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

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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. My deepest sympathy to the fam- to report that our troops are doing a will postpone further proceedings ily, friends, and staff of Congress- marvelous job under the circumstances today on motions to suspend the rules woman JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia. in which they have been placed. on which a recorded vote or the yeas f To ride in a C–130 with American sol- and nays are ordered, or on which the TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE JO diers going into combat, seeing their vote is objected to under clause 6 of ANN DAVIS OF VIRGINIA faces and realizing that they were rule XX. (Mr. DAVIS of Illinois asked and was going into harm’s way was very, very Record votes on postponed questions given permission to address the House emotional; to ride in a Humvee with will be taken after 6:30 p.m. today. for 1 minute and to revise and extend soldiers who faced an enemy that they f his remarks.) didn’t know who it was because friends EXTENDING DISTRICT OF COLUM- Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- and enemy look alike; and to be in the BIA COLLEGE ACCESS ACT OF er, I rise to pay tribute to Representa- streets of Baghdad. 1999 tive JO ANN DAVIS with whom I served I was buoyed by the enthusiasm of Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- as she served as chairperson and I as our troops but know they are going to er, I move to suspend the rules and ranking member on our subcommittee need help over the years with veterans concur in the Senate amendment to in Government Reform. benefits. We were in Landstuhl, Ger- It was always a pleasure to work many hospital today with a soldier who the bill (H.R. 1124) to extend the Dis- with her. And while we didn’t always lost his leg on Friday. Continuing inju- trict of Columbia College Access Act of agree on every issue that came before ries will cause a continuing commit- 1999. us, we always agreed that we would be ment from the American people and a The Clerk read the title of the bill. civil and that we would work in tan- continuing commitment to make sure The text of the Senate amendment is dem for the best interests of the people that Iran does not exercise undue influ- as follows: On page 2, after line 11, insert: of this country. ence. So I’m going to miss her. I extend my Prime Minister Maliki reasserted his SEC. 2. MEANS TESTING. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(c)(2) of the Dis- personal condolences to her family and desire to provide defense for his own trict of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 (113 would just like for her to know that it country with help from America with Stat. 1324; Public Law 106–98) is amended— was indeed a pleasure working with equipment and not to have Iran inter- (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ her. fere. I wasn’t as extremely enthusiastic after the semicolon at the end;

VerDate Aug 31 2005 01:44 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 6333 E:\CR\FM\K09OC7.004 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN October 9, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H11325 (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period vate dollars as a complementary pro- available in all the States, rather than only one at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and gram to this program, his is the Col- university, and increases the number of (3) by adding at the end the following: lege Access Program, which is essential choices necessary to meet today’s D.C. stu- ‘‘(G) is from a family with a taxable annual income of less than $1,000,000.’’. to the success of this program because dent population. Maryland and Virginia, for ex- (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5(c)(2) its guidance of students seeking to go ample each provide more than 30 different of the District of Columbia College Access Act of to college, and indeed financial aid, college options to residents. DCTAG provides 1999 (113 Stat. 1328; Public Law 106–98) is have been important to the success of up to $10,000 annually, which covers state amended by striking ‘‘through (F)’’ and insert- this bill. college tuition at most public colleges, or pro- ing ‘‘through (G)’’. This is here because of a Senate vides up to $2,500 annually to attend private The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- amendment which we reluctantly ac- institutions in the City and region. ant to the rule, the gentleman from Il- cepted simply to get the bill through. DCTAG has enjoyed strong bipartisan sup- linois (Mr. DAVIS) and the gentleman The Senate defeated another amend- port since it was created in 1999. The Presi- from Virginia (Mr. TOM DAVIS) each ment that would have destroyed the dent has shown his confidence in the program will control 20 minutes. bill because it would have allowed by including $35 million for DCTAG in his The Chair recognizes the gentleman money to go to private as well as pub- FY08 budget request. The D.C. State Edu- from Illinois. lic college. Our only point is to give cation Office deserves special credit for work- GENERAL LEAVE residents the same access to the State ing diligently and successfully since the bill Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- university system as everybody else was enacted to maintain solid administration er, I ask unanimous consent that all who graduates from high school has. of the program. The District has even moved Members may have 5 legislative days We appreciate that the Senate has ahead of the curve to foreclose any future in which to revise and extend their re- passed the bill now unanimously. And funding shortfalls by engaging in careful plan- marks. we ask the House to repeat its over- ning and calculations, measuring expected de- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there whelming support of the bill when the mand and costs, and has made adjustments objection to the request of the gen- bill was here only a few months ago. in offerings accordingly. We are particularly tleman from Illinois? Madam Speaker, I rise to speak in support grateful to business leaders in the region, led There was no objection. of H.R. 1124, the bill that will reauthorize the by Donald Graham, Chairman of The Wash- Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- District of Columbia College Access Act of ington Post who was instrumental in helping to er, I yield such time as she may con- 1999 and extend the District of Columbia Tui- convince Congress of the necessity for the bill. sume to the gentlewoman from the Dis- tion Assistance Grant Program, DCTAG, for However, Mr. Graham and the business lead- trict of Columbia, the Honorable, and I an additional 5 years, and to thank the House ers did not stop there. They established the wanted to say Representative and I for a bill that has afforded higher education to College Access Program, CAP, which pro- will say Representative, Representa- many students who would otherwise not have vides additional financial support. More impor- tive ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON. received it. I especially thank Chairman HENRY tant, CAP provides essential guidance and en- Ms. NORTON. Madam Speaker, I WAXMAN and Chairman DANNY K. DAVIS for fa- couragement to students as they reach the thank the gentleman for his kindness cilitating early consideration of this non-con- critical time decision for college. We are also in yielding to me, the chairman of our troversial bill on suspension. A very special grateful to CAP for supplying a support net- subcommittee who has strongly sup- thanks is particularly due to committee Rank- work that has helped the District’s TAG pro- ported the bill before us, H.R. 1124, and ing Member and co-author TOM DAVIS for his gram receive excellent retention rates. For ex- has expeditiously on every occasion strong and indispensable leadership on this ample, of the 1,091 DCTAG Freshman in moved this bill forward. We especially legislation when he was chair of the full Com- 2001–2002, 73 percent returned as sopho- appreciate it, as the bill is at the end mittee and for his continued strong support of mores. Of that, 79 percent returned as juniors, point of its authorization. DCTAG. 82 percent as seniors and 77 percent of the This legislation is already returning unusu- seniors graduated. CAP’s 100 percent private 1415 b ally large dividends for the Federal investment. funding by business leaders, most from the re- I want to also thank Ranking Mem- DCTAG has increased the college attendance gion, not the City, is nothing less than a vote ber MARCHANT for his help and support of D.C. students by an astonishing 100 per- of confidence in DCTAG that I believe is war- of this bill; Chairman WAXMAN, who, as cent over 5 years. For the 2005–2006 school ranted by the legislation’s documented results. ranking member and now as Chair, has year, almost 5,000 students received funding It is difficult to think of congressional legisla- strongly supported this bill; Ranking from DCTAG to enroll in 646 universities and tion that has brought such immediate and Member TOM DAVIS, who, as Chair of colleges in 47 States, the District of Columbia positive results or that is more appreciated by the full committee, now as ranking and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Most of these stu- D.C. residents. To be sure, our D.C. home- member, has co-sponsored the bill from dents are the first in their families to attend buyer and business tax credits, unique to the the beginning with me and was instru- college. These documented results represent District and reauthorized again last year, have mental in its passage initially. the City’s most important progress toward de- had similar measurable and documented ef- I want to thank in the Senate Sen- veloping a workforce that can meet the in- fects on increasing home ownership and keep- ators VOINOVICH and SUSAN COLLINS, creasing education requirements for employ- ing taxpaying residents and businesses in a and of course the Chair of the full com- ment at average wages in the region. Impor- City without a State tax base that instead must mittee, Chairman LIEBERMAN. These tantly, this legislation has been instrumental in itself carry many State costs. However, if there have been the chief advocates in the reversing the steady flight of taxpayers in the are to be homeowners and taxpayers in Dis- Senate, and they would have passed the District of Columbia, many of whom left the trict of Columbia in the 21st century, many bill exactly as it came to them. District in order to gain access to the lower- more of them must have college training. The I think I need only say to the House, cost State colleges and universities in the re- economy of this Federal city will always be which has overwhelmingly supported gion. tied to Federal jobs. The stability of the Fed- this bill, that that support has been DCTAG acts as a proxy and a substitute for eral sector here has been indispensable to vindicated; that the President of the a State university system for the District, many aspects of the City’s economy, but too United States has increased the budget which has an open admissions State univer- few of the public and private sector jobs go to by $2 million, that he doesn’t do light- sity, the University of the District of Columbia, D.C. residents. For example, the District con- ly, and I think it’s because of the pay- but unlike every State, has no unified system tinues to be a virtual job machine for the re- off, payback of the investment. The in- of several colleges and universities. UDC, gion. The District created 8,500 jobs in the last crease in college attendance over 5 supported entirely by the City and tuitions, is 12 months, but its unemployment rate remains years, massive increase; the 646 univer- itself so indispensable to the City that I used almost twice the rate in this region. This dis- sities and colleges in 47 States and the the opportunity provided by the CAA to parity represents an education and training District of Columbia where these stu- achieve funded Historically Black College sta- mismatch that must be eliminated to assume dents are now going, many of them tus that the City had long sought for UDC. As a decent future for the City’s young residents. would have not attended college at all. a result, UDC has received an attractive an- H.R. 1124 is one of the District’s top prior- I want to thank Don Graham, the pub- nual HBCU payment since 1999. However, ities this year because of the program’s prov- lisher of The Washington Post, for his this bill provides higher education access to en benefits to the economy of the City and re- work in encouraging millions in pri- young people here equivalent to opportunities gion, and especially to the City’s students and

VerDate Aug 31 2005 01:44 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A09OC7.003 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN H11326 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 9, 2007 families who have been willing to make the for high school graduates in the Dis- Re-authorizing this law, which has ex- necessary sacrifices to meet the cost of large trict. It’s the right thing to do; it’s the panded higher educational choices, is an annual increases in State tuition nationwide, smart thing to do. enormous leap forward. despite the modest family incomes of most of I would also, at this point, like to It is a strong part of our vision for the future. our students. This immensely successful and thank, on the Republican staff, Mason I reserve the balance of my time. popular higher education program has proven Allinger, Howard Denes and David Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- itself. It would be difficult to think of a program Marin for their hard work in bringing er, I yield myself such time as I may that has returned so much to the City and the it to this moment. consume. Federal Government for modest Federal fund- I’ve traveled a long road with the District of Madam Speaker, first of all, I want ing. Of any measure, H.R. 1124 deserves con- Columbia Access Act, from March 1, 1999, to commend Delegate ELEANOR HOLMES tinuing support. when it was introduced, until the present day. NORTON and Representative TOM DAVIS I appreciate the strong bipartisan support That road took us through the predecessor for their continued work and collabora- and the support of the President that this vital subcommittee that I chaired at the time, to the tion on the development of this legisla- Federal educational assistance program has full Government Reform Committee, to the tion. received, and ask for the continued support. I House and Senate floor, and then to the White I rise in strong support of H.R. 1124, believe the results fostered by the program House, where then-President Clinton signed the District of Columbia College Ac- have earned the support and I strongly urge the measure on November 12, 1999. cess Act of 1999. It will reauthorize In all of its legislative approvals the College its approval. funding for the District of Columbia Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Madam Access Act, now known as the Tuition Assist- Tuition Assistance Grant (DCTAG) Speaker, I yield myself such time as I ance Grant Program, was passed unani- program which will help promote high- may consume. mously, by voice vote. President Clinton had er education for high school graduates I rise today in strong support of H.R. included sufficient money in his Budget Sub- in the District of Columbia. 1124, legislation I introduced earlier mission that year, and a Statement of Admin- DCTAG provides grants for District this year to extend the District of Co- istration Policy endorsed the approach we had high school students to attend public lumbia Tuition Assistance Program taken in authorizing use of those funds. colleges and universities nationwide at through 2012. I am deeply proud of our hard, bipartisan ef- in-State tuition rates. The bill provides This past May, the House approved fort in enacting this measure and in re-author- smaller grants for District students to the bill overwhelmingly and sent it to izing it 2 years ago. attend private institutions in the My thanks to ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, the Senate. Last month, after adding Washington, D.C. metropolitan area who was ranking member of the District of Co- an amendment to exclude families who and to attend Historically Black Col- lumbia Subcommittee in 1999, and who has make more than $1 million a year from leges and Universities, HBCUs, nation- worked tirelessly to enhance this legislation participating in the program, the Sen- wide. ever since. ate passed the bill 96–0. The amended The impact of this legislation on the I would also like to thank my then-counter- legislation is now pending before the community and in the lives of the stu- part in the Senate, GEORGE VOINOVICH, for his House. I urge my colleagues to support dents who receive the grant cannot be continuing support, and Senators WARNER and it. minimized. DCTAG reaches students DURBIN, for working with us to improve this Prior to the creation of this program and communities where there is little legislation. hope of being able to obtain a college in 1999, residents of the Nation’s cap- The 5-year re-authorizing legislation before education. This is particularly true for ital did not have the luxury afforded to you today will enable District residents to con- many of the students that participate high school graduates everywhere else tinue to attend colleges and universities at in- in DCTAG; 58 percent of the students in the country, the chance to attend state rates. President Bush, in his Budget that participate in the program come public colleges and universities at in- Submission for fiscal year 2008, has included from low-income households. Further- State tuition rates. This program lev- sufficient funds to make this happen. els the playing field by allowing Dis- Then-Mayor Anthony Williams, and now more, students that participate in the trict graduates to attend public col- D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty, have both strongly program are attending educational in- leges and universities at in-State tui- supported this law as being very important for stitutions that are known to nurture tion rates. District high school graduates. As documented students of color. Five of the top 10 pri- The success of the Tuition Assistance to this subcommittee, the graduation rate for vate schools these students attend are Program is overwhelming and indis- public school students in the city has doubled Historically Black Colleges and Uni- putable. College enrollment of public since this law went into effect. We have versities: Hampton University, More- high school graduates in the District incentivized staying in school. house College, Virginia Union Univer- has doubled in the 7 years since the This law is a classic ‘‘leveling of the playing sity, and St. Augustine’s College and program was created from 30 percent to field’’. No city or county in the country is re- Bennett College. 60 percent, with 5,300 District grad- quired to supplement its in-state rate with local While students from all races partici- uates currently participating in the funds, and neither should the taxpayers in the pate in the program and attend over program. Few, if any other, federally Nation’s capital be saddled with this burden. 270,000 institutions in 47 States, includ- funded initiatives can claim this level Neither should the city be penalized for its ing nationally recognized public insti- of success. own success in administering this program. tutions like the University of Michigan The program has always received Back on March 4, 1999, when I introduced at Ann Arbor, the University of Illinois broad bipartisan support. Both Houses this bill, I went to nearby Eastern High School at both Chicago and Champaign-Ur- of Congress unanimously passed au- with Ms. NORTON. I was deeply moved by the bana, the University of California thorizing legislation for the program in reaction of the students. I will never forget Berkley, and the Ohio State Univer- 1999, and again in 2005. And the Presi- how so many took our hands, looked into our sity, this program serves a community dent has always supported full funding eyes, and thanked us for introducing the origi- that is lacking resources, especially for for the program in his annual budget nal bill. students of color from low-income request to Congress. I’m proud of all we have been able to do in households. The proven success of the program the Nation’s capital since 1995, when the city On March 22, 2007, the Subcommittee and the District’s unique status make was literally bankrupt. Economic development, on the Federal Workforce, Postal Serv- our choice simple. Congress should con- public safety, the real estate market, and so ice and the District of Columbia held a tinue to support this legislation to pro- many other aspects of city life have changed hearing on DCTAG. During the hear- vide higher education opportunities to for the better. ing, the Mayor of the District of Co- high school graduates in the Nation’s But nothing has given me more satisfaction lumbia, parents of DCTAG students, capital. I can’t tell you how many par- than working to improve educational oppor- and former DCTAG scholars testified ents told me, ‘‘We would have moved to tunity. Fighting for equal educational oppor- to the benefits of the program. DCTAG the suburbs if the program didn’t tunity is one of the reasons I entered public has helped thousands of D.C. residents exist.’’ life. achieve their dream of attending col- Madam Speaker, I urge my col- We need a healthy city to have a healthy lege. If not for DCTAG, many of these leagues to support a level playing field Washington region. students would not be able to afford

VerDate Aug 31 2005 01:44 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A09OC7.009 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN October 9, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H11327 the rising cost of a college education. be a reference to the ‘‘Charles H. Hendrix was church treasurer and chairman of The DCTAG program helps to turn Post Office Building’’. the board of deacons at the time of his dreams into realities. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- death. He was also a member of the Madam Speaker, again I want to ant to the rule, the gentleman from Il- Cantonment Rotary Club since 1962. commend ranking minority member, linois (Mr. DAVIS) and the gentleman He served one year as president and Representative TOM DAVIS, and Dele- from Virginia (Mr. TOM DAVIS) each was an active member of the club serv- gate Eleanor Holmes Norton for intro- will control 20 minutes. ice committee. He was also a charter ducing this legislation. The Chair recognizes the gentleman member of the Molino Volunteer Fire I want to end by suggesting that, from Illinois. Department, where he served as fire given the fact that there is only one GENERAL LEAVE chief, assistant fire chief, and later as public institution of higher learning in Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- secretary of the fire department’s the District of Columbia, that many of er, I ask unanimous consent that all board of directors, once again showing these young people would never have Members may have 5 legislative days his dedication and service to others in the opportunity to attend traditional within which to revise and extend their the community. State colleges and universities were it remarks. Because of Mr. Hendrix’s service to not for the DCTAG program. I urge its The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there the community, he is remembered with passage. objection to the request of the gen- appreciation as a man of great integ- Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- tleman from Illinois? rity and willingness to help others. It ance of my time. There was no objection. is for these reasons that we name the Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Let me Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- Cantonment, Florida post office for thank my colleague from Illinois for er, I yield myself such time as I may Charles Harold Hendrix. helping to shepherd this through consume. I yield back the balance of my time. today, and of course my friend from Madam Speaker, as a member of the Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. I yield back the District of Columbia (Ms. NORTON) House Committee on Oversight and the balance of my time. who has been there from the beginning. Government Reform, I am pleased to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The This legislation at the very beginning join my colleagues in the consideration question is on the motion offered by had some tough sledding moving it of H.R. 3518, which names the postal fa- the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. through both Houses of the Congress. cility in Cantonment, Florida, after DAVIS) that the House suspend the And also our thanks to Don Graham, Charles H. Hendrix. rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3518, as who is really the father of this. The H.R. 3518, which was introduced by amended. idea originated with him and he Representative JEFF MILLER on Sep- The question was taken; and (two- brought it to our attention early on in tember 10, 2007, was reported from the thirds being in the affirmative) the our congressional careers, and we are Oversight Committee on September 20, rules were suspended and the bill, as able to move it forward. But he 2007, by a voice vote. This measure has amended, was passed. brought a lot of bipartisan support the support of the entire Florida con- The title was amended so as to read: from the business community to bear. gressional delegation. ‘‘A Bill to designate the facility of the I urge adoption of the bill. Madam Speaker, Mr. Charles Hendrix United States Postal Service located at I yield back the balance of my time. is the former Postmaster of the Can- 1430 South Highway 29 in Cantonment, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tonment Post Office and worked there Florida, as the ‘Charles H. Hendrix question is on the motion offered by for 37 years. He retired from the postal Post Office Building’’’. the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. service in 1986. Mr. Hendrix was a char- A motion to reconsider was laid on DAVIS) that the House suspend the ter member of the Molino Volunteer the table. rules and concur in the Senate amend- Fire Department where he served as f ment to the bill, H.R. 1124. fire chief and a member of the Canton- CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER AARON The question was taken; and (two- ment Rotary Club since 1962. He was a WEAVER POST OFFICE BUILDING thirds being in the affirmative) the prominent and respected resident of rules were suspended and the Senate the Cantonment and Molino commu- Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- amendment was concurred in. nities in Florida. er, I move to suspend the rules and A motion to reconsider was laid on pass the bill (H.R. 3530) to designate b 1430 the table. the facility of the United States Postal Madam Speaker, I commend my col- f Service located at 1400 Highway 41 league, Representative JEFF MILLER, North in Inverness, Florida, as the CHARLES H. HENDRIX POST for introducing this legislation, and I ‘‘Chief Warrant Officer Aaron Weaver OFFICE BUILDING urge its swift passage. Post Office Building’’. Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- I reserve the balance of my time. The Clerk read the title of the bill. er, I move to suspend the rules and Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Madam The text of the bill is as follows: pass the bill (H.R. 3518) to designate Speaker, I yield myself such time as I H.R. 3530 the facility of the United States Postal may consume. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Service located at 1430 South Highway Madam Speaker, I rise to pay tribute resentatives of the United States of America in 29 in Cantonment, Florida, as the to an outstanding public servant, com- Congress assembled, ‘‘Charles H. Hendix Post Office Build- munity leader and family man. It is fit- SECTION 1. CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER AARON ing,’’ as amended. ting that H.R. 3518 requests the des- WEAVER POST OFFICE BUILDING. The Clerk read the title of the bill. ignation of the post office in Canton- (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the The text of the bill is as follows: ment, Florida, as the Charles H. United States Postal Service located at 1400 Highway 41 North in Inverness, Florida, shall H.R. 3518 Hendrix Post Office. Mr. Hendrix re- be known and designated as the ‘‘Chief War- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- tired from the postal service after 37 years of service. Starting his career as rant Officer Aaron Weaver Post Office Build- resentatives of the United States of America in ing’’. Congress assembled, a mail carrier and ultimately serving (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, SECTION 1. CHARLES H. HENDRIX POST OFFICE as the post master of the Cantonment map, regulation, document, paper, or other BUILDING. post office, he was the type of em- record of the United States to the facility re- (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the ployee that exemplifies loyalty and ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to United States Postal Service located at 1430 dedication. be a reference to the ‘‘Chief Warrant Officer South Highway 29 in Cantonment, Florida, A life-long resident of Molino, Flor- Aaron Weaver Post Office Building’’. shall be known and designated as the ida, Mr. Hendrix over the years served The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ‘‘Charles H. Hendrix Post Office Building’’. (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, his community in many ways. He was a ant to the rule, the gentleman from Il- map, regulation, document, paper, or other member of the Highland Baptist linois (Mr. DAVIS) and the gentleman record of the United States to the facility re- Church his entire life, where he served from Virginia (Mr. TOM DAVIS) each ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to as Sunday School superintendent. He will control 20 minutes.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:22 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K09OC7.010 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN H11328 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 9, 2007 The Chair recognizes the gentleman ther was a very proud marine. Fol- the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. from Illinois. lowing in the family tradition, Aaron DAVIS) that the House suspend the GENERAL LEAVE and his two brothers joined the mili- rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3530. Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- tary as well. The question was taken; and (two- er, I ask unanimous consent that all As a member of the elite Army Rang- thirds being in the affirmative) the Members have 5 legislative days in ers in 1993, Aaron Weaver received the rules were suspended and the bill was which to revise and extend their re- Bronze Star with valor for extreme passed. marks. courage for saving another soldier’s life A motion to reconsider was laid on The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there in the battle of Mogadishu in Somalia. the table. objection to the request of the gen- Weaver’s actions that day and the bat- f tleman from Illinois? tle in Mogadishu were portrayed in the There was no objection. book and film ‘‘Black Hawk Down.’’ RECOGNIZING MARTHA COFFIN Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- Aaron Weaver also fought another WRIGHT ON THE 200TH ANNIVER- er, I yield myself such time as I may battle. He was diagnosed with testic- SARY OF HER BIRTH AND HER consume. ular cancer, but would not let that get INDUCTION INTO THE NATIONAL As a member of the House Committee in the way of his mission to serve his WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME on Oversight and Government Reform, country. The cancer could have easily Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- I am pleased to join my colleague in been his way out of Iraq, but instead, er, I move to suspend the rules and the consideration of H.R. 3530, which Aaron urged his officers to let him agree to the resolution (H. Res. 588) names a postal facility in Inverness, enter the combat zone. In Iraq, Aaron recognizing Martha Coffin Wright on Florida, after Chief Warrant Officer served as a member of the 82nd Air- the 200th anniversary of her birth and Aaron Weaver. borne Division and arranged to have her induction into the National Wom- H.R. 3530, which was introduced by his medical checkups for cancer while en’s Hall of Fame. Representative GINNY BROWN-WAITE on he was there. Aaron was actually on The Clerk read the title of the resolu- September 14, 2007, was reported from his way to a checkup not long before tion. the Oversight and Government Reform his tour of duty in Iraq was to end The text of the resolution is as fol- Committee on September 20, 2007, by when his helicopter crashed on Janu- lows: voice vote. This measure has the sup- ary 8, 2004, in southern Fallujah. H. RES. 588 port of the entire Florida congressional I hope that in the simple of act of re- delegation. naming this post office that we will Whereas, Martha Coffin Wright, sister of Lucretia Coffin Mott, was one of five orga- Madam Speaker, Chief Warrant Offi- memorialize Aaron’s incredible story. nizers of the First Woman’s Rights Conven- cer Aaron A. Weaver was killed on Jan- Aaron Weaver epitomized courage and tion in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848; uary 8, 2004, while on board a UH–60 patriotism. We must never forget his Whereas from this convention came the Black Hawk helicopter when it crashed great sacrifice to our Nation. ‘‘Declaration of Sentiments’’, an appeal for during a Medevac mission in Fallujah, Madam Speaker, I urge my col- basic rights for women, modeled on the Dec- Iraq. He was assigned to C Troop, 1st leagues to support this bill. laration of Independence; Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- Whereas when Martha Wright helped to Airborne Division in Fort Bragg, North er, I continue to reserve. plan the Seneca Falls Convention, she was Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Madam six months pregnant with her seventh child, Carolina. epitomizing the personal strength and dedi- Chief Warrant Officer Weaver’s job in Speaker, I yield myself such time as I cation of the participants of the women’s Iraq was to fly observation helicopters, may consume. rights movement; monitor the enemy and send the infor- Madam Speaker, I want to pay trib- Whereas the sites associated with the First mation he gathered back to head- ute to a remarkable soldier, and an- Woman’s Rights Convention are preserved in quarters. He was on a Black Hawk heli- other true American hero, Chief War- the Women’s Rights National Historic Park copter en route to Baghdad for a check- rant Officer Aaron Weaver, who at the in Seneca Falls, New York; up when the craft was shot down by age of 32 paid the ultimate price while Whereas after the Seneca Falls Conven- enemy fire. Eight soldiers besides Chief in defense of his country. tion, Martha Wright participated in many On January 8, 2004, he was on his way State and national women’s rights conven- Warrant Officer Weaver were killed. tions in various capacities, often serving as Chief Warrant Officer Weaver survived to have his blood work tested for can- president; the October 1993 battle of Mogadishu in cer when the Black Hawk he was riding Whereas during the antebellum years, Mar- Somalia, but did not survive his tour in was shot down, killing all on board. As tha Wright was active in the abolition move- Iraq. He was a committed soldier and was noted before, Aaron was a testic- ment, attended the founding meeting of the leader who served his country with ular cancer survivor. He was still being American Anti-Slavery Society in Philadel- honor and distinction. treated when his unit was called to ac- phia in 1833, and later presided over numer- Madam Speaker, I commend my col- tive duty in Iraq. He could have stayed ous anti-slavery meetings; at Fort Bragg, but that wasn’t like Whereas Martha Wright’s home in Auburn, league, Representative GINNY BROWN- New York, was part of the Underground Rail- WAITE, for introducing this legislation him. His father said, He wanted to go road; and and urge its passage. to Iraq. When you’re in a close group Whereas slavery was abolished in 1865 with Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- like that, you don’t want your friends the ratification of the Thirteenth Amend- ance of my time. to leave you behind. ment, and women’s suffrage was achieved in Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Madam As an Army Ranger, Weaver survived 1920 with the ratification of the Nineteenth Speaker, I yield such time as she may the October 1993 battle of Mogadishu in Amendment: Now, therefore, be it consume to the gentlewoman from Somalia that was recounted in the Resolved, That the House of Representa- Florida, the author of this legislation, book and film ‘‘Black Hawk Down.’’ tives— (1) recognizes the 200th birthday of Martha Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE. His heroism in saving a friend’s life Coffin Wright; Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Flor- was also featured in that documentary (2) recognizes the induction of Martha Cof- ida. Madam Speaker, I rise today in on the battle. Not only was Chief War- fin Wright into the National Women’s Hall of support of my bill, H.R. 3530, which will rant Officer Weaver a fighter, he was a Fame; and rename the post office on Highway 41 husband, a father, and a son. He was (3) honors the accomplishments of Martha in Inverness, Florida, after Chief War- proud to serve his Nation. And with Coffin Wright in her fight for equal rights for rant Officer Aaron Weaver. gratitude for his bravery and sacrifice all Americans. Aaron was a resident of my district to his country, I would urge all mem- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- from Floral City who gave his life for bers to join me in supporting H.R. 3530. ant to the rule, the gentleman from Il- his country while serving in Iraq. After I yield back the balance of my time. linois (Mr. DAVIS) and the gentleman graduating from Citrus High School in Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- from Virginia (Mr. TOM DAVIS) each 1989, Aaron Weaver joined the Army. er, I yield back the balance of my time. will control 20 minutes. Aaron’s grandfather served in World The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The Chair recognizes the gentleman War II and the Korean War, and his fa- question is on the motion offered by from Illinois.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 01:56 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K09OC7.015 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN October 9, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H11329 GENERAL LEAVE After the Civil War, Martha was also litionist, and her home in Auburn, New Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- instrumental in the formation of the York, was a station on the Under- er, I ask unanimous consent that all American Equal Rights Association, ground Railroad. She often allowed fu- Members may have 5 legislative days which attempted to merge the issues of gitive slaves to sleep in her kitchen. in which to revise and extend their re- black suffrage and women’s suffrage; Martha Coffin Wright was truly a marks. and in early 1874 she was elected presi- woman whose significant accomplish- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there dent of the National Woman Suffrage ments and contributions to both wom- objection to the request of the gen- Association. In December 1874, Martha en’s rights and civil rights set her tleman from Illinois? took ill with typhoid pneumonia and apart as a leader and pioneer. Because There was no objection. died in Boston on January 4, 1865, at of these, I rise today to recognize Mar- Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- the age of 68. tha Coffin Wright on the 200th anniver- er, I would like to yield such time as he Madam Speaker, Martha Coffin sary of her birth and induction into the might consume to the author of this Wright’s dedication and commitment National Women’s Hall of fame. legislation, Representative MICHAEL should inspire all of us. I am proud to Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- ARCURI from New York. represent the region of upstate New ance of my time. Mr. ARCURI. I thank the gentleman York where Martha Coffin Wright and Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- for yielding. countless others fought tirelessly for er, I yield myself such time as I may Madam Speaker, I rise today in equal rights for all. I am proud to rep- consume. honor of the life of suffragette and abo- resent the people of Seneca Falls, New Madam Speaker, as a member of the litionist Martha Coffin Wright. Martha York, who established the National House Committee on Oversight and Coffin was born in Massachusetts on Women’s Hall of Fame in 1969 to honor Government Reform, I am pleased to Christmas Day 1806, the youngest child the contributions of great American join my colleague in the consideration of Thomas and Anna Coffin. After her women with a permanent home. I was of H. Res. 588, a bill that recognizes father’s death from typhus in 1815, honored to attend the induction of Martha Coffin Wright on the 200th an- Martha’s mother assumed the respon- Martha Coffin Wright into the Hall of niversary of her birth and her induc- sibilities of the family’s business, set- Fame this past weekend. tion into the National Women’s Hall of ting an example of an independent, I am proud to represent the birth- Fame. H. Res. 588, which has 55 cospon- self-reliant woman that would shape place of the women’s rights movement, sors, was introduced by the gentleman Martha’s views about the role of the importance of which was recog- from New York (Mr. ARCURI) on July women in society. In 1824 Martha Cof- nized by Congress in 1980 with the cre- 31, 2007. H. Res. 588 was reported from fin married Peter Pelham. Soon the ation of the Women’s Rights National the Oversight Committee on Sep- couple moved to a frontier fort in Flor- Historical Park in Seneca Falls. tember 4, 2007, by a voice vote. ida where Martha would give birth to Madam Speaker, I urge my col- Madam Speaker, Martha Coffin her first daughter. Tragically, Peter leagues to once again join me in hon- Wright was the youngest of eight chil- died 2 years later in 1826 leaving Mar- oring the contributions of Martha Cof- dren, and her sister Lucretia Coffin tha a 19-year-old widow with an infant fin Wright and reaffirming the histor- Mott was the second oldest. The two child. To support herself and her ical significance of Seneca Falls, New sisters worked tireless hours as activ- daughter, she moved to Auburn, New York with a voice vote in favor of ists for women’s rights. Mrs. Wright York, to teach painting and writing at House Resolution 588 recognizing the participated in many State and na- a Quaker school for girls. Soon after achievement of a truly great American, tional women’s rights conventions in relocating to Auburn, she met and Martha Coffin Wright. various capacities, often serving as married a law student named David Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Madam president. She was also active in the Wright with whom she would have six Speaker, I yield myself such time as I abolition movement. more children. In July of 1848, Martha’s may consume. With her sister, Mrs. Mott, Mrs. older sister, Lucretia Coffin Mott, a Madam Speaker, I want to thank the Wright attended the founding meeting prominent Quaker preacher visited gentleman from New York for intro- of the American Anti-Slavery Society Martha’s home in Auburn. During the ducing this bill. in Philadelphia in 1833. Later, she pre- visit, Martha, Lucretia, and Elizabeth Martha Coffin Wright was the quin- sided over many anti-slavery meetings Cady Stanton met to plan the Seneca tessential women’s rights pioneer long which were often disrupted by angry Falls Convention at which 68 women before most women entertained the no- anti-abolitionist mobs. She used her and 32 men would sign the Declaration tion. She, along with her sister, home in Auburn, New York, as a sta- of Sentiments. This revolutionary doc- Lucretia, spent their entire lives fight- tion on the Underground Railroad to ument, modeled on the Declaration of ing for basic rights for women. She had help runaway slaves gain their free- Independence, stated that all men and a strong, independent mother who dom. Mrs. Wright was a good friend and women are created equal. It would be served as a powerful role model. In supporter of Harriet Tubman. another 72 years before the 19th amend- 1848, Mrs. Wright decided, along with Madam Speaker, I commend my col- ment gave American women the right others, to hold a convention in Seneca league, the gentleman from New York to vote. Falls to discuss the need for substan- (Mr. ARCURI) for seeking to honor the In the years following the Seneca tial women’s rights. The significance of life and accomplishments of Mrs. Falls Convention, Martha Coffin that first convention was recognized by Wright and remind us all of what she Wright was also active in the abolition Congress in 1980 when Women’s Rights and other people like her taught, a les- movement. With her sister, Lucretia, National Historical Park was created. son that we remember even to this day, she attended the founding meeting of The bronze statue to Mrs. Wright at and that is the primary right that we the American antislavery society in the park shows that at the time of the actually have is the right to struggle. Philadelphia in 1833 and later presided convention she was 6 months pregnant Those who would dare to struggle over numerous antislavery meetings, while she participated in the conven- would dare to be victorious. including two in upstate New York, in tion. Madam Speaker, again, I commend early 1861 that were disrupted by angry my colleague from New York (Mr. 1445 anti-abolitionist mobs. Martha bravely b ARCURI) for his introduction of this leg- opened her home in Auburn to the Un- This was particularly remarkable at islation. derground Railroad in Auburn where a time in history when women didn’t Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- she harbored fugitive slaves. In 1863 often go in public as an activist, much ance of my time. Martha and other women’s rights ac- less when they were pregnant. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. tivists formed the Women’s National After the Seneca Falls Convention, BERKLEY). The question is on the mo- Loyal League to carry petitions for the Mrs. Wright served as president and in tion offered by the gentleman from Illi- abolition of slavery which would fi- other leadership positions in many nois (Mr. DAVIS) that the House sus- nally be achieved in 1865 with the rati- other women’s rights conventions. pend the rules and agree to the resolu- fication of the 13th amendment. Martha Wright was also a fervent abo- tion, H. Res. 588.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 01:56 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K09OC7.017 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN H11330 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 9, 2007 The question was taken; and (two- GENERAL LEAVE I want to congratulate also the par- thirds being in the affirmative) the Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- ents. It is an awfully big commitment rules were suspended and the resolu- er, I ask unanimous consent that all for parents to make to see your kids tion was agreed to. Members have 5 legislative days within through these kinds of athletic activi- A motion to reconsider was laid on which to revise and extend their re- ties. Very, very few kids get to have the table. marks. the experience of winning a champion- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ship like this, but all kids are benefited f objection to the request of the gen- from participating in sports. CONGRATULATING THE WARNER tleman from Illinois? Madam Speaker, the resolution goes ROBINS LITTLE LEAGUE BASE- There was no objection. on to resolve that the House of Rep- BALL TEAM FROM WARNER ROB- Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- resentatives congratulates the Warner INS, GEORGIA, ON WINNING THE er, I yield such time as he may con- Robins Little League baseball team 2007 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SE- sume to the author of H. Res. 630, the from Warner Robins, Georgia, on win- RIES CHAMPIONSHIP gentleman from Georgia (Mr. MAR- ning the 2007 Little League World Se- SHALL). Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- ries Championship, and respectfully re- Mr. MARSHALL. I thank the gen- quests that the Clerk of the House er, I move to suspend the rules and tleman for the time. agree to the resolution (H. Res. 630) transmit an enrolled copy of this reso- Madam Speaker, it is a real pleasure lution to the City of Warner Robins congratulating the Warner Robins Lit- today to be here to recognize the tle League Baseball Team from Warner and to each player, manager and coach achievement of the Warner Robins Lit- of the Warner Robins Little League Robins, Georgia, on winning the 2007 tle League team in winning the Little Little League World Series Champion- baseball team. League World Series. An awful lot of To the extent that the Clerk needs ship. people in Congress, including myself, help doing that, I am happy to offer my The Clerk read the title of the resolu- watch those games, and it was a joy to assistance. tion. do so and sort of relive my childhood, Mr. SOUDER. Madam Speaker, I The text of the resolution is as fol- since baseball was my sport when I was yield myself such time as I may con- lows: a kid. I couldn’t play baseball like sume. H. RES. 630 those kids play baseball, but I still Madam Speaker, I rise today to urge Whereas on Sunday, August 26, 2007, the played baseball. It is truly the national passage of this resolution to congratu- Warner Robins Little League Baseball Team pastime, and I would say to the kids late the Warner Robins, Georgia, All from Warner Robins, Georgia, defeated the that were so successful at this par- Stars for winning the Little League Tokyo Kitasuna Little League Team by a ticular venture, and all other kids that score of 3–2 to win the 2007 Little League World Championship in August in Wil- World Series Championship at Williamsport, play sports, that sports are a very im- liamsport, Pennsylvania. The achieve- Pennsylvania; portant thing in your lives and you ments on the field, Dalton Carriker Whereas although Warner Robins had should try and do as well as you can smacked a 2–1 curve ball from Junsho taken one loss in the series, they did not when you’re playing a game, be good Kiuchi of Japan over the right field give up, and the Warner Robins team battled sports, recognize that you’re not al- wall to give the Georgia team a 3–2 back from behind to win the Championship ways going to win, certainly treat the walk-off victory before 31,000 fans, game; losers as the Warner Robins team did were, of course, remarkable. Whereas this is the second straight year the Tokyo team, and then carry that Madam Speaker, what happened that a team from the State of Georgia has won the world title; same sort of spirit throughout our life, right after that was even more remark- Whereas the 2007 Warner Robins Little the same kind of drive, the interest in able and speaks even higher of the League World Championship Team consists perfection, the commitment to doing players and coaches involved in this of players Hunt Smith, Taylor Lay, David your absolute best, and apply that in great victory. In fact, these boys Umphreyville, Jr., Nick Martens, Zane your school work, in the work that you taught a lesson that we here in Wash- Conlon, Micah Wells, Dalton Carriker, Ken- eventually engage in as your vocation. ington would do well to consider. When dall Scott, Clint Wynn, Payton Purvis, Don’t get fixated on sports. Sports is the Georgia boys saw the Japanese Hunter Jackson, and Keaton Allen; a great, great thing for kids, and all boys slump to the ground in defeat, Whereas the 2007 Warner Robins Little League World Championship Team is led by kids should play sports. Don’t be couch they rushed to their sides, gave them Manager Mickey Lay, Coach Mike Smith, potatoes. Don’t be just sitting there in hugs and physically and emotionally Team Mother Robin Smith, and President front of a computer and playing com- lifted their spirits. They knew the Jap- Roman Jones; puter games. Play sports, stay healthy, anese players were opponents, not en- Whereas the championship victory of the but then take what you learn on the emies. They knew that good, worthy Warner Robins Little League Baseball Team field and apply it every single day. If opponents are a blessing. Without op- sets an example of sportsmanship, dedica- you do that, you will wind up being ponents who push us, we never put tion, and a ‘‘never give up’’ spirit for men successful in life. forth our best effort, and our victories and women all across the country; and Whereas the achievement of the Warner Madam Speaker, I would like to basi- are empty and meaningless and trite. Robins Little League Baseball Team is the cally read the resolution. It congratu- The winning pitcher for Georgia, cause of enormous pride for the Nation, the lates the Warner Robins Little League Kendall Scott, summed it up best as to State of Georgia, and the city of Warner baseball team from Warner Robins, why his team reacted as it did, and, lit- Robins: Now, therefore, be it Georgia, in my district, on winning the tle did he know, why programs such as Resolved, That the House of Representa- 2007 Little League World Series Cham- Little League and other youth sports tives— pionship. This occurred on August 26, are so valuable to the character of (1) congratulates the Warner Robins Little 2007, when the Warner Robins Little America’s youth: ‘‘They don’t dis- League Baseball Team from Warner Robins, Georgia, on winning the 2007 Little League League team defeated the Tokyo Little respect,’’ Scott said. ‘‘They are very World Series Championship; and League team by a score of 3–2 in a very disciplined, and they are some of the (2) respectfully requests that the Clerk of exciting game. nicest kids you’ll ever meet. Just see- the House transmit an enrolled copy of this Madam Speaker, I want to specifi- ing them fall down and cry, you just resolution to the City of Warner Robins and cally congratulate the team players: couldn’t let them do that. You gotta each player, manager, and coach of the War- Hunt Smith; Taylor Lay; David pick them up.’’ ner Robins Little League Baseball Team. Umphreyville, Jr.; Nick Martens; Zane Madam Speaker, when these young The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Conlon; Micah Wells; Dalton Carriker; men write their ‘‘What I did on my ant to the rule, the gentleman from Il- Kendall Scott; Clint Wynn; Payton summer vacation’’ essays this fall, linois (Mr. DAVIS) and the gentleman Purvis; Hunter Jackson; and Keaton they will have a dazzling story to tell. from Indiana (Mr. SOUDER) each will Allen; and also the Manager, Mickey They took on the world and won. But, control 20 minutes. Lay; Coach, Mike Smith; Team Moth- better yet, they taught the world a les- The Chair recognizes the gentleman er, Robin Smith; and President, Roman son, that victories can come after the from Illinois. Jones. game as well as during it.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 01:56 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K09OC7.019 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN October 9, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H11331 Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- b 1500 Whereas, in 2000, Father Hesburgh became er, I yield myself such time as I may the first person in higher education to be CELEBRATING 90TH BIRTHDAY OF awarded the Congressional Gold Medal; consume. REV. THEODORE M. HESBURGH, Madam Speaker, realizing that I will Whereas Father Hesburgh has been award- C.S.C. not have an opportunity to call the ed the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation’s highest civilian honor, as well as Chicago Cubs champions this year, I Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- er, I move to suspend the rules and numerous awards from education groups, in- am pleased to join my colleague in the cluding the Alexander Meiklejohn Award consideration of H. Res. 630, a bill that agree to the resolution (H. Res. 687) from the American Association of University congratulates the Warner Robins Little celebrating the 90th birthday of Rev- Professors, the Elizabeth Ann Seton Award League baseball team. H. Res. 630, erend Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., from the National Catholic Education Asso- which has 55 cosponsors, was intro- president emeritus of the University of ciation, and 150 honorary degrees, the most duced by the gentleman from Georgia Notre Dame, and honoring his con- ever awarded to a single individual; (Mr. MARSHALL) on September 4, 2007. tributions to higher education, the Whereas, on May 25, 2007, Father Hesburgh H. Res. 630 was reported from the Over- Catholic Church, and the advancement celebrated his 90th birthday; and of the humanitarian mission, as Whereas Father Hesburgh has led a life of sight Committee on October 4, 2007, by distinguished public service and deep faith: a voice vote. amended. Now, therefore, be it Madam Speaker, Georgia’s Warner The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Resolved, That the House of Representa- Robins Little League team beat Tokyo tion. tives recognizes Reverend Theodore M. 3–2, to claim the world championship The text of the resolution is as fol- Hesburgh, C.S.C., for his contributions to the title on August 26, 2007. This is the sec- lows: United States civil rights movement, his ond year in a row that a Georgia team H. RES. 687 tireless work to prevent nuclear conflict has won the Little League Baseball Whereas Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, around the world, and his efforts to secure World Series Championship game. C.S.C., was born on May 25, 1917, in Syracuse, the peaceful resolution of international con- Dalton Carriker hit a dramatic home New York; flicts. run in the bottom of the eighth inning Whereas, on June 24, 1943, Father Hesburgh The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- to beat the Japanese baseball team for began his service to the Catholic Church as ant to the rule, the gentleman from Il- the championship. Carriker said, ‘‘I felt an ordained priest of the Congregation of linois (Mr. DAVIS) and the gentleman Holy Cross; from Indiana (Mr. SOUDER) each will like I was flying, like Peter Pan. I Whereas, from 1952 to 1987, Father didn’t know what I was doing.’’ This control 20 minutes. Hesburgh served as the president of the Uni- The Chair recognizes the gentleman was a stunning home run that gave the versity of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indi- United States its third straight Little ana; from Illinois. League Championship. Whereas, throughout his tenure as presi- GENERAL LEAVE Madam Speaker, I commend my col- dent of the University of Notre Dame, Fa- Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- league from Georgia (Mr. MARSHALL) ther Hesburgh sought to redefine the con- er, I ask unanimous that all Members for congratulating the Warner Robins temporary Catholic university as a place may have 5 legislative days in which to Little League baseball team from War- where both the moral and intellectual di- revise and extend their remarks. mensions of scholarly inquiry are vigorously ner Robins, Georgia, on winning the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there pursued; objection to the request of the gen- 2007 Little League World Series. I know Whereas, under his leadership, in 1972 the that oftentimes individuals wonder University of Notre Dame became a coeduca- tleman from Illinois? why these things are done and what tional institution; There was no objection. relevance they are, but the reality is Whereas Father Hesburgh has held 16 presi- Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- that as young people grow to function dential appointments under 9 administra- er, I yield such time as he may con- with each other and learn the value of tions; sume to the gentleman from Indiana teamwork and learn what it means to Whereas, throughout his life, Father (Mr. DONNELLY). win not just a game of baseball, but Hesburgh has been a champion of civil Mr. DONNELLY. Madam Speaker, I rights, tirelessly seeking the peaceful resolu- rise today in strong support of this res- what it means to win in the game of tion of international conflicts and encour- life, all of the things that it takes to be olution honoring Father Ted Hesburgh, aging a profound respect for all humanity; a man who has made significant con- successful as a Little League baseball Whereas, in pursuit of those objectives, Fa- team, those same principles can be ap- ther Hesburgh has served on numerous tributions to the lives of many Ameri- plied to everyday life. boards and commissions, including terms as cans, and a man who, as the president When we congratulate these young chair of the Overseas Development Council, emeritus of my alma mater, the Uni- people, we are also encouraging other chair of the Select Commission on Immigra- versity of Notre Dame, has had a pro- young people. I would love to see a Lit- tion and Refugee Policy, a member of Presi- found impact on my own life. tle League baseball team on every dent Ford’s Presidential Clemency Board, I introduced H. Res. 687 on September and a representative of the Vatican at the 27 along with 103 original cosponsors. I square mile, in every neighborhood, in International Atomic Energy Agency in Vi- every block, so that as many young am pleased to stand here today with enna; my colleagues to express Congress’s people as possible would get the oppor- Whereas Father Hesburgh was a founding tunity to experience what the young- member of the United States Commission on strong appreciation for a selfless giant sters from Warner Robins, Georgia, Civil Rights and served as chair of the com- whose great work continues even to have been able to experience. mission from 1969 to 1972; this day. Madam Speaker, again, I commend Whereas, through his global humanitarian As president of Notre Dame, Father the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. MAR- efforts, Father Hesburgh was a catalyst for Hesburgh worked to redefine the the creation of the Center of Civil and SHALL) for his introduction of this leg- Catholic university as a place for stu- Human Rights at the University of Notre dents to learn more about their faith, islation. Dame Law School and contributed to the es- I yield back the balance of my time. while also engaging in rigorous intel- tablishment of the Kellogg Institute for lectual debate. Mr. SOUDER. Madam Speaker, I International Studies and the Kroc Institute yield back the balance of my time. for International Peace Studies on the Uni- Under his leadership, Notre Dame The SPEAKER pro tempore. The versity of Notre Dame campus; opened its door to women for the first question is on the motion offered by Whereas Father Hesburgh has been a per- time in 1972. My wife, Jill, was proud to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. sistent advocate for the responsible steward- be a member of that first class of DAVIS) that the House suspend the ship of atomic energy, and has united inter- women to graduate from the univer- rules and agree to the resolution, H. nationally renowned scientists, scholars, and sity. Res. 630. spiritual leaders to promote policies that re- In addition to his contributions to The question was taken; and (two- duce the likelihood of nuclear conflict; the Catholic Church and the University Whereas Father Hesburgh served as ambas- of Notre Dame, Father Hesburgh has thirds being in the affirmative) the sador to the 1979 United Nations Conference rules were suspended and the resolu- on Science and Technology for Development, worked tirelessly in service to the tion was agreed to. the first Catholic priest to perform a formal American people as a champion for so- A motion to reconsider was laid on diplomatic role for the United States Gov- cial justice and the peaceful resolution the table. ernment; of conflicts across the globe.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 01:56 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K09OC7.020 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN H11332 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 9, 2007 He has been a persistent voice for Madam Speaker, I want to thank my Hopefully, those three will never be change here at home. He has held 16 friend and colleague who represents the separated; but if they are, he has the Presidential appointments under nine University of Notre Dame. Unfortu- order: God, country, and Notre Dame. different administrations, from Eisen- nately, I only come about 5 miles away I would like to finish with one per- hower to Clinton. He served as a found- as we circle around and share Elkhart sonal story. The only time I really got ing member and later the Chair of the County. It is great that we have six to spend with Father Hesburgh, I was United States Commission on Civil Domers in Congress. My colleague is head of the executive lecture series at Rights where he fought for true equal- actually a double Domer, which is a the graduate School of Business at ity in America and opposed attempts great honor. Notre Dame. He asked us to invite to use force to break up protests on Before I go into my remarks, I want David Rockefeller in. He had served for college campuses. to share something I remember from many years on the Chase Manhattan He has also served on the Select campus when I was there. The story on board, and the Rockefellers had never Commission on Immigration and Ref- campus was: Do you know the dif- contributed to Notre Dame. When we ugee Policy and as a member of Presi- ference between God and President went to the airport, I saw one of the dent Ford’s Presidential Clemency Hesburgh? And the answer is: God is things my colleague mentioned, and Board. everywhere; President Hesburgh is ev- that he was a priest first. He saw he Madam Speaker, Father Hesburgh erywhere but Notre Dame. And the rea- had a few minutes, and so he went and has also been a strong advocate for son was, this is what we are honoring did his prayers right on the airport international policy reform. He has him here for today. He went through- runway. He made sure that every day championed the responsible use of nu- out the entire world, not only raising he met his duties as a priest first and clear energy, represented the Vatican money for Notre Dame, but working to foremost. at the International Atomic Energy serve justice, working to serve various My privilege that afternoon, after he Agency in Vienna, and formally rep- causes around the world. spoke to the business school and the resented the United States at the 1979 I rise today in strong support of this graduate students, was to accompany U.N. Conference on Science and Tech- resolution by Congressman DONNELLY David Rockefeller, the executive vice nology for Development. to honor Rev. Theodore Hesburgh for president of Chase Manhattan, and Fa- Father Ted, as he is known around his contributions to the civil rights ther Hesburgh for one simple reason: South Bend and Notre Dame, has trav- movement in America, his tireless my job was when President Hesburgh eled across the globe working to find work to reduce the threat of nuclear gave me the signal, was to get the Vice peaceful resolutions to international conflict, and for seeking peaceful reso- President away so Father Hesburgh conflicts. As recently as 1999, when Fa- lution to international conflict. could do the close because in his heart ther Hesburgh was 82 years old, he con- Father Hesburgh, who served as the this man will go to his grave knowing ducted a fact-finding tour of refugee president of the University of Notre he built the university. camps in Kosovo for the United Na- Dame from 1952 to 1987, holds the world He took Notre Dame from a good uni- tions. record for honorary degrees received at versity to a great international univer- Father Hesburgh has also led efforts more than 150. He has been honored for sity, and that means you have to do to assist the poorest of the poor in the his contributions to education, to ath- developing world, serving as the chair- many different things: one was fund- letics, to peace, as well as national and man of the Overseas Development raising, making friends with leaders international issues. Council where he led fund-raising ef- around the world, then making sure He has earned these degrees, these forts that helped prevent mass starva- that they saw his dream in South Bend, honors, this praise with his thoughtful tion in Cambodia as a result of the bru- actually Notre Dame, Indiana, is a sep- approach to many of the most daunting tal policies of the Khmer Rouge. arate town, but that they saw the In 2000, Father Hesburgh was awarded challenges of our time. In the late dream of the Fathers of the Holy Cross the Congressional Gold Medal. He was 1970s, he served on a commission ap- to build the university there. While the first person from higher education pointed by President Carter to study they built that university, President to ever receive the award. He has also immigration reform. His commission Hesburgh was really the transition fig- been the recipient of the Presidential found that securing our borders should ure that took it to the university it is Medal of Freedom, the Nation’s highest be the first step toward an immigra- today. civilian honor, along with numerous tion policy that is thoughtful and bene- So we thank him in the international awards from educational institutions, ficial to us and our neighbors. How region and for his civil rights commit- including 150 honorary degrees, the fresh that sounds for a recommenda- ment, and for building the University most ever awarded to a single indi- tion he issued three decades ago. of Notre Dame into the great univer- vidual. His biography on the Notre Dame sity it is today. Madam Speaker, these awards serve University Web site says: ‘‘Justice has Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- as a testament to Father Ted’s lifelong been the focus of many of his outside ance of my time. commitment to humanity and the true involvements.’’ He was a charter mem- Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- national significance of his work. But ber of the U.S. Commission on Civil er, I yield myself such time as I may first and foremost, Madam Speaker, Rights, created in 1957; and he served consume. Father Ted always says, ‘‘I am a as its chairman from 1969 to 1972, when Madam Speaker, as a member of the priest.’’ he was replaced by President Nixon House Committee on Oversight and Father Hesburgh is a committed edu- after criticizing the President’s civil Government Reform, I am pleased to cator, a spiritual leader, an author, an rights record. join my colleagues in consideration of advocate for peace, and a strong voice He has argued that nuclear weapons H. Res. 687, a resolution amended in for equality and opportunity in Amer- present ‘‘the greatest moral challenge committee, which recognizes Rev. Ted ica. Today, in recognition for all that of all time.’’ He says nuclear weapons Hesburgh for his contributions to the Rev. Theodore Hesburgh has done for undercut the key just-war principles of civil rights movement in America, his this country, I ask my colleagues to discrimination, avoiding killing inno- tireless work to reduce the threat of join me in support of H. Res. 687 to cent civilians, and proportionality, nuclear conflict, and for seeking the honor the life and contributions of a using only the force necessary to peaceful resolution of international great American. achieve justifiable defense. While not conflict. Madam Speaker, one thing of great everyone here may agree with these H. Res. 687, has 103 cosponsors, was enjoyment to me is that our colleague views, they are thoughtful, inspired by introduced by Representative JOE DON- on the other side, my good friend Mark the will to do and represent good and NELLY on September 27, 2007. H. Res. Souder, is also a graduate of our uni- representative of a man who holds 687, was reported from the Oversight versity. peace and goodwill towards men as his Committee on October 4, as amended, Mr. SOUDER. Madam Speaker, I central tenets. by voice vote. yield myself such time as I may con- The title of his autobiography says it Madam Speaker, Rev. Theodore M. sume. all: ‘‘God, Country, Notre Dame.’’ Hesburgh is president emeritus of the

VerDate Aug 31 2005 01:56 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K09OC7.023 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN October 9, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H11333 University of Notre Dame. He retired National Football League record for Members may have 5 legislative days from active service as the 15th presi- most career touchdown passes, and for in which to revise and extend their re- dent of the university in 1987. During other purposes. marks. his 35 years as an educator, he oversaw The Clerk read the title of the resolu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there the growth of the university and the tion. objection to the request of the gen- admission of women to the under- The text of the resolution is as fol- tleman from Illinois? graduate program. Rev. Hesburgh’s lows: There was no objection. public service was recognized when he H. RES. 697 Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- received the Congressional Gold Medal Whereas on September 30, 2007, Green Bay er, it is my pleasure to yield such time in July of 2000. The leadership of the Packers quarterback Brett Favre established as he might consume to the author of Senate and the House of Representa- a National Football League (NFL) record by this legislation, Representative STEVE throwing his 421st touchdown pass; KAGEN. tives gathered in the rotunda of the Whereas in addition to the career touch- Capitol as President William Clinton down mark, Brett Favre also holds the NFL Mr. KAGEN. Madam Speaker, I presented Rev. Hesburgh with the Con- record for greatest number of wins by a thank my colleague. gressional Gold Medal. Rev. Hesburgh starting quarterback and the NFL record for Madam Speaker, Green Bay, Wis- has held 16 Presidential appointments playing in the most consecutive games as a consin, the Green Bay Packers and pertaining to many social issues. starting quarterback; quarterback Brett Favre have a great Living 90 miles from Notre Dame, it Whereas Brett Favre is the only 3-time deal in common. They’re hardworking, winner of the NFL’s Most Valuable Player was as if Father Hesburgh was the pied dedicated to the community and be- Award; lieve in competing with, not against, piper for Notre Dame University. Dur- Whereas Brett Favre’s 16 consecutive years ing his tenure in office, young people, of dedicated service with the Green Bay one another to bring out the very best especially from throughout the entire Packers has enhanced the lives of the people performance possible for each and Midwest, clamored for a spot at Notre of Northeast Wisconsin and exemplified the every athlete and every time on the Dame. High school students, especially Wisconsin work ethic; field. those at many of the top Catholic Whereas Brett Favre’s contributions to his Today, the United States House of schools throughout the country, their community have extended beyond the foot- Representatives offers its praise to ball field; Brett Favre, to his family, to the greatest hope was to get an oppor- Whereas Brett Favre was born in Gulf tunity to go to Notre Dame. And so I Port, Mississippi, was raised in Kiln, Mis- Green Bay Packers and to the people of am pleased to join with my colleagues sissippi, and attended the University of Wisconsin who together own the most in paying tribute to a man who is dif- Southern Mississippi; storied team in professional sports. ficult to describe. Yes, he was an edu- Whereas Brett Favre’s loyalties to his In fact, the Green Bay Packers, un- cator. Yes, he was a priest. Yes, he was home State of Mississippi and adopted State like any other corporate entity in Catholic; but he was so many things of Wisconsin are reflected in his participa- America, can never be offshored be- tion in and organization of numerous chari- until there is no way that you can pi- cause the team is owned by the people table activities in those States, including living in Green Bay and Wisconsin. geonhole him. You can only say here is the Brett Favre Fourward Foundation, the a great American who has contributed Special Olympics, the Make-A-Wish Founda- There are three things our Nation significantly to the development of the tion, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Amer- can learn from the success of Brett world order. And so I urge passage of ica; Favre and the Green Bay Packers. this resolution. Whereas the Brett Favre Fourward Foun- First, the team competes with one an- Madam Speaker, I have no further re- dation aids disadvantaged children in Wis- other to bring out the very best per- consin and Mississippi and has raised more quests for time, and I yield back the formance from every athlete. than $1,000,000 for people affected by Hurri- Secondly, Brett, like successful balance of my time. cane Katrina in Mississippi; The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Whereas Brett Favre and his wife, Deanna Olympic speed skating champions that question is on the motion offered by Favre, co-founded the Deanna Favre Hope I’ve come to know, does his personal the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Foundation, which provides assistance to best every single day, in practice and DAVIS) that the House suspend the women in need affected by breast cancer; and on the field. If one does one’s personal rules and agree to the resolution, H. Whereas Brett Favre has demonstrated best each and every day, no one can that hard work and single-mindedness of criticize you. Res. 687, as amended. purpose can bring success, and epitomizes The question was taken; and (two- And lastly, the two words that form the words of NFL Hall of Fame Coach Vince our American competitive spirit: thirds being in the affirmative) the Lombardi: ‘‘People who work together will rules were suspended and the resolu- win, whether it be against complex football ‘‘move up.’’ Don’t settle for second tion, as amended, was agreed to. defenses, or the problems of modern soci- place. Shoot for the gold and settle for The title was amended so as to read: ety.’’: Now, therefore, be it the silver, but at all times, never, ‘‘Resolution recognizing Reverend Resolved, That the House of Representa- never stop trying to move up. And re- tives— Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., for his member, we know from our experiences (1) commends Green Bay Packers quarter- that everybody falls. We all have fail- contributions to the civil rights move- back Brett Favre for establishing a National ment in the United States, his tireless Football League record for most career ures. But it’s not how far you fall; it’s work to reduce the threat of nuclear touchdown passes; how high you bounce back. conflict, and his efforts to secure the (2) recognizes Brett Favre for his out- Compete with one another. Do your peaceful resolution of international standing community service in Wisconsin personal best every day and move up. conflicts.’’. and Mississippi and his 16 consecutive years These three ideas tell the story of the of dedicated service with the Green Bay Green Bay Packers and their quarter- A motion to reconsider was laid on Packers, a community-owned organization; the table. back Brett Favre. They reflect the and spirit of the people in both Wisconsin f (3) directs the Clerk of the House of Rep- resentatives to transmit a copy of this reso- and in Mississippi, and they will con- b 1515 lution to Brett Favre, to the Green Bay tinue to be lived out by Brett Favre Packers organization, and to the Commis- during his career in professional sports COMMENDING GREEN BAY PACK- sioner of the National Football League. and beyond. ERS QUARTERBACK BRETT The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- I ask my colleagues to join with me FAVRE FOR ESTABLISHING A ant to the rule, the gentleman from Il- in recognizing the accomplishments of NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE linois (Mr. DAVIS) and the gentleman the Green Bay Packers, the hard- RECORD FOR MOST CAREER from Indiana (Mr. SOUDER) each will working people of Green Bay and the TOUCHDOWN PASSES control 20 minutes. people of Wisconsin and our future Hall Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- The Chair recognizes the gentleman of Fame quarterback Brett Favre. er, I move to suspend the rules and from Illinois. If I may read the resolution, which agree to the resolution (H. Res. 697) GENERAL LEAVE reads, H. Res. 697, ‘‘Commending Green commending Green Bay Packers quar- Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre terback Brett Favre for establishing a er, I ask unanimous consent that all for establishing a National Football

VerDate Aug 31 2005 01:56 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K09OC7.025 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN H11334 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 9, 2007 League record for most career touch- Mr. SOUDER. Madam Speaker, I never heard of, a guy who had lan- down passes, and for other purposes. yield myself such time as I may con- guished as a third-string signal caller ‘‘Whereas on September 30, 2007, sume. of the Atlanta Falcons, a guy named Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett We’re going to be saying lots of nice Brett Favre. He traded a running back Favre established a National Football things about Brett Favre this after- you’ve never heard of to Atlanta for League (NFL) record by throwing his noon, but I want to make sure that he Favre, and the rest is history. 421st touchdown pass; understands the most important thing. Well, maybe not all the rest. The ‘‘Whereas in addition to the career In my fantasy football team, the Packers are 5–1 this year, and Favre, at touchdown mark, Brett Favre also Domers, he’s my starting quarterback 38, is off to his best start in years. holds the NFL record for greatest num- this weekend. I need a lot of points. I Teammates say he’s in the best shape ber of wins by a starting quarterback don’t want this going to his head that of his career; coaches say he is making and the NFL record for playing in the we’re passing this congressional resolu- the best decisions of his career. most consecutive games as a starting tion. Could he do it again? Could he win quarterback; In my little hometown of 700 of his second Super Bowl? American ‘‘Whereas Brett Favre is the only 3- Grabill outside Fort Wayne, Indiana, cheeseheads hope so. For those of us time winner of the NFL’s Most Valu- when it was created, a man named Ben Colts fans, we hope he does well in the able Player Award; Neuenschwander brought a German final game but doesn’t win. Madam Speaker, I yield back. ‘‘Whereas Brett Favre’s 16 consecu- over named Fred Marolf, and then Fred Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- tive years of dedicated service with the broke off, and up at the county line he Green Bay Packers has enhanced the er, I yield such time as he might con- formed a cheese company. And after sume to the gentleman from Michigan lives of the people of Northeast Wis- many years and just a few miles from consin and exemplified the Wisconsin (Mr. STUPAK). my hometown, they moved up to where Mr. STUPAK. I thank the gentleman work ethic; all the cheeseheads go, to Wisconsin. ‘‘Whereas Brett Favre’s contribu- for yielding. County Line Cheese today is one of tions to his community have extended Madam Speaker, it’s my pleasure to the more famous cheese companies in beyond the football field; join Mr. KAGEN in offering this resolu- ‘‘Whereas Brett Favre was born in America. And I don’t know whether tion, and I want the RECORD to reflect Gulfport, Mississippi, was raised in they make the actual cheeseheads that that my friend and colleague Mr. Kiln, Mississippi, and attended the Uni- you Wisconsinites wear, but they cer- KAGEN is the second-biggest Packer fan versity of Southern Mississippi; tainly make a lot of the cheese. in Congress. Being from the upper pe- ‘‘Whereas Brett Favre’s loyalties to That’s kind of been my tie to the ninsula of Michigan, all of us UPers are his home State of Mississippi and cheeseheads, because growing up near a known as Packer fans. Actually, Green adopted State of Wisconsin are re- plant, you could get the green curds Bay is only just over an hour’s drive flected in his participation in and orga- and all that type of stuff. I followed the from my home, where the Detroit nization of numerous charitable activi- Green Bay Packers growing up, and Lions are more than 10 hours away ties in those States, including the they had Bart Starr and Fuzzy Thur- from home, so we are all Packer fans in Brett Favre Fourward Foundation, the ston in the line and Jim Taylor, of northern Michigan. On Sunday, September 30, with a 16- Special Olympics, the Make-A-Wish course Paul Hornung, the Notre Dame yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Foundation, and the Boys and Girls great, and you kind of wondered wheth- Greg Jennings, Green Bay Packer Clubs of America; er Green Bay fans were going to be like Brett Favre broke Dan Marino’s career ‘‘Whereas the Brett Favre Fourward Cub fans and all they did was talk touchdown pass record with 421 touch- Foundation aids disadvantaged chil- about the past. Then along comes Brett down passes. dren in Wisconsin and Mississippi and Favre. So let me rise today in support of Playing in his 17th season in the has raised more than $1,000,000 for peo- NFL, Brett Favre has consistently ple affected by Hurricane Katrina in this resolution to Brett Favre of the Green Bay Packers for breaking the shown Packer fans and the Nation that Mississippi; hard work, dedication and determina- ‘‘Whereas Brett Favre and his wife, world record on career touchdown passes, and the way he handled this tion lead to continued success. Deanna Favre, co-founded the Deanna The fact that Brett Favre threw the Favre Hope Foundation, which pro- with Dan Marino was just amazing for the country to watch as they both record-breaking touchdown in Min- vides assistance to women in need af- nesota against a tough divisional rival fected by breast cancer; and praised each other. He adds to his record also for the shows that his hard work and deter- ‘‘Whereas Brett Favre has dem- mination does pay off. most passes attempted, the most onstrated that hard work and single- Throughout his career, Brett Favre mindedness of purpose can bring suc- passes completed and, most impor- has proven that his perseverance and cess, and epitomizes the words of NFL tantly of all, the most games won as a love of the game have helped him over- Hall of Fame Coach Vince Lombardi: starting quarterback. come adversity and succeed at such a ‘People who work together will win, It’s only fitting that Favre continue high level. whether it be against complex football his run on the NFL record books be- Most importantly, Brett Favre has defenses, or the problems of modern so- cause he’s always been a man ahead of remained humble while leading the ciety.’: Now, therefore, be it his time. He started on his high school Packers to four wins and only one loss ‘‘Resolved, That the House of Rep- baseball team as an eighth grader. He so far this season. I realize my good resentatives— started at seven different positions, in- friend Mr. SOUDER has already given ‘‘(1) commends Green Bay Packers cluding offensive and defensive line, as the Packers their fifth win. That will quarterback Brett Favre for estab- a ninth grader on a varsity football come this Sunday against the Wash- lishing a National Football League team. ington Redskins. After his record- record for most career touchdown In 1987, he arrived at Southern Miss, breaking performance, Brett Favre said passes; and at age 17, was listed as the sev- the last thing on his mind was the ‘‘(2) recognizes Brett Favre for his enth-string for the Golden Eagles. Mid- record. That truly sums up how this in- outstanding community service in Wis- way through the third game of that dividual approaches the game. It’s not consin and Mississippi and his 16 con- season, he had become the starter. He for personal glory but for team pride secutive years of dedicated service would not relinquish that spot until he and continuing on their winning ways. with the Green Bay Packers, a commu- graduated 4 years later. He would lead Favre’s teammates and coaches cred- nity-owned organization; and stunning upsets of Florida State and, it his work in the off-season and be- ‘‘(3) directs the Clerk of the House of as a senior, Alabama. tween games as the reason the three- Representatives to transmit a copy of Two years later, Ron Wolf was hired time NFL Most Valuable Player has re- this resolution to Brett Favre, to the as general manager of the Green Bay mained successful. Green Bay Packers organization, and Packers. In his first speech to Packer Favre’s leadership has helped the to the Commissioner of the National fans, Wolf revealed that the Packers’ Packers to start off the year on top of Football League.’’ next quarterback was a guy they’d the division.

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The Brett Favre Fourward Foundation in which to revise and extend their re- Katrina. has donated more than $1.5 million for dis- marks. In a year plagued with sports scan- advantaged and disabled children in Wis- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there dals, Brett Favre sets a positive exam- consin and Mississippi. When Hurricane objection to the request of the gen- ple for all Americans that there is still Katrina devastated the Mississippi coast, Brett tleman from Illinois? honesty and dignity in sports. Favre played a leading role in rallying fund- There was no objection. I’m proud to join with all my col- raising and aid for his home state. After his Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- leagues and the Members of the House wife, Deanna, was diagnosed with breast can- er, I yield myself such time as I might of Representatives to salute Brett cer, the Favres founded the Deanna Favre consume. Favre’s continued success on and off Hope Foundation to provide support to unin- As a member of the House Committee the field, and I look forward to another sured or underinsured women living with this on Oversight and Government Reform, MVP year. terrible disease. I am pleased to join my colleague in Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- I believe NFL Hall of Fame Coach Vince the consideration of H.R. 3308, which er, I yield myself such time as I might Lombardi captured it best when he said: ‘‘Indi- names a postal facility in Atwood, In- consume. vidual commitment to a group effort—that is diana, after Lance Corporal David K. Madam Speaker, I can assure every- what makes a team work, a company work, a Fribley. body that the Chicago Bears have a society work, a civilization work.’’ H.R. 3308, which was introduced by great deal of respect for Brett Favre, On behalf of the residents of the state of Representative Mark Souder on August and I don’t intend to get into Central Wisconsin, I would like to congratulate Brett 1, 2007, was reported from the Oversight Division football, but I do rise in Favre on his many accomplishments, including Committee on September 20, 2007, by strong support of this resolution, a bill his 421st touchdown pass, and to wish him voice vote. This measure has the sup- that commends Green Bay Packers the best of luck for the rest of the season. port of the entire Indiana congres- quarterback Brett Favre for estab- Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- sional delegation. lishing a National Football League er, I yield back the balance of my time. Madam Speaker, Marine Lance Cor- record. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The poral David K. Fribley was killed in ac- Football is an American pastime, and question is on the motion offered by tion on March 23, 2003, near Nasiriyah, even people who don’t know a great the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Bat- deal about the game oftentimes get DAVIS) that the House suspend the talion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Ma- caught up in what takes place, what rules and agree to the resolution, H. rine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp goes on and what is happening. And so Res. 697. Lejeune, North Carolina. when one can rise to the top of the list The question was taken; and (two- Mr. Fribley earned a degree from In- in his profession, throw more passes thirds being in the affirmative) the diana State University in recreation than anybody else has ever thrown, rules were suspended and the resolu- and sports management. He was work- thrill more audiences than perhaps tion was agreed to. ing at a retirement home in Fort anyone else thrilled, keep people com- A motion to reconsider was laid on Myers, Florida, a job he loved, when ing and enjoying and interacting and the table. the terrorist attacks occurred on Sep- being proud of not only the areas that tember 11, 2001. Mr. Fribley joined the f they come from but proud of the con- Marines. He wrote in a letter to his tribution that one makes not only on b 1530 parents: ‘‘Right now, I’m sure I’m the field but off the field, all of the where God wants me to be.’’ LANCE CORPORAL DAVID K. charitable groups and organizations of Lance Corporal Fribley served his FRIBLEY POST OFFICE which Brett and his family are a part country with honor and distinction. He of, gives us further reason to commend Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- gave the ultimate sacrifice, and Amer- Representative STEVE KAGEN for his in- er, I move to suspend the rules and ica is eternally grateful. troduction of this legislation. pass the bill (H.R. 3308) to designate I commend my colleague, Represent- I certainly would urge its passage. the facility of the United States Postal ative MARK SOUDER, for introducing Mr. KIND. Madam Speaker, I rise today to Service located at 216 East Main Street this legislation and urge its passage. pay tribute to Green Bay Packers quarterback in Atwood, Indiana, as the ‘‘Lance Cor- Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- Brett Favre upon his achievement of throwing poral David K. Fribley Post Office’’. ance of my time. his 421st NFL touchdown and breaking the all- The Clerk read the title of the bill. Mr. SOUDER. Madam Speaker, I time NFL record for touchdown passes. The text of the bill is as follows: yield myself such time as I may con- From my days as Harvard quarterback, I H.R. 3308 sume. can say firsthand that I have a deep apprecia- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- There are probably no things more tion for the sport of football and for the resentatives of the United States of America in upsetting to Members of Congress than strength and dedication it takes not only as an Congress assembled, to know that the difficult decisions we athlete, but as a team leader as well. While SECTION 1. LANCE CORPORAL DAVID K. FRIBLEY have made here have resulted in the growing up in western Wisconsin, I spent POST OFFICE. deaths of young men and women in countless Sunday afternoons watching the (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the battle. Green Bay Packers through both good and United States Postal Service located at 216 Lance Corporal David Fribley was ac- bad seasons. I have watched Brett Favre grow East Main Street in Atwood, Indiana, shall tually the first Hoosier killed in action be known and designated as the ‘‘Lance Cor- in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. from his first season as a Packer, to a Super poral David K. Fribley Post Office’’. Bowl MVP, and to a well respected legend. (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, One of the good things that we have Throughout the sports community, Brett map, regulation, document, paper, or other seen in the Oversight and Government Favre is a symbol of stamina, leadership, record of the United States to the facility re- Reform Committee has been a number toughness, and sportsmanship. Not only has ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to of post offices and various things being Brett Favre broken the NFL record for touch- be a reference to the ‘‘Lance Corporal David named after these young patriots. down passes, he holds the records for most K. Fribley Post Office’’. I was earlier at a dedication of a foot- number of wins by starting quarterback, most The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ball field in Warsaw, Indiana, named consecutive games as a starting quarterback, ant to the rule, the gentleman from Il- Fribley Field, where the community and the only three-time winner of the NFL’s linois (Mr. DAVIS) and the gentleman went together and put together a stat- Most Valuable Player Award. During his 16 from Indiana (Mr. SOUDER) each will ue and a number of things in tribute years on the Green Bay Packers, Brett Favre control 20 minutes. for him and his family and renamed the

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I could go to him with an ment of this outstanding team: Now, there- Atwood is a very small town, not issue, and he would always come fore, be it that Warsaw is all that big, in the big through.’’ Resolved, That the House of Representa- scheme of things, but Atwood is a very Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- tives congratulates the Phoenix Mercury and small town, similar to the one I grew ance of my time. Coach Paul Westhead for winning the 2007 up in, probably about 500 people or Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- Women’s National Basketball Association thereabouts, between 500 and 1,000, at er, I urge the passage of this legislation Championship. most. It is on U.S. 30. Many people may and yield back the balance of our time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- go by it. Be careful if you do, there is The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ant to the rule, the gentleman from Il- usually often a policeman there who question is on the motion offered by linois (Mr. DAVIS) and the gentleman tries to catch people in a speed trap. the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. from Indiana (Mr. SOUDER) each will The town is just a little ways away. DAVIS) that the House suspend the control 20 minutes. But this is a big moment for Atwood. rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3308. The Chair recognizes the gentleman One of their stars that came out went The question was taken; and (two- from Illinois. to Warsaw High School; and even thirds being in the affirmative) the GENERAL LEAVE though he went to Warsaw High rules were suspended and the bill was Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- School, he was known as an Atwood passed. er, I ask unanimous consent that all boy. Warsaw is a large consolidated A motion to reconsider was laid on Members may have 5 legislative days high school in the area, and all the the table. in which to revise and extend their re- small towns know their individuals f marks. there. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Vicky Romine, the postmaster in At- CONGRATULATING THE PHOENIX objection to the request of the gen- wood, requested this from our office MERCURY FOR WINNING THE 2007 tleman from Illinois? and said, because he was an Atwood WNBA CHAMPIONSHIP There was no objection. boy, they wanted to name their post of- Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- fice after him. The three county com- er, I move to suspend the rules and er, I yield myself such time as I might missioners in Kosciusko County, Brad agree to the resolution (H. Res. 654) consume. Jackson, Ronald Truex and Bob congratulating the Phoenix Mercury Madam Speaker, as a member of the Conley, all sent letters of support to for winning the 2007 Women’s National House Committee on Oversight and rename this post office after Lance Basketball Association (WNBA) Cham- Government Reform, I am pleased to Corporal David Fribley. pionship. join my colleague in the consideration He graduated from high school in The Clerk read the title of the resolu- of H. Res. 654, a bill that congratulates 1996, where he was an all-conference tion. the Phoenix Mercury basketball team football player and a track and field The text of the resolution is as fol- for winning the 2007 Women’s National star. He was on the track and field lows: Basketball Association Championship. team at Indiana State from 1996 to 1998 H. RES. 654 H. Res. 654, which has 53 cosponsors, and placed sixth in the shot put at the Whereas, on September 16, 2007, the Phoe- was introduced by Representative ED 1998 Missouri Valley Conference Indoor nix Mercury won the 2007 Women’s National PASTOR on September 17, 2007. H. Res. and Outdoor Championships. He went Basketball Association (WNBA) Champion- 654 was reported from the Oversight on to graduate with a bachelor’s degree ship after cruising to victory over the de- Committee on October 4, 2007, by voice in recreational-business administra- fending champion Detroit Shock with a vote. tion from Indiana State University. strong final score of 108 to 92 in the fifth and On September 16, 2007, the Phoenix After college he moved to Fort deciding game of the series; Mercury beat the Detroit Shock 108–92 Myers, Florida, where he began orga- Whereas this is the Mercury’s first WNBA to win the Women’s National Basket- Championship since the team’s formation in nizing activities for retirees at the 1997 as one of the WNBA’s original 8 teams; ball Association Championship. This Shell Point Retirement Community Whereas the Mercury is the first team to was the first national championship for until September 11, 2001. Right after 9/ win the WNBA Championship on the road; the Phoenix Mercury basketball team. 11, he joined the Marine Corps, saying, Whereas, after only 2 seasons as head The Phoenix Mercury team was led ‘‘The greatest gift one can give another coach, the superb leadership and up-tempo by three aggressive players, Ms. Cappie is the gift of service. The following is style of Coach Paul Westhead guided the Pondexter, Ms. Penny Taylor and Ms. my gift to you and others. With all the Mercury to this Championship; Diana Taurasi, who scored 73 points of strength of my fellow marines, we shall Whereas, after only 2 years in the WNBA, the team’s 108 points to dominate the Cappie Pondexter scored 26 points in the always provide you with the com- final game of the series and was chosen as Detroit Shock team. forting feeling of safety that you have the Most Valuable Player for the WNBA I commend my colleague, Represent- each day.’’ Finals; ative PASTOR, for congratulating the He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, Whereas Cappie Pondexter was ably as- Phoenix Mercury basketball team for 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Ex- sisted by Penny Taylor, who scored 30 points, winning the 2007 Women’s National peditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, and Diana Taurasi, who scored 17 points, in Basketball Association Championship. North Carolina. In 2003, he was de- addition to outstanding efforts from team- I urge swift passage of this legislation ployed in support of Operation Iraqi mates Tangela Smith, Kelly Miller, Kelly and would just like to extend personal Mazzante, Kelly Schumacher, Belinda Snell, Freedom. On March 23, 2003, he died Olympia Scott, Jennifer Derevjanik, and congratulations to Ms. Cappie during a battle near Nasiriyah. He be- Jennifer Lacy; Pondexter, who lived in the community came the first Hoosier killed in action Whereas this impressive win makes Coach where I lived, attended school there, in support of Iraqi Operation Freedom. Paul Westhead the first coach in history to and, of course, went on to become a Corporal Fribley was always ready to capture both the NBA Championship and great female basketball player. pitch in, friends and family say. When WNBA Championship; Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- an uncle took sick, he mowed his Whereas the Mercury entered the WNBA ance of my time. aunt’s lawn. When a cousin wanted to Playoffs with their best record in franchise Mr. SOUDER. Madam Speaker, I history at 23–11 and after 6 years of having yield myself such time as I may con- attend Indiana State, he took her to missed inclusion in the Playoffs; the sprawling campus, showed her Whereas there was no doubt who was tak- sume. shortcuts and introduced her around. ing control of the final game as the Mercury I rise in strong support of the resolu- One of his fraternity brothers at Indi- led by as many as 14 points in the first quar- tion to congratulate the Phoenix Mer- ana State said: ‘‘David was one of those ter, posted an impressive record by shooting cury for bringing the first professional

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There- ASTM International that the Commission has the Sun. fore, I am very proud of to have sponsored determined that such revision does not carry out The Mercury became the first team this resolution honoring the Phoenix Mercury, the purposes of subsection (b). in WNBA history to clinch the league (e) IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS.—Section 553 a superb team that has combined hard-work, of title 5, United States Code, shall apply with title on the road when it defeated the sportsmanship, raw talent, and a will to win respect to the issuance of any regulations by the Detroit Shock in Detroit on September into a modern day success story—a success Consumer Product Safety Commission to imple- 16 to win the championship series 3–2. that was aided by great coaching and a strong ment the requirements of this section, and sec- The Mercury relied on a variety of front office organization led by owner Robert tions 7 and 9 of the Consumer Product Safety stars, from point guard Cappie Sarver. I am most certainly wishing them all Act shall not apply to such issuance. Pondexter to former Connecticut star the best as they continue to bring outstanding (f) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Consumer Diana Taurasi. Penny Taylor, Kelly basketball in the future to fans worldwide. Miller and Tangela Smith also aver- Product Safety Commission shall transmit to the As Coach Westhead recently quoted when Committee on Energy and Commerce of the aged in double figures as the Mercury referencing this victory and which serves as a House of Representatives and the Committee on set the league scoring record for the thoughtful reminder to all walks of life, ‘‘Isn’t it Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the second straight year. amazing how much can be accomplished Senate a report on— I remember back in the 1960s when I when no one cares who gets the credit?’’ (1) the degree of industry compliance with the was in college and things were a tad Mr. SOUDER. Madam Speaker, I standard promulgated under subsection (a); (2) any enforcement actions brought by the more sexist. You had half-court basket- yield back the balance of my time. ball. It has sure changed today when Commission to enforce such standard; and Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- (3) incidents involving children interacting you watch the women in the WNBA er, I yield back the balance of my time. with portable gasoline containers (including outshoot and do things that most The SPEAKER pro tempore. The both those that are and are not in compliance males wouldn’t dream of being able to question is on the motion offered by with the standard promulgated under subsection do. It has truly emerged as an increas- the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. (a)). ingly popular sport and impressive DAVIS) that the House suspend the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- sport. rules and agree to the resolution, H. ant to the rule, the gentleman from Il- It is no coincidence that all the high Res. 654. linois (Mr. RUSH) and the gentleman scoring occurred under the watch of The question was taken; and (two- from Florida (Mr. STEARNS) each will Coach Paul Westhead, a Shakespearean thirds being in the affirmative) the control 20 minutes. scholar who taught actual classes rules were suspended and the resolu- The Chair recognizes the gentleman while serving as a men’s basketball tion was agreed to. from Illinois. coach. He devised a style 20 years ago A motion to reconsider was laid on GENERAL LEAVE as coach at Loyola Marymount that the table. Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, I ask made the Los Angeles school the epi- unanimous consent that all Members f center and really the founder of the may have 5 legislative days to revise high-scoring, I shouldn’t have said that CHILDREN’S GASOLINE BURN and extend their remarks and to in- quite that way because there were oth- PREVENTION ACT clude extraneous material on the bill ers who did run-and-gun basketball, Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, I move under consideration. but Loyola Marymount was the first to suspend the rules and pass the bill The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there team that regularly scored more than (H.R. 814) to require the Consumer objection to the request of the gen- 100 points. He took that show to George Product Safety Commission to issue tleman from Illinois? Mason University in Northern Virginia regulations mandating child-resistant There was no objection. before returning to the pro game as an closures on all portable gasoline con- Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, I yield assistant a few years later. myself such time as I may consume. tainers, as amended. In 2005, he resurfaced in Phoenix and Madam Speaker, this is the first of The Clerk read the title of the bill. helped turn a middle-of-the-pack team four consumer protection bills on floor The text of the bill is as follows: into a champion. At 68, with titles in of the House of Representatives that both the NBA and WNBA to his credit, H.R. 814 the Subcommittee on Commerce, he has resigned, but not before helping Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Trade and Consumer Protection re- to bring a trophy to a city that has resentatives of the United States of America in ported on July 30, and the Committee long waited for one. Congress assembled, on Energy and Commerce subsequently Congratulations to Coach Westhead SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. reported on September 27. and to all the Mercury and its fans. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Children’s Gas- The final versions of these bills have Mr. PASTOR. Madam Speaker. It is with oline Burn Prevention Act’’. all been crafted in a thoroughly bipar- great pleasure that I rise today to congratulate SEC. 2. CHILD-RESISTANT PORTABLE GASOLINE tisan manner and in close consultation the Phoenix Mercury on becoming the 2007 CONTAINERS. (a) CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY RULE.—The with the Consumer Product Safety winner of the Women’s National Basketball provision of subsection (b) shall be considered to Commission. The committee staff, both Association Championship on September 16, be a consumer product safety rule issued by the majority and minority, should be com- 2007, in the final game of a five-game series Consumer Product Safety Commission under mended for the hard work they put that Phoenix won by an impressive 108–92 section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act into these bills to ensure that they are score. (15 U.S.C. 2058). thoughtful, careful, and bipartisan This is the first championship for the Phoe- (b) REQUIREMENTS.—Effective 6 months after pieces of legislation. nix Mercury, and the first title won by a road the date of enactment of this Act, each portable H.R. 814, the Children’s Gasoline team in the league’s history. The event also gasoline container manufactured on or after Burn Prevention Act, was introduced that date for sale in the United States shall con- places the Mercury Coach, Paul Westhead, in by Congressman DENNIS MOORE and the unique position of being the first coach to form to the child-resistance requirements for clo- sures on portable gasoline containers specified Congressman SPENCER BACHUS. ever lead a team to a championship in both in the standard ASTM F2517-05, issued by b 1545 the National Basketball Association and the ASTM International. WNBA courts. (c) DEFINITION.—As used in this Act, the term It requires child-resistant caps on The WNBA started 11 years ago. Since that ‘‘portable gasoline container’’ means any port- gasoline cans, whether they are sold time, its fan base has continued to grow each able gasoline container intended for use by con- with or without gasoline. Currently, year as more and more sports enthusiasts sumers. the law only requires such safety caps have become appreciative of the athletic tal- (d) REVISION OF RULE.—If, after the enact- on cans sold with gasoline in the can. ents of women. This year’s victory game, in ment of this Act, ASTM International proposes The absence of a requirement for child- which the Mercury posted a 73.3 shooting per- to revise the child resistance requirements of resistant caps on empty gasoline cans ASTM F2517-05, ASTM International shall no- centage in the first quarter, clearly shows that tify the Consumer Product Safety Commission of makes no sense, and this bill addresses women have rightfully earned a spot in the the proposed revision and the proposed revision this dangerous inconsistency. limelight of this sport. shall be incorporated in the consumer product At subcommittee, we passed an The magic events of the September 16th safety rule under subsection (a) unless, within amendment in the nature of a sub- game created an impressive run of records 60 days of such notice, the Commission notifies stitute which reflected arcane and

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If turning industry standards into a different data set, the CPSC confirmed 19 proven to be a very successful regu- agency rules becomes regular practice deaths over eleven years due to children inter- latory model over the years for the around here, it could severely diminish acting with gas cans. CPSC. the willingness of industry to develop H.R. 814 has been endorsed by the Amer- This is a good bill, Madam Speaker, standards on their own because, be ican Society of Testing and Materials’ Task and I want to commend our colleagues, careful what you ask for. The industry Group of Standards for Flammable Liquid Mr. MOORE and Mr. BACHUS, for their will say to themselves, lo and behold, Containers, the World Burn Foundation, the bipartisan work. I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote. we work hard, we developed this volun- National Safety Council, the American Acad- Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- tarily, this standard, bingo. They come emy of Pediatrics, the National Fire Protection ance of my time. back and they might take the stand- Association, Public Citizen, and the Office of Mr. STEARNS. Madam Speaker, it’s ard, and not only take the standard, the Kansas State Fire Marshal. a great opportunity to see you in the but the standard plus one, plus two, I In addition, H.R. 814 would not cost the Speaker’s chair today. plus three. taxpayers any money and is strongly bipar- I would like to commend, obviously, So I worry that these additional lay- tisan. Congressman MOORE for his dedication ers of regulation liability, and of During the 109th Congress, the Children’s and his determination to move H.R. course there’s liability when the Fed- Gasoline Burn Prevention Act garnered 119 814, the Gasoline Burn Prevention Act. eral Government steps in, on the man- cosponsors, 14 of whom were Republicans. He has been, Madam Speaker, and as ufacturing industry, particularly when This Congress, it is again a strongly bipartisan my colleague knows, the chairman of bill. the committee has been tireless in his the industry complies, simply complies Thank you again, Madam Speaker, for the efforts to ensure portable gasoline con- with the industry standards, are unnec- opportunity to vote on this proposal in the full tainers are fitted with child-resistant essary in many cases, and often con- House. I hope that we can work together to caps, and that is simply what this leg- tribute to the loss of U.S. manufac- enact this simple, common-sense measure islation does. This bill mandates that turing jobs because of the concern that will protect young children, and help put all portable gas cans sold in this coun- about liability. their parents’ minds at ease with regard to try be equipped with child-resistant Now, having said all that, Madam caps. Speaker, expressing my concerns of the gasoline cans stored in garages, basements, I’d like to note, however, that man- unintended precedent, I obviously sup- and back porches. The Consumer Product dating the standard is not a substitute port this bill because the bill, in effect, Safety Commission must be allowed to ade- for preventing access to gasoline. In is a reasonable effort that may, per- quately protect consumers and ensure public fact, all prepackaged gas containers haps will, reduce danger to children. safety. This measure will help do that. are required to be sold with child-re- And so for that, Madam Speaker, I Mr. WAXMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today sistant caps. And empty gas con- commend Congressman MOORE. I just to support H.R. 814, a commonsense bill that tainers, which this legislation address- think it establishes a precedent that will protect children from severe harm. es, are now sold with such caps as a we, on this committee, Commerce, The Children’s Gasoline Burn Prevention matter of compliance with a voluntary Consumer Protection and Trade, have Act will resolve a long-standing loophole in industry standard. Let me repeat. The to be careful about. Federal law. For more than 30 years, we have industry has complied with this on a Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- required that household hazardous materials volunteer basis. The very standard that ance of my time. be sold in child resistant containers. Gasoline this bill adopts, industry has volun- Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, I want cans were exempt from this requirement for tarily complied with and set up them- to assure everybody that, in spite of one simple reason. They are sold empty. They selves or in compliance with State en- the polemics, this is a bipartisan bill, do not hold any hazardous material when they vironmental laws requiring child-re- and we do have bipartisan agreement. are purchased. sistant and spill-resistant caps. Mr. MOORE of Kansas. Madam Speaker, I This is a meaningless distinction—the sole As a consequence, I’m just a bit con- rise today in support of H.R. 814, the Chil- purpose of these cans is to hold gasoline, a cerned about this legislation. Not, ob- dren’s Gasoline Burn Prevention Act. highly flammable and dangerous material. This viously, because of its substance, but While they say that good things come to bill will require that companies sell cans that simply because of the precedents that those who wait, victims of a gasoline burn due children can’t open. we have here, Congress, how we will to non-child-resistant gasoline container clo- I worked with my colleague DENNIS MOORE treat industry who voluntarily step sures and their families would disagree. This to introduce a similar bill last Congress, after out, set their standards, comply with it is the fourth Congress in which I have intro- I learned about young children who were killed and do it themselves. So when the in- duced this measure. For the past two, I have or permanently injured in fires that began dustry is in compliance and did so vol- been joined by my friend and colleague from when the children accidentally opened a gas untarily, why does the United States Alabama, Representative SPENCER BACHUS. can. Stephen Diaz, a California boy, is just Federal Government need to get in- Our children have waited long enough for this one example. He opened a gas can in his volved? Requirements of the Consumer common sense consumer protection. family garage and knocked it over. The fumes Product Safety Act establish the CPSC The 1973 Poison Packaging Prevention Act ignited, and he was burned over half of his should only promulgate a standard requires items containing dangerous or poi- body. This fire, and many others, could and when no industry or other standard ex- sonous materials, such as pill bottles, to be should have been prevented. ists, or when an existing standard is in- sold with child-resistant caps. Gasoline cans, I am pleased that the bill has been reintro- adequate or is not being complied with however, are exempt from this requirement duced this Congress and is on the floor today. at large. But, again, industry in com- because they are sold empty, even though The Children’s Gasoline Burn Prevention Act pliance; did so voluntarily. So why they are designed solely to contain one very is a simple but important piece of legislation does the United States Government hazardous, highly flammable liquid. H.R. 814 that I urge my colleagues to support. have to step in? would simply amend section 9 of the Con- Mr. RUSH. I yield back the balance I’m concerned that we’ll send a mes- sumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058), to of my time. sage to industry that even when you do include child-resistance standards for closures The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. things correctly, you adopt the stand- on all portable gasoline containers. BERKLEY). The question is on the mo- ards voluntarily, and you comply with Allowing these cans to be sold with simple tion offered by the gentleman from Illi- them, Congress will not hesitate to in- twist-off caps is dangerous and causes tragic nois (Mr. RUSH) that the House suspend tercede, turning an industry standard accidents when children come into contact the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 814, as into a commission rule while bypassing with them. Unfortunately, these accidents amended. the requirements of the Administrative occur all too frequently. In 2003, the Con- The question was taken; and (two- Procedures Act. sumer Product Safety Commission, CPSC, re- thirds being in the affirmative) the

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:55 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K09OC7.037 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN October 9, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H11339 rules were suspended and the bill, as (1) to provide consumers with a postage-paid Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, I yield amended, was passed. consumer registration form with each such prod- myself as much time as I may con- A motion to reconsider was laid on uct; sume. the table. (2) to maintain a record of the names, ad- dresses, email addresses, and other contact in- Madam Speaker, H.R. 1699, the Danny f formation of consumers who register their own- Keysar Child Product Safety Act was DANNY KEYSAR CHILD PRODUCT ership of such products with the manufacturer introduced by the vice chairwoman of SAFETY NOTIFICATION ACT in order to improve the effectiveness of manu- the Subcommittee on Commerce, facturer campaigns to recall such products; and Trade and Consumer Protection, Ms. Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, I move (3) to permanently place the manufacturer SCHAKOWSKY, and Mr. UPTON, a senior to suspend the rules and pass the bill name and contact information, model name and number, and the date of manufacture on each member of the Energy and Commerce (H.R. 1699) to direct the Consumer Committee. The bill is named after 16- Product Safety Commission to require durable infant or toddler product. (b) REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION FORM.— month-old Danny Keysar, who trag- certain manufacturers to provide con- The registration form required to be provided to ically and senselessly died when his de- sumer product registration forms to fa- consumers under subsection (a) shall— fective portable crib collapsed and cilitate recalls of durable infant and (1) include spaces for a consumer to provide strangled him to death. Unbeknownst toddler products. their name, address, telephone number, and to Danny’s poor parents and caregiver, email address; The Clerk read the title of the bill. the crib was subject to a voluntary re- The text of the bill is as follows: (2) include space sufficiently large to permit call 5 years earlier. H.R. 1699 easy, legible recording of all desired informa- tion; H.R. 1699 directs the Consumer Prod- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- (3) be attached to the surface of each durable uct Safety Commission to require man- resentatives of the United States of America in infant or toddler product so that, as a practical Congress assembled, ufacturers of certain nursery products matter, the consumer must notice and handle to create a voluntary registry to facili- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. the form after purchasing the product; This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Danny Keysar (4) include the manufacturer’s name, model tate the efficacy of recall of those Child Product Safety Notification Act’’. name and number for the product, and the date products when they occur. Under the SEC. 2. FINDINGS. of manufacture; bill, when a consumer buys one of 12 Congress finds the following: (5) include a message explaining the purpose types of everyday durable nursery (1) Unintentional injuries are the leading of the registration and designed to encourage products as defined by statute, such as cause of death among children, and for every consumers to complete the registration; cribs, high chairs, bath seats and such injury that is fatal, approximately 18 chil- (6) include an option for consumers to register strollers, the manufacturer must pro- dren are hospitalized and 1,250 are treated by through the Internet; and (7) include a statement that information pro- vide the consumer with a postage-paid emergency departments for such injuries that postcard. Parents will have the option are nonfatal. vided by the consumer shall not be used for any (2) According to the Consumer Product Safety purpose other than to facilitate a recall of or to fill out the postcard and register Commission, an average of 50 children under the safety alert regarding that product. with the manufacturer by mail or, al- age of 5 die each year in incidents associated In issuing regulations under this section, the ternatively, by e-mail so that they can with nursery products, and about 16 of these Commission may prescribe the exact text and be immediately notified if the product deaths each year are associated with cribs. format of the required registration form. is the subject of a recall. The informa- (c) RECORD KEEPING AND NOTIFICATION RE- (3) In 2003, an estimated 60,700 children under tion on these postcards cannot be used the age of 5 were treated in United States hos- QUIREMENTS.—The standard required under this section shall require each manufacturer of a du- for marketing or any other purpose pital emergency rooms for injuries associated than to notify consumers of the recall. with nursery products, and there were 10,700 in- rable infant or toddler product to maintain a juries to children under the age of 5 years asso- record of registrants for each product manufac- It’s worth noting, Madam Speaker, ciated with strollers alone. tured that includes all of the information pro- that this registry is based on an exist- (4) Of the 397 recalls issued by the Consumer vided by each consumer registered, and to use ing successful program for child car Product Safety Commission in fiscal year 2005, such information to notify such consumers in seats maintained by the National High- 109 (or 27 percent) were children’s products. the event of a voluntary or involuntary recall of way Transportation Safety Adminis- or safety alert regarding such product. Each Children’s products were recalled, on average, tration. over 2 times per week, and accounted for manufacturer shall maintain such a record for a 19,635,627 individual units. period of not less than 6 years after the date of It’s also worth noting that this bill is manufacture of the product. Consumer informa- SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. extremely timely, given the recent re- tion collected by a manufacturer under this Act In this Act: call of infant cribs made by the com- may not be used by the manufacturer, nor dis- (1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ pany Simplicity, because of the stran- seminated by such manufacturer to any other means the Consumer Product Safety Commis- gulation hazard the defective cribs party, for any purpose other than notification sion. to such consumer in the event of a product re- posed to young toddlers. Moreover, nu- (2) DURABLE INFANT OR TODDLER PRODUCT.— call or safety alert. merous press reports have recently The term ‘‘durable infant or toddler product’’— (d) STUDY.—The Commission shall conduct a cited just how ineffective product re- (A) means a durable product intended for use, study at such time as it considers appropriate calls can be. Unfortunately, parents or that may be reasonably expected to be used, on the effectiveness of the consumer registration by children under the age of 5 years; and are often unaware of defective recall forms in facilitating product recalls. Not later (B) shall include— products, and they remain in homes than 4 years after the date of enactment of this (i) full-size cribs and nonfull-size cribs; posing danger to children, as was the Act, the Commission shall report its findings to (ii) toddler beds; case with Danny Keysar. Indeed, in re- Congress. (iii) high chairs, booster chairs, and hook-on cent years, the CPSC has increasingly chairs; The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- issued expanded recalls of products (iv) bath seats; ant to the rule, the gentleman from Il- that have already been the subject of (v) gates and other enclosures for confining a linois (Mr. RUSH) and the gentleman recalls, because the Commission con- child; from Florida (Mr. STEARNS) each will (vi) play yards; tinues to be vigilant and to receive in- control 20 minutes. jury reports on defective products. H.R. (vii) stationary activity centers; The Chair recognizes the gentleman (viii) infant carriers; 1699 will go a long way towards rem- (ix) strollers; from Illinois. edying this problem and empowering (x) walkers; GENERAL LEAVE parents to become aware of infant (xi) swings; and Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, I ask product recalls immediately after they (xii) bassinets and cradles. unanimous consent that all Members are our initiated. SEC. 4. CONSUMER PRODUCT REGISTRATION may have 5 legislative days to revise Madam Speaker, I urge all of the FORMS. and extend their remarks and include Members of the House to vote for this (a) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 1 year after extraneous material on the bill under the date of enactment of this Act, the Commis- excellent bill. sion shall, pursuant to its authority under sec- consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- tion 16(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Act ance of my time. (15 U.S.C. 2065(b)), promulgate a final consumer objection to the request of the gen- product safety rule to require manufacturers of tleman from Illinois? Mr. STEARNS. Madam Speaker, my durable infant or toddler products— There was no objection. colleagues, this bill aims to improve

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:55 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K09OC7.038 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN H11340 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 9, 2007 the recall process of children’s prod- as full committee Chairman DINGELL they are not to blame. It was not the ucts such as toys and furniture by re- and Ranking Member BARTON. State agency’s mandate to inspect for quiring the inclusion of a product safe- b 1600 recalled materials; and unless someone ty registration card with each product who worked in the center happened to at the point of sale. The program is It is clear that our system for recall- catch the recall story on the news, modeled on the car seat registration ing dangerous products is simply bro- there was virtually no way to know program mandated by the National ken. It is failing American families. that the cribs they used were death Highway Traffic Safety Administra- The recall system relies on the media traps. And, by the way, Illinois did tion, better known as NHTSA. to pick up the story and spread the change its law. Now, my colleagues, this legislation word, but many times the stories are But in case anyone might think this creates a new mechanism for keeping not picked up and the news does not was an isolated incident, think again. consumers informed of child product reach the owners of defective products. In 2005 children’s products were re- recalls. To the extent we can improve In fact, some estimate that the recall called on average two times a week. the recall process, we should, and we effectiveness rate for products under Just over 2 weeks ago, the Consumer think it’s a good idea. Parents should jurisdiction of the Consumer Product Product Safety Commission issued the know as soon as possible, if they own a Safety Commission is a mere 16 per- largest recall of full-sized cribs in the product that’s dangerous to their cent. Notification targeted to owners agency’s history, recalling almost a child’s safety. of the product is rare, and many par- million of the Nation’s most popular Children have been injured by the ents remain unaware of the dangers. cribs because of design flaws that have continued use of a recalled product And that’s why I rise in strong sup- already killed at least three more chil- simply because the parents were sim- port of H.R. 1699, the Danny Keysar dren. And a week later, Kolcraft, the ply unaware of the product’s dangerous Child Product Safety Notification Act, company that manufactured the nature. Our hope is that this registra- which I was proud to introduce with Playskool crib that killed Danny tion program will render these type of my good friend from Michigan, Con- Keysar, recalled 425,000 infant play accidents preventable. gressman UPTON. This bill will begin to yards following the death of a 10- Now, my colleagues, of course chil- close the significant gaps in the recall month-old child. system by requiring that durable chil- dren’s products are often passed along Congress needs to act to make sure dren’s products such as cribs and to other friends or family members that these kinds of senseless tragedies strollers and high chairs come with a once their child is grown, outgrows its don’t occur again. When Danny’s par- postage-paid postcard that parents or use. We all know that. We put it up in ents, Linda Ginzel and Boaz Keysar, caregivers can mail in to be notified if the attic, then we hear a friend at learned that the crib that had killed a product is recalled for safety reasons. church says they have a new child and their son had been recalled in 1993, This legislation is a commonsense so- we bring down this particular product. they turned their grief into action and lution to a very real and pervasive So many products are donated to char- founded Kids in Danger, a Chicago- problem. Unintentional injuries are the ity outlets for resale, or sold at second- based nonprofit that is dedicated to leading cause of death among children. hand stores, online or at yard sales. No protecting children by improving chil- According to the Consumer Product registration program will reach these dren’s product safety. It is because of Safety Commission, an estimated 64,700 parents in the event of a recall. They’ll their dedication that we are here children under the age of 5 were treat- have to depend upon media. today, and I am honored to represent ed in emergency rooms across the This legislation will attempt to reach them here today and thank them for country for injuries associated with these legacy owners by permanently their work. I hope with the passage of nursery products in 2003 at a cost of marking each product with the manu- this legislation no more parents will $2.5 billion, and that figure has almost facturer’s name, model number and have to endure what they did. certainly risen in the last 4 years. And other information used in consumer I believe that H.R. 1699, which allows even more tragically, an average of 50 product recalls. A parent can simply people to send in a card or e-mail to children under the age of 5 die each research the item on the Internet or make sure that the manufacturer will year in incidents associated with nurs- call the manufacturer to verify a prod- let them know, just as is done with car ery products, and about 16 of these uct’s safety if he or she gets this prod- seats in the National Highway Trans- deaths each year are associated with uct either in a yard sale or it’s given to portation and Safety Administration, a them by a friend. This is good. cribs. And this bill is a tribute to one such provision that has been so successful To the extent this measure improves that there has been a tenfold increase notification to parents of potentially child. On May 12, 1998, 16-month-old Danny Keysar was strangled to death in recalls and recall repair rates have dangerous products, all of us should gone up by 56 percent, that at a cost of support this bill. At the same time, we at his licensed day care facility when a portable crib collapsed, turning the a handful of pennies per card, this leg- all know that nothing is more impor- islation will save lives of children. tant to a child’s safety than vigilant horizontal side rail into a V-shaped I would appreciate support. parental supervision. I hope the good wedge that squeezed his throat and Mr. RUSH. Mr. Speaker, this is a intentions of this legislation proves ef- strangled him. Imagine what Danny’s commonsense piece of legislation. It fective for both the consumers who parents must have felt when they takes a giant step toward protecting purchase the products and the compa- learned that the crib that killed their our Nation’s most important asset: our nies who will have to maintain these son, a Playskool Travel-Lite crib, had children. databases. been recalled by the government and Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- the manufacturer 5 years earlier. I urge Members of this body to pass ance of my time. And, sadly, Danny’s parents aren’t this legislation. Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, I am alone. More than 1.5 million portable Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance pleased to yield 5 minutes to the spon- cribs like the one that killed Danny of my time. sor of this legislation along with Con- were made with a similar design by dif- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. gressman UPTON, the gentlewoman ferent manufacturers. The crib that COHEN). The question is on the motion from Illinois, the vice chairman of the took Danny’s life had already killed offered by the gentleman from Illinois subcommittee, my friend, Congress- four children. A 10-month-old New Jer- (Mr. RUSH) that the House suspend the woman JAN SCHAKOWSKY. sey baby became the sixth child to be rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1699, as Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Madam Speaker, strangled to death by the Playskool amended. I’d first like to thank the chairman of crib just 3 months after Danny died. The question was taken; and (two- the Commerce, Trade and Consumer Despite the recall, neither the day thirds being in the affirmative) the Protection subcommittee, Mr. RUSH, care center nor State inspectors who rules were suspended and the bill, as for his support and help. had been to the facility just a week be- amended, was passed. I also want to thank Mr. STEARNS for fore Danny’s death knew that recalled A motion to reconsider was laid on his support of the legislation, as well products were being used there. And the table.

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Under current law, of the Flammable Fabrics Act (15 U.S.C. section 15(b) of the Consumer Product suspend the rules and pass the bill 1194(e)(2)) is amended— (H.R. 2474) to provide for an increased (A) by striking ‘‘nature and number’’ and in- Safety Act requires every manufac- maximum civil penalty for violations serting ‘‘nature, circumstances, extent, and turer, every distributor, or retailer of a under the Consumer Product Safety gravity’’; consumer product to notify the CPSC Act, as amended. (B) by striking ‘‘absence of injury, and’’ and immediately upon information that inserting ‘‘absence of injury,’’; and reasonably supports the conclusion The Clerk read the title of the bill. (C) by inserting ‘‘, and such other factors as The text of the bill is as follows: that a given product, one, violates a appropriate’’ before the period. safety standard promulgated by the H.R. 2474 (b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after CPSC; two, contains a defect that Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- the date of enactment of this Act, and in ac- cordance with the procedures of section 553 of could pose a substantial hazard; or, resentatives of the United States of America in three, otherwise creates an unreason- Congress assembled, title 5, United States Code, the Commission shall able risk of injury or death. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. issue a final regulation providing its interpreta- tion of the penalty factors described in section Unfortunately, for many large com- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Product Safety panies, a civil penalty of $1.83 million Civil Penalties Improvement Act’’. 20(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2069(b)), section 5(c)(3) of the Federal is a mere drop in the bucket and does SEC. 2. MAXIMUM CIVIL PENALTIES OF THE CON- Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 1264(c)(3)), SUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMIS- not always provide substantial and suf- SION. and section 5(e)(2) of the Flammable Fabrics Act ficient incentive for companies to re- (15 U.S.C. 1194(e)(2)), as amended by subsection (a) INITIAL INCREASE IN MAXIMUM CIVIL PEN- port problems to the commission. The (a). ALTIES.— cost of civil penalties may be out- (1) TEMPORARY INCREASE.—Notwithstanding The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- weighed by the cost of compliance with the dollar amounts specified for maximum civil ant to the rule, the gentleman from Il- the prohibitions and requirements of penalties specified in section 20(a)(1) of the Con- linois (Mr. RUSH) and the gentleman the law. For instance, at our June 6 sumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2069(a)(1)), from Florida (Mr. STEARNS) each will hearing before the Subcommittee on section 5(c)(1) of the Federal Hazardous Sub- control 20 minutes. stances Act, and section 5(e)(1) of the Flam- Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Pro- mable Fabrics Act (15 U.S.C. 1194(e)(1)), the The Chair recognizes the gentleman tection, we heard testimony that the maximum civil penalties for any violation speci- from Illinois. $750,000 fine assessed by the CPSC fied in such sections shall be $5,000,000, begin- GENERAL LEAVE against Wal-Mart for failing to report a ning on the date that is the earlier of the date Mr. RUSH. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- defect in fitness machines represented on which final regulations are issued under sec- mous consent that all Members may 1 minute, 33 seconds’ worth of sales for tion 3(b) or 360 days after the date of enactment have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- the retail giant. of this Act. tend their remarks and to include ex- While most companies try to do the (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraph (1) shall right thing and report injuries in a cease to be in effect on the date on which the traneous material on the bill under amendments made by subsection (b)(1) shall consideration. timely manner to the CPSC, H.R. 2474 take effect. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there gives the commission a bigger hammer (b) PERMANENT INCREASE IN MAXIMUM CIVIL objection to the request of the gen- to crack down on bad corporate behav- PENALTIES.— tleman from Illinois? ior that leads to defective and dan- (1) AMENDMENTS.— There was no objection. gerous products on the market. (A) CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT.—Section Mr. RUSH. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- Mr. Speaker, I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote 20(a)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 self such time as I may consume. from my colleagues on this bipartisan U.S.C. 2069(a)(1)) is amended by striking Mr. Speaker, I am the author of the piece of legislation. ‘‘$1,250,000’’ both places it appears and inserting Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of ‘‘$10,000,000’’. third consumer protection bill that we are considering on the House floor this my time. (B) FEDERAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ACT.— Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, I yield Section 5(c)(1) of the Federal Hazardous Sub- afternoon, H.R. 2474, the Product Safe- myself such time as I may consume. stances Act (15 U.S.C. 1264(c)(1)) is amended by ty Civil Penalties Improvement Act, This is a straightforward bill, and we striking ‘‘$1,250,000’’ both places it appears and which raises the cap on civil penalties support it on this side. Of the four con- inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’. that the Consumer Product Safety sumer product safety bills that we have (C) FLAMMABLE FABRICS ACT.—Section 5(e)(1) Commission can impose from $1.83 mil- of the Flammable Fabrics Act (15 U.S.C. on the floor, we feel this is the one that 1194(e)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘$1,250,000’’ lion to $10 million. Furthermore, the is the most straightforward and, obvi- and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’. new cap will be phased in through two ously, we support and we speak in (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made steps. It rises to $5 million as soon as favor of it. by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date the CPSC issues its new interpretive My colleagues, go back to 1972. The that is 1 year after the earlier of— guidelines or one year after reenact- House passed the Consumer Product (A) the date on which final regulations are ment, whichever occurs first. Mr. issued pursuant to section 3(b); or Safety Act. At that time the penalty Speaker, the cap will subsequently rise was simply $500,000. Now let’s leap (B) 360 days after the date of enactment of to its full $10 million one year after this Act. ahead. Adjusted for inflation, what is this initial increase. This new cap fig- SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF PENALTIES BY THE that equivalent in today’s dollars? CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COM- ure and two-step process is the product About $2.5 million. However, the origi- MISSION. of careful negotiations and compromise nal penalty maximum in the CPSA was (a) FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED.— with the minority. not indexed to inflation; so $500,000 as (1) CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT.—Section Furthermore, the bill, as amended in years went by up to 1990 was a pretty 20(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 this subcommittee, renders the factors paltry amount over this period of time. U.S.C. 2069(b)) is amended— used in assessing the amount of pen- And then in 1990 it was indexed to in- (A) by inserting ‘‘the nature, circumstances, alties more expansive and flexible, and extent, and gravity of the violation, including’’ flation so that the current civil pen- after ‘‘shall consider’’; it further makes clear that the current alty maximum is $1.825 million. (B) by striking ‘‘products distributed, and’’ list of factors is not exclusive. This The chairman would indicate that is and inserting ‘‘products distributed,’’; and flexibility will allow the commission to a small incentive for companies out (C) by inserting ‘‘, and such other factors as take into account factors such as there. I submit that the penalty is not appropriate’’ before the period. whether the manufacturer is a recidi- the big product for companies. It’s bad (2) FEDERAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ACT.— vist or a first-time offender when im- PR. If you are a Wal-Mart and you Section 5(c)(3) of the Federal Hazardous Sub- posing these civil penalties. In this re- have a product that is defective or you stances Act (15 U.S.C. 1264(c)(3)) is amended— gard CPSC is required to promulgate (A) by inserting ‘‘the nature, circumstances, are a toy manufacturer, the penalty is extent ,and gravity of the violation, including’’ interpretive rules on these penalty fac- going to be a deterrent, but the big de- after ‘‘shall consider’’; tors within 360 days. terrent is you won’t be able to sell that (B) by striking ‘‘substance distributed, and’’ Mr. Speaker, passage of H.R. 2474 is product if those products have to be re- and inserting ‘‘substance distributed,’’; and badly needed. For too long the CPSC called and everybody knows that your

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:55 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K09OC7.041 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN H11342 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 9, 2007 company has manufactured a defective VIRGINIA GRAEME BAKER POOL ANSI A112.19.8, ANSI shall notify the Consumer product. AND SPA SAFETY ACT Product Safety Commission of the proposed revi- I support the ability of the Consumer sion and the proposed revision shall be incor- Mr. RUSH. Mr. Speaker, I move to porated in the consumer product safety rule Product Safety Commission to penalize suspend the rules and pass the bill under subsection (a) unless, within 60 days of those who willfully, willfully violate (H.R. 1721) to increase the safety of such notice, the Commission notifies ANSI that the act. At the same time, we are not swimming pools and spas by requiring the Commission has determined that such revi- sure whether the effect of an increase the use of proper anti-entrapment sion does not carry out the purposes of sub- in potential penalties to as much as $10 drain covers and pool and spa drainage section (b). million will have the desired effect. systems, by establishing a swimming (d) IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS.—Section 553 I can support this measure, however, of title 5, United States Code, shall apply with pool safety grant program adminis- respect to the issuance of any regulations by the because there are three key factors tered by the Consumer Product Safety Consumer Product Safety Commission to imple- when you look at this bill. First, the Commission to encourage States to im- ment the requirements of this section, and sec- increase in the penalty maximum will prove their pool and spa safety laws tions 7 and 9 of the Consumer Product Safety be phased in, thanks to the chairman and to educate the public about pool Act shall not apply to such issuance. and his staff and our staff working to- and spa safety, and for other purposes, SEC. 4. STATE SWIMMING POOL SAFETY GRANT gether. Two, this measure amends the as amended. PROGRAM. CPSA to include specific penalty as- The Clerk read the title of the bill. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of sessment factors. And, three, the meas- The text of the bill is as follows: appropriations authorized by subsection (e), the ure directs the CPSC to promulgate Commission shall establish a grant program to H.R. 1721 provide assistance to eligible States. rules interpreting these factors and de- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- (b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant lineates how the commission will as- resentatives of the United States of America in under the program, a State shall— sess the fines. Congress assembled, (1) demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Com- My colleagues, this last factor in par- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. mission that it has a State statute, or that, after ticular is important to our business (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the date of enactment of this Act, it has enacted community. Interpretive rules are nec- the ‘‘Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safe- a statute, or amended an existing statute, that essary to provide guidance, clarity, and ty Act’’. provides for the enforcement of a law that— (A) except as provided in section 5(a)(1)(A)(i), some predictability to regulate indus- (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con- tents for this Act is as follows: applies to all swimming pools in the State; and tries. Additionally, interpretive guide- Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. (B) meets the minimum State law requirements lines will provide a constant frame- Sec. 2. Findings. of section 5; and work within which the CPSC may act. Sec. 3. Federal swimming pool and spa drain (2) submit an application to the Commission at $10 million is too great an amount to cover standard. such time, in such form, and containing such not act responsibly, I agree with the Sec. 4. State swimming pool safety grant pro- additional information as the Commission may chairman. That is a deterrent, and con- gram. require. sistently imposing such fines is impor- Sec. 5. Minimum State law requirements. (c) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—The Commission shall determine the amount of a grant awarded under tant. Sec. 6. Education program. Sec. 7. Definitions. this Act, and shall consider— Sec. 8. CPSC report. (1) the population and relative enforcement b 1615 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. needs of each qualifying State; and (2) allocation of grant funds in a manner de- But again, I point out that the larger The Congress finds that— (1) of injury-related deaths, drowning is the signed to provide the maximum benefit from the deterrent for corporations is the fact second leading cause of death in children aged program in terms of protecting children from that the publicity will be damaging to 1 to 14 in the United States; drowning or entrapment, and, in making that their sale of future products. (2) there are approximately 260 drowning allocation, shall give priority to States that have So, I would commend the chairman deaths of children younger than age 5 each year not received a grant under this Act in a pre- for his leadership in updating the CPSC in swimming pools, and an estimated 2,725 chil- ceding fiscal year. dren are treated annually in hospital emergency (d) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—A State receiving a on this matter, again, for his staff grant under this section shall use— working with us to create, I think, a rooms for pool submersion injuries, mostly in residential pools; (1) at least 50 percent of amount made avail- bipartisan work product that all of us, (3) many children die due to pool and spa able to hire and train enforcement personnel for both Democrats and Republican, can drowning and entrapment, such as Virginia implementation and enforcement of standards support. Graeme Baker, who at age 7 drowned by entrap- under the State swimming pool and spa safety Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance ment in a residential spa, and Preston de Ibern, law; and of my time. who at age 5 nearly drowned and was left per- (2) the remainder— manently brain damaged, finally succumbing to (A) to educate pool construction and installa- Mr. RUSH. Mr. Speaker, this, again, tion companies and pool service companies is another example of commonsense his catastrophic healthcare issues when he was 12 years old; about the standards; legislation, bipartisan cooperation that (4) adult supervision at all aquatic venues is (B) to educate pool owners, pool operators, is aimed at improving and enhancing a critical safety factor in preventing children and other members of the public about the the flow of commerce between con- from drowning; and standards under the swimming pool and spa sumers and manufacturing. (5) research studies show that the installation safety law and about the prevention of drown- Mr. Speaker, this piece of legislation and proper use of barriers or fencing, as well as ing or entrapment of children using swimming additional layers of protection, could substan- pools and spas; and takes a giant, giant step toward im- (C) to defray administrative costs associated proving the overall product safety, tially reduce the number of childhood residen- tial swimming pool drownings and near with such training and education programs. product recall phenomenon that exists drownings. (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— to stream the system that exists. SEC. 3. FEDERAL SWIMMING POOL AND SPA There are authorized to be appropriated to the I urge passage of this outstanding DRAIN COVER STANDARD. Commission for each of fiscal years 2009 through piece of legislation. (a) CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY RULE.—The 2013 $5,000,000 to carry out this section, such Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance provisions of subsection (b) shall be considered sums to remain available until expended. of my time. to be a consumer product safety rule issued by SEC. 5. MINIMUM STATE LAW REQUIREMENTS. the Consumer Product Safety Commission under (a) IN GENERAL.— The SPEAKER pro tempore. The section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (1) SAFETY STANDARDS.—A State meets the question is on the motion offered by (15 U.S.C. 2058). minimum State law requirements of this section the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. RUSH) (b) DRAIN COVER STANDARD.—Effective 1 year if— that the House suspend the rules and after the date of enactment of this Act, each (A) the State requires by statute— pass the bill, H.R. 2474, as amended. swimming pool or spa drain cover manufac- (i) the enclosure of all outdoor residential The question was taken; and (two- tured, distributed, or entered into commerce in pools and spas by barriers to entry that will ef- thirds being in the affirmative) the the United States shall conform to the entrap- fectively prevent small children from gaining unsupervised and unfettered access to the pool rules were suspended and the bill, as ment protection standards of the ASME/ANSI A112.19.8 performance standard. or spa; amended, was passed. (c) REVISION OF RULE.—If, after the enact- (ii) that all pools and spas be equipped with A motion to reconsider was laid on ment of this Act, ANSI proposes to revise the en- devices and systems designed to prevent entrap- the table. trapment protection requirements of ASME/ ment by pool or spa drains;

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(iii) that pools and spas built more than 1 (E) OTHER SYSTEMS.—Any other system deter- (8) UNBLOCKABLE DRAIN.—The term year after the date of enactment of such statute mined by the Commission to be equally effective ‘‘unblockable drain’’ means a drain of any size have— as, or better than, the systems described in sub- and shape that a human body cannot suffi- (I) more than 1 drain per circulation pump; paragraphs (A) through (E) of this paragraph ciently block to create a suction entrapment (II) 1 or more unblockable drains per circula- at preventing or eliminating the risk of injury or hazard. tion pump; or death associated with pool drainage systems. (9) SWIMMING POOL; SPA.—The term ‘‘swim- (III) no main drain; and (2) APPLICABLE STANDARDS.—Any device or ming pool’’ or ‘‘spa’’ means any outdoor or in- (iv) every swimming pool and spa that has a system described in subparagraphs (B) through door structure intended for swimming or rec- main drain, other than an unblockable drain, be (E) of paragraph (1) shall meet the requirements reational bathing, including in-ground and equipped with a drain cover that meets the con- of any ASME/ANSI or ASTM performance above-ground structures, and includes hot tubs, sumer product safety standard established by standard if there is such a standard for such a spas, portable spas, and non-portable wading section 3; and device or system, or any applicable consumer pools. (B) the State meets such additional State law product safety standard. SEC. 8. CPSC REPORT. requirements for pools and spas as the Commis- SEC. 6. EDUCATION PROGRAM. Within 1 year after the close of each fiscal sion may establish after public notice and a 30- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall estab- year for which grants are made under section 4, day public comment period. lish and carry out an education program to in- the Commission shall submit a report to the SE OF MINIMUM STATE LAW REQUIRE- (2) U form the public of methods to prevent drowning Congress evaluating the effectiveness of the MENTS.—The Commission— and entrapment in swimming pools, spas, and grant program authorized by that section. (A) shall use the minimum State law require- ornamental pools. In carrying out the program, ments under paragraph (1) solely for the pur- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- the Commission shall develop— ant to the rule, the gentleman from Il- pose of determining the eligibility of a State for (1) educational materials designed for pool a grant under section 4 of this Act; and manufacturers, pool service companies, and pool linois (Mr. RUSH) and the gentleman (B) may not enforce any requirement under supply retail outlets; from Florida (Mr. STEARNS) each will paragraph (1) except for the purpose of deter- (2) educational materials designed for pool control 20 minutes. mining the eligibility of a State for a grant owners and operators; The Chair recognizes the gentleman under section 4 of this Act. (3) educational materials designed for orna- (3) REQUIREMENTS TO REFLECT NATIONAL PER- from Illinois. mental pool owners and operators, including FORMANCE STANDARDS AND COMMISSION GUIDE- GENERAL LEAVE municipalities; and LINES.—In establishing minimum State law re- (4) a national media campaign to promote Mr. RUSH. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- quirements under paragraph (1), the Commis- awareness of pool and spa safety. mous consent that all Members may sion shall— (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- (A) consider current or revised national per- There are authorized to be appropriated to the tend their remarks and include extra- formance standards on pool and spa barrier pro- Commission for each of fiscal years 2008 through tection and entrapment prevention; and neous material on the bill under con- 2012 $5,000,000 to carry out the education pro- (B) ensure that any such requirements are sideration. gram authorized by subsection (a). consistent with the guidelines contained in the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Commission’s publication 362, entitled ‘‘Safety SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. objection to the request of the gen- Barrier Guidelines for Home Pools’’, the Com- In this Act: tleman from Illinois? (1) ASME/ANSI STANDARD.—The term mission’s publication entitled ‘‘Guidelines for There was no objection. Entrapment Hazards: Making Pools and Spas ‘‘ASME/ANSI standard’’ means a safety stand- ard accredited by the American National Stand- Mr. RUSH. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- Safer’’, and any other pool safety guidelines es- self such time as I may consume. tablished by the Commission. ards Institute and published by the American (b) STANDARDS.—Nothing in this section pre- Society of Mechanical Engineers. Mr. Speaker, the fourth and final vents the Commission from promulgating stand- (2) ASTM STANDARD.—The term ‘‘ASTM consumer protection bill on the floor ards regulating pool and spa safety or from rely- standard’’ means a safety standard issued by today is H.R. 1721, the Virginia Graeme ing on an applicable national performance ASTM International, formerly known as the Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, intro- American Society for Testing and Materials. standard. duced by Congresswoman DEBBIE (3) BARRIER.—The term ‘‘barrier’’, with re- (c) BASIC ACCESS-RELATED SAFETY DEVICES WASSERMAN SCHULTZ and Congressman AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS TO BE CONSID- spect to a swimming pool, means a fence, dwell- FRANK WOLF. ERED.—In establishing minimum State law re- ing wall, or nondwelling wall, or any combina- quirements for swimming pools and spas under tion thereof, which completely surrounds the H.R. 1721 requires pools and spa subsection (a)(1), the Commission shall consider swimming pool and obstructs access to the swim- drains with specified anti-entrapment the following requirements: ming pool, especially access from the residence standards, establishes a CPSC-adminis- (1) COVERS.—A safety pool cover. or from the yard outside the barrier. In the case tered grant program to encourage the (2) GATES.—A gate with direct access to the where a wall of a dwelling that contains a door States to enact pool and spa safety re- swimming pool that is equipped with a self-clos- or window serves as part of the barrier, all doors forms, and develops a national drown- and windows providing direct access from the ing, self-latching device. ing prevention education program. (3) DOORS.—Any door with direct access to home to the pool must be equipped with an exit the swimming pool that is equipped with an au- alarm that has a minimum sound pressure rat- Given the numerous tragic and pre- dible alert device or alarm which sounds when ing of 85 dB A at 10 feet. Alarms should meet the ventable deaths of young children who the door is opened. requirements of UL 2017 General-Purpose Sig- have drowned in swimming pools, foun- (4) POOL ALARM.—A device designed to pro- naling Devices and Systems, section 77. All tains and spas as a result of faulty vide rapid detection of an entry into the water doors providing direct access from the home to drains, this bill is overdue and worthy of a swimming pool or spa. the pool must be equipped with a self-closing, of passage under the suspension of the (d) ENTRAPMENT, ENTANGLEMENT, AND EVIS- self-latching device with a release mechanism rules. placed no lower than 54 inches above the floor. CERATION PREVENTION STANDARDS TO BE RE- The bill is named after Virginia QUIRED.— The term ‘‘barrier’’ means, with respect to a (1) IN GENERAL.—In establishing additional portable hot tub, a lockable cover. Graeme Baker, the beautiful little girl minimum State law requirements for swimming (4) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ whose tragic death drove her mother, pools and spas under subsection (a)(1), the Com- means the Consumer Product Safety Commis- Nancy Baker, to tirelessly fight for mission shall require, at a minimum, 1 or more sion. this legislation. of the following (except for pools constructed (5) MAIN DRAIN.—The term ‘‘main drain’’ As amended in the subcommittee, without a single main drain): means a submerged suction outlet typically lo- H.R. 1721 requires a specified barrier (A) SAFETY VACUUM RELEASE SYSTEM.—A safe- cated at the bottom of a pool or spa to conduct around residential pools and imposes ty vacuum release system which ceases oper- water to a re-circulating pump. security and safety requirements on ation of the pump, reverses the circulation flow, (6) ORNAMENTAL POOL.—The term ‘‘orna- or otherwise provides a vacuum release at a suc- mental pool’’ means a man-made structure the home, such as self-closing, self- tion outlet when a blockage is detected, that has designed to contain water such as a decorative latching doors in order to qualify for been tested by an independent third party and fountain or reflecting pool in the ground, par- Federal funds. Moreover, the bill au- found to conform to ASME/ANSI standard tially in the ground, or in a building, intended thorizes an annual appropriation of $5 A112.19.17 or ASTM standard F2387. primarily for aesthetic value and not intended million over 5 years. At the sub- (B) SUCTION-LIMITING VENT SYSTEM.—A suc- for swimming or wading. committee level, we chose this level of tion-limiting vent system with a tamper-resist- (7) SAFETY VACUUM RELEASE SYSTEM.—The funding because of the simple reality ant atmospheric opening. term ‘‘safety vacuum release system’’ means a that the Consumer Product Safety (C) GRAVITY DRAINAGE SYSTEM.—A gravity vacuum release system capable of providing vac- drainage system that utilizes a collector tank. uum release at a suction outlet caused by a high Commission has experienced with (D) AUTOMATIC PUMP SHUT-OFF SYSTEM.—An vacuum occurrence due to a suction outlet flow grant programs, and the Commission’s automatic pump shut-off system. blockage. overall budget currently is only $67

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With- Commerce, Trade and Consumer Pro- grams under the watch of the CPSC. out repeating what I said earlier on one tection, and Chairman JOHN DINGELL of This is another bipartisan, carefully of the previous bills, I again simply the Committee on Energy and Com- crafted bill, and is yet another example caution my colleagues about the unin- merce, for their incredible leadership of the bipartisan cooperation we cur- tended precedents our actions today and support on this legislation. rently achieve in the Subcommittee on may put in place. Additionally, I would like to thank Commerce, Trade and Consumer Pro- Further, I would like to express my Ranking Member BARTON, Congress- tection. reservation about the pool safety grant man WOLF and Congressman RAMSTAD I want to commend the majority and program and its effect on a States’ for their steadfast support of this legis- minority staff for working together to rights to regulate property and safety lation, as well as Ranking Member produce thoughtful, quality pieces of within its own borders. This piece of STEARNS, my fellow Floridian. I also legislation. And I want to thank my Federal legislation mandates that want to thank Safe Kids Worldwide for friend from Florida, the ranking mem- States adopt specific safety standards always being such a wonderful resource ber of this subcommittee, Mr. STEARNS, and no other. Mr. Speaker, there are 38 as this legislation became a reality. for his continued bipartisan coopera- States with pool safety laws on the On June 15, 2002, the beautiful tion. books today. None of these States, my Graeme Baker, whose picture is in This bill, along with the three pre- colleagues, including my home State of front of me, attended a pool party with vious bills we have just considered on Florida and the State of California, her entire family; her mother, Nancy, the floor, is a good start, but there is probably the two States with the most and her four sisters. Everyone was hav- more to be done to reform the Con- swimming pools and the most stringent ing a great time swimming, when all of sumer Product Safety Commission and pool safety laws, will be eligible for the a sudden one of Nancy’s daughters its underlying organic statute to pro- $25 million in grant funds unless they came running to tell her that Graeme tect American consumers. change their existing laws, making this was in the spa. Nancy ran to the edge The recent barrage of high-profile re- essentially a 12-State grant program. of the spa, and all she saw was dark calls of toys manufactured in China The laws mandated by this legisla- and bubbling water. Her daughter, highlights the need for Congress to de- tion are overly prescriptive and may frantically crying and pointing into cisively act and strengthen our laws even weaken the safety laws of some the tub, insisted that Graeme was that protect our children from dan- States. Some of us may disagree on there. Nancy jumped into the spa and gerous products. I am currently work- this, but that’s what we could possibly saw Graeme with her eyes pinched ing on a reform package that will do consider. Holding Federal tax dollars closed, her hair and limbs moving, with just that. over the heads of State lawmakers to the current of water from all the jets I hope that my colleague, Mr. urge them to change in their States on the side. Graeme was entrapped by STEARNS, and I, along with Chairman their laws to a proscribed standard the powerful suction of the drain spa DINGELL and Ranking Member BARTON, may not have any effect. We hope it and could not free herself. Nancy can continue our cooperative effort to does. If a State opts to change its laws, pulled and pulled with all her strength produce a piece of legislation that we a change will unfortunately and indis- to help her daughter. It eventually can proudly bring to the House floor criminately raise the cost of compli- took the strength of two adults to free with the same bipartisan support ex- ance for all pool owners, regardless of Graeme from the spa. Sadly, it was too emplified by the bills that we have on whether they have children or not. late; Graeme passed away in the hos- the floor today. I note that the Commission itself ex- pital that afternoon. With that, I urge a resounding ‘‘yes’’ pressed concern about the grant pro- Following Graeme’s death, Nancy vote. gram. The CPSC does not have experi- and her father-in-law, former Secretary Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of ence in ministering any grant program, of State James Baker, became and still my time. and Mr. Speaker, it’s not staffed to do are tireless advocates for children’s Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, this so. pool and spa safety. bill, the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool Now, notwithstanding those concerns When I met Nancy, I was imme- and Spa Safety Act, as the chairman that I have just expressed, I voice my diately taken by her tragic story of the mentioned, simply aims to prevent support for this bill today and for its loss of her daughter. As a fellow moth- tragic drowning and entrapment acci- author, DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, er of twins, I was most affected by Nan- dents that of course are entirely pre- who did a very strong, persevering job cy’s incredible desire to ensure that ventable with the addition of some on this. It came through committee what happened to Graeme did not hap- simple equipment at a modest cost, I when I was chairman and we tried to pen to any other child. She has chan- think we all agree. What we have here make changes. I appreciate her pa- neled all of her energy into raising the I believe is significantly different and tience, and I look forward to sup- issue of pool and spa safety to a na- significantly improved over what was porting her, and I commend her for her tional audience. Her passion is an in- initially referred to our committee. So, perseverance. spiration to me, and I am proud to again, in a bipartisan fashion, I think We are going to support the bill be- sponsor this legislation in her daugh- we’ve improved the bill. So I commend cause it will undoubtedly improve ter’s name. the chairman for including some of the swimming pool safety by requiring The Baker family tragedy is a painful modifications that we suggested and that all drain covers sold in the United example of the need for national pool some of the modifications that came States be made in accordance with and spa safety legislation. We must im- from his staff. standards to prevent entrapment. This plement national standards to replace My colleagues, this legislation has is very good. These horrific entrapment the haphazard safety measures that al- two distinct components: one, it adopts accidents are entirely preventable. It is lowed Graeme, and hundreds of chil- an industry standard on drain covers; my hope that this legislation will re- dren like her, to be lost in such night- and two, it establishes a grant program sult in such prevention and avoidance. mare scenarios. administered by the Commission de- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of I am a mother of three young chil- signed to provide incentives to States my time. dren, and I have talked about them on to change their State laws regarding Mr. RUSH. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased the floor many times relating to var- pool safety demands. These incentives, to yield 5 minutes to the coauthor of ious pieces of legislation. And as any through these grants, the States will this outstanding piece of legislation, mother of young children will tell you, change their laws. Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. supervision does lapse. Supervision, I fully support the intent of this Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. when children are around water, is im- measure, and I will, therefore, support Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1721, perative. But as a mom of twins, as a the drain cover standard. I would like the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and mom of a 4-year-old, I can tell you that

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Eight- some things that had happened back in Let me just tell you what most par- year-old Abigail Taylor was swimming my district that there was an addi- ents’ view in a survey was of super- in a local club’s swimming pool when tional danger that was not being ad- vising their children around water. she became entrapped by the pool’s dressed in the hearings we had leading While 94 percent of people report that drain system. This brave young girl, up to this legislation. So during the they always actively supervise their and her family, fought with everything subcommittee process, I introduced an children while swimming, closer exam- they had for her survival. She has now amendment that was inspired by the ination indicates that parents often endured numerous surgeries and is tragic accident that occurred in an or- participate in a variety of distracting faced with permanent disabilities that namental pool back in my district back behaviors. According to the American no child should ever have to suffer. in Fort Worth, Texas. In June of 2004, Academy of Pediatrics, one in five par- While it is too late to protect young three children and one adult drowned ents believes that a lifeguard is the Abigail Taylor from her cruel debili- at the Fort Worth Water Gardens: main person responsible for supervising tating injuries, it is not too late to pro- Myron Dukes, age 39; his daughter, children in the water. Lifeguards are a tect millions of other children who use Lauren, age 8; his son, Christopher, 13; key safety measure, but they supervise swimming pools and spas. No child and a family friend, Juanitrice an average of 25 swimmers per life- should ever be disemboweled by a Deadmon, age 11. On that tragic day, guard. They also report that 55 percent swimming pool drain. one child accidentally fell into the or- of parents thought there were cir- Mr. Speaker, Members, that is what namental pool and the other three cumstances in which it was okay for a we are talking about here. That is jumped in trying to save the child. child to swim without a buddy. Within what happens to these children. They Compounding the tragedy, the water this category, 31 percent said it was are disemboweled by the suction from was unusually deep due to a recircu- okay to leave a child unsupervised if he these swimming pool drains. lating pump malfunction and recent or she swam with a buddy; 29 percent This important legislation will estab- heavy rains. thought it was okay if the child was an lish a new consumer product safety Mr. Speaker, let me quote to you and excellent swimmer; 23 percent thought standard, as has been explained pre- the House from the Fort Worth Star it was okay if the child had several viously by Mr. RUSH, whose leadership Telegram about that event. Fort Worth years of swimming lessons. I could I also deeply appreciate, as well as Mr. Star Telegram June 17, 2004: stand here all day, and I would still not STEARNS and Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. ‘‘The victims were among the thou- be able to adequately emphasize that The standards will require each swim- sands of visitors attending the Na- parents must adequately supervise ming pool or spa drain cover to con- tional Baptist Congress at the Fort their children whenever they are in or form to the entrapment protection Worth Convention Center. near water. standards of the American National ‘‘The pastor, Gerald Dew, said he was Standards Institute and the American told that the children went to the b 1630 Society of Mechanical Engineers, obvi- Water Gardens to play because the But we all know that supervision ously two organizations with direct ex- swimming pool at the Fort Worth lapses. That is what this bill is de- pertise. And these are very reasonable, Plaza Hotel where they were staying signed to do. It is designed to encour- not onerous, standards, very reason- was closed for maintenance. age States to adopt swimming pool able standards for industry which will ‘‘One of the children slipped, which safety laws to ensure that suction protect our children in swimming started a chain reaction. drain entrapment, which occurs when a pools. ‘‘Bike patrol officer Tony Maldonado, child passes over a swimming pool Mr. Speaker, let me just conclude by who was one of the first officers to ar- drain that has suction so strong that it saying one drain entrapment is one too rive at the swimming pool, said he holds them to the drain under water many. One precious little 8-year-old jumped in and the force ‘literally and either entangles their hair or even girl losing part of her small intestine is sucked the socks off of my feet.’’’ disembowels the child, that we can pre- too much suffering to comprehend. Too From the Fort Worth Star Telegram vent this. Drowning is the second lead- much suffering to comprehend. It is 2004. ing cause of preventable death in chil- time to take action to ensure our chil- While this tragedy happened in Fort dren 1 to 14 years old in this entire dren are protected when children are Worth, the visitors were from Chicago country. And even cold-weather States sent to swimming pools by their par- and were constituents of my sub- have hundreds of drownings every sin- ents or are there with their parents. committee chairman and friend, Con- gle year. Every parent should have a reasonable gressman RUSH. I know that both of We can stop this. We can encourage probability, a reasonable belief that our cities, Fort Worth, Texas, and Chi- States through funding and through their children will be safe in that pool. cago, Illinois, grieved about this loss. education programs to adopt swimming It is time to pass this critical legisla- Mr. Speaker, let me quote to you pool and spa safety laws. I urge the tion on behalf of Abigail Taylor and from an online report from the CBS af- United States House of Representatives the millions of children who deserve to filiate in Chicago, Chicago.com, on the to adopt this legislation so that we can be safe in our pools. Let’s pass this life- reopening of the Water Gardens last make sure that we end or dramatically saving legislation without further spring. This is from March 20, 2007: reduce, at the very least, the likelihood delay. ‘‘The park of artistic pools and foun- of young children drowning needlessly Mr. RUSH. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the tains closed following the June 2004 in a swimming pool or spa. balance of my time. drownings of the four from Chicago, Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, I recog- Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 who were in Fort Worth for a religious nize the gentleman from Minnesota minutes to the gentleman from Texas, convention. Since then, more than $3 (Mr. RAMSTAD) for 3 minutes. Dr. BURGESS, a member of the Sub- million in modifications to improve Mr. RAMSTAD. I thank the ranking committee on Commerce, Trade, and the park’s safety have been made. member for yielding. Consumer Protection. ‘‘‘The renovations from the past Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I thank month don’t take away from the mys- support of H.R. 1721, the Virginia the gentleman for yielding. I thank our tique,’ Mayor Michael Moncrief said Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety committee chairman for bringing this during the ceremonies. Act. I would like to thank my col- bill to the floor and all the people who ‘‘Now, the depth of the Active Pool, league from Florida (Ms. WASSERMAN have worked so hard on this legislation where the drownings occurred, has SCHULTZ) for her incredible efforts, her over the years. been restricted to less than 2 feet. tireless leadership on this important Mr. Speaker, I am going to rise in Other renovations include new pumps legislation. But for her efforts, this leg- support today of H.R. 1721, the Virginia and pump system, switches, electrical

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And this disaster, this disaster across the country each year, simple pool ees, and personnel posted at such missions at that happened in my district in Fort safety precautions could help save these pre- which such libraries are located. Worth, must not be repeated. More cious lives. But it’s important to remember that (2) JOHNNY GRANT FILM SERIES.—The Sec- education regarding the unseen dan- this legislation is not a federal mandate. In- retary of State shall ensure that such librar- gers hidden in ornamental pools is nec- stead, it will encourage states to adopt com- ies and resource centers schedule public showings of American films that showcase essary. prehensive pool safety precautions that will Mr. Speaker, almost every single American culture, society, values, and his- substantially reduce the dangers of accidental tory. Such public showings shall be known as community in this country has an or- drowning, body part entrapment, and hair en- the ‘‘Johnny Grant Film Series’’. namental pool. We have quite a few tanglement. It will also promote swimming pool (c) RECEIPT OF DONATIONS.—The Secretary here at the Capitol. While 36 States and spa safety. of State may accept donations that are made have pool safety programs, not all of We can prevent these tragedies and save to the libraries and resource centers author- these States have an ornamental pool our children. I urge the support for the Pool ized under this Act if the Secretary deter- safety program, and therefore they and Spa Safety Act, H.R. 1721. mines that such receipt will not result in likely do not educate their constitu- Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, I yield any cost to the Federal Government. ency on the dangers that ornamental (d) ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC DIPLO- back the balance of my time. MACY.—The Advisory Commission on Public pools can represent. Ornamental pools Mr. RUSH. Mr. Speaker, I yield back Diplomacy (authorized under section 1334 of often greatly enhance communities, the balance of my time. the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restruc- but they can also pose a great threat to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The turing Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6553)) shall sub- communities if the owners and opera- question is on the motion offered by mit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of tors are not educated as to the poten- the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. RUSH) the House of Representatives and the Com- tial danger. that the House suspend the rules and mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a Through my amendment in this bill, pass the bill, H.R. 1721, as amended. report containing and evaluation of the func- there will be a wider public education tions and effectiveness of the libraries and The question was taken; and (two- resource centers that are authorized under campaign to alert consumers to the thirds being in the affirmative) the this Act. safety hazards associated and the re- rules were suspended and the bill, as (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In quirements for proper maintenance of amended, was passed. addition to amounts that are otherwise au- ornamental pools. The bill, which re- A motion to reconsider was laid on thorized to be appropriated to the Depart- quires the use of proper anti-entrap- the table. ment of State to carry out purposes similar to those required under this Act, there are ment drain covers and drainage sys- f tems, establishes a swimming pool authorized to the Secretary of State such safety grant program to be adminis- PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RESOURCE sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act. tered by the Consumer Product Safety CENTERS ACT OF 2007 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Commission. Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I move to ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from This legislation also encourages suspend the rules and pass the bill California (Ms. WATSON) and the gen- States to strengthen pool and spa safe- (H.R. 2553) to amend the State Depart- tleman from Florida (Mr. BILIRAKIS) ty laws and increase public education ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to each will control 20 minutes. and outreach to consumers. I believe provide for the establishment and The Chair recognizes the gentle- the inclusions of ornamental pools in maintenance of existing libraries and woman from California. this bill is an important component of resource centers at United States dip- this legislation. lomatic and consular missions to pro- GENERAL LEAVE Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vide information about American cul- Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I ask support the bill. ture, society, and history, and for other unanimous consent that all Members Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in full purposes, as amended. may have 5 legislative days to revise support of H.R. 1721, the Pool and Spa Safety The Clerk read the title of the bill. and extend their remarks and include Act. It has been my pleasure to work with The text of the bill is as follows: extraneous material on the bill under consideration. Congresswoman WASSERMAN SCHULTZ during H.R. 2553 the last two sessions of Congress to bring this The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- objection to the request of the gentle- legislation to the floor. I applaud Representa- resentatives of the United States of America in tive WASSERMAN SCHULTZ for her dedication Congress assembled, woman from California? There was no objection. and fully support the congressional efforts to SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. protect our children from swimming pool acci- This Act may be cited at the ‘‘Public Di- Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise in dents. plomacy Resource Centers Act of 2007’’. strong support of this bill, and I yield Every summer we hear the tragic stories of SEC. 2. UNITED STATES PUBLIC DIPLOMACY. myself such time as I may consume. young children involved in harrowing pool ac- (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF First, I would like to thank Chair- cidents. Though pool season is winding down LIBRARIES.—Section 1(b)(3) of the State De- man LANTOS, as well as my friend Mr. for the year we must push forward and enact partment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 BILIRAKIS as, I think, acting in place of legislation to protect our children in the sum- U.S.C. 2651a(b)(3)) is amended— the ranking member (Ms. ROS- mers to come. (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ LEHTINEN) for helping me to move this It’s tragic that over the last 20 years, we at the end; bill to the floor. (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the pe- I am proud to be the author of H.R. have lost at least 33 children under the age of riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 14 as a result of pool and spa entrapment. (3) by adding at the end the following new 2553, the Public Diplomacy Resource Entrapment occurs when part of a child’s body subparagraph: Centers Act of 2007. This bill is de- becomes attached to a drain as a result of the ‘‘(F) provide for the establishment of new signed to provide our diplomats abroad powerful suction of a pool or spa’s water cir- and the maintenance of existing libraries with additional tools to show the world culation system. Death or serious injury can and resource centers at or in connection the best of American society. In the occur when the force of the suction over- with United States diplomatic and consular 110th Congress, the Committee on For- powers the child’s ability to disengage from missions.’’. eign Affairs is working to help redeem (b) OPERATION OF LIBRARIES.— the drain. the status and prestige that the United (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State According to the Consumer Product Safety shall ensure that libraries and resource cen- States has lost around the world in re- Commission, drowning is the leading cause of ters established and maintained in accord- cent years. accidental injury-related death for children ance with subparagraph (F) of section 1(b)(3) While U.S. foreign policy clearly is a under 4 and the second leading cause of acci- of the State Department Basic Authorities key factor in how we are viewed

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An important point dozens of American Corners that are efits to mankind by— of regaining our rightful leadership maintained by our State Department. ‘‘(A) harboring more species per unit area than any other marine habitat, providing the role is to find more effective ways to Those libraries and cultural outposts basis for developing pharmaceutical products let the world know who we are as are indispensable tools in our public di- and fostering a growing marine tourism sec- Americans and what we stand for. plomacy efforts around the world. They tor; One of the most effective elements of help foreign audiences better under- ‘‘(B) providing a major source of food and American public policy is the array of stand our Nation, our people, our gov- jobs for hundreds of millions of coastal resi- libraries and information resource cen- ernment, and our society. dents; and ters around the globe. The facilities The bill before us today will ‘‘(C) serving as natural storm barriers, run by our State Department provide strengthen this American outreach by thus protecting vulnerable shorelines and establishing a new film series and by communities from storm waves and ero- people in foreign countries the ability sion.’’; and to freely access information about the requiring a report to Congress ana- (4) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated)— United States, about their own soci- lyzing the effectiveness of libraries and (A) by inserting ‘‘and coral reef and associ- eties, and about science and the arts. resource centers. Also, by providing ated coastal marine ecosystems’’ after ‘‘for- For years, these resources have been a specific statutory authority for the es- est resources’’; and testament to the principle that the tablishment and maintenance of these (B) by inserting ‘‘and coral reef and associ- greatest tool we have against tyranny centers, this bill will create an annual ated coastal marine ecosystem exploitation’’ is the truth. appropriations line item, which will after ‘‘tropical deforestation’’. allow Congress to oversee these activi- (b) PURPOSES.—Subsection (b) of such sec- But as we face this moment of tight- tion is amended— er budgets, I am afraid that our public ties in the future. (1) in paragraphs (1), (3), and (4), by strik- diplomacy libraries and resource cen- Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the ing ‘‘tropical forests’’ each place it appears ters are not getting the support they gentlewoman from California, my good and inserting ‘‘tropical forests and coral need. friend, Ambassador WATSON, and the reefs and associated coastal marine eco- That is why I have introduced this ranking member of the Foreign Affairs systems’’; and bill. The bill would not seek to disrupt Committee, my good friend, Represent- (2) in paragraph (2)— the efforts that the State Department ative ROS-LEHTINEN, for introducing (A) by striking ‘‘tropical forests’’ the first this measure, which deserves our and third place it appears and inserting has under way to organize and run its ‘‘tropical forests and coral reefs and associ- resource centers. Rather, it would seek support. ated coastal marine ecosystems’’; to put these efforts on a more stable Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance (B) by striking ‘‘tropical forests’’ the sec- footing by creating a clear funding of my time. ond place it appears and inserting ‘‘areas’’; stream for the State Department li- Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield and braries and resource centers abroad. back the balance of my time. (C) by inserting at the end before the semi- Furthermore, the bill would establish The SPEAKER pro tempore. The colon the following: ‘‘and unsustainable the Johnny Grant film series as part of question is on the motion offered by coral reef and associated coastal marine eco- the State Department’s public diplo- the gentlewoman from California (Ms. system exploitation’’. macy effort. Johnny Grant is a leg- WATSON) that the House suspend the SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. endary friend of American entertain- rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2553, as Section 803 of the Tropical Forest Con- amended. servation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431a) is ment and is known as the honorary amended— mayor of Hollywood for his continued The question was taken; and (two- thirds being in the affirmative) the (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘Com- efforts on behalf of the American en- mittee on International Relations’’ and in- tertainment industries. He is also an rules were suspended and the bill, as serting ‘‘Committee on Foreign Affairs’’; ardent proponent of the power of Amer- amended, was passed. (2) by striking paragraphs (4), (7), (8), and ican film to convey the universal val- A motion to reconsider was laid on (9); ues of freedom and opportunity to oth- the table. (3) in paragraph (5)— ers around the world. As of this year, f (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘TROPICAL FOREST’’ and inserting ‘‘TROPICAL FOREST OR he will have made his 60th trip abroad TROPICAL FOREST CONSERVATION CORAL REEF OR ASSOCIATED COASTAL MARINE to entertain our troops. ACT OF 1998 AMENDMENTS ECOSYSTEM’’; b 1645 Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I move to (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph suspend the rules and pass the bill (A), by striking ‘‘tropical forest’’ and insert- By the way, he traveled with Bob ing ‘‘tropical forest or coral reef or associ- Hope often. The Johnny Grant Film (H.R. 2185) to amend the Tropical For- ated coastal marine ecosystem’’; and Series would provide the United States est Conservation Act of 1998 to provide (C) in subparagraph (B)— Government with the opportunity to debt relief to developing countries that (i) by striking ‘‘tropical forest’’ and insert- show the world the optimism and take action to protect forests and coral ing ‘‘tropical forest or coral reef or associ- promise of America as portrayed in our reefs and associated coastal marine ated coastal marine ecosystem’’; and (ii) by striking ‘‘tropical forests’’ and in- classic films. ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other serting ‘‘tropical forests or coral reefs or as- Mr. Speaker, again, I want to thank sociated coastal marine ecosystems’’; both my chairman, TOM LANTOS, as purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. (4) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) well as my cosponsor, the ranking as paragraphs (9) and (10), respectively; and The text of the bill is as follows: member, ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, for (5) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol- their extraordinary efforts to help me H.R. 2185 lowing: move this legislation forward. I would Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ‘‘(4) CONSERVATION AGREEMENT.—The term also like to specifically thank David resentatives of the United States of America in ‘Conservation Agreement’ or ‘Agreement’ Congress assembled, Abramowitz and Lynne Weil of the ma- means a Conservation Agreement provided SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. for in section 809. jority staff, and Doug Anderson and (a) FINDINGS.—Subsection (a) of section 802 ‘‘(5) CONSERVATION FACILITY.—The term Sam Stratman of the Republican staff of the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of ‘Conservation Facility’ or ‘Facility’ means for the kind consideration they showed 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431) is amended— the Conservation Facility established in the to me and my staff as we sought to (1) in paragraphs (1), (6), and (7), by strik- Department of the Treasury by section 804. move this bill. ing ‘‘tropical forests’’ each place it appears ‘‘(6) CONSERVATION FUND.—The term ‘Con- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of and inserting ‘‘tropical forests and coral servation Fund’ or ‘Fund’ means a Conserva- my time. reefs and associated coastal marine eco- tion Fund provided for in section 810. Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, I yield systems’’; ‘‘(7) CORAL.—The term ‘coral’ means spe- (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through cies of the phylum Cnidaria, including— myself such time as I may consume. (7) as paragraphs (4) through (8), respec- ‘‘(A) all species of the orders Antipatharia Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. tively; (black corals), Scleractinia (stony corals), 2553, the Public Diplomacy Resource (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol- Alcyonacea (soft corals), Gorgonacea (horny Centers Act of 2007. Every year, thou- lowing: corals), Stolonifera (organpipe corals and

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Hydrozoa. fore the semicolon the following: ‘‘to serve in (3) AVAILABILITY OF UNOBLIGATED OR UNEX- ‘‘(8) CORAL REEF.—The term ‘coral reef’ an official capacity’’; and PENDED FUNDS.—Amounts appropriated to means any reef or shoal composed primarily (2) in clause (iii)(III), by inserting ‘‘or ma- carry out the Tropical Forest Conservation of corals.’’. rine’’ after ‘‘forestry’’. Act of 1998 (as in effect on the day before the SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FACILITY. (c) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Subsection (d) of date of the enactment of this Act) that are Section 804 of the Tropical Forest Con- such section is amended— unobligated or unexpended as of the date of servation Act of 1988 (22 U.S.C. 2431b) is (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), the enactment of this Act may be used to amended by striking ‘‘Tropical Forest Facil- by striking ‘‘the tropical forests’’ and insert- carry out the Tropical Forest and Coral Con- ity’’ and inserting ‘‘Conservation Facility’’. ing ‘‘tropical forests or coral reefs or associ- servation Act of 2007. SEC. 4. ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS. ated coastal marine ecosystems’’; (c) REDESIGNATION.—Part V of the Foreign Section 805(a) of the Tropical Forest Con- (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.) servation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431c(a)) is water’’ after ‘‘land’’; is amended by redesignating sections 812 and amended by striking ‘‘tropical forest’’ and (3) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘tropical 813 as sections 811 and 812, respectively. inserting ‘‘tropical forest or coral reef or as- forest’’; and (d) OTHER AMENDMENTS.— Section 703(a)(5) sociated coastal marine ecosystem’’. (4) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘living in of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 SEC. 5. REDUCTION OF DEBT OWED TO THE or near a tropical forest in a manner con- U.S.C. 2430b(a)(5)) is amended— UNITED STATES AS A RESULT OF sistent with protecting such tropical forest’’ (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph CONCESSIONAL LOANS UNDER THE and inserting ‘‘dependent on a tropical forest (A), by striking ‘‘or, as appropriate in excep- FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961. or coral reef or associated coastal marine tional circumstances,’’ and inserting ‘‘or’’; (a) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— ecosystem in a manner consistent with pro- and Subsection (c)(2) of section 806 of the Trop- tecting and conserving such resources’’. (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or an ical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 (22 (d) GRANT RECIPIENTS.—Subsection arrangement under the structural adjust- U.S.C. 2431d) is amended by striking ‘‘Trop- (e)(1)(A) of such section is amended by in- ment facility or enhanced structural adjust- ical Forest Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘Conserva- serting ‘‘marine,’’ after ‘‘forestry,’’. ment facility, or in exceptional cir- tion Fund’’. (e) REVIEW OF LARGER GRANTS.—Sub- cumstances, a Fund monitored program or (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— section (f) of such section is amended to read its equivalent,’’ and inserting ‘‘an arrange- Subsection (d)(6) of such section is amended as follows: ment under the structural adjustment facil- by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘(f) REVIEW OF LARGER GRANTS.—Any ity or enhanced structural adjustment facil- ‘‘each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2010’’. grant of more than $250,000 from a Fund shall ity, a Fund monitored program, or is imple- (c) USE OF FUNDS TO CONDUCT PROGRAM be approved by the Government of the menting sound macroeconomic policies,’’. AUDITS, EVALUATIONS, MONITORING, AND AD- United States and the government of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- MINISTRATION.—Subsection (e) of such sec- beneficiary country.’’. tion is amended to read as follows: ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from (f) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading ‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS TO CONDUCT PROGRAM California (Ms. WATSON) and the gen- of such section is amended by striking AUDITS, EVALUATIONS, MONITORING, AND AD- ‘‘TROPICAL FOREST’’ and inserting ‘‘CON- tleman from Florida (Mr. BILIRAKIS) MINISTRATION.—Of the amounts made avail- ’’. each will control 20 minutes. able to carry out this part for a fiscal year, SERVATION SEC. 9. CONSERVATION FUND. The Chair recognizes the gentle- up to $300,000 is authorized to be made avail- woman from California. able to carry out audits, evaluations, moni- (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subsection (a) of sec- GENERAL LEAVE toring, and administration of programs tion 810 of the Tropical Forest Conservation under this part, including personnel costs as- Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431h) is amended— Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I ask sociated with such audits, evaluations, moni- (1) by striking ‘‘Tropical Forest Agree- unanimous consent that all Members toring, and administration.’’ ment’’ and inserting ‘‘Conservation Agree- may have 5 legislative days to revise SEC. 6. REDUCTION OF DEBT OWED TO THE ment’’; and and extend their remarks and include UNITED STATES AS A RESULT OF (2) by striking ‘‘Tropical Forest Fund’’ and extraneous material on the bill under inserting ‘‘Conservation Fund’’. CREDITS EXTENDED UNDER TITLE I consideration. OF THE AGRICULTURAL TRADE DE- (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND- VELOPMENT AND ASSISTANCE ACT MENTS.—Such section is amended— The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there OF 1954. (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘terms as objection to the request of the gentle- Section 807(c)(2) of the Tropical Forest conditions’’ and inserting ‘‘terms and condi- woman from California? Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. tions’’; and There was no objection. 2431e(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘Tropical (2) in the heading, by striking ‘‘TROPICAL Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise in Forest Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘Conservation FOREST’’ and inserting ‘‘CONSERVATION’’. strong support of this bill and I yield Fund’’. SEC. 10. BOARD. myself such time as I may consume. SEC. 7. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT REP- Section 811 of the Tropical Forest Con- Mr. Speaker, I strongly support the RESENTATION ON OVERSIGHT BOD- servation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431i) is here- IES FOR GRANTS FROM DEBT-FOR- Tropical Forest Conservation Act Re- NATURE SWAPS AND DEBT- by repealed. authorization bill and urge my col- BUYBACKS. SEC. 11. ANNUAL REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS. leagues to do so as well. I would par- Section 808(a)(5) of the Tropical Forest Section 813 of the Tropical Forest Con- ticularly like to recognize the efforts Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. servation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431k) is of Congressman MARK KIRK, the spon- 2431f(a)(5)) is amended by adding at the end amended— IRK the following: (1) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’; sor of H.R. 2185. Congressman K is a ‘‘(C) UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT REP- (2) by striking ‘‘December 31’’ and insert- long-time champion of this innovative RESENTATION ON THE ADMINISTERING BODY.— ing ‘‘April 15’’; debt-for-conservation program. Mr. One or more individuals appointed by the (3) by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ each place it KIRK’s legislation extends and expands United States Government may serve in an appears and inserting ‘‘calendar year’’; and a vitally important environmental ini- official capacity on the administering body (4) by striking subsection (b). tiative launched during the Clinton ad- that oversees the implementation of grants SEC. 12. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND- ministration. arising from this debt-for-nature swap or MENTS. Mr. Speaker, over the past 9 years debt buy-back regardless of whether the (a) PART HEADING.—The heading of part V this program has resulted in 12 Trop- United States is a party to any agreement of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is ical Forest Conservation Act agree- between the eligible purchaser and the gov- amended by striking ‘‘TROPICAL FORESTS’’ ernment of the beneficiary country.’’. and inserting ‘‘TROPICAL FORESTS OR ments in Asia, the Caribbean, Central SEC. 8. CONSERVATION AGREEMENT. CORAL REEFS OR ASSOCIATED COASTAL and South America. These agreements (a) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section MARINE ECOSYSTEMS’’. have provided $135 million to help con- 809 of the Tropical Forest Conservation Act (b) SHORT TITLE.— serve 50 million acres of tropical for- of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431g) is amended— (1) AMENDMENT.—Section 801 of the Trop- ests. The Tropical Forest Conservation (1) by striking ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—’’ and all ical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 (22 Act has become one of the most effec- that follows through ‘‘The Secretary of U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended by striking tive foreign policy tools that the exec- State’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The ‘‘Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998’’ Secretary of State’’; and inserting ‘‘Tropical Forest and Coral utive branch has at its disposal to en- (2) by striking ‘‘Tropical Forest Agree- Conservation Act of 2007’’. courage developing states to take ac- ment’’ and inserting ‘‘Conservation Agree- (2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, tion to protect and preserve tropical ment’’; and regulation, document, or other record of the forests.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:22 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A09OC7.024 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN October 9, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H11349 The program has been a tremendous through fiscal year 2010. The bill also in this bill extends the program to apply to all success. It has provided needed funding amends the program in order to make forests, coral reefs and associated coastal ma- to actively pursue debt swaps, coral reefs eligible for coverage under rine ecosystems. Including coral reefs and re- buybacks, and debt restructuring with the program as well. lated marine areas under the scope of TFCA developing nations in return for con- This is an important response to the will encourage the conservation of these en- crete expenditures aimed at protecting increasing evidence of decline in the dangered marine environments. vital natural resources. This mecha- world coral reefs, which, along with Coral reef ecosystems throughout the world nism inspires more prompt debt serv- tropical forests, are a vital environ- face numerous threats and even possible ex- icing and gives foreign governments a mental resource. It is important that tinction. Threats to coral reef, in turn, threaten greater sense of responsibility for pre- we preserve such underwater treasures, the species and livelihoods that depend on serving the global heritage. not just for future generations to them. Coral reef offers protections from H.R. 2185 would expand the program enjoy, but to ensure the sustainability storms, wave damage, and erosion and also in a very significant way by extending of our world’s fragile ecology. provides various economic opportunities from its debt-relief-for-conservation mecha- Mr. Speaker, enactment of this bill fishing to ecotourism. nism to expenditures aimed at pro- would authorize a continuation of By providing incentives for developing na- tecting coral reefs and sensitive ma- these important conservation efforts tions to conserve their coral resources, we are rine environments. Coral reefs and for the next 3 fiscal years. I support in effect protecting coastal landscape’s and coastal marine environments provide a this measure and urge my colleagues as maintaining coastal quality of water of some of host of benefits to humankind. They well to support this measure. the most important coral reef ecosystems in harbor a major share of the world’s ma- Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I the world. rine biological diversity, and act as am very proud to rise today in support of H.R. Another important alteration we made to the vital nurseries and seeding grounds for 2185, a resolution that I introduced with my legislation expands the programs eligibility to many sensitive deep sea species. They good friend Congressman MARK KIRK and the additional countries. Current law forbids gov- also provide the foundation for eco- bipartisan support of 30 other cosponsors. ernments of beneficiary countries to be grant I would like to first extend my appreciation nomic, social and recreational activi- recipients unless there are ‘‘exceptional cir- for the hard work and efforts made by all par- ties of immeasurable value. cumstances.’’ However, for many countries Mr. Speaker, coral reefs are ex- ties who worked to craft this important bipar- their governments are the sole managers of tisan piece of legislation. Congressman KIRK tremely sensitive treasures. However, their ecosystems, thereby preventing them and I worked closely with the Nature Conser- the shocking reports of wide-scale from receiving the funds. By increasing the vancy, Conservation International, the World coral bleaching that has occurred Treasury Department’s authority to provide Wildlife Fund, the Wildlife Conservation Soci- around the globe in recent years should funds to governments of beneficiary countries, ety, the Office of Management and Budget, serve as a wake-up call for all of us. Ur- our legislation extends the programs’ eligibility and Departments of State and Treasury on gent action is needed to mitigate the to even more developing countries. this bill. I thank each of these bodies for their contributions that human activities A final significant change we made to the input, cooperation and support. program authorizes additional funding for au- are making to this problem. This innovative program allows eligible de- H.R. 2185 provides just the kind of dits and evaluation and allows these funds to veloping countries to utilize all funds spent on creative, targeted and mutually bene- be used for monitoring and administration. In- tropical forest preservation toward foreign debt ficial assistance that is clearly re- creasing the funding amount allows the Treas- payments to the United States. quired to tackle this important eco- Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2185 builds on the al- ury Department to better monitor all deals and logical threat. H.R. 2185 will also en- ready successful and sound economic and improve oversight over the entire program. Top notch strategies and technologies need- able more key countries to participate conservation law, the Tropical Forest Con- ed to conserve and protect our international in the program. Currently, in order to servation Act, TFCA, of 1998. qualify for the Act’s mutually bene- For 7 years, the program created by that act ecosystems can be found right here in the ficial mechanism, a country must have has simultaneously accomplished two key United States. In my State of Florida, several an IMF agreement in place. Under the goals: providing relief for the burden of debt institutions have long been at the forefront of new language, eligibility would also ex- on developing countries and promoting in- efforts to preserve these marine habitats. tend to nations that are implementing creased international tropical forest conserva- The Florida Aquarium, a non-profit edu- sound macroeconomic policies. tion. cation and research institution in Tampa, has Mr. Speaker, the executive branch The program’s achievements speak for developed cutting edge technologies and pro- has partnered with us in crafting this themselves. Since its inception, 12 ‘‘debt-for tocols for coral conservation including how to reauthorization, and has expressed its nature swaps’’ have been signed in devel- safely introduce cultural coral into wild reefs. interest in seeing it pass this year. I oping countries in Asia, the Caribbean, Central Until the museum pioneered this technology, urge my colleagues to support passage and South America, generating $135 million in there was no viable solution to ‘‘quickly’’ re- of this important measure. debt relief for these countries and conserving build destroyed and dying reefs. Developing Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of some 50 million acres of tropical forests. countries participating in our debt relief initia- my time. Our legislation reauthorizes and expands tive could greatly benefit from the museum’s Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, I yield this program. technology and expertise, and I strongly en- myself such time as I may consume. By reauthorizing the Tropical Forest Con- courage these countries to seek out the mu- Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the servation Act, the House is continuing to seum as a resource in their efforts to rehabili- bill H.R. 2185, which would reauthorize strengthen the indigenous economies and civil tate coral. and amend the Tropical Forest Con- society of developing countries while pro- The Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institu- servation Act of 1998. As the total ter- tecting both the world’s forests and endan- tion, located outside of my district in Fort ritory of the world’s tropical forests gered marine habitats. Pierce, does equally outstanding work to in- continue to decline, programs such as Additionally, by continuing to protect our vestigate the causes of and prevent coral reef that created by the Tropical Forest rainforests we are protecting future medicinal degradation and deforestation. Dr. Brian Conservation Act of 1998 are an impor- storehouses. The medicinal value of these Lapointe of the Center for Coastal Research tant component of international efforts rainforests cannot be underestimated. Today at Harbor Branch has spent the majority of his to slow and hopefully reverse the de- some 120 prescription drugs sold worldwide career studying threats to the marine eco- cline at the start of the new century. today are derived directly from rainforest systems in island nations such as Jamaica, Under the Tropical Forest Conserva- plants. By conserving our rainforests, we are Trinidad and Tobago, Martinique and St. tion Act, a country with a tropical for- providing possible cures for life-threatening Lucia. He has successfully assisted these est within its borders may seek an diseases. countries by helping them understand the ef- agreement with the United States By expanding this legislation, we are im- fects of human impact on coral reef. whereby some of the debts it may owe proving on an already responsible, sensible Dr. Lapointe and others at Harbor Branch us can instead be utilized to support and successful initiative to conserve more Oceanographic have tirelessly worked to edu- activities that maintain those tropical ecosystems and relieve more countries’ debt. cate communities on rehabilitation strategies forests. The bill would reauthorize this One of the most significant expansions we and future conservation techniques. People important conservation program made to the Tropical Forest Conservation Act like Brian Lapointe and institutions like Harbor

VerDate Aug 31 2005 03:21 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K09OC7.053 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN H11350 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 9, 2007 Branch Oceanographic can help countries that the gentlewoman from California (Ms. successful; in that connection, confidence- get assistance through the Tropical Forest WATSON) that the House suspend the building measures are essential, both in Conservation Act program to restore and pro- rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2185, as terms of improving the atmosphere and im- proving the life of all Turkish and Greek tect valuable and irreplaceable coral reefs and amended. Cypriots; and also in that connection, an end other marine ecosystems. The question was taken; and (two- must be put to the so-called ‘‘blame game’’; This bill is a win-win-win situation. With the thirds being in the affirmative) the Whereas, according to the agreement, tech- passage of this bill, Congress can further al- rules were suspended and the bill, as nical committees and working groups would leviate debt in developing countries, provide amended, was passed. be set up to examine and discuss issues that long-term sustainable financing for environ- The title was amended so as to read: affect day-to-day life of the people of Cyprus mental conservation and protection for impor- ‘‘A bill to amend the Tropical Forest and concurrently those that concern sub- tant world ecosystems, and advance medicinal Conservation Act of 1998 to provide stantive issues, thus contributing to a com- debt relief to developing countries that prehensive settlement of the Cyprus prob- research and increase United States assist- lem; ance to developing countries and further our take action to protect tropical forests Whereas on March 27, 2007, the United Na- credibility overseas. Reauthorizing the Tropical and coral reefs and associated coastal tions Security Council in a statement on Cy- Forest Conservation Act provides numerous marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such prus indicated that, ‘‘the members of the Se- benefits to developing nations, to the United Act through fiscal year 2010, and for curity Council urge both communities to States, and to our planet. other purposes.’’. work with the United Nations to implement I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of this A motion to reconsider was laid on the 8 July 2006 agreement, in particular bill. the table. through the immediate creation of bi-com- munal working groups and technical com- Ms. CASTOR. Mr. Speaker, as we reauthor- f ize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act, we mittees in order to prepare the ground for take an important and critical new step to help EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR IM- full-fledged negotiations leading to a com- PLEMENTATION OF AGREEMENT prehensive and durable settlement’’; the world preserve and restore its natural re- Whereas the United States has long sup- sources and vital ecosystems. This reauthor- RELATING TO REUNIFICATION OF CYPRUS ported fostering the reunification of Cyprus ization will continue our efforts to preserve the within a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation, world’s forests, coral reefs, and associated Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I move to and within a process that is led by the coastal marine ecosystems. The Tropical For- suspend the rules and agree to the reso- United Nations, thereby consistent with the est Conservation Act will create an invaluable lution (H. Res. 405) expressing the intended aim of the July 8, 2006, agreement, debt-for-nature exchange that not only benefits strong support of the House of Rep- and as set out in the relevant United Nations the global economy, but also the global envi- resentatives for implementation of the Security Council resolutions; ronment. July 8, 2006, United Nations-brokered Whereas several meetings have been held Protecting our natural resources is a between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot agreement between President of the members of the coordination committee, daunting responsibility, and coral reefs present Republic of Cyprus Tassos consulting on the implementation of the unique challenges to protect and rebuild. They Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot July 8, 2006, agreement, but no technical are fragile, slow-growing, and easily damaged leader Mehmet Ali Talat relating to committees or working groups have been set by passing ships, changes in temperature, or the reunification of Cyprus, as amend- up; severe weather. Despite these challenges, ed. Whereas on June 15, 2007, the United Na- they are an integral part of our environment. The Clerk read the title of the resolu- tions Security Council adopted Resolution Corals support economies, protect coastlines, tion. 1758 which ‘‘expresses full support for the and act as ecosystems for thousands of spe- The text of the resolution is as fol- July 8, 2006 process, notes with concern the lack of progress, and calls upon all parties to cies of sea life. They may also provide infor- lows: immediately engage constructively with the mation for the development of new drugs or H. RES. 405 United Nations efforts, as described in Under understandings of human disease. Whereas, in recognition that any future ef- Secretary General Gambari’s letter of 15 No- The Florida Aquarium, a non-profit edu- forts for a solution of the Cyprus problem vember 2006, to demonstrate measurable cation and research institution in Tampa, has need to be carefully prepared, President of progress in order to allow fully fledged nego- extensive experience in developing cutting the Republic of Cyprus Tassos Papadopoulos tiations to begin’’; and edge technologies and protocols for coral con- and former United Nations Secretary-Gen- Whereas on September 5, 2007, President servation, including how to safely introduce eral Kofi Annan met on February 28, 2006, in Papadopoulos and Mr. Talat ‘‘agreed on the cultured coral onto wild reefs. This facility has Paris, and reiterated that, ‘‘the resumption need for the earliest start of the [Gambari] pioneered the methods and technology need- of the negotiating process within the frame- process’’ and to ‘‘continue their contact work of the Secretary General’s Good Offices through the UN and to meet again when ap- ed to confidently direct a coral health certifi- must be timely and based on careful prepara- propriate’’: Now, therefore, be it cate program wherein aquacultured corals are tion’’; Resolved, That the House of Representa- certified as safe for introduction into the wild. Whereas on July 8, 2006, President tives— Until the Florida Aquarium developed this cer- Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot leader (1) expresses its support for the immediate tification technique for artificially aquacultured Mehmet Ali Talat, agreed, under the aus- implementation of the July 8, 2006, agree- coral, there was no acceptable solution for pices of United Nations Under Secretary- ment as the way forward to prepare for new doing so. This made rebuilding reefs time-con- General Ibrahim Gambari, to a set of prin- comprehensive negotiations leading to the suming and expensive, and often led to the ciples to begin a process of bi-communal dis- reunification of Cyprus within a bi-zonal, bi- communal federation as set out in the rel- destruction of the wild coral that scientists cussions; Whereas the set of principles agreed to evant United Nations Security Council reso- were trying to restore. Today, the Florida are— lutions; and Aquarium continues to lead the scientific com- (1) commitment to the unification of Cy- (2) calls upon the United States Govern- munity as the only institution in the world that prus based on a bi-zonal, bi-communal fed- ment to fully support the immediate imple- can certify aquacultured coral for wild reefs. eration and political equality, as set out in mentation of the July 8, 2006, agreement in Mr. Speaker, developing countries partici- the relevant United Nations Security Coun- its entirety and without deviation from that pating in our debt relief initiative could greatly cil resolutions; process. benefit from the Florida Aquarium’s technology (2) recognition of the fact that the status The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- quo is unacceptable and that its prolonga- ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from and expertise. I strongly encourage the coral tion would have negative consequences for initiatives under the Tropical Forest Conserva- the Turkish and Greek Cypriots; California (Ms. WATSON) and the gen- tion Act to seek out the Florida Aquarium as (3) commitment to the proposition that a tleman from Florida (Mr. BILIRAKIS) a resource in rehabilitating coral reefs world comprehensive settlement is both desirable each will control 20 minutes. wide. I am proud to support this important leg- and possible, and should not be further de- The Chair recognizes the gentle- islation in its effort to preserve our natural re- layed; woman from California. sources. (4) agreement to begin a process imme- GENERAL LEAVE Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, I yield diately, involving bi-communal discussion of Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I ask issues that affect the day-to-day life of the unanimous consent that all Members back the balance of my time. people and concurrently those that concern Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield substantive issues, both of which will con- may have 5 legislative days to revise back the balance of my time. tribute to a comprehensive settlement; and and extend their remarks and include The SPEAKER pro tempore. The (5) commitment to ensure that the ‘‘right extraneous material on the resolution question is on the motion offered by atmosphere’’ prevails for this process to be under consideration.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 03:21 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A09OC7.022 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN October 9, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H11351 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there tion of the July 8, 2006, United Nations- agreement in its entirety and without objection to the request of the gentle- brokered agreement between President deviation from the process. woman from California? Papadopoulos of Cyprus and the Turk- H. Res. 405 gives a strong message of There was no objection. ish Cypriot community leader, Mr. support for a reunified Cyprus under a Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise in Mehmet Ali Talat. bi-zonal, bi-communal federation with strong support of this resolution and More than 33 years after the invasion a single sovereignty, single inter- yield myself such time as I may con- and occupation of Cyprus by Turkish national personality, and single citi- sume. troops, the country remains divided zenship with respect to human rights Let me first thank our colleague and has the longest running peace- and fundamental freedoms of all Cyp- from Florida (Mr. BILIRAKIS) for intro- keeping force in the history of the riots. ducing this important resolution. For United Nations. It is important that I wish to thank Chairman LANTOS years, the United Nations has at- there is forward movement on properly and Ranking Member ROS-LEHTINEN tempted to reduce the potential for preparing the grounds for serious nego- and all of my colleagues who have co- conflict on Cyprus and to heal and re- tiations that will lead to sustainable sponsored H. Res. 405. I thank them for unify that long-divided island. and lasting peace. recognizing what a significant step this Last year, Under Secretary of the The international community has great representative body is taking by United Nations Ibrahim Gambari po- helped shepherd an agreement on a telling the world community that the tentially made progress towards resolv- process, the Gambari process, that sad and tragic division of Cyprus ing this issue. Thanks to his efforts, points the way forward to comprehen- should be no longer. the Greek and Turkish Cypriots signed sive negotiations that will lead to the Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of an agreement on July 8, 2006, that sets reunification of the island, its people, my time. out principles forming the basis for a institutions and economy in a bi-zonal, Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 future permanent agreement. bi-communal federation. minutes to the gentlewoman from Ne- Mr. Speaker, these important prin- The United Nations Security Council, vada (Ms. BERKLEY), member of the ciples include, first and foremost, rec- the European Union, and the United Veterans’ Affairs Committee and Ways ognition that the status quo, with a di- States have all played key roles in try- and Means Committee. vided island, is unacceptable. They also ing to bring a lasting and fair resolu- Ms. BERKLEY. I thank the gentle- include a commitment to unification tion to the division of the island. woman from California. based on a bizonal, bicommunal federa- On July 8, 2006, President Papa- Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this tion; a commitment to form intercom- dopoulos and Mr. Talat agreed, under resolution of which I am a proud co- munal working groups aimed at achiev- the auspices of the United Nations, to sponsor. In the summer of 2006, we wit- ing confidence-building measures to the establishment of technical commit- nessed a major breakthrough in the improve daily lives on both sides of the tees and working groups to examine troubled history of this divided island. island; and a commitment to promote a the issues affecting the daily lives of After years of conflict, both sides com- positive atmosphere that would allow the Greek and Turkish Cypriot people, mitted themselves to the reunification negotiations to thrive. as well as issues of substance. of Cyprus based on a bi-zonal, bi-com- All of us hope that the July 8, 2006, H. Res. 405 recognizes the fact that munal federation and political equal- agreement between the Greek and the the status quo is unacceptable and that ity. By agreeing to these principles, Turkish Cypriot communities will its prolongation would have negative they recognize the status quo is unac- prove to be an important step on the consequences for the Turkish and ceptable and that continuing it only road to reunification of Cyprus as a bi- Greek Cypriots. It also reinforces the hurts both the Turkish and Greek Cyp- zonal, bicommunal federation. The proposition that a comprehensive set- riot communities. pace of the progress must accelerate. tlement is both desirable and possible In connection with this agreement, To date, it has been, at best, halting. and should not be further delayed. we are all pleased to see the Cypriot But both parties have at least renewed In an effort to jump-start the July 8 Government take a number of con- their pledge to work towards a nego- agreement, President Papadopoulos in- fidence-building measures, demolishing tiated agreement. vited Mr. Talat to a meeting that took walls and even providing free health Mr. Speaker, U.N. Security Council place this year on September 5. The care to Turkish Cypriots. Resolution 1758 expresses full support two leaders agreed on the need for the This summer, my family and I trav- for the July 8, 2006, agreement. I hope earliest start of the Gambari process eled to Cyprus and had the pleasure of the Members of this body will reinforce and to continue their contact through enjoying the legendary Cypriot hospi- that message by backing this bill, and the U.N. and to meet again when ap- tality. While I enjoyed the beauty and thereby backing the unification of Cy- propriate. serenity of the island, I was most prus. The resolution before us, H. Res. As a member of the European Union, struck by the openness and warmth of 405, expresses its support for the imme- the Republic of Cyprus has proven the people there, who treated my fam- diate implementation of the July 8, itself a committed and influential part- ily and me with the greatest regard. It 2006, agreement, and it calls on the ad- ner in Europe. Despite its forced divi- is cruel that such a warm and hos- ministration to support it as well. sion, Cyprus’s successful social and pitable people should continue to be economic integration into the Euro- subjected to this conflict. b 1700 pean Union is a testament to its focus We were simply appalled by the state Mr. Speaker, the people of Cyprus de- and dedication to democratic values of the ‘‘green line’’ area. It is a blot on serve our encouragement and our sup- and regional cooperation. an otherwise breathtaking country. It port in their efforts to prepare for new In addition, Cyprus has a long his- is time that the Turkish troops remove talks aimed at reunification, and that tory of working cooperatively with the themselves from this island so that, at is exactly what this resolution seeks to United States on issues of inter- our next visit, Cyprus will once again do. I strongly support it, and I encour- national defense and security and con- be a peaceful and unified island free of age my colleagues to do likewise. tinues to do so in the global war on ter- occupation. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of ror. Cyprus is also a good friend to this Mr. Speaker, it is time for both sides my time. country. In the summer of 2006, Cyprus to come together to execute the July Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, I yield served as the principal transit for 15,000 2006 agreement. The principles have myself such time as I may consume. Americans evacuating Lebanon. Our been laid out and all that we need now Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank citizens were provided with food, shel- is implementation. I urge support for the gentlewoman from California for ter, and medical care. this resolution. her strong support of H. Res. 405. I rise It is now time for Congress to dem- Mr. SIRES. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in sup- today to urge my colleagues to support onstrate its strong support of efforts port of H. Res. 405, which expresses strong H. Res. 405, which expresses the strong toward the reunification of Cyprus by support for the implementation of the July 8, support of the U.S. House of Represent- passing H. Res. 405, calling for the im- 2006 agreement between the President of the atives for the immediate implementa- mediate implementation of the July 8 Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish Cypriot

VerDate Aug 31 2005 03:21 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K09OC7.055 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN H11352 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 9, 2007 leader. Since the invasion of Cyprus over 30 ing that they can run on ethanol, gasoline, The Chair recognizes the gentle- years ago, the Greek and Turkish Cypriot or any mixture of both; woman from California. Whereas Brazil stands out as the leading communities have been divided. There have GENERAL LEAVE been over 13 million crossings by Greek and example of a country that has diversified its energy supply and become a net exporter of Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I ask Turkish Cypriots into each other’s communities energy, in large part by increasing its use unanimous consent that all Members without incident. The reunification of Cyprus and production of alternative energy may have 5 legislative days in which to would improve relations between the commu- sources, including ethanol; revise and extend their remarks and in- nities, commerce, and the everyday lives of Whereas putting the United States on a clude extraneous material on the reso- Cypriots on the island. It is in the best interest path toward ending its addiction to oil, as lution under consideration. of the Cypriot people, the United States and Brazil has done, by investing in clean alter- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there our allies, Greece and Turkey, to urge the im- native energy sources is essential in pro- objection to the request of the gentle- tecting United States national security, the mediate implementation of the July 8th agree- woman from California? ment. Both parties must abide by U.N. Secu- environment, and the stability of the United States economy; There was no objection. rity Council Resolutions and move forward Whereas, on March 9, 2007, the United Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise in with the reunification of Cyprus. I’d like to States and Brazil—the world’s two largest strong support of this resolution and thank Congressman BILIRAKIS for introducing ethanol producing countries—signed a yield myself as much time as I may this resolution and I would urge all of my col- Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to consume. leagues to support it. promote greater cooperation on ethanol and I would first like to thank our col- Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, I yield biofuels in the Western Hemisphere; leagues, Congressman ELIOT ENGEL and back the balance of my time. Whereas the United States-Brazil MOU in- DAN BURTON, for introducing this im- Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I have no volves technology-sharing between the portant resolution. Their leadership on further requests for time, and I yield United States and Brazil, feasibility studies and technical assistance to build domestic Brazil-related matters is greatly appre- back the balance of my time. ciated. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The biofuels industries in third countries, and multilateral efforts to advance the global de- Mr. Speaker, Brazil has the largest question is on the motion offered by velopment of biofuels; economy, population, and land mass in the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Whereas the first countries targeted for South America. It is the fifth most WATSON) that the House suspend the United States-Brazilian technical assistance populous country in the world, and its rules and agree to the resolution, H. are the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, economy is the 11th largest. It is high Res. 405, as amended. Haiti, and St. Kitts and Nevis; time we recognize, as this resolution The question was taken; and (two- Whereas United States President George does, the expanding strategic relation- thirds being in the affirmative) the W. Bush and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio ship between the United States and rules were suspended and the resolu- ‘‘Lula’’ da Silva have met twice in 2007 as visible examples of the expanding warm rela- Brazil. tion, as amended, was agreed to. We in America are finally waking up A motion to reconsider was laid on tions and close ties between the United States and Brazil; not only to Brazil’s importance, but to the table. Whereas the United States and Brazil are how natural this relationship should f the two largest and most diverse democ- be. Brazil is also the right country EXPANDING STRATEGIC RELA- racies in the Western Hemisphere; with which to cooperate on alternative TIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED Whereas Brazil—through its leadership of energy sources. the United Nations Stabilization Mission STATES AND BRAZIL (MINUSTAH) in Haiti and other achieve- This resolution commends Brazil on Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I move to ments—has emerged as a regional leader in successfully reducing its dependence on suspend the rules and agree to the reso- the Western Hemisphere; and oil by finding alternative ways to sat- lution (H. Res. 651) recognizing the Whereas Secretary of State Condoleezza isfy its energy needs and recognizes the warm friendship and expanding stra- Rice has said that the United States looks to importance of the March 9, 2007, U.S.- Brazil as a ‘‘regional leader and a global Brazil memorandum of understanding tegic relationship between the United partner’’: Now, therefore, be it States and Brazil, commending Brazil on biofuels cooperation. Resolved, That the House of Representa- The agreement promotes greater co- on successfully reducing its dependence tives— on oil by finding alternative ways to operation on ethanol and biofuels be- (1) recognizes that the United States and tween the world’s two largest ethanol- satisfy its energy needs, and recog- Brazil have arrived at the point of a stra- nizing the importance of the March 9, tegic confluence of interests and urges Presi- producing countries. Brazil has become 2007, United States-Brazil Memo- dent George W. Bush to continue to deepen the world’s largest consumer and pro- randum of Understanding (MOU) on the bilateral relationship between the two ducer of ethanol from sugar cane. By biofuels cooperation, as amended. countries; the end of 2006, 80 percent of new-car The Clerk read the title of the resolu- (2) recognizes Brazil’s role as a leader in sales in Brazil were flex-fuel, meaning tion. the Western Hemisphere and commends its they can run on a mixture of ethanol The text of the resolution is as fol- leadership of the United Nations Stabiliza- and gasoline. tion Mission (MINUSTAH) in Haiti; lows: Furthermore, ethanol supplies 40 per- (3) commends Brazil for successfully diver- cent of the motor fuel used in Brazil H. RES. 651 sifying its energy resources and reducing its Whereas following the oil shock of the dependence on oil; and is extremely competitive with gas- early 1970s, Brazil chose to reduce its energy (4) strongly supports the March 9, 2007, oline. We as Americans can learn a vulnerability by choosing sugar-based eth- United States-Brazil Memorandum of Under- great deal from Brazil and they from us anol to diversify its energy sector and power standing (MOU) on biofuels as a major step as we try to reduce their dependence on its automobiles; forward in bilateral relations, hemispheric oil and diversify our energy resources. Whereas with large private and public in- integration, and energy diversification; The U.S. and Brazil are providing tech- vestments and support from the World Bank, (5) commends joint efforts by the United nical assistance to build biofuels indus- Brazil greatly expanded the amount of sugar- States and Brazil for their commitment to tries in Third World countries, includ- cane it produced and began large-scale con- use expertise to provide technical assistance struction of alcohol distilleries to process for biofuels industries in third countries, ing the Dominican Republic, Haiti, El sugar into ethanol; currently including the Dominican Republic, Salvador, St. Kitts, and Nevis. Whereas decades of state investment have El Salvador, Haiti, and St. Kitts and Nevis; It is also important to note that helped Brazil become the world’s largest con- and Brazil, through its leadership of the sumer and producer of ethanol from sugar (6) encourages United States and Brazilian United Nations Stabilization Mission cane; officials to quickly identify additional coun- in Haiti and other achievements, has Whereas ethanol supplies 40 percent of the tries in the Western Hemisphere to receive emerged as a regional leader in the motor fuel used in Brazil and is extremely technical assistance related to biofuels. Western Hemisphere, a role this resolu- competitive with gasoline; The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Whereas the transition towards biofuels tion recognizes for Brazil. will have a positive impact on the environ- ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from Brazil’s leadership in the Americas ment and will help reduce greenhouse gases; California (Ms. WATSON) and the gen- and throughout the world signals the Whereas by the end of 2006, 80 percent of tleman from Florida (Mr. BILIRAKIS) emergence of a vital partner and friend new car sales in Brazil were flex-fuel, mean- each will control 20 minutes. to the United States. That is why I

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Western Hemisphere Subcommittee on Whereas human rights violations against Mr. Speaker, early this year, the U.S. Foreign Affairs, and the chairman of women occur around the world and are not and Brazil signed a memorandum of the full committee, Mr. LANTOS, and limited to times of war, and have been com- understanding on biofuels cooperation. the ranking member of the committee. mitted for political gain, personal advan- This document symbolizes not only a This is an important step that ce- tage, ethnic hatred, and in the name of de- ities and fundamentalist religious zeal; shared interest in reducing energy vul- ments and further enhances the rela- Whereas, in many parts of the world, there nerability, but also a growing relation- tionship between Brazil and the United is a culture of violence and discrimination ship between our two countries based States, the largest economy, popu- which denies women rights equal to those of on the common goal of regional sta- lation land mass in South America. men and which legitimizes the exploitation bility and prosperity throughout the But it’s even more important to rein- of women for personal gratification, political Western Hemisphere. force the strategic relationship that we purposes, and financial gain; I am pleased to learn of the progress are establishing between Brazil and the Whereas despite the fact that in 1998, the United Nations International Criminal Tri- made under the United States-Brazil United States, the friendship that we bunal for Rwanda set a precedent in inter- memorandum of understanding and ap- are establishing, and to have both national law by establishing and prosecuting plaud the proactive efforts being taken countries wake up to the importance of rape and sexual violence in times of violent by both of our countries in confronting our relationship to each other and for conflict as war crimes and crimes against the constraints of oil dependence. it to be a natural relationship. humanity, the rape of women continues to be As Hugo Chavez continues to exploit Brazil is also the right country in used as an instrument of armed conflict in Venezuela’s oil supply to spread his which to cooperate with alternative en- the 21st century; ergy sources. It has an enormously di- Whereas former Bangladeshi Prime-Min- propaganda across the Western Hemi- ister Sheikh Hasina acknowledged that sphere, it is essential that the U.S. and verse population and a very large Afro- every year in Bangladesh up to 200 women Brazil continue to lead the way in di- Brazilian population. In fact, it is the are horribly disfigured by acid attacks by minishing our historical dependence on largest African population in South their spurned husbands or suitors, leaving oil by finding alternative ways to sat- America. many of them blind, deaf, or dead; isfy our energy needs. I would hope that as we move for- Whereas according to Amnesty Inter- Additionally, while I appreciate the ward on this legislation that we em- national, 6,000 women are subjected to gen- phasize the successful relationship be- ital mutilation each day in North Africa, and growing and valuable role of Brazil as a 135,000,000 women, in at least 46 other coun- strategic partner, we must remain vigi- tween Brazil and the United States as tries, have undergone female genital mutila- lant of Brazil’s own activities. we work towards alternative fuels. tion worldwide; As the U.S. continues to work to pro- This is a good partnership. It is a good Whereas Time Magazine reports that about mote freedom and democracy in the legislative initiative, and I congratu- 25,000 women in India each year are doused hemisphere, we continue to face chal- late the sponsors and look forward to with gasoline, set on fire, and burned to lenges by the likes of Venezuela’s Cha- working with them on expanding our death because their marriage dowries are vez and Bolivia’s Morales, under the relationship between the United States deemed too small, and four out of five of these attacks are not reported to or recorded tyrannical influences of Castro. and Brazil. by law enforcement agencies; We must be cognizant of the fact that Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, I yield Whereas in many societies baby girls are President da Silva was in fact a found- back the balance of my time. denied food, drowned, suffocated, abandoned, ing member of the Foro de Sao Paolo, Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I have no or their spines are broken simply because which plays host to these men and pro- further requests for time, and I yield they are born girls; moter to their increasingly anti-Amer- back the balance of my time. Whereas in China, where the male-child is ican rhetoric throughout the region. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The traditionally prized above the female, the Brazil has a history of noncompli- question is on the motion offered by ‘‘one-child’’ state policy has multiplied the the gentlewoman from California (Ms. rate of abandonment, sex-selective and ance with the IAEA obligations and an forced abortion and female infanticide, and expressed interest in pursuing future WATSON) that the House suspend the yielded a skewed population demographic; enrichment programs. rules and agree to the resolution, H. Whereas Chinese demographics have exac- This mixed with the increasing of Res. 651, as amended. erbated the abduction, trafficking, and sale rogue regimes, like Iran and Syria, to The question was taken; and (two- of Asian women and girls for the purposes of make inroads into the unstable polit- thirds being in the affirmative) the sex slavery and forced marriage; ical, economic and social worlds of rules were suspended and the resolu- Whereas Amnesty International estimates Latin America requires the U.S. be tion, as amended, was agreed to. that this year, more than 15,000 women will A motion to reconsider was laid on be sold as sexual slaves in China; vigilant in our assessment of Brazil Whereas, according to World Bank figures, and the region as a whole. the table. at least one in five women and girls around As biofuels cooperation allows our f the world has been beaten or sexually abused two countries to work increasingly DENOUNCING THE PRACTICES OF in her lifetime; closely together, I am hopeful that FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION, Whereas the 2002 Parliamentary Assembly continued success in bilateral rela- of the Council of Europe estimates that the DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ‘‘HONOR’’ leading cause of death worldwide among tions, hemispheric integration, and en- KILLINGS, ACID BURNING, ergy diversification will help to miti- women ages 14 through 44 is the violence to DOWRY DEATHS AND OTHER which they are subjected in their own homes, gate these challenges. GENDER-BASED PERSECUTIONS and in the Russian Federation alone, every Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. day 36,000 women are beaten by their hus- my time. bands or partners; Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield Speaker, I move to suspend the rules Whereas in the United States, every day 1 and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 32) 1 ⁄2 minutes to the gentlewoman from four women die as a result of domestic vio- Texas (Ms. JACKSON-LEE). denouncing the practices of female lence, every year more than half a million (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked genital mutilation, domestic violence, women are battered, every year 4,000,000 and was given permission to revise and ‘‘honor’’ killings, acid burning, dowry women are physically abused by their hus- bands or domestic partners, one-third of extend her remarks.) deaths, and other gender-based perse- cutions and expressing the sense of the American women report physical or sexual b 1715 House of Representatives that partici- abuse by a husband or boyfriend at some point in their lives, over 324,000 pregnant Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. pation, protection, recognition, and women are victims of intimate partner vio- Speaker, I thank the distinguished gen- independence of women is crucial to lence annually, the majority of welfare re- tlewoman for her leadership and my achieving a just, moral, and honorable cipients have experienced domestic violence good friend and colleague Mr. BILI- society, as amended. as adults, and domestic violence causes

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Our tions International Women’s Day was ‘‘End- denied their human rights, and those rights daughters now have a wide range of op- ing Impunity for Violence Against Women must be defended and enforced when they are and Girls’’; abridged, challenged, or violated. tions and opportunities, and they can Whereas UNAIDS asserts that the best way look forward to a life full of promise. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Despite this important progress, to prevent HIV is to raise the status of ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from women because a woman’s vulnerability to women and girls throughout the world, HIV infection is in direct proportion to her Texas (Ms. JACKSON-LEE) and the gen- including here in our own Nation, con- lack of control over the risks of infection; tleman from Florida (Mr. BILIRAKIS) tinue to face gender-based persecu- Whereas the inequalities between women each will control 20 minutes. tions. and men have persisted and major obstacles The Chair recognizes the gentle- In many parts of the world, a culture remain, with serious consequences for the woman from Texas. of violence and discrimination persists, well-being of all people; GENERAL LEAVE denying women rights equal to those of Whereas the situation of women is exacer- bated by the extreme poverty that affects Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. men, and legitimizing the exploitation the lives of the majority of the world’s peo- Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that of women for personal gratification, ple, in particular women and children; all Members may have 5 legislative political purposes and financial gain. Whereas families rely on mothers and days to revise and extend their re- My legislation strongly denounces such wives for emotional support, labor, and in- marks and to include extraneous mate- practices and reaffirms the societal come needed to raise healthy children and rial on the resolution under consider- values of the independence of women. care for other relatives; ation. Human rights violations against Whereas, according to the United Nations, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there women and girls know no borders. nearly 70 percent of the people who live in They take place throughout the world abject poverty are women and women per- objection to the request of the gentle- form two-thirds of the world’s work, earn woman from Texas? on six continents. Statistics are shock- less than five percent of its income, and own There was no objection. ing. In North Africa, 6,000 women are less than one percent of its property; Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. genitally mutilated each day. Over Whereas democracy, political stability, Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 7,000 women in India are killed by their and economic development are linked to the might consume. families and in-laws in disputes over welfare of women and children, yet the I rise today in strong support of H. dowries annually. A woman in Paki- United Nations estimates that three of every Res. 32, denouncing the practices of fe- stan was raped by a person in the mili- four illiterate adults in the world are women male genital mutilation, domestic vio- tary, and no one was willing to address and two-thirds of children denied primary lence, ‘‘honor’’ killings, acid burning, her grievances. education are girls; More than 15,000 women will be sold Whereas the exclusion of women from the dowry deaths, and other gender-based political process in many countries makes persecutions and expressing the sense as sexual slaves in China this year. them even more vulnerable to abuse; of the House of Representatives that Two hundred women in Bangladesh are Whereas as long as women and girls are un- the participation, protection, recogni- horribly disfigured when their spurned dervalued, overworked, and subjected to vio- tion, and independence of women is husbands or suitors burn them with lence in and out of their homes, the poten- crucial to achieving a just, moral, and acid each year, according to the tial of the human family to create a peace- honorable society. Bangladesho Prime Minister. ful, prosperous world will not be realized; The 2002 Parliamentary Assembly of Allow me to thank Chairman LANTOS and the Council of Europe estimates that and Ranking Member ILEANA ROS- Whereas the leadership of women is strong- the leading cause of death worldwide LEHTINEN for working with my staff ly linked to social justice, economic pros- among women ages 14 to 44 is the vio- perity, political stability, peaceful relations, and working collaboratively to bring and a healthy population: Now, therefore, be forward this legislation that really is a lence they are subjected to in their own homes. In the Russian Federation it statement of our committee. alone, every day 36,000 women are beat- Resolved, That— Let me also thank the staff who en by their husbands or partners. Even (1) the House of Representatives— worked on this bill. The full com- here in the United States, a woman is (A) denounces the barbaric practices of fe- mittee: Kristin Wells, Pearl-Alice raped every six minutes, and a woman male genital mutilation, domestic violence, Marsh, Joan Condon and Yleem ‘‘honor’’ killings, acid burning, dowry is battered every 15 seconds. deaths, and other gender-based persecutions Poblete. I also thank the members of Mr. Speaker, these practices are con- and crimes; my staff: Yohannes Tsehai, Nina Besser trary to international law. In 1998, the (B) asserts that women are not chattel, and Samia Elshakie. International Criminal Tribunal for should not be trafficked, exploited, or sold It is very important as we move for- Rwanda issued a groundbreaking ver- for services, and should not be denied the ward in making this statement that we dict with the successful prosecution of right to education, to ownership of property, recognize that we are attempting to or to participate in full, economic, social and rape as a tool of genocide. Further save lives. prosecutions under the International political life; May I share with my colleagues the (C) demands the cessation of these barbaric Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugo- practices and the dismantling of social and loneliness of being a woman anywhere slavia solidified rape as a crime of war institutional mechanisms which perpetuate in the world where they’re not pro- and as the basis for prosecution for tor- systematic discrimination against women tected against brutality, dowry ture. Despite these ever-evolving legal and girls; killings, honor killings, and that they traditions, the rape of women con- (D) calls on all governments to pass en- have no refuge and no opportunity to tinues to be used as an instrument of forceable laws banning these practices, pros- address their grievances in their own ecute any individuals who persecute or vio- armed conflict in the 21st century. Nation. I’m very proud of the Foreign Affairs late women and girls with these acts, and Might I show you some of the das- pass measures to empower women and girls Committee because we work in a bipar- and afford them equal access to educational, tardly pictures, horrific that they are, tisan manner, and therefore, this legis- social, and economic opportunities; and showing how women are burned, how lation was able to come out of the com- (E) calls on the President and fellow donor women are scarred, and how women are mittee in a bipartisan manner. And so, countries to promote the rights, health, and beaten all over the world. as we look to be of help, this is an im- empowerment of women in every aspect of It is time for the United States to portant forward step in acknowledging their foreign assistance to developing coun- join in making a very pronounced the brutality towards women around tries, and discourage continued acts of vio- statement because women are lonely, the world. lence against women and the impunity that and they need the statement or the In addition to rape, another per- often accompanies these acts; and (2) it is the sense of the House of Rep- support of women and this Congress. sistent form of gender-based persecu- resentatives that— I would like to thank the chairman tion is female genital mutilation. De- (A) participation, protection, recognition, of the Foreign Affairs, as I indicated, spite existing laws forbidding this prac- health, and equality of women and girls are my good friend and colleague, Con- tice, this tradition is often embedded

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In 1998, the International tion, my good friend and my chair- wide is intricately tied to a number of Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) issued a woman, Ms. JACKSON-LEE, for agreeing other issues that we have addressed in groundbreaking verdict with the successful to modify the introduced text such recent months in the committee. prosecution of rape as a tool of genocide. Fur- that it strikes all references to the Women and children are particularly ther prosecutions under the International Convention on the Elimination of Dis- affected by extreme poverty, which ex- Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia crimination Against Women. By strik- acerbates the obstacles they face. (ICTY) solidified rape as a crime of war and ing these references and refocusing our Nearly 70 percent of those living in ab- as the basis for prosecution for torture. De- attention on the challenges to human ject poverty are women, according to spite these ever evolving legal traditions, the dignity that an alarming number of the United Nations. And while women rape of women continues to be used as an in- women are forced to endure around the perform two-thirds of the world’s work, strument of armed conflict in the 21st century. world, H. Res. 32 is now a much strong- they earn less than 5 percent of all in- In addition to rape, another persistent form er, bipartisan resolution which can be come, and they own less than 1 percent of gender-based persecution is female genital universally embraced. of all property. The United Nations es- mutilation. Despite existing laws forbidding this H. Res. 32 recognizes that democracy, timates that three of every four illit- practice, this tradition is often embedded in political stability, public health and erate adults in the world are women, cultural, religious, and non-medical practices, economic development are linked to and two-thirds of children denied pri- making it more difficult to overcome. Such tra- the welfare of women and children. mary education are girls. ditions legitimize the exploitation of women for Two-thirds of the world’s work is per- I ask my colleagues to support H. personal gratification and political gain. formed by women, yet women still earn Res. 32. The situation faced by women worldwide is less than 5 percent of its income, own Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support intricately tied to a number of other issues that less than 1 percent of its property, and of H. Res. 32, denouncing the practices of fe- we have addressed in recent months in this make up nearly 70 percent of the people male genital mutilation, domestic violence, Committee. Women and children are particu- living in poverty unfortunately. ‘‘honor’’ killings, acid burning, dowry deaths, larly affected by extreme poverty, which exac- The lack of legal standing of women and other gender-based persecutions, and ex- erbates the obstacles they face. Nearly 70 in many societies makes them espe- pressing the sense of the House of Rep- percent of those living in abject poverty are cially susceptible to poverty, exploi- resentatives that the participation, protection, women, according to the United Nations, and, tation, abuse and, inevitably, infec- recognition, and independence of women is while women perform 2/3 of the world’s work, tious diseases, including HIV/AIDS. crucial to achieving a just, moral, and honor- they earn less than 5 percent of all income, Yet as women serve as the provider able society. and they own less than 1 percent of all prop- and educator for their families in many I would like to thank the Chairman of the erty. The United Nations estimates that three traditional societies, their exploitation Foreign Affairs Committee, my good friend out of every four illiterate adults in the world threatens the prosperity of their entire and colleague Congressman LANTOS, for his are women, and that two-thirds of children de- family and community. As such, the support and his leadership on this important nied primary education are girls. resolution calls upon governments to Mr. Speaker, democracy, political stability, issue. I have been pleased to work with the address the entrenched gender inequal- and economic development are linked to the Committee on this legislation, and I would to ities which threaten development, as welfare of women and children. This Congress thank the Committee staff for their work on well as national security. has announced its commitment to all three of this issue. It also calls on governments to crim- these admirable goals, and I firmly believe that Mr. Speaker, in recent decades, women inalize such atrocious practices as fe- if we are truly dedicated to building and sup- have made crucial strides toward equality. Our male genital mutilation, domestic vio- porting stable, open, and prosperous societies daughters now have a wide range of options lence, ‘‘honor’’ killings, acid burnings, throughout the world, we must work to elimi- and opportunities, and they can look forward nate these practices of serious persecution dowry deaths, and other gender-based to a life full of promise. Despite this important and discrimination. crimes. progress, women and girls throughout the Mr. Speaker, the time is long since passed This resolution does not seek to be- world, including here in our own nation, con- for us to strongly declare that women are not stow upon women any special privilege. tinue to face gender-based persecutions. In chattel, should not be trafficked, nor sold for It simply recognizes the fact that no many parts of the world, a culture of violence services, and must not be denied the right to matter where one lives, and no matter and discrimination persists, denying women own property. The fundamental rights to free- what their race, religion or culture, we rights equal to those of men, and legitimizing dom of worship, expression, association, con- are all human beings who deserve the the exploitation of women for personal gratifi- science and pursuit of happiness ought never opportunity to live in dignity and free cation, political purposes and financial gain. to be threatened by violence, oppression, slav- from oppression or abuse based solely My legislation strongly denounces such prac- ery, or manipulation. on our gender. tices, and reaffirms the societal value of the My legislation denounces the barbaric prac- I urge unanimous support of H. Res. independence of women. tices of female genital mutilation, domestic vio- 32. Human rights violations against women and lence, ‘honor’ killings, acid burning, dowry Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance girls know no borders. They take place deaths, and other gender-based persecutions. of my time. throughout the world, on six continents. The It demands the cessation of these barbaric Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. I am statistics are shocking. In North Africa, 6,000 practices and condemns the perpetrators. Re- prepared to close at this time. women are genitally mutilated each day. Over gardless of religion, geography, or form of Let me thank my very generous 7,000 women in India are killed by their fami- government, women should not be denied friend Mr. BILIRAKIS from Florida for lies and in-laws in disputes over dowries an- equal rights, which should be defended when expressing the negotiations that oc- nually. More than 15,000 women will be sold their rights are abridged, challenged, or vio- curred in the Foreign Affairs Com- as sexual slaves in China this year. 200 lated. mittee and the spirit in which we work women in Bangladesh are horribly disfigured Mr. Speaker, Members of Congress, I in that committee by coming together when their spurned husbands or suitors burn strongly urge you to join me in supporting this in a bipartisan way to make such an them with acids each year, according to extremely important legislation. important statement today. former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of In closing, I would like to indicate Hasina. The 2002 Parliamentary Assembly of my time. that democracy, political stability, and the Council of Europe estimates that the lead- Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, I yield economic development are linked to ing cause of death worldwide among women myself as much time as I may con- the welfare of our women and children. ages 14–44 is the violence they are subjected sume. This Congress has announced its com- to in their own homes. In the Russian Federa- I’m pleased to rise in support of H. mitment to all three of these admi- tion alone, every day 36,000 women are beat- Res. 32, which denounces violence rable goals, and I firmly believe that if

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The United States played an im- Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil lib- must work to eliminate these practices portant role in drafting the Treaty, which erties, empower American Muslims, and 185 nations have ratified as of October 2007. build coalitions that promote justice and of serious persecution and discrimina- As the leading superpower, U.S. ratification mutual understanding. tion. would lend weight to the Treaty and provide Sincerely, The distinguished gentleman from valuable support to women seeking reforms NIHAD AWAD, Florida has indicated that we’re doing in countries around the world. Executive Director. this together. The time has long since Amnesty International USA encourages Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, I stand here today passed for us to strongly declare that members of the U.S. House of Representa- in support of House Resolution 32 the De- women are not chattel, should not be tives to move quickly towards passage of H. nouncement to the Suppression of Women. trafficked, and not sold for services and Res. 32 and encourages all members of the Thousands of women a year fall victim to must not be denied the right to own legislative body to actively work to stop vio- lence against women throughout the world. societies that deem them unworthy and in turn property. The fundamental rights to suffer at the hands of discrimination and vio- freedom of worship, expression, asso- TO THE HONORABLE SHEILA JACKSON LEE: lence. We must recognize that this violence is ciation, conscience and pursuit of hap- The U.S. National Committee for UNIFEM is a manifestation of historically unequal power piness ought never to be threatened by in full support of H. Res. 32 which denounces relations between men and women and it violence, oppression, slavery or manip- the practices of female genital mutilation, must be eliminated. Too many women are ulation. domestic violence, acid burning, dowry My legislation denounces the bar- deaths, and other gender-based persecutions continuously tortured, beaten, mutilated and baric practices of female genital muti- and expressing the sense of the House of Rep- assaulted by husbands, fathers, and complete lation, domestic violence, ‘‘honor’’ resentatives that participation, protection, strangers without hope for support or promise recognition, and independence of women is killings, acid burning, dowry deaths, of a safe haven to run to. crucial to achieving a just, moral, and hon- Domestic violence is the major cause of and other gender-based persecutions. It orable society. gives women hope around the world. It Violence against women and girls is one of death and disability for women aged 16 to 44, demands a cessation of these barbaric the most widespread violations of human accounting for more death and ill-health than practices and condemns the perpetra- rights. Since 1976, UNIFEM (the women’s cancer or traffic accidents. More than 60 mil- tors. fund at the UN) has provided financial and lion women are ‘‘missing’’ from the world I’m delighted to be supported by Am- technical assistance to innovative programs today as a result of sex-selective abortions nesty International; the United Na- focusing on ending gender-based violence in- and female infanticide. The World Health Or- tions Women’s Fund; the CARE, Coun- cluding initiatives to eliminate FGM, dowry ganization has reported that up to 70 per cent murders and domestic violence. In 1996, the of female murder victims are killed by their cil on American-Islamic Relations, UN General Assembly established the UN equal rights advocates; and NOW. Trust Fund in Support of Actions to Elimi- male partners. I’m also delighted to be able to have nate Violence Against Women. Managed by As Americans, citizens striving to preserve this Congress express that regardless of UNIFEM, the Trust Fund is the only multi- human life and oppose the discrimination of religion, geography or form of govern- lateral grant-making mechanism that sup- any person, we must move to impair these ment, women should not be denied ports local, national and regional efforts to malevolent occurrences in full force. equal rights, should have the oppor- combat violence. While the Trust Fund has United, we must denounce these demean- tunity to be defended when their rights provided over $13 million to 226 projects in ing practices and fervently demand an end to are abridged, challenged or violated. over 100 countries, the need for stricter laws, this persecution and a commitment to pre- So, in the spirit of protecting the education and advocacy efforts to end gen- der-based violence persist. serving the rights of female populations all women around the world from the vio- The U.S. National Committee for UNIFEM over the world. No longer can we stand silent lence that they experience and suffer is one of 16 national committees that sup- while thousands of women fall victim to cul- every day from the trafficking and port UNIFEM. We work to increase the visi- tural prejudice and international trafficking. I from the inhumane treatment, I ask bility of UNIFEM in the U.S. and promote urge my colleagues to support this resolution. my colleagues to enthusiastically sup- campaigns and events to support UNIFEM’s The preservation of female rights must be a port H. Res. 32. four strategic areas: reducing women’s pov- priority to this the 110th Congress as we con- Amnesty International USA commends erty, ending gender-based violence, halting the spread of HIV/AIDS and supporting wom- tinue to work towards ensuring democratic Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee and the ideals worldwide. U.S. House of Representatives for authoring en’s leadership. We are devoted to working toward a world where women and girls live Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. and considering H. Res. 32 to denounce the Speaker, I am pleased to yield back the practices of female genital mutilation, do- free from violence, poverty and inequality. mestic violence, ‘‘honor’’ killings, acid burn- With Congress’s support of this bill, we can balance of my time. ing, dowry deaths and other gender-based ensure that we come one step closer to this The SPEAKER pro tempore. The persecution and to urge participation, pro- goal. We applaud your efforts. question is on the motion offered by tection, recognition and independence of Sincerely, the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. CAROL POTEAT BUCHANAN, women. JACKSON-LEE) that the House suspend President, U.S. National Committee Violence against women is a human rights the rules and agree to the resolution, scandal. At least one out of every three for UNIFEM. women has been beaten, coerced into sex, or H. Res. 32, as amended. otherwise abused in her lifetime. In Europe, COUNCIL ON The question was taken. domestic violence is the major cause of AMERICAN-ISLAMIC RELATIONS, The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the death and disability for women aged 16 to 44. Washington, DC, October 8, 2007. opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being In the United States, a woman is raped every Hon. SHEILA JACKSON-LEE, in the affirmative, the ayes have it. 6 minutes; a woman is battered every 15 sec- Rayburn House Office Building, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Washington, DC. onds. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas Rape of women is widespread in armed con- DEAR CONGRESSWOMAN JACKSON LEE: The flicts such as in Colombia and Darfur. Traf- Council on American-Islamic Relations and nays. ficking of women has become a global phe- (CAIR) expresses its support for H. Res. 32, The yeas and nays were ordered. nomenon where victims are sexually ex- denouncing female genital mutilation, do- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ploited, forced into labor and subjected to mestic violence, ‘‘honor killings,’’ acid burn- ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the abuse. ing, dowry deaths, and other gender-based Chair’s prior announcement, further Murders of women in Guatemala, Russia, human rights violations against women. proceedings on this motion will be India, and other countries often go CAIR joins in calling for an end to such uninvestigated and unpunished. The experi- barbaric practices. postponed. ence or threat of violence affects the lives of Perpetrators of these barbaric acts claim f any number of philosophical, political or re- women everywhere, cutting across bound- 1730 aries of wealth, race and culture. In the ligious justifications. CAIR, drawing on our b home and in the community, in times of war faith’s admonition to establish justice, WAR PROFITEERING PREVENTION and peace, women are beaten, raped, muti- stands with those who reject such justifica- ACT OF 2007 lated, and killed with impunity. tions. The U.S. government should move forward CAIR, America’s largest Muslim civil lib- Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, in ratifying the Treaty for the Rights of erties group, has 33 offices, chapters and af- I move to suspend the rules and pass

VerDate Aug 31 2005 03:21 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K09OC7.063 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN October 9, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H11357 the bill (H.R. 400) to prohibit profit- The Chair recognizes the gentleman courts to hear the fraud cases when our eering and fraud relating to military from Virginia. forces and reconstruction efforts are action, relief, and reconstruction ef- GENERAL LEAVE deployed overseas. forts, and for other purposes, as amend- Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, To clarify the full reach of the U.S. ed. I ask unanimous consent that all Mem- jurisdiction to appropriately punish The Clerk read the title of the bill. bers have 5 legislative days to revise this conduct wherever it may occur, The text of the bill is as follows: and extend their remarks and to in- H.R. 400 would criminalize over- H.R. 400 clude material on the bill under consid- charging taxpayers to profit exces- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- eration. sively with the intent to defraud the resentatives of the United States of America in The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there United States Government or any pro- Congress assembled, objection to the request of the gen- visional authority, such as the former SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. tleman from Virginia? Coalition Provisional Authority in This Act may be cited as the ‘‘War Profit- There was no objection. Iraq. eering Prevention Act of 2007’’. Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, This crime would be a felony, with SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF PROFITEERING. I yield myself such time as I may con- criminal penalties up to $1 million in (a) PROHIBITION.— sume. fines and up to 20 years in prison. In (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 47 of title 18, Reconstruction fraud has run ramp- addition to prohibiting fraud, H.R. 400 United States Code, is amended by adding at ant during the engagement of the U.S. also criminalizes false statements in the end the following: forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. The providing goods and services in connec- ‘‘§ 1040. War profiteering and fraud United States has devoted more than tion with the war or reconstruction ef- ‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—Whoever, in any matter $50 billion to relief and reconstruction fort. This crime would also be a felony, involving a contract with, or the provision of activities there, and at least $8.8 bil- subject to criminal penalties up to $1 goods or services to, the United States or a lion cannot be accounted for. million and up to 10 years in prison. provisional authority, in connection with a Some of the reports of excessive prof- mission of the United States Government The bill before us makes a few tech- overseas, knowingly— iteering are simply appalling. For ex- nical changes to the bill that was re- ‘‘(1)(A) executes or attempts to execute a ample, one contractor was hired to ported out of committee. Among them scheme or artifice to defraud the United build the Baghdad Police College, a fa- is a deletion of a provision providing States or that authority; or cility to house and train more than for an alternative fund of twice the ‘‘(B) materially overvalues any good or 4,000 police recruits. After spending $72 gross profits or other proceeds of the service with the intent to defraud the United million of U.S. taxpayer money, the States or that authority; crime. contractor delivered an engineering This alternative fund essentially du- shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or im- nightmare with so many plumbing prisoned not more than 20 years, or both; or plicates and would possibly displace a problems that auditors from the Spe- stronger current provision in the law, ‘‘(2) in connection with the contract or the cial Inspector General for Iraq Recon- provision of those goods or services— section 3571(d) of title 18 of the U.S. ‘‘(A) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any struction said that during the visit a code, which applies to all crimes. trick, scheme, or device a material fact; substance dripped from the ceiling onto But also note that the bill explicitly ‘‘(B) makes any materially false, fictitious, an assessment team member’s shirt. provides for an extraterritorial juris- It’s not only construction. There are or fraudulent statements or representations; diction. The inclusion of this provision or widely reported stories of contractors is meant to make it abundantly clear ‘‘(C) makes or uses any materially false double-charging taxpayers for sodas that this statute reaches war profit- writing or document knowing the same to and overcharging the government 600 eering crimes wherever they may contain any materially false, fictitious, or percent for fuel shipments. occur. However, it is not intended and fraudulent statement or entry; Another report has a company run- should not be interpreted to undermine shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or im- ning convoys of empty trucks back and the extraterritorial reach of any other prisoned not more than 10 years, or both. forth across an insurgent-laden desert, ‘‘(b) EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.— Federal criminal statute. pointlessly risking the lives of soldiers There is extraterritorial Federal jurisdiction H.R. 400 sends a resounding warning, over an offense under this section. and drivers so the company could charge the taxpayer for phantom deliv- which I hope would be heard and taken ‘‘(c) VENUE.—A prosecution for an offense to heart by all relief and reconstruc- under this section may be brought— eries. Truckers referred to their cargo ‘‘(1) as authorized by chapter 211 of this as sailboat fuel. tion contractors doing business with title; Inspector Generals have opened hun- the U.S. Government or any provi- ‘‘(2) in any district where any act in fur- dreds of investigations into fraud and sional authority operating under our therance of the offense took place; or waste in Iraq and Kuwait and Afghani- control, that is, that contracting fraud ‘‘(3) in any district where any party to the stan involving illegal kickbacks, bid- not only undercuts our missions over- contract or provider of goods or services is seas, it is illegal. If you engage in it, located.’’. rigging, embezzlement and fraudulent overbilling. you can expect to be vigorously pros- (2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sec- ecuted. tions for chapter 47 of title 18, United States The Special Inspector General for Code, is amended by adding at the end the Iraq Reconstruction has more than 70 I urge my colleagues to support the following: open and active investigations in con- bill. ‘‘1040. War profiteering and fraud.’’. tracting fraud and abuse in the war. In Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. (b) CRIMINAL FORFEITURE.—Section addition, private whistleblowers have 982(a)(2)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is filed numerous civil claims involving Mr. KELLER of Florida. Mr. Speak- amended by striking ‘‘or 1030’’ and inserting Iraq fraud under the False Claims Act. er, I yield myself as much time as I ‘‘1030, or 1040’’. Despite the breadth of all of these in- may consume. (c) MONEY LAUNDERING.—Section vestigations and civil claims, the De- Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1956(c)(7)(D) of title 18, United States Code, is partment of Justice has chosen to pur- 400, the War Profiteering Prevention amended by inserting ‘‘section 1040 (relating Act of 2007. If a contractor in Iraq de- to war profiteering and fraud),’’ after ‘‘liqui- sue a relatively small number of cases. dating agent of financial institution),’’. To promote a more vigorous Depart- cides to engage in the corrupt business (d) RICO.—Section 1961(1) of title 18, ment of Justice prosecution of recon- practice of overbilling the U.S. mili- United States Code, is amended by inserting struction fraud, the gentleman from tary to maximize his profits, he will ‘‘section 1040 (relating to war profiteering Hawaii (Mr. ABERCROMBIE) has intro- now face 20 years in a Federal prison and fraud),’’ after ‘‘in connection with access duced H.R. 400, the War Profiteering cell and a fine of $1 million. devices),’’. Prevention Act of 2007. Those bad apples who defraud the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Although there are anti-fraud laws to American taxpayer must be held ac- ant to the rule, the gentleman from protect against waste of U.S. tax- countable, regardless of whether the Virginia (Mr. SCOTT) and the gen- payers’ money at home, no law specifi- sleazy, fraudulent practice occurred in tleman from Florida (Mr. KELLER) each cally prohibits war profiteering or ex- the United States, Afghanistan, or will control 20 minutes. pressly confers jurisdiction of U.S. Iraq. This is especially true when the

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My auditors found that American ef- individuals who are ostensibly engaged THE JUDICIARY SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME, forts have not been sufficiently coordinated in supporting our military and recon- TERRORISM, AND HOMELAND SECURITY and focused and that more adequate leader- struction efforts in Iraq and Afghani- WAR PROFITEERING AND OTHER CONTRACTOR ship and organization was needed. The U.S. stan unfairly tarnishes the reputation CRIMES COMMITTED OVERSEAS Embassy has responded to some of these con- of the many honorable military and ci- (Tuesday, June 19, 2007, Washington, DC) cerns since the review was released. SIGIR will soon release another review on the issue, vilian contractors, the overwhelming Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Forbes, and members of the Subcommittee, thank updating our previous report. majority of whom risk their lives daily SIGIR has a continuing investigative re- you for this opportunity to address you and professionally perform their du- sponsibility to detect and investigate mal- today on the work of the Office of the Spe- feasance in American relief and reconstruc- ties. cial Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruc- tion programs in Iraq. As part of this effort, Fortunately, according to the testi- tion. we have developed good working-level and mony of Stuart Bowen, Jr., the Special To ensure accurate context, permit me to leadership-level relationships with the CPI Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruc- outline several points essential to under- and the BSA. We coordinate with these Iraqi tion, most contractors are good apples, standing the challenges of investigating and agencies whenever we come across evidence prosecuting fraud in Iraq. and the incidence of corruption within of potential wrongdoing by Iraqis. SIGIR, of First, corruption within the Iraqi govern- the U.S. reconstruction program con- course, concentrates its law enforcement ef- ment, indeed within the fabric of Iraqi soci- stitutes a small component of the over- forts on American targets and works with ety, is a serious problem that inhibits all American financial contribution to the Department of Justice in their effective progress on many fronts in Iraq. This is Iraq’s reconstruction. prosecution. widely recognized by the Government of Iraq My second point is that the incidence of These cases often require extensive and the international community. In our investigative resources and docu- corruption within the U.S. reconstruction quarterly reports, SIGIR has called Iraq’s en- program—judging from those cases that we mentation. Having to gather such evi- demic corruption problem a ‘‘second insur- have uncovered thus far—appears to con- dence in a dangerous setting like Iraq gency.’’ stitute a relatively small component of the or Afghanistan makes it difficult to I returned last month from my 16th trip to overall American financial contribution to build a successful criminal case. Iraq and, during my visit, I met with the Iraq’s reconstruction. Based on the work of Nevertheless, the U.S. Government Commissioner of Public Integrity, who heads our 18 career investigators on SIGIR staff, I the institution created by the CPA to in- believe that losses to American taxpayers has brought many successful prosecu- crease accountability for public corruption tions, and it will likely bring more. For from fraud within reconstruction programs in Iraq—and the President of the Board of will likely amount to a relatively small com- example, Philip Bloom was sentenced Supreme Audit, the analogue to the Govern- earlier this year to 46 months in prison ponent of the overall investment in Iraq, to- ment Accountability Office, which has ex- taling in the tens of millions (rather than as a result of his scheme to defraud the isted in Iraq for many decades. The Iraqi hundreds of millions or billions, as is some- Coalition Provisional Authority by rig- anti-corruption authorities again empha- times imagined). However, the fact that the ging contract bids in excess of $8.6 mil- sized to me the widespread nature of the fraud we have detected is relatively small (to lion. problem of corruption, which stretches date) does not diminish the aggressiveness In addition, Robert Stein, the former across the government, afflicting virtually with which SIGIR pursues allegations of every ministry. And they outlined for me the Coalition Provisional Authority comp- fraud in Iraq. We have found egregious inci- difficulties they face in implementing their dents of fraud. And in partnership with the troller and funding officer, was sen- respective anti-corruption mandates. tenced to 9 years in prison earlier this Department of Justice, SIGIR has produced The CPI Commissioner told me that he clear results in prosecutions and convictions. year. He was prosecuted and convicted currently has 2,000 cases involving $5 billion For example, in January, two individuals of funneling numerous contracts to in alleged corruption. And the President of were sentenced to prison as a result of SIGIR Bloom in exchange for kickbacks and the Board of Supreme Audit has hundreds of investigations. In early February, indict- bribes. Overall, the Special Inspector audits ongoing. In virtually every case, he is ments were announced of five more individ- General for Iraq Reconstruction has uncovering a lack of accountability. Let me uals, resulting from SIGIR investigations. emphasize that the CPI and the BSA oversee To date, SIGIR has opened over 300 cases, opened over 300 criminal and civil in- Iraqi money—not U.S. money—that is miss- vestigations, leading to 10 arrests, five and we have over 70 ongoing investigations. ing or has been stolen from Iraqi programs. Thirty-two of those cases are under prosecu- persons indicted, five convicted, and During my visit, I was informed about po- tion at the Department of Justice. two imprisoned. The Inspector General litical interference with the work of Iraqi in- We believe that the publicity our enforce- continues to work on 79 live investiga- vestigators and prosecutors. For example, I ment actions have received has helped to tions, and these investigations may in- learned that Ministers and former Ministers deter misconduct in the U.S. reconstruction volve one or more targets. Twenty- are exempt from prosecution unless the as- program. And we also believe that enforce- eight of these investigations are cur- sent of the Prime Minister is obtained; and ment will be an increasingly important part each Minister is entitled, under an Iraqi rently being prosecuted by the Depart- of SIGIR’s mission over the next 18 months. criminal code provision, to immunize selec- Moreover, in the course of this year, we ex- ment of Justice, 23 of these are crimi- tively ministry employees from being held pect to produce concrete investigative re- nal cases, and five are civil. accountable for corruption. sults as significant current cases come to In short, this legislation creates a Iraq must make progress on rule of law en- fruition. new crime with a maximum term of forcement, in general, and corruption, in SIGIR remains committed to a robust, de- imprisonment of 20 years, which is dou- particular; political interference with fight- terrent presence in Iraq as long as our tem- ble the existing crime of fraud against ing corruption remains a problem, under- porary organization exists. Today, I have the government, and deservedly so. mining the effectiveness of the developing five investigators on the ground in Iraq in- I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ rule of law system and consequently eroding vestigating fraud. Although there are other the Iraqi people’s confidence in their govern- law enforcement agencies fighting fraud in on H.R. 400. ment. Iraq, SIGIR has maintained over the past 3 Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Iraq is a sovereign state. The role of the years the largest contingent of fraud inves- my time. United States thus is to encourage the devel- tigators in Iraq. My investigators travel the Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, opment of an efficient Iraqi justice system. country under dangerous conditions, pur- I yield such time as he may consume to We do this for its own sake and for the sake suing leads, interviewing witnesses, and piec- the author of the bill, the gentleman of maintaining and building upon the efforts ing together evidence on a wide variety of from Hawaii (Mr. ABERCROMBIE). made, at great cost in blood and treasure, by cases. Their work also takes them to other (Mr. ABERCROMBIE asked and was Americans and Iraqis since the liberation of countries in the region. Of note, SIGIR is given permission to revise and extend Iraq. currently reducing its overall personnel SIGIR’s specific role in this process has ‘‘footprint’’ in Baghdad in conjunction with his remarks.) been to review the effectiveness of United the reduction in spending of appropriated Mr. ABERCROMBIE. Mr. Speaker, I States efforts to improve the rule of law sys- dollars on Iraq reconstruction. submit for the RECORD a statement tem and to build up the corruption-fighting One of the most important aspects of our from Stuart W. Bowen, Jr., Special In- capacity of the Iraqi government. investigative efforts is the development of

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Representative Abercrombie’s bill entitled tractor lacked qualified engineers, SIGIR has 16 investigators in Arlington, and the ‘‘War Profiteering Prevention Act of hired incompetent subcontractors, we are participating in the new Joint Oper- 2007,’’ our position is essentially what it was failed to supervise construction work, ations Center located at the FBI to coordi- when we were asked to reflect on its counter- and failed to enforce quality control. nate and enhance fraud investigations in part at a Senate hearing this past March. A large U.S. construction company Iraq. SIGIR remains a strong proponent of legisla- was paid tens of millions of dollars to SIGIR’s first task force was the Special In- tion that would strengthen efforts to punish repair Iraq’s schools. Many of the vestigative Task Force for Iraq Reconstruc- fraud or abuse in contracting programs in schools were never touched, and sev- tion (SPITFIRE), and it combined the efforts Iraq or elsewhere. We look forward to work- eral that were repaired, and I say that of the Internal Revenue Service, the Depart- ing with the Department of Justice to en- in quotes, were left in shambles, one ment of Homeland Security, Immigrations force H.R. 400, should it become law. We are, and Customs enforcement office, the FBI and however, unaware of instances where the filled with unflushed sewage. the Department of State Office of Inspector Justice Department was unable to prosecute, At least 10 companies with billions of General. That task force was able to effec- under existing law, on the facts we developed dollars in contracts have already been tively pursue the Bloom-Stein conspiracy in our investigations. forced to pay up to $300 million in pen- that my auditors uncovered in Hillah, Iraq— One of our responsibilities in Iraq is to en- alties to resolve allegations of bid-rig- a very egregious kickback and bribery courage efficiency in the reconstruction ef- ging, fraud, gross overcharging, deliv- scheme involving over $10 million in recon- fort. In that role, we have prompted manage- ery of faulty military parts and envi- struction funds that Philip Bloom, the con- ment to seek the widest possible participa- ronmental damage, $300 million in pen- tractor, and Robert Stein, the Coalition Pro- tion by business enterprises (especially Iraqi alties. Some of these same companies visional Authority comptroller for that re- firms) in reconstruction. The security risks have faced such allegations during past gion, engineered for their own criminal ends. in Iraq are self-evident, and thus the risks to SPITFIRE continues its work today; and we any business enterprise operating in such an military operations in other countries, continue to pursue a number of leads that environment are mammoth. International but have had no problem receiving new arose from the Bloom-Stein case. companies likely will not get into the busi- contracts in Iraq. The other major task-force initiative that ness of reconstruction in Iraq without incen- Despite millions of dollars in pay- SIGIR has initiated with the FBI is the tives that render the risk-taking worthwhile. ments to U.S. companies, key pieces of International Contract Corruption Task This reality should figure in the develop- Iraq’s infrastructure, power plants, Force (ICCTF). ICCTF prompted the creation ment of legislation that affects contracting telephone exchanges, sewage and sani- of the Joint Operations Center mentioned in Iraq or similarly insecure environments. above, which is producing the effective col- tation systems, have either not been Whether H.R. 400 becomes law, SIGIR will repaired or have been fixed so poorly lection and coordination of investigative continue to aggressively pursue investiga- leads and source development. Although I tions, provide robust oversight through au- that they still don’t function. am not at liberty to discuss details of these dits and inspections, and will press for more How has this been allowed to happen? cases, I am very pleased with the very sig- efforts to improve contract administration, The United States Government di- nificant progress the JOC investigators have quality assurance, and quality control. It is rectly and through the late Coalition made, news of which I expect to be forth- my hope that our continuing efforts will help Provisional Authority have outsourced coming later this year. promote an aim we all share—a reconstruc- the war in Iraq like no other in our his- Along with SIGIR, the ICCTF includes the tion program that is administered and exe- tory, spending more than $50 billion on U.S. Army’s Criminal Investigative Divi- cuted honestly, and is as well-managed and private contractors to provide food, sion’s Major Procurement Fraud Unit, the efficient as possible under very challenging Defense Criminal Investigative Service, the water, gasoline and other supplies, circumstances. guard bases, drive trucks, and many FBI, and the inspectors general of the De- Mr. Chairman, members of the Committee, partment of State and the Agency for Inter- thank you for your time and attention to other activities in support of our national Development. these important matters, and I look forward troops. SIGIR is also part of the DOJ National to answering your questions. But consistent with the administra- Procurement Fraud Task Force. We continue tion’s overall attitude toward spending Mr. ABERCROMBIE. I want to pay a to work closely with DOJ in the investiga- public money with private companies, special thank you, a big mahalo, to Mr. tion and prosecution of our cases. little or no thought was given to con- Finally, to coordinate efforts in oversight SCOTT and to the Judiciary Committee tract oversight or accountability. As a in Iraq, I formed the Iraq Inspector Generals’ for their hard work. I am very grateful result, some of these contractors have Council, IIGC, 3 years ago, which brings to- to the ranking members, the Repub- declared the U.S. occupation of Iraq gether every agency with oversight author- licans and Democrats. We cannot re- ity in Iraq for a meeting every quarter. The open season on the taxpayer. Cleaning solve this without seeing to it that we IIGC exists to deconflict and coordinate the up this mess has been hampered by the have a bipartisan approach on this. member agencies’ oversight efforts in Iraq. fact that while anti-fraud laws protect I am particularly grateful to Senator SIGIR is not limiting its efforts just to ad- against the waste or theft of U.S. tax- dressing contractor misconduct through the PAT LEAHY, who is the Judiciary Chair- payers in the United States, there have criminal justice system. We also refer cases man in the Senate, for entrusting this to the U.S. government’s administrative de- been no statutes prohibiting sleazy bill to our care here in the House and business practices by American compa- barment and suspension processes. To date, allowing me to introduce it as a com- the competent oversight authorities have, nies overseas. through established rules that preserve due panion bill to the one that has passed As we have learned in the investiga- process, suspended 17 companies and individ- in the Senate. I am very hopeful that tion of the Blackwater USA contract, uals, debarred ten, and have another nine we can get a vote in the Senate and the Coalition Provisional Authority pending debarments. move this to the President’s desk. issued order number 17, which specifi- To date, SIGIR has produced 13 quarterly When the wrong computer equipment cally exempted U.S. contractors from reports, 86 audit reports, and 90 inspection arrived in Iraq, the contractor ordered reports. Our auditors and inspectors regu- Iraqi law. it dumped into a mammoth burn pit In fact, one contractor was found larly refer investigative leads to our inves- and placed an order for replacements, tigators some of which have developed into guilty of 37 counts of fraud, including very significant cases. The Bloom-Stein case rather than sending it back. The gov- false billing, and was ordered to pay is just one example. ernment paid for both the wrong com- more than $10 million in damages, but SIGIR’s three lessons-learned reports pro- puters and the replacements. The con- the decision was overturned because duced to date have provided recommenda- tractor collected a fee for each, thanks the contracts were let through the Coa- tions on policies designed to improve econ- to a cost-plus contract. lition Provisional Authority, and it omy, efficiency and effectiveness for the Iraq Halliburton had drivers driving was found that U.S. laws against fraud program and for future reconstruction and empty trucks between bases in Iraq, stabilization operations. The reports have did not apply. prompted the introduction of reform meas- unnecessarily exposing the drivers to Despite the fact that the Coalition ures in the Congress that will improve con- danger, because the company was paid Provisional Authority was created by tracting processes. SIGIR is at work on a les- by the trip, not by the amount of mate- the Bush administration under the De- sons-learned capping report, which will be riel hauled or a flat fee; $186 million partment of Defense; despite the fact

VerDate Aug 31 2005 03:21 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A09OC7.045 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN H11360 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 9, 2007 that L. Paul Bremer, the overseer in in contracting. I think these are crit- cantly increased because the company Iraq, subsequent to the initial attack ical, important laudable goals. submitted pricing data that was not on Iraq, had an office literally across I oppose this bill because creating a accurate, complete and current. That’s the hall from Secretary Rumsfeld, the new law ‘‘involving a contract or the 10 U.S.C. 2306(a). In these cases, the Coalition Provisional Authority was provision of goods or services to the government is generally entitled to a not considered part of the U.S. Govern- United States’’ is a matter which must price reduction to remedy any over- ment, and, therefore, U.S. laws were be considered in relation to the exist- charge by the submission of defective unenforceable. ing Federal acquisition systems, which pricing data. These practices are a flagrant abuse this bill is not. Any attempt to legis- The government takes seriously of the public’s trust and the public’s late without considering the current overpayments based on defective pric- money during a time of war and cannot system can have disastrous, albeit un- ing and aggressively pursues contrac- be allowed to continue. H.R. 400, the intended, consequences which in this tors found to have engaged in these War Profiteering Prevention Act of case include serious criminal penalties. practices, in some cases including de- 2007, will, one, criminalize war profit- As others have said today, we all barment. A contractor’s liability can eering defined as contract fraud or agree that fraud against the United extend beyond the repayment of any overcharging for goods and services in States undermines national security overcharges, and under current law, connection with the mission of the and there must be severe penalties for can include fraud claims against the United States Government overseas; it. And of course we all agree corrup- contractor. two, violations of law will be a felony tion of any kind is unacceptable. Our But under H.R. 400, would an over- and punishable up to 20 years in prison committee in the last Congress held zealous prosecutor be able to go after a and fines up to $1 million or twice the several hearings on contracting in Iraq company with a defective pricing claim illegal profits of the crime; three, juris- and the difficulties that were faced against it as materially overvaluing a diction for such cases, no matter where there. And if the current law is inad- good or service? Maybe. Maybe not. the alleged crimes are committed, will equate to punish wrongdoers for these But we, on the Oversight and Govern- be in the United States Federal court. offenses, Congress should act. ment Reform Committee with jurisdic- But taking up this bill in this way at H.R. 400 was heard and considered by tion over Federal procurement should this time proves to me that some of my the House Judiciary Subcommittee on have the opportunity to consider this colleagues on the other side of the aisle Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Secu- language and its impact on the Federal are caring about passing a bill so that rity and ordered reported to the full acquisition system. they can take political potshots at con- The interrelationship of procurement Judiciary Committee by a voice vote tractors. Hundreds of contractors’ lives law and the criminal law can be com- on August 1. Among the many signifi- have been lost over in Iraq, and I think plicated. We have to be careful not to cant consequences of the decision to in- the widows and the mothers of these criminalize procurement management vade and occupy Iraq marked by a com- sons and daughters who have been matters just because you can. Careful plete dismissal of the need for intel- killed in Iraq would be, I think, cha- study is required to separate criminal ligent planning and stunning incom- grined to hear their sons referred to as behavior from management issues. petence in the conduct of the war, this profiteers. In many cases the contrac- I see other problems as well. Allow- problem has received too little atten- tors are more in harm’s way than our ing a Federal prosecutor to enter post tion from the news media, the public, troops. They don’t get the body armor. hoc determinations on whether a con- and the Congress. Many of them don’t operate in the tract provides appropriate value to the b 1745 Green Zone or on bases. This is, in fact, government would have a chilling ef- Most of the cases of fraud, question- a substitute, a proxy, if you will, be- fect on a contracting officer’s decision- able business practices and outright cause the majority can’t put together a making. Contractors would be discouraged corruption have been uncovered and in- plan to end the war in Iraq so we go from providing innovative solutions to vestigated through the efforts of the after contracting in Iraq. I think there government problems for fear that Special Inspector General for Iraq Re- are some things we could do, but I their solutions would subject them to construction, Mr. Stuart Bowen, Jr. don’t think this bill is the appropriate charges of material overvaluation if Mr. Bowen and his super staff both way to get through it. The words in this case don’t make sense. It’s not the solution didn’t work out as here in the U.S. and on the ground in good law. What you care about is con- planned. Iraq have provided oversight and in- tractor bashing, consequences be Competition would be discouraged, sight under the most difficult condi- damned. which is the cornerstone of getting the tions imaginable for billions of Amer- It is hard to get good companies to best price and value because prospec- ican taxpayer dollars intended to re- do business in Iraq. It is dangerous, it tive contractors could be subjected to build Iraq and support our troops in is expensive, it has all kinds of contin- harsh penalties at the whim of a pros- combat. They deserve our gratitude. gencies, and a lot of the best companies ecutor who probably doesn’t under- They deserve the gratitude of the Con- say we don’t want to have anything to stand the acquisition system. gress and the Nation for a tough job do with. In fixed price contracts, the price well done. The relationship between the govern- which the government buys would like- Mr. Speaker, this bill, together with ment and the contractor is an arms- ly increase because contractors would H.R. 2740, legislation passed by this length business one, with many laws have to include the possibility of these House last week to expand the reach of outlining how this relationship should penalties in their pricing, costing the the Uniform Code of Military Justice proceed. Adding additional language to taxpayers money. to private civilian security operatives the criminal code regarding certain as- In commercial contracts the market in the region are two important steps pects of this relationship will have un- dictates what is a fair value, not a post this Congress is taking to clean up the intended consequences which have to hoc prosecutor’s determination wheth- mess in Iraq. be considered before moving this legis- er the government got appropriate H.R. 400, in conclusion, Mr. Speaker, lation forward. value from the contract. the War Profiteering Prevention Act For example, the bill makes it a I support strong penalties for war will help end the open season declared crime to materially overvalue a good profiteering. I support strong penalties on American taxpayers. or service. Under the Truth in Negotia- for corruption. I do not support H.R. Mr. KELLER of Florida. Mr. Speak- tion Act, a detailed process is already 400 because I don’t believe it has been er, at this time I yield 5 minutes to the set out in which to address claims of given appropriate consideration by this gentleman from Virginia (Mr. TOM defective pricing in Federal contracts. House and numerous unintended con- DAVIS). To those who don’t know this govern- sequences. Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. ment contract lingo, this might sound Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, Speaker, I rise today to oppose this like fraudulent behavior. I yield myself such time as I may con- bill, not because I oppose punishing But defective pricing occurs when a sume, just to point out that the stand- war profiteers or punishing corruption company’s contract price is signifi- ard in the bill on page 2, line 10, it says

VerDate Aug 31 2005 03:21 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K09OC7.068 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN October 9, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H11361 that you have to execute or attempt to Now, it doesn’t mean you may not in the Federal courts to hear and try execute a scheme or artifice to defraud have what he’s concerned about, an such cases. It’s the right thing. It’s the the United States or materially over- overzealous prosecutor try to prosecute right action for us to take in this Con- values any good or service with the in- someone without having the prongs or gress. tent to defraud. That’s a very high the factual basis for it. We can ask the I, again, compliment the gentleman standard, not just overcharging, but prosecutor from the Duke case what from Hawaii (Mr. ABERCROMBIE), and I overcharging with the intent to de- happens when you’re overzealous in thank the gentleman from Virginia fraud or, in the second part, tries to your prosecutions. But I believe under (Mr. SCOTT). cover up the deed. Those are high that particular example that person Mr. KELLER of Florida. Mr. Speak- standards, and people will know that wouldn’t be prosecuted. er, I yield myself as much time as I they’re committing a crime when, in However, before I yield to Mr. DAVIS, may consume and am prepared to yield fact, they do that. let me just say, he does have a great back as we have no further speakers. Mr. ABERCROMBIE. Mr. Speaker, deal of experience dealing with Govern- Mr. Speaker, this is a bipartisan bill. will the gentleman yield? ment reform issues as the ranking We agree on a bipartisan basis that when a corrupt contractor overbills our Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. I yield to the member and represents a lot of govern- U.S. military, it rips off the taxpayers, gentleman from Hawaii. ment employees. And so I certainly am it hurts our national security, and it Mr. ABERCROMBIE. Mr. Speaker, I empathetic to his concerns that per- unfairly stains the reputation of the find it very unfortunate that my good haps his committee might have had many honorable military and civilian friend from Virginia has taken a posi- some insight into this bill that was tion that the bill in any way encour- contractors who risk their lives every worth looking at. day and do a professional and honest ages the whims of prosecutors. As Mr. Mr. Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the SCOTT has pointed out, the standard is job. gentleman from Virginia (Mr. TOM very high and applies to any contract, DAVIS). b 1800 whether it’s in the United States or Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. This bill appropriately says that if overseas. There is nothing applied to Speaker, I think the key here is that you plan on overbilling or ripping off the contracts overseas that is not ap- this legislation is needed. You have de- the U.S. military in terms of these con- plied to a contract here in the United fective pricing legislation. You have tracts to do reconstruction work or States when it comes to the question of Qui Tam actions. You have the Pro- military-related work in Iraq or Af- fraud or overcharging or deliberate de- curement Integrity Act. The language ghanistan, you are going to be sitting ception with regard to the contract. in this bill that concerns me is not the in a prison cell for 20 years and you are That standard has to be met in any fact that its intent to defraud; that’s in going to pay a fine of $1 million. We court and has to come before any judge a lot of legislation. It’s materially think that is an appropriate message meeting such a standard. There is no overvalues any good. And I can’t find to accept in light of this problem. And differentiation whatsoever. any precedent for that in the federal I urge my colleagues on both sides of The reason the bill is here, and the the aisle to vote ‘‘yes’’ on H.R. 400. reason we’re bringing the legislation, is acquisition regulations. I can’t find any precedent in terms of what this Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance the courts have ruled that there is, at of my time. best, an ambiguous situation, if not an means and how a prosecutor could take this from materially overvaluing any Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, outright gap between the capacity for I yield myself such time as I may con- prosecution of such a crime, should the good. That is a very subjective meas- urement. There are a lot of unintended sume. standard for the crime be sustained by I thank the gentleman from Florida consequences. And I suspect this bill a prosecutorial investigation, and what for his support for the bill. And as he will pass today, although not with my is possible in Iraq. It can’t be pros- has indicated when my distinguished vote. But I hope we can improve it if ecuted in Iraq, and the courts found colleague from Virginia pointed out all we’re going to make this actual law. that it wasn’t. We did not have legisla- of the different acts that apply, one of Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, tion sufficiently clear in the United the major problems was that there is I yield such time as he may consume to States in order to prosecute it. Thus, no jurisdiction to actually prosecute far from arbitrary or capricious pros- the gentleman from Missouri, the those claims without this legislation. ecution, we have the opportunity for chairman of the Armed Services Com- The standard is high. There is an in- arbitrary defrauding of the United mittee, Mr. SKELTON. tent to defraud. States taxpayer with no consequences. Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I think I would hope that the House would That’s why the legislation is here. this is a very important piece of legis- pass the bill. Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, lation. Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Let me take this opportunity to com- I rise today in support of H.R. 400, the ‘‘War Mr. KELLER of Florida. Mr. Speak- pliment my friend from Hawaii for in- Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007.’’ I support er, I yield myself as much time as I troducing it and for bringing it to the this bill because it strengthens the tools avail- may consume, and then I will turn and floor. Mr. ABERCROMBIE is indeed to be able to Federal law enforcement to combat yield 30 seconds to Mr. DAVIS of Vir- commended for this work. contracting fraud during times of war, military ginia. I will go ahead and respond as What this does is merely closes some action, or relief or reconstruction activities. Mr. DAVIS is gathering his thoughts. loopholes that are presently in the Mr. Speaker, H.R. 400 creates a new crimi- One of the concerns Mr. DAVIS raised United States law. Defrauding the Fed- nal offense in title 18 of the United States was what if there was some inadvertent eral taxpayer should be a felony, and it Code for fraudulent acts involving contracts or overpricing by a contractor based on a is subject to considerable years in pris- the provision of goods and services in connec- mistake and later went back and cor- on and a fine up to $1 million or twice tion with war, military actions, and relief or re- rected it. My reading of the bill is that the illegal profits of the crime. construction activities. This new offense pro- person wouldn’t be prosecuted because When we’re in a war situation, you vides a significant new tool for federal law en- there’s a three-prong standard. First, want people to work hard. We expect a forcement, as well as creating a strong deter- you have to knowingly, materially great deal from those in uniform. And rent to those who would contemplate exploit- overvalue goods or service with the in- we expect those who are supplying and ing the exigencies of war, military actions, re- tent to defraud. And the intent-to-de- building and reconstructing in the war- lief or reconstruction activities to commit fraud fraud prong would not be met under torn area to also play by the rules as and profit thereby. the analogy or the example Mr. DAVIS we demand of those young men and The new offense may be committed in two gave because ‘‘intent to defraud’’ is a young women in our United States ways: (1) By committing fraud or (2) by mak- term of art which requires that the military. ing a materially false statement. The fraud actor possesses the specific intent to So this bill does the right thing. It provisions would make it a crime to execute or cheat the government. And you would goes after the war profiteering, that is attempt to execute a scheme or artifice to de- not have that element of the crime the overcharging in order to defraud or fraud the United States or to materially over- proven if you had inadvertent over- profit excessively from the war. And value any good or service with the specific in- pricing based on a mistake. this bill also confers jurisdiction with- tent to defraud. These provisions are designed

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I urge my col- and corporations, H.R. 400 provides clear and defraud. leagues to vote in favor of H.R. 400, the ‘‘War unambiguous legal authority to criminalize this These provisions are not intended to pro- Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007.’’ unconscionable behavior on the part of hibit or punish contractors providing goods or Ms. HIRONO. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support greedy, corrupt contractors and provides a services in the normal course of business, and of H.R. 400, the War Profiteering Prevention mechanism for successful prosecution. We are the legislation specifically requires that viola- Act of 2007. I am a proud cosponsor of this talking about prosecuting contractors who will- tors may only be criminally liable if they mate- legislation, introduced by my colleague from fully and intentionally defraud the government, rially overvalue any good or service ‘‘with the Hawaii NEIL ABERCROMBIE. This bill would pro- not those who merely make a business mis- specific intent to defraud.’’ This provision is in- hibit profiteering and fraud relating to contracts take. We should have no sympathy or leni- tended to ensure that no contractor will be executed by the United States Government or ency for those who purposely defraud tax- prosecuted under this offense for mere neg- a provisional authority for the provision of payers. ligent or mistaken conduct. goods and services in support of U.S. mis- This is not a partisan issue. As Americans, The material false statement provisions sions overseas. This long overdue legislation we should all stand together to put an end to would make it a crime to: (1) Falsify, conceal, will help correct the unconscionable and unpa- greed and corruption in our government pro- or cover up by any trick, scheme or device a triotic defrauding of the United States govern- grams, which hurts the troops on the ground, material fact; (2) make any materially false, ment, our armed services, and American tax- undermines the efforts of our armed forces, fictitious, or fraudulent statements or represen- payers. Unfortunately, the problem of con- enriches the greedy and corrupt, and steals tations; or (3) make or use any materially false tractor fraud has proliferated in the past 4 from the American taxpayer. This must end, writing or document knowing they contain a years. H.R. 400 is a major step to bring account- false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement. This The United States has spent over $50 billion ability to the contracting process. language is consistent with other material on contracts thus far in Iraq to provide for sup- Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, as part of false statement provisions under Federal law, port services, security, infrastructure construc- our ongoing efforts to end the war in Iraq, such as sections 1001 and 1035 of title 18 of tion, and reconstruction work. Much of this H.R. 400 is an important step in standing up the U.S. Code. The new offense also requires spending has been under no-bid or cost-plus against those who defraud our troops or im- that conduct be done knowingly and willfully to contracts. As a result of inadequate planning, properly profit at the expense of our troops. constitute a criminal violation. control, enforcement, and prosecution, the We must be vigilant in prosecuting war profit- The new offense would require that the free-spending, former Coalition Provisional Au- eers, using every tool available. The President fraud or material false statement be in connec- thority could not account for $8.8 billion of that should use his legal authority to cancel con- tion with any war, military action, or relief or money. Allegations about rampant waste, tracts with those that defraud the government reconstruction activities. This would include over-billing, and outright fraud have been re- and be aggressive in seeking to recover lost circumstances where war was declared, or ported time and time again, but no action has funds. If he is unwilling to do so, Congress will where the executive branch was engaged in been taken to correct this waste of taxpayer hold him accountable. any military action with or without congres- dollars. Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Speaker, I support this leg- sional authorization. This would also include Unfortunately, current law does not explicitly islation, and believe it is important to clarify relief or reconstruction activities, whether or extend extraterritorial jurisdiction for contract overseas contract fraud involving U.S. tax- not a war or military action was undertaken. fraud on contracts executed by the U.S. Gov- payer dollars is a crime that will not be toler- This new offense is intended to deter fraud ernment or any provisional authority sup- ated and will be prosecuted. and material false statements committed in porting a U.S. mission abroad. As a result, nu- Contractors have labored in Iraq under in- connection with any of these exigencies. merous instances of fraud have been com- credibly severe circumstances; most have The new offense also requires that the con- mitted and inspectors general have initiated worked honestly and in good faith, and some duct be subject to the jurisdiction of the United hundreds of investigations of alleged fraudu- have even given their lives trying to improve States. This term is to be interpreted broadly lent practices, including illegal kickbacks, bid- the lives of Iraqi citizens. During 18 trips to consistent with the jurisdictional scope of the rigging, embezzlement, faulty construction, Iraq I have seen firsthand the incredible work federal material false statement statute, 18 and fraudulent over-billing. contractors have done—building schools, re- U.S.C. § 1001. In addition, the new offense ex- We need to toughen the laws which apply to pairing power plants, and working with the plicitly provides extraterritorial jurisdiction and individuals and corporations who have placed Iraqi people to restore critical infrastructure. is intended to extend jurisdiction for this of- personal profit and greed over the interests of Unfortunately, a few bad actors have oper- fense to the full extent of U.S. law. This provi- American taxpayers and our men and women ated greedily and dishonestly and in the end sion has been included to ensure that of- serving in the armed services. While most pri- have defrauded not only the Iraqi people the fenses occurring outside the United States, vate contractors are not overcharging the gov- contracts were intended to assist, but have even by non-U.S. nationals, may be pros- ernment and are providing good value with also defrauded their own American govern- ecuted. Furthermore, consistent with other fed- their goods and services, others are engaged ment. Perhaps worst of all, the criminal ac- eral fraud provisions, the U.S. Government in fraud and waste, costing the American tax- tions of a select few have tarnished the image need not be a victim or suffer a loss from this payers billions of dollars that could be spent and integrity of the United States. offense provided the conduct meets the other on domestic needs, including funds that could This legislation will create a new criminal elements of the offense. The bill also estab- have gone to our underfunded schools, health fraud offense to prohibit fraudulent acts involv- lishes venue for the offense as authorized by clinics, infrastructure, and environmental pro- ing the provision of goods or services in con- existing federal statutes (see 18 U.S.C. grams. nection with a mission of the United States §§ 3231–3244) including extradition, or in any Even when the government does act to en- Government overseas. It also makes this new district where any act in further of the offense force fraud statutes on the books, it has been offense a predicate crime for criminal for- took place, or where any party to the contract stymied by the inadequacy of current law. The feiture, as well as for Federal money laun- or the provider of goods or services is located. infamous case against Custer Battles, an dering and racketeering offenses. It is my Violations of the fraud provisions in this bill American contractor in Iraq found to have hope this legislation will provide more clarity would be punishable by imprisonment for up committed 37 acts of fraud, is a case in point. regarding crimes committed abroad, and not to 20 years, and violations of the material Custer Battles was one of a few contractors less. Ranking Member TOM DAVIS has identi- false statement provisions would be punish- that was actually prosecuted and was ordered fied several important criticisms of this legisla- able by imprisonment for up to 10 years. All to pay $10 million in damages. However, it tion, and I hope my friends on the other side violations of this new offense would be subject was allowed to walk away scot-free when a of the aisle will seriously consider and address to fines of up to $1,000,000 or twice the gross federal judge overturned the verdict on a tech- those as this bill moves forward. profits or other proceeds of the offense. The nicality. The court found that United States Way back in 1988, I voted for the Major offense provides for criminal and civil forfeiture fraud law did not apply to this contractor since Fraud Act, which creates criminal penalties of of any unlawful proceeds, and makes the new the contract went through the Coalition Provi- up to $1 million in fines and 10 years impris- offense a predicate crime for money laun- sional Authority which the court held was not onment for anyone who knowingly defrauds dering (18 U.S.C. § 1956(c)(7)) and for racket- part of the United States government. The in- the U.S. government. There are numerous eering offenses (18 U.S.C. § 1961(1)). competence of this administration not only other statutes, such as the Criminal False

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During minutes to the gentleman from Vir- amount of trash coming into Virginia; the hearings, several DoD witnesses with ginia (Mr. SCOTT), pending which I and protecting the resources of the oversight responsibility for contracting in Iraq yield myself such time as I may con- Chesapeake Bay. testified about the challenges of coordinating sume. This House and this Nation will miss the tremendous task of rebuilding Iraq. While Mr. Speaker, it is with profound sad- JO ANN DAVIS and her dedication to I recognize the tremendous task and difficult ness that we come to the floor tonight public service. I want to express my challenges associated with the reconstruction to honor the memory of our colleague sincere condolences to her staff, both of Iraq, the bottom line is the Coalition Provi- and friend, the Honorable JO ANN in Washington and in her district, who sional Authority was under-staffed and over- DAVIS, who lost her 2-year battle with can be proud of their work by her side burdened. breast cancer this past Saturday. She for the people of America’s First Dis- I appreciate this legislation being brought to was not only our House colleague; she trict. JO ANN DAVIS had an outstanding the floor and hope it will provide needed clarity was our Virginia colleague who rep- staff, and I want to thank the staff. about the United States’ intention to prosecute resented the First District of Virginia, I also want to join with my col- those who defraud our government. a district which she proudly called leagues in expressing profound sym- Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, ‘‘America’s First District’’ because of pathy to JO ANN’s husband, Chuck; and I yield back the balance of my time. our country’s roots at Jamestown and their two sons, Christopher and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the many significant events in history Charles; and a granddaughter. question is on the motion offered by which occurred there. In remembering JO ANN DAVIS and the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. JO ANN DAVIS also could have had a her life of service to others, I am re- SCOTT) that the House suspend the first next to her name because she was minded of the words of Scripture where rules and pass the bill, H.R. 400, as the first Republican woman elected to it says: ‘‘Well done, good and faithful amended. Congress from Virginia in 2000 to suc- servant.’’ The question was taken. ceed our late colleague Herb Bateman. Mr. Speaker, I submit for the RECORD The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the But that historic aspect of her career a news article and editorial from the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being in Congress was not important to her. Newport News Daily Press about our in the affirmative, the ayes have it. Representing her constituents and late colleague, the Honorable JO ANN Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, being the best Member of Congress she DAVIS. on that I demand the yeas and nays. could be for the people of her district, [From the dailypress.com, Oct. 8, 2007] The yeas and nays were ordered. that was what was most important to THE UNLIKELY POLITICIAN—THE SELF-DE- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- her. SCRIBED COUNTRY GAL PREFERRED HORSES ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the Her career in elected office spanned TO THE CAPITOL HILL PARTY CIRCUIT Chair’s prior announcement, further 10 short years, from her first election (By David Lerman) proceedings on this motion will be in 1997 to the Virginia House of Dele- She was, by her own admission, an un- postponed. gates to her four elected terms in the likely politician. Virginia Rep. Jo Ann Davis, who died of f House beginning in the year 2000. But over that decade she made her breast cancer Saturday at age 57, was more EXPRESSING THE CONDOLENCES mark as a deeply caring and very hard- at ease with her beloved horses on her OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA- Gloucester farm than the cocktail party cir- working public servant who believed in cuit on Capitol Hill. TIVES ON THE DEATH OF THE common sense and conservative ideals. HONORABLE JO ANN DAVIS, A The self-described country gal and former In remembering JO ANN’s work in Con- real estate agent fell into a congressional ca- REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COM- gress, there are several thoughts I reer almost by accident. It took church con- MONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA would like to share. nections, perseverance and the sudden with- Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I offer a She battled to the end with courage drawal of the leading Republican Party fa- privileged resolution (H. Res. 717) and and grace in her fight against breast vorite to propel Davis to the office she first ask for its immediate consideration. won in 2000. cancer. When she was first diagnosed in ‘‘I could have cared less about politics,’’ The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- 2005 with the insidious disease, she an- she recalled in a 2003 interview. ‘‘I did not lows: nounced it publicly to encourage other know there was a Republican Party com- H. RES. 717 women to beware of the disease. Her mittee in Virginia.’’ Resolved, That the House has heard with bravery and personal strength were a But since becoming Virginia’s first female profound sorrow of the death of the Honor- source of inspiration to many. She was Republican member of Congress, Davis able Jo Ann Davis, a Representative from a person of honesty, integrity, and very learned her role quickly and, many agreed, the Commonwealth of Virginia. strong moral conviction in rep- managed to make the 1st District House seat Resolved, That a committee of such Mem- her own: resenting her district and living her When obsolete, environmentally hazardous bers of the House as the Speaker may des- life. And she had a very strong commit- ignate, together with such Members of the ships started mushrooming in the James Senate as may be joined, be appointed to at- ment to the Lord. She was a dedicated River off Fort Eustis, Davis fought for fed- tend the funeral. and tenacious fighter for her beliefs, eral funding to speed up their removal—and Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms of the and the importance of her faith was ob- made significant progress. House be authorized and directed to take vious in the way she cared for and When state and local officials complained such steps as may be necessary for carrying treated others and in the way she did about the barrage of trash coming into Vir- ginia landfills from other states and littering out the provisions of these resolutions and her job. that the necessary expenses in connection state highways, Davis pushed for legislation She was a tireless and passionate ad- to limit interstate waste. therewith be paid out of applicable accounts vocate for the First District in Vir- of the House. While that effort stalled, she won approval Resolved, That the Clerk communicate ginia, working to protect the military of a measure establishing a series of random these resolutions to the Senate and transmit interests in her district and Navy ship- safety inspections for waste haulers. a copy thereof to the family of the deceased. building in Newport News. She co- When military personnel and federal em- Resolved, That when the House adjourns founded the Congressional Ship- ployees complained of inadequate benefits, today, it adjourn as a further mark of re- building Caucus as she worked to pro- Davis won passage of legislation increasing spect to the memory of the deceased. the life insurance benefits paid to survivors vide for the defense of our Nation. of military members killed on duty. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without But as important as that work was And when Pentagon budgets forecast a objection, the Chair may postpone fur- for JO ANN, protecting the interests of steady decline in the size of the Navy’s fleet, ther consideration of House Resolution men and women in uniform, their fami- Davis sounded the alarm.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 03:21 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A09OC7.053 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN H11364 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 9, 2007 A staunch advocate for the thousands of If there was a historic aspect to Davis’ ca- gressman Herb Bateman referred to the shipyard workers in her district, she co- reer, it was in her becoming the first Repub- First Congressional District of Vir- founded the Congressional Shipbuilding Cau- lican woman to win a House seat from Vir- ginia. cus and pushed legislation, albeit unsuccess- ginia. Former Rep. Leslie Byrne of Fairfax JO ANN was a self-made woman who fully, mandating a larger fleet. was the first Democratic woman. ‘‘At a time when people have such a nega- But Davis bristled at such gender-based came from modest roots. Born in North tive impression of Washington, Jo Ann Davis distinctions, which she regarded as irrele- Carolina, she grew up in Hampton, Vir- was a refreshing reminder that there are peo- vant. ‘‘It shouldn’t matter if you’re male or ginia, where her father was a city bus ple here who do their best for their constitu- female,’’ she once said. ‘‘I’m just a member driver. She graduated from Hampton ents,’’ said Christopher Connelly, her chief of of Congress, like they are. Roads Business College in 1971, re- staff. ‘‘No different.’’ ceived her real estate license in 1984, ‘‘A lot of the issues she worked on were and received her real estate broker’s li- local issues. She didn’t get lost in the Wash- [From the dailypress.com, Oct. 9, 2007] ington glamour.’’ cense 4 years later. She was a success- While seldom a major player on national JO ANN DAVIS—A CAREER SPENT MAKING ful business woman, having opened policy matters, Davis won respect from Re- FRIENDS, WORKING HARD AND DOING HER Davis Management Company in 1988 publicans and Democrats alike for her abil- DUTY and Jo Ann Davis Realty in 1990. ity to delve into local concerns and to stay Rep. Jo Ann Davis died on Saturday as the Mr. Speaker, JO ANN was not a career true to her beliefs. new edition of Time magazine appeared in politician and probably never imagined ‘‘While we had different political loyalties, mailboxes around Hampton Roads. ‘‘Breast we had no differences in our efforts to work Cancer is Spreading Around the World,’’ the that she would run for office and end together for the Hampton Roads area,’’ said cover headline read. up serving in the United States Con- Rep. Robert C. ‘‘Bobby’’ Scott, D-Newport Cancer. The scourge of our times. And it gress for over 6 years. In 1997 she was News. has run up a wretched score in the 1st Con- reluctantly convinced by her friends to Davis’’ rise to political power was as un- gressional District. Davis’ predecessor, Rep. run for a seat in the Virginia House of conventional as it was unlikely. Herbert Bateman, fought lung cancer and Unlike her predecessor in office, the late Delegates. When our late colleague prostate cancer before succumbing in 2000. Herb Bateman announced his retire- Rep. Herbert H. Bateman, Davis lacked the Davis confronted her illness bravely and ment from the House, JO ANN mounted traditional credentials and years of political with little regard for the odds, just as she grooming that typically foreshadow a con- had approached politics. an underdog campaign. Notwith- gressional career. Del. Shirley Cooper, the redoubtable Dem- standing the fact that she was outspent No prestigious university or law-school de- ocrat from York County, held her seat in the by a margin of 40 to one in the pri- gree appeared on her resume. The daughter of a Hampton city bus driver, General Assembly for 15 years until an out- mary, she prevailed; and in November, Davis came from modest roots that stood in spent Davis came along in 1997 and snatched 2000, she became the first Republican contrast to those of many of her wealthier it away from her. That was an impressive woman from Virginia elected to Con- colleagues in Congress. win. gress. After graduating from Hampton Roads Three years later, Davis went one better. While we had different political loy- Business College in 1971, she went to work as The 1st District congressional seat, open alties, we had no differences in our ef- after Bateman’s death, drew five contenders an executive secretary for a real estate firm forts to work together for the citizens before becoming a stay-at-home mom. for the Republican nomination, including She later got her real estate license and one who self-financed his bid to the tune of of Hampton Roads. JO ANN’s service on opened Davis Management Co. in 1988, fol- $l million. the Armed Services Committee di- lowed by Jo Ann Davis Realty in 1990. For her part, Davis amassed around $45,000 rectly mirrored her commitment to the All the while, Davis was becoming a deeply and won handily. Now, that tells you some- thousands of military personnel in her religious person. thing. district. One of her first pieces of legis- When her mother-in-law suffered a fatal Davis enjoyed a l0-year political career, a lation that she introduced passed in heart attack, Davis has said, she had a born- brief span in relative terms, but memorable 2001. It increased the amount of life in- again experience and then joined the Assem- for what it lacked. ‘‘Jo Ann knew no en- bly of God church. emies,’’ Brenda Pogge said, in an interview surance benefits for survivors of mem- Through her church, Davis met Brenda on Sunday. ‘‘She was just emotionally and bers of the U.S. Armed Forces killed in Pogge, a fellow real estate agent and local spiritually strong.’’ active duty. GOP activist, who encouraged her to enter Democrats also said as much. Not long JO ANN was also a tireless advocate politics and invited her to her first Repub- after Davis arrived in Washington, Rep. for the thousands of shipbuilders in her lican mass meeting. Bobby Scott started quietly telling people district that worked at Northrop ‘‘She was my sister in the faith,’’ Pogge that he admired Davis for her independence said. ‘‘She was my friend, my boss and then Grumman Newport News, and she co- and readiness to do the work. There was founded the Congressional Ship- my congresswoman. Jo Ann was such a role nothing flashy, no attention-gathering model.’’ building Caucus with Congressman histrionics so common to the profession, just In 1997, at Pogge’s steady urging, Davis re- diligence and commitment. GENE TAYLOR of Mississippi. That cau- luctantly agreed to challenge a 15–year And empathy. The 1st District naturally cus has made a compelling case to the Democratic incumbent in the General As- draws its representatives into military af- Department of Defense that it is piv- sembly and won, despite being outspent fairs, including such arcane matters such as roughly 3 to 1. otal for our national defense that the In 2000, when Bateman announced his re- defense contracting and Pentagon appropria- Navy spend more money on ship- tirement and then died in office, Davis tions. But for Davis the military was first building. In the last Congress, she was launched her upstart campaign for Congress. and fundamentally about people—the sol- instrumental in efforts to secure fund- The odds seemed stacked against her be- diers, the families, the veterans—and what ing for the refueling of the USS Carl cause of formidable opposition for the Re- had to be done to provide for their interests. There’s a legacy there. Something to ad- Vinson. Without JO ANN’s hard work, publican nomination, led by former Newport the Hampton Roads area might have News Mayor Barry DuVal. mire. Something, perhaps, to emulate as the But when DuVal withdrew from the race, inevitable scrambling develops to fill the 1st lost billions of dollars in economic rev- Davis had an opening. She faced a grueling District seat. You can, as Jo Ann Davis enue tied directly to that aircraft car- five-way party primary but emerged vic- amply demonstrated, succeed in politics by rier. torious with 35 percent of the vote. making friends, working hard and doing your JO ANN placed a high priority on the Her general election victory was then little duty. removal of ships in the so-called James in doubt because of the 1st District’s strong Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of River ‘‘Ghost Fleet,’’ which posed a Republican tilt. She easily won re-election my time. major environmental threat to the repeatedly, as she did last year. Because of her faith, Davis has said, she re- Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, James River and the Chesapeake Bay; mained an outspoken conservative voice on I yield myself such time as I may con- and as a result of her leadership, many social issues. sume. of those ships have been removed. To- She co-sponsored a constitutional amend- Mr. Speaker, I rise to join my col- gether, we have worked to secure Fed- ment banning gay marriage and took a pur- leagues in mourning the loss of one of eral funding for the Achievable Dream ist position on abortion, opposing it even in the Commonwealth of Virginia’s finest education program in Newport News to cases of rape, incest or when the mother’s public servants, Congresswoman JO life is endangered. ensure that at-risk children have the ‘‘It’s just who I am,’’ she once said. ‘‘I be- ANN DAVIS. She was a good friend and best opportunity to succeed in school. lieve what I believe. I didn’t know I was a tireless advocate for America’s First Mr. Speaker, every Member of this called a right-winger.’’ District, as both she and the late Con- body was saddened to learn that JO

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Mr. Speaker, from Virginia to be re-elected. spite her personal battle with cancer, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman We all know that JO ANN was a JO ANN did not retire from Congress. from Missouri, the chairman of one of woman of great faith, great strength, She stayed and fought her cancer and the committees that JO ANN served on great courage, great honesty and great continued to represent the people of and a past president of the weekly Con- integrity. I don’t believe that it was the First District to the best of her gressional Prayer Breakfast (Mr. SKEL- ever JO ANN’s intention to be a trail- ability until the very end. Learning TON). blazer. I think her successes in her life from her own experience with cancer, Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I thank as a mother, a grandmother, a busi- she has encouraged her colleagues and the gentleman from Virginia for giving nesswoman, as a legislator are all the her constituents to get screened regu- me the opportunity to express my con- result of a path that she chose in her larly for all types of cancer. dolences to the JO ANN DAVIS family, life, and that was the path that cared Mr. Speaker, the Hampton Roads del- her husband and two sons. for other people first, put other people egation has lost a tremendous advocate It’s always difficult to say good-bye first, and that she stood very strong on for the interests of our region. I want to a friend. And JO ANN DAVIS was my the principles to protect those around to extend my deepest sympathies to friend. She was my colleague. We her. That earned her the respect of the her husband of 33 years, Chuck Davis; served together on the Armed Services people of the First District, and it lead their two grown sons, Charlie and Committee since she came to Congress. her on the path to the House of Dele- Christopher; their granddaughter; and She represented the First District of gates and then here. her wonderful staff with whom my staff Virginia, which had and has a strong JO ANN was a valued resource and a has worked so well over the years. military tradition. She was preceded in trusted confidant. Here in Congress, I America’s First District and the U.S. this Congress by my friend through the was honored to work with her on issues House of Representatives have lost a years Herb Bateman. facing the people of Hampton Roads true friend and advocate with the pass- She was a strong advocate for the and of Virginia. We served together on ing of Congresswoman JO ANN DAVIS. men and women in uniform, and she the House Armed Services Committee, Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of will be sorely missed in supporting and I have watched her very deep ap- my time. them as the days lie ahead. Ship- preciation for the contributions of the Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 building was the centerpiece of her shipbuilding industry, and she under- minute to the gentleman from Virginia work because of the district she rep- stood the important role that the Navy (Mr. TOM DAVIS). Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. resented, and she understood and advo- plays in our Nation, projecting Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to my cated the importance of shipbuilding strength and security around the for the United States Navy. She was a world. friend and colleague, JO ANN DAVIS, who has served this body with dignity member, actually a subcommittee JO ANN also was a true leader and a and honor and dedication since her ranking member, on the Readiness hero in protecting our military and election in 2000. Subcommittee. their families, and she always worked to ensure that their rights and inter- I first met JO ANN when she was run- b 1815 ning for the House of Delegates in 1997 ests were protected. And it is interesting that we should, and quickly became impressed with her It is fitting that the month of Octo- this evening, point out that she fought strong work ethic. Her congressional ber is dedicated to raising breast can- a disease with grace and dignity, and district, like mine, is the home of cer awareness. For even as JO ANN bat- that this is the Breast Cancer Aware- many current and retired Federal em- tled her own illness, she saw her illness ness month, that I think we should ployees. So when I became chairman of as an opportunity to help other women. make note of. the House Government Reform Com- When she was first diagnosed, she told She fought a tremendous fight. She mittee, it was an easy decision to ask me that she would be healed, and she came back when she could, and our her to oversee the Civil Service Sub- was, from her first bout of cancer, and heart was with her. She fought the committee. that she would use this as an oppor- She took on the responsibilities of good fight. But in looking back at my tunity for other women to see and to subcommittee Chair with great dili- friend, JO ANN DAVIS, I remember her make sure that other women received gence and energy. Through her efforts, most for her sense of humor, how we the health care and didn’t put things we made important strides in helping would joke with one another and how off. the Federal Government recruit and re- absolutely pleasant she was. Those are I know that today I join my col- tain quality employees. With her help, attributes that people remember just leagues in extending our deepest sym- we improved Federal student loan re- as much as they remember the good pathies to her family, to her husband payment programs and expanded den- work that she did as a Member of this Chuck, to her staff, to her friends. I ap- tal and vision benefits. JO ANN was a body. So I thank the gentleman from preciate the opportunity to stand here strong supporter of legislation allowing Virginia for allowing me to say a word and to honor my good friend. I know retired Federal employees to deduct or two about my friend, JO ANN DAVIS. that we will all miss her greatly. health care premiums from pretax dol- Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I yield such Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, lars, moving this important legislation time to the gentlewoman from Vir- I yield 3 minutes to the gentlelady through her subcommittee. She was ginia, THELMA DRAKE. from California (Mrs. CAPPS). also a reliable ally in the annual fight Mrs. DRAKE. Mr. Speaker, I rise Mrs. CAPPS. I thank my colleague for pay parity for civilian Federal em- today to honor our colleague and my for yielding. ployees. friend, JO ANN DAVIS. I was honored to Mr. Speaker, I, with great sadness, Her district borders mine; we both have served with her in both the Vir- rise to pay tribute as well to our dear represent portions of Prince William ginia General Assembly and now here colleague, JO ANN DAVIS. County. We have worked closely on a in the U.S. Congress. As other women in the Congress number of local issues. With her pass- JO ANN and I had reverse roles. When know, there is a sisterhood among ing, Northern Virginia and the Com- JO ANN ran for the House of Delegates, many women Members. This weekend, monwealth have lost a strong advo- I was her mentor. I was glad to see her we lost one of our sisters to a disease cate. success at being elected there. And that has fostered another kind of sis- I salute JO ANN DAVIS for her coura- when I ran for the U.S. Congress in terhood throughout the Nation, breast geous fight against cancer. Her passing 2004, JO ANN was my mentor. cancer. And while JO ANN would have reminds us all that we need to fight We were both Realtors and shared chosen to confront her disease in pri- this horrible affliction. that common bond and that friendship. vate, she bravely and valiantly decided

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I was also proud to work with JO ANN never went to a 4-year college, but she Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, it is with on the Federal Firefighters Fairness had more wisdom than you could ever great sadness that I rise to acknowl- Act. Together we worked, one from the see reflected in a diploma, and one mis- edge the passing of Congresswoman JO west coast and one from the east, to take you could never, ever make with ANN DAVIS and to pay tribute to her. extend to Federal firefighters the same JO ANN DAVIS was to underestimate As we all know, she passed away on presumptive disability rights offered to her. Saturday. And although she had been most city and State firefighters. I en- I still remember how she used to talk diagnosed a while ago, we knew she joyed working with JO ANN on this that so many people felt that she could was sick, it still hit this Congress very issue, especially as she showed so much never put herself through real estate hard to lose her. her dedication to firefighters and their school, and she proved them wrong. I Congresswoman DAVIS was tremen- families. remember her talking about how, that dously proud to represent Virginia’s I will, however, most fondly remem- as a wife and mother, many people First District, which she called ‘‘Amer- ber the many mornings I and several didn’t feel that she could become a suc- ica’s First District’’ because it in- others spent with JO ANN at prayer cessful Realtor, and she proved them cluded Jamestown. She spoke often on breakfast on Wednesday mornings at wrong. this floor of the deep patriotism of her the C Street House, as we will gather I remember when she was first run- constituents and of the pride of the in sadness and sorrow tomorrow. ning for the House of Delegates meet- many brave men and women in uniform We were bound together, several of ing with her and talking with her and who were her constituents. us, through personal experiences with she told me that people didn’t think When JO ANN DAVIS was elected to cancer. And when amongst our fellow- she could win, and she proved them Congress, as has been mentioned by ship JO ANN was first diagnosed, we wrong. And then, like my good friend some, she made history as the first fe- supported her with prayer; and then as from Virginia, Congressman SCOTT, male Republican ever elected to the she regained her strength, we rejoiced. said, when she was running for Con- House from Virginia; but she knew it But as so often and tragically happens gress, she was a 40–1 financial underdog was far more critical to make progress with this dreaded disease and others, and nobody thought she could win, and than to make history, and she did, par- there was a relapse. And we have been she proved them wrong. ticularly in honoring our troops and much in prayer, as all of us have, for Who would have ever thought she our veterans. In fact, the first piece of her recovery, but it was not to be. would have served on the Armed Serv- legislation Congresswoman DAVIS ever You know, she and I had our dif- ices Committee, been the ranking introduced increased the life insurance ferences in the direction of policy, but member of one of the subcommittees, benefits paid to survivors of military we certainly shared in our desire to let that she would serve on the Intel- members killed on duty, and that our faith serve as a guide for our work ligence Committee of the House of Rep- passed the House in 2001. in Congress. And she was a very strong, After being diagnosed with breast principled person whose convictions resentatives, and as so many people cancer in 2005, Congresswoman DAVIS and certainty of her faith shown mentioned, she became a national lead- became an outspoken advocate in favor through everything that she did. er on shipbuilding and defending the I know we’re going to honor our dear shipbuilding trade. of education, prevention and treatment departed colleague by following in her She was a tireless advocate for our of the disease. We in this body can ex- strong example, by calling on our faith veterans and men and women in uni- press our admiration for her dedication to serve as the motivation for our work form. She loved her husband, Chuck, with a real national commitment to here in Congress the way that she did. and firefighters and would stand with fighting this disease which annually We may not measure up to her firefighters in almost every issue that takes the lives of 40,000 American strength, but we have a role model in they brought forward, both in the Vir- women. her. And I also hope that we, as a Con- ginia House of Delegates when she The Daily Press of Newport News, gress, will serve to honor her memory served there and here in Congress. Virginia wrote of their Member of Con- by redoubling our efforts to remove the She loved her family, and she was gress this weekend, ‘‘You can, as Jo scourge of cancer through support for proud of them. And she loved her con- Ann Davis amply demonstrated, suc- prevention, for following her example stituents, and she fought for them. And ceed in politics by making friends, of reaching out, through education out- nobody, and I emphasize ‘‘nobody,’’ working hard, and doing your duty.’’ reach and awareness, and for increas- ever told her what to do. She always All of us in this body can honor Con- ing research dollars so that we can did what she thought was right for Vir- gresswoman DAVIS’s legacy by doing more effectively prevent and treat this ginia, and what she thought was right just that. disease. for the country. As was mentioned about the patriot- I join my colleagues in paying trib- And two final things that I think you ism of her district, she was deeply pa- ute to JO ANN DAVIS today and offering don’t hear people reflect here today, triotic as well. She loved our country, our condolences to her family, her staff but we need to just mention, she loved and this Congress loved her. When she and her constituents in this time of horses. And I remember her and I talk- was diagnosed, we all hovered over her their sorrow. We will miss JO ANN ing many times about the fact that we and prayed for her and were deeply sad- DAVIS dearly. were probably two of the only Members dened. At first, she would be gone for a Mr. WOLF. I yield to the gentleman of Congress that actually had to go while, and when she came back, we all from Virginia (Mr. FORBES). home on weekends and clean out horse encircled her and hugged her, and as it Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, I, like so stables; and yet JO ANN was the kind of turned out, drew strength from her. As many others, rise today to pay tribute person that was humble enough not we were trying to encourage her, she to JO ANN DAVIS and to offer my sym- only to do it, but to love it. gave us strength. Her attitude, her dig- pathies to her husband, Chuck, and her But above everything else, I am abso- nity, and the strength with which she family. lutely convinced that she would also confronted this terrible disease was By now, you begin to hear a pattern want us to say today, and this is what something that was a lesson for all of that reflects very accurately the life of Congressman WOLF alluded to a little us. When she passed away, we were all JO ANN. And you hear many people bit earlier, that she absolutely loved, very, very deeply saddened, as I men- stand up and saying the same thing, above anything else in her life, her tioned before, to get that sad news. that she was our friend, and like so faith in Jesus Christ. And I have no She was really a bright light in this many others, we will miss her. question that today she has heard Congress. I hope it is a comfort to her

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She was a great leader and a tireless publican woman from Virginia to serve b 1830 advocate for all of her constituents. in this House. In fighting for every- And for those of us who came in after thing she believed in up until the last Mr. WOLF. I yield such time as he her, I remember she organized a day of her bout with cancer, JO ANN may consume to Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ- WeightWatchers class, saw that we taught us how to make every moment BALART. Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of were there every week, and that we fol- on this Earth count. JO ANN was a true Florida. Mr. Speaker, I thank my lowed the procedure for weight watch- gentlelady from Virginia. She was a friend for yielding. ing. She said, Now, be sure to weigh woman of faith and family who had an One of the great privileges in the yourself so that you can see what kind unshakable commitment to the prin- daily honor of being able to serve in of progress you are making. But I want ciples of our Nation’s Founders and of the Congress of the United States is you to know, I don’t weigh myself be- our Nation’s military. cause I don’t think I am progressing. the privilege of being able to meet ex- As was indicated by my colleagues traordinary people on a constant basis JO ANN was first in many ways. As the first elected female Republican before, JO ANN was a true patriot. And here in these Halls. though she spent only a mere 10 years I rise today, Mr. Speaker, to remem- from the Commonwealth, she set an ex- ample for women across the country in elected office, she left a profound ber and pay tribute to a dear friend imprint on national and State politics. who was one of those truly extraor- who aspire to political office. She worked tirelessly on behalf of our men The State of Virginia and our country dinary people whom I have had the will miss her greatly. All of us talk privilege of meeting in my 15 years and women in uniform and the many about the experiences and recall with here in these Halls of Congress, JO ANN Federal civil servants in her congres- much sadness, but yet appreciation, DAVIS. We will always remember her sional district and succeeded in intro- that we did have the time we did with not only as the gracious and dignified ducing and passing legislation that JO ANN DAVIS. and wonderful lady that she was, but as benefited these important constitu- the effective representative for her encies. I, like many of my Virginia col- constituents and the great American We all know that we lost our col- leagues, served with JO ANN in the Vir- patriot, who every day gave her all to league to breast cancer. I remember ginia legislature. I had 3 years with JO defend our Nation and to honor and going over to her when we heard that ANN. We served together on the Gen- protect, to the best of her ability, Juanita Millender-McDonald was tak- eral Laws Committee in the Virginia those who protect us and our freedom, ing a leave, and the women’s caucus House of Delegates. It was there that I our men and women in uniform. wanted to send greetings, and I asked first saw this incredibly strong woman I am deeply comforted, Mr. Speaker, her if she would be the first. She with a will to make sure that she did by the fact that JO ANN DAVIS had such looked at me and she said, No, because the right thing regardless. a profound faith in God. It was her on that day, Friday, I take my chemo We had adjoining districts. We shared strength. At this time, it is especially and I am very sick afterwards. So I many of the same community inter- comforting to know that she is now said, Well, I understand. I just thought with the Lord. the two of you had much in common ests. JO ANN was a believer and a pro- I enjoyed my conversations with JO and that you could inspire her. We moter of the James River. As was ANN, the fellowship, her sense of know that it is such a devastating dis- noted earlier by my colleague from humor. She was a wonderful, wonderful ease that takes away our loved ones Virginia (Mr. SCOTT), she cared greatly human being. How her eyes would light too quickly. I don’t know at the time if about the Ghost Fleet there as well as making sure that Virginia was no up, Mr. Speaker, when the subject of it was in JO ANN’s mind, but she never her granddaughter would be brought let on. She seemed to be very secretive longer a dumping ground for out-of- up, Charlotte. I had the privilege of about her personal self. state trash. getting to know her son, Charlie, very So, as a reminder, this is Breast Can- As has been noted, JO ANN was a well. He was a member of my staff, an cer Awareness Month, and I think it is great person of faith. I had the tremen- extraordinary young man, who did his so appropriate that we salute her and dous fortune of visiting the Land of job day in and day out. Each day he her life because she lived so well and Israel with JO ANN and Chuck and saw worked in our office in a marvelous influenced so many people and was firsthand how much her faith meant to manner with total devotion to this really a symbol for how to deal with her. Regardless of what you say about Congress, to the people of the United the condition that she had and she was JO ANN DAVIS, I think we can all agree States. I am deeply grateful for his challenged by. that JO ANN DAVIS was never concerned service. I extend to him, my friend, Our colleague will be sorely missed, about being politically correct. She Charlie, and his family, obviously his not only here, but in her home district carried the bill to make sure that we wife, his daughter, Charlotte, his where her constituents knew that she recognized the holiday of Christmas brother, JO ANN’s other son, Chris, and represented them with excellence, in- and that the issue of faith and God was of course, Chuck, JO ANN’s husband, tegrity, and tenacity. We all mourn her not taken out of the public realm. my deepest sympathy and condolences loss, our friend and colleague. I send JO ANN spoke her mind when she had my most heartfelt condolences to her at this time. opinions about this war in Iraq. When We will never forget her, that won- family, staff, and her many close it came down to it, she cared about her derful, wonderful colleague, that won- friends here on Capitol Hill and in Vir- troops, her constituents, her family, derful friend, that wonderful lady who ginia. and her God. We all will miss JO ANN not only graced these Halls but served Mr. WOLF. I am going to yield to Mr. tremendously. I want to, at this time, her constituents of the First District of CANTOR. We have been told we can do also extend to her family, to Chuck, to Virginia so effectively, so well, and in- one more, but we will resume after the her two sons, her granddaughter, a deed served all of America so well. votes for anyone that is interested and great deal of sympathy. We will miss As I say, I will never forget her and is listening. But before we go to the her. consider it a great privilege to have votes, I recognize Mr. CANTOR from Vir- been able to meet and to be a friend of ginia. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. LIN- Congresswoman JO ANN DAVIS. Mr. CANTOR. I thank the gentleman. COLN DAVIS of Tennessee). Pursuant to Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, Along with my colleagues, Mr. the earlier order of the House, further I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman Speaker, I too rise with a very heavy proceedings on House Resolution 717 from California (Ms. WATSON). heart today as we mourn the passing will be postponed.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 03:21 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K09OC7.080 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN H11368 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 9, 2007 ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Diaz-Balart, L. Kuhl (NY) Rodriguez NOT VOTING—53 Diaz-Balart, M. Lamborn Rogers (AL) PRO TEMPORE Bean Hodes Mitchell Dicks Lampson Rogers (KY) Blumenauer Honda Mollohan Doggett Langevin The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Rogers (MI) Boren Hunter Murtha clause 5(d) of rule XX, the Chair an- Donnelly Lantos Rohrabacher Butterfield Jindal Neal (MA) nounces to the House that, in light of Doolittle Larsen (WA) Ros-Lehtinen Buyer Johnson (IL) Paul Drake Larson (CT) Roskam Camp (MI) Johnson, E. B. Peterson (PA) the passing of the gentlewoman from Dreier Latham Ross Carson Jordan Pryce (OH) Virginia (Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS), the Duncan LaTourette Roybal-Allard Clyburn Knollenberg Reichert whole number of the House is 432. Edwards Lee Royce Coble Kucinich Rothman Ehlers Levin Ruppersberger Cubin LaHood Smith (NJ) f Ellison Lewis (CA) Rush Dingell Lucas Space Ellsworth Lewis (GA) Ryan (OH) Doyle Maloney (NY) Tancredo ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Emanuel Lewis (KY) Ryan (WI) Everett Marchant Tiberi PRO TEMPORE Emerson Linder Salazar Giffords McCrery Towns Engel Lipinski Sali Gingrey McMorris Udall (CO) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- English (PA) LoBiondo Sa´ nchez, Linda Hastert Rodgers Wamp ant to clause 8 of rule XX, proceedings Eshoo Loebsack T. Hinchey Meeks (NY) Weller will resume on motions to suspend the Etheridge Lofgren, Zoe Sanchez, Loretta Hobson Miller, Gary Wexler Fallin Lowey rules previously postponed. Sarbanes Farr Lungren, Daniel Saxton b 1907 Votes will be taken in the following Fattah E. Schakowsky Mr. BOOZMAN changed his vote from order: Feeney Lynch Schiff ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ H. Res. 32, by the yeas and nays; Ferguson Mack Schmidt Filner Mahoney (FL) So (two-thirds being in the affirma- H.R. 400, by the yeas and nays. Schwartz Flake Manzullo Scott (GA) tive) the rules were suspended and the The first electronic vote will be con- Forbes Markey Scott (VA) resolution, as amended, was agreed to. ducted as a 15-minute vote. The second Fortenberry Marshall Sensenbrenner The result of the vote was announced electronic vote will be conducted as a Fossella Matheson Serrano Matsui as above recorded. 5-minute vote. Foxx Sessions Frank (MA) McCarthy (CA) Sestak The title was amended so as to read: McCarthy (NY) f Franks (AZ) Shadegg ‘‘A resolution denouncing the practices McCaul (TX) Frelinghuysen Shays McCollum (MN) of female genital mutilation, domestic DENOUNCING THE PRACTICES OF Gallegly Shea-Porter Garrett (NJ) McCotter violence, ‘honor’ killings, acid burn- FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION, Sherman Gerlach McDermott Shimkus ings, dowry deaths, and other gender- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ‘‘HONOR’’ Gilchrest McGovern Shuler based persecutions, and expressing the KILLINGS, ACID BURNING, Gillibrand McHenry Shuster Gohmert McHugh sense of the House of Representatives DOWRY DEATHS AND OTHER Simpson Gonzalez McIntyre that participation, protection, recogni- GENDER-BASED PERSECUTIONS Sires Goode McKeon Skelton tion, and equality of women is crucial Goodlatte McNerney The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Slaughter to achieving a just, moral and peaceful Gordon McNulty finished business is the vote on the mo- Smith (NE) society.’’ Granger Meek (FL) Smith (TX) tion to suspend the rules and agree to Graves Melancon A motion to reconsider was laid on Smith (WA) the resolution, H. Res. 32, as amended, Green, Al Mica the table. Snyder on which the yeas and nays were or- Green, Gene Michaud Solis Stated for: Grijalva Miller (FL) dered. Souder Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Gutierrez Miller (MI) Hall (NY) Miller (NC) Spratt 949, I was unable to vote on H. Res. 32. Had tion. Hall (TX) Miller, George Stark I been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Hare Moore (KS) Stearns question is on the motion offered by Harman Moore (WI) Stupak f Sullivan the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Hastings (FL) Moran (KS) Hastings (WA) Moran (VA) Sutton WAR PROFITEERING PREVENTION JACKSON-LEE of Texas) that the House Hayes Murphy (CT) Tanner ACT OF 2007 suspend the rules and agree to the reso- Heller Murphy, Patrick Tauscher lution, H. Res. 32, as amended. Hensarling Murphy, Tim Taylor The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Terry The vote was taken by electronic de- Herger Musgrave finished business is the vote on the mo- Herseth Sandlin Myrick Thompson (CA) tion to suspend the rules and pass the vice, and there were—yeas 378, nays 0, Thompson (MS) Higgins Nadler bill, H.R. 400, as amended, on which the not voting 53, as follows: Napolitano Thornberry Hill yeas and nays were ordered. [Roll No. 949] Hinojosa Neugebauer Tiahrt Hirono Nunes Tierney The Clerk read the title of the bill. YEAS—378 Hoekstra Oberstar Turner The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Abercrombie Bonner Chabot Holden Obey Udall (NM) question is on the motion offered by Ackerman Bono Chandler Holt Olver Upton Aderholt Boozman Clarke Hooley Ortiz Van Hollen the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Akin Boswell Clay Hoyer Pallone Vela´ zquez SCOTT) that the House suspend the Alexander Boucher Cleaver Hulshof Pascrell Visclosky rules and pass the bill, H.R. 400, as Allen Boustany Cohen Inglis (SC) Pastor Walberg Altmire Boyd (FL) Cole (OK) Walden (OR) amended. Inslee Payne This will be a 5-minute vote. Andrews Boyda (KS) Conaway Israel Pearce Walsh (NY) Arcuri Brady (PA) Conyers Issa Pence Walz (MN) The vote was taken by electronic de- Baca Brady (TX) Cooper Jackson (IL) Perlmutter Wasserman vice, and there were—yeas 375, nays 3, Bachmann Braley (IA) Costa Jackson-Lee Peterson (MN) Schultz Bachus Broun (GA) Costello not voting 53, as follows: (TX) Petri Waters Baird Brown (SC) Courtney Jefferson Pickering Watson [Roll No. 950] Baker Brown, Corrine Cramer Johnson (GA) Pitts Watt Baldwin Brown-Waite, Crenshaw YEAS—375 Johnson, Sam Platts Waxman Barrett (SC) Ginny Crowley Abercrombie Barton (TX) Boucher Jones (NC) Poe Weiner Barrow Buchanan Cuellar Welch (VT) Ackerman Becerra Boustany Bartlett (MD) Burgess Culberson Jones (OH) Pomeroy Aderholt Berkley Boyd (FL) Weldon (FL) Barton (TX) Burton (IN) Cummings Kagen Porter Akin Berman Boyda (KS) Westmoreland Becerra Calvert Davis (AL) Kanjorski Price (GA) Alexander Berry Brady (PA) Whitfield Berkley Campbell (CA) Davis (CA) Kaptur Price (NC) Allen Biggert Brady (TX) Berman Cannon Davis (IL) Keller Putnam Wicker Altmire Bilbray Braley (IA) Berry Cantor Davis (KY) Kennedy Radanovich Wilson (NM) Andrews Bilirakis Broun (GA) Biggert Capito Davis, David Kildee Rahall Wilson (OH) Arcuri Bishop (GA) Brown (SC) Bilbray Capps Davis, Lincoln Kilpatrick Ramstad Wilson (SC) Baca Bishop (NY) Brown, Corrine Bilirakis Capuano Davis, Tom Kind Rangel Wolf Bachmann Blackburn Brown-Waite, Bishop (GA) Cardoza Deal (GA) King (IA) Regula Woolsey Bachus Blunt Ginny Bishop (NY) Carnahan DeFazio King (NY) Rehberg Wu Baird Boehner Buchanan Bishop (UT) Carney DeGette Kingston Renzi Wynn Baldwin Bonner Burgess Blackburn Carter Delahunt Kirk Reyes Yarmuth Barrett (SC) Bono Burton (IN) Blunt Castle DeLauro Klein (FL) Reynolds Young (AK) Barrow Boozman Calvert Boehner Castor Dent Kline (MN) Richardson Young (FL) Bartlett (MD) Boswell Camp (MI)

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Had Cannon Herger Napolitano Udall (NM) Schultz Wilson (NM) I been present, I would have voted Cantor Herseth Sandlin Neugebauer Upton Waters Wilson (OH) Capito Hill Nunes Van Hollen Watson Wilson (SC) ‘‘yea.’’ Capuano Hinojosa Oberstar Vela´ zquez Watt Wolf On rollcall No. 950 on H.R. 400, the Cardoza Hirono Obey Visclosky Waxman Woolsey War Profiteering Prevention Act of Carnahan Hoekstra Olver Walberg Weiner Wu 2007, had I been present, I would have Carney Holden Ortiz Walden (OR) Welch (VT) Wynn Weldon (FL) Yarmuth voted ‘‘yea.’’ Carter Holt Pallone Walsh (NY) Westmoreland Young (AK) Castle Honda Pascrell Walz (MN) f Castor Hooley Pastor Whitfield Young (FL) Chabot Hoyer Payne REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER NAYS—3 Chandler Hulshof Pearce AS COSPONSOR OF H. RES. 106 Clarke Inglis (SC) Pence Baker Davis, Tom Rogers (AL) Clay Inslee Perlmutter Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I ask Cleaver Israel Peterson (MN) NOT VOTING—53 unanimous consent to withdraw my co- Cohen Issa Petri Bean Hinchey Miller, Gary sponsorship of H. Res. 106. Cole (OK) Jackson (IL) Pickering Bishop (UT) Hobson Mitchell The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Conaway Jackson-Lee Pitts Blumenauer Hodes Mollohan Conyers (TX) Platts Boren Hunter Murtha objection to the request of the gen- Cooper Jefferson Poe Butterfield Jindal Neal (MA) tleman from Texas? Costa Johnson (GA) Pomeroy Buyer Johnson (IL) Paul There was no objection. Costello Johnson, Sam Porter Capps Johnson, E. B. Peterson (PA) f Courtney Jones (NC) Price (GA) Carson Jordan Pryce (OH) Cramer Jones (OH) Price (NC) Clyburn Knollenberg Reichert EXPRESSING THE CONDOLENCES Crenshaw Kagen Putnam Coble Kucinich Rothman OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA- Crowley Kanjorski Radanovich Cubin LaHood Smith (NJ) Cuellar Kaptur Rahall Dingell Lucas Space TIVES ON THE DEATH OF THE Culberson Keller Ramstad Doyle Maloney (NY) Tancredo HONORABLE JO ANN DAVIS, A Cummings Kennedy Rangel Everett Marchant Tiberi REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COM- Davis (AL) Kildee Regula Giffords McCrery Udall (CO) MONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA Davis (CA) Kilpatrick Rehberg Gingrey McMorris Wamp Davis (IL) Kind Renzi Hastert Rodgers Weller The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Davis (KY) King (IA) Reyes Higgins Meeks (NY) Wexler ant to the order of the House of today, Davis, David King (NY) Reynolds ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Davis, Lincoln Kingston Richardson proceedings will now resume on House Deal (GA) Kirk Rodriguez The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Resolution 717. DeFazio Klein (FL) Rogers (KY) the vote). Members are advised 2 min- The Clerk read the title of the resolu- DeGette Kline (MN) Rogers (MI) utes remain in this vote. tion. Delahunt Kuhl (NY) Rohrabacher The SPEAKER pro tempore. When DeLauro Lamborn Ros-Lehtinen b 1916 Dent Lampson Roskam proceedings were postponed earlier Diaz-Balart, L. Langevin Ross So (two-thirds being in the affirma- today, 28 minutes remained in debate. Diaz-Balart, M. Lantos Roybal-Allard tive) the rules were suspended and the The gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Dicks Larsen (WA) Royce bill, as amended, was passed. WOLF) has 11 minutes remaining and Doggett Larson (CT) Ruppersberger the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Donnelly Latham Rush The result of the vote was announced Doolittle LaTourette Ryan (OH) as above recorded. SCOTT) has 17 minutes remaining. Drake Lee Ryan (WI) A motion to reconsider was laid on Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, Dreier Levin Salazar I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman the table. Duncan Lewis (CA) Sali from California (Mr. LANTOS), the Edwards Lewis (GA) Sa´ nchez, Linda f Ehlers Lewis (KY) T. chairman of the Foreign Affairs Com- Ellison Linder Sanchez, Loretta PERSONAL EXPLANATION mittee of which JO ANN DAVIS was a Ellsworth Lipinski Sarbanes member. Emanuel LoBiondo Saxton Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. Speaker, I am writing Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, as chair- Emerson Loebsack Schakowsky regarding today’s rollcall votes 949, H. Res. Engel Lofgren, Zoe Schiff man of the Foreign Affairs Committee, English (PA) Lowey Schmidt 32, denouncing the practices of female genital I never speak for the whole committee, Eshoo Lungren, Daniel Schwartz mutilation, domestic violence, ‘‘honor’’ killings, only for myself, but this is an excep- Etheridge E. Scott (GA) acid burning, dowry deaths, and other gender- tion. Fallin Lynch Scott (VA) JO ANN DAVIS was respected and ad- Farr Mack Sensenbrenner based persecutions and expressing the sense Fattah Mahoney (FL) Serrano of the House of Representatives that participa- mired across the total political spec- Feeney Manzullo Sessions tion, protection, recognition, and independence trum, and as I was listening to my col- Ferguson Markey Sestak of women is crucial to achieving a just, moral, leagues paying tribute to this extraor- Filner Marshall Shadegg dinary woman, to this remarkable Flake Matheson Shays and honorable society, as well as 950, H.R. Forbes Matsui Shea-Porter 400, the War Profiteering Prevention Act of Member of Congress, to this unique Fortenberry McCarthy (CA) Sherman 2007. public servant, I, of course, agreed with Fossella McCarthy (NY) Shimkus everything they said. But there is one Foxx McCaul (TX) Shuler Please accept my apologies as I was at- Frank (MA) McCollum (MN) Shuster tending a family event in Arizona and was not aspect of JO ANN’s life that has not yet Franks (AZ) McCotter Simpson able to cast my votes tonight. It was my inten- been mentioned, and that is what I Frelinghuysen McDermott Sires tion to vote ‘‘yea’’ on both H. Res. 32 and would like to address. Gallegly McGovern Skelton H.R. 400. She loved her district, she loved the Garrett (NJ) McHenry Slaughter State of Virginia, but she was also one Gerlach McHugh Smith (NE) f Gilchrest McIntyre Smith (TX) of the great Atlantises in this body. Gillibrand McKeon Smith (WA) PERSONAL EXPLANATION She was passionately committed to re- Gohmert McNerney Snyder building the alliance between Europe Gonzalez McNulty Solis Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, because I and the United States, and she did an Goode Meek (FL) Souder was detained by an important event in my dis- Goodlatte Melancon Spratt extraordinary job over a long period of Gordon Mica Stark trict, I was unable to vote on H. Res. 32, re- time successfully doing this. Granger Michaud Stearns garding human rights and gender-based per- My predecessor, Henry Hyde, and I Graves Miller (FL) Stupak secutions, and H.R. 400, the ‘‘War Profiteering had many conversations about her lit- Green, Al Miller (MI) Sullivan Prevention Act.’’ Had I been present, I would Green, Gene Miller (NC) Sutton tle-noticed, but enormously important, Grijalva Miller, George Tanner have voted ‘‘yea’’ on both bills. work on behalf of our effective foreign Gutierrez Moore (KS) Tauscher f policy, on behalf of rebuilding so many Hall (NY) Moore (WI) Taylor of the ties that over the years had been Hall (TX) Moran (KS) Terry PERSONAL EXPLANATION Hare Moran (VA) Thompson (CA) weakened by a variety of actions. Harman Murphy (CT) Thompson (MS) Mr. GINGREY. Mr. Speaker, on roll- JO ANN will be missed in all of her Hastings (FL) Murphy, Patrick Thornberry call No. 949 on H. Res. 32, I am not re- endeavors, but those of us on the For- Hastings (WA) Murphy, Tim Tiahrt Hayes Musgrave Tierney corded. I was absent, attending the fu- eign Affairs Committee will particu- Heller Myrick Towns neral of Jack Sutton, a beloved mem- larly miss her enormous contribution

VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:29 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A09OC7.059 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN H11370 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 9, 2007 to building alliances for the United are those rare few who teach us how to followed the Golden Rule. She was a States, for being a multilateralist, for die. JO ANN DAVIS was such an indi- fighter and she was a woman who, al- recognizing that while we may be the vidual. She held herself with great though diminutive in size, dem- one remaining superpower, we are a su- courage. onstrated great, great strength, wheth- perpower in need of allies and friends As a woman, I might like to put on er it was fighting cancer, that she beat and collaborators. the RECORD that in the entire history back once, and then we all know it I want to express my deepest condo- of this institution there have been very came back a second time to take her lences to her family and I want to ex- few women that have actually served from us, but she was always a fighter press on behalf of all of my colleagues here. Out of a little over 11,000 Mem- and always with a smile on her face. on the Foreign Affairs Committee our bers of our Republic who have been It can safely be said that JO ANN respect, our admiration and our love elected to Congress, about 200 or so loved God, and her country, as well as for our dear colleague JO ANN DAVIS. have been elected as women. And so we her beloved family. Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I yield to know that with every woman who is b 1930 the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. elected, a new page in history is writ- We will miss JO ANN DAVIS because of ADERHOLT). ten. It may seem easy, but it is very, what she brought to this body, because Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, I join very hard. JO ANN DAVIS was a part of of her spirit, because of her ever, ever- my colleagues in mourning the loss of that new page in history of this Repub- winning smile. one of our own, it’s been mentioned lic. JO ANN DAVIS had the honor of being here tonight, Representative JO ANN Others have stated, of course, she was the first Republican woman to respected by people on both sides of the DAVIS. Representative DAVIS, as has aisle. They respected her, and they been said and as we have discussed to- have been elected from Virginia, and so we know in having met her, we met a knew that she worked very hard to rep- night, battled cancer for several years, resent her district in Virginia. and of course, as we know, lost her bat- pioneering woman, a woman who truly is a first. That took great stamina; it We extend our sympathies to her hus- tle Saturday morning. band, Chuck, her sons, Charlie and At a time when others would have took rare courage and great persever- ance. Chris, as well as her granddaughter, considered retirement, JO ANN DAVIS Charlotte. continued to represent the people of She had other careers before she came here, as a Realtor, as a member Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, the First District of Virginia with dis- I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman tinction. Through her service she set of her own State legislature, and upon being elected here, she was then elect- from Missouri, who served with JO ANN an example of courage in the face of as joint president of the Congressional adversity. She refused to allow a dis- ed to some of the most weighty com- mittees in this institution: to Defense, Prayer Breakfast, Mr. CLEAVER. ease that afflicts far too many affect Mr. CLEAVER. I thank the gen- Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, always a her life and take her away from the tleman from Virginia. work that she loved so dearly. woman who stood tall for those in the Mr. Speaker, one of the first individ- As the first female elected to the uniformed service of our country. uals I met when I was elected to Con- She had a warm and radiant smile, House of Representatives from the gress was JO ANN DAVIS. I actually met and she held herself erect and with a Commonwealth of Virginia, JO ANN her, along with the gentleman from stalwart stance that revealed the was a leader and example to all of us. Virginia, at our prayer breakfast and strength of character that represented But of all of JO ANN’s accomplish- immediately had the opportunity to JO ANN DAVIS’ entire life. You knew ments, of all the roles she played, she she would meet all of life’s challenges, get to know her and to work with her. would not be ashamed to tell you that and she did. I sat beside her on each Thursday; and her decision to follow Jesus Christ was Her faith imbued her with that over the course of a year, we got a the most important decision for her. strength, and it also imbued the kind- chance to know each other and began The people of Virginia were privi- ness that she demonstrated to every to tease each other, play with each leged to have known her as a public Member of this institution, a warm other, have fun with each other, and servant. The Members of this Congress cordiality, and also in her closing days then we ended up as the cochairs of the were honored to share her as a col- on Earth, great dignity in her heroic prayer breakfast for this past year. league. I was honored to consider her a struggle. On the night before the prayer break- friend. It was my privilege to know her and fast, I was called in my apartment and Our thoughts and prayers are with to be allowed to serve with her during told that Congresswoman DAVIS was her husband, Chuck; her sons, Charlie the years that she gave to the people of not feeling well enough for us to joint- and Chris; along with her grand- this great Republic. ly lead the prayer breakfast. I knew of daughter, Charlotte. May God give May she rest in peace. her physical problems, and so I knew each of them an extra measure of peace Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I yield to that things had to have gotten worse, during this time. the gentlelady from Florida (Ms. GINNY but I had the opportunity to say to her Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, BROWN-WAITE). something that I really, really feel I yield 3 minutes to the gentlelady Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Flor- strongly about. My goal is not to hate from Ohio (Ms. KAPTUR). ida. I thank the gentleman. a single individual, and I get up each Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a morning with a goal of not even trying the distinguished Member from Vir- friend and a colleague, JO ANN DAVIS to resemble, in my actions, something ginia (Mr. SCOTT) for yielding me this from the great State of Virginia. When that would be related to hate. time, and on behalf of the people of the I was first elected in 2002, came to this But I told her, and I will say it here, State of Ohio and myself, the senior body in 2003, JO ANN was one of the I hate cancer, I hate it. I have seen it woman in this House, I would like to first people to approach me and say, wreak havoc in the lives of men and express deepest condolences to the peo- what can I do to help you, can I help women almost all of my life. ple of the Commonwealth of Virginia you look for staff, what can I do. JO When JO ANN tried to come back to on the passing of JO ANN DAVIS, our ANN was always known for being a very Congress, this body that she loved, I very, very respected colleague, from willing, helpful person. was able to go over and sit down beside this life. She never offered advice, but if you her. I wasn’t going to have a gloomy To her husband, Chuck, to her two asked her for advice, you better be pre- conversation. She said, you know, you sons, to her granddaughter, we re- pared for frankness, and she would don’t recognize me, do you, because I spected JO ANN as a woman, as a Mem- strongly suggest that you follow that have lost so much weight. We had a re- ber, as a wife, as a mother, as a grand- advice. She’d say you asked for it. And lationship where we could tease each mother. We also respected her because she was always very frank and very other, and I kept in contact with her she was an heroic Member of this Con- candid when she gave advice but al- office staff and the prayer breakfast. gress. ways very gentle, always a lady. As the gentleman from Virginia and There are some people in life who I would have to say that JO ANN the gentleman from Tennessee will re- teach us how to live, and then there DAVIS epitomized the Golden Rule. She call, we sent flowers to her about 3

VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:22 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K09OC7.086 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN October 9, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H11371 months ago, which she was very thank- try. I would commend to the Speaker happening and trying to help develop ful for. and to the chairman of the Committee the new Afghani Army. But I would like to say this, JO ANN on Science and Technology where this We had quite an amazing trip. In DAVIS and I didn’t agree on a lot of bill has been referred to pass it, not spending all that time in the air and on things politically; but we were able to only in tribute to those great workers the ground and really having a chance sit together, talk together, eat break- at that great facility, but also a trib- to talk, I felt like I got to know her as fast together, eat lunch together and ute to a great Member of Congress, a true individual with great values, enjoy this world together. If there is Congresswoman JO ANN DAVIS, who connected with family, and someone anything I think we ought to be able to worked in this body in a very bipar- who was so devoted to her community. remember about her, I think it is in tisan spirit. We both represent a military commu- spite of political differences, ideolog- Every month the Virginia congres- nity, and I think we shared a great deal ical differences, this woman from Vir- sional delegation meets, both the Sen- of that together. ginia, this tiny woman, was able to put ators and the House Members, the Re- I wanted to just say thank you for all that aside in terms of personal rela- publicans and the Democrats, in a bi- what JO ANN gave me over these last tionships. partisan fashion. We talk about the years and helping me to also talk Thank you for this opportunity to issues that we are dealing with here in about my values and what is important share my thoughts about one of my the Congress, particularly those that to me. Family was very important to colleagues, someone I cared a lot have a great impact on the Common- her. My husband and I reach out to about. wealth of Virginia. Chuck and the family, and we wish Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I recognize She was an active and vocal partici- them all the condolences in the world the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. pant in all of those discussions looking that we can bring to them and thank GOODLATTE) for as much time as he after the interests of Virginia and her them for being the wonderful family may consume. congressional district. But she also that they are. Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I loved to get away from here to her Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I recognize thank the gentlemen from Virginia, home in Gloucester, to her horses, to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Mr. WOLF and Mr. SCOTT, for leading her family, her wonderful husband, GOODE). Mr. GOODE. I too want to thank Con- this tribute to a great and courageous Chuck, her children and grandchildren, gressman WOLF and Congressman woman, Congresswoman JO ANN DAVIS. where she was when she passed on at SCOTT for arranging this Special Order I had the opportunity first to meet the end of last week. on behalf of Congresswoman JO ANN JO ANN DAVIS when she was a member We will all miss her. Our hearts go of the Virginia General Assembly. She DAVIS. out to her family, to her constituents. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to showed there the same courage, deter- It is my hope that we will all take the service of my friend and colleague, mination and hard work that she has heart from this brave and courageous JO ANN DAVIS. She worked tirelessly on shown here during her service in the woman to her last days serving the behalf of Virginians in the General As- United States Congress. Right through people of her district with distinction sembly and in the United States House to her final week here, she was still and courage and great honor and deter- of Representatives. JO ANN was a stal- working for the people of the First mination. wart defender of the rights of the un- Congressional District of Virginia. She Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, born and a leader on numerous other was very proud of her representation of I yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady commonsense issues. those great people and often talked from California (Mrs. DAVIS), a member In 2000, JO ANN surprised many polit- about her district as being America’s of the Armed Services Committee who ical pundits and prognosticators by First Congressional District because it served with JO ANN DAVIS. winning a hard-fought primary in contained Jamestown and Yorktown Mrs. DAVIS of California. I want to which she was heavily outspent by her and Williamsburg, and worked very thank my colleagues from Virginia for opponents. She was easily reelected in hard for the past year or more as we having this time set aside for all of us subsequent campaigns because of her prepared for this year’s celebration of to come to the floor today and express devotion to the constituents in her dis- the 400th anniversary of the settlement our real sadness in losing our friend, JO trict and her focus on the concerns of of Jamestown. ANN DAVIS. the citizens in the eastern part of Vir- She also was a member of three very Mr. Speaker, in many ways JO ANN ginia. important committees here in the Con- was not just my friend, but in some She was a feisty fighter and fre- gress, the Armed Services Committee, ways my sister here. I came to the Con- quently reminded others in Virginia the International Relations Committee gress in 2001 with JO ANN; and at the and around the country that she rep- and the Intelligence Committee, all beginning, because our names are the resented not only Virginia’s First Dis- very much related to our Nation’s na- same, we got a little confused. In fact, trict, but also America’s first district, tional security and working with other people confused one particular bill as it includes Jamestown, Virginia, countries around the world in our war with our names, and it took us awhile where our Nation’s first settlement against terror and was very, very dedi- to sort that out. We had a good laugh was founded in 1607. She was a vigorous cated to our Armed Services, the men over that because sometimes we didn’t proponent of celebrating the 400th an- and women who served there and our always agree on everything. niversary of Jamestown and made sure veterans. She stood up for them time But I can say that of so many people it received notice throughout Virginia, and time again. that I have met and had a chance to the United States and around the When I arrived at my office today, I spend time with, I really enjoyed my world. found in my in-box a copy of a bill that time with JO ANN. She was just such a As evidenced by the comments and she introduced just last Tuesday, Octo- strong woman who didn’t always have tributes made here this evening, she ber 2. It may well be the last bill that an easy time, particularly as we saw touched everyone on both sides of the she introduced in the Congress, House her suffer through cancer. aisle. Her good works and her fighting Concurrent Resolution 222, cosponsored But she was so desirous, I think, of on behalf of this great Nation will be by myself and all the other Members telling people a little bit about how she long remembered. on both sides of the aisle, commending was doing and yet at the same time let- Her husband, Chuck, and her family the National Aeronautics and Space ting us know that she was okay. Well, are in our thoughts and prayers. It was Administration, Langley Research Cen- you know, she wasn’t always okay, but an honor to have served the Common- ter in her district, on the celebration of she wanted us to know that. wealth of Virginia and this Nation with its 90th anniversary later this month. The first experience that I had with JO ANN DAVIS. I can think of no better tribute to JO ANN is when we had an opportunity Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, Congresswoman DAVIS and to the men to travel to Afghanistan together, and I reserve the balance of my time. and women of the NASA Langley Re- one of the first codels, soon after we Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I recognize search Center, the premier aeronautic had a chance to go in and see how our the gentlelady from Ohio (Mrs. space and research facility in the coun- military was doing there, and what was SCHMIDT) for the balance of the time.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 03:21 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K09OC7.088 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN H11372 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 9, 2007 Mrs. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, I rise elected in 1999, where she served until her Her determination to pursue change and today to celebrate the life of a very election to Congress. prevail over hardships knew no bounds, even dear friend of mine, JO ANN DAVIS. Congresswoman DAVIS died on Saturday, in her fight against breast cancer. When I came here a little over 2 October 6, 2007 and was a respected member Even in this moment of memorial, her pres- years ago, I walked into a room filled of this body and respected by all who knew ence and upstanding character is reflected as with strangers, and I quickly looked her. She was a legislator’s legislator. She was we discuss a recommitment of H.R. 1124—a for the smiles. She was one of those known to often to put aside partisan politics bill providing financial assistance to low-in- smiles. She quickly took me under her and reach across the aisle to legislate in a bi- come students and ensuring a brighter future wings. In addition to helping me partisan manner for the best interests of the for all Virginian youth. through the maze of Congress, she also American people. Because of the Congresswoman’s ongoing invited me to come to the best hour of Her presence will be greatly missed and we commitment to preserving life on a social and the week, the prayer breakfast on all mourn her loss and extend our sincerest political level, my colleagues and I will make Thursday. It’s an event I rarely, rarely condolences to her husband Chuck and her great strides to continue supporting breast miss. children and grandchild. cancer awareness and the wellbeing of all She not only was a fighter for her Mr. Speaker, a dear colleague has fallen but Americans. district and a fighter for her country, she will not be forgotten. We are all saddened In her memory we will continue to uphold but she was a woman that truly loved by our loss but we are happy to have served two priorities to which she was greatly dedi- her family and loved the Lord, and it with her. Our prayers and condolences go out cated. showed in each and every day and in to her husband, Chuck, her children, and to While it is with sadness that we say good- each and every way of her life. To her thousands of friends around the Nation. She bye to an incredible woman, we think of her husband, Chuck, to her two sons, to her touched so many lives during her tenure in with joy and fondness as we remember her darling granddaughter, my heart goes this body and she will be missed very much devotion to creating a better America. out to you. by the people she represented so ably. The use of her life to benefit ‘‘America’s Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise Every day since I learned of her can- First District of Virginia’’ is unquestionable and today to express deepest condolences on the cer, I have been praying for her. I shall has served to ensure a sense of responsibility passing of my fellow colleague from Virginia, continue those prayers for you. May among her fellow colleagues in the 109th and the Honorable JO ANN DAVIS. God bless all of you. 100th Congress. During her time in Congress, JO ANN was a I thank Congresswoman DAVIS for dedi- b 1945 strong advocate for her constituents and an cating her life to service on the behalf of the GENERAL LEAVE active voice on issues affecting the Common- 1st District of Virginia. I am honored to have Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- wealth. worked with her and I truly appreciate all she As Ranking Member of the House Armed mous consent that all Members may has given. Services Readiness Subcommittee, JO ANN have 5 legislative days in which to re- Her efforts have touched many lives and her was well-positioned and a successful advocate vise and extend their remarks and in- exceptional impact upon our country will cre- for her district’s economic bread and butter— clude extraneous materials on H. Res. ate a lasting legacy for generations to come. the shipbuilding and national defense industry. Congresswoman DAVIS will be greatly 717. Regarding our joint efforts to grant federal The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there missed. recognition to Virginia’s six state-recognized Mrs. MYRICK. Mr. Speaker, we’ve lost an- objection to the request of the gen- tribes, JO ANN was a passionate and helpful other great American who always put others tleman from Virginia? ally. Her familiarity with the tribes’ issues and There was no objection. before herself. She was devoted to her hus- her testament as to their traditional values and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, band, Chuck, her two boys, Charlie and Chris, practices helped pave the way for the recogni- I thank the gentleman, my colleague and her granddaughter, Charlotte, as well as tion bill’s passage in the House. I am grateful from Virginia, for introducing the reso- all of the people she served. She and I were that, despite her failing health, she lived to see lution. I ask for support for the resolu- close friends—we talked about everything— the bill receive the unanimous support of her tion, and will yield the gentleman, my and I, along with others here in Congress, will colleagues. colleague, the balance of my time. miss her dearly. JO ANN never gave up—she JO ANN will be deeply missed both within Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I think for fought hard until the end. Congress and the Virginia delegation. Our She had her priorities right—God is going to those who are watching, you’ve seen hearts and prayers go out to her husband be very good to JO ANN DAVIS. this Congress at its best, to see people Chuck Davis, her two sons, and their entire Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speak- from both sides of the aisle come to- extended family as they cope with the loss of er, I rise today to honor the life of JO ANN gether, and that is a tribute to JO ANN. their beloved wife, mother and citizen legis- DAVIS—a friend and colleague who served the Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. I rise to pay lator. people of Virginia for 7 years in the House of tribute to a great American and a member of Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, I stand here today Representatives. this House. JO ANN DAVIS was a veteran legis- in support of H. Res. 717, the ‘‘Privileged Res- As the first female Republican elected to the lator, businesswoman, and Member of Con- olution on the Passing of the Honorable JO House from Virginia, JO ANN was dedicated to gress from Virginia’s First Congressional Dis- ANN DAVIS’’ representing her constituents with a genuine trict. Her district, which stretches from the Today we stand in remembrance of a distin- leadership and passion for public service. She Washington suburbs to the Hampton Roads guished member of the 110th Congress, Con- was committed to fighting government waste area, is often called ‘‘America’s 1st District; gresswoman JO ANN DAVIS, who after a two and strengthening our national defense and the site of the Jamestown settlement is lo- year battle with Breast Cancer has passed remained devoted to her duty despite her ill- cated there. away. ness. As fellow members of the House Armed Congresswoman DAVIS was the second Her husband, Chuck Davis, battalion chief Services Committee and the Committee on woman from Virginia, and the first Virginia Re- for the Hampton Fire Department; two sons, Foreign Affairs, I am grateful to have known publican woman, elected to the House in her Christopher and Charles Davis, and extended and worked with JO ANN. I am especially own right. She was reelected by substantial family survive her, remembering the incredible grateful for the 3 years we sat together on margins in 2002, 2004, and to her fourth term legacy Congresswoman DAVIS has left behind Thursdays at the Congressional Prayer Break- in 2006. She was a productive member of her. fast which she ultimately so devotedly chaired. three very important committees in the House: A woman of modest beginnings, Congress- During this difficult time, our thoughts and Armed Services, Intelligence, and Foreign Af- woman DAVIS knew the meaning of hard work prayers are with JO ANN’s husband, Chuck, fairs. She was the ranking Republican on the and proved headstrong and committed as she their two sons, her granddaughter, and the en- House Intelligence Subcommittee on Intel- worked her way to becoming the first Repub- tire Davis family. ligence Policy. lican woman to lead the First District of Vir- In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we JO ANN DAVIS was born in Rowan County ginia. She would maintain her leadership there will never forget September 11th. North Carolina, but lived in Virginia since she for 7 years. Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I yield back was 9 years old. She attended Hampton She has been praised for her commitment the balance of my time. Roads Business College and worked in real to Armed Services, and commended for her The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without estate before she was elected to the Virginia commitment to researching and pursuing leg- objection, the previous question is or- House of Delegates in 1997. She was re- islative reform. dered on the resolution.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 03:21 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K09OC7.090 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN October 9, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H11373 There was no objection. And by the way, Mr. Speaker, the way after gang raping them, they mur- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The driver who swerved and hit Officer dered them, these two teenage girls, question is on the resolution. Norling was apparently distracted be- Jennifer Ertman, Elizabeth Pena. The resolution was agreed to. cause he was talking on his cell phone. The Houston Police Department fi- A motion to reconsider was laid on Our prayers are with the Norling nally caught up with Jose Medellin and the table. family and his fellow Texas lawmen. his gangsters. They were all tried law- f And that’s just the way it is. fully in Texas courts. Jose Medellin re- f ceived the death penalty, along with REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- one other individual who’s already VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE been executed. A third individual’s on H.R. 3056, TAX COLLECTION RE- (Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey asked death row waiting to be executed, and SPONSIBILITY ACT OF 2007 and was given permission to address two more are serving life sentences in Ms. SLAUGHTER, from the Com- the House for 1 minute.) Texas penitentiaries. mittee on Rules, submitted a privi- Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Mr. Jose Medellin, when he was captured, leged report (Rept. No. 110–368) on the Speaker, tomorrow the House Com- he had in his possession, Mr. Speaker, resolution (H. Res. 719) providing for mittee on Foreign Affairs will consider a watch. It was a Mickey Mouse watch consideration of the bill (H.R. 3056) to H. Res. 106, affirming the United that Jennifer Ertman wore. And he was amend the Internal Revenue Code of States’ record on the Armenian geno- proud to carry this token of his mur- 1986 to repeal the authority of the In- cide. I will ask my colleagues on the der. He bragged about the murder. He ternal Revenue Service to use private committee to carefully consider this confessed to the murder, and a jury of debt collection companies, to delay im- resolution and the vast body of evi- 12 Texans convicted him and gave him plementation of withholding taxes on dence that supports its conclusion. the death penalty, which he earned and government contractors, to revise the The allied powers of the First World which he deserved. tax rules on expatriation, and for other War early on recognized that the Turk- His case was appealed. It worked its purposes, which was referred to the ish Government at that time was com- way all the way to the Supreme Court. House Calendar and ordered to be mitting crimes against humanity by The Supreme Court upheld the convic- printed. perpetrating the organized slaughter of tion based upon a complaint about the confession. f Armenians. The U.S. Congress of that time affirmed these crimes in hearings But during all of this process, 10 REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- and resolutions. Though the chief orga- years after the conviction, in 2003, the VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF nizers of this crime were convicted of Mexican Government filed a lawsuit H.R. 2895, NATIONAL AFFORD- the massacres by the Turkish military against the United States in the World ABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND courts, they never were made to pay Court. You see, Medellin was illegally ACT OF 2007 any penalty. in the United States from Mexico. And the Mexican Government claimed that Ms. SLAUGHTER, from the Com- We fully recognize now the friendship of our allies in Turkey, but it cannot he should have been told by the arrest- mittee on Rules, submitted a privi- ing police officers that he had the right leged report (Rept. No. 110–369) on the change the past. I hope that there can be some reconciliation between Turkey to talk to the Mexican Consulate. resolution (H. Res. 720) providing for Now, the Houston police officers and Armenia and that a proper ac- consideration of the bill (H.R. 2895) to didn’t tell him he had the right. They knowledgment of the crimes of the past establish the National Affordable Hous- certainly wouldn’t have prevented him can allow them to move forward into ing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the from having permission to talk to the the future of peace and mutual under- United States to provide for the con- Mexican Consulate, and he never, at standing. struction, rehabilitation, and preserva- the trial, objected to not being able to tion of decent, safe, and affordable f talk to the Mexican Consulate. He housing for low-income families, which SPECIAL ORDERS waited some 10 years until he got to was referred to the House Calendar and the World Court before his government ordered to be printed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under complained. f the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- The World Court ruled in favor of uary 18, 2007, and under a previous Mexico, and here’s where all of the JASON NORLING order of the House, the following Mem- irony begins. After the World Court (Mr. POE asked and was given per- bers will be recognized for 5 minutes ruled that the Texas court, or the mission to address the House for 1 each. Texas peace officers should have told minute.) f him that he had the right to talk to Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, last Monday, the Mexican Consulate, the President 38-year old Deputy Constable Jason JOSE MEDELLIN of the United States intervened in this Norling was killed while writing a traf- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a case and told the Texas courts they fic ticket in Houston, Texas. Norling, a previous order of the House, the gen- ought to review this matter; they motorcycle officer, was ticketing a tleman from Texas (Mr. POE) is recog- ought to uphold the ruling of the World speeder when another vehicle swerved nized for 5 minutes. Court. And last year, the Texas courts, off the shoulder and hit Norling, kill- Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, I come to- in all due respect to the administra- ing him. night to talk to you, the House, about tion, told the President he didn’t have Norling was a former chef and artist the murder of two girls. In 1993, two any authority to tell Texas courts and previously worked for the Hemp- teenage girls were walking home, mak- what to do about anything, and they stead, Texas Police Department before ing sure they got there in time for the upheld this conviction and ordered him becoming a member of the Precinct 5 curfew. Their names were Jennifer to be executed, this defendant. Constables Unit. Norling’s mother said, Ertman and Elizabeth Pena. Tomorrow the Supreme Court of the ‘‘God’s purpose for Jason was to be in As they were headed home, they took United States is going to hear this law enforcement.’’ a shortcut through the woods, and that case. They’re going to hear this case Norling was married, and when he mistake cost them their lives. They and have to decide this issue. Does the was hit by a driver who, ironically, had came in contact with a person by the World Court, when it issues an opinion just been involved in another accident name of Jose Medellin, who was the about a trial that takes place in the when his vehicle was rear-ended. gang leader of a group called the Black State of Texas, or any other State, And so as the bagpipes played Amaz- and Whites. He, along with his fellow have authority to tell a court of law in ing Grace at the Spring Baptist Church gangsters, kidnapped these two girls this country that they must overturn a last week, they mourned the loss of an- and brutalized them, sexually as- conviction or not? other peace officer who wore the badge saulted them, tortured them, and then, This is a big deal, Mr. Speaker, be- to protect and serve. when they were through having their cause, you see, Texas courts, like most

VerDate Aug 31 2005 03:21 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K09OC7.092 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN H11374 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 9, 2007 courts in the United States, all courts This problem, Mr. Speaker, is further b 2000 in the United States, are beholden to complicated by the large number of in- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a the United States Constitution as the ternally displaced people arriving each previous order of the House, the gen- supreme law of the land. The supreme and every day. And according to media tleman from North Carolina (Mr. law of the land is not the World Court reports, thousands of refugees have ar- JONES) is recognized for 5 minutes. in the Hague. So that’s the first deci- rived from the central and northern (Mr. JONES of North Carolina ad- sion the Supreme Court’s going to have provinces since February 2006, which dressed the House. His remarks will ap- to make; whether or not this is a law- puts unmitigated pressure on the al- pear hereafter in the Extensions of Re- ful order by the World Court or wheth- ready strained water system. marks.) er the Constitution is to be held su- And according to a U.N. Refugee preme. Agency report, the available water sup- f Second, they’re going to have to de- ply only met 60 percent of the needs 1 THE ECONOMY cide, does the President of the United year ago. It also stated, ‘‘Rural areas The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a States have the authority to order any rely on drinking water directly from previous order of the House, the gentle- court to review any case? the marshes, water that is highly sa- woman from North Carolina (Ms. FOXX) I hope they rule that he does not be- line, untreated and often contami- is recognized for 5 minutes. cause as Ted Cruz said, the lawyer rep- nated.’’ resenting the State of Texas tomorrow Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, the last few Recent studies found that only 5 per- days have brought terrific news for in this death penalty case, it is not the cent of the houses in the province have providence of the President to say American workers and taxpayers. running water. 60 percent use water Today, the markets closed at new what the law is or is not. If this Presi- pumps, and the rest rely on river dent’s assertion of authority is upheld record highs. The Dow Jones Industrial water. Is there any wonder why the Average closed at 14,164; the S&P at in this case, it opens the door for enor- number of cholera cases are on the mous mischief from Presidents of ei- 1,565. rise? Last week the Bureau of Labor Sta- ther party. What might these Presi- But the news reports only say so dents be inclined to do if they had the tistics released new jobs figures: 110,000 much. Listen to the local sanitation of- jobs created in September. September power to flick State laws off the books? ficials: ‘‘Mains water has not been puri- It’s a big deal. Separation of powers. 2007, is the 49th consecutive month of fied since early September as the job growth, setting a new record for The judicial branch is independent of chemicals aren’t available, and the the administration, of the executive the longest uninterrupted expansion of only truck carrying the material was the U.S. labor market. Since August branch. The executive branch has no stolen. authority over the judicial branch. 2003, our economy has created more ‘‘Families fear cholera will spread to than 8.1 million jobs, and the unem- And the third issue, and most impor- their cities and towns. In Amarah, tantly, is should this case be reversed ployment rate remains low at 4.7 per- cases of diarrhea have increased by 30 cent. because the defendant, according to the percent compared to 2 months ago. World Court, should have had the abil- We also learned last week that the There hasn’t been a proper sanitation nonpartisan Congressional Budget Of- ity to talk to his consulate or not? system in Missan since before the inva- Texas courts, and even Federal fice said the Federal deficit came in at sion of 2003. Many districts have poor $161 billion for the just-completed fis- courts have found that he gave up that sanitation facilities, and one can smell right if he had a right by not ever ob- cal year, down significantly from last the stench of open sewers kilometers year’s deficit of $248 billion. jecting at the trial. away. In some areas of the province, Meanwhile, this defendant has been The Wall Street Journal editorial supposedly drinkable water is being on death row longer than these two board noted today that ‘‘since 2004 def- mixed with sewage effluent and fami- girls were alive. Justice must be pro- icit spending has tumbled by $251 bil- lies have no option but to drink unsafe vided for the victims of this crime, and lion, which is one of the most rapid 3- water. this horrible case should be upheld by year declines in U.S. history. The def- Mr. Speaker, we are spending $2 bil- the Supreme Court. icit as a share of the economy is down lion a week in Iraq, and we cannot pro- And that’s just the way it is. to 1.2 percent or about half the average vide for the most basic needs like safe of the last 50 years.’’ A deficit at 1.2 f drinking water. This makes one wonder percent share of the economy. In the WATER CRISIS IN IRAQ if the funds are being misdirected, and words of the Associated Press, ‘‘The The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a it makes us wonder if our administra- fiscal picture is the best it’s been since previous order of the House, the gentle- tion just can’t show any leadership on 2001.’’ woman from California (Ms. WOOLSEY) humanitarian projects. It is simply dis- Taken together, this shows the is recognized for 5 minutes. graceful. American economy remains strong, a Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, after We should help the Iraqi people by strength derived from the hard work of the administration promised to bring giving them back their country, and the American people and Republican liberation to the people of Iraq, they then we should work with our inter- pro-growth, low-tax policies. have, instead, brought insecurity and national partners to help the Iraqis re- But as sure as the sun is going to rise despair. build their physical and economic in- in the morning and set in the evening, Every day a new report emerges frastructure. And we should ensure House Democrats are going to do their about the horrible living conditions in that the Iraqi people have all they need best to jeopardize our economic growth Iraq. One of the latest stories comes to survive: clean water, food, elec- through higher taxes and spending in- from Missan, a predominantly Shia tricity, schools, jobs, and a secure fu- creases. The Wall Street Journal province south of Baghdad. ture. warned this morning that the Demo- Human rights groups and media re- These life and death problems are not crat ‘‘Congress is already gearing up to ports show that there is a shortage of going to be solved at the point of a splurge again, with its $35 billion ex- safe drinking water, and that very gun. Putting our brave men and women pansion in the children’s health pro- shortage may pose a serious health in uniform on the front lines of a civil gram, a $286 billion 5-year farm bill, $23 risk. Eight agencies have found that war isn’t helping. billion in water projects, and $22 billion there is a shortage of chemicals for I urge my colleagues to join together more in non-defense discretionary water purification and that many peo- to support proposals that bring our spending. Combine this blowout with ple have been forced to take water di- troops and military contractors home slowing revenue growth due to the rectly from the polluted Tigris River. and rededicate ourselves to the ongoing housing recession, and the deficit may The provincial capital, Amarah, humanitarian crisis in Iraq. not fall again in 2008. This is all the hasn’t been able to treat its water sup- It is past time for responsible foreign more reason for President Bush to fi- ply since early September because they policy. It is time to bring our troops nally use his veto pen on spending lack the treatment chemicals. home now. bills.’’

VerDate Aug 31 2005 03:21 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K09OC7.093 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN October 9, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H11375 And that’s just spending. Democrats pires to be. She made books come alive member most. They were the hallmark continue to treat higher tax as a cure- in class. She made every lesson excit- phrase of Marguerite Freeman, teacher all. Frustrated by their inability to ing, every life was important. She of truth and loving encourager to chil- choke of funds for our troops in harm’s made us realize that each of us had an dren. Her letter closed with those way, last week top Democrats on the important part to play that only we words, ‘‘You can still do it.’’ Appropriations Committee proposed a could play. This gracious lady encour- Mother Theresa once said, ‘‘Kind $150 billion war tax. This is just the aged us to pursue a standard of integ- words can be short and easy to speak, latest. Consider some of the recent rity simply by the way she lived. And but their echoes are endless.’’ Mr. Democrat tax hike proposals: in those times when we disappointed Speaker, if Mrs. Freeman could be here A 50 cent increase per gallon of Fed- her, Mr. Speaker, she never failed to in this Chamber tonight, I would say to eral gas tax hike from the Energy and correct us truthfully but gently, and her something like this: that words fail Commerce Committee chairman. A 5- she was always willing to forgive us me to express the loving impact that cent increase per gallon of Federal gas and to affirm that we were fully re- you have had on my life and so many tax hike from the Transportation Com- stored in her eyes. others. And I truly believe that this mittee chairman. A massive $392.5 bil- While there were so many ways that generation and many generations to lion tax increase on middle-class fami- the guidance of Mrs. Freeman prepared come will inherit the beauty and leg- lies in their fiscal year 2008 budget. me for life, perhaps the greatest gift I acy of those endless echoes of your en- More than $15 billion in new energy ever received from her and have carried couragement that you cast into the taxes passed in July that will raise gas- with me through all these years was hearts of so many of those children oline prices on consumers. A $7.5 bil- that of her words of encouragement. I whose priceless gift it was to call you lion tax increase in their farm bill may never have come to this Chamber teacher. Beloved and gallant lady, may which threatens 5.1 million American at all, Mr. Speaker, without some of God bless you forever. jobs and greater investment in the U.S. the soul-lifting things that she said to f It seems every time they propose to me. And I am convinced that not a day The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a raise taxes, the deficit falls to historic goes by that I am not affected by those previous order of the House, the gen- lows. Each time they refuse to rein in words. tleman from Oregon (Mr. DEFAZIO) is spending, job creation breaks a new And I can say to you, Mr. Speaker, recognized for 5 minutes. record. Each time they refuse to live that not a day ever went by in her class (Mr. DEFAZIO addressed the House. up to their promise of fiscal responsi- that did not include a moment when His remarks will appear hereafter in bility, the stock market closes at Mrs. Freeman looked into the eyes of the Extensions of Remarks.) record highs. one of her students and, with a warm That’s bad news for Democrats and smile and a loving wink, she would f terrific news for the American people. utter those simple words ‘‘You can do TRIBUTE TO THE LATE Let’s support the Republican policies it.’’ I know without a doubt that mine HONORABLE JO ANN DAVIS that have made this success possible was only one of hundreds of lives that and let us see it continue. were changed forever by those magnifi- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a f cent words, not only because they em- previous order of the House, the gentle- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a powered and encouraged but because woman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON-LEE) previous order of the House, the gen- we each knew that she meant those is recognized for 5 minutes. Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. tleman from Maryland (Mr. CUMMINGS) words from the depth and core of her is recognized for 5 minutes. soul. Speaker, I rise this evening to pay trib- (Mr. CUMMINGS addressed the There were many other lessons she ute to our fallen colleague, the Honor- House. His remarks will appear here- left us with that I have greatly cher- able JO ANN DAVIS, Member of Con- after in the Extensions of Remarks.) ished on this road to the United States gress from the Commonwealth of Vir- ginia. Let me, first of all, offer my f Congress. When one of us would be left out, she would come along beside us deepest sympathy to her family and to TRIBUTE TO MARGUERITE FREE- and encourage us with that authen- acknowledge the special role that Con- MAN, TEACHER OF TRUTH AND tically gracious and generous spirit gresswoman DAVIS had in this body. LOVING ENCOURAGER TO CHIL- that characterized her life. When my She was a veteran legislator, a busi- DREN home burned down, Mr. Speaker, tak- ness woman, and a Member of Congress The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a ing nearly every material belonging I from Virginia’s First District. She was previous order of the House, the gen- had, including my school books, and the first Virginia Republican woman tleman from Arizona (Mr. FRANKS) is leaving me feeling a little lost, it was elected to the House in her own right, recognized for 5 minutes. Mrs. Freeman that reminded me that and she was the second woman from Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. Mr. Speak- God had spared all of my family and Virginia to be elected in the United er, this last Sunday one of America’s that the rest really didn’t matter. And States Congress. grandest ladies turned 97 years old. I knew then and I know now more than More importantly, she loved the And tonight it is a sincere privilege for ever that she was so very right. work. She loved this House and loved me to stand here in this well to speak She also taught me through school America. As a member of the House a few words of heartfelt tribute to a plays just to speak my lines sincerely Armed Services Committee, Intel- woman whose impact on three genera- from my heart, and I seek to do that ligence, and Foreign Affairs Commit- tions of children will be felt in the even tonight, Mr. Speaker. Few gifts tees, she was diligent in her work. I am human family I believe even after this could have served me better over these reminded of her participation in the Chamber is dust. many years. Women’s Caucus. The caucus was bi- I knew this special lady as Mrs. Free- When I first ran for the United States partisan. We had many opportunities, man. Four decades have passed since I Congress, this sweet lady made the trip as women Members of the United gathered my belongings as a fourth to attend one of the major events sup- States House, to sit together to study grader and left the warmth and safety porting my candidacy. She made a issues, particularly health issues, the of her classroom for the very last time. campaign contribution and included a way a number of diseases impacted As we all reflect on our childhood, I note that ended with those words, women. We were able to gather to- suppose each of us has that one teacher ‘‘You can do it.’’ gether to sponsor legislation that par- in our memory who affected our lives But a narrow loss in that election, ticularly focused on enhanced research more than any other. My memory of Mr. Speaker, was a deep disappoint- on diseases that impacted women nega- her is always that of a truly warm and ment. And still I received a letter from tively. elegant lady who completely personi- her shortly afterward, and once again I am reminded of the leadership of a fied class, dignity, and grace. she offered hope and encouragement former colleague also recently de- Mrs. Freeman was the model teacher that I will cherish as long as I live. But ceased, Congresswoman Juanita that I believe every teacher truly as- it was her last five words that I re- Millender-McDonald, who organized

VerDate Aug 31 2005 03:21 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K09OC7.097 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN H11376 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 9, 2007 the women’s effort to lay a wreath at solve this national disgrace. My con- come cannot support the increase in the Women’s Memorial at Arlington stituents are listening tonight, and so medical premiums, copays and Cemetery, and I have in my mind a are yours. Let’s end this national deductibles. What will be done for the memory of Congresswoman DAVIS join- nightmare and guarantee access to af- middle class?’’ ing us on those many occasions, unit- fordable care for every citizen. The SCHIP bill is a great start. It’s ing around our effort to pay tribute to Now, we’re very fortunate to have a aimed at ensuring the children of our women members of the armed services Democratic majority in the United Nation, those who are most at risk of of the United States of America. States today. We’re fortunate because going without, become healthy once So this evening I simply say that we we have the SCHIP bill that will be again. will miss her, thank her for her pio- coming back to the House floor on the What kind of Nation are we if we neering spirit and her leadership, and I 18th of this month, that’s one week don’t care for our own children? Our would like to say simply to her hus- from this Thursday. We’re hoping to children, after all, we are dependent on band, Chuck; her children; and to thou- get enough votes to override President their future. I thank you for listening. sands of her friends around the Nation Bush’s recent veto of this essential f piece of health care legislation. and in her district our prayers and con- THE REPUBLICAN VISION dolences are to your family and cer- The SCHIP bill is a State-run pro- tainly to your community. So many gram. There have been a great number The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under lives were touched by your service. So of misrepresentations about what it the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- we say to you, farewell, our dear really is, and tonight for a few mo- uary 18, 2007, the gentleman from friend. May you rest in peace. ments I would like to review with you Texas (Mr. SESSIONS) is recognized for what the SCHIP bill really is all about. 60 minutes as the designee of the mi- b 2015 It’s a State-run, private program. It’s nority leader. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. LIN- aimed and focused at the poorest work- Mr. SESSIONS. Thank you, Mr. COLN DAVIS of Tennessee). Under a pre- ing families. It will cost $3.50 every day Speaker, for allowing us to be on the vious order of the House, the gen- to ensure a child, $3.50 a day. Compare floor this evening to talk about very tleman from Indiana (Mr. BURTON) is that to the millions and millions and important issues. recognized for 5 minutes. billions of dollars we’re spending in the And of course the House of Rep- (Mr. BURTON of Indiana addressed sands of Iraq, $3 billion per week, near- resentatives, in recess right now, is be- the House. His remarks will appear ly $400 million a day, and $3.50 to guar- ginning to prepare for the funeral for hereafter in the Extensions of Re- antee access for a child to see their pe- our colleague, JO ANN DAVIS of Vir- marks.) diatrician or their family practitioner. ginia, who passed away. Today, our col- leagues came to the floor one by one to f What kind of a Nation are we to say no to that? not only acknowledge the service that The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a The eligible people will be those who JO ANN DAVIS gave to the United previous order of the House, the gen- are in the low-income group. Low-in- States of America, but also in her rep- tleman from Florida (Mr. MEEK) is rec- come is three times the Federal pov- resentation of her congressional dis- ognized for 5 minutes. erty level. People who earn $50,000 or trict JO ANN will be missed. JO ANN (Mr. MEEK of Florida addressed the $55,000 a year simply don’t have the courageously fought cancer. JO ANN House. His remarks will appear here- money to spend on health insurance courageously went back home day after in the Extensions of Remarks.) policies, which are now averaging after day, week after week, after serv- f $12,000 to $14,000 every year. ing the United States Congress, mak- It will cover up to 10.8 million chil- ing sure that she talked about those SCHIP dren in our country. But don’t take my things which she did in her job and her The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a word for it about health care. These representation of people from Virginia, previous order of the House, the gen- are cards I’ve received from my con- but perhaps more importantly, with tleman from Wisconsin (Mr. KAGEN) is stituents in Wisconsin. Joe from the strength and character and courage recognized for 5 minutes. Hazelhurst writes, ‘‘I am more likely that JO ANN, even in the midst of ad- Mr. KAGEN. Mr. Speaker, what kind to die because I can’t afford the med- versity, brought to this body was an in- of Nation are we, and is anyone really ical care needed than I am in danger of spiration to Republicans and Demo- listening? We have over 47 million citi- being killed by terrorists. Fix this, crats alike. It is with a heavy heart zens in this country going without please.’’ He’s not a child, but he needs that we all will miss her, and we say to health care coverage; 47 million citi- our help today. her family, how much they know they zens have zero, and they’ve been left Megan and Eric from Appleton, Wis- will miss her, too, and to her constitu- behind. Why? They don’t have the consin, ‘‘We are a young family with ents, they were well served. Mr. Speak- money. They simply don’t have the four kids, 6, 3 and twins age 5 months. er, we will miss JO ANN DAVIS from money to be able to afford the impos- Our insurance is out of control. Our Virginia. sible cost of health care today. People family earns about $38,000 a year, and Mr. Speaker, tonight I come to the cannot afford to pay for their pills; we pay $520-plus each month to have floor of the House of Representatives they cannot afford to pay their doctor health insurance. Our country needs to to talk about the things which I be- bills or their hospital tests or their make affordable health care a pri- lieve are important for so many people cancer treatments. These treatments ority.’’ to understand, not just about what is now are out of their reach. And why? And what about Pat from Green Bay, happening here in Washington, DC be- It’s simple. They don’t have the Wisconsin. ‘‘Health care issues are crit- tween the two parties, the Republican money. ical. We need to develop a plan to help Party and the Democrat Party, as we And what kind of Nation are we the elderly and the uninsurable.’’ For talk about public policy issues that are when, in my home State of Wisconsin, too long, insurance companies have demanding on both parties, and cer- in Shawano County, 19 out of 20 fami- been allowed to discriminate against tainly our President and the American lies filing for bankruptcy recently did citizens. Why? For their own personal people who want to, and do, recognize so only because they couldn’t afford and individual corporate profits. For that America’s greatest days lie in our their health care bills. We need a too long, our insurance companies have future, but rather, not just under- uniquely American solution to this cri- been able to deny people access to af- standing the philosophies which are sis, and we need it now because my pa- fordable care because of a preexisting talked about here, but they want to tients and my constituents cannot hold condition. We haven’t addressed that know more about them. What would their breath any longer. yet, but we will and we must. Allan those policies lead to? And tonight it is Mr. Speaker, what kind of Nation are from Green Bay writes, ‘‘Universal my intent, with several of my Repub- we? Let’s agree right here and right health care. I need affordable medical lican colleagues, to talk about the Re- now that we need to come together in insurance.’’ Rhonda, from Sturgeon publican vision, the Republican vision a bipartisan way and help to begin to Bay, Wisconsin, ‘‘Our middle-class in- that would be of a smaller, smarter,

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You know, an example of this might the envy of the world, which has made They were stifling the ability that we be the recent election that we saw in the Republican Party and this great had to grow our free enterprise system France. And I’m going to let you am- Nation to not only grow in stature, but in favor of giving the money to the plify that, but as we in America looked to provide dreams, dreams to Ameri- government, to grow the size of govern- at France, and just in the past few cans and dreams for people around the ment. And as our President, Ronald years as we looked at a closed system world. Reagan, said, he hoped that he would that they have to where they’re not Mr. Speaker, just in March of this change that to where America once only having to have people to come year, the Financial Times out of Lon- again would be the shining city on the through immigration to their country, don put forth a pretty interesting edi- hill. In fact, that did take place. As we they are not able to grow their econ- torial where they talked about that the cut taxes, as we became prepared for omy, to be able to bring them into EU, now 25 combined nations of the EU the future way back when Ronald their economy so that they can be real has a GDP that equals that of the Reagan was President to be prepared positives. It’s a closed system. United States of America, or at least today, and for the last few years, for b 2030 where the United States of America America to propel itself forward. What we have seen is how the French was 25 years ago; meaning that Europe Mr. Speaker, the Financial Times people changed their government as a consolidated all of their resources to was right when they said in March that result of that. America still is the big the EU, the European Union, to these the European Union could not compete dream. I think the French understand 25 nations, and when they combine all against the United States economically that. that they have equal that of the United because of the three tenets that make Mr. WALDEN of Oregon. I appreciate States GDP 25 years ago. the EU different, and that is, high that. America is a great country with a What is interesting is that they also taxes, more rules and regulations, and great future if we don’t allow it to get look at the amount of spending that single-payer system for health care. messed up in these Halls. We have a would take place within their medical Tonight, you are going to hear mem- great opportunity ahead of us, I be- system and within research and devel- bers of the Republican Party talk lieve. I certainly think when you see opment in medicine, and both those lag about how that is virtually exactly what is happening in some European 25 years behind the United States. what the Democrat Party agenda is for capitals, some are good things and then The United States of America has a this great Nation. And tonight you’re there are some questionable things. In strong and vibrant system, the free en- going to hear Republicans talk about some of these areas they realized their terprise system, as a result of not just smaller, smarter, commonsense gov- tax rates are much too high. All you the United States Congress and tax ernment whereby we not only balance have to do is go back and look at Ire- cuts and making sure that we have the budgets, where we have tax reform, land that went ahead after many dec- greatest health care system in the where we have health care that works ades of stagnant economy and then did world, but it comes as a result of what on behalf of people to where we can a major tax reform or reduction and all you’re going to hear tonight of a public maintain the greatest health care sys- of a sudden its economy is blossoming. policy that is ennunciated from a Re- tem in the world. We will talk about They are creating jobs. They are at- publican vision. And certainly, as we agriculture; the gentleman from the tracting companies to locate in Ire- look at what has made America great, great State of Oregon (Mr. WALDEN) is land. you would want to look at, well, why here to do that. We will talk about in- I guess that is what troubles me a bit has Europe lagged so far behind? I telligence and homeland security. And about what I see happening here in the mean, after all, Europe could do the lastly, we intend to talk about edu- new Democrat majority is they are exact same things that America does. cation. looking at how do we raise taxes, They have education. They have won- It is with great honor tonight that I which I don’t think is the way to go. I derful people. They have innovate ideas am joined by a dear colleague who is think hardworking Americans deserve and opportunities. I would submit to from the State of Oregon, the gen- to keep more of what they earn. Cer- you it is because of the public policy. tleman from Oregon, and I would yield tainly that has been my philosophy And the public policy that they have in to him at this time. and how I have voted here. I think that Europe really has three basic tenets Mr. WALDEN of Oregon. Representa- the outcome is clear. If you look at that are entirely different than the tive SESSIONS, I appreciate your com- when President Kennedy cut the cap- United States has, our free enterprise ments tonight about the differences be- ital gains tax rate, revenues went up to system. And that was pretty much tween our parties, Republicans versus the Federal Government. Bill Clinton ennunciated by what you saw tonight; Democrats; but moreover, the vision understood it. He cut capital gains we’re talking about health care, where for this country. Because I think at the rate. Revenues went up to the Federal it’s a State-run program. This is what end of the day Americans want us to Government. Republicans cut the cap- the Democratic Party is pushing for come together with a vision that will ital gains rate. Revenues went up to their public policy. They want a State- produce jobs, that will let Americans the Federal Government. The new ma- run, single-payer health care system, keep more of what they earn, that will jority, the Democrats say, We may just just like Europe. do something to protect our various re- let that expire. We may raise it. We We also see rules and regulations. sources and allow us to be competitive may raise all these taxes. I think the Europe is completely covered up with internationally. effect will be very harsh on our econ- rules and regulations that tell not only I heard your comments about our omy and revenues to the Federal Gov- employers but also employees exactly competitiveness versus the European ernment will probably go down. how they will be treated. Forget the Union, and I am no economist, but I Mr. SESSIONS. Exactly what the free enterprise system, forget innova- did spend a little time over there this gentleman is talking about, the newest tiveness, forget the new opportunities spring. And, you know, they’re headed word out today in the Wall Street that people might have to bring new down this path of higher taxes in some Journal, last week the Bureau of Labor products and services. You’ve got to countries, and other countries have fig- Statistics released new figures, 110,000 look up the union rule book; you’ve got ured out they can’t compete with high- jobs created in September of this year. to find out what you can do. er taxes and they can’t compete with Mr. WALDEN of Oregon. 110,000 new And lastly, the third tenet that sepa- very short work weeks, and they’re ac- jobs. rates the United States of America tually trying to reform to be more like Mr. SESSIONS. September 2007 is the from the European model is taxation. the United States. 49th consecutive month of job growth,

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The down significantly from $248 billion the Mr. WALDEN of Oregon. A huge role. Washington Post did a terrific story on year before, meaning that we are fol- Mr. SESSIONS. The American is a it. I have now read other studies. lowing exactly what the gentleman farmer making sure that not only what Brazil, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, from Oregon is talking about. We are we produce in this country that we get Russia appeared to supply, but not nec- following through to make sure that that opportunity for it, but making essarily from all their own forests, a with these tax cuts that not only do sure the rest of the world has that great majority of this illegal timber. people have jobs, but the government same opportunity. So this is where There may be logs on the books that increases the amount of revenue it has. these trade bills which are languishing say, Don’t cut here. But that doesn’t Mr. WALDEN of Oregon. I am glad right now in the House of Representa- stop rogue provinces and illegal opera- you made the point about the declining tives, the clock has already started. tors from doing that. Why does that deficits and the increasing revenues to Please let everyone know back home if matter? Because here in the United the Federal Government. This Federal you can, the gentleman from Oregon States, this Congress and this govern- Government has never been richer. It (Mr. WALDEN), that we need to con- ment has clamped down on our domes- has never had more of our tax dollars tinue these trade bills to make sure tic production of timber off our for- than it has today. The issue here is that American agriculture and our ested lands, especially in the West, 80 how do you control spending. I think manufacturing pushes our products percent reduction since 1990. Mean- that Wall Street Journal editorial and overseas and we take their products while, wild fires ravage America’s for- column went on to say today that, which helps not only these countries ests. Look out, because there are all these but also all of humanity. I tell you, Congressman SESSIONS, if new spending programs being put on Mr. WALDEN of Oregon. As the gen- Theodore Roosevelt were alive today, the desk. tleman well knows, the trade bills that he created these forest reserves in 1905, I met with a group this weekend in are pending open their markets to our he would be rolling over in his grave to my district and I said, You know, if goods, because our markets are all al- watch how mismanaged they are. We you smoke, if you drink, if you are ready open to their goods. This is had over 8 million acres go up in fire born, if you die, if you have capital about American manufacturers, Amer- this year, nearly a record. We are on gains, dividend income, if you just ican agriculture being able to sell what track for a record each of these last work, look out because the taxes on we make or raise here into other mar- few years. It costs the taxpayers of you are most likely going to go up. kets in a fair way. America $1.2 billion so far and we are That is what we see here, as you know, I met with a wheat marketing group not done with the fire season, so far to on the farm bill that recently was ap- on Friday morning in my district in extinguish these blazes. proved by this House. I reluctantly at the town of Moro, Sherman County. Mr. SESSIONS. Tonight we are talk- the end voted against it because it ab- And wheat there, they had just sold a ing about the Republican vision versus rogates 55 international tax treaties we barge full of U.S. soft white wheat from the Democrat agenda. Smaller, smart- have on how our companies and other the Northwest for $11 a bushel. I stut- er, commonsense government versus international companies are dealt ter because it is a record amount, $11 a ineffective, wasteful, intrusive govern- with. Those are treaties we have. And bushel. Why? Well, there are droughts ment. Forestry may be one of those this House, no notice to anyone here, I in Australia and elsewhere, enormous issues that would fit right in here. think we learned the night before the demand for this product on the world Mr. WALDEN of Oregon. It abso- vote, suddenly wanted to raise taxes market. Where they have suffered year lutely is one of those issues. When Re- $78 billion and abrogate all these inter- after year when there have been gluts publicans were in control of this as- national treaties America has entered on the market, in this year, world sembly, and I am sorry to sound par- into. Not renegotiate them. Just blow economy, effects of agriculture around tisan on this, but it is just the way it them apart. the globe, international trade policy is in the clash of philosophies on this And I don’t think that is the way to being open, they are going to get up to particular issue, while we had some bi- go. We hear more about this every day. $11 for their wheat. Now the market partisan help, I chaired the Forestry It is pick on this group or that group or has come down a little bit, $300 for bar- Subcommittee in the House Resources the next group, set one American ley right now. These are tremendous Committee. We held hearing after against another American and try to prices that will help American farmers hearing after hearing on these issues. leverage one group and wedge one because it needs to be sold to countries We marked up and passed legislation, group and engage in all this political overseas that are consuming it in enor- some of which made it all the way into posturing to grow government. mous amounts. law, some of which was bipartisan and Mr. SESSIONS. The point that the So we benefit from trade if these passed this assembly. gentleman from Oregon is making is so agreements are fair, if they are nego- But unfortunately, today, the Speak- true, and it seems like that we are al- tiated properly, and if they are en- er of the House, the majority leader of ways in gear for an election. The fact forced correctly. Now, let me give you the House, the Democratic caucus of the matter is that every 2 years an example in my part of the world chair, the Natural Resources Com- there is an election, but now, the year that is really troubling and that this mittee chair and the Rules Committee before the election, we have engaged in Congress needs to do something about, chairwoman all voted against, for ex- so much bashing of not only America and that is the issue of illegal logging. ample, the Healthy Forest Restoration but really how great America is. It ties into the whole issue of the envi- Act, which did become law, which al- What the gentleman talks about here ronment and how I think Republicans lowed some thinning of our forest, not would also be true with trade, about want to take care of the environment as much as I would like to see but how America has found a way to find that we have especially in our forests. helped streamline it. The whole leader- trading partners all around the globe There is an enormous amount of illegal ship of this Democrat Congress voted to reduce tariffs. And if there is one logging going on overseas to satisfy the against that in the House. So it makes thing, and the gentleman knows that I wood demand that we have right here it almost impossible to go to the next am a big scouter with the Boy Scouts in the United States and elsewhere. step to help stop these wild fires from of America. I teach merit badge classes But we are the big importers in many ravaging our forests, to get to com- back home. All of my scouters learn cases. monsense management of our timber. right off the bat, what is a tariff? And According to the G–8 illegal logging I want to show an example here of a they respond, it is a tax. We are reduc- dialogue which happened in Berlin in fire that occurred in my district. This

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Democrat, Steve Grasty, and they are stead, because this will get litigated Mr. Speaker, let me just suggest that standing there as a stark example of because we won’t change the law here we burned more than 8 million acres the future that they are now inher- which is what needs to happen, even this year, and 5.7 million acres, which iting. Some of this area burned before. though you and I would do it and you is our new average that we are burning Some of this area has been basically have been helpful in these efforts, in- every year in this country, is an area made off limits. We think you ought to stead we will proudly go to the local larger than the entire State of New go in there and remove the burned dead store and get our furniture made in Jersey. We throw these big numbers trees while they still have value and China from illegally harvested wood around in Washington, the bureaucrats restart a new forest sooner. We had leg- from countries that have no environ- do it all the time, and we do it from islation that passed the Republican mental laws where the forests are ex- time to time. Think about every year House last year, it was bipartisan, that traordinarily important around the you’re burning an area of your national would have gotten that going. Unfortu- equator to sequester carbon. forest and grasslands and other areas nately, the Senate never picked it up. b 2045 larger than the size of the State of New Mr. SESSIONS. So the opportunity Jersey. to go in and clear, the opportunity to I don’t understand the ineffective, Let me tell you what just happened allow this burned timber to be har- wasteful vision of the other side, when in my district of eastern Oregon. I have vested would mean that bugs and all I believe no land manager in America 70,000 square miles of terrific eastern the things which might find a way to would allow this to occur and wouldn’t Oregon. Three of the last mills have eat this timber or weaken it, rather go in right afterward. Counties don’t been put either on indefinite closure or than clearing it and getting started do it. Private foresters don’t allow this closure in very remote areas where again, is in the process of decay, not to occur. They get in right away. I they are surrounded by overstocked health at this time. have been out on sites, and they get in forests that need all this work, and Mr. WALDEN of Oregon. I will tell right away, clean it up. Our State of they are some of the last, if not the you what is worse. We have a lot of Oregon has a very progressive Forest last mills in these communities, and cattle ranchers out there who have per- Practices Act. But they don’t wait. 198 people in those three communities mits to graze on some of this ground. They don’t wait a year. It will be a have lost their jobs. That is 2.6 percent Because of the intensity of this fire, it year before they are done writing their of nonfarm payroll. may be one year or two before the plan, and then it will be subject to ap- Now the State’s economists, the cer- grasses come back and they will be al- peal and litigation, most likely for an- tified smart economic folks, said, I lowed to graze. They are having now other year. wonder what that impact of those 198 today, literally today, with the price of Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I re- jobs would be if it was spread over 2.6 hay being what it is and the demand, member when the fires at Yellowstone percent of nonfarm payroll over the they are having to liquidate their were taking place, and I remember see- Portland metropolitan area. So a herds. Some of them may go com- ing how many of our friends who were standard city in America, what do you pletely out of business all because environmentalists said, let it burn, let think that would be? It would be the these lands aren’t being properly man- it burn, and yet I remember seeing the loss of 26,400 jobs. aged. carnage that took place with wildlife So all across the rural West in small Now, for our friends who are con- and the millions of animals who not communities where the mills close, cerned about global warming and only lost their home but then would be there’s barely a yawn or a whimper in greenhouse gas emissions, I serve on thrust out in the cold as a result of the this Congress about what is happening, the Select Committee on Energy Inde- huge fire, when in fact I had learned and yet the prior forest service chiefs pendence and Climate Change. A fire from my being an Eagle Scout, and the and the current one will tell you our that burns as intensely or more so than gentleman from Oregon is an Eagle country and our forests and our ability this one probably emits 100 tons of Scout, we learned in our forestry merit to manage those forests cannot be sus- greenhouse gas emission for every acre, badges that healthy forests are those tained if we lose the infrastructure to 100 tons per acre. This burned 140,000 where you can come in and clear out do the management. acres. A good, green, healthy-growing those things that were from years of That is precisely what is happening forest like a lot of them we have in the use, and come and clean the forest, and today, for a lot of reasons, some of it Northwest will sequester between 4 and you could come and take sections so market conditions, but part of the 6 tons of carbon per acre. So wouldn’t that you made sure that any fire did market conditions is an 80 percent re- you think that this Congress would be not destroy the whole thing. They duction in the timber harvest on Fed- focusing on doing better management would come and cut the forest and eral land, an inability to go in and even on our forests? And yet the sub- work with Mother Nature and then re- clean up after a fire in less than 2 years committee that I used to chair has now plant. on Federal land. been compressed in with the National Mr. Speaker, in the last 5 or 6 years, I was just out on the GW fire, not Parks, Forests and Public Lands Sub- and you can look at any National Geo- named for me, even though it’s my ini- committee into one, has held one hear- graphic or perhaps the Discovery Chan- tials, GW fire outside of Black Butte ing in 91⁄2 months on this issue. They nel and see where the people, the com- Ranch, Sisters, Oregon. It burned, I have marked up no legislation dealing panies that grow trees, they have think, 7,000 acres, something like that, with this issue. Nothing is happening healthy forests. I think the healthiest or 8,000. Where the forest service had of consequence, except taxpayers are forests are where private people and done thinning, the fire dropped to the spending $1.2 billion to fight these private companies own the trees, as op- ground and they put it out. That is blazes. The future these kids are look- posed to the government, because the part of what we were trying to accom- ing at is a long way off. I like my for- government has a policy of ineffective, plish with our Healthy Forest Restora- ests green and healthy, not black. But wasteful and intrusive government in tion Act that President Bush signed some of the groups out there who ap- managing our forests. into law, that we as Republicans wrote, peal even thinning in these areas Mr. WALDEN of Oregon. The other with bipartisan help. issued a statement recently that said thing we learned as Scouts, and, like The thinning project, where it burned forests are healthy forests. you say, we are both Eagle Scouts, dropped to the ground, the trees are all Now, I suppose in the enormous scope what has always stuck with me when it green around it, was held up by envi- of time, they grow back. We know that. comes to how we manage our resources ronmentalists for let’s say 5 years in

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There is a great story in the Mr. Speaker, I think that what given to this great country that Lewis Wall Street Journal today about big Americans want is for us to manage, to & Clark found out so much about, that national companies that are beginning be good stewards of this land and this we tout as not only the Teddy Roo- to ask about carbon footprint of their resource. To do what is happening sevelt answer to the way America suppliers, and Americans are beginning today without reform is ineffective, it’s would be, but also how we are going to to say maybe you ought to put a fluo- wasteful, it’s intrusive. Today, 45 per- bring her on in the future. rescent light bulb in. If you put it in cent of the forest service budget goes Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the five of your most used lights, you can to fighting fire. It used to be 15. That is gentleman from Oregon not only for save an enormous amount of energy. 45 percent goes to fighting fire. A near- his time, for his dedication, but also It’s a good thing for your bottom line, ly like amount goes to paperwork to for the things which he believes in. and it reduces carbon. Keep your air up process the various activities they do, I yield to the gentleman. in your tires, you reduce carbon emis- rather than on the ground, doing what Mr. WALDEN of Oregon. Mr. Speak- sions and you increase your gas mile- they are trained to do. We tie them up er, I want to make one other comment. age. in court, in litigation, in all this proc- You’re going to see a lot of discussion These are things Americans will do ess and all this stuff. in this Congress about what to do because we want a good, healthy envi- We have got to fix this problem, and about global warming. I serve on both ronment. But do you want to have a 20 if we do, when we passed the Forest the Energy and Commerce Committee percent increase in your electricity bill Emergency Recovery and Research Act and the Energy and Air Quality Com- this winter? Do you want 50 cents more in the House last year by a big bipar- mittee and the Select Committee on on top of a gallon of gas? And who gets tisan margin, it would have generated, Global Climate Change, and I want to the money? The Federal Government. I think, $140 million over 10 years to do what is right for the environment. You could have a trillion dollars that the Federal Treasury in net new reve- But there are going to be competing way in a heartbeat and it will all be nues. It would have helped pay for viewpoints. The two philosophies are hidden; it will be phased in, come out cleanup and restoration effort. going to collide here. of your power bills, you will never We can do these things, but this lead- There are some on the Democrat know it happened. And the big spenders ership today, they voted against it, leadership side who think a carbon tax around here are just licking their from the Speaker on down. They put is where America should go, a .50 cent chops. people in charge of the committees a gallon increase in taxes on your gaso- I don’t think it has to be that way. I who were opposed to us every step of line. That is their vision. It’s $50 a ton think we can have smaller, smarter the way. carbon emissions from power plants, commonsense government that uses So I would tell my colleague from higher taxes, higher fees on ratepayers market principles and incent the peo- Texas, elections have consequences, in America or drivers in America. I ple to do the right thing, not ineffec- and the changes are being played out don’t think it has to be that way, by tive, wasteful and intrusive govern- today as more and more firefighters the way. I think there are ways we can ment that just costs taxpayers more are called upon to put out these blazes, invest in research and development and and more and more. as cattle ranchers in eastern Oregon get new technologies and incent Ameri- Mr. SESSIONS. I want to thank the and around the West are driven off cans to do the right thing, not punish gentleman from Oregon. There’s only their allotments, having to liquidate them with higher taxes, because Eu- one thing you didn’t mention, and their herds or trying to get disaster rope is kind of going that direction. that’s the BTU tax that many of the help in, when it doesn’t have to be that They are looking at a cap and trade new leaders of the United States Con- way. It doesn’t have to be that way. model in Germany. They rolled it out 5 gress today, the new Democrat major- We can work smarter, we can fix years and the price of electricity in ity, right there with the BTU tax. these problems, and in so doing, we can Germany went up 25 percent. They mis- They’re back. What they are really improve the environment. Do you calculated. Guess who got the bill? The saying is pretty simple: Don’t use this think this is great habitat for anything ratepayers did. Now they are going to electricity; sit in the dark. Don’t go other than bugs and woodpeckers, try and change that. They think they create something that is good or bet- which need habitat; I’m not have got a little different thing worked ter, don’t find a way to have less emis- downplaying that. We have seen case out. sions; go and tax things. after case. In Colorado, the Hayman But I would rather invest in research, Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the fire. After that enormous fire, the Den- development in new technologies for gentleman for being here today. We ver watershed was deluged with mud new fuels. I was out at the dedication have been joined also tonight by the and dead animal debris and dead fish as of an ethanol plant in my district. If gentleman, who is a dear friend of mine the runoff occurred. We are always we can ever get to cellulosic, we can from Iowa, Mr. KING. We are talking going to have fire. We need to be smart use woody biomass and we can use tonight, Mr. KING, about the Repub- on how we manage our forests so we things like algae to scrub carbon out lican agenda, smaller, smarter, com- can manage our fires. Get it back in and to produce fuel. It is amazing what monsense government, versus the Dem- balance with nature. lurks out there on the horizon. But we ocrat agenda, which is ineffective, Mr. Speaker, this Congress has held don’t have to punish ratepayers, I don’t wasteful and intrusive government. one hearing, taken no legislative ac- think, at least. And yet, you watch, And perhaps the thing which I identify tion, zero, zip, zilch, let it burn, don’t that is what is coming. most, and particularly when I see you, fix it afterwards, and we will just get Think back to Jimmy Carter in the is to talk about taxes and how impor- our imported wood from illegal logging seventies. He put on his sweater, sat by tant tax reform has been. and furniture from China. It doesn’t the fireplace in the White House. The Mr. Speaker, it has been said a long make sense. It needs to change. sweater thing may be there, but you time ago that the Republican party is Mr. SESSIONS. I thank the gen- aren’t going to get to have a fire. here as the bull dogs for the taxpayer, tleman from Oregon, who not only has You’re just going to shiver in the cold to make sure that efficiency occurs, to persuasively brought forth arguments because you won’t be able to afford make sure that the original mission that he sees in his home State of Or- your electricity or your power because statement of what a program might be egon, but also who amplified the Re- they are going to drive up the costs so for, to balance a budget is important. I publican vision, smaller, smarter, com- high that people are going to say ‘‘I don’t know if the gentleman heard or monsense government, almost some- can’t afford it.’’ And then they will not, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics thing you can find in a Scout hand- race back here to get more money from released new job figures of 110,000 net

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But nobody thinks there is the 49th consecutive month of job cut taxes because they wanted to spur will be less growth; we think there will growth, setting a new record for the the American economy for people to be more growth. longest uninterrupted expansion of the have jobs and be competitive with the But changing the dynamic way we U.S. labor market. world, and so families would have an tax, no tax on production, earn all you want to earn, save all you want to save b 2100 opportunity to keep more of what they made rather than giving it to the gov- and produce all you want to produce, Since August of 2003, our economy ernment. there is a reward for that because then has created more than 8.1 million jobs Mr. KING of Iowa. What the gen- you get to decide when you pay taxes, and today has the lowest unemploy- tleman says is exactly true. Believing and that will be when you consume. ment that sits at 4.7 percent. There is in the free market system and allowing Another thing that is an important more good news. You see, if you have a people to keep more of what they earn, component of this, and Alexander country that produces great dreams for allowing them to make those decisions, Tyler once said that when a democracy people and they can go make things that was entirely the philosophy be- realizes, and I will argue we are a con- happen, like jobs, we also learned last hind the tax cuts. It has proven to be stitutional Republic, but he referenced week that the nonpartisan CBO, Con- true throughout all these years, and it a democracy, when people realize they gressional Budget Office, said the Fed- continues to grow this economy in the can vote themselves benefits from the eral deficit came in at $161 billion for face of some very poor messages com- public treasury, on that day a democ- the just-completed fiscal year, down ing out of this Congress. Thankfully, racy ceases to exist. from $248 billion the year before. I not much of what has been attempted We have a number, maybe 44 percent, think we are headed in the right direc- on the other side has been accom- of Americans don’t pay any income tion. I yield to the gentleman from plished. tax. That number has been growing. It Iowa. I think a strong market indicates is 2 or 3 or 4 years old, so I am going to Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I that Wall Street doesn’t believe that suppose that number is bigger and thank the gentleman from Texas for the Democrats are going to accomplish maybe it is over 50 percent. If half of organizing this Special Order this very many of the things they would the people realize they can push their evening and pulling together a lot of like to do. Congressmen and go to the polls and the thought process regarding the Re- To go back to the tax component, elect people that will vote them bene- publican vision versus the Democrat and I don’t know how I overlooked the fits out of the public treasury, then agenda. corporate corruption which was also a soon we are in a situation where that Looking at the 40 consecutive component, Enron, Global Crossing, half of the people don’t want to work. months of job growth, I would take us some of those things, the accounting They don’t want to produce any more. back to why we didn’t have job growth things that were going on. I recall So they sit back. They were in the before this began in August 2003. I some people made a lot of money out of safety net that was created by the would like to frame this for when the Global Crossing. Some went to jail; nanny state, and now that safety net Bush Presidency came in in January some didn’t. Some are supporting Pres- has been cranked up to the elevation of 2001. That was in the middle of the idential campaigns. We ought to take a a hammock, and there they sit, not bursting of the dot-com bubble. We had look at those folks and how that producing, just sitting not being pro- an economy that was really a false worked. ductive individuals in this society. economy. It was a speculation on the But I would like to take this back to Mr. SESSIONS. And aren’t we in that ability to store and transfer informa- a philosophy that I would ask the circumstance as we speak now with the tion more efficiently than ever before, American people to think about, that SCHIP, which is children’s health care, but it had not been corrected for. is, Ronald Reagan once said: what you where this new Democrat majority has Well, the dot-com bubble was in the tax, you get less of. He also said what brought forth a bill that, among other middle of bursting in January 2001. By you subsidize you get more of. But things, more than half of the people September 11, 2001, the financial center what you tax, you get less of. And so who would be new to this SCHIP bill was attacked, America was attacked the Federal Government, in its, I’ll say would be people who are already on in- and the Pentagon was attacked and lack of wisdom, places a tax on all pro- surance, who already have private in- they had the plane that crashed in ductivity in America. And Uncle Sam surance, and yet they are demanding, Pennsylvania. This was another attack has the first lien on all productivity in no, no, we have to add them to the gov- on our finances. This was a double- America. That is our Federal income ernment side. whammy cloud that came over the tax, personal, corporate, capital gains, What we are looking at here is a $6 very new Bush administration. the tax on your pension, the alter- billion program that Republicans in- So we came forward with two rounds native minimum tax, the whole list of vented because we believe in helping of tax cuts. We asked for $545 billion all of the Federal taxes, Social Secu- children because we know if you take worth of tax cuts over that span of rity tax is another one. That list of care of children, immunize them and time. We got a pretty good chunk of taxes is taxes on productivity. Interest do things when they are children, then that. In two rounds, those tax cuts income, dividend income, all are meas- when they are adults, they not only do have been what produced this thriving ures of our productivity. The Federal better in school they grow up and are economy that shows a stock market Government has the first lien on those healthier. that sets new highs, and also this job taxes. We are taking this from a $6 billion growth of 49 consecutive months of job What I want to do, what a lot of us in program a year to a $13 billion pro- growth. this Congress want to do is adopt a na- gram. And to fund it, it would require, Mr. SESSIONS. As I recall, we spent tional sales tax, a national consump- under the Democrat majority plan, 20 at least one or two of those elections tion tax, H.R. 25, the FAIR Tax. I will million new smokers to pay for the talking about how the stock market say this: everything good that anyone’s darn program. Is that what you are was down and how people had lost their tax proposal does in this Congress, it talking about where you all of a sudden savings and their pensions were in does all of them in one package. That shift from people who figure out you trouble, and how all of these terrible is not just my opinion. That is the can get the government to pay for ev- things were happening, cataclysmic opinion of a lot of economists and some erything, a government-run health events. very highly placed, respectable people. care program? Then along came a market-based But to put that in place, we have to Mr. KING of Iowa. That is exactly idea which we had known and under- take the tax off of production and put what I am talking about. People decide stood not just from watching President it on consumption. We will have far they want to be dependent on the tax- Kennedy who cut capital gains and more production. The estimates of payers. They think it is cheaper for President Reagan to talk about you some of the top economists go from a them to let somebody else pay for cut taxes you get more money because growth in our economy of maybe 8 to 9 those services. This is a perfect exam- of invasion, isn’t it true what this percent up to 33, 35 percent growth in ple.

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My guess is they you negotiated with with a labor con- cided to do. would call that the doughnut hole tract. I think it was New Jersey that said then. Mr. KING of Iowa. I do have a bill no matter what the President says, Mr. KING of Iowa. That is the group that I’ve introduced in this Congress, they are going to grant SCHIP benefits of volatile people that will realize they whose number has escaped me, that to 450 percent of poverty. In Iowa right are paying for everybody else’s health provides full deductibility for health now it is 200 percent of poverty, and care, and they are paying for their insurance purchased by individuals, there are 20 percent that are waivers. own. They will say, put me on it, too, and that’s been slow in the coming. It’s So a family of four making $51,625 a I’m paying for it anyway, and then we been lagging. It’s rooted back in wage year qualifies. That is mom, dad and will have a Canadian plan. That is and price controls of World War II. two kids. The kids qualify for federally what I see coming. When they froze those wages and funded health insurance programs Mr. SESSIONS. Where would the Ca- prices, then employers figured out that making that kind of money. nadians go if America has a single if they couldn’t give a raise, they could The bill passed off the House, this payer, Hillary-style health care plan? give a benefit. So health insurance be- Pelosi-led Congress, was 400 percent of Where would the Canadians go when came the benefit that got added on be- poverty. That meant that same family they need real medicine? cause wage dollars couldn’t go up. of four in Iowa that qualifies at $51,625 Mr. KING of Iowa. I would think they When that happened, we built a foun- would qualify at over $103,000. Well, in would be worried about that right now. dation of employer-based health insur- Their Prime Minister came to the the Senate it got negotiated down to ance in this country, and now it be- United States for melanoma surgery. 300 percent of poverty. So in my State comes the politics of holding on to that There are entire companies that have that is still over $77,000 for a family of employer base. That’s why there’s not been spawned in Canada who are in the four. the flexibility that we need to have business of setting up the transpor- So you have to decide. There will be there. 2.1 million kids that I will say will be tation and the access to U.S. health But an entrepreneur, an individual bribed off their own private health in- care for the people that are very sick that starts up a business, a ma and pa surance by Federal tax dollars. They or maybe die in line in Canada that can store, they have to pay some of the will say: go on the Federal plan. come down to the United States. highest premiums because they don’t One of the good insurance programs They will never be able to do that get into a group plan, and they can de- that you can get up there is being able one again because there will be such a duct 100 percent of the health insur- to have your heart surgery taken care high percentage of the kids that you ance for their employees but not for of by flying you from Ottawa or Mon- can never reach into that universe. I themselves. treal or Quebec down to Houston for don’t know if there will be any kids on There’s something really wrong with heart surgery. That is the Canadian privately funded health insurance if that. That needs to be fixed. I would package. There is no place to go if we this SCHIP bill passes. That percentage take this thing on over to a lot more don’t have an American plan. goes up well over 80 percent of the kids freedom, and whenever you give up tax And by the way, the research and de- that will be on federally funded health dollars, some of them provide you secu- velopment, the innovation, the things insurance, and there will be companies rity like through the military, through that make us the best in the world in that are providing health insurance for those services that can’t be provided health care, disappear too because the their employees and the family, and any other way. Transportation is one profit incentive is taken out. Then we they will take a look at this and decide of them. But at some point, as you peel get mediocre along with the rest of the I am paying them less than $83,000, out the tax dollars and hand them over world. That ends up reducing our qual- which is a commonly used number, so into that hand of Uncle Sam, they rep- ity of life, and it costs American lives. why don’t we just offer health insur- resent your freedom that you’re grant- ance to the employee and their spouse b 2115 ing over there to the Federal Govern- or significant other, as the case may Mr. SESSIONS. The gentleman, as he ment. The Federal Government then be, and just say we don’t provide it for makes the point about how important decides who’s going to be able to exer- children because the Federal Govern- it is that we have a market-based, free cise their freedom at your expense. ment does. enterprise system health care, is so I want to feed my share of this and This bill takes us to the tipping point true. hold up my end of this freedom, but I where it slides over the other side. It is If you look at America and leukemia don’t want those dollars to go to dis- the cornerstone for socialized medi- versus Europe, America’s survival rate courage people from holding up their cine. It closes the gap, just a techni- is 50 percent; Europe’s is 35 percent. end of this load. That’s the difference cality to pick up the remaining per- Prostate cancer, America’s survival between Republicans and Democrats. centage of kids that would be on pri- rate is 81.2 percent; France, 61.7; Eng- We’re all sociologists here in this vate insurance. land, 44.3 percent. chamber. We’re here trying to figure By the way, here in this Chamber, My gosh, it just tells you that what out how do people react towards cer- September 22, 1993, President Clinton America has is not only the greatest tain stimuli or lack of stimuli, raising spoke to a joint session on health care. health care system in the world, and taxes, raising regulations, imposing He laid out a lot of this plan which we one that is of envy, but one that pro- criminal penalties and prison sen- know now was Hillary’s plan, and she duces results. And of course it is more tences. Everything in between, across began her hearings and her secret expensive, and of course it costs the spectrum are all things that we meetings after that, Harry and Louise money, but if the free enterprise sys- should be analyzing and having some shut that down, along with Phil tem would support this because we understanding of how people will react. Gramm and a good number of other don’t tax the ability that people have But we understand the motive for people who believe in freedom and pri- to buy their health care, which is what earn, save and invest, and we are phi- vate health care. the Democrat party mandate is, that lanthropists. We give at church. We But Clinton came back and said if we you’ve got to tax people that don’t be- give to charities. All of us in this coun- can’t get this done in one shot, we are long in a corporation, then what it try do, more on our side than the other going to do this incrementally. And the means is that you’ve got a bunch of side statistically, but if you let people next step for full, federally funded cov- people that can’t afford it. keep their own money, they’ll also un- erage for children in America is to go So that’s another point that comes derstand a good place to put it out of and lower Medicare from 65 down to 55. back to your tax element about health the goodness of their heart.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 03:21 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K09OC7.112 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN October 9, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H11383 Mr. SESSIONS. I thank the gen- islative goal of gay and lesbian, bisex- tinction in this society. One is a seri- tleman not only for being here this ual people for more than 30 years. ous criminal issue; one becomes civil. evening but a chance to join the gen- In many States subsequent to that We originally encountered difficulty tleman from Oregon and, of course, enactment, that introduction, laws in broadening hate crimes to include Texan here. were adopted to do that. Wisconsin was people of transgender. I first talked Mr. Speaker, tonight we’ve had an the first in 1982; Massachusetts, the about that in 1999. I remember having opportunity to talk about the Repub- State I represent, the second in 1989. to explain to people what we were talk- lican vision and how important the Re- Many States now have it. ing about. publican vision is for a smaller, smart- As we kept that fight up in the face Recently, we were successful earlier er, common sense government, versus a of a good deal of opposition and as we this, under the leadership of the Speak- Democrat agenda, ineffective, wasteful began to educate people as to why the er of the House, in getting legislation and intrusive government. prejudice against people based on our through the House that expanded the I want to thank my colleagues for being gay or lesbian or bisexual was, in hate crime protection, not just based being here this evening. Mr. Speaker, fact, invalid as a grounds for economic on sexual orientation, but based on we appreciate your time. We know that discrimination, movement expanded to people being transgender. The Senate the people of the good State of Ten- cover people who are transgendered, followed suit; although one of the lead- nessee have sent you here to do the people who were born into one sex ing senators engaged in that effort people’s work, and that’s what we’re physically but who strongly identify noted that whereas, when the Senate here to do, same also, for good public with the other sex and who, in fact, voted on that dealing solely with the policy. choose to live as members of the sex sexual orientation issue, there were 12 f other than the one they were born in, Republican supporters, this year there often but not always having surgery to were only eight. Eight turned out to be PROTECTING PEOPLE AGAINST enhance that new life. just enough to get us 60 votes to break DISCRIMINATION BASED ON We are at a differential stage in pub- a filibuster, but there was a fourth or THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION lic understanding of these issues. We’ve one-third of Republican support even AND GENDER IDENTITY been dealing explicitly and increas- on hate crimes which is the easier one. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. ingly openly with prejudice based on Despite that, we thought we were in MAHONEY of Florida). Under the Speak- sexual orientation for almost 40 years, a position this year, under the leader- er’s announced policy of January 18, since the Stonewall Riots of 1969 and ship of the Speaker who had committed 2007, the gentleman from Massachu- since then. early to myself and the gentlewoman setts (Mr. FRANK) is recognized for 60 The millions of people that talk from Wisconsin (Ms. BALDWIN), my col- minutes as the designee of the major- openly and to take on the prejudice league, to bring these issues up, hate ity leader. against people who are transgendered crimes first and then employment non- Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. is newer. It is also the case that preju- discrimination, we thought we had the Speaker, let me do what I think you dice begins with people reacting votes to pass it. cannot do under the rules and reassure against those who are different from In fact, on September 5 of this year, your constituents in Florida that you them in some way. People are rarely when the gentleman from New Jersey have not become a Tennesseean when prejudiced against their clones. So we (Mr. ANDREWS), a great supporter of op- they weren’t looking. I believe the gen- have this situation where there is more posing discrimination for all sorts, had tleman from Tennessee left the chair, prejudice in this society today against a hearing in his subcommittee on the and we do now have the gentleman people who are transgendered than issue, I personally spoke more about from Florida in the chair. against people who are gay and lesbian, the importance of including people who Mr. Speaker, I want to address today partly because we have been working were transgendered than any other wit- a very important issue that is gener- longer at dealing with the sex orienta- ness. ating an intense discussion among a tion prejudice; partly because the I know, Mr. Speaker, that there are fairly small segment of people who fol- greater the difference, the greater the today people who are unhappy with my low things, and it seems to us it’s not prejudice is to start, the more people position because I believe, to get to the healthy and that we ought to have a fail to identify, the more they are put central point here, that we have the broader discussion, both of the specific off by differences, especially when votes to pass a bill today in the House issue, which is a question of how to those differences come in matters of that would ban discrimination in em- protect people against discrimination the greatest personal intimacy. ployment based on sexual orientation, based on their sexual orientation and We should be clear that as we talk but sadly, we don’t yet have it on gen- at some point I would hope their gen- about matters of human sexuality or der identity. And I differ with some as der and their gender identity, and also the human sexual characteristics we to what we do about that. how do political parties relate to those touch on the most sensitive subjects But one of the problems we have in the population who are the most that human beings will deal with. today, both on this issue, and as I will passionate, the most committed and So where we are today is that earlier discuss in a little bit in general, is peo- the most legitimately zealous about this year, after years of our intro- ple in our society, the most deeply their feelings, often on one particular ducing the bill which we call ENDA, committed, who believe that when a issue to the exclusion of a broader set. the Employment Non-Discrimination politician tells them an unpleasant Before I came to Congress in 1981, Act, to ban discrimination in employ- fact, he or she must somehow be em- former Members, the gentlewoman ment based on sexual orientation, we bracing that fact. Because I have been from New York (Ms. Abzug), gentleman added this year for the first time a pro- one of those who has felt the obligation from Massachusetts (Mr. Tsongas) and vision that would also have banned dis- to tell my friends in the transgender others, in the House filed legislation to crimination based on gender identity community that prejudice against make it illegal to discriminate against as we have designated it, i.e., against them is greater than prejudice against people in employment based on their people who are transgendered. gay men and lesbians for some of the sexual orientation; that is, they would We began dealing with the reasons I talked about, I have been have made it illegal in the same way transgender issue earlier in the context asked why I am so opposed to fairness that the 1964 Civil Rights Act made it of the hate crimes legislation, and leg- for people of transgender. illegal based on race, but in a different islating against hate crimes, it’s easier I will submit for the RECORD state- statute for a variety of reasons, for to do than sexual orientation. It is less ments that I made officially, either in people to be fired, for people to refuse intrusive, and it is easier to make the committee or on the floor, two in com- to hire people, for people to be denied argument that assaulting people and mittee and one on the floor, in Sep- promotions or in other ways discrimi- destroying their property is wrong tember 2004, when I said on the floor of nated against in the job based on their than it is to say that refusing to hire the House: Yes, there are people who being gay or lesbian or bisexual. That them is wrong. I think they’re both are transgendered in our society, and was, and has been, the number one leg- wrong, but obviously, there is a dis- they are sadly often victimized.

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We know ple who are transgendered, who are protect women, based on age to protect when someone is being verbally more more often than others victimized or the elderly, based on disability. accommodating than he or she is likely who were put in fear of that, then we At the time that I voted to protect to be when it comes time to vote. do disagree. September of 2004. people against those forms of discrimi- I am afraid that some of my friends September, 2005, again in the hate nation, I was not, myself, a victim of in the transgender community and the crimes context: I should add, too, that any of them. I was not a beneficiary of gay and lesbian community and the ad- we’ve recently seen more of an out- banning discrimination against women vocate community in general were mis- break of this sort of violence against or against African Americans or led by what we used to call in Massa- people who are transgendered, and it is against Hispanics or people who were chusetts ‘‘the wink and the nod,’’ the important for us to come to people’s disabled. I was not when I voted for it smile, the oh, of course, I strongly aid. one who was protected against dis- sympathize with you. And on September 5 of this year, crimination based on age, but I now People thought we had the votes. I when I testified at that point in favor am, but I wasn’t when I voted for it. I hoped we had the votes. I wasn’t sure. of a bill that I hope we would have the have just been around long enough to We do not have the votes. That has votes to pass only a month ago, that do that. been confirmed. was fully inclusive, I said: And then we I reject the notion that somehow I have the issue that my colleague so have only been concerned with the cat- The majority whip, a man whose own ably discussed of the transgendered, egory in which I am a member. I will life has been one of dedication to over- my colleague being the gentlewoman say this, every time I voted for one of coming prejudice, did a check, not of from Wisconsin who often talks about those, I was voting to protect one every single Member on the Democrat this. group of people and not another. Be- side, but a large number of Members I said: I understand this is a new cause at the time when we voted, that who were likely to be problematic. issue for people. There are people who was all that we could do, that was all What we have found was, and I have were born with the physical character- that we could get the votes for, because confirmed this in my own conversa- istics of one sex and strongly identify a fight against discrimination is an in- tions, here is where we are after years with the other. Some of them have a cremental fight. I wish it wasn’t. of advocacy on the sexual orientation physical change. Some of them don’t. Some of my colleagues, some of my question, a few years of advocacy on Let me make a plea to all of my col- friends, I say to my colleagues in the the transgender issue. leagues. These are people. Think what gay community, maybe I will do a lit- I am convinced that we have the it must be like to be born with that set tle stereotyping, maybe they have seen votes to pass in this House a bill that of feelings. Think what it must be like. the Wizard of Oz too often. They seem has been the number one goal of the Think what stress, what agony you go to have Speaker PELOSI, a wonderful gay and lesbian and bisexual commu- through to defy society’s conventions dedicated, committed supporter of nity and our allies for many years, a to the extent where you make that human rights, confused with Glenda bill to ban discrimination based on em- kind of statement. This is something the good witch. They think if she ployment. I think it will be an extraor- people are driven to do. Is there any waved her magic wand she could some- dinarily good thing for America if we reason why any of us should make how change things. are able to do that. those lives of those people more dif- I have seen this woman work as hard I don’t expect the President to sign ficult than they already are? Obvi- as it is humanly possible to do to it, but it has always been the view of ously, these are people who are coping, achieve results, but there are limits to advocates, including my gay and les- and things are getting better. Things what any human being could do in the bian colleagues, that we don’t get de- are better in ways. When I was young, face of difficult reality. You can move terred from pushing ahead by the a lot of things were difficult that are reality, you can chip away at it, you threat of a veto. It’s important to get less difficult today. But we say here is, can try to shape it, but you can’t just those votes and to get people on record if someone has these feelings, if some- wish it away. and show your strength so you can one is born with one set of characteris- What I have learned in the past move forward and set the stage for an tics and strongly identifies the other month was that we weren’t yet at the enactment in 2009. After all, I don’t ex- way, should you fire them? Do you point where we could wish away this pect the President to sign the hate deny them a promotion? Do you say to prejudice against people with crimes bill; he says he won’t, although them no matter how good your job is, transgender. Yes, we have an over- he doesn’t always remain unchanged. you make me uneasy so out you go? whelming majority of Democrats for that, but not all of them; and we have But no one that I work with said let’s b 2130 very few Republicans, although we not pass the hate crimes bill, I spoke in hopes, on September 5, have some of them. By the way, I wish transgender inclusive, by the way, be- that we would have the support to do this wasn’t partisan. People said, don’t cause we aren’t sure George Bush is this. To my dismay, not entirely to my make it partisan. I wish it wasn’t par- going to sign it or we think he might surprise but to my dismay, I found that tisan. I also wish I could eat more and veto it. You push ahead. we did not yet have the votes to pass a not gain weight, and I wish I was as en- So this is the question we now face. I bill that would protect people who are ergetic today as I was when I was not am convinced that the votes are there transgender. As I said, I have discussed protected with age discrimination. to pass a bill that bans discrimination this issue, I think, as much as any But this is one of the central points. based on sexual orientation in employ- Member of Congress and more than Denying reality not only doesn’t ment. I am also convinced that if we most. I am determined to try to dimin- change it; it makes it harder to over- were to put up a bill that included peo- ish that prejudice, as I was determined come it. That’s where we are. ple of transgender, that part would be when I started my political career to On September 5, I testified in favor of stricken on a vote, and, unfortunately, diminish the prejudice based on sexual including people of transgender. We a fairly heavy vote. Because what hap- orientation. then learned from conversations with pens is when a tough issue, and the Let me add one point here. I am, my- our colleagues that we didn’t have the transgender issue is a tough political self, of course, gay, so when I talk votes to do it. issue now, and if I have fought with about passing legislation against sex- Let me say, and I love being in this colleagues, it is for not being honest ual orientation discrimination, it’s fair House and many of my best friends are enough with people. And people who for people to say, well, you think about Members of Congress, but we are some- would mislead you, I would say, Mr. yourself. But I first got elected to a times, those of us in elected office, Speaker, to those who come before us legislature in 1972. In the intervening loath to tell people the truth when it as advocates, people who would mislead

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More is always vote upon a transgender-inclusive bill enacted, we will be protecting millions better; and, again, the notion that we and win. Getting a large vote in this of people in this country who live in shouldn’t have helped blacks until we body to say no to transgender inclusion States where there is no such law. could help women, as somebody point- will make it harder in the future to There are laws in some States and not ed out in an editorial, I think it was in change that situation, partly because others. The States that have the laws the Washington Blade, constitutionally my junior Senator, as the Presidential are probably the place where prejudice black men got the vote long before candidate, was unfairly pilloried. His is most active. white women. remark was caricatured about his vote I do not accept the argument that I Now, I wish everybody had gotten the on Iraq. He quite sensibly voted for one am somehow morally lacking if I say, vote back at that time. There were suf- version of funding for Iraq and then you know what, I would like to protect fragettes back then, but wouldn’t it be voted against another. He phrased it everybody, gay, lesbian, bisexual and fair to say we are not giving anybody inartfully. What he did was correct. transgender, I am only at this point the additional right to vote until ev- But because of that, the fear that able to get a vote passed that protects erybody can? That’s the issue. There Members of this body have and of the the millions of people who are gay, les- are people who can test this and say, other body of voting one way and then bian and bisexual; but I will withhold oh, if you had really tried, you could later changing has been magnified. from them that protection until I do have gotten the vote. People now pay an unduly high price if anything. Because any time you insist They are simply wrong. I will tell they change their mind. So if you go on doing everything all at once, you them that I and many others, Speaker ahead and get a negative vote on the will do nothing. PELOSI and many others, have tried transgender issue today, that will I think my favorite way to look at very hard to get those votes. They make it harder for us at some point, American history is to look at some of weren’t there. and I hope that point comes within the those wonderful principles that were It’s partly because some of the people next few years, to change things after set forth in the Constitution of United who are now lately to this fight we have done more education. States, extraordinary declarations of weren’t there helping us through the If we simply put the bill forward, and basic human rights at a time when lobbying. But even if they were, we these become parliamentary intrica- those were really quite unrealized in probably wouldn’t be there yet because cies, but they are irrelevant, if we sim- the world. we have been later to this game, and ply put the bill forward and there was But as people pointed out, Thurgood we have a deeper hole to fill. I believe no amendment in the committee and it Marshall most eloquently, there was a we will get it done. came to the floor of the House and it great gap between those wonderful uni- Now, there is one argument, let me included the transgender inclusion, versal principles, the rights of all, and actually hit two arguments, that peo- then you would see a series of very the practice. Yes, everybody had rights ple will say as to why we shouldn’t go clever moves from the Republican side, on the paper, and rich white Christian ahead now. One, they say, well, you motions to recommit, that could lead men had rights in reality. know what, it’s strategic. The Presi- to the indefinite postponement in a re- What we have seen over 200-plus dent is not going to sign the bill any- peated set of votes that would keep us years, in my judgment, is successive ef- way. Why go ahead with sexual ori- from passing this bill. Now, people have said to me, what’s forts to take those marvelous prin- entation now without transgender? But that argument is not being made the message you send if you pass the ciples of freedom and equality and de- honestly, because the argument is not bill banning sexual orientation and not mocracy and fairness that were set for- that we shouldn’t go ahead and pass transgender discrimination? Before I ward in the Constitution, Declaration answer that question, I want to pose of Independence and apply them to the bill that George Bush would veto. another. more and more people, to diminish the The position taken by the various What will be the message to this exclusion. We have done it on race, we groups that want us to kill the gay country who are not following all the have done it on gender, we have done it rights bill now, because we do not have intricacies of transgender inclusion? in a number of other areas. the votes to include transgender, are What will be the message that we will The last remaining barrier is sexual people who say to us, never pass the send if NANCY PELOSI, as strong an ad- orientation and people who are bill, even if you get a Democratic vocate of human rights for all people transgender. We cannot do it, I believe, President who would sign it in 2009, and who has ever held high public office in all at once. I have tried, and I will say you get a House and Senate majority the United States, if she is portrayed that I have tried as hard, I quoted sev- ready to pass it in early 2009, do not in the headlines as someone who says, eral statements I made. I will say this protect millions of people in this coun- I give up, we can’t pass the gay rights as an aside, I will get to this later, that try against discrimination based on bill this year. one of the things that does bother me, sexual orientation until you can pro- If, after NANCY PELOSI ascends to the to be honest, is that people who are tect everybody now unprotected. Speakership with her record of advo- now demanding that we kill a bill to I don’t think that’s morally a valid cacy and after many of us, and I in- protect people against sexual orienta- position, but let’s be fair. It’s not a clude myself in this, who have long tion and discrimination because we tactical issue about whether you do it been supporters of fairness, if we now haven’t done enough to protect people now or then. It’s do you ever do it. are in a position of leadership in this of transgender were silent on the issue One other argument we get is, well, if House and we collectively say, sorry, awhile ago. you pass a sexual orientation, anti- you know that goal that you have had When I testified on September 5, I discrimination law, you won’t be pro- for over 30 years, that we have had, wasn’t the head of some large move- tecting even gay and lesbian people, speaking for myself, of banning dis- ment. I was speaking out personally. I because people will then be able to fire crimination in employment based on had been begging people for months. gay men on the grounds that they are sexual orientation? You know this We knew this was coming up. It has effeminate, not that they are gay. message we wanted to send that it’s been published since earlier this year They will fire lesbians for being too wrong to do that all over the country? that we would be voting on this bill masculine and that will take away the Not now, can’t do it. Why can’t we do now. protection. it? Because we can’t do it perfectly. People are now having Web sites; In fact, many States in this country Now, the notion that you do not pass people are bursting forward. Where still have laws that protect only an antidiscrimination bill protecting were they when we needed them? I will against sexual orientation, including

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Under New human tendency. to get more votes for a better bill in York State law, which has only sexual And I remember once when I was in America than they got only in New orientation, she did say that, yes, it high school reading, the New York York, I don’t understand, if they really was a problem because a couple of peo- Times had an article about a Member think that the United States is a more ple had made remarks to her about from the Midwest who was very angry favorable theater for these kinds of being a dyke. You know what the Court at a New York Member of Congress. He rights than New York. found? That they didn’t fire her; that said, you know, ‘‘You told me you were But I have challenged people to give the people who insulted her had no going to vote with me and you didn’t. me one case in which in a State which power to fire anybody. She was fired, You broke your word to me.’’ And he protects only against sexual orienta- this woman, in a place that was about said, ‘‘What do you mean? I never told tion, and most States had that origi- 50 percent gay and lesbian, by the way. you that.’’ And he said, ‘‘Well, I asked nally and it was that way in many The notion that this was a pretext for you if you were going to vote with me States for a while and it’s still that getting rid of gays and lesbians, it was and you said, ‘Yeah, yeah.’’’ And the way in a lot of other States, is there a hair salon. This wasn’t the backfield guy said, ‘‘Don’t you know that in New one case where a person was fired be- of the New York Jets. It was a place York ‘yeah, yeah’ means no?’’ I mean, cause of her sexual orientation, and where most, half the people were them- often that’s where we are. That’s the that firing was upheld in the teeth of selves openly gay and lesbian, and she issue. the law that said you couldn’t do that was fired by a transsexual. And they So again, there is a central issue because she was too masculine? say that this shows that a sexual ori- here. Do you withhold protection from entation law doesn’t mean anything. millions of people who live in States b 2145 It’s sad to see a legal organization for where they are now unprotected from There are no such cases. which I have respect making that kind discrimination based on sexual orienta- And I asked Lambda Legal which of an argument because what they’re tion? We had the case of a lesbian who may decide to give me a case. They doing is they are loading the gun was fired by Cracker Barrel who was a have the one case that they allude to. against us. Because I will tell you this: lesbian in the State of Georgia. They They don’t give the citation often be- If in a future case, anybody fired a gay don’t have a law. I think that’s the cause it is so clearly not supportive of man and said ‘‘Well, I didn’t fire him morally flawed position. I reject the that position. It’s Dawson against because he was gay; I just fired him be- notion that when I want to extend pro- Bumble & Bumble. No, that was not cause he was too effeminate’’ in a tection to millions of people. And I out of Dickens. Dawson against Bum- State which had a sexual orientation want to go back. Am I protecting my- ble & Bumble is a case from the State law, if someone tried to cite this case self? Not anymore. Sure, there was a of New York. Its cite is 398 F.3d 211. as an argument for firing that person, time when I was vulnerable. I’m now And what the three-judge panel says Lambda Legal would say ‘‘Of course chairman of the Financial Services here affirming a district court judge is not; you’ve misread it.’’ Please don’t Committee. I really am very unlikely very simple. The woman who brought distort the case now for rhetorical pur- to be discriminated against. This is not the claim wasn’t able to show that she poses when you may be putting this a personal thing with me. But I remem- was discriminated against on any weapon in. Fortunately, this case is so ber what it was like to be young and ground. In fact, the argument was, you completely off the point, a woman was gay and worried about the job. I know know, you didn’t have transgender pro- fired for being a bad haircutter by a what it’s like today when I talk to tection in the New York State law; transsexual, and we’re told, ‘‘Oh, if young people who are afraid, not in that’s why she was fired. It was mostly there was only gender identification Massachusetts, not in California, not a case about title 7 of the federal law, protection, this wouldn’t have hap- in Wisconsin, not in a lot of the States which doesn’t even mention sexual ori- pened.’’ That’s not good argument. that have the law, but in many States entation, and much of the case comes What people really believe is, and it’s that don’t have the law there are peo- up with her trying to get sexual ori- not tactical. He’s not going to sign it. ple who are afraid. And again, we are entation into it. But in fact, as the It is not this principle. Do not pass a being told by a very strongly moti- judges point out, let me read what the law that protects some people until vated group, and it’s not don’t do it three-judge court said, and this is a you can protect everybody. Now that’s now because he’s going to veto it. It’s claim from Lambda Legal, that this a valid argument. I think it is terribly not don’t do it for tactical reasons. It shows that you could fire a lesbian on wrong. I also believe, by the way, from is very clear in what they say. Never the grounds of her being too mannish the standpoint of protecting people pass a law that will protect people because she didn’t have gender identity who are transgender, and as I’ve said against discrimination because they protection. Listen to who fired her. I’ve listed my comments in favor of in- are gay or lesbian or bisexual in their The district court found it to be par- clusion of people who are employment unless you pass a law that ticularly significant that Connie transgendered. I think I’ve got as good covers people who are transgender as Voines, the manager of the salon and a record on this as others. And by the well. My view is that we should try the individual who ultimately decided way, in listing what I’ve done on behalf very hard to extend it to people who to terminate Dawson, is a ‘‘presurgery of helping transgender people win, I are transgender. I want to do that. But male to female transsexual who, at the will cite some of the arguments that if I can’t do everything, I don’t want to time of the events in question, was people have taken issue with because I be told to do nothing, because that is a transitioning from appearing male to have told them how hard it’s going to way never to do anything. appearing female.’’ She was fired by a be. Yeah. A lot of people have been yes- And by the way, even Martin Luther transsexual. How in the world would sing people to death. And a lot of peo- King understood that. In 1964, the Civil having sexual gender identification ple, both in the gay and lesbian com- Rights Act covers race, but it didn’t protection have kept her from being munity and the broader advocacy com- cover all subjects. It didn’t cover hous- fired by a transsexual? She was fired munity, and here in the Congress, peo- ing, didn’t cover voting rights. And because she was a lousy haircutter. I ple don’t like to say no to people. You we’ve had people who said don’t pass don’t say that negatively about her. I’d know, we Caucasians get all ethno- ENDA. It doesn’t include everything, be a pretty lousy haircutter. But that’s centric. We impute to people of Asian doesn’t include housing, etc., etc. Well, why she was fired. Dawson’s perform- descent an unwillingness to be unpleas- neither did the 1964 Civil Rights Act. ance was erratic. Sometimes she per- ant face to face. Most people don’t like When we voted to protect people in the formed well, other times she did not. to be unpleasant face to face. Most peo- American Disabilities Act, we, in fact, Over time, her performance and the ple tend to shade things. They tend to, protected people who had AIDS and

VerDate Aug 31 2005 03:21 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K09OC7.117 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN October 9, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H11387 people who are HIV positive. But we who tell gay and lesbian people they’re think the real fight in this world is didn’t protect people who weren’t. That friends, and they couldn’t even pass a whether or not we can include was a distinction among gay men. If bill to protect people. What message transgender. They kind of take for you can show me that by helping some does that send to gay and lesbian peo- granted that we can pass sexual ori- people I am making other people worse, ple in all those States who are not now entation. The fact that we are on the then I won’t go forward. protected? So I think we should go for- verge of passing a bill to protect people But there’s a great concept in eco- ward. Do the best we can. against discrimination based on sexual nomics, there used to be. Maybe they Now, I said we’re going to lose. I hope orientation is a wonderful break- changed it. They changed a lot of I’m wrong. After we did our count and through in this country. We’ve been things since I studied it. It was called found that we didn’t have the votes, all fighting for it for over 30 years. A year pareto optimality. Pareto Optimality of a sudden, the cavalry mounted up. ago, when we were trying to fend off a meant, named for the sociologist But they’re coming from a long dis- right-wing effort to ban same-sex mar- Vilifredo Pareto, pareto optimality tance. I have been pleading with people riage in Massachusetts and retro- recognized, being sensible people, that in the gay and lesbian and bisexual and actively cancel the marriages of thou- you can never make everything better transgender communities to lobby for sands of people, I don’t think people us. Instead, they want to strategize, at once. Pareto optimality is if you were confident that we would be on the many of them. Some, no. Some have make some things better and nothing verge of passing a sexual orientation done a very good job. But many of worse. And that, by the way, is consid- antidiscrimination bill. That’s a won- them weren’t there. And now they have ered an unattainable ideal in econom- derful moment as we make advance announced, in the last couple of weeks, ics. To be able to make some things after advance in civil rights. And I will and they asked for a postponement. better and nothing worse is unattain- not allow people without my dissenting The Speaker correctly said sure, take a able. To make everything better and to turn that great breakthrough into leave nothing behind is unthinkable. couple of weeks. It’s hard to do that in some mark of weakness. It’s beyond unattainable. And I think a couple of weeks. Maybe they can turn we are at pareto optimality when we it around. I will say this, Mr. Speaker, It’s a great thing to be able to go for- say to millions of gay men and les- if at some point it looks like our count ward, and it’s also the prerequisite for bians, blue-collar workers, young peo- is turned around, I don’t expect it to, going even beyond that, because if we ple, other people who live in the major- but I hope it does, and we have the are able to establish in 2009 anti- ity of American States where they’re votes to include transgender, I’ll be for discrimination protections based on not now protected against discrimina- that vote being taken. But I doubt very sexual orientation, within a year we tion, we will protect you. And I wish much that people will be able to undo will have alleviated many of the fears. we could protect people who’re months and years of inaction and of We always have excessive fears about transgender. talking only to each other and not antidiscrimination. People always And by the way, from my standpoint, doing the hard lobbying within a cou- think antidiscrimination measures will there are three options now. We could ple of weeks. cause chaos when they don’t. And once go forward with the bill that included So I will say this. If a week from now we have done that, it will be easier to people with transgender. That would we’ve reached a point after this delay add people who are transgender rather lose. I am convinced it would lose. that was granted to advocacy groups than to say we’re never going to do We’ve looked and worked hard on this. where we have, as we did before, have anything until we can do everything. And I’m someone who’s been an advo- the votes to protect millions of cur- That is not the way legislation has cate. The Speaker’s been an advocate. rently unprotected people against a ever worked. That is not the way social Chairman MILLER, the gentleman from form of job discrimination, but not ev- advance has ever worked. California, the Chair of the Committee erybody who’s being discriminated Now the question then is, and I think on Education and Labor, the gen- against, then I say it’s immoral not to this is worth pondering in my closing tleman from New Jersey (Mr. AN- go forward. And again, I understand minutes here. How did we get to the DREWS), advocates who said they were that we may not get the bill passed point, we certainly weren’t there a trying. We don’t have the votes for it. this year. But I understand also that year ago, where an announcement by a It is not, in my judgment, in the inter- what we’re debating this year is a Speaker who has spent so much of her est of succeeding ultimately and in- proxy for when we do have the votes to life fighting against prejudice, her an- cluding people who are transgender in get this passed, because we will be told nouncement that she will bring to the this protection to have them lose by 50 whenever we are in this situation, and floor a bill in which we will get a ma- or 60 votes today. And I started to say I don’t think we’re going to turn this jority in the United States House of this before. What will happen is this: around in a year. I wish we could. But They will lose. We know that. And once if we have a President ready to sign the Representatives which would ban in they’ve lost, people who were ready to bill and a majority ready to pass it, we the entire country discrimination support them will say, you know what, will again be told, no, you may not. based on sexual orientation, how did they’re losing anyway. I think I’d bet- You may not protect millions of people that get transmogrified in the minds of ter not vote for them, because what’s against discrimination because they’re I believe only a few people, but a few the point of taking a hit when it’s not gay or lesbian or bisexual until you can very vigorous people? How did that be- going to be of any use. also protect people with transgender. I come a bad thing? How did one of the So we could go forward with the vote have to say to my transgender friends, great advances in civil rights protec- and have them lose and maybe lose the why would you want to say that? Why tion since the Civil Rights Act of 1964 whole bill because of procedural ma- would you want to say until you can get labeled as somehow a sellout? And neuvering, or we could let the whole protect me, don’t protect anybody else? here’s the problem. And it is a problem bill die and people say what message I’ve never said that. I never said don’t both parties face, and in some ways, are you sending the country if you pro- protect people against racism until you this issue, do we go forward with a bill tect against sexual orientation and not can protect me against homophobia. achieving a decades-long goal of for the transgender? Well, my view is the mes- Don’t protect some people against eth- first time getting either House to vote sage we are sending is we are at a point nic discrimination until you can pro- to ban sexual orientation discrimina- in our fight against prejudice where we tect other people because they’re les- tion, something gay and lesbian people have made these gains but not those bians. That’s just not the way we’ll get have been fighting for a long time? And gains, and we will consolidate the gains there. We have got to get there work- I do suspect there are some people who we made and move forward. ing together. it’s precisely because we’re on the And the alternative is, the Demo- And in fact, the best way to improve verge of victory that they decided they crats took over the House and they is this, there are irrational fears about better not think it’s such a good idea, have the Speaker from San Francisco what will happen if we pass a bill pro- because they are vested in the notion and they’ve got a chairman who’s gay tecting against sexual orientation. You that we’ll never win and that we must and they’ve got all these other people know what’s odd? There are people who always be fighting.

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Yes, I do take into account the hold positions of responsibility who find that this is a characteristic that likelihood that my colleagues with have been elected by broad majorities these are people who do not know what whom I agree on so many issues might and given a responsibility to govern, to the majority thinks, who do not under- be jeopardized in a fight that we are govern in pursuit of our values? I’m stand the depths of disagreement with going to lose anyway. not here as some neutral adminis- their positions on some issues. And And, by the way, I say to my gay and lesbian friends, there are people here trator. I am here because I have a set that doesn’t mean a majority that says who voted with us against a constitu- of values. I have a set of views about George Bush is wonderful. That isn’t tional amendment that would have what I want this society to look like. there anymore, but a majority who retroactively wiped out marriages in And I’m here to try to move this soci- would be skeptical of impeachment. Massachusetts. They are ready to vote ety in that direction. And I do that as But let me get back to this. There with us to get rid of the ban on gays in part of a broad coalition, and included are people who talk excessively to each the military when we get a President in that coalition are some people who other. They don’t know people of other who will sign that. They voted with us are fiercely motivated. views. on hate crimes. They are ready to vote Now, this is the issue: Does a polit- There is another characteristic of with us to ban discrimination based on ical party say to its most militant, these people who are so dedicated. sexual orientation, which we have committed, ideologically driven believ- They do not have allies. You can take cared about for so long. They are ready ers in purity that they have a veto over an elected official who has been with to do other things that will be helpful what the party does? And I say that one of these groups day after day for years, but let that individual once dis- to us. procedurally because substantively I I will not abide by people telling me agree, and it’s a betrayal. It’s a failure agree with them. I have spoken on this that I have to totally disregard my in- of moral will. And lest anyone think I floor and in committee for including terest in their continuing to be here on am here being defensive about myself, people of transgender. I have argued every single issue, and that’s the prob- that with my colleagues in private. I let me be very clear: I will be running lem with the single issue. You are will- have argued that with the Democratic for reelection again. The likelihood ing to disregard progress on any other Caucus. But I also believe that I have a that I will be defeated by someone who issue. So to demand 100 percent on the broader set of responsibilities than to claims that I am insufficiently dedi- one issue and to scorn people giving 90 any one group and my job is to advance cated to protecting people from dis- percent and to say I don’t care whether the moral values that I came here to crimination based on sexual orienta- they win or lose when they are with us advance as far and as fast as I can and tion seems to me quite slender. I am on so many other issues, that is irre- not voluntarily to withhold an advance not worried about my own situation, sponsibility. because it doesn’t meet somebody’s and let me also say that I have said And I say this is a moment of truth view of perfection. And the question is, that my colleagues suffer sometimes for the Democratic Party. I wish it how do we relate to those people? And from the unwillingness to tell people weren’t the case. I apologize to my col- it has become an increasing problem bad news. It has been suggested that I leagues. It is awkward for me here. I for both parties. may suffer from the opposite direction. have been pressing people for years. Frankly, until recently I have felt It’s not that I like telling people bad And, again, I want to stress a bill that that one of the advantages we Demo- news, but I do think that you should bans discrimination and employment crats have had over our Republican col- when you have to. based on sexual orientation will be, I leagues is that we were more willing to I am not worried about myself, but believe, the biggest single advance in be responsible, less susceptible to the here is what I’m worried about: I am fighting prejudice in many years, cer- most committed minority of our party worried about people from more vul- tainly since the American Disabilities having a veto. I think from the days of nerable districts because not only do Act; maybe since, in numbers, the Civil Terri Schiavo and before and since, the people talk only to themselves and not Rights Act of 1964. And I know that is Republican Party has suffered from understand the differences that exist a tough vote for some people to cast. that. I don’t want the Democratic and not accept anybody’s bona fides And I have got people saying, I don’t Party to suffer from it. Not because I ever, that they will turn on anybody care if it’s a tough vote to cast. If they want to protect the Democratic Party the first time there is an honest dis- are not also willing to do it for as an end in itself, but because the agreement, but there is also the single- transgender, then they are my enemy Democratic Party is the means by issue nature. That is, there are people and I don’t want it to go forward. which these values I care about are who say, okay, you know what, I don’t I am sure of this, Mr. Speaker: I have most likely to be advanced. care about your survival to fight for been here 27 years, and the longer I get And let me talk about this ideolog- any other issue. here, the less I know about everything ical faction that we have. There are Let me put it this way: there are peo- else than what is here. My mind is not some characteristics that they have ple who say to me, wait a minute, when expansive enough to do much when the that I think led them to this pro- you say you don’t want to take a vote day is over. So I think I know a lot foundly mistaken view that the great- on transgender because it might lose about this place and increasingly little est single advance we can make in civil and it would be politically difficult, about everything else. What I am sure rights in many, many years would you are letting politics enter into it. about this place is this: if we listen to somehow be a bad thing because it Let me make a very blanket statement the most dedicated, most zealous be- would only include millions of people here in the first place for those who lievers in purity and kill this bill that and leave some hundreds of thousands want to live in America or France or would be such a great advance in civil out. And I want to include those hun- England or anywhere else. If you want rights, we will be a long time in get- dreds of thousands. I have done more to a decision to be made without any re- ting back to anything. People who try to include them than many of the gard to politics, do not ask 535 politi- think that if they are successful in people who say we should kill the cians to make it. That’s called democ- killing this one and in attacking peo- whole thing, but I don’t understand racy when you like it; it’s called poli- ple and demonizing people who want to how killing the whole thing advances tics when you don’t. deliver, as part of a movement, this big that. But here is the issue: there are people advance that they will then be able to But here are some of the characteris- in this Chamber who come from dis- get more than that live in Oz, in not tics: first of all, they tend to talk ex- tricts much tougher to win in than only a fantasy world but a nonexistent cessively to each other. One of the mine, districts which I could never fantasy world and a dream. It simply things when you are in this body is you have won. And I treasure their being will not happen.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 03:21 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K09OC7.120 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN October 9, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H11389 Let me close, Mr. Speaker. I am a There are people who I have privately leagues, especially on this side, but in great believer in free speech. I often discussed this with who have said, yes, the whole House, will opt for sensible am one of only two or three Members we wish you would go ahead, but I and real progress that serves the inter- voting against telling people they can’t can’t say that. I can’t stand up against ests of the majority and rejects the read this or say that or look at such this organizational consensus. counsel of those who say that, absent and such on the Internet. If I was in- Well, idealism by itself is going to be perfection, we should leave everything clined to ban forms of expression, it pretty fruitless, and idealism that is as it was. wouldn’t have much to do with sex. I empowered by pragmatism is the way f would make it a misdemeanor to use in which we make progress, and that is LEAVE OF ABSENCE pragmatism and idealism as if they what we are called upon to do here. were opposing views. And that’s what And so I am asking my colleagues, By unanimous consent, leave of ab- we have here. People say, well, you’re Democratic and Republican because sence was granted to: going to be pragmatic and pass a bill there is bipartisan support for this, Ms. BEAN (at the request of Mr. that protects millions of people against please do not be dissuaded by those HOYER) for today and October 10. discrimination based on sexual orienta- who say do nothing until you can do Ms. BORDALLO (at the request of Mr. tion, but, me, I am an idealist. I am for everything. Look at the history of civil HOYER) for today and until 3 p.m. on no bill at all because if I can’t protect rights. Look at the fact that we helped October 10 on account of official busi- everybody, I don’t want to protect any- one group here, we dealt with a certain ness in the district. body. form of discrimination there. Mr. HODES (at the request of Mr. Let me put it to you this way, Mr. Even here, by the way, we are talk- HOYER) for today on account of travel Speaker: of course you should start ing about employment discrimination. problems. with ideals. You don’t belong in this We are not talking about marriage Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas line of work making rules that other here. There was an effort to try to put (at the request of Mr. HOYER) for today people have to abide by unless you are civil unions and partner benefits in the and October 10 on account of a family motivated by a genuine idealism about bill. It was a mistake. We’d get rid of it emergency. how the world should be. But the more or it would kill the whole bill. Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California (at committed you are to your ideals, the I do not believe that the majority of the request of Mr. BOEHNER) for today more you are morally obligated to be gay men and lesbians in this country and October 10 on account of illness. pragmatic about achieving them. What want to take the position that nothing Mr. REICHERT (at the request of Mr. good are your ideals if they’re never shall be done to enhance legal protec- BOEHNER) for today and October 10 on achieved and all they do is make you tion against the prejudice from which account of personal reasons. feel pure? they suffer until we can do the job per- Mr. WAMP (at the request of Mr. If we kill the gay rights bill this year fectly. I also believe that from the BOEHNER) for today on account of a and set back for some time to come the standpoint of including people who are family commitment. Mr. GINGREY (at the request of Mr. possibility of going after any of these transgender, for which I have and will BOEHNER) for today on account of at- forms of discrimination, there will be continue to work, we will not accom- tending a funeral. people who will be very proud of them- plish that nearly as quickly. Maybe in Mr. KNOLLENBERG (at the request of selves. See, I didn’t let those politi- 50 years it will all get done. I’ll be Mr. BOEHNER) for today on account of cians compromise. I didn’t let those dead; so tell me anything. I won’t be personal reasons. politicians settle not for half a loaf but able to argue with you. Mr. LUCAS (at the request of Mr. for about 85, 90 percent of a loaf. I in- But in the interim, we will get there BOEHNER) for today on account of fam- sisted on absolute solidarity and abso- much more quickly if we continue to ily health reasons. lute purity, and I feel much better follow the sensible strategy of working about it. with allies, of accepting support that is f And they probably will. But millions overwhelming but not complete, of un- SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED of people will be worse off because they derstanding political reality, of moving By unanimous consent, permission to will have been denied by this pref- forward, of alleviating some fears by address the House, following the legis- erence for purity a real legal protec- taking some partial steps. We are a lot lative program and any special orders tion. likelier to get there. heretofore entered, was granted to: Mr. Speaker, I filed a bill in 1972, in So we have two choices today: we can (The following Members (at the re- December, and my former colleague say until we are able to do everything, quest of Ms. WOOLSEY) to revise and ex- Jim Segel here who was with me as one we are going to abandon this effort; tend their remarks and include extra- of the few supporters of that, and we and I believe the consequences of that neous material:) pushed for that. My colleague, the gen- will be profoundly negative for any ef- Ms. WOOLSEY, for 5 minutes, today. tleman from Massachusetts (Mr. MAR- fort to revive this. People will say, Mr. CUMMINGS, for 5 minutes, today. KEY), was one as well. We pushed for wait a minute, those are the people Mr. DEFAZIO, for 5 minutes, today. that. For 35 years I have been trying who tell me not to do that. God knows Mr. MEEK of Florida, for 5 minutes, very hard to protect people against dis- what they’re going to ask me for the today. crimination, and the people who are next time. For 30 years they told me (The following Members (at the re- the victims of discrimination, they they wanted this. Now when I want to quest of Ms. FOXX) to revise and extend tend to be the most vulnerable people give them this, no, that’s not good their remarks and include extraneous in places where there is the most hos- enough. They want that. I can’t go material:) tility. And we are on the verge in win- through this again. Mr. POE, for 5 minutes, October 15 ning in the House of Representatives b 2215 and 16. an extraordinary historic victory, the Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, for 5 minutes, passage of a bill banning discrimina- Or, we can take one of the biggest today. tion based on sexual orientation. And steps forward in the anti-discrimina- Mr. BURTON of Indiana, for 5 minutes, people say don’t do that because you tion march, in the march to make the today and October 10. can’t protect everybody. American Constitution’s wonderful Mr. JONES of North Carolina, for 5 I should add, Mr. Speaker, I talk a principles fully applicable with every- minutes, October 15 and 16. lot to gay people, gay men and les- body, we can take a major step forward Ms. FOXX, for 5 minutes, today. bians. I find the view that we should on that issue. And having done that, we (The following Members (at their own not do anything until we can do every- will be, in my judgment, better able to request) to revise and extend their re- thing very much in the minority. I un- take the next step. That is the choice. marks and include extraneous mate- derstand the passion of those who are And I hope, both for the substance, and rial:) in organizational positions. But, you for giving people a lesson in respon- Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, for 5 min- know, we talk about politics here. sible governance in defense and in ad- utes, today. There are politics in organizations too. vancement of our values, my col- Mr. KAGEN, for 5 minutes, today.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:22 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K09OC7.121 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN H11390 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 9, 2007 ADJOURNMENT The motion was agreed to; accord- row, Wednesday, October 10, 2007, at 10 Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. ingly (at 10 o’clock and 15 minutes a.m., as a further mark of respect to Speaker, I move that the House do now p.m.), pursuant to House Resolution the memory of the late Honorable JO adjourn. h717, the House adjourned until tomor- ANN DAVIS of Virginia. EXPENDITURE REPORTS CONCERNING OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL Reports concerning the foreign currencies and U.S. dollars utilized for speaker-authorized official travel during the second and third quarters of 2007, pursuant to Public Law 95–384 are as follows:

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, KENNETH A. KRAFT, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN AUG. 8 AND AUG. 10, 2007

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Kenneth A. Kraft ...... 8/7 8/10 France ...... 1,367.00 ...... 1,367.00

Committee total ...... 1,367.00 ...... 1,367.00

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. KENNETH A. KRAFT, Sept. 18, 2007.

(AMENDED) REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, DELEGATION TO NATO PARLIAMENT ARIAN ASSEMBLY SPRING MEETING IN MADEIRA, PORTUGAL; FOLLOWED BY BILATERAL MEETINGS IN LISBON, PORTUGAL, TUNIS, TUNISIA, AND RABAT, MOROCCO, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED MAY 24 AND JUNE 3, 2007

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Hon. John Tanner ...... 5/25 5/30 Protugal ...... 667.00 ...... (3) ...... 1,558.90 5/30 6/1 Tunisia ...... 298.00 ...... (3) ...... 6 /1 6 /3 Morocco ...... 593.90 ...... (3) ...... Hon. Paul Gillmor ...... 5 /25 5 /30 Portugal ...... 667.00 ...... (3) ...... 1,558.90 5/30 6/1 Tunisia ...... 298.00 ...... (3) ...... 6 /1 6 /3 Morocco ...... 593.90 ...... (3) ...... Hon. John Boozman ...... 5/25 5/30 Portugal ...... 667.00 ...... (3) ...... 1,558.90 5/30 6/1 Tunisia ...... 298.00 ...... (3) ...... 6 /1 6 /3 Morocco ...... 593.90 ...... (3) ...... Hon. Ben Chandler ...... 5/25 5/30 Portugal ...... 667.00 ...... (3) ...... 1,558.90 5/30 6/1 Tunisia ...... 298.00 ...... (3) ...... 6 /1 6 /3 Morocco ...... 593.90 ...... (3) ...... Hon. Jo Ann Emerson ...... 5/28 5/30 Portugal ...... 304.00 ...... 3 3,517.61 ...... 4,713.51 5/30 6/1 Tunisia ...... 298.00 ...... (3) ...... 6 /1 6 /7 Morocco ...... 593.90 ...... (3) ...... Hon. Baron Hill ...... 5/25 5/30 Portugal ...... 667.00 ...... (3) ...... 1,558.90 5/30 6/1 Tunisia ...... 298.00 ...... (3) ...... 6 /1 6 /3 Morocco ...... 593.90 ...... (3) ...... Hon. Kendrick Meek ...... 5 /25 5 /30 Portugal ...... 667.00 ...... 3 3,665.08 ...... 4,481.08 5/30 5/31 Tunisia ...... 149.00 ...... 3 3,665.08 ...... Hon. Charlie Melancon ...... 5/25 5/30 Portugal ...... 667.00 ...... (3) ...... 1,558.90 5/30 6/1 Tunisia ...... 298.00 ...... (3) ...... 6 /1 6 /3 Morocco ...... 593.90 ...... (3) ...... Hon. Dennis Moore ...... 5 /25 5 /30 Portugal ...... 667.00 ...... (3) ...... 1,558.90 5/30 6/1 Tunisia ...... 298.00 ...... (3) ...... 6 /1 6 /3 Morocco ...... 593.90 ...... (3) ...... Hon. Ralph Regula ...... 5 /25 5 /27 Portugal ...... 242.00 ...... 3 4,475.91 ...... 4,717.91 Hon. John Shimkus ...... 5 /25 5 /30 Portugal ...... 667.00 ...... (3) ...... 1,558.90 5/30 6/1 Tunisia ...... 298.00 ...... (3) ...... 6 /1 6 /3 Morocco ...... 593.90 ...... (3) ...... Hon. Thomas Tancredo ...... 5/25 5/30 Portugal ...... 667.00 ...... 3 4,853.87 ...... 5,520.87 Hon. Ellen Tauscher ...... 5 /25 5 /30 Portugal ...... 667.00 ...... 3 4,754.00 ...... 5,421.00 Hon. Melissa Adamson ...... 5 /25 5 /30 Portugal ...... 667.00 ...... (3) ...... 1,558.90 5/30 6/1 Tunisia ...... 298.00 ...... (3) ...... 6 /1 6 /3 Morocco ...... 593.90 ...... (3) ...... Kathy Becker ...... 5/25 5/30 Portugal ...... 667.00 ...... (3) ...... 1,558.90 5/30 6/1 Tunisia ...... 298.00 ...... (3) ...... 6 /1 6 /3 Morocco ...... 593.90 ...... (3) ...... Hon. Paul Gallis ...... 5/25 5/30 Portugal ...... 667.00 ...... (3) ...... 1,558.90 5/30 6/1 Tunisia ...... 298.00 ...... (3) ...... 6 /1 6 /3 Morocco ...... 593.90 ...... (3) ...... Gene Gurevich ...... 5/25 5/30 Portugal ...... 515.00 ...... 3 5,159.38 ...... 5,674.38 Marilyn Owen ...... 5/25 5/30 Portugal ...... 667.00 ...... (3) ...... 1,558.90 5/30 6/1 Tunisia ...... 298.00 ...... (3) ...... 6 /1 6 /3 Morocco ...... 593.90 ...... (3) ...... Patrick Stephenson ...... 5/25 5/30 Portugal ...... 667.00 ...... (3) ...... 1,558.90 5/30 6/1 Tunisia ...... 298.00 ...... (3) ...... 6 /1 6 /3 Morocco ...... 593.90 ...... (3) ...... Mark Wellman ...... 5 /25 5 /30 Portugal ...... 667.00 ...... (3) ...... 1,558.90 5/30 6/1 Tunisia ...... 298.00 ...... (3) ...... 6 /1 6 /3 Morocco ...... 593.90 ...... (3) ...... Delegation Expenses: Representational Functions ...... 13,426.42 ...... 13,426.42 Miscellaneous ...... 362.00 ...... 362.00

Committee total ...... 25,927.50 ...... 26,425.85 ...... 13,788.42 ...... 66,141.77

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. 3 Military air transportation. JOHN S. TANNER, Chairman, Sept. 21, 2007.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 03:21 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 8634 E:\CR\FM\K09OC7.126 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN October 9, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H11391 REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, DELEGATION TO EGYPT, LEBANON, ISRAEL, LIBERIA AND SENEGAL, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN MAY 25 AND JUNE 3, 2007

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Hon. David Price ...... 5/25 5/30 Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Liberia ...... 2,331.00 ...... 9,551.00 ...... 11,882.00 Hon. Nick Rahall ...... 5/25 5/30 Egypt, Lebanon ...... 683.00 ...... 2,871.00 ...... 3,554.00 Hon. Jeff Fortenberry ...... 5/25 6/3 Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Liberia ...... 2,331.00 ...... 9,551.00 ...... 11,882.00 Hon. Gwen Moore ...... 5/25 6/3 Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Liberia ...... 2,331.00 ...... 9,259.00 ...... 11,590.00 John Lis ...... 5/25 6/3 Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Liberia ...... 2,331.00 ...... 9,551.00 ...... 11,882.00 Tommy Ross ...... 5/25 6/3 Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Liberia ...... 2,331.00 ...... 9,551.00 ...... 11,882.00 Rachael Leman ...... 5/25 6/3 Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Liberia ...... 2,331.00 ...... 9,551.00 ...... 11,882.00 5/26 5/28 Egypt ...... 954.00 ...... 954.00 5/28 5/29 Lebanon ...... 10,768.00 ...... 10,768.00 5/29 5/31 Israel ...... 2,125.00 ...... 2,125.00 5/31 6/2 Liberia ...... 7,275.00 ...... 7,275.00 6 /2 6 /3 Senegal ...... 708.00 ...... 1,708.00 ...... 2,416.00

Committee total ...... 14,669.00 ...... 60,593.00 ...... 22,830.00 ...... 98,092.00

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. DAVID E. PRICE, Chairman, Sept. 13, 2007.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, DELEGATION TO MONGOLIA, INDONESIA, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA, AND FUJI, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN JUNE 29 AND JULY 10, 2007

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Hon. Donald Payne ...... 7 /1 7/9 Mongolia, Indonesia, PN ...... 1,442.00 ...... 1,442.00 Hon. David Dreier ...... 7/1 7/9 Mongolia, Indonesia, PN ...... 1,442.00 ...... 1,442.00 Hon. James Moran ...... 7/1 7/9 Mongolia, Indonesia, PN ...... 1,442.00 ...... 1,442.00 Hon. Jeff Miller ...... 7 /1 7/9 Mongolia ...... 545.00 ...... 5,991.00 ...... 6,536.00 Hon. Mazie Hirono ...... 7/4 7 /9 Mongolia ...... 545.00 ...... 4,089.00 ...... 4,634.00 John Lis ...... 7/1 7 /4 Mongolia, Indonesia, PN ...... 1,442.00 ...... 1,442.00 Tommy Ross ...... 7/1 7/4 Mongolia, Indonesia, PN ...... 1,442.00 ...... 1,442.00 Rachael Leman ...... 7/1 7 /9 Mongolia, Indonesia, PN ...... 1,442.00 ...... 1,442.00 Brad Smith ...... 7 /1 7/9 Mongolia, Indonesia, PN ...... 1,442.00 ...... 1,442.00 Jon Stivers ...... 7/1 7/9 Mongolia, Indonesia, PN ...... 1,442.00 ...... 1,442.00 Nkechi Mbanu ...... 7/1 7/9 Mongolia, Indonesia, PN ...... 1,442.00 ...... 1,442.00 7 /1 7 /9 Mongolia ...... 8,692.00 ...... 8,692.00 7 /4 7 /4 Indonesia ...... 18,583.00 ...... 18,583.00 7/7 7 /8 Papua New Guinea ...... 3,977.00 ...... 3,977.00 7 /8 7 /9 Fiji ...... 19,623.00 ...... 19,623.00

Committee total ...... 14,068.00 ...... 10,080.00 ...... 50,875.00 ...... 75,023.00

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. DONALD M. PAYNE, Chairman, Sept. 25, 2007.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, DELEGATION TO ICELAND, UKRAINE, AND THE NETHERLANDS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN AUG. 19 AND AUG. 26, 2007

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Hon. James E. Clyburn ...... 8/19 8/21 Iceland ...... 1,128.00 ...... (3) ...... 1,128.00 Hon. James E. Clyburn ...... 8/21 8/23 Ukraine ...... 692.00 ...... (3) ...... 692.00 Hon. James E. Clyburn ...... 8/23 8/26 Netherlands ...... 1,251.00 ...... (3) ...... 1,251.00

Committee total ...... 3,071.00

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. JAMES E. CLYBURN, Chairman, Sept. 26, 2007.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, DELEGATION TO MEXICO AND COLOMBIA, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN AUG. 20 AND AUG. 23, 2007

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Hon. Roy Blunt ...... 8/20 8/21 Mexico ...... 145.00 ...... 1,507.10 ...... 155.00 ...... 1,807.10 Brian Diffell ...... 8/20 8/21 Mexico ...... 145.00 ...... 1,507.10 ...... 155.00 ...... 1,807.10 Hon. Roy Blunt ...... 8/21 8/23 Columbia ...... 750.00 ...... 1,507.10 ...... 2,257.10 Brian Diffell ...... 8/21 8/23 Columbia ...... 750.00 ...... 1,507.10 ...... 2,257.10

Committee total ...... 1,790.00 ...... 86,048.40 ...... 8,310.00 ...... 8,148.40

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. ROY BLUNT, Chairman, Sept. 24, 2007.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 03:21 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 8634 E:\CR\FM\A09OC7.002 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN H11392 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 9, 2007 (AMENDED) REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN APR. 1 AND JUNE 30, 2007

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Hon. Jean Schmidt ...... 5/27 5/29 Kuwait ...... 371.00 ...... 371.00 Hon. Jean Schmidt ...... 5/29 5/31 Pakistan ...... 578.00 ...... 578.00 Hon. Jean Schmidt ...... 5/31 5/31 Iraq ...... Hon. Jean Schmidt ...... 5/31 6/1 Afghanistan ...... 25.00 ...... 9,055.53 ...... 9,080.53 Hon. Jean Schmidt ...... 6/1 6/3 Panama ...... 598.00 ...... 598.00 Hon. Jean Schmidt ...... 6/3 6/5 Colombia ...... 512.00 ...... 2,004.76 ...... 2,516.76 Hon. Earl Pomeroy ...... 6 /6 6/11 Mali ...... 757.00 ...... 9,201.47 ...... 9,958.47 Committee total ...... 2,841.00 ...... 20,261.76 ...... 23,102.76 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. COLLIN C. PETERSON, Chairman, Aug. 24, 2007.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN APR. 1 AND JUNE 30, 2007

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Hon. Donna Christensen 4 ...... 4/10 4/11 Mexico ...... 295.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 345.00 4/11 4/12 Honduras ...... 173.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 223.00 4/12 4/12 BVI ...... 60.00 ...... 60.00 Hon. Henry Cuellar 4 ...... 4/10 4/11 Mexico ...... 295.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 345.00 4/11 4/12 Honduras ...... 173.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 223.00 4/12 4/12 BVI ...... 60.00 ...... 60.00 Hon. Al Green 4 ...... 4/10 4/11 Mexico ...... 295.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 345.00 4/11 4/12 Honduras ...... 173.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 223.00 4/12 4/12 BVI ...... 60.00 ...... 60.00 Hon. Sheila Jackson Lee 4 ...... 4/10 4/11 Mexico ...... 295.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 345.00 4/11 4/12 Honduras ...... 173.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 223.00 4/12 4/12 BVI ...... 60.00 ...... 60.00 Hon. Dan Lungren 4 ...... 4/10 4/11 Mexico ...... 295.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 345.00 4/11 4/12 Honduras ...... 173.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 223.00 4/12 4/12 BVI ...... 60.00 ...... 60.00 Hon. Eleanor Holmes Norton 4 ...... 4/10 4/11 Mexico ...... 295.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 345.00 4/11 4/12 Honduras ...... 173.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 223.00 4/12 4/12 BVI ...... 60.00 ...... 60.00 Hon. Bill Pascrell 4 ...... 4/10 4/11 Mexico ...... 295.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 345.00 4/11 4/12 Honduras ...... 173.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 223.00 4/12 4/12 BVI ...... 60.00 ...... 60.00 Hon. Mike Rogers 4 ...... 4/10 4/11 Mexico ...... 295.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 345.00 4/11 4/12 Honduras ...... 173.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 223.00 4/12 4/12 BVI ...... 60.00 ...... 60.00 Hon. Bennie G. Thompson 4 ...... 4/10 4/11 Mexico ...... 295.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 345.00 4/11 4/12 Honduras ...... 173.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 223.00 4/12 4/12 BVI ...... 60.00 ...... 60.00 Mandy Bowers 4 ...... 4/10 4/11 Mexico ...... 295.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 345.00 4/11 4/12 Honduras ...... 173.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 223.00 4/12 4/12 BVI ...... 60.00 ...... 60.00 Todd Gee 4 ...... 4/10 4/11 Mexico ...... 295.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 345.00 4/11 4/12 Honduras ...... 173.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 223.00 4/12 4/12 BVI ...... 60.00 ...... 60.00 Denise Krepp 4 ...... 4/10 4/11 Mexico ...... 295.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 345.00 4/11 4/12 Honduras ...... 173.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 223.00 4/12 4/12 BVI ...... 60.00 ...... 60.00 Todd Levett 4 ...... 4 /10 4 /11 Mexico ...... 295.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 345.00 4/11 4/12 Honduras ...... 173.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 223.00 4/12 4/12 BVI ...... 60.00 ...... 60.00 Robert O’Connor 4 ...... 4/10 4/11 Mexico ...... 295.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 345.00 4/11 4/12 Honduras ...... 173.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 223.00 4/12 4/12 BVI ...... 60.00 ...... 60.00 Alison Rosso 4 ...... 4/10 4/11 Mexico ...... 295.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 345.00 4/11 4/12 Honduras ...... 173.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 223.00 4/12 4/12 BVI ...... 60.00 ...... 60.00 Michael Russell 4 ...... 4/10 4/11 Mexico ...... 295.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 345.00 4/11 4/12 Honduras ...... 173.00 ...... (3) ...... 50.00 ...... 223.00 4/12 4/12 BVI ...... 60.00 ...... 60.00 Hon. Yvette Clarke ...... 4/13 4/15 Grenada ...... 832.00 ...... (3) ...... 832.00 Hon. Loretta Sanchez ...... 5/26 5/29 Italy ...... 717.00 ...... 8,751.22 ...... 9,468.22 5/30 5/31 UK ...... 544.00 ...... 544.00 Committee total ...... 9,581.00 ...... 9,711.22 ...... 20,892.22 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. 3 Military air transportation. 4 Please note that the $50 other expenditure had not been authorized by the Committee but was instead a clerical error resolved at the State Department. BENNIE G. THOMPSON, Chairman, Sept. 24, 2007.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN JULY 19 AND JULY 23, 2007

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Kevin W. Fitzpatrick ...... 7/20 7/20 Serbia ...... 914.00 ...... 914.00 ...... Bosnia ...... 417.58 ...... 417.58 ...... Croatia ...... 81.63 ...... 81.63 ...... 3¥414.79 ...... Committee Total ...... 1,413.21 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. 3 Unused (Returned). NYDIA M. VELA´ZQUEZ, Chairwoman, Aug. 27, 2007.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 03:21 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 8634 E:\CR\FM\A09OC7.002 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN October 9, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H11393 EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, 3665. A letter from the Principal Deputy REPORTS ON COMMITTEES ON ETC. Associate Administrator, Environmental PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Under clause 8 of rule XII, executive cy’s final rule — National Priorities List Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of communications were taken from the [EPA-HQ-SFUND-2007-0072] (RIN: 2050-AD75) committees were delivered to the Clerk Speaker’s table and referred as follows: received September 14, 2007, pursuant to 5 for printing and reference to the proper 3656. A letter from the Principal Deputy U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- calendar, as follows: Associate Administrator, Environmental ergy and Commerce. Mr. DINGELL: Committee on Energy and Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 3666. A letter from the Principal Deputy Commerce. H.R. 2474. A bill to provide for an cy’s final rule — Quinclorac; Pesticide Toler- Associate Administrator, Environmental increased maximum civil penalty for viola- ance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0191; FRL-8149-5] re- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- tions under the Consumer Product Safety ceived September 26, 2007, pursuant to 5 cy’s final rule — Polychlorinated Biphenyls; Act; with an amendment (Rept. 110–364). Re- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ag- Manufacturing (Import) Exemption [EPA- ferred to the Committee of the Whole House riculture. HQ-OPPT-2005-0042; FRL-8143-4] (RIN: 2070- on the State of the Union. 3657. A letter from the Principal Deputy AB20) received September 18, 2007, pursuant Mr. DINGELL: Committee on Energy and Associate Administrator, Environmental to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1721. A bill to increase the Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Energy and Commerce. safety of swimming pools and spas by requir- cy’s final rule — Pendimethalin; Pesticide 3667. A letter from the Principal Deputy ing the use of proper anti-entrapment drain Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0106; FRL-8147- Associate Administrator, Environmental covers and pool and spa drainage systems, by 8] received September 14, 2007, pursuant to 5 Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- establishing a swimming pool safety grant U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ag- cy’s final rule — Significant New Use Rules program administered by the Consumer riculture. on Certain Chemical Substances [EPA-HQ- Product Safety Commission to encourage OPPT-2006-0898; FRL-8135-8] (RIN: 2070-AB27) 3658. A letter from the Principal Deputy States to improve their pool and spa safety received September 18, 2007, pursuant to 5 Associate Administrator, Environmental laws and to educate the public about pool U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- and spa safety, and for other purposes; with ergy and Commerce. cy’s final rule — Pesticide Tolerance Nomen- an amendment (Rept. 110–365). Referred to clature Changes; Technical Amendment 3668. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory the Committee of the Whole House on the [EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0043; FRL-8126-5] received Commission, transmitting the Commission’s State of the Union. September 14, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Mr. DINGELL: Committee on Energy and final rule — Requirements for Expanded Def- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agri- Commerce. H.R. 1699. A bill to direct the inition of Byproduct Material (RIN: 3150- culture. Consumer Product Safety Commission to re- AH84) received September 28, 2007, pursuant 3659. A letter from the Principal Deputy quire certain manufacturers to provide con- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Associate Administrator, Environmental sumer product registration forms to facili- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Energy and Commerce. 3669. A letter from the Chief Acquisition tate recalls of durable infant and toddler cy’s final rule — Amitraz; Atrazone; Officer, GSA, Department of Defense, trans- products; with an amendment (Rept. 110–366). Ethephon, Ferbam, Lindane, Propachlor, and mitting the Department’s final rule — Fed- Referred to the Committee of the Whole Simazine; Tolerance Actions [EPA-HQ-OPP- eral Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 20075- House on the State of the Union. 2007-0187; FRL-8147-5] received September 18, 017, Requirement to Purchase Approved Au- Mr. DINGELL: Committee on Energy and 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the thentication Products and Services [FAC Commerce. H.R. 814. A bill to require the Committee on Agriculture. 2005-19; FAR Case 2005-017; Item IV; Docket Consumer Product Safety Commission to 3660. A letter from the Principal Deputy 2006-0020; Sequence 6] (RIN: 9000-AK53) re- issue regulations mandating child-resistant Associate Administrator, Environmental ceived September 25, 2007, pursuant to 5 closures on all portable gasoline containers; Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on with an amendment (Rept. 110–367). Referred cy’s final rule — Chloroneb, Cypermethrin, Oversight and Government Reform. to the Committee of the Whole House on the Methidathion, Nitrapyrin, Oxyfluoren, 3670. A letter from the Chief Acquisition State of the Union. Pirimiphos-methyl, Sulfosate, Tebuthiuron, Officer, GSA, Department of Defense, trans- Mr. CARDOZA: Committee on Rules. Thiabendazole, Thidiazuron, and Tribuphos; mitting the Department’s final rule — Fed- House Resolution 719. Resolution providing Tolerance Actions [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0036; eral Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2005- for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3056) to FRL-81432] received September 18, 2007, pur- 012, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Re- amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- vised Interim Rule) [FAC 2005-19; FAR Case repeal the authority of the Internal Revenue mittee on Agriculture. 2005-012; Item V; Docket 2006-0020; Sequence Service to use private debt collection compa- 3661. A letter from the Principal Deputy 1] (RIN: 9000-AK31) received September 25, nies, to delay implementation of withholding Associate Administrator, Environmental 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the taxes on government contractors, to revise Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Committee on Oversight and Government the tax rules on expatriation, and for other cy’s final rule — Desmedipham; Pesticide Reform. purposes (Rept. 110–368). Referred to the Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0297; FRL-8146- 3671. A letter from the Chief Acquisition House Calendar. 8] received September 18, 2007, pursuant to 5 Officer, GSA, Department of Defense, trans- Ms. CASTOR: Committee on Rules. House U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ag- mitting the Department’s final rule — Fed- Resolution 720. Resolution providing for con- riculture. eral Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2005- sideration of the bill (H.R. 2895) to establish 3662. A letter from the Principal Deputy 038, Emergency Acquisitions [FAC 2005-19; the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Associate Administrator, Environmental FAR Case 2005-038; Item VI; Docket 2006-0020; in the Treasury of the United States to pro- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Sequence 5] (RIN: 9000-AK50) received Sep- vide for the construction, rehabilitation, and cy’s final rule — Trifloxystrobin; Pesticide tember 25, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. preservation of decent, safe, and affordable Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0539; FRL-8147- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight housing for low-income families (Rept. 110– 3] received September 18, 2007, pursuant to 5 and Government Reform. 369). Referred to the House Calendar. U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ag- 3672. A letter from the Chief Acquisition f riculture. Officer, GSA, Department of Defense, trans- 3663. A letter from the Principal Deputy mitting the Department’s final rule — Fed- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Associate Administrator, Environmental eral Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2004- Under clause 2 of rule XII, public Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 017, Small Business Credit for Alaska Native bills and resolutions were introduced cy’s final rule — Extension of the Deferred Corporations and Indian Tribes [FAC 2005-19; Effective Date for 8-hour Ozone National FAR Case 2004-017; Item VII; Docket 2007-001; and severally referred, as follows: Ambient Air Quality Standards for the Den- Sequence 6] (RIN: 9000-AK18) received Sep- By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. ver Early Action Compact [EPA-HQ-OPP- tember 25, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. REYES, Mr. NADLER, Mr. SCOTT of 2003-0090; FRL-8469-8] (RIN: 2060-AO05) re- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight Virginia, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, ceived September 14, 2007, pursuant to 5 and Government Reform. Ms. HOOLEY, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, and U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- 3673. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Mr. RODRIGUEZ): ergy and Commerce. Department of the Interior, transmitting the H.R. 3773. A bill to amend the Foreign In- 3664. A letter from the Principal Deputy Department’s final rule — Endangered and telligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to estab- Associate Administrator, Environmental Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establish- lish a procedure for authorizing certain ac- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- ment of Nonessential Experimental Popu- quisitions of foreign intelligence, and for cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation lation Status for 15 Freshwater Mussels, 1 other purposes; to the Committee on the Ju- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Dela- Freshwater Snail, and 5 Fishes in the Lower diciary, and in addition to the Committee on ware; Amendments to the Open Burning Reg- French Broad River and in the Lower Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period ulation [EPA-R03-OAR-2007-0450 FRL-8469-4] Holston River, Tennessee (RIN: 1018-AU01) to be subsequently determined by the Speak- received September 14, 2007, pursuant to 5 received September 27, 2007, pursuant to 5 er, in each case for consideration of such pro- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Nat- visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the ergy and Commerce. ural Resources. committee concerned.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 03:21 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L09OC7.000 H09OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE_CN H11394 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 9, 2007 By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, By Mr. ISRAEL: ness and enhancing the state of computer se- Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. NORTON, Mr. H.R. 3783. A bill to direct the Commis- curity in the United States, and supporting CUMMINGS, Mr. CLAY, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. sioner of Food and Drugs to revise the Fed- the goals and ideals of National Cyber Secu- SARBANES, and Mr. GONZALEZ): eral regulations applicable to the declara- rity Awareness Month; to the Committee on H.R. 3774. A bill to provide for greater di- tion of the trans fat content of a food on the Science and Technology. versity within, and to improve policy direc- label and in the labeling of the food when By Mr. WOLF: tion and oversight of, the Senior Executive such content is less than 0.5 gram; to the H. Res. 717. A resolution expressing the Service; to the Committee on Oversight and Committee on Energy and Commerce. condolences of the House of Representatives Government Reform. By Ms. KAPTUR: on the death of the Honorable Jo Ann Davis, By Mr. LAMPSON: H.R. 3784. A bill to amend title XVIII of the a Representative of the Commonwealth of H.R. 3775. A bill to support research and de- Social Security Act to improve the quality Virginia; considered and agreed to. velopment of new industrial processes and of care in skilled nursing facilities under the By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Ms. technologies that optimize energy efficiency Medicare Program through requiring the re- BALDWIN, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. and environmental performance, utilize di- porting of expenditures for nursing; to the GRIJALVA, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. UPTON, verse sources of energy, and increase eco- Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi- Mr. MARKEY, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, nomic competitiveness; to the Committee on tion to the Committee on Energy and Com- Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. Science and Technology. merce, for a period to be subsequently deter- MATHESON, and Mr. YARMUTH): By Mr. GORDON: mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- H. Res. 718. A resolution supporting the H.R. 3776. A bill to provide for a research, sideration of such provisions as fall within goals and ideals of National Long-Term Care development, and demonstration program by the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Residents’ Rights Week, recognizing the im- the Secretary of Energy to support the abil- By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, portance to the United States of residents of ity of the United States to remain globally Mr. OBERSTAR, and Mr. BURTON of In- long-term care facilities, including senior competitive in energy storage systems for diana): citizens and individuals living with disabil- vehicles, stationary applications, and elec- H.R. 3785. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- ities, and for other purposes; to the Com- tricity transmission and distribution; to the enue Code of 1986 to allow penalty-free with- mittee on Energy and Commerce. Committee on Science and Technology. drawals from individual retirement plans for By Mr. GONZALEZ (for himself, Mr. By Ms. BEAN (for herself and Mr. adoption expenses; to the Committee on HINOJOSA, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. NEUGEBAUER): Ways and Means. GRIJALVA, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. BACA, H.R. 3777. A bill to temporarily raise the By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. portfolio caps applicable to Freddie Mac and (for herself, Mr. FRANK of Massachu- RODRIGUEZ, Mr. SALAZAR, Ms. LINDA Fannie Mae, to provide the necessary financ- setts, Mr. BERRY, Mr. GORDON, Mr. T. SA´ NCHEZ of California, Mr. HONDA, ing to curb foreclosures by facilitating the SPRATT, and Mr. BRADY of Pennsyl- Mr. PASTOR, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, and Mr. refinancing of at-risk subprime borrowers vania): WU): into safe, prime loans, to preserve liquidity H.R. 3786. A bill to amend the H. Res. 721. A resolution recognizing the in the mortgage lending markets, and for Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to allow in- 60th anniversary of the Mendez v. West- other purposes; to the Committee on Finan- dividuals called to military service to termi- minster decision which ended segregation of cial Services. nate telecommunications contracts entered Mexican and Mexican American students in By Mr. CHABOT: into before the individual receives notice of California schools, and for other purposes;; H.R. 3778. A bill to authorize bankruptcy a permanent change of station or deploy- to the Committee on the Judiciary. courts to take certain actions with respect ment orders; to the Committee on Veterans’ to mortgage loans in bankruptcy, and for Affairs. f other purposes; to the Committee on the Ju- By Mr. MCHUGH (for himself and Mr. PRIVATE BILLS AND diciary. ARCURI): By Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mrs. H.R. 3787. A bill to require that the Sec- RESOLUTIONS MUSGRAVE, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. retary of the Interior hold at least one public Under clause 3 of rule XII, FORBES, and Mr. PEARCE): hearing in the surrounding community Mr. KANJORSKI introduced a bill H.R. 3779. A bill to require the Architect of where land requested to be taken into trust (H.R. 3790) for the relief of Charmaine the Capitol to permit the acknowledgment of for an Indian tribe is located in order to as- Bieda; which was referred to the God on flag certificates; to the Committee certain the needs and interests of that sur- Committee on the Judiciary. on House Administration. rounding community; to the Committee on By Mr. EDWARDS (for himself, Mr. Natural Resources. f BOYD of Florida, Mrs. BOYDA of Kan- By Mrs. MYRICK: sas, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. H.R. 3788. A bill to ensure that no Federal ADDITIONAL SPONSORS ELLISON, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. law shall prevent the Tuscarora Nation of In- Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors HINOJOSA, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, dians of the Carolinas from seeking Federal were added to public bills and resolu- and Mr. MCHUGH): recognition as an Indian tribe, and for other tions as follows: H.R. 3780. A bill to amend the Higher Edu- purposes; to the Committee on Natural Re- cation Act of 1965 to require a State to sources. H.R. 21: Mrs. MALONEY of New York. charge in-State tuition rates to active-duty By Mr. POE: H.R. 25: Mr. LAMBORN. members of the Armed Forces domiciled or H.R. 3789. A bill to amend title 18, United H.R. 138: Mr. HALL of Texas and Mr. WEST- stationed on active duty in that State and to States Code, to prohibit certain disclosures MORELAND. the dependents of such members; to the Com- of cell phone numbers; to the Committee on H.R. 154: Mr. FERGUSON. mittee on Education and Labor. the Judiciary. H.R. 507: Mr. ANDREWS. By Mr. HILL (for himself, Mr. SHIMKUS, By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. H.R. 522: Mr. LYNCH. Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr. HULSHOF, Ms. SAXTON, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. FARR, H.R. 676: Mr. LYNCH. HERSETH SANDLIN, Mr. GRAVES, Mr. Mr. ALLEN, and Mr. BROWN of South H.R. 721: Mr. SULLIVAN. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. PETERSON of Carolina): H.R. 729: Mr. ISRAEL. Minnesota, Mr. BOSWELL, and Mr. H. Con. Res. 229. Concurrent resolution ex- H.R. 758: Mr. ORTIZ and Mr. WALSH of New CLEAVER): pressing the sense of the Congress that the York. H.R. 3781. A bill to amend the Clean Air United States should seek a review of com- H.R. 871: Mr. DAVIS of Alabama and Mr. Act to promote and assure the quality of bio- pliance by all nations with the International GRIJALVA. diesel fuel, and for other purposes; to the Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic H.R. 891: Ms. SHEA-PORTER and Mr. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Tunas’ conservation and management rec- COURTNEY. By Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. ommendations for Atlantic bluefin tuna and H.R. 1023: Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. JONES of North TIERNEY, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. WAT- other species, and should pursue strength- Carolina, Mr. CARTER, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. CAN- SON, and Mr. NADLER): ened conservation and management meas- TOR, and Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota. H.R. 3782. A bill to reiterate the exclu- ures to facilitate the recovery of the Atlan- H.R. 1076: Mr. DEAL of Georgia and Ms. sivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveil- tic bluefin tuna, and for other purposes; to BERKLEY. lance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to per- the Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 1077: Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. mit the conduct of electronic surveillance, By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. H.R. 1110: Mr. MANZULLO and Mrs. to modernize surveillance authorities, and MCCAUL of Texas, Mr. WU, Mr. GILLIBRAND. for other purposes; to the Committee on the GINGREY, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of Cali- H.R. 1134: Mr. KLEIN of Florida and Mr. Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee fornia, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of WALSH of New York. on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a pe- California, Mr. THOMPSON of Mis- H.R. 1188: Mr. NADLER. riod to be subsequently determined by the sissippi, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. H.R. 1222: Mr. PICKERING. Speaker, in each case for consideration of GORDON, and Mr. HALL of Texas): H.R. 1223: Mr. PICKERING. such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- H. Res. 716. A resolution expressing the H.R. 1248: Mr. BISHOP of New York. tion of the committee concerned. sense of Congress with respect raising aware- H.R. 1261: Mr. SULLIVAN.

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H.R. 1267: Mr. HOLDEN. H.R. 3033: Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. VAN H.R. 1293: Mr. UPTON and Ms. SCHWARTZ. H.R. 3058: Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. WALDEN of HOLLEN, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. H.R. 1346: Ms. CLARKE. Oregon, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, and Mr. BERMAN, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, H.R. 1357: Mr. WEINER and Mr. UPTON. BOUCHER. and Ms. CLARKE. H.R. 1394: Mr. JINDAL. H.R. 3099: Mr. CONYERS. H. Res. 282: Mr. CALVERT and Mr. PETRI. H.R. 1439: Mr. VAN HOLLEN. H.R. 3115: Mr. STARK. H. Res. 310: Mr. SCOTT of Georgia. H.R. 1474: Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. H.R. 3140: Mr. JINDAL, Mr. HOLDEN, and Ms. H. Res. 356: Mr. HODES, Mr. LEVIN, and Mr. NORTON, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. HASTINGS MCCOLLUM of Minnesota. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. of Washington, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. H.R. 3175: Mr. JACKSON of Illinois and Mr. H. Res. 448: Mr. CARNEY, Mr. WEINER, Ms. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. BUYER, Mr. KUHL of PASTOR. SOLIS, and Mr. COSTA. New York, and Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. H.R. 3189: Mr. HONDA. H. Res. 499: Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. LATHAM, and H.R. 1524: Mr. BERMAN. H.R. 3251: Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. LINDER. H.R. 1537: Ms. CLARKE and Mr. VAN H.R. 3327: Mrs. CAPPS and Mr. PRICE of H. Res. 542: Mr. CARTER, Mr. WILSON of HOLLEN. North Carolina. South Carolina, Mr. HAYES, Mr. MILLER of H.R. 1539: Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- H.R. 3330: Mr. SPACE. Florida, and Mr. SAXTON. fornia. H.R. 3339: Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mrs. H. Res. 556: Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. SKELTON, H.R. 1540: Mr. RYAN of Ohio. MALONEY of New York, and Mr. MCCOTTER. Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. BLUNT, and Mr. FORTUN˜ O. H.R. 1589: Mr. HOLT, Mr. SMITH of Wash- H.R. 3357: Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. UDALL of Colo- H. Res. 573: Mr. GRIJALVA and Ms. ington, Mr. TIERNEY, and Mr. CARTER. rado, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. CLAY, DELAURO. H.R. 1596: Mr. TERRY. and Mr. ROSS. H. Res. 576: Mr. THORNBERRY. H.R. 1609: Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. BACA, Mr. H.R. 3378: Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. H. Res. 618: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. GUTIER- BERMAN, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Ms. LEE. REZ, Mr. SHAYS, Ms. NORTON, Ms. ZOE CLAY, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. DELAHUNT, Ms. H.R. 3393: Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mrs. LOFGREN of California, and Mr. WEXLER. DELAURO, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. BOYDA of Kansas, and Mr. FILNER. H. Res. 620: Mr. WEINER, Mr. COURTNEY, and LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. H.R. 3397: Mr. STARK, Mr. HASTINGS of Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. LYNCH, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. Florida, Ms. CLARKE, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Min- H. Res. 684: Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. MOORE of MCDERMOTT, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. SLAUGH- nesota, and Mr. GRIJALVA. Kansas, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, and TER, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. THOMPSON of Cali- H.R. 3404: Mr. HOLDEN and Ms. BERKLEY. Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. fornia, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. WAXMAN, H.R. 3414: Mr. OBERSTAR and Mr. BISHOP of H. Res. 689: Mr. MILLER of North Carolina. Mr. WYNN, Mr. HONDA, Mr. DICKS, Mr. COBLE, Utah. H. Res. 693: Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. SHERMAN, and Mr. CALVERT. H.R. 3416: Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. ANDREWS, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. Berry, Mr. H.R. 1621: Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. H.R. 3429: Mr. SHIMKUS. CARDOZA, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. DAVIS of Ala- DEAL of Georgia, and Mrs. MCCARTHY of New H.R. 3448: Ms. SHEA-PORTER. bama, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. GOR- York. H.R. 3452: Mr. MILLER of Florida. DON, Mr. HARE, Mr. ISRAEL, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. H.R. 1721: Mr. BURGESS and Mr. DELAHUNT. H.R. 3457: Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. MEEKS of New H.R. 1738: Mr. SHAYS. CRAMER, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of York, Mr. NADLER, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. RAN- H.R. 1783: Mr. KIRK and Mr. JEFFERSON. Texas, Ms. BEAN, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. MAN- GEL, Mr. REGULA, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. H.R. 1843: Mr. HODES. ZULLO, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, and Mr. KIND. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of California, Mr. TOWNS, H.R. 1921: Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. H.R. 3480: Mr. CALVERT, Mr. GONZALEZ, and Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. WATERS, Ms. H.R. 1927: Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. PETERSON of Mr. FORTENBERRY. WATSON, Ms. WOOLSEY, and Ms. CORRINE Minnesota, and Mr. MICHAUD. H.R. 3494: Mr. FORTENBERRY. BROWN of Florida. H.R. 1971: Mr. PASCRELL. H.R. 3512: Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. H. Res. 700: Mr. MELANCON, Mrs. H.R. 1983: Mr. ARCURI. H.R. 3533: Mrs. JONES of Ohio and Mr. BLACKBURN, Mr. WAMP, and Mr. GORDON. H.R. 2160: Mrs. LOWEY. EMANUEL. H. Res. 709: Mr. MCCAUL of Texas, Mr. ED- H.R. 2169: Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Ms. H.R. 3543: Mr. SIRES. WARDS, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. PAUL, Ms. EDDIE SHEA-PORTER, and Mr. LYNCH. H.R. 3544: Mr. TIERNEY, Ms. HOOLEY, Mr. BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. H.R. 2188: Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. LINCOLN DAVIS of Tennessee, Ms. CORRINE LAMPSON, and Mr. SMITH of Texas. H.R. 2262: Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. BROWN of Florida, and Mr. ROTHMAN. COURTNEY, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. KENNEDY, and Ms. H.R. 3558: Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Flor- f CORRINE BROWN of Florida. ida. H.R. 2266: Mr. ORTIZ and Mr. HINCHEY. H.R. 3585: Mr. RUSH. CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS, LIM- H.R. 2303: Mr. FILNER. H.R. 3605: Ms. CARSON. ITED TAX BENEFITS, OR LIM- H.R. 2332: Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, H.R. 3630: Mr. PAUL. ITED TARIFF BENEFITS Mr. PLATTS, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, and Mr. H.R. 3639: Mr. HONDA. DAVIS of Illinois. H.R. 3650: Mr. SAXTON, Mr. KUHL of New Under clause 9 of rule XXI, lists or H.R. 2353: Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas. York, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. statements on congressional earmarks, H.R. 2376: Mr. FORBES and Mr. COBLE. WAMP, and Mr. BROWN of South Carolina. limited tax benefits, or limited tariff H.R. 2406: Mr. GINGREY and Mr. LIPINSKI. H.R. 3652: Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. benefits were submitted as follows: H.R. 2464: Mr. KUHL of New York, Mr. H.R. 3654: Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. MORAN of Vir- The amendment to be offered by Rep- BISHOP of Utah, and Ms. BORDALLO. ginia, and Mr. COBLE. resentative Frank of Massachusetts, or a H.R. 2510: Mr. CONAWAY. H.R. 3662: Mr. TIERNEY. designee, to H.R. 2895, the National Afford- H.R. 2677: Mr. DEFAZIO. H.R. 3757: Mr. EMANUEL. able Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007, does H.R. 2758: Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida. H. Con. Res. 122: Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. HALL of not contain any congressional earmarks, H.R. 2820: Ms. BERKLEY. New York, and Mr. MURTHA. limited tax benefits, or limited tariff bene- H.R. 2827: Mr. SPACE, Mr. KING of Iowa, and H. Con. Res. 218: Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. DAVIS fits as defined in clause 9(d), 9(e), or 9(f) of Mrs. EMERSON. of Kentucky, and Mr. TANCREDO. Rule XXI. H.R. 2878: Mr. ORTIZ and Mr. ISSA. H. Con. Res. 223: Mr. KILDEE. H.R. 2915: Mr. RUSH, Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas, H. Con. Res. 224: Mr. TOM DAVIS of Vir- f Mr. FILNER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. FARR, Mr. ginia. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. SNYDER, and H. Res. 111: Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. WELDON DELETIONS OF SPONSORS FROM Mr. GRIJALVA. of Florida, Ms. HOOLEY, and Ms. KAPTUR. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS H.R. 2930: Mr. BACA. H. Res. 231: Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico. Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H.R. 2942: Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. WALSH of New H. Res. 237: Mr. ELLISON, Ms. HOOLEY, and York, and Mr. KAGEN. Ms. BERKLEY. were deleted from public bills and reso- H.R. 3005: Mr. MCNULTY and Ms. H. Res. 245: Mr. HONDA, Mr. lutions as follows: VELA´ ZQUEZ. FALEOMAVAEGA, Ms. LEE, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. H. Res. 106: Mr. CUELLAR.

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RECOGNIZING AARON PAUL lands. Later, Governor Ronald Reagan named I am proud to recognize William Bruce Orr GOTZON FOR ACHIEVING THE him to be the first chairman of the California for achieving the high honor of the Eagle RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT Coastal Commission, and Governor Jerry Scout. Jefferson County and the State of West Brown re-appointed him. His attitude was that Virginia are fortunate to have him as a leader HON. SAM GRAVES a healthy environment was crucial to a healthy and a volunteer in his community. OF MISSOURI economy. ‘‘As soon as business tightens up, f not only do we drop environmental controls IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES but as a shot to the economy we drill for more CELEBRATING THE 10TH ANNIVER- Tuesday, October 9, 2007 oil and cut down trees,’’ he said. ‘‘These are SARY OF PRIDE—PERSONAL RE- SPONSIBILITY IN A DESIRABLE Mr. GRAVES. Madam Speaker, I proudly a rip-off of the environment that can’t be done ENVIRONMENT pause to recognize Aaron Paul Gotzon, a very indefinitely, so it’s poor business.’’ special young man who has exemplified the When Ronald Reagan was elected Presi- finest qualities of citizenship and leadership by dent, he asked Mel to come to Washington to HON. HAROLD ROGERS taking an active part in the Boy Scouts of direct the U.S. Environmental Protection Agen- OF KENTUCKY America, Troop 260, and in earning the most cy, but Mel was not one who enjoyed being in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES prestigious award of Eagle Scout. the public eye, and he declined. Mel also co- Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Aaron has been very active with his troop, founded the Peninsula Open Space Trust, pre- Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Madam Speaker, participating in many Scout activities. Over the serving nearly 60,000 acres to expand State the Appalachian Mountains, the Cumberland many years Aaron has been involved with and local parks. Lake and River, and red bud trees are just Scouting, he has not only earned numerous Mel graduated from Stanford University in some of the natural assets that make southern merit badges, but also the respect of his fam- 1944, and as a trustee from 1981 to 1991, he and eastern Kentucky one of the most special ily, peers, and community. was a strong supporter of the humanities and places in the world. For many years, however, Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join creative writing, and of course for environ- people who visited here could not say it was me in commending Aaron Paul Gotzon for his mental research and teaching. Following the very special because what they saw were accomplishments with the Boy Scouts of Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989, he worked to dumps, trash, litter, and filthy water. America and for his efforts put forth in achiev- restore the damage that had been done to the These problems, which emerged over dec- ing the highest distinction of Eagle Scout. campus, especially to the Memorial Church. ades, were largely due to inadequate infra- f He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Joan structure for handling ever-growing amounts of Fletcher Lane; daughters Whitney Miller and solid waste and wastewater. And we had to do IN HONOR OF MELVIN BELL LANE Julie Lane Gay; his brother, L.W. ‘‘Bill’’ Lane; something about this problem, or else there and four grandchildren. would be no hope of ever having a clean envi- HON. SAM FARR Madam Speaker, I had the great pleasure of ronment or growing the economy. OF CALIFORNIA knowing Melvin Lane when he and my father In the summer of 1997, the region’s elected IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES worked together on the California Coastal officials gathered to face these problems in- Commission. He was a smart businessman, a Tuesday, October 9, 2007 cluding a key State official—the late General dedicated environmentalist, well known yet James E. Bickford, the former secretary of Mr. FARR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to humble; a man who always said ‘‘Make my Kentucky’s environmental department. They honor the memory of a remarkable citizen, Mr. speech shorter.’’ He had that unique ability to presented a battle plan for declaring ‘‘war Melvin Bell Lane, who passed away in July at inspire confidence and loyalty from people against pollution’’ in the region. Their vision the age of 85. Mel and his brother Bill helped with opposite points of view. He will be sorely was to encourage citizens to take responsi- define Western living with their publications missed. bility for protecting their environment and pro- ‘‘Sunset’’ magazine and Sunset books. Mel f vide the education and resources needed to was also well known as a philanthropist and do so. Their campaign would promote PRIDE, was one of California’s most prominent con- CONGRATULATING WILLIAM or ‘‘Personal Responsibility in a Desirable En- servation leaders. BRUCE ORR vironment.’’ Mel Lane was born in Iowa, where his father PRIDE has 10 years under its belt and now sold advertising for ‘‘Better Homes and Gar- HON. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO is a good time to remember why this initiative dens’’ magazine. When Mel was 6 years old, OF WEST VIRGINIA is essential to moving our region forward. Peo- his family moved to California, where his fa- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ple understand these days that a clean envi- ther bought the 30-year-old ‘‘Sunset’’ maga- ronment goes hand-in-hand with a healthy, vi- Tuesday, October 9, 2007 zine. It was then the on-board tourist maga- brant economy. zine for the Southern Pacific Railroad’s Sunset Mrs. CAPITO. Madam Speaker, I rise today Our region’s religious, civic and elected Limited. to extend congratulations to William Bruce Orr, leaders look for ways to leverage what makes During World War II, Mel and Bill both who recently accomplished the highest rank in us special—whether that is our mountain herit- served in the Navy. After the war, the brothers Boy Scouting, becoming an Eagle Scout on age, red-bud trees, scenic highways, or our went to work for the magazine, eventually be- October 14, 2007. He is a member of Boy pristine rivers. Our region will sell itself as long coming co-owners. Under their direction, Scout Troop 142, Mannhoac District, located as we continue to show the world what makes ‘‘Sunset’’ magazine and its books on food, in Leetown, West Virginia. us special. There is nothing special about gardening, travel, and do-it-yourself became William helped improve one of America’s trash and pollution. No matter how nice a standards of the industry. It was said that recreational treasures, the Appalachian Trail. place is, nobody wants to visit places that are ‘‘Sunset’s Western Garden Book’’ was the He constructed a tent pad along the trail at the polluted and littered. most revered of its many publications, with Rod Hollow site in northern Virginia. He and First impressions count. When people see a well-thumbed copies found in nearly every others carried lumber and tools from the base natural area or town square for the first time, nursery in the State. of the trail to the top of the mountain where what makes a real impact is how clean a In 1965, California Governor Pat Brown ap- the site is located. His tent pad structure will place is. For too long, the first impression peo- pointed Mel to be the first chairman of the provide hikers with shelter for years to come. ple had in our area was empty bottles and fast newly created San Francisco Bay Conserva- Jeremiah was home schooled in Jefferson food wrappers strewn along the highway, or in tion and Development Commission. This County and was a 2007 recipient of the Prom- some cases—abandoned appliances, auto- agency was successful in stopping developers ise Scholarship. He is currently a freshman at mobiles, and junk in an otherwise pristine nat- from filling in the bay and paving over the wet- Shepherd University. ural setting.

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They also formed a young adult for the future—one where business opens its plays by George Bernard Shaw to providing a council on February 10, 2000, whose local doors and people move in. Simply cleaning up venue for Bruce Springsteen performances, members attend colleges and universities a place invites people to stay. the Two River Theater has achieved Mr. and throughout California. The chapter also served PRIDE has produced great benefits to the Mrs. Rechnitz’s vision of a thriving and dy- as the home State council for the local State environment. With modern wastewater treat- namic community theater company. director and State youth president. ment systems, there is no excuse anymore to Madam Speaker, I sincerely hope that my LULAC believes that education is the foun- dump raw sewage into our creeks and rivers. colleagues will join me in celebrating Joan and dation for the cultural growth and development PRIDE’s sweeping efforts to install modern Bob Rechnitz. Through their cultural and artis- of every community member. It organizes stu- treatment systems enabled our waterways to tic contributions, the Two River Theater Com- dent conferences and retreats for youth devel- thrive with plant and animal life again. No pany has become an integral part of the New opment and leadership training. For the past longer do we have open sewers moving Jersey community. eight years, this chapter has sponsored the through our mountains. f after school Young Readers Program at the What I like best about PRIDE is the spirit of former Fremont School and Ladd Lane volunteerism behind it. People caused this lit- RECOGNIZING LEE MICHAEL CAR- School, enabling over 240 first through third ter and pollution problem and now people are PENTER FOR ACHIEVING THE grade students and their parents to develop fixing it. It is an amazing thing to watch what RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT strong reading habits. happens when a community pulls together to- Madam Speaker, I commend San Benito wards a common purpose. Ten years ago HON. SAM GRAVES County LULAC on its many accomplishments. Its exemplary record of civic involvement and there were skeptics and doubters. Today, OF MISSOURI extended support to the residents of this com- many statistics clearly show PRIDE’s progress IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES over the last 10 years. munity personifies the very best of community Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Theodore Roosevelt understood the need to involvement. I congratulate them on the 20th protect our natural resources and a short sen- Mr. GRAVES. Madam Speaker, I proudly anniversary of their chapter’s founding and in- tence he once said sums up so well the spirit pause to recognize Lee Michael Carpenter, a vite all citizens of the county to celebrate their of PRIDE today: ‘‘Believe you can and you’re very special young man who has exemplified accomplishments. halfway there.’’ the finest qualities of citizenship and leader- f What a legacy we have built. There are now ship by taking an active part in the Boy Scouts HONORING ENERGY CORPORATION 27,907 homes with access to sanitary waste- of America, Troop 260, and in earning the OF AMERICA water treatment. Nearly 2,500 illegal dumps most prestigious award of Eagle Scout. have been eliminated and 500,000 bags of Lee has been very active with his troop, HON. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO trash have been collected. And the hard work participating in many Scout activities. Over the OF WEST VIRGINIA many years Lee has been involved with of 238,000 volunteers made this happen. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES When we look back 10 years hence, we will Scouting, he has not only earned numerous see even more progress—a region of the merit badges, but also the respect of his fam- Tuesday, October 9, 2007 country that is free of the pollution and trash ily, peers, and community. Mrs. CAPITO. Madam Speaker, I rise today that held it back. On this 10-year anniversary, Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join to honor the Energy Corporation of America we remember the PRIDE volunteers and com- me in commending Lee Michael Carpenter for for implementing one of the Nation’s most suc- munity leaders who believed we could. his accomplishments with the Boy Scouts of cessful employee health and wellness pro- f America and for his efforts put forth in achiev- grams. ing the highest distinction of Eagle Scout. Energy Corporation of America, with oper- IN HONOR OF JOAN AND BOB f ations in the Kanawha Valley, is being hon- RECHNITZ ored by the Wellness Council of America as IN HONOR OF SAN BENITO COUNTY the recipient of the Platinum Well Workplace HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR. COUNCIL #2890 Award. Already an honoree of the Gold Well OF NEW JERSEY Workplace award, the company had to under- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. SAM FARR go rigorous requirements and an extensive ap- OF CALIFORNIA plication process to be considered. Since its Tuesday, October 9, 2007 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES inception in 2001, only 21 organizations in the Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I rise today Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Nation have received the Platinum Well Work- to honor Joan and Bob Rechnitz’s contribu- place Award. tions to the arts. This generous couple found- Mr. FARR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to The corporation’s unique approach to its ed the Two River Theater Company providing congratulate San Benito County Council employees and their well-being serves as a the New Jersey community a place to experi- #2890 of the League of United Latin American model for other organizations to follow. Com- ence the joys of theater. Citizens, or LULAC, on its 20th anniversary. pared to the national average, only 30 percent Bob and Joan Rechnitz share a love for the LULAC is the largest and oldest Latino na- of wellness initiatives are met by employees theater. In 1994, the couple saw the oppor- tional membership organization in the United and the ECA has 95 percent participation from tunity to provide a home for Monmouth Coun- States. This chapter was formed on October both employees and their spouses. They par- ty’s first professional regional theater in 30 17, 1987, and was the first Latino civil rights ticipate in an annual health screening and years. After performing in different venues, in organization in San Benito County. health risk appraisal, and then meet with a 2005, the Two River Theater Company Since its formation, San Benito County health coach who outlines an annual regimen opened a new, state of the art play house. LULAC has encouraged its membership to up- with many resources to guide them with their The theater today provides an intimate space hold and defend the rights of the Latino com- yearly health and wellness goals. Employees for 350 people to enjoy many fine perform- munity, and serves as a circle of community and their spouses receive an annual bonus as ances. influence and support. It promotes voter par- an extra incentive to meet their fitness goals. Mr. Rechnitz serves as executive producer ticipation by encouraging the Latino commu- The success of this program is most evident of the Two River Theater Company. He directs nity to register to vote, to participate in the in the health and well-being of Energy Cor- numerous plays including True West, A View electoral process, and to defend their voting poration of America’s employees and the un- from a Bridge, and The Glass Menagerie. Mr. rights against violations. The chapter encour- precedented success of the company’s ability Rechnitz was also nominated Best Director of ages and supports San Benito County agen- to contain its healthcare cost since the early a Comedy for the Curse of the Starving Class cies and government bodies, ensuring that the 1990’s. In a state and in a nation where the by Newark, New Jersey’s Star Ledger news- Latino population has a voice that represents health of its citizens is constantly under criti- paper. their needs and concerns. cism, it is my privilege to recognize the Energy

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Madam Speaker, I rise today Seca Raceway Fund was established as a sional District whose health and well-being of to honor and recognize the services of The 501(c)(3) to be the fundraising arm of the track. SCRAMP has invested more than $20 its employees is its top priority. Drifters, Inc. This organization was founded in Texas in million in the Monterey County-owned facility over the last five years, part of an ongoing ef- f 1954 to enhance the universal image of wom- anhood and serve as role models to women fort to keep the track positioned as one of the CELEBRATING THE 35TH ANNIVER- everywhere. The Drifters have chapters in 31 world’s finest road courses. SCRAMP presents five world class motor- SARY OF OUTDOOR VENTURES States in the United States. They have contin- sports events each year: the U.S. Sports Car CORPORATION ued to provide for the youth and senior citi- zens within our society. Invitational, the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix, the The Drifters reach out to educational institu- Monterey Historic Automobile Races, the AMA HON. HAROLD ROGERS tions by awarding scholarships to local area Superbike Race, and the Monterey Sports Car high school students. Every year the Drifters Championship. These events bring hundreds OF KENTUCKY choose one university to give scholarship of thousands of visitors to Monterey County. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES money to promising students. They devote The financial impact on the community is sig- their time and energy during the holidays by nificant, estimated at one million dollars annu- Tuesday, October 9, 2007 delivering gift baskets to the underserved. ally. SCRAMP itself donates hundreds of thou- Amongst the numerous charitable events, the sands of dollars of its proceeds each year to Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Madam Speaker, women of the Drifters are actively involved civic and charitable organizations that volun- I want to pay tribute to a company helping our with aiding the homeless and battered women. teer at events held at the track, a major people here at home, our troops at war, and Madam Speaker, I hope my colleagues will source of revenue for these organizations. the community in which they are based. join me in expressing sincere appreciation to Mazda became the title sponsor of the For decades, companies in my Fifth Con- the Drifters. These women work hard to pro- venue in 2001 and it was renamed Mazda gressional District were primarily logging and vide for future generations and empower indi- Raceway Laguna Seca. The new sponsorship coal mining. Many still are, and their employ- viduals throughout the United States. is a major contributor in realizing the con- tinuing vision for improving the raceway, mak- ees are very hard workers, and these are wor- f thy industries on which our Nation relies. How- ing it more beautiful, functional, and safe. ever, after the trees are harvested and the RECOGNIZING MATTHEW MCEWEN Madam Speaker, I know my colleagues will coal is mined, these companies go elsewhere FOR ACHIEVING THE RANK OF all join me in offering congratulations and en- and with them our employment opportunities. EAGLE SCOUT couragement for this fine organization on their So it’s not surprising that people over the golden anniversary. years packed up and moved to places like HON. SAM GRAVES f Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana in search of a ca- OF MISSOURI HONORING BURKE FEASTER reer and a future. I was one of those people. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES One of the things we’re trying to do in our Tuesday, October 9, 2007 HON. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO district is attract companies that don’t depend OF WEST VIRGINIA Mr. GRAVES. Madam Speaker, I proudly on our natural resources, but rather employ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pause to recognize Matthew McEwen, a very our hard workers and innovate and improve Tuesday, October 9, 2007 their products so that they can compete any- special young man who has exemplified the where in the world. We could fix all of man- finest qualities of citizenship and leadership by Mrs. CAPITO. Madam Speaker, I rise today kind’s problems, and it won’t mean a thing if taking an active part in the Boy Scouts of to honor Burke Feaster for his 30 years of people don’t have a place to work. Good com- America, Troop 1220, and in earning the most service and leadership to the Boy Scouts of panies make good communities. prestigious award of Eagle Scout. America. Matthew has been very active with his Burke has been active as a troop master I want to recognize one such company, Out- troop, participating in many Scout activities. and scoutmaster since the fall of 1977. Over door Ventures Corporation, which this year Over the many years Matthew has been in- the past three decades, Burke has been in- celebrates its 35th anniversary and is located volved with Scouting, he has not only earned volved as a leader of Pack 33 sponsored by in Steams, KY. numerous merit badges, but also the respect New Street United Methodist Church in Outdoor Ventures Corporation’s 180 em- of his family, peers, and community. Shepherdstown, WV. Through his guidance, ployees make specialized tents for the military. Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join many Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts have gone For our troops overseas, those tents are me in commending Matthew McEwen for his on to make the rank of Eagle Scout. During home. Like most products these days, what accomplishments with the Boy Scouts of his years of service, Burke has seen 24 young sounds simple is not. These tents require pre- America and for his efforts put forth in achiev- men make the rank of Eagle Scout, which is cision engineering and manufacturing tech- ing the highest distinction of Eagle Scout. three times the national average for Scout niques perfected over three decades. f troops. For his years of dedicated service, Burke Company President J.C. Egnew’s dedication IN HONOR OF THE SPORTS CAR has received numerous awards including the to civic life goes far beyond business, how- RACING ASSOCIATION OF THE prestigious Silver Beaver Award by the Shen- ever. In his hometown community he was in- MONTEREY PENINSULA andoah Council, the District Award of Merit, strumental in creating its first public park, the Scout Master and Cub Master of the year of first library and expanding our local community HON. SAM FARR the Potomac District, and the Mannahoac college. And, he keeps a tourist attraction Award. His church which sponsors Pack 33 going strong—the Big South Fork Scenic Rail- OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES awarded him the United Methodist Cross and way, where visitors can take a 16-mile round Flame Award. trip ride on the 100-year-old Kentucky and Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Burke lives in Shepherdstown with his wife, Tennessee Railway. Mr. FARR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to Carole who has also volunteered for many I am proud to have this company in my dis- celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Sports years with the Boy Scouts of America. They trict. And, I’m proud to know, Mr. J.C. Egnew Car Racing Association of the Monterey Pe- have two sons, Burke, Jr., and Shawn who who runs it. His company is built to last and ninsula, or SCRAMP. SCRAMP held its inau- were both former Scouts and later volunteers. our community is a better place to live as a re- gural race on November 10, 1957. For 50 Burke and his wife currently reside in sult. years, the Sports Car Racing Association of Shepherdstown, WV.

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Anxiously, these reports and audits, with nonclassified f children, spouses, parents, aunts, uncles, and aspects where appropriate, Members of Con- friends all waited for their loved ones to arrive. gress and the public will have the opportunity INTRODUCTION OF NATIONAL It is happy homecomings like this that re- to assess whether the program works as de- CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS mind me of how proud I am to represent the signed. Chairman REYES and I are committed MONTH 20th Congressional District and remind all of to vigorous oversight, constant dialogue, and us why we live in a free country. These men statutory improvements as needed to meet our HON. JAMES R. LANGEVIN and women have made great sacrifices in de- duty to ensure safety and liberty for all. OF RHODE ISLAND fending our freedom. Therefore, I am pleased The administration has continued to deny us IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to extend a warm welcome home to these fine the information that Congress is entitled to men and women from NAS Lemoore and very and which is necessary for a full under- Tuesday, October 9, 2007 proud to recognize their dedicated service. standing of the issues at stake. Nevertheless, Mr. LANGEVIN. Madam Speaker, I am f I believe this legislation will allow us to move pleased to introduce this resolution supporting forward and respond to the concerns of the the goals and ideals of National Cybersecurity THE INTRODUCTION OF THE administration. This bill will require that infor- Awareness Month. RESTORE ACT mation be made available to us and give the Each year, the National Cyber Security Divi- Congress the opportunity to assess these pro- sion, NCSD, of the Department of Homeland HON. JOHN CONYERS, JR. cedures and the program on the basis of a Security, DHS, joins with the National Cyber OF MICHIGAN complete record. The RESTORE Act’s impor- Security Alliance, NCSA, the Multi-State Infor- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tant audit and reporting provisions are essen- mation Sharing and Analysis Center, Tuesday, October 9, 2007 tial for when the program will sunset in 2009. MS–ISAC, and other partners to support Na- At that time, with a new Congress, a new tional Cyber Security Awareness Month. The Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I’m proud, President, and the results of these provisions, goal of National Cyber Security Awareness to join with Intelligence Committee Chairman we will again strive to provide additional pro- Month is to show everyday Internet users that REYES today in introducing legislation that will tections for the rights of Americans. For this is by taking simple steps, they can safeguard give our intelligence community needed tools an ongoing responsibility that all of us in Con- themselves from the latest online threats and to combat foreign threats while preserving civil gress are working toward—a foreign intel- respond to potential cyber-crime incidents. liberties. Making sure that surveillance activi- ligence gathering system that is effective and It would be dangerous to believe, however, ties protect freedom as well as security is crit- flexible, yet bound by procedure and law. that simple steps by end users will sufficiently ical to waging an effective fight against ter- f combat the larger threats associated with a rorism. growing networked society. As Chairman of The RESTORE Act extends the ability of the CONGRATULATING REV. LOUIS S. the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Government to acquire communications of GARBACIK FOR BEING NAMED Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity and Science persons abroad for the purpose of terrorism ‘‘GUEST OF HONOR’’ BY THE and Technology, I have held a number of and other national security threats. Earlier this GREATER HAZLETON AREA POL- hearings this year on our Nation’s year, in the Protect America Act, PAA, amend- ONAISE SOCIETY cybersecurity posture and the various ments were made to the long-standing con- vulnerabilities in our critical information infra- sensus approach set forth in the Foreign Intel- HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI structure. Cybersecurity vulnerabilities can sig- ligence Surveillance Act, FISA. Responding to OF PENNSYLVANIA nificantly impact our national and economic what the administration characterized as IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES security. This issue has been largely ignored pressing concerns, the PAA gave the Govern- Tuesday, October 9, 2007 ment enhanced flexibility to collect foreign in- and misunderstood for too long. The oversight Mr. KANJORSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise telligence information. But the broad scope of that the Homeland Security Committee is un- today to pay tribute to Rev. Louis S. Garbacik, the authority and procedures that allowed the dertaking will help change that, but much work pastor emeritus of St. Stanislaus Roman Government to collect this information without remains to be done. Catholic Church in Hazleton, Luzerne County, up-front court approval raised grave concerns I thank my colleagues for cosponsoring this Pennsylvania, who will be the guest of honor about the need for more safeguards of inno- resolution, and look forward to working with at a celebration hosted by the Greater Hazle- cent Americans’ communications. The RE- them on these critical issues in the future. ton Area Polonaise Society on Sunday, Octo- STORE Act improves upon the PAA by pro- f ber 14, 2007. viding a series of checks and balances while Father Garbacik is being honored for his WELCOMEING THE TROOPS BACK still allowing maximum flexibility. It limits the HOME dedication and support of Polish tradition, her- Government’s authority to what the Director of itage, and culture during his 53 years in the National Intelligence told us he needed—a priesthood. HON. JIM COSTA means to acquire information from tele- A son of Polish immigrants, Father Garbacik OF CALIFORNIA communications companies about physical grew up in a loving home where his mother IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES threats to the Nation in which the target is cared for the family while his father labored in overseas. The RESTORE Act does not require Tuesday, October 9, 2007 the anthracite mines of northeastern Pennsyl- individual warrants when persons reasonably vania and also worked as a talented carpenter Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to believed to be abroad, but it is firm that a making and repairing violins. recognize the aviators and sailors from Strike FISA warrant is required to obtain communica- Throughout his years as a parish priest, Fa- Fighter Squadron VFA 14 and VFA 41 along tions of people in the United States. The RE- ther Garbacik has endeavored to educate his with the Fleet Readiness Center West Sea STORE Act settles that FISA is the exclusive parishioners in the customs and traditions of Detachment Personnel and the staff of the means of electronic surveillance, and that no Poland. Carrier Air Wing 11, all of Naval Air Station, modifications can be made without express From numerous trips to the country of his Lemoore in my district in California who re- statutory authorization. The RESTORE Act will ancestors, Father Garbacik has collected a va- turned home safely this past weekend after a also provide additional resources for the Na- riety of Polish artwork which he proudly dis- 6-month deployment aboard the USS Nimitz in tional Security Agency and Department of Jus- plays in his church rectory and shares with all Afghanistan and Iraq. In addition to combat tice to ensure that there are no backlogs of who express an interest. operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, these units critical intelligence gathering. Father Garbacik was honored when he met participated in Exercises Valiant Shield and Congressional oversight and full knowledge with the late Pope John Paul II, himself a na- Malabar. In all, a total of over 550 sailors from about surveillance activities is critical in ensur- tive of Poland and the only non-Italian to hold Naval Air Station Lemoore deployed. ing the Nation’s safety. Both the Judiciary and the position of Pope since the 1520s. Successful deployments depend not only on Intelligence Committees need access to court Committed to teaching members of his par- military skills, but also on support from three orders, Presidential authorizations, and details ish about Polish spiritual traditions, Father

VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:19 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A09OC8.014 E09OCPT1 bajohnson on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS October 9, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2089 Garbacik routinely shares with his flock infor- the Philippines, but the impact is huge on is- Emergency Nurses Day is Wednesday, Oc- mation about Polish worship services rooted in lands with tiny populations. In Montego tober 10, and this year’s theme, ‘‘Stepping into his ancestral homeland. Bay, a resort area on Jamaica’s north coast their lives when they need you the most’’ re- A humble man who enjoys the love and de- that accounts for about half the island’s call centre jobs, developers have rapidly built flects the dedication of emergency nurses in votion of his parishioners, Father Garbacik thousands of concrete, single-family homes the United States and around the world. demonstrates through his own life the true to accommodate the workers. I would like to take this opportunity to com- meaning of Christian love which leaves those The industry owes much of its success to a mend the Emergency Nurses Association for whose lives he touches inspired and com- telecommunications liberalization that its work to define the future of emergency forted. began sweeping former British colonies in nursing and emergency care. Founded in Madam Speaker, please join me in con- the Caribbean about six years ago. As new 1970, the Emergency Nurses Association gratulating Father Louis Garbacik and the suppliers have challenged the monopoly of serves as the voice of nearly 33,000 members Britain-based Cable & Wireless PLC, lower Greater Hazleton Area Polonaise Society prices allowed the region to compete. and their patients. which has recognized the value of Father The collections and call-centre firm KM2, Finally, Madam Speaker, I encourage all of Garbacik’s ministry. which holds the AOL contract in St. Lucia, our colleagues to help spread the word about f has opened a site in Barbados and, according the critical importance of nursing to our Na- to owner David Kreiss, the firm is looking to tion’s health care system. Also, I ask that my SUPPORTING THE CARIBBEAN AS expand again as new telecoms install fiber fellow colleagues join me and my cochair, ITS WORKFORCE BOOMS optic cable. Congressman STEVE LATOURETTE, in the work The number of people working at Carib- of the House Nursing Caucus. bean call centers has increased from 11,300 in HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL 2002 to a current total of 55,000, with an an- I thank my colleagues for their attention to OF NEW YORK nual economic impact of US$2.5 billion. this important public health issue and again IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Large American companies including am pleased to recognize October 10 as Emer- Verizon, AT&T, Delta Air Lines, AIG and gency Nurses Day and this week, October 7 Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Nortel have used Caribbean call centers, through October 13, as Emergency Nurses Mr. RANGEL. Madam Speaker, I rise today while often keeping operations in Asia or Week. elsewhere. While much of the profits go to to introduce the article, ‘‘Caribbean Call Cen- f ters Booming,’’ published in New York CARIB U.S.-owned operators, the islands welcome News on September 19, 2007. The piece the business to diversify their economies and SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE counter high unemployment. notes that American corporations are increas- DIVERSITY ASSURANCE ACT ingly setting up centers in the Caribbean, f breathing new life into the region’s workforce RECOGNIZING EMERGENCY HON. DANNY K. DAVIS and diversifying its economy. NURSES WEEK OF ILLINOIS A drop in communication costs has ushered IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in newfound competition, willing the area’s is- HON. LOIS CAPPS Tuesday, October 9, 2007 land nations to extend tax incentives in search OF CALIFORNIA Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speaker, I am of business—and it’s working. For those IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES economies with the smallest populations, it’s pleased that Senator DANIEL AKAKA will be made a world of positive difference, injecting Tuesday, October 9, 2007 joining me today in introducing the Senior Ex- droves of new workers and reducing rampant Mrs. CAPPS. Madam Speaker, I rise today ecutive Service Diversity Assurance Act. The unemployment. to recognize October 7 through October 13 as act addresses the extremely important issue of CARIBBEAN CALL CENTERS BOOMING Emergency Nurses Week. diversity in the Senior Executive Service, SES. Senator AKAKA and I plan to continue our col- CASTRIES.—In a global search for low-cost As a nurse for over 40 years and the co- customer service, AOL considered call cen- chair of the House Nursing Caucus, I have a laboration in the future, introducing additional ters in India and other hotspots—then set- longstanding commitment to the work nurses legislation that will make a difference in the tled on the tiny island of St. Lucia. do and to highlight the impact they have on lives of Federal employees. In choosing the Caribbean island, AOL, a other important issues, such as homeland se- Our introduction of the Senior Executive unit of Time Warner Inc., joined other U.S. curity preparedness efforts. Service Diversity Assurance Act would not companies that have made the region a new There are approximately 100,000 emer- have been possible without the hard work of global hub for call centers. gency nurses in the United States. Emergency the African American Federal Executives As- Plunging communication costs, workers who relate easily to American customers and nurses make a difference each day in peoples’ sociation, the National Association of Hispanic the region’s famed hospitality are attracting lives, both within and beyond the traditional Federal Executives, the Asian American Gov- American corporations, boosting the work boundaries of the hospital emergency depart- ernment Executives Network, Federally Em- force in the ‘‘nearshore’’ service industry in ment. Working in areas such as critical care, ployed Women, Blacks in Government, and the Caribbean. research, technology, flight and ground trans- the Senior Executive Association. I applaud Jamaica is one of the leaders with about port and injury prevention, emergency nurses them for not only raising the lack of diversity 14,000 employees in the sector. In the Domin- combine state-of-the-art skills with heartfelt in the SES as an issue but for devoting their ican Republic, 18,000 agents, many of them compassion for those they serve. time and energy to work with our subcommit- bilingual, are handling calls in English and Spanish. Call centers dedicated to customer Since 1989, the Emergency Nurses Asso- tees to rectify it. service have also opened in Barbados, Trini- ciation has celebrated the second Wednesday The lack of diversity in the SES has been a dad, and Dominica. in October as Emergency Nurses Day, a day longstanding concern of mine. As a first step According to Robert Goodwin, the AOL set aside to honor emergency nurses for their toward doing something about it, I asked the manager who chose a call centre in St. commitment to patient care. Starting in 2001, Government Accountability Office, GAO, to in- Lucia, the islands all seem to be really posi- because 1 day is simply not enough to recog- vestigate the situation. GAO subsequently tive as opposed to the surly attitudes you nize all contributions made by emergency issued two reports—in 2001 and 2003. Both have in some of the other places. AOL still nurses, the Emergency Nurses Association reports documented a poorly diversified SES. uses call centers in India and elsewhere for technical support and other services—taking expanded the celebration to devote an entire The 2003 report was entitled ‘‘Senior Execu- advantage of that country’s large numbers of week to honoring emergency nursing. tive Service: Enhanced Agency Efforts Need- workers with technical and advanced de- This week is particularly important as evi- ed To Improve Diversity as the Senior Corps grees. denced by a survey conducted by the Emer- Turns Over’’ (GAO–03–34). As the title sug- But the Caribbean is becoming increas- gency Nurses Association last year showing gests, this report revealed that while there will ingly competitive in the call centre indus- that 86 percent of emergency nurses had be a large amount of turnover in the SES in try, with island governments offering tax been victims of assault on the job at least the years ahead due to retirements and attri- and other incentives to lure companies to once in the past 3 years. Nonetheless, a vast tion, it will not result in greater racial diversity. their shores. Jamaica, for example, granted call centers majority say they will continue to be emer- While there are numerous minorities in the ‘‘free zone’’ status that allows owners to re- gency nurses in the years to come. This is a pipeline ready to be promoted, to few are patriate 100 percent of their earnings tax- noble profession practiced by noble women being given the opportunity to advance. Well, free. The Caribbean has taken only a tiny and men and they deserve our recognition you might ask, why not, and what can be share of the market from still-hot India and and thanks. done about it?

VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:19 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A09OC8.018 E09OCPT1 bajohnson on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS E2090 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks October 9, 2007 In 2003, I joined then Office of Personnel going to give ethnic minorities and women that They included William A. Brown Sr., presi- Management, OPM, Director Kay Cole James opportunity; an opportunity that does not dent of the African American Federal Execu- in announcing the creation of OPM’s SES broadly exist today. tives Association; Jose Osegueda, president of the National Association of Hispanic Fed- Candidate Development Program. This pro- Please see the attached Washington Post eral Executives; Carson K. Eoyang, executive gram was created to address the lack of mi- article dated October 5, 2007, entitled, ‘‘Bill director of the Asian American Government nority representation in the SES. Yet last July, Pushes Diversity Among Senior Executives.’’ Executives Network; Rhonda Trent, presi- when I attended the program’s first graduation (By Stephen Barr) dent of Federally Employed Women; and ceremony and saw few minority graduates, I Legislation to promote diversity in the Darlene H. Young, president of Blacks in realized that much more had to be done to ef- government’s career executive ranks was in- Government. fectively change the racial and the gender troduced yesterday by the chairmen of the Carol A. Bonosaro, president of the Senior make up of the SES. House and Senate federal workplace sub- Executives Association, issued a statement Diversity is valuable because it can bring a committees. in support of increasing diversity in the SES. wider variety of perspectives and approaches Rep. Danny K. Davis (D–Ill.) and Sen. Dan- Bonosaro, who was attending the funeral of a iel K. Akaka (D–Hawaii) said their bill would SES member, said her group was pleased to to policy development and implementation. Mi- address the lack of diversity in the Senior see the bill consolidates policy and program norities and women need to be at the table Executive Service, the group of about 6,300 management of the SES at OPM. contributing when strategic planning, problem career executives who manage the day-to- An OPM spokeswoman said the adminis- solving and decision making is taking place. day operations of the government. tration is reviewing the Davis-Akaka pro- Our ideas and talents can help strengthen an The bill would establish a Senior Execu- posal. organization and lead to the achievement of tive Service program office in the Office of Personnel Management. The proposed office results. That is not really happening today. f What I see as I visit Federal agencies is a would collect and maintain data on the race, senior level workforce that is not reflective of ethnicity, gender and any disabilities of peo- HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF ple who have been certified as qualified to JEANIE BELL WINSLOW the diverse people we serve. serve in the SES. As chairman of the House Subcommittee on The bill also would require federal agencies Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the to establish SES evaluation panels to review HON. TOM DAVIS District of Columbia, I held a hearing in May the qualifications of applicants for SES jobs. of this year on diversity in the SES. It was Each panel would have three members. One OF VIRGINIA after that hearing that I began to meet with the must be a woman and one other a member of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES a racial or ethnic minority group. Federal minority groups represented here to Tuesday, October 9, 2007 effect change that would help diversify the ‘‘We are doing this really to try to bring about some improvement in the manage- Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Madam Speak- SES. The subcommittee met extensively with ment of the Senior Executive Service and to these groups and what we heard was that it er, I rise today to honor Mrs. Jeanie Bell Wins- enhance diversity,’’ Akaka said. low on the occasion of her retirement after 40 was not a lack of training, experience, or mi- Davis said ‘‘diversity is valuable because it norities in the feeder pool that caused the lack can bring a wider variety of perspectives and years of dedicated public service to the Fed- of diversity in the SES. What we heard was approaches to policy development and imple- eral Government. that there are flaws in the selection process, mentation. Minorities and women need to be Mrs. Winslow began her career in federal and that there is a lack of oversight and ac- at the table to contribute when strategic service as a travel agent for the United States countability when it comes to promoting and planning, problem solving and decision mak- Army Audit Agency, where she was respon- ing take place.’’ hiring minorities in the SES. The Senior Exec- sible for arranging official passenger travel, Davis added, ‘‘What I see as I visit federal both domestic and international. In 1981, she utive Service Diversity Assurance Act aims to agencies is a senior-level workforce that is fix all of that. not reflective of the diverse people we spent 2 years at the Military Traffic Manage- The act establishes SES evaluation panels serve.’’ ment Command (MTMC) learning about all that are charged with reviewing the qualifica- Reports by the Government Accountability modes of transportation as an intern for the tions of all candidates for career reserve va- Office show that ‘‘the numbers of women and Department of Army. After her internship, she cancies. The evaluation panels must be a di- minorities are low in the SES,’’ Akaka said. was assigned to the Directorate of Personal verse group consisting of three members. One Davis said the reports ‘‘documented a poorly Property at the MTMC for whom she managed diversified SES.’’ must be a member of a racial or ethnic group military/industry symposiums and councils, Of the 6,349 career SES members, the most and played a key role in responding to White and one member must be a woman. The recent GAO tally counted 325 African Amer- House and congressional inquiries. While at panel will forward the names of the most ican men, 221 African American women, 164 qualified candidates to the Executive Re- Hispanic men and 65 Hispanic women. the MTMC, Mrs. Winslow was also respon- source Board. That demographic profile of the SES, sible for managing standard agreements with In addition, the act establishes the Senior which was released in May, also showed airline, air taxi and rental car companies who Executive Service Resources Office, SESRO, there were 90 Asian-Pacific Islander men, 56 provide service to the Department of Defense. within OPM. The purpose of the SESRO is to Asian-Pacific Islander women, 59 American She managed the Federal Government’s rent- ensure that the Senior Executive Service is re- Indian/Alaska native men and 27 American al car program and represented the MTMS on Indian/Alaska Native women. flective of the Nation’s diversity and to estab- various General Services Administration pan- The overwhelming majority of SES mem- els that sought to evaluate bids for the city- lish and maintain records, to the extent pos- bers were white—3,900 white men and 1,436 sible, on the race, ethnicity, gender and dis- white women. pair contract. abilities of employees in the SES. This bill The GAO tally also included six as ‘‘un- Since joining the Surface Deployment and aims to create an environment where diversity specified.’’ Distribution Command (SDDC), Mrs. Winslow will flourish. And where it does not, Congress Davis, an African American who represents has managed their annual training symposium will have the tools and information to hold a Chicago district, and Akaka, a Native Ha- and Quality Award and Excellence in Trans- agencies accountable. waiian, said they want the OPM to track the portation Awards Program, as well as legisla- racial, ethnic and gender diversity of the tive affairs and trade publications. As a result Diversity of gender, ethnicity, age and dis- SES because a significant number of federal ability, as well as diversity of education, think- executives will soon retire. The OPM esti- of her efforts, the SDDC’s award-winning ing, and experience are crucial if the Federal mates that 90 percent of federal executives Translog magazine has doubled in issue size workforce is to mirror the communities we live will be eligible to retire over the next 10 to 44 pages. Mrs. Winslow will retire as the in and serve. To stay competitive in an in- years. Acting Director of the Command Affairs Office creasingly global economy and recruit the best However, a GAO analysis in 2003 suggested at the SDDC. and brightest workforce, diversity is an issue that the projected turnover in the SES ‘‘will Madam Speaker, in closing, I would like to that we must pay close attention to. All Ameri- not result in greater racial diversity,’’ Davis extend my heartfelt thanks to Jeanie Bell said. ‘‘While there are numerous minorities cans want to work for organizations where in the pipeline ready to be promoted, too few Winslow for her years of service and dedica- they have the opportunity to use their knowl- are being given the opportunity to advance.’’ tion to the Federal Government. I ask my col- edge and skills, develop their careers and be Leaders of employee groups were on hand leagues to join me in congratulating Mrs. promoted to the highest levels. The Senior Ex- for yesterday’s announcement to show sup- Winslow on her retirement and wishing her the ecutive Service Diversity Assurance Act is port for the legislation. best of luck in all future endeavors.

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This initiative by AACC rep- of Colorado’s environment, however, because IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES resents how much can be done if we simply in 1958 Felix accepted a position as the direc- take advantage of the resources and opportu- Tuesday, October 9, 2007 tor of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, nities within our communities to address this where he was instrumental in crafting an envi- Mr. SARBANES. Madam Speaker, I rise problem and to assist a population that has ronmentally sustainable and sensible water today to recognize Anne Arundel Community sacrificed so much. policy. For his work on the board he was College and its efforts to assist the men and Madam Speaker, I want to again thank all awarded the Outstanding Civilian Service women of the United States Armed Forces those at Anne Arundel Community College in- Medal by Governor Lamm in 1979. and their families as they return from combat volved in the ‘‘Reunited: Family Life After De- As both a civilian and a soldier, Felix Sparks overseas. ployment’’ program. Anne Arundel Community became an icon to all Coloradans. He was not Anne Arundel Community College is now of- College is a first-class institution and they only committed to the ideal of public service, fering free counseling for military families in a have truly stepped up to support our Nation’s he excelled at it. four week course entitled ‘‘Reunited: Family veterans. I can think of no higher tribute than to sim- Life After Deployment.’’ The purpose of this f course is to assist the men and women return- ply say that Felix Sparks was a great Amer- ing from service overseas reintegrate into their HONORING THE LIFE OF FELIX ican. family and civilian life. These four, two-hour SPARKS Colorado has lost a favorite son. America classes, which will be offered free to all serv- and the ideals we cherish were embodied in ice personnel thanks to the Friends of The HON. MARK UDALL his life of public service. Parenting Center scholarship program, will OF COLORADO f help participants identify the signs and symp- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES toms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PERSONAL EXPLANATION It will also help returnees learn how to deal Tuesday, October 9, 2007 with the emotional responses that arise from Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Madam Speaker, I separation during service, how to adjust par- rise today to honor the life and mourn the HON. BRIAN HIGGINS enting styles, and to balance disciplinary roles passing of a great Coloradan, Brigadier Gen- OF NEW YORK eral and Supreme Court Associate Justice, within the family. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES This course is the most recent example of Felix Sparks, who passed away on Monday, how Anne Arundel Community College, and its September 24th, 2007. Tuesday, October 9, 2007 President, Dr. Smith, continually strive to em- Although Felix Sparks was not originally Mr. HIGGINS. Madam Speaker, I missed brace the community that surrounds the cam- from Colorado, his roots in the West and his several rollcall votes on Monday, October 1, pus. Outreach like this does not just happen commitment to public service in make him an 2007, Tuesday October 2, 2007 and Wednes- by itself; it takes the time and energy of con- indelible part of Colorado history. Born in day October 3, 2007, to attend funeral serv- cerned individuals who hear of a community Texas and raised in Arizona during the Great ices for a dear family friend. I would like to need and take the initiative to make a dif- Depression, Felix Sparks epitomizes the enter into the record how I intended to vote on ference. Individuals like Dr. Lou Aymard and ‘‘Greatest Generation.’’ Felix joined the service these rollcall votes: before the World War II, and assigned to the his staff at the Parenting Center who made On Roll No. 924, to suspend the rules and 157th Infantry Regiment of the 45th Division, this course a reality, as well as Bruce agree to the resolution H. Con. Res. 185, I where he attained the rank of Lieutenant Colo- Turnquist, Psy.D., a clinical psychologist who would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ will be leading the class discussion, are to be nel, leading soldiers in the European Theater. commended. To these individuals, and those In addition to his brave service in combat, On Roll No. 925, to suspend the rules and at Fort Meade and the United States Naval Felix also bore witness to the Holocaust. Lt. pass H.R. 2276, I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ Academy who shared their insight, I offer my Col. Sparks was in command of the unit dis- On Roll No. 926, to suspend the rules and sincere gratitude on behalf of all the returning patched to liberate and secure the Nazi con- pass H.R. 3325, I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces. centration camp at Dachau. In the aftermath of On Roll No. 927, to suspend the rules and Since 2001, over 1.5 million soldiers have that experience, Felix Sparks struggled to con- pass H.R. 3087, I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ been deployed in Iraq or Afghanistan. A 2004 tain the outrage of his men, some of whom On Roll No. 928, to suspend the rules and Army survey found that nearly 20 percent of took it upon themselves to execute German agree to H. Res. 635, I would have voted soldiers returning home suffered from clinical soldiers in an episode that remains controver- ‘‘yes.’’ anxiety, depression, or PTSD. More recent sial to this day. After the war, Felix Sparks On Roll No. 929, to suspend the rules and surveys show that 27 percent of those who often spoke about the Holocaust and re- agree to H. Con. Res. 203, I would have voted serve longer deployments or multiple deploy- minded younger generations that we have a ‘‘yes.’’ ments have some form of mental illness or moral obligation to prevent such offenses in On Roll No. 930, to suspend the rules and PTSD. I have heard first hand during hearings the future. His service during the war also pass H.R. 2828, I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ in the Oversight and Government Reform earned him many commendations, including a On Roll No. 931, to suspend the rules and Committee and meetings with veterans’ Silver Star and a Purple Heart. agree to H. Con. Res. 200, I would have voted groups about how these conditions can often Returning to the United States, Felix Sparks ‘‘yes.’’ lead to alcohol and drug abuse, divorce, and moved to Colorado and joined the Colorado On Roll No. 932, to order the previous financial and legal problems. It is tragic and National Guard in 1947. This began a long question on H. Res. 701, I would have voted wrong that these treatable conditions continue and distinguished career in the Guard, ending ‘‘yes.’’ to have such a devastating impact upon the thirty years later after Felix had risen through On Roll No. 933, to order the previous families of these veterans. the ranks to become Brigadier General and question on H. Res. 702, I would have voted The sad fact is that almost 80 percent of commanding officer of the Colorado National ‘‘yes.’’ these returning veterans who need assistance Guard. His legacy was so important to the to deal with these mental illnesses are not re- Colorado Guard that the Guard’s Centennial On Roll No. 934, agreeing to the resolution ferred to treatment. Because of this phe- Armory is named in his honor. H. Res. 702, I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ nomenon, I have joined as a cosponsor of the In addition to his numerous achievements in On Roll No. 935, the Conyers amendment Lane Evans Veterans Health and Benefits Im- the military, Felix Sparks will be well regarded H.R. 928, I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ provement Act of 2007, which would require for his work as a lawyer. He earned his de- On Roll No. 936, to recommit with instruc- that all veterans who serve on active duty dur- gree from the University of Colorado law tions H.R. 928, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ ing a period of war receive mental health school in 1948 and moved to Delta, serving On Roll No. 937, passage H.R. 928, I would screening and, when necessary, mental health there as District Attorney. He was appointed have voted ‘‘yes.’’

VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:19 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A09OC8.027 E09OCPT1 bajohnson on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS E2092 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks October 9, 2007 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION help foster planning to encourage infrastruc- tions, the IBEW has been able to influence the OF H.R. 3246, REGIONAL ECO- ture improvements, technology deployment, agenda on vital kitchen-table issues such as NOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE education and workforce training, and commu- job security, the minimum wage, healthcare, DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2007 nity development through entrepreneurship. working conditions and safety, retirement, and Modeled in part after the Appalachian Re- trade. Rick became a major figure in the mod- SPEECH OF gional Commission, the Southwest Border Re- ern labor movement and helped lead the HON. SILVESTRE REYES gional Authority and other Authorities would transformation of the IBEW into the 21st Cen- OF TEXAS follow four guiding principles: tury. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES First, the Authorities would fund proposals Madam Speaker, I want to commend Rick’s designed at the local level followed by ap- tireless dedication to the members of the Thursday, October 4, 2007 proval at the state level in order to meet re- IBEW and the labor movement as a whole Mr. REYES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in gional economic development goals; over his almost four-decade career. He will be strong support of H.R. 3246, the Regional Second, projects leading to the creation of a truly missed by me and the IBEW. Economic and Infrastructure Development Act diversified regional economy would be Rick will be returning to Texas, where he of 2007, which will help spur economic devel- prioritized. Currently, states and counties often will be able to have more time with his wife opment in my district of El Paso, Texas. I are forced to compete against each other for Theresa, his seven children, and four grand- would like to thank Chairman OBERSTAR for limited funding; children. Fortunately, Rick isn’t completely his vision regarding the need and importance Third, the Authorities would be independent leaving the political arena though—he has of regional authorities for development in agencies. This would prevent them from hav- promised to be available to aid HILLARY CLIN- areas of the country with huge economic ing to attempt to satisfy another Federal agen- TON’s Presidential campaign, so we won’t be need. For the past three Congresses, I have cy’s mission requirements when determining losing him entirely. introduced my bill, the Southwest Regional which projects to fund; and Madam Speaker, I ask all my colleagues to Border Authority Act, in an attempt to bring Finally, the Authorities would be comprised join me in thanking Rick Diegel for all of his some relief to the U.S.-Mexico border and my of one Senate-confirmed Federal representa- hard work and dedication as IBEW’s lead po- district of El Paso, Texas. This year, under the tive and the governors of the States of juris- litical architect for over 20 years and in wish- leadership of Chairman OBERSTAR, my bill has diction. ing him and his family the best of luck in his been included into his overall legislation. I For too long, many areas of our country in- retirement. would also like to thank many of my col- cluding the southwest border region have f leagues who represent districts along the been ignored, overlooked, and underfunded. U.S.-Mexico border for their support in the cre- We need to recognize the challenges facing PERSONAL EXPLANATION ation of the Southwest Regional Border Au- these under-served areas and help them thority. make the most of their many assets. I believe HON. RON KIND The Chairman’s bill would authorize $1.25 the authorities created in the Regional Eco- OF WISCONSIN billion over the period of FY 2008 through FY nomic and Infrastructure Development Act of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2012 for five regional commissions one of 2007 would go a long way toward achieving Tuesday, October 9, 2007 which will be created in the U.S.-Mexico bor- the goal of economic prosperity in some of the der region. The Authorities would be Federal- poorest regions of our county. Mr. KIND. Madam Speaker, on Monday, Oc- State partnerships for providing assistance to Again, I would like to thank Chairman OBER- tober 1, 2007, I was detained in my district economically distressed and underdeveloped STAR for his leadership on this issue and look and was unable to have my votes recorded on areas that have experienced high levels of un- forward to the implementation of this important the House floor for H. Con. Res. 185 (Roll No. employment, poverty, or out-migration. Three legislation. I ask my colleagues to support this 924), H.R. 2276 (Roll No. 925), and H.R. 3325 of the commissions would be new and would important measure. (Roll No. 926). Had I been present, I would assist areas in the Southeastern United States f have voted in favor of these measures. and areas along the Mexican and Canadian f borders; two of the commissions would re- RECOGNIZING THE CAREER AND place existing authorities in the Delta and ACHIEVEMENTS OF RICK DIEGEL COMMEMORATING THE 20TH ANNI- Northern Great Plains regions. The bill would VERSARY OF GRAPEVINE OPRY establish uniform administrative structures and HON. GARY L. ACKERMAN responsibilities for the commissions, and au- OF NEW YORK HON. KENNY MARCHANT thorize the commissions to provide financial IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF TEXAS assistance for projects and programs in their Tuesday, October 9, 2007 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES respective regions to develop transportation Tuesday, October 9, 2007 and infrastructure, provide job skills training Mr. ACKERMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise and support business development. today in recognition of the tremendous service Mr. MARCHANT. Madam Speaker, today I The Southwest border region, as defined in to the working man and woman of America by rise to recognize Grapevine Opry in Grape- the bill, includes all counties within 150 miles a true friend, Rick Diegel. Rick recently retired vine, Texas on the occasion of its 20th Anni- of the U.S.-Mexico border. This region con- after working for the International Brotherhood versary of continuous family entertainment. tains 11 counties in New Mexico, 65 counties of Electrical Workers (IBEW) in a distinguished Originally built as Grapevine’s Palace The- in Texas, 10 counties in Arizona, and 7 coun- career that spanned 38 years. atre in November 21, 1940, this historic build- ties in California, with a combined population After a stint in the U.S. Air Force, Rick’s ing was reopened in 1974 by a Grapevine of approximately 29 million. IBEW career began in 1969 when he joined dance instructor, Chisai Childs, for dance re- According to research compiled by the Inter- Corpus Christi Local 278 in his native Texas. citals. Its use evolved into a musical revue agency Task Force on the Economic Develop- Always active in politics, Rick also served stage show and was dubbed ‘‘Grapevine ment of the Southwest Border, 20 percent of three terms as mayor protem in the city of Opry’’. the residents in my region live below the pov- Ingleside in the early and mid-1970’s. Rick After many failed business partnerships, erty level, unemployment rates often reach as was elected business manager for Local 278 Grapevine Opry doors closed in 1984 and its high as five times the national average, and a in 1977, and he arrived upon the Washington fate seemed doomed forever. However, one lack of adequate access to capital has created political scene in 1983 when he was appointed year later, a new owner began renovation of economic disparities making it difficult for busi- IBEW’s Political Director, the same year I was the theater only to see the stage, roof and nesses to start up in the region. Border com- elected to Congress. Then, in 1998, he be- building partially destroyed by fire due to con- munities have long endured a depressed came director of the IBEW’s combined Polit- tractor negligence. But renovations began economy and low-paying jobs. Our economic ical/Legislative Department, the position he anew and on November 14, 1987, Grapevine challenges partly stem from our position as a held until his retirement October 1st, 2007. Opry reopened with Mr. Rocky Gribble as the border community. Upon Rick’s arrival in Washington, Rick new producer and bandleader. In 1990, own- Economic development in border commu- Diegel immediately made an impact on public ership sold the property to a local attorney’s nities is difficult to stimulate without assistance policy on behalf of the IBEW and its members. company, Grapevine Opry, Inc. from the Government, private sector, and Through the support given to IBEW-endorsed Bad times almost fell again on the Opry community organizations. H.R. 3246 would candidates in local, state, and federal elec- when in 1991, the Grapevine Opry, Inc. filed

VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:19 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A09OC8.030 E09OCPT1 bajohnson on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS October 9, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2093 for bankruptcy. The show was in danger of in around 3,000 employees and additional ed remarkable advancements in vascular sur- closing and the future of the theater was in contractors, to relieve their customers from the gery. Dr. DeBakey continued to perfect new doubt, even to the point of demolition. How- smoldering Texas heat that is very much a vascular surgical techniques, which spawned ever, the City Council of Grapevine, along with part of our Septembers. The streets of Jeffer- the modern era of the surgical treatment for the overwhelming support of the Grapevine son County were bustling with Entergy trucks stroke. His innovative work didn’t end there, Opry Association members, voted to acquire throughout the weekend as workers effectively as he continued to develop new pioneering the property if the anchor tenant, the Grape- traveled from project to project. Though the surgical techniques for the treatment of aneu- vine Opry, would continue to operate in the initial estimates warned that power would not rysms, again leading to new, effective treat- theater. A long-term agreement was forged be restored for six days, dedicated employees ments and the saving of thousands of lives. with the city and Yellow Rose Productions, working into the night and through the week- In 1964, Dr. DeBakey triggered the most ex- Inc. to operate the Grapevine Opry and the end were able to restore all 118,000 con- plosive era in modern cardiac surgery when Grapevine Heritage Foundation was formed to sumers in just four days. he performed the first successful coronary by- manage the property. Due to the foresight of I would like to commend all Entergy Texas pass. Two years later, he made medical his- Yellow Rose Productions, Inc., Grapevine civic employees for their hard work and dedication tory again by becoming the first person to suc- leaders and residents, the future of the Palace during the aftermath of Hurricane Humberto. cessfully use a partial artificial heart (left ven- Theatre was preserved. Companies like Entergy Texas that care about tricular bypass pump) to help patients who In 1999, the Grapevine Opry underwent its the community they serve make Southeast could not be weaned from a heart-lung ma- most recent renovation and celebrated a Texas such a special place. chine following open-heart surgery. Later in grand reopening/homecoming show on June And that’s just the way it is. that decade, Dr. DeBakey again became part 2, 2001. The show continues to be a mainstay f of medical history, supervising the first suc- of family entertainment not only in North cessful multi-organ transplant, in which a Texas but across the region and beyond. AWARDING A CONGRESSIONAL heart, both kidneys, and lung were trans- Many music industry performers attribute their GOLD MEDAL TO MICHAEL ELLIS planted from a single donor to 4 separate re- success to experience gained on this land- DEBAKEY, M.D. cipients. Also during that decade, Dr. DeBakey pioneered the field of telemedicine with the mark stage. Some of the best up-and-coming SPEECH OF performers in country music can be found per- first demonstration of open-heart surgery to be forming each weekend at Grapevine Opry. HON. AL GREEN transmitted overseas by satellite. Medical staff Madam Speaker, I am honored to com- OF TEXAS in Geneva, Switzerland were able to watch memorate the 20th Anniversary of Grapevine IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES aortic valve replacement surgery being per- formed at The Methodist Hospital in Houston. Opry’s on November 10, 2007. This beautiful Tuesday, October 2, 2007 and historic building, whose preservation is In 1942, still early in his career, Dr. secure, is an important local landmark in Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the DeBakey had achieved a national reputation Grapevine, Texas and surrounding areas. I National Association for Biomedical Research, as an authority on vascular disease. Rather sincerely wish the Grapevine Opry many more NABR and Foundation for Biomedical Re- than returning to his university employer and successful years of continuous family enter- search, FBR, are the Nation’s oldest and larg- working to enhance his career, Dr. DeBakey tainment. est organizations dedicated to improving felt morally bound to serve his country during human and veterinary health by promoting f World War II. He volunteered for military serv- public understanding and support for humane ice, joining the Surgeon General’s staff and PERSONAL EXPLANATION and responsible animal research. I would like rising to the rank of colonel and Chief of the to submit their following comments for the Surgical Consultants Division. His work, in- HON. CHARLES W. ‘‘CHIP’’ PICKERING record on the passing of legislation to award specting field hospitals and actively caring for OF MISSISSIPPI a Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Michael E. the wounded, led to his proposal for the prop- DeBakey: IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES er staged management of war wounds. These The National Association for Biomedical Re- recommendations made possible the develop- Tuesday, October 9, 2007 search, NABR and Foundation for Biomedical ment of mobile army surgical hospitals, or Mr. PICKERING. Madam Speaker, I was Research, FBR, salute you and your col- MASH units. Dr. DeBakey’s experience during unable to be present for Rollcall vote 948 to leagues in the House of Representatives for the war also caused him to recommend the H.R. 3648. I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ My vote recognizing Dr. Michael Ellis DeBakey and his creation of specialized medical centers in dif- would not have changed the result, but I want unparalleled contributions to cardiovascular ferent areas of the U.S. to treat wounded mili- this record to reflect my intention. medicine. Dr. DeBakey’s work has improved tary personnel returning from war. That rec- f the health of millions of American citizens and ommendation evolved into the establishment people around the world. His extraordinary tal- of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, VAMC, ENTERGY ents as a surgeon, inventor, educator and System. medical statesman make him a true medical As a scholar and man of letters, Dr. HON. TED POE legend. DeBakey would later initiate the concept and OF TEXAS Dr. DeBakey richly deserves his reputation spearhead the movement to establish a na- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES as one of this country’s most innovative and tional facility for historical medical papers and pioneering physicians and the most famous artifacts. His idea and leadership brought Tuesday, October 9, 2007 cardiovascular surgeon in the world. A former about the establishment of the National Library Mr. POE. Madam Speaker, on September president of the International Cardiology Foun- of Medicine in 1959, housed at the National 13, 2007 the first hurricane to make landfall in dation referred to him as ‘‘. . . the genius Institutes of Health. the United States since 2005 hit Southeast . . . the father of open heart surgery.’’ Upon Dr. DeBakey has also made enormous con- Texas. Hurricane Humberto took only 16 receiving the prestigious Lasker Award, Dr. tributions to the city of Houston and what is hours to form, making it the fastest growing DeBakey was cited for: ‘‘His pioneer contribu- now known as the Baylor College of Medicine. storm on record and leaving area residents tions in cardiovascular surgery . . . His lab- In 1948, Baylor University College of Medicine and businesses little time to prepare. Entergy oratory investigations, translated with extraor- was a small, virtually unknown institution re- Texas, our local electricity provider was ready dinary courage and unprecedented skill to the cently moved from Dallas to be the corner- and quickly took action patient, have resulted in the correction and stone of the new Texas Medical Center. At the Hurricane Humberto left 118,000 without cure of previously incurable cardiovascular time, it was the only medical school in Hous- electricity as they waited for the water to re- disease, replacing what would have been lin- ton and lacked most of the facilities and pro- scind to begin cleaning up debris left in the gering chronic disease and disability, or sud- grams essential to a viable medical and teach- storms wake, Thursday morning. While local den death, by vigorous, happy, and productive ing institution. Dr. DeBakey reluctantly accept- residents were busy taking care of their family life.’’ ed a faculty position, but once on board, he and property Joe Domino, President and CEO Among his many inventions and innovations worked quickly to set the standard that would of Entergy Texas, and his employees began was the Dacron tube. Using his wife’s sewing allow the College to become one of the most ‘‘turning the lights on’’ across our area. The machine and fabric purchased from a local respected health science centers in the Nation utility company, which serves parts of Texas, store in Houston, Dr. DeBakey created the and the world. In 1969, after working for 2 Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas, brought first artificial artery. These Dacron tubes yield- decades to build the institution into a world-

VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:19 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K09OC8.001 E09OCPT1 bajohnson on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS E2094 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks October 9, 2007 class health science center, Dr. DeBakey was Texan has achieved might be against a doc- scholarship program to the University of Guam elected the first President of the newly named tor’s prognosis and Guam Community College, as well as Baylor College of Medicine. Under his leader- Kevin Everett was an All State tight end at Grandparent’s Day at St. Dominic’s Senior ship, the College would experience an unprec- Port Arthur’s Thomas Jefferson High School. Care Home, Mother’s Day with Alee Shelter, edented era of growth and renowned reputa- He moved on to Kilgore Junior College, where the Women in Business Conference, the Uni- tion. he twice received first-team All-Southwest versity of Guam Sigma Club, and the John F. In recognition of his life-saving achieve- Conference honors. Due to his exceptional Kennedy High School S Club; and in 1997, ments, Dr. DeBakey has been honored nu- speed and size, he was rated the second-best Soroptimist International of the Marianas and merous times with hundreds of awards, includ- junior college player in the Nation. He then Soroptimist International of Guam co-founded ing the Legion of Merit from the United States transferred to college football national power- and adopted as their long term project ‘‘Erica’s Army, the Presidential Medal of Freedom with house the University of Miami. After 2 solid House—A Family Visitation Center,’’ a support Distinction, the Eleanor Roosevelt Humanities years as a Hurricane, he was selected 86th service for parents and children in need of vis- Award, and the Presidential National Medal of overall in the 2005 NFL Draft by the Buffalo itation and exchange services. Both chapters Science. He has been honored by kings and Bills. also jointly participate in the Women’s Oppor- queens, and virtually every U.S. President Despite being so far away from home, Kevin tunity Awards, the Violet Richardson Awards, since Harry Truman has sought the wisdom of Everett had a mountain of support from his and Women of Distinction project, as well as ‘‘the maestro.’’ hometown fans. He never could have imag- in the activities and projects of the Guam ined how much he would need that support f Council of Women’s Clubs, Women United until September 9 of this year. Kevin’s Bills Against Cancer and the Relay for Life. ON THE OCCASION OF TAIWAN’S were playing in week 1 when he went to make Soroptimist International is the world’s larg- NATIONAL DAY a tackle and went down with a severe spinal est volunteer service organization for women injury. Doctors originally believed that Kevin in business, management, and in various pro- HON. G. K. BUTTERFIELD would sustain permanent neurological damage fessions. On October 27 and 28, 2007, SIM OF NORTH CAROLINA and used words like ‘‘bleak’’ and ‘‘dismal’’ to and SIG will jointly host the Soroptimist Inter- describe his chances of walking again. Then, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES national of the Americas Founder Region Dis- only 2 short days later, Kevin was voluntarily trict VI Annual Meeting on Guam with the Tuesday, October 9, 2007 moving his arms and legs. Over the next few theme, ‘‘Share the Passion, Share the Magic.’’ Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Madam Speaker, on weeks, Kevin made vast improvements in his And on behalf of all the women of Guam and the occasion of Taiwan’s National Day, I physical condition, leading doctors to believe the Marianas, I would like to take this oppor- would like to join my colleagues in wishing that he will eventually walk again and possibly tunity to welcome SIA Regional Governor Sue Taiwan and its people many happy returns make a full recovery. Finch; Governor-elect Amelia Benko; Sec- and especially an early return to the United Kevin is now home in Houston with his fam- retary Linda Sue Hansen; Fellowship Presi- Nations. ily, beginning a long rehabilitation period. The dent Dion C. Weaver, and District VI Director In recent decades, Taiwan has impressed grim prognosis once given to him is now but Judy Lee, and to offer my best wishes for a the world with its economic development and a distant memory. Thanks to his positive atti- fruitful and productive meeting. tude, mental toughness, and motivation to progress in the areas of human rights and po- f litical freedom. Taiwan has also been a part- work hard, Kevin has shown that anything is ner with the United States in our global war possible. He has earned his place amongst TRIBUTE TO DR. JAKE LIPPERT against terror. other southeast Texas football greats and al- Best wishes to Taiwan President Chen ways be remembered as a champion of the HON. IKE SKELTON Shui-bian and Taiwan Representative in human spirit. OF MISSOURI And that’s just the way it is. Washington, Dr. Joseph Wu. Representative IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f Wu has impressed everyone on the Hill with Tuesday, October 9, 2007 his knowledge, industry and professional de- COMMENDING SOROPTIMIST meanor. INTERNATIONAL OF THE MARI- Mr. SKELTON. Madam Speaker, let me f ANAS AND SOROPTIMIST INTER- take this moment to recognize the career of Dr. Jake Lippert. Dr. Lippert has served as the PERSONAL EXPLANATION NATIONAL OF GUAM FOR THEIR EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF WOMEN Executive Director for the Missouri Dental As- AND CHILDREN sociation since 1998, who now ends his ten- HON. CHARLES W. ‘‘CHIP’’ PICKERING ure. Dr. Lippert earned an undergraduate degree OF MISSISSIPPI HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES from St. Louis University before completing its OF GUAM Dental School program in 1959. He then hon- Tuesday, October 9, 2007 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES orably served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Mr. PICKERING. Madam Speaker, I was Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Navy until 1961. Dr. Lippert has been a mem- unable to be present for rollcall vote 946 to Ms. BORDALLO. Madam Speaker, I rise ber of the American Dental Association since H.R. 3246. I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ My vote today to commend the work of Soroptimist 1959 and a member of the Missouri Dental would not have changed the result, but I want International of the Marianas and Soroptimist Association since 1961. During his career, Dr. this record to reflect my intention. International of Guam, for their service to our Lippert has been awarded numerous profes- f community and thank them for various sional honors, including being named the Mis- projects to assist and improve the lives of souri Dental Association’s Dentist of the Year KEVIN EVERETT women and children in Guam and the North- in 1998. ern Marianas. Beyond his private practice, Jake Lippert HON. TED POE Soroptimist International of Guam, which has been extremely involved in his community. OF TEXAS was chartered on March 8, 1978, produces a He has served as an Instructor for East Cen- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES weekly hour-long show, ‘‘Women Making a tral College, the President of the Union School Difference,’’ on Guam’s public radio station, Board, an assistant scout master for a local Tuesday, October 9, 2007 KPRG. The show addresses issues of impor- Boy Scout troop, and a certified high school Mr. POE. Madam Speaker, southeast Texas tance to women. SIG also sponsors health football referee. Dr. Lippert is highly regarded has a rich and proud tradition when it comes fairs and, in conjunction with the Superior for his generosity and hard work. to football. There have been numerous State Court of Guam, the annual Silent Witness pro- As Executive Director of the Missouri Dental championships won from the neighboring high gram, which focuses public attention on do- Association, Dr. Lippert was instrumental in in- school teams who play to capacity crowds on mestic violence, as well as an annual wom- creasing legislative involvement, creating addi- Friday night. The area has produced super- en’s art show, ‘‘A Mosaic of Culture, Uniting tional continuing education programs, and stars that have gone on to Hall of Fame ca- Women and Girls Through Art, Friendship and shaping a vision for the future of the organiza- reers in both the college and professional Service.’’ tion. I’m certain that Members of the House game. But for all the championships and Soroptimist International of the Marianas, will join me in thanking Jake Lippert for his ex- awards, the greatest victory a southeast chartered on February 9, 1986, sponsors a ceptional leadership and dedication.

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Madam Speaker, I rise today Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute William E. have 17,310 acres in Central New York taken to share the good news that a great Philadel- ‘‘Sonny’’ Mottern who was a true patriot and into trust. These lands are located in Madison phian of another time, whose life, accomplish- friend of the First District of Tennessee. He and Oneida counties, which I represent to- ments and even his burial site have been lost passed away recently at the age of 87. gether with the gentleman from New York, Mr. in obscurity for too long, is finally being re- He was born June 24, 1920 and married his ARCURI. In fact, I originally introduced similar stored to prominence. high school sweetheart, Eulah ‘‘Sweetie’’ legislation in the 109th Congress as H.R. 4634 Octavius Valentine Catto, a champion of Af- Shepherd on October 17, 1941. From Decem- with Mr. ARCURI’s predecessor, Mr. Boehlert. rican American empowerment, civil rights and ber 1943 thru December 1945, ‘‘Sonny’’ The land-in-trust process is complex and civil disobedience before those terms were served on active duty with the 15th Infantry– time-consuming. Moreover, its potential im- even in use, was assassinated by a political 3rd Division in France where he received a pacts on regulatory jurisdiction, property taxes, thug on October 10, 1871, during a Philadel- battle field promotion to S/Sgt. He was cap- and special assessments are immense. How- phia municipal election. Catto was walking be- tured December 19, 1944, near the Rhine ever, current regulations do not require that tween his South Street home and a nearby River in France and was held in four German the Department of the Interior conduct a public polling place on a riot-torn day during which prisoner camps, being moved by box car and hearing in the area that would be most im- he had been organizing African Americans to forced marches. He was liberated on April 29, pacted by the loss of the jurisdiction over the exercise their newfound franchise and throw 1945 by General George Patton. land in question. out a corrupt local political machine. ‘‘Sonny’’ was discharged December 7, 1945 This is unfortunate, particularly given the po- Catto has been called a renaissance man and awarded the Bronze Star, One Bronze tential consequences of a decision to take for all that he undertook and accomplished in Star Cluster, Purple Heart, Good Conduct land into trust. Thus, very simply, this bill is his short life (1839–1871). He was a classi- Medal, American European-African Campaign designed to ensure that the hard-working men cally trained student and then professor at the Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Combat and women of areas, like my constituents in Institute for Colored Youth in Philadelphia, the Infantry’s Badge, Honorable Service Medal Madison and Oneida counties that are the forerunner of Cheyney University; an officer in and the POW Medal. He was called again to subject to land-in-trust applications have an an all-black unit of the Pennsylvania National serve his country as Chairman of the Carter opportunity and forum to directly and person- Guard during the Civil War who insisted on a County Draft Board during the Vietnam Con- ally provide their comments. It also would re- meaningful role for his soldiers; and even flict. quire the Department of the Interior to con- manager-second baseman for the Pythian On April 19, 1996 he was named by the sider the input and statements received at that Baseball Club, a renowned and pioneering all- Governor of Tennessee as a Colonel, Aid-De- hearing in its decision-making process. While black team. In the 1860s Catto, along with an- Camp for Valor and Dedication in the Perform- providing such an opportunity would certainly other prominent Philadelphian, the black aboli- ance of his duties in service to the ExPOWs further the interests of justice and equity, it tionist William Still, organized a civil disobe- and all Veterans of the state of Tennessee. also would enhance the quality of the Depart- dience campaign that led to laws deseg- He also served on the Military and Veterans ment’s decisions on land-in-trust applications. regating Philadelphia’s trolley car system. Advisory Board for Tennessee. On April 19, Catto’s assassination led to a massive pub- 1997 he was appointed by the Governor of f lic funeral and an outcry for justice. But gradu- Tennessee as Tennessee Ambassador of ally his deeds and memory faded from view. Goodwill. He was a National Service Organi- RECOGNIZING KARL GSCHNEIDNER His remains were relocated from Lebanon zation Representative for the Department of Cemetery in Southwest Philadelphia to Eden Veteran Affairs and was currently serving as Cemetery in Delaware County in 1903, but Treasurer of the Military Ex-Prisoners of War HON. TOM LATHAM contemporary admirers haven’t even known Foundation. where to find his resting place. Mr. Mottern’s community involvement and OF IOWA On the anniversary of O.V. Catto’s assas- leadership included: Elder in the Brick Chris- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sination, October 10, 1871, a group of Phila- tian Church; member of the Chamber of Com- Tuesday, October 9, 2007 delphians led by Philadelphia City Council merce; past Master of the Masonic Lodge, and member Jim Kenney are changing all that. At Life Member of the VFW, DAV, Purple Heart, Mr. LATHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise today a ceremony that includes representatives of the American Legion and the American Ex- to recognize a distinguished professor of ma- the Philadelphia Union League, to which Catto Prisoners of War. He was a previous owner of terials science and engineering, a senior met- belonged, Cheyney University; the O.V. Catto the Dixie Battery Company in Elizabethton and allurgist at Ames Lab, Karl Gschneidner. Elks Lodge and others, a temporary marker is was a member of the Board of Directors of the It was just recently announced that Karl will being installed and dedicated at Eden Ceme- Watauga Volunteer Fire Department. be awarded the prestigious Acta Materialia tery, 1434 Springfield Road, Collingdale, Madam Speaker, I ask you and my fellow Gold Medal in March of 2008 based on his Pennsylvania. Significantly, his modest burial members to join me in honoring Sonny demonstrated ability and leadership in mate- site is not far from the tomb of William Still. A Mottern, a true servant of his country, whose rials research. permanent and appropriate headstone for commitment and unwavering determination Catto soon will follow. continue to make a lasting impact all through- Karl has been working with rare earth met- That’s not all. A site has been designated out East Tennessee. He will be missed greatly als including research into their magnetic and on the plaza outside Philadelphia City Hall for throughout our region as we have lost a true electrical properties for over 50 years. Karl’s the construction of a statue of Catto. A design American hero. most noble work has been in magnetic refrig- competition and fundraising effort are being f eration. Magnetic refrigeration is a cooling method that uses considerably less energy launched by the O.V. Catto Memorial Fund INTRODUCTION OF THE LAND-IN- than the majority of common cooling methods under the leadership of Carol Clark Lawrence, TRUST PUBLIC HEARING ACT the Fund’s Chair, and Jim Straw, the Co- used today. The new knowledge Karl is devel- Chair. The Fund will also develop an edu- oping will advance existing materials and will cational program to assure that future genera- HON. JOHN M. McHUGH lead to new and better materials, which will OF NEW YORK tions will be well aware of the contributions of ensure the success of magnetic refrigeration IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES this outstanding Philadelphian. as a viable energy-saving and environmentally Octavius V. Catto is an inspiration to Phila- Tuesday, October 9, 2007 safe technology in the next century. delphians of all races. The telling of his story Mr. MCHUGH. Madam Speaker, I rise today Karl’s research is vital in this period of our is long overdue. And now it begins. to introduce the Land-In-Trust Public Hearing country. Our Nation’s dependence on foreign

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VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:19 Oct 10, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A09OC8.046 E09OCPT1 bajohnson on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Daily Digest Senate The Senate was not in session today. It will next meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, October 15, 2007. Committee Meetings No committee meetings were held. h House of Representatives H. Res. 720, providing for consideration of the Chamber Action bill (H.R. 2895) to establish the National Affordable Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 17 pub- Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United lic bills, H.R. 3773–3789; 1 private bill, H.R. States to provide for the construction, rehabilitation, 3790; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 229; and H. and preservation of decent, safe, and affordable hous- Res. 716–718, 721 were introduced. Pages H11393–94 ing for low-income families (H. Rept. 110–369). Additional Cosponsors: Pages H11394–95 Page H11393 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she H.R. 2474, to provide for an increased maximum appointed Representative Salazar to act as Speaker civil penalty for violations under the Consumer Pro Tempore for today. Page H11323 Product Safety Act, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110–364); Recess: The House recessed at 12:31 p.m. and re- H.R. 1721, to increase the safety of swimming convened at 2 p.m. Page H11323 pools and spas by requiring the use of proper anti- Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules entrapment drain covers and pool and spa drainage and pass the following measures: systems, by establishing a swimming pool safety Extending the District of Columbia College Ac- grant program administered by the Consumer Prod- cess Act of 1999: Concur in Senate amendment to uct Safety Commission to encourage States to im- H.R. 1124, to extend the District of Columbia Col- prove their pool and spa safety laws and to educate lege Access Act of 1999—clearing the measure for the public about pool and spa safety, with an the President; Pages H11324–27 amendment (H. Rept. 110–365); H.R. 1699, to direct the Consumer Product Safety Charles H. Hendix Post Office Building Des- Commission to require certain manufacturers to pro- ignation Act: H.R. 3518, amended, to designate the vide consumer product registration forms to facilitate facility of the United States Postal Service located at recalls of durable infant and toddler products, with 1430 South Highway 29 in Cantonment, Florida, as an amendment (H. Rept. 110–366); the ‘‘Charles H. Hendix Post Office Building’’; H.R. 814, to require the Consumer Product Safety Page H11327 Commission to issue regulations mandating child-re- Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ‘‘To des- sistant closures on all portable gasoline containers, ignate the facility of the United States Postal Service with an amendment (H. Rept. 110–367); located at 1430 South Highway 29 in Cantonment, H. Res. 719, providing for consideration of the Florida, as the ‘Charles H. Hendrix Post Office bill (H.R. 3056) to amend the Internal Revenue Building’.’’. Page H11327 Code of 1986 to repeal the authority of the Internal Revenue Service to use private debt collection com- Chief Warrant Officer Aaron Weaver Post Of- panies, to delay implementation of withholding taxes fice Building Designation Act: H.R. 3530, to des- on government contractors, and to revise the tax ignate the facility of the United States Postal Service rules on expatriation (H. Rept. 110–368); and located at 1400 Highway 41 North in Inverness, D1335

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Res. 588, tainers; Pages H11337–39 to recognize Martha Coffin Wright on the 200th an- Danny Keysar Child Product Safety Notifica- niversary of her birth and her induction into the Na- tion Act: H.R. 1699, amended, to direct the Con- tional Women’s Hall of Fame; Pages H11328–30 sumer Product Safety Commission to require certain Congratulating the Warner Robins Little manufacturers to provide consumer product registra- League Baseball Team from Warner Robins, Geor- tion forms to facilitate recalls of durable infant and gia, on winning the 2007 Little League World Se- toddler products; Pages H11339–40 ries Championship: H. Res. 630, to congratulate Providing for an increased maximum civil pen- the Warner Robins Little League Baseball Team alty for violations under the Consumer Product from Warner Robins, Georgia, on winning the 2007 Safety Act: H.R. 2474, amended, to provide for an Little League World Series Championship; increased maximum civil penalty for violations under Pages H11330–31 the Consumer Product Safety Act; Pages H11341–42 Celebrating the 90th birthday of Reverend Pool and Spa Safety Act: H.R. 1721, amended, Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., president emeritus to increase the safety of swimming pools and spas by of the University of Notre Dame, and honoring his requiring the use of proper anti-entrapment drain contributions to higher education, the Catholic covers and pool and spa drainage systems, by estab- Church, and the advancement of the humani- lishing a swimming pool safety grant program ad- tarian mission: H. Res. 687, amended, to celebrate ministered by the Consumer Product Safety Com- the 90th birthday of Reverend Theodore M. mission to encourage States to improve their pool Hesburgh, C.S.C., president emeritus of the Univer- and spa safety laws and to educate the public about sity of Notre Dame, and to honor his contributions pool and spa safety; Pages H11342–46 to higher education, the Catholic Church, and the Public Diplomacy Resource Centers Act of 2007: advancement of the humanitarian mission; H.R. 2553, amended, to amend the State Depart- Pages H11331–33 ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ‘‘Recog- the establishment and maintenance of existing librar- nizing Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., for ies and resource centers at United States diplomatic his contributions to the civil rights movement in the and consular missions to provide information about United States, his tireless work to reduce the threat American culture, society, and history; of nuclear conflict, and his efforts to secure the Pages H11346–47 peaceful resolution of international conflicts.’’. Page H11333 Amending the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing coun- Commending Green Bay Packers quarterback tries that take action to protect forests and coral Brett Favre for establishing a National Football reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems and League record for most career touchdown passes: H. reauthorizing such Act through fiscal year 2010: Res. 697, to commend Green Bay Packers quarter- H.R. 2185, amended, to amend the Tropical Forest back Brett Favre for establishing a National Football Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to League record for most career touchdown passes; developing countries that take action to protect for- Pages H11333–35 ests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine eco- Lance Corporal David K. Fribley Post Office systems and to reauthorize such Act through fiscal Designation Act: H.R. 3308, to designate the facil- year 2010; Pages H11347–50 ity of the United States Postal Service located at 216 Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ‘‘To East Main Street in Atwood, Indiana, as the ‘‘Lance amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 Corporal David K. Fribley Post Office’’; to provide debt relief to developing countries that Pages H11335–36 take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs Congratulating the Phoenix Mercury for win- and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reau- ning the 2007 Women’s National Basketball Asso- thorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for ciation (WNBA) Championship: H. Res. 654, to other purposes.’’. Page H11350 congratulate the Phoenix Mercury for winning the Expressing the strong support of the House of 2007 Women’s National Basketball Association Representatives for implementation of the July 8, (WNBA) Championship; Pages H11336–37 2006, United Nations-brokered agreement between

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President of the Republic of Cyprus Tassos efforts, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 375 yeas to 3 Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet nays, Roll No. 950. Pages H11356–63, H11368–69 Ali Talat relating to the reunification of Cyprus: In Memory of the late Honorable Jo Ann Davis H. Res. 405, amended, to express the strong support of Virginia: The House agreed to H. Res. 717, ex- of the House of Representatives for implementation pressing the condolences of the House on the death of the July 8, 2006, United Nations-brokered agree- of the Honorable Jo Ann Davis, a Representative ment between President of the Republic of Cyprus from the Commonwealth of Virginia. Tassos Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot leader Pages H11363–68, H11369–73 Mehmet Ali Talat relating to the reunification of Whole Number of the House: The Chair an- Cyprus; Pages H11350–52 nounced to the House that, in light of the passing Recognizing the warm friendship and expand- of Representative Davis of Virginia, the whole num- ing strategic relationship between the United ber of the House is adjusted to 432. Page H11368 States and Brazil, commending Brazil on success- Quorum Calls—Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes de- fully reducing its dependence on oil by finding al- veloped during the proceedings of today and appear ternative ways to satisfy its energy needs, and rec- on pages H11368, H11368–69. There were no ognizing the importance of the March 9, 2007, quorum calls. United States-Brazil Memorandum of Under- standing (MOU) on biofuels cooperation: H. Res. Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and 651, amended, to recognize the warm friendship and at 10:15 p.m., pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. expanding strategic relationship between the United 717, it stands adjourned in memory of the late Hon- States and Brazil, to commend Brazil on successfully orable Jo Ann Davis. reducing its dependence on oil by finding alternative ways to satisfy its energy needs, and to recognize the Committee Meetings importance of the March 9, 2007, United States- Brazil Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on HIV/AIDS RELIEF AND FOOD SECURITY biofuels cooperation; Pages H11352–53 Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa Denouncing the practices of female genital mu- and Global Health held a hearing on the President’s tilation, domestic violence, ‘‘honor’’ killings, acid Emerging Plans for AIDS Relief: Is it Fulfilling the burning, dowry deaths, and other gender-based Nutrition and Food Security Needs of People Living persecutions and expressing the sense of the House with HIV/AIDS? Testimony was heard from Mark of Representatives that participation, protection, R. Dybul, Coordinator, Office of the U.S. Global recognition, and independence of women is crucial AIDS Coordinator, Department of State; and public to achieving a just, moral, and honorable society: witnesses. H. Res. 32, amended, to denounce the practices of NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE female genital mutilation, domestic violence, IMPROVEMENT ‘‘honor’’ killings, acid burning, dowry deaths, and other gender-based persecutions and to express the Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on sense of the House of Representatives that participa- Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans held a hearing on Im- tion, protection, recognition, and independence of plementation of the National Wildlife Refuge Im- women is crucial to achieving a just, moral, and provement Act: Has the promise been fulfilled? Tes- honorable society, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 378 timony was heard from H. Dale Hall, Director, U.S. yeas with none voting ‘‘nay’’, Roll No. 949; and Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Inte- rior; John Frampton, Director, Department of Nat- Pages H11353–56, H11368 ural Resources, South Carolina; Bruce Babbitt, Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ‘‘De- former Secretary of the Interior; and public wit- nouncing the practices of female genital mutilation, nesses. domestic violence, ‘honor’ killings, acid burnings, dowry deaths, and other gender-based persecutions, NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST and expressing the sense of the House of Representa- FUND ACT OF 2007 tives that participation, protection, recognition, and Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 9 to 3, a equality of women is crucial to achieving a just, structured rule providing one hour of general debate moral and peaceful society.’’. Page H11368 on H.R. 2895, National Affordable Housing Trust War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007: H.R. Fund Act of 2007, equally divided and controlled by 400, amended, to prohibit profiteering and fraud re- the chairman and ranking minority member of the lating to military action, relief, and reconstruction Committee on Financial Services. The rule waives all

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The rule waives all House points of order against the amendment in the nature Committee on Armed Services, hearing on security involv- of a substitute except for clause 10 of rule XXI. ing Pakistan and policy implications for the Department The rule makes in order only those amendments of Defense, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn. printed in the Rules Committee report. The amend- Committee on Education and Labor, hearing on Cases of ments made in order may be offered only in the Child Neglect and Abuse at Private Residential Treat- order printed in the report, may be offered only by ment Facilities, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn. a Member designated in the report, shall be consid- Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on ered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified Health, to mark up H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2123 in the report equally divided and controlled by the Rayburn. proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Inter- amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand net, to mark up the following: H.R. 3403, 911 Mod- for a division of the question in the House or in the ernization and Safety Act of 2007; and the Broadband Committee of the Whole. All points of order against Census of America Act of 2007, 3 p.m., 2120 Rayburn. the amendments except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule Committee on Foreign Affairs, to mark up the following: XXI are waived. The rule provides one motion to re- H. Res. 106, Affirmation of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution, 1:30 p.m., 2172 commit with or without instructions. Finally, the Rayburn. rule provides that, notwithstanding the operation of Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on the previous question, the Chair may postpone fur- Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Tech- ther consideration of the bill to a time designated by nology, hearing and markup of H.R. 2631, Nuclear the Speaker. Forensics and Attribution Act, 2 p.m., 311 Cannon. Testimony was heard from Chairman Frank and Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following: Representatives Hastings of Florida, Woolsey and the Responsibility Electronic Surveillance That is Over- seen, Reviewed, and Effective Act of 2007; H.R. 3678, Bachus. Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007; H.R. 2830, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2007; H.R. 3564, Regu- TAX COLLECTION RESPONSIBILITY ACT latory Improvement Act of 2007; H.R. 2405, Proud to OF 2007 Be an American Citizen Act; H.R. 2884, Kendell Fred- Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 9 to 3, a erick Citizenship Assistance Act; H.R. 1512, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for com- closed rule providing one hour of debate in the pensation to States incarcerating undocumented aliens House on H.R. 3056, Tax Collection Responsibility charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors; Act of 2007, equally divided and controlled by the H.R. 1312, Arts Require Timely Service (ARTS) Act; chairman and ranking minority member of the Com- and H.R. 3387, To update and improve the codification mittee on Ways and Means. of title 46, United States Code, 10:15 a.m., 2141 Ray- The rule waives all points of order against consid- burn. eration of the bill except those arising under clause Committee on Natural Resources, to mark up the fol- 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The rule provides that the lowing bills: H.R. 53, Virgin Islands National Park School Lease Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, amendment in the nature of a substitute rec- Assistance, and Immediate Response Act; H.R. 830, ommended by the Committee on Ways and Means, Denali National Park and Alaska Railroad Land Exchange modified by the amendment printed in the Rules Act of 2007; H.R. 3111, Port Chicago Naval Magazine Committee report, shall be considered as adopted National Memorial Enhancement Act of 2007; H.R. 783, and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. Mesa Verde National Park Boundary Expansion Act of The rule waives all points of order against the bill, 2007; H.R. 1528, New England National Scenic Trail as amended. The rule provides one motion to recom- Designation Act; H.R. 2094, To provide for certain ad- ministrative and support for the Dwight D. Eisenhower mit with or without instructions. Finally, the rule Memorial Commission; H.R. 2197, Hopewell Culture permits the Chair, during consideration of the bill, National Historical Park Boundary Adjustment Act; H.R. to postpone further consideration of it to a time des- 523, Douglas County, Washington, PUD Conveyance ignated by the Speaker. Testimony was heard from Act; H.R. 1462, Platte River Recovery Implementation Representative Van Hollen. Program and Pathfinder Modification Authorization Act;

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H.R. 29, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to the Industrial Energy Efficiency Research and Develop- construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, munic- ment Act of 2007, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn. ipal, domestic, military, and other uses from the Santa Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, Margarita River, California; H.R. 135, Twenty-First Cen- hearing on Assessment of the National Science Board’s tury Water Commission Act of 2007; and H.R. 664, Action Plan for STEM Education, 10 a.m., 2318 Ray- Dana Point Desalination Project Authorization Act, 11 burn. a.m., 1324 Longworth. Committee on Small Business, hearing on Small Business Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Sub- Priorities in upcoming energy legislation, 10 a.m., 2360 committee on Domestic Policy, hearing on Professional Rayburn. Sport Stadiums: Do They Divert Taxpayer Funds From Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Sub- Public Infrastructure? 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn. committee on Aviation, hearing on The Transition from Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Af- FAA to Contractor-Operated Flight Service Stations: Les- fairs, hearing on Six Years Later: Assessing Long-Term sons Learned, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. Threats, Risks and the U.S. Strategy for Security in a Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, hearing on the Findings Post 9/11 World, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. of the Veterans’ Disability Benefits Commission, 10 a.m., Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 2095, Federal rail- 334 Cannon. road Safety Improvement Act of 2007, 3 p.m., H–313 Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, to mark up the Capitol. RESTORE Act of 2007, 10:30 a.m., H–405 Capitol. Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warm- Energy and Environment, to mark up the following: H.R. ing, hearing entitled ‘‘The Business Opportunity in a 1834, National Ocean Exploration Program Act; the En- Low-Carbon Energy Economy,’’ 9:30 a.m., 2172 Ray- ergy Storage Technology Advancement Act of 2007; and burn.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2 p.m., Monday, October 15 10 a.m., Wednesday, October 10

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program: for Monday: After the transaction of any Program for Wednesday: Consideration of H.R. morning business (not to extend beyond 3 p.m.), Senate 2895—National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of will resume consideration of H.R. 3093. Commerce and 2007 (Subject to a Rule) and H.R. 3056—Tax Collection Justice, and Science Appropriations Act. Responsibility Act of 2007 (Subject to a Rule).

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Davis, Tom, Va., E2090 Marchant, Kenny, Tex., E2092 Farr, Sam, Calif., E2085, E2086, E2087 Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E2086, E2087 Ackerman, Gary L., N.Y., E2092 Fattah, Chaka, Pa., E2095 Pickering, Charles W. ‘‘Chip’’, Miss., E2093, E2094 Bordallo, Madeleine Z., Guam, E2094 Graves, Sam, Mo., E2085, E2086, E2087 Poe, Ted, Tex., E2093, E2094 Butterfield, G.K., N.C., E2094 Green, Al, Tex., E2093 Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E2089 Capito, Shelley Moore, W.Va., E2085, E2086, E2087 Higgins, Brian, N.Y., E2091 Capps, Lois, Calif., E2089 Kanjorski, Paul E., Pa., E2088 Reyes, Silvestre, Tex., E2092 Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E2088 Kind, Ron, Wisc., E2092 Rogers, Harold, Ky., E2085, E2087 Costa, Jim, Calif., E2088 Langevin, James R., R.I., E2088 Sarbanes, John P., Md., E2091 Davis, Danny K., Ill., E2089 Latham, Tom, Iowa, E2095 Skelton, Ike, Mo., E2094 Davis, David, Tenn., E2095 McHugh, John M., N.Y., E2095 Udall, Mark, Colo., E2091

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