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Congressional Record—Senate S1674 S1674 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE March 12, 2013 will have a ripple effect that could curb REMEMBERING BORAH VAN always gone first, providing a blueprint medical discoveries and weaken the DORMOLEN that helped guide negotiations on Cap- economies across the country. Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I want itol Hill, but not under this President. Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the to start my remarks today by remem- The budget process is an opportunity NIH, says there is no question that se- bering a great Texan who passed away for the President to outline his prior- questration will slow the development just yesterday. Sandy, my wife, and I ities. It is an opportunity for the Presi- of an influenza vaccine and cancer re- are deeply saddened by the loss of dent to tell the American people what search. we can afford and how we are going to Eli Zerhouni, head of NIH under Borah Van Dormolen, a remarkable pa- triot, a respected leader, and a loving pay for it. Above all, it is an oppor- President George W. Bush, said: tunity for the President to show real We are going to maim our innovation capa- wife. Borah rose through the ranks of the leadership on issues of national impor- bilities if we do these abrupt deep cuts at tance. NIH. It will impact science for generations U.S. Army, achieving the rank of lieu- to come. tenant colonel. After more than two As ADM Mike Mullen, the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Right now, when so much good re- decades serving her Nation in the uni- said: The greatest national security search is moving us forward, we should form of the U.S. Army, she poured her be doubling down on medical edu- energy and sense of duty into helping threat to the United States is our cation, innovation, and infrastructure. our State. Frequently offering frank budget. What he meant by that is, un- Cutting back on NIH and biomedical advice in only the way Borah could, less the Federal Government gets its research is so shortsighted. Medical re- she was a leader by example and a fiscal house in order, we are not going search saves lives, keeps America’s great friend. to be able to afford even the safety net place as a leader in science and medi- Borah’s legacy will live in many for the most vulnerable of our people, cine, and it generates economic ways, including in the young Texans nor are we going to be able to afford growth. Frankly, these cuts shake the she helped me select for nominations the national security that helps keep confidence of people in this field. Try- to our Nation’s military academies America strong and America and its al- ing to decide whether they should dedi- through her service on my Military lies safe. cate their lives to medical research Academy Selection Committee. Unfortunately, the President has with the uncertainty of sequestration Sandy joins me in sending our failed to demonstrate the required and budget cuts is unfair. thoughts and prayers to Borah’s hus- leadership in this area. He has also ig- For over a century, NIH-supported band, LTC Rich Castle, their families, nored the recommendations of his own scientists have led the way for impor- and all those whom Borah touched bipartisan fiscal commission. He sub- tant breakthroughs to improve health throughout her journey in life. mitted two consecutive budget pro- and save lives through the discovery of posals that failed to receive a single things such as the MRI, extending the f vote in this Chamber. His administra- life expectancy for people with cystic THE BUDGET tion has racked up $6 trillion in new fibrosis, revolutionizing our thinking debt since he became President, and he about cancer, improving our under- Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I would created a massive new entitlement standing of stroke and heart disease, like to mark this 1,413th day that the funded by a trillion-dollar tax in- and creating new vaccines that save Senate has not had a budget. We will crease—something known as lives. be talking a lot about the budget this ObamaCare. Now he is refusing to send President Obama has called on con- week, as we should, in a debate that us a budget until after the Senate and gressional leaders to come together to has been long overdue. the House vote on their own budget create an alternative to the sequestra- Since the Budget and Accounting Act proposals. tion. A balanced mix of smarter spend- was passed in 1921, no President has If the President really wants to play ing cuts and revenue from closing loop- missed the legal deadline for submit- a constructive role in the budget proc- holes that benefit higher income indi- ting a budget to Congress. Unfortu- ess, he will send us his proposal right viduals will mean we can keep our nately, for the fourth time in 5 years, away. Further delays will only com- commitment to medical research. President Obama will miss that dead- plicate and hinder our negotiations. This week we are going to start the line. Mr. President, I yield the floor and debate on the continuing resolution. Given that our gross national debt is suggest the absence of a quorum. One of the early amendments that is already larger than our entire econ- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- likely to be offered will be by Senator omy, and given that we are facing more pore. The clerk will call the roll. HARKIN, who chairs the Labor, Health than $100 trillion in unfunded liabil- The legislative clerk proceeded to and Human Services Subcommittee in ities, one would think the President call the roll. Appropriations. I have spoken to Sen- would make this a priority and he Ms. AYOTTE. Madam President, I ator HARKIN. He is determined to do ev- would feel a greater sense of urgency ask unanimous consent that the order erything he can to give the Senate the about America’s fiscal dilemma. for the quorum call be rescinded. opportunity to continue to cut the def- In fact, not only will President The PRESIDING OFFICER. (Mr. icit but to do it in a way that will not Obama be late with his budget this SCHATZ) Without objection, it is so or- make dramatic negative cuts in med- year, he will not even be submitting it dered. ical research. to the House and the Senate until after f I hope we can get a bipartisan con- we have released our own budgets. So sensus. Diseases and the threats of ill the President will not have any input TERRORISTS TRIALS health strike all of us regardless of whatsoever by submitting his budget— Ms. AYOTTE. Mr. President, I rise party affiliation. We should come to- which he should have done on February today to speak about an issue I am gether on a bipartisan basis to support 4—he will not have any input whatso- very concerned about, which involves a increasing medical research and main- ever on the deliberations of the House man who was recently captured over- taining America’s lead in the world. I yield the floor and suggest the ab- and Senate as we take up our proposed seas. His name is Sulaiman Abu sence of a quorum. budgets. Ghaith, and he is Osama bin Laden’s The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- As I say, since the Budget and Ac- son-in-law. Here is a photo of him sit- pore. The clerk will call the roll. counting Act was passed in 1921, no ting next to Osama bin Laden. In fact, The legislative clerk proceeded to U.S. President has ever done that. The he appeared with Osama bin Laden call the roll. White House has always gone first. In right after the 9/11 attacks on our Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask fact, the President is the leader of our country. unanimous consent that the order for Nation not only as Commander in Chief He is Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law, the quorum call be rescinded. but also as the one the Constitution captured overseas and brought to the The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- looks to in the law to bear the respon- United States of America. The Attor- pore. Without objection, it is so or- sibility to make at least an initial ney General has made the announce- dered. budget proposal. The White House has ment Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:38 Mar 13, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12MR6.007 S12MRPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE March 12, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1675 will be tried in New York City in a ci- inform him he has the right to remain tion seems to be bent on bringing these vilian trial rather than being brought silent. We lose valuable opportunities foreign terrorists to the United States to Guantanamo Bay for further inter- to gather intelligence, to protect our to give them all of the rights of our ci- rogation and held in military custody. country, and to discover if he was with vilian court system rather than focus- I am very concerned about this issue Osama bin Laden. ing on ensuring we have all the intel- as this is a man who, based upon the We have photos of him one day after ligence we need to protect our country. relationship he had with Osama bin the September 11 attack.
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