will continue for many generations to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there this area will not be threatened by un- objection to the request of the gen- come because that is our way of life in fettered energy development. I support Montana. tleman from Washington? this bill, and I urge its adoption. There was no objection. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of The North Fork Watershed Protec- Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. my time. tion Act is a key to international Speaker, I yield myself such time as I agreement between the State of Mon- may consume. b 1715 tana and British Columbia. In fact, in The legislation before the House Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. February of 2010, the Province of Brit- today enjoys bipartisan and bicameral Speaker, I am very pleased to yield 6 ish Columbia and the State of Montana

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:51 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K04MR7.037 H04MRPT1 rfrederick on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2128 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 4, 2014 signed a Memorandum of Under- The text of the bill is as follows: the property covered by the policy no longer standing to preclude mineral develop- H.R. 3370 being required to retain such coverage’’ ; and ment along the Flathead. British Co- (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively. lumbia completed prohibition of min- resentatives of the United States of America in (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The Administrator eral development along the Flathead Congress assembled, shall promulgate such regulations, and make River in 2011. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CON- available such rate tables, as necessary to The North Fork Watershed Protec- TENTS. implement the amendments made by para- tion Act is necessary to hold up the (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as graph (1) as if it were enacted as part of the U.S. end of the bargain and to be a the ‘‘Homeowner Flood Insurance Afford- Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act good neighbor. The Canadian province ability Act of 2014’’. of 2012 (Public Law 112-141; 126 Stat. 957). (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con- (3) IIMPLEMENTATION, COORDINATION, AND has expended significant resources for tents for this Act is as follows: the sake of upholding this agreement GUIDANCE.— Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. (A) FACILITATION OF TIMELY REFUNDS.—To and strongly supports passage of this Sec. 2. Definitions. ensure the participation of Write Your Own legislation so their efforts will be so- Sec. 3. Repeal of certain rate increases. companies (as such term is defined in section lidified. Sec. 4. Restoration of grandfathered rates. 100202(a) of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insur- The bill also has an unprecedented Sec. 5. Requirements regarding annual rate ance Reform Act of 2012 (42 U.S.C. 4004(a)), mix of supporters, from increases. the Administrator and the Federal Emer- ConocoPhillips, Anadarko, and Chev- Sec. 6. Clarification of rates for properties gency Management Agency shall consult ron, to Ducks Unlimited, Theodore newly mapped into areas with with Write Your Own companies throughout special flood hazards. Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, the development of guidance and rate tables Sec. 7. Premiums and reports. necessary to implement the provisions of and and local chambers of commerce. This Sec. 8. Annual premium surcharge. the amendments made by this Act. unity across diverse stakeholders is re- Sec. 9. Draft affordability framework. (B) IMPLEMENTATION AND GUIDANCE.—The flective of the bill’s strong support Sec. 10. Risk transfer. Administrator shall issue final guidance and among Montanans. It is time we get Sec. 11. Monthly installment payment for rate tables necessary to implement the pro- this done. premiums. visions of and the amendments made by this Montanans have been working to- Sec. 12. Optional high-deductible policies for Act not later than eight months following ward protecting the Flathead for dec- residential properties. the date of the enactment of this Act. Write Sec. 13. Exclusion of detached structures Your Own companies, in coordination with ades. Senator Max Baucus began work from mandatory purchase re- to protect this watershed in his very the Federal Emergency Management Agen- quirement. cy, shall have not less than six months but first year in Congress. That was back Sec. 14. Accounting for flood mitigation ac- not more than eight months following the in 1974, when he was Montana’s Con- tivities in estimates of pre- issuance of such final guidance and rate ta- gressman in the House. I am proud to mium rates. bles to implement the changes required by be part of the effort to get it done and Sec. 15. Home improvement fairness. such final guidance and rate tables. across the finish line. Sec. 16. Affordability study and report. (4) REFUND OF EXCESS PREMIUM CHARGES Passage of the North Fork Watershed Sec. 17. Flood insurance rate map certifi- COLLECTED.—The Administrator shall refund cation. directly to insureds any premiums for flood Protection Act is a major stop towards Sec. 18. Funds to reimburse homeowners for a commonsense goal that Montanans insurance coverage under the National Flood successful map appeals. Insurance Program collected in excess of the have worked toward together for dec- Sec. 19. Flood protection systems. rates required under the provisions of and ades. Sec. 20. Quarterly reports regarding Reserve amendments made by this section. To allow Though Senator Bachus has now re- Fund ratio. for necessary and appropriate implementa- tired and is serving in China, the pas- Sec. 21. Treatment of floodproofed residen- tion of such provisions and amendments, any sage of the North Fork Watershed Pro- tial basements. premium changes necessary to implement tection Act will send a strong message Sec. 22. Exemption from fees for certain such provisions and amendments, including map change requests. any such premium refund due to policy hold- to the Senate to get it done. Sec. 23. Study of voluntary community- I urge passage of H.R. 2259, the North ers, which shall be paid directly by the Na- based flood insurance options. tional Flood Insurance Program, shall not be Fork Watershed Protection Act. Sec. 24. Designation of flood insurance advo- charged or paid to policyholders by the Na- Mr. HORSFORD. Mr. Speaker, I rise cate. tional Flood Insurance Program until after again to reiterate our support for H.R. Sec. 25. Exceptions to escrow requirement the Administrator issues guidance and 2259, and I yield back the balance of my for flood insurance payments. makes available such rate tables to imple- time. Sec. 26. Flood mitigation methods for build- ment the provisions of and amendments Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. ings. made by this Act. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to sup- Sec. 27. Mapping of non-structural flood (b) ASSUMPTION OF POLICIES AT EXISTING mitigation features. PREMIUM RATES.—The Administrator shall port this legislation, and I yield back Sec. 28. Clear communications. the balance of my time. provide that the purchaser of a property Sec. 29. Protection of small businesses, non- that, as of the date of such purchase, is cov- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The profits, houses of worship, and ered under an existing flood insurance policy question is on the motion offered by residences. under this title may assume such existing the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Sec. 30. Mapping. policy and coverage for the remainder of the HASTINGS) that the House suspend the Sec. 31. Disclosure. term of the policy at the chargeable pre- rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2259, as SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. mium rates under such existing policy. Such amended. For purposes of this title, the following rates shall continue with respect to such The question was taken; and (two- definitions shall apply: property until the implementation of sub- thirds being in the affirmative) the (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis- section (a). trator’’ means the Administrator of the Fed- rules were suspended and the bill, as SEC. 4. RESTORATION OF GRANDFATHERED eral Emergency Management Agency. RATES. amended, was passed. (2) NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM.— (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1308 of the Na- A motion to reconsider was laid on The term ‘‘National Flood Insurance Pro- tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. the table. gram’’ means the program established under 4015) is amended— f the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 (1) by striking subsection (h); and U.S.C. 4001 et seq.). (2) by redesignating subsection (i) as sub- HOMEOWNER FLOOD INSURANCE SEC. 3. REPEAL OF CERTAIN RATE INCREASES. section (h). AFFORDABILITY ACT OF 2014 (a) REPEAL.— (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I move to (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1307(g) of the Na- made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if suspend the rules and pass the bill tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. enacted as part of the Biggert-Waters Flood (H.R. 3370) to delay the implementation 4014(g)) is amended— Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-141; 126 Stat. 957). of certain provisions of the Biggert- (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2); (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘as a re- SEC. 5. REQUIREMENTS REGARDING ANNUAL Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of sult of the deliberate choice of the holder of RATE INCREASES. 2012, and for other purposes, as amend- such policy’’ and inserting ‘‘, unless the deci- Section 1308(e) of the National Flood Insur- ed. sion of the policy holder to permit a lapse in ance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(e)) is amend- The Clerk read the title of the bill. flood insurance coverage was as a result of ed—

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PREMIUMS AND REPORTS. ity to continue to participate in the Na- by striking ‘‘, the chargeable risk premium Section 1308 of the National Flood Insur- tional Flood Insurance Program. rates for flood insurance under this title for ance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015), as amended (3) Individual or community actions to any properties’’; by the preceding provisions of this Act, is mitigate the risk of flood or lower the cost of (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘the further amended by adding at the end the flood insurance. chargeable risk premium rates for flood in- following new subsection: (4) The impact of increases in risk pre- surance under this title for any properties’’ ‘‘(j) PREMIUMS AND REPORTS.—In setting mium rates on participation in the National before ‘‘within any’’; premium risk rates, in addition to striving Flood Insurance Program. (3) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘the to achieve the objectives of this title the Ad- (5) The impact flood insurance rate map chargeable risk premium rates for flood in- ministrator shall also strive to minimize the updates have on the affordability of flood in- surance under this title for any properties’’ number of policies with annual premiums surance. before ‘‘described in’’; that exceed one percent of the total coverage (c) DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION.—Not later (4) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2), provided by the policy. For any policies pre- than 18 months after the date on which the as so amended, as paragraphs (3) and (4), re- miums that exceed this one percent thresh- Administrator submits the affordability spectively; and old, the Administrator shall report such ex- study referred to in subsection (a), the Ad- (5) by inserting before paragraph (3), as so ceptions to the Committee on Financial ministrator shall submit to the full Com- redesignated, the following new paragraphs: Services of the House of Representatives and mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- ‘‘(1) the chargeable risk premium rate for the Committee on Banking, Housing, and fairs and the full Committee on Appropria- flood insurance under this title for any prop- Urban Affairs of the Senate.’’. tions of the Senate and the full Committee erty may not be increased by more than 18 SEC. 8. ANNUAL PREMIUM SURCHARGE. on Financial Services and the full Com- percent each year, except— (a) PREMIUM SURCHARGE.—Chapter I of the mittee on Appropriations of the House of ‘‘(A) as provided in paragraph (4); National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 Representatives the draft affordability ‘‘(B) in the case of property identified U.S.C. 4011 et seq.) is amended by inserting framework required under subsection (a). under section 1307(g); or after section 1308 the following new section: (d) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS.—The Ad- ministrator may enter into an agreement ‘‘(C) in the case of a property that— ‘‘SEC. 1308A. PREMIUM SURCHARGE. with another Federal agency to— ‘‘(i) is located in a community that has ex- ‘‘(a) IMPOSITION AND COLLECTION.—The Ad- (1) complete the affordability study re- perienced a rating downgrade under the com- ministrator shall impose and collect an an- ferred to in subsection (a); or munity rating system program carried out nual surcharge, in the amount provided in (2) prepare the draft affordability frame- under section 1315(b); subsection (b), on all policies for flood insur- work required under subsection (a). ‘‘(ii) is covered by a policy with respect to ance coverage under the National Flood In- (e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in which the policyholder has— surance Program that are newly issued or re- ‘‘(I) decreased the amount of the deduct- this section shall be construed to provide the newed after the date of the enactment of this Administrator with the authority to provide ible; or section. Such surcharge shall be in addition ‘‘(II) increased the amount of coverage; or assistance to homeowners based on afford- to the surcharge under section 1304(b) and ability that was not available prior to the ‘‘(iii) was misrated; any other assessments and surcharges ap- ‘‘(2) the chargeable risk premium rates for enactment of the Biggert-Waters Flood In- plied to such coverage. surance Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112- flood insurance under this title for any prop- ‘‘(b) AMOUNT.—The amount of the sur- 141; 126 Stat. 916). erties initially rated under section 1307(a)(2) charge under subsection (a) shall be— within any single risk classification, exclud- ‘‘(1) $25, except as provided in paragraph SEC. 10. RISK TRANSFER. Section 1345 of the National Flood Insur- ing properties for which the chargeable risk (2); and ance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4081) is amended premium rate is not less than the applicable ‘‘(2) $250, in the case of a policy for any by adding at the end the following new sub- estimated risk premium rate under section property that is— section: 1307(a)(1), shall be increased by an amount ‘‘(A) a non-residential property; or ‘‘(e) RISK TRANSFER.—The Administrator that results in an average of such rate in- ‘‘(B) a residential property that is not the creases for properties within the risk classi- may secure reinsurance of coverage provided primary residence of an individual. by the flood insurance program from the pri- fication during any 12-month period of not ‘‘(c) TERMINATION.—Subsections (a) and (b) vate reinsurance and capital markets at less than 5 percent of the average of the risk shall cease to apply on the date on which the rates and on terms determined by the Ad- premium rates for such properties within the chargeable risk premium rate for flood in- ministrator to be reasonable and appro- risk classification upon the commencement surance under this title for each property priate, in an amount sufficient to maintain of such 12-month period;’’; covered by flood insurance under this title, the ability of the program to pay claims.’’. (6) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated by other than properties for which premiums paragraph (4) of this section), by striking ‘‘20 SEC. 11. MONTHLY INSTALLMENT PAYMENT FOR are calculated under subsection (e) or (f) of PREMIUMS. percent’’ and inserting ‘‘15 percent’’; and section 1307 or section 1336 of this Act (42 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (g) of section (7) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated) by U.S.C. 4014, 4056) or under section 100230 of 1308 of the National Flood Insurance Act of paragraph (4) of this section), by striking the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph Act of 2012 (42 U.S.C. 4014 note), is not less ‘‘either annually or in more frequent install- (3)’’. than the applicable estimated risk premium ments’’ and inserting ‘‘annually or month- SEC. 6. CLARIFICATION OF RATES FOR PROP- rate under section 1307(a)(1) for such prop- ly’’. ERTIES NEWLY MAPPED INTO AREAS erty.’’. (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Administrator WITH SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARDS. (b) DEPOSIT IN RESERVE FUND.—Subsection shall implement the requirement under sec- (c) of section 1310A of the National Flood In- Section 1308 of the National Flood Insur- tion 1308(g) of the National Flood Insurance surance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4017a) is ance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015), as amended Act of 1968, as amended by subsection (a), amended by adding at the end the following by the preceding provisions of this Act, is not later than the expiration of the 18-month new paragraph: further amended by adding at the end the period beginning on the date of the enact- ‘‘(4) DEPOSIT OF PREMIUM SURCHARGES.— following new subsection: ment of this Act. The Administrator shall deposit in the Re- SEC. 12. OPTIONAL HIGH-DEDUCTIBLE POLICIES ‘‘(i) RATES FOR PROPERTIES NEWLY MAPPED serve Fund any surcharges collected pursu- FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. INTO AREAS WITH SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARDS.— ant to section 1308A.’’. Section 1306 of the National Flood Insur- Notwithstanding subsection (f), the premium SEC. 9. DRAFT AFFORDABILITY FRAMEWORK. ance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4013)), as amended rate for flood insurance under this title that (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall by the preceding provisions of this Act, is is purchased on or after the date of the en- prepare a draft affordability framework that further amended by adding at the end the actment of this subsection— proposes to address, via programmatic and following new subsection: ‘‘(1) on a property located in an area not regulatory changes, the issues of afford- ‘‘(e) OPTIONAL HIGH-DEDUCTIBLE POLICIES previously designated as having special flood ability of flood insurance sold under the Na- FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES.— hazards and that, pursuant to any issuance, tional Flood Insurance Program, including ‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY.—In the case of residen- revision, updating, or other change in a flood issues identified in the affordability study tial properties, the Administrator shall insurance map, becomes designated as such required under section 100236 of the Bigger- make flood insurance coverage available, at an area, and Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 the option of the insured, that provides for a ‘‘(2) where such flood insurance premium (Public Law 112–141; 126 Stat. 957). loss-deductible for damage to the covered rate is calculated under subsection (a)(1) of (b) CRITERIA.—In carrying out the require- property in various amounts, up to and in- section 1307 (42 U.S.C. 4014(a)(1)), ments under subsection (a), the Adminis- cluding $10,000. shall for the first policy year be the pre- trator shall consider the following criteria: ‘‘(2) DISCLOSURE.— ferred risk premium for the property and (1) Accurate communication to consumers ‘‘(A) FORM.—The Administrator shall pro- upon renewal shall be calculated in accord- of the flood risk associated with their prop- vide the information described in subpara- ance with subsection (e) of this section until erties. graph (B) clearly and conspicuously on the the rate reaches the rate calculated under (2) Targeted assistance to flood insurance application form for flood insurance cov- subsection (a)(1) of section 1307.’’. policy holders based on their financial abil- erage or on a separate form, segregated from

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(42 U.S.C. 4014(f)) is amended by amending cants for flood insurance coverage; and 957), not later than 18 months after the date the first sentence to read as follows: ‘‘Not- ‘‘(ii) a statement explaining the effect of a of enactment of this Act, the Administrator withstanding any other provision of law, this loss-deductible and that, in the event of an shall submit to the full Committee on Bank- subsection shall apply to riverine and coast- insured loss, the insured is responsible out- ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the full al levees that are located in a community of-pocket for losses to the extent of the de- Committee on Appropriations of the Senate which has been determined by the Adminis- ductible selected.’’. and the full Committee on Financial Serv- trator of the Federal Emergency Manage- SEC. 13. EXCLUSION OF DETACHED STRUCTURES ices and the full Committee on Appropria- ment Agency to be in the process of restor- FROM MANDATORY PURCHASE RE- tions of the House of Representatives the af- ing flood protection afforded by a flood pro- QUIREMENT. fordability study and report required under tection system that had been previously ac- (a) EXCLUSION.—Subsection (c) of section such section 100236. credited on a Flood Insurance Rate Map as 102 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of (c) AFFORDABILITY STUDY FUNDING.—Sec- providing 100-year frequency flood protection 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4012a(c)) is amended by adding tion 100236(d) of the Biggert-Waters Flood In- but no longer does so, and shall apply with- at the end the following new paragraph: surance Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112– out regard to the level of Federal funding of ‘‘(3) DETACHED STRUCTURES.—Notwith- 141; 126 Stat. 957) is amended by striking or participation in the construction, recon- standing any other provision of this section, ‘‘$750,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,500,000’’. struction, or improvement of the flood pro- flood insurance shall not be required, in the SEC. 17. FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP CERTIFI- tection system.’’. case of any residential property, for any CATION. SEC. 20. QUARTERLY REPORTS REGARDING RE- structure that is a part of such property but The Administrator shall implement a flood SERVE FUND RATIO. is detached from the primary residential mapping program for the National Flood In- Subsection (e) of section 1310A of the Na- structure of such property and does not serve surance Program, only after review by the tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. as a residence.’’. Technical Mapping Advisory Council, that, 4017a) is amended, in the matter preceding (b) RESPA STATEMENT.—Section 5(b) of when applied, results in technically credible paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, on a calendar the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act flood hazard data in all areas where Flood quarterly basis,’’ after ‘‘submit’’. of 1974 (12 U.S.C. 2604(b)) is amended— Insurance Rate Maps are prepared or up- SEC. 21. TREATMENT OF FLOODPROOFED RESI- (1) in paragraph (14), by inserting before dated, shall certify in writing to the Con- DENTIAL BASEMENTS. the period at the end the following: ‘‘, and gress when such a program has been imple- The Administrator shall continue to ex- the following statement: ‘Although you may mented, and shall provide to the Congress tend exceptions and variances for flood- not be required to maintain flood insurance the Technical Mapping Advisory Council re- proofed basements consistent with section on all structures, you may still wish to do view report. 60.6 of title 44, Code of Federal Regulations, so, and your mortgage lender may still re- SEC. 18. FUNDS TO REIMBURSE HOMEOWNERS which are effective April 3, 2009; and section quire you to do so to protect the collateral FOR SUCCESSFUL MAP APPEALS. 60.3 of such title, which are effective April 3, securing the mortgage. If you choose to not (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1363(f) of the Na- 2009. maintain flood insurance on a structure, and tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. SEC. 22. EXEMPTION FROM FEES FOR CERTAIN it floods, you are responsible for all flood 4104(f)) is amended— MAP CHANGE REQUESTS. losses relating to that structure.’ ’’; and (1) in the first sentence, by inserting after Notwithstanding any other provision of (2) by transferring and inserting paragraph ‘‘as the case may be,’’ the following: ‘‘or, in law, a requester shall be exempt from sub- (14), as so amended, after paragraph (13). the case of an appeal that is resolved by sub- mitting a review or processing fee for a re- SEC. 14. ACCOUNTING FOR FLOOD MITIGATION mission of conflicting data to the Scientific quest for a flood insurance rate map change ACTIVITIES IN ESTIMATES OF PRE- Resolution Panel provided for in section based on a habitat restoration project that is MIUM RATES. 1363A, the community,’’; and funded in whole or in part with Federal or Subparagraph (A) of section 1307(a)(1) of (2) by striking the second sentence and in- State funds, including dam removal, culvert the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 serting the following: ‘‘The Administrator redesign or installation, or the installation U.S.C. 4014(a)(1)(A)) is amended to read as may use such amounts from the National of fish passage. follows: Flood Insurance Fund established under sec- SEC. 23. STUDY OF VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY- ‘‘(A) based on consideration of— tion 1310 as may be necessary to carry out BASED FLOOD INSURANCE OPTIONS. ‘‘(i) the risk involved and accepted actu- this subsection.’’. (a) STUDY.— arial principles; and (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section (1) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Administrator ‘‘(ii) the flood mitigation activities that an 1310(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act shall conduct a study to assess options, owner or lessee has undertaken on a prop- of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4017(a)) is amended— methods, and strategies for making available erty, including differences in the risk in- (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at voluntary community-based flood insurance volved due to land use measures, the end; policies through the National Flood Insur- floodproofing, flood forecasting, and similar (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period ance Program. measures,’’. at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—The study conducted SEC. 15. HOME IMPROVEMENT FAIRNESS. (3) by adding at the end the following: under paragraph (1) shall— Section 1307(a)(2)(E)(ii) of the National ‘‘(8) for carrying out section 1363(f).’’. (A) take into consideration and analyze Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. SEC. 19. FLOOD PROTECTION SYSTEMS. how voluntary community-based flood insur- 4014(a)(2)(E)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘30 (a) ADEQUATE PROGRESS ON CONSTRUCTION ance policies— percent’’ and inserting ‘‘50 percent’’. OF FLOOD PROTECTION SYSTEMS.—Section (i) would affect communities having vary- SEC. 16. AFFORDABILITY STUDY AND REPORT. 1307(e) of the National Flood Insurance Act ing economic bases, geographic locations, (a) STUDY ISSUES.—Subsection (a) of sec- of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4014(e)) is amended— flood hazard characteristics or classifica- tion 100236 of the Biggert-Waters Flood In- (1) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘or tions, and flood management approaches; surance Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112– reconstruction’’ after ‘‘construction’’; and 141; 126 Stat. 957) is amended— (2) by amending the second sentence to (ii) could satisfy the applicable require- (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at read as follows: ‘‘The Administrator shall ments under section 102 of the Flood Dis- the end; find that adequate progress on the construc- aster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4012a); (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period tion or reconstruction of a flood protection and at the end and inserting a semicolon; and system, based on the present value of the (B) evaluate the advisability of making (3) by adding at the end the following new completed flood protection system, has been available voluntary community-based flood paragraphs: made only if (1) 100 percent of the cost of the insurance policies to communities, subdivi- ‘‘(5) options for maintaining affordability system has been authorized, (2) at least 60 sions of communities, and areas of residual if annual premiums for flood insurance cov- percent of the cost of the system has been risk. erage were to increase to an amount greater appropriated, (3) at least 50 percent of the (3) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the than 2 percent of the liability coverage cost of the system has been expended, and (4) study required under paragraph (1), the Ad- amount under the policy, including options the system is at least 50 percent com- ministrator may consult with the Comp- for enhanced mitigation assistance and pleted.’’; and troller General of the United States, as the means-tested assistance; (3) by adding at the end the following: Administrator determines is appropriate. ‘‘(6) the effects that the establishment of ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of (b) REPORT BY THE ADMINISTRATOR.— catastrophe savings accounts would have re- law, in determining whether a community (1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 18 garding long-term affordability of flood in- has made adequate progress on the construc- months after the date of enactment of this surance coverage; and tion, reconstruction, or improvement of a Act, the Administrator shall submit to the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:51 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04MR7.027 H04MRPT1 rfrederick on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with HOUSE March 4, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2131 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban SEC. 25. EXCEPTIONS TO ESCROW REQUIREMENT (III) the term ‘‘section 102(d)(1)(A) of the Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on FOR FLOOD INSURANCE PAYMENTS. Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as Financial Services of the House of Rep- (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102(d)(1) of the amended’’ means section 102(d)(1)(A) of the resentatives a report that contains the re- Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 sults and conclusions of the study conducted U.S.C. 4012a(d)(1)) is amended— U.S.C. 4012a(d)(1)(A)), as amended by— under subsection (a). (1) in subparagraph (A), in the second sen- (aa) section 100209(a) of the Biggert-Waters (2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under tence, by striking ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’ and Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (Public paragraph (1) shall include recommendations inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’; and Law 112–141; 126 Stat. 920); and for— (2) in subparagraph (B)— (bb) subsection (a) of this section. (A) the best manner to incorporate vol- (A) in clause (ii), by redesignating sub- (ii) OPTION TO ESCROW FLOOD INSURANCE untary community-based flood insurance clauses (I) and (II) as items (aa) and (bb), re- PAYMENTS.—Each Federal entity for lending policies into the National Flood Insurance spectively, and adjusting the margins ac- regulation (after consultation and coordina- Program; and cordingly; tion with the Federal Financial Institutions (B) a strategy to implement voluntary (B) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as Examination Council) shall, by regulation, community-based flood insurance policies subclauses (I) and (II), respectively, and ad- direct that each regulated lending institu- that would encourage communities to under- justing the margins accordingly; tion or servicer of an outstanding loan shall take flood mitigation activities, including (C) in the matter preceding subclause (I), offer and make available to a borrower the the construction, reconstruction, or im- as redesignated by subparagraph (B), by option to have the borrower’s payment of provement of levees, dams, or other flood striking ‘‘(A) or (B), if—’’ and inserting the premiums and fees for flood insurance under control structures. following: ‘‘(A)— the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), including the escrow of (c) REPORT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.— ‘‘(i) if—’’; such payments, be treated in the same man- Not later than 6 months after the date on (D) by striking the period at the end and ner provided under section 102(d)(1)(A) of the which the Administrator submits the report inserting ‘‘; or’’; and (E) by adding at the end the following Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as required under subsection (b), the Comp- ‘‘(ii) in the case of a loan that— amended. troller General of the United States shall— ‘‘(I) is in a junior or subordinate position (2) REPEAL OF 2-YEAR DELAY ON APPLICA- (1) review the report submitted by the Ad- to a senior lien secured by the same residen- BILITY.—Subsection (b) of section 100209 of ministrator; and tial improved real estate or mobile home for the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform (2) submit to the Committee on Banking, which flood insurance is being provided at Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–141; 126 Stat. 920) Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the time of the origination of the loan; is repealed. the Committee on Financial Services of the ‘‘(II) is secured by residential improved (3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this House of Representatives a report that con- real estate or a mobile home that is part of section or the amendments made by this sec- tains— a condominium, cooperative, or other tion shall be construed to supersede, during (A) an analysis of the report submitted by project development, if the residential im- the period beginning on July 6, 2012 and end- the Administrator; proved real estate or mobile home is covered ing on December 31, 2015, the requirements (B) any comments or recommendations of by a flood insurance policy that— under section 102(d)(1) of the Flood Disaster the Comptroller General relating to the re- ‘‘(aa) meets the requirements that the reg- Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4012a(d)(1)), port submitted by the Administrator; and ulated lending institution is required to en- as in effect on July 5, 2012. (C) any other recommendations of the force under subsection (b)(1); SEC. 26. FLOOD MITIGATION METHODS FOR Comptroller General relating to community- ‘‘(bb) is provided by the condominium asso- BUILDINGS. based flood insurance policies. ciation, cooperative, homeowners associa- (a) GUIDELINES.— SEC. 24. DESIGNATION OF FLOOD INSURANCE AD- tion, or other applicable group; and (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1361 of the Na- VOCATE. ‘‘(cc) the premium for which is paid by the tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. condominium association, cooperative, 4102) is amended by adding at the end the fol- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall homeowners association, or other applicable lowing new subsection: designate a Flood Insurance Advocate to ad- group as a common expense; ‘‘(d) FLOOD MITIGATION METHODS FOR vocate for the fair treatment of policy hold- ‘‘(III) is secured by residential improved BUILDINGS.—The Administrator shall estab- ers under the National Flood Insurance Pro- real estate or a mobile home that is used as lish guidelines for property owners that— gram and property owners in the mapping of collateral for a business purpose; ‘‘(1) provide alternative methods of mitiga- flood hazards, the identification of risks ‘‘(IV) is a home equity line of credit; tion, other than building elevation, to reduce from flood, and the implementation of meas- ‘‘(V) is a nonperforming loan; or flood risk to residential buildings that can- ures to minimize the risk of flood. ‘‘(VI) has a term of not longer than 12 not be elevated due to their structural char- (b) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The du- months.’’. acteristics, including— ‘‘(A) types of building materials; and ties and responsibilities of the Flood Insur- (b) APPLICABILITY.— ‘‘(B) types of floodproofing; and ance Advocate designated under subsection (1) IN GENERAL.— ‘‘(2) inform property owners about how the (a) shall be to— (A) REQUIRED APPLICATION.—The amend- implementation of mitigation methods de- (1) educate property owners and policy- ments to section 102(d)(1) of the Flood Dis- scribed in paragraph (1) may affect risk pre- holders under the National Flood Insurance aster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. mium rates for flood insurance coverage Program on— 4012a(d)(1)) made by section 100209(a) of the under the National Flood Insurance Pro- (A) individual flood risks; Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act gram.’’. (B) flood mitigation; of 2012 (Public Law 112–141; 126 Stat. 920) and (2) ISSUANCE.—The Administrator shall (C) measures to reduce flood insurance by subsection (a) of this section shall apply issue the guidelines required under section rates through effective mitigation; to any loan that is originated, refinanced, in- 1361(d) of the National Flood Insurance Act (D) the flood insurance rate map review creased, extended, or renewed on or after of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4102(d)), as added by the and amendment process; and January 1, 2016. amendment made by paragraph (1) of this (E) any changes in the flood insurance pro- (B) OPTIONAL APPLICATION.— subsection, not later than the expiration of gram as a result of any newly enacted laws (i) DEFINITIONS.—In this subparagraph— the 1-year period beginning on the date of (including this Act); (I) the terms ‘‘Federal entity for lending the enactment of this Act. (2) assist policy holders under the National regulation’’, ‘‘improved real estate’’, ‘‘regu- (b) CALCULATION OF RISK PREMIUM RATES.— Flood Insurance Program and property own- lated lending institution’’, and ‘‘servicer’’ Section 1308 of the National Flood Insurance ers to understand the procedural require- have the meanings given the terms in sec- Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015), as amended by ments related to appealing preliminary flood tion 3 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act the preceding provisions of this Act, is fur- insurance rate maps and implementing of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4003); ther amended by adding at the end the fol- measures to mitigate evolving flood risks; (II) the term ‘‘outstanding loan’’ means a lowing new subsection: (3) assist in the development of regional loan that— ‘‘(k) CONSIDERATION OF MITIGATION METH- capacity to respond to individual constituent (aa) is outstanding as of January 1, 2016; ODS.—In calculating the risk premium rate concerns about flood insurance rate map (bb) is not subject to the requirement to charged for flood insurance for a property amendments and revisions; escrow premiums and fees for flood insurance under this section, the Administrator shall (4) coordinate outreach and education with under section 102(d)(1) of the Flood Disaster take into account the implementation of any local officials and community leaders in Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4012a(d)(1)) mitigation method identified by the Admin- areas impacted by proposed flood insurance as in effect on July 5, 2012; and istrator in the guidance issued under section rate map amendments and revisions; and (cc) would, if the loan had been originated, 1361(d) (42 U.S.C. 4102(d)).’’. (5) aid potential policy holders under the refinanced, increased, extended, or renewed SEC. 27. MAPPING OF NON-STRUCTURAL FLOOD National Flood Insurance Program in obtain- on or after January 1, 2016, be subject to the MITIGATION FEATURES. ing and verifying accurate and reliable flood requirements under section 102(d)(1)(A) of Section 100216 of the Biggert-Waters Flood insurance rate information when purchasing the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (42 U.S.C. 4101b) or renewing a flood insurance policy. amended; and is amended—

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(B) by redesignating clause (v) as clause U.S.C. 4101b(d)(1)) is amended— (2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under (vi); (1) in subparagraph (B)— paragraph (1) shall include— (C) by inserting after clause (iv) the fol- (A) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and in- (A) an analysis and assessment of how re- lowing new clause: serting ‘‘subparagraph (D)’’; and leasing property-level policy and claims data ‘‘(v) areas that are protected by non-struc- (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; for flood insurance coverage under the Na- tural flood mitigation features; and’’; and (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), tional Flood Insurance Program will aid pol- (D) in clause (vi) (as so redesignated), by and (C) as subparagraphs (D), (E), and (G), re- icy holders and insurers to understand how inserting before the semicolon at the end the spectively; the Administration determines actuarial following: ‘‘and by non-structural flood miti- (3) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as premium rates and assesses flood risks; and gation features’’; and so redesignated, the following new subpara- (B) recommendations for protecting per- (2) in subsection (d)(1)— graphs: sonal information in accordance with section (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) ‘‘(A) before commencement of any mapping 552a of title 5, United States Code (com- through (C) as subparagraphs (B) through or map updating process, notify each com- monly known as the Privacy Act of 1974). (D), respectively; munity affected of the model or models that The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- (B) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesig- the Administrator plans to use in such proc- ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from nated), by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and ess and provide an explanation of why such West Virginia (Mrs. CAPITO) and the inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’; and model or models are appropriate; (C) by inserting before subparagraph (B) ‘‘(B) provide each community affected a 30- gentlewoman from California (Ms. (as so redesignated) the following new sub- day period beginning upon notification under WATERS) each will control 20 minutes. paragraph: subparagraph (A) to consult with the Admin- The Chair recognizes the gentle- ‘‘(A) work with States, local communities, istrator regarding the appropriateness, with woman from West Virginia. and property owners to identify areas and respect to such community, of the mapping GENERAL LEAVE features described in subsection model or models to be used; provided that Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I ask (b)(1)(A)(v);’’. consultation by a community pursuant to unanimous consent that all Members SEC. 28. CLEAR COMMUNICATIONS. this subparagraph shall not waive or other- may have 5 legislative days within Section 1308 of the National Flood Insur- wise affect any right of the community to appeal any flood hazard determinations; which to revise and extend their re- ance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015), as amended marks and submit extraneous mate- by the preceding provisions of this Act, is ‘‘(C) upon completion of the first Inde- further amended by adding at the end the pendent Data Submission, transmit a copy of rials for the RECORD on H.R. 3370, as following new subsection: such Submission to the affected community, amended, currently under consider- ‘‘(l) CLEAR COMMUNICATIONS.—The Admin- provide the affected community a 30-day pe- ation. istrator shall clearly communicate full flood riod during which the community may pro- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there risk determinations to individual property vide data to Administrator that can be used objection to the request of the gentle- owners regardless of whether their premium to supplement or modify the existing data, woman from West Virginia? rates are full actuarial rates.’’. and incorporate any data that is consistent There was no objection. with prevailing engineering principles;’’; and SEC. 29. PROTECTION OF SMALL BUSINESSES, Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I yield (4) by inserting after subparagraph (E), as NON-PROFITS, HOUSES OF WORSHIP, myself 11⁄2 minutes. AND RESIDENCES. so redesignated, the following new subpara- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong Section 1308 of the National Flood Insur- graph: ‘‘(F) not less than 30 days before issuance support of the Homeowner Flood Insur- ance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015), as amended ance Affordability Act. by the preceding provisions of this Act, is of any preliminary map, notify the Senators further amended by adding at the end the for each State affected and each Member of Last Congress, overwhelming majori- following new subsection: the House of Representatives for each con- ties in the House and Senate, including ‘‘(m) PROTECTION OF SMALL BUSINESSES, gressional district affected by the prelimi- all of my colleagues from West Vir- NON-PROFITS, HOUSES OF WORSHIP, AND RESI- nary map in writing of— ginia, voted for the passage of Biggert- DENCES.— ‘‘(i) the estimated schedule for— Waters. There was near unanimous ‘‘(1) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months ‘‘(I) community meetings regarding the agreement that significant reforms after the date of the enactment of this sec- preliminary map; ‘‘(II) publication of notices regarding the were needed for the program, but when tion and semiannually thereafter, the Ad- the new flood insurance rates were pub- ministrator shall monitor and report to preliminary map in local newspapers; and Committee on Financial Services of the ‘‘(III) the commencement of the appeals lished last fall, I began to hear from, House Representatives and the Committee process regarding the map; and and met with, many West Virginians on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of ‘‘(ii) the estimated number of homes and who were shocked by the increases in the Senate, the Administrator’s assessment businesses that will be affected by changes their flood insurance bills that had far of the impact, if any, of the rate increases contained in the preliminary map, including exceeded the worst-case scenario in required under subparagraphs (A) and (D) of how many structures will be that were not CBO’s projection. In some cases, their section 1307(a)(2) and the surcharges required previously located in an area having special flood hazards will be located within such an only choice was to spend their life’s under section 1308A on the affordability of savings on their flood insurance bills or flood insurance for— area under the preliminary map; and’’. walk away from their house, ruining ‘‘(A) small businesses with less than 100 SEC. 31. DISCLOSURE. employees; (a) CHANGES IN RATES RESULTING FROM their credit. ‘‘(B) non-profit entities; THIS ACT.—Not later than the date that is 6 The bill before us today will make ‘‘(C) houses of worship; and months before the date on which any change sure the people who purchased a home ‘‘(D) residences with a value equal to or in risk premium rates for flood insurance after the passage of Biggert-Waters, less than 25 percent of the median home coverage under the National Flood Insurance only to see their premiums skyrocket, value of properties in the State in which the Program resulting from this Act or any can stay in their homes. Under this property is located. amendment made by this Act is imple- bill, homeowners will see their pre- ‘‘(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—If the Adminis- mented, the Administrator shall make pub- miums rise towards an actuarially trator determines that the rate increases or licly available the rate tables and under- surcharges described in paragraph (1) are writing guidelines that provide the basis for sound rate, but on a path that is much having a detrimental effect on affordability, the change. more affordable. including resulting in lapsed policies, late (b) REPORT ON POLICY AND CLAIMS DATA.— Additionally, we are taking steps to payments, or other criteria related to afford- (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days fix some of the mapping issues in the ability as identified by the Administrator, after the date of enactment of this Act, the flood program. Many of my constitu- for any of the properties identified in sub- Administrator shall submit to the Congress ents have told me that they are in a paragraphs (A) through (D) of such para- a report on the feasibility of— Special Flood Hazard Area, despite no graph, the Administrator shall, not later (A) releasing property-level policy and evidence of the area ever flooding. than 3 months after making such a deter- claims data for flood insurance coverage These two issues address the core prob- mination, make such recommendations as under the National Flood Insurance Pro- the Administrator considers appropriate to gram; and lems of the flood insurance program: improve affordability to the Committee on (B) establishing guidelines for releasing unaffordable rates and incorrect map- Financial Services of the House Representa- property-level policy and claims data for ping. tives and the Committee on Banking, Hous- flood insurance coverage under the National There is no question that the NFIP is ing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.’’. Flood Insurance Program in accordance with broken. We need to take steps to put it

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:46 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04MR7.027 H04MRPT1 rfrederick on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with HOUSE March 4, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2133 on solid financial footing, but imme- Senator MARY LANDRIEU and Rep- for working collectively to make this diately hitting people with crushing in- resentative CEDRIC RICHMOND for their bill happen. creases in their premiums just because leadership, and the leadership of so You see, it was just 17 months ago they bought a new home is not the way many Democratic Members across the that residents in my congressional dis- to do it, and that was never the origi- country, which was critical to taking trict, the Fifth Congressional District nal intent of Biggert-Waters. this bill over the finish line. I applaud of New York, and others throughout I urge all of my colleagues to support them. I strongly urge my colleagues to America were devastated by this bill, and I reserve the balance of support this bill. Superstorm Sandy. Little did they my time. Let me just say a word of thanks to know then that they were about to be Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield someone very special on this, Mr. ERIC hit by another storm. myself such time as I may consume. CANTOR, who weighed in and did every- Then came FEMA with astronomical Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. thing possible to work this out in a rate increases to their flood insurance 3307, the Homeowner Flood Insurance way that we could all be comfortable program. Two strikes in the midst of Affordability Act. with. I am pleased for the opportunity severe recession, and many of them Today, I am pleased to lead the I have had to work with him. I also were out. This bill, today, once we pass it, and Democratic Party in delivering this thank Mr. GRIMM. We started this out message to the thousands of Americans when others believed that we could not once the Senate passes it, it will fi- who are facing unaffordable flood in- do anything about it. Having said all of nally give relief to individuals who surance premiums: relief is on the way. that, we have come together to do were wondering what they were going As we committed to many months something good for the people of this to do, many whom had to pay already ago, Democrats have worked to fix this country. these astronomical rates. Help is on its problem from the moment we heard I reserve the balance of my time. way. You will get reimbursed. Many who did not know what the val- about the unintended consequences of Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 ues of their property would be and, if the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance minutes to the gentleman from New they choose down the road to sell it, Reform Act. York (Mr. GRIMM), the author of this whether they would be able to do it. Mr. Speaker, because I am the legislation and someone without whose Help is on its way. This bill fixes that. Waters of the Biggert-Waters Flood In- hard work we wouldn’t be here today. surance Reform Act, I felt a responsi- I congratulate both sides. Mr. GRIMM. Thank you, Chair- Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 bility to make sure that we deal with woman. minutes to the gentleman from Texas the concerns that were coming to us Mr. Speaker, it is almost surreal (Mr. HENSARLING), the chairman of the from our constituents all over this standing here right now. I almost don’t full committee. country. The rate increases were un- believe that I am about to vote on Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, our imaginable. So Democratic lawmakers something that I promised my con- Nation is, tragically, going broke. Our in the House and the Senate took ac- stituents. It is surreal because I am national debt, which has skyrocketed tion, spearheading bipartisan legisla- standing here about to do something under this President, is clearly, by any tion that passed the Senate and gar- that was the reason I ran for Con- measure, on a dangerous and nered the support of a majority of the gress—to be able to lead on an issue unsustainable path, a path that, if House of Representatives. and solve a problem and come home unaltered, will leave our children with Today, we have worked in good faith and tell people we actually got some- less freedom, fewer opportunities, and with Republican leadership to achieve thing done that is going to change your a lower standard of living. That is be- a measure that isn’t perfect but that life for the better. yond unfair. That is immoral. will provide real relief to the thousands I have to say a special thank you to One reason America is going broke is of families currently facing MAXINE WATERS, the ranking member, because of poorly designed and costly unaffordable premiums. whom I worked with from the begin- government-run insurance programs. I believe this House measure strikes ning; my dear friend, GREGORY MEEKS; The National Flood Insurance Program an important balance, addressing af- CEDRIC RICHMOND; and Congressman is one such program. fordability concerns, bringing account- CASSIDY, who helped me write this bill. Its chief administrator has already ability to FEMA, and protecting the Without him, I could not have gotten testified that ‘‘the NFIP was, by stat- stability of the National Flood Insur- this done. FRANK LOBIONDO has been ute and design, not actuarially sound.’’ ance Program. The legislation ends tremendous, as well as Congressman In fact, the program charges only 70 dramatic increases caused by events PALAZZO. ERIC CANTOR has been an ab- percent of what its administrators be- such as property sales and restores solute champion on this issue. lieve they actually need. Perhaps that grandfathered rates for those who I just have to say this is truly a col- is why the program is currently $24 bil- played by the rules and built their laborative effort. lion in the red to taxpayers and has no properties according to code. way to ever repay them. 1730 For families hit by unaffordable pre- b The NFIP is not financially sound be- mium increases, this bill provides im- You cannot have a more bipartisan cause pretty much every policyholder portant relief in the form of a refund. bill. At a time when there has been receives taxpayer subsidies. Some get I am proud of the dramatic improve- gridlock and gamesmanship, we have explicit subsidies because the law pro- ments to this bill that were made by come together to deal with a very, very hibits the program from charging a full the Democratic Caucus. These include important issue because it goes to the and fair rate based upon their cal- reasonable limitations on rate in- heart of what we are here to do: make culated actuarial risk. creases that one property can experi- people’s lives a little bit better. Others receive implicit subsidies be- ence, including those newly mapped So I just want to say thank you to so cause, according to the GAO, the pro- into flood zones. We have ensured that many that worked so hard, and I will gram uses a faulty model that under- when FEMA engages in the process of leave the rest of the time for those of measures flood risk. remapping, it actually works with my colleagues to explain some particu- At the end of the day, the program communities to make sure it is being lars of the bill. Again, thank you so forces roughly 96 percent of all Ameri- done accurately. We have made FEMA much. cans to subsidize the remaining 4 per- more accountable by requiring it pro- Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 cent, regardless of income or need. vide clear and accurate information to minute to the gentleman from New That means a single mom in Dallas, anyone who may be affected by a York (Mr. MEEKS) who has worked so where I live, who is working hard as a change in policy. hard on this bill, who serves on the Fi- cashier at the Albertsons grocery store Mr. Speaker, this bill would not have nancial Services Committee and has may be forced to subsidize the flood in- come together without strong support been intimately involved with it. surance for some millionaire’s and participation from the Democratic Mr. MEEKS. Mr. Speaker, let me beachfront vacation home. If that is Party. I would like to thank Leader first thank Ranking Member WATERS not the definition of unfair, I don’t PELOSI and Whip HOYER, as well as and my good friend, MICHAEL GRIMM, know what is.

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Today, it is over $24 billion It phases out most of the explicit sub- who brought this up. in debt, and this number will continue sidies over the next few years and re- We often hear in this Chamber over to rise. quires rates to be more closely based and over again a talk of a financial Recognizing this, Congress passed the on a property’s actuarial degree of bankruptcy that is plaguing or poten- Biggert-Waters Act in July of 2012. The flood risk. tially plaguing our country, and we say act authorized the flood insurance pro- Now, the first premiums under it so much so that we start to believe gram for 5 years and included impor- Biggert-Waters are starting to come it, and we miss one thing: that we are tant reforms to get it back on sound fi- due. There is sticker shock, some based on the verge of a moral bankruptcy in nancial footing. One of these reforms on fact, some based on fear. this country. was the gradual elimination of out- Clearly, there are many, many, When you talk about homeowners dated rate subsidies. across our Nation who have been un- who played by the rules, saved their In a rare display of bipartisanship, aware of their taxpayer-funded sub- money, bought a piece of the American Republicans and Democrats over- sidies. There are some who simply Dream, and then all of a sudden, years, whelmingly supported the notion that can’t afford the new premiums, and if not decades later, we come back with risk-based premiums were needed for others who are now having trouble at- a well-intentioned bill but that had un- the program to be self-sufficient and to tempting to sell their homes. fortunate, unintended consequences protect the taxpayers from further This should be addressed by Con- that would strip the American Dream bailouts. Over 400 Members of Congress gress, and that is why, over the last 8 and homeownership right from under voted for that. weeks, Chairman NEUGEBAUER and my- them, then the question becomes to Since then, we have heard concerns self have put four different plans on the this Congress: What do you do about it? from homeowners facing sticker shock tables for Members who approached us I said this before and I will say it from the higher rates. I am sympa- about making modifications to the again. What real leadership does when thetic to those concerns, but I believe Biggert-Waters Act. they do something and they realize it there are more responsible ways to ad- We agreed to go slower on reforms had unintended consequences, they fix dress this bill than the bill before us and to temporarily cap payments as it. today. The Financial Services Committee long as the program would eventually Congresswoman WATERS realized put together four different proposals to require all property owners to pay the that her name was attached to a bill address these concerns. The last one in- fair amount that they owe and, overall, that potentially would strip home- cluded an 8- to 10-year phase-in for the program would begin to bring in owners of the American Dream, of the rates and nearly a 2-year affordability more income so taxpayers could avoid largest piece of investment that you cap of $5,000. Unfortunately, each one yet another bailout. pass on from generation to generation, of these proposals were rejected be- Regrettably, that is not the approach and she stepped up and said, that is not cause they fell short of maintaining we are debating today. The House bill what we intended. We are going to fix subsidies indefinitely. before us, although technically PAYGO it. That is unfortunate because main- compliant, would postpone actuarially The Republican leadership, Mr. taining these subsidies hurts everyone sound rates for perhaps a generation. It GRIMM, stepped up and said, this is in the long run. It hurts taxpayers by would kill off a key element of risk- unsustainable—and more than that, it putting them on the hook for billions based pricing permanently, which is doesn’t make common sense. of dollars in subsidies. It hurts the necessary if we are to ever transition So both sides came together to Flood Insurance Program by easing its to market competition. produce a bill that would have afford- path toward insolvency. It hurts home- Finally, it creates brand new sub- ability, stability, and predictability. owners by encouraging them to build sidies for a program that is already We talk about rules all the time, that in areas that jeopardize their lives and bailout broke. corporations just want to know the their properties. Mr. Speaker, the Senate bill isn’t any rules so they can play by them. Well, After more than a decade, if I have better. It essentially represents a 4- homeowners want to know that too, learned anything in Congress, it is that year freeze that is not PAYGO compli- and homeowners who built to the the Federal Government does a terrible ant. My fear is that either bill rep- building codes and the elevations that job of underwriting and pricing risk. resents a big step backwards from re- they were required to do at the time Whether it is through subsidies or fail- form and leaves us just a few hurri- should not come back and be penalized ures to price risk due to political con- canes or a few short years away from later. siderations, the American taxpayers, the next taxpayer bailout. So I just want to, again, congratulate unfortunately, end up footing the bill. Either bill will make it incredibly Congresswoman WATERS because peo- What is even worse under H.R. 3370 is difficult to do what Congress must do, ple back in New Orleans and in Lou- that the taxpayers will be subsidizing and that is phase out this unneeded, isiana today who are celebrating Fat rates that benefit only 1 percent of government-run insurance program Tuesday and Mardi Gras and having a households. More than 20 percent of the that fundamentally represents both an good time, they can just party a little programs policies are heavily sub- unfair and unsustainable middle-in- bit longer knowing that we are here sidized, regardless of need, and of those come entitlement. today and we are going to fix this prob- policyholders, 70 percent go to homes I respect my colleagues who have a lem that could strip the American in counties with the highest property different view. I respect my leadership Dream away from them. values. for bringing a bill that may not be op- Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 While H.R. 3370 may help home- timum to the floor. minutes to the gentleman from Texas owners facing high rates in the short But, Mr. Speaker, if we don’t protect (Mr. NEUGEBAUER), the chairman of the run, it does them a disservice by not taxpayers today, how will we ever re- Housing and Insurance Subcommittee promoting a healthy, stable financial form the gargantuan middle-income on the Financial Services Committee. program in the future. entitlements that put us on the preci- Mr. NEUGEBAUER. I thank the gen- For taxpayers, for homeowners and, pice of a debt crisis? tlewoman. ultimately, for the future of the flood I, for one, will vote ‘‘no’’ on this well- Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition insurance, I think we can do better. I intended but misguided bill. today to H.R. 3370. The National Flood urge my colleagues to vote against Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 Insurance Program is in trouble. It is H.R. 3370. minutes to the gentleman from Lou- in deep debt, and it is putting tax- Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 isiana (Mr. RICHMOND), one of the co- payers at risk for another government minute to the gentleman from Massa- authors of the bill that we put together bailout. chusetts (Mr. CAPUANO), who has spent

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In south Mississippi, I am will tell you that I want to associate get back on their feet. hearing from teachers, veterans, fisher- myself with all of the people who sup- They were devastated once. Let’s not men, people who work at the shipyards port it. I actually want to associate allow Congress to devastate them in support of our U.S. Navy, many 100 myself with some of the remarks of again. miles inland. people who oppose it. Our bill holds FEMA accountable. It b 1745 I think that we need to fix the prob- provides real responsible relief and lem of short funding in the flood insur- Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 lasting reforms. I urge my colleagues ance program, but I don’t think we minute to the gentlelady from New to join me in strong support of this need to do it overnight, and I don’t York, Representative MALONEY, the bill. think we need to do it on the backs of ranking member of the Subcommittee Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 middle class people with a hammer. on Capital Markets, Insurance and minutes to the gentleman from Massa- So I want to fix this. I think this bill Government Sponsored Enterprises. chusetts, Representative LYNCH, who is is actually a step forward to say we Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New a member of the Financial Services will fix it, but we will take some time York. I thank the gentlelady for her Committee and is also the ranking doing it to do it right so innocent peo- leadership and for authoring the member on the Subcommittee on Fed- ple don’t get hurt. Grimm-Waters bill, which I support. eral Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and I also want to take a minute to point Mr. Speaker, this bill will protect the Census, and I thank him for his out some of the things that are not in homeowners from drastic premium in- hard work in putting this bill together. this bill that people need to be aware creases, provide relief to housing mar- Mr. LYNCH. Mr. Speaker, I thank of. This bill does not address people kets, and put the flood insurance pro- the gentlelady from California for her who own vacation homes. gram on a path to long-term solvency. leadership on this bill. She has been a I know that some people think that The bill will also put a stop to tiger on this issue, trying to get this everyone who owns a vacation home is FEMA’s reckless implementation of right. a multimillionaire Donald Trump. The Biggert-Waters. The GAO found that I also want to thank the gentleman average income of a second homeowner FEMA doesn’t even have the informa- from Virginia (Mr. CANTOR) and the Re- is about $96,000. The average value of a tion that the GAO said was key to de- publican leadership, as well as Mr. second home is about $150,000. termining a property’s actual flood GRIMM from New York and Mr. RICH- Now, you don’t see most of these risk; and yet, FEMA has gone ahead MOND from Louisiana who really, I homes on the Home and Garden Net- with massive premium increases any- think, without their work collectively, work because they are usually on way, based on back-of-the-envelope cal- this would not be happening. wheels. They are made out of T–111. culations and a shocking indifference I rise in strong support of H.R. 3370, They are just inexpensive places that to the impact on the middle class fami- the Homeowner Flood Insurance Af- people get to bring their families. lies that are suffering across this coun- fordability Act. Over the past several Now, most of these homes are not on try because of Hurricane Sandy, many months, I have had the honor of work- the shore, but they are, not all of them, of whom are in my district. ing with my colleagues, both Repub- but some of them, are in flood plains. This bill will require FEMA to actu- lican and Democrat, to roll back the We need to take this into account when ally complete the affordability study harmful and unintended consequences we continue to address this issue as we that was mandated in the prior legisla- of the original Biggert-Waters Act. move forward. tion, so that independent experts can This legislation that we take up Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 determine the best way to successfully today is a culmination of a lot of ef- minute to the gentleman from New balance the two main goals, consumer forts by a lot of individuals, as well as York (Mr. KING), a member of the Fi- affordability and long-term solvency. the activism on the part of our con- nancial Services Committee. This bill would set a hard cap on rate stituents. Mr. KING of New York. Mr. Speaker, increases at 18 percent a year and will I have had an opportunity to attend I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. protect families and businesses from some rallies and meetings in my dis- I rise in strong support of H.R. 3370. the kinds of 500 percent rate increases trict with over 1,000 people attending, At the outset, let me thank Congress- that they are suffering from now. where the concerns and the fears of my man GRIMM, Congressman LOBIONDO, I congratulate the gentlewoman from constituents were brought forward in and Ranking Member WATERS for the California (Ms. WATERS) on her leader- great volume. work that they have done in bringing ship and Congressman GRIMM. I urge a H.R. 3370, the Homeowner Flood In- together a true, bipartisan bill to this ‘‘yes’’ vote on the Grimm-Waters bill. surance Affordability Act, will do a floor. Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 number of things. One, it reinstitutes The Biggert-Waters bill was well-in- minute to the gentleman from Mis- or expands the grandfathering provi- tended, but there were unintended con- sissippi (Mr. PALAZZO). sions in section 4 from what they were sequences, and some of those con- Mr. PALAZZO. Mr. Speaker, our bill in the previous bill. sequences would be absolutely dev- is the result of extensive bipartisan, bi- A very important provision here, sec- astating to hundreds, if not thousands, cameral work over the past year. This tion 18 allows reimbursements for suc- of constituents in my district who were bill is both compassionate and fiscally cessful appeals. Now, what that will do devastated by Hurricane Sandy. responsible. From the start, my pri- is, if FEMA incorrectly—as they have I would just state for the record that ority has been to ensure that flood in- in many cases—if they put homes in a these people are not millionaires. They surance remains available and afford- flood zone incorrectly and a home- complied with the law, with all the able not just in Mississippi, but all owner appeals that, they get the building codes, all the ordinances. across the country. Our bill meets money that they expended for that ap- They never had any flood damage in those goals. peal, for the surveying and technical their 50, 60 years prior to this—but Many of the people who are now fac- assistance they need. their homes are devastated. To add to ing unrealistic, overnight increases fol- In addition, section 24 provides for a that the incredible increase they will lowed all the rules. They went to great flood insurance advocate to actually get in premiums for flood insurance effort and expense to build back to work on behalf of homeowners to make would be even the ultimate devasta- FEMA standards after storms like Hur- sure that they get the full and mean- tion. ricane Katrina. ingful appeal that they deserve and So this bill is absolutely essential. Congress never intended to punish re- also that they understand what the Ironically, it will actually decrease sponsible homeowners, yet that is ex- flood mapping process requires.

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Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 that you are affected, and Chairman going to come together here today to minute to the gentleman from New HENSARLING pointed out that Dallas is address a very important financial Jersey (Mr. LOBIONDO). a hot spot of red. issue for families. Mr. LOBIONDO. Mr. Speaker, I rise in That is a place where the woman he I would like to thank my colleagues very strong support of this legislation, referred to will benefit because of this from Florida, Congressman HASTINGS, and we are about to do something to- reform, and I will say that all Ameri- Congressman BILIRAKIS, Congressman night that doesn’t happen around here cans will because it is our job, in Con- NUGENT, Congressman BUCHANAN, and very often. We are going to do a bipar- gress, to protect the American citizen all of our delegation for fighting, tisan effort that has common sense and from agencies implementing laws in standing together to work for them. I fiscal responsibility, something that ways which are not sustainable. urge all of our colleagues here today to we ought to be doing more often. The flood maps that FEMA has been do the same. This is an issue maybe that doesn’t using have questionable actuarial cal- Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 affect everyone, but if you are from a culations, and there have been unreal- minute to the gentleman from Florida district where your constituents have istic rate increases. (Mr. BILIRAKIS), a great advocate for had their lives and their dreams ripped The bill before us today, which I this bill. apart—first by Superstorm Sandy and worked closely in developing with the Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise then by the miserable implementation gentleman from New York (Mr. GRIMM) today in support of this legislation of a flood insurance policy that was and others, to strike the right balance, sponsored by my good friend from New well-intended, but not put together— takes into consideration both fiscal York, Congressman GRIMM. It will pro- how do you go back and say you are solvency and consumer affordability. vide relief for homeowners struggling not going to fix it? First, the bill is paid for. It is paid to keep their homes. It will ensure that This gives us an opportunity to give for, and the funds will go into the NFIP all participants in the program are them hope for the future, to give them reserve fund, so in the future, there treated fairly, and it will eliminate an a chance to rebuild. 16 months later, I will be money in the till, should there untenable financial burden during have still got constituents who aren’t be another disaster. these tough economic times. able to get back into their homes. How Secondly, I will say that, if we don’t Some allege this bill will solely ben- do you tell them they are going to have do this, the National Flood Insurance efit the rich in beachside mansions. such an outrageous increase on their Program will enter into a death spiral. Middle class retirees and those on fixed flood insurance, which will force them CBO estimates that for every 10 per- incomes are the ones who are suffering to throw their hands up and give it up? cent increase in premiums, 1.4 percent from rate increases of $10,000 or more. Congress is doing the right thing to- of the subscribers drop off. If people are night. We need to follow through on They are the ones who risk losing their getting 2,000 percent premium in- this, have it changed, and understand homes. If Congress fails to pass this bill, we that this is the approach for the future. creases, they will all drop off, which Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 puts it into a death spiral. will risk destroying all the reforms minute to the gentleman from New I would say this is actually the fis- made to the National Flood Insurance Jersey, Representative PASCRELL, and I cally responsible thing that puts the Program. We cannot let the perfect be thank him for his input on this bill. program on a glide path to actuarial the enemy of the good. Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, it soundness and, in the meantime, bene- I urge my colleagues on both sides of must be very painful for people to fits Americans across the way. the aisle to support this commonsense watch this when affected—whether you A broad coalition of Republicans, legislation, a solution that addresses a are on a river or whether you are on Democrats, and Realtors have worked long-term issue and helps people imme- the ocean—because it is painful to see hard on this. I would like to thank Neil diately, and I thank Representatives that some of the people who are op- Bradley in Leader CANTOR’s office; WATERS, CASSIDY, and SHELLEY MOORE posed to this bill also voted ‘‘no’’ on from my staff, Chris Gillott; and Rich- CAPITO for their leadership on this bill. the Sandy relief, so they are being con- ard Hoffman in Representative GRIMM’s Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 sistent anyway. office, for a lot of tremendous work. minute to the gentleman from Cali- After Sandy, many of my constitu- Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 fornia, Representative GARAMENDI, who ents in towns such as Moonachie and minute to the gentlewoman from Flor- has been advising us that we really do Little Ferry are now experiencing a ida (Ms. CASTOR). have to make changes to the National second blow from skyrocketing flood The Florida delegation, both Demo- Flood Insurance Program, and I thank insurance rates. In particular, the crats and Republicans, has been abso- him for his work. home sale trigger has resulted in dras- lutely magnificent in helping to get us Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, I rise tically higher flood insurance rates for to this point, and I thank Representa- in support of the bill, and I thank Con- prospective home buyers, putting a wet tives CASTOR, HASTINGS, BUCHANAN, gresswoman WATERS and Mr. GRIMM for blanket on real estate markets in and all of those from the Florida dele- their work. flood-prone areas. gation for all of the work they have This is desperately needed. There is a The bill before us today contains done. lot to be said, and a lot more work will some very important changes. It pro- Ms. CASTOR of Florida. I thank the go into this before this becomes law, vides immediate relief to homeowners gentlewoman from California for her but it is a major step forward. by repealing the home sale trigger and leadership on behalf of families all One example: Isleton, California, in reducing the rate of possible increases. across the country. my district, in a zone that was mapped I am hopeful that we can revisit flood Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge all with 100-year flood protection, was insurance reform in a way which will of our colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ on H.R. downgraded by the Army Corps of En- provide relief to second homes and 3370 that will fix this flood insurance gineers and is now a high hazard area. small businesses. debacle. Last year, it cost $700 a year for the Although these are important first A year and a half ago, a bill was flood insurance. This year, it is $7,000, steps, I know we can do better, and I passed here in the House to address the which is about twice the mortgage on thank all those who contributed to this solvency of the flood insurance trust that $115,000 house. It is not workable. legislation. fund. That was the right thing to do. We are seeing, across my area, insur- Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I yield Unfortunately, it had serious unin- ance premiums of $10,000, $25,000. This 11⁄2 minutes to the gentleman from tended consequences that families and bill would stop that, move things back,

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Let’s vote it out of here and expect a flood insurance program that from California has 41⁄2 minutes re- get this thing solved. is both sustainable and affordable, and maining. Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 these two are not mutually exclusive. Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I am pre- minute to the gentleman from Florida In fact, what we are achieving with pared to close, but I reserve the bal- (Mr. BUCHANAN) for his hard work. this bill that is on the floor today will ance of my time. Mr. BUCHANAN. Mr. Speaker, flood accomplish both. It will make the pro- Ms. WATERS. I yield myself the bal- insurance has been devastating to peo- gram sustainable for the future with ance of my time. Mr. Speaker and Members, I am very ple in Florida. It has been in my re- real reforms, reforms that can actually proud and very pleased about this bi- gion. I have done multiple town halls. be implemented in a way that will partisan effort to fix a serious problem It has gone up not 10 or 20 percent but allow the program to move forward and in this country. As a matter of fact, we 1,000 percent, 500 percent. Businesses pay for itself. In fact, this bill is fully can’t sell their businesses. So this bill should all be pleased because it is said paid for. by the media and others that we can- will bring some immediate relief. It It also allows it to be done in a way not work together. This is a time when also brings some certainty so people— that families can afford to pay their we can demonstrate that we really do because the market today is frozen, it flood insurance premiums, because will bring some certainty to people so care about the citizens of this country sending somebody a $10,000- or $20,000- and we recognize the problems that they can buy and sell their homes. a-year bill on a $200,000 house that Also, as the cochair of the Florida were created by the Biggert-Waters never flooded is not an actuarially bill. delegation, I want to thank my col- sound rate; it is a death sentence. Fed- leagues on both sides of the aisle be- I said earlier that my name was on eral law should not be implemented in that Biggert-Waters legislation, and I cause it is nice once in a while where a way that literally forces millions of we can work together to get something certainly worked in a bipartisan effort people out of their homes who played to try and do the right thing, and, of done for the American people. by the rules. course, some day we would like to Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 So what we are bringing to the floor move all of these subsidies to actuarial minute to the gentleman from Oregon, today is an actual solution to a prob- rates. LUMENAUER. Representative B lem. This is not some delay. It is a We have unintended consequences in Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, I real, long-term solution that pays for Biggert-Waters, and we have set out to appreciate the gentlelady’s courtesy. I itself within the program with real re- fix them. So I want you to know that have a slightly different perspective. forms that allow people to move for- Mr. GRIMM, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. CAS- The problem isn’t FEMA. The problem ward with a flood insurance program SIDY, and Mrs. CAPITO all have worked is that Congress has not appropriately that will be sustainable and ultimately very hard to make sure that we ad- dealt with these issues over time. lead to a private market where you dressed the concerns of our constitu- I have spent 10, 15 years now working don’t just have FEMA to go to, you can encies. on flood insurance reform. This is not actually have private options as well Let me tell you, with this bill we are the last word. We are kicking the can for families. I urge its passage. removing certain rate increase trig- down the road. We are putting a sur- Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 gers, the reinstating of grandfathering, charge on other people. We are minute to the gentlewoman from New lower rate increases, refund of excess grandfathering in some of the prop- York, Ms. NYDIA VELA´ ZQUEZ, a member premium charges to homeowners, af- erties that are going to get these sub- of the Financial Services Committee. fordability study and framework; added sidized rates and transferring it. But (Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ asked and was to that, working with the bill that the this money is going to run out. It is given permission to revise and extend Republicans brought to the floor and going to have to be reauthorized. her remarks.) Democrats added to it, individual prop- With all due respect, I think we need Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise erty rate increase caps, affordability to look at the big picture. We have got in strong support of this bipartisan leg- goal, rate increase protection for newly to look at the big picture, not keep islation. mapped properties, mapping protec- putting people back in harm’s way, Sixteen months ago, Hurricane tions, consumer protections, protec- subsidizing people, and blaming FEMA Sandy battered New York City. Even tions of small businesses, nonprofits, because we don’t adequately fund them today, efforts to rebuild continue. How- houses of worship, and residences. and, of course, we don’t want them to ever, because of unforeseen con- Mr. Speaker and Members, again, accurately map. We go gunnysack sequences in previous flood insurance this is a bill that will address the con- when that happens. laws, many of the businesses, families, cerns and the outcry of our constitu- I had reservations at the time that and homeowners affected by this storm ents, some of whom were experiencing this was too abrupt. But I am con- may be hit again, this time by a flood 500 and 600 percent rate increases. I cerned that we are retreating too much of rising insurance premiums. tried to work with the chairman, and I on the reforms that had been made ear- Because of how the law is structured, was disappointed that Mr. HENSARLING lier, and it is going to be hard to get over 26,000 New York City homeowners saw differently. He does not support back, of course, until the bubble and businesses will see their annual this bill, and he said so. Mr. NEUGE- bursts, which it will. flood insurance premiums increase at BAUER and Mr. HENSARLING said they Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, next I least 25 percent. In some cases, people had come up with other ways to deal yield 11⁄2 minutes to the gentleman who previously paid $430 annually with it. I never saw any of that. No- from Louisiana (Mr. SCALISE), a great could see their rates rise to $5,000 or body ever tried to relate to the fact advocate for this bill and for his State. even $10,000—an unsustainable amount. that I was outreaching to try and get Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, I thank Today’s bill will address these unin- Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, and the gentlelady from West Virginia for tended consequences of last year’s re- others who had a different opinion to yielding. forms. By eliminating the property come and work this out and do what we Mr. Speaker, we have a flood insur- transfer trigger, buyers and sellers will could for our constituents. ance program that is broken. In fact, 18 now have peace of mind. So, I am very pleased that we had different times in the last 5 years the Mr. Speaker, we all want to ensure Members on the opposite side of the National Flood Insurance Program has the National Flood Insurance Program aisle who insisted that their constitu- either expired or nearly expired be- is solvent, but we must do it in a way ents deserved protection and that they

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Some have their premiums kept artifi- tremely important and effective. paying a little over $1,000 in his flood cially low and then federal taxpayers are Now, I must say to both sides of the insurance program on a $150,000 house. asked to pick up the tab when those areas aisle, we have continuing work to do. Guess what? $14,000 was the rate that eventually flood. This is not a permanent fix on this. he was going to have to pay. He said: I think the ‘‘risk corridor’’ included in the What I discovered was none of us knew I am just going to walk away. I will get flood insurance program is just as wrong as enough about FEMA. We have been foreclosed on. This is my dream home. the one included in Obamacare. crying for years about remapping. We So for Richard, that is why I think Both Obamacare and the National Flood In- don’t really know how it works. We all of this is important today, and for surance Program are proof that the federal don’t know the discretion that they all the other Richards out there across government is a bad insurance company. have in making some of these deci- the country who have had sticker That is why I have continually submitted leg- sions. We have got to spend the next shock, who haven’t been able to cope, few years really learning FEMA, how it islation to bring about a responsible end to the who have been very upset about this federal flood insurance program and allow for works and how it makes decisions. We and wondering, Is anybody really going should never get into this kind of a sit- the creation of a private marketplace based to help me here? upon actual risk. uation again because we simply have So what I think we have learned allowed them to do what they do with- today is whatever the scenario is, I urge my colleagues to join me in opposing out us being involved. They don’t re- whether you are in a mountain situa- this terribly flawed bill and in finding a better port to us on a yearly basis, as I would tion by a river or if you are in an urban way forward that brings about the end of the like to have them do. area in New York or if you are in Flor- national flood insurance program. So this is an opportunity for us not ida, that these problems were deep, ex- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in only to fix this problem at this time pensive, and discouraging, and people support of the Homeowners Flood Insurance but to focus on the fact that we have were unable to understand a way out. I Affordability Act, which removes some of the got oversight responsibility that we think that is what we are giving them unintended consequences from the Biggert- have got to carry out to make sure today. Waters law that would increase flood insur- that we are dealing with these issues in Many of the reforms that were built ance premiums on my constituents. This bill a way that makes good sense. into the first Biggert-Waters bill still would repeal the premium hikes and would re- So, again, I am very proud, and I am remain. We are refining those to make instate ‘‘grandfathered’’ rates for properties very pleased with this bipartisan ef- sure they make common sense. We are that were remapped into higher-risk areas. fort. I welcome the opportunity to have making sure that folks around the In my own district following Superstorm been able to work with some Members country can afford the homes that they Sandy, the changes in flood projections from the opposite side of the aisle that have bought with the flood insurance brought on by the storm will hit my constitu- I had not worked with before. I think I and then get them on a glide path to- ents with higher flood insurance premiums— learned a lot about them, and they wards the sustainability of not just some as high as $10,000 extra per year un- learned a lot about me. I am so thank- their home but also the program in less Congress acts to mitigate the hike. ful that our leadership gave me the general. I think we can all agree that we want to ad- latitude to say go and do everything So I am proud of the efforts that all dress the fiscal concerns faced by the Na- possible working with the opposite side of us working together have had here tional Flood Insurance Program—but these of the aisle to get this problem fixed. today. I would like to encourage the steep, immediate rate hikes are not the way. So they have not only supported me, other body to pass this. It is not going This is a bipartisan bill that offers immediate but they have supported all of the to work unless we get the Presidential protection to my constituents from financially Members on our side of the aisle who signature that we need to make sure devastating flood insurance premium hikes. I have said to them that this may be one that we get the real relief that people urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes.’’ of the most important fixes that we need and deserve. Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I will do this year. So with that, I yield back the bal- rise today in strong support of the Homeowner I yield back the balance of my time. ance of my time. Flood Insurance Affordability Act (HR 3370), Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I yield Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I and would like to thank Mr. GRIMM and Mr. myself such time as I may consume. rise today in strong opposition to this bill reau- Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the LOBIONDO, all our colleagues from New Jer- thorizing the hopelessly indebted, unworkable, sey, and the Republican leadership for work- ranking member, Ms. WATERS, for her unfair and failed federal flood insurance pro- ing together to bring this much-needed legisla- hard work on this and Mr. GRIMM, Dr. gram. tion to the Floor. CASSIDY, and all the speakers we have The National Flood Insurance Program is After Superstorm Sandy devastated the had today here on both sides. We can hopelessly in debt, over $25 billion in fact, due Northeast, our communities rallied, coming to- work together to fix a definite prob- to the fact that politics are responsible for set- gether to help friends and neighbors recover lem, but I think we need to kind of re- ting rates, not actuarial cost. Because of this and rebuild. While progress has been made, flect back on how did we get to this many Americans across this nation are paying some shore towns and the families who live problem. We were trying to fix a bigger rates far below what actual risk would dictate along our coast are still struggling. Thousands problem, the $24 billion hole that the in the marketplace while others, including of homeowners are working to rebuild their Flood Insurance Program has created many who I represent, are being forced to pay properties, and their lives—and the difficulties because of mismanagement and not into a program that they do not need or want they continue to face cannot be overstated. looking at it correctly. to help subsidize lower rates for other favored Over 400 of us voted for that bill. So groups whose risk is far greater. The coming rate hikes will have a chilling we did not realize at the time the data In fact, over the life of the federal flood in- and dramatic impact on these communities, that we were given by FEMA gave us a surance program the people of my state have and mitigating the consequences for home- certain ceiling that certain folks’ pre- paid multiple times more in premiums than owners along the shore is a necessary step in miums could rise, and as we have heard has been paid back in claims. the recovery effort. today from everybody, Republicans and That is wrong. And this problem is expand- At the start of this year, over 80,000 flood Democrats, no matter where you live ing across the nation as the flood insurance insurance policies were in force in Monmouth, in the country, some of the premium program sinks deeper into debt. Ocean and Mercer Counties in my Congres- escalation has just been incredible. So This problem reminds me of the ‘‘risk cor- sional District. The exploding cost of flood in- I am proud that we are working to- ridors’’, also known as the insurance company surance—a program that many have paid into gether. bailout, included in Obamacare. for years—threatens to roll back much of the I mentioned West Virginia. We flood This Obamacare provision would be used to progress made, and once again leave home- a lot in West Virginia. We have got a provide a federal taxpayer bailout to private in- owners looking for answers.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:45 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K04MR7.050 H04MRPT1 rfrederick on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with HOUSE March 4, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2139 The bill on the floor today makes targeted SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Due to a number of very real con- and necessary reforms and will prevent mas- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘York River cerns that have arisen through prior sive premium increases from hitting home- Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2013’’. designations, this bill includes several SEC. 2. DESIGNATION FOR STUDY. commonsense provisions aimed at bet- owners who simply cannot afford them—and Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers cannot find a buyer to take them on, leaving Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amended by adding ter informing local property owners them stranded and without a solution. Many at the end the following: and communities about the full effects cannot afford the recommended mitigation ‘‘(l) YORK RIVER, MAINE.—(A) The York and impacts of a wild and scenic des- measures that may or may not reduce their River that flows 11.25 miles from its head- ignation. premiums, creating a further environment of waters at York Pond to the mouth of the The National Park Service will be re- uncertainty. river at York Harbor, and all associated trib- quired to consider the effect of designa- Accordingly, the Homeowner Flood Insur- utaries. tion on commercial and recreational ance Affordability Act slows the rate of in- ‘‘(B) The study conducted under this para- uses, such as hunting and fishing and graph shall— crease that was included in the 2012 Biggert- boating. The study must also look at ‘‘(i) determine the effect of the designation the impact on construction and main- Waters reform bill, allowing homeowners to re- on— main in their homes and plan accordingly to ‘‘(I) existing commercial and recreational tenance of energy production and continue flood insurance policies. activities, such as hunting, fishing, trapping, transmission. While not perfect, this bill will provide relief recreational shooting, motor boat use, bridge Furthermore, H.R. 2197 requires the and stability to these homeowners and their construction; Federal Government to identify all ex- communities while bringing reform to the Na- ‘‘(II) the authorization, construction, oper- isting authorities that could be utilized tional Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). It also ation, maintenance, or improvement of en- to condemn private property. We want ergy production and transmission infrastruc- property owners to know how much provides a mechanism for enhanced commu- ture; and nity participation in the flood mapping process power the government will be given so ‘‘(III) the authority of State and local gov- they can form an educated opinion as and increases transparency by making infor- ernments to manage those activities; and mation publicly available to impacted parties. ‘‘(ii) identify— to whether they should participate in Further, HR 3370 will provide individualized ‘‘(I) all authorities that will authorize or or support a Wild and Scenic Rivers assistance by establishing a flood insurance require the Secretary to influence local land designation. advocate to help homeowners and towns ob- use decisions (such as zoning) or place re- Finally, the bill will require the Fed- eral Government to identify those au- tain information and fair treatment during the strictions on non-Federal land if designated under this Act; thorities that compel it to become in- mapping process. After hearing from hundreds ‘‘(II) all authorities that the Secretary volved in local zoning. While Federal of families, particularly in Monmouth and may use to condemn property; and designation of the York River clearly Ocean Counties, who are simply looking for ‘‘(III) all private property located in the has an appeal to the local advocates information on how they will be impacted by area studied under this paragraph.’’. supporting this legislation, it is impor- changes to the flood mapping process, I am SEC. 3. STUDY AND REPORT. tant for the community to be aware pleased that this important provision was re- Section 5(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers that the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act re- tained in the final bill. Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(b)) is amended by adding quires local zoning to conform to the Mr. Speaker, there are NFIP-related issues at the end the following: ‘‘(l) YORK RIVER, MAINE.—The study of the dictates of the Federal act. that still must be resolved—such as ensuring Lastly, Mr. Speaker, I would note proper and accurate flood mapping—but this York River, Maine, named in paragraph (l) of subsection (a) shall be completed by the that this exact legislation passed the bill is an important step in the right direction Secretary of the Interior and the report House last Congress, but because the and will help mitigate the rate shock that many thereon submitted to Congress not later Senate failed to act on it, it is being of my constituents are facing. than 3 years after the date on which funds considered once again in this Congress. I urge my colleagues to support it. are made available to carry out this para- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The graph.’’. my time. question is on the motion offered by The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Ms. PINGREE of Maine. Mr. Speaker, the gentlewoman from West Virginia ant to the rule, the gentleman from I yield myself such time as I may con- (Mrs. CAPITO) that the House suspend Washington (Mr. HASTINGS) and the sume. the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3370, as gentlewoman from Maine (Ms. PIN- I am very happy to stand in support amended. GREE) each will control 20 minutes. of my bill, H.R. 2197, the York River The question was taken. The Chair recognizes the gentleman Wild and Scenic Rivers Study Act, and The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the from Washington. I want to start by thanking Mr. DEFA- opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being GENERAL LEAVE ZIO, Mr. GRIJALVA, and tonight Mr. in the affirmative, the ayes have it. Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. HASTINGS for their support in reporting Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Mr. Speaker, on Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that this bill out of committee in Sep- that I demand the yeas and nays. all Members may have 5 legislative tember. I thank them and former The yeas and nays were ordered. days to revise and extend their re- Congressperson, now Senator MARKEY’s The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- marks and include extraneous material help in passing this bill last Congress. ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- on the legislation under consideration. I very much appreciate their persist- ceedings on this motion will be post- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ence and their willingness to help get poned. objection to the request of the gen- this bill passed and into law. I know f tleman from Washington? the people of Maine will appreciate b 1815 There was no objection. their commitment, too. Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. This bill was really proposed by the YORK RIVER WILD AND SCENIC Speaker, H.R. 2197 authorizes the Na- folks back home, the same people who RIVER STUDY ACT OF 2013 tional Park Service to study 11.25 miles live and work around the York River Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. of the York River in the State of Maine and who care deeply about it. This bill Speaker, I move to suspend the rules for possible inclusion into the Wild and would allow organizations working and pass the bill (H.R. 2197) to amend Scenic Rivers program. around the York River to partner with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to des- The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of the National Park Service to conduct a ignate segments of the York River and 1968 was intended to put a development study that would provide the informa- associated tributaries for study for po- freeze on rivers to preserve their ‘‘free- tion that is vital to making smart deci- tential inclusion in the National Wild flowing’’ characteristics. Although no sions about the future of the York and Scenic Rivers System. immediately apparent risks to the River and its communities. The Clerk read the title of the bill. river necessitating Federal designation I have heard from small business The text of the bill is as follows: have been identified, proponents of the owners, community groups, State and H.R. 2197 study explained that they would ben- local government, local and national Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- efit from the expertise of the National land trusts, fishermen, hunters, school resentatives of the United States of America in Park Service and its interaction with representatives, and historical and en- Congress assembled, the surrounding community. vironmental conservationists, and all

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We have right now nity up there has been trying to re- in a minute, but I want to start with a some 50 bills, both Republican and build that road. little history. Democrat bills that have passed this Now, what does this have to do with The first English settlers came to the House, many of them on suspension, wild and scenic and wilderness. Well, I York River nearly 400 years ago—but that are still awaiting action in the mentioned that sometimes these things there is archaeological evidence along Senate. In fact, this legislation—simi- become so rigid that you can’t affect the shores of European settlers who lar legislation passed the Congress last something that needs to be done. Un- were here even earlier. Before anyone time and didn’t go anywhere in the fortunately, the road was right on the came from Europe, the Abenaki Indi- other body, and so here we are back border of a wilderness area. So natu- ans named the river ‘‘Agamenticus,’’ one more time. I only mention that be- rally, when you are going to rebuild it, which means ‘‘little cove beyond the cause we can’t be the only House that you have to go through a wilderness hills.’’ passes legislation. It has to be both area. ‘‘No, no,’’ say all the national When I last visited the York River, I Houses in order to get something to groups. Not the local groups, not the spoke with members of the local com- the President. people who are affected, but all the na- munity about the importance of the I certainly hope that this legislation tional groups. ‘‘No, you can’t build this river to the people today, to the econ- after two times will finally get through road.’’ So we are now in the third Con- omy, and to the wildlife of the York and the study can commence and we gress. The last two Congresses, we River watershed. The river is home to can proceed with looking at whether a passed bills to address this issue, but important and rare species, including designation would be in order. we have not been able to succeed be- the Maine endangered box turtle and With that in mind, let me talk a bit, cause, as I mentioned earlier, we have the threatened harlequin duck. because I mentioned this earlier in my to go through the Senate. The salt marshes of the York River remarks. What I am saying here re- I only use this as an example of how watershed serve as a nursery ground garding Wild and Scenic is in many national groups with a wilderness des- for nearly 30 species of fish that are ways applicable to wilderness designa- ignation, and it has happened with wild vital to the Gulf of Maine ecosystem. tions. We passed a bill earlier today by and scenic designations, have unin- The York River is a place where chil- voice vote that designated a wilderness tended consequences on the commu- dren are learning in an outdoor class- area in Michigan. In both of those nity. room. Students from nearby school dis- cases, what is common with both of This legislation says within—with- tricts gather data from the river for them is that we have seen since the in—that study, we need to find out classes and to inform community deci- Wild and Scenic designation law passed what these potential impacts could be. sions about the environment and the and since the wilderness law passed, we That is why we put that in this legisla- economy. Maybe the most important factor is see this especially in the Western part tion. that many of the hardworking people of the United States, that when these With that, I reserve the balance of in this part of the State depend on the areas are designated either Wild and my time. Ms. PINGREE of Maine. Mr. Speaker, York River to support their jobs. The Scenic or wilderness, what happens is I want to take a moment to say to Mr. York River is a place where people go areas around them become de facto HASTINGS, I really do appreciate the to work. Commercial and recreational wilderness or de facto Wild and Scenic work you have done in your com- fishing operations depend on excellent which many, many times imposes on water quality and reliable access to the private property rights. mittee, the bipartisan activity in your waterfront. Farmers in the York River Now we have experienced that more committee, and truly for your assist- watershed grow pumpkins, potatoes, in the West than what my colleagues ance in bringing this bill to the floor. I and other produce that help keep have in the East, and my colleague know you are preparing to retire, and I Maine communities healthy. from Maine expressed, rightly so, this wanted to wish you the best on what- People travel to the York River to has very, very broad support. I am sure ever journey happens next in your life, explore and appreciate its natural it does; they have worked very hard on and thank you for your long service to character and its incredible history, it. The danger in the future is, if taken your State and to the rest of us in Con- and while doing so, they invest in the to the extreme, you could have, unless gress. You have been a wonderful col- surrounding communities. we had within the study—you could league to work with. Thank you very The work of community groups has have some pressures on private prop- much for that. already resulted in considerable erty rights. We think that is suffi- Representing Washington State, progress, but the York River needs ad- ciently important to put that in the while we are at opposite ends of the ditional protection so this vital re- study so that those who will be af- country, I think many of the concerns source is not overwhelmed by increas- fected know about it. you have raised and that your constitu- ing development. In order to move for- I hope the outcome is such that ev- ents have raised, given the fact that ward to a future that protects the most erybody believes, fine, we can work you have a tremendous amount of open important aspects of this waterway with whatever restrictions come up. land, you have a tremendous amount of and the jobs and the communities that That is the precise reason, Mr. Speak- coastal shore land, you deal with some depend on it, it is vital to connect er, why when we look, and I say ‘‘we,’’ of the same issues that those of us who these communities with the informa- being a Member from the Western part reside in Maine do, and I appreciate tion they need. That is the goal and of the United States, when we look at you bringing that perspective to this hopefully the eventual outcome of this these designations, it becomes pretty bill and to the many bills you have important piece of legislation. darn rigid even when you have acts of worked with. My bill is widely supported in Maine, natural disaster. I would just add in speaking about and I look forward to it being favorably With that in mind, let me tell you this particular program, it was really a considered today. about something that happened in my wonderful experience for me when the Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of old district prior to redistricting. many residents of this community, as I my time. There is a wilderness area in the north- mentioned earlier, from all diverse Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. ern Cascades. A lot of people visit it; it walks of life, some of them were farm- Speaker, I yield myself such time as I is a wonderful place. But to access that ers and some of them were fishermen may consume. from the Eastern part of the United who depend on the river, some who Mr. Speaker, I want to just point out States, you have to go up a lake; it’s care deeply about the history, but all that I have the privilege of chairing the only way to get there. Then you of them came together, people who

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Because this river is in the Hunter Miller (FL) Schiff f southern part of my district, which Israel Miller, Gary Schneider Jeffries Miller, George Schock means it is close to the southern bor- b 1830 Johnson (GA) Moore Schrader der of Maine, it is surrounded by a very Johnson (OH) Moran Scott (VA) developed part of our State, although ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Kaptur Mullin Scott, David not much is that developed in Maine. PRO TEMPORE Keating Murphy (FL) Serrano Kelly (IL) Murphy (PA) Sewell (AL) We are one of the most rural States in The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Kelly (PA) Nadler Shea-Porter the country with only 1.3 million peo- ant to clause 8 of rule XX, proceedings Kennedy Napolitano Sherman ple, so we are not a particularly over- will resume on motions to suspend the Kildee Neal Shimkus Kilmer Negrete McLeod Simpson developed State, but this is part of the rules previously postponed. Kind Noem Sinema southern part of the State, where there Votes will be taken in the following King (NY) Nolan Sires is a lot of activity going on, and people order: Kingston Nugent Slaughter were concerned even more so because Kinzinger (IL) Nunnelee Smith (MO) H.R. 3370, by the yeas and nays; Kirkpatrick O’Rourke Smith (NE) they wanted to make sure that when H. Res. 488, by the yeas and nays. Kuster Olson Smith (NJ) visitors come to our State, when resi- The first electronic vote will be con- LaMalfa Owens Smith (WA) dents decide to make it their home, we ducted as a 15-minute vote. The re- Lance Palazzo Southerland can count on the fact that there will be Langevin Pallone Speier maining electronic vote will be con- Larsen (WA) Pascrell Swalwell (CA) this part of the river and the area ducted as a 5-minute vote. Larson (CT) Payne Takano around it that will be looked at very Latham Pelosi Terry closely when thinking about future f Latta Perlmutter Thompson (CA) uses and how to make sure that it is al- Lee (CA) Perry Thompson (MS) HOMEOWNER FLOOD INSURANCE Levin Peters (CA) Thompson (PA) ways there for those people who depend AFFORDABILITY ACT OF 2014 Lewis Peters (MI) Tierney on it for jobs, for the fishing industries Lipinski Peterson Titus that are so critically important, and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- LoBiondo Pingree (ME) Tonko for the communities that care deeply finished business is the vote on the mo- Loebsack Pocan Tsongas tion to suspend the rules and pass the Lofgren Poe (TX) Turner about its history and about the activi- Long Polis Upton ties that go on there. That is part of bill (H.R. 3370) to delay the implemen- Lowenthal Posey Valadao what has made this bill so particularly tation of certain provisions of the Lowey Price (NC) Van Hollen Quigley Vargas important to our State. I am extremely Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Re- Luetkemeyer form Act of 2012, and for other pur- Lujan Grisham Rahall Vela grateful to everyone on the committee (NM) Rangel Vela´ zquez who worked to help us bring it to the poses, as amended, on which the yeas Luja´ n, Ben Ray Reed Visclosky floor. and nays were ordered. (NM) Reichert Wagner The Clerk read the title of the bill. Lynch Renacci Walberg With that, I yield back the balance of Maffei Rice (SC) Walden my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Maloney, Richmond Walorski Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. question is on the motion offered by Carolyn Rigell Walz Speaker, I thank my colleague for her the gentlewoman from West Virginia Maloney, Sean Roby Wasserman (Mrs. CAPITO) that the House suspend Marino Roe (TN) Schultz kind words, and I support this legisla- Matheson Rogers (AL) Waters tion. the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Matsui Rogers (KY) Weber (TX) I yield back the balance of my time. The vote was taken by electronic de- McAllister Rogers (MI) Webster (FL) Mr. MICHAUD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to vice, and there were—yeas 306, nays 91, McCarthy (CA) Rooney Welch not voting 33, as follows: McCollum Ros-Lehtinen Wenstrup express my support for the York River Wild McDermott Ross Whitfield and Scenic River Study Act of 2013. [Roll No. 91] McGovern Rothfus Wilson (FL) I want to thank my friend and colleague, YEAS—306 McIntyre Roybal-Allard Wittman Representative PINGREE, for her leadership on McKeon Ruiz Wolf Amodei Clay Fattah McKinley Runyan Womack this bill. Barber Cleaver Fitzpatrick McMorris Ruppersberger Woodall A healthy York River is important to the eco- Barletta Clyburn Fleischmann Rodgers Ryan (OH) Yarmuth nomic and environmental vitality of Southern Barr Coffman Fleming McNerney Sa´ nchez, Linda Yoho Barrow (GA) Cohen Flores Meehan T. Young (AK) Maine. The river is used daily by fishermen Bass Collins (NY) Forbes and recreational boat users, and its beauty is Beatty Connolly Fortenberry NAYS—91 a significant part of the tourist economy that is Becerra Conyers Foster Bera (CA) Costa Frankel (FL) Aderholt Gowdy Pearce so integral to Southern Maine. The river is an Bilirakis Courtney Frelinghuysen Amash Granger Petri important home for wildlife, providing a home Bishop (GA) Cramer Fudge Bachmann Graves (GA) Pittenger to more than 100 waterbirds and 28 species of Bishop (NY) Crenshaw Gabbard Bachus Hall Pitts Black Crowley Gallego Barton Hensarling Pompeo fish. Blackburn Cuellar Garamendi Benishek Higgins This important legislation would create a Price (GA) Bonamici Cummings Garcia Bentivolio Holding Ribble study to determine whether or not the York Brady (PA) Daines Gardner Blumenauer Hudson Rohrabacher Braley (IA) Davis (CA) Gerlach Bridenstine Huelskamp River and its tributaries should be included in Rokita Brooks (IN) Davis, Danny Gibbs Brooks (AL) Huizenga (MI) Roskam the Wild and Scenic Rivers Program. The Brownley (CA) Davis, Rodney Gibson Broun (GA) Hultgren Royce study would help evaluate current and future Buchanan DeGette Graves (MO) Burgess Hurt Bucshon Delaney Grayson Camp Issa Ryan (WI) demands on the river, and determine whether Salmon or not extra federal protection is necessary to Bustos DeLauro Green, Al Carter Jenkins Butterfield DelBene Griffin (AR) Chabot Jordan Schweikert keep the river strong and healthy. Byrne Denham Griffith (VA) Cole Joyce Scott, Austin Individuals, businesses, and wildlife depend Calvert Dent Grijalva Collins (GA) Kline Sensenbrenner on the York River. We must keep it strong and Campbell DeSantis Grimm Conaway Lamborn Shuster Cantor Deutch Guthrie Cook Lucas Stewart healthy for years to come. Capito Diaz-Balart Hahn Cooper Lummis Stivers I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of this Capps Dingell Hanabusa Cotton Marchant Stutzman bill. Capuano Doyle Hanna Culberson Massie Thornberry The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Carney Duckworth Harper DeFazio McCaul Tiberi Carson (IN) Edwards Harris Duncan (SC) McClintock Tipton question is on the motion offered by Cartwright Ellison Hartzler Duncan (TN) McHenry the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Waxman Cassidy Engel Hastings (FL) Foxx Meadows Westmoreland Franks (AZ) HASTINGS) that the House suspend the Castor (FL) Enyart Hastings (WA) Miller (MI) Williams Chu Eshoo Heck (NV) Garrett Mulvaney rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2197. Wilson (SC) Cicilline Esty Heck (WA) Gingrey (GA) Neugebauer Yoder The question was taken; and (two- Clark (MA) Farenthold Herrera Beutler Gohmert Nunes thirds being in the affirmative) the Clarke (NY) Farr Himes Goodlatte Paulsen Young (IN)

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Smith (TX) Rangel Massie DesJarlais Johnson, Sam Stockman Duckworth Larsen (WA) Reed Duncan (SC) Larson (CT) Doggett Jones Veasey Reichert NOT VOTING—36 Duncan (TN) Latham Renacci b 1856 Edwards Latta Ribble Bishop (UT) Duffy King (IA) Ellison Lee (CA) Rice (SC) Boustany Ellmers Labrador Messrs. FRANKS of Arizona, Engel Levin Richmond Brady (TX) Fincher Lankford BRIDENSTINE, KLINE, ISSA, and Enyart Lewis Rigell Broun (GA) Gohmert Lofgren Eshoo Lipinski Roby Brown (FL) Gosar McCarthy (NY) BACHUS changed their vote from ´ Esty LoBiondo Roe (TN) Cardenas Green, Gene Pastor (AZ) ´ ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Farenthold Loebsack Rogers (AL) Castro (TX) Gutierrez Rush Chaffetz Hinojosa Schwartz Mses. MCCOLLUM, WASSERMAN Farr Long Rogers (KY) Coble Jackson Lee Sessions Fattah Lowenthal Rogers (MI) SCHULTZ, Messrs. HUFFMAN and Crawford Johnson, E. B. Smith (TX) Fitzpatrick Lowey Rohrabacher HUNTER changed their vote from DesJarlais Johnson, Sam Stockman Fleischmann Lucas Rokita Doggett Jones Veasey ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Fleming Luetkemeyer Rooney So (two-thirds being in the affirma- Flores Lujan Grisham Ros-Lehtinen b 1904 tive) the rules were suspended and the Forbes (NM) Roskam Fortenberry Luja´ n, Ben Ray So (two-thirds being in the affirma- bill, as amended, was passed. Ross Foster (NM) Rothfus tive) the rules were suspended and the The result of the vote was announced Foxx Lummis Roybal-Allard Frankel (FL) Lynch resolution, as amended, was agreed to. as above recorded. Royce The result of the vote was announced A motion to reconsider was laid on Franks (AZ) Maffei Ruiz Frelinghuysen Maloney, as above recorded. the table. Runyan Fudge Carolyn Ruppersberger The title was amended so as to read: Gabbard Maloney, Sean Ryan (OH) f Gallego Marchant ‘‘Supporting the people of Venezuela as Ryan (WI) they protest peacefully for democracy, SUPPORTING THE PEOPLE OF Garamendi Marino Salmon Garcia Matheson a reduction in violent crime and call- VENEZUELA AS THEY PROTEST Sa´ nchez, Linda Gardner Matsui T. ing for an end to recent violence.’’. McAllister PEACEFULLY FOR DEMOCRATIC Garrett Sanchez, Loretta A motion to reconsider was laid on CHANGE Gerlach McCarthy (CA) Sanford Gibbs McCaul Sarbanes the table. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Gibson McClintock Scalise PERSONAL EXPLANATION finished business is the vote on the mo- Gingrey (GA) McCollum Schakowsky McDermott Mr. DESJARLAIS. Mr. Speaker, today, the tion to suspend the rules and agree to Goodlatte Schiff Gowdy McGovern Schneider fourth day of March 2014, I was unable to cast the resolution (H. Res. 488) supporting Granger McHenry Schock votes on the following recorded votes. My the people of Venezuela as they protest Graves (GA) McIntyre Schrader flight from Chattanooga, Tennessee was de- peacefully for democratic change and Graves (MO) McKeon Schweikert Grayson McKinley layed due to mechanical issues. Had I been calling to end the violence, as amend- Scott (VA) Green, Al McMorris Scott, Austin present, on rollcall vote No. 91, H.R. 3370, I ed, on which the yeas and nays were or- Griffin (AR) Rodgers Scott, David would have voted ‘‘no;’’ on rollcall vote No. 92, dered. Griffith (VA) McNerney Sensenbrenner H. Res. 488, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Grijalva Meadows Serrano Grimm Meehan Sewell (AL) f tion. Guthrie Meeks Shea-Porter AUTHORIZING THE CLERK TO The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Hahn Meng Sherman Hall Messer question is on the motion offered by Shimkus MAKE CORRECTIONS IN EN- Hanabusa Mica Shuster GROSSMENT OF H.R. 3370, HOME- the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Hanna Michaud Simpson ROS-LEHTINEN) that the House suspend Harper Miller (FL) OWNER FLOOD INSURANCE AF- Sinema Harris Miller (MI) FORDABILITY ACT OF 2014 the rules and agree to the resolution, Sires Hartzler Miller, Gary Slaughter as amended. Hastings (FL) Miller, George Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I ask Smith (MO) This is a 5-minute vote. Hastings (WA) Moore unanimous consent that, in the en- Smith (NE) Heck (NV) Moran The vote was taken by electronic de- Smith (NJ) grossment of H.R. 3370, the Clerk be au- Heck (WA) Mullin vice, and there were—yeas 393, nays 1, Smith (WA) thorized to make the corrections now Hensarling Mulvaney Southerland not voting 36, as follows: Herrera Beutler Murphy (FL) at the desk. Speier [Roll No. 92] Higgins Murphy (PA) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Himes Nadler Stewart YEAS—393 Stivers Clerk will report the corrections. Holding Napolitano The Clerk read as follows: Aderholt Brooks (IN) Cleaver Holt Neal Stutzman Amash Brownley (CA) Clyburn Honda Negrete McLeod Swalwell (CA) On page 4, line 6, strike ‘‘promulgate such Amodei Buchanan Coffman Horsford Neugebauer Takano regulations, and’’. Bachmann Bucshon Cohen Hoyer Noem Terry On page 4, line 12, strike ‘‘Iimplemen- Bachus Burgess Cole Hudson Nolan Thompson (CA) tation’’ and insert ‘‘Implementation’’. Barber Bustos Collins (GA) Huelskamp Nugent Thompson (MS) Barletta Butterfield Collins (NY) Huffman Nunes Thompson (PA) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Barr Byrne Conaway Huizenga (MI) Nunnelee Thornberry objection to the request of the gentle- Barrow (GA) Calvert Connolly Hultgren O’Rourke Tiberi woman from West Virginia? Tierney Barton Camp Conyers Hunter Olson There was no objection. Bass Campbell Cook Hurt Owens Tipton Beatty Cantor Cooper Israel Palazzo Titus f Becerra Capito Costa Issa Pallone Tonko Benishek Capps Cotton Jeffries Pascrell Tsongas REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- Bentivolio Capuano Courtney Jenkins Paulsen Turner VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF Bera (CA) Carney Cramer Johnson (GA) Payne Upton H.R. 3826, ELECTRICITY SECU- Bilirakis Carson (IN) Crenshaw Johnson (OH) Pearce Valadao Bishop (GA) Carter Crowley Jordan Pelosi Van Hollen RITY AND AFFORDABILITY ACT, Bishop (NY) Cartwright Cuellar Joyce Perlmutter Vargas AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDER- Black Cassidy Culberson Kaptur Perry Vela ATION OF H.R. 4118, SUSPENDING ´ Blackburn Castor (FL) Cummings Keating Peters (CA) Velazquez THE INDIVIDUAL MANDATE PEN- Blumenauer Chabot Daines Kelly (IL) Peters (MI) Visclosky Bonamici Chu Davis (CA) Kelly (PA) Peterson Wagner ALTY LAW EQUALS FAIRNESS Brady (PA) Cicilline Davis, Danny Kennedy Petri Walberg ACT Braley (IA) Clark (MA) Davis, Rodney Kildee Pingree (ME) Walden Bridenstine Clarke (NY) DeFazio Kilmer Pittenger Walorski Mr. BURGESS, from the Committee Brooks (AL) Clay DeGette Kind Pitts Walz on Rules, submitted a privileged report

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:46 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04MR7.025 H04MRPT1 rfrederick on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with HOUSE March 4, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2143 (Rept. No. 113–373) on the resolution (H. sents, these two extraordinary girls I had the privilege of attending Sche- Res. 497) providing for consideration of asked their friends to bring the items nectady Greenmarket’s 5-year anniver- the bill (H.R. 3826) to provide direction most in need at their school’s food pan- sary last Sunday, and was pleased to to the Administrator of the Environ- try. see firsthand the good work and serv- mental Protection Agency regarding This amazing act of generosity and ices this nonprofit organization pro- the establishment of standards for community spirit came straight from vides our area. emissions of any greenhouse gas from Gabbie and Alice themselves. There I applaud the many farmers, pro- fossil fuel-fired electric utility gener- was never a suggestion from a parent ducers, vendors, certainly musicians, ating units, and for other purposes, and or a teacher to do this. They planned it volunteers, and staff who make the providing for consideration of the bill all themselves. Greenmarket successful. (H.R. 4118) to amend the Internal Rev- I would have to agree with their Again, I congratulate Schenectady enue Code of 1986 to delay the imple- teacher, Sherril Saulter, who said Greenmarket on their anniversary, and mentation of the penalty for failure to these two girls have some of the big- I look forward to celebrating many comply with the individual health in- gest hearts she has ever seen. Their more milestones to come. surance mandate, which was referred compassion and generosity is inspiring, f to the House Calendar and ordered to and I want to recognize and thank PRESERVING ACCESS TO be printed. these two emerging leaders from SLEEPING BEAR DUNES f Maine, Gabbie St. Peter and Alice (Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan asked Willette, for recognizing not only that FLOOD INSURANCE BILL and was given permission to address no one in their community should go the House for 1 minute and to revise (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania hungry, but also that they have the and extend his remarks.) asked and was given permission to ad- power to effect change. Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan. Mr. dress the House for 1 minute and to re- f Speaker, tonight the House passed leg- vise and extend his remarks.) THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS islation addressing an issue that is Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. near and dear to my heart and very im- Mr. Speaker, I rise today as an original (Mr. OLSON asked and was given per- portant to Michigan involving Sleeping cosponsor of H.R. 3370, the Homeowner mission to address the House for 1 Bear Dunes National Park. Flood Insurance Affordability Act of minute and to revise and extend his re- For years, there has been a back and 2014. marks.) forth between the community sur- Over the past decade, the National Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, on March rounding Sleeping Bear Dunes and the Flood Insurance Program has bordered 2, 1836, 178 years ago, the Republic of National Park Service over the best on insolvency, and today it is over $24 Texas was born with the signing of the way to make sure that this pristine million in debt. Congress, in 2012, Texas Declaration of Independence. treasure is accessible to the public. passed the Biggert-Waters Act, which The last paragraph on the sacred docu- I have personally been involved in created much-needed reforms to the ment reads: this process for over a decade, and I am program that were designed to more We, therefore, the delegates with plenary glad to see my friend and colleague, Dr. accurately reflect insurance risks and powers of the people of Texas, in solemn con- DAN BENISHEK, who now represents the create fiscal solvency. The law man- vention assembled, appealing to a candid area, pick up the legislative torch that dated that the Federal Emergency world for the necessities of our condition, do my friend Pete Hoekstra and I—we in- Management Agency perform an af- hereby resolve and declare, that our political troduced bills to protect the Sleeping connection with the Mexican nation has for- Bear Dunes, and Dan has finally been fordability study before transitioning ever ended, and that the people of Texas do to the newly weighted system, which now constitute a free, Sovereign, and inde- able to take it across the finish line. they failed to do and has led to dev- pendent republic, and are fully invested with This bipartisan and bicameral solu- astating flood insurance premium in- all the rights and attributes which properly tion ensures that beaches will remain creases. belong to independent nations; and, con- open, public roads can be improved, Mr. Speaker, there are those who scious of the rectitude of our intentions, we hunting and fishing will continue to be think we should do nothing and let fearlessly and confidently commit the issue allowed, and private property rights government mismanagement ruin the to the decision of the Supreme arbiter of the are actually protected. destinies of nations. economic health of our communities. Tonight’s legislative achievement We cannot run away from pressing May God always bless and never for- would not be possible without the hard challenges. To the contrary, we must get the Republic of Texas. work and tireless efforts of local citi- zens, local business owners, and local correct this policy failure in a manner f advocacy groups such as the Coalition that strikes a balanced solution with- b 1915 for Access to the Lakeshore. out adding one dime to the Federal def- CONGRATULATING SCHENECTADY I look forward to President Obama icit. GREENMARKET ON THEIR 5- signing this much-needed piece of leg- H.R. 3370 enables Congress to develop islation and the benefits that there will a long-term solution that protects YEAR ANNIVERSARY (Mr. TONKO asked and was given be for the visitors to the park, the local economies and holds government local residents, and small businesses permission to address the House for 1 accountable. throughout northern Michigan. minute and to revise and extend his re- f Most importantly, let’s see Sleeping marks.) Bear Dunes preserved for generations RECOGNIZING GABBIE ST. PETER Mr. TONKO. Mr. Speaker, I rise to come. AND ALICE WILLETTE today to congratulate Schenectady (Ms. PINGREE of Maine asked and Greenmarket on their 5-year anniver- f was given permission to address the sary. In the half-decade since they COAL-FIRED POWER UNIT House for 1 minute and to revise and opened their doors to the Capital Re- SHUTDOWN extend her remarks.) gion of New York, the Schenectady (Mrs. LUMMIS asked and was given Ms. PINGREE of Maine. Mr. Speaker, Greenmarket has worked to prove that permission to address the House for 1 I want to talk for a minute about two our economy and nutrition benefit minute.) very special young girls from when we eat local and buy local. Mrs. LUMMIS. Mr. Speaker, later Waterville, Maine. Schenectady Greenmarket continues this month, in the State of Wyoming, a Gabbie St. Peter and Alice Willette to find ways to bolster public health by coal-fired power unit is going to shut both celebrated their eighth birthdays providing farm-to-table meals to our down production for the very last time. last month and are in the second grade friends and neighbors in the Capital This is going to happen 10 years before at the George J. Mitchell Elementary Region and, most recently, partnering its useful life has diminished. School. Since their birthdays are just a with MVP Health Care to build a This is happening because of Federal day apart, they decided to have a joint healthier, more nutrition-focused com- regulations. This is inexpensive, abun- birthday party. But instead of pre- munity. dant, coal-fired power which serves the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:56 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K04MR7.063 H04MRPT1 rfrederick on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2144 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 4, 2014 people of this country being cut down and bridges, nuclear power remained These are the seven ways that we 10 years before the useful life of this consistent. I worry that things could talk about this. The President’s budget plant is spent. This is a travesty of have become worse if nuclear power picks up many of these, and I want to Federal regulation which will cost the wasn’t able to fill the gaps where need- just focus on some of them tonight. My American people more than it should ed. friend, Mr. TONKO, will pick up the en- for their own power. This is why I stand here today in sup- ergy piece. You are going to be hearing more port of nuclear energy and all of my In the President’s budget, there are about this later this month from me, constituents and the hardworking tax- these key sectors, tax policy, edu- Mr. Speaker. This is not the last word. payers of Clinton and Central Illinois. cation, research, infrastructure. Let’s f f start at the bottom and work to the top. DEEPENING THE SAVANNAH MAKE IT IN AMERICA The President has proposed a $305 bil- RIVER The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. lion, 4-year transportation program for (Mr. KINGSTON asked and was given LAMALFA). Under the Speaker’s an- the United States. Now, anybody that permission to address the House for 1 nounced policy of January 3, 2013, the has driven today here in the East Coast minute and to revise and extend his re- gentleman from California (Mr. or in the West Coast knows that we marks.) GARAMENDI) is recognized for 60 min- have gridlock, we have transportation Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, in utes as the designee of the minority problems of all kinds. Georgia, 352,000 jobs are related to the leader. So the President comes forward with Port of Savannah. It is a major export Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, this major initiative, really, a signifi- facility exporting 62 percent of the thank you very much for this oppor- cant increase in what we have done in goods that go through there. tunity to delve into what is a major the past. He wants to focus it, first, on We would have even more jobs if we piece of our work here in Washington, repairing what we already have, the deepened the Savannah River from 42 and that is the budget and the appro- potholes, the bridges that have fallen to 47 feet. In fact, the payoff, the cost- priation process. down and others that might, saying benefit analysis is a dollar spent and a Today is one of those very, very im- let’s get to that. $5.50 return. Yet, after 14 years and $41 portant days in the process of govern- He then goes about building the more million worth of study, Congress, the ment. Today the President delivered to modern transportation systems that bureaucracy, just barely has said let’s Congress his proposed budget. It is re- we need, expanding our highway pro- go forward. quired by the Constitution. George gram, but also the rail systems, the Congress, in January, signaled that Washington did it, and every President inner city rail, the inter-city rails, and we had had enough; cut the red tape, since that time has done it every year, the street cars and other kinds of mass get the project moving, and classified and today, we have President Obama’s transportation systems; very, very im- it as a project under construction. budget before us. portant. The President and Vice President I want to spend a few moments on He proposes how we pay for it. He have repeatedly said they support the that budget, together with my friend says, we ought not give the oil compa- project, yet, to my shock, and those of from New York, Mr. PAUL TONKO and nies, the Big Four, a $5 billion annual us in Congress, in their budget, which our East-West show. So we have got tax break, literally giving them our just has come out, they have not fund- California and New York here. money at the gas pump, but also giving ed this important job-creating project. I would like to start off by kind of them our tax money in unnecessary I do not understand it. framing my own work and how I think I am astounded by an administration subsidies. we really need to approach what we do He has other proposals in this part of who claims to say this is the year of here. the budget so that this would be fully action. Why would they not move for- This is from Franklin Delano Roo- paid for. That is the infrastructure ward on deepening the Savannah sevelt during the Great Depression, and piece. River? he laid out this test. It is on the Roo- Three hundred and fifty-two thou- One of our colleagues here on the sevelt Memorial here. It is etched into sand jobs are related to this, cost-ben- floor just a few moments ago was talk- the granite stone there. It says: ‘‘The efit analysis of 1 to 5.5. Yet, the admin- ing about deepening the Savannah test of our progress is not whether we istration continues to dither. River port. Yes, we ought to do that, add more to the abundance of those and the other ports. We know the Pan- f who have much. It is whether we pro- ama Canal is going to be widened, and NUCLEAR ENERGY vide enough for those who have too lit- when it is widened, we are going to (Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois tle.’’ have larger ships, deeper draft. We need asked and was given permission to ad- It is how I like to frame the issues, to deepen our ports. dress the House for 1 minute and to re- and I think we can frame the Presi- That is an infrastructure project, and vise and extend his remarks.) dent’s budget that way, and also, this the President’s budget directly focuses Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. way: on that. Speaker, I rise today in strong support Those of you that have seen us here Why is this important for individ- of the nuclear energy sector. Not only on the floor, Mr. TONKO and myself, we uals? do nuclear power plants provide afford- often and usually talk about this issue Because these are jobs, these are able reliable energy, they also provide of Making It in America, rebuilding American jobs in construction, and if many quality, high-paying jobs and are the great American middle class by re- we will couple it with one more thing the backbone of many communities. building the manufacturing sector of that I have proposed, and that is that My district is home to a nuclear America. these taxpayer programs buy Amer- plant in Clinton, Illinois, that employs Twenty years ago, actually 24 years ican-made equipment so that the steel nearly 700 people. Nuclear energy is a ago, it was about 20 million, 19-plus for the bridges, the concrete, so that secure energy source that plays a vital million Americans were in that manu- the trains, so that the other things role in a responsible all-of-the-above facturing sector. They were making ev- that will be part of this infrastructure, energy policy. It is the biggest provider erything from wine to automobiles and the pumps and all that goes with re- of reliable, efficient clean energy, and jet planes and even computers. Then building the levees and the sanitation it provides on-demand energy 24/7. we lost it. Maybe 11 million right now. systems and the water system, that The recent record cold temperatures We are beginning to see the rebuild- they be American-made equipment and in the Midwest show the importance of ing of the manufacturing base, and supplies. energy diversification. Many of my along with that, we will see the Amer- In doing that, we not only put people constituents saw steep increases in ican middle class rise up once again to work on the infrastructure projects, their electric bill. and be able to support their families, but we, once again, make it in Amer- While pipes froze and transportation be able to take care of those things ica, and we rebuild the American man- became difficult because of iced roads like food and shelter and education. ufacturing.

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We know that the troducing on this House Floor some of a major down payment for clean energy greenhouse gases have passed the 400 the concepts that have been presented research. mark, which was thought to be the by the President in his budget presen- He also addresses the Advanced Re- point of no return. tation to Congress. search Projects Agency in the energy Hopefully, that is not the case, but Certainly, I have been waiting with capacity, acronymed out as ARPA–E. we do know that, in the President’s great anticipation as to what the en- It mimics DARPA from the Defense budget, he goes after this issue of cli- ergy portion of this budget might look Department, and what it does is com- mate change with the kind of programs like. Why? mit a very laser-sharp focus on re- that you talked about, about the pro- Because I think it is a cornerstone. search as it relates to innovation in grams supporting renewable energy, Energy policy, energy resources are the energy sector. making permanent the energy tax those cornerstones of rebuilding our Will all those outcomes be success- credits for renewables, which is very, American economy, to grow the econ- ful? Perhaps not. In fact, the char- very important in my district. omy, and to strengthen the prospects acter—the quality of research is that I have a major wind farm that starts out there for job creation in the pri- failure can be the down payment to and stops, depending upon whether the vate sector by creating that partner- success. So where the failure will be re- production tax credit is renewed here ship, public-private partnership where alized, we will retest, we will recommit in Congress. Right now, it is stopping, the private sector will grow those jobs. our energies to fine-tune and come and that is a major part of the poten- Also, I am curious because of my past forth with the success stories that are tial energy that we need. roles as energy chair, the energy com- The President talks about an all-of- required. mittee chair in the New York State As- the-above strategy, and yes, we ought ARPA–E, in its short 5 years, has sembly, a role that I held for some 15 to do that. One of those strategies is a proven to be a very valuable invest- years, and also my leadership in natural gas strategy, which is now re- ment in energy innovation. The Presi- NYSERDA, the New York State Energy placing coal in our power plants and, dent makes a major investment in his Research and Development Authority, when properly managed—that is, meth- budget for ARPA–E. I was just with prior to my coming to Congress. ane doesn’t leak—it is clear that we over 2,000 representatives from the Now sitting on Energy and Com- will reduce our greenhouse gas emis- ARPA–E network who came to town— merce as a committee assignment, I sions by that strategy. There are came to Washington to discuss the fu- have great, great interest in where the many, many different pieces to this. President wants to take us on the en- ture of the program. You spoke so well to it. ergy issues, and I am very favorably I am impressed with the leadership, I want to just pick up a couple of impressed by some of the down pay- coming both in EERE and ARPA–E in others very, very quickly, and it is a ments that he wants to make. the Department of Energy, and the part of this Make It In America, par- Certainly, with the $2.3 billion that President acknowledges that—recog- ticularly the manufacturing. The he is offering for the Department of nizes it by making these commitments President proposes that we create more Energy in the Office of Energy Effi- in his budget. advanced manufacturing hubs. ciency and Renewable Energy, that ef- And finally, if I might, Representa- These are innovation hubs. There are fort, I think, is going to launch us into tive GARAMENDI, I will talk about the several in the United States. He wants a new series of innovation that allows advanced fuels agenda, where $700 mil- to put more of these out there. They for job creation and a reduced cost of lion will be invested in the transpor- have coupled the research with the electricity and, certainly, a drawing us tation sector, so that we have advanced manufacturing, and that allows for the down on this gluttonous dependency on fuels. We need to be weaned off of this advancement here. fossil-based fuels as the cornerstone of gluttonous dependency on fossil fuels. He also does one thing that is very our energy economy. So these are very promising invest- important in this, and that is the edu- ments suggested by the President and cation and the reeducation of our b 1930 the administration, those that will workers and our students. I was at an So I think that this effort will, with- take us into a cutting-edge, new mil- extraordinary manufacturing facility in EERE, the Energy Efficiency and lennium sort of thinking that enables in Yuba City over the weekend, and Renewable Energy Office, provide for us to continue with that pioneer spirit they make bearings. that growing effort to promote effi- in this country, which has always guid- I am not talking about these little ciency. That ought to be our fuel of ed us and lifted us out of tough eco- ball bearings that you find in small ap- choice. This investment allows us to nomic times. pliances and the like. We are talking accept that notion and then, also, to I am encouraged by these commit- about bearings that are huge. These work on efforts that will enable us to ments and look forward to the budget weigh several tons. They are the bear- focus our efforts out there that are re- work that we need to do here in the ings on a shaft in a hydroelectric plant, quired for energy. House of Representatives and working maybe 2 or 3 feet in diameter. Renewable energy, no fuel costs with with our partners in the United States I had no idea this existed there, and the sun, the wind, the soil, the water, Senate, but I think the President has the one thing they wanted me to know that is part of our environment. Uti- set a good tone. was that they cannot find skilled ma- lizing that in a way that generates He has ushered in some good think- chinists that are able and capable of electricity and does it in a benign way ing, and he is looking at a new wave of doing that work. is a very strong cornerstone advanced energy concepts that will guide this In the President’s budget, he has a by the President in this effort. Nation in job production, in sound en- major program to train and retrain the And also, the $4.2 billion that he ergy policy, and will have benign im- workers of tomorrow, men and women brings forth in efforts to provide for in- pacts on our environmental resources. that will do not only the computer novation and to create new outcomes As stewards of the environment, I work, but also men and women that for energy purposes not only with effi- think that is important for all of us. are capable of becoming the machinists ciency and generation, but the trans- So I thank you for leading this dis- of tomorrow, so that we are able, in mission of that energy supply and cussion this evening, and I am im- America, to produce these very ex- looking at efforts to expand and make pressed with the energy portion, so I traordinarily important, unique pieces permanent the production tax credits thank you, Representative GARAMENDI. of equipment, like the shafts, the tur- that are so important for renewable en- Mr. GARAMENDI. Thank you very bines, and in this case, the bearings ergy in this country, so those are two much, Mr. TONKO, and thank you for that are so important to make those good, very valuable investments. your years of service in the area of en- things work.

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A letter from the Chair, Securities lier. rectly to anybody on the floor, but we and Exchange Commission, transmitting the There are many more pieces of this are going to be putting forth a series of Commission’s 2012 Annual Report of the Se- puzzle, and as we come back in the fu- bills to build reservoirs in California. curities Investor Protection Corporation; to ture, I want us to pick up each indi- That is another critical piece of the in- the Committee on Financial Services. 4872. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, vidual piece, talk to the American pub- frastructure. Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, lic about what is in the President’s It may be the pipes. It may be the Department of Energy, transmitting Third budget, and hopefully persuade our Re- plumbing. It may be the sanitation sys- Report to Congress, January 2014, Hydrogen publican colleagues to go along with tem. But we desperately need to store and Fuel Cell Activities, Progress, and this pro-growth deficit reduction budg- water in California, not only in surface Plans: September 2010 to August 2013, pursu- et that the President has proposed. storage, but also to store that water in ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. I think, with that, I will turn it over the underground aquifers. 4873. A letter from the Director, Regu- to you, and if you don’t have any more If we do that, when the droughts latory Management Division, Environmental comments, we will call it a night. which come occasionally to California, Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Mr. TONKO. Representative as they have in the past, we will be pre- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation GARAMENDI, just in closing, I would pared to deal with them because we of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Colo- state that three very important will have set aside the water that we rado; Construction Permit Program Fee In- underpinnings to a modern economy—a needed. creases; Construction Permit Regulation of PM2.5; Regulation 3 [EPA-R08-OAR-2013-0552; transitioning economy, one that drives Somebody asked me about this a few FRL-9903-94-Region 8] received February 11, innovation—would be the investments days ago, and they said: Well, why do 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the in research, the investments in infra- we need to do that? Well, people will Committee on Energy and Commerce. structure, the investments in edu- just consume it. 4874. A letter from the Director, Regu- cation; and we begin to see that in this I said: Not if they listen and read Ex- latory Management Division, Environmental budget. odus in the Bible. It is there—7 years of Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation I think the efforts here are a good good, 7 years of bad. You had better put of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Indi- challenge and a charge to this Congress it aside during the 7 years of good. ana; Allen, Greene, Vanderburgh, Warrick, to respond accordingly. That will lift So that is what we intend to do. We and Vigo Counties; 1997 8-Hour Ozone Main- us into a cutting-edge thinking that will be introducing legislation later tenance Plan Revision to Approved Motor enables us to compete effectively in this week on building one of the major Vehicle Emissions Budgets [EPA-R05-OAR- what is a worldwide race, as it relates reservoirs in California. 2013-0414, EPA-R05-OAR-2013-0424, EPA-R05- to clean energy innovation and high With that, Mr. Speaker, I will look to OAR-2013-0425, EPA-R05-OAR-2013-0432; FRL- 9906-50-Region 5] received February 11, 2014, tech. you and say that I look forward to pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- We need these investments in order working with you on these projects, mittee on Energy and Commerce. to be strong. We won the global race on and I yield back the balance of my 4875. A letter from the Director, Regu- space back in the sixties because we time. latory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- committed to winning that race, and f that was just against another nation, cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation LEAVE OF ABSENCE of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State Russia. By unanimous consent, leave of ab- of Colorado Second Ten-Year PM10 Mainte- Now, there are dozens of nations nance Plan for Telluride [EPA-R08-OAR-2011- competing to be the kingpin of the sence was granted to: 0833; FRL-9906-35-Region 8] received Feb- international economy. The President Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas (at the re- ruary 11, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. rightfully sees that as the opportunity quest of Ms. PELOSI) for today and the 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and for this Nation to invest accordingly, balance of the week on account of offi- Commerce. so that we can move forward; and cial business. 4876. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for General Law, Department of Ms. JACKSON LEE (at the request of again, with his efforts in advanced Homeland Security, transmitting a report manufacturing, with the NNMI, the Ms. PELOSI) for today on account of of- pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform manufacturing initiative, there is ficial business. Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight great promise there. Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas and Government Reform. That gives you a very sharp focus on (at the request of Ms. PELOSI) for today 4877. A letter from the General Counsel, specific needs of manufacturing, devel- and March 5. Department of Housing and Urban Develop- ment, transmitting a report pursuant to the oping those sorts of intellects and f Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the human infrastructure, workforce devel- ADJOURNMENT Committee on Oversight and Government opment, that will give us that cutting- Reform. edge technology. Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, I 4878. A letter from the Chair, Merit Sys- I strongly support the NNMI initia- move that the House do now adjourn. tems Protection Board, transmitting a re- tive in the budget that the President The motion was agreed to; accord- port entitled, ‘‘Evaluating Job Applicants: had introduced last year. I think it ingly (at 7 o’clock and 41 minutes The Role of Training and Experience in Hir- ing’’; to the Committee on Oversight and shows us to be in an advanced sort of p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Government Reform. thinking and is giving manufacturing a 4879. A letter from the Director, Office of shot in the arm. Our best days in man- Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at 10 a.m. for Personnel Management, transmitting the Of- ufacturing lie ahead. We need to invest morning-hour debate. fice’s Federal Equal Opportunity Recruit- so as to make that possible, and this f ment Program Report for Fiscal Year 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7201(e); to the Com- budget does that. EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, So I thank you very much, and I look mittee on Oversight and Government Re- ETC. form. forward to many more discussions on Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive 4880. A letter from the Acting Commis- the budget as we go forward in the en- communications were taken from the sioner, Social Security Administration, suing weeks. transmitting the semiannual report on the Speaker’s table and referred as follows: Mr. GARAMENDI. Thank you, Mr. activities of the Office of Inspector General 4869. A letter from the Assistant Director TONKO, for being such a leader on these for the period April 1, 2013 through Sep- issues. for Legislative Affairs, Consumer Financial tember 30, 2013; to the Committee on Over- Protection Bureau, transmitting the semi- sight and Government Reform. As I was about to turn around to the annual report on the activities of the Office 4881. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Speaker and sign off, I realized I had of Inspector General for the period April 1, of the Army, Civil Works, Department of De- left off a major piece of the infrastruc- 2013 to September 30, 2013; to the Committee fense, transmitting a recommendation modi- ture. We have a major drought in Cali- on Financial Services. fying the authorized total project cost of the

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A letter from the Chief, Publications for temporary assistance for needy families and Regulations Branch, Department of the PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS from being accessed through the use of an Treasury, transmitting the Service’s final electronic benefit transfer card at any store rule — Update for Weighted Average Interest Under clause 2 of rule XII, public that offers marijuana for sale, and for other Rates, Yield Curves, and Segment Rates [No- bills and resolutions of the following purposes; to the Committee on Ways and tice 2014-13] received February 24, 2014, pur- titles were introduced and severally re- Means, and in addition to the Committee on suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- ferred, as follows: Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for mittee on Ways and Means. By Mr. REICHERT (for himself, Mr. consideration of such provisions as fall with- 4883. A letter from the Chief, Publications GARDNER, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. LAMBORN, in the jurisdiction of the committee con- and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. KELLY of Pennsyl- Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule cerned. vania, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. By Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Ms. — Applicable Federal Rates — March 2014 GOSAR, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. YOUNG of In- BASS, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. DIAZ- (Rev. Rul. 2014-8) received February 24, 2014, diana, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, and BALART, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Mr. REED): OLSON, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. mittee on Ways and Means. H.R. 4137. A bill to prohibit assistance pro- WOLF, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of 4884. A letter from the Chief, Publications vided under the program of block grants to Texas, Mr. COOPER, Mr. LANGEVIN, and Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, States for temporary assistance for needy Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. CAR- transmitting the Service’s final rule — Safe families from being accessed through the use SON of Indiana, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. Harbor for Disregarded Entities Under Sec- of an electronic benefit transfer card at any SCHIFF, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. TAKANO, tion 108 (Rev. Proc. 2014-20) received Feb- store that offers marijuana for sale; to the Mr. BISHOP of New York, Ms. ruary 24, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Committee on Ways and Means. SCHWARTZ, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and By Mr. GOWDY (for himself, Mr. ISSA, DOGGETT, Mrs. CAPITO, Mrs. BROOKS Means. Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. of Indiana, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. ROKITA, 4885. A letter from the Assistant U.S. SMITH of Texas, Mr. FORBES, Mr. Mr. COHEN, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. Trade Representative for WTO and Multilat- FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. BONAMICI, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. eral Affairs, Office of the United States CHAFFETZ, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, NUNNELEE, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. FORBES, Trade Representative, transmitting the Ad- Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mrs. BLACK, and Mr. MURPHY of Florida): ministration’s Annual Report on Subsidies Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. Enforcement, pursuant to the Statement of H.R. 4143. A bill to realign structures and KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. DUNCAN reallocate resources in the Federal Govern- Administrative Action of the Uruguay of South Carolina, Mr. LABRADOR, ment, in keeping with the core American be- Round Agreements Act; to the Committee on and Mr. BACHUS): lief that families are the best protection for Ways and Means. H.R. 4138. A bill to protect the separation children and the bedrock of any society, to 4886. A letter from the Director, Office of of powers in the Constitution of the United bolster United States diplomacy and assist- Regulations and Reports Clearance, Social States by ensuring that the President takes ance targeted at ensuring that every child Security Administration, transmitting the care that the laws be faithfully executed, can grow up in a permanent, safe, nurturing, Administration’s final rule — Extension of and for other purposes; to the Committee on and loving family, and to strengthen inter- Expiration Dates for Several Body System the Judiciary. country adoption to the United States and Listings [Docket No.: SSA-2013-0041] (RIN: By Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. around the world and ensure that it becomes 0960-AH61) received February 20, 2014, pursu- SHIMKUS, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. a viable and fully developed option for pro- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee OLSON, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. BISHOP viding families for children in need, and for on Ways and Means. of Utah, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. WESTMORE- other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 4887. A letter from the Director of Legisla- LAND, Ms. JENKINS, Mr. BROOKS of Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on tive Affairs, Office of the Director of Na- Alabama, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, the Judiciary, for a period to be subse- tional Intelligence, transmitting a letter re- Mr. GERLACH, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. SEN- quently determined by the Speaker, in each garding the selection of the next Director of SENBRENNER, Mr. KING of New York, case for consideration of such provisions as Legislative Affairs; to the Committee on In- Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. THOMPSON fall within the jurisdiction of the committee telligence (Permanent Select). of Pennsylvania, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. concerned. 4888. A letter from the Director of Legisla- WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. DENT, By Mr. GRIMM (for himself, Mr. tive Affairs, Office of the Director of Na- Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. MARINO, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. KING of New tional Intelligence, transmitting a letter re- PEARCE, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. MURPHY of York, Mr. NUNNELEE, and Mrs. garding a new research program; to the Com- Pennsylvania, Mr. KELLY of Pennsyl- MCCARTHY of New York): mittee on Intelligence (Permanent Select). vania, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, and Mr. H.R. 4144. A bill to amend the provisions of f REICHERT): title 46, United States Code, related to the H.R. 4139. A bill to promote United States Board of Visitors to the United States Mer- REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON economic growth and job creation and chant Marine Academy, and for other pur- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS strengthen strategic partnerships with poses; to the Committee on Armed Services. United States allies, and for other purposes; By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mrs. Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, committees were delivered to the Clerk to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mrs. NEGRETE MCLEOD (for her- and Ms. MENG): H.R. 4145. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- for printing and reference to the proper self and Ms. BROWNLEY of California): enue Code of 1986 to modify the dependent calendar, as follows: H.R. 4140. A bill to amend title 38, United care credit to take into account expenses for Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee States Code, to authorize the Secretary of care of parents and grandparents who do not on Natural Resources. H.R. 3189. A bill to Veterans Affairs to provide per diem pay- live with the taxpayer; to the Committee on prohibit the conditioning of any permit, ments to eligible entities for furnishing care Ways and Means. lease, or other use agreement on the trans- to dependents of certain homeless veterans, By Mr. PAULSEN: fer, relinquishment, or other impairment of and for other purposes; to the Committee on H.R. 4146. A bill to amend the Low-Income any water right to the United States by the Veterans’ Affairs. Housing Preservation and Resident Home- Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture; By Mr. CRENSHAW (for himself, Ms. ownership Act of 1990; to the Committee on with amendments (Rept. 113–372, Pt. 1). Re- BROWN of Florida, Mr. DESANTIS, Mr. Financial Services. ferred to the Committee of the Whole House YOHO, and Mr. MICA): By Mr. TAKANO: on the state of the Union. H.R. 4141. A bill to amend title 38, United H.R. 4147. A bill to direct the Chief Infor- Mr. BURGESS: Committee on Rules. House States Code, to authorize the Secretary of mation Officer of the Department of Vet- Resolution 497. Resolution providing for con- Veterans Affairs to enter into enhanced-use erans Affairs and the Deputy Under Sec- sideration of the bill (H.R. 3826) to provide leases for excess property of the National retary of Veterans Affairs for Economic Op- direction to the Administrator of the Envi- Cemetery Administration that is unsuitable portunity to submit to the Committees on ronmental Protection Agency regarding the for burial purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of establishment of standards for emissions of Veterans’ Affairs. representatives a report regarding the infor- any greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired By Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. mation technology of the Department that is electric utility generating units, and for FRANKS of Arizona, Mrs. KIRK- used in administering the educational bene- other purposes, and providing for consider- PATRICK, Mr. JONES, Mr. LAMALFA, fits administered by the Secretary of Vet- ation of the bill (H.R. 4118) to amend the In- and Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee): erans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the ternal Revenue Code of 1986 to delay the im- H.R. 4142. A bill to amend the Food and Nu- Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. plementation of the penalty for failure to trition Act of 2008 to prohibit the use of ben- By Mr. SAM JOHNSON OF TEXAS (for comply with the indiviAal health insurance efits to purchase marijuana products, to himself, Mr. COLE, and Mr. BECERRA):

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H.J. Res. 111. A joint resolution providing and purposes are constitutionally permis- H.R. 867: Mr. WITTMAN. for the reappointment of John W. McCarter sible. As long as the spending is on ‘‘the gen- H.R. 938: Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. PETERSON, and as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of eral welfare’’ (i.e. national in scope) and the Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. the Smithsonian Institution; to the Com- condition is clear, and related to the pro- H.R. 1015: Mrs. CAPPS. mittee on House Administration. gram being funded, the limitation is con- H.R. 1179: Mrs. BEATTY. By Ms. MOORE (for herself, Ms. stitutional. H.R. 1225: Mr. COLE. CLARKE of New York, Ms. SHEA-POR- By Ms. GRANGER: H.R. 1239: Mr. FORBES. TER, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Ms. LEE of H.R. 4143. H.R. 1249: Mr. SCALISE. California): Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1250: Ms. SEWELL of Alabama and Mr. H. Res. 498. A resolution expressing support lation pursuant to the following: BYRNE. for designation of the week of March 2, 2014, Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United H.R. 1313: Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. through March 8, 2014, as ‘‘School Social States Constitution that the Congress shall H.R. 1318: Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. Work Week’’; to the Committee on Edu- have power to make all laws which shall be H.R. 1354: Mr. MICA, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. BAR- cation and the Workforce. necessary and proper for carrying into execu- BER, and Ms. BROWN of Florida. H.R. 1500: Mr. COHEN. f tion the foregoing powers, and all other pow- ers vested by this Constitution in the gov- H.R. 1505: Mr. HIGGINS. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY ernment of the United States, or in any de- H.R. 1518: Mrs. BACHMANN. STATEMENT partment or officer thereof. H.R. 1573: Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. CONNOLLY, and Mr. BERA of California. Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of By Mr. GRIMM: H.R. 4144. H.R. 1599: Mrs. KIRKPATRICK and Mr. DEFA- the Rules of the House of Representa- Congress has the power to enact this legis- ZIO. tives, the following statements are sub- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1616: Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. mitted regarding the specific powers Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, H.R. 1726: Mr. YODER. granted to Congress in the Constitu- By Mr. ISRAEL: H.R. 1750: Mr. KING of New York and Mrs. tion to enact the accompanying bill or H.R. 4145. BROOKS of Indiana. joint resolution. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1798: Mr. LANCE. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1812: Mr. MCKEON. By Mr. REICHERT: H.R. 1915: Mr. MAFFEI, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. H.R. 4137. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution SEWELL of Alabama, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. BISHOP Congress has the power to enact this legis- of Georgia, and Mr. PIERLUISI. lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. PAULSEN: H.R. 4146. H.R. 1975: Mr. ENYART, Ms. CLARK of Mas- Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United sachusetts, Mr. BARBER, and Ms. BORDALLO. States Constitution, to ‘‘provide for the com- Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2012: Mr. DEFAZIO. mon Defence and general Welfare of the H.R. 2028: Ms. FRANKEL of Florida and Ms. United States.’’ Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- tion. CLARK of Massachusetts. By Mr. GOWDY: H.R. 2053: Mr. BYRNE. H.R. 4138. By Mr. TAKANO: H.R. 4147. H.R. 2079: Mr. COHEN. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2143: Mr. HARRIS. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2291: Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. MENG, Ms. lation pursuant to the following: The constitutional authority on which this SLAUGHTER, Mr. MAFFEI, and Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of legislation is based is found in Article I, Sec- H.R. 2324: Mr. WELCH. the United States. tion 8, Clause 9; Article III, Section 1; and H.R. 2364: Mr. RUIZ. By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas: Article III, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Con- H.R. 2413: Mr. BROUN of Georgia. H.J. Res. 111. stitution, which grant Congress authority H.R. 2452: Mr. MURPHY of Florida. Congress has the power to enact this legis- over federal courts. In addition, each House H.R. 2468: Mr. GIBSON, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: of Congress may determine the rules of its TIERNEY, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 17, giving Con- proceedings under Article I, Section 5, KUSTER, and Mr. CARTWRIGHT. gress exclusive jurisdiction over the District Clause 2. H.R. 2479: Mr. RUIZ, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, and of Columbia. That clause was cited as the au- By Mr. TURNER: Ms. ESTY. thority for the government’s ability to ac- H.R. 4139. H.R. 2500: Mr. LANCE, Mr. HECK of Nevada, cept the original Smithson donation and the Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. creation of the Smithsonian Institution via lation pursuant to the following: FRANKEL of Florida, and Mr. FLORES. the Act of August 10, 1846. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Con- H.R. 2548: Mr. DENT, Ms. ESTY, Mr. FATTAH, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, the Nec- stitution: The Congress shall have Power Mr. KILMER, Mr. MEADOWS, and Mr. PERL- essary and Proper clause, which provides the . . . To regulate Commerce with foreign Na- MUTTER. power to enact legislation necessary to effec- tions, and among the several States, and H.R. 2575: Mr. LATHAM. tuate one of the earlier enumerated powers, with the Indian Tribes. H.R. 2791: Mr. HANNA. such as the authority granted in Clause 17 By Mrs. NEGRETE MCLEOD: H.R. 2847: Mr. COHEN and Ms. SHEA-PORTER. above. H.R. 4140. H.R. 2882: Mr. MURPHY of Florida. Congress has the power to enact this legis- f H.R. 2917: Ms. SHEA-PORTER. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2932: Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. BRADY of Article 1, Section 8, Clause 8, ‘‘Congress ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Pennsylvania, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. CASTRO of shall have Power To Make all Laws which Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors Texas, Mr. COSTA, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. FORBES, shall be necessary and proper for carrying were added to public bills and resolu- Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GIBSON, Mr. GENE GREEN into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all of Texas, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. KELLY of Pennsyl- other Powers vested by the Constitution in tions, as follows: vania, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. MARINO, Mr. MEEHAN, the Government of the United States, or in H.R. 32: Mr. BYRNE. Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. any Department or Officer thereof.’’ H.R. 118: Mrs. NEGRETE MCLEOD. PAYNE, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. By Mr. CRENSHAW: H.R. 279: Mr. GRIJALVA and Mr. STIVERS. RICHMOND, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. H.R. 4141. H.R. 411: Mr. GARAMENDI. GOWDY, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. HAR- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 445: Mrs. HARTZLER. RIS, Mrs. NEGRETE MCLEOD, Mr. ROGERS of lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 460: Mr. BARLETTA. Alabama, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. VARGAS, and Mr. Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of H.R. 479: Mr. VARGAS. WOLF. the United States H.R. 494: Mr. CLAY. H.R. 2939: Mrs. BACHMANN, Ms. HANABUSA, By Mr. GOSAR: H.R. 543: Mr. ISSA, Mr. FATTAH, and Mr. Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Ms. ESTY, Mr. HINOJOSA, H.R. 4142. RICHMOND. Mr. MORAN, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. GRIFFIN of Ar- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 597: Mr. VAN HOLLEN. kansas, Mr. CHAFFETZ, and lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 627: Mr. GARCIA. H.R. 2939: Mr. KLINE. This legislation is constitutionally appro- H.R. 647: Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. H.R. 2945: Mr. HUFFMAN. priate pursuant to Article I, Section 8, H.R. 702: Ms. BROWN of Florida, Ms. LOF- H.R. 2996: Mrs. BLACK. Clause 8 (the Spending Clause). GREN, and Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. H.R. 3040: Mr. PETERS of California and The Supreme Court, in South Dakota v. H.R. 755: Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. Mrs. CAPPS. Dole (1987), reasoned that conditions and STEWART, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. HOLDING, Mr. H.R. 3077: Mr. GERLACH and Mr. MCCLIN- limitations on funds were constitutional and FRANKS of Arizona, Mrs. WALORSKI, and Mr. TOCK. within the power of Congress under the WOLF. H.R. 3116: Ms. MCCOLLUM. Spending Clause. H.R. 792: Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. MARCHANT, H.R. 3240: Mr. AMODEI and Mr. RUIZ. Thus, conditioning receipt of federal funds and Mr. BYRNE. H.R. 3303: Mr. ROE of Tennessee. in order to direct appropriate spending goals H.R. 822: Ms. FUDGE and Mr. PETERSON. H.R. 3330: Mr. FATTAH.

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H.R. 3361: Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. MARCHANT, and H.R. 3997: Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of H. Res. 136: Mr. FOSTER. Mr. GARDNER. New Mexico and Mr. OWENS. H. Res. 283: Mr. COHEN. H.R. 3374: Mr. ELLISON. H.R. 4006: Mr. BRIDENSTINE. H. Res. 456: Mr. POLIS, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, H.R. 4012: Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS. H.R. 3384: Mr. COTTON. Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. LATHAM, and Mrs. CAPITO. H.R. 3461: Ms. PINGREE of Maine and Mrs. H.R. 4016: Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. H. Res. 476: Mr. GOODLATTE. MILLER of Michigan. H.R. 4031: Mr. BRIDENSTINE and Mr. GUTH- H. Res. 488: Mr. MICA, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, H.R. 3482: Mr. GERLACH. RIE. ILLER NGEL OSS H.R. 3485: Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas. H.R. 4035: Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. M of Florida, Mr. E , Mr. R , H.R. 3505: Mr. COFFMAN and Mr. COHEN. H.R. 4041: Mr. HONDA. and Mr. PIERLUISI. H.R. 4058: Mr. REED and Mr. SCHOCK. H.R. 3529: Mr. LONG, Mr. COLLINS of Geor- H.R. 4075: Ms. NORTON and Mr. DAVID SCOTT gia, and Mr. ROE of Tennessee. f of Georgia. H.R. 3530: Mr. CONAWAY and Mr. WILLIAMS. H.R. 4076: Mr. HUDSON, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. H.R. 3537: Ms. BASS. ROTHFUS, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. H.R. 3548: Mr. STIVERS. CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS, LIM- MICHAUD, Mr. PAULSEN, Mr. GRAVES of Mis- H.R. 3571: Ms. ESTY and Mrs. BROOKS of In- ITED TAX BENEFITS, OR LIM- souri, Mr. ROKITA, and Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkan- diana. ITED TARIFF BENEFITS sas. H.R. 3576: Mr. LATTA. H.R. 4079: Mr. GERLACH. Under clause 9 of rule XXI, lists or H.R. 3635: Mr. CAMP. H.R. 4091: Mr. NUGENT and Mr. H.R. 3641: Mr. GUTHRIE. statements on congressional earmarks, FARENTHOLD. H.R. 3658: Mr. COBLE, Mr. COHEN, and Mr. limited tax benefits, or limited tariff H.R. 4092: Mr. FOSTER and Mr. TONKO. CAMP. H.R. 4093: Mr. MURPHY of Florida. benefits were submitted as follows: H.R. 3670: Ms. ESHOO and Mr. LATTA. H.R. 4094: Mr. MURPHY of Florida. OFFERED BY MR. HASTINGS OF WASHINGTON H.R. 3708: Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana and Mr. H.R. 4118: Mr. YOUNG of Indiana, Mr. MESSER. RENACCI, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. GER- The amendment filed to the Committee H.R. 3723: Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. LACH, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. RYAN of Print for H.R. 2824 by me does not contain H.R. 3740: Mr. COHEN. Wisconsin, and Mr. KLINE. any congressional earmarks, limited tax H.R. 3747: Mr. BARLETTA. H.R. 4120: Mr. MORAN. benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined H.R. 3775: Mr. GUTHRIE. H.R. 4121: Mr. MURPHY of Florida. in clause 9 of House rule XXI. H.R. 3833: Mr. DEFAZIO. H.R. 4128: Ms. KUSTER. OFFERED BY MR. DAVE CAMP H.R. 3854: Mr. DENT. H.J. Res. 25: Mr. HECK of Washington. H.R. 3864: Mr. YOUNG of Indiana and Mr. H.J. Res. 110: Mr. MULLIN. The provisions that warranted a referral to REED. H. Con. Res. 78: Mr. COHEN. the Committee on Ways and Means in H.R. H.R. 3877: Mrs. BEATTY and Mr. HANNA. H. Con. Res. 86: Mr. ENYART, Mr. Rodney 4118, ‘‘Suspending the Individual Mandate H.R. 3930: Mr. GIBBS, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. HUD- Penalty Law Equals Fairness Act,’’ do not COBLE, Mr. MICA, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. RICE of SON, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, contain any congressional earmarks, limited South Carolina, and Mr. TIPTON. Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. LARSON of tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as de- H.R. 3956: Mr. ENYART. Connecticut, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, fined in clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of H.R. 3991: Mr. RAHALL. and Mr. MCGOVERN. the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Vol. 160 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2014 No. 36 Senate The Senate met at 2 p.m. and was CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT Based on Senate Republicans’ ardent called to order by the President pro BLOCK GRANT ACT OF 2014—MO- defense of the Koch brothers and the tempore (Mr. LEAHY). TION TO PROCEED—Resumed fact that they advocate for many of the Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to same policies as the Koch brothers, it PRAYER proceed to Calendar No. 309, S. 1086. seems my Republican colleagues also The PRESIDENT pro tempore. To- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. believe in a system that benefits bil- day’s opening prayer will be offered by BALDWIN.) The clerk will report. lionaires at the expense of the middle Pastor Dave Weigley, President of the The legislative clerk read as follows: class. Seventh-Day Adventist Church in the A bill (S. 1086) to reauthorize and improve The Koch brothers are willing to in- Mid-Atlantic States. the Child Care and Development Block Grant vest billions to buy that America. They Act of 1990, and for other purposes. are investing billions to buy that The guest Chaplain offered the fol- SCHEDULE America. In 2010 the Supreme Court lowing prayer: Mr. REID. Mr. President, following opened the flood gates of corporate Let us pray. my remarks and those of the Repub- money into electoral politics. That was Almighty God, creator and maker of lican leader, the Senate will be in a pe- with the Citizens United decision. all, who sits enthroned above the riod of morning business with Senators Since mega donors such as Charles and earth, and in whom we live, move and permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes David Koch can launder their huge con- have our being, we praise You from each. tributions using shadowy shell groups whom all blessings flow. We thank You There will be no rollcall votes today and so-called nonprofits, it is difficult for Your sustaining power, for peace, because of the inclement weather we to tell exactly how much they have in- for the freedoms we enjoy. We ask Your have had the last 3 or 4 days. The next vested so far. blessings on our great Nation, insight- rollcall vote will be tomorrow at 11:45 Investigative reporting done by some ful leaders and dedicated lawmakers. a.m. of the most respected news outlets in Establish their steps and give them BENEFITTING THE WEALTHY the country has revealed that the Koch discernment and courage to act justly, Charles and David Koch are shrewd brothers funnel money through a web love mercy and walk humbly. businessmen. Their wealth is nearly of investor groups and advocacy orga- Strengthen those who need to be up- unparalleled, not only in America but nizations that are immune from disclo- lifted, who are downcast, who need the in the world. The brothers inherited a sure rules, such as the Club for Growth, compassionate touch of a brother’s or small oil company. They inherited this Heritage Action, the NRA, and the U.S. sister’s hand. Above all, may Your company from their dad. They built it Chamber of Commerce. We may never kingdom come, may Your will be done, into a multinational corporation. It re- know how much money the Koch and may we readily incline our ears to fines oil, makes carpets, manufactures brothers are spending to rig the sys- Your call today. This we pray in Your fertilizers and chemicals, makes paper tem, to rig the system for themselves. holy and righteous Name. Amen. products, extracts minerals, produces But we do know their investments glass, owns a cattle ranch, and lots of have paid off already. In November f stuff. 2010, the petroleum industry walked Like most shrewd businessmen, the right through the door the Supreme PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE oil baron Koch brothers are very good Court had opened and spent hundreds The President pro tempore led the at protecting and growing their pro- of millions of dollars to elect a Repub- Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: digious future and their prodigious for- lican majority to the House of Rep- tune. There is nothing un-American resentatives. That Republican majority I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the about that. But what is un-American is has effectively shut down any hope of United States of America, and to the Repub- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, when shadowy billionaires pour unlim- passing legislation to limit the pollu- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. ited money into our democracy to rig tion that has caused climate change. the system, to benefit themselves and That Republican majority is, in fact, f the wealthiest 1 percent. working to gut the most important I believe in an America where eco- safeguards to keep cancer-causing tox- nomic opportunity is open to all. Based ins and pollution that cause sickness RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY on their actions and policies they pro- and death out of the air we breathe and LEADER mote, the Koch brothers seem to be- the water we drink. Without those The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The lieve in an America where the system safeguards, the Koch brothers would majority leader is recognized. is rigged to benefit the very wealthy. pass on the higher health care costs to

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The Koch-backed Americans for Pros- cial interests; Republican senators We Democrats have a different vi- perity alone spent $400 million in mis- rush to the floor to defend the Kochs sion. Democrats believe the economy is leading attack ads last election cycle. whenever I say something negative strongest when the middle class is vi- If you have seen an ad recently ma- about the brothers or their radical brant and growing. Democrats believe ligning the Affordable Care Act or agenda. world class education leads to world ObamaCare, chances are, significantly, By the way, the words ‘‘radical agen- class work. This work is one where peo- that these ads are from the Koch da’’ are not my words. Charles Koch ple are ready to take on any challenge. brothers or one of the shadow groups proudly told Brian Doherty, an editor Right now there are at least three peo- paid for by the Koch brothers. Koch- of the magazine ‘‘Reason,’’ about his ple for every job available. Democrats backed groups have spent a vast sum self-described—his quote—‘‘radical phi- believe in an even playing field with trying to elect Republican Senate can- losophy’’ in 2007. These are the same higher wages, affordable health care, didates this year, a sum that dwarfs brothers who have lobbied against the and a secure retirement for every even the National Republican Senato- recognition of formaldehyde as a can- American so that every American can rial Committee’s own spending. cer-causing carcinogen, because it have a shot at success. The Koch brothers and other might be bad for their business. I welcome a debate over these com- moneyed interests are influencing the These are the same brothers whose peting visions. Average Americans political process for their own benefit Koch Industries ranks near the top of share our vision for a country whose in a way not seen for generations. Re- the list of America’s worst toxic air success is built on a strong middle publican Senators have come to the polluters. Those are the same brothers class. The Koch brothers know Ameri- floor to defend the Koch brothers at- whose company, according to a cans share our vision for a country tempts to buy our democracy. Once Bloomberg investigation, paid bribes where success is built on a strong mid- again, Republicans are all in to protect and kickbacks to win contracts in Afri- dle class. That is why, rather than hav- their billionaire friends. ca, India, and the Middle East. ing an honest and fair debate, they are Not only have Senate Republicans These are the same brothers who, ac- pouring hundreds of millions of dollars come to the floor to defend the Koch cording to the same report, used for- into a massive campaign of deception. brothers personally, they have again eign subsidiaries to sell millions of dol- They manufacture stories. They make and again defended the Koch brothers’ lars of equipment to Iran, a state spon- up facts. They are angry that I am call- radical agenda—and it is radical, at sor of terrorism. Let’s make sure we ing attention to their campaign of dis- least from a middle-class perspective. understand that. I may not have said it tortion and deceit. Senate Republicans have opened so quite right. These are the same broth- I am not oblivious that my com- many different avenues to oppose clos- ers who, according to the same report, ments about the Koch brothers have ing a single tax loophole. Senate Re- used foreign subsidiaries to sell mil- caused some controversy. Anyone who publicans have opposed closing even a lions of dollars of equipment to Iran, a has turned on FOX News knows that I loophole for these oil companies or cor- state sponsor of terrorism. We all know have gotten under their skin. But I will porations that ship jobs overseas. This that. continue to shine a light on their sub- benefits the Koch brothers. Senate Re- The Koch brothers already believe version of democracy. publicans have opposed asking billion- they can play by a different set of When I hear my Republican col- aires to pay the same higher tax rate rules. Think about how an America leagues defending the Koch brothers as as middle-class tax families, as illus- rigged by the Koch brothers would they have, I recall the words of Adlai trated by Warren Buffett. Senate Republicans have opposed en- look. The Koch brothers do not care Stevenson: vironmental and workplace safety about creating a strong public edu- I have been thinking that I would make a standards that might cause the Koch cation system in America. The Koch proposition to my Republican friends . . . brothers do not care about maintaining that if they will stop telling lies about the brothers or their corporate donors a Democrats, we will stop telling the truth few extra dimes—a few extra dollars the strong safety net of Medicare and Social Security. The Koch brothers do about them. maybe. The Koch brothers are return- As long as the Koch brothers con- ing the favor with huge donations to not care about the guarantee of afford- able, quality health insurance for every tinue to spend hundreds of millions of Republican Senate candidates, either dollars buying elections, I will con- directly or indirectly. American. tinue to do all I can to expose their in- Senate Republicans are addicted to That is obvious from the misleading tentions. Koch. In fact, Senate Republicans ads they have paid for all over the hardly need the NRSC any more, which country. Why? Because the Koch broth- RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER for decade after decade was the main ers can afford to buy all of those bene- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Re- funding tool for the Republican Senate. fits and more for themselves and their publican leader is recognized. Not any longer; the Koch brothers take families. Their extreme vision for POLITICAL PARTICIPATION care of that. America means abolishing Social Secu- Mr. MCCONNELL. I noted with inter- Aside from that, the NRSC cannot rity and Medicare. Their extreme vi- est that the majority leader was ham- hide its donors’ identities like the sion for America means eliminating mering the Koch brothers again today, Koch brothers-funded groups can hide minimum wage laws. Their extreme vi- and I wondered why he left out billion- their donors’ identities. Senate Repub- sion for America means putting insur- aire Tom Steyer, who plans to spend as licans call this freewheeling spending ance companies back in charge of your much as $100 million pushing the issue by anonymous donors nothing more health care and denying coverage for of climate change in the 2014 election than ‘‘free speech.’’ Senate Republicans preexisting conditions. That is the way and ‘‘appears primed to rival the deep- say that whoever has the most money it used to be. pocketed and conservative Koch broth- gets the most free speech. But that is I guess that is what they want, run- ers,’’ according to the New York not what America’s Founding Fathers ning all of these ads. Their extreme vi- Times. The truth is that these Amer- said. They did not mean that by free sion for America means stripping tens ican citizens have a constitutional speech. The Founders believed in a de- of millions of people of the benefits in right to participate in the political mocracy where every American had a the Affordable Care Act today. Their process. voice and a vote. extreme vision for America means al- It strikes me as curious that if we This discussion, this fight, is not just lowing the gap between the wages are going to demonize people for exer- about health care or even about a few women and men earn for the same cising their constitutional rights to go

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What is needed is money that has already been spent by about the country, who are committed a new approach, a positive strategy the Koch brothers, who have poured to one side or the other, and who are that focuses on helping the middle hundreds of millions of dollars and will trying to have an impact on the coun- class instead of appeasing the far left. continue to pour hundreds of millions try—as many on the left as on the President Obama still has 2 years in of dollars into these races, completely right. his Presidency. It is not too late for dwarfing any amount of money that is So we ought not to leave out Tom him to try to make a positive dif- spent on the other side. Steyer. I believe he also has a brother, ference for folks struggling to pay f who is also a billionaire, who has simi- their bills, but he has to let go of the lar views and will probably try to im- left and reach to the middle. He has to UKRAINE pact the fall’s election in one way or decide that bipartisan solutions are Mr. MURPHY. Madam President, I another beneficial to the things he ad- worth fighting for. If he does he is am on the floor to talk about the ongo- vocates. going to find significant support on ing crisis in Ukraine. I am pleased to THE BUDGET this side of the aisle. We want to work have Senator MCCAIN on the floor be- The release of a President’s budget is with him to get important legislation cause it is very hard to describe the usually a pretty big deal, but President done for our country. We always have. sensation both he and I felt at the end Obama’s latest budget, released only We are eager to expand opportunity for of the last year when we got the chance this morning, hasn’t even ginned up the middle class and to build more lad- to travel to the Maidan—Independence much excitement. Folks just aren’t ders of opportunity for those who as- Square—in Kiev and speak to about 1 taking it very seriously because it is pire to it. We are eager to enact poli- million people. It is even harder to de- not a very serious document. cies that can create American jobs—ap- scribe the sensation of hearing that First, it could probably never even proving things such as the Keystone group of people yelling back to us in pass the Democratic-led Senate, and in Pipeline, medical device tax repeal, unison: some sense that is the point. Rather and important new trade legislation, Thank you, U.S.A. Thank you, U.S.A. than put together a constructive blue- just to name a few we could do to- print that the two parties could use as gether. We are eager to find ways to But that was the reality we were able a jumping-off point to get our economy control spending and put the debt on a to experience. moving and our fiscal house in order, path to elimination. We are eager to It is important to note that Senator the President has once again opted for reform the regulatory state so that the MCCAIN and I didn’t go to the Maidan the political stunt—for a budget that is rules coming out of Washington actu- that day to advocate for President more about firing up the base in an ally work for people other than the bu- Yanukovych’s removal even though the election year than about solving the reaucratic class who writes them. end of that process resulted in that Nation’s biggest and most persistent There are bipartisan solutions to be fact. In actuality we spent 2 hours that long-term challenges. had on these types of issues if only the night meeting with Yanukovych, It would increase taxes by well over President could put the politics aside pleading with him to reverse course on $1 trillion in the worst economic slow- for a few minutes and actually work his decision to abandon plans to join down nearly anyone can remember. It with us, really work with us, because the EU so that he could win back the would explode spending by $790 billion, the kind of unserious budget he put out support of the hundreds of thousands of forcing us to borrow more money from today is just the type of silly poli- people who had gathered on that places such as China. As I indicated, it ticking we need to get past. After all, square to support our European inte- would do almost nothing to address the why would we want a budget that gration and domestic political reforms. most serious threats facing our chil- grows the Federal Government while But President Yanukovych didn’t lis- dren’s future, and it doesn’t even come the middle class continues to shrink? ten, and instead he lost his legitimacy close to balancing this year. No wonder Washington is doing just fine in the as a ruler when he turned his security the President thought the left would ObamaCare economy, but real Ameri- service on his own people, resulting in love it. cans deserve a lot better. We can give the murder of over 100 Ukrainians who But this is my question for the Presi- it to them if we work together. simply wanted to compel their leader dent: What about the middle class? What I am saying is this: Mr. Presi- to follow the wishes of the Ukrainian What is in it for them? It seems as dent, you have 2 years remaining in of- people. though the President has just about fice. Work with us to make them I was proud to author a resolution given up on helping folks who are in count. that passed unanimously in this body the middle, folks who feel as if Wash- I yield the floor. that declared our support for the abil- ington doesn’t take their concerns and ity of Ukrainians to peacefully air RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME anxieties into consideration anymore. their grievances against their govern- What hope is he giving them that their The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under ment and to oppose the use of force medical bills won’t be as high, that the previous order, the leadership time against them. Then, I was equally is reserved. their wages will start going up instead proud to join Senator MCCAIN and some of down? What is in this budget for f others in a bipartisan call for sanctions against Yanukovych when he began his them except for this nagging feeling MORNING BUSINESS that they will just keep getting murderous crusade against the pro- squeezed? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under testers. I was even prouder of President The President is well into his sixth the previous order, the Senate will be Obama, who through the State Depart- year of trying to fix this economy, his in a period of morning business for de- ment sent a clear, unwavering message sixth year of trying to tax, spend, and bate only, with Senators permitted to to the Ukrainian people that the regulate our way to prosperity—just as speak therein for up to 10 minutes United States stood with them in their his ideology demands. But this much each. desire to see a better future for has to be clear by now: This doesn’t The Senator from Connecticut. Ukraine, aligned with Europe and the work. Since 2009 the government has f West. spent almost $18 trillion. Yet millions This strong bipartisan approach here of middle-class Americans continue to POLITICAL SPENDING in America to the Maidan movement suffer, whether in the unemployment Mr. MURPHY. First, I associate my- helped the people of Ukraine as they line or in jobs that barely allow them self with the remarks of the majority charted their own path toward a new to get by. leader. I certainly understand the con- government. We didn’t dictate the

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Putin marched into Georgia in 2008 And today Secretary Kerry was greeted If the United States and Europe under a Republican President, who in Kiev by Ukrainians pleading for the make good on sanctions threats, which many of my Republican colleagues con- continued support of the United States. I hope we will, it will devastate the sidered to be strong on foreign policy, Having been so clear-voiced in our Russian economy, leaving millions of and now he is doing it with a Democrat support of the Ukrainian people thus Russians out of work and adding polit- in office. President Obama is consid- far since the protests began last No- ical instability to Putin’s own land at ering steps in response that seemingly vember, now is the moment when a time when he really can’t afford weren’t even considered in 2008. Democrats and Republicans should much more instability, and it will What has me feeling even more sus- stand united in this Congress so that make Russia an international pariah, pect of the criticisms of President years from now, when a group assem- shunned by the industrialized nations Obama is there doesn’t seem to be any bles in Kiev marking the anniversary that help form the future path of glob- real difference between what the Re- of this grave crisis, they will celebrate al, political, and economic values. publicans want the President to do and Ukraine’s political sovereignty and Given this reality, why did Putin do what he is actually doing. It is easy to economic rebirth with more chants of it? He didn’t do it to protect Russians say it is Obama’s fault, but history thanks to the United States. in Ukraine because the only threat to tells us otherwise, and these political In what shape should this support their safety is due to the military cri- attacks mask the fortunate fact that come? sis of Russia’s own making. He did it there is pretty solid bipartisan agree- First, we need to stand together in because, like the schoolyard bully, he ment on what to do next. the next week to deliver serious finan- doesn’t see past his own nose. He be- Ukraine can remain whole and free cial assistance to a Ukrainian economy lieves that he wins by temporarily and it can stay on a path to join Eu- that is weak and is growing weaker as flexing his muscles and by capturing rope. When that day emerges from the this crisis persists. A $1 billion aid the world’s attention. He doesn’t look smoke and the fire of the crisis, if we package is a good start, but our real to the long-term, potentially dire con- play our cards right, then they will work must happen within the struc- sequences to his own political standing have America and our European allies tures of the IMF, which can provide po- and to his own people. He pulls punches to thank, in part, for that new day. tentially tens of billions of dollars nec- because it feels good today no matter I yield the floor. essary to fully right the Ukrainian eco- how bad it will hurt tomorrow. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- nomic ship. While Ukraine does need to But that being said, no matter the ator from Arizona. undergo economic and budget reforms irrationality of Moscow’s behavior, we f from within, I would caution the IMF need to make sure in the case that to be gentle in the timing of the condi- Russia does not correct its mistake, UKRAINE tions applied to this aid. Difficult steps and correct it soon, the consequences Mr. MCCAIN. I thank my colleague need to be undertaken to right-size gas do hurt. I believe Congress should au- from Connecticut for his thoughtful re- prices and trim budget deficits, but thorize broad authority for President marks on events taking place and the Ukraine should be given a long enough Obama to enact strong sanctions on tragedies taking place in Ukraine as we lease so that these necessary reforms Russia through penalties to its banks, speak. I appreciate his commitment to don’t strangle a nation today dealing its oil companies, and its political and trying to find a way through this very with threats to its very existence. economic elite. I believe the President difficult situation. Second, Crimea. Russia has invaded should only be allowed to use this au- The Senator is dead wrong when he Ukraine, make no mistake. They have thority in the case that this illegal in- says this is similar to Georgia. In fact, done so in violation of the United Na- cursion into Ukraine continues and this Senator wanted to do a lot more tions charter and the very accord they that we should give Moscow the oppor- than we did. In fact, we did a lot more. signed in 1994 guaranteeing Crimea’s tunity to reverse course or join with The fundamental problem, I say to my territorial security. No doubt Vladimir the international community to ad- friend from Connecticut, is that this Putin was sore at losing his erstwhile dress their concerns about the safety of President does not understand Vladi- ally in the Ukrainian President’s of- Russian citizens in Ukraine. mir Putin. He does not understand his fice. No doubt he didn’t like the fact Let’s give Russia a chance to make ambitions. He does not understand that that the United States voiced its this better and deliver a clear message Vladimir Putin is an old KGB colonel strong support for the right of a sov- of the consequences if they don’t. This, bent on restoration of the Russian em- ereign Ukraine to make independent of course, can’t happen without the pire. It was Vladimir Putin who said: decisions about its future partnerships. support of our European allies. As The greatest catastrophe of the 20th No doubt he is infuriated that the chairman of the Foreign Relations century was the downfall of the Soviet Ukrainian people are now on their way Subcommittee on European Affairs, I Union. to getting their way. But this is not a will be on the phone this week with Eu- The Senator from Connecticut should schoolyard. You don’t get to push ropean Parliamentarians urging them understand that. This President has weaker kids around just because you to join us in proposing new sanctions never understood this. This President don’t like them. This is the 21st cen- on the Russian economy. is the one who ridiculed Mitt Romney tury. I know there is hesitance in Europe when Mitt Romney said our great The reason we belong to organiza- due to the integration of Russia into enemy was Russia and its geopolitical tions such as the United Nations or the the European economies, but this crisis threats. This President said the Cold reason we negotiate treaties such as should, frankly, matter more to Europe War has been over for 20 years. This the Budapest memorandum is because than it matters to us. Five years ago it President believes the Cold War is now we understand, after centuries of was a laughable proposition that Rus- over, but Vladimir Putin doesn’t be- European war, how destabilizing this sia would invade Ukraine, but it is hap- lieve the Cold War is over. kind of behavior is. pening now. It may be unthinkable When the President of the United The irony for Russia, of course, is today that Russia, in 5 years, is going States is overheard to say to Mr. that this invasion demonstrably weak- to move on a NATO ally, but if this ag- Putin’s puppet, Mr. Medvedev: Tell ens, not strengthens, their nation’s po- gression goes unchecked, then the fu- Vladimir that after I am reelected I sition in the world. Let’s say for argu- ture can be very perilous, even for our will be more flexible. ment’s sake that the end result of this friends in Europe. Did you get that? The President said: crisis is a Crimea that is more closely Finally, a word on the politics of this Tell Vladimir after I am reelected I aligned with Russia than with Ukraine. crisis. I have listened to some of my will be more flexible. This is the same

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:56 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G04MR6.004 S04MRPT1 rfrederick on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with SENATE March 4, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1261 President who believed that somehow available means to protect those people. We Vladimir Putin: Those were local self- Vladimir Putin had anything but the believe this would be absolutely legitimate. defence units. ambitions which he is now realizing in Then he goes on to say, in answer to Question: How well trained are they? If we Ukraine. In fact, I think it might be in- a question: compare them to the self-defence units in teresting for my colleagues to note Thus the tension in Crimea that was Kiev . . . that Vladimir Putin spoke to the press linked to the possibility of using our Armed Vladimir Putin: My dear colleague, look today and Vladimir Putin, among Forces simply died down and there was no how well trained the people who operated in need to use them. other things, during his answering Kiev were. As we all know they were trained I repeat: questions from the press, said: at special bases in neighboring states: in Thus the tension in Crimea that was Lithuania, Poland and in Ukraine itself too. First of all, my assessment of what hap- linked to the possibility of using our Armed They were trained by instructors for ex- pened in Kiev and in Ukraine in general. Forces simply died down and there was no tended periods. They were divided into doz- There can only be one assessment: this was need to use them. The only something we ens and hundreds, their actions were coordi- an anti-constitutional takeover, an armed had to do, and we did it, was to enhance the nated, they had good communication sys- seizure of power. defense of our military facilities because tems. It was all like clockwork. Did you see That was Vladimir Putin’s view of they were constantly receiving threats and them in action? They looked very profes- what happened in Kiev as Yanukovych we were aware of the armed nationalists sional, like special forces. Why do you think slaughtered, I believe, 82 innocent ci- moving in. those in Crimea should be any worse? vilians as well as wounding hundreds. Russia has well trained, well Question: In that case, can I specify: did we Then he goes on to say: equipped now an additional 16,000 or take part in training Crimea self-defence I would like to stress that under that more, and Vladimir Putin was worried forces? agreement Mr. Yanukovych actually handed about enhancing the defense of his Vladimir Putin: No, we did not. over power. military facilities because they were Obviously, Yanukovych did not hand constantly receiving threats. This is the same guy the President of over power. He was driven from power He goes on to say: the United States pushed the reset but- by the good people who were tired of There is something I would like to stress, ton for time and again. This is the his corruption and were sick of his nep- however. Obviously, what I am going to say same guy whom the President says we otism and his crony capitalism. Any- now is not within my authority and we do can work with—Vladimir Putin. not intend to interfere. However, we firmly body who believes anything good about believe all citizens of Ukraine, I repeat, Then my colleague and former Mem- Mr. Yanukovych should see the pic- wherever they live, should be given the same ber of this body on Friday—on Friday, tures of the home he had and the dacha equal right to participate in the life of their as Putin’s forces moved into Crimea, he was building that cost hundreds of country and determining its future. and it was very clear to anyone the millions of dollars—truly a man of the My friends, we are seeing justifica- Russians were moving in—Secretary of people. tion for intervention and serious inter- State John F. Kerry spoke Friday with President Putin went on to say: vention in eastern Ukraine. So the ar- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey The current acting president [of Ukraine] ticle goes on with further questions, Lavrov. This is a quote from Secretary is definitely not legitimate. There is only and he goes on to take a shot at the Kerry. one legitimate president, from a legal stand- United States saying: point. . . . Yanukovych is the only undoubt- We raised the issue of the airports, raised Our partners, especially in the United edly legitimate President. the issue of armored vehicles, raised the States, always clearly formulate their own Then comes more interesting things. issue of personnel in various places. While we geopolitical and state interests and follow were told they are not engaging in any viola- Vladimir Putin now says: them with persistence. Then, using the prin- tion of the sovereignty, and do not intend to, Now about financial aid to Crimea. As you ciple ‘‘You’re either with us or against us’’ I nevertheless made it clear that could be know, we have decided to organize work in they draw the whole world in. And those who misinterpreted at this moment and that the Russian regions to aid Crimea, which has do not join in get ‘‘beaten’’ until they do. there are enough tensions that it is impor- turned to us for humanitarian support. We Then he goes on to say: tant for everybody to be extremely careful will provide it, of course. I cannot say how Our approach is different. We proceed from not to inflame the situation and not to send much, when or how. The government is the conviction that we always act legiti- the wrong messages. working on this by bringing together the re- mately. I have personally— gions bordering on Crimea by providing addi- I say to my colleagues, I am not I am not making that up. So after 5 tional support to our regions so they can years of believing that somehow Vladi- help the people in Crimea. We will do it, of making this up. This is what Vladimir Putin said— mir Putin was anything but what he is, course. we are now paying the piper. The Regarding the deployment of troops, the I have always been an advocate of acting in use of armed forces, so far there is no need compliance with international law. I would chickens are coming home to roost. for it, but the possibility remains. like to stress yet again that if we do make Do we have a military option? No. Let me repeat that. This is from the decision, if I do decide to use the Armed But we do have a number of other op- Forces, this will be a legitimate decision in tions. today. Vladimir Putin said: full compliance with both general norms of Regarding the deployment of troops, the international law, since we have the appeal I wish to read one other article that use of armed forces, so far there is no need of the legitimate President, and with our was in USA Today by Jonah Goldberg for it, but the possibility remains. commitments, which in this case coincide entitled ‘‘Obama In Denial on Russia.’’ This is a return to the old Russian with our interest to protect the people with I will not go through a lot of it, Soviet doublespeak which was absolute whom we have close historical cultural and about student Obama, but here is some nonsense, but they said it anyway. economic ties. Protecting these people is in He goes on to say: our national interests. This is a humani- of the quote from the article: tarian mission. We do not intend to sub- What is our biggest concern? We see the In 1983, then-Columbia University student jugate anyone or to dictate to anyone. How- rampage of reactionary forces, nationalist Obama penned a lengthy article for the ever, we cannot remain indifferent if we see and anti-Semitic forces going on in certain school magazine placing the blame for U.S.- they are being persecuted, destroyed and hu- parts of Ukraine, including Kiev. . . . When Soviet tensions largely on America’s ‘‘war miliated. we see this, we understand what worries the mentality’’ and the ‘‘twisted logic’’ of the citizens of Ukraine, both Russian and Here is probably the most interesting Cold War. President Reagan’s defense build- Ukrainian, and the Russian-speaking popu- part: up, according to Obama, contributed to the lation in the eastern and southern regions of Question: Mr. President, a clarification, if ‘‘silent spread of militarism’’ and reflected Ukraine. It is this uncontrolled crime that I may. The people who were blocking the our ‘‘distorted national priorities’’ rather worries them. Therefore, if we see such un- Ukrainian Army units in Crimea were wear- than what should be our goal: a ‘‘nuclear free controlled crime spreading to the eastern re- ing uniforms that strongly resembled the world.’’ gions of the country— Russian Army uniform. Were those Russian That is what student Obama said. We should pay careful attention to soldiers, Russian military? Vladimir Putin: Why don’t you take a look But the remarkable thing is 2 weeks these words of Mr. Putin— at the post-Soviet states. There are many ago in response to tensions in Ukraine, if we see such uncontrolled crime spreading military uniforms there that are similar. the President explained that: to the eastern regions of the country, and if You can go to a store and buy any kind of the people ask us for help, while we already uniform. Our approach . . . is not to see (events in have the official request from the legitimate Question: But were they Russian soldiers Ukraine) as some Cold War chessboard in President, we retain the right to use all or not? which we’re in competition with Russia.

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I am not counting on our the sovereignty, and he is going to try Olympics, when NBC commentators European friends. Already there have to utilize military force in a way which were desperate to portray the entire been statements by Angela Merkel and is stunning. I have to say, Crimea is far Soviet chapter as nothing more than a the leaking of a memorandum from the larger and more strategically signifi- pivotal experience. British Government. We may have to cant than South Ossetia and Abkhazia, America surely made mistakes dur- do a lot of these things by ourselves, but it is the same actions. ing the near half-century twilight because they are dependent on Russia I thank Senator MCCAIN for his lead- struggle. The fact is there was a right for a lot of their energy supplies, and ership. side and a wrong side to that conflict we have seen a significant recession in f and we were on the right side of it. The European leadership over the last 10 to Soviet Union, of which Vladimir Putin 20 years. But we need to act, and we ADEGBILE NOMINATION was a part, murdered millions of its need to speak in favor of the people I will share a few thoughts on the own people, stifled freedom in nearly who are now being overtaken in Crimea nomination of Debo Adegbile to be the every forum, enslaved whole nations, by Vladimir Putin’s army and mili- Assistant Attorney General of the U.S. and actively tried to undermine democ- tary. I worry. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Di- racy all around the world, including in In conclusion, I say it is time we vision, a very important position. the United States. wake up about Vladimir Putin. It is There is no question he is a bright The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- time this administration gets real. It is young lawyer, has a good resume. He ator’s time has expired. also time for us to worry about what spent 13 years with the NAACP Legal Mr. MCCAIN. I ask unanimous con- Vladimir Putin will do in eastern Defense and Education Fund, one of sent for 5 more minutes. Ukraine on the pretext that somehow the advocacy groups of the historic or- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without disorder and demonstrations might re- ganization. They have been champions objection, it is so ordered. quire Russian presence. for advocacy and defense of civil rights Mr. MCCAIN. President Putin, a My friends, if we allow Mr. Putin to and have done tremendous work over former KGB agent, has said the col- assert his authority over these areas the years, and I have seen a lot of it. lapse of the ‘‘evil empire’’ was ‘‘the because of Russian-speaking people, But they have also used the courts to greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the that message is not lost on Poland advance political agendas which 20th century.’’ This alone should have where there is a Russian population, on haven’t always been accepted and have been a clue to this White House that Romania, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, been seen to be improper. misspelled reset buttons weren’t going and Moldova. We are on the verge pos- While serving as the acting president to cut it. But they were too stuck in sibly of seeing a move to reassert the and director-counsel of the Legal De- the past to see it. old Russian empire, which is Mr. fense Fund, Mr. Adegbile positioned I could go on and on, including the Putin’s lifelong ambition. himself at the center of many high-pro- ridicule some of us were subjected to I have overstayed my time. I thank file cases—cases in the news media, and when we pointed this out from time to my colleague from Alabama. issues he dealt with. Perhaps most no- time, including in 2008 when I said in a I yield the floor. tably as litigation director, he chose, debate with then-candidate Obama: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- without being asked or without being Watch Ukraine. Watch Ukraine. Putin ator from Alabama. even needed, to participate in the case will not give up Ukraine. Mr. SESSIONS. Madam President, I of Mumia Abu-Jamal, the country’s We need to have an economic aid appreciate the opportunity to listen to most notorious killer of a police offi- package immediately, and I am glad Senator MCCAIN. I think facts have cer. Abu-Jamal was tried at trial and our Secretary of State is over there proven him right for many over many convicted of the murder of a young 25- with initial U.S. loan guarantees, join- years of warning this country about year-old Philadelphia police officer, ing the EU, and a longer substitute how we have to conduct international Daniel Faulkner. The evidence at trial package through the International relations in a realistic way. proved that Abu-Jamal shot Officer Monetary Fund. We have to stabilize I had the opportunity to be in Geor- Faulkner in the back, and then stood the economy of Ukraine which is near gia and Ukraine about 3 years ago. In over him and shot him three more collapse. Financial sanctions, freezing Georgia, we went to South Ossetia times before firing a final shot into Of- assets, visa bans, trade embargoes—all where the Russians had moved in, ficer Faulkner’s face. Immediately fol- of those can be accomplished, particu- against European international law, lowing the murder, he stated that he larly expansion of the Magnitsky act, and had set in. Last week or so, we hoped the officer died. so people who are responsible will not were informed by the Prime Minister of As noted by Philadelphia District At- have bank accounts, they will not trav- Georgia they were building barbed wire torney Seth Williams, in his letter to el, they will not ever get a visa. They fences along that border, digging in the Senate Judiciary Committee in op- need to pay a penalty for orchestrating even deeper than they had before. position to this nomination, he said: In Ukraine, we met with some of the what is happening in Ukraine right Evidence at the trial established that now. democratic dissidents who were trying while this was not some case of random Obviously we should not go to the G– to hang on to democracy there. They street crime, Abu-Jamal was a supporter of 8 summit. He should be thrown out of had beaten Shevchenko, the fabulous the MOVE organization, an anarchist group the G–8. It should now be the G–7. They lady who helped lead the Orange Revo- that explicitly advocated violence against obviously have to suspend military-to- lution. She was worried about going to police. military engagements. We need to have jail. I didn’t think she would go to jail, This is the district attorney’s sum- a path—and a quick one—for both but they put her in jail and kept her in mary of this case. Moldova and Georgia to move into jail for years on what EU and NATO of- Some members of this body have argued NATO. Both countries are occupied by ficials have all said were bogus that Mr. Adegbile’s choice to involve himself Russian troops, Moldova in charges. They told us some of the and his organization in this case is irrele- Transnistria and in Georgia at Kajian democratic activists were somewhat vant because it is simply a case of a lawyer South Abkhazia, and quite often Rus- depressed because Putin, with his intel representing an unpopular client. sians keep moving the fence farther background, was using the Russian in- And lawyers do that. They are called and farther into the sovereign territory telligence services in Ukraine to buy upon to do that. I live in Monroe Coun- of these countries. In an attempt to ap- up media and buy up television to prop- ty, AL, the home of Atticus Finch,

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I have seen it too long. the Judiciary Committee, and we asked read from District Attorney Williams’ I have tried too many cases before a Mr. Adegbile: What about this state- letter to Chairman LEAHY and Ranking jury. I believe they do justice every ment by Ms. Swarns, and do you agree Member GRASSLEY which powerfully il- time. But there are—in a place as large with it? How do you explain it, and lustrates why this is not the same as Philadelphia, and in places as large what do you have to say about it? thing. We are talking about a lawyer’s as America and in any state in Amer- Did he say he didn’t agree with it? duty to take on unpopular clients and ica, you have poor people, people who Did he say she misspoke? Did he say, I make sure every American who is are uneducated, people who can be de- wouldn’t have used those words? Did he charged with a crime is entitled to an prived of rights they didn’t know they say it was inappropriate, I didn’t know adequate defense. The district attorney had. Errors by chance could occur in a about it? of this very large office goes on: trial. There are needs for groups like This is what he said: I do not know what Ms. Swarns had in Abu-Jamal made every effort to turn the the NAACP, the Legal Defense Fund, mind when she made the comment. trial into political theater. He repeatedly in- and other groups to defend people who terrupted the proceedings, insulted the have been caught up in the system and That is not satisfactory to me. The judge, and chanted the name of MOVE leader unfairly treated. That is a legitimate question was a very serious one. I be- John ‘‘Africa.’’ During the appeals, his sup- thing. So what I hear the district at- lieve the comments by Ms. Swarns porters attempted to intimidate the judge by torney saying is: Why choose this one were inappropriate. They were false. massing in front of his home in a residential They demeaned the integrity of the neighborhood. Worst of all, they have main- to be so active about? He has good law- yers. The case was on appeal. So he legal system of America improperly. tained a three-decade-long campaign of As an officer of the court she had no verbal abuse against Officer Faulkner’s goes on to say: right to do that. She really should have widow, Maureen, who simply wanted justice Of course, in our system even a radical for her dead husband. cop-killer like Mumia Abu-Jamal is entitled been disciplined, in my opinion. What did he say to the Judiciary Commit- This is indisputable. I think no one to legal representation. That does not mean, tee’s written questions submitted to denies it. The D.A. goes on to say: however, that those lawyers who elect to arm him in his efforts are suitable to lead him? What does he say? All he said His lawyers . . . echoed these tactics in this nation’s highest law enforcement of- was: ‘‘I do not know what Ms. Swarns their legal maneuvers. fices. To select such a lawyer, among all had in mind when she made the com- In other words, the lawyers defending those qualified for the position, speaks vol- ment.’’ him used the same tactics that the de- umes to police officers and their families. I think it is pretty clear what she fendant did. So he is saying: OK, you can do this. had in mind. This is a radical view of In other words, the lawyers defending You can defend these cases. That is criminal justice in America. It is very him used the same tactics that the de- perfectly all right. You can pick that wrong. It is not correct. It is false. I fendant did. They were not required to case out of all of them in the country am amazed that he would not at least do that. Lawyers are officers of the and defend it, but you should not nec- take this opportunity now several court. They should never misrepresent essarily be promoted to this high posi- years later to correct it. anything in court or take a position tion. In 2011 a Legal Defense Fund press re- contrary to plain law or misstate facts. So this is not simply a case of a law- lease at the time that the nominee was Lawyers are not entitled to do that. So yer representing an unpopular client. leading the department declared: District Attorney Williams’ letter goes It was a political cause. There was LDF seeks to sweep the grave injustices on to say: really no question about it. embodied in this case into the dust bin of Despite the overwhelming evidence of What troubles me more than some of history and, in so doing, give communities of guilt, they have— the other issues in the case is Mr. color reason to believe that they can and will receive equal justice in Pennsylvania The defendant and the lawyers, he is Adegbile’s co-counsel, Christina courtrooms. Swarns, who actually worked for him. saying here— So it is a direct attack on the integ- He was a supervising attorney. She ex- —they have consistently attempted to turn rity of the courtroom and the jury and plained the Legal Defense Fund moti- reality on its head, arguing that Abu-Jamal the judge and the appellate courts and was framed and that it was he, rather than vation for getting involved in this case. federal appellate courts in Pennsyl- Officer Faulkner, who was the victim of rac- Why? She explained it at a ‘‘Free ism. The LDF perpetuated these allegations vania. That is the official press release Mumia’’ rally in 2011. This is what she of the Legal Defense Fund. when they took over Abu-Jamal’s case. Al- said at that rally: though Abu-Jamal’s death sentence was I don’t think there is any evidence eventually overturned on the basis of new It is absolutely my honor to represent that there was any grave injustice procedural rules invented after his trial, his Mumia Abu-Jamal. It is my pleasure, it is done. In fact, justice was plainly done murder conviction has been upheld, and his my honor to have that opportunity, and in this case. So that same press re- lawyers’ bogus racial claims have been con- there is no question in my mind, there is no question in the mind of anyone at the Legal lease, former LDF director, John sistently rejected in both state and federal Payton, is quoted as saying: court. Defense Fund— I suppose, surely, that includes the Abu-Jamal’s conviction and death sentence That is the D.A.’s continuing summa- are relics of a time and place that was noto- tion of it. He goes on to say: nominee— rious for police abuse and racial discrimina- Aside from being patently false, moreover, that the justice system has utterly and tion . . . unless and until courts acknowl- these claims are personally insulting to me. completely failed Mumia Abu-Jamal and in edge and correct these historic injustices, As an African-American, I know all too well our view, that has everything to do with race death sentences like Mr. Abu-Jamal’s will the grievous consequences of racial discrimi- and that is why the Legal Defense Fund is in invite continued skepticism of the criminal nation and prejudice. I also know that Abu- this case . . . We are acutely aware that the justice system by the African American com- Jamal was convicted and sentenced because injustices of the criminal justice system are munity. of the evidence, not because of his race; and inextricably bound up in race. Mr. Adegbile has not rejected these I have continued to fight for the jury’s ver- She says the Legal Defense Fund statements. In fact, he is proud of his dict because it was the just result. agreed with that. But the district at- role in the case, testifying it dem- So I respect that opinion. I don’t torney, Mr. Seth Williams, an African onstrates America’s commitment to think he would be saying that if he American himself, said the conviction follow our procedural rules even in didn’t believe it. He goes on to say: had nothing to do with race but every- those hardest cases. Given all the laudable objectives of the thing to do with the plain fact that he I just would say that a chief of the NAACP, it is telling that Mr. Adegbile chose murdered a police officer, was ob- Civil Rights Division of the U.S. De- to devote his resources to this particular served, confessed and admitted it, and partment of Justice in Washington,

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Every Member The insurance they have been able to police officer violates the civil rights of the House, every Member of the Sen- find costs them four times what they of someone under his custody, then he ate, and almost every American who were paying before. It is not 135 per- ought to be prosecuted, dismissed, and has been impacted in any way by the cent of the old premium. I guess four punished for it. But the Civil Rights changes in health care understands times that would be 550 percent of the Division leader is supposed to be some- this a whole lot better than we may old premium. So somebody who was body that everybody can trust, who have understood it 4 years ago. paying 135 percent of what used to be people believe does not have an agenda, I was in the House in 2009 and was the normal premium for an individual and who they believe is fair to all. So leading our effort to come up with the is now paying 550 percent of what used therein lies the rub. alternatives that were clearly out to be the premium for the old indi- Even someone who murders a police there that I think we could have, and, vidual. If that was the way to help peo- officer deserves legal representation. frankly, should have pursued. But at ple who had a preexisting condition, There is no doubt about that. But the that time it was clear a lot of Members they better hope the Federal Govern- Philadelphia District Attorney, Mr. had not really thought about this, and ment doesn’t try to help them any Seth Williams, an African American in many cases people who worked more. said: thought about it even less. We had a Mark, from Parkville, says his two That does not mean, however, that those situation that, in many ways, was an sons—young and healthy as they were, lawyers who elect to arm him in his efforts accidental development at the end of according to him—just had a 20-percent are suitable to lead this nation’s highest law World War II where most people in increase in the policies they had. The enforcement offices. To select such a lawyer, America who had insurance got their only reason they were given for the in- among all those qualified for the position, insurance at work. If the people at crease was that the new requirements speaks volumes to police officers and their work liked the insurance they had, of of the Affordable Care Act meant their families. course, among other things, they hoped premium would go up. Mark said he It speaks volumes to them that this they would be able to keep it. Hope- lived out of the country for 2 years and individual, this nominee for the De- fully many of them will, but clearly was amazed to find upon his return partment of Justice, would be per- many of them won’t. that the cost for the same type of ceived as someone who is just volun- The letters I have today are reflec- health coverage he had before he left tarily, aggressively, and improperly, in tive of all kinds of challenges people went up from $250 a month to $1,000 a my opinion, taking the side of someone are seeing. One of the things that was month. who is tried for murdering a policeman. working very well in the almost 40 Bill, from St. James, MO, said his de- So the Civil Rights Division must States that had it was the high-risk ductible went from $1,000 to $2,500. protect the civil rights of all Ameri- pool. The high-risk pool allowed people In Missouri, West Virginia, and lots cans. It must not be used to further a who had preexisting conditions a way of places, you and I know that if the in- political agenda of any special interest to get insurance. They were in a pool dividual deductible is $2,500, a family groups as too often has occurred in this that was pretty well defined. Not ev- looks at that—that is just like not hav- administration, in my opinion. It must erybody with a preexisting condition ing insurance at all. If a couple of you be a place where the rights of all Amer- had an ongoing cost. You might have a happen to get sick that year, it is sud- icans are protected, regardless of their condition that was under control, you denly $5,000. race and political party. might have had a heart problem or can- I met with some Missouri hospital We have seen racial prejudice in the cer problem or another problem that folks last week in St. Louis. They said past, and it does need to be stamped stood in the way of your getting other their fastest growing uncollected debt out, but I do not believe the Presi- insurance, but it didn’t mean you had a was now among people with insurance. dent’s nominee is qualified because I do lot of ongoing costs. It did mean the Why would that be? Because people not see the required degree of objec- high-risk pool was a place you could with insurance suddenly have a deduct- tivity and balance that will be nec- go. ible that is much higher than the aver- essary, and I will oppose the nomina- In our State, the premium for the age person with insurance used to tion. people in the high-risk pool was 135 have. I don’t like to oppose nominees. It is percent of what everybody else was The point they were making was that no fun. I am sure this nominee has paying. So you would take the average people can’t pay $2,500 or $3,000 or $5,000 done many good things in his life. But rate of what people were paying for in- or an even higher deductible, so that there are points in time when we just surance and add 35 percent to that. part of the bill doesn’t get paid. That is have to say that as a Senator, I cannot Remember, these were people who ev- the new growing debt that hospitals vote for a nominee I don’t believe is erybody understood—including them— have. going to be objective and fair in the had a preexisting condition. They had a These people who have the high conduct of that important office. place to go. If the new plan would have deductibles are insured for maybe lots I yield the floor. reduced that 35 percent back to what of things they didn’t used to be insured The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. everybody else was paying, that might for, but they don’t use any of the MANCHIN). The Senator from Missouri. have been a worthy goal, but that things they are now insured for that f doesn’t appear to be what has happened they didn’t used to be insured for. Bill at all to the 4,000 people who left the HEALTH CARE from St. James says: Missouri high-risk pool when it ended ObamaCare sure has not helped us. Mr. BLUNT. Mr. President, I want to because of the new law on December 31 I work for a small business that has re- talk for a few minutes today about of last year. There was a transition for newed my healthcare and my deductible has health care and more inquiries I have some of them. risen from $1,000 to $2,500. My visits went from the people I work for in our State I have a letter from Bjorn of Kansas from a $20 copay to a $30 copay and special- about health care. Like we always do, City. He said his wife was previously ists from $50 copay to $75 copay. I followed up with them to verify that insured under the Missouri Health In- He says he doesn’t understand how he I understand their account, and they surance Pool for preexisting condi- is helped by the new health care law. don’t mind if I at least mention their tions. In her case she had a back condi- Carl, in Lee’s Summit, MO, said he first name and where they are from as tion. That was canceled in the middle has type 1 diabetes and his deductible we talk about these problems. of 2012, and she was put in another went up to $7,500. Again, for most fami- This morning I had a chance to speak high-risk pool that the law allowed to lies, a $7,500 deductible is like not hav- to the American Federation of Hos- happen as a transition. ing insurance at all. If we could go

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I health savings account plan that would that competition reduced as well. spoke about how the majority leader not be cheaper than these plans that I will say that if there were ever a routinely files cloture on bills before cover a lot of things, but they cover a time when we should take a second debate has even begun. I spoke about lot of things a lot of people don’t need. look at something—and the facts that how in today’s Senate, in what is sup- Carl says: every one of us have in our office sug- posed to be the world’s greatest delib- To keep our premium rates down my em- gest we take a look at it, and even de- erative body, the Senators from great ployer had to raise our deductible to $7,500 mand we take a look at it—it is this States all over this Nation are shut out with no prescription benefit until it is met, policy that is hurting Americans and of the process of legislating and some- so now instead of putting away $400 per hurting families. times even debating. month for my retirement I have to spend it If we had this debate again, the coun- As our side’s hour of debate time on insulin and diabetic supply’s. try, the health care providers, and the neared its end, the distinguished chair- How is this ACA helping any honest work- ing American who is trying to take care of Congress of the United States would be man of our committee asked if I would themselves and not rely on the government? a whole lot better prepared to talk yield him a few minutes of our time. I, about what needs to be talked about Carl’s point is that the money he of course, agreed to extend him that than apparently the Congress was pre- used to spend to prepare for his own re- courtesy. I extended him the courtesy pared to talk about in 2009 and 2010. tirement he now spends to pay for his even though I knew he would use that I yield the floor. insulin and diabetes medicine that used time to argue against everything I just The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- to be covered—until this year—by his said. I extended him the courtesy be- ator from Iowa. policy. cause I know he would do the same for Christine, from Kansas City, said her f me, and, as a matter of fact, he has done exactly that same thing for me. husband’s employer was forced to make EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS That is the Senate. We are courteous changes in their insurance resulting in Mr. GRASSLEY. Several weeks ago, a deductible that went from $1,300 to to each other, even when we disagree. February 12, to be exact, as Wash- As I said, that was Monday night— $6,100. ington, DC, was braced for a snowstorm eight days ago. On Tuesday morning, If this had been the way we would ex- and the Senate rushed to finish its we had a series of stacked votes related plain this, that somehow—let’s assume business before the Presidents’ Day re- to those district court nominees. We we are insuring more people. There is cess, the senior Senator from Arkansas had several cloture votes as well as no reason to believe that yet, but let’s came to the floor to offer unanimous confirmation votes. I voted against clo- assume we are, but we are insuring consent to confirm a district court ture, along with many of my col- more people with what I have here judge for his State. Before he made the leagues. I don’t presume to speak for today—a $7,500 deductible, a $6,100 and request, I spoke with that Senator who, my colleagues, but I voted against clo- a $2,500 deductible. to his credit, was one of only three ture to register my objection to a proc- She says: Democrats to vote against the so- ess arrived at via brute force—in other Our deductible went from a manageable called nuclear option in November. words, by the action of the nuclear op- $1,300 to a devastating $6,100. Although I was sympathetic to his tion. I recently sent in scripts for my Dr and I desire to see his home State judge con- can’t imagine how much they will be. We But the majority leader wasn’t con- were told they would be between $25 & $200 firmed, I objected to his request to by- tent to simply use the procedures he depending on the cost of the drug. pass the procedure the majority adopt- led his caucus to adopt last November Remember, they are all before you ed in November, including recorded when the nuclear option was adopted— get the deductible. cloture and confirmation votes. when the minority rights on judges I did so based on principle. I did so I have a letter from Fred from Co- were taken away. He wanted voice because after 52 Democrats voted to lumbia. He says that a drug company votes rather than recorded votes on strip us Republicans in the minority of that makes one of his prescriptions no those lifetime appointments—and I em- our rights, the very least we could do is longer offers him a discount. The phar- phasize lifetime appointments—so they to ask the majority to utilize the pro- macy told him it was because of the Af- deserve serious consideration. At that cedure they voted to adopt. After all, fordable Care Act. point, I objected, and I exercised the I am perfectly willing to believe the the simple fact is that the minority right of a Senator to ask for a rollcall Affordable Care Act has become an ex- can no longer stop nominees. That is vote of the yeas and nays. cuse for some things, and this may be the result of the nuclear option, and I supported each of the nominees on one of them. I have not talked to the that was, of course, the whole point of final confirmation. Some of my col- pharmacy in this case, but I do know what the majority did in November. leagues opposed them. But even if the So the Senator from Arkansas of- these are problems other individuals votes had been unanimous, the right to fered his unanimous consent request, are having because their insurance demand a recorded vote is one of the and I withheld my consent. We had our doesn’t cover what it used to cover. most basic and fundamental rights of exchange on the floor, but we did so Fred is a retired State employee and any Senator. There is absolutely noth- courteously, and that is what Senators he said his plan doesn’t offer as much ing wrong with exercising that right, should do. Later that evening the ma- coverage as it used to. especially when it comes to approving Houston and Shirley from Peculiar, jority leader came to the floor and lifetime appointments to the courts. Before we had that recorded vote, I MO, have a supplemental health insur- made another unanimous consent. Sen- ORNYN took the opportunity to remind my ance. Their supplemental health insur- ator C objected for the same rea- colleagues of how well this President is ance increased by $330 since the Afford- son I had objected. Thereafter, the ma- doing with respect to getting the able Care Act was passed. They said jority leader exercised the power that judges he nominates confirmed by the their policy increased $149—this is he has—he alone possesses it—to move Senate. Specifically, thus far in this their supplemental policy. these judges and filed cloture on four Congress, we have confirmed 50 of They say: district court nominees. That set up several votes for last Monday evening. President Obama’s judicial nominees. Senator Blunt, we are on Medicare and That evening, during our side’s hour By way of comparison, at this point in have a supplemental health insurance. Our monthly premiums were a little less than of debate time—and that is all we have President Bush’s second term, we had $165 [prior to the ACA’s passage in 2010], and anymore for Circuit judges; we have 1 only confirmed 21 judicial nominees. now as of January 1, 2014, is $498.40. Our pre- hour of debate time on each side. That That is 50 for President Obama and 21 mium has increased by $149.55 a month. evening I spoke on the current state of for President Bush. Those numbers

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Once again, on January 24, 2013, especially when over the course of 5 Democrats were utilizing the filibuster after lots of negotiations, the majority years and 2 months now we have ap- on judges at that time to an extent leader again gave his commitment. proved 223 judges and only disapproved never witnessed before in our Nation’s Here is what he said on the floor of this two. Those are basic, unassailable history. Chamber: ‘‘Any other resolutions re- facts. During this time, they were filibus- lated to Senate procedure would be In response, the majority leader de- tering 10 different circuit court nomi- subject to a regular order process, in- scribed our request for recorded votes, nees. So, as I said, the majority leader cluding consideration by the Rules as I was speaking about eight days ago, quoted from a speech I delivered during Committee.’’ as ‘‘a waste of taxpayer time.’’ Then he the debate of May 23, 2005. What he That commitment mattered. It concluded his brief remarks by saying failed to mention is that six days ear- mattered to me, and it mattered to my this: ‘‘I would suggest to my friend the lier, on May 17, 2005, he said this on the colleagues. We as the minority relin- senior Senator from Iowa that he not Senate floor regarding the nuclear op- quished certain rights. In exchange for believe his own words because they are tion: extinguishing those rights, we received simply not true.’’ a commitment from the majority lead- It appears that the Majority Leader— er of the Senate. That was on Tuesday, a week ago. Referring to then majority leader Two days later, on Thursday evening, Remember, I say to my colleagues, Senator Frist— please: This is the Senate. Not only are the majority leader came to the floor cannot accept any solution which does not we courteous to one another, but we and proffered a unanimous consent re- guarantee all current and future judicial keep our word. quest for several district court judges. nominees an up-or-down vote. That result is Ten months after making that com- Senator MORAN was on the floor at the unacceptable to me because it is incon- mitment, on November 21, 2013, the ma- time and objected for our side. There- sistent with the constitutional checks and jority leader and 51 other Democrats after, the majority leader filed cloture balances. It would essentially eliminate the role of the Senate minority in confirming ju- voted to invoke the nuclear option. on four district court judges and the They chose to adopt a new set of proce- nominee to lead the Civil Rights Divi- dicial nominations and turn the Senate into a rubberstamp for the President’s choices. dures for confirming judges. sion of the Department of Justice. So that is how we got to where we I am not going to relitigate that That is a right the majority leader has are today. Yet three months later, fight today, except to say this. At the under our rules. when the minority has the audacity to time, Republicans, myself among A few minutes later the majority insist that the majority utilize the pro- them, were arguing that those nomi- leader returned to the floor so he cedures they voted to adopt, the major- nees should be afforded an up-or-down could, as he described, ‘‘say a few ity leader comes to the floor to level an vote. But as the quotation I just read words about the man who does all the ad hominem attack. objecting around here—or a lot of the demonstrates, Democrats refused. At Amazingly, given the commitments objecting.’’ the end of the day, our side lost that he made at the beginning of the last He then proceeded to quote exten- debate. We didn’t believe judicial nomi- Congress, he accuses me of speaking sively from a speech I delivered in 2005. nees should be subjected to a 60-vote out of both sides of my mouth. The fact He then accused me of violating sen- threshold nor did we believe we should of the matter is there is absolutely atorial courtesy during floor consider- play by two sets of rules. So when the nothing wrong with demanding debate ation of the immigration bill because I roles were reversed and there was a time and rollcall votes, especially on objected to consideration of amend- Democrat in the White House, Repub- lifetime appointments to the judiciary, ments approved by Democrats, without licans utilized the tool as the Demo- and especially after the majority chose assurances that we would vote on crats did. The only difference was that to adopt these very procedures just last amendments Members on my side we used it much more sparingly. As I November. That is not a ‘‘waste of tax- thought we had a right to offer, as any said, we have approved 223 Obama payer time,’’ as the majority leader Senator should have a right to offer nominees to the courts and only dis- called it. It is representative govern- amendments. approved two. ment. While I am on the floor of the Even if some of the amendments the The Democrats, of course, didn’t like Senate and while I am on the subject of Democrats wanted had bipartisan sup- being treated to the tactics they pio- floor procedure, let me say this about port, I was the Senator standing up and neered, so they began to threaten to the legislative process we have been defending the right of our Members to utilize the so-called nuclear option. following on the floor. I spoke at offer amendments—even controversial A lot of negotiations ensued between length on this subject a week ago yes- amendments. To be clear, I was pre- our side and the majority leader. That terday, just as I have on several other pared to vote on any Democratic is the way the Senate most often gets occasions. I have been highly critical amendment provided the Republican things done—negotiating to a con- of the process we follow these days on amendments were not restricted. sensus. Again, I am not going to review the floor. But I have always tried to The majority leader then concluded every detail, but as any Member of this avoid making my criticisms personal. I his highly discourteous remarks by body can tell us, the result of those ne- have always tried to be courteous. But saying this: gotiations was this. The minority—this there is no getting around this fact. It The senior Senator from Iowa is talking time the Republicans—relinquished is nothing short of a travesty that out of both sides of his mouth, and the peo- certain rights regarding nominations. great Senators from all over the Na- ple of Iowa should check this out. They We did it by negotiation. tion must go to the majority leader to should see what he says and what he does. For instance, district court nomina- ask permission to offer amendments. Given how inappropriate these re- tions used to be subject to 30 hours of Proud Senators from proud States, Re- marks were and that they roughly co- debate. They are now subject to only 2 publican Senators and Democratic Sen- incided with several other inappro- hours. In exchange for relinquishing ators, conservative Senators, liberal priate comments the majority leader those rights, the majority leader of the Senators, northerners and southerners, made last week, I feel compelled to re- Senate gave his word that he would op- appropriators and authorizers, hawks spond, and, of course, that is what I am pose any effort to use the nuclear op- and doves, all of these Senators have doing. tion. been reduced to this. They are forced Let me start by reviewing briefly On January 27, 2011, the majority to come before one individual on how we arrived where we are today. As leader said this on the Senate floor: ‘‘I bended knee to ask permission—per- I said, the majority leader quoted from will oppose any effort in this Congress mission—to offer an amendment. That a speech I delivered in 2005. For the or the next to change the Senate rules is not as it should be in the world’s benefit of my colleagues who weren’t other than through regular order.’’ greatest deliberative body—the Senate.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:49 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G04MR6.009 S04MRPT1 rfrederick on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with SENATE March 4, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1267 So am I highly critical of the legisla- cuse Americans, including my con- er’s brother, Mumia Abu-Jamal, was tive process we undergo on the floor? stituents, of telling lies when they watching from across the street. Four Absolutely, I am. But I didn’t criticize share their stories about how eyewitnesses saw Abu-Jamal race the majority leader in a personal or ObamaCare is impacting them. across the street, shoot Daniel Faulk- discourteous way. I didn’t accuse him Last Thursday evening the majority ner in the back, and while Officer of ‘‘talking out of both sides of his leader came to the floor so he could, as Faulkner was lying helplessly on the mouth,’’ as he did of this Senator. I he described it, ‘‘say a few words about ground, Mumia Abu-Jamal shot several wasn’t attacking him personally; I was the man who does all the objecting more bullets into Faulkner’s chest and defending the rights of 99 other Sen- around here.’’ face. ators as well as my own rights as a Well, Mr. President, do I object? You Three other witnesses heard Abu- Senator. bet I do. So do the rest of my com- Jamal brag that he had shot Daniel What exactly is the majority leader mittee members on the Judiciary Com- Faulkner and hoped that Faulkner afraid of, anyway? Taking a few hard mittee when it comes to things of the would die. votes? We are paid to take hard votes. Judiciary Committee; so does the rest During the trial, when Daniel Faulk- We are sent here to exercise our best of our caucus. ner’s bloodstained shirt was displayed, judgment on behalf of our constituents. We object to the authoritarian way the jury saw Abu-Jamal turn in his That is how our Republic is designed. this Senate is being run. We object to chair and smirk at Officer Faulkner’s It does not have to be that way. Con- being shut out of the legislative proc- young widow Maureen. sider how amendments are handled in ess. We object to dismissing con- So it was no surprise when a Pennsyl- the Judiciary committee, as an exam- stituent stories of ObamaCare as lies. vania jury took just 3 hours to convict ple—something that ought to be fol- We object to taking to the floor of the Abu-Jamal of murder, and the next day lowed here in the U.S. Senate. U.S. Senate to attack fellow citizens as 2 hours to sentence him to death. Instead of allowing Daniel Faulkner’s Our chairman—I should say the sen- ‘‘un-American’’ because they have the young widow to grieve in peace, a ior Senator of this body, the President audacity to exercise First Amendment group of political opportunists decided pro tempore, Senator LEAHY—our rights. And, yes, we object to the dis- to use this case to further their own chairman does not tell us in the minor- courteous ad hominem attacks on Sen- political agendas. They fabricated ity—Republicans—or even the Demo- ate colleagues because they choose to claims of racism. They spread lies crats what we are allowed to offer; nor exercise their right to demand rollcall about the trial and the evidence. They does he tell us how many amendments votes on lifetime appointments. organized rallies that, amazingly, por- we are allowed to offer. It should stop. The Senate should re- trayed Mumia Abu-Jamal as the vic- He controls the agenda, as you would turn to being the greatest deliberative tim. expect a chairman to do. But we get to body in the world. Before long, Abu-Jamal was a cause offer amendments. As a result, every I yield the floor. celebre, complete with adoring Holly- single Senator of our committee— I suggest the absence of a quorum. wood celebrities, ‘‘Free Mumia’’ T- whether they like it or not—contrib- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The shirts and posters. He had his own HBO utes to the process. clerk will call the roll. special, and they even named a street The chairman controls the agenda. The bill clerk proceeded to call the after him in Paris. The minority offers amendments. And roll. In 2009, 27 years after Daniel Faulk- the majority has to vote on those Mr. TOOMEY. Mr. President, I ask ner’s murder, the NAACP Legal De- amendments. That happens to be the unanimous consent that the order for fense Fund, or LDF, decided they process. the quorum call be rescinded. would join the fray. That is what happens when you have The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without For decades before Mr. Adegbile as- a chairman who respects the rights of objection, it is so ordered. sumed his leadership role in the LDF, U.S. Senators. There is absolutely no f the LDF served as a force for truth and reason we could not do exactly that ADEGBILE NOMINATION justice for all Americans—a very im- same thing right here on the floor of portant and well-deserved reputation the U.S. Senate. Mr. TOOMEY. Mr. President, I rise to for having done that. But, unfortu- Let me mention one other thing speak on the nomination of Debo nately, LDF’s representation of Abu- about what the majority leader said Adegbile to serve as Assistant Attor- Jamal promoted neither truth nor jus- the other night because I found it par- ney General for the Justice Depart- tice. ticularly offensive. ment’s Civil Rights Division. It is important to point out this is Immediately after accusing me of Some Americans may vaguely recall not a case about every accused person ‘‘talking out of both sides of my Mumia Abu-Jamal from the ‘‘Free deserving a legal defense. That is a mouth,’’ the majority leader suggested Mumia’’ T-shirts and posters that once principle upon which I hope there is no that the people of Iowa, my constitu- cluttered college campuses. disagreement, certainly not from me. ents, should pay attention to what I Maureen Faulkner will forever re- The fact is, though, Abu-Jamal had say and what I do. Well, they do. member him as a cold-blooded cop kill- multiple high-cost lawyers already vol- But let me relate something to my er who left her as a widow at age 24. unteering their time. colleagues about how I keep track, Maureen Faulkner has endured three Mr. Adegbile was director of litiga- keep in touch with Iowans. The people decades of endless appeals and a dis- tion for the LDF. He told the Senate of Iowa know who they elected to the honest international campaign to turn Judiciary Committee that he ‘‘super- Senate. They know that ever since I her husband’s killer into a celebrated vised the entire legal staff’’ at LDF—18 was first sworn in in this body in Janu- icon for some on the radical left. lawyers. Also, he was, in the words of ary 1981, I have fought all day, every Now one of the lawyers who helped the LDF’s own Web site, responsible for day, to represent them. promote that campaign, Debo Adegbile, LDF’s advocacy ‘‘both in the courts of I know my constituents. They know has been nominated to lead the Justice law and in the court of public opinion.’’ me. I go to constituent meetings in Department’s Civil Rights Division. This is important to understand be- every county—every one of 99 coun- This cannot stand and I hope the Sen- cause this duty to supervise has very ties—every year. Multiply that 99 by 32 ate will not confirm him. specific implications for lawyers. A years, and you get a fairly large num- Let’s review the facts. lawyer must confirm that the lawyers ber. I have been in 25 counties so far At 3:51 a.m. on December 9, 1981, 25- he oversees are honest while presenting this year. So I talk to my constituents. year-old police officer Daniel Faulkner facts in a case. The law backs this up. I read their mail. I know, for instance, pulled over a car in the city of Phila- Supervising lawyers can be sued for how hard ObamaCare has been on fami- delphia. The car’s headlights were off, malpractice or sanctioned by a court lies in my State. driving the wrong way down a one-way for the actions of the lawyers he or she So I find it personally offensive for street. supervises. the majority leader to come to the The driver exited the car and began And how did the LDF’s lawyers com- floor, as he did last Wednesday, and ac- assaulting Officer Faulkner. The driv- port themselves under Mr. Adegbile’s

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The thought that Mr. Adegbile would be an innocent man and that he was tried to turn the courtroom into a political rewarded, in part, for the work he did for my framed because of his race. stage where he could spew his hatred and husband’s killer is revolting. There was never any merit to the contempt for this country and our judicial Throughout my long ordeal I have fre- claims of racism. That was a conclu- system. quently been labeled a racist by many who sion that was investigated and reached At the moment my husband’s blood stained support my husband’s killer simply because by both State and Federal courts. shirt was displayed by the evidence handler, he is black and I white. I have also been In fact, the jury that convicted and Mumia Abu-Jamal turned in his chair and asked to throw my name, my voice and my sentenced Abu-Jamal to death included smirked at me; demonstrating his contempt support behind political candidates from for law enforcement. Thankfully, a racially two African Americans and would have both parties. In each case I have declined. I mixed jury that was selected by Abu-Jamal have always believed that my husband’s included one more except that Abu- while representing himself, found him death and my quest for justice transcends Jamal himself ordered his lawyer not guilty. The following day they sentenced politics and race. to seat that third juror. him to death for the brutal act he com- From my heart, I’m asking you to do the Yet, in February of 2011, Mr. mitted. same thing. Set aside any partisan feelings Adegbile’s group issued a press release That’s when my second nightmare began. you have and do the right thing today when stating that ‘‘Mumia Abu-Jamal’s con- For three decades, my family and I endured you vote on Mr. Adegbile’s confirmation. appeal after appeal—each rooted in lies, dis- Please spare my family and me from further viction and death sentence are relics of tortions and allegations of civil rights viola- a time and place that was notorious for pain. tions. And year after year, judge after judge, Sincerely, Maureen Faulkner. police abuse and racial discrimina- the conviction and sentence were unani- tion.’’ mously upheld. Then, thirty years after the As the Justice Department’s Web site In May of 2011, two of the lawyers su- fact, my family, society and I were denied explains, the Civil Rights Division of pervised by Mr. Adegbile traveled to justice when three Federal District Court the Justice Department ‘‘fulfills a crit- France. They went there for a rally on judges who have found error in every capital ical mission in upholding the civil and behalf of Mumia Abu-Jamal. case that has come before them overturned constitutional rights of all individ- One LDF lawyer said she was ‘‘over- the death sentence. uals.’’ Clearly, this requires that the Today, as my husband lies thirty three head of the Civil Rights Division have joyed’’ that Abu-Jamal’s death sen- years in the grave, his killer has become a tence was suspended, but she bemoaned wealthy celebrity. He pens books and social an absolute commitment to truth and the fact that Abu-Jamal would not commentaries critical of our country. He justice. There are many highly quali- have a new trial and so could not be set regularly uses his nearly unlimited access to fied Americans who can carry out this free. the prison telephone to do radio programs, critical mission. Mr. Adegbile’s record The other LDF lawyer described Abu- has cable TV in his cell and is permitted to creates serious doubts that he is among Jamal as one of the ‘‘people who are in- hold his wife, children and grandchildren in them. For these reasons, I urge my col- his arms when they visit. nocent’’ but ‘‘will continue to be put to leagues to oppose the nomination of Old wounds have once again been ripped Mr. Debo Adegbile to serve as Assist- death in America.’’ open and additional insult is brought upon At another event in New York City our law enforcement community in this ant Attorney General for the Justice that same year, a lawyer working for country by President Obama’s nomination of Department’s Civil Rights Division. Mr. Adegbile gushed, ‘‘It is absolutely Debo Adegbile. While publicly demonstrating I suggest the absence of a quorum. my honor to represent Mumia Abu- that he doesn’t even know my husband’s The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Jamal.’’ She continued: ‘‘there is no name, Mr. Adegbile fains sympathy and car- clerk will call the roll. question in my mind, there is no ques- ing for my family and me. The bill clerk proceeded to call the In reality, Mr. Adegbile was a willing and roll. tion in the mind of anyone at the Legal enthusiastic accomplish in Mumia Abu- Defense Fund, that the justice system Jamal’s bid to cheat us of the justice we had Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I has completely and utterly failed waited so many years for. Mr. Adegbile free- ask unanimous consent that the order Mumia Abu-Jamal’’ and that failure ly chose to throw the weight of his organiza- for the quorum call be rescinded. ‘‘has everything to do with race.’’ tion behind Mumia Abu-Jamal and he has The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without I agree that the justice system has publicly stated that he would get Mumia objection, it is so ordered. failed. But it has failed Officer Danny Abu-Jamal off death row. Mr. Adegbile holds Mumia Abu-Jamal, a f Faulkner and his family. remorseless unrepentant cop killer, in high CLIMATE CHANGE No one understands this story of in- esteem. We know this because attorneys justice better than Officer Danny working under Mr. Adegbile’s supervision Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I Faulkner’s widow Maureen. Maureen have stood before public rallies held in sup- am here now for the 60th time to ask Faulkner pleaded with the Senate Ju- port of my husband’s killer and openly pro- my colleagues to wake up to the diciary Committee for a chance to tell fessed that it was ‘‘an extreme honor’’ to threats of climate change. To see the her story, for a chance to testify before represent the man who put a hollow based damage that is being caused by our the committee as they were delib- bullet into my husband’s brain as he lay on shifting climate, we need look no fur- the ground, wounded, unarmed and defense- ther than the Winter Olympics. The erating the candidacy of Mr. Adegbile. less. And while Mr. Adegbile and those who But the Senate Democrats on the com- support his nomination will undoubtedly most recent Winter Olympics con- mittee would not allow her to testify. argue that he did not personally make such cluded last month. Over 200 countries They did not let her tell her story and, statements, he did nothing to counter or broadcast the event to an estimated 3.8 instead, they voted to send his name on stop them. billion people worldwide. In Rhode Is- to the Senate floor for confirmation. In the end, like so many attorneys before land, we rooted for our very own I think Maureen Faulkner has a right him, Mr. Adegbile’s allegations of civil Marissa Castelli, who brought home a to be heard. So I hope my colleagues rights abuse rang hollow. Mumia Abu- bronze medal in pairs figure skating. Jamal’s death sentence was overturned not But what does the future hold for the will listen as I read a letter she wrote because of civil right abuse as alleged by Mr. addressing all of us: Adegbile, but because three judges with a Winter Olympics? As global tempera- Dear Senators, personal dislike for capital punishment con- tures rise and weather patterns shift, While I would have preferred to do so per- veniently determined that the wording in a the world’s glaciers are receding and sonally, I’m writing this letter appealing to standard form given to the jury might have snowpack in traditionally snowy re- your sense of right and wrong, good and evil confused them. gions is declining. as you consider the nomination of Debo While Debo Adegbile may be a well quali- A report from the University of Wa- Adegbile to be the next head of the Civil fied and competent litigator, through his terloo found that February daytime Rights Division of the Department of Jus- words, his decisions and his actions, he has tice. clearly and repeatedly demonstrated that he high temperatures during the Winter 33 years ago my husband, Philadelphia Of- is not the best person to fill this important Games have been steadily increasing ficer Daniel Faulkner, was violently mur- position. Certainly there are others with from the 1920s and the 1950s to the 21st dered by a self-professed ‘‘revolutionary’’ similar qualifications that would be better century. This forced the International

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If our emissions are left un- same landscape in 2010. such as a cold snap might be worse be- checked, as the Republicans and the Of course, this is not just happening cause of climate change, because of polluters prefer, the Intergovernmental in the United States. Countries across changes in the jetstream, for instance. Panel on Climate Change reports we the world are seeing rapid glacier loss. This chart shows how worldwide winter will likely see warming between 4.7 and A 2013 article published in Nature temperatures every year since 1880 8.6 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of found clear evidence that the Tibetan compare with the 20th century average. the century. The Waterloo report found glaciers—the world’s third largest ice Do you think there is a trend visible that only 10 of the 19 cities to pre- reservoir behind Antarctica and Green- there? Over 100 years, yes, winter is viously host the Winter Olympics land—are shrinking, even at altitudes still cold, but it is not as cold as it would be cold enough to host the above 20,000 feet. used to be. This change is ravaging games by the 2080s. There could be no South America’s Andean glaciers are winter sports and tourism across the Sochi Olympics, no Vancouver or retreating at an amazing rate. Cli- United States. The National Resources Squaw Valley or Sarajevo Olympics, matologists from Ohio State Univer- Defense Council found that between and that is if we are able to stabilize sity and NASA loaned my office a piece 1999 and 2010, a lack of snowfall cost and ultimately reduce our global car- of a plant that had been preserved our ski industry $1 billion and up to bon emissions before the year 2100. If under the Quelccaya icecap in Peru for 27,000 jobs. Before the end of the cen- carbon pollution continues on the cur- at least 5,200 years, a little bitty piece tury, the number of economically via- rent pace, only six of these cities could of plant. But under the pressure of the ble ski locations in New Hampshire and host the games. Forget about Torino ice and the cold, it had been preserved Maine will be cut in half. Skiing in and Nagano, Lake Placid and for 52 centuries. Today, due to glacial New York will be cut by three-quarters Lillehammer. retreat, it was exposed and I now have and, the report says, there will be no Over 100 Olympic athletes from 10 dif- that piece of plant in my office. ski area in Connecticut or Massachu- ferent countries signed a letter asking Glaciers are some of the largest res- setts. If we know our geography, we world leaders to take action to curb ervoirs of fresh matter on Earth. Ac- know if that is true of Connecticut and climate change. They said: cording to the U.S. Geological Survey, Massachusetts, there goes Rhode Is- As winter Olympic athletes, our lives glaciers store 69 percent of the world’s land’s Yawgoo Valley ski area and revolve around the winter and if climate fresh water. Annual spring glacial melt slope. change continues at this pace, the economies provides a dependable source of water The Bicameral Task Force on Cli- of the small towns where we live and train for streams, plants, spawning fish, mate Change, which I started with will be ruined. Our sports will be forever farming, and now often Representative HENRY WAXMAN, asked changed and the winter Olympics as we know hydroelectricity. In Central Asia hun- the National Basketball Association, it will be a thing of the past. dreds of millions of people rely on the Major League Baseball, National Hock- Much as we all love the Winter Olym- Tibetan glaciers to supply drinking ey League, National Football League, pics, we could do without them. We water. The same goes for the people of and the United States Olympic Com- cannot very well do without fresh- Peru and Bolivia in the Andes. mittee, to tell us what climate change water. Glaciers represent the largest This is a crisis we must take seri- means for their sports. reserves of freshwater on Earth. Their ously. Unfortunately, Congress re- National Hockey League Deputy freshwater feeds our rivers and mains barricaded behind a blockade of Commissioner William Daly wrote: streams, waters our farms and ranches, polluter influence. Only last week a Hockey’s relationship with the environ- and provides some of our drinking Republican witness at an Environment ment is unique. Our sport was born on frozen water. Glacier loss is happening all and Public Works hearing on adapting ponds, where—to this day—players of all over the world, including right here in to climate change argued that we ages and skill levels learn to skate. For this the United States. would all be better off if the glaciers magnificent tradition to continue, it is im- Just like atmospheric warming, just went away—if they just melted perative that we recognize the importance of maintaining the environment. ocean acidification, and sea-level rise, away. After all, he told the committee: this evidence of climate change is not a We evolved at the equator in a climate The Park City Foundation in Utah theoretical projection. It is not a com- where freezing weather did not exist. . . . It predicts an annual local temperature plex scientific model. It is simply ob- could be said that frost and ice are the en- increase of 6.8 degrees Fahrenheit by servation and measurement. emies of life. 2075, which could cause a complete loss This is Grinnell Glacier in Montana’s He continued: of snowpack in the lower Park City re- Glacier National Park. On top we see Obviously if the glaciers stop melting, sort area of the Rocky Mountains. The the glacier in 1940. On the bottom is there will be no more meltwater from them. foundation estimates that this will re- the same spot in 2004. Grinnell Glacier So my questions . . . are, Are you saying you sult in thousands of lost jobs, tens of has lost 90 percent of its ice in the last want the glaciers to stop melting? Then millions in lost earnings, and hundreds century. The glacier has almost dis- where would the irrigation water come from? of millions in lost economic growth. appeared or, as the U.S. Geological . . . I say let the glaciers melt. While we in Congress equivocate and Survey puts it, ‘‘effects of global cli- That is the witness the Republicans stall, the evidence of climate change mate change are strikingly clear.’’ The put up. Let the glaciers melt. relentlessly mounts. The damage is U.S. Geological Survey further ex- I guess he missed the difference be- being done in our atmosphere and our plains: tween seasonal melting, whose annual oceans. The longer it takes us to wake Glacier recession is underway, and many rhythms fill our streams and rivers for up, the harder and more expensive it glaciers have already disappeared. The re- drinking water, fishing and farming, will be to fix it. treat of these small alpine glaciers reflects and glaciers outright melting away. The sickening part is that everyone changes in recent climate as glaciers respond There is another little trick the else is waking up. Sixty-five percent of to altered temperature and precipitation. It deniers like to play when it is winter- voters support the President taking has been estimated that there were approxi- time. Every time there is a cold snap significant steps to address climate mately 150 glaciers present in 1850 and most or a little snow falls in Washington, change now. Another poll found that 82 glaciers were still present in 1910 when the park was established. In 2010 we considered DC, or back in their home States, they percent of Americans believe we should there to be only twenty-five glaciers larger say: How can there be global warming start preparing now for rising sea lev- than twenty-five acres remaining in Glacier when it is cold out? And, yes, we have els and severe storms from climate National Park. had a cold winter. But what scientists change.

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If that is what young Repub- rectly at her, the grieving widow. The tually, but Adegbile’s initial argu- licans feel, that is a very poor founda- jury convened for a matter of hours be- ments had nothing to do with jury in- tion for the Republican Party to main- fore they came back with a guilty ver- structions. They were arguments that tain this denier policy. dict and a death sentence. That was Abu-Jamal’s jury was unconstitutional The campaign of money and denial 1982. because it didn’t have, he argued, a suf- that imprisons Congress is as poi- Fast forward 27 years to the year ficient number of African Americans sonous to our American democracy as 2009. Adegbile was at the time the serving in the jury. carbon pollution is to our atmosphere, NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund Director The courts rejected those arguments. oceans and, yes, glaciers. It is time to of Litigation. In 2009, the Legal Defend The jury that convicted Abu-Jamal had fight back. It is time to wake up. Fund began advocating for Abu- two African Americans serving on it. It I yield the floor. Jamal—first as an amicus and then as would have had a third African Amer- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- cocounsel. To be clear, every criminal ican serving on it but Abu-Jamal in- ator from Texas. defendant is entitled to an attorney, structed his lawyers to strike that per- f but Adegbile’s representation of Abu- son. ADEGBILE NOMINATION Jamal was pure advocacy. The Fraternal Order of Police vehe- Abu-Jamal’s guilt was not in doubt. mently opposes this nomination. Ac- Mr. CRUZ. I rise today to pay tribute cording to a letter written by the presi- to the men and women across the coun- Four eyewitnesses saw the shooting. dent of the FOP, Adegbile’s nomination try serving as police officers who pro- Abu-Jamal confessed and stated in only exacerbates the ‘‘growing division tect law-abiding Americans. It is out of front of three witnesses that he hoped and distrust’’ toward local law enforce- this respect for our Nation’s police offi- Officer Faulkner died. ment agencies—a trend that has con- cers that I also rise to oppose the nom- There was significant ballistic and tinued from the time now-Labor Sec- ination of Debo Adegbile to be the head forensic evidence. For example, the retary Thomas Perez was leading the of the Department of Justice’s Civil murder weapon was registered to Abu- Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Rights Division. Jamal and found at the scene with We must always remember our Na- spent shell casings. Division. Peter Kirsanow, a member on the tion’s fallen police officers who have Abu-Jamal already had a team of bravely given their lives to serve our high-priced lawyers working pro bono, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Nation and to protect us. who had filed decades of post-trial peti- wrote: Police officers help form the back- tions and appeals, delaying the car- Responsible people should agree that going bone of our country that supports the rying out of his sentence. out of your way to defend a convicted cop- killer long after it has become unequivocally rule of law. They risk their lives every Under Adegbile’s supervision, LDF lawyers fanned the flames of racial clear that he was guilty and had suffered no day to help keep law-abiding citizens violation of his civil rights disqualifies one safe. According to the FBI, in 2012, 95 tension. Through rallies, protests, and from serving as the head of a division of the law enforcement officers were killed in a media campaign, all portrayed U.S. Department of Justice. line-of-duty incidents and 52,901 offi- Mumia Abu-Jamal, an unrepentant cop The Obama administration’s message cers were victims of line-of-duty as- killer, as a political prisoner. with the nomination is clear: It wants saults—52,901. For example, a 2011 LDF press release even more politicization of the Depart- The New York Times in 2012 ob- said: ‘‘Abu-Jamal . . . is widely viewed ment of Justice. This is insulting to served: ‘‘As violent crime has decreased as a symbol of the racial injustices of law enforcement officers everywhere. I across the country, a disturbing trend the death penalty.’’ stand with the Fraternal Order of Po- That press release also said: ‘‘Mumia has emerged: rising numbers of police lice and oppose Adegbile’s nomination, Abu-Jamal’s conviction and death sen- officers are being killed.’’ and I urge my Democratic colleagues tence are relics of a time and place In 2008, 41 officers were killed; in 2009, to join the Democratic senior Senator that was notorious for police abuse and 48 officers were killed; in 2010, 56 offi- from Pennsylvania, Mr. BOB CASEY, racial discrimination.’’ cers were killed; in 2011, 72 officers and vote no on this nomination. were killed; and in 2012, 95 officers were LDF lawyers under Adegbile’s super- This is not a matter of leftwing or killed. vision went farther than that. They rightwing. We all should agree that Unfortunately, as Byron York noted held rallies and protests. violent criminals should be punished, today, the New York Times has not re- This is advocacy. This is political ad- and we all should agree that those who ported on the controversial nomination vocacy. This is extreme and radical ad- go out of their way to advocate for, to of Debo Adegbile to head the DOJ Civil vocacy. This is not legal representa- celebrate, to lionize convicted cop kill- Rights Division. tion. They even went so far as to travel ers are not suitable for major leader- It is out of respect for all of our Na- to France to hold multiple rallies for ship roles at the U.S. Department of tion’s police officers that I rise to op- Abu-Jamal. The French had already Justice. pose Mr. Adegbile’s nomination. Under named a street after Abu-Jamal in a I urge every Member of this body to Adegbile’s leadership and supervision, suburb of Paris. oppose that nomination. the NAACP Legal Defense Fund bra- This prompted the House of Rep- I yield the floor, and I suggest the ab- zenly politicized the murder of a Phila- resentatives in 2006 to vote 368–31 to sence of a quorum. delphia police officer, Officer Daniel condemn the murder of Officer Daniel The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Faulkner. On December 9, 1981, 25-year- Faulkner and to urge the French town clerk will call the roll. old Officer Faulkner was murdered by to change that street name. The legislative clerk proceeded to Wesley Cook, who is widely known as After fanning those flames of racial call the roll. Mumia Abu-Jamal. Officer Faulkner tension in the court of public opinion, Mr. FLAKE. Mr. President, I ask was shot several times. The fatal shot Adegbile pressed aggressive arguments unanimous consent that the order for was when Abu-Jamal pointed the gun on race in our courts of law. Thank- the quorum call be rescinded. inches from Officer Faulkner’s face and fully, the State and Federal courts re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without pulled the trigger. jected those arguments. objection, it is so ordered. During the trial it was made known Under Adegbile, the LDF initially ar- Mr. FLAKE. I rise to discuss the that Abu-Jamal was a supporter of the gued in court that Abu-Jamal’s death nomination of Mr. Debo Adegbile to

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Unfortu- hearing testimony and reviewing his The district attorney concluded that nately, this is one of those cases. responses to questions, I remain con- Mr. Adegbile ‘‘is ill-suited for a pivotal It takes more than a law degree from cerned with Mr. Adegbile’s ability to role in the Justice Department.’’ a prestigious school and an impressive set aside more than a decade of advo- The appalling facts of this case are re´sume´ to head an agency to support cacy on behalf of this and other liberal well known. In fact, in 2006, the House the Civil Rights Division at the De- causes to serve as a neutral enforcer of of Representatives passed a resolution partment of Justice. Most importantly, our Nation’s civil rights laws. And it condemning the history of this case I think it takes judgment which cannot appears I am not the only person who and recognizing the culpability of be measured by test scores or diplomas. has reached this conclusion. Mumia by a vote of 368 to 31. There are It can only be measured over time His nomination is opposed by numer- others, such as myself, now serving in through someone’s actions. ous law enforcement officers, including this Chamber who voted in favor of If we look at Mr. Adegbile’s record, it those represented by the Fraternal that resolution. is obvious to me and so many of us in Order of Police, National Sheriff’s As- It is deeply troubling that we are the Senate and around the country, in- sociation, the Major County Sheriffs’ faced with voting on this nominee now, cluding the Fraternal Order of Police, Association, the National Association after Senate rules have been broken who have not opposed an executive of Police Organizations, the New Jer- and the minority has no say in execu- branch nomination, by the way, in 17 sey State Policeman’s Benevolent As- tive or judicial nominations. Requiring years, who are taking a strong stand sociation, and the National Narcotics the support of at least some minority against this confirmation. Officers’ Association. Senators discourages both the nomina- First, as some of his colleagues and This widespread opposition is clearly tion and appointment of fringe or prob- my colleagues on the Senate floor have not driven by partisanship but by a lematic nominees, something which noted, Mr. Adegbile has a history of heartfelt concern that this nominee is benefits the country as a whole. Those taking positions on some of our funda- not suited for the position. rules ensure the Senate was the cooling mental constitutional rights that I I have no doubt Mr. Adegbile is an in- saucer that George Washington and the think are out of step with the views of telligent and hardworking lawyer with other Founders intended. They also en- the American people, the judgments of a commendable record of advocacy, but sured heads of executive agencies were our judiciary, and our Nation’s history. that does not mean he should head the responsive to both the majority and In the case of Hosanna-Tabor v. Civil Rights Division. EEOC, Mr. Adegbile argued that reli- One of the responsibilities of the De- minority parties. That is no longer the gious institutions do not have the right partment of Justice’s Civil Rights Divi- case. to hire or fire individuals responsible sion is to handle civil rights violations I do not think we would be moving for conveying a church’s teachings, a by law enforcement officers from forward on such a divisive nominee— view that, were it to become law, across the country. However, serious one who elicits widespread opposition would severely undermine religious lib- questions have been raised about Mr. from across the political spectrum—if erty. Mr. Adegbile was so out of step Adegbile’s ability to apply the law fair- the majority had not employed the nu- with the Constitution on that issue ly in these cases, given his advocacy on clear option last November. I hope we that his view was rejected by the Su- behalf of a convicted cop killer. don’t move forward with this nomina- As the Fraternal Order of Police stat- tion. I hope my colleagues will join me preme Court 9–0, which in today’s typ- ed in its letter of opposition, in the and others in voicing opposition to this ical 5–4 split in the Supreme Court is decades Mr. Adegbile pushed this ef- nomination moving ahead. quite an accomplishment. fort, he ‘‘falsely disparaged and sav- I yield the floor and I suggest the ab- Mr. Adegbile’s view on the First aged the good name and reputation of a sence of a quorum. Amendment is troubling. So too are his lifeless police officer’’ in order to fur- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The views of the Second Amendment. He ther his case. clerk will call the roll. has repeatedly asserted that the Sec- The National Narcotics Association The legislative clerk proceeded to ond Amendment does not ‘‘protect an shares this analysis of Mr. Adegbile’s call the roll. individual’s right to keep and bear advocacy, noting that he: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- arms.’’ If Mr. Adegbile had his way, . . . fabricated a baseless and unproven de- ator from Ohio. millions of Americans would lose one fense while also defaming the victim, Police Mr. PORTMAN. I ask unanimous of their most cherished rights, just like Officer Daniel Faulkner, which raises serious consent that the quorum call be re- that. Whenever a piece of gun control questions about the nominee’s judgment, es- scinded. legislation comes to the floor of this pecially considering the important position The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Chamber, my colleagues on both sides to which he has been nominated. objection, it is so ordered. of the aisle—and, in fact, my col- There is no doubt as to Mumia Abu- Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I rise leagues on the other side of the aisle— Jamal’s guilt. Afterward, he bragged today to urge my colleagues to join me assure us they will always respect a about shooting Daniel Faulkner, and in opposing the nomination of Debo fundamental right to bear arms. It is four witnesses saw the shooting. After Adegbile to head the Civil Rights Divi- unfortunate that despite the words of being convicted and sentenced, sion of the Department of Justice. the Constitution and its interpretation Mumia’s lawyers filed dozens of ap- The Constitution grants to the Presi- by the Supreme Court, Mr. Adegbile peals on his behalf, which would sug- dent the power to nominate individuals cannot give us those same assurances. gest he had more than adequate legal to head the various Federal agencies There is the case of Mumia Abu- representation. However, almost 28 and departments, but it falls to us in Jamal. Abu-Jamal is a murderer. In years after his conviction, Mr. Adegbile the Senate to ensure those nominees 1981 he gunned down a police officer decided to volunteer his time to assist are worthy of the honor and are ready named Daniel Faulkner on a Philadel- Mumia. In a series of appeals and press for such responsibility. I don’t make it phia street. In an act of unmatched events, Mr. Adegbile’s organization a practice of opposing nominees. In brutality, Mumia Abu-Jamal stood called into question the motivations of fact, I generally give the President dis- over Officer Faulkner as he lay dying the law enforcement officers respon- cretion there. I have voted to give him and shot him in the face. A mountain sible for Mumia’s conviction and dis- wide latitude in filling the executive of evidence from eyewitness accounts, torted the record, calling his convic- branch with individuals of his choice forensics, to his own words makes it tion and sentence a ‘‘relic of a time and when I believe they are qualified. I clear beyond any doubt that Abu- place that was notorious for police have voted along with the minority Re- Jamal killed Officer Faulkner on that abuse and racial discrimination.’’ publicans who endorsed and confirmed day in December 1981.

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In a crisis situation that could have sig- an American and an international re- fact, after the matter turned from a nificant consequences for the American sponse to impose penalties on Putin’s criminal matter to an issue of justice people. Russia so that he comes to his senses. and to a political cause, he received If we can’t answer that question and A second and related American inter- some of the best counsel in the country we can’t address that with a compel- est is in the stability of the European and they filed appeal after appeal, all ling answer, then we should not get en- continent itself. Ukraine is not an ob- of which were rejected. gaged. But if we can determine a com- scure sideshow. It is comprised of rem- But that didn’t stop Mr. Adegbile pelling answer and reason why we nants of two European empires and from claiming that Abu-Jamal was a should engage in some form, then we deeply embedded in the integrated victim of racism and a corrupt judicial need to make sure the American people structure, identity, economy, and cul- system. For Mr. Adegbile, Abu-Jamal’s know why it is we are renewing this ture of Europe as a whole. Disaster case was apparently an opportunity to and why this is important. there threatens a very great deal in focus more on a political agenda than Ukraine is 5,000 miles away. The Europe, a continent we have spent 100 the case at hand. Abu-Jamal’s guilt or trade between our two countries is years, trillions of dollars, and hundreds innocence was not really the concern. minuscule and shrinking. Only 30 per- of thousands of lives to stabilize. Euro- Debo Adegbile is free to make any ar- cent of the Ukrainian population pean security and stability have been guments he sees fit about the First and shares our Christian faith or identifies at the very heart of our foreign and de- Second Amendments. He is free to turn with any faith. Ukraine is the source of fense policy for an entire century. If the murder of a police officer into a no energy or crucial materials. Indeed, American foreign policy and American cause to advance a political agenda. the country is a source of instability strategic interests in the world have When he does so, I think it says some- and corruption. So why should Ameri- any permanent core, it is that interest thing about his judgment and it says cans and Hoosiers care about what is in Europe’s well-being. something about his fitness to lead the happening to a country 5,000 miles Ukraine’s conflict with the remnants Civil Rights Division of the Depart- away? Well, let me suggest some rea- of Soviet-style aggression portends se- ment of Justice. sons and then perhaps some sugges- rious threats to the rest of Russia’s The Department of Justice and police tions as to what would be the best way border lands, nearly all of which were forces around our country should be for us to help influence this crisis situ- long dominated by Red Army presence working together to ensure that minor- ation in a way that is positive for our and force. The Baltic states must be ity rights are respected and that civil country and, frankly, for Western de- alarmed right now. If we do nothing, rights abuses are punished. In my view, mocracy and for the world. they could panic. this nominee would only make that The first and most obvious reason we Poland has already summoned NATO work more difficult. As the Fraternal should take this seriously is the cen- councils to consider consequences for Order of Police wrote in a letter to tral lesson of history: Conflicts—even its own security and therefore for the President Obama, if Mr. Adegbile is catastrophes—sometimes grow from security of the alliance. Georgia pain- confirmed it will serve to ‘‘exacerbate small beginnings. Most know that the fully reflects that the paltry inter- growing division and distrust’’ between assassination of an imperial relative in national response to its own war with the Civil Rights Division—which is a Balkan town in 1914 led to the death Russia five years ago surely charged with securing our most basic by violence of 37 million people—World emboldened Putin in this latest adven- freedoms—and the men and women of War I. We also know that the cata- ture. law enforcement who defend those free- clysm of World War II began with the In other words, we could be looking doms by putting their lives on the line stealth invasion of Austria and Czecho- at a Sudetenland moment. We hope every day. slovakia in 1938. Despite warnings as to that is not the case. I think we can and should do better what this might lead to, we saw a trag- It is no secret that Putin has impe- with a nominee who can work with the rial ambitions motivated by his patho- Fraternal Order of Police and other law ic loss of tens of millions of people in logical insecurities and a quest to re- enforcement around the country in en- World War II. This is eerily reminis- store lost glories. These are dangerous suring that our most basic freedoms cent of Russia’s moves on Crimea last delusions that, if not confronted firm- are secured through the Department of week. A history lesson closer in time is ly, could come to threaten us all. Justice’s Civil Rights Division. Beyond history and beyond the For these reasons I oppose the nomi- taught by the Balkan wars of the 1990s. threats to continental security insta- nation of Mr. Adegbile to this position, When Serb gunboats shelled and I urge my colleagues on both sides Dubrovnik, a Croatian city, in 1992, the bility, I am even more concerned about of the aisle to do the same. world—and most especially Croatia’s America’s place in the world and how I yield the floor. European neighbors—did exactly noth- inaction will further harm it. Abroad, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ing. Our own Secretary of State said we are increasingly seen as a spent ator from Indiana. repeatedly that there were no Amer- force, exhausted by interminable wars, politically divided and inert, finan- f ican interests at stake. Before that view was changed and NATO eventu- cially strained, and floundering with- UKRAINE CRISIS ally intervened 3 years later, more out firm, articulate, determined lead- Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I have than 100,000 people had been slaugh- ership. This is a bleak, incomplete pic- been discussing the Ukraine crisis with tered. ture of my country that more than my constituents and a number of Indi- If the international community had anything else makes me determined to ana media outlets for the last few days. had the collective wisdom and leader- be part of an effort to correct this per- Virtually every interview or conversa- ship—and, frankly, courage and guts— ception of America. tion on the subject includes this ques- to simply tell Belgrade that civilian In many ways, we can potentially tion: What difference does this make to European population centers are no look at the Ukrainian crisis as an op- us here in Indiana? What American in- longer shelled in modern Europe, all of portunity. We have a chance now to terests are at stake? These are legiti- that suffering could have been pre- summon our collective will and impose mate questions, and they deserve an vented and our own Armed Forces costs for Putin’s irresponsible behav- answer because before we commit could have stayed in their barracks and ior. We have many robust capabilities America to address potential conflicts, in their homes. to reward those who join us in respon- we need to describe and define just We should draw from such lessons so sible, mutually productive cooperation what our interest is and why we should that we need not confront later the in managing world affairs and in pun- be engaged. question of whether we should inter- ishing those who do not.

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This situation, tionship with Russian’s defense offi- for their brazen attempt to intercede in this crisis which we now face in cials during a time when that country the affairs of a sovereign nation to, Ukraine, can be a moment to dem- has invaded and occupied a neighbor under the most flimsiest of pretenses, onstrate our return to a leadership role contravenes the founding purpose of invade a country under the pretext desperately needed by this tortured NATO. How could we possibly meet on that its citizens there, or those who world where the realities of this harsh a Russian-NATO council basis when favor support for Russia, are under world have long imposed upon us. Russia has invaded and occupied a some type of lethal threat. That is not It is in our national interest, in my neighbor? the case. It has not been demonstrated, opinion, to lead the world toward solu- The President should ask the leader- and it has not been proven. tions that we know are best for us all. ship of FIFA to reconsider its decision Now is the time to act—to act quick- No other country can manage it. We to place World Cup 2018 matches in ly and act together. Our leverage is our have seen that. Without that manage- Russia and instead award these games leadership. We need to take up that ment, we risk things that could harm to a more worthy alternative country. powerful tool and show Putin that he us in many ways and continue to un- Russia has just celebrated the Sochi has misjudged us. Now is the time for dermine our role in this world in pro- Olympics. I think we got the real meas- the United States to reassert its lead- viding for peace and stability. ure of President Putin, a former KGB ership in the world by taking direct ac- For these reasons, tomorrow I will lieutenant colonel, as to what his real tion—not through military action but introduce a sense-of-the-Senate resolu- intentions are—it is not to bring more through a menu of measures designed tion articulating some of the steps I good will and more confidence in that to bring Russia to its senses and de- think we and the President should con- country. signed to protect the sovereign inter- sider together. None of these steps in- The United States could work with ests of those nations that are seeking volve military force or the preparation other members of the Organization for to align with the West in a Democratic for using such force. Now is not the Security and Cooperation in Europe— way. We need that leadership from the time to add to the violence but, rather, the OSCE—to deploy monitors in President. We need that support from to remove the use of force by all par- Ukraine to help confirm that the secu- this Congress in a bipartisan measure. ties as an option. rity of the Russian-speaking popu- And we need to speak with a united I hope the resolution will contribute lation is not threatened. This pretext voice, hopefully with our European to the search for both a bipartisan, uni- for Russian aggression must be re- partners and others throughout the fied government approach to problem- moved to international satisfaction. Western world and the free world, to solving and an international consensus Senate leadership could dispatch a send a message that Russia cannot ig- on firm actions that will change Rus- congressional delegation led by OSCE nore and to impose a measure of costs sia’s behavior. I am saying that we Commissioners to visit Ukraine and that will impact that country’s econ- should stand united as Americans with bolster OSCE’s involvement in address- omy and impact the decision that has a single message and a single voice led ing this crisis. Another option would be to be made by their President. by our leader which shows we are reso- the United States working with OSCE Mr. President, with that, I yield the lute in standing together—hopefully and German Chancellor Angela Merkel floor and suggest the absence of a with our European allies and others to support her proposal to create an quorum. who want to join us—in condemning OSCE contact group to pursue dispute The PRESIDING OFFICER. The the actions taken by Putin and Russia resolution and mediate direct negotia- clerk will call the roll. and in offering and proposing meaning- tions between the Ukrainian and Rus- The assistant legislative clerk pro- ful sanctions and measures that will sian Governments. ceeded to call the roll. bring the reality of Russia’s actions The United States should not main- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- straight to Putin’s desk and hopefully tain the current status of diplomatic imous consent that the order for the cause him to rethink his strategy. relations with Russia at current levels. quorum call be rescinded. The resolution will commit the Sen- We could downgrade our diplomatic The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. ate to work urgently with the Presi- representation while retaining its effi- MERKLEY). Without objection, it is so dent to identify a package of economic cacy by announcing that we will not ordered. sanctions and other measures to com- send our new Ambassador to Moscow. f pel Putin to remove armed forces from Instead, we could dispatch an experi- TRIBUTE TO TEQUIA DELGADO Ukrainian territory and return that enced professional diplomat to Ukraine territory to full Ukrainian sovereign to serve as charge d’affaires to handle Mr. REID. Mr. President, the Senate control. the crisis. We could also reduce the dip- is a place where we make friends. We Further, I will suggest that we con- lomatic presence to focus exclusively have our differences on policy, but we struct a complete comprehensive plan on crisis management, not business as truly are a Senate family. It is just not to isolate Putin’s Russia from the com- usual. We could close consulates gen- that way with Democrats who work in munity of nations. We seek a consensus eral and require Russia to make recip- the Senate, it is also the Republicans. on such a plan with our friends and al- rocal steps to close their consulates in When we work together, which we do lies—everyone who wants to see a sov- the United States. outside the view of most of the public, ereign Ukraine, secure within its own I believe we in Congress should ex- we work well together. border, able to seek its own destiny on pand the Magnitsky Rule of Law Ac- One of the troubling things for me— its own terms. That is the right of countability Act to sanction the Min- I am sure it is for all of us—is when every sovereign nation. istry of Defense officials in the chain of someone who is a part of the family My resolution will also call upon the command responsible for this invasion, leaves—especially it applies when you President to consider a number of the Duma leadership responsible for feel so close to the family member. measures to isolate and sanction Rus- rubberstamping it, and Crimean offi- Today, the Democratic cloakroom, the sia. cials complicit in its execution. nerve center of the Senate and the en- We could reschedule a meeting of the The United States should also con- tire Senate community, says goodbye G–8 nations to take place as soon as sider sanctions that might serve to to a dedicated staffer Tequia Delgado. possible, at which meeting the partici- convince more segments of the Russian I and we congratulate her on her new pating nations should seriously con- population that their government is role as a member relations advisor for sider a U.S. proposal to formally expel taking irresponsible steps contrary to the White House. After graduating Russia. the people’s interests. To this end, we from Southern Illinois University in The United States should propose to should suspend and could suspend Rus- Carbondale, IL, Tequia started her Sen- NATO that the alliance immediately sia’s eligibility for H–2B temporary or ate career as a staff assistant in my of- suspend operation of the Russian- seasonal work visas. fice.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:56 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G04MR6.031 S04MRPT1 rfrederick on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with SENATE S1274 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE March 4, 2014 But even before that she spent the lishing it. El Universal, one of Ecua- to that designation, it is a substance summer interning for this brandnew dor’s most respected dailies, has been that presents ‘‘a high potential for Senator Barack Obama. In 2007 Tequia the target of one of the dozens of abuse.’’ joined Senator DURBIN’s staff. I have harassing lawsuits filed by President Colorado’s previous experience legal- never truly forgiven him for that, for Correa. izing medical marijuana suggests that taking her from me. But he has done a The cartoon by Mr. Bonilla, who goes the consequences of full-on legalization lot of nice things, so I guess I will have by the pen name Bonil, depicts a police could be dire for public health and safe- to try to sweep that under the rug raid at the home of an investigative ty. From 2006 to 2010, the number of sometime, but it has been very hard. I journalist, Fernando Villavicencio, Colorado drivers involved in fatal car do not think I have ever gotten over who claimed to have documented evi- crashes who tested positive for mari- that. I have told him often that he dence of corruption in the government. juana doubled. The number of Colorado stole her from me. But those things It shows the police knocking down the students who have been suspended or happen. door to Mr. Villavicencio’s house and expelled for marijuana use has in- On a serious note, it was the right parading out with computers and filing creased considerably. Nearly three- move for her. It was an advancement cabinets. quarters of Denver teenagers in drug for her. She is from Illinois. It has A government-established media treatment reported obtaining mari- worked out well for her. She became di- oversight agency, Superintendency of juana from a ‘‘medical marijuana’’ rector of constituent services and then Information and Communication, user. Colorado has become a source a legislative correspondent for Senator SUPERCOM, used Ecuador’s vague State for the distribution of marijuana DURBIN, my dear friend. communications law to sanction both throughout the United States. Law en- Despite her hard work in my office Mr. Bonilla and El Universo for pub- forcement in my home State of Iowa and that of the assistant Democratic lishing an ‘‘institutional position’’ over reports that the percentage of mari- leader, Senator DURBIN, she found time the guilt or innocence of people in- juana interdicted there that originated to perform as a cheerleader for the volved in investigations. It subse- from Colorado has increased from 10 Washington Redskins for 3 years. These quently ordered a major investigation, percent in 2010 to 36 percent in 2012. are difficult jobs. They practice like required a ‘‘correction’’ to the cartoon, Against this backdrop, the Obama the football team. It is hard. They have and fined the newspaper. In doing so, administration has recently sent mixed tryouts. It is quite an honor. So we the Correa administration sent a clear signals, especially to young people, have always recognized her for this ac- message to journalists that criticism of about the dangers of marijuana use. complishment. That is certainly what government misconduct will not be tol- President Obama recently stated that it is. erated. in his view, marijuana use was no When she joined the cloakroom staff I have spoken several times about worse than drinking alcohol. The De- in 2010, she brought her warm person- President Correa’s attacks on press partment of Justice declined to chal- ality and always a positive spirit to her freedom and I will continue doing so as lenge State laws that have legalized now role. So for 4 years Tequia has long as these restrictive laws are en- marijuana, despite the obvious conflict worked in the cloakroom, I repeat, the forced and as long as journalists are with Federal law. Additionally, the De- nerve center of the Senate. She has threatened for their work. Most re- partment issued guidance to prosecu- been an invaluable resource to all Sen- cently I recognized the efforts of Janet tors concerning the enforcement of the ators. She has been an important men- Hinostroza, an Ecuadoran investigative Controlled Substances Act and Federal tor for Senate interns and pages. She journalist who was honored by the money laundering laws that is plainly has been a valued teammate and friend Committee to Protect Journalists, intended to permit marijuana busi- to our colleagues. CPJ, for her commitment to fighting nesses in these States to grow and Tequia’s talent, dedication, and for a free press. Ms. Hinostroza is con- flourish. These actions have caused friendly demeanor will be missed by me tinually threatened for her work expos- confusion and uncertainty about and Members and colleagues alike. I ing government corruption. Unfortu- whether using marijuana is really wish her well in this next endeavor. I nately, the harassment she and Mr. something that should be discouraged know she will perform admirably. We Bonilla face illustrates a norm, not an because it is harmful. are fortunate that she will continue to anomaly, when it comes to President However, many community anti-drug work closely with the Senate commu- Correa’s attempts to intimidate and si- coalitions, healthcare professionals, nity. That is her job in her new role as lence his critics. public health officials, and law enforce- a member of the White House team. The absurdity of censoring a car- ment groups are speaking out about Congratulations Tequia and best of toonist aside, this latest attack further the dangers of marijuana use. One such luck in everything you do in the fu- erodes what remains of an independent group, Smart Approaches to Mari- ture. press in Ecuador. It explains why juana—or Project SAM for short—has recently begun to confront the mari- f Human Rights Watch and CPJ contin- ually rank Ecuador among the world’s juana legalization movement head-on. MORNING BUSINESS worst for press freedom. It is shameful, One of Project SAM’s cofounders, Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- it is an embarrassment for the hemi- former Congressman Patrick Kennedy, imous consent the Senate now proceed sphere, and the people of Ecuador de- has been outspoken in his efforts to to a period of morning business with serve better. fight the marijuana legalization move- Senators permitted to speak for up to f ment. He has appeared on numerous 10 minutes each. television and radio shows, including The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION ones where audiences may disagree objection, it is so ordered. Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, the with his views against legalization. He f legalization of marijuana is an issue has bared his own struggles with addic- that has generated significant media tion, offering himself up as a cau- FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN attention in recent months. Last year tionary tale about the dangers of be- ECUADOR Colorado and Washington State became coming addicted to marijuana and Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I want to the first jurisdictions in the world to other substances. And he has broken speak briefly, as I have several times legalize the production, trafficking, with many in his party by speaking out over the past year, about the govern- possession and use of marijuana for against the President’s permissive atti- ment of Ecuador’s President Rafael recreational purposes. The con- tude toward marijuana use and the Correa, which continues its aggressive sequences of legalization are only be- Obama administration’s failure to en- clamp down on press freedom. Most re- ginning to be understood. But one force the Controlled Substances Act. cently, political cartoonist Xavier thing is clear. Legalizing marijuana Indeed, all former DEA Administra- Bonilla was reprimanded for a cartoon does not make it any safer. Marijuana tors, appointed by Republican and he drew, and the newspaper he works remains a Schedule I drug under the Democratic presidents alike, have for, El Universo, was fined for pub- Controlled Substances Act. According joined with Project SAM and others to

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Kennedy calls le- so much more—but they’re particularly RECORD, Project SAM recently galization ‘‘a public health nightmare be- unapologetic about championing the contin- launched a serious counter-offensive to cause he believes it will warm more people ued existence of a black market. They say the marijuana legalization movement. to a dangerous drug, and lead inevitably to it’s mostly nonviolent on the American side, The organization began by placing a ‘‘Big Marijuana,’’ a blood-sucking vice indus- and will create fewer public health problems billboard near the Super Bowl stating try dependent on converting kids and selling than allowing advertisers to flog for Big that ‘‘Marijuana kills your drive.’’ to heavy users—same as the tobacco and al- Marijuana. cohol industries. Project SAM launched a website dedi- ‘‘There is no way to minimize the greed ‘‘The science tells the story,’’ he says, and profit motive in promoting a dangerous cated to tracking public health inci- breaking into an attack on the idea that substance,’’ says Kennedy. When it comes to dents linked to marijuana use in Colo- marijuana is safer than alcohol. He ticks pushing a product, adds Sabet, ‘‘I think rado and Washington to highlight the through studies showing that smoked mari- Madison Avenue has proven that it can get consequences of legalization in those juana is ‘‘associated with’’ or ‘‘linked to’’ IQ around more rules and be more ruthless than States. It is also launching websites loss, psychosis, and self-reported dissatisfac- any Mexican drug cartel.’’ He calls the black that will allow current or former mari- tion with life. ‘‘It takes you to the same market, ‘‘better than having Joe Pot, heir to place as cocaine or heroin,’’ he often adds. juana users to share their stories about Joe Camel, on a bus-stop where I’m going to ‘‘It just takes longer.’’ be hanging out with my kids before school.’’ how marijuana has damaged their ‘‘Incarceration is a powerful motivator,’’ When Project SAM launched, opponents lives. says Kennedy, who after a prescription drug- mocked the effort as foolhardy, and they had Project SAM has also been active in addled crash in 2006 spent a year urinating in a point. Voters had just legalized marijuana my home State of Iowa. The organiza- front of a probation officer three times a by a landslide in Colorado and Washington. tion recently co-hosted town hall meet- week. Polls showed that a majority of Americans Last January Kennedy went public with supported doing the same nationwide, and ings with local community anti-drug his beliefs, launching Smart Approaches to Kennedy could do little at first but appear coalitions, highlighting the risks of le- Marijuana, or Project SAM, a campaign to galizing marijuana. Project SAM has on TV as the token voice of dissent. keep marijuana illegal and address the Now, however, SAM is poised to launch a also briefed State officials about the failings of the drug war through other serious counter-offensive. It began this means. But what other means? Kennedy has dangers of legalizing marijuana. month with a billboard outside the Super sometimes been vague, promising ‘‘a fresh It is not every day that I have the oc- Bowl.‘‘Marijuana kills your drive,’’ read the approach that neither legalizes, nor demon- casion to praise a Democrat. However, carefully-calibrated text, which picked up izes marijuana,’’ but never quite clarifying Congressman Kennedy is to be com- national coverage, spreading on a tide of the what makes him different from Reagan-era mended for his courage in coming for- opposition’s howls and guffaws. prohibitionists. It was crafted by Sabet, a 34-year-old prod- ward and participating in this debate Not anymore. In a series of interviews, igy of drug politics, who launched his first by publicizing the dangers of mari- Kennedy and his cofounder Kevin Sabet—a anti-drug campaign (Citizens for a Drug-Free juana use and opposing the Obama ad- former senior advisor to the Obama adminis- tration on drug policy—previewed SAM’s ag- Berkeley) while in college and is now, in the ministration’s failure to enforce Fed- opinion of Rolling Stone, the number one na- eral law in this area. His voice is a wel- gressive new posture for 2014. It’s not a new War on Pot, but it might be the most potent tional ‘‘enemy of legalization.’’ ‘‘Yep,’’ he emailed after the ad launched. come one for those of us who believe campaign since Nancy Reagan made mari- ‘‘Game on.’’ that the legalization of marijuana is an juana the centerpiece of her ‘‘Just say no’’ ‘‘My name is John and marijuana ruined unwise policy that will have a pro- tour three decades ago. foundly negative effect on public As Kennedy and Sabet cut a path between my life,’’ begins one entry from a young man who says that marijuana took ‘‘the gifts and health and the lives of many young the poles of legalization and prohibition, they seem to list toward the status quo. potential I was born with.’’ people. The game continues this spring, with SAM There being no objection, the mate- They would make the simple possession of marijuana a civil infraction, like jay- planning a response to ‘‘We Are the Mari- rial was ordered to be printed in the walking, which could take 750,000 annual juana Majority,’’ a web compendium of legal- RECORD, as follows: marijuana arrests down to zero, and allevi- ization’s best and most famous friends, [From NBCnews.com, Feb. 14, 2014] ate the disproportionate burden that prohibi- launched with a grant from the Drug Policy Alliance, a leading advocate for reform. The TREATMENT OR JAIL: PATRICK KENNEDY tion puts on people who are nonwhite and SAM answer will be a directory of—you WAGES FIERCE ANTI-POT CRUSADE poor. guessed it—the anti-marijuana majority. (By Tony Dokoupil) But instead of handcuffs, Kennedy and Sabet propose a mandatory screening for The precise URL and title is still under As a hard-partying teenager, Patrick Ken- marijuana addiction, according to the discussion, but the webpage will feature op- nedy met President Reagan at a fundraiser ‘‘Legal Reform’’ section of their website. ponents of legalization, an infinite scroll of for the JFK Library, a meeting captured in That could lead to ‘‘marijuana education,’’ head shots and quotes from the likes of Tina a photograph that the former Rhode Island and ultimately a year in a ‘‘probation pro- Brown, David Brooks, and Barack Obama congressman now hangs in his home office. gram to prevent further drug use.’’ And if (whose tangled statements on the subject ap- He used to think of it as a funny episode, a the pot smoker still insists on getting high? pear to have landed him on both sites at collision of Camelot’s cocaine kid and Amer- It’s handcuffs time. once). ica’s foremost opponent of illegal drug use. ‘‘Incarceration is a powerful motivator,’’ SAM’s second website will take aim at Col- But Kennedy took his last hit of anything in says Kennedy, who after a prescription drug- orado and Washington, the world’s first 2009, and he’s since honed an anti-drug mes- related car crash in 2006 spent a year uri- state-approved markets for marijuana, and sage that sounds a bit like Reagan with a nating in front of a probation officer three to Kennedy and Sabet a slowly unfolding dis- Boston brogue. times a week. He faced a jail term if he re- aster that will prove them right in the end. Kennedy believes there is ‘‘an epidemic in lapsed. ‘‘That does it for a lot of people,’’ he The Justice Department has said it will shut this country of epic dimensions when it added. ‘‘That’s the turning point: hearing down the state experiments if the regula- comes to alcohol and drugs. He’d like to that judge say treatment or jail.’’ tions fail or public health falters, which is treat it all, but he’s convinced that the sin- ‘‘I think Madison Avenue has proven that why SAM will use this site to track every gle biggest threat to America’s mental it can get around more rules and be more known example of pot gone wrong. health is free-market marijuana. So even as ruthless than any Mexican drug cartel,’’ adds The third website is tentatively titled Democrats favor the legalization of pot—by Sabet. ‘‘The Other Side of Marijuana’’ and it will a 34-point margin, according to the latest Kennedy and Sabet can also sound old- collect stories from people who believe mari- WSJ/NBC News poll—the scion of America’s school on medical marijuana. As a member juana damaged their lives. It’s a counter- most famous Democratic family has broken of Congress, Kennedy voted in favor of allow- point to the notion that marijuana is a safe, ranks, criticized the White House, and ing patients access to pot but now says he non-addictive substance. Based on a sample aligned with the likes of Newt Gingrich to was wrong. He’d like to repeal every law that of entries, it’s also likely to draw more fire warn voters against trying to tax and regu- treats smoked marijuana as medicine. In- than anything SAM has done yet. late today’s psychoactive chlorophyll. stead he hopes to see pharmaceutical-grade ‘‘My name is John and marijuana ruined ‘‘I don’t think the American public has any cannabis satisfy an FDA approval process my life,’’ begins one note from a young man clue about this stuff,’’ says Kennedy, after and sell as a patch or pill. ‘‘We don’t smoke who says that marijuana took ‘‘the gifts and welcoming guests with a choice of Gatorade opium for morphine,’’ as Sabet explains, ‘‘we potential I was born with.’’ ‘‘Most of my or bottled water. don’t need to smoke pot for medicine.’’ daughter’s former friends are in jail or

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On January 6, China de- lated patients. ‘‘I witnessed first-hand too rity and the urgent need to crush this stroyed more than 5 tons of ivory, pub- many of the problems,’’ she writes, ticking demand for these illegal products. licly demonstrating their commitment off ‘‘anxiety, depression, irritability and psy- Conserving natural resources is a pri- to protecting elephant populations. chosis.’’ ority for me, particularly as chair of The United States, Kenya, Gabon, and ‘‘This is the stuff of life,’’ Kennedy says, the Philippines have held similar trying to explain his passion for drug policy, the Water and Wildlife Subcommittee; ‘‘so you bet I’m emotional about it.’’ it is a priority for my State of Mary- events. In a joint 1-month global oper- Not every pot smoker goes crazy or brain- land, and it is a priority for this ad- ation earlier this year, the United less, as Kennedy admits, but SAM is about ministration. But the responsibility of States and China joined with 26 coun- minimizing the risk to those who—like protecting natural resources, such as tries, plus international organizations him—start drugs young and are predisposed wildlife, doesn’t just sit with one State such as ASEAN, to target wildlife traf- to break bad for life. After he got married in or one country. It requires a coordi- ficking criminals resulting in over 400 2011, in his early 40s, he moved to his wife’s nated, global effort. Wildlife traf- arrests and more than 350 major wild- hometown of Atlantic City, N.J. Now he is the father of three kids under 5 (one is a ficking is a multibillion-dollar-per- life seizures. This type of collaboration step-child), and he worries they will inherit year, transnational, sophisticated net- is critical and more needs to be done. his addictions. He can also see the casinos work of organized criminals. As the de- At the London Conference on Illegal from his backyard. mand for elephant ivory, rhino horns, Wildlife Trade February 12–13, 2014, ‘‘The appetite for Americans to lose them- and other wildlife products resurges, representatives from over 40 countries selves is just . . . ’’ Kennedy shakes his head the trade has become an illicit business joined together and issued a declara- and seems too pained to finish the thought. similar to drug and arms smuggling. tion urging action. There is no doubt His six-week-old daughter was fussy the And as such, we must approach the that governments recognize the ur- night before, and it was his turn to shush and pace. In the hallway, near a stairway to problem with an equally hard-hitting gency in solving this problem. But we where his 20-month-old son is napping, strategy. need to build on this momentum, there’s a toy fire engine and Kennedy’s eyes The Convention on International match our words with action, ensure return to it again and again. Suddenly, he Trade in Endangered Species, CITES, developing countries have the capacity seems to be on the brink of tears. reports that in 2012, an estimated 22,000 to address enforcement issues, hold ‘‘This is the stuff of life,’’ he says, trying elephants were slaughtered across Afri- criminals accountable, and educate to explain his passion for drug policy, ‘‘so ca. According to the U.S. Fish & Wild- communities to look beyond short- you bet I’m emotional about it.’’ life Service, approximately 2,800 rhinos The rollout of the new SAM continued this term benefits toward the dangerous month at a conference in Washington, D.C., have been poached in South Africa long-term effects of illegal trafficking. where Kennedy and Sabet held a standing- since 2008, a more than 7,000-percent in- I urge all my colleagues to work to- room-only rally for supporters. They cele- crease compared to the previous 17 gether to strengthen existing laws, brated 25,000 media mentions, and 22 states years, mostly destined for Asian coun- adopt new laws, and pressure con- with SAM affiliates. They aired footage of tries. Hundreds of park rangers are sumers to put an end to this damaging Kennedy telling CNN’s Sanjay Gupta that being gunned down by poachers, leav- trade before the illegal trade puts an his ballyhooed endorsement of marijuana ing behind devastated families with no end to our world’s most precious wild- was ‘‘shameful,’’ a ratings ploy that ‘‘history income. Illegal wildlife trafficking life. will not remember well.’’ So far, however, the legalization side threatens our species and is pushing f some to the edge of extinction. The il- seems to have an edge in the war of ridicule. SOUTH BERWICK, MAINE They charge Kennedy and Sabet with 21 st licit trade hurts developing commu- century reefer madness, which the duo bats nities, damages tourism, risks people’s Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President. I wish away as a sign that the opposition is afraid livelihood or worse, ends lives. to commemorate the 200th anniversary to engage with the facts. But while they can In February, President Obama re- of the town of South Berwick, ME. sometimes be unpopular at parties, they leased the first-ever National Strategy South Berwick holds a very special keep going, fueled by those letters from the for Combating Wildlife Trafficking. I place in our State’s history, and one public, and enthusiastic notes from past drug that exemplifies the determination and advisors. joined colleagues on both sides of the ‘‘SAM is doing what no one else has done aisle to urge the administration to resiliency of Maine people. and doing a darn good job of it,’’ wrote Rob- produce a bold, goal-oriented, and While this landmark anniversary ert DuPont, Richard Nixon’s head of drug whole-of-government approach to com- marks South Berwick’s incorporation, control, in a recent email to Sabet. ‘‘Abso- bat this growing problem of illicit the year 1814 was but one milestone in lutely brilliant presentation,’’ Clinton-era wildlife trafficking. I commend the ad- a long journey of progress. It is a jour- drug czar Barry McCaffrey added in a dif- ministration for its aggressive plan, ney that began thousands of years ear- ferent note. lier with Native American villages on In a sense, nothing has changed since a and I hope we see swift implementation teenage Kennedy gave President Reagan a in the three areas of enforcement, de- the banks of the Piscataqua and Salm- sly smile. To make the world a healthier mand reduction, and partner-building. on Falls rivers. In 1631, barely a decade place, the anti-drug crowd wants to protect The image of wildlife trafficking is after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth people from their most dangerous appetites. often tied to the African Continent. Rock, Ambrose Gibbens established a The reform side supports the same vision of But the other side—the consumer-de- settlement at the falls and built the health but wants to make drug use itself mand side, primarily driven in Asia— first sawmill in North America. A man- safer, believing that insobriety is normal and must be viewed closely as well. With ufacturing heritage of textile mills and indulgence inevitable. growing wealth in the Asia region, iron works that developed in the 18th Neither side appears to be winning, be- cause there’s no such thing as an ‘‘objective’’ wildlife is being used for traditional century continues today. The skills position on marijuana policy. Would legal- and nontraditional medicines, trophies, and work ethic of the people of South ization really be so bad? Or is it the panacea clothing or pets. As the demand grows, Berwick contribute greatly to the cut- its proponents claim? The honest answer is: the price of these products continues to ting-edge industries in the region, from nobody knows for sure, because no modern skyrocket. We must leverage our bilat- biotechnology to aerospace and de- nation has ever tried legalization before— eral and regional relationships to edu- fense. until now. cate communities about the real ef- Industry is only part of South Ber- ‘‘Life isn’t really in our control,’’ says wick’s story. In 1791, the citizens of the Kennedy, as another sober day fades to fects of this trade. night. ‘‘There’s a mover in the universe, a As chair of the Subcommittee on region recognized the importance of higher power, so to speak, and we can’t East Asia and the Pacific, I am par- education and established Berwick imagine what we’re going to find in our uni- ticularly pleased to see the tremendous Academy with a charter signed by Mas- verse if we let go and just let God lead us.’’ cooperation between the United States sachusetts Governor John Hancock.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:56 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04MR6.017 S04MRPT1 rfrederick on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with SENATE March 4, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1277 Located in South Berwick, the acad- We dedicate the month of March to Salle University, where he once again emy is the oldest educational institu- all those who support the American quickly distinguished himself as a star tion in Maine and now, as a private Red Cross mission to prevent and al- player. In 1952, he led La Salle to a NIT school, remains true to its founding leviate human suffering in the face of championship, earning the champion- purpose of promoting ‘‘virtue and use- emergencies. Our community depends ship’s Most Valuable Player Award in ful knowledge among the rising genera- on the American Red Cross, which re- the process. Two years later, he led the tion.’’ In addition, the people of South lies on donations of time and money to team to its first and only NCAA cham- Berwick remain true to the vision of fulfill its humanitarian mission. The pionship, alain earning the honor of their forebears by supporting an out- American Red Cross reflects all that is tournament MVP. Mr. Gola continued standing public school system. right with mankind. They make Amer- his exceptional collegiate basketball During the Revolutionary War, the ica stronger by their selfless service.∑ career with: a second place finish in growing community provided two full the 1955 NCAA tournament; Player of f companies to fight for America’s inde- the Year Awards in 1954 and 1955; a pendence, more than many towns of TRIBUTE TO SISTER LILLIAN place on three consecutive first-team greater size. The courage and character MURPHY all-American squads, and; achieving demonstrated by the townspeople in ∑ the NCAA record of 2,201 career re- standing for liberty echo throughout Mr. BENNET. Mr. President, today I bounds, a record which stands today. wish to honor Sister Lillian Murphy, South Berwick’s history. In the years The familiar cheer of ‘‘Go, Gola! Go!’’ who is retiring this June after an as- before the Civil War, the many church- still echoes in the memories of Phila- tounding 27 years as the CEO of Den- es in the community were powerful delphia sports fans of a certain age. ver-based Mercy Housing, one of the voices for the abolition of slavery. Dur- Another Philadelphia sports legend, largest and most effective affordable ing that terrible conflict, more than the great Wilt Chamberlain once said: 294 of South Berwick’s young men, in- housing organizations in the country. cluding 46 Berwick Academy students Since 1982, Mercy Housing has Growing up, you whispered the name of Tom Gola. He was like a saint. fought, and many died, so that all worked tirelessly to develop affordable might live in freedom. The town’s housing options in more than 40 States. Following his extraordinary college honor roll of current military per- Sister Lillian took over as CEO in 1987 career, Mr. Gola entered the NBA in sonnel demonstrates an ongoing com- and has overseen enormous growth in 1955 to join his hometown team, the mitment to our Nation’s founding prin- Mercy’s operations, which now houses Philadelphia Warriors. He helped the ciples. more than 135,000 residents in nearly Warriors win an NBA Championship This anniversary is not just about 40,000 homes. the following year. He is one of only something that is measured in calendar Sister Lillian has won a number of two players who played on NIT, NCAA years. It is about human accomplish- awards for her work, including the and NBA championship teams. A five- ment. We celebrate the people who, prestigious Non-Profit Housing Asso- time NBA All-Star, Mr. Gola was en- through the centuries, have pulled to- ciation of Northern California’s Afford- shrined into the Naismith Memorial gether, cared for one another, and built able Housing Leadership Award for Basketball Hall of Fame in 1976. a great community that is a wonderful Lifetime Achievement, and the Annual Following his retirement from the place to live, work, and raise families. Housing Leadership Award from the NBA, Mr. Gola focused his considerable Thanks to those who came before, National Low Income Housing Coali- talents on hi community. He was elect- South Berwick has a wonderful his- tion. In 2009, she was inducted into the ed to the Pennsylvania House of Rep- tory. Thanks to those who are there Affordable Housing Hall of Fame by Af- resentatives and later served as the today, it has a bright future. fordable Housing Finance Magazine. city of Philadelphia’s Controller. f Sister Lillian has been a remarkable Mr. Gola also returned to his alma leader at Mercy Housing and she will mater as the head coach of the La Salle ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS be sorely missed. Explorers for two seasons. Today, the Sister Lillian is leaving the impor- university’s multipurpose arena bears tant work of Mercy Housing in very ca- his name as a testament to the indel- AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH pable hands with the incoming CEO ible mark he left on the school. ∑ Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, I rise Jane Graf. We all look forward to I ask my colleagues to join me in today to recognize and pay tribute to working with Ms. Graf to ensure that paying tribute to Tom Gola for his re- the American Red Cross. March is middle- and low-income families con- markable achievements in basketball American Red Cross Month—this is a tinue to have access to quality, afford- and his service to Pennsylvania. My special time to recognize and thank able housing.∑ thoughts and pray are with his wife our everyday heroes. The Red Cross is Caroline and his son Thomas as they on the frontlines every day. They vol- f mourn his loss. May he rest in peace.∑ unteer their time, take lifesaving REMEMBERING TOM GOLA courses, and provide financial dona- f tions to help those in need. ∑ Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, I wish to We would like to remember our he- pay tribute to the exceptional life of roes in Alaska who help those in need. Tom Gola, a Philadelphia basketball MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT The Red Cross works tirelessly to help legend, who passed away on January 26, A message from the President of the in times of disaster with the comfort of 2014. United States was communicated to a helping hand. They provide round- Mr. Gola was born on January 13, the Senate by Mr. Pate, one of his sec- the-clock support to members of the 1933, to Ike and Helen Gola in Philadel- retaries. military, veterans and their families, phia, PA. His passion for basketball de- and teach lifesaving classes in CPR and veloped early in life and he became a f first aid. star while playing for La Salle College Across the country and around the High School. While there, he led his EXECUTIVE MESSAGE REFERRED world, the American Red Cross re- team to the Philadelphia Catholic sponds to fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, League Championship and won the As in executive session the Presiding floods and wildfires—the tragedy at the Markward Award as the league’s top Officer laid before the Senate a mes- Boston Marathon, and Typhoon Haiyan player. sage from the President of the United in the Philippines. When an injured As one of the most celebrated high States submitting a nomination which servicemember enters a hospital far school athletes at the time, many ex- was referred to the Committee on Com- from home, the American Red Cross of- pected Mr. Gola to attend one of the merce, Science, and Transportation. fers comfort. When a hospital’s pa- big basketball schools in the country. (The message received today is print- tients need blood, the American Red Instead, he decided to stay close to ed at the end of the Senate Cross blood donors make that happen. home in Pennsylvania to attend La proceedings.)

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We now measure of opportunity is access to a TO UNDERMINE ZIMBABWE’S produce more oil at home than we buy good job. With the economy picking up DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES OR IN- from the rest of the world. We have cut speed, companies say they intend to STITUTIONS, AS RECEIVED DUR- our deficits by more than half since I hire more people this year. And over ING ADJOURNMENT OF THE SEN- took office. And for the first time in half of big manufacturers say they are ATE ON FEBRUARY 28, 2014—PM over a decade, business leaders around thinking of insourcing jobs from 31 the world have declared that China is abroad. no longer the world’s number one place We need to make that decision easier The PRESIDING OFFICER laid be- for more companies. Both Democrats fore the Senate the following message to invest; America is. We have made great progress, but we and Republicans have argued that our from the President of the United tax code is riddled with wasteful, com- States, together with an accompanying must do more to rebuild our economy on a new foundation for growth and plicated loopholes that make it harder report; which was referred to the Com- to invest here and encourage compa- prosperity. I believe that what unites mittee on Banking, Housing, and nies to keep profits abroad. Last sum- the people of this Nation, regardless of Urban Affairs: mer, I offered a proposal to couple busi- race or region or party, young or old, ness tax reform with critical invest- To the Congress of the United States: rich or poor, is the simple, profound be- Section 202(d) of the National Emer- ments in infrastructure. This Budget lief in opportunity for all—the notion includes that proposal, using the tran- gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides that if you work hard and take respon- for the automatic termination of a na- sition revenue that will result from a sibility, you can get ahead. That belief shift to a simpler, more efficient tax tional emergency unless, within 90 has suffered some serious blows. Over days prior to the anniversary date of code to create jobs rebuilding our roads more than three decades, even before and bridges and unclogging our com- its declaration, the President publishes the Great Recession hit, massive shifts mutes and transporting goods made in in the Federal Register and transmits to in technology and global competition America—because in today’s global the Congress a notice stating that the had eliminated good, middle class jobs economy, first-class jobs gravitate to emergency is to continue in effect be- and weakened the economic founda- first-class infrastructure. At the same yond the anniversary date. In accord- tions that families depend on. time, this Budget lays out how my Ad- ance with this provision, I have sent to Today, after 4 years of economic ministration will continue to act on the Federal Register for publication the growth, corporate profits and stock our own to cut red tape and streamline enclosed notice stating that the na- prices have rarely been higher, and the permitting process for key infra- tional emergency declared in Executive those at the top have never done bet- structure projects, so we can get more Order 13288 of March 6, 2003, with re- ter. But average wages have barely construction workers on the job as fast spect to the actions and policies of cer- budged. Inequality has deepened. Up- as possible. tain members of the Government of ward mobility remains stalled. Even in We also have the chance, right now, Zimbabwe and other persons to under- the midst of recovery, too many Amer- to beat other countries in the race for mine Zimbabwe’s democratic processes icans are working more than ever just the next wave of high-tech manufac- or institutions is to continue in effect to get by—let alone get ahead. And too turing jobs. My Administration has al- beyond March 6, 2014. many still are not working at all. ready launched four hubs for high-tech The threat constituted by the actions Our job is to reverse these trends. We manufacturing, where we have con- and policies of certain members of the need to return to an America where nected businesses to research univer- Government of Zimbabwe and other our success depends not on accident of sities that can help America lead the persons to undermine Zimbabwe’s birth, but on the strength of our work world in advanced technologies. The democratic processes or institutions ethic and the scope of our dreams. That Budget expands on these efforts by pro- has not been resolved. These actions is what drew our forebears here. Oppor- viding funding for five additional insti- and policies continue to pose an un- tunity is who we are. And the defining tutes, and, through the Opportunity, usual and extraordinary threat to the project of our generation is to restore Growth, and Security Initiative, sup- foreign policy of the United States. For that promise. It will not happen right ports the goal I announced last sum- these reasons, I have determined that away. But we must continue to strive mer of creating a national network of it is necessary to continue this na- toward that goal. 45 of these manufacturing innovation tional emergency and to maintain in What I offer in this Budget is a set of institutes over the next 10 years. force the sanctions to respond to this concrete, practical proposals to speed We know that the nation that goes threat. up growth, strengthen the middle class, all-in on innovation today will own the BARACK OBAMA. and build new ladders of opportunity global economy tomorrow. This is an THE WHITE HOUSE, February 28, 2014. into the middle class—all while con- edge America cannot surrender. That is f tinuing to improve the Nation’s long- why the Budget includes investments run fiscal position. BUDGET OF THE UNITED STATES in cutting-edge research and develop- Earlier this year, thanks to the work GOVERNMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR ment, driving scientific and techno- of Democrats and Republicans, the 2015—PM 32 logical breakthroughs that will create Congress produced an agreement that jobs, improve lives, and open new op- The PRESIDING OFFICER laid be- undid some of last year’s severe cuts to portunities for the American people. fore the Senate the following message priorities like education and research, The Budget’s Opportunity, Growth, and from the President of the United infrastructure, and national security. Security Initiative will allow us to States, together with an accompanying Recognizing the importance of that bi- push our limits even further, sup- report; which was referred jointly, pur- partisan compromise, the Budget ad- porting additional biomedical research suant to the order of January 30, 1975 heres to the spending levels agreed to at the National Institutes of Health as modified by the order of April 11, by the Congress for fiscal year 2015. that will help us fight Alzheimer’s, 1986; to the Committees on Appropria- But there is clearly much more we can cancer, and other diseases, climate re- tions; and the Budget: and should do to invest in areas like in- search to develop climate change-resil- THE BUDGET MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT frastructure, innovation, and education ient infrastructure, and agricultural To the Congress of the United States: that will create jobs, economic growth, research that will help increase agri- After 5 years of grit and determined and opportunity. So I am including in cultural productivity and improve effort, the United States is better posi- my Budget a fully paid for Oppor- health.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:56 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04MR6.003 S04MRPT1 rfrederick on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with SENATE March 4, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1279 We also know that one of the biggest necting more than 15,000 schools and 20 children and non-custodial parents, and factors in bringing more jobs back is million students over the next 2 years, also makes it available to younger our commitment to American energy. without adding a dime to the deficit. adult workers, so that it can encourage The all-of-the-above energy strategy I To ensure students receive the full ben- work in the crucial years at the begin- announced a few years ago is working, efit of this connectivity, the Budget in- ning of a young person’s career. and today, America is closer to energy vests in training for teachers in hun- We also need to do more to help independence than we have been in dec- dreds of school districts across the Americans save for retirement. Today, ades. country. most workers do not have a pension. A The Budget advances this strategy by The Budget also supports redesigning Social Security check often is not ensuring the safe and responsible pro- our high schools, helping them partner enough on its own. And while the stock duction of natural gas and cleaner elec- with colleges and employers that offer market has doubled over the last 5 tricity generation from fossil fuels. It the college-level coursework and real- years, that does not improve retire- creates new incentives to cut the world skills to prepare students for col- ment security for people who do not amount of energy we waste in our cars, lege and careers. And it launches a new have retirement savings. That is why trucks, homes, and factories. It pro- Race to the Top competition aimed at the Budget builds on my proposal to motes clean energy with investments closing the achievement gap, so that create a new way for working Ameri- in technologies like solar and by ex- all children get the high-quality edu- cans to start saving for retirement: the panding and making permanent the tax cation they need to succeed. MyRA savings bond. To encourage new credit for the production of renewable And we are shaking up our system of savers, MyRA requires a low initial energy. And it continues to strengthen higher education to encourage innova- contribution and guarantees a decent protection of our air, water, land, and tion, give parents more information, return with no risk of losing what you communities, and addresses the threat and reward colleges for improving put in. Separately, the Budget also pro- of climate change. Climate change is a quality and reducing costs, so that no poses to establish automatic enroll- fact, and we have to act with more ur- middle class student is priced out of a ment Individual Retirement Accounts, offering every American access to an gency to address it because a changing college education. Last summer, I di- automatic savings vehicle on the job. climate is already harming western rected the Department of Education to develop and publish a new college rat- For decades, few things exposed hard- communities struggling with drought working families to economic hardship and coastal cities dealing with floods. ing system that will identify colleges that provide the best value to students more than a broken health care sys- That is why I directed my Administra- tem. With the enactment of the Afford- tion to work with States, utilities, and and encourage all colleges to improve. The Budget supports the development able Care Act, we are in the process of others to set new standards on the fixing that. Already, because of the amount of carbon pollution our power of that rating system and provides bo- nuses to reward colleges that improve health reform law, more than 3 million plants are allowed to dump into the Americans under the age of 26 have educational outcomes for Pell Grant air, and why this Budget advances new gained coverage under their parents’ recipients. And to help more Ameri- approaches to address the growing cost plans. More than 9 million Americans cans who feel trapped by student loan and damage from wildfires. have signed up for private health insur- debt, the Budget expands income-driv- All of these efforts can speed up ance or Medicaid coverage. Because of en repayment options, allowing mil- growth and create more jobs. But in this law, no American can ever again lions the opportunity to cap their this rapidly changing economy, we be dropped or denied coverage for a monthly student loan payments at 10 have to make sure that every Amer- preexisting condition like asthma, percent of their income. ican has the skills to fill those jobs. back pain, or cancer. No woman can We also must do more to ensure our The Budget therefore invests in new ef- ever be charged more just because she economy honors the dignity of work, forts to drive greater performance and is a woman. And we did all this while and that hard work pays off for all of innovation in workforce training, in- adding years to Medicare’s finances, our citizens. Americans overwhelm- cluding on-the-job training, appren- keeping Medicare premiums flat, and ingly agree that no one who works full ticeships, and other steps to equip lowering prescription costs for millions time should ever have to raise a family workers with skills that match the of seniors. To continue this progress, in poverty. I have already acted by Ex- needs of employers. the Budget fully funds the ongoing im- ecutive Order to require Federal con- Of course, it is not enough to train plementation of the Affordable Care tractors to pay their federally funded today’s workforce. We also have to pre- Act. pare tomorrow’s workforce by guaran- employees a fair wage of at least $10.10 We must always remember that eco- teeing every child access to a world- an hour. The Congress needs to go fur- nomic growth and opportunity can class education. That is why the Budg- ther and raise the minimum wage for only be achieved if America is safe and et builds on the progress we have made all workers to that same amount. This secure. At home, the Budget supports with new investments and initiatives raise will help families, and it will help efforts to make our communities safer to improve all levels of education, from the economy by giving businesses cus- by reducing gun violence and reforming early childhood through college. tomers with more money to spend and our criminal justice system. Research shows that one of the best by boosting productivity and reducing Looking beyond our borders, the investments we can make in a child’s turnover. The Budget also invests in Budget responsibly transitions from life is high-quality early education. enforcement efforts to make sure the completion of our military mission This year, we will invest in new part- workers receive the wages and over- in Afghanistan in 2014 to political and nerships with States and communities time they have earned. security support for a unified Afghan across the country to expand access to There are other steps we can take to government as it takes full responsi- high-quality early education, and I am help families make ends meet. Few bility for its own future. When I took again calling on the Congress to make policies are more effective at reducing office, nearly 180,000 Americans were high-quality preschool available to inequality and helping families pull serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. every four-year-old child. The Budget themselves up through hard work than Today, all our troops are out of Iraq also includes funding to provide access the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). and more than 60,000 of our troops have to high-quality infant and toddler care The EITC for families with children already come home from Afghanistan. for more than 100,000 children, and sup- lifts millions out of poverty each year With Afghan forces now in the lead for ports the extension and expansion of and helps about half of all parents at their own security, our troops have voluntary home visiting programs. some point in their lives. But as a moved to a support role. Together with Last year, I called on the Federal number of prominent policymakers, our allies, we will complete our mis- Communications Commission (FCC) to both progressive and conservative, sion there by the end of this year, and connect 99 percent of our students to have noted, the EITC does not do America’s longest war will finally be high-speed broadband over the next 4 enough for single workers who do not over. years. This year, the FCC is making a have kids. The Budget doubles the In addition to responsibly winding down payment on this goal by con- value of the EITC for workers without down our operations in Afghanistan,

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An act to amend the Consumer and diplomatic efforts in Syria, sup- run, the growth of health care costs Financial Protection Act of 2010 to strength- ports transition and reform throughout continues to be our Nation’s most en the review authority of the Financial Sta- the Middle East and North Africa, and pressing fiscal challenge. That is why bility Oversight Council of regulations advances our strategic rebalancing to- the Budget builds on the savings and issued by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes. ward the Asia-Pacific region. It en- reforms in the health reform law with hances stability and creates new mar- additional measures to strengthen f kets for U.S. businesses with invest- Medicare and Medicaid and encourage MEASURES REFERRED ments in Power Africa and promotes high-quality and efficient health care. The following bills were read the first peace and security by supporting glob- We also know that revenue has to be and the second times by unanimous al health care and addressing climate part of the solution to our Nation’s consent, and referred as indicated: change. And it strengthens oversight of long-term fiscal challenges. Given the H.R. 899. An act to provide for additional intelligence activities and enhances aging of our population and the declin- safeguards with respect to imposing Federal the protection of U.S. diplomatic fa- ing ratio of workers to retirees, we will mandates, and for other purposes; to the cilities and personnel overseas. need additional revenue to maintain Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- The Budget also ensures that we con- our commitments to seniors while also ernmental Affairs. tinue to meet our obligations to our making the investments that are need- H.R. 2804. An act to amend title 5, United troops and veterans who have given so States Code, to require the Administrator of ed to grow our economy and expand op- the Office of Information and Regulatory Af- much to our country. To deliver on portunity. The Budget secures that fairs to publish information about rules on this commitment, it provides signifi- revenue through tax reform that re- the Internet, and for other purposes; to the cant resources to support veterans’ duces inefficient and unfair tax breaks Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- medical care, help military families, and ensures that everyone, from Main ernmental Affairs. assist soldiers transitioning to civilian Street to Wall Street, is paying their f life, reduce veterans’ homelessness, and fair share. MEASURES READ THE FIRST TIME reduce the disability claims backlog so Finally, if we are serious about long- The following bill was read the first our veterans receive the benefits they term, sustainable economic growth and time: have earned. It also introduces nec- deficit reduction, it is also time to essary reforms to our military com- heed the calls of business leaders, labor S. 2077. A bill to provide for the extension pensation system, which our uniform of certain unemployment benefits, and for leaders, faith leaders, and law enforce- other purposes. military leadership called for, to en- ment—and fix our broken immigration f sure servicemembers and their families system. Independent economists say receive the benefits that they have immigration reform will grow our EXECUTIVE AND OTHER earned while making sure that our economy and shrink our deficits by al- COMMUNICATIONS military can invest in the training, most $1 trillion in the next two dec- The following communications were equipment, and support that it needs. ades. And for good reason: when people laid before the Senate, together with In addition to making these critical come here to fulfill their dreams—to accompanying papers, reports, and doc- investments, the Budget outlines the study, invent, and contribute to our uments, and were referred as indicated: steps my Administration is taking to culture—they make our country a EC–4779. A communication from the Direc- create a 21st Century Government that more attractive place for businesses to tor of the Regulatory Management Division, is more efficient, effective, and sup- locate and help create jobs for every- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- portive of economic growth. Our citi- one. The Senate has acted to pass a bi- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- titled ‘‘Fluxapyroxad; Pesticide Tolerances’’ zens and businesses expect their Gov- partisan immigration reform bill that ernment to provide the same level of (FRL No. 9906–70) received in the Office of is worthy of support. It is time for the the President of the Senate on February 25, service experienced in the private sec- House of Representatives to finish the 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu- tor and we intend to deliver. The Budg- job. trition, and Forestry. et includes initiatives that will lead to We have made progress over the last EC–4780. A communication from the Direc- better, faster, and smarter services, 5 years. But our work is not done. This tor of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmit- both online and in-person. It calls on Budget provides a roadmap to ensuring Federal agencies to share services and ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- middle class families and those work- titled ‘‘Defense Federal Acquisition Regula- leverage the buying power of the Gov- ing to be a part of the middle class can tion Supplement: Enhancement of Con- ernment to bring greater value and ef- feel secure in their jobs, homes, and tractor Employee Whistleblower Protec- ficiency for taxpayer dollars. It con- budgets. To build real, lasting eco- tions’’ ((RIN0750–AH97) (DFARS Case 2013– tinues to open Government data and nomic security, we also need to expand D010)) received in the Office of the President research for public and private sector opportunity for all so every American of the Senate on February 25, 2014; to the Committee on Armed Services. use to spur innovation and job cre- can get ahead and have a shot at cre- ation. And it invests in the Govern- EC–4781. A communication from the Direc- ating a better life for their kids. tor of Defense Procurement and Acquisition ment’s most important resource, its None of it is easy. America has never Policy, Department of Defense, transmit- workers, ensuring that we can attract come easy. But if we work together, if ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- and retain the best talent in the Fed- we summon what is best in us, I know titled ‘‘Defense Federal Acquisition Regula- eral workforce and foster a culture of it is within our reach. tion Supplement: Disclosure to Litigation Support Contractors’’ ((RIN0750–AH54) excellence. BARACK OBAMA. (DFARS Case 2012–D029)) received in the Of- The Budget does all of these things THE WHITE HOUSE, March 4, 2014. while further strengthening the Na- fice of the President of the Senate on Feb- f tion’s long-term fiscal outlook. Over ruary 25, 2014; to the Committee on Armed MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE Services. the last 5 years, we have cut the deficit EC–4782. A communication from the Direc- in half as a share of the economy, expe- At 2:03 p.m., a message from the tor of Defense Procurement and Acquisition riencing the fastest period of deficit re- House of Representatives, delivered by Policy, Department of Defense, transmit- duction since the demobilization fol- Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- lowing World War II. The Budget con- announced that the House has passed titled ‘‘Defense Federal Acquisition Regula- tinues this progress, bringing deficits tion Supplement: Acquisitions in Support of the following bills, in which it requests Operations in Afghanistan’’ ((RIN0750–AH98) down as a share of the economy to the concurrence of the Senate: (DFARS Case 2013–D009)) received in the Of- below 2 percent by 2023 and putting H.R. 899. An act to provide for additional fice of the President of the Senate on Feb- debt as a share of the economy on a de- safeguards with respect to imposing Federal ruary 25, 2014; to the Committee on Armed clining path. mandates, and for other purposes. Services.

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A communication from the Acting Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- port of defense articles and/or defense serv- General Counsel, Department of Housing and ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ices to a Middle East country regarding any Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Air possible affects such a sale might have relat- to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the Quality Implementation Plans; Wisconsin; ing to Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge position of Deputy Secretary, Department of Transportation Conformity Procedures’’ over military threats to Israel (OSS–2014– Housing and Urban Development, received in (FRL No. 9907–08–Region 5) received in the 0229); to the Committee on Foreign Rela- the Office of the President of the Senate on Office of the President of the Senate on Feb- tions. February 26, 2014; to the Committee on ruary 25, 2014; to the Committee on Environ- EC–4801. A communication from the Assist- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. ment and Public Works. ant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), EC–4784. A communication from the Acting EC–4793. A communication from the Direc- transmitting, pursuant to law, a report rel- General Counsel, Department of Housing and tor of the Regulatory Management Division, ative to the Poplar Island, Maryland project; Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- to the Committee on Environment and Pub- to law, (2) two reports relative to vacancies ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- lic Works. in the Department of Housing and Urban De- titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Air EC–4802. A communication from the Assist- velopment, received in the Office of the Quality Implementation Plans; State of Col- ant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), President of the Senate on February 26, 2014; orado; Revised Transportation Conformity transmitting, pursuant to law, a report rel- to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Consultation Process’’ (FRL No. 9905–67–Re- ative to the Boston Harbor Navigation Im- Urban Affairs. gion 8) received in the Office of the President provement Project; to the Committee on En- EC–4785. A communication from the Assist- of the Senate on February 25, 2014; to the vironment and Public Works. ant to the Board of Governors of the Federal Committee on Environment and Public f Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to Works. law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Prohibi- EC–4794. A communication from the Direc- INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND tion Against Federal Assistance to Swaps tor of the Regulatory Management Division, JOINT RESOLUTIONS Entities (Regulation KK)’’ (RIN7100–AD96) Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- received during adjournment of the Senate ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- The following bills and joint resolu- in the Office of the President of the Senate titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Imple- tions were introduced, read the first on February 21, 2014; to the Committee on mentation Plans; New York State Ozone Im- and second times by unanimous con- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. plementation Plan Revision’’ (FRL No. 9907– EC–4786. A communication from the Chief sent, and referred as indicated: 02–Region 2) received in the Office of the By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Counsel, Federal Emergency Management President of the Senate on February 25, 2014; Agency, Department of Homeland Security, CHAMBLISS): to the Committee on Environment and Pub- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of S. 2075. A bill to prohibit a reduction in lic Works. funding for the defense commissary system a rule entitled ‘‘Suspension of Community EC–4795. A communication from the Direc- in fiscal year 2015 pending the report of the Eligibility’’ ((44 CFR Part 64) (Docket No. tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Military Compensation and Retirement Mod- FEMA–2013–0002)) received in the Office of Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- ernization Commission; to the Committee on the President of the Senate on February 26, ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Armed Services. 2014; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, titled ‘‘National Primary Drinking Water By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. and Urban Affairs. Regulations: Minor Corrections to the Revi- EC–4787. A communication from the Assist- WARNER, and Mr. WICKER): sions to the Total Coliform Rule’’ (FRL No. ant Secretary of Energy (Energy Efficiency S. 2076. A bill to amend the provisions of 9906–89–OW) received in the Office of the and Renewable Energy), transmitting, pursu- title 46, United States Code, related to the President of the Senate on February 25, 2014; ant to law, the semi-annual Implementation Board of Visitors to the United States Mer- to the Committee on Environment and Pub- Report on Energy Conservation Standards chant Marine Academy, and for other pur- Activities of the Department of Energy; to lic Works. EC–4796. A communication from the Direc- poses; to the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on Energy and Natural Re- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Science, and Transportation. sources. By Mr. REED: EC–4788. A communication from the Prin- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- S. 2077. A bill to provide for the extension cipal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of of certain unemployment benefits, and for Fossil Energy, Department of Energy, trans- titled ‘‘National Emission Standards for Haz- ardous Air Pollutant Emissions: Group IV other purposes; read the first time. mitting, pursuant to law, an annual report By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. COCH- relative to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Polymers and Resins; Pesticide Active Ingre- dient Production; and Polyether Polyols RAN, and Mr. REED): for calendar year 2012; to the Committee on S.J. Res. 32. A joint resolution providing Energy and Natural Resources. Production’’ (FRL No. 9906–34–OAR) received in the Office of the President of the Senate for the reappointment of John W. McCarter EC–4789. A communication from the Direc- as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of tor of the Regulatory Management Division, on February 25, 2014; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. the Smithsonian Institution; to the Com- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- mittee on Rules and Administration. ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- EC–4797. A communication from the Direc- titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Imple- tor, Office of Regulations and Reports Clear- f ance, Social Security Administration, trans- mentation Plans; Idaho’’ (FRL No. 9907–30– SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND Region 10) received in the Office of the Presi- mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule dent of the Senate on February 25, 2014; to entitled ‘‘Medicare Determinations and In- SENATE RESOLUTIONS the Committee on Environment and Public come-Related Monthly Adjustment Amounts The following concurrent resolutions Works. to Medicare Part B Premiums; Conforming and Senate resolutions were read, and EC–4790. A communication from the Direc- Changes to Regulations’’ (RIN0960–AH47) re- referred (or acted upon), as indicated: tor of the Regulatory Management Division, ceived in the Office of the President of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Senate on February 26, 2014; to the Com- By Mr. MENENDEZ: ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- mittee on Finance. S. Res. 369. A resolution to designate May titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of State EC–4798. A joint communication from the 22, 2014 as ‘‘United States Foreign Service Implementation Plans; Alaska; Anchorage Secretary of Health and Human Services and Day’’ in recognition of the men and women Carbon Monoxide Limited Maintenance Plan the Attorney General, transmitting, pursu- who have served, or are presently serving, in and State Implementation Plan Revisions’’ ant to law, an annual report relative to the the Foreign Service of the United States, (FRL No. 9902–22–Region 10) received in the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Pro- and to honor those in the Foreign Service Office of the President of the Senate on Feb- gram for fiscal year 2013; to the Committee who have given their lives in the line of ruary 25, 2014; to the Committee on Environ- on Finance. duty; to the Committee on the Judiciary. ment and Public Works. EC–4799. A communication from the Acting f EC–4791. A communication from the Direc- Assistant Secretary, Department of State, tor of the Regulatory Management Division, transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- to a certification, of the proposed sale or ex- S. 149 ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- port of defense articles and/or defense serv- titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Air ices to a Middle East country regarding any At the request of Mr. NELSON, his Quality Implementation Plans; Utah; Revi- possible affects such a sale might have relat- name was added as a cosponsor of S. sions to Utah Administrative Code and an ing to Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge 149, a bill to provide effective criminal Associated Plan Revision’’ (FRL No. 9905–25– over military threats to Israel (OSS–2014– prosecutions for certain identity Region 8) received in the Office of the Presi- 0228); to the Committee on Foreign Rela- thefts, and for other purposes. dent of the Senate on February 25, 2014; to tions. S. 255 the Committee on Environment and Public EC–4800. A communication from the Acting Works. Assistant Secretary, Department of State, At the request of Mr. WALSH, his EC–4792. A communication from the Direc- transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum name was added as a cosponsor of S. tor of the Regulatory Management Division, to a certification, of the proposed sale or ex- 255, a bill to withdraw certain Federal

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S. 1251 At the request of Mr. HATCH, the S. 452 At the request of Mr. REED, the name name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. At the request of Mr. FRANKEN, the of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. BROWN) COLLINS) was added as a cosponsor of S. name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. was added as a cosponsor of S. 1251, a 2000, a bill to amend title XVIII of the DONNELLY) was added as a cosponsor of bill to establish programs with respect Social Security Act to repeal the Medi- S. 452, a bill to amend title XVIII of the to childhood, adolescent, and young care sustainable growth rate and im- Social Security Act to reduce the inci- adult cancer. prove Medicare payments for physi- cians and other professionals, and for dence of diabetes among Medicare S. 1349 other purposes. beneficiaries. At the request of Mr. MORAN, the S. 2013 S. 462 name of the Senator from North Da- At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the At the request of Mrs. BOXER, the kota (Mr. HOEVEN) was added as a co- names of the Senator from Utah (Mr. name of the Senator from Washington sponsor of S. 1349, a bill to enhance the LEE) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Ms. CANTWELL) was added as a cospon- ability of community financial institu- (Mr. COBURN) were added as cosponsors tions to foster economic growth and sor of S. 462, a bill to enhance the stra- of S. 2013, a bill to amend title 38, serve their communities, boost small tegic partnership between the United United States Code, to provide for the States and Israel. businesses, increase individual savings, removal of Senior Executive Service S. 942 and for other purposes. employees of the Department of Vet- At the request of Mr. CASEY, the S. 1456 erans Affairs for performance, and for name of the Senator from Virginia (Mr. At the request of Ms. AYOTTE, the other purposes. KAINE) was added as a cosponsor of S. name of the Senator from South Caro- S. 2048 942, a bill to eliminate discrimination lina (Mr. SCOTT) was added as a cospon- At the request of Ms. HIRONO, the and promote women’s health and eco- sor of S. 1456, a bill to award the Con- names of the Senator from Utah (Mr. nomic security by ensuring reasonable gressional Gold Medal to Shimon HATCH) and the Senator from Arizona workplace accommodations for work- Peres. (Mr. FLAKE) were added as cosponsors ers whose ability to perform the func- S. 1733 of S. 2048, a bill to include New Zealand tions of a job are limited by pregnancy, At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the in the list of foreign states whose na- childbirth, or a related medical condi- name of the Senator from New York tionals are eligible for admission into tion. (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co- the United States as E–1 and E–2 non- S. 1014 sponsor of S. 1733, a bill to stop exploi- immigrants if United States nationals At the request of Mr. UDALL of New tation through trafficking. are treated similarly by the Govern- Mexico, the name of the Senator from S. 1737 ment of New Zealand. Minnesota (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added At the request of Mr. HARKIN, the S. 2066 as a cosponsor of S. 1014, a bill to re- name of the Senator from New Mexico At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the name duce sports-related concussions in (Mr. UDALL) was added as a cosponsor of the Senator from Utah (Mr. LEE) was youth, and for other purposes. of S. 1737, a bill to provide for an in- added as a cosponsor of S. 2066, a bill to S. 1067 crease in the Federal minimum wage amend title 18, United States Code, to At the request of Mrs. SHAHEEN, the and to amend the Internal Revenue prohibit the intentional discrimination name of the Senator from Michigan Code of 1986 to extend increased ex- of a person or organization by an em- (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- pensing limitations and the treatment ployee of the Internal Revenue Service. sor of S. 1067, a bill to establish within of certain real property as section 179 S. 2067 the Department of Education the Inno- property. At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the name vation Inspiration school grant pro- S. 1811 of the Senator from Utah (Mr. LEE) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2067, a bill to gram, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. ALEXANDER, the prohibit the Department of the Treas- S. 1174 name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. ury from assigning tax statuses to or- At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL, SCHATZ) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1811, a bill to amend title 49, United ganizations based on their political be- the names of the Senator from Kansas liefs and activities. (Mr. MORAN) and the Senator from States Code, to prohibit voice commu- S. 2072 Vermont (Mr. SANDERS) were added as nications through mobile communica- At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the name cosponsors of S. 1174, a bill to award a tion devices on commercial passenger of the Senator from Utah (Mr. LEE) was Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th flights. added as a cosponsor of S. 2072, a bill to S. 1817 Infantry Regiment, known as the prohibit the Department of the Treas- Borinqueneers. At the request of Mrs. BOXER, the ury from assigning tax statuses to or- S. 1181 name of the Senator from New York ganizations based on their political be- At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co- liefs and activities. sponsor of S. 1817, a bill to require the name of the Senator from Pennsyl- S. 2073 Secretary to implement standards for vania (Mr. CASEY) was added as a co- At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the name short-term custody of individuals held sponsor of S. 1181, a bill to amend the of the Senator from Utah (Mr. LEE) was Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ex- in facilities of U.S. Customs and Border added as a cosponsor of S. 2073, a bill to empt certain stock of real estate in- Protection and for other purposes. amend title 18, United States Code, to vestment trusts from the tax on for- S. 1828 prohibit the intentional discrimination eign investments in United States real At the request of Mr. DONNELLY, the of a person or organization by an em- property interests, and for other pur- name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. ployee of the Internal Revenue Service. poses. RUBIO) was added as a cosponsor of S. S. 2074 S. 1204 1828, a bill to amend the Truth in Lend- At the request of Mrs. SHAHEEN, the At the request of Mr. COBURN, the ing Act to modify the definitions of a names of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. name of the Senator from Arkansas mortgage originator and a high-cost MURKOWSKI) and the Senator from Col- (Mr. BOOZMAN) was added as a cospon- mortgage. orado (Mr. BENNET) were added as co- sor of S. 1204, a bill to amend the Pa- S. 1875 sponsors of S. 2074, a bill to promote tient Protection and Affordable Care At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the energy savings in residential buildings Act to protect rights of conscience names of the Senator from Michigan and industry, and for other purposes. with regard to requirements for cov- (Ms. STABENOW) and the Senator from S. CON. RES. 32 erage of specific items and services, to New Mexico (Mr. UDALL) were added as At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the amend the Public Health Service Act cosponsors of S. 1875, a bill to provide name of the Senator from Virginia (Mr.

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Res. 32, a concurrent resolution abroad; ized to meet during the session of the expressing the sense of Congress re- Whereas the men and women of the For- Senate on March 4, 2014, at 3 p.m., to eign Service and their families are increas- garding the need for investigation and ingly exposed to risks and danger, even in hold an East Asia and Pacific sub- prosecution of war crimes, crimes times of peace, and many have died in the committee hearing entitled, against humanity, and genocide, service of their country; ‘‘Strengthening U.S. Alliances in whether committed by officials of the Whereas employees of the Foreign Service Northeast Asia.’’ Government of Syria, or members of work daily— The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without other groups involved in civil war in (1) to preserve peace and freedom around objection, it is so ordered. Syria, and calling on the President to the world; (2) to promote economic prosperity and f direct the United States Permanent mutual understanding around the world; Representative to the United Nations (3) to reduce poverty, end hunger and mal- MEASURE READ THE FIRST to use the voice and vote of the United nutrition, fight disease, combat inter- TIME—S. 2077 States to immediately promote the es- national crime and illegal drugs, and address tablishment of a Syrian war crimes tri- environmental degradation; Mr. REID. Mr. President, S. 2077 is bunal, and for other purposes. (4) to promote economic development, due for its first reading, I am told. commercial enterprises, economic pros- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The S. RES. 357 perity, global food security, American agri- clerk will read the bill by title for the At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the cultural products, and United States jobs names of the Senator from Maryland and trade; first time. (Mr. CARDIN), the Senator from Texas (5) to promote American ideals and values, The assistant legislative clerk read (Mr. CRUZ), the Senator from Con- human rights, freedom, gender equality, and as follows: democracy; and necticut (Mr. MURPHY), the Senator A bill (S. 2077) to provide for the extension (6) to provide emergency and humanitarian from Vermont (Mr. LEAHY), the Sen- of certain unemployment benefits, and for assistance to respond to crises around the other purposes. ator from Delaware (Mr. COONS), the globe; Senator from Florida (Mr. RUBIO), the Whereas employees of the Foreign Service Mr. REID. I ask for a second reading Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. MAR- are often the first line of defense against of this legislation but object to my own KEY) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. international terrorism; request. NELSON) were added as cosponsors of S. Whereas more than 250 members of the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- Res. 357, a resolution expressing con- Foreign Service, and many more locally em- tion having been heard, the bill will be ployed staff of the Foreign Service, have read a second time on the next legisla- cern of undemocratic governance and made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of the the abuse of the rights of individuals in United States; tive day. Ukraine. Whereas employees of the Foreign Service personify the virtues of patriotism, sacrifice, f f service, and duty; SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS Whereas the families of employees of the ORDERS FOR WEDNESDAY, Foreign Service make important and signifi- MARCH 5, 2014 cant sacrifices for the greater good of the Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- American people and the United States; and SENATE RESOLUTION 369—TO DES- Whereas it is appropriate and just for our imous consent that when the Senate IGNATE MAY 22, 2014 AS ‘‘UNITED Nation— completes its business today, it ad- STATES FOREIGN SERVICE DAY’’ (1) to recognize the dedication of the men journ until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, IN RECOGNITION OF THE MEN and women of the Foreign Service; and March 5, 2014; that following the prayer AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED, (2) to honor those who have given their and pledge, the morning hour be OR ARE PRESENTLY SERVING, lives in the loyal pursuit of their duties and deemed expired, the Journal of pro- IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF responsibilities representing the interests of ceedings be approved to date, and the THE UNITED STATES, AND TO the United States and its citizens: Now, therefore, be it time for the two leaders be reserved for HONOR THOSE IN THE FOREIGN Resolved, That the Senate— their use later in the day; that fol- SERVICE WHO HAVE GIVEN (1) honors the men and women who have lowing any leader remarks, the Senate THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF served, or are presently serving, in the For- proceed to executive session to con- DUTY eign Service for their dedicated and impor- sider the nomination of Debo Adegbile tant service to country; Mr. MENENDEZ submitted the fol- under the previous order. (2) calls on the people of the United States The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without lowing resolution; which was referred to reflect on the service and sacrifice of past, to the Committee on the Judiciary: present, and future employees of the Foreign objection, it is so ordered. S. RES. 369 Service, wherever they serve, with appro- f Whereas the Foreign Service of the United priate ceremonies and activities; and (3) designates May 22, 2014 as United States States (referred to in this resolution as the NOMINATION OF DEBO ADEGBILE ‘‘Foreign Service’’) was established through Foreign Service Day to commemorate the the passage of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act For 90th anniversary of the Foreign Service. Mr. REID. Debo Adegbile is a fine the reorganization and improvement of the f man, and the fact that I don’t pro- Foreign Service of the United States, and for nounce his name very well takes noth- AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO other purposes’’ (43 Stat. 140, chapter 182, ing away from his credentials. He is a MEET commonly known as the ‘‘Rogers Act of very outstanding individual. I will have 1924’’) and is now celebrating its 90th anni- SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE versary; more to say about him tomorrow. Whereas the Rogers Act of 1924 established Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I a career organization based on competitive ask unanimous consent that the Select f examination and merit promotion; Committee on Intelligence be author- Whereas, approximately 16,000 men and ized to meet during the session of the PROGRAM women of the Foreign Service are serving at Senate on March 4, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. Mr. REID. There will be up to three home and abroad in 2014; The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without rollcall votes at 11:45 a.m. tomorrow. Whereas the diplomatic, consular, commu- objection, it is so ordered. nications, trade, development, security, and We expect to recess, following those numerous other functions these men and SUBCOMMITTEE ON EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC votes, for the weekly caucus meetings women perform constitute the first and most Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I and continue to work through nomina- cost-effective instrument of our Nation to ask unanimous consent that the Com- tions throughout the afternoon.

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IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE PRO- HONORING DELORES CHRISTINA Mississippi State Conference President, Der- DUCTION TAX CREDIT AND IN- BROWN OREY rick Johnson. Mrs. Orey has been credited VESTMENT TAX CREDIT with maintaining the Jackson Branch NAACP HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON through the years by serving in all capacities OF MISSISSIPPI from President to Treasurer to Secretary. She HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES received numerous honors and prestigious awards throughout her distinguished life. OF MASSACHUSETTS Tuesday, March 4, 2014 Mrs. Orey enjoyed spending time with her IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- loving family. They shared her passion for her er, I rise today to honor the late remarkable Tuesday, March 4, 2014 advocacy. On numerous occasions they ac- public servant, Mrs. Delores Christina Brown companied her to various activist events, es- Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Orey, who was born on September 24, 1932 pecially her beloved national NAACP Conven- echo the concerns of Americans across the in Martinsville, MS (the eldest of five children) tions. to the late Mr. Alpheus and Mrs. Ella Brown. country and call upon my colleagues in Con- On January 8, 2014, Veteran Mississippi Mrs. Delores Christina Brown Orey attended gress to extend the Production Tax Credit Civil Rights Worker and champion for social Piney Woods School and graduated from Par- justice, Mrs. Delores Orey transitioned this life. (PTC) and Investment Tax Credit (ITC). Yet ish High School in Hazlehurst, MS; did further again, these essential tax credits have fallen She was a heroine who was truly loved by her study at Tuskegee Institute; and received her family and friends and will be missed by all. victim to political jockeying and were allowed BA degree in Elementary Education with a Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me to expire at the end of 2013. If we are serious minor in Sociology from Jackson State Col- in recognizing Mrs. Delores Christina Brown about meeting our renewable energy stand- lege. She became concerned about the dis- Orey for her dedication to serving. ards and, importantly, putting Americans back parate treatment that she and other African to work, then it is time to end this uncertainty American Mississippians received and joined f and bring stability to a growing industry. the National Association for the Advancement The PTC has encouraged nearly $20 billion of Colored People under the leadership of Dr. HONORING YOLANDA JORDAN, Aaron Henry. in nationwide private investment annually over CALUMET DISTRICT’S SOCIAL She was very dedicated to the NAACP and WORKER OF THE YEAR the last 5 years alone, while the ITC serves as served the organization in various capacities. the most fundamental federal tax incentive for She worked as Secretary in the NAACP State offshore wind farms. As we promote invest- Office and also drove Dr. Henry around the HON. BILL FOSTER ments that will reduce our dependence on for- State to investigate discrimination complaints. OF ILLINOIS eign oil and serve as a central part in our fight She was jailed for her unwavering activism IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES against global warming and climate change, it and spied on by the Mississippi State Sov- is essential to remember the spillover of job ereignty Commission. Tuesday, March 4, 2014 creation and specialized expertise that will fol- During that time, she helped organize Voter Mr. FOSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to low. Registration Drives and Boycotts. She invited celebrate the achievements of Ms. Yolanda Support for the PTC and ITC is bipartisan— Freedom Riders, both Black and White, to Jordan on being named Calumet District’s stay at her home even under the threat of vio- and vocal. It is well-understood that the voids 2014 Social Worker of the Year. lence and started a Freedom School at her we create with our inaction will not remain Each year, the eight Illinois districts of the church, Mt. Nebo. She attended and helped to National Association of Social Workers select unfulfilled. They will be filled by foreign com- organize many marches for Civil Rights along- a member to receive the Social Worker of the panies who will not be ‘‘Making It in America.’’ side Medgar Wiley Evers, Dr. Martin Luther Year award. Recipients of this award are indi- I find it to be nonsensical that investments in King, Jr. and Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., to viduals who embody the mission of the Na- renewable energy continue to face an uphill name a few. She also ran for the Mississippi tional Association of Social Workers, and who battle. House of Representatives, and unfortunately, strive to help others while abiding to a strict her opponent was killed in an airplane crash. At home, we have witnessed firsthand the code of ethics. These individuals have each The Governor of record appointed a white critical economic development opportunities made invaluable contributions to the people male who had lost the race rather than fol- that renewable energy projects provide to they help and the communities in which they lowing procedure for Mrs. Orey to assume the States. Our region has undergone an eco- work. post. In her continuing quest for equality, Mrs. nomic regeneration with the promise of Cape After more than 20 years of service in the Wind—slated to be the Nation’s first offshore Orey children integrated the Jackson Public Schools. Illinois Department of Children and Family wind farm. From the Port of New Bedford, Because of her activism on behalf of the Services, it is clear that Ms. Yolanda Jordan which will serve as the staging area for as- poor and disenfranchised, she developed a was meant to receive this prestigious honor. sembly, to the ferry captains who will provide special relationship with former President Throughout her career, Yolanda has provided eco-tours of offshore turbines, no sector of our Jimmy Carter and was invited to represent the people of Kankakee, Will, and Grundy community is left untouched. Mississippi in his inaugural parade. She was a counties with unparalleled social services. She Massachusetts is consistently recognized as close confidant of former Governor Cliff Finch has helped families and children navigate the one of the States for clean energy, particularly and this led to her son, Alfonso and his wife, complex child welfare system, and worked as a clinical practitioner, operating her own pri- wind energy. 106MW of wind power is pro- Sadie, becoming the first Blacks to have an vate practice. duced state-wide, powering over 32,000 official wedding ceremony on the grounds of Ms. Jordan, along with other Illinois social homes. In my district alone, 23MW of wind en- the Governor’s Mansion. She was one of the workers who received this award, will be hon- ergy is produced. These impressive figures do first Head Start Directors for Mississippi Action ored during the month of March, which is Na- not account for the thousands more of poten- for Progress and worked for the MS Council on Aging and was an AARP Volunteer. She tional Social Work Month. tial wind power that exists offshore. loved children and served as NAACP State Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me Support for a long-term extension is bipar- Youth Advisor for several terms. She in recognizing Ms. Jordan’s service to the tisan and urgent. I call on my colleagues to mentored many young people among them members of the Calumet District, and to ac- join me in supporting an extension of these our immediate past NAACP National Presi- knowledge the vital role social workers play in important incentives. dent, Benjamin Todd Jealous, and our current creating a healthy society.

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VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:09 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K04MR8.001 E04MRPT1 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E290 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 4, 2014 PERSONAL EXPLANATION to the regular authorization and appropriations exists within our armed services and create a process; it requires the CFPB to use the GS safe and transparent environment. HON. PAUL A. GOSAR pay scale like other federal agencies; and it f prohibits the CFPB from accessing or using OF ARIZONA HONORING JOHNNIE CARR DURING IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES personal financial data of a consumer without express permission. I support reining in the BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2014 Tuesday, March 4, 2014 unchecked authorities of the CFPB and sup- Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to port this legislation. HON. TERRI A. SEWELL recognize passage of several pieces of legis- H.R. 899, the Unfunded Mandates Informa- OF ALABAMA lation during the week of February 24, 2014. tion and Transparency Act, is a bill that, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Unfortunately, I was not able to vote for final among other things, enhances the ability of Tuesday, March 4, 2014 passage of these bills because I was out on the public to identify federal mandates that Ms. SEWELL of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I medical leave recovering from much needed may impose additional costs to citizens, work- rise today in honor of continuing the 7th dis- hip replacement surgery. ers, businesses, as well as State, local, and trict’s commitment to honoring influential Afri- H.R. 1211, the FOIA Oversight and Imple- tribal governments. I am a firm believer that can Americans that were sons and daughters mentation Act of 2014, is important legislation the Federal Government must not crush the of Alabama. Today, it is my great privilege to that increases transparency and streamlines smaller guy with undue burdens and man- pay homage to Mrs. Johnnie Carr, a heroine the process for requests of public information dates. I strongly support this important legisla- of the Civil Rights movement and a pioneer of disclosures under the Freedom of Information tion. the Montgomery Bus Boycott. In Alabama, this Act. This legislation passed through one of my Had I been present for these votes, I would stalwart is referenced for her lifetime devotion committees, the House Oversight and Govern- have voted in support of these three important to ensuring that America lived up to its ideals ment Reform Committee, with my support. bills with an ‘‘aye’’ vote on rollcall Nos. 63, 64, of freedom and equality for all. H.R. 1123, the Unlocking Consumer Choice 67, 69, 78, 85 and 90. This phenomenal woman was born on Janu- and Wireless Competition Act, is a bill that re- f ary 26, 1911 in Montgomery Alabama to John verses a previous Library of Congress rule and Annie Daniels. She was educated at that made the unlocking of cell phones illegal COMMENDING SECRETARY ‘‘Miss White’s Industrial School for Girls,’’ a after the FCC and industry had agreed that KERRY’S NEW POLICY TO DENY private institution devoted to educating young consumers had every right to unlock their VISAS TO PERPETRATORS OF women of color. She went on to complete phones. It also directs the Library of Congress SEXUAL VIOLENCE coursework in nursing before launching a pub- to issue a rule to determine whether con- lic service career that would continue through- sumers should be allowed to unlock similar HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING out her lifetime. devices, such as tablets. OF MASSACHUSETTS During the 1930s, Mrs. Carr found her call- H.R. 1944, the Private Property Rights Pro- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing as a foot soldier and started with a cam- tection Act, is a bill to remedy a Supreme Tuesday, March 4, 2014 paign to help raise funds for the defense of Court decision, Kelo v. New London, regarding the Scottsboro Boys. This historic case in- governments’ eminent domain powers. This Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to volved nine black men who were falsely ac- legislation is very similar to one passed in the commend the action taken by Secretary of cused of raping two white women in 1931. 112th Congress, which passed by voice vote. State John Kerry and U.K. Foreign Secretary During this time, she also became active in I am a strong supporter of private property William Hague to deny visas to perpetrators of the NAACP and served as secretary and rights and I agree 100 percent with the sense sexual violence in times of armed conflict. This youth coordinator for the organization. of Congress stated in this legislation that it announcement sends a clear signal to sexual In 1964, Mrs. Carr and her husband, Arlam should be ‘‘the policy of the United States to offenders and enablers of sexual violence that Carr also broke barriers in public education in encourage, support, and promote the private the United States will not tolerate these de- Montgomery. The couple filed a suit against ownership of property and to ensure that the praved acts. the Montgomery Board of Education in effort constitutional and other legal rights of private Secretaries Kerry and Hague were joined by to allow their son to attend an all white high property owners are protected by the federal the U.S. Ambassador-at-large for global wom- school. The monumental court case, Carr v. government.’’ en’s issues, Catherine Russell; the U.S. As- Montgomery County Board of Education, is H.R. 3865, the Stop Targeting of Political sistant Secretary of State for Population, Refu- referenced as a landmark decision that led to Beliefs by the IRS Act, is an incredibly impor- gees and Migration, Anne Richard; and United the desegregation of public schools in Mont- tant piece of legislation designed to prevent Nations Special Representative on Sexual Vio- gomery, Alabama. Despite constant death the IRS from adopting a proposed rule that lence in Conflict Zanaib Bangura in announc- threats the Carrs remained committed to the changes the way 501(c)(4) organizations are ing this policy and shining a light on the sen- cause and eventually won the case on June 2, allowed to operate under the tax code. As the sitive yet urgent topic of rape and sexual vio- 1969. As a result, their son, Arlam Jr., was Oversight Committee noted in its hearing this lence as a tool of war. one of 13 black students to integrate Sydney week, this rule is tantamount to ‘‘doubling Since my days in the Massachusetts state Lanier High School. down’’ on the discriminatory practices against legislature and then as District Attorney, I In addition to their contribution to the inte- conservative groups that were uncovered in have been a staunch supporter for survivors gration of public schools, Mrs. Carr and her 2013. I strongly support this bill. and victims of sexual assault. I brought this husband would also become pillars in efforts H.R. 2804, the All Economic Regulations passion to Washington, where I have been to desegregate the Montgomery bus system. Are Transparent Act, is a bill that requires fed- proud to support passage of legislation that In December of 1955, shortly after Rosa Parks eral agencies to further disclose and report on would strengthen whistleblower protections for refused to give up her seat to a white pas- much of their processes and rules. One of my those who report sexual assaults in the mili- senger, the Carrs agreed to follow local buses favorite provisions of this bill is that agencies tary, and have consistently worked to protect in their personal vehicle to monitor the suc- and Washington bureaucrats pushing forth essential programs that serve victims of do- cess of the demonstration. The couple also new regulations have to assess and disclose mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as- transported blacks that needed rides to work the costs that their proposed rules will have on sault, and stalking, including the Violence and provided an alternative to using the seg- small businesses and the economy. If the Against Women Act and the Family Violence regated bus system in Montgomery. rules are going to be made, they should have Prevention and Services Act. And, as co-chair During the demonstration, Mrs. Carr was a sound basis and fully consider the economic of the Military Sexual Assault Prevention Cau- named president of the Montgomery Improve- impact. This bill accomplishes those goals and cus, I have worked to ensure that military ment Association in 1967. The organization has my support. service victims’ rights are protected through was initially formed to oversee the bus boy- H.R. 3193, the Consumer Financial Protec- access to legal assistance and expedited cotts but the entity would eventually play a tion and Soundness Improvement Act, makes transfers from his or her attacker. huge role in ending segregation in the city of a series of changes to the Consumer Financial Secretary Kerry has exhibited commendable Montgomery. Mrs. Carr remained at the helm Protection Bureau (CFPB) to rein in much of leadership on this issue, and I look forward to of the organization until her death in 2008. In its autocratic authority. It will replace the Di- working with him, the State Department, the 1984, Mrs. Carr joined ‘‘One Montgomery’’, an rector of CFPB with a five member inde- Department of Defense, and our global coun- organization dedicated to improving race rela- pendent commission; it makes CFPB subject terparts to end this culture of negligence that tions in Montgomery. Later in life, she became

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There were glaring lished the Emmett Till Historic Intrepid Center the forefront of blazing trails for me and so disparities between Black and White commu- (ETHIC) which is a state of the art Museum. many others. This amazing woman was dedi- nities. The Mississippi Sovereignty Commis- He is also credited with the creation and incor- cated to serving as a conduit for social sion was established in 1956. Disenfranchise- poration of the Glendora Economic and Com- change. Against insurmountable odds, she re- ment laws like Poll taxes and literacy tests munity Development Corporation. To his credit mained committed to her calling. Today, we were widespread across the State to keep is also the Emmett Till Memorial Park and Na- honor this great woman of strength and reflect Blacks from voting. ture Trail. This trail is located on the infamous on the countless contributions she has made The Place: The County is Tallahatchie, also Black Bayou which is the initial drop-off site of to the state of Alabama and this nation. known as ‘‘The Free State of Tallahatchie.’’ Emmett Till’s body, according to his father, As a benefactor of Mrs. Carr’s efforts, it is The place is Glendora and the year is 1955. Henry Lee Loggins. indeed an honor to share her story with our Glendora is a small rural town that has always The Black Bayou is also the same body of nation. As we reflect on all that she has given, maintained a very small population. It is also water in which the drive-off and murder of let us commit to honoring her legacy by never one of the places tied to moments in history Mrs. Beulah Melton took place. Mr. Thomas’s forgetting her role in American history. I ask which helped fuel the civil rights movement. vision for Glendora has expanded to now in- my colleagues to join me in honoring Mrs. The events were the August 28, 1955 murder clude the Glendora Sonny Boy Williamson Johnnie Carr, an American hero. of Emmett Louis Till, and the December 1955 Bed and Breakfast. Every year to address f murder of Mr. Clinton Melton and his wife, healthcare for citizens, he and the town host Beulah Melton in March 1956. Although he an annual Breast Cancer awareness and HONORING ETHAN CALFEE was still a child the effects of this would follow screening to provide free breast cancer him the rest of his life. No longer was Glen- screening to all citizens. This effort is made HON. SAM GRAVES dora unknown after this; in fact overnight it be- possible through Calvary Baptist Church of OF MISSOURI came an international sensation, forever hav- New York, NY and Partners in Development of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing its own grey cloud. Boston, MA. His Parents: Mr. Thomas was the second Mr. Johnny B. Thomas, a man created by Tuesday, March 4, 2014 child of twelve born to Mr. Henry Lee Loggins an era, a place, and events but made for Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I and Ms. Adeline Hill. His parents were Mis- today. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to proudly pause to recognize Ethan Calfee. sissippi sharecroppers. His mother worked in join me in recognizing this member of Black Ethan is a very special young man who has a juke joint called King Place. King Place be- History, Mr. Johnny B. Thomas, the honorable exemplified the finest qualities of citizenship came well known as it was tied to the Emmett Mayor of Glendora from the Second Congres- and leadership by taking an active part in the Till murder as the place where reporters went sional District of Mississippi. Boy Scouts of America, Troop 75, and earning to get information and answers about rumors f the most prestigious award of Eagle Scout. of Blacks having been involved in the murder. A COMMEMORATION OF USMC SGT. Ethan has been very active with his troop, His mother was that witness. He often worked LANCE DAVISON participating in many scout activities. Over the in King Place to earn money as a young boy. many years Ethan has been involved with His father, Henry Lee, worked as an overseer scouting, he has not only earned numerous for J.W. Milam on his farm. J.W. Milam along HON. ANN KIRKPATRICK merit badges, but also the respect of his fam- with his brother, Roy Bryant, were the two OF ARIZONA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ily, peers, and community. Most notably, white men charged with and acquitted of the Ethan has contributed to his community murder of Emmett Louis Till. His father had to Tuesday, March 4, 2014 through his Eagle Scout project. make a life altering decision after being ac- Mrs. KIRKPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, Lance Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in cused of participating in the Emmett Till mur- Clinton Davison was born on January 8th, commending Ethan Calfee for his accomplish- der. After death threats on his life and his fam- 1979, the first son of John and Desbah ments with the Boy Scouts of America and for ily, he decided to leave Glendora and go into Davison. In Navajo tradition, Lance is of the his efforts put forth in achieving the highest hiding to protect the family. Mr. Thomas made Hashtl’ishnii Clan and born for Bilagaana. distinction of Eagle Scout. it his life-long quest to clear his father’s name. Lance was raised in Flagstaff, Arizona, and f His Present: He said he has an etched graduated from Flagstaff High School in 1997. memory of the hardships of Black folk in the Upon graduation, Lance joined the U.S. Ma- HONORING JOHNNY B. THOMAS segregated south, the Glendora murders and rine Corps, where he excelled and became an how they affected his family. It was through especially accomplished marksman and scout/ HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON those experiences and others that he gained sniper. OF MISSISSIPPI the wisdom and passion for helping his people Immediately after the September 11, 2001, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and ultimately led to him becoming a civil terrorist attacks, Lance was deployed to Af- Tuesday, March 4, 2014 rights activist in Tallahatchie County. He never ghanistan for duty with the 3rd Battalion, 23rd shied away from a challenge or ran from dan- Marines, 1st Marine Division. During his com- Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- ger. bat service, he received several medals and er, I rise today to honor Mr. Johnny B. Thom- Mr. Thomas has been an entrepreneur, giv- commendations, including the Bronze Star and as of Glendora, Mississippi. Mr. Thomas is ing it up only to answer his calling to public Purple Heart. also the Mayor of Glendora, March 16, 1982 service. In 1975 he became the first Black Like so many veterans, Lance not only to current. constable in Tallahatchie County. In 1982, he served his country but came home and helped Since this month is February, which is Black became the second Black Mayor of Glendora. strengthen his own community. He became an History month, and considering the historical In 1985 he became the first Black elected officer with the Flagstaff Police Department journey Mr. Thomas has traveled, I felt he de- County Supervisor. A strong countywide effort and founded Raven2 O.D.G, a disabled vet- serves to be honored. His present is tied to was launched against him as the first Black eran-owned business that provides enhanced his history which is tied to an era, a place, and supervisor even though the district in which he training for SOCOM Operatives and agency his parents. won was eighty percent Black. The case was professionals with precision marksmanship Era: He was born November 30, 1953 in taken all the way to the Mississippi State Su- skills. Lance’s dedication to his country and Glendora, MS at a time when the State of Mis- preme Court within thirty days of being elect- community was surpassed only by his dedica- sissippi was a segregated society. He got his ed. The results were not in his favor as the tion to and love for his son, Korben. early education on life as he traveled the dirt Mississippi Supreme Court overturned the Lance was a true hero. The words of Amer- roads of Glendora, the plantations and cotton election result and Mr. Thomas was removed ican poet Thomas William Parsons aptly de- fields of Tallahatchie County and the juke from office. The NAACP selected him to serve scribe our feelings about those heroes who joints. on the original Redistricting Committee on Vot- sacrifice for our country: ‘‘On thy grave, the In 1953 the United States was engaged in ing in the County. The challenges he experi- rain shall fall from the eyes of a mighty na- a discussion on ending segregation in schools. enced and knowledge he gained made him tion.’’

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:09 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K04MR8.003 E04MRPT1 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E292 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 4, 2014 Sgt. Lance Davison, a valiant Marine and War I and World War II, CB&I helped keep our Mr. George Simeon Cole, the fifth child of devoted father, is one of the reasons that our military strong and mobile. CB&I was essential nine siblings born to the late Elijah Cole, Sr. nation is mighty. We remember, honor and in production of smaller, more maneuverable and ReeAlma George Cole, is a 1967 grad- mourn him—Lance left us far too soon. ships. uate of Velma Jackson High School. He was Lance, and all of our veterans, deserve a CB&I’s industry milestones are many over recently inducted into the Alcorn State Univer- community and a country that stand up for our the last century—from floating roof tanks to sity Sports Hall of Fame. Mr. Cole realized a soldiers when they come home. These men the double-wall liquid natural gas storage lifelong dream when he was recruited by the and women have served honorably, but they tanks to the first site-assembled thick wall late Coach Theophilus Danzy, and earned a may also struggle mightily. steel nuclear reactor vessel—the innovations four-year scholarship to Alcorn A & M College. For years, I’ve kept a quote on my desk that just keep coming. This success all started with As a youth, Mr. Cole showed leadership, not was given to me by a veteran. It says: ‘‘Be- a record number of bridges and structures only as a young football and baseball scholar, cause they have already paid the price, fight now listed on the National Register of Historic but in family responsibilities. At age 16, he for veterans with all of your might.’’ Places. worked as a brick mason helper to build Fight for veterans with all of your might. Over 125 years and with workplaces in 130 Velma Jackson Elementary School. Mr. Cole This is how we can honor Sgt. Lance Davison. countries, CB&I has evolved into one of the served as captain of the Velma Jackson High most energy infrastructure focused companies School football team for three consecutive f in the world, and it is a name The Woodlands, years, and was elected to serve as president HONORING ZACHARY WATSON Texas knows well. The CB&I Tri, our local of his senior class. triathlon, is but one example of the worldwide Mr. Cole earned an undergraduate degree HON. SAM GRAVES support CB&I provides to the communities from Alcorn State University, and a master’s their employees call home. We also appre- degree from Mississippi State University. He OF MISSOURI ciate their efforts to use local suppliers to the worked as a teacher-coach, retired as school IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fullest extent practicable. principal, and presently works as a part-time Tuesday, March 4, 2014 Congratulate Philip Asherman, the President education consultant. Mr. Cole serves as and CEO of CB&I and all those who have Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I Chairman of the Board of Directors of the helped make CB&I the innovator it is today. proudly pause to recognize Zachary Watson. Velma Jackson High School Foundation. Mr. Speaker, once again, please join me in In a family of Alcornites, Mr. Cole is married Zachary is a very special young man who has congratulating CB&I on their 125th anniver- to Dr. Pallascene Bright Cole, father to two exemplified the finest qualities of citizenship sary. children: Rocky and Gilda and three grand- and leadership by taking an active part in the children: Jaylan, Christian, and Evan Elijah. Boy Scouts of America, Troop 314, and earn- f Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me ing the most prestigious award of Eagle Scout. HONORING THE 26TH ANNIVER- in recognizing Mr. George S. Cole for his dedi- Zachary has been very active with his troop, SARY OF YOUNG ISRAEL OF cation to serving others in Madison County. participating in many scout activities. Over the BOCA RATON AND RABBI MAYER f many years Zachary has been involved with & HENNA ENGLANDER AND scouting, he has not only earned numerous YAAKOV & DR. JORIE LYONS HONORING RONALD AND LINDA merit badges, but also the respect of his fam- FARMER ily, peers, and community. Most notably, Zachary has contributed to his community HON. THEODORE E. DEUTCH through his Eagle Scout project. OF FLORIDA HON. SAM GRAVES Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF MISSOURI commending Zachary Watson for his accom- Tuesday, March 4, 2014 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES plishments with the Boy Scouts of America Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in Tuesday, March 4, 2014 and for his efforts put forth in achieving the honor of the 26th anniversary of Young Israel Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I highest distinction of Eagle Scout. of Boca Raton, Florida synagogue. I would like proudly pause to recognize Ronald and Linda f to recognize them for their service to the Jew- Farmer of Macon, Missouri. Ronnie and Linda were married on March 14, 1964 and will be CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COM- ish community of South Florida and the local celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on PANY CELEBRATES ITS 125TH community as a whole. ANNIVERSARY Founded in 1988, Young Israel of Boca March 9, 2014. Raton has served as a center of Jewish iden- Ronnie and Linda were married at the tity and education for the South Palm Beach Christian Church Parsonage in Kirksville, Mis- HON. KEVIN BRADY County community. I want to particularly ac- souri. Ronnie would work for 48 years at Con- OF TEXAS knowledge Rabbi Mayer and Henna Englander Agra, starting when he was a junior in high IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and Yaakov (Jay) and Dr. Jorie Lyons, the school up to his retirement in 2010. He was also very involved with the Boy Scouts and Tuesday, March 4, 2014 special honorees during the anniversary cele- bration, for their dedication to the synagogue American Legion baseball. Linda has also Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise to and its emphasis on prayer, study, and com- served a very important role in her community, honor Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, a munity service. serving as a member of the Garden Club great corporate citizen as they celebrate 125 I would like to congratulate Young Israel of among other civic boards, while also playing years in business. Boca Raton synagogue, an extraordinary Jew- an instrumental role in preserving the history At its founding in 1889, Benjamin Harrison ish community of South Florida, on their 26th of Macon, including the Colonel Blees Mu- was President and the Dakotas, Montana and anniversary. Through their example, Young seum. Additionally, she currently serves on the Washington were becoming states, CB&I was Israel’s philosophy and spiritual guidance can Macon City Council. Whether taking long road establishing itself. extend far beyond South Florida. trips across the country, riding roller coasters Since its creation CB&I has evolved from a f at Six Flags and Worlds of Fun here in Mis- bridge design and iron company into an en- souri, or just taking in a Cardinals’ game at ergy industry problem solver that employs HONORING GEORGE S. COLE Busch Stadium, Ronnie and Linda have en- 50,000 people around the world, including joyed life together and look forward to what many Americans. CB&I is known for innova- HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON the future has in store. tion in bulk liquid storage and its unwavering OF MISSISSIPPI Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me, support of oil exploration around the world. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES along with Ronald and Linda Farmer’s three This company has come a long way from sons and their wives, seven grandchildren, the merger agreement between bridge de- Tuesday, March 4, 2014 two great-grandchildren and many friends and signer Horace Horton and the Kansas City Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- family, in congratulating them on this signifi- Wheelocks, George and William. During chal- er, I rise today to honor a remarkable public cant occasion and wishing them many more lenging international times, including World servant, Mr. George S. Cole. years of happiness together.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:09 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04MR8.005 E04MRPT1 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS March 4, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E293 TO COMMEMORATE THE 250TH AN- I am confident that Brown will continue to HONORING THE VICTIMS OF NIVERSARY OF BROWN UNIVER- grow in the next 250 years, and its hallowed SUMGAIT SITY halls will welcome brilliant and curious stu- dents for generations to come. HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF HON. DAVID N. CICILLINE Finally, on a personal note, I am proud to OF CALIFORNIA OF RHODE ISLAND have attended and graduated from Brown Uni- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES versity, and I am even more proud to rep- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, March 4, 2014 resent this fine institution in the U.S. House of Tuesday, March 4, 2014 Representatives. Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Congratulations on 250 years. commemorate the twenty-sixth anniversary of commemorate the 250th academic year of f the pogrom against people of Armenian de- Brown University. This prestigious institution scent in the town of Sumgait, Azerbaijan, has been a source of pride for Rhode Island IN RECOGNITION OF THE where Armenian civilians were massacred at since 1764 and was one of the first colleges MIDDLEBOROUGH MAY FLOWER the hands of the Azerbaijani regime. Begin- in the country. Throughout its history, Brown LODGE ning on February 27, 1988 and for three days, has attracted some of the best and brightest Azerbaijani mobs assaulted and killed Arme- talent from around the world, and is known for HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING nians. Hundreds of Armenians were wounded, a student body that is driven by a desire for OF MASSACHUSETTS women and young girls were brutally raped, free thought and self-determined education. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and many victims of all ages were burnt to Brown University is a treasured Rhode Island death after being tortured and beaten. The institution, and I am honored to recognize the Tuesday, March 4, 2014 carnage created thousands of ethnic Armenian integral role it has maintained in our commu- Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to refugees, who had to leave everything behind nity for the last two and a half centuries. recognize the Middleborough May Flower to be looted or destroyed, including their As one of the oldest universities in the Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons homes and businesses. The Sumgait Pogroms United States, Brown University has infused upon the occasion of its one hundred and fif- were part of an organized pattern, and were its students with a deep and abiding dedica- tieth year of continued fellowship. proceeded by a wave of anti-Armenian rallies tion to public service. Brown’s student body is The Middleborough May Flower Lodge of throughout Azerbaijan, which culminated in the remarkably intelligent and high-achieving. But Ancient Free and Accepted Masons was for- 1990 Pogroms in Baku. this institution also challenges its students to mally organized on March 4, 1864. Since then, These crimes were never adequately pros- be more than intelligent; it challenges students the Lodge has provided fellowship, charity, ecuted by Azerbaijan authorities. Despite ef- to sincerely consider how they can make the education, and leadership to not just its mem- forts by the Government of Azerbaijan to world a better place. Brown University encour- bers, but also to the town of Middleborough cover up the events which occurred in Feb- ages its students to explore their interests and surrounding communities. Since its char- ruary 1988, survivors of the pogrom have while serving local communities in Providence, tering, the Lodge has actively increased its come forward with their stories. They told of the State of Rhode Island, the United States, membership, currently totaling to two hundred enraged mobs, which threw refrigerators and and throughout the global community. With its members. The Lodge has worked vigorously furniture, among other belongings from apart- famed Open Curriculum, this renowned univer- over the years to promote self-improvement, ment balconies and set them afire. Armenians sity stands as a monument of free thought, al- personal study, and social betterment through were dragged from their apartments. If they lowing students to challenge themselves to the ideals of philanthropy and community in- tried to run and escape, the mob attacked grow not only academically, but also as citi- volvement. My district in Massachusetts has them with metal rods, hatchets and knives be- zens of the world. great appreciation for the work that this Lodge fore the victims were thrown into the fire. Brown University has long drawn premier has done, and it serves as an example for The Sumgait massacres led to wider repris- talent from a wide range of academic dis- how community service and brotherhood can als against Azerbaijan’s ethnic minority, result- ciplines to historic College Hill. For example, benefit our nation. ing in the virtual disappearance of a once the Brown University BrainGate research team Mr. Speaker, I am proud to recognize the thriving population of 450,000 Armenians living was recently recognized for its work devel- Middleborough May Flower Lodge of Ancient in Azerbaijan, and culminating in the war oping neurotechnology for individuals with Free and Accepted Masons upon this signifi- launched against the people of Nagorno neurologic disease, injury, or limb loss. Re- cant anniversary. I ask that my colleagues join Karabakh. That war resulted in thousands searchers and students at Brown have also me in congratulating them as well as wishing dead on both sides and created over one mil- been recognized for their work related to the them many more happy and productive years lion refugees in both Armenia and Azerbaijan. discovery of the Higgs Boson, Superfund ahead. In the years since the fighting ended, the cleanups in Rhode Island, and important ad- f people of Artsakh, the region’s ancestral vances in public health. In addition to gener- name, have struggled to build a functioning ating top-notch work on campus, Brown has UNIQUE LITHO democratic state in the midst of unremitting also graduated alumni who excel in the arts, hostility and threats from Azerbaijan, as well government, technology, medicine, business, HON. ED PERLMUTTER as incursions across the Line of Contact be- athletics, and a diverse set of other profes- OF COLORADO tween the two sides, such as the recent mur- sions. Some notable alumni include Horace IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES der of yet another Armenian soldier, Hrant Mann, the father of American public education, Poghosyan, in an unprovoked attack by Azer- Tuesday, March 4, 2014 philanthropist and businessman John Rocke- baijani troops against Armenian forces. Hatred feller Jr., President of the World Bank Dr. Jim Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise towards Armenians is both celebrated and in- Yong Kim, and the Honorable Janet Yellen, today to recognize and applaud Unique Litho culcated in Azeri youth, as exemplified by the who is the first woman to serve as Chair of for achieving 25 years of outstanding member- case of Ramil Safarov, an Azerbaijani army the Federal Reserve. And in my home state of ship in the West Chamber serving Jefferson captain who had confessed to the savage Rhode Island, alumni such as Governor Lin- County. 2004 axe murder of Armenian army lieutenant coln Chafee, Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Membership in a Chamber of Commerce Gurgen Margaryan, while the latter slept. At Roberts, and former Attorney General Patrick comes with commitment, dedication and con- the time, the two were participating in a NATO Lynch have served in important positions in tribution to community. Chamber members are Partnership for Peace exercise in Budapest, government. leaders in the community mentoring other Hungary. After the murder, Safarov was sen- Over the past 250 years, Brown University’s businesses, creating positive environments for tenced to life in prison by a Hungarian court history has been deeply intertwined with our business to thrive. The West Chamber serving and imprisoned in Hungary. nation’s story. Brown has evolved during mo- Jefferson County is a strong and vibrant orga- In 2012, Safarov was sent home to Azer- ments of tremendous transition—our fight for nization today due to members like Unique baijan, purportedly to serve out the remainder independence, the Civil War, the Great De- Litho. of his sentence. Instead of serving out his pression, the Industrial Revolution, and the I extend my deepest congratulations to sentence in an Azeri jail, he was pardoned, digital age—but it continues to reflect the prin- Unique Litho for 25 years of leadership and in- promoted to Major, given back pay and pa- ciples of nondiscrimination and freedom of spiration you provide in our community. I look raded through the streets of Baku in a dis- conscience rooted in Rhode Island’s founding. forward to many more years of your service. gusting and bloodthirsty welcome home.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:09 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K04MR8.007 E04MRPT1 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E294 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 4, 2014 With these appalling acts, the Azeri state re- The 6888 was shipped home to Fort Dix KAY EHALT minded the whole world why the people of and immediately disbanded. Anna Mae Rob- Artsakh must be allowed to determine their ertson Wilson was a member of this ‘‘Band of HON. ED PERLMUTTER own future and cannot be allowed to slip into Sisters’’, who served honorably, and whose OF COLORADO Aliyev’s clutches, lest the carnage of Sumgait story was largely untold and its successes not IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 26 years ago serve as a foreshadowing of a celebrated. Mr. Speaker, Anna Mae Wilson Tuesday, March 4, 2014 greater slaughter. Mr. Speaker, the memory of Robertson and the 6888 Central Postal Direc- Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise the victims of Sumgait must not be forgotten, tory Battalion performed above and beyond and it is our moral obligation to condemn today to recognize and applaud Kay Ehalt for expectations. I am proud to celebrate her 90th receiving the Unsung Hero Award from the crimes of hatred, in hope that history will not Birthday and her accomplishments as a vet- be repeated. West Chamber serving Jefferson County. eran and resident of Milwaukee. This award is given to an individual who f gives of their time and resources to ensure the IN TRIBUTE TO ANNA MAE f West Chamber remains a thriving and suc- WILSON ROBERTSON cessful organization. HONORING PASTOR DR. JOHN E. Kay Ehalt embodies all of the qualities of HON. GWEN MOORE CAMERON our unsung hero. Kay has been a West Chamber member since 1997. She was an OF WISCONSIN Ambassador from the beginning, a member of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON the Friday morning Leads group and recently Tuesday, March 4, 2014 OF MISSISSIPPI joined the West Chamber Board of Directors. Ms. MOORE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to con- You will find Kay wherever there is fun. She IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES gratulate and honor a mother, volunteer and welcomes new members to events and makes veteran, Anna Mae Wilson Robertson. Mrs. Tuesday, March 4, 2014 everyone she meets feel important. Her work Robertson, a long-time resident of Milwaukee, with the West Chamber has left an indelible Wisconsin, will celebrate her 90th birthday Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- mark for future West Chamber members. with family and friends on March 8, 2014. er, I rise today to honor a remarkable public I extend my deepest congratulations to Kay Annie Mae Wilson married John Robertson, servant, Pastor Dr. John E. Cameron who was Ehalt for this well-deserved honor from the who passed away in 1982, and their 33 year born on June 11, 1932, just outside of Hatties- West Chamber serving Jefferson County. I union produced 8 children. Mrs. Robertson burg, Mississippi in Petal. His parents were have no doubt she will exhibit the same dedi- work history included jobs at Marquette Uni- the late Mr. A.C. and Mrs. Courtney Cameron. cation and character in all her future endeav- versity and St. Camillus Health Center. He is the fourteenth of sixteen children. ors. Mrs. Robertson enlisted in the Army in 1945 f Pastor Cameron was educated in the and served in the Women’s Army Corps TRIBUTE TO WALTER EHLERS (WAC) 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion Springfield Vocational High School in Hatties- (The Six Triple Eight). The 6888 comprised of burg, Mississippi, where he graduated in 1951. 855 women has a long list of firsts and ac- He later attended Alcorn A and M College in HON. KEN CALVERT complishments, including the first African Lorman, Mississippi. He attended Rust Col- OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES American all-female battalion and the first and lege in Holly Springs, Mississippi where he re- ONLY all women battalion to be deployed ceived his B.S. degree. Pastor Cameron also Tuesday, March 4, 2014 overseas. The 6888 confronted life threatening attended the American Baptist Theological Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to German U Boats on route to Europe in Feb- Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee where his honor and pay tribute to a dear friend of mine, ruary, 1945 and upon their arrival in England major was social science (theology). Walter Ehlers. Walter passed away on Thurs- were greeted by Buzz Bombs. Pastor Cameron has been serving in a pas- day, February 20, 2014. A long time resident Letters and care packages vital to the mo- toral position for more than forty years. His of California, he was a pillar of the community rale of soldiers were delayed across Western first position was at First Baptist Church in Ox- and he will be deeply missed. Europe. The 6888 developed a new mail sys- ford, Mississippi. He is currently pastor at Walter was born May 7, 1921, in Junction tem housed in three air hangars from floor to Greater Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Jack- City, Kansas, and was raised from humble be- ceiling for distribution to the 7 million Army, son, Mississippi where he has been since ginnings. While growing up, Walter spent Navy, Marine Corps, civilian and Red Cross 1970. Pastor Cameron has been active in nu- many long, but rewarding days on the farm. Personnel in Europe. The task was daunting merous organizations and actively involved in This quickly changed when news of World with many letters addressed improperly; some the civil rights movement extending back prior War II broke and both Walter and his brother, letters were over two years old, and nearly to his involvement with Dr. Martin Luther King Roland, decided that they wanted to join the 7500 Robert Smiths to be properly identified. Jr. Pastor Cameron worked with Dr. King on Army and serve their country. The fact that The working conditions were abysmal with no Walter was underage at the time of his deci- voter registration campaigns in the Hatties- heat in the hangars, windows blacked out due sion proved difficult, but after receiving special burg, Mississippi area. to air raids and the poor light contributed to permission from his parents, the Ehlers broth- eyestrain. However, the 6888 successfully Pastor Cameron has been involved in civic ers set out in 1940 to serve in the same unit. processed 65,000 pieces of mail on each of affairs which included his bid for the United Their duty spanned from Sicily to North Africa, the 3 shifts, 7 days a week. States Congress Fifth Congressional District in and became more intense as the war moved The 6888 operated under the challenges of the State of Mississippi. He was the director of along. As what would become known as ‘‘D- ‘‘dual segregation’’ being women and African the Hattiesburg Ministers’ Project and served Day’’ approached, Walter, 23, and his brother American; they were not allowed to sleep, as Ambassador to Central America. Presently, were split up into different units in an effort to shower or eat with other female personnel or he serves as a member of the Board of Direc- better chances that at least one of them would soldiers while in Birmingham, England. They tors of the Pearl River Valley Redevelopment survive the bloody attack. were housed in a former boarding school and Basin in Hinds County. The morning of June 6, 1944, Walter, a squad leader and staff sergeant, was tasked out of necessity operated their own mess hall, Pastor Cameron has been cited in Who’s hair salon, and motor pool adding to their with getting his 12 men safely through the Who in Black America, Notable Americans in workload. The 6888 completed their assign- danger zone on Normandy Beach and move the Bicentennial Era and Outstanding Commu- ment in 3 months instead of 6 months and inland in order to fulfill their mission of col- nity Leader. He has received a proclamation were then reassigned to Rouen, France. While lecting data on German troop activities. He from Mayor Dale Danks, Jr., a proclamation in France, they no longer faced the challenges and his squad survived several rounds of from Judge Alexander in Hinds County and he of segregation. Again the 6888 completed heavy fire as they moved along and Walter’s their assignment in 3 months in Rouen, served as a colonel on Governor Cliff Finch’s guidance to ‘‘run for cover’’ proved successful France and were reassigned to Paris, their staff. time and time again. On June 10, 1944, Wal- last assignment with the war ending a short Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me ter’s squad came under such extreme fire that time later. Three women of the 6888 lost their in recognizing Pastor John E. Cameron for his the company commander ordered a with- lives overseas and were buried in France. dedication to serving others. drawal. Walter knew that in order to get his

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An enemy sniper managed to Major Brancato joined the Marine Corps Re- OF MISSISSIPPI shoot Walter in the back that fateful morning, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES serve in 1995 and worked his way up the but he still found a way to ensure that he and Tuesday, March 4, 2014 his fellow soldier, who had been more seri- ranks, earning his promotion to Major in 2012. ously injured, made it to safety. Because of He served as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- his efforts and quick thinking, countless Allied Operation Enduring Freedom and the U.S. er, I rise today to honor a remarkable public soldiers’ lives were saved that day. D-Day be- Southern Command’s Tradewinds operations servant, Mother Evelyn Marshall-Mays. Mother came a day that would live on as a costly suc- in Belize and Antigua-Barbuda. He is the re- Marshall spent her early years in historic cess for all Americans, and especially for Wal- cipient of the Global War on Terrorism Expedi- Mound Bayou, Mississippi with her parents, ter, when he found that his brother had not tionary Service Medal for Operation Iraqi Free- the late Alford and Evelyn Harvey Marshall, along with nine siblings. She graduated from survived. dom, the Operation Enduring Freedom Cam- After the war, Walter returned to Kansas for paign Medal and the NATO ISAF Medal for Mound Bayou High School in 1951. Mother Marshall married Eddie Lee Mays in a short time before permanently moving out service in Afghanistan. He is currently demobi- 1952, and they are the proud parents of five west to California. He had always dreamed of lized and serving as an artillery officer with the children. She worked diligently as a nurse for making it big in Hollywood and acting in mov- Third Battalion, 14th Regiment in Bristol, 25 years. Upon retirement, she operated a ies. Though he did earn one movie credit star- Pennsylvania and attending the Marine Corps’ daycare center for over eight years. ing as West Point Cadet Mike Shannon in the Command and Staff College Distance Edu- Mother Marshall is an integral part of Liberal 1955 film, ‘‘The Long Gray Line,’’ his desire to cation Program. Trinity Church of God in Christ, fulfilling nu- serve within the community quickly became merous roles: church mother, teacher of the his top priority. Walter accepted a job as a In addition to his service with the Marine Corps, Major Brancato is active in his local primary Sunday school class for 57 years; benefits counselor at the Veterans Administra- mentor for young children and young women tion soon after and went on to help his fellow community. He is a Trustee with the Amerigo Vespucci Society, a member of the Marine through conversation and an exemplary life- veterans in any way that he could for many style, holding true to Psalm 121, encouraging Corps League and a member of the Knights of years to come. everyone to love others and to follow God’s Columbus. He is currently pursuing his mas- It is no surprise that Walter became very Word and mandates. decorated over the years considering the im- ter’s degree in history at Monmouth University Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me mense service he committed to the United in West Long Branch. in recognizing Mother Evelyn Marshall-Mays States. He was the recipient of a Silver Star, Major Brancato is the son of Charles Eras- for her dedication to serving others. two Bronze Stars, a Purple Heart for the inju- mus Brancato and Berenice Viali Johansson f ries he sustained in combat, and the nation’s and a graduate of Middletown High School HONORING NELLIE LONGSWORTH highest military award, a Medal of Honor. North. He received his bachelor’s degree in Throughout his life Walter was highly sought AS ‘‘A PIONEER IN PRESERVA- history from Loyola College, where he was after to attend speaking engagements, and TION’’ also a member of the Men’s Varsity Rowing also spoke to President Clinton and Queen Team and an inductee into Phi Alpha Theta Elizabeth II of England during the 50th Anni- HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN versary of D-Day in France. He even found historical honor society. OF MARYLAND himself with an invitation to every presidential Mr. Speaker, once again, please join me in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES inauguration since Dwight D. Eisenhower’s. congratulating Major Brancato on his recogni- Tuesday, March 4, 2014 Walter’s legacy will live on in the form of the tion as Man of the Year by the Amerigo Ves- Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I am writ- Walter D. Ehlers Community Center in Buena pucci Society and thanking him for his honor- ing to recognize Nellie Longsworth of Mary- Park, an action figure made in his likeness, able service to our nation. land. As Founding President of Preservation and the street named after him in Manhattan, Action, Ms. Longsworth was at the forefront of Kansas. f America’s preservation movement, working Walter is survived by his loving wife, Doro- tirelessly to protect historic places from de- thy; daughters, Cathy Metcalf and Tracy Kil- PLANET HONDA struction. patrick; son, Walter Jr.; sisters, Leona Porter, In 1974, historic preservationists came to- Marjorie Justin and Gloria Salberg; 11 grand- gether to create Preservation Action in order children and two great grandchildren. HON. ED PERLMUTTER to preserve our historic assets and make his- On Saturday, March 8, 2014, a memorial OF COLORADO toric preservation a national priority. From the service honoring Walter’s life will be held. Wal- historic rehabilitation tax credit to historic pres- ter will always be remembered for his incred- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ervation funding, Ms. Longsworth and Preser- ible leadership, service to our country, fear- Tuesday, March 4, 2014 vation Action built and deployed a grassroots lessness, contributions to the community and constituency empowered with information and love of family. His dedication to everything he Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise training to advance these worthy goals. did is truly a testament to a life lived well and today to recognize and applaud Planet Honda Mr. Speaker, Nellie Longsworth’s career is a legacy that will continue. I extend my condo- for achieving 25 years of outstanding member- the embodiment of the purposes underlying lences to Walter’s family and friends; although ship in the West Chamber serving Jefferson the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Walter may be gone, the light and goodness County. which read in part: he brought to the world remain and will never The spirit and direction of the Nation are be forgotten. Membership in a Chamber of Commerce founded upon and reflected in its historic f comes with commitment, dedication and con- heritage; tribution to community. Chamber members are The historical and cultural foundations of IN RECOGNITION OF MAJOR CARLO leaders in the community mentoring other the Nation should be preserved as a living ROBERTO BRANCATO, USMCR part of our community life and development businesses, creating positive environments for in order to give a sense of orientation to the business to thrive. The West Chamber serving American people; HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR. Jefferson County is a strong and vibrant orga- The preservation of this irreplaceable her- OF NEW JERSEY nization today due to members like Planet itage is in the public interest so that its IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Honda. vital legacy of cultural, educational, aes- thetic, inspirational, economic, and energy Tuesday, March 4, 2014 I extend my deepest congratulations to benefits will be maintained and enriched for Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Planet Honda for 25 years of leadership and future generations of Americans. congratulate Major Carlo Roberto Brancato as inspiration you provide in our community. I All Americans who care about our nation’s he is honored as the Man of the Year by the look forward to many more years of your serv- cultural resources are indebted to, and in- Amerigo Vespucci Society of Long Branch, ice. spired by, Nellie Longsworth. As we observe

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:09 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A04MR8.012 E04MRPT1 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E296 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 4, 2014 National Historic Preservation Advocacy I congratulate Stuart Country Day School of leaders in the community mentoring other Week, preservationists from across the nation the Sacred Heart for fifty years of fostering businesses, creating positive environments for will honor Nellie Longsworth for her extraor- young women to reach their full potential and business to thrive. The West Chamber serving dinary legacy. become their better selves. May the next 50 Jefferson County is a strong and vibrant orga- I ask my colleagues to join me in recog- years bring the same success and see gen- nization today due to members like Wells nizing Nellie Longsworth as a Pioneer in Pres- erations of students develop into successful, Fargo-Golden. ervation. upstanding citizens. I extend my deepest congratulations to f f Wells Fargo-Golden for 25 years of leadership and inspiration you provide in our community. WELLS FARGO-APPLEWOOD HONORING JAMES R. FIGGS I look forward to many more years of your service. HON. ED PERLMUTTER HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON f OF COLORADO OF MISSISSIPPI HOUSTON RODEO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, March 4, 2014 Tuesday, March 4, 2014 HON. TED POE Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- OF TEXAS today to recognize and applaud Wells Fargo- er, I rise today to honor an extraordinary Black IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Applewood for achieving 25 years of out- History honoree, Mr. James R. Figgs. Tuesday, March 4, 2014 standing membership in the West Chamber Mr. Figgs is an activist for the Civil Rights serving Jefferson County. Movement of Mississippi and the United Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it’s no se- Membership in a Chamber of Commerce States. He has participated in so many activi- cret that March is the month for Texas. Start- comes with commitment, dedication and con- ties of discrimination against people of color. ing with the Texas Declaration of Independ- tribution to community. Chamber members are Mr. Figgs was involved with the late Medgar ence on March 2, the fall of the defenders of leaders in the community mentoring other Evers of the NAACP Council Member through the Alamo on March 6, and one of my per- businesses, creating positive environments for Voter Registration. Blacks were not able to sonal favorite times of the year: the Houston business to thrive. The West Chamber serving register, because of their inability to pass a Livestock Show and Rodeo—the world’s larg- Jefferson County is a strong and vibrant orga- written exam. est rodeo. All in the same week, Houston sad- nization today due to members like Wells He was involved as a youth college student dles up to reflect on Texas history and partake Fargo-Applewood. and as an employee of several organizations. in the Houston Livestock Show, where millions I extend my deepest congratulations to Mr. Figgs’ mother, Ruth E. Figgs, instilled in of people flock to from all over the world for Wells Fargo-Applewood for 25 years of leader- him as a little boy to always stand up for his this one-of-a-kind Texas tradition. ship and inspiration you provide in our com- rights. His mother was also a Civil Rights Everyone knows about the Texas stereo- munity. I look forward to many more years of Leader in Marks, MS. type. When ‘‘Northeasterners’’ find out I’m your service. Mr. Figgs has dedicated his entire life to from Texas, often times I am asked if people f working to make life a better place for the ride horses around town and if cowboy boots people of color. are worn every day. The truth is, during the 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF STUART Now Mr. Figgs is 71 years old and still fight- Rodeo season, that stereotype comes to life. COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL ing for just cause. For the past 45 years, he You bet you’ll see trial riders parading through has been fighting for the rights of people, downtown Houston. Most years, it’s on Texas HON. RUSH HOLT equal opportunities for jobs without discrimina- Avenue, the historic street built to accommo- OF NEW JERSEY tion, housing and protection from police bru- date the early longhorn cattle drives coming to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tality. town on their way to the rail station. Fun and games set aside, there is a very Tuesday, March 4, 2014 Mr. Figgs was a part of several marches and just to name a few, marched to free Nel- rich history behind the Houston Rodeo, in par- Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, this year, Stuart son Mandela and marched to make sure poor ticular. The tradition began in 1931 when a Country Day School of the Sacred Heart in people had an opportunity to register and few men came up with a unique idea to get to- Princeton, New Jersey celebrates its 50th an- vote. Mr. Figgs stated that he has been gether and have a ‘‘Fat Stock Show.’’ As niversary as an independent, Catholic school marching and petitioning in Mississippi all of strange as it might have sounded back then, that prepares young women for lives of leader- his entire adult life. the idea worked. Year after year, the show ship and civic engagement. Stuart Country He learned from and worked for the late grew a little more. It used to be held in the Day School prides itself on educating young Aaron E. Henry, of the Mississippi NAACP Sam Houston Coliseum but has since been women of all faiths and fostering in them the and the late Ben L. Hooks, the National Direc- housed in different locations. I’ll never forget strength of individual thought and expression. tor of the NAACP for 16 years. Mr. Figgs is the first year the show made its way to the As- Over the years, I have been fortunate to still on the battlefield fighting until all of the trodome before officially landing at Reliant meet with the Stuart students who travel to dreams of the Civil Rights Leaders become a Park. Not to mention when the country music Washington, DC and to take them on a tour of reality. king, George Strait, honored and thanked the the Capitol Building. I am continuously im- Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me Astrodome for hosting so many years of the pressed with their interest in our country’s in recognizing Mr. James R. Figgs for his Houston Rodeo. He sang his famous ‘‘Cowboy governance and with their insightful, inquisitive dedication, hard work and being a part of Rides Away.’’ Other famous artists who have questions. After each visit, I come away in- history. performed include Elvis Presley, Roy Rogers, spired knowing they represent some of our f Gene Autry and my all-time favorite, Charlie country’s next generation of leaders. Pride. The success of the school and its students WELLS FARGO-GOLDEN To think that just a handful of men made it is not surprising. Even the main school build- their mission to show off their livestock and ing itself emphasizes the values of the school. HON. ED PERLMUTTER share their passion of agriculture with Texas Designed by New Jersey architect Jean OF COLORADO 83 years ago is fascinating. Not knowing the Labatut 50 years ago, the building is immune IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fate of their simple idea, the rodeo has to the changing fads and styles of our time. evolved into the world’s biggest and best- Original, warm, genuine, detailed down to the Tuesday, March 4, 2014 known livestock exhibition, the largest regular- height of each step, adjusted for the demands Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise season rodeo, some of the best musical per- of the 21st century, it is a model for emulation today to recognize and applaud Wells Fargo- formers, and the city’s most popular and pop- by other schools. And just like the building, its Golden for achieving 25 years of outstanding ular occasions. Additionally, the rodeo holds faculty and students embrace advancements membership in the West Chamber serving Jef- everything from the world’s largest barbeque in technology and pedagogy while remaining ferson County. cook-off to a Texas-size fair. true to the personal faith, intellectual values, Membership in a Chamber of Commerce Each year, Houston experiences a signifi- and social awareness so treasured by the Sa- comes with commitment, dedication and con- cant economic lift. With the millions of people cred Heart community. tribution to community. Chamber members are who travel to Houston for the rodeo, the city

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Five acres of land were given to Texans should take the utmost pride in. of pediatric research consortia through NIH fo- the Catholic Church and five acres were pur- The men of the Houston Rodeo are also cused on improving pediatric disease re- chased by Father John. known as the ‘‘founding fathers.’’ In 1930, they search, with a special emphasis on rare dis- On September 7, 1954 St. Gabriel Mission wanted to create more than just a rodeo. To eases like spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). School for kindergarten through eighth grade put it simply, they wanted a rodeo with a pur- With better coordination, researchers can was founded by the Oblate Sisters of Provi- pose so they created a charitable event that quickly share best practices while fostering dence of Baltimore, Maryland, who were the contributed to the educational and scientific partnerships to make research and clinical first successful Roman Catholic sisterhood in advancement of Texas agriculture. Throughout trials more accessible to those afflicted. the world established by women of African de- the history of the Rodeo, it has awarded $300 The next step that Congress should take to scent. The sisters had been invited to Mound million to Texas youth in various forms, such support individuals with rare diseases is to Bayou by the Society of Divine Word Fathers as scholarships and educational programs. pass H.R. 460, the Patient’s Access to Treat- under Father John Bowman. The best part is, all the work is done by sev- ment Act (PATA), into law. This bipartisan bill The high school was added in 1958 and eral hundred generous volunteers. that I coauthored with Congressman MCKINLEY closed in 1961. The present church was built As Texans put on their cowboy hats and from West Virginia would stop insurance com- in 1960 and the convent was built in 1962. boots, and saddle up for the rodeo, a Texas- panies from moving vital medications—often After 30 years the Oblate sisters left and sized thank you goes out to all of the thou- treatment for rare disorders—into costly ‘‘spe- were followed by the Sisters of St. Agnes of sands of volunteers who make the Houston cialty tiers,’’ ending a significant financial bar- Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, who stayed five Livestock Show and Rodeo a success. For rier for insured individuals to access the care years; following from 1990–2001 by the Mis- those who have never been, this is like the they need. With over eighty cosponsors thus sionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart from Texas version of Mardi Gras, but with cowboy far, this bill has the opportunity to affect posi- Reading, Pennsylvania, who opened an early hats. And there’s nothing quite like it. For Tex- tive change in the lives of thousands of pa- childhood school after the grade school ans, it’s their cultural duty to attend. Every tients and their families. I encourage my col- closed. year, they know it’s a good time comin’. God leagues to join me as a cosponsor of this leg- In 1994 the upper grades closed and the bless Texas. And that’s just the way it is. islation to support all Americans currently liv- Early Childhood School opened for ages two f ing with rare diseases and those who will be through four year olds. In 1995 Sister Helen RECOGNIZING FEBRUARY 28TH, diagnosed in the future. Papan, a Certified Parents as Teachers Edu- 2014 AS RARE DISEASE DAY f cator, arrived and started a parenting program. In 1997, the Gabriel Center was opened by B J HAMBLETON Christian Brother Tom Geraghty and in 1999 HON. LOIS CAPPS three Sisters of Mercy arrived. In 2001 the OF CALIFORNIA early childhood school closed and the building IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. ED PERLMUTTER OF COLORADO became a community center for the citizens of Tuesday, March 4, 2014 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mound Bayou to continue their legacy of being Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, Friday, February an asset to an improvised community. The 28, 2014 was Rare Disease Day. And that is Tuesday, March 4, 2014 current Executive Director, Sister Donald Mary why I rise to let Americans know the impor- Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise Lynch, joined St. Gabriel Mercy Center in tance of research, recognition and advocacy today to recognize and applaud B J 2001 and continued to expand on program of- that is critical for individuals facing a rare dis- Hambleton for receiving the Ambassador of ferings. ease diagnosis—and their families. The over the Year award from the West Chamber serv- In 2002 the Mound Bayou County Library 6000 rare disease can be characterized by a ing Jefferson County. opened in the center. The library closed in large range of disorders and symptoms, some The West Chamber Ambassadors are the 2010 due to renovations of the center and was of which are relatively common. In the United hospitality arm of the Chamber. They help relocated and reopened in 2011 to its current States, a disease is considered rare when it members by inviting them to events, intro- location in the Mound Bayou Community Facil- affects fewer than 200,000 persons, and 50% ducing them to each other and making new ity Building. Sister Donald Mary Lynch is very of rare diseases affect children. members feel a part of the West Chamber involved in the community of Mound Bayou: While we have made important stride in the family more quickly. working with school officials, former and cur- diagnosis and treatment of many rare dis- B J has been an Ambassador since 2009, rent city officials, partnering with the local eases, far too many remind without any treat- and when it comes to helping out, B J is the AARP chapter, working with the Taborian ment or cure. Additionally, these individuals first person to volunteer. She is dedicated to Project, serving on Congressman Thompson’s are too-often misdiagnosed, or given the helping members get the most out of their Military Advisory Board and other civic organi- wrong treatments due to a lack of scientific membership. You can find B J staffing the reg- zations. knowledge and information. istration tables at most Chamber events, and St. Gabriel Mercy Center offers numerous Despite these troubling facts, there is some she is known for her quick response to the programs and services to the community of good news. Scientific progress continues to many questions members ask. Mound Bayou and the surrounding commu- make it possible to cure previously-untreatable I extend my deepest congratulations to B J nities such as: the Parent Education and Fam- conditions. For example, the Ear Foundation Hambleton for her well-deserved honor from ily Support program, which serves families of Santa Barbara, California has recently done the West Chamber serving Jefferson County. throughout pregnancy until children reach the ground-breaking research into Patulous Eusta- I have no doubt she will exhibit the same dedi- age of three; Parent Educators visit the new chian Tube (pET) dysfunction. This rare dis- cation and character in all her future accom- family in their home each month; Senior Out- ease occurs as a result of the Eustachian tube plishments. reach Program; Parents as Teachers; GED in the ear continuously staying open. Because f Program; St. Gabriel’s Closet; Computer and symptoms include a feeling of ear fullness or Learning Lab; and Basic Emergency Needs & oceanic roaring sounds, many physicians are HONORING ST. GABRIEL MERCY Jobs Opportunities Programs. unaware of the disorder and as such are un- CENTER St. Gabriel Mercy Center continues the leg- able to properly diagnose. Thanks to similar acy of being a forerunner as a champion of research organizations, patient groups, private HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON civil rights, offering opportunities for the less foundations, and federal research leaders like OF MISSISSIPPI fortunate, when others are afraid to take the the National Institute of Health (NIH), patients IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lead. with rare conditions are finding increased re- Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me Tuesday, March 4, 2014 lief. in recognizing an amazing Civil Rights Organi- Additionally, Congress has been making Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- zation for their dedication for change and moves to encourage better coordination er, I rise today to honor a remarkable Civil equality.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:09 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04MR8.018 E04MRPT1 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E298 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 4, 2014 PERSONAL EXPLANATION Journal’s Women Who Mean Business Award times. In addition, Mr. Manson was active in which honors Central Florida’s most influential his community, holding memberships to Martin HON. BILL HUIZENGA business women. In recent years, Julie has County Red Cross, Martin County United Way, OF MICHIGAN also been awarded the Girl Scouts of Citrus and by serving as a Trustee of Martin Com- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Council Women of Distinction in Central Flor- munity College. ida Award, Dr. Carlo Rodriguez Champion of Perhaps his most important accomplishment Tuesday, March 4, 2014 School Choice Award, Harold W. McGraw, Jr. was William’s devotion to family. He married Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I Prize in Education Award, Outstanding Indi- his late wife Emeline in 1952, and raised two rise today regarding one missed vote on Feb- vidual Contribution to K–12 Online Learning daughters—the late Ms. Jacqueline Manson ruary 28, 2014. Had I been present for rollcall Award and the Florida Diversity Council’s and Ms. Keisha Manson. William Manson is 86, on the amendment offered by Mr. CUM- Multicultural Award in Education, just to name survived by his daughter Keisha, and his two MINGS of Maryland to H.R. 899, striking the re- a few. grandchildren Mr. Isaac J. Veale and Ms. quirement that independent regulatory agen- Florida Virtual School has received state, Sarina F. Veale. cies comply with Unfunded Mandates Reform national and international awards for pio- There is no question that William’s legacy of Act, I would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ neering online education. Among the numer- hard work and determination will live on not f ous awards received last year, the School re- only through his family, but in each of the lives ceived Elearning! Media Group’s 2013 Learn- he influenced and touched. I ask my col- SHILOH HOME, INC. ing! 100 Award for being named one of the leagues to join me in honoring the life of Mr. top 100 learning organizations in the world. William Henry Manson, Jr. HON. ED PERLMUTTER I am truly grateful for Julie’s work to provide f world-class, accessible online education to OF COLORADO ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Floridians and students around the world. Our community, our state and our students are Tuesday, March 4, 2014 better due to her service. HON. ED PERLMUTTER OF COLORADO Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise f today to recognize and applaud Shiloh Home, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Inc. for achieving 25 years of outstanding ON THE PASSING OF MR. WILLIAM Tuesday, March 4, 2014 membership in the West Chamber serving Jef- HENRY MANSON, JR. IN REC- OGNITION OF HIS MANY CON- Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise ferson County. today to recognize and applaud St. Anthony Membership in a Chamber of Commerce TRIBUTIONS TO EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA Hospital for receiving the Large Business of comes with commitment, dedication and con- the Year Award from the West Chamber serv- tribution to community. Chamber members are ing Jefferson County. leaders in the community mentoring other HON. G.K. BUTTERFIELD This award is given to an organization which businesses, creating positive environments for OF NORTH CAROLINA exemplifies leadership, collaboration and gives business to thrive. The West Chamber serving IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES back to the community. Jefferson County is a strong and vibrant orga- Tuesday, March 4, 2014 St. Anthony Hospital moved to Lakewood, nization today due to members like Shiloh Colorado in 2011. In two years they have Home, Inc. Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I rise to grown to 1600 employees and a campus at I extend my deepest congratulations to Shi- acknowledge and pay tribute to the life and 90% capacity in the medical office buildings. loh Home, Inc. for 25 years of leadership and contributions of Mr. William Henry Manson, Jr. They also bring substantial financial invest- inspiration you provide in our community. I For 88 years William Manson was a vital part ment, vibrancy and first class medical care to look forward to many more years of your serv- of communities across North Carolina. On our community. ice. February 27, 2014, he passed away in I extend my deepest congratulations to St. f Williamston, NC after a long and courageous Anthony Hospital for this well-deserved honor fight with cancer. from the West Chamber serving Jefferson RECOGNIZING JULIE YOUNG Mr. Manson was born in Martin County, County. I am proud to have this crown jewel North Carolina to Mrs. Artimissie Tyner Man- in Colorado’s 7th Congressional District. son and Mr. William Henry Manson on May 3, HON. DANIEL WEBSTER f OF FLORIDA 1925. He was raised on his grandfather’s farm IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES which undoubtedly helped to develop his work OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL ethic and guide him throughout his life and ca- DEBT Tuesday, March 4, 2014 reer. William joined the Back Swamp Church Mr. WEBSTER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, it is of Christ when he was eight years old, and HON. MIKE COFFMAN with sincere appreciation that I recognize Julie went on to serve as a Sunday school teacher OF COLORADO Young for her extraordinary leadership of Flor- and as Church Treasurer for many years. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ida Virtual School. This month, Julie an- Much of Mr. Manson’s success and con- Tuesday, March 4, 2014 nounced her retirement after 30 years of serv- tributions can be attributed to his passion for ice in public education, including 17 years as education, which seemed to grow with each Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, on January President and CEO of Florida Virtual School. year. He graduated from Williamston Colored 20, 2009, the day President Obama took of- Julie took the helm of Florida Virtual School, High School in 1944 and went on to graduate fice, the national debt was the country’s first, state-wide Internet-based from North Carolina College at Durham, now $10,626,877,048,913.08. public high school, at its inception in 1997. known as North Carolina Central University, in Today, it is $17,463,228,562,652.94. We’ve Building upon her previous experience as a 1948 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Science. added $6,836,351,513,739.86 to our debt in 5 teacher and Education Instructional Specialist William also studied at New York University, years. This is over $6.8 trillion in debt our na- with IBM, Julie’s vision to provide high quality, the University of California at Los Angeles, tion, our economy, and our children could online courses to students throughout the and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical have avoided with a balanced budget amend- state of Florida has met our students’ needs State University. His love for education en- ment. and revolutionized education. Florida Virtual abled him to give back to students as a teach- f School has grown exponentially to provide on- er, attendance counselor, and sports official in HONORING MR. CLINTON AND MRS. line learning opportunities for students in kin- Martin County. BEULAH MELTON dergarten through high school, including a Beyond the classroom, William Manson left wide offering of elective and advanced place- an indelible mark on many eastern North HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON ment courses. Today, Florida Virtual School is Carolinians. He served on the Martin County OF MISSISSIPPI an award-winning Florida public school district Board of Commissioners for more than 20 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES serving more than 410,000 enrollments. years, where he was a strong advocate for Julie has earned numerous awards for her community residents. He was also the founder Tuesday, March 4, 2014 leadership and innovation in education. Last and owner of Manson Mortuary, helping griev- Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- year, Julie received the Orlando Business ing families through some of their most difficult er, this month is Black History month and I

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:09 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A04MR8.021 E04MRPT1 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS March 4, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E299 rise to honor two members of African Amer- Hill Cemetery and Mortuary for achieving 25 church in the State of Texas; to installing the ican black history. They were two innocent years of outstanding membership in the West first Hispanic bishop in the nation, Bishop Pat- lives cut short, Mr. Clinton Melton and his Chamber serving Jefferson County. rick Flores installed in 1978. wife, Mrs. Beulah Melton of Glendora Membership in a Chamber of Commerce The current Diocese serves more than (Tallahatchie County), Mississippi. comes with commitment, dedication and con- 680,000 Catholics in and around El Paso. As Being a part of history does not always re- tribution to community. Chamber members are champions of the poor and the vulnerable, the quire some extraordinary feat but sometimes leaders in the community mentoring other Diocese of El Paso operates one of the larg- simply being innocent and unjustly victimized. businesses, creating positive environments for est legal aid clinics in the southwest and pro- This is the case, Mr. Speaker with Mr. Melton business to thrive. The West Chamber serving vides health care and education to thousands and his wife, Mrs. Melton. They were two Jefferson County is a strong and vibrant orga- in my community. It has also welcomed and young African Americans living in the small nization today due to members like Olinger given shelter to migrants and refugees from town of Glendora, MS working hard and rais- Crown Hill Cemetery and Mortuary. Mexico and around the world. ing their four children. He was a gas station I extend my deepest congratulations to The Diocese of El Paso has been of the El attendant but her occupation was never men- Olinger Crown Hill Cemetery and Mortuary for Paso community for one hundred years. I in- tioned because her murder was covered up 25 years of leadership and inspiration you pro- vite my colleagues to recognize their history of and only mentioned as a reckless driving inci- vide in our community. I look forward to many service as they embark on their next century. dent and not really spoken of. more years of your service. f Clinton Melton, Murdered: On December 3, f 1955, Mr. Melton, a 33 year old gas station at- MAYOR STEVE BURKHOLDER tendant of Lee McGarrh Firestone gas station PERSONAL EXPLANATION in Glendora, went outside to gas up the car HON. ED PERLMUTTER that Elmer Otis Kimball was driving. The car HON. TIM GRIFFIN OF COLORADO belonged to J.W. Milam, who had been acquit- OF ARKANSAS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ted on September 23, 1955 for the mutilation IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, March 4, 2014 and murder of Emmett Louis Till. Tuesday, March 4, 2014 The story goes that Mr. Kimball asked for Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise $2 worth of gas but because the amount Mr. Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas. Mr. Speaker, I today to recognize and applaud Mayor Steve Melton actually put in the car was not $2 was delayed and missed rollcall vote No. 40 Burkholder for receiving the first annual Steve (amount unknown) he was killed. Mr. Kimball on Wednesday, February 5, 2014. Burkholder Diamond Legacy Award from the had become enraged about the gas, and very If I had been present, I would have voted West Chamber serving Jefferson County. loud and publicly vowed to return and kill Mr. ‘‘nay’’ for the Motion to Recommit H.R. 3590, The award is given to an individual who is Melton—a promise he kept, returning shortly the Sportmen’s Heritage and Recreational En- recognized as a ‘‘shining star’’ due to their thereafter leaving only to retrieve his shotgun. hancement (SHARE) Act of 2013. leadership and contributions in making Jeffer- Mr. Clinton Melton was killed instantly in front f son County a better place to reside. of three witnesses (the owner, a friend, and a Mayor Burkholder spent his adult life con- bystander) leaving behind his young wife and PERSONAL EXPLANATION tributing to the betterment of Jefferson County children. and their residents. Steve’s accomplishments The trial of Elmer Otis Kimball, as in the HON. JOHN LEWIS are many. They include serving as past Presi- Emmett Till’s murder trial held at the Sumner OF GEORGIA dent of the Colorado Municipal League, a Courthouse in Sumner, Mississippi IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES member of the Metro Mayors Executive Com- mittee and serving as fellow of the Institute on (Tallahatchie County), resulted in yet another Tuesday, March 4, 2014 ‘‘not guilty’’ verdict. the Common Good at Regis University. Beulah Clinton, Murdered: She was a wife Mr. LEWIS. Mr. Speaker, I missed votes Steve’s latest quest is making sure every and mother of four who didn’t deserve being during the week of February 10th due to eye two and three year old from high risk or vul- murdered and forgotten about. Therefore Mr. surgery. nerable families are preschool ready through Speaker, I rise today to also make sure her Had I been present, I would have cast the the Parent-Child Home Program (PCHP). life is not forgotten by telling her story. At that following votes: on rollcall No. 55, I would Steve is a founding member of the PCHP time, the acquittal and humiliation of the Em- have voted ‘‘yes;’’ on rollcall No. 56, I would Jeffco Advisory Group. Their mission is to mett Till murder trial was a fresh wound in have voted ‘‘yes;’’ on rollcall No. 57, I would positively impact school readiness and long Glendora, home of the murdered, and across have voted ‘‘yes;’’ on rollcall No. 58, I would term learning. entire Tallahatchie County. But, as a mother have voted ‘‘no;’’ on rollcall No. 59, I would I extend my deepest congratulations to and wife, Mrs. Melton would not let that stop have voted ‘‘no;’’ on rollcall No. 60, I would Mayor Steve Burkholder for this well-deserved her. In March, 1956 one day, while out driving have voted ‘‘no;’’ on rollcall No. 61 regarding honor from the West Chamber serving Jeffer- in an effort to gather information for the up- the Temporary Debt Limit Extension Act, I son County. I have no doubt Mayor coming murder trial of her husband, Mrs. would have voted ‘‘yes;’’ on rollcall No. 62, I Burkholders’s commitment to community will Melton was forced off the road into a bayou. would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ be felt by Jefferson County residents for years In the car she had two of her small children, f to come. Debris and Clinton Melton, Jr. Both were res- f HONORING THE CENTENNIAL AN- cued by a relative who saw the car while driv- NIVERSARY OF THE ROMAN RECOGNIZING THE DEDICATED ing by. CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF EL PASO SERVICE OF MR. JOHN MORAN Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the late Mr. Clinton and Mrs. Beu- lah Melton for Black History Month, whose HON. BETO O’ROURKE HON. JEFF MILLER lives were cut short for no justifiable reason OF TEXAS OF FLORIDA from the Mississippi Second Congressional IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES District. Tuesday, March 4, 2014 Tuesday, March 4, 2014 f Mr. O’ROURKE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise OLINGER CROWN HILL CEMETERY recognize the Catholic Diocese of El Paso as today to recognize a special individual whose AND MORTUARY they celebrate their 100 year anniversary. contributions to this country, especially its vet- El Paso and the Catholic Church have erans, are innumerable. His name is John HON. ED PERLMUTTER shared a long history. The El Paso region was Moran, and he has just retired from Federal OF COLORADO settled by Franciscan missionaries in the service as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1600s. Since then, the Catholic Church has Labor for the Veterans’ Employment and contributed to El Paso in many important Training Service. Tuesday, March 4, 2014 ways. From the founding of the first hospital in Last week, John closed out a career that Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise El Paso, Hotel Dieu; to building the Ysleta has spanned 35 years of dedicated service to today to recognize and applaud Olinger Crown Mission, the oldest continuously operating his country. His accomplishments in that time

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:09 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A04MR8.025 E04MRPT1 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E300 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 4, 2014 are remarkable. In fact, John began his career Navy where he retired as an Aviation Elec- In Afghanistan, the Iranians provide arms protecting the public and Members of the tronic Technician. During his career, Mr. White and training to Taliban fighters who use them House and Senate as a United States Capitol traveled the world: Guam, Italy, France, Ger- to kill U.S. and Afghan forces. Policeman. many, Europe, Korea and many other coun- In Africa, Iran and Hezbollah have planned John was born and raised in Worcester, tries, and was stationed in Memphis, Lemoore, attacks in Nigeria, Sudan, and Kenya, and are Massachusetts. In 1979, he graduated from Norfolk, Jacksonville and San Diego in the expanding their terrorist and criminal networks Westfield State University with a Bachelor’s U.S. He received his education, training, nu- in Senegal and Gambia. Degree in Criminal Justice. As I stated earlier, merous awards and certificates while serving In Europe, Iran has attempted to assas- he began his Federal career as a member of in the Navy. sinate foreign diplomats and tourists. the United States Capitol Police, then, later as Mr. White serves on the Yazoo City Cham- A 2012 attack in Bulgaria killed six and in- a Federal Air Marshal/Special Agent with the ber of Commerce, FCC Community Develop- jured 32 people. Other attacks were also FAA. Throughout his 35 year career, Mr. ment Board and member of the American Le- planned in Turkey, Georgia, and Azerbaijan. Moran progressed through a variety of mana- gion. Larry W. White is Founder, President The same has been true in Asia. Iran and gerial and senior executive positions: and CEO of AA Calibration Services, LLC, a Hezbollah have planned numerous plots in Special Agent in Charge, Washington, D.C. fast growing measurement and repair service India and Thailand. Civil Aviation Security Field Office; for test and measurement equipment users, Perhaps most troubling is Iran’s expansion Chief of Staff, FAA Office of Airports; Pro- that was founded in 2004 after Larry became into Latin America and the fact that our State gram Assessment and Evaluation Officer, in unemployed, with the closing of L–3 Commu- Department denies it is happening to this very the Office of Civil Aviation Security; nication’s calibration lab. Larry purchased L–3 day. Director, of the Red Team and Explosives Communication’s lab equipment and formed of Despite clear evidence that Hezbollah is Security Division, at the Office of Civil Aviation AA Calibration Services on the Main Street of colluding with drug organizations to launder Security. Yazoo City, MS, he was the sole employee. money and gather support, the Obama Admin- Following the attacks on September 11th, Rejected by banks for loans, Larry worked Mr. Moran played a crucial role in helping to istration continues to downplay this threat. and saved to expand his business in 2010. Hezbollah uses Venezuela banks to launder shape the legislation that founded the Trans- Today, AA Calibration Services, LLC, located portation Security Administration (TSA) and hundreds of millions of dollars a year and at 111 Roosevelt Hudson Drive in Yazoo City, smuggle narcotics to U.S. and European mar- was instrumental in building it from the ground MS, employs eighteen and has a customer up. For his hard work and dedication, Mr. kets. base of about one hundred. It has also conducted terrorist training on Moran received a September 11th Service Mr. White is a member of King Solomon M. Margarita Island for recruits from Venezuela Medal from the Secretary of Transportation in B. Church. In his free time he enjoys attending and other Latin American countries. recognition of his pivotal role and unwavering family functions, playing dominos, golf, fishing, No one is safe, including Americans abroad service to his country. and watching the Chicago Bears. and even here at home. He then became the TSA Assistant Admin- Mr. White is married to Dorothy White and istrator responsible for all aspects of training to that union they have five children: Jamie, In October 2011, the Saudi Ambassador to of a workforce of over 50,000 personnel and Anthony, Etoya, Yolanda and Ariel. the U.S. was targeted in Washington, DC. served as Vice Chair of the Federal Law En- Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me There is strong evidence linking Hezbollah forcement Training Accreditation Board. In in recognizing Mr. Larry W. White for his pas- and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps to 2005, Mr. Moran was asked to serve as the sion and dedication to serving our great Coun- this attack. acting Associate Administrator. try and desire to make a difference in the lives Anyone who hoped that the new Iranian Mr. Moran’s final Federal service was as the of others. President Hassan Rouhani would have stopped all this is wrong. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Veterans Em- f ployment and Training Service or VETS at the Like his predecessor, he continues to sup- Department of Labor. In this position, Mr. IRAN SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM port terrorism. Moran was the go-to executive during a lead- WORLDWIDE Just last month Iran’s parliament claimed ership transition in which he was responsible that Hezbollah has ‘‘tens of thousands’’ of mis- for important veterans employment programs HON. TED POE siles prepared for a battle with Israel. such as the Jobs for Veterans State Grant OF TEXAS Director of National Intelligence, James program, the Homeless Veterans Reintegra- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Clapper, described it best when he said the tion Program, the Women’s Homeless Vet- Tuesday, March 4, 2014 Iran–Hezbollah relationship was ‘‘a partnership erans Reintegration Program, the Incarcerated agreement, with the Iranians as the senior Veterans Program, the Veterans Retraining Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, recent at- partner.’’ Assistance Program, and the Transition As- tention on Iran has focused on its nuclear International efforts to combat this expand- sistance Program. Literally thousands of vet- weapons program—but this is not the whole ing threat have improved, but still fall short of erans are now employed because of John picture. what needs to be done. Moran’s dedication to the betterment of those Iran is also the world’s largest state sponsor I commend the European Union for black- who have worn the nation’s military uniforms. of terrorism. listing Hezbollah’s military wing, but they must On behalf of the House Committee on Vet- Using both its own military operatives and understand that there are not two separate erans’ affairs, I wish John and his family every its proxy Hezbollah, Iran has planned attacks Hezbollahs. success in the future. around the globe. There is one Hezbollah. The military wing Iran has no problem sending members of its and political wing are not separate. The entire f Revolutionary Guard Corps and Quds Force to organization needs to be sanctioned in order HONORING LARRY W. WHITE target Western interests abroad. for those tools to really bite. They also have their very own terrorist orga- HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON nization—Hezbollah—to do their bidding. 2014 marks the 30 year anniversary of The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Iran’s placement on the State Department’s OF MISSISSIPPI ‘‘State Sponsors of Terrorism’’ list. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES funds, trains, arms, and directs Hezbollah, one of the world’s deadliest terrorist organizations. This problem will only get worse if the Ad- Tuesday, March 4, 2014 Years ago Hezbollah was a limited, regional ministration allows Iran to develop nuclear Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- threat. Today, it is an international movement. weapons. er, I rise today to honor a self motivated and Right now, Hezbollah is most actively en- Clearly, it is time for the United States and innovative man, Mr. Larry W. White. Mr. White gaged in Syria. its allies to develop a coherent and com- has shown what can be done through tenacity, With Iran’s backing, Hezbollah supports the prehensive plan to stop Iranian-backed ter- dedication and a desire to achieve. murderous Assad regime, which slaughters in- rorism. Mr. White was born January 26, 1959 in nocent Syrians every day. We can start by renewing the sanctions on Cannonsburg, MS; he is the second of seven Without Hezbollah, Assad would have been Iran rather than easing them. Iran only can be children. His mother Josephine Jackson is his defeated. Instead, Iran has stayed in the fight forced to do the right thing internationally be- greatest inspiration. and more than 140,000 lives have been lost. cause their moral code regarding right and After high school Mr. White proudly served Unfortunately, Iran and Hezbollah are not wrong is amiss. his country from 1977 to 1997 in the U.S. confined to attacks in the Middle East. And that’s just the way it is.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:09 Mar 05, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K04MR8.019 E04MRPT1 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS March 4, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E301 IN RECOGNITION OF DR. Mrs. Alice Geishecker to the United States HONORING BETHEL AFRICAN SRINIVASA YEGNASUBRAMANIAN House of Representatives and this great Na- METHODIST EPISCOPAL tion upon the occasion of her retirement. Alice HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR. is a true American patriot with over 38 com- OF NEW JERSEY bined years of supporting Military members HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and families. OF MISSISSIPPI Tuesday, March 4, 2014 Since September 2001, Ms. Geishecker IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to served as a Congressional Liaison Represent- recognize Dr. Srinivasa Yegnasubramnian (Dr. ative with the United States Air Force House Tuesday, March 4, 2014 Mani). The title of Dharmatma was recently Liaison Office. In this capacity, she was re- bestowed upon Dr. Mani by His Holiness Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- sponsible for maintaining a continuous Air Shankarachari. As the first United States cit- er, I rise today to honor a pillar of the commu- izen and only the third person to be awarded Force presence in the United States House of nity, Bethel African Methodist Episcopal. Beth- this title, Dr. Mani’s prestigious honor is truly Representatives. Her primary role was to fa- el AME has served as a catalyst for the Afri- deserving of this body’s recognition. cilitate personal contacts between Air Force can American growth in Warren County and Dr. Mani serves as Chairman of the Hindu leaders, Members of Congress, key personnel the State of Mississippi. American Temple and Cultural Center in and professional House staff. She monitored Morganville, New Jersey and Chairman of the ever-changing political environment on Founded in 1864 by Pastor Page Tyler, a Sringeri Vidya Bharati Foundation, USA Capitol Hill to advise the Secretary of the Air missionary from Indiana, Bethel was the first (SVBF) in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. As the Force and Chief of Staff of the Air Force. Alice African Methodist Episcopal church in Mis- leader of these organizations, Dr. Mani over- was the primary focal point for administrative sissippi. It is known as The Mother Congrega- sees the many activities and outreach efforts tion of African Methodism in the state. Al- provided to the communities and ensure that functions within the office to include all logistical support for events, Congressional though other black churches have earlier his- the centers provide outstanding spiritual and tories, they were organized as Methodist Epis- community service. Additionally, under Dr. member travel departures and arrivals, and copal and later united under the A.M.E. reli- Mani’s leadership, SVBF has seen significant movements of Senior Air Force Leadership accomplishments and growth, including the within the Capitol complex. This endeared her gion. Bethel, however, was the first congrega- establishment of the first goshala to be associ- to many Members of Congress and their of- tion organized by the A.M.E. connection in ated with a Hindu Temple in the United States fices. Mississippi and the second in the southern and the construction of a monastery and tem- United States. Prior to joining the Air Force Liaison Office ple in Toronto, Canada. Bethel has a rich legacy as her members Over the years, Dr. Mani has been recog- in the House of Representatives, Alice worked nized by various organizations in both the as a contract employee in 1978 with University served as pioneers in progressing African- United States and India for his humanitarian of Maryland at Camp Pieri, Wiesbaden, Ger- American culture greatly forward in the State efforts. In addition to his most recent title of many and took her oath to federal service on of Mississippi. The first African-American Ma- Dharmatma, Dr. Mani has also been honored July 5, 1989 working Family Support Services sonic Lodge in Mississippi was organized at with the titles of Dharma Chintamani (the at the United States Military Academy at West Bethel in 1875 by the first Pastor of Bethel, crown-Pearl of Righteous Thoughts) and Point. Alice also worked with North Atlantic Reverend Dr. T.W. Stringer, a freeman from Dharma Rakshamani (the crown-pearl of pro- Treaty Organization (NATO) liaison officers at Canada. Adding to her history, in 1890, Camp- tector of Dharma), among many other honors. bell College, the first African-American College Mr. Speaker, once again, please join me in the Army Command and General Staff Col- in Mississippi was established and operated celebrating Dr. Srinivasa Yegnasubramnian’s lege, Directorate of Combat Development, Fort honor of being conferred as Dharmatma. He Leavenworth, Kansas and various divisions from an adjoining building to Bethel. The col- continues to provide outstanding leadership, within the acquisition community and with the lege moved to Jackson, MS in 1897 and was service and dedication to the Hindu faith and Director of Manpower in the Pentagon. absorbed by Jackson State University. the community. Alice had a varied and full civil servant ca- In 1992 Bethel was placed on the National f reer, but also served as a dedicated Army Register of Historic Places in the United RECOGNIZING THE DEDICATED spouse to her husband Alan, a retired Lieuten- States and the City of Vicksburg captures SERVICE OF ALICE GEISHECKER ant Colonel; loving mother to her three chil- Bethel’s historic significance with inclusion of a dren, Cassie, Angelina, and Julie; and grand- 19th Century Bethel and Congregation on its HON. JEFF MILLER mother of eight. Mr. Speaker. On behalf of the Riverfront Murals. OF FLORIDA entire United States Congress, it is an honor Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to recognize the career and service of Mrs. in recognizing Bethel African Methodist Epis- Tuesday, March 4, 2014 Alice Geishecker. My wife Vicki and I con- copal for its rich heritage and dedication to Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I am gratulate Alice and wish her and her family all serving others and giving back to the commu- privileged to recognize the contributions of the best. nity.

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HIGHLIGHTS See Re´sume´ of Congressional Activity. Senate 1 Coast Guard nomination in the rank of admiral. Chamber Action Page S1284 Routine Proceedings, pages S1257–S1284 Messages from the House: Page S1280 Measures Introduced: Three bills and two resolu- Measures Referred: Page S1280 tions were introduced, as follows: S. 2075–2077, S.J. Res. 32, and S. Res. 369. Page S1281 Measures Read the First Time: Pages S1280, S1283 Measures Considered: Executive Communications: Pages S1280–81 Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: Additional Cosponsors: Pages S1281–83 Senate resumed consideration of the motion to pro- Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: ceed to consideration of S. 1086, to reauthorize and Page S1283 improve the Child Care and Development Block Additional Statements: Page S1277 Grant Act of 1990. Pages S1257–59 Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S1283 Messages from the President: Senate received the following messages from the President of the United Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and ad- States: journed at 6:14 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Transmitting, pursuant to law, the continuation of March 5, 2014. (For Senate’s program, see the re- the national emergency originally declared in execu- marks of the Majority Leader in today’s Record on tive order 13288 on March 6, 2003, with respect to page S1283.) the actions and policies of certain members of the Government of Zimbabwe and other persons to un- dermine Zimbabwe’s democratic processes or institu- Committee Meetings tions, as received during adjournment of the Senate (Committees not listed did not meet) on February 28, 2014; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. BUSINESS MEETING (PM–31) Page S1278 Transmitting, pursuant to law, the Budget of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: United States Government for Fiscal Year 2015; re- Committee announced that Senator Tester resigned ferred jointly, pursuant to the order of January 30, his position as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Se- 1975 as modified by the order of April 11, 1986; curities, Insurance, and Investment effective at close which was referred to the Committees on Appropria- of business on February 28, 2014. tions; and the Budget. (PM–32) Pages S1278–80 UNITED STATES ALLIANCES IN Adegbile Nomination—Agreement: A unanimous- NORTHEAST ASIA consent agreement was reached providing that at ap- Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on East proximately 10 a.m., on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, Asian and Pacific Affairs concluded a hearing to ex- Senate resume consideration of the nomination of amine strengthening United States alliances in Debo P. Adegbile, of New York, to be an Assistant Northeast Asia, after receiving testimony from Dan- Attorney General, under the order of Monday, March iel R. Russel, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of 3, 2014. Page S1283 East Asian and Pacific Affairs; David F. Helvey, Nomination Received: Senate received the fol- Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia; lowing nomination: and Sheila Smith, Council on Foreign Relations, and D216

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Michael R. Auslin, The American Enterprise Insti- General, Department of Justice, and Francis Xavier tute for Public Policy Research, both of Washington, Taylor, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of D.C. Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis. BUSINESS MEETING INTELLIGENCE Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee ordered fa- vorably reported the nominations of Caroline Diane Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed Krass, of the District of Columbia, to be General hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency, John P. from officials of the intelligence community. Carlin, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney Committee recessed subject to the call. h House of Representatives Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chap- Chamber Action lain, Reverend Harvey Peters, Bethlehem, Pennsyl- Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 11 pub- vania. Page H2101 lic bills, H.R. 4137–4147; and 2 resolutions, H.J. Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules Res. 111 and H.Res. 498, were introduced. and pass the following measures: Pages H2147–48 Home Heating Emergency Assistance Through Additional Cosponsors: Pages H2148–49 Transportation Act of 2014: H.R. 4076, to address Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: shortages and interruptions in the availability of pro- H.R. 3189, to prohibit the conditioning of any pane and other home heating fuels in the United permit, lease, or other use agreement on the transfer, States; Pages H2103–06 relinquishment, or other impairment of any water right to the United States by the Secretaries of the Supporting the people of Venezuela as they pro- Interior and Agriculture, with amendments (H. test peacefully for democratic change and calling to Rept. 113–372, Pt. 1) and end the violence: H. Res. 488, amended, to support H. Res. 497, providing for consideration of the the people of Venezuela as they protest peacefully for bill (H.R. 3826) to provide direction to the Admin- democratic change and to call to end the violence, istrator of the Environmental Protection Agency re- by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 393 yeas to 1 nay, Roll garding the establishment of standards for emissions No. 92; Pages H2106–09, H2142 of any greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ‘‘Sup- utility generating units, and for other purposes, and porting the people of Venezuela as they protest providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4118) peacefully for democracy, a reduction in violent to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to crime and calling for an end to recent violence.’’. delay the implementation of the penalty for failure Page H2142 to comply with the individual health insurance man- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Con- date (H. Rept. 113–373). Page H2147 servation and Recreation Act: S. 23, to designate as Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he wilderness certain land and inland water within the appointed Representative Denham to act as Speaker Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State pro tempore for today. Page H2101 of Michigan; Pages H2125–26 Communication from the Sergeant at Arms: North Fork Watershed Protection Act: H.R. Read a letter from Paul D. Irving, Sergeant at Arms, 2259, amended, to withdraw certain Federal land in which he notified the House that pursuant to and interests in that land from location, entry, and clause 12(c) of rule I, an imminent impairment of patent under the mining laws and disposition under the place of reconvening for the House meeting of the mineral and geothermal leasing laws and to pre- 12 noon on Monday, March 3, 2014, was in place serve existing uses; Pages H2126–28 due to weather. Subsequently, the Chair announced Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act: that the rescheduling of the time of meeting for the House at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 had H.R. 3370, amended, to delay the implementation been communicated to the Members. Page H2101

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to be immediately followed by a business meeting to con- Committee on Appropriations: March 5, Subcommittee on sider subcommittee vacancies and other organizational Department of Defense, to hold hearings to examine na- matters, 10:30 a.m., SD–215. tional security space launch programs, 10 a.m., SD–192. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee on Armed Services: March 5, to hold hearings to hold hearings to examine the nominations of L. Regi- to examine the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal nald Brothers, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be Under Sec- year 2015 and the Future Years Defense Program, 9:30 retary for Science and Technology, and Francis Xavier a.m., SH–216. Taylor, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Intel- March 5, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold ligence and Analysis, both of the Department of Home- hearings to examine nuclear forces and policies in review land Security, 9:30 a.m., SD–342. of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2015 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: business and the Future Years Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., meeting to consider the nomination of Maria Contreras- SR–222. Sweet, of California, to be Administrator of the Small March 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Business Administration, 10:30 a.m., SR–428A. United States Central Command and United States Africa Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine Command in review of the Defense Authorization Re- income security and the elderly, focusing on securing quest for fiscal year 2015 and the Future Years Defense gains made in the war on poverty, 2:15 p.m., SD–562. Program, 9:30 a.m., SD–G50. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Joint Meetings March 6, to hold hearings to examine Moving Ahead for Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21) reauthoriza- hearings to examine developments in the Western Bal- tion, focusing on the Federal role and current challenges kans and policy responses, focusing on policy approaches to public transportation, 10 a.m., SD–538. of the United States toward the countries of the Western Committee on the Budget: March 5, to hold hearings to Balkans, 10 a.m., SD–106. examine the President’s proposed budget request for fiscal Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, year 2015, 10 a.m., SD–608. to hold a joint hearing with the House Committee on Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March Veterans’ Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of 6, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Veterans of Foreign Wars, 10 a.m., SD–G50. Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, to hold hear- ings to examine enhancing our rail safety, focusing on f current challenges for passenger and freight rail, 11 a.m., SR–253. CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 6, to hold hearings to examine preventing potential chemical Week of March 5 through March 7, 2014 threats and improving safety, focusing on oversight of the President’s executive order on improving chemical facility Senate Chamber safety and security, 10 a.m., SD–406. On Wednesday, at 10 a.m., Senate will resume con- Committee on Finance: March 5, to hold hearings to ex- sideration of the nomination of Debo P. Adegbile, of amine the President’s proposed budget request for fiscal New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General, and year 2015; to be immediately followed by a business vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomina- meeting to consider subcommittee vacancies and other or- ganizational matters, 10:30 a.m., SD–215. tion at 11:45 a.m. If cloture is invoked, Senate will Committee on Foreign Relations: March 6, to hold hear- vote on confirmation of the nomination. Following ings to examine Syria spillover, focusing on the growing disposition of the nomination of Debo P. Adegbile, threat of terrorism and sectarianism in the Middle East, or if cloture is not invoked on the nomination, Sen- 11 a.m., SD–419. ate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the March 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine nomination of Pedro A. Delgado Hernandez, of the nominations of Deborah L. Birx, of Maryland, to be Puerto Rico, to be United States District Judge for Ambassador at Large and Coordinator of United States the District of Puerto Rico. Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally, During the balance of the week, Senate may con- Suzan G. LeVine, of Washington, to be Ambassador to sider any cleared legislative and executive business. the Swiss Confederation, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Senate Committees Principality of Liechtenstein, Maureen Elizabeth Cormack, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Bosnia and (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Herzegovina, and Peter A. Selfridge, of Minnesota, to be Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: March Chief of Protocol, and to have the rank of Ambassador 6, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Tim- during his tenure of service, all of the Department of othy G. Massad, of Connecticut, to be Chairman, Sharon State, 2:15 p.m., SD–419. Y. Bowen, of New York, and J. Christopher Giancarlo, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: of New Jersey, all to be a Commissioner, all of the Com- March 5, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of modity Futures Trading Commission, 10 a.m., SR–328A. L. Reginald Brothers, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be Under

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Secretary for Science and Technology, and Francis Xavier Committee on Education and the Workforce, March 5, Full Taylor, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Intel- Committee, hearing entitled ‘‘Culture of Union Favor- ligence and Analysis, both of the Department of Home- itism: The Return of the NLRB’s Ambush Election land Security, 9:30 a.m., SD–342. Rule’’, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn. March 6, Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 6, Sub- Oversight, to hold an oversight hearing to examine con- committee on Energy and Power, hearing entitled ‘‘Bene- tractor performance information, 10:30 a.m., SD–342. fits of and Challenges to Energy Access in the 21st Cen- Committee on the Judiciary: March 6, business meeting to tury: Fuel Supply and Infrastructure’’, 9 a.m., 2123 Ray- consider S. 1675, to reduce recidivism and increase public burn. safety, and the nominations of Robin S. Rosenbaum, of Committee on Financial Services, March 5, Subcommittee Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Elev- on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing enth Circuit, Bruce Howe Hendricks, to be United States entitled ‘‘Data Security: Examining Efforts to Protect District Judge for the District of South Carolina, Mark Americans’ Financial Information’’, 10 a.m., 2128 Ray- G. Mastroianni, to be United States District Judge for burn. the District of Massachusetts, and Leslie Ragon Caldwell, March 5, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investiga- of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General, De- tions, hearing entitled ‘‘The Growth of Financial Regula- partment of Justice, 10 a.m., SD–226. tion and its Impact on International Competitiveness’’, 2 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: March p.m., 2128 Rayburn. 5, business meeting to consider the nomination of Maria Committee on Foreign Affairs, March 5, Subcommittee on Contreras-Sweet, of California, to be Administrator of the Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing entitled Small Business Administration, 10:30 a.m., SR–428A. ‘‘Threats to Israel: Terrorist Funding and Trade Boy- Select Committee on Intelligence: March 6, to hold closed cotts’’, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn. hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 March 6, Full Committee, hearing entitled ‘‘U.S. For- p.m., SH–219. eign Policy Toward Ukraine’’, 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn. Special Committee on Aging: March 5, to hold hearings Committee on the Judiciary, March 5, Full Committee, to examine income security and the elderly, focusing on markup on the following legislation: H.R. 3732, the securing gains made in the war on poverty, 2:15 p.m., ‘‘Immigration Compliance Enforcement Act’’; H.R. 3973, SD–562. the ‘‘Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014’’; and H.R. 4138, the ‘‘Executive Needs to Faithfully Observe House Committees and Respect Congressional Enactments Act’’, 10:30 a.m., Committee on Appropriations, March 5, Subcommittee on 2141 Rayburn. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Admin- Committee on Natural Resources, March 5, Subcommittee istration, and Related Agencies, hearing on Department on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs, hearing of Agriculture FY 2015 Budget, 10 a.m., 2362–A Ray- entitled ‘‘National Fish Hatchery System: Strategic burn. Hatchery and Workforce Planning Report’’, 10 a.m., March 5, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, hearing 1324 Longworth. on Library of Congress FY 2015 Budget, 10 a.m., HT–2, March 6, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environ- Capitol. mental Regulation, hearing on the following legislation: March 5, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, hearing H.R. 414, to provide for the continued lease or eventual on Government Accountability Office FY 2015 Budget, conveyance of certain Federal land within the boundaries 11 a.m., HT–2, Capitol. of Fort Wainwright Military Reservation in Fairbanks, March 6, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, hearing Alaska; H.R. 1839, the ‘‘Hermosa Creek Watershed Pro- on House Officers FY 2015 Budget, 10 a.m., HT–2, tection Act of 2013’’; H.R. 2430, the ‘‘Hinchliffe Sta- Capitol. dium Heritage Act of 2013’’; and H.R. 3606, the ‘‘Emi- March 6, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Devel- grant Wilderness Historical Use Preservation Act of opment, FDA, and Related Agencies, hearing on Com- 2013’’, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth. modity Futures Trading Commission FY 2015 Budget, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, March 5, 10 a.m., 2362–A Rayburn. Full Committee, continued hearing on ‘‘The IRS: Tar- Committee on Armed Services, March 5, Full Committee, geting Americans for Their Political Beliefs’’, 9:30 a.m., hearing entitled ‘‘The Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense 2154 Rayburn. Authorization Budget Requests from the U.S. Pacific Committee on Rules, March 5, Full Committee, hearing Command, U.S. Central Command, and U.S. Africa Com- on H.R. 2641, the ‘‘Responsibly and Professionally Invig- mand’’, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn. orating Development Act of 2013’’; and H.R. 2824, the March 6, Full Committee, hearing entitled ‘‘The Fiscal ‘‘Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Budget Re- Mining Jobs in America’’, 3 p.m., H–313 Capitol. quest from the Department of Defense’’, 10 a.m., 2118 Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, March 6, Sub- Rayburn. committee on Oversight and Subcommittee on Research Committee on the Budget, March 5, Full Committee, and Technology, joint hearing entitled ‘‘Can Technology hearing entitled ‘‘The President’s Fiscal Year 2015 Budg- Protect Americans from International Cybercriminals?’’, et’’, 2 p.m., 210 Cannon. 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.

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Committee on Small Business, March 5, Full Committee, access request; and ongoing intelligence activities, 9 a.m., markup on the following legislation: H.R. 4093, the 304–HVC. This is a closed hearing. ‘‘Greater Opportunities for Small Business Act of 2014’’; H.R. 4094, the ‘‘Contracting Data and Bundling Ac- Joint Meetings countability Act of 2014’’; H.R. 2751, the ‘‘Common- Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: March sense Construction Contracting Act of 2013’’; H.R. 2882, the ‘‘Improving Opportunities for Service-Disabled Vet- 5, to hold hearings to examine developments in the eran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2013’’; H.R. 776, Western Balkans and policy responses, focusing on policy the ‘‘Security in Bonding Act of 2013’’; H.R. 2452, the approaches of the United States toward the countries of ‘‘Women’s Procurement Program Equalization Act of the Western Balkans, 10 a.m., SD–106. 2013’’; and H.R. 4121, the ‘‘Small Business Development Joint Hearing: March 5, Senate Committee on Veterans’ Centers Improvements Act of 2014’’, 1 p.m., 2360 Ray- Affairs, to hold a joint hearing with the House Com- burn. mittee on Veterans’ Affairs to examine the legislative March 6, Subcommittee on Contracting and Work- presentation of Veterans of Foreign Wars, 10 a.m., force, hearing entitled ‘‘ObamaCare and the Self-Em- SD–G50. ployed: What About Us?’’, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn. March 6, Full Committee, to hold a joint hearing with Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 5, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs to examine the Panel on Public-Private Partnership, hearing entitled legislative presentation of the American Veterans ‘‘Overview of Public-Private Partnerships for Highway (AMVETS), Blinded Veterans Association, Jewish War and Transit Projects’’, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. Veterans, Military Officers Association of America, Mili- Committee on Ways and Means, March 6, Full Com- tary Order of the Purple Heart, National Association of mittee, hearing on President Obama’s budget proposals State Directors of Veterans Affairs, National Guard Asso- for fiscal year 2015, 9:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth. ciation of the United States, The Retired Enlisted Asso- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, March 6, ciation, Vietnam Veterans of America, 9:30 a.m., 345, Full Committee, hearing on access to transcripts; member Cannon Building.

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Re´sume´ of Congressional Activity

SECOND SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS The first table gives a comprehensive re´sume´ of all legislative business transacted by the Senate and House. The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the Senate by the President for Senate confirmation.

DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS January 3 through February 28, 2014 January 3 through February 28, 2014

Senate House Total Civilian nominations, totaling 410 (including 2 nominations carried Days in session ...... 29 28 . . over from the First Session), disposed of as follows: Time in session ...... 159 hrs., 09′ 118 hrs., 31′ .. Confirmed ...... 26 Congressional Record: Pages of proceedings ...... 1,253 2,099 . . Unconfirmed ...... 382 Extensions of Remarks ...... 285 . . Withdrawn ...... 2 Public bills enacted into law ...... 7 6 13 Private bills enacted into law ...... Other Civilian nominations, totaling 1,862, disposed of as follows: Bills in conference ...... 2 2 . . Measures passed, total ...... 51 64 115 Unconfirmed ...... 1,862 Senate bills ...... 10 4 . . House bills ...... 4 36 . . Air Force nominations, totaling 1,203, disposed of as follows: Senate joint resolutions ...... 2 2 . . House joint resolutions ...... 1 1 . . Confirmed ...... 632 Senate concurrent ...... 1 . . . . Unconfirmed ...... 571 House concurrent ...... 4 4 . . Simple resolutions ...... 29 17 . . Measures reported, total ...... * 9 * 50 59 Army nominations, totaling 654, disposed of as follows: Senate bills ...... 7 . . . . Confirmed ...... 459 House bills ...... 41 . . Unconfirmed ...... 195 Senate joint resolutions ...... House joint resolutions ...... Senate concurrent ...... Navy nominations, totaling 76, disposed of as follows: House concurrent ...... Unconfirmed ...... 76 Simple resolutions ...... 2 9 . . Special reports ...... 1 . . . . Conference reports ...... 1 1 . . Marine Corps nominations, totaling 819, disposed of as follows: Measures pending on calendar ...... 210 22 . . Unconfirmed ...... 819 Measures introduced, total ...... 226 398 624 Bills ...... 180 328 .. Joint resolutions ...... 2 6 . . Summary Concurrent resolutions ...... 3 16 . . Simple resolutions ...... 41 48 . . Total nominations carried over from the First Session ...... 2 Quorum calls ...... 1 . . Total nominations received this Session ...... 5,022 Yea-and-nay votes ...... 47 42 . . Total confirmed ...... 1,117 Recorded votes ...... 47 . . Total unconfirmed ...... 3,905 Bills vetoed ...... Total withdrawn ...... 2 Vetoes overridden ...... Total returned to the White House ...... 0

* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no accom- panying report. A total of 7 written reports have been filed in the Senate, 51 reports have been filed in the House.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10 a.m., Wednesday, March 5 10 a.m., Wednesday, March 5

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Wednesday: Senate will resume consider- Program for Wednesday: Consideration of H.R. ation of the nomination of Debo P. Adegbile, of New 4118—Suspending the Individual Mandate Penalty Law York, to be an Assistant Attorney General, and vote on Equals Fairness Act (Subject to a Rule). Begin consider- the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination at 11:45 ation of H.R. 3826—Electricity Security and Afford- a.m. If cloture is invoked, Senate will vote on confirma- ability Act (Subject to a Rule). tion of the nomination. Following disposition of the nomination of Debo P. Adegbile, or if cloture is not in- voked on the nomination, Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Pedro A. Delgado Hernandez, of Puerto Rico, to be United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico. (Senate expects to recess following the votes for their respective party conferences.)

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Graves, Sam, Mo., E291, E292, E292 Perlmutter, Ed, Colo., E293, E294, E295, E296, E296, Griffin, Tim, Ark., E299 E297, E298, E298, E299, E299 Brady, Kevin, Tex., E292 Holt, Rush, N.J., E296 Poe, Ted, Tex., E296, E300 Butterfield, G.K., N.C.,E298 Huizenga, Bill, Mich., E298 Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E293 Calvert, Ken, Calif., E294 Keating, William R., Mass., E289, E290, E293 Sewell, Terri A., Ala., E290 Capps, Lois, Calif., E297 Kirkpatrick, Ann, Ariz., E291 Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E289, E291, E292, E294, Cicilline, David N., R.I., E293 Lewis, John, Ga., E299 E295, E296, E297, E298, E300, E301 Coffman, Mike, Colo., E298 Miller, Jeff, Fla., E299, E301 Deutch, Theodore E., Fla., E292 Moore, Gwen, Wisc., E294 Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E295 Foster, Bill, Ill., E289 Beto O’Rourke, Tex., E299 Webster, Daniel, Fla., E298 Gosar, Paul A., Ariz., E290 Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E295, E301

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