E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 113 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

Vol. 160 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2014 No. 34 Senate The Senate was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Monday, March 3, 2014, at 2 p.m. House of Representatives FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2014

The House met at 9 a.m. and was May all that is done this day in the Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, called to order by the Speaker pro tem- people’s House be for Your greater this week is National Eating Disorders pore (Mr. HULTGREN). honor and glory. Awareness Week, a time to learn more f Amen. about eating disorders, what causes f them, and how to best treat and pre- DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER vent them. PRO TEMPORE THE JOURNAL Eating disorders are widespread, af- The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The fecting at least 14 million Americans, fore the House the following commu- Chair has examined the Journal of the and are so common among our youth nication from the Speaker: last day’s proceedings and announces that at least one to two out of every WASHINGTON, DC, to the House his approval thereof. 100 children in America has an eating February 28, 2014. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- disorder. I hereby appoint the Honorable RANDY nal stands approved. Research has shown that while many HULTGREN to act as Speaker pro tempore on f eating disorders are caused by a ge- this day. netic predisposition, environmental JOHN A. BOEHNER, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE factors like peer pressure and false ad- Speaker of the House of Representatives. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the vertising can be overriding contribu- f gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. ROS- tors. PRAYER LEHTINEN) come forward and lead the By the time our children turn 17, House in the Pledge of Allegiance. they have been exposed to over 250,000 The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN led the Pledge television commercials depicting unre- J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: of Allegiance as follows: alistic body sizes. Too often this expo- Loving God, we give You thanks for I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the sure leads to an eating disorder. giving us another day. United States of America, and to the Repub- I will offer legislation to look at how As we meditate on all the blessings of lic for which it stands, one nation under God, advertising can more closely resemble life, we especially pray for the blessing indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. true human form. I look forward to of peace in our lives and in our world. f working with my colleagues to fight We pray especially for the people of this tragic epidemic of eating dis- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Ukraine and Venezuela, but know that orders. You are aware of those worldwide who PRO TEMPORE f suffer from violent unrest. Cover all The SPEAKER pro tempore. The with the balm of Your healing and Chair will entertain up to five requests COMMEMORATING JUDY HARRIS peace. for 1-minute speeches on each side of (Mr. KILMER asked and was given May Your special blessings be upon the aisle. permission to address the House for 1 the Members of this assembly in the f minute.) important, sometimes difficult work Mr. KILMER. Mr. Speaker, today I they do. Give them wisdom and char- NATIONAL EATING DISORDERS rise to commemorate a friend, Judy ity, that they might work together for AWARENESS WEEK Harris, a home care worker who passed the common good. (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was away last week. And bless all peacemakers for their given permission to address the House The most glorious part of the job I work. May Your eternal spirit be with for 1 minute and to revise and extend have is the opportunity to meet and them, and with us always. her remarks.) learn from people from all walks of

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Currently, my State’s small busi- the halls of government. Judy’s advo- The Spinach Festival is now one of nesses are at a competitive disadvan- cacy and work with the Service Em- the biggest and best festivals in all of tage because in our neighboring States ployees International Union led her to south Texas. It was started in 1936, of Wisconsin and Iowa, the minimum traverse the Nation to make sure those stopped for a period of time during wage is lower than in ours. Raising the depending on care and those providing World War II, and didn’t go back up Federal minimum wage could help care had a voice and had dignity and until the 1980s, but it has grown signifi- level this playing field and make small had respect. cantly over time. businesses in my region stronger. I will remember until my last days Crystal City also occupies a unique Increasing the minimum wage is a the afternoon I spent with Judy for a spot in Texas’ political history in that win-win situation for the people I rep- day in her shoes. By the end of the day, it was the birthplace of the first Latino resent and for our local economy. I be- I was exhausted, physically and emo- political party in Texas, La Raza Unida lieve strongly that anyone who works tionally. I was so grateful to Judy and Party, which, for a time, received full-time should not have to live in to caregivers who do the work they do enough votes to qualify for a statewide poverty. to help people live with dignity. ballot. Let’s work together and get this Andy Stern used to say that the Crystal City has long been known as done. ‘‘power of SEIU was that it was the a core of civil rights activism, and its f way that ordinary people could accom- rolling fields are now sharing space ELECTRIFY AFRICA ACT OF 2014 plish extraordinary things and the way with the booming Eagle Ford Shale that the powerless could become pow- economy of our region. (Mr. BROOKS of Alabama asked and erful.’’ No one demonstrated that bet- Come see a gem of the Texas Winter was given permission to address the ter than Judy. I will always be grateful Garden area, Crystal City, Texas. House for 1 minute.) for her tireless work. f Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Mr. Speak- f er, yesterday, the House Foreign Af- MAKING RARE DISEASES A THING FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS fairs Committee passed H.R. 2548, the OF THE PAST SHOULD ALWAYS BE PROTECTED Electrify Africa Act of 2014. (Mr. MARINO asked and was given Another day in Washington, another (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina permission to address the House for 1 boondoggle on the backs of American asked and was given permission to ad- minute.) taxpayers. dress the House for 1 minute and to re- Mr. MARINO. Mr. Speaker, I rise I am flabbergasted that in the same vise and extend his remarks.) Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. today to bring attention to an issue week our Secretary of Defense warns of Speaker, the American people have that affects millions of American citi- severe defense cuts caused by Amer- lost faith in the President and his ad- zens. ica’s deteriorating financial condition, ministration’s ability to serve in an A rare disease is defined as a disease cuts that risk national security, Con- unbiased manner. Sadly, last year’s that affects fewer than 200,000 people. gress seeks to force American tax- scandal revealed the IRS is targeting There are over 7,000 rare diseases that payers to help build electrical power organizations who disagree with the affect close to 30 million people. plants and transmission lines in Africa. President’s Big Government agenda. My family knows the difficulties of Financial prudence dictates that we We should never have to worry that dealing with a rare disease. My daugh- reduce our deficits by not spending the our First Amendment rights are in ter, Chloe, has suffered from cystic fi- money at all. If we must spend it and jeopardy because the government op- brosis her entire life. CF is a life- must choose between Africa or Amer- poses our beliefs. Based on last year’s threatening rare disease that causes ica, Mr. Speaker, I choose spending it revelations, it is clear that these ac- mucus to build up and block major or- in America. tions were deliberate. The Founding gans. Chloe is one of only 30,000 people America spends more than $40 billion Fathers treasured the rights of freedom affected by this disease in the United a year on foreign aid with money we do of speech and to petition the govern- States. not have, borrow to get, and cannot af- ment, which is why they were pro- As a rare disease, CF requires spe- ford to pay back. Mr. Speaker, if finan- tected first in the Constitution. cialized care that can cost an indi- cial irresponsibility and economic in- On Wednesday, the House acted in a vidual hundreds of thousands of dollars sanity have a home, rest assured they bipartisan vote to prevent future abuse over their lifetime. Even though there live in Washington, D.C. by passing legislation that bans the have been advancements in medicine, a f CF sufferer may only survive into their Treasury Department and the IRS from EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT thirties. This is much different than it implementing new requirements tar- COMPENSATION EXTENSION ACT geting political groups. I hope the Sen- was 50 years ago, where a child was ate will take action on this bill so we lucky to live to the age of 10. (Mr. TIERNEY asked and was given can ensure that every citizen’s First Today we observe CF and all other permission to address the House for 1 Amendment rights stand protected. rare diseases to stress the importance minute.) In conclusion, God bless our troops, of funding for rare disease research. Mr. TIERNEY. Mr. Speaker, 2 and we will never forget September the Hopefully, we can make rare diseases a months ago today, emergency unem- 11th in the global war on terrorism. thing of the past. ployment benefits expired for over 1 million Americans, including 20,000 f f veterans, and yet this House still has A GEM OF THE TEXAS WINTER NEED TO RAISE MINIMUM WAGE not taken up legislation to provide GARDEN AREA—CRYSTAL CITY, (Mrs. BUSTOS asked and was given these workers and their families nec- TEXAS permission to address the House for 1 essary relief. That is shameful. (Mr. GALLEGO asked and was given minute.) I rise to ask immediate action on my permission to address the House for 1 Mrs. BUSTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise legislation, the Emergency Unemploy- minute.) today to talk about the urgent need to ment Compensation Extension Act, Mr. GALLEGO. Mr. Speaker, I use raise the minimum wage for hard- which provides a 3-month extension of some time to talk about the 23rd Dis- working Americans just struggling to benefits. 183 Members of the House— trict. It comprises nearly a quarter of get by. The cost of living has increased, over 90 percent of the Democratic Cau- the land area of Texas. but wages have not. cus—have signed on to my bill.

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My husband marks.) consume. and I have tapped out all of our savings, and Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise Last Congress, the Oversight and I’m beside myself with worry wondering how today to pay tribute to Salvador Lara Government Reform Subcommittee to make the little that we have remaining and Jesus Duran, two Inland Empire that I chaired began studying the effec- last longer. It is a mistake to eliminate this heroes who, after decades of being over- tiveness of the Unfunded Mandates Re- crucial safety net for those of us struggling looked, will be awarded the Medal of to get back on our feet. form Act, also known as UMRA, which Honor. was enacted in 1995. We should not leave VeraMae and Salvador Lara served in World War II We held three legislative hearings, others just like her out in the cold an- and, while in Italy in 1944, he ‘‘aggres- and we inquired with the Congressional other day longer. sively led his rifle squad in neutral- Budget Office and the Office of Infor- If the moral imperative to act isn’t izing multiple enemy strong points. mation and Regulatory Affairs about enough, Mr. Speaker, perhaps we The next morning, as his company re- various UMRA provisions and the pos- should consider the economic benefits turned the attack, Lara sustained a se- sible improvements to the law. of extending unemployment insurance. vere leg wound but did not stop to re- During our hearings, representatives In fact, economists agree that unem- ceive aid.’’ from State and local governments, and ployment insurance is one of the best Jesus Duran served in Vietnam and the private sector, they all came to ways to spur economic growth, deliv- saved several wounded Americans on a testify about many of the burdensome ering $1.52 in economic activity for search-and-clear mission in 1969. Ac- mandates that are actually not charac- every dollar spent. cording to his son, Chuy, ‘‘His platoon This House should pass that bill im- terized and not protected under the was in a fight and a lot of guys were mediately. original Unfunded Mandates Reform killed. He thought he was going to be Act. The analyses often failed to cap- f left for dead, so he decided to take the ture the heavy burdens of those regu- REMEMBERING MAJOR CHARLES M60 and unload.’’ latory mandates. SWIM Unfortunately, Mr. Speaker, these UMRA’s limited coverage is a con- (Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given heroes are no longer with us and they cern because, as the chief economist of permission to address the House for 1 will receive their Medals of Honor post- the Small Business and Entrepreneur- minute.) humously, but we must never forget ship Council testified: ‘‘Unfunded man- Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, sadly, I their sacrifice, for it is because of their dates and regulations continually stifle rise today in remembrance of my dear bravery that we are able to continue private sector growth and economic ex- friend and a great patriot, Mr. Charles spreading freedom throughout the pansion.’’ Swim of Paradise, California. world. To help raise awareness about un- Charlie was quite a character. He was f funded mandates and ensure more of these mandates are captured by the very involved politically, and if he UNFUNDED MANDATES INFORMA- Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, H.R. picked you as the person he thought TION AND TRANSPARENCY ACT 899, the Unfunded Mandates Informa- was going to win, that virtually guar- OF 2013 anteed your election. But more impor- tion and Transparency Act, was intro- tantly, what we know him for in north- GENERAL LEAVE duced by Representative VIRGINIA ern California is his service to his Na- Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, I ask FOXX. It is bipartisan legislation that tion and his community. unanimous consent that all Members will close existing loopholes in the law He was born on April 14, 1927, in De- may have 5 legislative days within and bring more transparency and ac- troit, Michigan, although he claimed which to revise and extend their re- countability to the regulatory process. Kentucky. His true age at the time he marks and include extraneous material The legislation has the support of the enlisted in the Army was 15. They fi- on H.R. 899. National Federation of Independent nally caught up to him when he was 17. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Businesses, the Small Business and En- He then soon enlisted in the Navy, objection to the request of the gen- trepreneurship Council, the U.S. Cham- where he served 6 years during World tleman from Oklahoma? ber of Commerce, and the National War II. After that, he rejoined the There was no objection. Conference of State Legislatures. Army. He also served as a California The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- The American Action Forum, which State parole agent for 27 years, where ant to House Resolution 492 and rule is headed by former CBO Director Doug he successfully fought for the Second XVIII, the Chair declares the House in Holtz-Eakin, also supports the con- Amendment rights of parole agents. the Committee of the Whole House on cepts of this bill. Many credit Charlie’s efforts to saving the state of the Union for the consider- H.R. 899 requires that independent their lives. ation of the bill, H.R. 899. regulatory agencies comply with the After retirement, Charlie’s extensive The Chair appoints the gentleman Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. Inde- knowledge and experience in his field from Illinois (Mr. HULTGREN) to preside pendent regulatory agencies are cur- continued to affect those in Califor- over the Committee of the Whole. rently excluded from review, but the regulations they promulgate can im- nia’s First District, leading him to be- b 0916 come appointed the first official histo- pose significant costs and burdensome rian for the Butte County Sheriff’s Of- IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE requirements. fice. Accordingly, the House resolved Currently, regulations issued by He is survived by his wife of 40 years, itself into the Committee of the Whole agencies such as the Securities and Ex- 8 children, 11 grandchildren, 15 great- House on the state of the Union for the change Commission, the National grandchildren, 3 great-great-grand- consideration of the bill (H.R. 899) to Labor Relations Board, they are ex- children, 1 niece, and 3 nephews. provide for additional safeguards with cluded from cost-benefit analyses oth- Charlie’s valiance and warm heart respect to imposing Federal mandates, erwise required of other agencies. touched and changed many lives. We and for other purposes, with Mr. The Congressional Research Service are very grateful to him. He was deeply HULTGREN in the chair. found that between 2010 and 2012, nine loved by his family, friends, and the The Clerk read the title of the bill. independent agencies issued 57 major community, and he will be incredibly The CHAIR. Pursuant to the rule, the rules. Those are rules with a cost to missed by all. bill is considered read the first time. the economy of over $100 million. But

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It also codifies Executive I rise in opposition to H.R. 899, the ever, just like other stakeholders. Order 12866’s requirement that agencies Unfunded Mandates Information and conduct a cost-benefit analysis. Transparency Act. This bill is the sec- The bill also would put independent H.R. 899 requires agencies to consult ond major piece of legislation being agencies in jeopardy of political inter- with the private sector prior to pro- considered this week that will add ference. The Unfunded Mandates Re- posing a major rule. Currently, this re- needless and counterproductive red form Act currently exempts inde- quirement only applies to State, local, tape to the rulemaking process. pendent agencies from its reporting re- and tribal governments. I have the privilege of serving as the quirements. This bill removes that ex- In light of President Obama’s empha- ranking member of the Committee on emption. sis on early stakeholder input on the Oversight and Government Reform. That would mean that independent development of Federal regulations, The Oversight Committee has jurisdic- regulatory agencies like the Securities there is no reason to exclude private tion over the executive branch and leg- and Exchange Commission would have sector stakeholders from early con- islative jurisdiction over government- to submit their rules to the Office of sultation in this requirement. wide policies. Management and Budget for review, H.R. 899 allows the chairman or rank- It is our duty and our responsibility which could undermine their independ- ing member of any congressional com- to ensure that the Federal Government ence. I plan to offer an amendment to mittee to request that an agency con- is operating effectively and efficiently. strike that provision, and I hope it will duct a retrospective analysis of an ex- It is also the responsibility of every be adopted. isting Federal regulatory mandate. Member of Congress, and we must hold Again, President Obama even has ac- This is a well-intended bill with seri- that dearly. knowledged the need for retrospective ous, negative consequences. I urge my This legislation may be well-in- review, stating that each agency colleagues to oppose it. tended, but it would have unintended ‘‘should periodically review its existing consequences that would make govern- Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance significant regulations to determine ment less efficient and less effective. of my time. whether any such regulations should be We rely on agency rulemakings to modified, streamlined, expanded, or re- Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Chairman, I am protect our children, protect our work- pealed to make the agency’s regulatory submitting for the RECORD letters of ers, and protect our economy. The Coa- program more effective or less burden- exchange between the Committee on lition for Sensible Safeguards, a group some in achieving the regulatory ob- Oversight and Government Reform and of more than 150 good government, jectives.’’ This change would ensure ex- the Committees on Budget and Judici- labor, scientific, faith, health, and isting regulations are actually re- ary and Rules regarding the commit- community organizations, sent a letter viewed. tees’ jurisdictional interest in H.R. 899. H.R. 899 extends judicial review to to the Oversight Committee. Here is HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ensure that agencies carefully consider just a portion of what that letter said: COMMITTEE ON RULES, Washington, DC, February 11, 2013. the least costly or least burdensome The Wall Street economic collapse, the Hon. DARRELL ISSA, regulatory alternatives. British Petroleum oil spill catastrophe, var- ious food and product safety recalls, and nu- Chairman, Committee on Oversight and Govern- According to the Small Business and merous industrial disasters, including the ment Reform, Washington, DC. Entrepreneurship Council, the current Upper Big Branch mine explosion in West DEAR CHAIRMAN ISSA: On July 24, 2013, the judicial review provision included in Virginia and the fertilizer plant in West, Committee on Oversight and Government the original UMRA ‘‘lacks teeth’’ and Texas, have all dramatically demonstrated Reform ordered reported H.R. 899, the Un- ‘‘offers no real incentives for agencies the need for a stronger regulatory system funded Mandates Information and Trans- to deal legitimately with the Unfunded that is more responsive to the public inter- parency Act of 2013. As you know, the Com- Mandates Reform Act requirements.’’ est. Congress should be moving forward to mittee on Rules was granted an additional H.R. 899 ensures that Federal agen- protect the public from harm, not rolling referral upon the bill’s introduction pursu- cies and the Congressional Budget Of- back the clock and weakening important ant to the Committee’s jurisdiction under safeguards. fice estimate the entire cost of a Fed- rule X of the Rules of the House of Rep- Mr. Chairman, now is not the time resentatives over rules and joint rules of the eral mandate, such as forgone profits, House. costs passed on to consumers, and be- for us to be adding unnecessary, bur- havioral changes as a result of a Fed- densome requirements to the rule- Because of your willingness to consult eral mandate. making process. Our constituents ex- with my committee regarding this matter, I will waive consideration of the bill by the The administration said it is pect us to make them safer, not to make it harder for agencies to keep Rules Committee. By agreeing to waive its ‘‘strongly supportive’’ of the first gen- consideration of the bill, the Rules Com- eration of the Unfunded Mandates Re- them safe. mittee does not waive its jurisdiction over form Act. I am glad that we are here The bill would give private industry H.R. 899. In addition, the Committee on today to make the Unfunded Mandates an unfair advantage in the rulemaking Rules reserves its authority to seek con- Reform Act even stronger. process. Under this bill, agencies would ferees on any provisions of the bill that are I have stated before, and I will state be required to consult with corpora- within its jurisdiction during any House- again, making these reforms is not an tions before consulting with customers Senate conference that may be convened on attack on the current administration. who would be protected by the regula- this legislation. I ask your commitment to tions. In fact, the bill requires agencies support any request by the Committee on Many of the issues we are here to deal Rules for conferees on H.R. 899 or related leg- with today did not originate in this ad- to consult with private industry ‘‘be- islation. ministration, and the solutions we pro- fore issuance of a proposed rule- I also request that you include this letter pose will extend well beyond this ad- making.’’ and your response as part of your commit- ministration. This means that, for example, if the tee’s report on the bill and in the Congres- It is the role and responsibility of Department of Agriculture planned to sional Record during consideration of the Congress to ensure regulations are con- propose a new food safety rule, cor- legislation on the House floor. sistent with legislative intent and they porate agricultural interests would get Thank you for your attention to these are written to cause the least amount advance access to the rule, and the op- matters. of burden and the greatest possible portunity to shape it, before food safe- Sincerely, benefit. ty groups, children’s health groups, PETE SESSIONS.

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COM- 899. As you have requested, I will support floor consideration of this bill. Thank you MITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOV- your request for an appropriate appointment again for your cooperation. ERNMENT REFORM, of outside conferees from your Committee in Sincerely, Washington, DC, February 11, 2014. the event of a House-Senate conference on DARRELL ISSA, Hon. PETE SESSIONS, this or similar legislation should such a con- Chairman. Chairman, Committee on Rules, ference be convened. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Finally, I will include a copy of your letter the gentleman from California (Mr. DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Thank you for your and this response in the Committee Report ISSA), the chairman of the Oversight letter regarding the Rules Committee’s ju- and in the Congressional Record during the risdictional interest in H.R. 899, the ‘‘Un- and Government Reform Committee. floor consideration of this bill. Thank you Mr. ISSA. Mr. Chairman, let me start funded Mandates Information and Trans- again for your cooperation. parency Act of 2013,’’ and your willingness to Sincerely, off on a positive note. The positive forego consideration of H.R. 899 by your com- DARRELL ISSA, note is the regular order in which we mittee. Chairman. bring this important legislation. We I agree that the Committee on Rules has a have held 11 full committee hearings, valid jurisdictional interest in certain provi- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 30 subcommittee hearings, produced sions of H.R. 899 and that the Committee’s COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, jurisdiction will not be adversely affected by three full staff reports. Washington, DC, February 11, 2014. your decision to forego consideration of H.R. Between the work of Chairman JOR- Hon. DARRELL ISSA, 899. As you have requested, I will support DAN, Chairman LANKFORD and Con- Chairman, Committee on Oversight and Govern- your request for an appropriate appointment gresswoman FOXX on this legislation, ment Reform, Washington, DC. of outside conferees from your Committee in there have been countless thousands of the event of a House-Senate conference on DEAR CHAIRMAN ISSA: I am writing con- hours of hard work to figure the right this or similar legislation should such a con- cerning H.R. 899, the ‘‘Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013,’’ way to say it to make sure it is narrow ference be convened. and consistent with multiple Presi- Finally, I will include a copy of your letter which your Committee ordered reported on and this response in the Committee Report July 24, 2013. dents’ policies of both parties. and in the Congressional Record during the As you know, the Committee on the Judi- This legislation is filled with bipar- floor consideration of this bill. Thank you ciary was given an additional referral on this tisan support on each of the bills. This again for your cooperation. measure upon introduction. As a result of is, in fact, not a Republican or a Demo- Sincerely, your having consulted with the Judiciary cratic idea. DARRELL ISSA, Committee concerning provisions of the bill Mr. Chairman, that ends the positive Chairman. that fall within our Rule X jurisdiction, I part. I just listened to my ranking agree to discharge the Committee on the Ju- member in opposition, and I was diciary from further consideration of H.R. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, shocked—shocked—that he would talk COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET, 899. The Judiciary Committee takes this ac- Washington, DC, February 11, 2014. tion with our mutual understanding that, by in terms of rulemaking shouldn’t have Hon. DARRELL E. ISSA, foregoing consideration of H.R. 899 at this the interference of the private sector. Chairman, Committee on Oversight and Govern- time, we do not waive any jurisdiction over Customers should not look at their ment Reform, House of Representatives, the subject matter contained in this or simi- supplier being involved in the produc- Washington, DC. lar legislation, and that our committee will tion of the regulation. Locking out DEAR CHAIRMAN ISSA: I am writing to you be appropriately consulted and involved as people who have to manufacture the concerning H.R. 899, the Unfunded Mandates the bill or similar legislation moves forward. goods, produce the labels, comply with Our committee also reserves the right to Information and Transparency Act of 2013. the law in the process is exactly what There are certain provisions in the legisla- seek appointment of an appropriate number tion which fall within Rule X jurisdiction of of conferees to any House-Senate conference is wrong in government today. the Committee on the Budget. involving this or similar legislation, and re- b 1030 In the interest of permitting your com- quests your support for any such request. Mr. Chairman, the American people mittee to proceed expeditiously to floor con- I would appreciate your response to this sideration of this bill, I am willing to waive letter confirming this understanding, and know full well that a regulation is a this committee’s right to sequential referral. would request that you include a copy of this law; a rule is a law. The idea that laws I do so with the understanding that by letter and your response in the Committee are produced in private with often spe- waiving consideration of the bill the Budget Report and in the Congressional Record dur- cial interest groups on one side only at Committee does not waive any future juris- ing the floor consideration of this bill. the table and then put out as a take it dictional claim over the subject matters con- Thank you in advance for your cooperation. or leave it, fight it if you can, is the tained in the bill which fall within its juris- Sincerely, diction. absurdity of the regulatory state. BOB GOODLATTE, Mr. Chairman, this commonsense re- Please include a copy of this letter and any Chairman. response in the committee report on H.R. 899 form is perhaps too little, rather than as well as in the Congressional Record dur- too much, because, Mr. Chairman, the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COM- ing any floor consideration of this bill. MITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOV- lawmaking that is going on in the ex- Thank you for the cooperative spirit in ERNMENT REFORM, ecutive branch, including those so- which you have worked regarding this mat- Washington, DC, February 11, 2014. called independent agencies, is inde- ter and others between our respective com- Hon. BOB GOODLATTE, pendent of our responsibility, as Mem- mittees. Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, Sincerely, bers of Congress. House of Representatives, Washington, DC. PAUL RYAN, We are supposed to make the laws, DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Thank you for your Chairman. and we are supposed to make them in letter regarding the Committee on the Judi- the clear light of day, with all sides ciary’s jurisdictional interest in H.R. 899, the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COM- having an opportunity to be heard. ‘‘Unfunded Mandates Information and Trans- MITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOV- Rulemaking for too long has been, in parency Act of 2013,’’ and your willingness to ERNMENT REFORM, fact, done in secret, shown up without Washington, DC, February 11, 2014. forego consideration of H.R. 899 by your com- mittee. any input, and then those very manu- Hon. PAUL RYAN, facturers and producers and growers— Chairman, Committee on the Budget, House of I agree that the Committee on the Judici- Representatives, Washington, DC. ary has a valid jurisdictional interest in cer- the regulated—have the option of try- DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Thank you for your tain provisions of H.R. 899 and that the Com- ing to come here and asking us to letter regarding the Committee on the Budg- mittee’s jurisdiction will not be adversely af- strike down or slow down the speed of et’s jurisdictional interest in H.R. 899, the fected by your decision to forego consider- some ill-conceived regulation. ‘‘Unfunded Mandates Information and Trans- ation of H.R. 899. As you have requested, I So this important legislation—some- parency Act of 2013,’’ and your willingness to will support your request for an appropriate thing that President Obama supported, forego consideration of H.R. 899 by your com- appointment of outside conferees from your something President Clinton sup- Committee in the event of a House-Senate mittee. ported, something that people in the I agree that the Committee on Rules has a conference on this or similar legislation valid jurisdictional interest in certain provi- should such a conference be convened. executive branch understand needs to sions of H.R. 899 and that the Committee’s Finally, I will include a copy of your letter happen—needs to pass here today. I jurisdiction will not be adversely affected by and this response in the Committee Report strongly urge the passage of this bill, your decision to forego consideration of H.R. and in the Congressional Record during the this bipartisan legislation.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:56 Mar 01, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28FE7.004 H28FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2072 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 28, 2014 I thank Chairman LANKFORD, and I Cordray, came before Congress—testi- expose Washington’s abuse of unfunded thank Congresswoman FOXX. fied before Congress and told us that he Federal mandates. Mr. CUMMINGS. I yield 4 minutes to knows there are no perfect rules in The 1995 bill was designed to force the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. government; and there is a process for the Federal Government to estimate CLAY), a distinguished member of the Members of this body to challenge how much its mandates would cost committee. those rules and appeal for changes in local governments and employers, not Mr. CLAY. I thank the gentleman the rules. to prevent it from regulating, but to from Maryland for yielding. We should follow that process and make sure its regulations were fair and Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to not come up with flawed legislation efficient. H.R. 899, the curiously named Un- like this. For the most part, the 1995 law has funded Mandates Information and Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Chairman, I worked very well; but over the years, Transparency Act. As a senior member yield 6 minutes to the gentlelady from weaknesses in that law have been re- of the Oversight and Government Re- North Carolina (Ms. FOXX), who is the vealed—weaknesses that some govern- form Committee, which passed this ill- author of H.R. 899 and has worked on ment agencies and independent regu- conceived omnibus lobbyist gift bag on this concept for years, to try to repair latory bodies have exploited. a strictly partisan vote, I can assure the inconsistencies in the original law. My bill, the Unfunded Mandates In- you that the only thing transparent Ms. FOXX. Mr. Chairman, I thank formation and Transparency Act, will about this bill are the invisible bene- the gentleman from Oklahoma for correct these oversights and put some fits it promises to help our economy. yielding and for shepherding this bill weight behind UMRA to ensure no gov- It is shameful that the majority through the committee. ernment body purposefully or acciden- would advance reckless legislation like I am especially grateful to the gen- tally skirts public scrutiny when jobs this, which would seriously obstruct tleman from Oklahoma (Mr. and scarce resources are at stake. and weaken the Federal Government’s LANKFORD) for his tireless efforts on H.R. 899, Mr. Chairman, has bipar- ability to protect clean air and water, behalf of this legislation; not only I, tisan DNA. It codifies administrative ensure a safe workplace, safeguard the but the people of this country owe him fixes championed by Presidents Clinton purity of our food supply, provide safe a great debt of gratitude. and Obama and promotes good govern- medications and medical devices for I also want to commend him for em- ment, accountability, and trans- the sick and injured, and protect con- ploying such a wonderful staff. They parency, something we all believe in. sumers from predatory practices that have been a real pleasure to work with For these reasons, I urge my colleagues have already caused so much pain and have been devoted to getting this to support this commonsense bipar- across this country. legislation passed. tisan bill. This bill puts corporate profits ahead I want to recognize the efforts of Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Chairman, I of protecting workers and consumers. Chairman ISSA and his staff at the yield 31⁄2 minutes to the gentleman It would shackle key Federal agencies, Oversight and Government Reform from Virginia (Mr. CONNOLLY), a mem- like OSHA, the FCC, the Mine Safety Committee, including his eloquent ber of our committee. and Health Administration, and CFPB. comments today. They have provided Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Chairman, I It assumes that the ability to regulate my office with five-star service. thank the distinguished ranking mem- is always an evil to be evaded, delayed, Finally, I want to recognize my es- ber of the Oversight and Government or defeated. It would give business interests ad- teemed Democrat colleagues, LORETTA Reform Committee, my good friend vance notice of proposed regulations, SANCHEZ, MIKE MCINTYRE, and COLLIN from Maryland, ELIJAH CUMMINGS. but would exclude workers and the PETERSON. I am very grateful for their Mr. Chairman, I was listening to my public from deliberations. My friends, support and wise counsel. They realize good friend, Ms. FOXX from North Caro- that is not transparency. That is not that this legislation does not stop the lina; and I don’t doubt her commit- good for our economy; and it is a pre- Federal Government from adopting ment to try to rein in unfunded man- scription for more fraud and abuse, regulations. dates, and I certainly supported the more environmental disaster, and more And I am, frankly, shocked at the al- 1995 effort, as somebody working at workplace accidents. legations by some of our colleagues on that time in local government, because H.R. 899 would greatly undermine the the other side who say this is going to local governments are burdened with independence of Federal agencies that stop the Federal Government from reg- many unfunded Federal mandates. No the American people depend on to keep ulating and putting in commonsense Child Left Behind, for example, comes them safe at home and at work and to rules and regulations. to mind. give them a fair shake in the economy. If you look up the definition of This legislation before us today, how- This bill is not a job creator. ‘‘straw dog’’ in the dictionary, the ar- ever, is not a simple extension of un- It is a gift-wrapped offering to spe- guments against this legislation this funded mandates. It is something else. cial interest lobbyists who advocate for morning would fit the bill. Mr. Chairman, any lingering doubt no new rules, no regulation, and no Every year, Mr. Chairman, Wash- about this week’s Republican assault, consequences for their clients, regard- ington imposes thousands of pages of which is orchestrated on the regu- less of how much damage they have rules and regulations on America’s latory process as designed to benefit caused. small businesses and local govern- corporate interests, should be laid to H.R. 899 would not only delay or halt ments. Hidden in those pages are costly rest with this bill. the rulemaking process by adding mandates that make it harder for com- Agencies are already required to con- time-consuming and redundant proce- panies to hire and for cash-strapped sult with any interested party during dures, it would also strip away the States, counties, and cities to keep the rulemaking process through a ro- public’s right to petition agencies when streets safe and parks clean. bust public participation and comment they fail to act. These proposals would Republicans and Democrats alike period. This bill, however, would single severely undermine our Nation’s abil- agree that each regulation the Federal out private sector special interests and ity to establish and enforce reasonable Government hands down should be de- give them special treatment and an un- health, safety, and environmental liberative and economically defensible. fair advantage by requiring agencies to standards. This bill, H.R. 899, will ensure public consult with them before a rule is even Given the multiple health and safety and bureaucratic awareness about the proposed. disasters in communities and work- cost in dollars and in jobs that Federal The bill further subverts existing law places across the country that have oc- dictates pose to the economy and local by opening the door for opponents of curred since the beginning of the year, governments. regulation or delay to invalidate rules it is hard to believe that the majority There is precedent for bipartisanship through frivolous litigation. Current would attempt to weaken standards on this issue. In 1995, Members from law expressly prohibits the courts from and safeguards for the public. both parties supported and President blocking a new rule based on the advo- You know, Mr. Chairman, recently, Clinton signed the Unfunded Mandates cacy of an agency’s analysis. This bill the director of the CFPB, Richard Reform Act, UMRA, which sought to would expand judicial review to give

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There are things that are The bill would change the statute to based on a reasonable determination worth doing and there are things that allow courts to review the adequacy of that the benefits, in fact, justify the are worth using the power of govern- an agency’s analysis under UMRA and costs. That is already in existing law. ment to do, but if we are proud of what to allow rules to be delayed or invali- Agencies are also required to conduct those things are, we should be proud of dated based on the inadequacy of an cost-benefit analyses and increase pub- sharing that information. agency’s statement. This clearly con- lic participation for all interested par- When you get in a car today, Mr. tradicts the intent of the original stat- ties, not just corporate special inter- Chairman, there are airbags every- ute. ests. Of course, House Republicans also where. I can’t even count the number The administration issued a State- fail to acknowledge that the Obama ad- of airbags when I rent a car these days. ment of Administration Policy just ministration has directed agencies to Old cars that folks drive, they don’t yesterday saying that, if H.R. 899 were harmonize rulemaking across agencies have them, but the new cars do. I don’t presented to the President in its cur- and conduct a systematic review of ex- know what it costs to put that airbag rent form, he would veto the legisla- isting regulations to reduce outdated in. I don’t know what it cost to pro- tion. or redundant rules. mulgate that regulation. I would like The statement said: Mr. Chairman, if my Republican H.R. 899 would unnecessarily add to the al- friends really want to do something to know. But I promise you that, if we were to look at those numbers, we ready robust analytical and procedural re- meaningful about unfunded mandates, quirements of the rulemaking process. In they could work with us to correct the would say it is worth it. It is worth it. particular, H.R. 899 would create needless historic failures of the Federal Govern- Regulatory burdens on this econ- grounds for judicial review, unduly slowing ment to meet its financial obligations omy—and we are seeing GDP revised the regulatory process, and, in addition, it to our cash-strapped State and local down again today, Mr. Chairman—are would add layers of procedural steps that partners, rather than catering to spe- undeniable. Maybe they are worth it, would interfere with the agency’s priority cial, big corporate interests with well- but the burden is undeniable. Let’s just setting and compliance with statutory man- dates. paid lobbyists. tell folks what that burden is, and then Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Chairman, I let’s come together and decide whether There is another allegation that has yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from or not it is something worth doing. been made that I want to address, and Georgia (Mr. WOODALL). This is not a partisan bill today, Mr. that is the allegation that there has Mr. WOODALL. I thank my friend Chairman; this is a bipartisan bill. This been a tsunami of rules issued under from Oklahoma for yielding, Mr. Chair- isn’t about hiding the ball today; this President Obama. This is simply inac- man, and I appreciate his leadership on is about transparency. This bill is not curate. President Bush issued 14,387 the Oversight and Government Reform about dividing folks; this is about, rules in his first 4 years in office. Presi- Committee. again, what my friend from Oklahoma dent Obama issued 13,238 in his first He has only been in this institution has been about since the day he showed term. That is over 1,000 fewer rules for 3 years, but he brought with him, up in this institution, and that is than President Bush issued in the same when he came, a heart of service that bringing people together around tough period of time. he has been applying his entire life- challenges, but challenges that this in- According to the Government Ac- time; and it is that heart of service stitution can rise to do. countability Office, agencies published that I think has enabled him to work I am very proud of the many, many the lowest numbers of rules in 2012 in a bipartisan way across the aisle. hearings that have been held, the since GAO began keeping data in 1997. I will say that it is not without a many, many hours of effort that have GAO found that the first half of 2013 heavy heart, Mr. Chairman, that I hear been invested, and I am pleased to sup- was also on pace to be another record folks talk about a Republican assault, port this legislation on the floor here low year. The Office of Management a majority this, conservatives that; today, Mr. Chairman. and Budget in its draft 2013 report to there are some things that happen in Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Chairman, may Congress on benefits and costs of Fed- this institution that are party line I inquire as to how much time each eral regulations compared rulemakings events. There are things that happen in side has remaining? across the 4 years of the Clinton, Bush, this institution that are Republicans The CHAIR. The gentleman from and Obama presidencies. Rules issued driving in one way and Democrats driv- Maryland has 18 minutes remaining. in the first 4 years of President ing in the other. The gentleman from Oklahoma has 15 Obama’s administration had a net ben- But this is an openness bill today, minutes remaining. efit of approximately $159 billion. ‘‘Net and by its very introduction, Mr. Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Chairman, I benefit’’ means the benefits of the rule Chairman—I have a copy of the bill yield myself such time as I may con- minus the cost. Rules issued in the here; it is available for anyone to read sume. first term of President Bush’s adminis- online—the very first thing they will Mr. Chairman, one of the most prob- tration had a net benefit of $60 billion, see when they open up this piece of leg- lematic provisions of this bill is the and rules under President Clinton’s islation are the men and women who section that expands judicial review first term had a net benefit of $30 bil- came together to offer it. under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Now, one of those people is my good lion. That means that the rules under Act, also known as UMRA. UMRA cur- friend, the chairman of the sub- President Obama had a bigger net ben- rently allows a party to challenge in committee, Mr. LANKFORD from Okla- efit than the Bush administration and court whether an agency performed the homa; but so, too, is the gentlelady the Clinton administration combined. written statement required under from California, LORETTA SANCHEZ, With that, Mr. Chairman, I will con- who believes in this piece of legisla- UMRA describing the agency’s anal- tinue to reserve the balance of my tion—not just believes it passing on ysis. A court may require the agency time. the floor today, but believes in being a to prepare the written statement if the Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Chairman, I part of the process that drives this for- agency fails to do so. The law explic- want to make a few brief comments. I ward. itly provides, however, that a court yield myself as much time as I may cannot use the inadequacy of an agen- consume. b 0945 cy’s UMRA statement or an agency’s Mr. Chairman, I wanted to have the Yes, we heard from my friend, VIR- failure to prepare a written statement opportunity to be able to just dialogue GINIA FOXX, Republican from North as a basis to hold up a rule. a little bit about some of the things we

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Something is wrong and there are times that an agency will send it even further, to the county gov- with that picture. make an estimate on a cost, and it is, ernments. So what happens is that Members should vote against this let’s say, $90 million, just under the property taxes go up at the local level, bill, Mr. Chairman, and I yield back $100 million threshold. And someone State income taxes go up there, all be- the balance of my time. wants to challenge it and says, how did cause we believe that we know what is b 1000 you do the math on that that you best here in Washington, D.C., on how ended up just under the major rule Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Chairman, I to implement rules and regulations. yield myself such time as I may con- threshold? Mr. Chairman, I would suggest that sume. There is a reason to be able to go during the first term of the Obama ad- back and evaluate some of these things I encourage my colleagues on both ministration we saw a 10 percent in- sides of the aisle to support this bill. It and to have the opportunity to go crease in regulatory budgets. Now, that through a judicial review so in a mo- is a simple, straightforward bill that is a 10 percent increase in regulatory asks a couple of quick questions: Do ment of judicial review there can be a budgets when the average American conversation to say, let’s check the the people of America work for the hardworking taxpayer saw their budg- Federal Government, or does the Fed- math before these decisions are made ets go down. to be able to evaluate, because there eral Government work for the people of There is something wrong with this, America? It is a straightforward ques- has been a large increase in major Mr. Chairman. And as we start to look rules. And while I understand that tion. This bill requires that the Federal at this, there was a study in 2011—a Government and every agency have a around election time there was a slow- study in 2011—that said, with each 5 down of regulations that came up, if conversation with the people they reg- percent reduction in regulatory proc- ulate to make sure that they actually you look at the first 5 years of this ad- ess, you can create 1.2 million jobs. ministration, of their 13,000 rules that understand what they are doing when Well, Mr. Chairman, we have a problem they regulate. were promulgated, 330 of them are clas- with creating jobs here, and this is a sified as major rules—330 of those, I understand full well, there are plen- commonsense solution to rein in what ty of well-meaning people here in major rules—defined as having an esti- is happening here in Washington, D.C., mated annual economic impact of $100 Washington, D.C., who are serving our and allow that control to go back to Nation faithfully, but they do not million or more. the States and local government. It is a very serious issue to be able to know every State in the country. They So the bottom line, Mr. Chairman, is don’t know every business in the coun- put that many new rules with that this: to vote against this is a vote that large of an impact. It does have a try. That is not what they do full time. says that we know better how to do change. And while I understand that They manage here for the Federal Gov- business here in Washington, D.C., some would say this benefits to the ernment full time, but they are given than the elected officials in State, economy, what has happened is, year the responsibility to be able to promul- county, and local governments. I can after year for the last several years, gate rules and regulations that they tell you that the best decisions are CBO comes back and looks at our long- may or may not have any idea even made at those local and State levels. I term economic forecast and gives a how that will be accomplished when think it is high time that we come slower forecast. they get there, or the real cost of that. In 2014 again, they have come out and back and roll it back in this simple The estimates that occasionally come said that, in this current economy with process to make sure that these regu- up for the different costs we find out what is happening, it is another slow- latory reforms and the unfunded man- later are much, much higher than were down and another over $1 trillion loss dates that accompany them truly are ever estimated by a Federal agency. in our economy that CBO has esti- not a burden on those hardworking So this bill does a few things. mated over the next 10 years because American taxpayers. In 1995, we said we are not going to the economy continues to slow down. Mr. CUMMINGS. I would like to in- put unfunded mandates on cities, We are just asking the question, is it quire as to whether the other side has States, and counties or tribes unless possible? Because so many major regu- additional speakers. there is a compelling reason to do so, lations are coming out and no one has Mr. LANKFORD. We do not, sir. We and then we could override and do that. had a check on that. are prepared to close. This bill says that should be true of the With that, Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 Mr. CUMMINGS. So, therefore, Mr. American people as a whole, that we minutes to my colleague from North Chairman, I will close. I yield myself should not pour out some unfunded Carolina (Mr. MEADOWS). such time as I may consume. mandates across the entire economy Mr. MEADOWS. Mr. Chairman, I Mr. Chairman, in closing, I want to unless there is some compelling reason thank the gentleman from Oklahoma go back to the legislative history of to do so, and then Congress still has for his leadership and for his passion. the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of the authority to do that at that point, This is one of those areas, quite 1995, the law that would be amended by if needed. frankly, as we look at unfunded man- this bill today. The Senate report on This also says there should be some dates, that is taking the power from the bill that was signed into law said: sort of judicial review so if someone in Washington, D.C., and giving it back to The primary purpose of S. 1, the Unfunded some agency makes a mistake, which the elected officials in our States, our Mandate Reform Act of 1995, is to start the we all as humans do, there is an oppor- county governments, and our cities. process of redefining the relationship be- tunity to be able to respond to that, The gentleman from Virginia, from tween the Federal Government and State, and an outlet where they can go to get the other side, earlier said that cer- local, and tribal governments. In addition, justification for that, rather than hav- tainly he supported this when he was a the bill would require an assessment of legis- ing to go back to the agency that cre- lative and regulatory proposals on the pri- local official elected there in Virginia, vate sector. The bill accomplishes this pur- ated the rule to say, Would you please and rightly so. Because I can share a pose by ensuring that the impact of legisla- change it? They say, No, but you can personal story, Mr. Chairman, from a tive and regulatory proposals on those gov- appeal it to the person in the cubicle senator, Jim Davis, from my home ernments and the private sector are given next to me, appeal it to them. They State who was a county commissioner full consideration in Congress and the execu- says let’s go to an outside entity. That and now a State senator. I asked him, tive branch before they are acted upon. seems to be an American system, that why do you have such a hard time bal- The bill we are considering today when you have a difference of opinion, ancing the budget here in the State? goes far beyond the purposes of the you have an opportunity to be able to And he gave me two words: unfunded original law. This bill goes beyond sim- resolve that with someone outside the mandates. ply ensuring that the Federal Govern- system.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:35 Mar 01, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28FE7.011 H28FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE February 28, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2075 This is an opportunity to reconnect (1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting including providing economic incentives to the Federal Government back to the ‘‘incur or’’ before ‘‘be required’’; and encourage the desired behavior, such as user people that we are sent to represent (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after fees or marketable permits, or providing in- and to say it is essential that we close ‘‘to spend’’ the following: ‘‘or could forgo in formation upon which choices can be made profits, including costs passed on to con- by the public. the loopholes that exempt out some sumers or other entities taking into account, ‘‘(4) If an agency determines that a regula- agencies, that we close the loopholes to the extent practicable, behavioral tion is the best available method of achiev- that allow agencies to move forward on changes,’’. ing the regulatory objective, it shall design putting down major regulations with- SEC. 5. EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF REPORTING its regulations in the most cost-effective out evaluating those things, and we REQUIREMENTS TO INCLUDE REGU- manner to achieve the regulatory objective. allow a distinct opportunity for the LATIONS IMPOSED BY INDE- In doing so, each agency shall consider in- PENDENT REGULATORY AGENCIES. American people and their own govern- centives for innovation, consistency, predict- Paragraph (1) of section 421 of the Congres- ability, the costs of enforcement and compli- ment to have dialogue again and to say sional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 658) is ance (to the government, regulated entities, if we are going to resolve our dif- amended by striking ‘‘, but does not include and the public), flexibility, distributive im- ferences on this and we are going to independent regulatory agencies’’ and insert- pacts, and equity. provide safety and security for people ing ‘‘, except it does not include the Board of ‘‘(5) Each agency shall assess both the across the Nation, let’s do it together Governors of the Federal Reserve System or costs and the benefits of the intended regula- in the least costly, least burdensome the Federal Open Market Committee’’. tion and, recognizing that some costs and way possible. SEC. 6. AMENDMENTS TO REPLACE OFFICE OF benefits are difficult to quantify, propose or MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET WITH adopt a regulation, unless expressly prohib- I support this bill, and I encourage OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND REG- ited by law, only upon a reasoned determina- my colleagues to stand with me to pro- ULATORY AFFAIRS. tion that the benefits of the intended regula- vide greater transparency and greater The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 tion justify its costs. conversation to the American people (Public Law 104–4; 2 U.S.C. 1511 et seq.) is ‘‘(6) Each agency shall base its decisions on and their own government. amended— the best reasonably obtainable scientific, I yield back the balance of my time. (1) in section 103(c) (2 U.S.C. 1511(c))— technical, economic, and other information (A) in the subsection heading, by striking OMACK concerning the need for, and consequences The Acting CHAIR (Mr. W ). All ‘‘OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET’’ and time for general debate has expired. of, the intended regulation. inserting ‘‘OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND REGU- ‘‘(7) Each agency shall identify and assess Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be LATORY AFFAIRS’’; and alternative forms of regulation and shall, to considered for amendment under the 5- (B) by striking ‘‘Director of the Office of the extent feasible, specify performance ob- minute rule, and shall be considered as Management and Budget’’ and inserting ‘‘Ad- jectives, rather than specifying the behavior read. ministrator of the Office of Information and or manner of compliance that regulated enti- The text of the bill is as follows: Regulatory Affairs’’; ties must adopt. (2) in section 205(c) (2 U.S.C. 1535(c))— H.R. 899 ‘‘(8) Each agency shall avoid regulations (A) in the subsection heading, by striking that are inconsistent, incompatible, or dupli- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ‘‘OMB’’; and cative with its other regulations or those of resentatives of the United States of America in (B) by striking ‘‘Director of the Office of other Federal agencies. Congress assembled, Management and Budget’’ and inserting ‘‘Ad- ‘‘(9) Each agency shall tailor its regula- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. ministrator of the Office of Information and tions to minimize the costs of the cumu- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Unfunded Regulatory Affairs’’; and lative impact of regulations. Mandates Information and Transparency Act (3) in section 206 (2 U.S.C. 1536), by striking ‘‘(10) Each agency shall draft its regula- of 2013’’. ‘‘Director of the Office of Management and tions to be simple and easy to understand, SEC. 2. PURPOSE. Budget’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the with the goal of minimizing the potential for The purpose of this Act is— Office of Information and Regulatory Af- uncertainty and litigation arising from such (1) to improve the quality of the delibera- fairs’’. uncertainty. tions of Congress with respect to proposed SEC. 7. APPLYING SUBSTANTIVE POINT OF ‘‘(b) REGULATORY ACTION DEFINED.—In this Federal mandates by— ORDER TO PRIVATE SECTOR MAN- section, the term ‘regulatory action’ means (A) providing Congress and the public with DATES. any substantive action by an agency (nor- more complete information about the effects Section 425(a)(2) of the Congressional mally published in the Federal Register) of such mandates; and Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 658d(a)(2)) is that promulgates or is expected to lead to (B) ensuring that Congress acts on such amended— the promulgation of a final rule or regula- mandates only after focused deliberation on (1) by striking ‘‘Federal intergovernmental tion, including advance notices of proposed their effects; and mandates’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal man- rulemaking and notices of proposed rule- (2) to enhance the ability of Congress and dates’’; and making.’’. the public to identify Federal mandates that (2) by inserting ‘‘or 424(b)(1)’’ after ‘‘sec- SEC. 9. EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF STATEMENTS may impose undue harm on consumers, tion 424(a)(1)’’. TO ACCOMPANY SIGNIFICANT REGU- LATORY ACTIONS. workers, employers, small businesses, and SEC. 8. REGULATORY PROCESS AND PRINCIPLES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section State, local, and tribal governments. Section 201 of the Unfunded Mandates Re- form Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531) is amended to 202 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of SEC. 3. PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL BUDG- 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1532) is amended to read as fol- read as follows: ET OFFICE STUDIES ON POLICIES IN- lows: VOLVING CHANGES IN CONDITIONS ‘‘SEC. 201. REGULATORY PROCESS AND PRIN- ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Unless otherwise ex- OF GRANT AID. CIPLES. pressly prohibited by law, before promul- Section 202(g) of the Congressional Budget ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each agency shall, un- gating any general notice of proposed rule- Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 602(g)) is amended by less otherwise expressly prohibited by law, making or any final rule, or within six adding at the end the following new para- assess the effects of Federal regulatory ac- months after promulgating any final rule graph: tions on State, local, and tribal governments that was not preceded by a general notice of ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL STUDIES.—At the request and the private sector (other than to the ex- proposed rulemaking, if the proposed rule- of any Chairman or ranking member of the tent that such regulatory actions incor- making or final rule includes a Federal man- minority of a Committee of the Senate or porate requirements specifically set forth in date that may result in an annual effect on the House of Representatives, the Director law) in accordance with the following prin- State, local, or tribal governments, or to the shall conduct an assessment comparing the ciples: private sector, in the aggregate of authorized level of funding in a bill or reso- ‘‘(1) Each agency shall identify the prob- $100,000,000 or more in any 1 year, the agency lution to the prospective costs of carrying lem that it intends to address (including, if shall prepare a written statement containing out any changes to a condition of Federal as- applicable, the failures of private markets or the following: sistance being imposed on State, local, or public institutions that warrant new agency ‘‘(1) The text of the draft proposed rule- tribal governments participating in the Fed- action) as well as assess the significance of making or final rule, together with a reason- eral assistance program concerned or, in the that problem. ably detailed description of the need for the case of a bill or joint resolution that author- ‘‘(2) Each agency shall examine whether proposed rulemaking or final rule and an ex- izes such sums as are necessary, an assess- existing regulations (or other law) have cre- planation of how the proposed rulemaking or ment of an estimated level of funding com- ated, or contributed to, the problem that a final rule will meet that need. pared to such costs.’’. new regulation is intended to correct and ‘‘(2) An assessment of the potential costs SEC. 4. CLARIFYING THE DEFINITION OF DIRECT whether those regulations (or other law) and benefits of the proposed rulemaking or COSTS TO REFLECT CONGRES- should be modified to achieve the intended final rule, including an explanation of the SIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PRACTICE. goal of regulation more effectively. manner in which the proposed rulemaking or Section 421(3) of the Congressional Budget ‘‘(3) Each agency shall identify and assess final rule is consistent with a statutory re- Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 658(3)(A)(i)) is amended— available alternatives to direct regulation, quirement and avoids undue interference

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:35 Mar 01, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28FE7.013 H28FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2076 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 28, 2014 with State, local, and tribal governments in cost and significance of the Federal mandate regulations pursuant to subsection (a) shall the exercise of their governmental functions. being considered. submit to the chairman of the relevant com- ‘‘(3) A qualitative and quantitative assess- ‘‘(4) Agencies shall, to the extent prac- mittee, Congress, and the Comptroller Gen- ment, including the underlying analysis, of ticable— eral a report containing, with respect to benefits anticipated from the proposed rule- ‘‘(A) seek out the views of State, local, and each Federal regulation covered by the anal- making or final rule (such as the promotion tribal governments, and impacted parties ysis— of the efficient functioning of the economy within the private sector (including small ‘‘(1) a copy of the Federal regulation; and private markets, the enhancement of business), on costs, benefits, and risks; and ‘‘(2) the continued need for the Federal reg- health and safety, the protection of the nat- ‘‘(B) solicit ideas about alternative meth- ulation; ural environment, and the elimination or re- ods of compliance and potential flexibilities, ‘‘(3) the nature of comments or complaints duction of discrimination or bias). and input on whether the Federal regulation received concerning the Federal regulation ‘‘(4) A qualitative and quantitative assess- will harmonize with and not duplicate simi- from the public since the Federal regulation ment, including the underlying analysis, of lar laws in other levels of government. was promulgated; costs anticipated from the proposed rule- ‘‘(5) Consultations shall address the cumu- ‘‘(4) the extent to which the Federal regu- making or final rule (such as the direct costs lative impact of regulations on the affected lation overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with both to the Government in administering the entities. other Federal regulations, and, to the extent final rule and to businesses and others in ‘‘(6) Agencies may accept electronic sub- feasible, with State and local governmental complying with the final rule, and any ad- missions of comments by relevant parties rules; verse effects on the efficient functioning of but may not use those comments as the sole ‘‘(5) the degree to which technology, eco- the economy, private markets (including method of satisfying the guidelines in this nomic conditions, or other factors have productivity, employment, and international subsection.’’. changed in the area affected by the Federal competitiveness), health, safety, and the SEC. 11. NEW AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSIBIL- regulation; natural environment); ITIES FOR OFFICE OF INFORMATION ‘‘(6) a complete analysis of the retrospec- ‘‘(5) Estimates by the agency, if and to the AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS. tive direct costs and benefits of the Federal extent that the agency determines that ac- Section 208 of the Unfunded Mandates Re- regulation that considers studies done out- curate estimates are reasonably feasible, form Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1538) is amended to side the Federal Government (if any) esti- of— read as follows: mating such costs or benefits; and ‘‘(A) the future compliance costs of the ‘‘SEC. 208. OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND REGU- ‘‘(7) any litigation history challenging the Federal mandate; and LATORY AFFAIRS RESPONSIBIL- Federal regulation.’’. ‘‘(B) any disproportionate budgetary ef- ITIES. SEC. 13. EXPANSION OF JUDICIAL REVIEW. fects of the Federal mandate upon any par- ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of Section 401(a) of the Unfunded Mandates ticular regions of the Nation or particular the Office of Information and Regulatory Af- Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1571(a)) is State, local, or tribal governments, urban or fairs shall provide meaningful guidance and amended— rural or other types of communities, or par- oversight so that each agency’s regulations (1) in paragraphs (1) and (2)(A)— ticular segments of the private sector. for which a written statement is required (A) by striking ‘‘sections 202 and 203(a)(1) ‘‘(6)(A) A detailed description of the extent under section 202 are consistent with the and (2)’’ each place it appears and inserting of the agency’s prior consultation with the principles and requirements of this title, as ‘‘sections 201, 202, 203(a)(1) and (2), and 205(a) private sector and elected representatives well as other applicable laws, and do not con- and (b)’’; and (under section 204) of the affected State, flict with the policies or actions of another (B) by striking ‘‘only’’ each place it ap- local, and tribal governments. agency. If the Administrator determines pears; ‘‘(B) A detailed summary of the comments that an agency’s regulations for which a (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘section and concerns that were presented by the pri- written statement is required under section 202’’ and all that follows through the period vate sector and State, local, or tribal govern- 202 do not comply with such principles and at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘sec- ments either orally or in writing to the requirements, are not consistent with other tion 202, prepare the written plan under sec- agency. applicable laws, or conflict with the policies tion 203(a)(1) and (2), or comply with section ‘‘(C) A detailed summary of the agency’s or actions of another agency, the Adminis- 205(a) and (b), a court may compel the agen- evaluation of those comments and concerns. trator shall identify areas of non-compli- cy to prepare such written statement, pre- ‘‘(7) A detailed summary of how the agency ance, notify the agency, and request that the pare such written plan, or comply with such complied with each of the regulatory prin- agency comply before the agency finalizes section.’’; and ciples described in section 201.’’. the regulation concerned. (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘written (b) REQUIREMENT FOR DETAILED SUM- ‘‘(b) ANNUAL STATEMENTS TO CONGRESS ON statement or plan is required’’ and all that MARY.—Subsection (b) of section 202 of such AGENCY COMPLIANCE.—The Director of the Act is amended by inserting ‘‘detailed’’ be- Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs follows through ‘‘shall not’’ and inserting fore ‘‘summary’’. annually shall submit to Congress, including the following: ‘‘written statement under sec- tion 202, a written plan under section SEC. 10. ENHANCED STAKEHOLDER CONSULTA- the Committee on Homeland Security and TION. Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 203(a)(1) and (2), or compliance with sections Section 204 of the Unfunded Mandates Re- Committee on Oversight and Government 201 and 205(a) and (b) is required, the inad- form Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1534) is amended— Reform of the House of Representatives, a equacy or failure to prepare such statement (1) in the section heading, by inserting written report detailing compliance by each (including the inadequacy or failure to pre- ‘‘AND PRIVATE SECTOR’’ before ‘‘INPUT’’; agency with the requirements of this title pare any estimate, analysis, statement, or (2) in subsection (a)— that relate to regulations for which a writ- description), to prepare such written plan, or (A) by inserting ‘‘, and impacted parties ten statement is required by section 202, in- to comply with such section may’’. within the private sector (including small cluding activities undertaken at the request The Acting CHAIR. No amendment business),’’ after ‘‘on their behalf)’’; of the Director to improve compliance, dur- to the bill is in order except those (B) by striking ‘‘Federal intergovern- ing the preceding reporting period. The re- printed in House Report 113–362. Each mental mandates’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal port shall also contain an appendix detailing such amendment may be offered only mandates’’; and compliance by each agency with section in the order printed in the report, may (3) by amending subsection (c) to read as 204.’’. be offered by a Member designated in follows: SEC. 12. RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF EXISTING ‘‘(c) GUIDELINES.—For appropriate imple- FEDERAL REGULATIONS. the report, shall be considered read, mentation of subsections (a) and (b) con- The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 shall be debatable for the time speci- sistent with applicable laws and regulations, (Public Law 104–4; 2 U.S.C. 1511 et seq.) is fied in the report, equally divided and the following guidelines shall be followed: amended— controlled by the proponent and an op- ‘‘(1) Consultations shall take place as early (1) by redesignating section 209 as section ponent, shall not be subject to amend- as possible, before issuance of a notice of 210; and ment, and shall not be subject to a de- proposed rulemaking, continue through the (2) by inserting after section 208 the fol- final rule stage, and be integrated explicitly lowing new section 209: mand for division of the question. into the rulemaking process. ‘‘SEC. 209. RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF EXIST- AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MR. CUMMINGS ‘‘(2) Agencies shall consult with a wide va- ING FEDERAL REGULATIONS. The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order riety of State, local, and tribal officials and ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—At the request of the to consider amendment No. 1 printed in impacted parties within the private sector chairman or ranking minority member of a House Report 113–362. (including small businesses). Geographic, po- standing or select committee of the House of Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Chairman, I litical, and other factors that may differen- Representatives or the Senate, an agency have an amendment at the desk. tiate varying points of view should be con- shall conduct a retrospective analysis of an sidered. existing Federal regulation promulgated by The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will ‘‘(3) Agencies should estimate benefits and an agency. designate the amendment. costs to assist with these consultations. The ‘‘(b) REPORT.—Each agency conducting a The text of the amendment is as fol- scope of the consultation should reflect the retrospective analysis of existing Federal lows:

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CRS reports that from fiscal year 2010 through fiscal year 2012, 57 major end and insert ‘‘; and’’. Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Chairman, I am Page 14, after line 16, insert the following: offering this amendment to strike sec- rules were issued by nine independent (4) by adding at the end the following new tion 5 of H.R. 899. My amendment agencies, but none of those rules in- subsection: would preserve the integrity of inde- cluded monetized cost-benefit analyses, ‘‘(d) TREATMENT OF OTHER IMPACTED PAR- pendent agencies. and less than 50 percent provided any TIES.—Any opportunity for consultation af- estimate as to costs at all. forded to impacted parties within the private The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act sector under this section shall be afforded to currently exempts independent agen- The cost-benefit analyses under UMRA are essential for a transparent representatives of all other impacted par- cies. The bill we are considering would ties.’’. remove that exemption. That would and accountable regulatory system. Reporting on the analyses does nothing The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to mean that these agencies would have House Resolution 492, the gentleman to submit their rules to the Office of to compromise the independence of these agencies, and we know this be- from Virginia (Mr. CONNOLLY) and a Management and Budget for review. Member opposed each will control 5 Congress creates independent agen- cause OMB already reports on whether or not several independent agencies are minutes. cies to be just that, independent. Re- The Chair recognizes the gentleman conducting the analyses—including the quiring these agencies to submit their from Virginia. rules for review by the White House, no Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Chairman, I am matter who is President, would be in- Reserve, and the Commodity Futures proud to offer this amendment on be- appropriate. Trading Commission. half of myself and my good friend, the Requiring that these agencies are Some of the agencies that would be gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. covered by UMRA does not require that impacted by this provision include the DUCKWORTH). OMB review or approve of the analyses, Consumer Product Safety Commission, H.R. 899 boasts an Orwellian title only that the agencies are accountable the Securities and Exchange Commis- that attempts to deceive the public for considering the costs and the bene- into believing that the Unfunded Man- sion, the Federal Trade Commission, fits of imposing unfunded mandates on the Consumer Financial Protection Bu- dates Information and Transparency State and local governments and the Act is simply an innocuous attempt to reau, and the Federal Communications private sector. Commission. enhance transparency—rather than the With that, I reserve the balance of subversive legislative assault on public This amendment simply maintains my time. the exemption for independent agen- health, safety, and environmental pro- Mr. CUMMINGS. As I close, let me tections that it truly is. cies that is current in law. I urge every say this, Mr. Chairman. Again, these Member of this body to support my H.R. 899 is simply an effort to throw are independent agencies. Independent a wrench into the rulemaking process, amendment. agencies could be required to do cost- ensuring that private industry is pro- I reserve the balance of my time. benefit analysis without requiring vided privileges and rights far above Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Chairman, I rules to go through OMB. This bill al- any other stakeholder in the regu- rise in opposition to the amendment. lows the administrator of OIRA to hold latory process. The CHAIR. The gentleman from up a rule if he or she determines the In many respects, H.R. 899 represents Oklahoma is recognized for 5 minutes. agency didn’t comply. I would urge the Mitt Romney principle on steroids, Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Chairman, Members to vote in favor of my amend- for it appears that in the minds of our independent regulatory agencies im- ment. friends on the other side of the aisle, pose significant costs on our economy With that, I yield back the balance of not only is it a fact that ‘‘corporations and often impose Federal mandates on my time. are people, my friend,’’ but under this State and local governments and the Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Chairman, as I measure, Republicans appear to be em- private sector. The Securities and Ex- have stated before, it is entirely appro- bracing an ethos that treats corpora- change Commission, the National priate for independent agencies to have tions better than people. Labor Relations Board, and the Federal to also review the cost in the actual Regrettably, this bill provides pri- Communications Commission are just context of what they are accomplishing vate corporations with an unfair con- a few examples of agencies that impose and the economy itself. That is an ap- sultation advantage over every other regulations without consideration of propriate thing for every agency to do. stakeholder in the regulatory process. the actual cost or impact on the public. We should count the costs before regu- That is indefensible. Now, this bill does not prevent agen- lations are actually imposed on our Under this bill, Federal agencies cies from creating regulations. The economy. So I oppose this amendment. would be required to consult with pri- amendment gives the impression that I have great respect for my colleague, vate industry ‘‘before issuance of a pro- this will be a wild West, and all of but I have to oppose this amendment. posed rulemaking,’’ yet it does not af- these agencies will be limited. It only I yield back the balance of my time. ford the same level of consultation to asks them to consider the cost and the The Acting CHAIR. The question is average citizens who rely on agency impact of those regulations and to on the amendment offered by the gen- rules to preserve and protect their have some conversation with people on tleman from Maryland (Mr. CUMMINGS). health, welfare, and safety. how it could be done less burdensome The question was taken; and the Act- There is no justification for enacting or less expensive. ing Chair announced that the noes ap- an irrational statutory framework that According to a 2011 Administrative peared to have it. requires the Federal Government to Law Review article: Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Chairman, I de- consult with private firms, such as a mand a recorded vote. Analysis conducted by independent regu- large agribusiness firm, prior to impos- latory agencies is generally the minimum re- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to ing a rule that will impact that com- quired by statute. In many instances, the clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- pany, yet does not require consultation independent regulatory agencies appear to ceedings on the amendment offered by with public health experts, or everyday be issuing major regulations without report- the gentleman from Maryland will be Americans who will be forced to live ing any quantitative information on benefits postponed. with the consequences of a given regu- and costs. AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. CONNOLLY lation. OMB’s 2013 draft report to Congress The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order I cannot defend a regulatory frame- on the benefits and costs of Federal to consider amendment No. 2 printed in work that would provide big oil compa- regulations and unfunded mandates House Report 113–362. nies, for example, a guaranteed right to

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If it al- COALITION FOR SENSIBLE SAFEGUARDS, organizations, such as entities com- ready covers individuals, partnerships, February 26, 2014. mitted to protecting and preserving associations, corporations, educational DEAR REPRESENTATIVE, The Coalition for our Nation’s environment and natural and nonprofit institutions, State, local, Sensible Safeguards (CSS), which includes and tribal governments, it covers ev- more than 150 labor, environmental, public resources, or the communities that health, scientific, consumer, financial re- could be directly impacted by such ac- eryone already. form, and public interest groups, strongly tivities. If you are impacted by legislation opposes H.R. 899, the dangerous and harmful To be clear, I strongly support the and by regulation, you should have the ‘‘Unfunded Mandates Information and Trans- rights of industry to have an oppor- opportunity to respond to that. We parency Act of 2013.’’ This proposal would tunity to provide comments on pro- completely agree. undermine our nation’s ability to set health, safety and environmental standards as well posed rules. It fosters more informed, b 1015 quality rulemaking, and benefits both as new financial protections. Given that we It is important to note this is not the have experienced multiple health and safety businesses and our broader society. In- only opportunity to offer suggestions disasters in communities and workplaces deed, that is why our current adminis- and critiques though. Those not di- across the country in recent years, it is the trative procedures mandate that a pub- rectly regulated by the rule have an wrong time to thwart the progress of nec- lic comment process be conducted to essary public protections. opportunity for input during the com- While CSS strongly urges members to vote allow any individual or corporation to ment period as required by the Admin- participate and provide input and feed- no on H.R. 899, CSS encourages members to istrative Procedures Act in the execu- support the amendments offered below: back in an equal, fair, and open proc- tive order. Amendment #1 sponsored by Congressman ess. That is current law. This perception that somehow people Cummings (MD): This amendment strikes The amendment that Congresswoman are being locked out of the process is section 5 of the bill, which would eliminate DUCKWORTH and I are proposing today incorrect. It is the people that are im- the current exemption from the Unfunded would simply ensure that all partici- Mandate Reform Act for certain independent pacted, though, that should have the agencies. This crucial amendment would en- pants in the rulemaking process be pro- first voice. That would be people im- vided equal consultation rights with sure that agencies that Congress designated pacted in the community, that would to be independent of the Executive Branch agencies. For example, as Ranking be people impacted in business, or any remain so. Further, the amendment would Member CUMMINGS noted earlier, if the kind of government. ensure that the important regulations of U.S. Department of Agriculture were For example, under current law, tax- these agencies, including the Consumer to propose a public health rule affect- payers and public workers are not re- Product Safety Commission and the Con- ing agribusiness in an effort to protect quired to be consulted prior to an agen- sumer Financial Protection Bureau, are not subject to this legislation’s wasteful, unnec- the health of everyday Americans, our cy proposing a rule that will put a Fed- amendment would ensure that not only essary, and unfunded requirements and can eral mandate on the States and local be adopted in a timely and efficient manner. the agribusinesses, but also food safety governments, a mandate that could re- Amendment #4 sponsored by Congress- experts, children’s health organiza- quire public entities to ship resources woman Jackson-Lee (TX): This amendment tions, medical associations, and sci- that could affect hiring decisions or a adds Section 14 to the bill to clarify that the entific entities would also be provided reduction in public services. requirements of UMRA as amended by this an opportunity to consult with USDA Taxpayers, public workers, consumer Act do not apply if a cost-benefit analysis demonstrates that the benefits of the regu- prior to the issuance of the proposed groups, and anyone else who is inter- rule. latory action exceed its costs. This common- ested—but not directly impacted—have sense amendment makes clear that regula- I strongly urge all Members to sup- that opportunity to provide input at tions whose benefits to public health and port our commonsense amendment. notice and comment stage; but this safety exceed the costs to regulated indus- I reserve the balance of my time. amendment, however, appears to re- tries, thereby making them good public in- Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Chairman, I peat the consultation requirement that vestments, are not legislation’s wasteful, un- rise in opposition to the amendment. H.R. 899 seeks to provide. necessary, and unfunded requirements and The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Those Members who want impacted can be adopted in a timely and efficient manner. from Oklahoma is recognized for 5 min- parties to have an early voice in devel- utes. Amendment #5 sponsored by Congressman opment of regulations that impose bur- Connolly (VA): This amendment ensures that Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Chair, it may densome mandates on the private sec- other impacted entities, such as public inter- be a good moment to shine some facts tor ought to just vote for the bill. Add- est organizations, are provided any oppor- into this debate. I agree that expanding ing a repetitive requirement creates tunity for consultation afforded to the pri- the consultation requirements for the ambiguity about the intent of Con- vate sector under the Act. This common- impacted parties is important. Those gress, and for that reason, I oppose this sense amendment levels the playing field to allow public interest organizations the same parties directed affected by the regula- amendment. tion should have an opportunity to be privilege and access that the legislation only I reserve the balance of my time. affords to the business community and en- able to voice concerns about feasibility Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Chairman, may sures that the regulatory process is fair and and offer sensible corrections from peo- I inquire as to how much time is re- open to all stakeholders in an equal manner. ple with expertise from years of experi- maining? Sincerely, ence. That is a large part of what this The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman KATHERINE MCFATE, bill does; when a regulation comes from Virginia has 90 seconds remain- President and CEO, down, impacted individuals should be ing. Center for Effective able to come to the table to be able to Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Chairman, I Government; Co- discuss what is the impact of this. don’t quite understand the opposition chair, Coalition for Sensible Safeguards. This particular amendment is com- of my friend from Oklahoma; if it is du- ROBERT WEISSMAN, pletely redundant. It requires that any plicative, then it is harmless. I think Persident, Public Cit- opportunity for consultation afforded clarification to make sure that citizens izen; Co-chair, Coa- to impacted parties within the private have the same rights as special inter- lition for Sensible sector under the section shall be af- ests and corporations is actually a Safeguards. forded to representatives of all other good thing to clarify. I don’t think it Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Chairman, impacted parties. adds ambiguity; I think it adds clarity, there are a lot of things that I oppose Well, UMRA already defines the pri- which may be why my good friend op- in government. Duplication is one of vate sector as individuals, partner- poses it. those. Clarity is best done when it is ships, associations, corporations, edu- I would also ask, at this time, a clear and it is said one time and it is cational and nonprofit institutions, but statement to every Member of Con- consistent. it shall not include State, local, and gress endorsing this amendment from It is already very clear. Individuals, tribal governments since State, local, the Coalition for Sensible Safeguards partnerships, associations, corpora- and tribal governments are already be entered into the RECORD. tions, and educational and nonprofit

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:56 Mar 01, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28FE7.018 H28FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE February 28, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2079 institutions are included in this. All The question was taken; and the Act- It is interesting that we are here dis- those who are impacted can step up in ing Chair announced that the noes ap- cussing an unfunded mandate. As we front of an agency and say: we will be peared to have it. speak, millions of Americans are suf- impacted. Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Chairman, I de- fering because we have refused to ad- You are a person; you are a citizen; mand a recorded vote. dress an important issue. you are an individual. You have an op- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to In addition, the minimum wage has portunity to be able to come and join clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- thrown throngs of individuals into the into that conversation. ceedings on the amendment offered by claws of desperation on the lack of We believe strongly that you should the gentleman from Virginia will be raising it, of which I have signed a pe- have the opportunity, if you are im- postponed. tition—a discharge petition to do so. pacted, to get your voice heard. Again, AMENDMENT NO. 3 OFFERED BY MS. JACKSON As I rise, I want to acknowledge my the Federal Government works for peo- LEE amendment, which specifically indi- ple; people don’t work for the Federal The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order cates that, if the benefits exceed the Government. So when you are im- to consider amendment No. 3 printed in costs, then this industry or the indus- pacted, you should also have a voice as House Report 113–362. tries or this particular provision would well. Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chairman, I not be covering. It clarifies that the With that, I yield back the balance of have an amendment at the desk. provisions of the bill do not apply if a my time. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will cost-benefit analysis demonstrates Ms. DUCKWORTH. Mr. Chair, I designate the amendment. that the benefits of a regulatory action strongly support efforts to make sure The text of the amendment is as fol- exceed its costs. that government regulations are not lows: My amendment improves the bill by overly burdensome and do not need- At the end of the bill, add the following ensuring that regulatory actions need- lessly harm business growth. new section: ed to protect the public health, safety, In fact the very first piece of legisla- SEC. 14. INAPPLICABILITY OF UNFUNDED MAN- and environment can be promulgated DATES REFORM ACT IF COST-BEN- and implemented and not be stymied tion I introduced—the Small Business EFIT ANALYSIS SHOWS BENEFITS OF Paperwork Relief Act—sought to help REGULATORY ACTION EXCEED by dilatory tactics. small businesses lower the costs of COSTS. The Jackson Lee amendment is strongly supported by the Coalition for complying with federal regulations. The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 But I am very concerned that H.R. (Public Law 104–4; 2 U.S.C. 1511 et seq.), as Sensible Safeguards, an organization amended by this Act, shall not apply to a 899 goes beyond well intentioned efforts comprised of more than 150 public regulatory action if a cost-benefit analysis health, scientific, consumer, environ- to make the regulatory process more demonstrates the benefits of the regulatory mental, labor, financial, and public in- accessible to stakeholders, and instead action exceed the costs of the regulatory ac- terest groups. seeks to give big businesses a voice so tion. Let me say something that I think loud that it drowns out American con- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to my colleagues need to know that is dis- sumers. House Resolution 492, the gentlewoman tinctive about this amendment. There In particular, Section 10 of the bill, from Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE) and a is a requirement that Federal agencies which would allow the private sector Member opposed each will control 5 consult with private corporations. exclusive early access to the rule- minutes. I heard my good friend say that the making process, will give just one The Chair recognizes the gentle- Federal Government is for the people, stakeholder unnecessary and unfair in- woman from Texas. not the other way around. But guess fluence. Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chairman, what? There is no requirement for con- Increasing stakeholder input in the let me thank the chairman for the time sultation with stakeholders or the pub- rulemaking process is a worthy goal, and to the two managers of this par- lic before proposing any new rules. How and businesses should certainly be a ticular legislation on the floor, par- hypocritical is that? I must consult part of that, but we can’t govern only ticularly to the ranking member for with private corporations—many of us on behalf of one stakeholder. his leadership, and simply ask the represent them. We appreciate the Our government should work for all question: For those of us who have work they create—but none of the Americans, not just some. served in this body the time when the stakeholders need to be consulted with. And we have a responsibility to bal- unfunded mandate’s original legisla- So I ask my colleagues to support the ance the priorities of our society as a tion was passed, what possible addition Jackson Lee amendment, and I reserve whole with the interests of business. this particular amendment can have? the balance of my time. When we’re talking about a rule that Let me first start off by saying that Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Chairman, I governs whether moms and dads in Illi- I appreciate the good intentions of rise in opposition to the amendment. nois can have peace of mind that the work that is brought to the floor of the The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman food their children eat won’t make House; but I want to remind my col- from Oklahoma is recognized for 5 min- them sick, or that a worker at a manu- leagues that, as we speak, the growing utes. facturing facility in my district doesn’t numbers of the uninsured continue to Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Chairman, I can have to choose between a paycheck and rise, and the emergency unemployment tell you I am all for a cost-benefit their workplace safety—the stakes insurance has not been passed by this analysis, but the challenge of doing a could not be higher. body. cost-benefit analysis comes down to The concerns of these Americans In fact, not passing unemployment who is doing the cost-benefit analysis should not matter less than those of insurance is an unfunded mandate. For and what are they putting into it. corporations seeking to maximize their what we do is we say to the States that There have been multiple times that profits. They deserve a seat at the 1.3–1.5 million-plus, including family we have had conversations about a table as well. members, of individuals who have cost-benefit analysis, and there has This amendment seeks to level the worked and who are out every day been a push back to say: well, let’s go playing field and improve transparency looking for work are no longer the re- back and check the math on that later for all Americans. sponsibility of anyone here in the Fed- and see if we actually got the benefit It would simply give individuals the eral Government. that was proposed that we will receive same rights provided to corporations After the States have maxed out on for that benefit. under this bill. their 26 weeks, we simply throw these A benefit analysis, in particular, is I urge my colleagues to vote yes on people into the streets. I would imag- kind of under scrutiny by academics, this common sense, good government ine that States and nonprofits may even under the Obama administration. amendment that will stand up for the have to address their needs through As an example, the EPA issued a new rights of all Americans. homeless shelters, through food banks, standard for mercury emissions and re- The Acting CHAIR. The question is soup kitchens, and other municipality ported that benefits of the rule were up on the amendment offered by the gen- resources that they can scramble to- to $90 billion a year, far above their $10 tleman from Virginia (Mr. CONNOLLY). gether. billion a year cost.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:56 Mar 01, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28FE7.020 H28FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2080 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 28, 2014 Less than .01 of that $90 billion in be able to speak back to their own gov- stymied by dilatory tactics and unnecessary benefits was attributable to actual re- ernment when their government is im- delays. duction in mercury, though; instead, posing a regulation on them. That is why the Jackson Lee amendment is nearly all the benefits came from re- I think that is entirely reasonable for strongly supported by the Coalition on Sen- ductions in fine particles, a pollutant any affected party to be able to engage sible Safeguards, an organization comprised that was not even the purposed target in conversation with their own govern- of more than 150 public health, scientific, con- of the regulation itself. Fine particle ment. I think it is entirely appropriate. sumer, environmental, labor, financial reform, cobenefits accounted for two-thirds of This is long overdue. The 1995 UMRA and public interest groups. the benefits of the economically sig- bill was written with large loopholes Mr. Chair, H.R. 899, the ‘‘Unfunded Man- nificant rules in 2010. that exempted out agencies, exempted dates Reform Act’’ (UMRA), would erect new This administration has padded the out different entities. It created an en- barriers to slow down the regulatory process benefit analysis with private benefits. vironment where it is beneficial to the and would give corporations an unfair advan- In the fuel economy standards, for in- agency to distort the cost. Let’s clear tage in the regulatory process. stance, for cars and light trucks, near- that. Section 5 of the bill would repeal language ly 90 percent of the $338 billion in life- Let’s just get back to doing what we that excludes independent regulatory agencies time benefits were benefits to con- should do, not people trying to sneak from the reporting requirements of the Un- sumers, such as reduced fuel consump- in rules, not people trying to sneak in funded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA), with tion, and—how about this one—shorter a different cost-benefit analysis. Let’s the exception of the Board of Governors of the refueling times. just have conversation again between Federal Reserve and the Federal Open Mar- Private benefits account for 92 per- the American people and the govern- ket Committee. The Office of Management cent of the benefits in energy effi- ment that they are in charge of. and Budget (OMB) is responsible for over- ciency standards for washing machines With that, I yield back the balance of seeing the UMRA process. and 70 percent of the benefits in energy my time. Since the independent agencies would be efficiency standards for refrigerators. Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chairman, I under the direction of OMB for purposes of Essentially, the private benefit ac- thank the gentleman for his analysis; UMRA compliance, this could compromise the counting is a claim that depriving con- but let me offer to him that, first of independence of those agencies. sumers of preferred choices will make all, this particular legislation will be Section 7 of H.R. 899 would create a new them better off because benefits like subject to a veto threat because, as the point of order in the House of Representatives fuel savings are worth more to con- President has noted, there is already a for legislation containing an unfunded man- sumers than consumers actually real- robust, analytical, and procedural re- date, making it more difficult to enact legisla- ized. quirement. I agree there should be tion. To exclude regulations from an that, and we already have it. Section 8 would incorporate a cost-benefit UMRA analysis, based on faulty and The Coalition for Sensible Safe- requirement from Executive Order 12866, but misleading benefits analysis, would guards has indicated that the Jackson it would not include language from the same only encourage distortion. Further, the Lee amendment is a commonsense Executive Order directing agencies to perform point of UMRA is to identify burden- amendment that makes clear that reg- these assessments ‘‘to the extent feasible.’’ Section 10 would require agencies to pro- some new mandates for the parties ulations whose benefits to public vide impacted parties in the private sector— that have to bear the burden. health safety exceed the cost of regu- but not other stakeholders—with advance no- You see, that company bears the bur- lated industries are good public invest- tice and opportunity to provide input on pro- den. That cost gets passed on directly ments. posed regulations. This amendment is a necessary to consumers. So this ‘‘private bene- Section 10 also requires agencies to con- amendment. The Jackson Lee amend- fits’’—that you are going to get more duct consultations with private sector busi- ment says if it is a good public invest- benefit than you thought you would nesses ‘‘as early as possible, before the ment, and it helps in order to clarify ever get or will ever see—doesn’t offset issuance of a notice of proposed rulemaking.’’ the cost they do see coming out of some of the untoward provisions of this Expanding this consultation requirement their paycheck when gasoline is more legislation that will require an inter- only to the private sector gives corporations expensive, groceries are more expen- action with a private corporation, but an unfair advantage over other stakeholders in sive, and electricity if more expensive. never talking to the public. the development of regulatory proposals. Often, parties who pay the cost of Mr. Chairman, if we are for the peo- During consideration of this bill by the Com- these regulations are not the same par- ple, they should at least be there to be mittee, Representatives GERRY CONNOLLY and ties that actually enjoy the benefits. inquired of: What do you think? TAMMY DUCKWORTH offered an amendment Even if a rule is predicted to have a net And finally, let us end the unfunded that would have evened the playing field by benefit, impacted entities should be mandate of not passing unemployment requiring that: ‘‘Any opportunities or rights af- made aware of sizable new burdens im- insurance extension and not lifting the forded to a corporation under this section shall posed by Federal mandates. minimum wage. That is an unfunded also be afforded to any interested individual.’’ For this reason, I do oppose this mandate. The Connolly-Duckworth amendment was amendment, and I reserve the balance I would ask my colleagues to support rejected. of my time. the Jackson Lee amendment because it Section 11 would codify the role of the Of- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chairman, clarifies and it puts the people first. I fice of Information and Regulatory Affairs may I inquire as to how much time is join with my colleague. This is a place (OIRA) in reviewing agency regulations and remaining? for people. We are the ones—the people require that if the OIRA Administrator finds The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman who run this government. Give them that an agency did not comply with UMRA’s from Texas has 90 seconds remaining. an opportunity to consult under this requirements, the Administrator must request Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chairman, legislation. Support the Jackson Lee that the agency comply before the regulation let me quickly say that, in the pre- amendment. is finalized. vious bill, it was well noted that there With that, I yield back the balance of Section 12 would require that, ‘‘at the re- were exemptions dealing with constitu- my time. quest of the chairman or ranking minority tional issues and civil rights issues; so My amendment is simple and straight- member of a standing or select committee of my amendment is in track, on line forward. the House of Representatives or Senate, an with the original bill that gave exemp- The Jackson Lee amendment improves the agency shall conduct a retrospective analysis tions. bill by clarifying that the provisions of the bill of an existing Federal regulation issued by an With that, I reserve the balance of do not apply if a cost-benefit analysis dem- agency.’’ my time. onstrates that the benefits of a regulatory ac- This provision would require agencies to di- Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Chairman, I tion exceed its costs. vert resources toward conducting these anal- want us to be able to move forward on My amendment improves the bill by ensur- yses and away from fulfilling their missions. this bill. I want the American people to ing that regulatory actions needed to protect Mr. Chair, as the Coalition on Sensible know that their government serves the public health, safety, and environment can Safeguards says of the Jackson Lee amend- them and that individuals are able to be promulgated and implemented and not be ment:

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Nolan Sarbanes Vargas ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR O’Rourke Schakowsky Veasey COALITION FOR SENSIBLE SAFEGUARDS Pallone Schiff February 26, 2014 The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Vela Pascrell Schneider Vela´ zquez DEAR REPRESENTATIVE, The Coalition for clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will Payne Schrader Visclosky Sensible Safeguards (CSS), which includes now resume on those amendments Pelosi Scott (VA) Walz more than 150 labor, environmental, public Perlmutter Scott, David printed in House Report 113–362 on Wasserman Peters (CA) Serrano health, scientific, consumer, financial re- Schultz which further proceedings were post- Peters (MI) Sewell (AL) form, and public interest groups, strongly Waters poned, in the following order: Pingree (ME) Shea-Porter opposes H.R. 899, the dangerous and harmful Waxman ‘‘Unfunded Mandates Information and Trans- Amendment No. 1 by Mr. CUMMINGS Pocan Sherman Polis Sires Welch parency Act of 2013.’’ This proposal would of Maryland. Price (NC) Slaughter Wilson (FL) undermine our nation’s ability to set health, Amendment No. 2 by Mr. CONNOLLY Quigley Speier Yarmuth safety and environmental standards as well of Virginia. Rahall Swalwell (CA) as new financial protections. Given that we Amendment No. 3 by Ms. JACKSON have experienced multiple health and safety NOES—224 disasters in communities and workplaces LEE of Texas. The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes Aderholt Granger Nunnelee across the country in recent years, it is the Amash Graves (GA) Olson wrong time to thwart the progress of nec- the minimum time for any electronic Amodei Graves (MO) Owens essary public protections. vote after the first vote in this series. Bachmann Griffin (AR) Palazzo While CSS strongly urges members to vote Bachus Griffith (VA) Paulsen AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MR. CUMMINGS no on H.R. 899, CSS encourages members to Barletta Grimm Pearce support the amendments offered below: The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Barr Guthrie Perry Amendment #1 sponsored by Congressman business is the demand for a recorded Barton Hall Peterson Cummings (MD): This amendment strikes vote on the amendment offered by the Benishek Hanna Petri section 5 of the bill, which would eliminate Bentivolio Harper Pittenger gentleman from Maryland (Mr. CUM- Bilirakis Harris Pitts the current exemption from the Unfunded MINGS) on which further proceedings Blackburn Hartzler Poe (TX) Mandate Reform Act for certain independent were postponed and on which the noes Boustany Hastings (WA) Pompeo agencies. This crucial amendment would en- Brady (TX) Heck (NV) Posey sure that agencies that Congress designated prevailed by voice vote. Bridenstine Hensarling Price (GA) to be independent of the Executive Branch The Clerk will redesignate the Brooks (AL) Herrera Beutler Reed remain so. Further, the amendment would amendment. Brooks (IN) Holding Reichert ensure that the important regulations of The Clerk redesignated the amend- Broun (GA) Hudson Renacci these agencies, including the Consumer Buchanan Huelskamp Ribble ment. Bucshon Hultgren Rice (SC) Product Safety Commission and the Con- RECORDED VOTE Burgess Hunter Rigell sumer Financial Protection Bureau, are not Byrne Issa Roby subject to this legislation’s wasteful, unnec- The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Camp Jenkins Roe (TN) essary, and unfunded requirements and can has been demanded. Campbell Johnson (OH) Rogers (AL) be adopted in a timely and efficient manner. A recorded vote was ordered. Cantor Johnson, Sam Rogers (KY) Amendment #4 sponsored by Congress- The vote was taken by electronic de- Capito Jones Rogers (MI) woman Jackson Lee (TX): This amendment Carter Jordan Rohrabacher adds Section 14 to the bill to clarify that the vice, and there were—ayes 185, noes 224, Cassidy Joyce Rokita not voting 21, as follows: Chabot Kelly (PA) Rooney requirements of UMRA as amended by this Chaffetz King (IA) Ros-Lehtinen Act do not apply if a cost-benefit analysis [Roll No. 86] Coble King (NY) Roskam demonstrates that the benefits of the regu- AYES—185 Coffman Kingston Ross latory action exceed its costs. This common- Cole Kinzinger (IL) Rothfus Barber DeGette Jackson Lee sense amendment makes clear that regula- Collins (GA) Kline Royce Barrow (GA) Delaney Jeffries Collins (NY) Labrador Ryan (WI) tions whose benefits to public health and Bass DeLauro Johnson (GA) Conaway LaMalfa Salmon safety exceed the costs to regulated indus- Beatty DelBene Johnson, E. B. Cook Lamborn Sanchez, Loretta tries, thereby making them good public in- Becerra Deutch Kaptur Costa Lance Sanford Bera (CA) Dingell Keating vestments, are not legislation’s wasteful, un- Cotton Lankford Scalise Bishop (GA) Doggett Kelly (IL) necessary, and unfunded requirements and Crawford Latham Schock Bishop (NY) Doyle Kennedy can be adopted in a timely and efficient Crenshaw Latta Schweikert Blumenauer Duckworth Kildee manner. Cuellar LoBiondo Sensenbrenner Bonamici Edwards Kilmer Amendment #5 sponsored by Congressman Culberson Long Sessions Brady (PA) Ellison Kind Daines Lucas Shimkus Connolly (VA): This amendment ensures that Braley (IA) Engel Kirkpatrick Davis, Rodney Luetkemeyer Shuster other impacted entities, such as public inter- Brown (FL) Enyart Kuster Denham Lummis Simpson est organizations, are provided any oppor- Brownley (CA) Eshoo Langevin Dent Marchant Sinema tunity for consultation afforded to the pri- Bustos Esty Larsen (WA) DeSantis Marino Smith (MO) Butterfield Farr Larson (CT) vate sector under the Act. This common- DesJarlais Massie Smith (NE) Capps Fattah Lee (CA) sense amendment levels the playing field to Diaz-Balart Matheson Smith (NJ) Capuano Foster Levin allow public interest organizations the same Duffy McAllister Smith (TX) Ca´ rdenas Frankel (FL) Lewis privilege and access that the legislation only Duncan (SC) McCarthy (CA) Southerland Carney Fudge Lipinski Duncan (TN) McCaul Stewart affords to the business community and en- Carson (IN) Gabbard Loebsack Ellmers McClintock Stivers sures that the regulatory process is fair and Cartwright Gallego Lofgren Farenthold McHenry Stutzman open to all stakeholders in an equal manner. Castor (FL) Garamendi Lowenthal Fincher McKeon Terry Castro (TX) Garcia Lowey Sincerely, Fitzpatrick McKinley Thompson (PA) Chu Grayson Lujan Grisham KATHERINE MCFATE, Fleischmann McMorris Thornberry Cicilline Green, Al (NM) President and CEO, Center for Effective Fleming Rodgers Tiberi Clark (MA) Green, Gene Luja´ n, Ben Ray Government, Co-chair, Coalition for Flores Meadows Tipton Clarke (NY) Grijalva (NM) Forbes Meehan Turner Sensible Safeguards. Clay Gutie´rrez Lynch Foxx Messer Valadao ROBERT WEISSMAN, Cleaver Hahn Maffei Franks (AZ) Mica Wagner President, Public Citizen Clyburn Hanabusa Maloney, Frelinghuysen Miller (FL) Walberg Cohen Hastings (FL) Carolyn Co-chair, Coalition for Sensible Safeguards. Gardner Miller (MI) Walorski Connolly Heck (WA) Matsui The Acting CHAIR. The question is Garrett Miller, Gary Weber (TX) Conyers Higgins McCollum Gerlach Mullin Webster (FL) on the amendment offered by the gen- Cooper Himes McDermott Gibbs Mulvaney Wenstrup ACKSON Courtney Holt McGovern tlewoman from Texas (Ms. J Gibson Murphy (PA) Whitfield Crowley Honda McIntyre LEE). Gingrey (GA) Neugebauer Williams Cummings Horsford McNerney The question was taken; and the Act- Gohmert Noem Wilson (SC) Davis (CA) Hoyer Meeks Goodlatte Nugent Wittman ing Chair announced that the noes ap- Davis, Danny Huffman Meng Gowdy Nunes Wolf peared to have it. DeFazio Israel Michaud

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MULLIN, HUDSON, KING of Lipinski Payne Takano Bishop (UT) McCarthy (NY) Smith (WA) New York, OLSON, RIBBLE, MCKEON, Loebsack Pelosi Thompson (CA) Black Pastor (AZ) Stivers and Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- Lofgren Perlmutter Thompson (MS) Calvert Peters (MI) Stockman fornia changed their vote from ‘‘aye’’ Lowenthal Peters (CA) Tierney Cramer Runyan Upton Lowey Pingree (ME) Titus Fortenberry Rush to ‘‘no.’’ Walden Lujan Grisham Pocan Tonko Gosar Schwartz Westmoreland Messrs. ELLISON, MAFFEI, and (NM) Polis Tsongas Hinojosa Scott, Austin Luja´ n, Ben Ray Price (NC) Van Hollen GARAMENDI changed their vote from ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ (NM) Quigley Vargas Lynch Rahall Veasey The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). So the amendment was rejected. Maffei Rangel Vela There is 1 minute remaining. The result of the vote was announced Maloney, Richmond Vela´ zquez Carolyn as above recorded. Roybal-Allard Visclosky Maloney, Sean Ruiz Walz b 1059 Stated for: Matheson Ruppersberger Wasserman Matsui Ryan (OH) So the amendment was rejected. Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. Schultz 86, had I been present, I would have voted McCollum Sa´ nchez, Linda The result of the vote was announced McDermott T. Waters ‘‘yes.’’ McGovern Sanchez, Loretta Waxman as above recorded. Stated against: McIntyre Sarbanes Welch AMENDMENT NO. 3 OFFERED BY MS. JACKSON Mr. HURT. Mr. Chair, I was not present for McNerney Schakowsky Wilson (FL) LEE Yarmuth rollcall vote No. 86. Had I been present, I Meeks Schiff The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished would have voted ‘‘no.’’ NOES—216 business is the demand for a recorded AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. CONNOLLY Aderholt Franks (AZ) McAllister vote on the amendment offered by the The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Amash Frelinghuysen McCarthy (CA) gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON business is the demand for a recorded Amodei Gardner McCaul LEE) on which further proceedings were Bachmann Garrett McClintock postponed and on which the noes pre- vote on the amendment offered by the Bachus Gerlach McHenry gentleman from Virginia (Mr. CON- Barletta Gibbs McKeon vailed by voice vote. NOLLY) on which further proceedings Barr Gingrey (GA) McKinley The Clerk will redesignate the were postponed and on which the noes Barton Gohmert McMorris amendment. Benishek Goodlatte Rodgers prevailed by voice vote. Bentivolio Gowdy Meadows The Clerk redesignated the amend- The Clerk will redesignate the Bilirakis Granger Meehan ment. amendment. Blackburn Graves (GA) Messer RECORDED VOTE Boustany Graves (MO) Mica The Clerk redesignated the amend- Brady (TX) Griffin (AR) Miller (FL) The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote ment. Bridenstine Griffith (VA) Miller (MI) has been demanded. RECORDED VOTE Brooks (AL) Grimm Miller, Gary A recorded vote was ordered. Brooks (IN) Guthrie Mullin The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Broun (GA) Hall Mulvaney The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- has been demanded. Buchanan Hanna Murphy (PA) minute vote. A recorded vote was ordered. Bucshon Harper Neugebauer The vote was taken by electronic de- Burgess Harris Noem vice, and there were—ayes 180, noes 232, The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Byrne Hartzler Nugent minute vote. Camp Hastings (WA) Nunes not voting 18, as follows: The vote was taken by electronic de- Campbell Heck (NV) Nunnelee [Roll No. 88] vice, and there were—ayes 194, noes 216, Cantor Hensarling Olson Capito Herrera Beutler Palazzo AYES—180 not voting 20, as follows: Carter Holding Paulsen Bass Cuellar Gutie´rrez [Roll No. 87] Cassidy Hudson Pearce Beatty Cummings Hahn Chabot Huelskamp Perry Becerra Davis (CA) Hanabusa AYES—194 Chaffetz Huizenga (MI) Peterson Bera (CA) Davis, Danny Hastings (FL) Barber Clyburn Foster Coble Hultgren Petri Bishop (GA) DeFazio Heck (WA) Barrow (GA) Cohen Frankel (FL) Coffman Hunter Pittenger Bishop (NY) DeGette Higgins Bass Connolly Fudge Cole Hurt Pitts Blumenauer Delaney Himes Beatty Conyers Gabbard Collins (GA) Issa Poe (TX) Bonamici DeLauro Hinojosa Becerra Cooper Gallego Collins (NY) Jenkins Pompeo Brady (PA) DelBene Holt Bera (CA) Costa Garamendi Conaway Johnson (OH) Posey Braley (IA) Deutch Honda Bishop (GA) Courtney Garcia Cook Johnson, Sam Price (GA) Brown (FL) Dingell Horsford Bishop (NY) Crowley Gibson Cotton Jordan Reed Brownley (CA) Doggett Hoyer Blumenauer Cuellar Grayson Crawford Joyce Reichert Bustos Doyle Huffman Bonamici Cummings Green, Al Crenshaw Kelly (PA) Renacci Butterfield Duckworth Israel Brady (PA) Davis (CA) Green, Gene Culberson King (IA) Ribble Capps Edwards Jackson Lee Braley (IA) Davis, Danny Grijalva Daines King (NY) Rice (SC) Capuano Ellison Jeffries Brown (FL) DeFazio Gutie´rrez Davis, Rodney Kingston Rigell Ca´ rdenas Engel Johnson (GA) Brownley (CA) DeGette Hahn Denham Kinzinger (IL) Roby Carney Enyart Johnson, E. B. Bustos Delaney Hanabusa Dent Kline Roe (TN) Carson (IN) Eshoo Kaptur Butterfield DeLauro Hastings (FL) DeSantis Labrador Rogers (AL) Cartwright Esty Kelly (IL) Capps DelBene Heck (WA) DesJarlais LaMalfa Rogers (KY) Castor (FL) Farr Kennedy Capuano Deutch Higgins Diaz-Balart Lamborn Rogers (MI) Castro (TX) Fattah Kildee Ca´ rdenas Dingell Himes Duffy Lance Rohrabacher Chu Foster Kilmer Carney Doggett Holt Duncan (SC) Lankford Rokita Cicilline Frankel (FL) Kind Carson (IN) Doyle Honda Duncan (TN) Latham Rooney Clark (MA) Fudge Kirkpatrick Cartwright Duckworth Horsford Ellmers Latta Ros-Lehtinen Clarke (NY) Gabbard Kuster Castor (FL) Edwards Hoyer Farenthold LoBiondo Roskam Clay Gallego Langevin Castro (TX) Ellison Huffman Fincher Long Ross Cleaver Garamendi Larsen (WA) Chu Engel Israel Fitzpatrick Lucas Rothfus Clyburn Garcia Larson (CT) Cicilline Enyart Jackson Lee Fleischmann Luetkemeyer Royce Cohen Gibson Lee (CA) Clark (MA) Eshoo Jeffries Fleming Lummis Ryan (WI) Connolly Grayson Levin Clarke (NY) Esty Johnson (GA) Flores Marchant Salmon Cooper Green, Al Lewis Clay Farr Johnson, E. B. Forbes Marino Sanford Courtney Green, Gene Lipinski Cleaver Fattah Jones Foxx Massie Scalise Crowley Grijalva Loebsack

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:40 Mar 01, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28FE7.011 H28FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE February 28, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2083 Lofgren O’Rourke Shea-Porter Stivers Wagner Wittman The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Lowenthal Pallone Sherman Stutzman Walberg Wolf objection to the request of the gen- Lowey Pascrell Sires Terry Walorski Womack Lujan Grisham Payne Slaughter Thompson (PA) Weber (TX) Woodall tleman from Oklahoma? (NM) Pelosi Speier Thornberry Webster (FL) Yoder There was no objection. Luja´ n, Ben Ray Perlmutter Swalwell (CA) Tiberi Wenstrup Yoho The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- (NM) Peters (MI) Takano Tipton Whitfield Young (AK) tleman from Florida is recognized for 5 Lynch Pingree (ME) Thompson (CA) Turner Williams Young (IN) Valadao Wilson (SC) minutes. Maloney, Pocan Thompson (MS) Carolyn Polis Tierney NOT VOTING—18 Mr. GARCIA. Mr. Speaker, this is a Maloney, Sean Price (NC) Titus final amendment to the bill. This will Matsui Bishop (UT) Marchant Scott, Austin Quigley Tonko McCollum Rangel Black McCarthy (NY) Smith (WA) not delay the bill. This will not kill the Tsongas McDermott Richmond Calvert Pastor (AZ) Stockman bill. This will not send it back to com- Van Hollen McGovern Roybal-Allard Cramer Runyan Upton Vargas mittee. If adopted, the bill will proceed McNerney Ruppersberger Fortenberry Rush Walden immediately to final passage, as Meeks Ryan (OH) Veasey Gosar Schwartz Westmoreland Meng Sa´ nchez, Linda Vela amended. ´ ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Michaud T. Velazquez Mr. Speaker, we should all be able to Miller, George Sanchez, Loretta Visclosky The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). agree that just as it is absurd to say Moore Sarbanes Walz There is 1 minute remaining. that all regulations are good, it is ab- Moran Schakowsky Wasserman Murphy (FL) Schiff Schultz b 1104 surd to say that all regulations are Nadler Schneider Waters So the amendment was rejected. bad. Unfortunately, this bill does just Napolitano Scott (VA) Waxman The result of the vote was announced that. Neal Scott, David Welch It assumes that all regulations are Negrete McLeod Serrano Wilson (FL) as above recorded. Nolan Sewell (AL) Yarmuth The Acting CHAIR (Mr. YODER). bad; it weakens or delays them. Even There being no further amendments, those that advance important bipar- NOES—232 under the rule, the Committee rises. tisan priorities are going to be hurt. Aderholt Gibbs Meehan Accordingly, the Committee rose; That is why my amendment is so im- Amash Gingrey (GA) Messer and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. portant. It will ensure that this bill Amodei Gohmert Mica does not create unnecessary hurdles in Bachmann Goodlatte Miller (FL) WOMACK) having assumed the chair, Bachus Gowdy Miller (MI) Mr. YODER, Acting Chair of the Com- several important areas, including Barber Granger Miller, Gary mittee of the Whole House on the state those that help veterans find jobs, keep Barletta Graves (GA) Mullin of the Union, reported that that Com- health care safe and affordable, and re- Barr Graves (MO) Mulvaney build communities after natural disas- Barrow (GA) Griffin (AR) Murphy (PA) mittee, having had under consideration Barton Griffith (VA) Neugebauer the bill (H.R. 899) to provide for addi- ters. Benishek Grimm Noem tional safeguards with respect to im- Mr. Speaker, there is probably no Bentivolio Guthrie Nugent posing Federal mandates, and for other issue where there is more bipartisan Bilirakis Hall Nunes Blackburn Hanna Nunnelee purposes, and, pursuant to House Reso- support than in the need to support our Boustany Harper Olson lution 492, he reported the bill back to Nation’s veterans. Those who have Brady (TX) Harris Owens the House. risked and sacrificed more than anyone Bridenstine Hartzler Palazzo The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under else deserve for us to help keep them Brooks (AL) Hastings (WA) Paulsen Brooks (IN) Heck (NV) Pearce the rule, the previous question is or- safe: veterans, veterans like my con- Broun (GA) Hensarling Perry dered. stituent George Martinez, who found a Buchanan Herrera Beutler Peters (CA) The question is on the engrossment job through the program for Voca- Bucshon Holding Peterson and third reading of the bill. tional Rehabilitation and Employment, Burgess Hudson Petri The bill was ordered to be engrossed Byrne Huelskamp Pittenger an important program overseen by the Camp Huizenga (MI) Pitts and read a third time, and was read the VA. Campbell Hultgren Poe (TX) third time. This bill will unfortunately weaken Cantor Hunter Pompeo MOTION TO RECOMMIT or delay regulations that help veterans Capito Hurt Posey Carter Issa Price (GA) Mr. GARCIA. Mr. Speaker, I have a like George find jobs when they leave Cassidy Jenkins Rahall motion to recommit at the desk. the service. It would have delayed an Chabot Johnson (OH) Reed The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the important regulation that was final- Chaffetz Johnson, Sam Reichert gentleman opposed to the bill? ized last year, a regulation that re- Coble Jones Renacci Mr. GARCIA. I am opposed. Coffman Jordan Ribble quires contractors to set goals for hir- Cole Joyce Rice (SC) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ing veterans and list job openings so Collins (GA) Keating Rigell Clerk will report the motion to recom- that veterans can apply for them. Collins (NY) Kelly (PA) Roby mit. According to estimates, this regula- Conaway King (IA) Roe (TN) The Clerk read as follows: Conyers King (NY) Rogers (AL) tion could ultimately find additional Cook Kingston Rogers (KY) Mr. Garcia moves to recommit the bill employment for 200,000 veterans. With Costa Kinzinger (IL) Rogers (MI) H.R. 899 to the Committee on Oversight and unemployment for veterans from Iraq Cotton Kline Rohrabacher Government Reform, with instructions to re- Crawford Labrador Rokita port the same back to the House forthwith and Afghanistan being at almost 10 Crenshaw LaMalfa Rooney with the following amendment: percent, we should not be delaying this Culberson Lamborn Ros-Lehtinen At the end of the bill, add the following kind of regulation. Daines Lance Roskam new section: Mr. Speaker, my amendment would Davis, Rodney Lankford Ross SEC. 14. EXCEPTION FOR REGULATORY ACTIONS Denham Latham Rothfus also keep the bill from creating unnec- AFFECTING VETERANS, SENIORS, essary hurdles on regulations that pro- Dent Latta Royce CONSUMERS, AND COMMUNITIES AF- DeSantis LoBiondo Ruiz FECTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS. tect patient safety. This bill would un- DesJarlais Long Ryan (WI) The amendments made by this Act shall necessarily create hurdles for regula- Diaz-Balart Lucas Salmon Duffy Luetkemeyer Sanford not apply to regulatory actions if they have tions that protect patient safety in Duncan (SC) Lummis Scalise the effect of— hospitals and nursing homes, and lower Duncan (TN) Maffei Schock (1) providing hiring preferences and jobs out-of-pocket costs of health care. Ellmers Marino Schrader for veterans; These are especially important issues Farenthold Massie Schweikert (2) protecting patient safety in hospitals in my home State of Florida where Fincher Matheson Sensenbrenner and nursing homes; Fitzpatrick McAllister Sessions (3) lowering the overall cost of health care, 70,000 nursing home residents live, Fleischmann McCarthy (CA) Shimkus including out-of-pocket costs for consumers; more than almost any other State in Fleming McCaul Shuster the country. These are our parents, Flores McClintock Simpson or Forbes McHenry Sinema (4) protecting communities from natural they are our loved ones who should re- Foxx McIntyre Smith (MO) disasters and helping them rebuild in the ceive the best care possible in their lat- Franks (AZ) McKeon Smith (NE) event of a natural disaster. ter years. That is why we must ensure Frelinghuysen McKinley Smith (NJ) Mr. LANKFORD (during the reading). that nursing homes remain a safe place Gardner McMorris Smith (TX) Garrett Rodgers Southerland Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent of rest and care for our seniors and re- Gerlach Meadows Stewart to dispense with the reading of the bill. main an affordable option for those

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:56 Mar 01, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28FE7.012 H28FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2084 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 28, 2014 who need them. That is exactly what There are also 330 major rules that Why does health care cost more? Why my amendment will do. have come out in the last few years are local taxes going up? And why is Finally, this amendment will ensure that increase and have an impact on insurance costing more? that the bill does not create unneces- the economy of over $100 million each. It is not the evil capitalists on Wall sary obstacles for regulations that help The American people are fed up with Street. It is the oceans of new regula- protect and rebuild communities after Washington, not because we can get tions that are taking every spare dime natural disasters. In south Florida, we nothing done, but because we are al- from Americans’ budgets because are all too familiar with the dev- ready doing too much. someone here in Washington thinks astating effects of hurricanes and nat- b 1115 they know better. ural disasters when they strike. Re- Listen, whether it is a farm or building communities in their after- Every day, people wake up to a new whether it is on an energy platform or math can take years, as my constitu- regulation. They can’t wait to read the whether it is this Chamber that passed ents in Homestead know all too well. Federal Register to see what happened a bill 2 years ago straight down a That is why we need to move forward to their business and their life last party-line vote that told every Amer- with my amendment. We need to have night. ican that they could not pick the an amendment that ensures this bill The opposition to this bill seems to health care they wanted, they had to does not weaken or delay regulations be a fear that it will make the govern- pick the one Washington approved; that facilitate the recovery and re- ment work harder. Our fear is that the they couldn’t have the same doctor, building efforts. government is already making the they had to pick one that Washington Mr. Speaker, at a time when we face American people’s work harder every approved; they couldn’t pay what they so many important issues, we here in single day. People are worried about chose to because they have to go to the Congress need to come together and do how to be able to pay for things, and it hospital that Washington chose—by what is right. I urge my colleagues to is slowing down the economy. the way, the costs are going to go up as Every mandate that is passed, the vote ‘‘yes’’ to ensure that we support well because Washington put a new tax economy slows down even more. In unemployed veterans, keep health care on medical devices, like a dental fact, the CBO once again this year, just safe and affordable, and protect our crown, a knee replacement, or a pace- weeks ago, laid out their forecast for communities from natural disasters. maker, so right when they are getting the next 10 years, that the economy is I yield back the balance of my time. hit with medical bills, they are also going to continue to slow down even Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, I rise going to get hit with a new tax as well. more. in opposition to the motion. What a great idea. Listen, the prevailing attitude in this The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- The problem is this government has town that Washington knows best has tleman from Oklahoma is recognized 5 grown and grown over decades. It is to stop. It is the responsibility of the minutes. time to turn this around. Now is the Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, this States and the Nation to carry out moment to give the American people bill assumes one simple thing: that reg- their own wishes. It is not the responsi- back what they need back, that is, ulators are not infallible, they are just bility of the States and the people to freedom from the ongoing regulations. people. We believe that the Nation will carry out the wishes of Washington, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without not fall apart if Washington doesn’t DC. objection, the previous question is or- have more and more growing power. We A lot of people all over this Nation dered on the motion to recommit. believe that this Nation became strong can make good decisions, and this per- because the Federal Government had ception that Washington is smarter There was no objection. limited power. You see, I believe and than everyone else is absolutely not The SPEAKER pro tempore. The we believe the American people aren’t true. question is on the motion to recommit. looking for much from us; they just I come from a place that many in The question was taken; and the want the unfunded mandates to stop. this town call flyover country. It may Speaker pro tempore announced that Someone in Washington decides they surprise you that planes actually land the noes appeared to have it. have a good idea and suddenly every- in flyover country. And when you get RECORDED VOTE one has to pay for their new good idea. off the plane, do you know what you Mr. GARCIA. Mr. Speaker, I demand It seems obvious that before a major find? You find smart people. People a recorded vote. rule is put into place, the regulators who balance their budgets, serve their A recorded vote was ordered. should actually have a consultation neighbors, and love their kids. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- with the people that will be affected to They are not helpless. Right when ant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 5- see if there is a better way to do the they finally get their budget to balance minute vote on the motion to recom- same thing. or get their family back in place, mit will be followed by a 5-minute vote It was 3 years ago that I walked into Washington has a new plan for their on passage of the bill, if ordered. this Chamber. Many people know I budget. The vote was taken by electronic de- don’t come from a political back- When the President said in his State vice, and there were—ayes 192, noes 218, ground. I have served in churches, of the Union that, ‘‘The shift to a not voting 20, as follows: where, of course, there are no politics. cleaner energy economy won’t happen [Roll No. 89] I can tell you that the American people overnight, and it will require tough AYES—192 do not want this city to tell them what choices along the way,’’ many people to do. They want this city to protect didn’t realize that those tough choices Barber Castor (FL) Delaney Barrow (GA) Castro (TX) DeLauro their rights and leave them alone. would be on their own budgets. Bass Chu DelBene As a new Representative, I was sur- In my State, electricity prices are Beatty Cicilline Dingell prised that the vast majority of busi- going up. One of the electricity pro- Becerra Clark (MA) Doggett Bera (CA) Clarke (NY) Doyle nesses that I interacted with didn’t ducers faces new compliance costs of Bishop (GA) Clay Duckworth come to me asking for something; they over $1,500 per meter—per meter—sim- Bishop (NY) Cleaver Edwards came and said, how can you make this ply because of a new aesthetic air qual- Blumenauer Clyburn Ellison stop? Thousands of small regulations ity regulation. It is not dealing with Bonamici Cohen Engel Brady (PA) Connolly Enyart are coming every day. In fact, I am health. It is just dealing with aesthetic Braley (IA) Conyers Eshoo sure everyone read the Federal Reg- air quality regulations by this adminis- Brown (FL) Cooper Esty ister today. There is a new regulation tration. Brownley (CA) Costa Farr Bustos Courtney Fattah that came out today that decreases the When families try to figure out their Butterfield Crowley Foster size of an orange. You cannot be an or- paycheck and why it is not going as far Capps Cuellar Frankel (FL) ange in America unless the Depart- anymore, they should ask the question: Capuano Cummings Fudge ment of Agriculture tells you that you Why does gas cost more? Why does Ca´ rdenas Davis (CA) Gabbard Carney Davis, Danny Gallego are an orange, and there is a new regu- electricity cost more? Why does corn Carson (IN) DeFazio Garamendi lation today defining an orange. cost more? Why does beef cost more? Cartwright DeGette Garcia

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Roby Sessions Walberg Holding Messer Salmon Hahn Carolyn Sanchez, Loretta Roe (TN) Shimkus Walorski Hudson Mica Sanchez, Loretta Hanabusa Maloney, Sean Sarbanes Rogers (AL) Shuster Weber (TX) Huelskamp Miller (FL) Sanford Hastings (FL) Matheson Schakowsky Rogers (KY) Simpson Webster (FL) Huizenga (MI) Miller (MI) Scalise Heck (WA) Matsui Schiff Rogers (MI) Smith (MO) Wenstrup Hultgren Miller, Gary Schock Higgins McCollum Schneider Rohrabacher Smith (NE) Whitfield Hunter Mullin Schweikert Himes McGovern Schrader Rokita Smith (NJ) Williams Hurt Mulvaney Sensenbrenner Hinojosa McIntyre Scott (VA) Rooney Smith (TX) Wilson (SC) Issa Murphy (FL) Sessions Holt McNerney Scott, David Ros-Lehtinen Southerland Wittman Jenkins Murphy (PA) Shimkus Honda Meeks Serrano Roskam Stewart Wolf Johnson (OH) Neugebauer Shuster Horsford Meng Sewell (AL) Ross Stivers Womack Johnson, Sam Noem Simpson Hoyer Michaud Shea-Porter Rothfus Stutzman Woodall Jones Nugent Sinema Royce Terry Yoder Huffman Miller, George Sherman Jordan Nunes Smith (MO) Israel Moore Ryan (WI) Thompson (PA) Yoho Nunnelee Sinema Joyce Smith (NE) Jackson Lee Moran Salmon Thornberry Young (AK) Olson Sires Kelly (PA) Smith (NJ) Jeffries Murphy (FL) Sanford Tiberi Young (IN) Owens Slaughter King (IA) Smith (TX) Johnson, E. B. Nadler Palazzo Speier King (NY) Southerland Jones Napolitano NOT VOTING—20 Paulsen Swalwell (CA) Kingston Stewart Kaptur Neal Bishop (UT) Johnson (GA) Scott, Austin Pearce Takano Kinzinger (IL) Stivers Keating Negrete McLeod Black McCarthy (NY) Smith (WA) Perry Thompson (CA) Kline Stutzman Kelly (IL) Nolan Calvert McDermott Stockman Peters (CA) Thompson (MS) Labrador Terry Kennedy O’Rourke Cramer Pastor (AZ) Peterson Tierney Upton Kildee Owens Deutch Runyan LaMalfa Petri Thompson (PA) Titus Walden Lamborn Thornberry Kilmer Pallone Fortenberry Rush Westmoreland Pittenger Kind Pascrell Tonko Gosar Schwartz Lance Pitts Tiberi Kirkpatrick Payne Tsongas Lankford Poe (TX) Tipton Kuster Pelosi Van Hollen ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Latham Pompeo Turner Langevin Perlmutter Vargas The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Latta Posey Valadao Veasey LoBiondo Wagner Larsen (WA) Peters (CA) the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- Price (GA) Larson (CT) Peters (MI) Vela Long Rahall Walberg Lee (CA) Peterson Vela´ zquez ing. Lucas Reed Walorski Levin Pingree (ME) Visclosky Luetkemeyer Reichert Weber (TX) Lewis Pocan Walz b 1124 Lummis Renacci Webster (FL) Lipinski Polis Wasserman Marchant Ribble Wenstrup Loebsack Price (NC) Schultz So the motion to recommit was re- Marino Rice (SC) Whitfield Lofgren Quigley Waters jected. Massie Roby Williams Lowenthal Rahall Waxman Matheson Roe (TN) Wilson (SC) Lowey Rangel Welch The result of the vote was announced McAllister Rogers (AL) Wittman Lujan Grisham Richmond Wilson (FL) as above recorded. McCarthy (CA) Rogers (KY) Wolf (NM) Roybal-Allard Yarmuth Stated for: McCaul Rogers (MI) Womack McClintock Rohrabacher Woodall Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall NOES—218 McHenry Rokita Yoder No. 89 I was delayed getting to the vote. Had McIntyre Rooney Yoho Aderholt Fincher Labrador I been present, I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ McKeon Ros-Lehtinen Young (AK) Amash Fitzpatrick LaMalfa McKinley Roskam Young (IN) Amodei Fleischmann Lamborn The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Bachmann Fleming Lance question is on the passage of the bill. NOES—176 Bachus Flores Lankford The question was taken; and the Barletta Forbes Latham Bass Enyart Loebsack Barr Foxx Latta Speaker pro tempore announced that Beatty Eshoo Lofgren Barton Franks (AZ) LoBiondo the ayes appeared to have it. Becerra Esty Lowenthal Benishek Frelinghuysen Long RECORDED VOTE Bera (CA) Farr Lowey Bentivolio Gardner Lucas Bishop (GA) Fattah Lujan Grisham Bilirakis Garrett Luetkemeyer Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Speaker, I de- Bishop (NY) Foster (NM) Blackburn Gerlach Lummis mand a recorded vote. Blumenauer Frankel (FL) Luja´ n, Ben Ray Boustany Gibbs Marchant A recorded vote was ordered. Bonamici Fudge (NM) Brady (TX) Gibson Marino The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Brady (PA) Garamendi Lynch Bridenstine Gingrey (GA) Massie Braley (IA) Garcia Maffei Brooks (AL) Gohmert McAllister 5-minute vote. Brown (FL) Grayson Maloney, Brooks (IN) Goodlatte McCarthy (CA) The vote was taken by electronic de- Brownley (CA) Green, Al Carolyn Broun (GA) Gowdy McCaul vice, and there were—ayes 234, noes 176, Bustos Green, Gene Maloney, Sean Buchanan Granger McClintock Butterfield Grijalva not voting 20, as follows: Matsui Bucshon Graves (GA) McHenry Capps Gutie´rrez McCollum Burgess Graves (MO) McKeon [Roll No. 90] Capuano Hahn McDermott Byrne Griffin (AR) McKinley Ca´ rdenas Hanabusa AYES—234 McGovern Camp Griffith (VA) McMorris Carney Hastings (FL) McNerney Campbell Grimm Aderholt Chaffetz Fleischmann Carson (IN) Heck (WA) Rodgers Meeks Cantor Guthrie Meadows Amash Coble Fleming Cartwright Higgins Meng Capito Hall Meehan Amodei Coffman Flores Castor (FL) Himes Michaud Carter Hanna Messer Bachmann Cole Forbes Castro (TX) Hinojosa Miller, George Cassidy Harper Mica Barber Collins (GA) Foxx Chu Holt Moore Chabot Harris Miller (FL) Barletta Collins (NY) Franks (AZ) Cicilline Honda Moran Chaffetz Hartzler Miller (MI) Barr Conaway Frelinghuysen Clark (MA) Horsford Coble Hastings (WA) Miller, Gary Barrow (GA) Cook Gabbard Clarke (NY) Hoyer Nadler Coffman Heck (NV) Mullin Barton Costa Gallego Clay Huffman Napolitano Cole Hensarling Mulvaney Benishek Cotton Gardner Cleaver Israel Neal Collins (GA) Herrera Beutler Murphy (PA) Bentivolio Crawford Garrett Clyburn Jackson Lee Negrete McLeod Collins (NY) Holding Neugebauer Bilirakis Crenshaw Gerlach Cohen Jeffries Nolan Conaway Hudson Noem Blackburn Cuellar Gibbs Connolly Johnson (GA) O’Rourke Cook Huelskamp Nugent Boustany Culberson Gibson Conyers Johnson, E. B. Pallone Cotton Huizenga (MI) Nunes Brady (TX) Daines Gingrey (GA) Cooper Kaptur Pascrell Crawford Hultgren Nunnelee Bridenstine Davis, Rodney Gohmert Courtney Keating Payne Crenshaw Hunter Olson Brooks (AL) DeFazio Goodlatte Crowley Kelly (IL) Pelosi Culberson Hurt Palazzo Brooks (IN) Delaney Gowdy Cummings Kennedy Perlmutter Daines Issa Paulsen Broun (GA) Denham Granger Davis (CA) Kildee Peters (MI) Davis, Rodney Jenkins Pearce Buchanan Dent Graves (GA) Davis, Danny Kilmer Pingree (ME) Denham Johnson (OH) Perry Bucshon DeSantis Graves (MO) DeGette Kind Pocan Dent Johnson, Sam Petri Burgess DesJarlais Griffin (AR) DeLauro Kirkpatrick Polis DeSantis Jordan Pittenger Byrne Diaz-Balart Griffith (VA) DelBene Kuster Price (NC) DesJarlais Joyce Pitts Camp Duffy Grimm Dingell Langevin Quigley Diaz-Balart Kelly (PA) Poe (TX) Campbell Duncan (SC) Guthrie Doggett Larsen (WA) Rangel Duffy King (IA) Pompeo Cantor Duncan (TN) Hall Doyle Larson (CT) Richmond Duncan (SC) King (NY) Posey Capito Ellmers Hanna Duckworth Lee (CA) Roybal-Allard Duncan (TN) Kingston Price (GA) Carter Farenthold Harper Edwards Levin Ruiz Ellmers Kinzinger (IL) Reed Cassidy Fincher Harris Ellison Lewis Ruppersberger Farenthold Kline Reichert Chabot Fitzpatrick Hartzler Engel Lipinski Ryan (OH)

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:58 Mar 01, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28FE7.015 H28FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2086 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 28, 2014 Sa´ nchez, Linda Sires Veasey the close of business today. Of note, I 1.8 to 2 million people who have lost T. Slaughter Vela expect one of those suspensions to be that safety net is both hurting the Sarbanes Speier Vela´ zquez Schakowsky Swalwell (CA) Visclosky the bipartisan flood insurance bill. economy and obviously hurting fami- Schiff Takano Walz In addition, the House will consider a lies. So we agree very strongly with Schneider Thompson (CA) Wasserman number of bills to address the middle the gentleman’s statement. Schrader Thompson (MS) Schultz class squeeze brought on by the in- Obviously, the bills he refers to he Scott (VA) Tierney Waters Scott, David Titus crease in home heating costs. This win- believes will also have an effect on this Waxman Serrano Tonko issue, but I would hope that you would Welch ter has been one of the coldest in re- Sewell (AL) Tsongas Wilson (FL) cent memory, and people are running seriously consider bringing the min- Shea-Porter Van Hollen imum wage and unemployment insur- Sherman Vargas Yarmuth their heaters longer to keep their fami- lies warm. Last fall, the Energy Infor- ance to the floor. We believe—al- NOT VOTING—20 mation Administration predicted that though, frankly, I don’t have a precise Bachus Gosar Scott, Austin 90 percent of U.S. households would see count on your side of the aisle, which I Bishop (UT) McCarthy (NY) Smith (WA) am sure does not shock you—that both Black Pastor (AZ) Stockman higher home heating costs this year, Calvert Rigell Upton and low-income families already spend of those bills would have the votes on Cramer Runyan Walden 12 percent of their household budget on this floor, as the Speaker has indi- Deutch Rush Westmoreland cated, to work its will and to pass Fortenberry Schwartz energy costs. America does not work if middle those pieces of legislation. So I would b 1131 class families are taking home less. To hope the gentleman would consider that. Mr. CA´ RDENAS changed his vote lower the cost of heating a home, to in- crease paychecks for middle class Secondly, Mr. Leader, we are pleased from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ that flood insurance is moving ahead, So the bill was passed. Americans, and to build an America that works, the House will consider the we hope, and we want to thank you for The result of the vote was announced your efforts that you have made on be- as above recorded. following bills: H.R. 4076, the HHEATT Act, authored half of this. I know that Ms. WATERS A motion to reconsider was laid on from the Financial Services Committee the table. by Chairman BILL SHUSTER, to make it easier to transport propane to areas has been working very hard on our PERSONAL EXPLANATION with shortages; side. We very much want to see the re- Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 86 H.R. 2641, the RAPID Act, sponsored lief extended to those who have been on the Cummings amendment on H.R. 899, I confronted with these extraordinary by Representative TOM MARINO, to ex- am not recorded because I was absent due to pedite Federal permitting for energy increases in premiums which are illness. Had I been present, I would have construction projects; unsustainable, particularly for middle voted ‘‘nay.’’ H.R. 2824, Preventing Government class families, but for almost every- On rollcall No. 87 on the Connolly amend- Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs body; and we appreciate the work that ment on H.R. 899, I am not recorded because in America, authored by Representa- you have done with Ms. WATERS to try I was absent due to illness. Had I been to make sure that the protections that tive BILL JOHNSON, to protect coal min- are extended are sufficient, certainly present, I would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ ing from excessive and unnecessary in the short term, but hopefully also in On rollcall No. 88 on the Jackson Lee Federal regulation; and amendment on H.R. 899, I am not recorded H.R. 3826, the Electricity Security the long term, to meet both the objec- because I was absent due to illness. Had I and Affordability Act, sponsored by tive of making it sustainable for fami- lies, but also, over the long term, fis- been present, I would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ Representative ED WHITFIELD, to pro- cally sustainable for the Nation. On rollcall No. 89 on the Motion to Recom- tect electric utility plants from exces- So I want to thank you for that. We mit with Instructions on H.R. 899, I am not re- sive and overly burdensome EPA regu- corded because I was absent due to illness. look forward to considering that next lation. week and hope that will be on the floor Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ Finally, Mr. Speaker, given all the next week. On rollcall No. 90 on passage of H.R. 899, problems Americans are facing with I am not recorded because I was absent due If the gentleman wants to comment the rollout of ObamaCare, the House further, I yield to him. to illness. Had I been present, I would have will consider the Simple Fairness Act. voted ‘‘aye.’’ Mr. CANTOR. I thank the gentleman This bill will provide relief and fairness for his comments about the issue of f to individuals, just as the administra- flood insurance and the need to sustain tion has done for business, by making LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM the effort to return to actuarial sound- the individual mandate penalty zero ness in that program, at the same time (Mr. HOYER asked and was given dollars for the remainder of the year. to have affordable and sustainable in- permission to address the House for 1 Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman creases in premiums, which is impor- minute.) for the information he has given to me. tant for the actuarial soundness of the Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise for I want to comment on one of the program. So I appreciate that and look the purpose of inquiring of the major- statements he made, with which I forward to the bipartisan effort next ity leader the schedule for the week to agree, in which, Mr. Speaker, you just week on the floor with that. come, and I yield to my friend, the ma- told us—again, I agree—America As to the gentleman’s comments, Mr. jority leader, Mr. CANTOR. doesn’t work if middle class families Speaker, about the minimum wage and Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I thank are taking home less. I would urge him, unemployment insurance extension, it the gentleman from Maryland, the consistent with that statement, in rec- is interesting, if you look at the con- Democratic whip, for yielding. ognition of the fact that America stituents that we need to focus on, Mr. Speaker, on Monday, the House works better when working families those individuals who struggle to get will meet at noon for morning-hour are making better wages, that we through the month to pay the bills, and 2 p.m. for legislative business. would hope the minimum wage could those struggling at their job each week Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m. be brought to the floor. with wages that have not increased in On Tuesday and Wednesday, the House As the gentleman I am sure knows, real terms in a decade, we could do will meet at 10 a.m. for morning-hour in 2013 dollars, the minimum wage something on the floor of this House and noon for legislative business. On would now be $10.57 if it were at the that would be as beneficial, if not more Thursday, the House will meet at 9 same level it was over 40 years ago in so, to the economy and would address a.m. for legislative business. The last 1968. The minimum wage has eroded the concerns that we have about de- votes of the week are expected no later very substantially in its purchasing creasing wages, and that is we could than 3 p.m. On Friday, no votes are ex- power and its ability to give middle roll back the 30-hour workweek rule pected. class families, as you say, and America under ObamaCare. If we were to do Mr. Speaker, the House will consider a decent take-home pay. We believe that and return it to the 40-hour work- a few suspensions next week, a com- both the minimum wage and unem- week again—that is a 25 percent in- plete list of which will be announced by ployment insurance extension for the crease in wages—we could do that, and

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:58 Mar 01, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28FE7.019 H28FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE February 28, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2087 the wage earner at minimum wage pay. Or perhaps we could triple their pass the Senate’s comprehensive immi- would be about $2 off from where that pay if you increased it to 120 hours a gration bill. We have taken the posi- wage earner would be if you followed week. But, very frankly, it has eroded. tion on our side of the aisle that we are what the gentleman is suggesting in The minimum wage is not worth what not for that bill. The gentleman right- raising the minimum wage, as the it was, and, very frankly, in 1969, the fully points out that the Speaker and President wants, to $10.10. But the economy was not going bust. We our leadership put out some standards added benefit is, as CBO has warned, weren’t hemorrhaging jobs. We were to provide a path for discussion about you don’t have to go about harming job doing pretty well. how we go about addressing a very bro- creation prospects at the same time, Very frankly, CBO has said that ken immigration system. which means, an increase in minimum some 25 million Americans, some di- The problem is, Mr. Speaker, we wage, as CBO suggested, could very rectly and some indirectly, would be don’t have a lot of trust on our side likely result in less jobs being created. advantaged by increasing the minimum about how this administration will im- So we can do this without harming wage and paying a wage that did not plement the laws we pass; nor do I the prospects for job creation and help leave a worker in the richest country think, Mr. Speaker, one can blame us those constituents right now who have on the face of the Earth in poverty given the track record of this adminis- been struggling for so long. That is working 40 hours a week. That is not tration in seemingly unilaterally mak- how we can make America work again. an acceptable alternative in America, ing decisions on how to implement a Let’s get America back to work, more and we have raised the minimum wage health care law when it doesn’t work. Americans working. periodically. We raised it last, of This is the frustration and lack of So as far as the gentleman’s sugges- course, when Democrats were in charge trust that has resulted from those tions about UI, at the end of the day, in 2007. We raised it to $7.25 over time, kinds of actions. what we need to do—and I think what now $7.25, but it is substantially less We do need to restore the trust in our most of our constituents who are out of and it replaces 36 percent of average government for the people that put us work would like, is they would like a wage, as opposed to in 1968, replacing 54 here. We do need to address a very bro- job. And what we know today is there percent of average wage. ken system, but the administration or is a mismatch in terms of the job open- So, Mr. Speaker, I would hope that anyone’s insistence that somehow ev- ings and the skills that those who are yes, we can take other steps that the erything has to be addressed right now unemployed have. majority leader has pointed out that I our way is not something that is going We passed a bill on the floor of this think we perhaps can reach agreement to sit well, especially given the fact House called the SKILLS Act, and it is on, but that we ought to recognize that that there is not a lot of trust given something I have spoken to the Presi- we expect people who can and are able the lack of what we believe would be dent about and I have spoken to the to do so work in America, but they also full and faithful execution of the laws Vice President about. I would like to expect us to pay them a wage on which as to what is going on with the health work with the gentleman, Mr. Speaker, they can have some degree of financial care law and others on the part of the to see if we can resolve the differences ability to support themselves, a family, administration. on that bill that has passed this House and to live decently in America. So I So I don’t in any way accept the sta- to get the Senate to act so we can fi- would hope that we could do that. tus quo, I would say to the gentleman nally get the chronically unemployed Lastly, Mr. Speaker, let me discuss a on immigration, but we have got to in this country back on a path to pro- bill that we believe will help the econ- work to see a way forward that can ductivity and give them a hope so they omy greatly. The Chamber of Com- provide a better way. can get a job again. They need the merce believes it will help the economy Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman. skills. greatly. Farm owners believe it will Mr. Speaker, frankly, I have heard Mr. HOYER. I thank my friend for help the economy, and it is the broad- this trust argument before. That would yielding. est coalition that I have seen in the be an argument for not doing anything Let me say to him that I will ask my country on an issue in many respects: because you don’t trust the adminis- staff—and they usually do what I ask evangelicals, Roman Catholics, Jews, tration to execute the laws and, there- them to do—next week to sit down other faiths, all have said, 70-plus per- fore, don’t pass any laws. I think that with your staff and to talk about the cent of America says we ought to pass is a make-wait argument, Mr. Speaker. SKILLS Act. We have significant dif- comprehensive immigration reform. And, very frankly, there is a way to see ferences. It was passed on a largely Mr. Speaker, Speaker BOEHNER came who is right on this, I tell my friend, partisan vote, as the gentleman knows, forward with some principles in my the majority leader. The majority lead- but I agree with him. As you know, I State just a few weeks ago for moving er says he doesn’t believe that it has have an agenda that we call Make It In forward on comprehensive immigration the votes on the floor. There is a won- America, and it deals with skills, and reform. We were very positively im- derful way to test that—bring it to the it deals with a 21st century workforce pressed with those principles. We may floor, and we will see who is right. education, and so the objective we not have agreed on every jot and tittle The American people, over 70 percent agree upon. I will certainly look for- of the suggestions, but we thought it of them, believe that we ought to pass ward to working with him on the spe- was a very good basis to move forward comprehensive immigration reform. cifics to see if we can get an agree- on which to have a discussion and Polls on their side of the aisle and polls ment, a consensus, so that we can pass bring comprehensive immigration re- on our side of the aisle and independent a bill which accomplishes those objec- form to the floor. polls largely agree: over 7 out of 10 tives, because we share those objec- As Tom Donohue, the president of Americans believe we ought to pass tives. the Chamber of Commerce of the this bill. In fact, seven, or very close to United States of America, said it was 7 out of 10 of their representatives in b 1145 absolutely essential, I would hope, Mr. the other body voted for comprehensive Let me say, Mr. Speaker, it is inter- Speaker, that we could bring that to immigration reform. They had a vote. esting, I talk about the minimum the floor, have a debate and have con- They brought it to the floor. It passed wage. The majority leader answers, Mr. sideration of it. My view is it has the overwhelmingly. It has sat here for Speaker, that yes, the value of wages votes in the people’s House to pass if it months, unattended, but maybe that is has decreased, but if we increased the were brought to the floor. I would hope our alternative. Affordable Care Act to a 40-hour cri- that could be done. Very frankly, there have been alter- teria, and less than that, 39 hours, no With that, I yield to my friend, the natives passed out of the Judiciary health care would necessarily be avail- majority leader. Committee and out of the Homeland able to those workers, but you would Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I thank Security Committee by the Repub- increase their salary by 25 percent. the gentleman for yielding, and I would licans, and they are not on the floor ei- Now on that theory, Mr. Speaker, per- like to underscore and respond to that, ther, Mr. Speaker. So no immigration haps if we increased the work to 80 that I don’t believe there is the req- alternatives have been offered for a hours a week, we would double their uisite number of votes in the House to vote on this floor, the people’s House, a

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For they are following a policy that they er, I rise today to urge my fellow col- most of us who went to law school, we have severely criticized and said was leagues to allow an up-or-down vote on were taught that for an adversarial wrong. So if they were sincere then, we H.R. 1010, which would give at least 25 system of justice of law to work, there would simply ask the majority leader million Americans a pay raise. For has to be active participation on both to bring the bill to the floor and see if many Americans, most of whom are sides of an issue, of a person charged he is right or if I am right; to see women, who work 40 hours a week at with a crime, on defense, or litigation whether we have the votes or we don’t. $7.25 an hour, they gross a mere $290 a over a law itself. So Chairman GOOD- The American people deserve that vote week. That comes out to $15,000 per LATTE from just across the river in Vir- because they are overwhelmingly for year, just barely above the Federal ginia called a hearing in the Judiciary that vote, and then they can take their poverty guidelines. Committee this week. We had another own view from there as to who they In America, no one should have to hearing about the constitutionality, or agree with and who they don’t agree work full time and raise their family in lack thereof, of actions by this admin- with. poverty. In Georgia alone, raising the istration, and it is very alarming. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance minimum wage would give more than b 1200 of my time. 500,000 hardworking people a raise. Professor Jonathan Turley, with f Most Americans support raising the whom I have disagreed on many policy minimum wage, but my Republican issues, has a wonderful grasp of the ADJOURNMENT TO MONDAY, colleagues refuse to give it a vote. Ob- MARCH 3, 2014 Constitution; and he recognizes the viously, many of them have never expe- dangers when an administration de- Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I ask rienced life working at $7.25 an hour. cides to pick and choose which laws unanimous consent that when the The American people are calling for will be enforced and goes further and House adjourns today, it adjourn to an economy that works for everyone— issues executive orders, not like prior meet on Monday next, when it shall where a hard day’s work earns a decent administrations that simply explain on convene at noon for morning-hour de- day’s pay, and everyone has an oppor- most occasions or illuminate some law bate and 2 p.m. for legislative business. tunity to build a brighter future. as to how they think it is to be inter- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. f preted, but to actually make law and BARR). Is there objection to the request executive orders. That is just uncon- SUPPORT LOCAL ACT of the gentleman from Virginia? scionable for somebody that took an There was no objection. (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania oath to defend the Constitution. f asked and was given permission to ad- I can’t recall times that I have dress the House for 1 minute and to re- agreed with The LA Times before, but CONGRATULATING DR. ABNER vise and extend his remarks.) they had an editorial that indicates WOMACK Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. even The LA Times understands the (Mrs. HARTZLER asked and was Mr. Speaker, today I rise in the House danger of what is going on right now in given permission to address the House as an original cosponsor of H.R. 4100, this country with this administration. for 1 minute). the Local Organization Cooperative We have an Attorney General who Mrs. HARTZLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise Agreement and Facility Maintenance has been requested to produce docu- today to recognize Dr. Abner Womack, Act, or the LOCAL Act. ments lawfully, informally, refused to professor emeritus at the University of For the past several years, the U.S. do so, been subpoenaed to produce in- Missouri, for receiving the Distin- Army Corps of Engineers has partnered formation documents, has refused to do guished Service Award. This is the with local nonprofit organizations to so unlawfully, to the point that the highest award awarded by the Amer- cooperatively manage and maintain committee had a hearing and ulti- ican Farm Bureau. recreational facilities at lakes and res- mately found the Attorney General of As a farm boy with a knack for num- ervoirs on these Federal lands. the United States in contempt of Con- bers, he has used his expertise to build In my district, the Friends of gress, which came to this floor and, in the internationally renowned Food and Raystown Lake Group in Huntingdon a very unusual action found, the Attor- Agriculture Policy Research Institute County have been able to collect and ney General, the highest law enforce- that provides high-quality analysis for retain user fees generated from the ment officer in this country, in con- Congress and the USDA. This system of public’s use of the lake, which they tempt of Congress, basically in con- statistical models allows congressional then reinvest to perform operations tempt of the Constitution. Members and their staff to analyze the and maintenance on that site. Re- This has far wider implications than effects and tradeoffs of competing poli- cently, an administrative ruling forced most in America seem to grasp be- cies. Dr. Womack’s academic integrity the Army Corps to terminate these cause, when the highest law enforce- is evidenced in the strong academic, agreements at facilities across the ment officer in America refuses to nonpartisan reputation that FAPRI en- country. The Friends of Raystown comply with the law, holds himself out joys. should be commended for their vol- as being above any law, creates laws However, Dr. Womack’s reach far ex- unteerism, not penalized by Washing- that he wants to defend—at least the ceeds that of Capitol Hill. I want to ton’s bureaucracy. The LOCAL Act will administration creating laws that they commend him for his tireless effort to allow these and other agreements to want to defend or follow—and actually reach out to farmers across Missouri remain in force. saying in this room—I just had the and around the world. His passion for I would encourage my colleagues to President of the United States say in agriculture and vast knowledge of sta- support the LOCAL Act to ensure the this room: I am going to go around the tistical models, paired with his ability Army Corps can continue these cooper- Congress—if you don’t do what I want, to effectively communicate complex ative agreements that are good for the I am going to go around the Congress. ideas in a commonsense manner, have community and good for taxpayers. The ramifications for that are so made him a priceless asset to all he en- f staggering to anyone who has con- counters. templated the founding of this country Again, I want to thank Dr. Womack CONSTITUTIONALITY OF that it is beyond words. The Founders for his lifelong efforts in supporting EXECUTIVE ACTIONS set up these checks and balances be- American agriculture, and recognize The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under lieving that, surely, there would be him for this achievement. the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- people in the judiciary—although they

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It also says further down: They saw a President as standing up court in Texas. and refusing to follow things that were Even when, as attornies, we would Yet when attorneys general are elected, as disagree with the law—and as we have in 43 States, the temptation will be to trans- not the law. They felt like each branch mute a popular political stand into a con- would judiciously protect their own heard from this Attorney General and people in this Justice Department over stitutional objection. powers under the Constitution, and Even if Holder is right that attorneys gen- that balance would allow this Nation and over—even when someone is abso- eral should refuse to defend State laws in to go forward as the freest Nation in lutely convicted, clearly is a criminal, ‘‘exceedingly rare’’ circumstances, those the history of the world. they deserve a proper defense. laws ought to be defended by someone. But today, we are living in a time So how this administration and this Further down they point out that: where all of that is in jeopardy, when Attorney General and this Justice De- partment can justify picking and They probably would react differently, one branch can act to the total dis- however, if a future Attorney General re- regard of another branch or other choosing which laws they will defend fused to defend the constitutionality of stat- branches. We have seen that with exec- and which laws they will let fall with- utes that treat attacks on gays and lesbians utive orders that just completely out a defense is unimaginable. For peo- as hate crimes. change the law as written and com- ple who have learned anything about I would imagine this Attorney Gen- pletely intentionally disregards the our Constitution, we have to zealously eral would find that unconscionable; law of the land. It is staggering. represent the clients, the laws that are but once we began to ignore the law The LA Times had an editorial on put before us to represent. and become a Nation of men—and that This administration has now repeat- February 27 that talked about the At- is generic, including men and women, edly chosen not to defend some laws torney General’s posture on just pick- whoever is in authority—instead of a when the highest law enforcement in ing and choosing which laws he would Nation of laws, then we become like the land, we know, actually was willing provide a defense for. the nations that so many people try to to help convicted absolutely-known Mr. Speaker, I stand here as some- flee to come to America because there criminals to get pardoned, to get light- one—as a prosecutor, as a lawyer, as a is graft, there is corruption, because er sentences. judge, as a chief justice—who at times We bring people in who have fought— the rule of law is not followed. absolutely did not like laws—par- or at least one individual who fought It is whatever the dictator, the drug ticular laws—but knew if this Nation to get a convicted murderer of a police group, whatever the people in power were to remain for years to come, we officer—who the evidence indicated think should be the law will be the law, had to either change the law legally; or stood over him after he shot him and and it becomes an unbearable place to as lawyers, as officers of the court, as shot him repeatedly—a police officer— live. judges, as chief justices, we had to fol- and yet, the Attorney General can jus- There is a reason that fences end up low the law. tify bringing someone in; the President being built around a country not to Back in the ’80s, I was ordered by a justified bringing someone in by say- keep people in, as in the Soviet Union State district judge to file an appeal— ing: Oh, no, but everybody is entitled days, but because people want to come to represent a man on appeal after hav- to a defense, that is how our system flooding in, which would overwhelm ing been convicted of capital murder. I works. our country, overwhelm our ability to was then, as now, a very conservative Then when he has a constitutional provide government services, and end person. obligation to produce documents to the ability to be a Nation where people I went to the judge after I got the Congress and just says: I am going to want to come. call that I was going to be appointed ignore that requirement of the law, I b 1215 and begged the judge not to appoint don’t care, and not only am I going to me, that I was doing civil trial work, I ignore that requirement of the law, There is a reason. It is because we wasn’t doing criminal work, please even after the extraordinary event of have been a Nation of laws that has ap- don’t appoint me to appeal a criminal having the United States House of Rep- plied the law fairly across the board. conviction because I will have to go resentatives declare the highest rank- Clearly, because the government is back to school to do a proper job of ing law enforcement officer in the composed of human beings, there will representing a man on appeal of the country to be in contempt of Con- be mistakes and there will be abuses, death penalty. gress—which is really in contempt of but in abuses, even Presidents have I knew if he appointed me—because I the Constitution—still has the nerve to been held to account. That keeps us took an oath to support and defend the come in here during the State of the being a Nation of laws. Yet, when the Constitution of the United States, I Union, which is really thumbing the highest-ranking law enforcement offi- would spend incredible hours to make nose at the Constitution—at Con- cer in the country refuses to provide sure I properly represented the man on gress—that: I will ignore the law, I information to Congress that he law- appeal, even though I didn’t know any won’t follow the laws I don’t like, I fully is required to produce, this coun- more about the facts of the case than I won’t defend the laws I don’t like; and try is in grave jeopardy. I am pleased had read in the papers. From the pa- then this week actually go out and tell that even the LA Times has gotten a pers, I got the impression that he had State law enforcement officers—high- glimpse of the potential problems here. probably gotten what he deserved. est ranking State law enforcement offi- In a couple of different hearings, I But the judge appointed me to appeal cers that, in essence, if they don’t like have asked the highest-ranking law en- a capital murder conviction in which a law, then just don’t defend it. forcement officer in our country for the defendant was sentenced to death. I So this editorial, just in part, from the production of documents provided didn’t want the case, didn’t ask for it, the LA Times, points out that: to the defendants, to the defendants begged not to have it. The six State attorneys general who have who were convicted of supporting ter- But I knew that if our system was to declined to defend their States’ bans on rorism, making them terrorists. I have work, I had to do everything ethically same-sex marriage in court got some encour- asked for the copies of the documents and legally I could to present my cli- agement this week from U.S. Attorney Gen- that were provided in discovery to con- ent’s side of the case. As I got into it eral Eric H. Holder, Jr. In a speech to the Na- victed terrorists. I have been told there tional Association of Attorneys General, and I read the entire long, long tran- Holder said that it was sometimes appro- could be classification problems, and as script—every word of it—I realized the priate for attorneys general to abandon their I have pointed out, if you gave them to man had not gotten a fair trial, and un- usual obligation to defend the constitu- the terrorists, you can give them to known to the district attorney, an as- tionality of State laws. Members of Congress.

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We have got 500 documents that dise is to kill innocent men, women, them keep these records for us. were introduced at trial, and so that and children because they don’t believe It is not like the government and pri- should take care of it. religiously like those radicals do. That No, it doesn’t. is the reason Thomas Jefferson got his vate industry can’t be hacked. Talk The Justice Department gave terror- own copy of the Koran that the Library about loss of privacy. I don’t really ists thousands and thousands of pages of Congress still has. He wanted to see have anything to hide in any of my of documents, and even in the U.S. Cir- for himself. He was so well read. He medical records, but it is nobody else’s cuit Court of Appeals’ opinion, the couldn’t believe there was a religion business. Yet, wholeheartedly, people Fifth Circuit, they point out that there that had a holy book for a basis that rushed and applauded the giving of all were 9,600 or so transcripts of recorded would allow anyone to interpret it in of that most private information to the conversations. Those were given to the such a way as to kill innocent men, Federal Government. people convicted of terrorism, and yet women, and children. This week, I have been so proud of this Justice Department refuses to There have been, to be sure, pur- my friend JEB HENSARLING, as chair- allow Members of Congress to see ported Christians over the ages who man of Financial Services, who has those. thought it was their duty to go about been trying to rein in this Consumer The Founders had the idea that there brutalizing people who were not Chris- Financial Protection Bureau—wow, would be oversight and that Congress tians, but anyone who studies the what a misnomer—that is gathering in- would supervise what happened in the teachings of Christ about how we are formation about our credit cards, our executive branch. That provided that to individually act knows those would debit card activity, our loans when balance of power to keep us from mov- not have been Christians doing the these were supposed to be private be- ing in the direction of a monarchy or of kind of violence that they did. It is not tween us and our lenders as long as a totalitarian government. Yet, when supported by the Bible. What is sup- there was proper oversight to make this body finally gets around to some ported in the Bible is that if you do sure they were not violating the Con- oversight, it is dismissed. What do we evil, be afraid, because God does not stitution. Yet the Federal Government, do? We vote to hold the Attorney Gen- give the government the sword in vain. as they are, starts getting all of our eral in contempt and then allow him to Individually, we are not supposed to debit card and credit card information. remain in contempt without con- judge and be vigilantes, but there is in They now have all of our medical sequences. an orderly society a need to have a records that they are getting. They are Perhaps the proper remedy, under government that will punish evil and now watching and have the ability to the thinking of the Founders, is, if an encourage good conduct. check every email, to check Web sites Attorney General refuses to enforce This little experiment in a democ- you visit. They have the ability to ex- the laws that Congress passes and racy, in a republic and representative amine every log of every call that you other Presidents sign into law, then form of government, is so fragile. It make. People who once said I was crazy you defund the particular individuals bothers me when I read and hear those for giving this example some years in the Department of Justice until words from Ronald Reagan that free- back may begin to realize I wasn’t so such time as they start doing their dom is never more than one generation crazy. The example was this: jobs. You don’t defund the people who from being gone and, even more trou- are out enforcing the law, protecting bling, that a generation that loses lib- When the Federal Government has the country, but you defund those peo- erty does not get it back in that same the obligation to supervise every as- ple who are thumbing their noses at generation. I have hoped that I would pect of your health care—when you the Constitution and at proper, legal, find a time and place where Reagan force government-run health care on constitutional oversight. We haven’t was wrong about that, but I have not the people of this Nation—and when done that. yet. you have that same Federal Govern- So the American public, the laws, So, when we see liberties being lost, ment that can monitor every credit and the Constitution remain at risk be- privacy rights being violated right and and debit card purchase you make and cause people who have defended terror- left by our Federal Government, all when they know where you go online ists and who have worked to get even kinds of snooping on American citizens and when they can go into your emails, terrorists lighter sentences and par- without probable cause, not only by is it so hard to believe that at some dons and things like that don’t think the NSA—and certainly they have the point some American citizen would not laws duly passed by Congress, signed highest cause for which they are work- get a letter from the Federal Govern- into law by the President and upheld ing, which is for our protection, but ment, saying: by the Supreme Court are worth de- yet, when our privacy is completely We noticed that you purchased bacon fending. Then don’t stop there. Not eroded, is our safety worth losing all of and butter at the grocery store this only actually start telling the highest our privacy completely? last weekend, and we also noticed that law enforcement officers in the country We lost a dramatic amount of our your cholesterol level is over 200. What that they should start ignoring laws in privacy when, without a single vote were you thinking? We can’t let you do rare cases but to ignore the laws when from the Republican side of the aisle, you don’t think they are appropriate. the Democrats in the House and Senate something like that, so we are going to We also know we have a Justice De- passed what they called the Affordable have to punish you. We are going to partment that, in their efforts to avoid Care Act, which has become so have to start charging you more making radical Islamist terrorists unaffordable, because the Federal Gov- money. We are going to have to start think that we might not like them, ernment will get everyone’s medical supervising your activity. You are started outreach programs under the records. going to have to start going and work- prior administration. I asked the prior I was a bit staggered and maybe too ing out. We saw that you let your FBI Director: Since you say that this naive. After I had heard people speak membership at the gym lapse, and you Muslim community is like every other so emotionally from the heart about are not going anymore. We can tell by community in the Nation, how are the the protection of privacy and what where your car goes, by following the other outreach programs going with happens in the bedroom, I was a little GPS on your car, that you are not the Baptists? The Catholics? The Jews? staggered over these years to see peo- going to the gym like you used to. You The Buddhists? There is no other out- ple on the Democratic side of the need to start going back to the gym. reach program to any other religious aisle—my friends over here—who were You need to quit buying butter and group, so that would seem to indicate so thrilled to be giving every bit of pri- bacon, and then we won’t punish you fi- there is something special here. vate information about their most pri- nancially like we are now.

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And since the liberty is sure to go shortly thereafter. and to properly go through. law gives choice of venue and it had In quoting Benjamin Franklin, it has We were going to take up a flood in- been mailed through Miami, they took been written different ways over the surance bill yesterday, and I am grate- him to Miami, where he didn’t even years—some say he didn’t say it—but ful that it got moved off because we know anybody, didn’t have the money basically, he certainly advocated that haven’t had enough time to know what for bail, and ends up doing 18 months in those who are willing to give up liberty the bill has actually got in it word for prison, during which time he had a for their safety deserve neither. word. Summaries are not enough, on stroke. He couldn’t testify. His wife How much of our privacy and our lib- many occasions. Sometimes if it is not had to. erty are the American people willing to a big deal, a summary may do it, but There was a poor guy from Wash- give up just so that we can feel a little somebody besides some staffer needs to ington State that was trying to create safer? Because when you do that, you be looking at every word. a better battery. He had every chem- will not be safe from your own govern- That is one of the benefits of going ical properly stored. One day, driving ment. Your own government then be- through what we call regular order. home, the EPA SWAT team had black comes the biggest threat to your lib- The subcommittee gets to have a Suburbans come up behind him, the erty, to your freedom. markup where they discuss every part side, in front, and forced him off the Things that brilliant colleagues on of the bill, and anyone can offer an road, yanked him out of his car, threw the Democratic side of the aisle have amendment to any part of the bill. And him to the ground, handcuffed him, said over the years about our liberty then it goes to the full committee, and threw him in jail, and then drug him to and about our privacy are really be- anyone at the markup can offer an Alaska. coming an issue now, and I am not amendment to any part of the bill, and His heinous crime was that when he hearing my friends across the aisle it gets debate and discussion. That is a mailed a chemical to Alaska, legally, that raised those important points now good process. properly, he didn’t know that it was talking about them. And I know when I believe that when we took the ma- not enough to check the box that it you have someone in the White House jority, we would do even better than we had to go by ground. It couldn’t go by that is from your own party, it is kind have. We have done a lot better than air. He didn’t know that you needed a of tough to stand up and say, This is a the 4 years from January of 2007 to little sticker that had a picture of an mistake. This is wrong. when we got the gavel back in January airplane with a red line through it. But it is time that friends across the of 2011. I was appalled at the com- That sticker with the plane with the aisle—Senators who are Democrats— pletely closed rules and how it was just red line through it had to be on there. start standing up in numbers and say- staggering. We had no input. Nearly And since he didn’t do that, that ing: Enough. You have usurped too half of the country basically had no caused him to deserve to be run off the much power that the Constitution gave representation at all on all of the im- road by the EPA SWAT team, thrown to Congress. portant bills because they just rammed to the ground, handcuffed, hauled up to Just because you don’t like the fact them through without any input from Alaska, and put in prison. that we take a long time and it is not Republicans—who represented Demo- When he got acquitted of that, the pretty to see laws being made doesn’t crats and Republicans. They didn’t get Justice Department wasn’t happy with mean you get to skip the whole proc- represented in those districts. it, so they looked around and realized ess. The Founders wanted gridlock. It is important, no matter who is in when they ransacked his home he had They wanted it tough to pass laws. charge, that if it is really a critical every chemical properly stored, but They didn’t want us meeting year issue that needs immediate laws there was a law that says if you ever round like we do. I am sure if the passed, changes made, that we fully vet abandon these certain chemicals for Founders were around today, they every law that we pass. over a certain number of days, then would be appalled that we meet as We had an Over-Criminalization you committed a Federal felony. And much as we do. And when some people hearing today. One of the huge mis- even though it was the Federal Govern- back in east Texas say: Gee, why aren’t takes—and it has been a very bipar- ment that forced him to abandon you in Washington? I’m saying: You’re tisan mistake—is that over all these those, and even though they were prop- safer when we’re here because it means years, when Members of Congress on erly stored, he was in jail in Alaska we’re not passing another law that both sides of the aisle want to show and away from the chemicals beyond takes your liberty away. how strongly we feel about something the time that the law allowed, so he The Founders wanted some gridlock. and how tough we are, we slap a prison went to prison for abandoning chemi- They didn’t want it too easy to pass sentence on things, and one of the cals because the government drug him laws. Because they knew when that greatest injustices that Congress has away from them. happened, every little emotional issue done is to pass laws that say any viola- These are the kind of laws that are that came up would cause Congress to tions of the regulations under this law out there. We ought to pass a law in come in and pass something even will carry a term of imprisonment. this body that says no criminal penalty though the moment was fleeting and In our hearing today, there was an may attach to a violation of any regu- we should not be doing things quickly estimate that there are probably lation unless this Congress has passed and emotionally. 300,000 regulations, the violation of a specific law putting a criminal pen- Thomas Jefferson was not part of the which carries a prison sentence. Con- alty on that specific regulation. We Constitutional Convention in Philadel- gress has never seen them, never de- should not be able to leave it to bu- phia in 1787. He was amazed at how bated them, and knows nothing about reaucrats to decide what becomes an good the document was. But he is re- them. offense punishable by imprisonment. ported to have indicated that if he We have heard testimony from people So when you take the violations of could change one thing, he would make who have been sent to prison who did privacy that have now been passed into it a requirement that before we could some act and had no idea there was a law—all of our medical records, now pass a law, it had to be on file for a law against what they did. They did our credit card and debit card records, year to make sure people have plenty time in prison as a result. our emails, all of our phone logs all of time to discuss it. There was a man from Houston who being usurped and grabbed by the Fed- We see how good an idea that would was doing business during retirement eral Government—and couple that with be if we didn’t just run in here and do by raising orchids. He ordered some or- abuses that we have seen over the things out of emotion, and we would chids from South America. They were years by the Federal Government of never, ever pass another bill so we sent to him, but the proper forms were people’s rights under color of law, and could find out what was in it. My party not filled out by the people that sent understanding that when this Federal

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And leadership of the MOA extols membership to true, and the mainstream media has also that we make sure the White pursue a policy of jihad or holy war against not, does not, probably will not cover House doesn’t just make up law out of individuals or groups it considers enemies of it because the administration doesn’t Islam, which includes the U.S. Government. want to make anyone uncomfortable whole cloth and decide which laws they Members of the MOA are encouraged to trav- liked and which ones they didn’t. There el to Pakistan to receive religious and mili- who might be radical Islamists. are oaths involved here, and there tary/terrorist training from Sheikh Gilani. Another article from FOX News In- should be consequences for not fol- The document also says that ‘‘The MOA is sider, February 20, talked about a 2007 lowing them. now an autonomous organization which pos- FBI record stated that MOA Members Then, we need to investigate further sesses an infrastructure capable of planning have been involved in at least 10 mur- these executive departments who think and mounting terrorist campaigns overseas.’’ ders. Talked about these things. Other FBI reports describe the MOA in Other FBI reports describe MOA in they are above the law. And when similar ways with a 2003 file stating: ‘‘Inves- Members of Congress duly request doc- tigation of the Muslims of the Americas is similar ways, with the 2003 file stating, uments that were provided to people based on specific and articulate facts given based on the facts, this appears to be convicted as terrorists and we are told justification to believe they are engaged in factual information. It was obtained that terrorists can have them but you, international terrorism.’’ from FBI records. It seems to be con- Members of Congress, cannot, then it is MOA members believe the holiest Islamic sistent with the prior administration. time to defund people that will not site in the country is located at the Though they brought Muslims in to Islamville commune in South Carolina. give advice on dealing with radical abide by the law and will not partici- Other MOA entities include the Inter- pate in proper oversight. national Quranic Open University, United Islam, they pursued terrorists, like in It is also time we had a select com- Muslim Christian Forum, Islamic Post, Mus- the Holy Land Foundation trial, there mittee that properly investigated lim Veterans of America, and American Mus- were around 200 or so named co- Benghazi. It is time we had a special lim Medical Relief Team. conspirators in the Holy Land Founda- prosecutor, not some big donor to the On further down it says: tion trial. President, to investigate this horren- The MOA referred to its Texas commune as The goal, as one of the prosecutors dous scandal in the IRS that not only Mahmoudberg in on-line instructions for a told me, was to get those convictions, has smidgeons of evidence, it has over- parade in New York in 2010. A posting on an if they could, and they knew it would whelming evidence of people’s rights Islamic message board in 2005 advertised a be the most important biggest terrorist being violated. It is time that we start- speaking engagement in Houston by someone convictions in American judicial his- from Mahmoudberg. tory, and if they got those, then they ed making sure as a Congress that peo- According to the reports, the commune is ple who enforce the law actually en- 7 to 10 acres large, is in an ‘‘extremely wood- would go forward and start prosecuting force the law. ed area’’ and two or three trailer homes others of the named coconspirators We have seen the desire by this ad- moved there in December of 2001. However, who were not indicted but were named. ministration to embrace Islam as ACT members visited the area as part of We know there is plenty of evidence closely as possible. And I know the at- Clarion’s project or investigation and inter- out there regarding coconspirators be- titude is that if we bring people close viewed one nearby local who confidently said cause there were some coconspirators from Islam into the administration, it is closer to 25 acres in size and spoke of a that filed a motion with the Court to that will help us get across that we presence dating back to the late 1980s. have their names struck from the mean no ill will. The trouble has been Further down, the FBI reported in pleadings. The Federal District Court we have brought foxes into the hen- 2007 that: that examined the evidence in Dallas house to give advice to the chickens. One commune resident used to be a leader said, no, there is plenty of evidence We have a report from the last couple at the MOA commune in Badger, California. here to support that CAIR, Council of That site was called Baladullah. of weeks. The Clarion Project had been In March 2001, one of the Baladullah mem- American Islamic Relations, ISNA, Is- making Freedom of Information Act bers was arrested for transporting guns be- lamic Society North America, are large requests. They finally got some docu- tween New York and South Carolina. An- front groups for Muslim Brotherhood. mentation that shows—and this article other was charged with murdering a police Went up to the Fifth Circuit and the is from the Clarion Project. The Clar- deputy that caught him breaking and enter- Fifth Circuit confirmed that there was ion Project investigation has discov- ing a home. plenty of evidence to support their ered a jihadist enclave in Texas where Interviewed residents all agreed that MOA names being part of it. a deadly shooting took place in 2002. members are private, yet, when the ACT Yet, this administration continues to members were spotted in the area, they were coddle and get information and in- b 1245 immediately and repeatedly approached. At one point a commune resident gave them a struction from CAIR, ISNA. The presi- Declassified FBI documents obtained by final warning to leave, despite the fact they dent of ISNA, Imam Magid, continues Clarion confirmed the find, and show the weren’t even trespassing or harassing MOA to be a highly praised adviser to this U.S. Government’s concern about its links to MEMBERS. administration. terrorism. The investigation was completed ‘‘It was definitely very threatening and with the help of Act for America Houston. So, when people across the country menacing,’’ an ACT member told me. say this couldn’t possibly be true be- The enclave belongs to the network of Multiple sources confirmed that one resi- Muslims of the Americas, a radical group dent of the commune is a police officer. Ac- cause the mainstream media would linked to a Pakistani militant group called cording to a nearby neighbor, one of the have been all over it, I can’t believe Jamaat ul-Fuqra. Its members are devoted MOA members used to drive trucks for the our Federal Government will allow this followers of Sheikh Ali Mubarak Gilani, an U.S. Army in Kuwait. kind of thing to go on, well, the reason extremist cleric in Pakistan. The organization says it has a network of Further down it says: it has is because, even though FBI re- 22 villages around the U.S., with Islamberg ‘‘Police were denied’’—this was after ports continued to say over the years as its main headquarters in New York. The a shooting in 2002 out at the site—‘‘po- that these appear to be violent and as- Clarion Project obtained secret MOA, Mus- lice were denied access to the trailer sociated with violent activities, the lim of America, footage showing female homes and were not allowed to directly State Department, under this adminis- members receiving paramilitary training at interview the women who covered their tration, continues to refuse to list the Islamberg. It was featured on the Kelly File faces in their presence. Communication Muslims of the Americas as a terrorist of FOX News Channel in October. A second with the women had to be done by organization, which means they get to MOA tape released by Clarion shows its spokesman declaring the U.S. to be a Mus- passing notes through a male inter- continue to build villages, to train in lim-majority country. mediary.’’ paramilitary fashion around the coun- A 2007 FBI record states that MOA, Muslim Anyway, this was the subject of an try, from Texas, South Carolina, New of America, members have been involved in email from one of my college friends, York, California, across the country,

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The Illinois.’’ It shouldn’t be a surprise this we are going to change the law over other is certainly Ukraine. kind of thing has happened because we here because Congress didn’t, and we I think that the American people ob- found out that these so-called naviga- prefer to have a law that says this so viously have a very important stake in tors, under ObamaCare, what might be we will follow that, then it is no won- what is going on in both countries. In more appropriately entitled the der that a constitutional professor like Ukraine, in Kiev, we see people march- Unaffordable Care Act, these naviga- Jonathan Turley, liberal as he is, ing for freedom, demanding the kinds tors are being allowed to gather peo- would express dire concerns about how of freedoms that we, in the United ple’s most personal and private identi- long we can maintain this country. States, are used to, the freedoms that fication information, but they are not We owe the American people an obli- we hold so dear in our country; and we being vetted. gation to proper oversight, force them saw the people initially being coun- We have known from the beginning, to follow the law. tered by brutal police attacks on them. when the law kicked in, that the navi- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance But you know, Mr. Speaker, the right gators were not vetted for prior crimi- of my time. prevailed, and the people in the streets nal activity. So we shouldn’t be sur- f won, and they clearly said that they prised that there was a convicted ter- don’t want to have Russian domina- rorist that worked as an ObamaCare b 1300 tion; but, instead, they want to look navigator in Illinois. CAREER AND TECHNICAL toward the West, rather than look Then we have people, enrollees, find- EDUCATION MONTH East. ing it impossible to cancel their plans. The European Union has been negoti- More than 6 weeks later, Weekly (Mr. LANGEVIN asked and was given ating with Ukraine for some time, and Standard reports, after spending 50 to permission to address the House for 1 their president, now deposed, said that 60 hours on the phone, this man’s pol- minute and to revise and extend his re- he would rather work with Russia into icy is still not canceled. So much for marks.) the Russian Customs Union, which is freedom when it comes to health care Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, today I sort of, in my opinion, a rekindling of in this country under ObamaCare. rise in recognition of Career and Tech- the old Soviet Union. That angered Another report published by nical Education Month; and let me say many people in Ukraine, and they took foxnews.com: ‘‘ObamaCare may in- how proud I am to work alongside my to the streets. crease premiums for 11 million work- colleague, Congressman G.T. THOMPSON I hope that the European Union con- ers.’’ of Pennsylvania, my good friend and tinues to make overtures to Ukraine. I Anyway, it should be clear that, even fellow cochair of the bipartisan Con- think now is a very, very critical mo- though we heard a staggering state- gressional Career and Technical Edu- ment, in that the United States has a ment by the Democrat Majority Leader cation Caucus. role to play with our European allies, in the Senate that people who were re- CTE is an investment in the future of to try to tell the people of Ukraine porting the horror stories about our economy, our workforce, and our that we would like them to look West- ObamaCare, pointing out how the Af- country. From skills training in high ward and that, in looking Westward, fordable Care Act really isn’t, it was schools to community colleges and pro- there will be opportunities for their devastating, that these were lies, they fessional programs, CTE plays a key country. were not true. role for workers at every age. I am concerned that if there are too Well, proper investigation reveals Mr. Speaker, I am pleased that the many stringent rules and regulations they are true. There may be some that Consolidated Omnibus Appropriations put up before a country can affiliate have made stories up. When we get sto- Act of 2014, which passed in January, with the EU—and at the same time, ries, we try to look into, are these real- increased authorization amounts for Putin is saying here are these billions ly legitimate, but what we find is most Perkins by $53 million for FY 2014. and billions of dollars, which makes it of them are easily documented and eas- Now, that is a sharp contrast in seem like it is a lot easier to go with ily legitimate. terms of the cuts that had taken place Putin. ObamaCare is doing massive damage in CTE and Perkins since 2010; so with This is one of those rare visceral mo- across the country to people’s employ- that, I urge my colleagues on the Ap- ments where I think action by the ment, to their health insurance, to propriations Committee to fully fund United States and our allies in the Eu- their ability to see the doctor that Perkins in the upcoming fiscal year ropean Union will make the difference they want and, in some cases, the doc- and to make important investments in for generations to come; and I would tor that has been keeping them alive. career training. hope that we would deal with Ukraine Another report: ‘‘ObamaCare may in- Now, all too often, Mr. Speaker, I in a benevolent manner, so that they crease premiums for 11 million work- hear from Rhode Island employers that would be able to say: yes, we want to ers.’’ Well, I know it has increased they have job openings right now, but look Westward, and it is going to help them a lot. I can’t afford the new pol- are unable to find local skilled workers our economy, it is going to help our icy that would be required. I liked my with the expertise necessary to fill the people. old one. I wasn’t crazy about it. Aetna position. Closing the skills gap is an There are serious problems in had some problems we never got important step to making sure that Ukraine. Their economy is in sham- worked out. But still, I had more free- workers fit the needs of expanding in- bles. And, of course, there has been a dom of choice before. dustries. total lack of freedom and democracy, Mr. Speaker, the bottom line is, With that, I look forward to con- and the people of Ukraine demand no when the Federal Government has be- tinuing my partnership with Congress- less. come so big and so intrusive that it man G.T. THOMPSON; and I urge all of I think that Secretary Kerry was ab- gathers everyone’s phone logs in the my congressional colleagues to join the solutely right and the President was United States, can check into any CTE Caucus; and I ask them to fully absolutely right in telling Russian phone calls made by anyone in the support funding Perkins in FY15. President Putin that he had better country any time, when the Federal f think twice before he considers any Government gathers everyone’s most kind of military intervention in personal and private medical informa- UKRAINE AND IRAN Ukraine. tion, when the Federal Government The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. That is not something that can be or gathers people’s debit and credit card BENTIVOLIO). Under the Speaker’s an- should be tolerated, and Russia must purchases to protect them, when the nounced policy of January 3, 2013, the understand that it cannot be business

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:06 Mar 01, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28FE7.047 H28FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2094 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 28, 2014 as usual, that if they make any mili- United Arab Emirates, so many other He may be the most moderate of all tary moves into Ukraine, it is going to countries would feel the need as well to the hard-liners, but he is hardly a mod- cost them a great deal in their rela- get nuclear weapons; and we would erate. All the moderates were dis- tionships with the United States and start a chain of events that—who allowed to run for office, and the Su- with our European allies in the Euro- knows how it would end? So I believe preme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei pean Union. that we have to be very, very crystal- clearly calls the shots. It can’t be business as usual—which clear. So everything is very delicate, and leads me to Iran. We are in very deli- I hope that these negotiations of the we hope and pray that these negotia- cate negotiations with Iran right now. P5+1 with Iran bear fruit, but I think tions work well. I support the negotia- The one thing that everybody in the Iran must understand that we are not tions. I support the administration. P5+1 agrees on is that, at the end of the backing off, we are not going back, But the bottom line, again, is that Iran day, Iran must not be allowed to have that nothing short of their not being must never be allowed to have a nu- a nuclear weapon. able to produce a nuclear weapon is ac- clear weapon. I have been very critical of the Ira- ceptable; and Iran must dismantle its I see that our minority whip is here, nian regime through the years and con- nuclear weapons program. and I would like to invite him to join tinue to be so. What irks me especially That is not something that just the me. is that, while they are negotiating with United States wants. That is some- (Mr. HOYER asked and was given us, they are continuing to wreak havoc thing that the negotiations are really permission to revise and extend his re- in all different parts of the world. Iran and truly all about. marks.) remains the leading supporter of ter- I have said before that it troubles me Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman rorism throughout the world. that, while we are negotiating with for yielding. In fact, if we look just next door into Iran, Iran continues to enrich uranium. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my col- Syria—and we know the Syrian civil It would seem to me that if Iran had league from New York, the ranking war is a real mess. We have jihadists good intentions, it would at least un- member of the Foreign Affairs Com- pouring into that country, even more derstand that if the purpose of the ne- mittee, for his taking the time here to so than they poured into Iraq at the gotiations is that, at the end of it, Iran discuss two critical problems that con- height of the Iraq war. We have all would not be allowed to have a nuclear front us, first of all, the crisis that is kinds of foreign fighters. weapon, then it didn’t seem so great ongoing in Ukraine and the negotia- Assad was on the verge of being for me to say to Iran, while we are ne- tions that are currently underway with kicked out of power by his own people. gotiating, while we are talking, and Iran. He was losing the civil war. We had the while we are talking about you not Mr. Speaker, I rise today, mindful of Free Syrian Army, who are the people having a nuclear weapon, you need to the words of President Kennedy, who who really are for democracy in Syria, stop enriching while the talks are urged us never to negotiate out of fear, and Assad was losing that war. going on. but never to fear to negotiate. While Then what happened, Mr. Speaker, Now, Iran refused to do that because rooted deeply in the cold war’s tense Iran unleashed its proxy—its terrorist they wanted a loosening even further climate, where nuclear war loomed proxy—Hezbollah into Syria; and of sanctions if they were to stop en- over us all like a Sword of Damocles, Hezbollah entered the war in Syria on riching, and to me, it shows a malevo- his admonition is as relevant today as the side of Assad; and that turned the lent intent on the part of Iran. it was then. war, unfortunately, to Assad’s favor. So I just think that, in our negotia- Today, we face a starkly different So now, we are in a position where tions, we have to be resolute, and we world, a world in which the chief Assad doesn’t want to negotiate, have to be clear that, at the end of the threat to democracy, freedom, and doesn’t want to sue for peace, certainly day, Iran must not be allowed to have prosperity is not a rival state super- doesn’t want to negotiate his own exit a nuclear weapon. At the end of the power, but a complex and dangerous from power in Syria, which we all day, Iran must dismantle its program, nexus of terrorism, instability, and au- thought was imminent just a few and at the end of the day, we have to tocracy. months ago; and he feels he has the make sure that there is no light be- b 1315 upper hand because his ally, Iran, has tween us in terms of the P5+1 and that changed the course of the war in there we are all demanding the same thing America has not shied away from the by unleashing their proxy, Hezbollah, a from Iran. challenges this new reality presents. terrorist group, to fight on the side of I think that we are united on this. I We have taken the fight once against Assad. believe that everyone understands terrorism to al Qaeda and its allies So Assad has essentially become an that, for Iran to have a nuclear weap- wherever they hide, and we have con- Iranian puppet in his own country, and on, it is totally and absolutely unac- tinued to promote peace, democracy, that is Iran continuing to do all kinds ceptable. and individual freedom. And together of mischief while they are negotiating The United States has many inter- with our allies in Europe, Asia, and the with us, ostensibly, so that they would ests in the Middle East; and I think it Middle East, we have worked carefully not be allowed to have a nuclear weap- is very important that we work closely and with determination to confront on at the end of the day. together with our partners—Israel, one of the most dangerous threats to We know that the Israelis have taken Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, United global security and stability in our matters into their own hands, and Arab Emirates, and others who also be- day: the prospects of a nuclear-armed when they see weapons are being trans- lieve very strongly that Iran must Iran. ferred to Hezbollah, they will do what never be allowed to have a nuclear The extremist regime in Tehran is at they need to do to protect their own se- weapon. the heart of the instability that is un- curity. So, Mr. Speaker, I think it is impor- dermining America’s interests across So I think—the way Putin must un- tant, as these negotiations are going the region. Those interests are the derstand that he cannot have it both on, that we set these parameters and safety of our troops stationed in the re- ways, I think that the Iranians need to that Iran must understand that it is gion, regional stability and prosperity, understand that as well. Iran must not unacceptable for them to have a nu- the prevention of an arms race that be allowed to have a nuclear weapon. clear weapon. could spiral out of control, ensuring They are a theocracy, and I think that We may have negotiations. They may that weapons of mass destruction do we all believe that their having nuclear have a new president. He may be a lit- not end up in terrorists’ hands, the pro- weapons would cause a proliferation of tle softer than the previous president; tection of trade routes and resources nuclear weapons all throughout the but let’s remember, he was allowed to that fuel economies across the world, area, the Middle East. run in the Iranian elections, and that and safeguarding our ally, Israel. Certainly, if Iran were to have a nu- means that, as moderate as some peo- Iran continues to be the leading state clear weapon—and that must not hap- ple would like to believe he might be, sponsor of terrorism directed against pen—Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, six hard-liners were allowed to run. America and our allies, supporting

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Secretary Kerry said just last week The Joint Plan of Action that was In my view, Iran came to the negoti- that Iran, along with Russia, has ac- signed in November of last year is a re- ating table and signed the Joint Plan tively been working to subvert the ne- sult of those sanctions and that elec- of Action in the hope that it might gotiations aimed at ending the blood- tion. But the authors of the policies gain extended sanctions relief without shed in Syria and moving the country pursued by Iran over the last four dec- having to give up the path to a nuclear toward a peaceful transition of power. ades, the mullahs, remain. Iran agreed weapon fully, irrevocably, and And Iran’s leaders continue to vilify to the Joint Plan of Action not because verifiably. It is past time that we make Israel and its people, calling for the an- it wanted to give up its nuclear ambi- it clear to the Iranians that the only nihilation of the Jewish state, some- tions, as they have said, but because it path to regaining its economic footings thing Israel, America, and the world concluded that its national interests is to comply fully with the Joint Plan will never tolerate. were better served by temporarily halt- of Action and quickly conclude a long- Let it be absolutely clear, Mr. Speak- ing its progress towards a nuclear term, comprehensive agreement which er: the United States will always stand weapons capability in return for sanc- assures compliance with U.N. Security by Israel. And let it be even clearer to tions relief. Council requirements and elimination Iran and to the world: America and its But that interim agreement is only a of a nuclear-arms capability. Until allies will never accept a nuclear- first step. It makes important progress, that objective, Mr. Speaker, is met, armed Iran. A nuclear weapon would but it does not provide the comprehen- there must be no doubt that all rel- give Iran the ability to carry out its sive, long-term assurance we need that evant sanctions will remain in effect threats against Israel. It would desta- Iran has abandoned and will not again and be fully enforced. bilize the Middle East, and it would put pursue its goal of a nuclear weapon. Mr. Speaker, I commend the adminis- American troops and our European al- Only a comprehensive, verifiable agree- tration, particularly the President, lies at risk of catastrophic attack. ment that prevents Iran from acquiring Secretary Kerry, and my dear friend, That is why, Mr. Speaker, President a nuclear weapon will meet our and our Assistant Secretary of State, Wendy Obama and Congress have worked to- allies’ international security objec- Sherman. I commend them for the gether to enact the toughest sanctions tives. steps they have taken to enforce these regime in history and bring our allies Given Iran’s history of deception and sanctions and penalize those who seek together to enforce those sanctions. denial, any agreement must include re- to violate them. It ought to be clear to The employment of sanctions to com- liable, independent, intrusive, and un- nations and companies around the pel Iran’s compliance with inter- fettered verification that Iran is abid- world that Iran is not open for busi- national norms has been a bipartisan ing by its commitments and that such ness. goal going back several Congresses and a verification regime remains perma- There must also be no doubt that if several administrations, Republican nently in place. Mr. Speaker, Ronald Iran violates its current commitments and Democratic. That is because Amer- Reagan’s admonition ‘‘to verify’’ is or fails to reach an acceptable final ica’s policy with regard to Iran, as doubly essential in light of there being agreement, the temporary sanctions President Obama has forcefully and re- no basis ‘‘to trust’’ and that the con- relief will be canceled, all sanctions peatedly emphasized, is not contain- sequences of breach are too cata- will be restored, and the Congress will ment but prevention. We have made it strophic. act to put additional sanctions in clear to Ayatollah Khamenei—and Among the commitments Iran must place. Iran will either comply with U.N. Se- those who conspire with him to spread meet has to be the end of its pursuit of curity Council and IAEA determina- terror and use it as an instrument of nuclear weapons and compliance with tions and foreclose any pathway to a statecraft—that we will use every nec- U.N. Security Council resolutions and cooperation with the International nuclear weapon, or it will face eco- essary asset at our disposal to deny nomic decline and increasingly painful Iran a nuclear weapon. Atomic Energy Agency’s robust and ef- fective certification activities. consequences. While the military option remains on That is not our objective for Iran or the table—as President Obama and Mr. Speaker, U.N. Security Resolu- tion 1737 states: for the Iranian people. The United Secretary Kerry have made it abso- States does not seek war. But we will lutely clear—we now have an oppor- Iran shall without further delay suspend the following proliferation-sensitive nuclear not take any option off the table to tunity to achieve our goals without re- prevent Iran from acquiring the most sorting to the force of arms. That is activities: all enrichment-related and reproc- essing activities, including research and de- dangerous implements of war. the most desirable alternative. It is our velopment, to be verified by the IAEA; and While I remain skeptical, I support duty and obligation to seize that op- work on all heavy water-related projects, in- the administration’s efforts to achieve portunity. cluding the construction of a research reac- a diplomatic resolution to this threat America is great, Mr. Speaker, not tor moderated by heavy water, to be verified to our national security and to global only because of our military might, but by the IAEA. security. because of our moral might, our un- This is the international community, Mr. Speaker, these talks are a test— wavering commitment to the power of acting through the United Nations, a critical test. But they are also an op- human freedom and dignity that over- speaking, not only ourselves. portunity for Iran, for the P5+1 na- came communism and will overcome Mr. Speaker, the world has a respon- tions, and for all the world to seek a the terror and tyranny facing the sibility to ensure that these goals are peaceful resolution of this critical situ- world today. attained. But let there never be any ation that confronts the international Kennedy was right, Mr. Speaker. We doubt that should diplomacy fail—and community. Until now, Iran has failed must never negotiate out of fear. And all of us hope that will not be the case, every test and has refused to negotiate we are not. But neither should we fear but if it does—our military is, as Sec- in good faith, ignoring the will of the to negotiate. And we are. And our ob- retary Kerry said last week, ‘‘ready international community—and I would jective is clear. The Iranian regime did and prepared to do what it would have add, the best interests of the Iranian not resume negotiations last year be- to do.’’ people. cause it somehow had a change of When Iran’s leaders issue threats, we We must see whether this time the heart. Iran altered its approach be- ought to remember the lessons of the pressure of sanctions means that Iran cause the sanctions passed by Con- 20th century, when the threats of ty- is serious about reaching an agreement gress, enforced by the administration, rants and terrorists were neither effec- to dismantle its nuclear infrastructure and supported by our allies are having tively responded to nor heeded. History permanently and with ongoing verifi- a profound effect on the Iranian econ- teaches us that the only way to change cation, abandoning its sponsorship of

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A letter from the Director, Regu- around the world. transmitting the Commission’s ‘‘Major’’ latory Management Division, United States Mr. Speaker, the Iranian people are final rule — Treatment of Certain Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- the inheritors of a great history and Collateralized Debt Obligations Backed Pri- ting the Agency’s final rule — marily by Trust Preferred Securities With Chlorantraniliprole; Pesticide Tolerances culture. They have given much to the [EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0235; FRL-9905-56] re- world, including a long tradition of art, Regard to Prohibitions and Restrictions on Certain Interests in, and Relationships With, ceived February 6, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. culture, and innovations in math and Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds (RIN: 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and science. They are people for whom we 3038-AE13) received February 14, 2014, pursu- Commerce. rightfully have great respect. But we ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 4861. A letter from the Director, Regu- cannot, must not, and will not allow on Agriculture. latory Management Division, United States their leaders to continue to put the 4851. A letter from the Director, Depart- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- ment of Treasury, transmitting the Depart- ting the Agency’s final rule — Nonroad Tech- world at risk. nical Amendments [EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0102; Mr. Speaker, I support President ment’s final rule — Anti-Money Laundering Program and Suspicious Activity Report Fil- FRL-9905-35-OAR] (RIN: 2060-AR48; 2127- Obama and his administration’s effort ing Requirements for Housing Government AL31) received February 6, 2014, pursuant to to resolve this dangerous confrontation Sponsored Enterprises (RIN: 1506-AB14) re- 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on through the ongoing negotiations. As I ceived February 21, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Energy and Commerce. 4862. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- have said, we pray for their success. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial ment of the Treasury, transmitting as re- Services. The fruits of that success will be sanc- quired by section 401(c) of the National 4852. A letter from the Secretary, Securi- tions relief for Iran and its people. If it Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and sec- ties and Exchange Commission, transmitting continues, however, its path of delay tion 204(c) of the International Emergency the Commission’s final rule — Extension of and deception and continues to sow un- Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), a Exemptions for Security-Based Swaps [Re- six-month periodic report on the national rest and tyrannies throughout the Mid- lease Nos.: 33-9545; 34-71482; File No. S7-26-11] emergency with respect to Iran that was de- dle East, Iran will only exacerbate its (RIN: 3235-AL17) received February 10, 2014, clared in Executive Order 12957 of March 15, economic isolation. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- 1995; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Mr. Speaker, I support the adminis- mittee on Financial Services. 4863. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, tration’s conviction that the failure to 4853. A letter from the Assistant General Office of the General Counsel, Department of achieve the expressed objectives of the Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and En- Transportation, transmitting a report pursu- P5+1 is not an option. Our finest hours ergy Efficiency, Department of Energy, ant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of transmitting the Department’s final rule — 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and as a country and as a democracy have Energy Conservation Program: Compliance always been when the free and demo- Government Reform. Date for the Dehumidifier Test Procedure 4864. A letter from the Director, Regula- cratic nations of the world came to- [Docket No.: EERE-2013-BT-TP-0044] (RIN: tions Policy and Management Staff, Depart- gether with courage and resolve to pro- 1904-AD06) received February 11, 2014, pursu- ment of Health and Human Services, trans- tect and preserve international secu- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee mitting the Department’s final rule — Max- rity and freedom. on Energy and Commerce. imum Civil Money Penalty Amounts; Civil 4854. A letter from the Regulations Coordi- Money Penalty Complaints [Docket No.: b 1330 nator, Department of Health and Human FDA-2014-N-0113] received February 10, 2014, Services, transmitting the Department’s pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- And our greatest strength has always ‘‘Major’’ final rule — Ninety-Day Waiting mittee on the Judiciary. been our willingness to negotiate—in Period Limitation and Technical Amend- 4865. A letter from the Acting Assistant this case with a determination to at- ments to Certain Health Coverage Require- Chief Counsel for Legislation and Regula- tain an agreement that is fair, but with ments Under the Affordable Care Act [CMS- tions, Department of Transportation, trans- a conviction that it must assure—it 9952-F] (RIN: 0938-AR77) received February mitting the Department’s ‘‘Major’’ final rule must assure—that Iran does not attain 24, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to — Emergency Relief Program [Docket No.: the Committee on Energy and Commerce. a nuclear weapons capability now or in FTA-2013-0004] (RIN: 2132-AB13) received Feb- 4855. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- ruary 25, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. the future. ment of Health and Human Services, trans- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- Mr. Speaker, the time is short. The mitting the annual report on National HIV tation and Infrastructure. consequences are profound, and success Testing Goals; to the Committee on Energy 4866. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- is our only option. and Commerce. cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance 4856. A letter from the Deputy Assistant mitting the Department’s final rule — Air- of my time. Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, worthiness Directives; CENTRAIR Gliders Department of Justice, transmitting the De- [Docket No.: FAA-2014-0018; Directorate f partment’s final rule — Schedules of Con- Identifier 2013-CE-049-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) trolled Substances: Temporary Placement of received February 6, 2014, pursuant to 5 LEAVE OF ABSENCE Four Synthetic Cannabinoids Into Schedule I U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on [Docket No.: DEA-385] received February 10, Transportation and Infrastructure. By unanimous consent, leave of ab- 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 4867. A letter from the Federal Register sence was granted to: Committee on Energy and Commerce. Certifying Officer, Department of the Treas- Mr. UPTON (at the request of Mr. CAN- 4857. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- ury, transmitting the Department’s final TOR) for today on account of illness. fice of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regu- rule — Regulations Governing United States Savings Bonds, Series EE and HH; Regula- Mr. WESTMORELAND (at the request of latory Commission, transmitting the Com- mission’s final rule — Introduction — Part 2, tions Governing Definitive United States Mr. CANTOR) for today on account of Standard Review Plan for the Review of Savings Bonds, Series I; Regulations Gov- attending a funeral. Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power erning Securities Held in TreasuryDirect re- Plants: Light-Water Small Modular Reactor ceived February 11, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. f Edition [NRC-2012-0268] received February 12, 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and ADJOURNMENT 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Means. Committee on Energy and Commerce. 4868. A letter from the Chief, Publications Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I move 4858. A letter from the Director, Office of and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue that the House do now adjourn. Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule The motion was agreed to; accord- Commission, transmitting the Commission’s — Ninety-Day Waiting Period Limitation ingly (at 1 o’clock and 30 minutes final rule — Policy Statement; revision and Technical Amendments to Certain Health Coverage Requirements Under the Af- p.m.), under its previous order, the [NRC-2010-0292] received February 10, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- fordable Care Act [T.D. 9656] (RIN: 1545-BL50) House adjourned until Monday, March mittee on Energy and Commerce. received February 24, 2014, pursuant to 5 3, 2014, at noon for morning-hour de- 4859. A letter from the Director, Regu- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on bate. latory Management Division, United States Ways and Means.

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A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Ways and Means. on Natural Resources. H.R. 2824. A bill to enue Code of 1986 to delay the implementa- By Mr. JEFFRIES: amend the Surface Mining Control and Rec- tion of the penalty for failure to comply with lamation Act of 1977 to stop the ongoing the individual health insurance mandate; to H.R. 4130. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- waste by the Department of the Interior of the Committee on Ways and Means. enue Code of 1986 to encourage mixed-income taxpayer resources and implement the final By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for him- housing development; to the Committee on Ways and Means. rule on excess spoil, mining waste, and buff- self, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. VAN ers for perennial and intermittent streams, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. HOLLEN, and Ms. JACKSON LEE): and for other purposes (Rept. 113–364). Re- BARROW of Georgia, and Mr. BISHOP ferred to the Committee of the Whole House of Georgia): H.R. 4131. A bill to amend title 49, United on the state of the Union. H.R. 4119. A bill to direct the Secretary of States Code, to allow States to regulate tow Mr. UPTON: Committee on Energy and the Interior to conduct a special resource truck operations; to the Committee on Commerce. H.R. 3826. A bill to provide direc- study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Transportation and Infrastructure. tion to the Administrator of the Environ- Church in Atlanta, Georgia, and for other By Mr. MURPHY of Florida (for him- mental Protection Agency regarding the es- purposes; to the Committee on Natural Re- self, Mr. PETERS of California, Mr. tablishment of standards for emissions of sources. GARCIA, Mr. DELANEY, and Ms. any greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired By Mr. HOYER (for himself and Mr. SINEMA): electric utility generating units, and for WOLF): H.R. 4132. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- other purposes (Rept. 113–365). Referred to H.R. 4120. A bill to amend the National enue Code of 1986 to expand the size of em- the Committee of the Whole House on the Law Enforcement Museum Act to extend the ployers eligible for the credit for employee state of the Union. termination date; to the Committee on Nat- health insurance expenses of small employ- Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee ural Resources. ers; to the Committee on Ways and Means. on Natural Resources. H.R. 163. A bill to des- By Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ: By Mr. MURPHY of Florida (for him- ignate as wilderness certain land and inland H.R. 4121. A bill to amend the Small Busi- self, Mr. PETERS of California, Mr. water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes Na- ness Act to provide for improvements to GARCIA, Mr. DELANEY, and Ms. tional Lakeshore in the State of Michigan, small business development centers; to the SINEMA): and for other purposes; with an amendment Committee on Small Business. H.R. 4133. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- (Rept. 113–366). Referred to the Committee of By Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Mr. enue Code of 1986 to expand the credit period the Whole House on the state of the Union. HINOJOSA, and Mr. GEORGE MILLER of for which an employer is eligible for the Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee California): credit for employee health insurance ex- on Natural Resources. H.R. 931. A bill to pro- H.R. 4122. A bill to reauthorize the Older penses of small employers; to the Committee vide for the addition of certain real property Americans Act of 1965, and for other pur- on Ways and Means. to the reservation of the Silertz Tribe in the poses; to the Committee on Education and By Mr. NUGENT: State of Oregon; with an amendment (Rept. the Workforce. H.R. 4134. A bill to repeal the reduced an- 113–367). Referred to the Committee of the By Mr. CA´ RDENAS (for himself, Mr. nual cost-of-living adjustment of the retired Whole House on the state of the Union. VARGAS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. RANGEL, pay of retired members of the Armed Forces Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, and Mr. DANNY under the age of 62 imposed by the Bipar- on Natural Resources. H.R. 2095. A bill to K. DAVIS of Illinois): tisan Budget Act of 2013; to the Committee prohibit an increase in the lands adminis- H.R. 4123. A bill to amend the Juvenile Jus- on Armed Services, and in addition to the tered by the Bureau of Land Management tice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 Committees on the Budget, and Foreign Af- until a centralized database of all lands iden- to eliminate the use of valid court orders to fairs, for a period to be subsequently deter- tified as suitable for disposal by Resource secure lockup of status offenders, and for mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- Management Plans for lands under the ad- other purposes; to the Committee on Edu- sideration of such provisions as fall within ministrative jurisdiction of the Bureau is cation and the Workforce. the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. easily accessible to the public on a website of By Mr. CA´ RDENAS (for himself, Mr. By Mr. SIMPSON: the Bureau; with an amendment (Rept. 113– VARGAS, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. H.R. 4135. A bill to clarify the standard re- 368). Referred to the Committee of the Whole DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, and Mr. quired for the importation of sporting arms House on the state of the Union. GRIJALVA): into the United States, and for other pur- Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee H.R. 4124. A bill to amend title 18, United poses; to the Committee on the Judiciary. on Natural Resources. H.R. 3492. A bill to States Code, to ensure that juveniles adju- By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. provide for the use of hand-propelled vessels dicated in Federal delinquency proceedings MCKINLEY, Mr. WALZ, Mr. GIBSON, in Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton are not subject to solitary confinement while Mr. HUFFMAN, and Mr. REICHERT): National Park, and the National Elk Refuge, committed to juvenile facilities; to the Com- H.R. 4136. A bill to amend part B of the In- and for other purposes; with an amendment mittee on the Judiciary. dividuals with Disabilities Education Act to (Rept. 113–369). Referred to the Committee of By Mr. COSTA (for himself, Mr. provide full Federal funding of such part; to the Whole House on the state of the Union. GARAMENDI, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. BERA of the Committee on Education and the Work- Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee California, and Mr. CA´ RDENAS): force. on Natural Resources. H.R. 2259. A bill to H.R. 4125. A bill to authorize the construc- By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. ENGEL, withdraw certain Federal land and interests tion of the expansion of Shasta Dam in Cali- Mr. CHABOT, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. WIL- in that land from location, entry, and patent fornia; to the Committee on Natural Re- SON of South Carolina, Mr. KENNEDY, under the mining laws and disposition under sources. and Mr. MESSER): the mineral and geothermal leasing laws and By Mr. COSTA (for himself, Mr. H. Res. 494. A resolution affirming the im- to preserve existing uses; with an amend- GARAMENDI, Mr. FARR, Mr. VARGAS, portance of the Taiwan Relations Act; to the ment (Rept. 113–370). Referred to the Com- Mr. BERA of California, and Mr. Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addi- mittee of the Whole House on the state of CA´ RDENAS): tion to the Committee on Ways and Means, the Union. H.R. 4126. A bill to authorize the construc- for a period to be subsequently determined Mr. UPTON: Committee on Energy and tion of the expansion of San Luis Reservoir by the Speaker, in each case for consider- Commerce. H.R. 2126. A bill to facilitate bet- in California; to the Committee on Natural ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- ter alignment, cooperation, and best prac- Resources. risdiction of the committee concerned. tices between commercial real estate land- By Mr. COSTA (for himself, Mr. By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for lords and tenants regarding energy effi- GARAMENDI, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. BERA of himself and Mrs. DAVIS of California): ciency in buildings, and for other purposes; California, and Mr. CA´ RDENAS): H. Res. 495. A resolution encouraging peo- with an amendment (Rept. 113–371). Referred H.R. 4127. A bill to authorize the construc- ple in the United States to recognize March to the Committee of the Whole House on the tion of the Upper San Joaquin River Storage 3, 2014, as Read Across America Day; to the state of the Union. in California; to the Committee on Natural Committee on Education and the Workforce. f Resources. By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself and Mr. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS By Ms. DELBENE (for herself, Ms. STIVERS): SHEA-PORTER, and Mr. PALLONE): H. Res. 496. A resolution recognizing the Under clause 2 of rule XII, public H.R. 4128. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- importance of savings to financial security; bills and resolutions of the following enue Code of 1986 to expand and modify the to the Committee on Financial Services.

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H.R. 921: Mr. GRAYSON. mitted regarding the specific powers Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 986: Mr. STIVERS. granted to Congress in the Constitu- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 997: Mr. FORBES. tion to enact the accompanying bill or Article 1, Section 8 of the United States H.R. 1015: Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. joint resolution. Constitution. H.R. 1020: Mr. CHABOT. By Mr. HINOJOSA: H.R. 1212: Mr. KILMER. By Ms. JENKINS: H.R. 4129. H.R. 1249: Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. H.R. 4118. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1250: Mr. COBLE, Mr. VELA, and Ms. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: HANABUSA. lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8. H.R. 1318: Ms. LOFGREN. Article I, Section 8: By Mr. JEFFRIES: H.R. 1554: Mr. NADLER. The Congress shall have Power To lay and H.R. 4130. H.R. 1563: Mr. ROYCE. collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1591: Mr. GALLEGO and Mr. GERLACH. to pay the Debts and provide for the common lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1726: Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. BISHOP of Defense and general Welfare of the United Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the U.S. Utah, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. States. Constitution. GINGREY of Georgia, and Mr. REICHERT. By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia: By Mr. MORAN: H.R. 1736: Mr. LANGEVIN. H.R. 4119. H.R. 1738: Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. GARCIA, Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 4131. and Mr. MEEKS. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1740: Mrs. BACHMANN and Mr. This bill is enacted pursuant to the power lation pursuant to the following: CRAWFORD. granted to Congress under Article I of the Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 H.R. 1795: Ms. KAPTUR. United States Constitution and its subse- By Mr. MURPHY of Florida: H.R. 1806: Mr. BENISHEK and Mr. CARNEY. quent amendments, and further clarified and H.R. 4132. H.R. 1814: Mr. ADERHOLT. interpreted by the Supreme Court of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2086: Mr. FATTAH. United States. lation pursuant to the following: The constitutional authority of Congress H.R. 2135: Mr. VARGAS. By Mr. HOYER: H.R. 2149: Mr. HONDA. H.R. 4120. to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- H.R. 2203: Mr. BACHUS, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- cle I, Section 8 of the United States Con- AMODEI, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: stitution. MARINO, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. MCCARTHY of Cali- Article IV Section 3 Clause 2 By Mr. MURPHY of Florida: fornia, Mr. YODER, Mr. CLAY, Mr. PALAZZO, The Congress shall have power to dispose H.R. 4133. Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. ROGERS of Ala- of and make all needful Rules and Regula- Congress has the power to enact this legis- bama, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. tions respecting the Territory or other Prop- lation pursuant to the following: DUFFY, Mr. WOODALL, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. erty belonging to the United States; and The constitutional authority of Congress WOLF, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. ROKITA, and Mr. nothing in this Constitution shall be so con- to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- GARRETT. strued as to Prejudice any Claims of the cle I, Section 8 of the United States Con- H.R. 2344: Mr. COFFMAN. United States, or of any particular State. stitution. H.R. 2413: Mr. POE of Texas and Mr. By Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ: By Mr. NUGENT: TAKANO. H.R. 4121. H.R. 4134. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2414: Mr. BUCHANAN. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2504: Mr. KIND, Mr. POLIS, and Mrs. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 Article I, Section 8 of the United States BACHMANN. The Congress shall have Power * * * To Constitution H.R. 2536: Mr. TONKO. regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, By Mr. SIMPSON: H.R. 2746: Mrs. BACHMANN. and among the several States, and with the H.R. 4135. H.R. 2907: Mr. NUNNELEE. Indian Tribes. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3083: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. By Ms. BONAMICI: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3116: Mr. GERLACH. H.R. 3135: Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. H.R. 4122. The constitutional authority of Congress H.R. 3180: Mr. BISHOP of New York. Congress has the power to enact this legis- to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- H.R. 3306: Mr. HUFFMAN. lation pursuant to the following: cle I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States H.R. 3333: Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 Constitution, granting Congress the power ´ H.R. 3335: Mrs. BACHMANN. By Mr. CARDENAS: ‘‘to regulate commerce with foreign Nations, H.R. 3384: Mr. STIVERS. H.R. 4123. and among the several States, and with In- H.R. 3395: Mr. FATTAH. Congress has the power to enact this legis- dian tribes’’ H.R. 3413: Mr. WEBER of Texas. lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. VAN HOLLEN: H.R. 3431: Mr. PETERS of California, Mr. Article 1, Section 1. H.R. 4136. DOGGETT, Mr. VALADAO, and Mrs. NEGRETE All legislative powers herein granted shall Congress has the power to enact this legis- MCLEOD. be vested in a Congress of the United States, lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3443: Mr. FATTAH. which shall consist of a Senate and House of This bill is enacted pursuant to Clause 1 of H.R. 3463: Ms. DELBENE and Mr. VELA. Representatives. Section 8 of Article I of the United States ´ H.R. 3469: Mr. STUTZMAN and Mr. JOYCE. By Mr. CARDENAS: Constitution. H.R. 4124. H.R. 3482: Mr. MCALLISTER. Congress has the power to enact this legis- f H.R. 3508: Mr. NUGENT. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3529: Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Article 1, Section 1. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS H.R. 3538: Ms. LOFGREN. All legislative powers herein granted shall Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H.R. 3571: Mr. TAKANO and Mr. HIGGINS. be vested in a Congress of the United States, were added to public bills and resolu- H.R. 3600: Mr. O’ROURKE and Ms. BROWNLEY of California. which shall consist of a Senate and House of tions, as follows: Representatives. H.R. 3670: Mrs. ELLMERS. By Mr. COSTA: H.R. 32: Ms. JACKSON LEE and Mr. H.R. 3672: Mr. CONNOLLY. H.R. 4125. CICILLINE. H.R. 3673: Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 38: Mr. LATTA, Mr. RIBBLE, and Mrs. H.R. 3698: Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS. lation pursuant to the following: BACHMANN. H.R. 3722: Mrs. NOEM and Mr. LATTA. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United H.R. 107: Mrs. HARTZLER. H.R. 3726: Mr. CARTWRIGHT. States Constitution. H.R. 259: Mr. BURGESS. H.R. 3738: Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. ESHOO, and By Mr. COSTA: H.R. 395: Mr. CROWLEY. Ms. BASS. H.R. 4126. H.R. 401: Mr. SESSIONS. H.R. 3740: Mr. POCAN and Mrs. NEGRETE Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 494: Mr. COLLINS of New York. MCLEOD. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 721: Mr. NUGENT. H.R. 3771: Ms. EDWARDS and Mr. GRIJALVA. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United H.R. 755: Mr. WALDEN, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. H.R. 3776: Mr. SCHOCK. States Constitution. MCALLISTER, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. WEBER H.R. 3826: Mr. FLORES, Ms. FOXX, Mr. SAM By Mr. COSTA: of Texas, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. CONAWAY, JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. H.R. 4127. Mr. MCKINLEY, and Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. KLINE, Mr. RENACCI, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr.

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GIBBS, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. KELLY of H. Con. Res. 37: Mr. PETERSON. Duckworth, Joe Courtney, Bradley S. Pennsylvania, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. BYRNE, and H. Res. 418: Mr. HONDA. Schneider, Louise McIntosh Slaughter, Mrs. ROBY. H. Res. 485: Mr. DELANEY. Joyce Beatty, Ben Ray Luja´ n, Tony H.R. 3857: Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. H. Res. 488: Mr. WOLF. Ca´ rdenas, Beto O’Rourke, Juan Vargas, H.R. 3878: Mr. LEWIS, Mr. MORAN, Ms. Mark Takano, Joaquin Castro, Daniel T. Kil- CLARKE of New York, Ms. LOFGREN, and Ms. f dee, Al Green, Zoe Lofgren, Gwen Moore, DUCKWORTH. DISCHARGE PETITIONS Steve Cohen, John B. Larson, Michael F. H.R. 3930: Mr. WEBSTER of Florida and Ms. ´ SINEMA. Under clause 2 of rule XV, the fol- Doyle, Linda T. Sanchez, Yvette D. Clarke, H.R. 3931: Mr. ROTHFUS. lowing discharge petition was filed: Maxine Waters, Donald M. Payne, Jr., John H.R. 3935: Mr. HUFFMAN. P. Sarbanes, Janice D. Schakowsky, John Petition 7, February 26, 2014, by Mr. TIM- H.R. 3970: Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. Conyers, Jr., Theodore E. Deutch, David E. OTHY BISHOP on the bill (H.R. 1010), was CICILLINE, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Price, Chris Van Hollen, Joseph Crowley, signed by the following Members: Timothy Mr. DINGELL, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. SCHA- James E. Clyburn, Gerald E. Connolly, Rob- KOWSKY, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr. ELLISON, and H. Bishop, Paul Tonko, Jerrold Nadler, James P. McGovern, Anna G. Eshoo, Allyson ert C. ‘‘Bobby’’ Scott, Eddie Bernice John- Ms. LEE of California. son, John Garamendi, Ed Perlmutter, Nick H.R. 3973: Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. Y. Schwartz, Janice Hahn, Richard M. Nolan, J. Rahall II, Frank Pallone, Jr., Marcia L. H.R. 3976: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina and Colleen W. Hanabusa, Susan A. Davis, Bar- Fudge, Emanuel Cleaver, David N. Cicilline, Ms. TSONGAS. bara Lee, Niki Tsongas, David Loebsack, H.R. 3987: Mr. VELA. Jared Polis, Donna F. Edwards, Gregory W. Danny K. Davis, Stephen F. Lynch, Michael H.R. 3991: Mr. COOK. Meeks, Adam B. Schiff, John C. Carney, Jr., M. Honda, Judy Chu, James A. Himes, Gene H.R. 4012: Mr. MULVANEY and Mr. MEAD- Elijah E. Cummings, John K. Delaney, C.A. Green, William L. Enyart, Debbie OWS. Dutch Ruppersberger, Michael E. Capuano, Wasserman Schultz, Sheila Jackson Lee, H.R. 4015: Mr. BERA of California, Mr. Timothy J. Walz, Akee L. Hastings, George John Lewis, Jared Huffman, Charles B. Ran- NUNES, Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. Miller, Elizabeth H. Esty, Doris O. Matsui, gel, William R. Keating, Patrick Murphy, HALL, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. ROE Gloria Negrete McLeod, Ann M. Kuster, Ami Bera, John F. Tierney, Rick Larsen, of Tennessee, Mr. RUIZ, and Mr. THORN- James P. Moran, Robert A. Brady, Brian Hig- Rosa L. DeLauro, Mike Quigley, Cedric L. BERRY. gins, Terri A. Sewell, Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., Richmond, Gary C. Peters, Corrine Brown, H.R. 4031: Mr. COLE. Diana DeGette, Grace F. Napolitano, Bruce Tulsi Gabbard, Frederica S. Wilson, G.K. H.R. 4045: Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. COOK, Mr. CAR- L. Braley, Jose´ E. Serrano, Xavier Becerra, SON of Indiana, Mr. CLAY, Mr. RUSH, Ms. Butterfield, James R. Langevin, Bill Pas- Albio Sires, Michael H. Michaud, Julia crell, Jr., Daniel Lipinski, Sam Farr, Lloyd NORTON, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New Brownley, Matt Cartwright, Jim McDermott, York, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. LEE of Doggett, Loretta Sanchez, Bennie G. Thomp- Jim Cooper, John A. Yarmuth, Henry C. son, John D. Dingell, Henry Cuellar, Marcy California, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. ‘‘Hank’’ Johnson, Jr., Derek Kilmer, Lois Kaptur, Adam Smith, Tim Ryan, Andre´ Car- PETERS of California, Mr. SHERMAN, and Mr. Capps, Peter Welch, Suzan K. Delbene, Peter son, Betty McCollum, Mike Thompson, Rau´ l GENE GREEN of Texas. A. DeFazio, Katherine M. Clark, Denny H.R. 4064: Mr. CHABOT. Heck, Rush Holt, Joseph P. Kennedy III, Bill M. Grijalva, Jerry McNerney, Kurt Schrader, H.R. 4066: Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Sander M. Levin, Henry A. Waxman, Marc A. H.R. 4070: Mr. WILSON of South Carolina Foster, Mark Pocan, Kyrsten Sinema, Nancy Pelosi, Steven A. Horsford, Nydia M. Veasey, Jackie Speier, Richard E. Neal, Ann and Mr. BRIDENSTINE. Kirkpatrick, Joe Garcia, Wm. Lacy Clay, H.R. 4092: Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. Vela´ zquez, Grace Meng, Sean Patrick Malo- Steve Israel, Brad Sherman, William L. MCDERMOTT, and Mr. GARCIA. ney, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Dina Titus, H.R. 4093: Mr. HANNA. Alan S. Lowenthal, Ron Barber, Suzanne Owens, Lois Frankel, Eliot L. Engel, Hakeem H.R. 4094: Ms. CHU, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. Bonamici, Steny H. Hoyer, Eric Swalwell, S. Jeffries, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Daniel B. HANNA, Ms. MENG, and Mr. MULVANEY. Nita M. Lowey, Rube´n Hinojosa, Carolyn B. Maffei, Alan Grayson, Filemon Vela, Ron H.R. 4106: Mr. STIVERS, Mr. ROE of Ten- Maloney, Kathy Castor, Luis V. Gutie´rrez, Kind, Keith Ellison, Chaka Fattah, Carol nessee, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, and Mr. GAR- Cheri Bustos, Robin L. Kelly, Chellie Pin- Shea-Porter, Pete P. Gallego, Karen Bass, RETT. gree, Raul Ruiz, Scott H. Peters, Tammy David Scott, Jim Costa, Earl Blumenauer.

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RECOGNIZING THE CARTHAGE Dennis McLaughlin, Benny Mitchell, Mike Mor- Chesbro served for years in the Humboldt BULLDOGS FOR WINNING THE gan, Jay Malone, Charlie Tucker, Jim County Board of Supervisors, the California In- TEXAS 3A DIVISION I FOOTBALL Milstead, and Stephen Luman; the Junior High tegrated Waste Management Board, the State CHAMPIONSHIP Coaches Paul Bishop, Brian Caver, Jeff Grif- Senate, and in the State Assembly. In addition fin, Brian Stacy, and Damon Roberts; Athletic to his decades in elected office, HON. LOUIE GOHMERT Trainer Dustin Swaim; and Student Assistants Assemblymember Chesbro left an impact on OF TEXAS Mason Brittain, Kyla Burd, David Johnson, his community as the co-founder of the Arcata IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Nicholle Moore, Cynthia Puente, Hannah Tay- Community Recycling Center and later the lor, Sydnee Taylor, and Sarai Vassar; and Northcoast Environmental Center. Friday, February 28, 2014 Athletic Secretary Mamie Vanover. As a member of the California State Senate, Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, it is a great And of course, we pay tribute to the cham- Assemblymember Chesbro authored legisla- honor to have a number of outstanding foot- pionship team consisting of Jakeldric Jackson, tion to fund rural community clinics, protect ball programs well established within the First Dylan Possoit, Keldrean Strong, Blake California’s natural resources, provide housing District of Texas. To have two tremendous Bogenschutz, Terian Goree, Jeremy Matlock, for individuals with special needs, and ensure east Texas teams as the last ones standing, O’keeron Rutherford, Clark Neuman, Kirston rural law enforcement agencies are fully fund- battling it out for a state championship title, Ingram, Troy Davis, Roberto Jimenez, Trevor ed. More recently, in the Assembly, makes me all the more proud as their Rep- Cooper, Jarod Blissett, Ross Barron, Tevin Assemblymember Chesbro has successfully resentative in Washington, D.C. Pipkin, Christian Allison, Micah Templeton, introduced legislation to promote recycling Today, we stand to recognize and congratu- Jordan Romero, Juston Clough, Tredarion statewide, support local breweries, preserve late the Carthage Bulldogs on a stellar high Jackson, Bryian Bolton, Ty Jones, Tra’Kareon forests, and protect marine mammals. school football season in 2013 which cul- Leary, James Marshall, D’Vodney Brooks, Mr. Speaker, it is fitting and proper that we minated with their claiming the Texas State Jace Zett, Johnathan Brown, Ronald honor Wesley Chesbro upon his retirement for 3A—Division I Championship over the pre- Mayweather, Javontay Brown, Christopher his work in representing the North Coast, pro- viously undefeated Kilgore Bulldogs, also an Howard, De’Arreus Hearn, Rafael Hernandez, tecting its resources, and championing its peo- extraordinarily talented group of young men Gilbert Perez, Travis Phillips, Jimmy Gon- ple. We express our deep appreciation for his who were playing in their second state title zalez, Seth Ward, Kiiron Lewis, Jonthan Sells, service, and convey our best wishes for his match in school history. Ravodney Hardy, Kedrick Henderson, Cade long and happy retirement with his wife Cindy As a result of extraordinary teamwork and Clinton, Garrett Harvey, Branton Halcumb, and his children Alan and Collin. athletic prowess, these two east Texas power- Bryce Rickert, Mario McCain, Braden Russell, f house teams faced off in what became known Micah Johnson, Hunter Hutto, Nolan Griffin, NATIONAL EATING DISORDER as the ‘‘Bulldog Bowl.’’ This canine clash Akashdeep Singh, Devon Nitzschke, TC Bry- AWARENESS WEEK came just one year after both teams were de- ant, Jonathon Rayson, Griffin Bankhead, feated in the state semifinals. More than Trevor Broadway, Brandon Carlson, Adrian 17,000 fans packed the stadium the week be- Goodacre, Dillon Husar, Cristian Jimenez, HON. PATRICK MEEHAN fore Christmas to witness this battle to deter- Jarrod McLin, Cagan Baldree, Leonard Max- OF PENNSYLVANIA mine who would be ‘‘top dawg’’ in the state of well, Marquise Guinn, Ja’Marcus Roberson, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Texas for 2013. The 34–23 victory secured and Tavorin Pellum. Friday, February 28, 2014 the Carthage Bulldogs’ fourth state champion- May God continue to bless these young Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ship trophy since 2008, the team having cap- people, their families, friends, and all those in- recognize National Eating Disorder Awareness tured three straight state titles from 2008 to dividuals who refer to Carthage as home. It is Week. The Renfrew Center in Philadelphia, 2010. my most esteemed honor to congratulate the Pennsylvania, has been a leader in the edu- The Carthage Bulldogs’ 2013 championship 2013 State Champion Carthage Bulldogs and cation on eating disorders and the treatment success is a testament to superb coaching, as everyone involved with this endeavor, as their of women since 1985. Its clinical excellence well as a tribute to the players and all who as- legacy is now recorded in the CONGRESSIONAL and supportive environment has empowered sisted them along the way. Such champion- RECORD that will endure as long as there is a women to change their lives. ships do not come without extensive year- United States of America. More than 8 million people in the United round preparation of everyone involved, the f States suffer from eating disorders. Nearly half coaches’ tireless groundwork, unrivaled dis- of all Americans personally know someone cipline & selfless teamwork of players and HONORING WESLEY CHESBRO with an eating disorder. Unfortunately only one staff, enthusiastic support and unwavering en- in 10 people with an eating disorder receive couragement from family, friends and fans, all HON. JARED HUFFMAN treatment for their disease. fueled by a dogged determination to reach the OF CALIFORNIA The theme of this year’s National Eating highest goal achievable in Texas football. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Disorder Awareness Week is ‘‘I Had No Idea.’’ The lessons learned about teamwork and Since symptoms can be different for everyone, Friday, February 28, 2014 discipline will undoubtedly improve every par- it’s not always easy for friends and families to ticipant’s life in immeasurable ways. These Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today tell when a loved one is suffering from bulimia same lessons should help boost every player, with my colleague, MIKE THOMPSON, to recog- or anorexia. For someone suffering from one coach, and supporter through the knowledge nize California Assemblymember Wesley of these diseases, it can take over their life. that potential obstacles that lie ahead in life Chesbro, who will be retiring November 30, The Renfrew Center is the nation’s first resi- can be overcome with championship capa- 2014 after 34 years of public service. dential eating disorder facility. Renfrew has bility. Assemblymember Chesbro has an illustrious helped more than 65,000 women with eating Congratulations to Superintendent Dr. Glenn record of serving the North Coast as an envi- disorders and other behavioral health issues in Hambrick, Principal Otis Amy, Assistant Prin- ronmental champion, public servant and com- their 13 locations around the country. Renfrew cipals Pat Browning and Wade Watson, along munity leader. He has devoted his career to offers help to women suffering from bulimia, with the entire athletic staff including Athletic protecting the North Coast’s tremendous nat- anorexia, binge eating disorder, and related Director and Head Football Coach Scott ural resources, advocating for underserved health problems. Renfrew empowers women Surratt, Assistant Coaches Chris Smith, populations, and promoting the communities with the tools they need to succeed in their re- Darren Preston, Andre Granger, Chris and businesses that call this region home. covery and in their lives. Cloninger, Clint Endsley, Matt Folmar, John Beginning his public service career in the The stigma that comes with suffering eating Goodwin, Brandon Hargers, Ryan Marion, Arcata City Council, Assemblymember disorders can often lead to other illnesses

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VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:11 Mar 01, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K28FE8.001 E28FEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E274 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 28, 2014 both physical and mental, and sufferers need tion upon the occasion of her retirement. Alice and gas stoves are sources of carbon mon- and deserve the strong support of their family, is a true American patriot with over 38 com- oxide. A leak or improper use of these appli- friends, colleagues and health professionals. bined years of supporting Military members ances can be fatal. This is where Renfrew excels, and I am grate- and families. However, carbon monoxide detectors are an ful for the staff and supporters of The Renfrew Since September 2001, Mrs. Geishecker incredible weapon in our fight against carbon Center for their dedication to this important ef- served as a Congressional Liaison Represent- monoxide poisoning. These detectors, which fort. ative with the United States Air Force House cost as low as $15, are designed to alert peo- Mr. Speaker, I thank the Renfrew Center Liaison Office. In this capacity, she was re- ple before potentially life-threatening levels of and all health professionals across the country sponsible for maintaining a continuous Air CO are reached. for their dedication to treating those suffering Force presence in the United States House of In fact, reports of carbon monoxide incidents from eating disorders. In recognition of Na- Representatives. Her primary role was to fa- that aren’t related to fire almost doubled from tional Eating Disorder Awareness Week, it re- cilitate personal contacts between Air Force 2003 to 2010. This is actually good news be- mains important today and every day to edu- leaders, Members of Congress, key personnel cause it means these detectors are doing their cate those in our lives about eating disorders and professional House staff. She monitored job to alert people before it’s too late. and provide them support and hope for a bet- the ever-changing political environment on ter path. Capitol Hill to advise the Secretary of the Air I usually talk about carbon monoxide poi- f Force and Chief of Staff of the Air Force. Alice soning during natural disasters, as I did during was the primary focal point for administrative Superstorm Sandy when many of my constitu- TRIBUTE TO THE CHRISTIAN functions within the office to include all ents lost power for weeks and resorted to gas APPALACHIAN PROJECT logistical support for events, Congressional generators in order to stay in their homes. member travel departures and arrivals, and But as we learned from this past weekend, HON. HAROLD ROGERS movements of Senior Air Force Leadership we must always be aware and we also must OF KENTUCKY within the Capitol complex. This endeared her make sure that not only homes, but also busi- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to many Members of Congress and their of- nesses and other public areas are adequately Friday, February 28, 2014 fices. protected. Prior to joining the Air Force Liaison Office Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I in the House of Representatives, Alice worked f rise today to pay tribute to the members of a as a contract employee in 1978 with University program dedicated to improving lives in my re- of Maryland at Camp Pieri, Wiesbaden, Ger- HONORING HY RAMM gion of Appalachia, the Christian Appalachian many and took her oath to federal service on Project, in honor of its 50th anniversary. July 5, 1989 working Family Support Services Whether employees or volunteers, the ex- at the United States Military Academy at West HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN ceptional members of this organization work Point. Alice also worked with North Atlantic OF CALIFORNIA hard to fight the problems which have plagued Treaty Organization (NATO) liaison officers at IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES eastern Kentucky and Appalachia, including the Army Command and General Staff Col- natural disasters, domestic violence, and bar- lege, Directorate of Combat Development, Fort Friday, February 28, 2014 riers to economic development. Leavenworth, Kansas and various divisions The Christian Appalachian Project began in within the acquisition community and with the Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 1964 with Reverend Ralph W. Beiting, who Director of Manpower in the Pentagon. pay tribute to the life of Hy Ramm who re- provided clothing, food, and other goods to the Alice had a varied and full civil servant ca- cently passed away. Hy was a longtime friend, people of eastern Kentucky with the help of reer, but also served as a dedicated Army an accomplished business man and an asset members of his church and community in spouse to her husband Alan, a retired Lieuten- to our community. northern Kentucky. Over the last fifty years, ant Colonel; loving mother to her three chil- Hy was born in Liverpool, England and as a the organization has grown tremendously to dren, Cassie, Angela, and Jackie; and grand- child he witnessed first-hand, the Nazi bomb- include a vast array of programs for children mother of eight. ings during WWII. He was forced to grow up and families, individuals with disabilities, and Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the entire United quickly, and the horrible things he saw during the elderly. These programs offer hope and States Congress, it is an honor to recognize the war gave him a level of maturity and de- help. the career and service of Mrs. Alice termination that I have rarely seen in others. Each of these programs is designed to help Geishecker. My wife Vicki and I congratulate After immigrating to Los Angeles with his fam- enrich the lives of eastern Kentuckians and Alice and wish her and her family all the best. ily following the war, with only a fourth grade better the community as a whole through an f education, Hy quickly established himself as a approach that emphasizes providing a hand force to be reckoned with. He worked hard to up and not just a hand out. Each year, more PREVENTING CARBON MONOXIDE support his family and quickly rose to the level than 1,000 people volunteer from across the TRAGEDIES of Vice President of Dosimeter. Hy was deter- nation to help make this project one of the mined to achieve success for himself and his most influential efforts in the Commonwealth. HON. STEVE ISRAEL family but always made time to give back to Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me OF NEW YORK others. Even after his retirement, Hy worked in honoring an incredible program which helps IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES with the Silicon Valley Coalition of Retired Ex- so many in my region get back on their feet. Friday, February 28, 2014 ecutives (SCORE) and dedicated countless The program’s fifty years of service is a testa- hours to mentoring young entrepreneurs. Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today be- ment to how much this program has done for Hy had a great passion for politics and pub- cause of a preventable tragedy that occurred Kentucky and the whole Appalachian region, lic affairs and was actively involved in numer- in my congressional district this past weekend. and I wish them a bright and exciting future. ous campaigns over the years. I had the great On Saturday, at a local shopping mall, carbon f honor of meeting Hy in the 1960s during his monoxide leaked from a faulty basement pipe term as President of the Beverly Hills Demo- RECOGNIZING THE DEDICATED and tragically killed Steve Nelson, who man- crats and he was truly an inspiration. SERVICE OF MRS. ALICE aged the Legal Sea Foods there. 27 people GEISHECKER were also sickened in moments by this color- Hy is survived by his wife and two children, less, odorless gas. daughter-in-law Jenifer, son-in-law Warren, HON. JEFF MILLER Each year, more than 400 Americans die and grandchildren Meredith, Annabella, Kira, Griffin and Amelia. He will be missed by all OF FLORIDA from unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning; who knew him. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES more than 20,000 visit the emergency room and more than 4,000 are hospitalized. Just I ask that my colleagues join me in cele- Friday, February 28, 2014 one preventable death is too many. brating the remarkable life and tremendous Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I am This gas is so toxic because it is both odor- contributions of Hy Ramm. Our community privileged to recognize the contributions of less and colorless. In a house, for example, owes Hy a debt of gratitude for his tremen- Mrs. Alice Geishecker to the United States everyday items such as kerosene and gas dous accomplishments and philanthropic ef- House of Representatives and this great Na- space heaters, gas water heaters, fireplaces, forts and he will not be forgotten.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:11 Mar 01, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28FE8.003 E28FEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS February 28, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E275 HONORING DR. ETHEL HALL DUR- woman for her commitment to the students Heritage Trails, and actively demonstrated his ING BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2014 that she served. She led with grace and im- interest in improving the health of Appalach- peccable character that was defined by her ians with the creation of the Appalachian HON. TERRI A. SEWELL passion for challenging students to be their Health Policy Advisory Council. Tom has done OF ALABAMA very best. As a role model, she inspired her so much for my district, and for Kentucky, that IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fellow educators to be servant leaders to their it becomes difficult to fathom how he has likely Friday, February 28, 2014 students and to their community. This beloved been an equally significant champion for the figure is also remembered for belief that all other 12 states included in the Appalachian Ms. SEWELL of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I children deserved a quality education. Regional Commission’s territory. The ARC has rise today in honor of Black History month and Through her work she truly taught us to see been an extraordinary federal agency due to my commitment to honoring influential African education as the great equalizer. the constant commitment they have shown in Americans that have impacted the state of During Black History month, simply saying responding to the needs of people throughout Alabama and this nation. Today, I have the thank you to Dr. Hall seems woefully inad- Appalachia. There is no doubt that Tom’s stra- pleasure of sharing the inspiring story of Dr. equate but on behalf of a grateful nation we tegic leadership was a fundamental driver be- Ethel Harris Hall. Dr. Hall was the first African salute this pioneer and acknowledge her role hind the ARC’s steady success. American to serve on the Alabama State not only in black history but American history. As he moves into retirement, Tom leaves Board of Education and she was also the first Her story is a perfect illustration of passionate behind a legacy of forthright demeanor, an at- African American Vice President of the Board leadership and selfless service to mankind. I tentive ear, and humility in service. His wis- of Education. In Alabama, we remember this ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Dr. dom, care and passion for the region will be exemplary educator for her role in breaking Ethel Harris Hall, a phenomenal woman and a sorely missed. barriers in education and for her lifelong com- great American. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me mitment to excellence. Dr. Hall was born on February 23, 1928 in f in honoring a true hero of the Appalachian re- gion, Thomas M. Hunter. I wish him all the Morgan County Alabama to Harry and Fannie TRIBUTE TO THOMAS M. HUNTER Mae Harris. The Harris’ sent their daughter to best in the years to come. Birmingham to ensure that she received a HON. HAROLD ROGERS f quality education. She attended Ullman High HONORING AUGUST ‘‘GUS’’ SCHAE- School, A.H. Parker High School, and Councill OF KENTUCKY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FER ON A DISTINGUISHED 41- Training School. She was valedictorian of her YEAR CAREER WITH UNDER- class and went on to attend Alabama A&M Friday, February 28, 2014 WRITERS LABORATORIES University where she graduated cum laude Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I with a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1948. rise today to pay tribute to one of Appalachia’s She also obtained masters degrees from the HON. BRADLEY S. SCHNEIDER most dedicated allies, Thomas M. Hunter. OF ILLINOIS University of Chicago and Atlanta University. Tom will retire after 20 years of esteemed IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES She continued her studies at the University of service as Executive Director of the Appa- Alabama where she obtained a doctorate in lachian Regional Commission (ARC). Friday, February 28, 2014 social work in 1979. Over the years, Tom has made a tremen- Mr. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Speaker, I am Throughout her tenure, this stellar educator dous impact on eastern Kentucky’s commu- pleased to rise today to honor August ‘‘Gus’’ taught in various schools systems throughout nities and local economies. The ARC has con- Schaefer for an extraordinary career—41 the state of Alabama including Hale County sistently worked to leverage their funding in Schools, Birmingham City Schools, and Jeffer- years of innovation and leadership in product order to spur private-sector investment in com- son County Schools. Dr. Hall also taught at and public safety at Underwriters Laboratories mercial and industrial development, as well as the collegiate level and was the first African (UL) in the suburban Chicago district I rep- provide for improved water, sewer, gas, fiber, American faculty member at the University of resent. Under his watch, more than 25 billion and road infrastructure projects where they Montevallo. She later taught in the school of products worldwide have earned the UL stamp had previously been sorely needed. Many of social work at The University of Alabama of approval. these investments have occurred in my Dis- where she retired in 1999. As UL’s Public Safety Officer, Mr. Schaefer On January 19, 1987 Dr. Hall made history trict, where all 28 of the counties I represent has pioneered and overseen countless major when she became the first black elected to are recognized as a part of the ARC. Specifi- safety initiatives. His work and leadership serve on the Alabama State Board of Edu- cally, Tom has had oversight of the 3,080-mile have helped firefighters do their jobs better cation. During her 24 year tenure, she served Appalachian Development Highway System; and safer. His commitment has guaranteed six terms and became vice chair in 1994. Dr. noted to be the cornerstone of the ARC’s the safety of imports from around the world. Hall served on the State Board of Education transportation efforts. The ADHS is a system And his dedication has helped teach fire, during many tumultuous battles over issues of modern highways that connect with the water, health, environmental, online and con- such as funding levels for schools, teacher interstate highway system. The ADHS recently sumer safety to untold thousands of children testing, accountability standards for schools achieved 85 percent completion, and has al- each year. and academic standards for students. In mak- ready proved to be a formidable economic Mr. Schaefer began his career with UL in ing these tough decisions, she always re- stimulator for a region where roadways have 1973. Over the next 41 years, he built a rep- mained a woman of principle-putting Ala- traditionally been difficult to construct and utation for excellent work and leadership, as bama’s children first. often fall into disrepair. In my district, these well as for building partnerships and forging In 2010, shortly before her death, Dr. Hall vital corridors allow Kentuckians from even the friendships. Mr. Schaefer successfully built published her autobiography entitled ‘‘My Jour- most remote areas a chance to reach inter- teams and cultivated a team atmosphere. ney: A Memoir of the First African American to states with ease; thus opening up entire com- His record, his experience and his work preside over the Alabama Board of Edu- munities to travel and trade in a way that ethic earned him roles as the Director of Asian cation.’’ Dr. Hall stated that she felt It was im- would have been impossible just a few dec- Operations and then U.S. and Canadian Oper- portant to share her story to inspire others to ades ago. ations before finally taking his position as Sen- appreciate the opportunities they had been af- All told, Tom Hunter has his fingerprints on ior Vice President and Public Safety Officer. forded. ‘‘I wrote the book because as I worked hundreds of improvement projects in eastern Throughout his storied career, Mr. Schaefer on the state board I found so many young Kentucky alone. Over the last 20 years, he maintained his commitment to excellence and people who took education for granted,’’ Hall has affected the lives of countless Kentuck- team building. His accomplishments dem- said. ‘‘They just assumed that everybody had ians by overseeing the installation and repair onstrate the grand vision and discipline nec- the opportunity to go to school where they of water lines, investments in small regional essary to take ideas to action. wanted to . . .’’ In telling her story, she hoped businesses via grant initiatives, and edu- Mr. Schaefer’s career has indeed been long to not only share her experiences as a trail- cational programs such as the Appalachian and distinguished. I have no doubt his pres- blazer, but to tell others about how she saw Higher Education Network—a group devel- ence, guidance, friendship, leadership and vi- Alabama’s education system evolve through oped to work with high schools to increase the sion will be sorely missed at UL, but his leg- the years. number of college-ready students in Appa- acy and accomplishments will long be remem- While we honor Dr. Hall for breaking bar- lachia. Tom has aided in tourism development bered and have set the foundation for years riers, we must also salute this extraordinary with projects such as the Kentucky Artisan more success and safety.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:11 Mar 01, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28FE8.011 E28FEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E276 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 28, 2014 RECOGNIZING JANA PAVLUS AS Sumgait Pogroms. On February 27, 1988 or- this nation. Today, I am honored to recognize THE 2015 ESCAMBIA COUNTY, ganized mobs of Azerbaijanis aimed at killing brothers Rev. Abraham Lincoln Woods, Jr. FLORIDA TEACHER OF THE and driving Armenian Christians living in and Bishop Calvin W. Woods, Sr. for their in- YEAR Sumgait from their homes. Armed with sticks, credible audacity and courage during the dark- axes and iron rods, they attacked Armenian est days of the Civil Rights Movement. HON. JEFF MILLER men, women and children by breaking into Rev. Abraham Lincoln Woods, Jr. and OF FLORIDA their homes and brutally beating and killing Bishop Calvin W. Woods, Sr. were both born IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES them just because of their ethnicity. Despite in Birmingham, Alabama to Maggie Rosa Lee Friday, February 28, 2014 Sumgait’s 30 minute proximity to Baku, police Wallace Woods, a homemaker, and Rev. allowed the pogroms to go on for 3 days, dur- Abraham Lincoln Woods Sr., a plant worker Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise ing which Armenians were burned alive and and Baptist minister. to recognize Ms. Jana Pavlus as the 2015 thrown from windows. In the spring of 1963, Rev. Abraham Woods Escambia County, Florida Teacher of the These acts were merely a continuation of Year. An outstanding educator, Ms. Pavlus led Birmingham’s first demonstration at a the Azerbaijani authorities’ unswerving policy whites-only lunch counter in downtown Bir- has been an inspiration to her students, her of racism towards Armenians and ethnic colleagues, and her community, and I am mingham. In the days and weeks following the cleansing of the Armenian population, with proud to recognize her success and myriad of first sit-in, Rev. Abraham Woods was arrested unpunished killings and deportations. achievements. along with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and The Sumgait massacre is a black mark on Ms. Jana Pavlus graduated Summa Cum other civil rights leaders for confronting Bull Laude from the University of Mobile in 2007 history and sadly, this event sparked further Conner. Rev. Abraham Woods had become with a Bachelor of Science in Religion and violence as Armenians would be targeted less friends with Dr. King while they were students Psychology. She began her teaching career in than 9 months later in Kirovabad and again in at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia and 2008 in Northwest Florida’s Escambia County Baku in 1990. later joined him on the steps of the Lincoln School District. After serving as a substitute The Azerbaijani Government has shamefully Memorial for his ‘‘I Have a Dream’’ speech in teacher, as well as a Florida Comprehensive continued to undermine prospects for a lasting 1963. Assessment Test (FCAT) math tutor, Ms. peace in the Southern Caucuses, recently in Rev. Abraham Woods received a bachelor’s Pavlus joined the faculty at Woodham Middle 2012, pardoning an Azerbaijani military officer degree in theology from Birmingham Baptist School, located in Pensacola, Florida, in 2010, Ramil Safarov who brutally murdered Arme- College, a bachelor’s in sociology from Miles where she currently serves as a seventh nian military officer Gurgen Margaryan during College in Birmingham and a master’s in grade science teacher. a NATO-sponsored Partnership for Peace ex- American history from the University of Ala- Ms. Pavlus not only believes that community ercise in 2004. Safarov confessed and was bama. He co-founded the Alabama Christian involvement is critical in fostering a love and convicted in Budapest for brutally axing Movement for Human Rights in 1956 with value of education in each student, but she Margaryan while he was sleeping. Safarov Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth and served as the di- understands and values the critical role she never showed remorse for the murder and rector for the Miles College Voter Registration plays in the journey and professional develop- stated that he wished he had killed more Ar- Project. ment of her students. Throughout her teaching menians. Immediately after his pardon Safarov Thirty-four years after the bombing of Bir- career, Ms. Pavlus has shown an unwavering received a promotion in the Azerbaijani mili- mingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church, Rev. commitment to inspiring her students and tary, an apartment, and years of back pay for Abraham Woods played a pivotal role in urg- pushing them to their highest potential. In ad- his time spent in prison. ing the federal government to re-investigate dition to helping students grasp difficult sci- For more than 20 years, the people of the bombing. The new investigation led to the entific theories, Ms. Pavlus also recognizes Nagorno Karabakh have fought and died for conviction of two Klansmen. ‘‘Even the Klan, the importance of strong communications skills their independence. From the earliest days of as bad as they are,’’ he told the New York in improving critical thinking and is constantly its formation, the Republic’s freely elected Times in a 1997 interview, ‘‘you didn’t think challenging her students to understand why governmental bodies have helped build an writing, analysis, and mathematics are impor- they would go as far as to bomb a church on open democratic society through transparent Sunday with little children in Sunday school.’’ tant not only in other areas of study, but par- elections and it is critical that the United While president of the Birmingham chapter ticularly in the study of science. States support their independence and auton- of the Southern Christian Leadership Con- The dedication and commendable work Ms. omy. ference (SCLC), Rev. Abraham Woods led Pavlus demonstrates as an educator has not As we reflect on these horrific outbreaks of protests which were instrumental in integrating gone unnoticed. She was awarded the ethnic violence, I join with Armenians in country clubs and golf courses in Alabama Woodham Middle School Teacher of the Year Rhode Island, and across the world in remem- and across the nation. The P.G.A. had chosen for 2013–2014 and was one of a few teachers bering these victims and renewing our commit- a Birmingham country club as the site for its invited to attend a Capturing Kids’ Hearts ment to justice, independence and finding last- 1990 Championship. The protests that fol- Workshop, which has influenced her teaching ing peace. lowed impelled major corporations to withdraw style and strengthened her connection with I am proud to say Rhode Island was the first advertising from the tournament which led to her students. state in our nation to pass a resolution to rec- the integration of the club. Mr. Speaker, Northwest Florida has been ognize the Independence of the Nagorno blessed with an abundance of exemplary edu- Karabakh Republic and set an example for Rev. Abraham Woods is also remembered cators who constantly strive to empower as other legislatures to follow, like Massachu- as an exemplary educator. He was the first Af- well as teach their students, and it is a privi- setts, Maine and Louisiana. The time has rican American to teach American history at lege to recognize Ms. Jana Pavlus as the come for the United States Congress to do the the University of Alabama. In 2002, Rev. Abra- 2015 Escambia County, Florida Teacher of the same. ham Woods retired from Miles College after Year. My wife Vicki joins me in congratulating forty years on its faculty. Upon his retirement, Ms. Pavlus and thanking her for her commit- f Miles College conferred upon him the Doc- ment to serving the students and families of HONORING REV. ABRAHAM L. torate of Humane Letters. He went on to retire the Northwest Florida community. We wish her WOODS, JR. AND BISHOP CALVIN as president of the Birmingham chapter of the all the best for continued success. W. WOODS SCLC in 2006. He served as pastor of St. Jo- f seph’s Baptist Church in Birmingham for thirty- seven years until his death on November 7, COMMEMORATION OF SUMGAIT, HON. TERRI A. SEWELL 2008 at the age of 80. KIROVABAD AND BAKU MAS- OF ALABAMA Rev. Abraham Woods had an incredible im- SACRES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pact on the state of Alabama and this nation Friday, February 28, 2014 in his pursuit of justice. He taught all of us the HON. DAVID N. CICILLINE Ms. SEWELL of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, in importance of loving God and living for others. OF RHODE ISLAND honor of Black History Month, I rise today to In 2006, Bishop Calvin Woods succeeded IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES continue my commitment to paying tribute to his older brother as president of the Bir- Friday, February 28, 2014 outstanding African-Americans who have mingham SCLC and became president of the Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, today we com- made tremendous contributions to the political, New Era Baptist State Convention a year memorate the 26th Anniversary of the horrific economic and social fabric of Alabama and later.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:43 Mar 01, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K28FE8.007 E28FEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS February 28, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E277 Bishop Calvin Wallace Woods, Sr. was born member of the community. Born 9th out of 11 economic success. The unfortunate truth is on September 13, 1933 in Birmingham, Ala- children of the late Icy Bell and Willie Sykes, that individuals with unhealthy looking teeth bama. At the age of twelve, he entered Parker the family had made strides of their own. Her are less likely to be hired than those with bet- High School where he developed a talent for mother, Ms. Icy Bell, was the head cook of a ter oral health. Furthermore, an inability to ob- shoe repair and tailoring and a gift for public prestigious and all white restaurant, Monte tain dental care can adversely affect children speaking. Cristo, of Grenada, MS from 1963 until the before they even enter the job market—dental Bishop Calvin Woods graduated from year she passed 1973. Ms. Juanita Sykes, pain can affect both sleep patterns and school Parker High School in 1950 and went on to Mrs. Bledsoe-Covington’s twin sister, marched performance. Inadequate dental care is not a earn a B.S. degree in social science and B.D., with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. when he made cosmetic concern; it has a real impact on a B.R.E., M.B.S and D.D. degrees from the Uni- his way through the south in 1967. And for her person’s economic mobility and success. versal Baptist Institute, the Universal Baptist courage and civil defiance, she was arrested I commend the American Dental Association Seminary and Birmingham-Easonian Baptist and jailed for this act. for its tireless efforts to raise awareness and Bible College. With her three children, Mrs. Bledsoe-Cov- develop solutions so more people can receive In 1960, Bishop Calvin Woods became pas- ington moved to Yalobusha County in 1973. dental care. Since the ADA’s ‘‘Give Kids A tor of East End Baptist Church in Birmingham, This move would be the first of many for Mrs. Smile’’ program was founded twelve years ago Alabama. During the 1960’s, he was a reso- Anita Bledsoe-Covington. In 1978, she be- in St. Louis, it has grown to become the lute advocate for the boycott of Birmingham’s came the first black female delegate for the world’s largest oral health charitable pro- segregated city bus system. He was sen- Mississippi Democratic Convention in Jackson, gram—encouraging parents, health profes- tenced to prison for six months and fined for MS, as a representative for Yalobusha Coun- sionals and policymakers to address the year- his leadership in the Birmingham Bus Boy- ty. round need for oral health care for all children. cotts. Despite this setback, Bishop Calvin During 1982 Mrs. Bledsoe-Covington Each year, thousands of the nation’s dentists, Woods continued his steadfast commitment to opened Nita’s Beauty Salon making her a sta- dental team members and community volun- the Movement. In 1963, he was arrested and ple in serving her community as a business teers provide free oral health care services to beaten by Birmingham’s police for participating woman. The salon earned Mrs. Anita numer- children from low-income families. in public protests. Again, his dedication to ous accolades as a beautician and entre- This February in Illinois, over 2,000 dental fighting segregation and intolerance in the preneur. By 1986, she was the first black care professionals volunteered for ‘‘Give Kids Deep South did not waver. Bishop Calvin chairman of the Title I program for the A Smile Day,’’ reaching upwards of 17,000 Woods was heavily involved in the 1965 pro- Coffeeville School District as an active parent. kids. Dentists in Illinois have demonstrated test of Birmingham’s voter registration proce- As the 90’s rolled in, Mrs. Anita was elected their commitment to giving back to the com- dures. He served as the strategy chairman for the first female Trustee of Coffeeville School munity. In June 2014, the Illinois State Dental the protest of the shootings of five black Board District from 1991 through 1998. She Society and its Foundation will hold the third protestors at a Birmingham supermarket. also was hired as the first black female city ‘‘Illinois Mission of Mercy’’ in Peoria, Illinois. Today, Bishop Calvin Woods continues to clerk for the town of Oakland, MS in 1991. The Mission of Mercy is a free, two-day dental be a guiding light for the city of Birmingham During this time, the beginning of her career clinic during which over 950 volunteers see and the state of Alabama. He remains an out- as a teacher with the Institution of Community 1,000 patients each day and provide over $1 spoken advocate for justice speaking out most Service head start program. Although she had million in much-needed oral health care. recently against the verdict in the Trayvon already started her career as an early child- I would like to thank all the dental profes- Martin case and the Supreme Court’s decision hood school teacher, Mrs Bledsoe-Covington sionals who have volunteered their time this striking down Section 4 of the Voting Rights graduated from Coahoma Community College year to provide screenings, treatments and Act. I am inspired by the words he spoke at with an associate in early childhood education education to children throughout the United a memorial service and wreath laying cere- in 2003. States. I urge my colleagues to support the mony in 2012 for the 6 Birmingham youth By 2005, in the same field, she earned her ADA’s efforts to improve the lives and expand killed on September 15, 1963. ‘‘In a sense B.S. from Mississippi Valley State University. opportunities for our nation’s children. we’ve crossed a stream,’’ he said, ‘‘but still Coming full circle, 2010, Can’s Chapel CME f there are mighty oceans of adversity that lie Church honored Mrs. Bledsoe-Covington as ahead.’’ an unsung hero for Succeeding against the RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF As a direct benefactor of their life’s work Odds during their Black History program. In JOE INFAUSTO and sacrifices, it is my honor to recognize the 2012, she has obtained the Dean and Presi- contributions of brothers Rev. Abraham Lin- dent Certificate from the National Baptist Con- HON. JIM COSTA coln Woods, Jr. and Bishop Calvin W. Woods gress of Christian Education. OF CALIFORNIA on the floor of the United States House of Now married at the age of 60 and with 10 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Representatives. Their contributions have in- grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild later, Friday, February 28, 2014 spired generations. On behalf of a grateful when asked if it was her agenda to create state and nation, we acknowledge these trail- Black History, her response was, ‘‘I’ve always Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to blazers and their influence on the progress we accepted challenge and I guess maybe I did! recognize Mr. Joe Infausto as he retires after have made. The City of Birmingham, the State I wanted to see if I could make a difference.’’ 43 years of public service as a police reserve of Alabama and this entire nation have bene- Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me officer. Joe’s commitment and dedication to fited from their sacrifices and tenacious pursuit in recognizing Mrs. Anita Bledsoe-Covington serving his community deserves to be com- of justice. I urge my colleagues to join me in for her quest in being a part of making history. mended. honoring Rev. Abraham Lincoln Woods, Jr. f Joe began his career in law enforcement in and Bishop Calvin W. Woods. 1970 with the Clovis Police Department Auxil- ‘‘GIVE KIDS A SMILE DAY’’ f iary Unit. In 1977, he received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Criminology from California HONORING ANITA BLEDSOE- HON. DANNY K. DAVIS State University, Fresno. That same year, Joe COVINGTON OF ILLINOIS was transferred to the Fresno Police Depart- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ment Reserve Unit where he served for 36 years. HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON Friday, February 28, 2014 OF MISSISSIPPI As a reserve officer, Joe was a citizen vol- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speak- unteer who donated his time and energy to er, I rise today to acknowledge the thousands help make Fresno a better place. Throughout Friday, February 28, 2014 of dentists and volunteers who participate in his law enforcement career, Joe received nu- Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- the ‘‘Give Kids A Smile Day.’’ Each February, merous commendations for his service and er, I rise today to honor an extraordinary Black Illinois dentists donate more than $1 million in professionalism, including achieving the rank History honoree, Mrs. Anita Bledsoe-Cov- much-needed dental care to children. Many of Lieutenant in 1999. ington. families cannot afford to provide their children Joe’s dedication to the security of his com- Raised in Grenada County, MS, Mrs. Anita with regular dental care. This can not only re- munity was not only exemplified through his Bledsoe-Covington is known within the com- sult in potentially serious health problems but service but also through the establishment of munity for her entrepreneurship and an active is also likely to serve as an impediment to his small business, BESTEC Security in 1983.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:11 Mar 01, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K28FE8.012 E28FEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E278 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 28, 2014 BESTEC Security provided state of the art se- Rights Activist, Mrs. Catherine Miller who is a Mrs. Miller is married to Arthur Lee Miller, Jr curity systems and equipment to individuals resident of Friars Points, Mississippi. and they have five children: Danielle, and families throughout the Central Valley for Mrs. Miller was born in the historical Domonique, Rosalind, Chantauna, Arthur, III; 23 years. Joe sold the business in 2006 and Taborian Hospital in Mound Bayou, Mississippi seven grandchildren: Cameron, Hollis, Arveon, continued to serve as a Fresno Police Depart- and resided with her parents the late James Lauren, Itlay, Asia, London and one grandson, ment Reserve Officer. Lee Nolan, Sr. and Juanita Grandberry John- Carson. She is a member of the First Commu- Prior to leaving the Reserve Unit, Joe was son and her sixteen siblings in Friars Point, nity Church in Dubbs, Mississippi under the assigned to the Mounted Unit, where he con- Mississippi. At the age of five her family leadership of Pastor Rodney Hibbler. tinued to carry out his duty to protect and moved to Memphis, Tennessee and after Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me serve the citizens of Fresno while on horse- three years the family relocated to Friars Point in recognizing an amazing Civil Rights Activist, back. to run their farm. Mrs. Catherine Miller Williams, for her dedica- Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me Mrs. Miller was educated in the Memphis tion to change and equal rights. in recognizing Joe Infausto as he celebrates City School District, Friars Point Elementary f his retirement from the Fresno Police Reserve School, and graduated from Coahoma Agricul- Unit. tural High School and Coahoma Junior Col- HONORING THE TORNADO VICTIMS lege. She furthered her education at Alcorn AND SURVIVORS OF MENIFEE f State College and received a Bachelor of COUNTY, KENTUCKY CONGRATULATING JON REEDY ON Business Administration degree from LeMoyne BEING THE NSSGA’S 2013 SAFETY College in Memphis, Tennessee, and contin- HON. ANDY BARR AND HEALTH PROFESSIONAL OF ued her studies at Walden University towards OF KENTUCKY THE YEAR a Master Degree in Non-Profit Management. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In the early 1970’s Mrs. Miller participated in Friday, February 28, 2014 HON. KENNY MARCHANT boycotting stores in Friars Point where people were being treated unjustly and got involved Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to OF TEXAS with activities which highlighted change for honor the victims and the surviving families of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES equality. She became a member of the Young Menifee County on this second anniversary of Friday, February 28, 2014 Democratic Organization, and worked and the devastating EF3 tornado that ravaged Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today campaigned in several Coahoma County eastern Kentucky. to recognize and congratulate Jon Reedy of Ir- Board of Supervisors Elections where her in- On March 3, 2012, Kentuckians were dev- ving, Texas, on receiving the National Stone, terest in politics evolved. astated by the worst storms in almost 25 Mrs. Miller lives by the motto, ‘‘action Sand and Gravel Association’s (NSSGA) 2013 years, affecting at least 27 counties. The speaks louder than words’’. In 1982 she en- James M. Christie Safety and Health Profes- storms were responsible for injuring over 300 tered the political arena and ran unsuccess- sional of the Year award. people and taking the lives of 20 of our loved fully for the position of Town Clerk for the The award, established in 1987, gives na- ones in the Commonwealth. Town of Friars Point, but that did not deter her Today, I would like for us to especially re- tional attention to an individual who contrib- because she was determined to be the town member three of those individuals from utes outstanding efforts to his or her company clerk. In October, 1986 she was elected Friars Menifee County: Beverly Bowman, Vershal regarding healthy work practices. Mr. Reedy, Point Town Clerk. After being in this position Brown and Anita Smith. May their memories Director of Environment, Safety, and Health for about two years, the Mayor and Board of continue to live in our hearts forever. for the South Region & Hanson Building Prod- Aldermen passed an ordinance making the I would also like to recognize the resilience ucts, Lehigh Hanson, Inc., has been a strong Town Clerk’s position an appointed position in- of the residents of Menifee County as well as advocate for a safe work environment and stead of an elected position. During this time many of the surrounding counties that have, brought proactive changes to daily proce- Mrs. Miller stated that she would never run for without question, suffered much. dures, particularly in mining. His tireless efforts another elected office because her mother The Bible promises us in Psalm 147:3 that have led to many man-hours without work- was totally against her being involved in poli- ‘‘He heals the brokenhearted and binds up place injuries among several facilities as well tics. She was employed in the appointed posi- their wounds.’’ The people of Frenchburg and as reductions in compensation costs. He is a tion as town clerk for over 20 years. communities across the Commonwealth have great asset to not only the company but the In February, 2009 Mrs. Miller left the Town renewed this hope and promise of healing. community as well. NSSGA President and of Friars Point Town Clerk’s position and was This catastrophic event has reminded us that CEO Michael Johnson stated that ‘‘Jon’s dili- hired as the Administrative Assistant to the when tragedy strikes, it strikes in the hearts of gent work to boost safety and health perform- newly elected Coahoma County Sheriff us all. ance is a great example of the aggregate in- Charles Jones. A lot of things had changed in It is a testament to the character and com- dustry’s commitment to worker wellness cele- her life, with the passing away of her mother, passion of Kentuckians that individuals from brated by the Christie Award.’’ she decided that she would no longer sit back all across the Commonwealth were willing to Jon Reedy’s receipt of this honor evidences and just talk about how she was not pleased step in and help so that the victims of these his hard work and dedication to not only his with the leadership or the conditions of the storms did not have to carry the burdens company but his workers and community. town where she lives. alone. Keeping a safe and healthy work environment After soul searching and much prayer about In the face of adversity, communities find a is beneficial to all parties involved. It is an the situations Mrs. Miller decided to enter the way to come together. Over the last two honor to represent such a distinguished and political arena, once again, in March, 2009 to years, the citizens of Menifee have banded to- hardworking constituent in Congress and I seek the position of Mayor and was unsuc- gether, leaned on each other and come out of look forward to seeing the results of that suc- cessful. Over the next four years she contin- this tragedy stronger than ever. cess in the form of safer workplaces in North ued to show an interest in becoming Mayor of f Texas. the Town of Friars Point, to see, make Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the 24th Congres- changes and improvements in the town. In OBAMACARE AND HISPANICS sional District of Texas, I ask all my distin- March 2013 she threw her bid in to run for the guished colleagues to join me in congratu- position of Mayor of the Town of Friars Point. HON. JOSEPH R. PITTS lating Jon Reedy on his award. On June 4, 2013 her dream became a reality. OF PENNSYLVANIA f She was elected the first African-American IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES woman to become Mayor of the Town of Fri- HONORING CATHERINE MILLER ars Point in over 120 years in history of being Friday, February 28, 2014 incorporated as a town. Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, the White House HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON Mrs. Miller’s former position as the Town has declared this week National Latino Enroll- OF MISSISSIPPI Clerk of Friars Point afforded her a wealth of ment Week, just five weeks short of the de- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES knowledge and experience to assist her in the layed deadline for purchasing insurance. position of Mayor. In serving as Mayor she Healthcare.gov was a mess at its rollout, but Friday, February 28, 2014 welcomes the challenges with the help of her the Hispanic website was even less functional. Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- constituents and the Board of Aldermen to Once it finally opened for business, the text er, I rise today to honor a remarkable Civil move the Town of Friars Point forward. was riddled with basic grammar errors, as if

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Some of erage in the Obamacare exchanges is. accomplishments of the Auburn High School the students are beginning to graduate from In Pennsylvania, premiums in the individual team. college and start their careers. market will run about 39 percent more than f After a number of years serving in edu- what they were previously. cation, there came a greater calling, in terms Since Hispanic Americans are on average BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND ROSA PARKS of him wanting to become more engaged in younger than the general population, they will his community, therefore, he ran for Super- face an even greater premium hike. visor. Eddwin ran for this office in 2011, won There are plenty of ways to expand access HON. JOYCE BEATTY the election and began working in this office in to insurance without forcing people into an ex- OF OHIO January, 2012. During his first year in office, pensive, government-dictated marketplace. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES he focused on the needs of the people. In his Obamacare is hurting many Americans, but Friday, February 28, 2014 second year, he was elected President of the its poor treatment of Hispanic Americans is Board of Supervisors by his peers. His contin- notable. Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Speaker, every February, ued goals are to improve community and eco- We can do better. we celebrate Black History Month by honoring nomic development through effective leader- f the achievements and contributions of those ship and his success has been seen in the African-Americans who have courageously Community of Claiborne County. IN RECOGNITION OF AUBURN HIGH challenged the status quo, pushed boundaries SCHOOL’S SUCCESS AT THE MAS- and moved our country forward in the name of Eddwin is a devoted father of one daughter, SACHUSETTS ‘‘WE THE PEOPLE’’ justice and equality for all. Embree Gwendolyn Smith, who is following in COMPETITION Rosa Parks, the Mother of the Modern Civil the leadership of her father. He is also a dedi- Rights Movement, embodied courage and cated member of St. Joseph Catholic Church HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN strength when she refused to give up her seat in Port Gibson, Mississippi. He states that, ‘‘He accepts that God wants him to be a OF MASSACHUSETTS on a Montgomery, Alabama bus to a white change agent for the betterment of all its citi- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES passenger on December 1, 1955. Her courage and perseverance continues to zens in Claiborne County, Port Gibson, Mis- Friday, February 28, 2014 inspire me, my constituents in the third con- sissippi.’’ Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today gressional district of Ohio, and our nation. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me to ask my colleagues in the U.S. House of I was privileged to have met her and so in honoring Mr. Eddwin Alexander Smith, a Representatives to join me in congratulating proud to sponsor the legislation that made sincere and dedicated man with a mission for Auburn High School for their selection as the Ohio the first State to recognize December 1st change, during this Black History Month. state champions at the 2014 Massachusetts as Rosa Parks Day. We the People Competition. This Black History Month, I am honored to f We the People: The Citizen and the Con- reflect and celebrate the rich legacy of Rosa stitution is an innovative program designed to Parks and so many other African-Americans HONORING THE SERVICE OF educate elementary, middle, and high school who have shaped our Nation’s history. FRANK PROTO students about the U.S. Constitution and the f founding of our country. At the high school level, the lessons prepare students for district, HONORING EDDWIN ALEXANDER HON. TOM REED state, and national academic competitions, SMITH OF NEW YORK where high school teams participate in simu- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lated Congressional hearings. HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON On January 25, 2014, 8 schools from across OF MISSISSIPPI Friday, February 28, 2014 our Commonwealth competed in the We the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to cele- People: The Citizen and the Constitution Mas- brate and honor the long and successful pub- sachusetts High School State Finals. After a Friday, February 28, 2014 lic service of Tompkins County Legislator rigorous competition, Auburn High School was Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- Frank Proto. Having served since 1985, Frank named the state champions, and the team er, this is Black History Month and I rise to will be leaving office after nearly three dec- was awarded the opportunity to compete at honor Mr. Eddwin Alexander Smith who was ades. Mr. Proto chaired numerous committees the national finals in Washington, D.C. this born on May 27, 1974 to Dr.’s Jimmy Lee and during his tenure and played a leading role in April. Jo Ann Smith. He has one sister, Ms. Geraline shaping our community. Last month, I was pleased to meet with the Smith. bright and enthusiastic students competing on Mr. Eddwin Smith graduated from Port Gib- Mr. Proto’s impact on our region is truly dif- the Auburn High School team: Matthew Amiot, son High in 1992. He matriculated through ficult to quantify as he has influenced count- Connor Aubuchont, Matthew Blais, Erin Breen, Alcorn State University receiving a B.S. de- less aspects of the community. As Chairman John Bylund, Andrew Carpenter, Ture Carl- gree in Elementary Education in 1996 and a of the Solid Waste Committee, he oversaw the son, Elise Cavanaugh, Erin Collins, Chris- Masters in Administration and Supervision in growing emphasis that was placed on recy- topher Cubbedge, Tyler Ducharme, Matthew 1998. cling and the area’s diminished waste produc- Frappier, Sarah Gardner, Nicole Grabowski, All through Eddwin’s family life, he has been tion. He fought for the distinct needs of our Liam Gribbons, Claire Hutner, Nicholas John, heavily engaged in civil rights and politics in rural communities as Chairman of the Rural Katherine Johnson, Raymond Leo, Jaimee his community. He learned early on of the im- Affairs Committee and promoted public library Martin, Jacqueline Matthews, Lillian McPher- portance of people and community. As he reading rooms in small municipalities. Outside son, Matthew Nelson, Richard Phan, Nicole grew and matured, this allowed him to witness of his legislative service, he spends his time Plona, Kyle Quitadamo, Matthew Rodwill, his family for over two generations, come to assisting others through organization such as Alekxis Rojee, Scott Ruane, Bakhtyar understand why it takes a village to make BOCES, the Cayuga Medical Center, and the Shairani, Camille Thomas, Michael Travers, change with effective leadership. Brooktondale Fire Commissioners. and Jaime Vera. I ask my colleagues to join Eddwin has been in Education for 16 years Despite leaving his legislative post, Frank me in congratulating these students for their in various capacities as: Teacher, Assistant will continue serving the community in a vari- incredible work in mastering a number of top- Principal, and Principal. He has been em- ety of roles: as board member of both the ics including the foundation of our political sys- ployed in the: Claiborne County Public Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, Tomp- tem and selected contemporary issues. I Schools, Memphis City Public Schools, Jack- kins County Soil & Water Conservation District would also like to recognize teachers Vincent son Public Schools, Noxubee Public Schools and with Slaterville Ambulance. His passion Benacchio and Spencer Kennard for their and Wilkerson County Public Schools. He has for public service and his dedication to the work in mentoring the Auburn High School demonstrated a real passion for students community are unmatched and it is with great team. which he believes, ‘‘A well equipped Male/Fe- pleasure that I honor Frank here today.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:43 Mar 01, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28FE8.007 E28FEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E280 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 28, 2014 OBSERVING THE 26TH ANNIVER- Harry was an authority on flying in the Sier- John Williams was elected the first Sunday SARY OF UNSPEAKABLE VIO- ras, which is characterized by treacherous School Superintendent. The church was mak- LENCE IN SUMGAIT, AZER- summer winds, icing in the winter, and few ing progress and everyone turned to it as the BAIJAN places to make emergency landings. last phase of life and hope. Many people relied on Harry’s expertise and In 1918, at the tender age of 54 years, HON. KATHERINE M. CLARK services including sheriff’s deputies, park Bolton Baptist Church was destroyed by fire, but with Mrs. Elizabeth Brown and other deter- OF MASSACHUSETTS rangers, and search and rescue crews. Harry mined people, a portion of the building that the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and his choppers worked tirelessly to rescue and recover stranded hikers and climbers, in- congregation now worships in was rebuilt and Friday, February 28, 2014 vestigate wildfires and mountain utility lines, named after her. This changed the name from Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, and transport emergency supplies to the Bolton Baptist Church to Mt. Elizabeth Mis- today, on the 26th observation of unspeakable needy. sionary Baptist Church. Since the year 1864, violence in Sumgait, Azerbaijan, I proudly Harry exemplified selflessness and was al- the church has been a symbol of strength. stand with the Armenian community of Massa- ways dedicated to helping others. In 1965, the In 1954, when the State Highway Depart- ment began construction on New Highway 80, chusetts in remembrance and mourning of the U.S. Army awarded Harry with a citation for Mt. Elizabeth was moved from its original site loss of innocent lives. flying in dangerous weather to deliver supplies to about one-fourth mile south of Highway 80. Anti-Armenian aggression in Sumgait in the to flood victims in Northern California. In one In 1964, the State Highway Department began early months of 1988 gave way to violent incident, Harry’s chopper crashed in a river construction on Interstate 20. At the age of death and destruction. Thousands of Arme- canyon, and Harry was quick to rescue his 100 years, the church was moved a second passengers seconds before the aircraft ex- nians were forced to flee their homes as refu- time from one mile north of the town of Bolton ploded. gees. to one mile south of Bolton, where it stands In 1969, Harry achieved the tremendous Today, the families of those who lost their today. lives, or were displaced by this violence, still feat of being the first person to land on top of Down through the years, the church was seek resolution and justice. Mount Whitney, the highest summit in the con- blessed with leaders, men who walked and Over decades, many displaced Armenian tinental United States. talked with God and have kept the church families have sought refuge in America, and In his spare time, Harry liked to share his moving for the past 150 years. Some of those are now making vital contributions in the Fifth passion for flying with others. In the 1960s who delivered their sermons from the pulpit District of Massachusetts. Proudly, our diverse and 70s, Harry often took Clovis High School were Rev. Bob Sanders, Rev. J. C. Lambert, district is home to one of the largest Armenian cheerleaders for a ride before dropping them Rev. Richard Patton, Rev. Jack Anthony, Rev. communities in the nation. Together, our com- off on the football field. Throughout his career, Cassidy Buckley, Rev. John C. Hunter and munity is a thriving example of strength and Harry regularly flew news crews over the Cen- Rev. Wilbert Owens. Some moved on while perseverance in the face of extreme adversity. tral Valley so they could photograph the beau- others passed on. Like the persecution of too many other peo- tiful scenery and was especially partial toward In 1984, God saw that the congregation was ples before it, the lessons of Sumgait must not the Kings River in Fresno. struggling to stay together without a shepherd be forgotten. Harry cherished his time with family and to lead them. God answered their call and As diverse families of the Commonwealth, friends. He was a devoted husband to Wanda, sent to them a humble and loving Christian and as Americans, we have a moral obligation a loving father to his sons, Rory and Robin, man, Rev. Bernard McKinley, Sr. A number of to promote tolerance and justice, and we have and he enjoyed spending time with his grand- deacons and mothers were instrumental in as- a duty to recognize the atrocities that have children, Robby and Randy. sisting the aforementioned leadership carry on kept us from our common goal. Mr. Speaker, it is with great respect that I the church business, ultimately helping the f ask my colleagues in the House of Represent- congregation to grow were Deacons: Deacons atives to join me in honoring the life of Robert Dave McCray, Edmond Jefferson, Elict Watts, HONORING THE LIFE OF ROBERT ‘‘Harry’’ Rogers, a Central Valley pioneer in ro- John Williams, Busher Mitchell, Jim Gooden, ‘‘HARRY’’ ROGERS tary-wing aviation. Robert Miles, Sr., Isiac George, Marshall Rich- f mond, J. W. Wilburn, Dave Wilkins, Van HON. JIM COSTA Green, Sr., Jack Bennett, David Keys, Frank HONORING MOUNT ELIZABETH OF CALIFORNIA Johnson, L. C. Barber, William Johnson, MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thirley Lewis, Sr., Ronald Mack, J. C. Malone Friday, February 28, 2014 and Clyde Montgomery, Sr.; Mothers: HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON Magaree Garner, Callie Green, Katie Jordan, Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to OF MISSISSIPPI Louise Keys, Lucille Keys, Ruth Bell Lewis, honor the life of Robert ‘‘Harry’’ Rogers who IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Bernice Miles, Mary Porter, Frankie Reese, passed away on January 16, 2014, at the age Friday, February 28, 2014 Ocey Richmond, Lillian Rollins, Minerva Rol- of 84. As the founder of Rogers Helicopters lins, Lee Ann Ross, and Frances Wilson; Sun- Inc., Harry saved countless lives in firefighting, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- day School Superintendents: Rev. William salvage, and search and rescue operations. er, I rise today to honor a remarkable rural Levi, L. J. Myles, Jesse Burns, Jr., Johnie M. His kind heart, talent, and tireless service to town sanctuary, Mount Elizabeth Missionary Thompson, Thirly Lewis, Jr., Kenneth R. the Central Valley will be greatly missed. Baptist Church. Lewis, Deloice Lewis, Susie J. Carter, and Harry was born on March 28, 1929, in Clo- ‘‘If you desire to eat for a year, plant rice. Jimmie Lewis, Sr.; Sister Rosie Patterson vis, California. As a child, Harry dreamed of If you desire to be remembered ten years served as Church Clerk/Sunday School teach- flying and was inspired by his father, Robert, later, plant a tree. If you desire to save future er; and Brother James Malone served as mu- as well as other local pilots. generations, educate a child. But, if your de- sician for many decades. Under the leadership After graduating from Clovis High School in sire is to preserve mankind, plant rice, a tree, of Rev. John C. Hunter, an outdoor baptismal 1947, Harry attempted to join the Air Force but educate a child, and build a church.’’ pool was built. In 1977 under the leadership of was unable to do so because of an injury he It was with this philosophy, spurred by the Rev. Wilbert Owens, indoor bathrooms, three suffered while playing football in high school. divine inspiration of God, that the Mount Eliza- classrooms, a pastor’s study and kitchenette However, this setback did not stop Harry from beth Missionary Baptist Church was orga- were added. following his dream to fly and serve others. nized. The year was 1864. Worship services During the span of 30 years, the church has After attending Reedley College, Harry worked began under a brush harbor on a two acre undergone many changes, both in physical as a pilot and mechanic for several helicopter plot of land given to the church by Mr. Bolton and spiritual growth, including the purchase of companies before founding his own operation. and was originally known as Bolton Baptist an additional acre of land for a cemetery plot. In 1962, Harry and his wife, Wanda, found- Church. The first pastor was Rev. Bob Sand- In 2005, the church underwent a major ren- ed Rogers Helicopters Inc. in Clovis. The op- ers. ovation project, which included the addition of eration remained in Clovis for three decades During this time, there were many ladies an indoor baptismal pool, fellowship hall (with before moving to Fresno Yosemite Inter- who were strong believers in God, so they kitchen, restrooms, and classrooms), a foyer national airport. Over the years, Harry and his joined the church to help manage its affairs. with additional restrooms and storage spaces, pilots flew tens of thousands of hours in oper- By now, the Sunday school was beginning to and pavement of the previous dirt and gravel ations throughout the state of California. play an important role in the church and Mr. parking lot.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:11 Mar 01, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A28FE8.012 E28FEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS February 28, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E281 Presently, the leadership of the church en- Mr. Whitehead was raised in Orange, ice as city manager of Addison and wishing compasses Pastor Bernard McKinley, Sr.; Texas, where he learned about city manage- him well in retirement. Deacons: Steve Adams, Tywon Alexander, ment from his father who was a city council- f Sr., Jesse Burns, Jr., Michael Green, Albert man and mayor. He participated in student Lewis, Sr., Kenneth Ray Lewis, Terrence government and graduated Stark High School RECOGNIZING THE 150TH ANNIVER- Sanders, and Bernard McKinley, Jr.; Dea- in 1967. After graduating from Lamar Univer- SARY OF TIOGA STATE BANK conesses/Mothers: Linda Adams, Earnestine sity in Beaumont, Texas, with a degree in Alexander, Ola Cotton, Flora Green, Fannie Government in 1971, he started interning for HON. TOM REED Lewis, and Alberta Williams; Trustees Susie the City of Beaumont and eventually became OF NEW YORK Carter, Edward Cotten, Wayne Gaddis, Vera the assistant director of personnel. Mr. White- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES head began work as the administrative assist- Gaddis, Bobby Kirksey, and Mollie Bell Friday, February 28, 2014 McCray; Church Secretary, Sister Carolyn G. ant to the city manager in Irving, Texas, in Price; and Sunday School Superintendent, 1974 and in 1977 became the assistant city Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- Sister Johnie M. Thompson. manager for administration. He earned his ognize the 150th Anniversary of Tioga State Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me Masters in Public Administration degree from Bank. Reaching this milestone is a testament in recognizing Mount Elizabeth Missionary the University of North Texas in 1980 and be- to the hard work and commitment displayed Baptist Church for serving as a pillar of stead- came the general supervisory assistant city by the Fisher family, which has operated the fast dedication, providing an ever growing spir- manager in Irving the following year. bank for five generations since its inception in itual place of worship within the Bolton com- In June of 1982, Mr. Whitehead became the 1864. munity for 150 years. city manager of Addison and he has served Over the past 150 years, Tioga State Bank f that role until today. Over the decades, Mr. has been a beacon of excellence in our com- Whitehead helped Addison transform from a munity. It has continuously displayed steadfast CONGRATULATING SUGAR LAND small town with a handful of businesses to a dedication to providing financial services, cre- PARKS AND RECREATION bustling center with approximately 1,600 reg- ating local jobs and contributing to a vibrant istered businesses. In 1982 there were 200 economy while faithfully serving the needs of HON. PETE OLSON family households in Addison, and today the its constituents. The bank has also embraced OF TEXAS population numbers 15,000. Today Addison community service, demonstrated by a recent IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES has 260 full-time employees and an annual $20,000 donation to local food pantries in New Friday, February 28, 2014 budget of $60 million. As city manager, Mr. York’s 23rd Congressional District. Whitehead helped build up the modern city A core principle contributing to the success Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to with multiple projects such as Wheeler Bridge, of Tioga State Bank is the commitment to ‘‘fis- congratulate Sugar Land Parks and Recre- Addison Circle, Vitruvian Park, and the cally conservative’’ banking practices. This ation on being named the Texas Recreation Addison Airport Toll Tunnel. The Dallas North standard has enabled Tioga State Bank to and Parks Society’s ‘‘2014 Texas Gold Medal Tollway came through Addison during his ten- stand the test of time through changing cul- Award Winner’’ in the 50,000 to 100,000 popu- ure as well. Future projects that the city will tural and economic conditions. The business’s lation category. This award recognizes com- continue to develop include work on Addison proven track record of local job creation and munities who excel in resource management, Airport, a pedestrian connectivity effort, and economic impact has enabled Tioga State park planning, and coordinating community underground utilities along Belt Line Road. Bank to open new branches and expand into programs and events. His long-standing passion for people, serv- neighboring regions. Over the past three years, Sugar Land ice, and making a difference have earned Mr. I once again congratulate Tioga State Bank Parks and Recreation has gone above and Whitehead many board positions and awards on achieving 150 years of banking, service beyond to improve our community. It estab- during his 32 years in Addison. In 2006 he re- and commitment to caring for the local com- lished the Sugar Land Legacy Foundation to ceived the Texas City Management Associa- munity. The bank is a strong example of en- facilitate park project donations, doubled pro- tion’s Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2009 he trepreneurial spirit and a small business’s abil- grammable space for seniors, and acquired was named Metrocrest Citizen of the Year by ity to blossom into an established and re- 281 acres for future parks. Sugar Land com- the Metrocrest Chamber of Commerce, which spected institution. I am proud to recognize missioned an ‘‘Art in Parks and Public represents Carrollton, Farmers Branch, and this great achievement and I look forward to Spaces’’ program for community enjoyment Addison, Texas. He earned the William J. witnessing the continued growth and success and updated the Hike and Bike Trail Plan to Pitstick Regional Excellence Award in 2013 of Tioga State Bank. encourage healthy and active lifestyles. Sugar and was commended for his strong commit- Land Parks and Recreation also opened the f ment to regionalism and collaboration with City’s first Indoor Recreation Center, featuring neighboring cities with regard to transpor- HONORING NEW GREEN GROVE space for classes and events, as well as a tation, services, art, and planning. Mr. White- CHURCH OF FAITH gymnasium, kitchen, exercise rooms, and ac- head has also been the recipient of a distin- tivity space. This award is a testament to the guished alumni award from the University of hard work of Sugar Land Parks and Recre- HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON North Texas, the L.P. Cookingham Award for OF MISSISSIPPI ation employees and their dedication to mak- Career Development from the International ing Sugar Land a better place for all. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES On behalf of all residents of the Twenty- City Management Association (ICMA), as well Friday, February 28, 2014 as recognition from the ICMA on his 35th an- Second Congressional District of Texas, it’s an Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- honor to recognize Sugar Land Parks and niversary of municipal service. Among his roles in numerous associations, he has been er, I rise today to honor a remarkable histor- Recreation on earning this prestigious award. ical church, New Green Grove Church of Faith We are all very proud of your hard work. particularly active in the Greater Dallas Plan- ning Council, the North Texas City Manage- of Greenwood, Mississippi and the great lead- f ment Association, the North Dallas Chamber ership it is under. HONORING THE CAREER OF RON of Commerce, and the Metroplex Mayors As- Green Grove Missionary Baptist Church in WHITEHEAD sociation. Greenwood, Mississippi was founded in 1909. Mr. Whitehead has been married to his wife It was founded by a dedicated group of people HON. KENNY MARCHANT Donna for 27 years and they have two daugh- who wanted a place to worship. Services were held each fourth Sunday. In 1965, Green OF TEXAS ters, Maxey and Lauren. Donna is an elemen- Grove M.B. Church was destroyed by fire and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tary school music teacher in Good Shepherd Episcopal School and also plans to retire was completely rebuilt 11⁄2 years later. Friday, February 28, 2014 soon. They are involved in church and civic Since the church’s inception, it has served Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I am proud activities, and intend to travel together in the under nine pastors and several outstanding of- to recognize Ron Whitehead the city manager coming years. ficers. Reverend Milton L. Young, the eighth of Addison, Texas, who is retiring today, Feb- Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the 24th Congres- pastor, served for a period of fifty-four years. ruary 28, after nearly 32 years of service for sional District of Texas, I ask all my distin- Reverend Young was a wonderful pastor. the Town of Addison and over a decade more guished colleagues to join me in congratu- Under his leadership many souls were brought in other Texas municipalities. lating Ron Whitehead on his 32 years of serv- to Christ.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:11 Mar 01, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A28FE8.014 E28FEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E282 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 28, 2014 In 1995, Pastor Young’s health began to OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL body of law in place to do so. This bill would fail. He suffered a stroke causing paralysis to DEBT bring those laws back into effect by removing his left leg. Reverend Milton Glass presided federal preemption and allow state and local briefly in his absence and in July of 1995, HON. MIKE COFFMAN governments the ability to establish common- Pastor Glass was elected ‘‘shepherd over the OF COLORADO sense, pro-consumer trespass towing protec- flock’’ with 25 active members. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tions for their residents. The Church’s name was changed in 1995 to Friday, February 28, 2014 I urge my colleagues to support this legisla- tion. New Green Grove M.B. Church. Today, it is Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, on January f called New Green Grove Church of Faith. 20, 2009, the day President Obama took of- From October, 1995 to August, 1996, New fice, the national debt was HONORING ROBERT JAMISON Green Grove began holding its services at $10,626,877,048,913.08. Jones Chapel #1 because of costly water Today, it is $17,410,830,777,447.36. We’ve problems in its building. Easter Sunday of HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON added $6,783,953,728,534.28 to our debt in 5 OF MISSISSIPPI 2001, New Green Grove Church of Faith cele- years. This is over $6.7 trillion in debt our na- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES brated the dedication of its current sanctuary. tion, our economy, and our children could Friday, February 28, 2014 On February 10, 2008, the church held its have avoided with a balanced budget amend- Mortgage Burning Service to celebrate the ment. Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- completion of their mortgage. f er, I rise today to honor Mr. Robert Jamison. Under Bishop Glass’ leadership, many serv- Robert Jamison was born in Quitman Coun- STATE AND LOCAL PREDATORY ices have been added to spiritually feed the ty in 1954. He was a student in the Quitman ENFORCEMENT ACT members of the church. Worship is every Sun- County School System. In 1968, he was day with the exception of the fifth Sunday. among the first blacks to integrate schools in Sunday School, Bible study and Intercessory HON. JAMES P. MORAN Quitman County, Mississippi. Prayer Service are included in their weekly OF VIRGINIA Mr. Jamison also marched with Dr. Martin L. worship schedule. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES King. He helped with changing from the ‘‘Old Friday, February 28, 2014 Stacked Voter System to the Ward Voting Over the years, the pastor and members of System’’, in order for blacks to have equal Mr. MORAN. Mr. Speaker, since the mid- New Green Grove Church of Faith have representation when voting. He worked as a 1990’s the authority to regulate the towing in- added spiritual growth programs to help the Social Service Director at Quitman County De- dustry had been in limbo. Through a provision church become more knowledgeable of the velopment Organization. He also served on slipped into the Federal Aviation Administra- Gospel. Some of these programs are: New numerous boards such as: North MS Legal tion Act of 1994 that defined the tow truck in- Membership Orientation, Men of Standard service, Housing Authority’s, Deporres Health dustry as an interstate carrier exempt from Men’s Ministry, Saturday Early Morning Prayer Center and Selective Service System. Service and an active Missionary Society. state and local regulation. One year later, pas- Mr. Jamison is a Quitman County Veteran The Congregational Health Ministry is an sage of the Interstate Commerce Termination Service Officer and is the founder of a non- ongoing ministry to help the members take Act eliminated the federal regulatory body that profit organization, North Delta Youth Develop- care of themselves physically, while maturing oversaw the towing industry, leaving the in- ment Center. spiritually. Also established is the church dustry without proper federal, state or local Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me website which is regulation. in recognizing Mr. Robert Jamison for his www.newgreengrovechurchoffaith.org. In 2010 With no federal regulator, confusing restric- dedication in being a part of the history mak- the Audio/Visual Ministry was instituted which tions and conflicting court rulings on what ing in Quitman County, Mississippi. included the CD/DVD tape ministry. states and localities are permitted to regulate, no level of government has been able to ade- f On May 19, 2002 the sister church, The Liv- quately regulate the towing industry. This lack RECOGNIZING THE DELEGATION ing Word Church, a division of Catch the Vi- of regulatory authority has led to more than OF THE NATIONAL CEREAL PRO- sion Ministries was established in Lake City, two decades of major consumer abuses by DUCERS ASSOCIATION OF PO- Florida under the leadership of Pastors some unscrupulous towing companies. These LAND Vernon and Mitzi Singleton with Bishop Milton bad operators have continued to taint an oth- Glass as the overseer. erwise much needed and respectable profes- HON. BILL FLORES With the need to transport their members to sion. OF TEXAS and from services the church purchased a Complaints about exorbitant towing fees and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES church bus in 2002. The bus served its pur- abusive operators grew so bad that in 2005, pose, however; in 2009, it was sold and re- Congress agreed, through an amendment to Friday, February 28, 2014 placed with a second van and a 25 passenger the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Mr. FLORES. Mr. Speaker, I submit the fol- bus. The transportation ministry is always Transportation Equity Act—a Legacy of Users lowing. ready to assist the members who don’t have (SAFETEA–LU), to allow some limited state Whereas, The United States House of Rep- a ride to church. regulation in the area of non-consensual tow- resentatives recognizes the delegation of the With the increase of its membership over ing. The amendment also directed the Sec- National Cereal Producers Association of Po- the years, New Green Grove had to physically retary of Transportation to conduct a study to land; and expand. One area of expansion is the pur- identify additional means to protect the rights Whereas, The twenty-eight members in the chase of twenty acres of land in 2003 located of individuals whose vehicles are towed. delegation of the Polish farmers and rep- across the street from the church. In 2009, That study offers some recommendations resentatives of agricultural producer organiza- part of that land was converted into a parking that track with conclusions I made several tions to include the Polish Association of Cere- lot to assist with the overflow of parking. Fu- years ago, that consumers and tow truck oper- als Producers, the Polish Agro-Business Club, ture plans and the vision of Bishop Glass is to ators would be better served by removing the the Polish Federation of Cattle Breeders and use the remainder of the land to build a Spir- last vestiges of federal preemption. It notes Milk Producers Zamojskie Agriculture Associa- itual Life Center to further support the out- that consumers needing redress for over- tion are actively involved as agricultural lead- reach ministry in the community. charges today or other unfair treatment would: ers in Poland; and no longer be in the Catch-22 position of hav- Whereas, The Polish delegation’s mission is Currently, they are adding 4,500 sq. ft. for ing their State case thrown out on preemption to study Texas agriculture and oil & gas indus- additional classrooms and fellowship hall grounds only to find that they may have no tries working in tandem in a safe and healthy space. Today, they have over 700 members real recourse at the Federal level either. Since environment making Texas the 11th largest with an average attendance of 400 each Sun- business practies vary from place to place, it economy in the world; and day. may also be more practical to have non-con- Whereas, The goals of the program are to Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me sensual towing regulated by the States rather provide insight and educational information in recognizing New Green Grove Church of than by the Federal Government. into United States agriculture and oil & gas in- Faith for its contribution to the black commu- States are the more logical place to regulate dustries, identify potential investments, en- nity and black churches. towing. They already have an established hance export and import opportunities and

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:11 Mar 01, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A28FE8.018 E28FEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS February 28, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E283 continue to build strong Texas/US and Poland/ HONORING MELVIN C. JOHNSON Thurgood Marshall, U.S. Senator Blanche EU relationships; and Kelso Bruce, U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Whereas, The areas of study and business HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON Jordan, U.S. Congressman Mickey Leland, opportunities will include crops such as wheat, OF MISSISSIPPI Astronauts Dr. Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. and corn, soybeans, canola and vegetables; live- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mae C. Jemison, Frederick Douglass, Booker stock to include cattle, horses, poultry and T. Washington, James Baldwin, Harriet Tub- Friday, February 28, 2014 dairy; policies to include the farm bill, taxation, man, Rosa Parks, Maya Angelou, Toni Morri- environmental regulation and tort reform; and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- son, and Gwendolyn Brooks just to name a the new technologies and production practices er, I rise today to honor an extraordinary com- few of the countless number of well-known with oil & gas especially, shale gas; and munity leader, Mr. Melvin Johnson. and unsung heroes whose contributions have Whereas, The agricultural leaders from the Mr. Melvin Charles Johnson was born and helped our nation become a more perfect National Cereal Producers Association of Po- raised in a small town of Tunica, MS. He has union. land represent Polish landowners and all sec- been married to Debra L. (Toney) Johnson for The history of the United States has been tors of Polish agriculture and will visit Lub- 23 years. He was introduced to politics at the marked by the great contributions of African bock, Amarillo, San Antonio, Panna Maria, early age of 10. He marched in his first Civil American activists, leaders, writers, and art- Austin, College Station/Bryan, Brenham, An- Rights March in Tunica, MS in 1963 and be- ists. derson, Chappell Hill, East Bernard and Hous- came the vice president of the SCLC Youth As a member of Congress, I know that I ton, Texas during a two week span; the dele- Organization in Tunica. stand on the shoulders of giants whose strug- gation will learn firsthand the diversity of Mr. Johnson was very talented in sports. gles and triumphs made it possible for me to Texas to include rainfall, agriculture and oil & One day at school after a football game, Mrs. stand here today and continue the fight for gas production practices, temperature, soils, Velma (Turner) Brown, which was one of his equality, justice, and progress for all, regard- size and distance, population densities, infra- high school teachers, told him that if he would less of race, religion, gender or sexual orienta- structure, ethnic groups and the various eco- put the energy that he played in football in pol- tion. The greatest of these giants to me are Mrs. nomic industries; and itics, that he could help change Tunica Coun- Ivalita ‘‘Ivy’’ Jackson, a vocational nurse, and Whereas, The delegation of the Polish farm- ty. So, he took her advice because she coun- seled him and was a great mentor. Mr. Ezra A. Jackson, one of the first African- ers and representatives of agricultural pro- Americans to succeed in the comic book pub- ducer organizations are devoting their time Later, he went on to organize and establish the first voter league in Tunica County. It was lishing business. They were my beloved par- and finances to explore Texas Agriculture and ents and they taught me the value of edu- Oil & Gas from production to transportation to called ‘‘United Voters League of Tunica.’’ He also organized a voter registration booth in cation, hard work, discipline, perseverance, processing to storage to marketing to selling and caring for others. And I am continually in- commodities while studying the issues facing downtown Tunica in front of one of the night clubs. He collected all the information from spired by Dr. Elwyn Lee, my husband and the Texas and the United States of America while first tenured African American law professor at discovering fertile opportunities to enhance each individual, filled out their applications and sent them to the circuit clerk’s office to legally the University of Houston. business and personal relationships between Mr. Speaker, I particularly wish to acknowl- Poland and Texas; they deserve recognition sign the papers in person. He was one of the first that was elected edge the contributions of African American for their initiative and motivation to explore State Constable in the Northern District of veterans in defending from foreign aggressors new opportunities to enhance food and energy Tunica County. Mrs. Nellie Johnson, Mr. Mil- and who by their courageous examples helped production for all; and therefore, be it ler, and Mr. Johnson contacted a TV spokes- transform our nation from a segregated soci- Resolved, That the United States House of person to tell them and to show them the con- ety to a nation committed to the never ending Representatives: ditions people were living in. This area was challenge of perfecting our union. Earlier this Congratulates the members of the Polish called Sugar Ditch, at the time. week, I was honored to join my colleagues, farmers and representatives of agricultural Mr. Johnson also walked with Jessie Jack- Congressmen JOHN LEWIS and Congressman producer organizations on their involvement son when he came to Tunica to address poor CHARLES RANGEL, a Korean War veteran, in and participation in the agriculture industries of living conditions in Tunica County. After this paying tribute to surviving members of the Poland with interest in the Texas agriculture was brought to the world’s attention, several Tuskegee Airmen and the 555th Parachute In- and oil & gas industries and extend best wish- people came to him looking for advice and fantry, the famed ‘‘Triple Nickels’’ at a moving es and prosperity for the future. told him about many other concerns that ceremony sponsored by the U.S. Army com- needed addressing in the community. memorating the 50th Anniversary of the 1964 f Mr. Johnson saw in a local newspaper Civil Rights Act. where they had printed an article that referred The success of the Tuskegee Airmen in es- IN HONOR OF KENTUCKY RIGHT to him as the ‘‘County Community Organizer.’’ corting bombers during World War II—achiev- TO LIFE OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY In his lifetime, the only thing he had ever ing one of the lowest loss records of all the wanted to do was to help improve the living escort fighter groups, and being in constant HON. ANDY BARR conditions in Tunica County, Mississippi. His demand for their services by the allied bomber units—is a record unmatched by any other OF KENTUCKY mentors were Mrs. Lucille Hudson, Jessie Brandon Sr., and Mrs. Alice Brandon. fighter group. So impressive and astounding IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me were the feats of the Tuskegee Airmen that in Friday, February 28, 2014 in recognizing Mr. Melvin Johnson for his dedi- 1948, it helped persuade President Harry Tru- man to issue his famous Executive Order No. Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to cation in being a respected community leader. f 9981, which directed equality of treatment and honor the Right to Life of Central Kentucky. As opportunity in all of the United States Armed a strongly pro-life father of two young girls, I IN COMMEMORATION OF BLACK Forces and led to the end of racial segrega- consider protecting the unborn and the most HISTORY MONTH tion in the U.S. military forces. It is a source vulnerable among us as one of my greatest of enormous and enduring pride that my fa- responsibilities as a parent and legislator. HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE ther-in-law, Phillip Ferguson Lee, was one of This organization’s mission is to increase OF TEXAS the Tuskegee Airmen. public awareness and restore legal protection IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Clearly, what began as an experiment to de- to those members of our human family who termine whether ‘‘colored’’ soldiers’ were ca- are threatened by abortion or infanticide. The Friday, February 28, 2014 pable of operating expensive and complex Right to Life Association of Central Kentucky Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, this Feb- combat aircraft ended as an unqualified suc- works tirelessly to advocate for the dignity and ruary we recognize and celebrate the 38th cess based on the experience of the worth of all human life. commemoration of Black History Month. Tuskegee Airmen, whose record included 261 Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join This month we celebrate the contributions of aircraft destroyed, 148 aircraft damaged, me in commending my friends with the Right African Americans to the history of our great 15,553 combat sorties and 1,578 missions to Life Association of Central Kentucky for nation, and pay tribute to trailblazers, pio- over Italy and North Africa. They also de- their leadership, and I would like to thank neers, heroes, and leaders like Rev. Dr. Mar- stroyed or damaged over 950 units of ground them for all that they do for our community. tin Luther King, Jr., Supreme Court Justice transportation and escorted more than 200

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:11 Mar 01, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A28FE8.022 E28FEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E284 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 28, 2014 bombing missions. They proved that ‘‘the anti- tion in this event is a remarkable honor, with the service’s main facility in Stoneville, the dote to racism is excellence in performance,’’ positions awarded to only 20 collegiate teams principal headquarters of the Mid-South area, as retired Lt. Col. Herbert Carter once re- from across the country and around the world. which includes Tennessee, Kentucky, Ala- marked. Throughout the competition, students will bama and Louisiana. Here, Mr. Tucker over- Mr. Speaker, Black History Month is also a develop energy-efficient designs, products, sees research stations employing more than time to remember many pioneering women and technologies. The Solar Decathlon will 1,000 workers in all. Mr. Tucker credits others, like U.S. Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm; provide students with practical training in engi- particularly former Director King, for his ad- activists Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks; as- neering and architecture fields while allowing vancement. tronaut Mae C. Jemison; authors Maya them to gain real-world experience. Students The Stoneville offices were recognized by Angelou, Toni Morrison, and Gwendolyn will gain valuable skills, enabling them to pur- the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, Brooks; all of whom have each in their own sue careers in the expanding clean energy in- for their diversity. Mr. Tucker said the station way, whether through courageous activism, dustry. now includes many African-American adminis- cultural contributions, or artistic creativity, The availability of renewable energy is es- trators and scientists. forged social and political change, and forever sential in today’s world. Energy-efficient de- Mr. Tucker has made assisting future sci- changed our great Nation for the better. signs and technologies reduce costs and en- entists, a priority, collaborating on research It is also fitting, Mr. Speaker, that in addition ergy consumption while protecting local com- projects with several traditionally black to those national leaders who contributions munities and facilitating economic growth. As schools, including Alcorn State, Tuskegee and have made our nation better, we honor also the need for energy continues to grow it is crit- Alabama A&M Universities. those who have and are making a difference ical that we develop new methods for pro- The Stoneville station also has been in- in their local communities. In my home city of ducing sustainable sources of renewable en- volved with local school districts, conducting Houston, there are numerous great men and ergy. Solar Decathlon 2015 will encourage a tours for students and in 2012 launched the women. They are great because they have new generation of young engineers and entre- Future Scientists Program, a collaboration be- heeded the counsel of Dr. King who said: ‘‘Ev- preneurs to face this challenge. I am confident tween the service and the Texas A&M Univer- erybody can be great because anybody can that these students will develop innovative so- sity Extension Program, which has scientists serve. You only a need a heart full of grace. lutions and new technologies that will benefit visiting classrooms, judging science fairs and A soul generated by love.’’ By that measure, families and businesses in my district and students touring the Stoneville facilities. I wish to pay tribute to some of the great men across the country. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me and women of Houston: Rev. F.N. Williams, I once again congratulate the team of stu- in recognizing Mr. Archie Tucker for his dedi- Sr.; Rev. Dr. S.J. Gilbert, Sr.; Rev. Crawford dents from Alfred State College of Technology cation to serving others and giving back to the W. Kimble; Rev. Eldridge Stanley Branch; and Alfred University on their participation in African-American community. Rev. William A. Lawson; Rev. Johnnie Jeffery Solar Decathlon 2015. I am proud to recog- f ‘‘J.J.’’ Robeson; Mr. El Franco Lee; Mr. John nize this great achievement and I look forward Brand; Ms. Ruby Moseley; Ms. Dorothy Hub- to witnessing the great things that these stu- IN HONOR OF HINTON MILLS bard; Ms. Doris Hubbard; Ms. Willie Bell dents will accomplish. Boone; Ms. Holly HogoBrooks; Mr. Deloyd f HON. ANDY BARR Parker; Ms. Lenora ‘‘Doll’’ Carter. OF KENTUCKY HONORING ARCHIE TUCKER As we celebrate Black History Month, let us IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pay tribute to those who have come before us, Friday, February 28, 2014 and pay forward to future generations by ad- HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON dressing what is the number one issue for Af- OF MISSISSIPPI Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rican American families, and all American fam- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES honor Hinton Mills in Fleming County, Ken- tucky, and to congratulate them on the 31st ilies today: preserving the American promise Friday, February 28, 2014 of economic opportunity for all. Our immediate Anniversary of their Seed Days Customer Ap- focus must be job creation, and enacting legis- Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- preciation Event. lation that will foster and lay the foundation for er, I rise today to honor a remarkable public Hinton Mills, with four locations serving the today’s and tomorrow’s generation of servant, Mr. Archie Tucker. Fleming county area, was founded by Frank L. groundbreaking activists, leaders, scientists, In 1974, while still in high school, Mr. Tuck- Hinton in 1918. Frank L. Hinton was born in writers and artists to continue contributing to er was hired by former ARS Mid-South Direc- the Plummers Mill area of Fleming County in the greatness of America. We must work to tor Ed King as a biological aide during a time 1891 and orphaned at the age of six. He get Americans back to work. We must con- when there were no minority administrators or began his own business at the age of sixteen, tinue to preserve the American Dream for all. scientists at the station. Since then, Mr. Tuck- and opened a small store six years later. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to stand here in er has followed a nearly four-decade career as Soon after, he began operating a much larg- celebration of the heroic and historic acts of one of the highest-ranking African-Americans er store; this store thrived under the leader- African Americans and their indispensible con- in the ARS’s Mid-South Area. ship of Frank L. until his retirement in 1956. tributions to this great Nation. It is through our After graduating from Leland High School, The store continued with success under Frank work in creating possibilities for today and fu- Mr. Tucker enrolled at Mississippi Valley State O. Hinton, who added a feed mill to the Hinton ture generations that we best honor the ac- University while retaining his part-time job at Mills family. Fleming County Farm Supply was complishments and legacy of our prede- the ARS’s Stoneville station. He majored in opened in 1977. Today the fourth generation cessors. business administration to gain administrative of Hintons are serving area farmers at four lo- cations; Fleming Co. Feed Supply, Frank Hin- f knowledge to go along with the research ex- pertise he was learning each week. ton and Son, Jabetown Mill and May’s Lick RECOGNIZING TEAM OF PARTICI- After graduating from the MVSU, Mr. Tucker Mill. PANTS IN SOLAR DECATHLON was promoted to a full-time biological lab tech- Hinton Mills is well-known for their wide- 2015 nician in 1980. range of products, quality feed, and customer Seven years later, he again was promoted service, and it also contributes to the region in HON. TOM REED to area property manager and eight years many other ways. The Hinton family has al- OF NEW YORK later, he became the first African-American ways been involved in the community through IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Area Administrative Officer in ARS history. Mr. service on various boards as well as active in- Tucker noted that each promotion brought ad- volvement with FFA chapters in the area. Friday, February 28, 2014 ditional responsibilities. Seed Days began as a way for Hinton Mills Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- In 1997, Mr. Tucker became the Mid- to honor its customers and is now in its 31st ognize a team from Alfred State College of South’s Area’s first African-American Deputy year. Food and fun abound at each of the four Technology and Alfred University selected to Mid-South Area Director and in 2011, broke locations during Seed Days. While the Hinton compete in the U.S. Department of Energy another barrier by assuming his current post family honors their community through Seed Solar Decathlon 2015. The team will complete as Mid-South Area Assistant Director. Days this week, I would like to honor their de- a series of projects and initiatives, culminating Mr. Tucker is charged with managing a votion and service to the Sixth District. in the construction of an energy-efficient, $110 million annual budget and has overseen Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join solar-powered house. Selection for participa- the renovation of the Jamie Whitten Center, me in honoring Hinton Mills on their success

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2 p.m., Monday, March 3 12 p.m., Monday, March 3

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Monday: After the transaction of any Program for Monday: To be announced. morning business (not to extend beyond 5 p.m.). Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Debo P. Adegbile, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney Gen- eral, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination at approximately 5:30 p.m.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Flores, Bill, Tex., E282 Olson, Pete, Tex., E281 Gohmert, Louie, Tex., E273 Pitts, Joseph R., Pa., E278 Amodei, Mark E., Nev.,E285 Huffman, Jared, Calif., E273 Reed, Tom, N.Y., E279, E281, E284 Barr, Andy, Ky., E278, E283, E284 Israel, Steve, N.Y., E274 Rogers, Harold, Ky., E274, E275 Beatty, Joyce, Ohio, E279 Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E283 Schneider, Bradley S., Ill., E275 Cicilline, David N., R.I., E276 McGovern, James P., Mass., E279 Clark, Katherine M., Mass., E280 Marchant, Kenny, Tex., E278, E281 Sewell, Terri A., Ala., E275, E276 Coffman, Mike, Colo., E282 Meehan, Patrick, Pa., E273 Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E277, E278, E279, E280, Costa, Jim, Calif., E277, E280 Miller, Jeff, Fla., E274, E276 E281, E282, E283, E284, E285 Davis, Danny K., Ill., E277 Moran, James P., Va., E282 Waxman, Henry A., Calif., E274

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