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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 110 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 153 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2007 No. 152 Senate The Senate was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Monday, October 15, 2007, at 2 p.m. House of Representatives TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2007 The House met at 12:30 p.m. and was b 1400 THE JOURNAL called to order by the Speaker pro tem- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The pore (Mr. SALAZAR). AFTER RECESS Chair has examined the Journal of the f The recess having expired, the House last day’s proceedings and announces DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO was called to order by the Speaker pro to the House her approval thereof. TEMPORE tempore (Ms. BERKLEY) at 2 p.m. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- nal stands approved. The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- f fore the House the following commu- f nication from the Speaker: PRAYER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WASHINGTON, DC, The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the October 9, 2007. Coughlin, offered the following prayer: gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. I hereby appoint the Honorable JOHN T. SALAZAR to act as Speaker pro tempore on Lord God Almighty, source of con- FOXX) come forward and lead the House this day. solation and wisdom, we need to ap- in the Pledge of Allegiance. NANCY PELOSI, proach Your awesome presence with Ms. FOXX led the Pledge of Alle- Speaker of the House of Representatives. humility, trusting in Your goodness. giance as follows: f It is with great admiration and affec- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the tion that Members of the House of Rep- United States of America, and to the Repub- MORNING-HOUR DEBATE resentatives and staff here on Capitol lic for which it stands, one nation under God, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Hill lift up before You today the Hon- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. ant to the order of the House of Janu- orable JO ANN DAVIS, who represented f ary 4, 2007, the Chair will now recog- the First District of Virginia and nize Members from lists submitted by served in this Chamber with grace and MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR the majority and minority leaders for distinction. JORDANNE MURRAY, KATRINA morning-hour debate. Her faith in You, Lord, was manifest MCCORKLE, LEANNA THOMAS, The Chair will alternate recognition in many ways. Her faithfulness to AARON SMITH, BRADLEY between the parties, with each party sworn duty, her leadership in the SCHULTZ, LINDSEY STAHL, AND limited to 30 minutes and each Mem- House Prayer Breakfast, and her perse- TYLER PETERSON. ber, other than the majority and mi- verance in suffering have provided (Mr. KAGEN asked and was given nority leaders and the minority whip, great witness to You as the source of permission to address the House for 1 limited to 5 minutes. her strength and peace. minute.) f Now that You have taken her to Mr. KAGEN. Madam Speaker, as we Yourself, reward Your servant JO ANN see with Representative DAVIS, in any RECESS for her public service, for her love of instant a spark turns cool. The State The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- family and friends, as well as her kind of Wisconsin and the city of Crandon ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair courtesy to colleagues and staff alike. are in mourning today over the tragic declares the House in recess until 2 May You, our redeeming Lord, grant loss of seven of their beloved children p.m. today. eternal rest to her and to all who have whose lives were lost in a violent out- Accordingly (at 12 o’clock and 31 served in this noble institution with rage following a young lovers’ quarrel. minutes p.m.), the House stood in re- hearts fixed on serving others in Your Lost forever, but never to be forgot- cess until 2 p.m. holy name. Amen. ten, will be these beloved children, so b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H11323 . VerDate Aug 31 2005 01:44 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A09OC7.000 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN H11324 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 9, 2007 dearly treasured by all who knew and SCHIP EXPANSION about what I saw in the country of loved them: Jordanne Murray, Katrina (Ms. FOXX asked and was given per- Iraq, which has been ravaged, or their McCorkle, Leanna Thomas, Aaron mission to address the House for 1 government, which needs much im- Smith, Bradley Schultz, Lindsey Stahl, minute and to revise and extend her re- provement. and Tyler Peterson. marks.) But our troops are beyond reproach On behalf of all people in northeast Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, and they need our support. Wisconsin and beyond, please know Congress’s SCHIP legislation is seri- f that we share your grief. And to all ously flawed. It takes a bipartisan pro- family and friends of those who remain GOOD NEWS ON THE ECONOMIC gram that was working well and turns on this saddest of days, we mourn with FRONT it into a huge new entitlement. you. (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was It is a bold step towards government For some things there can never be a given permission to address the House expansion into socialized medicine. Ac- reason why. for 1 minute and to revise and extend cording to the Congressional Budget I ask for a moment of silence. her remarks.) Office, 2 million children who are al- f Mrs. BLACKBURN. Madam Speaker, ready covered by private insurance will I too today stand to pay tribute to our A ROBUST ECONOMY switch to the SCHIP program under colleague JO ANN DAVIS and to express (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina the proposed expansion. This is more my condolences to her family, her asked and was given permission to ad- than one in three of the projected new friends, and her staff. She will be dress the House for 1 minute and to re- enrollees. missed in this body. vise and extend his remarks.) In plain terms, this means we are I also rise today to have a little bit Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. providing incentives for people to drop to say about the economic news that is Madam Speaker, September marked their health insurance in favor of gov- coming out. We have a Presidential de- the 49th consecutive month of job ernment-funded health care. And many bate on the issue tonight. growth in the United States with the of the people who will be dropping their The bipartisan Congressional Budget creation of 110,000 new jobs. Revised re- health insurance will be making as Office has released a reported today; ports show an increase, not a decline, much as $60,000. and according to the CBO, the Repub- in jobs for August, which makes 8.4 This doesn’t make sense. The govern- lican tax cuts going back to 2003, the million new jobs created since August ment has no business luring Americans tax cuts started then have fueled our 2003. This sets the record for the long- onto the Federal health care rolls and growing economy and they are respon- est period of uninterrupted job growth making them dependent on the govern- sible for shrinking the Federal deficit, in our history. This achievement comes ment to provide health care. this time by 35 percent. What incred- as the stock market has hit a record Call it what you want, but this $35 ible economic news. high and the unemployment rate re- billion expansion is not just about get- We also find out that Americans paid mains low at 4.7 percent. ting health care for kids. It is the early a record $2.5 trillion in taxes in 2007 The success of our economy is a prod- stages of a massive socialized health and Federal receipts have climbed uct of pro-growth policies inspired by system that slowly erodes individual since when? Since the 2003 tax reduc- the Home Builders Association that re- control in favor of government control tions were put in place. And it has spect the needs of American businesses of your health care. We don’t need to fueled the largest 4-year revenue in- and taxpayers. However, the most im- be doing that. crease in U.S. history. portant contributor to these positive Madam Speaker, it is good news on trends is the entrepreneurial spirit of f the economic front. I highlight this Americans who are investing in our AMERICAN TROOPS IN IRAQ good news to my colleagues and en- economy, building successful compa- (Mr. COHEN asked and was given per- courage them to read the CBO report. nies, and trading on the global market. mission to address the House for 1 f We should support these efforts by minute.) keeping taxes low and enforcing fiscal Mr. COHEN. Madam Speaker, I just ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER responsibility here in Congress. returned on a codel from Baghdad, PRO TEMPORE In conclusion, God bless our troops among other places, with four other The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- and we will never forget September the Members, a bipartisan trip. I am proud ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair 11th.