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Vol. 159 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2013 No. 170 Senate The Senate was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Monday, December 9, 2013, at 2 p.m. House of Representatives TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2013

The House met at 10 a.m. and was this year’s session facing the same co- structure. The so-called ‘‘special inter- called to order by the Speaker pro tem- nundrum: people here and back home ests’’ that are so often at odds are re- pore (Mr. LAMALFA). are divided over the direction of our markably aligned when it comes time f government; they don’t agree on how to recognize and fix this problem. Busi- to fund what a growing and aging ness, labor, professional groups, local DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO America needs. government, environmentalists, truck- TEMPORE A year ago, we were engaged in a vig- ers, bicyclists all agree. The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- orous debate on taxation. More re- The paralysis that surrounds ques- fore the House the following commu- cently, we survived the controversy tions of raising taxes does not nec- nication from the Speaker: surrounding the government shutdown, essarily need to apply in this case. and we still are at loggerheads. WASHINGTON, DC, Ronald Reagan, after all, was willing There are strong feelings by some December 3, 2013. to sign into law a 5 cent gasoline tax that now is not the time to raise taxes, I hereby appoint the Honorable DOUG increase 31 years ago when a nickel a yet the spending levels enshrined in LAMALFA to act as Speaker pro tempore on gallon was real money. A user fee is, in this day. the House budget cannot produce fact, a different category from a gen- JOHN A. BOEHNER, spending bills from the Appropriations eral tax increase. The various groups Speaker of the House of Representatives. Committee that can actually pass on that score such votes treat user fees the House floor. In some cases, they ap- f differently. pear to not even be able to pass from MORNING-HOUR DEBATE subcommittee. All the while, we are As we are attempting to resolve The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- looking at a sea of unmet needs and budget differences, there is an oppor- ant to the order of the House of Janu- face a floundering economy. tunity to embrace more transportation ary 3, 2013, the Chair will now recog- There is one area that can help break resources through user fee mechanisms nize Members from lists submitted by the logjam. It won’t solve all of our that will have broad national support the majority and minority leaders for problems certainly, but it will help us and not inspire the same fierce philo- morning-hour debate. significantly along the way. Congress sophical debate that has plagued and The Chair will alternate recognition should address the critical needs of our paralyzed our deliberations for years. between the parties, with each party Nation’s infrastructure deficit. Roads, It has the added benefit of being the limited to 1 hour and each Member bridges, transit systems are all increas- fastest way to put hundreds of thou- other than the majority and minority ingly at risk. We are facing an inad- sands of people to work at family-wage leaders and the minority whip limited equate state of repair, construction of jobs to help boost our flagging econ- to 5 minutes, but in no event shall de- new facilities are on hold, and we are omy. bate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. losing ground in meeting our own I strongly urge my colleagues to take f needs, let alone the challenges of glob- a step back and look at this as a way al competition. Yet this challenge is an to crack the code, to meet vast unmet INFRASTRUCTURE opportunity for some potential needs of our constituents and stabilize The SPEAKER pro tempore. The progress. We know what to do to meet a critical part of our budget. Who Chair recognizes the gentleman from this challenge. We can write a new knows, if we can find a way to thread Oregon (Mr. BLUMENAUER) for 5 min- transportation bill that will meet to- this particular transportation funding utes. day’s needs; it just needs more money. needle, how many additional opportu- Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, There is a vast coalition that sup- nities to solve problems going forward Congress returns for the final days of ports additional resources for infra- can we then address?

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VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:39 Dec 03, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03DE7.000 H03DEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H7398 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 3, 2013 I think what it takes is simply some thing history says we will ever change especially children, who have borne vision and some courage. That is why in Afghanistan, and nothing, history much of the suffering. people sent us here in the first place. says, will change in Afghanistan. It is More than 9 million Syrians are in Congress should act, demonstrating the time to end this senseless waste of need of humanitarian assistance, and a leadership to avoid the worsening in- American lives and American money in quarter of these, 2.2 million, have fled frastructure deficit, put people to Afghanistan. the country, mostly to neighboring work, make our families safer, Mr. Speaker, this poster beside me Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey. Half of healthier, and more economically se- was in the Greensboro newspaper where those refugees, more than a million cure. Mr. MCGOVERN and I had written a let- people, are children. f ter saying it was time for us to pull our Another 6.5 million Syrians are inter- troops out. Mr. Speaker, this poster nally displaced, having fled their AFGHANISTAN says ‘‘News & Record, Greensboro, homes, but remaining inside the coun- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The North Carolina, February 2011.’’ That’s try, often in parts of Syria that have Chair recognizes the gentleman from 3 years ago. We are still there, and we changed hands on multiple occasions North Carolina (Mr. JONES) for 5 min- are talking about 10 more years. Let and with attendant civilian suffering. utes. Congress debate. Let Congress speak. While all of Syria’s people have been Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, during the Let Congress vote the will of the Amer- affected by fighting, it is Christians, Thanksgiving break, I wrote a letter to ican people. who make up about 10 percent of the President Obama, which I would like to Mr. Speaker, I ask God to please country’s population, who are at great- submit for the record. bless our men and women in uniform est risk, given their small numbers and The letter respectfully reminded the and to bless their families, and please, the increasingly religious nature of a President that President Karzai con- God, continue to bless America. war that started out as a broad-based tinues to thumb his nose in the eyes of NOVEMBER 26, 2013. secular movement that sought to the American taxpayer. We have seen PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, change the character of the Syrian re- many news articles reporting Karzai’s The White House, Washington, DC. gime but not the regime itself. refusal to sign the bilateral security DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: I write today due to For two millennia, Syria has been agreement that this administration the ongoing discussion between the United home to one of the oldest Christian has proposed, an agreement that would States and Afghanistan regarding a 10-year communities in the world, a population obligate United States money and Bilateral Security Agreement to allow our dominated by the eastern churches, but United States troops for at least 10 troops to remain overseas beyond 2014. After also including smaller numbers of reading today’s Washington Post article timore years in Afghanistan. tled ‘‘Karzai tells Susan Rice of more de- Catholics and Protestants. Syria’s In an Associated Press article printed mands for accord extending U.S. troop pres- Christians have been comfortably and in my State paper, titled, ‘‘Afghanistan ence,’’ I once again urge you to reconsider fully integrated into the economic, po- President Delays Deal,’’ the subtitle your stance on U.S. relations with Afghani- litical, and cultural life of modern goes on to read, ‘‘U.S. says it will pull stan. Syria and, despite their small numbers, out troops if security agreement isn’t This agreement will obligate billions of are well represented among the coun- signed.’’ American tax dollars and expose American try’s elite. Tragically, this long, peace- Mr. Speaker, it is my hope that the troops to further danger overseas—all while ful coexistence has been shattered, and House will encourage the President to meeting President Karzai’s ever-growing list of demands. After 12 years, billions of dol- half a million Syrian Christians, nearly pull our troops out and stop spending lars, and President Karzai’s continued dis- one in four, have fled the country since money that we do not have in a coun- respect for the United States, many in the the fighting began. try that does not even want our help. House and Senate believe it is time to end Like minorities the world over, Syr- Furthermore, it is my hope that the our commitment to Afghanistan. However, ian Christians have tried to avoid get- House and Senate leadership will, in despite the risks involved, the agreement ting dragged into the fighting that has 2014, allow Congress to vote on this will not be brought before Congress for a gripped their homeland; but with their issue of the bilateral strategic agree- vote. It is a sad day when the Afghan govern- top two population centers, Aleppo and ment. ment has voted on the agreement, but that opportunity has been denied to the United Homs, having seen some of the most Mr. Speaker, it is wrong that the Af- States Congress. savage fighting in the war, Christians ghan Parliament may vote on whether Mr. President, I have seen many people and have been unable to avoid being drawn they want this agreement with the spoken at many events while at home in into the conflict. United States, but the House and the Eastern North Carolina, and I have received While the uprising against Syrian Senate that represent the American nothing but support for my position that President Bashar Assad did not start people can’t even have a debate and this agreement is entirely unacceptable. I re- out as a sectarian conflict, it has in- vote on the will of the American peo- spectfully ask you to take the wishes of the creasingly taken on a religious tone, as ple. I know that the American people American public into consideration and op- many of the rebels have wrapped them- pose the Bilateral Security Agreement with want this debate to take place. Hope- Afghanistan. selves in the mantle of fundamentalist fully, in 2014, the leadership of the Sincerely, Islam. House will at least let us have this de- WALTER B. JONES, Initially, the Free Syrian Army and bate on the floor of the House. Member of Congress. other large rebel groupings distanced Mr. Speaker, if you could have trav- f themselves from the more religious eled with me during the break last rebel factions, some of whom are week, you would have heard many peo- THE PLIGHT OF SYRIA’S linked to al Qaeda, but even they have ple in the Third District of North Caro- CHRISTIANS adopted an increasingly Islamist tone lina who said to me that they are out- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The in recent months. This has exacerbated raged that we will continue spending Chair recognizes the gentleman from the plight of the Christians who are in- money in Afghanistan at a time when California (Mr. SCHIFF) for 5 minutes. creasingly targeted simply because we have so many financial needs at Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, as winter they are Christian and because they home. It is absolutely unacceptable descends upon the Middle East, the are seen by many Muslims as having that a single American would give his plight of Syria’s people who have en- backed the government. life or limb overseas without the ap- dured nearly 3 years of savage civil war The truth is that Syrian Christians, proval of Congress. It is absolutely un- grows more desperate with each pass- many of whom have family members acceptable that the American taxpayer ing day. among my Armenian American con- would give money to a corrupt regime Fighting rages on throughout much stituents, did not rally to the regime. while young and old alike go hungry of the country, and with the govern- Syrian Christians, like most other Syr- here in the United States. ment forces making headway in recent ians, simply wanted a freer, more open Mr. Speaker, I would like to say to months, many of the rebel groups have society and a greater voice in their the President: Pull the troops out and splintered, turning on each other. As in own government. It is a testament to bring them home now. There is not one wars throughout history, it is civilians, the depth of Christian desperation that

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:39 Dec 03, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03DE7.011 H03DEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE December 3, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7399 atrocities perpetrated by radical veillance of Americans, companies END HUNGER NOW Islamists have done more to test Chris- could use drones not only for delivery, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tian neutrality than the use of chem- but other ways that, in my opinion, Chair recognizes the gentleman from ical weapons and war crimes by the violate the constitutional right of pri- Massachusetts (Mr. MCGOVERN) for 5 Assad regime. vacy. minutes. Ending the Civil War through a nego- The issue of concern, Mr. Speaker, is Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I want tiated solution represents the best surveillance, not the delivery of pack- to welcome all of my colleagues back prospect for peace, and the inter- ages. That includes surveillance of from their Thanksgiving holiday, and I national community must insist that someone’s backyard, snooping around trust that, like me, everybody had a any agreement reached at the upcom- with a drone, checking out a person’s great Thanksgiving along with a won- ing peace talks in Geneva or thereafter patio to see if that individual needs derful meal. But I’m here today to re- will guarantee the safety of Syria’s mi- new patio furniture from the company. mind my colleagues, so that they don’t nority populations. forget, that for millions of our fellow In the meantime, America can do b 1015 citizens, they were without a Thanks- more to help those seeking refuge. giving dinner. In fact, for millions of That is why I have been working for Photographing swing sets, pools, or our fellow citizens, they go without much of the past year to convince the the people that are in the pools, or meals on a regular basis. Men, women, administration to allow humanitarian even looking into windows, all of that and children, close to 50 million Ameri- parole for the nearly 6,000 Syrians with could be done with the use of drones cans, go hungry in our country, the approved immigrant petitions to the under corporate America or by individ- richest country in the history of the United States. uals. This would all be possible. So world. It is a national scandal, and it is As hundreds of millions around the Congress must ensure that the ex- something that we need to do some- world prepare to celebrate the most panded use of drones in the coming thing about. joyful day of the Christian calendar, years does not come at the expense of Mr. Speaker, the Supplemental Nu- the international community must in- the individual right to privacy. trition Assistance Program, otherwise tensify its efforts to end this terrible After all, this is a right guaranteed known as SNAP, helps struggling fami- war, and also to protect Syria’s Chris- to all Americans under the Fourth lies put food on the table. It’s a good tians and ensure the continued vitality Amendment. That’s why I have, along program that, sadly, has come under of this 2,000-year-old community. with Representative ZOE LOFGREN attack by some—not all—but by some f (Calif), introduced the bipartisan Pre- of my Republican friends, and for the serving American Privacy Act. Our bill AMAZON PRIME AIR life of me, I can’t understand why. would deal with several things, and, The average SNAP benefit is about The SPEAKER pro tempore. The once again, Mr. Speaker, we’re talking $1.40 per meal. The No Kid Hungry Chair recognizes the gentleman from about regulating surveillance and set- campaign, launched by the group Share Texas (Mr. POE) for 5 minutes. ting guidelines for the expectation of Our Strength, recently did a chart Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the privacy for citizens. which shows that the average cost of innovativeness of American enterprise It would, first of all, deal with the one Thanksgiving dinner is about flies off the radar. government. It would prohibit the gov- $49.04. That’s equal to about 35 SNAP According to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, ernment from using drones for targeted meals. the company is fixing to deliver pack- surveillance of an individual or their The fact is that our food banks are at ages to its customers via drones. It is property without a search warrant. The capacity. I went to a Thanksgiving din- called ‘‘Amazon Prime Air.’’ Fourth Amendment applies to the use ner sponsored by my bishop that was That’s right. In just a few years, of drones when the government is in- filled with people looking for food. Bezos said people will be able to order volved. It would also prohibit individ- That same group run by the Catholic something online and have it in their uals or companies from using drones to Charities delivered well over 1,000 hands within 30 minutes by the use of take photographs or audio recordings meals to people in my community on drones. It sounds like something out of of private individuals without their that one Thanksgiving Day. But the the Jetsons, doesn’t it? Gone will be consent. notion that somehow charity can do it the days of the neighborhood mail car- This is private surveillance, or spy- all, or that food banks can do it all, or riers. Soon there will be a drone to re- ing, or snooping, whatever you want to that churches or synagogues or place them. According to Amazon, call it. It would restrict private indi- mosques can do it all, is just wrong. these drones can deliver packages up to viduals and law enforcement agencies I would urge my colleagues to visit a 5 pounds, which makes up 90 percent of from arming drones, which can be food bank, to visit a food pantry, talk their deliveries. done. to the people who run those organiza- Mr. Speaker, thousands of Americans tions and let them inform you of who is As we enter this uncharted world of use Amazon every year, especially showing up at their doorsteps. Talk to drone technology, Congress must be around the holiday season. Amazon, the people who go to these food banks. proactive and establish boundaries for unlike the glitch-ridden government These are average people. Many of drone use that safeguard the constitu- Web sites, can efficiently use online them are working families who earn so tional rights of Americans and not Internet services that get a timely little that they still qualify for the leave this up to the FAA. product to market. Think of how many SNAP benefit. drones could soon be flying around the Individuals are somewhat concerned The White House released a report sky. Here a drone, there a drone, every- that these new eyes in the skies may over the Thanksgiving holiday talking where a drone in the United States. threaten their privacy, so Congress can about the importance of the nutrition Mr. Speaker, Amazon is just one of and should immediately balance this assistance program. The report high- many companies that will be looking high-tech development with our con- lights, among other things, that in 2012 to take advantage of this cost-effective stitutional right of privacy. SNAP kept nearly 5 million people out drone technology in the coming years. Boundaries are needed before drones of poverty, including 2.2 million chil- And good for Amazon. I congratulate flood the skies of America. Just be- dren. SNAP reduced child poverty by 3 them. cause Big Brother or individuals or percentage points in 2012, the largest The FAA is charged with the respon- companies can look into someone’s child poverty impact of any safety net sibility of coming up with ways to reg- backyard or through a window of a program other than refundable tax ulate drones for safety reasons, but house doesn’t mean it should be al- credits. who is watching out for the privacy of lowed. As the innovativeness of Amer- The program’s benefits are targeted American citizens? Congress has the ican enterprise flies off the radar, we to those most in need and designed to responsibility and the duty to set clear should be mindful that technology may support work. The large majority of regulation for all drones in domestic change, but the Constitution does not. SNAP participants are children, the el- use. Absent legislation to prevent sur- And that’s just the way it is. derly, or people with disabilities, and

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:39 Dec 03, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03DE7.004 H03DEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H7400 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 3, 2013 about 95 percent of Federal spending on have moved forward in signing associa- nity in America could use some of that. SNAP goes directly to subsidizing the tion agreements with the European That’s very little money for a very big food purchases of eligible households. Union, the Government of Ukraine hole. It is one of the most efficiently run failed to sign this agreement. This This settlement may appear like a Federal programs. I wish the Depart- move is disappointing and even more so big step. It’s a small step in the right ment of Defense was run as efficiently for the Ukrainian citizens who long for direction. However, let me put these as this. Our deficit would be much closer ties with Europe. figures on the record. Last year, lower. Among SNAP households with Due to President Yanukovych’s lack JPMorgan Chase made $21.3 billion in at least one working age non-disabled of action, Ukrainians have taken to the profits—and that doesn’t count what’s adult, more than half work—more than streets in protest and have been met in their reserves. A settlement of $13 half work—and more than 80 percent with extreme brutality. I join with the billion therefore is barely half of what worked in the year before or after re- State Department in urging the JPMorgan made in all of last year after ceiving SNAP. Ukrainian Government to respect the expenses. In fact, this settlement of $13 Now, the legislation that the House rights of its people and allow freedom billion is equal to exactly half of what Republican leadership rammed through of expression and assembly. Ukraine they had already set aside, $26 billion, this Congress and is now part of a ne- should not bully or take violent action for legal fees since 2010. By the way, gotiation on the farm bill would cut if they desire to be a peaceful, demo- they make their money by charging all the program by close to $40 billion. cratic nation. of us high fees, or paying us nothing on That would result in nearly 4 million I will continue to support the citi- our savings accounts and certificates of Americans losing access to SNAP next zens of Ukraine as they pursue democ- deposit. year, including working families with racy and freedom in their country. It is Moreover, the settlement will also be children, seniors, and veterans. Nearly my wish that Ukraine will seek other largely tax deductible for the bank, as 170,000 veterans would lose their bene- means of integration with Europe and well. Although the tax law does not fits. In addition, 210,000 children and not fall to demands and pressure from allow fines or penalties paid to the these families would also lose free Russia. It is time to look to the future, Federal Government to be tax deduct- school meals. These cuts would come not to the Soviet-style rule that has ible, that only accounts for $2 billion of on top of the significant benefit reduc- plagued their past for countless years. the settlement that the bank has to tion already experienced by all SNAP f pay in civil penalties to settle their recipients as a result of the American legal claims. That leaves $7 billion in JPMORGAN CHASE SETTLEMENT Recovery Act moneys running out. compensatory damages that the bank I would say to my colleagues that The SPEAKER pro tempore. The could claim, for guess what? In tax what that cut that went into effect on Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from deductibles. Imagine that. This greatly November 1 means is that the average Ohio (Ms. KAPTUR) for 5 minutes. reduces the impact this settlement has family of four would see a reduction of Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, it has on correcting their bad behavior and about $36 per month in their SNAP been reported that JPMorgan Chase mitigating the damages it has to pay benefit. We’re talking about food. has agreed to a $13 billion settlement in the lawsuit. Imagine if homeowners We’re talking about making sure in the of the civil suit filed by the United were allowed to deduct the damages richest country in the history of the States Department of Justice and the they have incurred as a result of Wall world that nobody goes hungry. Federal Housing Finance Agency in Street’s misbehavior. Now, there’s an I know that these are tough budg- order to resolve several investigations idea. etary times, but if you want to find into their mortgage securities fina- Here are some figures to ponder: Over ways to save money, I would suggest gling. JPMorgan and it affiliates know- the last couple years, the CEO of we listen to my colleague, Mr. JONES of ingly misrepresented the value and JPMorgan has taken home anywhere North Carolina, and get the hell out of quality of the mortgage bonds that it from $23 million plus bonuses, plus Afghanistan. Stop supporting one of sold to the housing finance agency. stock options, on an annual basis. the most corrupt regimes on this plan- Compared to the trillions that Wall Mary Erdoes, the CEO of their asset et today, the Karzai regime. Take Street banks have extracted in home management division, last year it was those millions and those billions and equity from the American people, a $13 reported was paid $15 million plus $5 reinvest it here at home. Reinvest it in billion settlement with JPMorgan million in bonuses—bonuses. This is be- a way that we end hunger now. Chase doesn’t come close to repaying fore they have settled all of these Mr. Speaker, for millions of our citi- the American people what they are mortgages that they hold belonging to zens who are hungry, what they worry owed back. More cases need to be filed the American people. about and what they fear is not half- to mete out justice and recoup what Matthew Zames, their co-chief CEO, way around the world. It is halfway has been wrongly taken. $17 million plus $6 million in bonuses, down the block. We ought to make sure Of the $13 billion settlement, $4 bil- and Daniel Pinto $17 million in salary we get a farm bill that does not make lion will be for the Federal Housing Fi- alone plus $8 million in bonuses, not hunger worse in this country, and if we nance Agency which will go to Fannie counting all their stock options, cars, have a farm bill that cuts SNAP sig- Mae and Freddie Mac. How that filters you know, all those things that they’re nificantly, I would urge all my col- down to the street, to the ordinary given in their privileged positions. leagues to not only vote against it but homeowner, we can’t predict. Two bil- The American people are really sick fight against it. We can do better. Let’s lion will be credited through of this. They really want justice. We get a farm bill, but let’s not make hun- JPMorgan’s reduction of principal on need more legal cases filed, and Con- ger worse. mortgages in areas hardest hit by fore- gress should reinstate the Glass- f closures like Detroit and cities like Steagall Act by passing H.R. 129, the Cleveland and Toledo in Ohio. Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2013. UKRAINE JPMorgan Chase currently holds— This will end what caused the financial The SPEAKER pro tempore. The get this—nearly 1 million mortgages: crisis—too much power in too few Chair recognizes the gentleman from 208,000 mortgages considered seriously hands, and the power to create money Pennsylvania (Mr. SHIMKUS) for 5 min- delinquent and an excess of 700,000 irresponsibly. Our country should utes. which are underwater. That’s too much never again have to endure this kind of Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise power over our marketplace in too few collapse because of the mistakes that today to condemn the recent actions hands. they made. taken by the Ukrainian Government on Five hundred million of the settle- Mr. Speaker, I think it’s time for its own citizens. A couple weeks ago, I ment will be credited for the removal community after community to rep- stood here hopeful, urging their gov- of blight from neighborhoods through licate those legal cases that have been ernment to look westward as they en- demolition, reducing interest rates, successful in extracting repayment to tered the Eastern Partnership Summit and offering new loans to low-income communities and to harmed families in Vilnius. While Georgia and Moldova borrowers. My goodness, every commu- across our country.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:39 Dec 03, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03DE7.005 H03DEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE December 3, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7401 b 1030 duty to his country. Audie Murphy rep- agreement at face value. We took the Our U.S. Attorney, our housing orga- resents some of the greatest qualities Members who agreed to that and the nizations across this country, those At- of a hero, including an unfailing sense leadership at their word that it would torneys General who are awake in our of duty, a strong sense of patriotism, be an effort to put together a budget 50 States, we need to go after the and a degree of modesty that recog- that is a reflection of the needs and source, the source that created the col- nizes the humble roots of this great values of the American people, a budg- lapse that our communities are still country. et that will invest in our kids, that will suffering from. They must be held ac- We remember Audie Murphy because give them the skills they need in order countable for the mortgages they still of his outstanding feats but also be- to compete, that will invest in infra- hold, and recoup for millions and mil- cause he remains perhaps one of the structure, that will help industry de- lions of our people the home equity truest examples of what it means to be liver products to market and grow the that was taken from them so cruelly. American. I was proud to ride in many economy, that will invest in manufac- veterans parades with Audie Murphy turing by passing the Make It In Amer- f and was pleased to know him as a per- ica plan, a plan of some 40 bills that AUDIE MURPHY RECEIVES TEXAS sonal friend. I also met his sisters. He would reinvigorate our manufacturing LEGISLATIVE MEDAL OF HONOR was always loyal to his family and sector in this country. found time for them. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The And we can do it without slashing As a Representative of the Fourth important programs simply by being Chair recognizes the gentleman from District of Texas, I am proud to call Texas (Mr. HALL) for 5 minutes. more rational in terms of how we man- Audie Murphy’s home my home as age our budget. Cut the big tax loop- Mr. HALL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today well. The folks in the Fourth District to address the floor on a subject that holes for Big Oil and corporations that are pleased that the great State of pay virtually no taxes in this country; Republicans and Democrats agree Texas has given Major Murphy due rec- upon. Several of the other previous and for sure, Mr. Speaker, end this ognition for his outstanding service to mindless sequester, a scheme that was speakers have done so, and that is the our country by awarding him the Texas idea of freedom for this country. designed to be so bad that it would Legislative Medal of Honor. force the two parties together around a But I also rise today to pay special Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to attention and give tribute to one of our more rational approach to making de- join me in remembering this great cisions for the American people. Nation’s greatest World War II war he- American, this great hero, and to roes, Audie Murphy. Major Murphy, thank him and his family for his serv- But instead of that, it has now been who hailed from the Fourth District of ice. embraced by some in Congress not as Texas—my district—was an extraor- something to be avoided but as the f dinary man in many ways. Initially starting point for the next round of turned away by several branches of the PASS A BUDGET cuts to the essential programs that we United States armed services due to his The SPEAKER pro tempore. The need in order to drive investment and young age and his slight build, Audie Chair recognizes the gentleman from grow our economy. We just cannot af- Murphy’s patriotism led him to mis- Michigan (Mr. KILDEE) for 5 minutes. ford to continue down this path. represent his age in order to serve and Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, it was According to the CBO, sequestration defend his country. just about a year ago right now that I is already costing us jobs. Up to 1.6 This patriotism and his unusual and 84 other new Members of Congress million Americans are out of work or courage in battle led him to distinction arrived in Washington to begin our ori- will be out of work because of these as the most decorated combat soldier entation in the process of joining this mindless cuts. And we are further cut- of World War II, earning every U.S. body; and both Democrats and Repub- ting our safety net—programs like military combat award for valor avail- licans of that class of 2012, though we SNAP, unemployment, those things able from the United States Army, income from different perspectives and that we need in order to make sure cluding the Medal of Honor, two Silver different districts, we received a pretty that we have a floor of decency below Stars, three Purple Hearts, and the strong message from the electorate in which no American should ever be al- Distinguished Service Cross. It is, 2012. It was the same message that I lowed to fall in the world’s biggest, therefore, fitting, though belated, that think many of us heard when we were most powerful democracy and econ- Major Murphy was awarded Texas’ back home last week for our Thanks- omy. It is unacceptable. highest military honor, the Texas Leg- giving break. The message was: set These cuts also hurt our future by islative Medal of Honor, on October 29, aside the hyper-partisanship and get slashing key investments in research 2013. about the business of attending to the at the NIH, trying to crack the code Major Murphy earned his first Medal work of the American people. and solve some of the most difficult of Honor on January 26, 1945, in France. So now as we face yet another set of problems that we have in the diseases Six tanks and waves of Nazi infantry self-inflicted wounds, political dead- that so many Americans are struggling attacked his Company B, but Second lines that have been set, we hear some with. Yet we set aside that investment Lieutenant Murphy remained at his rumblings that we may not do what we in the name of partisan politics. command post throughout the fierce committed to do just a few weeks ago, fighting. Although he suffered a leg and that is, put together a real budget We have got to get back to work. We wound, he continued to fight for more that is a reflection of the values, the have got to get back to the work that than an hour until his ammunition was interests, and the needs of the Amer- we were sent here to do because I think exhausted and the enemy was in re- ican people. the 85 of us that came in last year at treat. We have already gone through one this time are not really that much dif- Audie Murphy did not stop where government shutdown just this last ferent than the rest of the Members of most men would on the battlefield, in year which cost the American economy this House. We were all sent here with fighting for his own life, or in fighting $24 billion. We cannot afford to let that that charge to get the business of the for his country. In fact, he lived out happen again, and we cannot afford an- American people done. But somewhere the remainder of his years after the other short-term deal that does not along the way, partisanship has over- war as an accredited writer, actor, and provide the stability and the certainty come democracy. We need to set aside songwriter. that the private sector needs in order this hyper-partisanship, get back to Mr. Speaker, despite this prestige, it to make the kinds of investments that the business that we were sent here to should be noted that he was also a man will put the American people back to do, and do the work of the American of deep modesty who considered him- work and get our economy moving people. self ‘‘just another man.’’ He fought not again. Pass a budget. I am calling on my because he loved war, but because he I am glad that there finally was colleagues to do that and to not be loved the values and freedoms we enjoy agreement to go to conference on a drawn into what could be another par- in America. He felt compelled to do his budget, and many of us took that tisan squabble for political purposes.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:39 Dec 03, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03DE7.013 H03DEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H7402 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 3, 2013 CONGRATULATING ERIC COWDEN across the West know that fires are mate Caucus in ensuring we make the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The getting bigger and more dangerous. right choices for our future and for our Chair recognizes the gentleman from Farmers in the Midwest know that economy. Pennsylvania (Mr. THOMPSON) for 5 droughts and floods are becoming more f common and more intense. Coastal minutes. OBAMACARE Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. communities know that rising sea lev- Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Eric els and extreme storms threaten their The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Cowden, a resident of Pennsylvania very existence. And just last month, a Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Furnace, Pennsylvania, a constituent supertyphoon—perhaps the strongest Tennessee (Mrs. BLACK) for 5 minutes. of mine. This past month, Eric, a grad- ever recorded—demolished entire cities Mrs. BLACK. Mr. Speaker, since uate of Penn State University, was rec- in the Philippines. ObamaCare implementation began on ognized by the National Future Farm- Extreme weather, sea level rise, heat October 1, the President has spent ers of America with the organization’s waves, droughts, flooding, wildfires, much of his time talking about the highest honor, the FFA Honorary pests—that is what climate change malfunctioning Web site. However, I American Degree. looks like. So what is this House would remind the President of his own As a youngster growing up on the doing? Denying, obstructing, and weak- words several weeks ago: ObamaCare is family farm in Washington County, ening the Clean Air Act. more than just a Web site. Pennsylvania, Eric was involved with In June, the International Energy The Web site was supposed to be the the FFA, like many students in rural Agency warned that, if we don’t act easy part, and as more people sign onto communities, showing steer, heifers, now, avoiding catastrophic climate it, they will be made aware of the real and lambs from a young age. Upon change will cost trillions of dollars. In problems with ObamaCare. In fact, graduating from Penn State with a de- October, the Intergovernmental Panel when the millions of Americans cur- gree in agricultural sciences and earn- on Climate Change concluded that the rently losing their health care plans ing his master’s in business from Dela- evidence that the Earth is warming is try to log on to healthcare.gov, they ware Valley College, Eric went on to ‘‘unequivocal.’’ This is the same level will be met with drastically increased work for the Pennsylvania Department of confidence that scientists have that premiums, skyrocketing out-of-pocket of Agriculture. There, he administered smoking causes cancer. Last month, costs, and reduced access to the doc- the Rural Youth grant program, led the the World Meteorological Association tors and hospitals they know. These county fair in the agri-tourism divi- reported that the levels of heat-trap- problems are in direct contrast to the sion, and eventually rose to director of ping gases in the atmosphere set new repeated promises made by the Presi- the central region office for the depart- records, reaching concentrations high- dent. ment. Eric also holds several leader- er than any in the last 800,000 years. My constituents are rightly con- ship roles with the Marcellus Shale Co- Yet this House endures it all. cerned with these broken promises and alition, bringing together two of Penn- We challenged the Republicans on are regularly contacting me and my of- sylvania’s most historic and important the Energy and Commerce Committee fice to voice their concerns. For in- industries: energy and agriculture. to come to the floor and debate us, to stance, Jillian in Sparta, Tennessee, Eric is well deserving of this honor, defend their record of inaction. They wrote to me: and we thank him for his leadership in never showed up. The committee won’t Every year in the past, my health care in- the field of agriculture and agricul- even hold a hearing to listen to the sci- surance has increased by a small percentage—sometimes 5 percent, sometimes 7 per- tural education. entists. Democrats are in the minority, so we can’t call hearings. But we won’t cent. This past week, I received my new pre- f be muzzled. miums for 2014. They increased by 250 per- Since February, the members of the cent. Same plan, same coverage, same insur- SAFE CLIMATE CAUCUS ance company. Safe Climate Caucus reported on the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The alarms that the scientists are sound- And Jillian isn’t alone. Nearly three Chair recognizes the gentleman from ing. times as many Americans say they California (Mr. WAXMAN) for 5 minutes. have been hurt rather than helped by Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, on Feb- b 1045 ObamaCare, according to a recent poll. ruary 15, a small group of Democratic In fact, today marks the 100th legis- This from a law that the President Members of the House joined together lative day that members from the Safe promised would lower insurance pre- to form the Safe Climate Caucus. We Climate Caucus have spoken out. Ex- miums by as much as $2,500. vowed to come to the House floor every cept during the Republican shutdown Mr. Speaker, ObamaCare is much day to talk about the defining environ- of the government, our members have more than a Web site. It is an unmiti- mental challenge of our time: climate come to the floor every day we have gated disaster. The effects of this law change. Today marks the 100th day we been in session. It has not always been are wreaking havoc on our health care have spoken on the House floor. easy to keep this streak of speeches system and exposing the President’s The Safe Climate Caucus is composed alive, but we have come because of the broken promises to Americans across of Representatives from across this commitment of our 31 members to take this country. country. We come from the west coast, action before it is too late. My House Republican colleagues and the east coast, the North, the South, We are speaking out because we I have tried repeatedly to protect and the Midwest. We come from coastal know we have a duty to our neighbors, Americans from this law, but the only regions, urban areas, and rural commu- to our children, and to our grand- way to do so is for Democrats to join nities. We represent a cross-section of children. We know that when future us. For instance, the Senate can act America. generations look back at these times, right now to pass the Fairness for We started the Safe Climate Caucus they won’t remember the debates we American Families Act that was passed because of the enormous disconnect have had on the deficit. They won’t re- out of the House this summer. This leg- that exists between what scientists are member the debates we have had on islation would give fairness under telling us about the dangers of climate boosting oil drilling. What they will ObamaCare by delaying the law’s man- change and the conspiracy of silence want to know is whether we acted to date for people, not just big businesses. and denial that exists in this House. protect the world from catastrophic The President may be all in on his There is a mountain of evidence that climate change while we still had time, health care law, but that doesn’t mean climate change is a real and dangerous and they will want to know whether we congressional Democrats need to follow threat to the future of our children and made the investments we need to make him off of a cliff. grandchildren. Yet this body refuses to the United States the world leader in As disapproval of ObamaCare con- accept the scientific reality. the clean energy technologies of the fu- tinues to rise, I ask my colleagues on I wish my Republican colleagues ture. the other side of the aisle to distance would open their eyes and escape their We are at a critical juncture. I urge themselves from ObamaCare and join congressional bubble. Firefighters all Members to join with the Safe Cli- us by trying to protect the American

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:02 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03DE7.007 H03DEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE December 3, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7403 people from this law’s disastrous ef- Loving God, we give You thanks for The President promised middle class fects. giving us another day. families would pay $2,500 less in annual f As we face a new day, help us to dis- health care costs under ObamaCare. He cover the power of resting in You and promised they would be able to keep SEQUESTER receiving assurance and encourage- their insurance plans and their doctors. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ment in Your amazing grace. Julia’s story proves again how empty Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Send Your Spirit down upon the those promises were. California (Mrs. NEGRETE MCLEOD) for Members of the people’s House. May The Senate and the President must 5 minutes. they be reminded always of who they act, as the House has, to allow all Mrs. NEGRETE MCLEOD. Mr. Speak- are. Grant them wisdom, insight, and Americans to keep their doctors. er, as budget negotiations move for- vision, that the work they do will be Americans can’t afford more broken ward, Congress must remain com- for the betterment of our Nation dur- promises. mitted to work in a bipartisan manner ing a time of struggle for so many f to find reasonable solutions to create Americans. jobs, expand the economy, and May they earn the trust and respect PROYECTO INMIGRANTE strengthen the middle class, while con- of those they represent, whether or not (Mr. VEASEY asked and was given tinuing to reduce the deficit in a re- they had earned their vote, and make permission to address the House for 1 sponsible way. history that expands the great legacy minute.) To do so, Congress must lift the of so many who have served in this Mr. VEASEY. Madam Speaker, I rise across-the-board sequester cuts that Chamber before now—a legacy of noble today to congratulate Proyecto are inflicting damage to communities service, sometimes political risk, but Inmigrante on their 8-year anniversary across the Nation. There is no question always great leadership. on December 7. Proyecto Inmigrante is that we need to cut the deficit, but we May all that is done this day be for a nonprofit organization in Dallas and should do so without cutting programs Your greater honor and glory. Fort Worth that, since 2005, has served that seniors, veterans, small business Amen. our community by providing low-cost owners, students, and our children rely f and reliable immigration counseling. on. I admire the hard work and persever- In California, it is estimated that, THE JOURNAL ance of its executive director, Douglas with sequestration, more than 15,000 The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- Interiano, and the entire staff and vol- children will not receive vaccinations ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- unteers who work hard to help their for diseases such as measles, whooping ceedings and announces to the House clients navigate the immigration sys- cough, and influenza, and 8,200 children his approval thereof. tem to become permanent residents will be eliminated from federally fund- Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- and citizens and to also help them ed early childhood education programs nal stands approved. apply for deferred action. such as Head Start. This is unaccept- Proyecto also serves a very critical able, and Congress must fix it. f role in protecting a vulnerable immi- After the extensive damage done by PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE grant community from fraud and the government shutdown that cost the The SPEAKER. Will the gentle- abuse. These efforts take courage, con- economy $24 billion, according to an viction, and selflessness that, as the woman from California (Ms. HAHN) assessment by Standard & Poor’s, we holiday season approaches, remind us must avoid another shutdown and an- come forward and lead the House in the Pledge of Allegiance. that we should serve others and look other crisis by passing a budget that beyond ourselves. does away with sequestration. Ameri- Ms. HAHN led the Pledge of Alle- giance as follows: Respecting our immigrant commu- cans cannot afford budget policies that nity and working hard to enact com- weaken our economy, squeeze the mid- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the prehensive immigration reform should United States of America, and to the Repub- dle class, and cost hundreds of thou- be an urgent national priority for the sands of jobs. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. country. I look forward to continuing Congress needs to come to a com- that fight, and I am honored that our promise on a real spending plan that f Nation will have Proyecto Inmigrante will increase revenue rather than just ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER as an ally in that effort. Keep up the slashing critical programs. Congress The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- good work, and good luck on future needs to make sure that Medicare and years of service. Medicaid are protected and strength- tain up to 15 requests for 1-minute f ened. speeches on each side of the aisle. Mr. Speaker, I stand ready to support f J.W. HENDRIX WAS RIGHT a commonsense, job-creating budget. JULIA’S STORY PROVES PRESI- (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina f DENT OBAMA’S EMPTY PROM- asked and was given permission to ad- RECESS ISES dress the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- (Mr. HULTGREN asked and was Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair given permission to address the House Madam Speaker, constituents across declares the House in recess until noon for 1 minute and to revise and extend South Carolina’s Second Congressional today. his remarks.) District are hurting because of the Accordingly (at 10 o’clock and 51 Mr. HULTGREN. Mr. Speaker, I was President’s failing government health minutes a.m.), the House stood in re- saddened and angered by a recent email care takeover. As millions of Ameri- cess. I received from a distraught con- cans continue to receive policy f stituent. Julia from Gurnee, Illinois, cancelations, it is increasingly clear told me she is now one of the millions b 1200 that ObamaCare is destroying jobs. whose health insurance will be can- Angela from Lexington writes: AFTER RECESS celed because of ObamaCare. Buying a ObamaCare has caused my son to lose his The recess having expired, the House comparable plan means her out-of- insurance that was provided through his em- was called to order by the Speaker at pocket expenses will jump more than ployer. They said they could not afford the noon. $5,200 a year. Worse, the smaller net- new requirements. My son finally got a job f work excludes her current doctor—the that provided medical insurance, and then doctor she has seen for 33 years. Only the President takes it away. There’s defi- PRAYER doubling her premiums would allow her nitely something wrong here. The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick to keep the doctor who has known and The President has broken multiple J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: cared for her for most of her adult life. promises to the American people. As

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:02 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03DE7.008 H03DEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H7404 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 3, 2013 premiums increase, insurance is lost, choices. They shouldn’t have to choose THE EFFECT OF BUDGET CUTS ON and patients lose access to their doc- between paying for college or paying EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC RE- tors, we must work together to con- for health insurance. SEARCH tinue to replace ObamaCare with posi- Mr. Speaker, our choice is clear: the (Mrs. BEATTY asked and was given tive plans, as long introduced by Con- law is not working. Barbara and her permission to address the House for 1 gressman Dr. TOM PRICE. daughter deserve a better path forward. minute.) Small businessowners such as the f Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Speaker, we’ve late J.W. Hendrix warned of Big Gov- heard a lot about choices and constitu- ernment abuses’ denying young people COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION ents and what we should do. Well, let opportunity to fulfill the American REFORM me say to you, Mr. Speaker, and to this Dream. (Ms. HAHN asked and was given per- Nation, our Nation is at a crossroads. In conclusion, God bless our troops, The decisions we make today will af- and we will never forget September the mission to address the House for 1 minute.) fect the long-term economic stability 11th in the global war on terrorism. of our Nation. f Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, the clock is ticking with just 8 legislative days left Congress must pass a budget that NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT this year, but I believe there’s still helps grow our Nation and creates jobs. PROGRAM time to bring comprehensive immigra- We must eliminate the sequester and invest in our future by funding Federal (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given tion reform to this floor for a vote. research and education programs. For permission to address the House for 1 There is an incredible group of people example, in my district, Ohio State minute.) that are fasting on the National Mall Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise as a plea to us to pass some form of University, one of the Nation’s premier today in support of the New Markets comprehensive immigration. Today research institutions, has recently ex- Tax Credit program which is set to ex- marks day 22 of their fast, but their perienced a 7.2 percent decrease in Fed- pire at the end of this year. faith and commitment to change keeps eral funding because of the sequester This program has proven critical to- them going. and other budget cuts to Federal re- ward making successful investments in These men and women are sacrificing search and development. communities like my own in western their health, and do you mean to tell If this downward trend continues, no New York. In the city of Buffalo, New me that we can’t find the humanity question—no question—it will affect Markets investments have leveraged and compassion to pass a comprehen- our Nation’s next generation of science, discovery, and innovation over $180 million for projects, including sive immigration bill, Speaker BOEH- while slowing jobs growth. Federal in- restoration of historic Electric Tower NER? Are you kidding me? and the development of the Innovation This isn’t who we are as a nation. vestment in research and education are Center on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Cesar Chavez and Mahatma Gandhi put to use in places like world-class Campus. Thanks to New Markets Tax called fasting a fervent prayer, but we laboratories, clinical trials, and energy Credit-leveraged funding, construction must do our part on behalf of the fami- innovation centers. We must sustain is currently underway on Roswell Park lies who have been hurt by this delay these investments. Our Nation’s eco- Cancer Institute’s new Clinical of comprehensive immigration reform. nomic security depends on it. Sciences Center. I’m standing with these courageous f Mr. Speaker, at a time when our people and immigrant families all BIPARTISAN SOLUTIONS FOR economy is recovering from collapse, across this Nation in demanding a vote PROSPERITY support for programs that yield eco- on an immigration bill. nomic development and job creation is Let’s stop this shameful delay and (Mr. YODER asked and was given more critical than ever. I have joined bring a bill to this floor for a vote by permission to address the House for 1 my colleagues in seeking a permanent the end of the year. minute and to revise and extend his re- extension of this program, and I en- marks.) courage our other colleagues to join us f Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, the Amer- in the same pursuit. ican people are still most concerned THE MEDICARE OPT-OUT BILL f about job opportunities and economic (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked growth. They’re concerned with their OBAMACARE AND CHOICES and was given permission to address checkbooks and family budgets as the (Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana asked and the House for 1 minute and to revise winter months and holiday seasons ar- was given permission to address the and extend his remarks.) rive. House for 1 minute and to revise and Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. All too often, Washington, D.C., extend her remarks.) Speaker, at a time when Americans makes it harder on the economy and Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. Mr. Speak- continue to see their health care op- the American people, not easier. Layer er, I rise today to talk about choices. tions diminished by the President’s dis- upon layer of government mandates, For my constituents, ObamaCare is astrous health care law, it’s critical regulations, and taxes suffocate our about tough choices and about unfair that we work to return choice and free- struggling economy and come down choices. dom to the American people. That’s hard upon the hardworking American Barbara from Indianapolis recently why I introduced H.R. 3498, a common- people. logged on to my Web site to share her sense bill that gives seniors the free- The House must remain committed ObamaCare story, which is about her dom to make their own health care de- to focusing on job creation, economic choices. She’s a single mom trying to cisions and opt out of Medicare. prosperity, and opportunities for all give her daughter the gift of a college If folks like Warren Buffett or Ross Americans to succeed. This week, the education in a tough economy. Presi- Perot want to opt out of Medicare part House will continue our efforts to put dent Obama’s holiday gift to her, how- A but they don’t want or need a gov- more Americans back to work by fo- ever, was a $200 increase in her month- ernment entitlement paying for their cusing on pro-jobs legislation that ly premium. Barbara wrote: care, we should let them. This bill make it easier for our small businesses For a single mother trying to put her child truly tells seniors ‘‘if you like your to access resources they need to expand through college, it’s too much. Where do I current coverage, you can keep it’’ and add employees. cut? My daughter’s education? Medical cov- without the risk of losing other bene- We will work to pass legislation that erage? A place to live? Food? fits like Social Security. builds on hydropower in our country, For Barbara, the choices posed by the Seniors want, need, and deserve the creating good-paying jobs through con- increased premium posed by right to choose a health care plan that tinuing to develop our all-of-the-above ObamaCare are tough and unfair. Too fits their needs. I urge my colleagues national energy policy. many of my constituents are being to join my efforts in returning freedom Mr. Speaker, the American people forced to make these same unfair and choice to American seniors. want Congress to work together for the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:02 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03DE7.015 H03DEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE December 3, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7405 betterment of our entire Nation. We gram and any increased premiums do it work for the American people, be- must come together and support these not harm the already fragile housing cause right now it is not working. bipartisan solutions that encourage market’s recovery. Furthermore, they f economic growth, better paying jobs, continue the intent of the NFIP, pro- A NEW DAY FOR HEALTH CARE IN and lead to more economic prosperity tecting homeowners from devastating AMERICA for all. floods while also ensuring the program f is able to cover its costs. (Mr. YARMUTH asked and was given I look forward to working with my permission to address the House for 1 b 1215 colleagues to move this legislation for- minute.) 1973 HOWARD HIGH SCHOOL ward. Mr. YARMUTH. Mr. Speaker, the BASKETBALL TEAM f prior speaker’s prayers are about to be answered. (Mr. CARNEY asked and was given CLIMATE CHANGE permission to address the House for 1 Mr. Speaker, my State of Kentucky minute and to revise and extend his re- (Ms. MATSUI asked and was given is a national model for how the Afford- marks.) permission to address the House for 1 able Care Act can make our constitu- Mr. CARNEY. Mr. Speaker, today I minute and to revise and extend her re- ents’ lives more secure and their busi- rise to recognize the 1973 basketball marks.) nesses stronger. I would like to share team from Howard High School in Wil- Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise one story. Will Russell is the owner of mington, Delaware. This year marks 40 today as a member of the Safe Climate Why Louisville, a small independent years since Howard’s sensational ’73 Caucus to highlight the 100th legisla- business in my district that specializes team won Delaware’s boys State cham- tive day that my colleagues and I have in locally designed clothing and art. pionship with an undefeated season of come to the House floor and called for The father of a 1-year-old, he also has 24–0. action on climate change. a preexisting condition that led insur- Howard’s ’73 team wasn’t the biggest; Since we started this effort, Cali- ance companies to deny him coverage but the Wildcats were disciplined, and fornia has been rocked by devastating for the past 15 years. they played with a lot of heart. They wildfires, the Midwest has been dam- Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, were led by their brilliant guards David aged by tornadoes, an early-season beginning January 1, Will and his wife Roane and Kenny Hynson and the irre- blizzard has wiped out livestock in the and son will be covered under a plan pressible Mike Miller, who battled Dakotas, and deadly floods have de- they found on Kynect, Kentucky’s much taller players under the boards. stroyed parts of Colorado. health insurance exchange. Will esti- Supported by a big family of coaches, Extreme weather events caused by mates his family will save $300 a teachers, classmates, and Howard climate change continue to affect fami- month. Add that to the peace of mind alumni, the Wildcats became the first lies and businesses across this country. that comes with knowing he will never team in Delaware history to finish the These are not random occurrences, but face medical bankruptcy and the season undefeated. constant reminders that climate threat of losing his thriving business There were several games where it change is real. We will continue to just because he didn’t have access to looked like Howard might get knocked make our voices heard on the House insurance. off, including a nail-biter against the floor until everyone comes to the table, He has been so pleased with the ease much bigger Salesianum in the State effective action is taken, and future and affordability of Kynect that he is semifinal; but the Wildcats were al- generations are protected. now exploring coverage for his employ- ways able to pull out the victory in the f ees for the first time through the State’s small business exchange. Mr. end. OBAMACARE IS NOT WORKING Today I want to recognize Howard Speaker, Will’s story is one among mil- High School’s 1973 boys basketball (Mr. DUFFY asked and was given lions of Americans who are finding ex- team, honor them for their historic permission to address the House for 1 panded care through the Affordable season, and thank them for the work minute and to revise and extend his re- Care Act. To quote Will: they continue to do for youth in the marks.) It’s going to be a new day for my family, State of Delaware. Mr. DUFFY. Mr. Speaker, as I listen for me, and so many people just like us in to the conversation this morning and Kentucky and throughout the country. f the 1 minutes that are given, I don’t f HOMEOWNERS FLOOD INSURANCE hear many of my friends across the RELIEF ACT aisle talking about ObamaCare. SHARE YOUR OBAMACARE STORY (Mr. BILIRAKIS asked and was given When I am back at home, I am hear- (Mr. GOSAR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 ing from thousands of people who have permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his re- lost their insurance—people who did minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) the right thing: Americans who bought marks.) Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, home- insurance to cover themselves and Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise owners in my home State of Florida their families who have now lost their today to talk about the millions of and across the country face significant insurance; Americans who we asked to Americans who have lost their health flood insurance rate increases as a re- do the right thing, and they did it. insurance under ObamaCare. sult of the reforms made to address the In Wisconsin, 95 percent of Wiscon- The House Committee on Oversight solvency of the National Flood Insur- sinites were covered. Instead of work- and Government Reform, the Federal ance Program. ing on the 5 percent that weren’t cov- Government’s chief watchdog, is hold- To ensure that NFIP remains both ered, we have now abandoned our ing a field hearing this Friday in affordable for homeowners and sustain- health care system, and it is broken for Apache Junction, Arizona, entitled, able for taxpayers, I have introduced those Americans who tried to do the ‘‘ObamaCare Implementation, the Bro- H.R. 3312, the Homeowners Flood Insur- right thing. ken Promise: If You Like Your Current ance Relief Act. The bill would cap a In my district, Denise needs a kidney Plan, You Can Keep It.’’ As a member homeowner’s premiums at the end of a transplant. She has lost her insurance. of this committee, I am joining Chair- 10-year phase-in to no more than the She has lost her doctor. She is going to man DARRELL ISSA to listen to Arizo- appraised value of the structure over the exchange looking for insurance, nans tell their ObamaCare nightmares. the course of a 30-year mortgage. It and the one option that she has doesn’t I want to know how this terrible law would also allow homeowners to pay provide coverage for her current doc- is hurting you personally so we can premiums on a more affordable month- tor. This is life and death for so many show President Obama and the Senate ly basis rather than an annual lump Americans. Democrats the damage ObamaCare is sum. I hope that my friends across the inflicting throughout Arizona and These commonsense changes will en- aisle will start to talk about across the country. I encourage you all sure that homeowners stay in the pro- ObamaCare and how we fix it to make to come and let your voices be heard.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:02 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03DE7.016 H03DEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H7406 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 3, 2013 Mr. Speaker, we are listening. If you ‘‘Better,’’ for Holli, would be a health THIS CONGRESS IS LAZY are not able to attend, but would like care law that doesn’t make her insur- (Ms. WILSON of Florida asked and to share your story, please visit ance preferences illegal. was given permission to address the www.gop.gov/yourstory. ObamaCare f House for 1 minute.) has always been fundamentally flawed. Ms. WILSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I will continue to do all I can to pro- SAFE CLIMATE CAUCUS by the end of December, 1.3 million un- tect the American people from this (Mrs. CAPPS asked and was given employed Americans will lose their un- horrific law. permission to address the House for 1 employment benefits because Congress f minute and to revise and extend her re- refuses to act. It has been 1,066 days marks.) since I arrived in Congress, and the Re- UNFINISHED LEGISLATIVE Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, today publican leaders have still not allowed BUSINESS marks the 100th consecutive legislative a single vote on serious legislation to (Ms. TITUS asked and was given per- day the Safe Climate Caucus has spo- address our unemployment crisis. mission to address the House for 1 ken on the House floor calling for ac- As we approach the holidays, many minute and to revise and extend her re- tion to address climate change. families will grieve and worry. Many marks.) The science, itself, is clear: climate will suffer because, in January 2014, Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, with fewer change is already contributing to sig- they will be the victims of the unem- than 7 legislative days left in the year, nificant environmental changes—un- ployment crisis. The sad fact is this: the window to address the staggering precedented droughts, floods, and hur- we have solutions, but the Republican list of unfinished business before the ricanes, to name a few. leaders have abandoned these common- House is rapidly closing: no farm bill, But climate change is not only a seri- sense solutions and will not bring them no long-term budget, no tax reform, no ous environmental problem. It is a seri- to the floor. ENDA, no comprehensive immigration ous economic problem as well. Amer- Mr. Speaker, in this tight jobs mar- package, no replacement for the se- ican businesses, large and small, under- ket, it is not the unemployed who are quester. In fact, the GOP has continu- stand this threat; and they are re- lazy. It is this Congress that is lazy. ously failed to govern and create real sponding accordingly. They are in- Our mantra should be: Jobs, jobs, jobs. solutions to the pressing issues facing creasing their energy efficiency, reduc- f this country. ing pollution, and implementing more b 1230 Over the past 11 months, Republicans sustainable business practices. Amer- have undermined the important eco- ican businesses understand that the AFFORDABLE CARE ACT nomic progress that we have made, dis- changing climate is already hurting (Mr. MCCAUL asked and was given proportionately harming low-income their bottom line, and they are taking permission to address the House for 1 women and children and keeping 11 action to strengthen their competitive- minute.) million undocumented immigrants in ness and their resiliency. Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I rise the shadows. They have gutted nutri- Congress should be doing the same. today to speak about the Affordable tional programs, voted to repeal health Yet our majority continues to stick its Care Act. care reform 43 times, and shut down head in the sand and do nothing. Cli- As the American people know, Mem- the government in a fit of pique, put- mate change poses a real and imme- bers of Congress now are covered by ting millions at economic risk. diate threat to our economy, and we this law. And, rightly so, we should en- This holiday season, as Americans really can’t afford to wait any longer. gage in the D.C. exchange. I want to enjoy exchanging gifts with family and I urge my colleagues to join with tell you about my personal experience friends, I am afraid all they are going American businesses in taking action with the D.C. exchange. to find from House Republicans is a now to address this urgent problem. The President said you can keep your lump of coal. health care plan and that your pre- f miums will go down. Mr. Speaker, I f TIME FOR REAL SOLUTIONS lost my health care plan. I have five CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROCK AND A children. My premiums have gone up (Mr. HUDSON asked and was given HARD PLACE significantly. I don’t know if I can keep permission to address the House for 1 all the same doctors that treat my (Ms. FOXX asked and was given per- minute and to revise and extend his re- mission to address the House for 1 children. marks.) If this is such a great law, why isn’t minute.) Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, ObamaCare the President of the United States cov- today to call attention to one number ered by this law? On day one, why exemplifies perfectly the problem of that has remained too high for too bureaucratic hubris. Confident that didn’t the President of the United long, and that is the number of unem- States have a Rose Garden ceremony Americans would come to see their ployed people in this country. Right mass-produced health care as ‘‘better,’’ as customer number one under his law, now, that number stands at 11.3 mil- ObamaCare, and sign up for this? The the ‘‘suits’’ in Washington chose to lion. That is 11.3 million of our fellow pass a completely partisan law and, re- answer is that he hasn’t signed up for Americans. These are not just statis- it because maybe he doesn’t think it is gardless of promises, forced unwanted tics. These are real people. They are insurance changes on millions of Amer- good enough for his family, but yet it our friends, our neighbors, our chil- is good enough for the American peo- icans. dren; and they deserve better. These Many of my constituents object to ple. are policies that encourage real eco- That is the height of hypocrisy and the characterization of ‘‘better.’’ Cov- nomic growth that will create jobs arrogance in Washington, and it needs erage isn’t better if it is not what a Americans need—not higher health to stop. family wants or needs. It is not better care costs, policy cancelations, and f if its shiny new mandates make health threats of job loss brought on by care unaffordable. ObamaCare. UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS Holli from St. Clemmons knows this This unworkable law is causing (Ms. KUSTER asked and was given too well. She wrote to say: health care premiums to rise all across permission to address the House for 1 I am a geriatric care manager. I pay $171 the country, particularly in my home minute and to revise and extend her re- per month. My deductible is $2,500. I went on State of North Carolina; and millions marks.) www.healthcare.gov and was informed I now of Americans have had their insurance Ms. KUSTER. Mr. Speaker, today, I will get no financial assistance to pay for my policies canceled. This is not a plan for plan. If I choose the lowest cost plan, I will rise in support of H.R. 3546, the Emer- be paying $330 per month. My doctor is not growth. It is a plan for more strain on gency Unemployment Compensation listed as a provider, and my drug deductible hardworking Americans. It is time for Extension Act of 2013. will be $2,500. I feel I am caught between a real solutions. It is time to get Ameri- Without congressional action, the rock and a hard place. cans back to work. Federal Emergency Unemployment

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:02 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03DE7.018 H03DEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE December 3, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7407 Compensation program will expire just cause depression, substance abuse, anx- bers of the Armed Forces and their fami- days after Christmas. If this happens, iety, self-destructive behavior, and lies’’; and 1.3 million Americans, including 1,300 even suicide. These practices have been (3) by adding at the end the following new Granite Staters, will be cut off from rejected by every mainstream mental sentence: ‘‘The Assistant Secretary shall ensure that the name of each nonprofit agency their benefits on December 28. We can- health association as neither safe nor to which funds are transferred under this not let that happen. These benefits pro- effective. These efforts frequently in- subsection is printed in the Federal Reg- vide a vital lifeline to Granite Staters crease family rejection, which we know ister.’’. and Americans all across this country make LGBT youth eight times more (b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 515(b) of the who are struggling to find work. likely to report attempting suicide, Department of Homeland Security Appro- With only 8 legislative days remain- five times more likely to report high priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-334; 118 ing before the end of 2013, the time is levels of depression, and three times Stat. 1318; 49 U.S.C. 44945 note) is amended— now to extend this critical program. more likely to use illegal drugs. (1) by striking ‘‘the Committee on Trans- portation and Infrastructure of the House of This bill would extend unemployment Recognizing these harms, California insurance through the end of 2014, giv- Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘the Com- and New Jersey have passed laws to mittee on Homeland Security of the House of ing hardworking people in New Hamp- protect minors. State legislatures in Representatives’’; and shire the boost they need to find work. Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New (2) by striking ‘‘and specifically how the I recently held a Career and Opportu- York, and Ohio are considering similar unclaimed money is being used to provide nities Fair, where I saw over 300 people measures. civil aviation security’’ and inserting ‘‘and striving for a better job and a brighter This week, I will introduce the Stop the amount of unclaimed money transferred future. Let’s give them that chance. Harming Our Kids resolution to en- to nonprofit organizations under section Please pass this legislation. 44945(a) of title 49, United States Code, and courage other States to pass laws to the dates of such transfers’’. f protect LGBT minors from these harm- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ful and damaging practices. JOBS AND OBAMACARE IV ant to the rule, the gentleman from (Mr. MILLER of Florida asked and f Texas (Mr. MCCAUL) and the gentleman was given permission to address the ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER from Louisiana (Mr. RICHMOND) each House for 1 minute and to revise and PRO TEMPORE will control 20 minutes. extend his remarks.) The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. The Chair recognizes the gentleman Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, AMODEI). Pursuant to clause 8 of rule from Texas. House Republicans have a plan to pro- XX, the Chair will postpone further GENERAL LEAVE vide real solutions that will help all proceedings today on motions to sus- Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I ask Americans in this very tough economy. pend the rules on which a recorded vote unanimous consent that all Members We want to spur economic growth, cre- or the yeas and nays are ordered, or on may have 5 legislative days within ate more jobs, and provide fairness for which the vote incurs objection under which to revise and extend their re- everyone. But what do the President clause 6 of rule XX. marks and include any extraneous ma- and his Democrat allies have to offer Record votes on postponed questions terial on the bill under consideration. the 11 million Americans who are out will be taken later. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there of work today? They have offered up f objection to the request of the gen- ObamaCare. tleman from Texas? This deeply flawed law is forcing TSA LOOSE CHANGE ACT There was no objection. hardworking Americans to shell out Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I move to Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield more of their hard-earned money for suspend the rules and pass the bill myself such time as I may consume. higher insurance costs. It is causing (H.R. 1095) to amend title 49, United I stand in strong support of this bill, millions of Americans to lose their in- States Code, to direct the Assistant the TSA Loose Change Act, sponsored surance coverage altogether. Secretary of Homeland Security by my friend and chairman of the Vet- Too many Americans are already (Transportation Security Administra- erans’ Affairs Committee, Congressman struggling to make ends meet. It is not tion) to transfer unclaimed money re- JEFF MILLER, and 42 bipartisan cospon- fair that they are being forced to deal covered at airport security checkpoints sors. with the ObamaCare train wreck, too. The Committee on Homeland Secu- It is time for real solutions. to nonprofit organizations that provide places of rest and recuperation at air- rity ordered this legislation reported f ports for members of the Armed Forces during the 112th Congress and again REINTRODUCTION OF THE STOP and their families, and for other pur- this Congress, but this is the first time HARMING OUR KIDS RESOLUTION poses, as amended. it is being considered by the full House. (Ms. SPEIER asked and was given The Clerk read the title of the bill. I am pleased to be here today to ex- permission to address the House for 1 The text of the bill is as follows: press my strong support for the meas- minute and to revise and extend her re- H.R. 1095 ure, and I urge its adoption. marks.) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Mr. Speaker, in the hustle and bustle Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, when resentatives of the United States of America in of our Nation’s airports, with millions Jerry Spencer told his family that he Congress assembled, of people traveling every day, it is no was gay, his mother told him not to SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. surprise that some travelers will inad- worry about it because they would ‘‘fix This Act may be cited as the ‘‘TSA Loose vertently leave behind loose change at it.’’ This began 7 years of going Change Act’’. TSA screening checkpoints. That pock- through so-called ‘‘conversion ther- SEC. 2. DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED MONEY RE- et change may not add up to much at apy’’ to try to make him straight. COVERED AT AIRPORT SECURITY one airport, but when you total it He was forced to put blocks of ice on CHECKPOINTS. across 450 airports, it amounts to half a (a) DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED MONEY.— million dollars every year. his hands while he looked at pictures of Section 44945(a) of title 49, United States guys holding hands and would only be Code, is amended— TSA is currently authorized to keep given relief from the pain if he pleaded (1) by inserting ‘‘after the date of enact- the money for its own use, but the to see a picture of a man and woman ment of the TSA Loose Change Act,’’ after agency has been slow to spend it, and holding hands. Other survivors of this ‘‘title 31,’’; already receives $7 billion towards its quackery were told to strip down and (2) by striking ‘‘shall be retained by the operations ever year. I believe this bill hold their genitalia or snap themselves Transportation Security Administration’’ is a unique opportunity to put that with a rubber band each time they ex- and all that follows through ‘‘this chapter’’ loose change to better use by spending and inserting ‘‘shall be annually transferred, it on airport centers that provide our perienced same-sex attraction. Jerry based on requests for proposals, by the As- said that after each therapy session he sistant Secretary to nonprofit organizations military heroes with a more relaxing was ‘‘a little more destroyed.’’ that operate airport centers in multiple lo- and comfortable experience while they These attempts to change LGBT cations throughout the United States to pro- travel. What better time to make this youth are extremely harmful and can vide places of rest and recuperation for mem- change than during this busy holiday

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:02 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03DE7.020 H03DEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H7408 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 3, 2013 season when servicemembers are trav- distinguished gentleman from Florida this issue, and also thank other mem- eling to spend time with their loved (Mr. MILLER), the sponsor of the legis- bers of the Homeland Security Com- ones? lation and chairman of the Committee mittee. I particularly want to recog- According to the CBO, this bill will on Veterans’ Affairs. nize the ranking member on our sub- not have a significant impact on the Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, committee, Mr. RICHMOND, who has budget in any given year, given the I first want to thank the chairman, my dedicated himself to this work. He has modest amount of money involved. good friend, Mr. MCCAUL; the ranking worked with me on this and many Supporting our military servicemem- member, Mr. THOMPSON; Chairman other issues in a bipartisan way. bers and their families is a goal we can HUDSON; Congressman ROGERS of Ala- Mr. Speaker, that is what the Amer- all get behind, and this bill represents bama; and all the members of the ican people are looking for. They are a commonsense step toward that objec- Homeland Security Committee for looking for us to come here and work tive. their support of this important piece of together for solutions for the American Earlier this year, we passed the Help- legislation. people. Mr. Speaker, I am proud of the ing Heroes Fly Act, sponsored by the As a proud supporter of the military, work that we have produced with this Congresswoman from Hawaii, TULSI as many of us in this Chamber are, I bill, and I urge my colleagues to sup- GABBARD. That bill is already making a am grateful to each of my colleagues port this bill. difference for wounded warriors trav- and their hardworking staffs for the eling through our airports, and H.R. opportunity to help advance H.R. 1095, b 1245 1095 is another chance to further our the TSA Loose Change Act, which is on Mr. RICHMOND. I yield myself the commitment to our U.S. soldiers. the floor with us today. balance of my time. I commend Chairman MILLER for This act is a commonsense piece of Mr. Speaker, let me thank the chair- sponsoring this legislation, as well as legislation with bipartisan support, has man of the full Committee on Home- my colleagues on the committee and no impact on the Federal budget, and land Security, who is the chairman of across the aisle for their support. supports our men and women in uni- the committee that I am ranking mem- With that, Mr. Speaker, I reserve the form who dedicate their lives in de- ber on, and Mr. MILLER for introducing balance of my time. fense of the freedom that we enjoy. As this legislation and for working in such Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Speaker, I yield a result of this bill’s passage, travelers’ a bipartisan manner. Of course, let me myself such time as I may consume. unclaimed change left at airport secu- thank my ranking member, Mr. I rise in support of H.R. 1095, the TSA rity checkpoints, which is currently re- THOMPSON, from the neighboring State Loose Change Act. It is a straight- tained by the Department of Homeland of Mississippi. forward bill with an admirable goal: Security, would be put to good use This bill is a bipartisan effort, and it take unclaimed money left behind at right there in airports across America. goes to show the American people that passenger screening checkpoints, often What may seem like a small amount of we do have good common sense here in in the form of loose change, and put it change left behind to some—nickels, Congress and that we do things that to good use aiding our servicemembers dimes, quarters, and pennies—actually are right just because they are the and their families as they travel. amounts to hundreds of thousands of right things to do. Under current law, unclaimed money dollars each year and can make a sig- I urge all of my colleagues to support left at passenger screening checkpoints nificant difference if used wisely. this legislation, which will give re- is used to offset civil aviation security By directing TSA to transfer un- sources to some of our most valuable costs. In recent years, TSA has col- claimed money to nonprofit organiza- citizens in the country—the ones who lected slightly less than $500,000 annu- tions that provide a place of rest and put their lives on the line for us—so ally in unclaimed money at check- recuperation area for our Nation’s that we may help them in expediting points. H.R. 1095 would amend current military at our Nation’s airports, H.R. and in making their travels more re- law by directing that these funds be 1095 would ensure that thousands of laxed throughout the United States. transferred to a nonprofit organization, coins, when bundled together, will be With that, Mr. Speaker, I yield back such as the United Service Organiza- used in support of millions of our Na- the balance of my time. tions, to provide places of relaxation tion’s warriors. Mr. MCCAUL. I yield myself the bal- and recuperation at airports for mem- I urge all of my colleagues to support ance of my time. bers of the Armed Forces and their H.R. 1095. Mr. Speaker, I also want to thank families. Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Speaker, I re- HUDSON, Chairman MILLER, Ranking I am pleased to lend my support for serve the balance of my time. Member RICHMOND, and Ranking Mem- this legislation. I know that the chair- Mr. MCCAUL. I yield such time as he ber THOMPSON. I am proud of the work man of the Veterans’ Affairs Com- may consume to the distinguished gen- we have done on this committee. mittee has been a champion of this leg- tleman from North Carolina (Mr. HUD- At a time of intense partisanship and islation for several Congresses now, SON), chairman of the Subcommittee acrimony, we have conducted ourselves and I applaud him for his persistence on Transportation Security. very professionally and in a bipartisan on this issue. Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise way. I think when it comes to national Chairman MILLER will be glad to today to voice my strong support for security issues that is precisely what know that this is not the first bill re- the TSA Loose Change Act, authored we should be doing. It is what the garding servicemembers and veterans by my good friend, JEFF MILLER of American people, as Chairman HUDSON that the committee has seen moved Florida. said, expect and deserve. during this Congress. Earlier this year, We see loose change at security lines With that, Mr. Speaker, I urge the the Helping Heroes Fly Act, of which I in every airport, from Charlotte down adoption of this bipartisan, common- was an original cosponsor, went on to to Pensacola and all across this Na- sense bill, and I yield back the balance become law. That legislation, intro- tion. It may not seem like much, but of my time. duced by my colleague on the Com- as people quickly shuffle through the Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- mittee on Homeland Security, Rep- checkpoints and leave change behind, er, I rise in support of H.R. 1095, the ‘‘TSA resentative GABBARD from Hawaii, re- it adds up to almost $500,000 a year. Loose Change Act.’’ quires TSA to provide expedited Under current law, the money is used This legislation, introduced by the Chairman screening for severely injured service- for civil aviation security, but this bill of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, re- members and veterans. Together, the will allow TSA to use this loose change ceived the unanimous support of the Com- Helping Heroes Fly Act and the TSA to direct it to a good cause. mittee on Homeland Security in October. Loose Change Act display the commit- Mr. Speaker, I agree with Mr. MIL- It would require the Transportation Security tee’s commitment to honoring our LER. This money should be put to the Administration to transfer money left behind by servicemembers and veterans. use of supporting our military mem- passengers at airport security checkpoints to With that, Mr. Speaker, I reserve the bers and their families by providing nonprofit organizations such as the United balance of my time. them a place to rest at the airports. Services Organization. Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield I would like to thank Chairman MIL- Under this measure, places of rest and re- such time as he may consume to the LER for his tireless effort, his work on laxation for service members and their families

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MULTIYEAR TECHNOLOGY INVEST- With my amendment included, we can have MENT PLAN. To be clear, this is money left behind by confidence that we will have knowledge of the ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator— passengers that goes unclaimed. organizations or organization that receives the ‘‘(1) not later than 180 days after the date of Currently, TSA is obligated by law to use money and can ensure its proper use. enactment of the Transportation Security Ac- those funds for security operations. I ask my colleagues on both sides of the quisition Reform Act, shall develop and transmit Given that TSA has a robust budget and aisle to support our troops and their families to Congress a strategic multiyear technology in- troubling propensity for spending taxpayer dol- by voting in favor of this amendment. vestment plan, which may include a classified lars on programs that do not work, such as its The SPEAKER pro tempore. The addendum to report sensitive transportation se- behavior detection program, I am supportive of question is on the motion offered by curity risks, technology vulnerabilities, or other sensitive security information; and redirecting these unclaimed monies to the the gentleman from Texas (Mr. ‘‘(2) to the extent possible, shall publish such worthy cause of maintaining dedicated spaces MCCAUL) that the House suspend the plan in an unclassified format within the public for relaxation at our nation’s airports for our rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1095, as domain. service members and their loved ones. amended. ‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—The Administrator shall During the holiday season, service members The question was taken; and (two- develop the multiyear technology investment and their families will be traveling through air- thirds being in the affirmative) the plan in consultation with the Under Secretary ports across the country to be with family, rules were suspended and the bill, as for Management, the Chief Information Officer, and the Under Secretary for Science and Tech- friends, and colleagues. amended, was passed. nology. H.R. 1095 seeks to ensure that organiza- A motion to reconsider was laid on ‘‘(c) APPROVAL.—The Secretary must have ap- tions, such as the United Service Organiza- the table. proved the multiyear technology investment tion, have the resources necessary to ensure f plan before it is published under subsection their comfort as they do so. (a)(2). TRANSPORTATION SECURITY I would like to point out that this legislation ‘‘(d) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The multiyear tech- ACQUISITION REFORM ACT builds upon the Committee on Homeland Se- nology investment plan shall include the following: Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I move to curity’s previous work this Congress to support ‘‘(1) An analysis of transportation security service members and veterans. suspend the rules and pass the bill risks and the associated technology gaps, in- Earlier this Congress, the Committee saw (H.R. 2719) to require the Transpor- cluding consideration of the most recent Quad- enactment of the Helping Heroes Fly Act. tation Security Administration to im- rennial Homeland Security Review under sec- That legislation, introduced by Representa- plement best practices and improve tion 707. tive GABBARD, a member of the Committee, re- transparency with regard to tech- ‘‘(2) A set of transportation security-related quires TSA to provide expedited screening for nology acquisition programs, and for technology acquisition needs that— other purposes, as amended. ‘‘(A) is prioritized based on risk and gaps severely injured service members and vet- identified under paragraph (1); and erans. The Clerk read the title of the bill. ‘‘(B) includes planned technology programs I am hopeful that the legislation before us The text of the bill is as follows: and projects with defined objectives, goals, and today is met with the same support as that H.R. 2719 measures. measure and likewise becomes a public law. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ‘‘(3) An analysis of current trends in domestic Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in resentatives of the United States of America in and international passenger travel. strong support of H.R. 1095, the TSA Loose Congress assembled, ‘‘(4) An identification of currently deployed security-related technologies that are at or near SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Change Act. I support the goals of the bill that the end of their lifecycle. would allow the Transportation Security Ad- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation ‘‘(5) An identification of test, evaluation, ministration, TSA, to transfer monies left by Security Acquisition Reform Act’’. modeling, and simulation capabilities that will travelers at airport security check points to SEC. 2. FINDINGS. be required to support the acquisition of the se- USO-type organizations. Congress finds the following: curity-related technologies to meet those needs. The bill is intended to provide support to or- (1) The Transportation Security Administra- ‘‘(6) An identification of opportunities for tion (in this Act referred to as ‘‘TSA’’) does not public-private partnerships, small and dis- ganizations that exist for the sole purpose of consistently implement Department of Homeland lifting the spirits of America’s troops and their advantaged company participation, Security policies and Government best practices intragovernment collaboration, university cen- families. for acquisition and procurement. ters of excellence, and national laboratory tech- Travelers often see young men and women (2) TSA has not developed a multiyear technology transfer. of the armed services in airports who often nology investment plan. As a result, TSA has ‘‘(7) An identification of the Administration’s travel for hours and sometimes days to reach underutilized innovation opportunities within acquisition workforce needs that will be re- their destinations. the private sector, including from small busi- quired for the management of planned security- It is important that while they or their fami- nesses. related technology acquisitions, including con- lies are traveling they are provided with ac- (3) Due in part to the deficiencies referred to sideration of leveraging acquisition expertise of in paragraphs (1) and (2), TSA has faced chal- other Federal agencies. cess to rest areas and a warm welcome. lenges in meeting key performance requirements ‘‘(8) An identification of the security re- The TSA Loose Change Act modifies exist- for several major acquisitions and procurements, sources, including information security re- ing law by requiring TSA to transfer unclaimed resulting in reduced security effectiveness and sources, that will be required to protect security- loose change found at passenger screening wasted expenditures. related technology from physical or cyber theft, checkpoints to organizations that provide SEC. 3. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINIS- diversion, sabotage, or attack. places of rest and recuperation at airports to TRATION ACQUISITION REFORM. ‘‘(9) An identification of initiatives to stream- service members and their families, such as (a) IN GENERAL.—Title XVI of the Homeland line the Administration’s acquisition process the USO. Security Act of 2002 (116 Stat. 2312) is amended and provide greater predictability and clarity to small, medium, and large businesses, including Last year, TSA collected over $500,000 in to read as follows: ‘‘TITLE XVI—TRANSPORTATION SECURITY the timeline for testing and evaluation. unclaimed money at passenger screening ‘‘(e) LEVERAGING THE PRIVATE SECTOR.—To checkpoints. ‘‘Subtitle A—General Provisions the extent possible, and in a manner that is con- Under H.R. 1095, this money will go to the ‘‘SEC. 1601. DEFINITIONS. sistent with fair and equitable practices, the noble cause of providing support for service ‘‘In this title: plan shall— members and their families. ‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘Administra- ‘‘(1) leverage emerging technology trends and During Committee consideration of this bill tion’ means the Transportation Security Admin- research and development investment trends in October, during Full Homeland Security istration. within the public and private sectors; ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis- ‘‘(2) incorporate feedback and input received Committee markup, I offered an amendment trator’ means the Administrator of the Trans- from the private sector through requests for in- to the bill that will require TSA to publish in portation Security Administration. formation, industry days, and other innovative the Federal Register the name of the organi- ‘‘(3) SECURITY-RELATED TECHNOLOGY.—The means consistent with the Federal Acquisition zation that successfully applies for the funds term ‘security-related technology’ means any Regulation; and

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:39 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 6333 E:\CR\FM\A03DE7.004 H03DEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H7410 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 3, 2013 ‘‘(3) leverage market research conducted by the Department shall establish and document a on Homeland Security of the House of Rep- the Under Secretary for Science and Technology set of formal baseline requirements. resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, to identify technologies that exist or are in de- ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The baseline requirements Science, and Transportation of the Senate no velopment that, with or without adaptation, shall— later than 30 days after identifying such exces- could be utilized to meet mission needs. ‘‘(A) include the estimated costs (including sive costs, delay, or failure. ‘‘(f) DISCLOSURE.—The Administrator shall in- lifecycle costs), schedule, and performance mile- ‘‘SEC. 1614. INVENTORY UTILIZATION. stones for the planned duration of the acquisi- clude with the plan required under this section ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Before the procurement of a list of any nongovernment persons that con- tion; and additional quantities of equipment to fulfill a ‘‘(B) identify the acquisition risks and a plan tributed to the writing of the plan. mission need, the Administrator shall, to the ex- for mitigating these risks. ‘‘(g) UPDATE AND REPORT.—Once every 2 tent practicable, utilize any existing units in the years after the initial strategic plan is trans- ‘‘(3) FEASIBILITY.—In establishing the performance milestones under paragraph (2), the Administration’s inventory to meet that need. mitted to Congress, the Administrator shall ‘‘(b) TRACKING OF INVENTORY.— transmit to Congress an update of the plan and appropriate acquisition official of the Depart- ment shall, to the extent possible and in con- ‘‘(1) LOCATION.—The Administrator shall es- a report on the extent to which each security-re- tablish a process for tracking the location of se- lated technology acquired by the Administration sultation with the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, ensure that achieving these curity-related equipment in such inventory. since the last issuance or update of the plan is ‘‘(2) UTILIZATION.—The Administrator shall— consistent with the planned technology pro- milestones is technologically feasible. ‘‘(4) TEST AND EVALUATION PLAN.—The Ad- ‘‘(A) establish a process for tracking the utili- grams and projects identified under subsection zation status of security-related technology in (d)(2) for that technology. ministrator, in consultation with the Under Sec- retary for Science and Technology, shall de- such inventory; and ‘‘SEC. 1612. ACQUISITION JUSTIFICATION AND RE- velop a test and evaluation plan that, at a min- ‘‘(B) implement internal controls to ensure ac- PORTS. imum, describes— curate data on security-related technology utili- ‘‘(a) ACQUISITION JUSTIFICATION.—Before the ‘‘(A) the activities that will be required to as- zation. Administration implements any security-related sess acquired technologies against the perform- ‘‘(3) QUANTITY.—The Administrator shall es- technology acquisition, the Administrator shall, ance milestones established under paragraph tablish a process for tracking the quantity of se- in accordance with the Department’s policies (2); curity-related equipment in such inventory. and directives, conduct a comprehensive anal- ‘‘(B) the necessary and cost-effective combina- ‘‘(c) LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT.— ysis to determine whether the acquisition is jus- tion of laboratory testing, field testing, mod- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall es- tified. The analysis shall include, but may not eling, simulation, and supporting analysis to tablish logistics principles for managing inven- be limited to, the following: ensure that such technologies meet the Adminis- tory in an effective and efficient manner. ‘‘(1) An identification of the type and level of tration’s mission needs; and ‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON JUST-IN-TIME LOGISTICS.— risk to transportation security that would be ad- ‘‘(C) an efficient schedule to ensure that test The Administrator may not use just-in-time lo- dressed by such technology acquisition. and evaluation activities are completed without gistics if doing so would— ‘‘(2) An assessment of how the proposed ac- undue delay. ‘‘(A) inhibit necessary planning for large- quisition aligns to the multiyear technology in- ‘‘(5) VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION.—The ap- scale delivery of equipment to airports or other vestment plan developed under section 1611. propriate acquisition official of the Depart- facilities; or ‘‘(3) A comparison of the total expected ment— ‘‘(B) unduly diminish surge capacity for re- lifecycle cost against the total expected quan- ‘‘(A) subject to subparagraph (B), shall utilize sponse to a terrorist threat. titative and qualitative benefits to transpor- independent reviewers to verify and validate the ‘‘SEC. 1615. SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTING tation security. performance milestones and cost estimates devel- GOALS. ‘‘(4) An analysis of alternative security solu- oped under paragraph (2) for a security-related ‘‘Not later than 90 days after the date of en- tions to determine if the proposed technology ac- technology that pursuant to section 1611(d)(2) actment of the Transportation Security Acquisi- quisition is the most effective and cost-efficient has been identified as a high priority need in tion Reform Act, and annually thereafter, the solution based on cost-benefit considerations. the most recent multiyear technology investment Administrator shall submit to the Committee on ‘‘(5) An evaluation of the privacy and civil plan; and Homeland Security of the House of Representa- liberties implications of the proposed acquisi- ‘‘(B) shall ensure that the utilization of inde- tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, tion, and a determination that the proposed ac- pendent reviewers does not unduly delay the and Transportation of the Senate a report that quisition is consistent with fair information schedule of any acquisition. includes the following: practice principles issued by the Privacy Officer ‘‘(6) STREAMLINING ACCESS FOR INTERESTED ‘‘(1) A restatement of the Administration’s of the Department. To the extent practicable, VENDORS.—The Administrator shall establish a published goals for contracting with small busi- the evaluation shall include consultation with streamlined process for an interested vendor of a nesses, including small and disadvantaged busi- organizations that advocate for the protection security-related technology to request and re- nesses, and the Administration’s performance of privacy and civil liberties. ceive appropriate access to the baseline require- record with respect to meeting those goals dur- ‘‘(6) Confirmation that there are no signifi- ments and test and evaluation plans that are ing the preceding fiscal year. cant risks to human health and safety posed by necessary for the vendor to participate in the ‘‘(2) If such goals were not met, or the Admin- the proposed acquisition. acquisitions process for such technology. istration’s performance was below the published ‘‘(b) REPORTS AND CERTIFICATION TO CON- ‘‘(b) REVIEW OF BASELINE REQUIREMENTS AND goals of the Department, an itemized list of GRESS.— DEVIATION; REPORT TO CONGRESS.— challenges, including deviations from the Ad- ‘‘(1) REVIEW.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the end of ministration’s subcontracting plans and the ex- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The appropriate acquisi- the 30-day period preceding the award by the tent to which contract bundling was a factor, tion official of the Department shall review and Administration of a contract for any security-re- that contributed to the level of performance dur- assess each implemented acquisition to deter- lated technology acquisition exceeding ing the preceding fiscal year. mine if the acquisition is meeting the baseline $30,000,000, the Administrator shall submit to ‘‘(3) An action plan, with benchmarks, for ad- requirements established under subsection (a). the Committee on Homeland Security of the dressing each of the challenges identified in ‘‘(B) TEST AND EVALUATION ASSESSMENT.—The House of Representatives and the Committee on paragraph (2), prepared after consultation with Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the review shall include an assessment of whether the planned testing and evaluation activities the Secretary of Defense and the heads of Fed- Senate the results of the comprehensive acquisi- eral departments and agencies that achieved tion analysis required under this section and a have been completed and the results of such testing and evaluation demonstrate that the per- their published goals for prime contracting with certification by the Administrator that the secu- small and minority owned businesses, including rity benefits justify the contract cost. formance milestones are technologically feasible. ‘‘(2) REPORT.— small and disadvantaged businesses, in prior fis- ‘‘(2) EXTENSION DUE TO IMMINENT TERRORIST ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall cal years, to identify policies and procedures THREAT.—If there is a known or suspected immi- report to the Committee on Homeland Security that could be incorporated at the Administra- nent threat to transportation security, the Ad- of the House of Representatives and the Com- tion in furtherance of achieving the Administra- ministrator may reduce the 30-day period under mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- tion’s published goal for such contracting. paragraph (1) to 5 days in order to rapidly re- tation of the Senate the results of any assess- ‘‘(4) The status of implementing such action spond. ment that finds that— plan that was developed in the preceding fiscal ‘‘(3) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Administrator ‘‘(i) the actual or planned costs exceed the year in accordance with paragraph (3). shall provide immediate notice of such imminent baseline costs by more than 10 percent; ‘‘SEC. 1616. CONSISTENCY WITH THE FEDERAL AC- threat to the Committee on Homeland Security ‘‘(ii) the actual or planned schedule for deliv- QUISITION REGULATION AND DE- of the House of Representatives and the Com- ery has been delayed by more than 180 days; or PARTMENTAL POLICIES AND DIREC- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- ‘‘(iii) there is a failure to meet any perform- TIVES. tation of the Senate. ance milestone that directly impacts security ef- ‘‘The Administrator shall execute responsibil- ‘‘SEC. 1613. ACQUISITION BASELINE ESTABLISH- fectiveness. ities set forth in this subtitle in a manner con- MENT AND REPORTS. ‘‘(B) CAUSE.—The report shall include the sistent with, and not duplicative of, the Federal ‘‘(a) BASELINE REQUIREMENTS.— cause for such excessive costs, delay, or failure, Acquisition Regulation and the Department’s ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Before the Administration and a plan for corrective action. policies and directives.’’. implements any security-related technology ac- ‘‘(C) TIMELINESS.—The report required under (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con- quisition, the appropriate acquisition official of this section shall be provided to the Committee tents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:02 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 6333 E:\CR\FM\A03DE7.006 H03DEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE December 3, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7411 striking the items relating to title XVI and in- ments made by this Act, and this Act and such erative process that they followed to serting the following: amendments shall be carried out using amounts bring this bill to the floor in their first ‘‘TITLE XVI—TRANSPORTATION SECURITY otherwise available for such purpose. years as chair and ranking member of ‘‘Subtitle A—General Provisions The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- this subcommittee. ‘‘Sec. 1601. Definitions. ant to the rule, the gentleman from I urge my colleagues to join us in ‘‘Subtitle B—Transportation Security Texas (Mr. MCCAUL) and the gentleman passing this vital piece of legislation Administration Acquisition Improvements from Louisiana (Mr. RICHMOND) each that will further protect our transpor- ‘‘Sec. 1611. Multiyear technology investment will control 20 minutes. tation systems and the American tax- plan. The Chair recognizes the gentleman payer. Let’s send this bill to the Senate ‘‘Sec. 1612. Acquisition justification and re- from Texas. and on to the President for his signa- ports. GENERAL LEAVE ture. ‘‘Sec. 1613. Acquisition baseline establishment Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I ask Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of and reports. unanimous consent that all Members my time. ‘‘Sec. 1614. Inventory utilization. have 5 legislative days within which to Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Speaker, I yield ‘‘Sec. 1615. Small business contracting goals. myself such time as I may consume. ‘‘Sec. 1616. Consistency with the Federal Acqui- revise and extend their remarks and to include any extraneous material on the I rise in strong support of H.R. 2719, sition Regulation and depart- the Transportation Security Acquisi- mental policies and directives.’’. bill under consideration. tion Reform Act. (c) PRIOR AMENDMENTS NOT AFFECTED.—This The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there H.R. 2719 addresses longstanding con- section shall not be construed to affect any objection to the request of the gen- cerns that I and other members of this amendment made by title XVI of such Act as in tleman from Texas? effect before the date of enactment of this Act. There was no objection. committee have raised about the Transportation Security Administra- SEC. 4. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield REPORTS. myself as much time as I may con- tion’s stewardship of taxpayer funds (a) IMPLEMENTATION OF PREVIOUS REC- sume. when pursuing, acquiring, and deploy- OMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the ing security-related technologies. Im- date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller I rise in support of this bill, the Transportation Security Acquisition portantly, the bill also seeks to address General of the United States shall assess and re- TSA’s lackluster record of contracting port to Congress on implementation by the Reform Act, which was developed and with small businesses. Transportation Security Administration of rec- introduced by the distinguished gen- Earlier this year, the Subcommittee ommendations regarding the acquisition of tech- tleman from North Carolina, the chair- on Transportation Security, of which I nology that were made by the Government Ac- man of the Transportation Security countability Office before the date of enactment am the ranking member, held a hearing Subcommittee, Mr. HUDSON. with industry stakeholders. We heard of this Act. Over the course of several years, the (b) IMPLEMENTATION OF SUBTITLE B OF TITLE from representatives of both small and Committee on Homeland Security has XVI.—Not later than 1 year after the date of en- large businesses on how to improve conducted extensive oversight of TSA actment of this Act and 3 years thereafter, the TSA’s acquisition practices and on how technology acquisition programs. Dur- Comptroller General of the United States shall the agency can engage with small busi- evaluate and report to Congress the Transpor- ing this session, the Subcommittee on nesses more effectively. Simply put, tation Security Administration’s progress in im- Transportation Security has continued plementing subtitle B of title XVI of the Home- TSA’s failure to meet its goals for this critical oversight function, and prime contracting with small busi- land Security Act of 2002 (116 Stat. 2312), as has taken it to the next level under amended by this Act (including provisions nesses is unacceptable. There are Chairman HUDSON’s leadership. added to such subtitle after the date of enact- ample small, minority-owned and dis- Poor planning, excessive costs, a ment of this Act), including any efficiencies, advantaged businesses that are ready, cost savings, or delays that have resulted from clumsy test and evaluation process, willing, and able to provide services such implementation. and other flaws have had a crippling ef- and technologies to TSA that would SEC. 5. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF INVENTORY fect on passenger travel and our secu- enhance our security and likely reduce TRACKING. rity effectiveness. H.R. 2719 is common contracting costs. If TSA cannot iden- Not later than 90 days after the date of enact- sense, bipartisan, and is an important tify such businesses, I would be happy ment of this Act, the Administrator of the step toward addressing the very defi- Transportation Security Administration shall to refer them to some. ciencies that have left travelers with- The bill takes a significant step to- report to Congress on the feasibility of tracking out adequate privacy protections—for transportation security-related technology of ward holding TSA more accountable the Administration through automated informa- instance, $200 million worth of screen- for achieving its goals for contracting tion and data capture technologies. ing equipment sitting in warehouses with small and disadvantaged busi- SEC. 6. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE and hundreds of machines abruptly nesses by requiring the agency to de- REVIEW OF TSA’S TEST AND EVALUA- pulled out of airports before the end of velop an action plan to accomplish its TION PROCESS. their life cycles. goals and report to Congress on how it Not later than 1 year after the date of the en- H.R. 2719 requires TSA to develop a plans to get there. actment of this Act, the Comptroller General of multiyear technology investment plan I thank the subcommittee chairman, the United States shall evaluate and report to to serve as a roadmap for industry and Congress on the Transportation Security Admin- the gentleman from North Carolina istration’s testing and evaluation activities re- to shed new light on TSA’s spending (Mr. HUDSON), for his willingness to lated to security-related technologies. The report decisions. It gives Congress early warn- have included small businesses in the shall include— ing when technology programs exceed discussion as we developed the legisla- (1) information on the extent to which — their intended costs, are unduly de- tion before the House today. Indeed, at (A) the execution of such testing and evalua- layed, or do not provide the security every turn, this legislation was devel- tion activities is aligned, temporally and other- results initially promised. It also re- oped in a bipartisan fashion, and the wise, with the Administration’s acquisition quires TSA to get a handle on its bro- final product is better for that. needs, planned procurements, and acquistions ken inventory management process. The bill tackles head-on the lack of for technology programs and projects; and (B) the extent to which security-related tech- Mr. Speaker, recommendations from transparency and accountability that nologies that have been tested, evaluated, and across government and industry were has plagued TSA’s acquisition prac- certified for use by the Administration are not incorporated into this crucial piece of tices since the agency’s inception. procured by the Administration, including infor- legislation, and numerous industry Among TSA’s most notable and costly mation about why that occurs; and stakeholders have expressed their sup- acquisition missteps are the ‘‘puffer (2) recommendations to— port for this bill. machines,’’ which did not work, and (A) improve the efficiency and efficacy of I appreciate the hard work of my col- the whole body AIT machines, which such testing and evaluation activities; and leagues on the committee, especially could not be modified to protect pas- (B) better align such testing and evaluation with the acquisitions process. Mr. HUDSON’s from North Carolina and sengers’ privacy. While no legislation Mr. RICHMOND’s from Louisiana. I ap- can guarantee that an agency will not SEC. 7. NO ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF AP- PROPRIATIONS. preciate the bipartisan approach they falter when acquiring technologies, No additional funds are authorized to be ap- took in crafting this important piece of H.R. 2719 represents a significant step propriated to carry out this Act and the amend- legislation and the collaborative, delib- in the right direction.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:02 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03DE7.006 H03DEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H7412 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 3, 2013 With that, Mr. Speaker, I reserve the cumbent upon us to make sure that SECURITY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, balance of my time. taxpayer dollars are being used effec- Silver Spring, MD, July 23, 2013. Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield tively and efficiently. We must take Hon. RICHARD HUDSON, such time as he may consume to the action. I urge my colleagues to support Chairman, House Homeland Security Com- mittee, Subcommittee on Transportation Se- distinguished gentleman from North this bill. curity, Washington, DC. Carolina (Mr. HUDSON), the sponsor of JULY 23, 2013. DEAR CHAIRMAN HUDSON: On behalf of the this legislation and the chairman of Hon. RICHARD HUDSON, Security Industry Association (SIA), I would the Subcommittee on Transportation Chairman, House Subcommittee on Transpor- like to commend your bipartisan efforts to- Security. tation Security, Washington, DC. ward procurement reform at the Transpor- tation Security Administration (TSA) and, Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise DEAR CHAIRMAN HUDSON: On behalf of the today to urge my colleagues to support more specifically, H.R. 2719, the Transpor- Airports Council International-North Amer- tation Security Acquisition Reform Act. a critical piece of legislation, the ica (ACI-NA), which represents local, re- Many of our more than 480 member compa- Transportation Security Acquisition gional, and state governing bodies that own nies have supported and continue to support Reform Act, which I introduced in July and operate commercial airports throughout the work of TSA since the agency’s incep- and have been working on for many the United States and Canada, I am pleased tion. As with any new organization, there months. to offer our endorsement of H.R. 2719, the are challenges. But we could probably agree Transportation Security Acquisition Reform I thank Chairman MCCAUL for help- there are other agencies, which have been in Act. ing move this bill through our com- existence for decades, facing greater chal- Airport operators have long advocated for lenges than TSA. mittee, and I commend all of the mem- However, whenever there is an opportunity the Transportation Security Administration bers on the committee for a swift and to improve how the government purchases (TSA) to implement best practices and im- unanimous vote to bring this bill to goods and services, no matter what agency prove the transparency of its technology ac- the floor. Again, this was a unanimous or government entity is involved, there is quisition programs. H.R. 2719 would also re- cause to celebrate. A better procurement vote both in the subcommittee and in quire TSA to incorporate feedback and input the full committee. This bill has the process ideally works for all parties in- from the private sector on technology trends volved, and we are very pleased that you and bipartisan support of our chairman and and other research and development infor- the committee have recognized the role of ranking member on the full committee mation that helps TSA develop a strategic industry when crafting the current legisla- as well as having mine and the ranking plan on technology acquisition. tion. member’s on the Transportation Secu- Again, thank you for your continued sup- Please know that SIA stands ready to as- rity Subcommittee. Let me also say port of airport operators and on recognizing sist the efforts of you, Ranking Member that this bill would not be possible if the need to improve TSA’s technology acqui- Cedric Richmond and the entire committee. Sincerely, Mr. THOMPSON and Mr. RICHMOND were sition process. We look forward to working with you on the passage of H.R. 2719. DON ERICKSON, not willing to work with me on this. CEO. Frankly, their collaboration made this Sincerely, DEBORAH MCELROY, ECURITY ANUFACTURERS OALITION better legislation. As I have said be- Interim President, AIRPORTS COUNCIL S M C , fore, the American people expect us to INTERNATIONAL-NORTH AMERICA. Alexandria, VA, October 1, 2013. come here and work together for solu- Hon. RICHARD HUDSON, tions, and this is a prime example of House Committee on Homeland Security, Sub- U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION, that. committee on Transportation Security, Washington, DC, July 24, 2013. Washington, DC. This bill has withstood the careful Hon. RICHARD HUDSON, Hon. CEDRIC RICHMOND, scrutiny of our committee’s oversight, Chairman, Transportation Security Sub- House Committee on Homeland Security, Sub- and it has also been endorsed by nu- committee, House Committee on Homeland committee on Transportation Security, merous stakeholders outside the Cap- Security, Washington, DC. Washington, DC. itol, and I submit for the RECORD their Hon. CEDRIC RICHMOND, DEAR CHAIRMAN HUDSON AND RANKING letters of support. Ranking Member, Transportation Security Sub- MEMBER RICHMOND: On behalf of the Security Mr. Speaker, in today’s partisan cul- committee, House Committee on Homeland Manufacturers Coalition (SMC), I want to ture of a divided Congress, I am very Security, Washington, DC. thank you and the Committee for your time DEAR CHAIRMAN HUDSON AND RANKING and efforts to begin the process of bringing proud to report that we can come to- meaningful reforms to the TSA acquisition MEMBER RICHMOND: On behalf of the U.S. gether from across the aisle in order to process. As you know the SMC membership address very real issues that we have in Travel Association, it is my pleasure to lend our support for two bills the subcommittee is made up of nine of the leading U.S. manufacturers of security screening technology. the Transportation Security Adminis- will be marking up later this week—namely, This scanning equipment is used in every tration, those being acquisition and H.R. 1204, the Aviation Security Stakeholder major airport in the U.S. and abroad, oper- procurement. For over 10 years, we Participation Act, and H.R. 2719, the Trans- ating continuously 365 days a year, as part of have all witnessed hundreds of millions portation Security Acquisition Reform Act. the overall effort to ensure the security of of dollars being wasted on failed tech- Both of these bills are consistent with the the traveling public. nologies and have witnessed machines recommendations for transportation secu- The Coalition supports H.R. 2719 as a step sitting idly in warehouses. Poor plan- rity and travel facilitation that U.S. Travel in creating a more transparent, predictable, ning, inventory management, and lim- made when issuing ‘‘A Better Way: Building and efficient process for TSA to streamline ited communication with stakeholders a World-Class System for Aviation Secu- the acquisition and deployment of security rity.’’ Specifically, we applaud the provi- screening technology. We appreciate the have decreased security, limited inno- sions of H.R. 1204, which recognize the role of vation, and squandered taxpayer dol- committee’s acknowledgement and inclusion the travel industry as a stakeholder in the of a multi-year technology investment plan lars. Aviation Security Advisory Committee. Ad- in the legislation. The inclusion of a five- I recognize that TSA is constantly ditionally, we strongly support the sections year plan of investments is important for trying to respond to new threats—they of H.R. 2719, which require the Transpor- technology manufacturers because it enables have a difficult job—but in some cases, tation Security Administration (TSA) to de- them to make critical research, planning, the pressures to perform and deploy velop a multiyear technology investment and investment decisions for the future, and new technologies can lead to a reactive plan. to help TSA meet its mission needs. approach without sufficient planning. The U.S. Travel Association is the na- We also support the inclusion of bill language to limit the practice of just-in-time tional, non-profit organization representing They still have a long way to go. Hav- logistics (JIT). JIT delivery is a risky and all components of the travel industry that ing a long-term plan that leverages ex- potentially damaging approach for screening generates $2.0 trillion in economic output perts within government and within in- technology which will put the supply chain, and supports 14.6 million jobs. U.S. Travel’s manufacturing base and American jobs at dustry can help to prevent these capa- mission is to increase travel to and within risk. Highly specialized technology manufac- bility gaps. Our bill provides that road- the United States. map to success. turers require long-lead time components Mr. Speaker, we cannot continue to We look forward to working with you to specific to screening people and baggage in see the House pass both of these important airports, along with a predictable forecast of let TSA drag its feet on establishing pieces of legislation. procurements to maintain a steady state of greater transparency and account- Sincerely, production and surge capability. Unpredict- ability for technologies that protect ROGER J. DOW, able procurements cause workforce reduc- our Nation’s traveling public. It is in- President & CEO. tions and increase program risks because

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:02 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03DE7.024 H03DEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE December 3, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7413 manufacturers may not be able to ramp up still await approval of this rule. While ef- In this age of sequestration, TSA cannot production or meet delivery rates for un- forts have been made to move this rule for- purchase technologies on a whim and outside planned or short notice requirements. We ap- ward, the overall government process for of robust acquisitions controls. preciate the common sense approach to in- TSA security rulemaking lacks account- Under H.R. 2719, of which I was proud to ventory, supply chain management that bal- ability and appears to be profoundly dysfunc- ances manufacturing with Government ac- tional. be an original cosponsor, TSA will be required quisition and deployment plans. We urge the committee to favorably con- to develop and publish a multi-year technology Finally, we appreciate the Committee’s de- sider these bills and to continue their crit- investment plan that will guide the agency’s sire to ensure that the reporting require- ical and constructive oversight of the De- security-related technology purchases. ments in the bill not add extra steps and partment of Homeland Security and its agen- This plan will give both the agency and time to an already cumbersome acquisition cies. Congress a clear understanding of how tax- process. As you are aware, the Department Sincerely, payer dollars will be allocated in future years. of Homeland Security (DHS) has established PETER J. BUNCE, The bill also requires TSA to develop a plan regulations and reports that govern its ac- President and CEO. quisitions process. We are pleased that the for managing its inventory of security-related Committee intends to ensure that the Con- Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Speaker, in technology. gressional reporting requirements in the bill closing, I would like to take this oppor- Earlier this year, the Department of Home- will compliment, rather than duplicate, ex- tunity to thank the chairman of Home- land Security’s Office of Inspector General isting reporting processes within the DHS land Security, Mr. MCCAUL, and the found that TSA had more than 17,000 items in and TSA. chairman of the subcommittee, Mr. its warehouse inventory, at an estimated cost Once again, thank you for all of your hard HUDSON, for the bipartisan manner in of $185 million. work on this legislation. The members of the which they have handled not only this The IG concluded that TSA may be able to Coalition sincerely appreciate the collabo- bill but all of the bills. It is typical of put approximately $800,000 per year to better rative way in which you and your staff have engaged our ideas on this important legisla- how we conduct ourselves on the com- use by managing its inventory more effec- tion. We look forward to working with you mittee. I especially thank my ranking tively. and other stakeholders in the future to offer member, Mr. THOMPSON from Mis- For fiscal year 2012, TSA’s goal for prime solutions to improve the ability of airports sissippi, as we put the goals, the safety, contracting with small businesses was set at to have access to better technology solutions and the value of the American public 23 percent, yet the agency barely reached 16 that create a safer aviation system for pas- over partisanship. percent. sengers. This bill does four things that I am To address TSA’s chronic problems meeting Sincerely, really excited about. It creates jobs small business contracting goals, the bill also T.J. SCHULTZ, requires TSA to consult with other federal Director. through working with small businesses. It provides greater trans- agencies that get small business contracting GENERAL AVIATION parency with the acquisition process. done and done right. MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, It creates more efficiencies within the Under H.R. 2719, TSA will be required to Washington, DC, October 28, 2013. Department and saves the American develop an action plan for improving its per- Chairman MICHAEL MCCAUL, taxpayers money. Last but certainly formance and report to Congress on its Committee on Homeland Security, not least, it makes our traveling public progress in implementing the plan. Washington, DC. safer. For too long, TSA has relied upon the same Ranking Member BENNIE THOMPSON, With these goals that we have made limited number of companies to develop and Committee on Homeland Security, produce the security-related technologies it Washington, DC. a priority in crafting this legislation DEAR CHAIRMAN MCCAUL AND RANKING and in pushing it through, I am happy puts into the field. MEMBER THOMPSON: On behalf of the General with the final product, and I would Doing so comes at the peril of small and mi- Aviation Manufacturers Association, we urge all of our Members to support it. nority-owned businesses that are essential to write to urge committee passage of H.R. 1204, With that, I yield back the balance of innovation. the Aviation Security Stakeholder Partici- my time. This dynamic also results in additional costs pation Act of 2013, introduced by Congress- to taxpayers due to a lack of competition in man Bennie Thompson, and H.R. 2719, the Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Speaker, in closing, I want to associate myself with the marketplace. Transportation Security Acquisition and Re- H.R. 2719 received the unanimous support the gentleman from Louisiana’s reform Act, introduced by Transportation Se- of the Committee on Homeland Security in curity Chairman Richard Hudson. These marks. October. items are slated to be marked up by the I do think this is a very important The bill also received the support of the House Homeland Security Committee on Oc- bill that will ultimately save taxpayer members of the Committee’s Subcommittee tober 29, 2013. dollars and that will make the system GAMA supports passage of H.R. 1204, the on Transportation Security as it moved more efficient while, at the same time, Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation through the regular order earlier this year. Act of 2013, given the important step this better protecting the traveling public, I look forward to the bill receiving the sup- measure takes to ensure that stakeholders which, I think, is what it is all about. port of the Full House today. are included in the policymaking process at So I urge the adoption of this bill in With that Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank TSA. H.R. 1204 establishes the Aviation Se- order to provide these necessary re- Subcommittee Chairman HUDSON and Ranking curity Advisory Committee, in statute, to forms to TSA acquisition. ensure that all aviation stakeholders, includ- Member RICHMOND for working in collaboration Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance to develop and see this legislation to the ing general aviation, are able to provide of my time. input to the TSA in advance of policies being House floor. formally proposed. We are also encouraged Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- I urge support for the bill. that H.R. 1204 provides for a general aviation er, I rise in support of H.R. 2719, the ‘‘Trans- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in advisory subcommittee to specifically con- portation Security Acquisition Reform Act.’’ strong support of H.R. 2719, the ‘‘Transpor- sider issues related to general aviation. For years, as both chairman and ranking tation Security Acquisition Reform Act.’’ The We also support passage of H.R. 2719, the member of the Committee on Homeland Secu- bill requires the Transportation Security Ad- Transportation Security Acquisition and Re- rity, I have been troubled about the way TSA ministration to implement best practices and form Act, given the focus it places on reform goes about acquiring technology. for the agency. While our member compa- improve transparency regarding technology nies’ involvement in TSA acquisition is lim- Time and again, we have seen taxpayer acquisition. ited, the objectives of this legislation are dollars wasted on technologies that either do I thank the Chairman MICHAEL MCCAUL and laudable and we hope such efforts will be ap- not work or cannot be upgraded to meet the Ranking Member BENNIE THOMPSON for their plied to other areas of TSA governance. agency’s needs. bipartisan effort to make air travel safer. In general, we are pleased that both bills I have also been troubled by TSA’s appar- I want to take this time to remember place a priority on improving key processes ent inability to effectively manage its inventory Gerardo I. Hernandez, a Transportation Secu- at the agency. Our member companies re- of security-related technology and meet its rity Administration officer who was killed in the main confounded by a bureaucracy that pe- nalizes manufacturers competing in a global goals for contracting with small and disadvan- line of duty at the Los Angeles International environment for government inaction. Al- taged businesses. Airport. most ten years have elapsed since TSA was The bill before us today addresses these There were two other TSA officers wounded directed to promulgate a final rulemaking to concerns through greater transparency and along with a schoolteacher during a gun battle secure repair stations overseas. Today, we accountability. with two airport police officers.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:02 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A03DE7.014 H03DEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H7414 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 3, 2013 I continue to keep them, their families, col- The yeas and nays were ordered. the Advisory Committee in accordance with leagues and friends in my thoughts and pray- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- paragraph (5), the Assistant Secretary shall ers. ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- brief the Committee on Homeland Security of the This incident punctuates the importance of ceedings on this motion will be post- House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the securing our airports and flights from threats. poned. Senate on such feedback. A critical component of the security strategy f ‘‘(7) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Prior to briefing being pursued is related to the acquisition and AVIATION SECURITY STAKE- the Committee on Homeland Security of the use of technology. House of Representatives and the Committee on HOLDER PARTICIPATION ACT OF The Transportation Security Acquisition Re- Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 2013 form Act builds upon the Committee on Home- Senate in accordance with paragraph (6), the land Security’s work on the issue of TSA’s ac- Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I move to Assistant Secretary shall submit to such commit- quisition practices. suspend the rules and pass the bill tees a report containing information relating to (H.R. 1204) to amend title 49, United the recommendations transmitted by the Advi- For years, I, along with Ranking Member sory Committee in accordance with paragraph THOMPSON and my fellow colleagues on the States Code, to direct the Assistant (4). Committee have urged TSA to be more trans- Secretary of Homeland Security ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— parent and accountable when acquiring secu- (Transportation Security Administra- ‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.— rity-related technologies. H.R. 2719 requires tion) to establish an Aviation Security ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days just that. Advisory Committee, and for other after the date of enactment of this section, the It also requires TSA to take a hard look at purposes, as amended. Assistant Secretary shall appoint the members of The Clerk read the title of the bill. the Advisory Committee. the obstacles it has encountered in the area of ‘‘(B) COMPOSITION.—The membership of the small business contracting and to identify The text of the bill is as follows: Advisory Committee shall consist of individuals ways to improve in that area. H.R. 1204 representing not more than 32 member organiza- There were three Jackson Lee amendments Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- tions. Each organization shall be represented by offered to improve the bill that aid in meeting resentatives of the United States of America in one individual (or the individual’s designee). the goals of the bill. Congress assembled, ‘‘(C) REPRESENTATION.—The membership of The first Jackson Lee amendment directs SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. the Advisory Committee shall include represent- the Comptroller of the United States to provide This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Aviation Secu- atives of air carriers, all cargo air transpor- rity Stakeholder Participation Act of 2013’’. tation, indirect air carriers, labor organizations a report to the House and Senate Committees representing air carrier employees, aircraft man- on Homeland Security on their findings regard- SEC. 2. AVIATION SECURITY ADVISORY COM- MITTEE. ufacturers, airport operators, general aviation, ing the status of the Transportation Security (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 449 privacy organizations, the travel industry, air- Administration’s (TSA) implementation of GAO of title 49, United States Code, is amended by port based businesses, including minority owned recommendations related to acquisition of se- adding at the end the following: small businesses, businesses that conduct secu- curity technology. rity operations at airports, aeronautical repair ‘‘§ 44946. Aviation Security Advisory Com- stations, passenger advocacy groups, the avia- The second Jackson Lee amendment di- mittee rects the TSA to provide a report to the House tion technology security industry, including bio- ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Assistant Sec- metrics, victims of terrorist acts against avia- and Senate Homeland Security Committees retary shall establish within the Transportation tion, and law enforcement and security experts. on the feasibility of inventory tracking through Security Administration an advisory committee ‘‘(2) REMOVAL.—The Assistant Secretary may automated information and data capture tech- to be known as the ‘Aviation Security Advisory review the participation of a member of the Ad- nologies. Committee’. visory Committee and remove such member for This Jackson Lee amendment allows the ‘‘(b) DUTIES.— cause at any time. TSA to investigate private sector use of inven- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary ‘‘(3) PROHIBITION ON COMPENSATION.—The shall consult the Advisory Committee on avia- tory tracking technology and determine if any members of the Advisory Committee shall not re- tion security matters, including on the develop- ceive pay, allowances, or benefits from the Gov- of these technologies would be beneficial to ment, refinement, and implementation of poli- ernment by reason of their service on the Advi- the agency. cies, programs, rulemaking, and security direc- sory Committee. The third Jackson Lee amendment states tives pertaining to aviation security, while ad- ‘‘(4) MEETINGS.—The Assistant Secretary shall that to the extent practicable, the Chief Pri- hering to sensitive security guidelines. require the Advisory Committee to meet at least vacy Officer for the Department of Homeland ‘‘(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.— semiannually and may convene additional meet- Security shall include consultation with organi- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Committee ings as necessary. zations that advocate for the protection of pri- shall develop, at the request of the Assistant ‘‘(d) AIR CARGO SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE.— Secretary, recommendations for improvements to ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary vacy and civil liberties. aviation security. shall establish within the Advisory Committee These Jackson Lee amendments were ‘‘(B) RECOMMENDATIONS OF SUBCOMMIT- an air cargo security subcommittee to provide adopted en bloc by the Full Committee and TEES.—Recommendations agreed upon by the recommendations on air cargo security issues, are included in H.R. 2719. subcommittees established under this section including the implementation of the air cargo I was pleased to support this legislation dur- shall be approved by the Advisory Committee for security programs established by the Transpor- ing both the Subcommittee and Full Com- transmission to the Assistant Secretary. tation Security Administration to screen air mittee markups of the measure and continue ‘‘(3) PERIODIC REPORTS.—The Advisory Com- cargo on passenger aircraft and all-cargo air- to support it today. mittee shall periodically submit to the Assistant craft in accordance with established cargo Secretary— Critically, this legislation requires TSA to de- screening mandates. ‘‘(A) reports on matters identified by the As- ‘‘(2) MEETINGS AND REPORTING.—The sub- velop a multiyear plan for its investments in sistant Secretary; and committee shall meet at least quarterly and sub- security-related technology. ‘‘(B) reports on other matters identified by a mit to the Advisory Committee for inclusion in With the plan, vision, and oversight this bill majority of the members of the Advisory Com- the annual report required under subsection mandates, I am hopeful TSA’s missteps in the mittee. (b)(4) information, including recommendations, area of security-related technology acquisition ‘‘(4) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Advisory Com- regarding air cargo security. Such submissions will soon be a thing of the past. mittee shall submit to the Assistant Secretary an shall include recommendations to improve the I urge my colleagues to join me in support annual report providing information on the ac- Transportation Security Administration’s cargo tivities, findings, and recommendations of the security initiatives established to meet the re- of H.R. 2719. I yield back my time. Advisory Committee, including its subcommit- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The quirements of section 44901(g). tees, for the preceding year. ‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The subcommittee shall— question is on the motion offered by ‘‘(5) FEEDBACK.—Not later than 90 days after ‘‘(A) include members of the Advisory Com- the gentleman from Texas (Mr. receiving recommendations transmitted by the mittee with expertise in air cargo operations; MCCAUL) that the House suspend the Advisory Committee under paragraph (4), the and rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2719, as Assistant Secretary shall respond in writing to ‘‘(B) be cochaired by a Government and in- amended. the Advisory Committee with feedback on each dustry official. The question was taken. of such recommendations, an action plan to im- ‘‘(e) GENERAL AVIATION SECURITY SUB- The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the plement any of such recommendations with COMMITTEE.— which the Assistant Secretary concurs, and a ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being detailed justification for why any of such rec- shall establish within the Advisory Committee a in the affirmative, the ayes have it. ommendations have been rejected. general aviation subcommittee to provide rec- Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Speaker, on ‘‘(6) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Not later ommendations on transportation security issues that I demand the yeas and nays. than 30 days after providing written feedback to for general aviation facilities, general aviation

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App.) of travelers. regarding aviation security at general aviation shall not apply to the Advisory Committee and The Aviation Security Advisory airports. its subcommittees. Committee that is authorized in this ‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The subcommittee shall— ‘‘(l) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the fol- legislation serves as a valuable sound- ‘‘(A) include members of the Advisory Com- lowing definitions apply: ing board for TSA decisionmakers. By mittee with expertise in general aviation; and ‘‘(1) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The term ‘Advi- codifying the committee in statute, we ‘‘(B) be cochaired by a Government and in- sory Committee’ means the Aviation Security dustry official. Advisory Committee established under sub- will prevent a needless expiration of its ‘‘(f) PERIMETER SECURITY, EXIT LANE SECU- section (a). charter and disbandment, which has al- RITY, AND ACCESS CONTROL SUBCOMMITTEE.— ‘‘(2) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘Assist- ready happened once under TSA. ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary ant Secretary’ means the Assistant Secretary of As chairman of the Committee on shall establish within the Advisory Committee Homeland Security (Transportation Security Homeland Security, I am proud of the an airport perimeter security, exit lane security, Administration). manner in which this bill was thought- and access control subcommittee to provide rec- ‘‘(3) PERIMETER SECURITY.—The term ‘perim- fully considered and amended in com- ommendations on airport perimeter security, exit eter security’— lane security at commercial service airports, and ‘‘(A) means procedures or systems to monitor, mittee by Members on both sides of the access control issues. secure, and prevent unauthorized access to an aisle, and I thank the ranking member ‘‘(2) MEETINGS AND REPORTING.—The sub- airport, including its airfield and terminal; and for his work on this important issue. committee shall meet at least quarterly and sub- ‘‘(B) includes the fence area surrounding an I think the more recent example we mit to the Advisory Committee for inclusion in airport, access gates, and access controls.’’. have with the knives being allowed on the annual report required under subsection (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for the airplanes without input and par- (b)(4) information, including recommendations, subchapter II of chapter 449 of title 49, United ticipation by the flight attendants and regarding improving perimeter security, exit States Code, is amended by adding at the end lane security at commercial service airports, and the following new item: the pilots is a classic example of this Department not talking to the private access control procedures at commercial service ‘‘44946. Aviation Security Advisory Com- and general aviation airports. mittee.’’. sector about what can better protect ‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The subcommittee shall— them and passengers on airplanes. Of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ‘‘(A) include members of the Advisory Com- course, that decision was reversed by ant to the rule, the gentleman from mittee with expertise in airport perimeter secu- the Director of TSA, eventually, after rity and access control issues; and Texas (Mr. MCCAUL) and the gentleman he consulted with the stakeholders in ‘‘(B) be co-chaired by a Government and in- from Louisiana (Mr. RICHMOND) each the community. This bill will provide dustry official. will control 20 minutes. that they consult with those stake- ‘‘(g) RISK-BASED SUBCOMMITTEE.— The Chair recognizes the gentleman ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary holders before such decisions are made. from Texas. shall establish within the Advisory Committee a I urge my colleagues to support this risk-based subcommittee to provide recommenda- GENERAL LEAVE bill, and I reserve the balance of my tions on passenger screening policies and cargo. Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I ask time. ‘‘(2) MEETINGS AND REPORTING.—The sub- unanimous consent that all Members committee shall meet at least quarterly and sub- Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Speaker, I yield have 5 legislative days within which to myself such time as I may consume. mit to the Advisory Committee for inclusion in revise and extend their remarks and to the annual report required under subsection I rise in support of H.R. 1204, the include any extraneous material on the (b)(4) information, including recommendations, Aviation Security Stakeholder Partici- bill under consideration. regarding the Transportation Security Adminis- pation Act. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there tration’s risk-based security programs. Mr. Speaker, soliciting input from ‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The subcommittee shall— objection to the request of the gen- impacted stakeholders is critical to de- ‘‘(A) include members of the Advisory Com- tleman from Texas? veloping effective policies. H.R. 1204, mittee with expertise in passenger advocacy and There was no objection. airport security operations; and introduced by the ranking member of ‘‘(B) be cochaired by a Government and in- b 1300 the Committee on Homeland Security, dustry official. Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield Representative THOMPSON of Mis- ‘‘(h) SECURITY TECHNOLOGY SUBCOMMITTEE.— myself as much time as I may con- sissippi, codifies that sentiment by ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary making permanent the Aviation Secu- shall establish within the Advisory Committee a sume. security technology subcommittee to provide rec- Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support rity Advisory Committee. ommendations on security technology issues, in- of this bill, the Aviation Security Soon after 9/11, industry representa- cluding harmonization of security technology Stakeholder Participation Act of 2013, tives from all corners of the transpor- standards and requirements. sponsored by the ranking member of tation sector gathered to support ‘‘(2) MEETINGS AND REPORTING.—The sub- the full Committee on Homeland Secu- TSA’s efforts to develop an efficient, committee shall meet at least quarterly and sub- rity, Mr. THOMPSON. effective, and workable security pro- mit to the Advisory Committee for inclusion in gram. For a number of years, the advi- the annual report required under subsection Mr. Speaker, the American people (b)(4) information, including recommendations, know that the TSA is charged with sory committee was a productive part- regarding security technology. Such submissions protecting our aviation systems ner to TSA. Unfortunately, TSA al- shall include recommendations to improve the against another horrific terrorist at- lowed the advisory committee to be- Transportation Security Administration’s utili- tack like we experienced on September come inactive by letting the charter zation of security technology and harmoni- 11, 2001. However, the role of industry lapse. zation of security technology standards and re- stakeholders—from pilots and flight at- Although the Aviation Security Ad- quirements. All recommendations shall be in fur- tendants to private screening compa- visory Committee’s charter was re- therance of aviation security and technology newed in 2011, it was only in response neutral. nies and airport operators—is equally ‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The subcommittee shall— as critical, albeit less visible. to congressional pressure by Ranking ‘‘(A) include members of the Advisory Com- TSA is in the spotlight, for better or Member THOMPSON in this committee mittee with expertise in checkpoint, baggage, for worse; but many of TSA’s private and the repeated complaints about the and air cargo security technology; and sector partners are also responsible for lack of dialogue between TSA and the ‘‘(B) be co-chaired by a Government and in- implementing effective security pro- industry stakeholders. The advisory dustry official. grams and keeping travelers safe. This committee is a valuable asset to our ‘‘(i) OTHER SUBCOMMITTEES.—The Assistant shared responsibility is precisely why Nation’s aviation security because it Secretary, in consultation with the Advisory Committee, may establish within the Advisory TSA cannot make decisions in a vacu- helps ensure that the policies that TSA Committee any other subcommittee that the As- um, as it has been known to do. develops are responsive to security sistant Secretary and Advisory Committee deter- The bill before us sends a necessary challenges and can be effectively inte- mine necessary. message to TSA leadership, and frank- grated into security operations. Simply

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Sincerely, I applaud Ranking Member THOMP- lishment of the Aviation Security Ad- LORRAINE HOWERTON, SON for introducing this legislation to visory Committee to provide represent- AOPA, Vice President of Legislative Affairs. make the Aviation Security Advisory atives from air carriers, aircraft manu- Committee permanent, and I thank the facturers, airport operators, general GENERAL AVIATION chairman of the Homeland Security aviation stakeholders and labor organi- MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, Committee for making sure that it zations, among others, an opportunity Washington, DC, October 28, 2013. moved through the process quickly, to provide input into policymaking and Chairman MICHAEL MCCAUL, and both for seeing the wisdom of mak- have their voices heard. Committee on Homeland Security, ing this legislation law. Washington, DC. It also requires the establishment of Ranking Member BENNIE THOMPSON, With that, Mr. Speaker, I reserve the subcommittees to focus on cargo secu- balance of my time. Committee on Homeland Security, rity, general aviation security, perim- Washington, DC. Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield eter security, exit lane security, secu- DEAR CHAIRMAN MCCAUL AND RANKING such time as he may consume to the rity-related technologies, and risk- MEMBER THOMPSON: On behalf of the General gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. based security, respectively. Aviation Manufacturers Association, we HUDSON), chairman of the Sub- write to urge committee passage of H.R. 1204, Whatever your thoughts about TSA’s committee on Transportation Security. the Aviation Security Stakeholder Partici- Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise policy decisions, I believe we can all pation Act of 2013, introduced by Congress- today in support of the Aviation Secu- agree that such decisions should be man BENNIE THOMPSON, and H.R. 2719, the rity Stakeholder Participation Act in- made only after meaningful consulta- Transportation Security Acquisition and Re- tion and coordination with stake- form Act, introduced by Transportation Se- troduced by my friend, the ranking curity Chairman RICHARD HUDSON. These member of the Homeland Security holders. Earlier this year, when TSA an- items are slated to be marked up by the Committee, Mr. BENNIE THOMPSON. House Homeland Security Committee on Oc- This commonsense bill ensures stake- nounced proposed changes in its Pro- tober 29, 2013. holders have a seat at the table when hibited Items List that would have re- GAMA supports passage of H.R. 1204, the working with their partners at the sulted in knives being allowed on Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation planes for the first time since 9/11, we Act of 2013, given the important step this Transportation Security Administra- measure takes to ensure that stakeholders tion. Too many times in government got a firsthand glimpse of the problems that arise when stakeholders are not are included in the policymaking process at we see a lack of communication be- TSA. H.R. 1204 establishes the Aviation Se- tween government officials and indus- consulted. curity Advisory Committee, in statute, to try stakeholders. This gap is troubling Only after an overwhelmingly nega- ensure that all aviation stakeholders, includ- as it creates a vacuum of ideas and tive reaction to this decision did Ad- ing general aviation, are able to provide does not allow for a flow of information ministrator Pistole put the issue before input to the TSA in advance of policies being formally proposed. We are also encouraged between the Federal Government and the advisory committee for review. Ul- timately, after this critical consulta- that H.R. 1204 provides for a general aviation the private sector that is necessary. advisory subcommittee to specifically con- Mr. THOMPSON’s bill, which passed tion, TSA reversed its decision. sider issues related to general aviation. out of our committee unanimously, Mr. Speaker, it is clear that con- We also support passage of H.R. 2719, the would bridge that gap by allowing the sultation is important; it is clear that Transportation Security Acquisition and Re- Aviation Security Advisory Committee codifying this bill is that necessary. form Act, given the focus it places on reform to take effect and have the constant But I would also like to add that there for the agency. While our member companies’ involvement in TSA acquisition is lim- line of communication to exchange are other organizations who want to be placed in the record in support of it: ited, the objectives of this legislation are ideas and formulate thoughtful proce- laudable and we hope such efforts will be ap- dures at the agency responsible for se- the Cargo Airline Association, the As- plied to other areas of TSA governance. curity of commercial aviation. sociation of Flight Attendants, the In general, we are pleased that both bills Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to U.S. Travel Association, the Airports place a priority on improving key processes support this bipartisan bill. Council International, the Security at the agency. Our member companies re- Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I con- Manufacturers Coalition, the General main confounded by a bureaucracy that pe- tinue to reserve the balance of my Aviation Manufacturers Association, nalizes manufacturers competing in a global environment for government inaction. Al- time. and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots As- most ten years have elapsed since TSA was Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Speaker, I yield sociation. directed to promulgate a final rulemaking to such time as he may consume to the With that, Mr. Speaker, I urge my secure repair stations overseas. Today, we gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. colleagues to once again support legis- still await approval of this rule. While ef- THOMPSON), the ranking member of the lation to codify the Aviation Security forts have been made to move this rule for- Committee on Homeland Security. Advisory Committee. ward, the overall government process for TSA security rulemaking lacks account- Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND ability and appears to be profoundly dysfunc- Speaker, I thank the gentleman for PILOTS ASSOCIATION, tional. yielding. Washington, DC, September 30, 2013. We urge the committee to favorably con- I rise in strong support of H.R. 1204, Hon. BENNIE G. THOMPSON, sider these bills and to continue their crit- the Aviation Security Stakeholder Ranking Member, House Committee on Home- ical and constructive oversight of the De- Participation Act of 2013. land Security, Washington, DC. partment of Homeland Security and its agen- Last Congress, I introduced a version DEAR RANKING MEMBER THOMPSON: I write cies. of the legislation before us today when on behalf of the nearly 400,000 members of Sincerely, the charter for the Aviation Security the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association PETER J. BUNCE, (AOPA) in support of your legislation H.R. President and CEO. Advisory Committee was allowed to ex- 1204, the ‘‘Aviation Security Stakeholder pire, resulting in the advisory com- Participation Act of 2013.’’ Washington, DC, September 6, 2013. mittee becoming inactive. Your legislation requires TSA to formally Hon. BENNIE THOMPSON, Since shortly after the terrorist at- establish an Aviation Security Advisory Ranking Member, Committee on Homeland Se- tacks of September 11, the advisory Committee (ASAC) to advise on aviation security, Washington, DC. committee has provided formal stake- curity matters. The ASAC will ensure that DEAR RANKING MEMBER THOMPSON: On be- holder input and advice to TSA with general aviation (GA) has a seat at the table half of the members of the Cargo Airline As- respect to aviation security policies. I for discussion of programs and policy sociation, I am writing to support H.R. 1204, was pleased that in response to my bill, changes related to the improvement of avia- the Aviation Stakeholder Participation Act tion security. Also, the creation of a dedi- of 2013. This Bill would require the reestab- then-Secretary Napolitano restored cated GA Security Subcommittee will pro- lishment and maintenance of an Aviation Se- this critical forum for stakeholder vide that our community is consulted before curity Advisory Committee (ASAC) to facili- input. major policy changes occur that have a di- tate communications between the Transpor- To prevent a lapse in the advisory rect impact on GA pilots, aircraft, and air- tation Security Administration (TSA) and committee’s operation, it is important ports. the aviation industry.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:50 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03DE7.028 H03DEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE December 3, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7417 Historically, the ASAC formed the basis of processes of evaluating and countering Again, thank you for your continued sup- major initiatives, with industry members threats to aviation security. port of airport operators and on recognizing working closely with Government Agencies Since 9/11, much has been asked of crew- the value of having stakeholder input into to address a variety of security-related members to improve aviation security and aviation security programs and TSA regula- issues. These issues have been traditionally flight attendants serve as the last line of de- tions. We look forward to working with you discussed in various Working Groups or Sub- fense on board the aircraft. Your bill to es- on the passage of H.R. 1204. Committees established under the ASAC um- tablish a permanent ASAC will ensure that Sincerely, brella. A prime example of the utility of this the forum for their input, as well as that of DEBORAH MCELROY, structure was the establishment of three air other stakeholder members of the ASAC, Interim President, Airports cargo Working Groups formed to develop will contribute to a more thorough process Council International—North America. proposed new regulations to address air for aviation security without interruption. Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Speaker, I con- cargo security threats after the September Sincerely, tinue to reserve the balance of my CHRISTOPHER J. WITKOWSKI, 11, 2001, attacks. The recommendations of time. these Working Groups eventually formed the Director, Air Safety, Health and Security. Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I have no basis of an entirely new TSA air cargo regulatory scheme. H.R. 1204 contains a mandate, U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION, further Members to speak on this bill not only for ASAC itself, but also for various Washington, DC, July 24, 2013. and will close once the gentleman from Sub-Committees that would address the key Rep. RICHARD HUDSON, Louisiana closes. issues of the day. We support your efforts to Chairman, Transportation Security Sub- I continue to reserve the balance of ensure ASAC remains a forum for the avia- committee, House Committee on Homeland my time. tion industry and TSA to work together. Security, Washington, DC. Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Speaker, I Sincerely, Rep. CEDRIC RICHMOND, thank again the chairman of the full STEPHEN A. ALTERMAN, Ranking Member, Transportation Security Sub- committee, Mr. MCCAUL; the chairman committee, House Committee on Homeland President. of the subcommittee, Mr. HUDSON; and Security, Washington, DC. the ranking member of the full com- SECURITY MANUFACTURERS COALITION, DEAR CHAIRMAN HUDSON AND RANKING Alexandria, VA, October 25, 2013. MEMBER RICHMOND: On behalf of the U.S. mittee, Mr. THOMPSON, for moving this Hon. BENNIE THOMPSON, Travel Association, it is my pleasure to lend legislation, and thank Mr. THOMPSON Ranking Member, House Committee on Home- our support for two bills the subcommittee for introducing it. land Security, Washington, DC. will be marking up later this week—namely, I once again urge my colleagues to DEAR MR. THOMPSON: On behalf of the Se- H.R. 1204, the Aviation Security Stakeholder support this legislation to codify the curity Manufacturers Coalition (SMC), I Participation Act, and H.R. 2719, the Trans- Aviation Security Advisory Committee want to express SMC’s support for HR 1204, portation Security Acquisition Reform Act. so stakeholders have a permanent seat the ‘‘Aviation Security Stakeholder Partici- Both of these bills are consistent with the at the table when TSA develops poli- recommendations for transportation secu- pation Act of 2013.’’ The Act, as we under- cies that have a direct impact on our stand it, would codify the Transportation Se- rity and travel facilitation that U.S. Travel curity Administration’s (TSA) Aviation Se- made when issuing ‘‘A Better Way: Building security and their operations. curity Advisory Committee (ASAC). a World-Class System for Aviation Secu- Simply what it does is guarantees As you know the SMC membership is made rity.’’ Specifically, we applaud the provi- that policies won’t be implemented up of nine of the leading U.S. manufacturers sions of H.R. 1204, which recognize the role of solely by people relying on theory, but of security screening technology. This scan- the travel industry as a stakeholder in the ensures that the stakeholders are at ning equipment is used in every major air- Aviation Security Advisory Committee. Ad- the table to talk about the reality of port in the U.S. and abroad, operating con- ditionally, we strongly support the sections the policies that they implement. tinuously 365 days a year, as part of the over- of H.R. 2719, which require the Transpor- With that, Mr. Speaker, I again urge all effort to ensure the security of the trav- tation Security Administration (TSA) to de- my colleagues to support the legisla- eling public. The SMC formed with the pri- velop a multiyear technology investment mary purpose of creating a conduit for TSA plan. tion, and I yield back the balance of and the industry to work closely on specific The U.S. Travel Association is the na- my time. issues facing the development and deploy- tional, non-profit organization representing Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I urge ment of screening technology. all components of the travel industry that adoption of this bipartisan bill. The ASAC has been a valuable tool to fos- generates $2.0 trillion in economic output I want to thank Chairman HUDSON, ter an open dialogue between TSA and avia- and supports 14.6 million jobs. U.S. Travel’s ranking member of the full committee, tion interest groups and businesses. We be- mission is to increase travel to and within Mr. THOMPSON, and Ranking Member lieve the bill reinforces the proposition that the United States. RICHMOND. a robust, risked-based security system is the We look forward to working with you to I am proud to report to this House product of input from all interested stake- see the House pass both of these important holders. pieces of legislation. that this committee has passed several Thank you for your willingness to take the Sincerely, bills, all of which have passed unani- lead on this important issue. The members of ROGER J. DOW, mously out of our committee. I am not the Coalition sincerely appreciate your in- President & CEO. sure if there is any committee in Con- terest in preserving through legislation a gress that can say that. I am very committee that will make recommendations AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL, proud of that effort. I hope that we can that will create a safer aviation system for JULY 24, 2013. continue in that spirit with more com- Hon. BENNIE G. THOMPSON, passengers. plex legislation that we face in the fu- Sincerely, Ranking Member, House Committee on Home- T.J. SCHULZ, land Security, Washington, DC. ture. I know that with the ranking Director, Security Manufacturers Coalition. DEAR RANKING MEMBER THOMPSON: On be- member and his spirit of cooperation half of the Airports Council International— we will be able to get it done. ASSOCIATION OF FLIGHT North America (ACI-NA), which represents With that, I yield back the balance of ATTENDANTS—CWA, AFL–CIO, local, regional, and state governing bodies my time. Washington, DC, March 14, 2013. that own and operate commercial airports Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in Hon. BENNIE THOMPSON, throughout the United States and Canada, I strong support of H.R. 1204, ‘‘Aviation Secu- Washington, DC. am pleased to offer our endorsement of H.R. rity Stakeholder Participation Act of 2013.’’ DEAR CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON, On behalf 1204, the Aviation Security Stakeholder Par- of the Association of Flight Attendants— ticipation Act of 2013. Ranking Member THOMPSON’s steady and long CWA, I am writing to thank you for intro- Airport operators have long advocated for term work on improving airport security is rec- ducing legislation to make the Aviation Se- the Transportation Security Administration ognized and respected by members on both curity Advisory Committee (ASAC) perma- (TSA) to re-establish the Aviation Security sides of the aisle. nent. Advisory Committee (ASAC). The ASAC al- The Aviation Security Stakeholder Participa- Having been a member of ASAC through- lowed aviation stakeholders, including air- tion Act, introduced by Ranking Member out its operative years since 1989, I can as- port operators to advise TSA on aviation se- THOMPSON, establishes in law the critical Avia- sure you that it should be required to func- curity policies, programs, rulemakings and tion Security Advisory Committee. tion on an ongoing basis to ensure that the security directives pertaining to aviation se- varied and valuable perspectives of the curity. H.R. 1204 would allow the ASAC once The bill states that the Security Advisory stakeholders affected by aviation security again to provide valuable input into TSA’s Committee shall be consulted by and advise policy and programs are given the oppor- proposed rules, security directives and avia- the Assistant Security on aviation security tunity to provide advice and recommenda- tion security programs which help protect matters, including the development and imple- tions to the TSA in order to enhance its airports, airlines and their passengers. mentation of policies, programs, rulemaking,

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:50 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A03DE7.037 H03DEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H7418 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 3, 2013 and security directives pertaining to aviation The original act passed in 1988, Mr. While I support the reauthorization security. Speaker, and had a 10-year sunset of the Undetectable Firearms Act for 10 Since just after 9/11, the Aviation Security clause which expired November 10, 1998. years, a 10-year extension should not Advisory Committee has played the critical Congress renewed the law for 5 years in be interpreted as an agreement that role of being industry’s voice before TSA, 1998 and for 10 years in 2003. The law the statute should remain unchanged helping to develop policies that make sense will sunset on December 9, 2013, if it is for that entire term. We need to work operationally, and more importantly, work for not reauthorized again. quickly to update the law, but it does the American people. The original law received over- not appear that we will be able to do When Congress established TSA in the whelming bipartisan support, and so that in the time left before the stat- wake of the tragic terrorist attack on 9/11, we did each subsequent renewal. ute’s expiration. However, we cannot granted TSA broad latitude to implement poli- I urge my colleagues to support this allow the law to expire and the exist- cies stakeholders are required to comply with extension, and I reserve the balance of ing—even if imperfect—protections to and, in some cases, implement. my time. lapse. The Aviation Security Advisory Committee Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, Finally, with the continued toll of ensures that the security directives TSA devel- I yield myself such time as I may con- gun violence on our communities, Con- ops are not created in a vacuum. sume. gress must act immediately on other Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. Establishing the Aviation Security Advisory measures to strengthen our gun laws. 3626, which will extend by 10 years the Committee in law will ensure that the Com- We are nearing the first anniversary of authorization of the Undetectable Fire- mittee never again becomes inactive, as was the killing of 20 students and six teach- arms Act, a statute which is in effect the case during the previous Administration. ers at Sandy Hook Elementary School through December 9 of this year. in Newtown, Connecticut. While such The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The Undetectable Firearms Act pro- question is on the motion offered by tragic mass shootings bring increased hibits the import, manufacture, sale, attention to the problem of gun vio- the gentleman from Texas (Mr. transport, or possession of firearms MCCAUL) that the House suspend the lence, we must recognize that the scope that are undetectable by metal detec- of the problem is much greater; an av- rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1204, as tors or x ray machines. Signed into law amended. erage of over 30 people a day are mur- by President Reagan in 1988, this stat- dered with firearms in America. The question was taken. ute remains critical to public safety. The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the However, during this Congress, the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being b 1315 House has taken no steps to address in the affirmative, the ayes have it. The law helps protect us from fire- the problem. The Judiciary Committee has held no hearings, and has not even Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Speaker, on that I arms that are undetectable by some of demand the yeas and nays. the most conventional means of fire- considered any of the other measures The yeas and nays were ordered. arms detection. The law prevents the which have been proposed to make us The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- commercial production and prolifera- safer from gun violence. For example, we must make a priority of extending ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- tion of such weapons that could be used the Brady Act to keep firearms out of ceedings on this motion will be post- either by individuals or organized ter- the hands of criminals, and we should poned. rorist groups seeking to commit crimes take action on H.R. 1565, the Public in secure areas, such as courthouses or f Safety and Second Amendment Rights airplanes. Unfortunately, the need for EXTENSION OF UNDETECTABLE Protection Act, which would expand such protection has grown in recent FIREARMS ACT OF 1988 FOR 10 the Brady background check require- years. YEARS This statute was originally author- ment to firearms sold at gun shows and through commercial advertisements. Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, I move to ized for 10 years, and subsequently re- We should also consider bills such as suspend the rules and pass the bill authorized for periods of 5 and then an- H.R. 1318, the Youth PROMISE Act, de- (H.R. 3626) to extend the Undetectable other 10 years. The authorization of signed to promote proven crime pre- Firearms Act of 1988 for 10 years. this prohibition has been incremental vention strategies. With respect to the The Clerk read the title of the bill. because Congress recognized that tech- bill before us today, I commend the The text of the bill is as follows: nology would evolve, and that we may gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. need to update the statute to maintain H.R. 3626 COBLE) for introducing the measure to Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- its effectiveness. In fact, this is what extend the term of the current statute. resentatives of the United States of America in has transpired. The Undetectable Firearms Act con- The current law has a critical loop- Congress assembled, tinues to help protect public safety, SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF UNDETECTABLE FIRE- hole that may enable and encourage and we should reauthorize it while also ARMS ACT OF 1988 FOR 10 YEARS. the production of firearms that may es- Section 2(f)(2) of the Undetectable Fire- working to update and improve it with- cape detection. Under the statute, out delay. I, therefore, urge my col- arms Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) is someone may produce a plastic firearm amended by striking ‘‘25’’ and inserting ‘‘35’’. leagues to support H.R. 3626. which is detectable only because it has I reserve the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- as metal component—which is not es- Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, I have no ant to the rule, the gentleman from sential for the operation of the fire- further requests for speakers, and I re- North Carolina (Mr. COBLE) and the arm—but is easily removable by a fire- serve the balance of my time. gentleman from Virginia (Mr. SCOTT) arm user seeking to avoid detection. Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, each will control 20 minutes. In fact, some designs made available I yield such time as he may consume to The Chair recognizes the gentleman on the Internet to assist the manufac- the gentleman from New York (Mr. from North Carolina. ture of such guns using 3–D printers in- ISRAEL). Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- clude just such a feature. We need to Mr. ISRAEL. I thank the gentleman self such time as I may consume. strengthen the law to address this ob- from Virginia, who serves ably as rank- Mr. Speaker, today I rise in support vious problem, and we should adopt the ing member of the Subcommittee on of H.R. 3626, a bill to extend the Undetectable Firearms Act moderniza- Crime. I also want to thank my friend, Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 for tion proposal sponsored by the gen- the gentleman from North Carolina 10 years. In 1988, Congress passed the tleman from New York (Mr. ISRAEL). (Mr. COBLE), who truly is a gentleman original law that makes it illegal to He is proposing that the statute be and who will be missed, for his bipar- manufacture, import, sell, ship, de- updated to require that the metal tisan work on this bill. We have liver, possess, transfer, or receive any which makes a firearm detectable be worked well together, and I am deeply firearm that is not detectable by walk- included in the essential components of grateful to the gentleman for that through metal detection, or any fire- the firearm so that, if removed, the partnership. arm with major components that do gun would not operate. This is a simple Mr. Speaker, in 1988 when we passed not generate an accurate image before and effective means of addressing the the Undetectable Firearms Act, the no- standard airport imaging technology. problem. tion of a 3–D printed plastic firearm

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The problem is that today it is a tect ourselves from violent criminals and ter- stitute common-sense standards that are fo- reality, and in only 6 days the law ban- rorists who may plan to target secure facilities cused on protecting our nation from violence ning the Undetectable Firearms Act such as airports, courthouses, government by those who would do us harm, without in- expires, and so we have to act now. buildings, stadiums, schools, and hospitals, fringing on Americans’ Second Amendment This law was enacted under President which use firearms detection equipment. rights. Reagan in 1988. It was reauthorized While we must ensure the protections of the H.R. 2665 and H.R. 3626 can go a long under President Clinton, and it was re- Undetectable Firearms Act do not lapse, we way towards making our homes, schools, and authorized again in 2003 under Presi- must also take up legislation as soon as pos- streets safer for families across this country. dent Bush. When Ronald Reagan and sible to address a critical shortcoming in the We may not be able to prevent every gun-re- Bill Clinton and George Bush agree on statute. The law, as it currently exists, would lated tragedy from occurring in the future, but something, so should we. This has al- allow the production of firearms whose detect- we have a responsibility to implement reason- ways been a matter of bipartisanship, ability is provided by metal parts which may able, common-sense standards so that inno- and so we should continue that biparti- be easily removed without compromising the cent lives will not continue to be lost. sanship and pass this bill today. It is ability to fire. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bipartisanship because it is a matter of I support the efforts of Representative Steve question is on the motion offered by common sense that we don’t want to Israel to modernize the statute to address this the gentleman from North Carolina make it easy for terrorists and crimi- problem, and I urge consideration of his pro- (Mr. COBLE) that the House suspend the nals to bring guns past metal detectors posal as soon as possible. rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3626. onto our planes and into secure envi- Because of the crisis of gun violence in our The question was taken; and (two- ronments. country, we must consider other important bills thirds being in the affirmative) the As the gentleman from Virginia stat- designed to protect public safety. We urgently rules were suspended and the bill was ed, in our view this bill is not perfect. need to expand the Brady background check passed. I would have preferred to modernize system to guns sold at gun shows and A motion to reconsider was laid on the Undetectable Firearms Act to through commercial advertisements. To do the table. eliminate some loopholes in the law by this, I call upon the House to pass H.R. 1565, f requiring that certain metal compo- the ‘‘Public Safety and Second Amendment CLARIFYING CERTAIN PROPERTY nents be permanent or not easily re- Rights Protection Act.’’ We should do that at DESCRIPTIONS IN PROVO RIVER moved. I would have liked to close that a minimum, but we also need to consider PROJECT TRANSFER ACT loophole. But, frankly, I believe that other bills such as those to help curb illegal even a loophole in a law is better than gun trafficking and ban the sale of high-capac- Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I no law at all. A loophole can be closed ity ammunition magazines. move to suspend the rules and pass the down the line; that is a preferred sce- We should also consider bills such as H.R. bill (H.R. 255) to amend certain defini- nario to no law at all. 1318, the Youth PROMISE Act, designed to tions contained in the Provo River So I am not going to oppose this first promote proven crime prevention strategies. Project Transfer Act for purposes of step because we can’t get all of our Instead, this House has ignored the daily toll clarifying certain property descrip- steps. We will step forward and con- of gun violence and refused to take action on tions, and for other purposes. tinue to support the modernization of this issue. The Clerk read the title of the bill. the Undetectable Firearms Act. This While I urge my colleagues to vote today to The text of the bill is as follows: for now is a very good step. It is a step extend the Undetectable Firearms Act, I also H.R. 255 that all of our colleagues should sup- urge the House to not shrink from its responsi- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- port. I again thank the gentleman from bility to take on the other issues related to gun resentatives of the United States of America in North Carolina for his bipartisan lead- violence prevention. Congress assembled, ership, and I thank the gentleman from Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, as a Sen- SECTION 1. CLARIFYING CERTAIN PROPERTY DE- Virginia. ior Member of the Judiciary Committee and SCRIPTIONS IN PROVO RIVER PROJECT TRANSFER ACT. Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, the sponsor of numerous legislative proposals (a) PLEASANT GROVE PROPERTY.—Section I want to thank the gentleman from to reduce gun violence, I rise in strong support 2(4)(A) of the Provo River Project Transfer New York for his comments and for his of extending H.R. 3626, the ‘‘Undetectable Act (Public Law 108–382; 118 Stat. 2212) is legislation. I urge my colleagues to Firearms Act of 1988’’, which bans guns that amended by striking ‘‘of enactment of this support the legislation. can pass unnoticed through a metal detector. Act’’ and inserting ‘‘on which the parcel is I yield back the balance of my time. I support this legislation because it will help conveyed under section 3(a)(2)’’. Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the reduce gun violence and keep dangerous (b) PROVO RESERVOIR CANAL.—Section 2(5) gentleman from New York (Mr. ISRAEL) weapons out of the hands of terrorists. Gun vi- of the Provo River Project Transfer Act for his generous words, and I appre- olence has affected many of our districts and (Public Law 108–382; 118 Stat. 2212) is amended— ciate them. continues to be a pernicious problem on the (1) by striking ‘‘canal, and any associated GENERAL LEAVE national stage to which we have to address. land, rights-of-way, and facilities’’ and in- Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- Every day 45 people are shot or killed be- serting ‘‘water conveyance facility histori- imous consent that all Members may cause of an accident with a gun. When fire- cally known as the Provo Reservoir Canal have 5 legislative days within which to arms are in the home they are 22 times more and all associated bridges, fixtures, struc- revise and extend their remarks and in- likely to be used in homicides, suicides, and tures, facilities, lands, interests in land, and clude extraneous material on H.R. 3626, accidents than in instances of self-defense. rights-of-way held,’’; Even though 34 percent of American children (2) by inserting ‘‘and forebay’’ after ‘‘Di- currently under consideration. version Dam’’; The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there live in a home with a gun, fewer than half of (3) by inserting ‘‘near the Jordan Narrows objection to the request of the gen- those homes store firearms in a way that de- to the point where water is discharged to the tleman from North Carolina? nies access to children, meaning that guns are Welby-Jacob Canal and the Utah Lake Dis- There was no objection. locked, unloaded, and separated from ammu- tributing Canal’’ after ‘‘Penstock’’; and Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield nition. (4) by striking ‘‘of enactment of this Act’’ back the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, the ‘‘Undetectable Firearms and inserting ‘‘on which the Provo Reservoir Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in sup- Act of 1988’’ was originally passed in 1988 Canal is conveyed under section 3(a)(1)’’. port of H.R. 3626, which would reauthorize the and signed into law by President Reagan. It The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Undetectable Firearms Act for 10 years. This was reauthorized in 1998 and 2003. Unless ant to the rule, the gentleman from statute’s current authorization lasts only reauthorized, the ban on undetectable firearms California (Mr. MCCLINTOCK) and the through December 9, and we must—at a min- expires this week, on December 9, 2013. It is gentleman from Arizona (Mr. GRI- imum—extend the current protections. therefore imperative that we act now to extend JALVA) each will control 20 minutes. It is critical that we maintain the prohibition the ban so we can reduce gun violence and The Chair recognizes the gentleman against the manufacture and possession of enhance the safety of our first responders. from California.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:22 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03DE7.032 H03DEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H7420 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 3, 2013 GENERAL LEAVE to the Provo River Water Users Asso- ment agreements related to easements and Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I ciation. The administration supports rights-of-way. ask unanimous consent that all Mem- the legislation, and we do not oppose (b) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The land taken into bers may have 5 legislative days in the bill. trust pursuant to subsection (a) is the approximately 40.852 acres of Federal land under the which to revise and extend their re- I reserve the balance of my time. administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of marks and include extraneous material Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I am Land Management identified as ‘‘Conveyance on the bill under consideration. pleased to yield such time as he may boundary’’ on the map titled ‘‘Shingle Springs The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there consume to the gentleman from Utah Land Conveyance/Draft’’ and dated June 7, objection to the request of the gen- (Mr. CHAFFETZ), the author of the 2012, including improvements and appur- tleman from California? measure. tenances thereto. There was no objection. Mr. CHAFFETZ. Mr. Speaker, I sim- (c) GAMING.—Class II and class III gaming Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I ply want to thank both sides of the under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 yield myself such time as I may con- U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) shall not be permitted at any aisle. I want to thank Mr. MCCLINTOCK, time on the land taken into trust pursuant to sume. the chairman of this subcommittee, for subsection (a). Mr. Speaker, H.R. 255, sponsored by allowing us to move this forward, and I the gentleman from Utah (Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- appreciate the gentleman from Arizona ant to the rule, the gentleman from CHAFFETZ), allows the Provo River (Mr. GRIJALVA), the ranking member of California (Mr. MCCLINTOCK) and the Waters Users Association to own a the committee, for allowing this to gentleman from Arizona (Mr. GRI- canal facility that it has operated, pass. JALVA) each will control 20 minutes. maintained, and repaid for decades. This is truly a technical change. It This title transfer was the original in- The Chair recognizes the gentleman strikes the term ‘‘canal’’ and replaces from California. tent of public law enacted in 2004, and it with ‘‘water conveyance facility his- the passage of this bill would remove torically known as the Provo Reservoir GENERAL LEAVE existing legal barriers in order to ful- Canal.’’ The final payment to the Fed- Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I fill that intent. A companion measure eral Government of $700,000 will be ask unanimous consent that all Mem- by Senator HATCH passed the Senate completed once this bill becomes law. bers may have 5 legislative days in Energy and Natural Resources Com- It scores positively. It is truly a tech- which to revise and extend their re- mittee in May. nical change. marks and include extraneous material The whole matter comes down to I appreciate the indulgence of the on the bill under consideration. this: the canal was originally an open, Congress on both sides of the aisle for The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there earthen canal in a rural setting. The making this happen, and I urge its objection to the request of the gen- city of Provo grew up around it until, adoption. tleman from California? for a variety of reasons, it was decided Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I yield There was no objection. to enclose the canal, essentially chang- back the balance of my time. Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I ing it to a pipeline. In order to make it Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may con- possible for the local water authority urge adoption of the measure, and I sume. to raise non-Federal capital to do so, yield back the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, the Shingle Springs Congress adopted the Provo River The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Band of Miwok Indians occupies a Fed- Transfer Act in 2004 to authorize the question is on the motion offered by eral reservation in the Sierra foothills Bureau of Reclamation to convey title the gentleman from California (Mr. in El Dorado County, California. They to the association for the canal as if MCCLINTOCK) that the House suspend lost much of their land when Highway existed when the act was adopted. the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 255. 50 was constructed through the res- Now that the enclosure is completed The question was taken. ervation several decades ago. They and the time has come to transfer The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the were left with enough land to eventu- title—as Congress directed nearly a opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being ally build a successful casino, but have decade ago—the Bureau of Reclamation in the affirmative, the ayes have it. very little additional space for tribal has opined that by covering the canal, Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, on housing. it technically is no longer a canal but that I demand the yeas and nays. Adjacent to their reservation is a 40- rather a piped facility, that it is now The yeas and nays were ordered. acre abandoned and landlocked prop- different than the facility in existence The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- erty. I say ‘‘abandoned’’ because it was when Congress ordered the transfer of ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- never developed, and it is presently title. Therefore, it doesn’t meet the ceedings on this motion will be post- dangerously overgrown with scrub specifications of the conveyance act. poned. brush that is just waiting to become a So, in an only in Washington, D.C., wildfire, which could rapidly spread ei- moment, we now have this measure be- f ther to the existing reservation or to fore us that changes the facility de- SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF an adjacent residential neighborhood. scription in the 2004 act to the ‘‘water MIWOK INDIANS LAND TRUST b 1330 conveyance facility historically known Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I as the Provo Reservoir Canal,’’ so that As it turns out, this abandoned par- move to suspend the rules and pass the cel is owned by the Bureau of Land the title transfer can proceed. bill (H.R. 2388) to authorize the Sec- The passage of this bill would amend Management. The Bureau of Land Man- retary of the Interior to take certain agement didn’t even know that it outdated legal definitions while accel- Federal lands located in El Dorado erating repayment to the U.S. Treas- owned the property when the Miwok County, California, into trust for the first approached it about this matter. ury. This legislation continues the benefit of the Shingle Springs Band of positive trend demonstrated by the In fact, I am told the BLM actually had Miwok Indians, and for other purposes, to be convinced that it does, indeed, Natural Resources Committee of eco- as amended. nomically empowering our commu- own the land that it has obviously The Clerk read the title of the bill. never managed. nities. The text of the bill is as follows: The Bureau of Reclamation supports The Miwok would like to acquire this the bill. I am unaware of any opposi- H.R. 2388 parcel for the reservation, making up tion, and I urge its adoption. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of some of the land they lost due to the I reserve the balance of my time. Representatives of the United States of America construction of Highway 50. It would be Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I yield in Congress assembled, used for tribal housing, and the bill SECTION 1. LAND INTO TRUST FOR THE SHINGLE specifically forbids its use for gam- myself such time as I may consume. SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 255 is a technical (a) IN GENERAL.—The land described in sub- bling, a condition that the Shingle correction for the Provo River Transfer section (b) is hereby taken into trust for the ben- Springs Band has agreed to. Act. This change will allow for the efit of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indi- The parcel is untended, overgrown, title transfer of the Provo River Canal ans, subject to valid existing rights and manage- and unused, and this land transfer

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:50 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03DE7.034 H03DEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE December 3, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7421 would put it to productive use for res- Let me also put on the record, as a rules were suspended and the bill, as ervation housing, use fully compatible member of the Homeland Security amended, was passed. with adjacent land usage. Indeed, by Committee, my support for the TSA The title of the bill was amended so doing so, the tribe will be removing a Loose Change Act, H.R. 1095; my sup- as to read: ‘‘A bill to take certain Fed- major risk for both the reservation and port for H.R. 2719, the Transportation eral lands located in El Dorado County, the nearby community. Access would Acquisition Security Reform Act; and California, into trust for the benefit of be through the existing reservation to my special support for H.R. 1204, the the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok In- avoid any impact on the existing Aviation Security Stakeholder Partici- dians, and for other purposes.’’. neighborhood, and the tribe is com- pation Act of 2013 because, in fact, that A motion to reconsider was laid on mitted to working with the nearby stakeholder committee is going to help the table. homeowners association to assure that provide more security for our TSA offi- f it doesn’t affect the rural nature of the cers and have stakeholders dealing BUREAU OF RECLAMATION CON- community. with issues like phones on airplanes DUIT HYDROPOWER DEVELOP- The property is on unincorporated and knives on airplanes. Certainly, MENT EQUITY AND JOBS ACT county land, and the County Board of guns are only held by the pilots in the Supervisors, which is the land use plan- pilot program. But it is going to be Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I ning agency with jurisdiction over this able to allow stakeholders to be able to move to suspend the rules and pass the land, fully supports the transfer. have a real say in aviation security, bill (H.R. 1963) to amend the Water The administration supports my bill. and I think that is crucially important. Conservation and Utilization Act to I urge adoption of the legislation, and Let me also acknowledge my support authorize the development of non-Fed- I reserve the balance of my time. for the Undetectable Firearms Act of eral hydropower and issuance of leases Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1988 and its extension. I would hope of power privileges at projects con- myself as much time as I may con- that that bipartisan support, along structed pursuant to the authority of sume. with Mr. COBLE, whom we have so the Water Conservation and Utilization The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok much great respect for, will lead us to Act, and for other purposes, as amend- Indians is a federally recognized Indian universal background checks and the ed. tribe with a reservation located 40 passage of Federal legislation that The Clerk read the title of the bill. miles east of Sacramento. The band is would require all of us to store our The text of the bill is as follows: currently in need of housing to accom- guns. It is not difficult to provide or H.R. 1963 modate its growing membership and buy a simple safe to store your guns Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- identified approximately 41 acres of and to protect those from undue harm. resentatives of the United States of America in land currently managed by the Bureau I thank my colleague for yielding to Congress assembled, of Land Management for placement me. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. into trust. The band anticipates de- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bureau of My understanding is that we are here Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Develop- signing a residential community with on the floor of the House to do work. ment Equity and Jobs Act’’. community buildings and recreational Some people find it humorous when SEC. 2. AMENDMENT. facilities within that community and Members rise to the floor and add addi- Section 9 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act au- will also consider nongaming economic tional commentary dealing with their thorizing construction of water conservation development, as well. constituency and their work. And since and utilization projects in the Great Plains H.R. 2388 would authorize the Sec- I believe in working and I believe in and arid semiarid areas of the United retary of the Interior to take the land working on behalf of my constituents, States’’, approved August 11, 1939 (16 U.S.C. into trust and would explicitly prohibit 590z–7; commonly known as the ‘‘Water Con- I am very grateful to the gentleman servation and Utilization Act’’), is amend- class 2 and class 3 gaming activities on from Arizona recognizing the serious- ed— these lands once they are placed into ness of which I make these points and (1) by striking ‘‘In connection with’’ and trust. allowing me to have this time on this inserting ‘‘(a) In connection with’’; and The County of El Dorado supports legislation. I think all of us can recog- (2) by adding at the end the following: the band’s efforts to secure the BLM nize that when the floor is open, it is ‘‘(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the property in trust and has entered into open for Members to come and make Secretary is authorized to enter into leases a memorandum of understanding with serious commentary about the work of power privileges for electric power generation in connection with any project con- the band. that they would hope this Congress We support H.R. 2388 and these ef- structed under this Act, and shall have au- would be able to do. thority in addition to and alternative to any forts, and I reserve the balance of my I close by thanking the gentleman. authority in existing laws relating to par- time. He has many capacities, such as the co- ticular projects, including small conduit hy- Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I chair of the Progressive Caucus. I want dropower development. have no further speakers, and I reserve to thank him for his leadership on im- ‘‘(c) When entering into leases of power the balance of my time. migration reform. And for those of us privileges under subsection (b), the Sec- Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I yield who were down with the Fast for Fami- retary shall use the processes applicable to 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from lies, I again say that we pray for them. such leases under section 9(c) of the Rec- lamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE). We pray that the hearts of this Con- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, let 485h(c)). gress will be touched, that we will be ‘‘(d) Lease of power privilege contracts me thank the gentleman for yielding, able to finish and complete comprehen- shall be at such rates as, in the Secretary’s and let me rise to indicate my recogni- sive immigration reform, something judgment, will produce revenues at least suf- tion of the importance of this legisla- my constituency is also now praying ficient to cover the appropriate share of the tion and to support it. for on the steps of the city hall. annual operation and maintenance cost of I want to make a point simply on Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I yield the project and such fixed charges, including this bill dealing with the Secretary of back the balance of my time. interest, as the Secretary deems proper. Lease of power privilege contracts shall be the Interior, that it is to study the Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I issue of large parks, urban parks in our for periods not to exceed 40 years. want to thank my colleagues on the ‘‘(e) No findings under section 3 shall be re- respective urban areas as being in the other side of the aisle for their support quired for a lease under subsection (b). jurisdiction of the Secretary of the In- of this legislation, and I yield back the ‘‘(f) All right, title, and interest to interior, the Interior Department, be- balance of my time. stalled power facilities constructed by non- cause we are losing that park land be- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Federal entities pursuant to a lease of power cause of the inability to collaborate question is on the motion offered by privilege, and direct revenues derived there- with the Federal Government on the the gentleman from California (Mr. from, shall remain with the lessee unless otherwise required under subsection (g). resources that are so necessary. MCCLINTOCK) that the House suspend ‘‘(g) Notwithstanding section 8, lease reve- I recognize that we are in sequestra- the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2388, as nues and fixed charges, if any, shall be cov- tion, but I believe that it is important amended. ered into the Reclamation Fund to be cred- that we collaborate. I wanted to make The question was taken; and (two- ited to the project from which those reve- sure that I put that on the record. thirds being in the affirmative) the nues or charges were derived.

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Mr. DAINES’ meas- users association operating the applicable district. ure completes that work by applying transferred conduit, or to the irrigation dis- ‘‘(5) The term ‘small conduit hydropower’ trict or water users association receiving means a facility capable of producing 5 the same policy to the remaining rec- water from the applicable reserved conduit. megawatts or less of electric capacity.’’. lamation facilities that fell under the The Secretary shall determine a reasonable The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- WCUA. timeframe for the irrigation district or I commend the gentleman from Mon- ant to the rule, the gentleman from water users association to accept or reject a tana for his leadership on this issue, California (Mr. MCCLINTOCK) and the lease of power privilege offer. If the irriga- and I reserve the balance of my time gentleman from Arizona (Mr. GRI- tion district or water users association Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I yield elects not to accept a lease of power privi- JALVA) each will control 20 minutes. myself such time as I may consume. lege offer under subsection (b), the Secretary The Chair recognizes the gentleman We concur with Mr. MCCLINTOCK’s de- shall offer the lease of power privilege to from California. other parties using the processes applicable scription of the legislation, and we GENERAL LEAVE to such leases under section 9(c) of the Rec- have no objections to H.R. 1963. lamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I I reserve the balance of my time. 485h(c)). ask unanimous consent that Members Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I am ‘‘(i) The Bureau of Reclamation shall apply may have 5 legislative days to revise now pleased to yield as much time as its categorical exclusion process under the and extend their remarks and include he may consume to the gentleman National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 extraneous materials on the bill under (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to small conduit hy- from Montana (Mr. DAINES), the author dropower development under this section, ex- consideration. of this measure, cluding siting of associated transmission fa- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Mr. DAINES. Mr. Speaker, I rise cilities on Federal lands. objection to the request of the gen- today in support of my bill, H.R. 1963, ‘‘(j) Nothing in this section shall obligate tleman from California? the Bureau of Reclamation Conduit the Western Area Power Administration or There was no objection. Hydropower Development Equity and the Bonneville Power Administration to pur- Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I Jobs Act. chase or market any of the power produced yield myself such time as I may con- In Congress, one of our top priorities by the facilities covered under this section sume. and none of the costs associated with produc- is to secure American energy independ- tion or delivery of such power shall be as- H.R. 1963 by Congressman DAINES of ence, and as we all see in this institu- signed to project purposes for inclusion in Montana seeks to jump-start conduit tion, we don’t always agree on how best project rates. hydropower development at 11 Bureau to meet that goal. However, hydro- ‘‘(k) Nothing in this section shall alter or of Reclamation projects. The bill spe- power is a clean, renewable source of impede the delivery and management of cifically removes statutory impedi- energy, and finding innovative ways to water by Bureau of Reclamation facilities, as ments by authorizing non-Federal hy- develop this resource is an area where water used for conduit hydropower genera- dropower development at these con- tion shall be deemed incidental to use of most of us can agree. I am grateful water for the original project purposes. duits and provides administrative and that Chairman MCCLINTOCK and Rank- Lease of power privilege shall be made only regulatory reforms necessary to foster ing Member GRIJALVA support this bill, when, in the judgment of the Secretary, the such development. and I was pleased to see the bipartisan exercise of the lease will not be incompatible Earlier this year, the House passed spirit behind this legislation. with the purposes of the project or division H.R. 678 by Congressman TIPTON and Bureau of Reclamation projects, such involved and shall not create any unmiti- Congressman COSTA by a 416–7 vote to as canals, pipelines, and dams, play an gated financial or physical impacts to the promote conduit hydropower develop- important role in supplying water for project or division involved. The Secretary ment at reclamation facilities. H.R. 678 our communities. Agriculture is the shall notify and consult with the irrigation district or legally organized water users as- applied to hundreds of reclamation fa- primary economic driver in my home sociation operating the transferred conduit cilities that are covered under the au- State of Montana, and having a sound in advance of offering the lease of power thorities of the Reclamation Project and strong irrigation system is criti- privilege and shall prescribe such terms and Act of 1939. This measure applies to the cally important to us back home. conditions necessary to adequately protect remaining reclamation facilities, all of H.R. 1963 will amend the Water Con- the planning, design, construction, oper- which are governed under the different servation and Utilization Act to allow ation, maintenance, and other interests of and more complex authorities of the for conduit hydropower development the United States and the project or division Water Conservation and Utilization on 11 Bureau of Reclamation projects involved. ‘‘(l) Nothing in this section shall alter or Act of 1939. governed under this act. That includes affect any agreements in effect on the date The Tipton bill provided for a some in my home State of Montana, in- of the enactment of the Bureau of Reclama- streamlined regulatory process in part cluding the Buffalo Rapids near Miles tion Conduit Hydropower Development Eq- by providing a categorical exemption City, the intake project by Glendive, uity and Jobs Act for the development of for redundant environmental reviews. the Milk River Project, as well as the conduit hydropower projects or disposition The WCUA actually forbids the instal- Missoula Valley Project. With this leg- of revenues. lation of small hydroelectric genera- ‘‘(m) In this section: islation, our irrigation systems can ‘‘(1) The term ‘conduit’ means any Bureau tors in the projects regulated under also power our homes and our busi- of Reclamation tunnel, canal, pipeline, aque- this act, and thus the need for this sep- nesses. Additionally, this bill will help duct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade arate legislation. provide revenues to improve critical water conveyance that is operated for the The arguments in favor of getting infrastructure for farmers and ranchers distribution of water for agricultural, munic- the Federal Government out of the way who rely on these systems. ipal, or industrial consumption and not pri- so that private contractors can lease In Montana, balancing energy devel- marily for the generation of electricity. existing Federal pipelines and canals opment with responsible stewardship of ‘‘(2) The term ‘irrigation district’ means for the purpose of installing small hy- our resources is the way we do business any irrigation, water conservation or conservancy, multi-county water conservation or droelectric generators are well known in Montana. Our livelihoods, our access conservancy district, or any separate public to the House, as evidenced by the over- to recreation, and the future of our entity composed of two or more such dis- whelming bipartisan vote accorded the State for our kids rely on a robust, bal- tricts and jointly exercising powers of its Tipton bill earlier this year. That bill anced energy plan that also protects member districts. was signed into law a few months ago, our unique landscapes, and that is what ‘‘(3) The term ‘reserved conduit’ means any and I am told it has already produced a keeps us Montanans loving the place conduit that is included in project works the flood of new applications for clean and we call home. A diverse energy port- care, operation, and maintenance of which cheap small hydroelectric generators. folio helps keep electric prices low for has been reserved by the Secretary, through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclama- Not only has a new source of abso- Montana families and creates jobs. Hy- tion. lutely clean and inexpensive dropower is an important part of that ‘‘(4) The term ‘transferred conduit’ means hydroelectricity been made available, puzzle, and my bill will help us get any conduit that is included in project works the Federal Treasury benefits from the there.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:22 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03DE7.022 H03DEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE December 3, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7423 H.R. 1963 has received strong bipar- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Mammoth Mountain Inn. After more tisan support in committee, and I urge ant to the rule, the gentleman from than 50 years of use, the Inn suffers the same here today. California (Mr. MCCLINTOCK) and the from poor, deteriorated construction, Mr. GRIJALVA. I have no further gentleman from Arizona (Mr. GRI- and its replacement would allow Mam- speakers, Mr. Speaker, and I yield back JALVA) each will control 20 minutes. moth Mountain to continue operating the balance of my time. The Chair recognizes the gentleman California’s premier ski area. Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I from California. This bill is a jobs bill. Mammoth again commend the gentleman from GENERAL LEAVE Mountain’s employment fluctuates be- Montana for his work on this issue. It Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I tween a high of 2,500 employees during is one of the most important achieve- ask unanimous consent that all Mem- the winter to down to 650 in the sum- ments in power development that we bers may have 5 legislative days to re- mer. Mono County has a population of have had recently, the jump-starting of vise and extend their remarks and to only 14,000 people. Thus, this area is by these small hydropower generators. include extraneous materials on the far and above the largest employer in I thank the gentleman from the bill under consideration. the country. This would help facilitate other side of the aisle for his support of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there and would create new construction the measure and urge its adoption. objection to the request of the gen- jobs, but it would also allow the ski I yield back the balance of my time. tleman from California? area to expand, creating more perma- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The There was no objection. nent jobs. question is on the motion offered by Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I It’s also an environmental bill. The the gentleman from California (Mr. yield myself such time as I may con- 1,500 acres that Mammoth Mountain MCCLINTOCK) that the House suspend sume. would be transferring to the Forest the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1963, as H.R. 1241 authorizes the Forest Serv- Service has long been desired for pro- amended. ice to acquire two parcels of land out- tection by local environmentalists and The question was taken; and (two- side the boundary of the Inyo National the Forest Service. It will end what the thirds being in the affirmative) the Forest in exchange for a parcel of na- Inyo National Forest supervisor de- rules were suspended and the bill, as tional forest land conveyed to the scribed as a ‘‘very, very imminent amended, was passed. A motion to reconsider was laid on Mammoth Mountain Ski Area. threat to the scenic basin.’’ the table. b 1345 The legislation is supported by the Mono County Board of Supervisors, the f The ski area has been operating its town council, the various chambers of SPECIAL RULES FOR INYO NA- main base under a special-use permit. commerce and the Eastern Sierra Land TIONAL FOREST LAND EX- However, acquiring ownership of that Trust. CHANGE parcel under this legislation would I urge my colleagues to join me in allow the ski area to conduct des- Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I supporting this vital local bill. perately needed renovations to its fa- move to suspend the rules and pass the Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Chairman, I cilities. At the same time, the Forest bill (H.R. 1241) to facilitate a land ex- yield back the balance of my time. Service would be able to acquire land change involving certain National For- Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, that it currently leases to operate the est System lands in the Inyo National again, I thank the gentleman for his facilities outside the boundary of the Forest, and for other purposes. support of the measure and urge its The Clerk read the title of the bill. Inyo National Forest. adoption. I yield back the balance of The text of the bill is as follows: I urge adoption of this sensible meas- my time. H.R. 1241 ure authored by Congressman PAUL The SPEAKER pro tempore. The COOK and reserve the balance of my Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- question is on the motion offered by resentatives of the United States of America in time. the gentleman from California (Mr. Congress assembled, Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I yield MCCLINTOCK) that the House suspend SECTION 1. SPECIAL RULES FOR INYO NATIONAL myself as much time as I may con- the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1241. FOREST LAND EXCHANGE. sume. The question was taken; and (two- (a) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT LANDS OUTSIDE H.R. 1241 would authorize the Sec- thirds being in the affirmative) the BOUNDARIES OF INYO NATIONAL FOREST.—In retary of Agriculture to accept lands any land exchange involving the conveyance rules were suspended and the bill was outside the boundaries of the Inyo Na- passed. of certain National Forest System land lo- tional Forest in the Eastern Sierra in cated within the boundaries of Inyo National A motion to reconsider was laid on Forest in California, as shown on the map ti- exchange for non-Federal lands desir- the table. tled ‘‘Federal Parcel’’ and dated June 2011, able for the National Forest System f the Secretary of Agriculture may accept for purposes. If completed, the land ex- acquisition in the exchange certain non-Fed- change could result in significant rev- LOWER EAST SIDE TENEMENT NA- eral lands in California lying outside the enue for the Federal Government. TIONAL HISTORIC SITE AMEND- boundaries of Inyo National Forest, as shown The bill has bipartisan support, in- MENTS ACT on the maps titled ‘‘DWP Parcel – Inter- cluding the Department of Agriculture. Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I agency Visitor Center Parcel’’ and ‘‘DWP I urge its passage in the House, and I Parcel – Town of Bishop Parcel’’ and dated move to suspend the rules and pass the reserve the balance of my time. June 2011, if the Secretary determines that bill (H.R. 1846) to amend the Act estab- Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I am acquisition of the non-Federal lands is desir- lishing the Lower East Side Tenement now pleased to yield such time as he able for National Forest System purposes. National Historic Site, and for other (b) CASH EQUALIZATION PAYMENT; USE.—In may consume to my colleague from purposes. an exchange described in subsection (a), the California, Congressman PAUL COOK, The Clerk read the title of the bill. Secretary of Agriculture may accept a cash the author of this bill. equalization payment in excess of 25 percent. Mr. COOK. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1241, The text of the bill is as follows: Any such cash equalization payment shall be obviously, would facilitate a land ex- H.R. 1846 deposited into the account in the Treasury of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- the United States established by Public Law change in Mono County, California. It would allow the Mammoth Mountain resentatives of the United States of America in 90–171 (commonly known as the Sisk Act; 16 Congress assembled, U.S.C. 484a) and shall be made available to Ski Area to obtain the 21 acres sur- the Secretary for the acquisition of land for rounding the Mammoth Mountain Inn SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. addition to the National Forest System. that it currently leases from the Na- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lower East Side (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in Tenement National Historic Site Amendments tional Forest Service. In return, Mam- Act’’. this section shall be construed to grant the moth Mountain would transfer 1,500 Secretary of Agriculture new land exchange SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. authority. This section modifies the use of acres of land along with a cash equali- Public Law 105–378 is amended— land exchange authorities already available zation payment to the National Forest (1) in section 101(a)— to the Secretary as of the date of the enact- Service. This would allow Mammoth (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘the Lower ment of this Act. Mountain to replace and rebuild the East Side Tenement at 97 Orchard Street in New

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:52 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 6333 E:\CR\FM\K03DE7.039 H03DEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H7424 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 3, 2013 York City is an outstanding survivor’’ and in- allowed in the United States under the Jews, the Lower East Side’s tenements serting ‘‘the Lower East Side Tenements at 97 first refugee act, and Puerto Rican and housed generation after generation of and 103 Orchard Street in New York City are Chinese families that were part of the new arrivals to our cities and our coun- outstanding survivors’’; and foundation in making New York home (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘the Lower try. East Side Tenement is’’ and inserting ‘‘the to the largest Puerto Rican community This body has previously recognized Lower East Side Tenements are’’; on the American mainland and the the museum as significant to our Na- (2) in section 102— largest Chinatown in the Western tion’s history. In 1998, I worked with (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Lower East Hemisphere. my colleagues to pass legislation desig- Side Tenement found at 97 Orchard Street’’ and The ranking member of the Small nating 97 Orchard Street as an affili- inserting ‘‘Lower East Side Tenements found at Business Committee, Representative ated site of the National Park System. 97 and 103 Orchard Street’’; and VELA´ ZQUEZ, is to be commended for her Over the years, interest in the mu- (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘which owns legislation on behalf of this important and operates the tenement building at 97 Or- seum has grown steadily. Today, the chard Street’’ and inserting ‘‘which owns and cultural and historic resource. We sup- museum serves 200,000 visitors every operates the tenement buildings at 97 and 103 port H.R. 1846 and urge its passage by year, including 40,000 schoolchildren. Orchard Street’’; the House today. I reserve the balance This growth in popularity has resulted (3) in section 103(a), by striking ‘‘the Lower of my time. in demand for additional space. The East Side Tenement at 97 Orchard Street, in the Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I bill I authored and that we are debat- City of New York, State of New York, is des- have no further speakers and reserve ing today would help address this need. ignated’’ and inserting ‘‘the Lower East Side the balance of my time. Tenements at 97 and 103 Orchard Street, in the By making the museum’s valuable edu- Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I yield cational tools available to a wider au- City of New York, State of New York, are des- as much time as she may consume to ignated’’; and dience, the bill further honors immi- (4) in section 104(d), by striking ‘‘the property the gentlelady from New York, Rep- grants’ role in our Nation’s past, ´ at 97 Orchard Street’’ and inserting ‘‘the prop- resentative VELAZQUEZ, the ranking present, and future. The additional erties at 97 and 103 Orchard Street’’. member of the Small Business Com- space will also allow the museum to ex- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- mittee, the sponsor of this legislation. plore more immigrant stories, includ- Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I ant to the rule, the gentleman from ing the history of Holocaust survivors want to thank the chairman and the California (Mr. MCCLINTOCK) and the rebuilding their lives in America. ranking member, and especially the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. GRI- Mr. Speaker, the immigrant story is ranking member for yielding. JALVA) each will control 20 minutes. I rise in support of this critical legis- the American story. The Tenement The Chair recognizes the gentleman lation and urge my colleagues to sup- Museum honors the men, women, and from California. port its passage. Throughout our Na- children who came here to carve out a GENERAL LEAVE tion, in every city and town, immi- better life and, in the process, im- Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I grants have been critical to strength- proved our country by an infusion of ask unanimous consent that all Mem- ening our communities. For centuries, new cultures and ideas. bers may have 5 legislative days to re- people from every corner of the globe H.R. 1846 will ensure the Lower East vise and extend their remarks and in- have traveled to the United States to Side Tenement Museum continues tell- clude extraneous materials on the bill start a new life, work hard, build a fu- ing this uniquely American story to fu- under consideration. ture for their children, and pursue ture generations. I urge my colleagues The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there their share of the American Dream. to support its passage. I thank both objection to the request of the gen- In New York especially, immigrants gentlemen. tleman from California? have long been an important part of Mr. MCCLINTOCK. I continue to re- There was no objection. the cultural fabric. Whether it is serve the balance of my time. Mr. MCCLINTOCK. I yield myself Chinatown, Little Italy, or our bur- Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as I may consume. geoning Latino population, immigrants such time as she may consume to the Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1846 expands the have made our city a stronger, more vi- gentlelady from New York, Representa- boundaries of the Lower East Side Ten- brant place offering invaluable eco- tive MALONEY, the ranking member of ement Historic Site to include an addi- nomic and cultural contributions while the Joint Economic Committee. tional building purchased in 2007. This shaping the city’s identity. Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New Manhattan museum is a National Park There are numerous ways we pay York. I thank the gentleman for yield- Service affiliated site, and therefore, it tribute to immigrants’ role in Amer- ing and for his leadership on this legis- carries no cost to the taxpayers be- ican society. The Statue of Liberty on lation and so many other important cause it’s owned and operated by a pri- Ellis Island honors the thousands who areas before our country. vate foundation. arrived in New York’s ports seeking a Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support I urge its adoption and reserve the greater opportunity and freedom. This of this bill, H.R. 1846, the Lower East balance of my time. past week, we celebrated Thanks- Side Tenement National Historic Site Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I yield giving—a holiday that originated with Amendments Act, which was authored myself as much time as I may con- some of our earliest immigrants. In and introduced by my good friend and sume. short, symbols of immigration’s impor- colleague, NYDIA VELA´ ZQUEZ from New Mr. Speaker, the Tenement Museum tance are woven throughout our soci- York. was founded in 1988 and has preserved ety in physical landmarks, holidays— This legislation will expand the the history of immigration in Manhat- even our family histories. boundaries of the Lower East Side Ten- tan’s Lower East Side for the last 25 In my district, the Lower East Side ement National Historic Site to in- years. Through the personal experi- Tenement Museum reminds New York clude 103 Orchard Street, which is lo- ences of the generations of migrants residents and visitors alike of the chal- cated just two doors down from the that have called 91 Orchard Street lenges faced by some of our city’s ear- original museum location. Because of home, over 200,000 annual visitors are liest immigrants. For 25 years, this this, it will be able to expand its edu- able to hear the stories of real families valuable local institution has offered cational programs and allow more peo- that lived in the building between 1863 interactive exhibits recounting the ple to learn about our Nation’s immi- and 1935. story of the 7,000 working class fami- grant history. H.R. 1846 would expand the bound- lies who inhabited these buildings. I had the privilege of representing aries of the current National Park Just as the Lower East Side tene- the Tenement Museum in Congress Service affiliated site at 91 Orchard ment communities evolved with each prior to this year, when new congres- Street to include a recently purchased successive wave of newly arrived immi- sional boundaries were implemented, building two doors away and will allow grants, the museum tells a wide range and I still serve as an honorary trustee the Tenement Museum to expand the of stories reflecting the diversity of of this important institution. I can say stories they tell. This new building this storied neighborhood. without hesitation that the Lower East holds an array of untold stories from a Whether it was Asian, Irish, or Ger- Side Tenement Museum is one of our family of Holocaust survivors who were man immigrants or Eastern European Nation’s most important historic and

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:52 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03DE7.028 H03DEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE December 3, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7425 cultural institutions. In recognition of The question was taken; and (two- in Congress to waive the Non-Inter- the important work that they do, the thirds being in the affirmative) the course Act for transactions of nontrust National Endowment for the Human- rules were suspended and the bill, as land because of an overabundance of ities just recently awarded them a amended, was passed. caution by both tribal and nontribal $500,000 matching grant. A motion to reconsider was laid on parties. Founded 25 years ago, the museum the table. I would ask for adoption of the bill brings to life the experiences of those f and reserve the balance of my time. immigrant families who settled in one Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I yield of our Nation’s most iconic and impor- FOND DU LAC BAND OF LAKE SU- myself such time as I may consume. tant neighborhoods—the Lower East PERIOR CHIPPEWA NON-INTER- The Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Supe- Side. Through these stories, the mu- COURSE ACT OF 2013 rior Chippewa and the county of seum tells the story of our great coun- Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I Carlton, Minnesota, have proposed a try, a nation of immigrants, and how move to suspend the rules and pass the land exchange involving 1,451 acres of our national identity is constantly bill (H.R. 2650) to allow the Fond du tribal fee land located outside the evolving and changing thanks to immi- Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in Band’s reservation. Those lands would gration. the State of Minnesota to lease or be exchanged for tax-forfeited State Over 200,000 people visit the museum transfer certain land, as amended. lands of equivalent value that are ad- each year to learn about these stories— The Clerk read the title of the bill. ministered by Carlton County but lo- and that’s not by accident. The Tene- The text of the bill is as follows: cated within the Band’s reservation. H.R. 2650 would authorize the land ment Museum has found a unique way H.R. 2650 exchange and would allow future land to personalize and bring to life history Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- exchanges between the county and the through the stories of individual fami- resentatives of the United States of America in Band which have been identified as lies who actually lived in these build- Congress assembled, candidates for similar land exchanges. ings. They take rooms, and they make SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF CER- I support H.R. 2650 and urge its passage one for the Irish, one for the Greek, TAIN LAND TRANSACTIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any by the House today. one for the Jews. They have all these Representative NOLAN is to be com- stories, and you learn not only the his- other provision of law (including regulations), and without further approval, ratifi- mended for his leadership and persist- tory, but the stories of the particular cation, or authorization by the United ence on behalf of his constituents and families who lived there. States, the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Supe- his district. The original museum building at 97 rior Chippewa in the State of Minnesota (re- Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he Orchard Street tells the progression of ferred to in this Act as the ‘‘Band’’) may may consume to the gentleman from our country through the stories of im- lease, sell, convey, warrant, or otherwise Minnesota (Mr. NOLAN), the sponsor of migrant families from Italy, Ireland, transfer all or any portion of the interest of the legislation. Poland, Greece, Austria, Russia, Ger- the Band in any real property that is not Mr. NOLAN. Mr. Speaker, I thank held in trust by the United States for the many, and Lithuania through 1935. my distinguished colleague from Ari- The bill before us will allow the mu- benefit of the Band. (b) NO EFFECT ON TRUST LAND.—Nothing in zona, Congressman GRIJALVA, for his seum to expand to a new site so it can this Act— leadership on this committee and his tell the stories of Jewish Holocaust (1) authorizes the Band to lease, sell, con- management of this bill here, in par- survivors, post-1965 Chinese families, vey, warrant, or otherwise transfer all or any ticular. and Puerto Rican families in the portion of any interest in any real property And thanks to all those who have 1950s—bringing immigrant history to that is held in trust by the United States for worked together in a bipartisan man- the present day. the benefit of the Band; or ner to bring this important legislation I commend the Natural Resources (2) affects any Federal law (including regu- to the floor of the House here today. In Committee for reporting out this legis- lations) relating to leasing, selling, con- particular, I want to thank Natural Re- veying, warranting, or otherwise transfer- lation, the House leadership for bring- ring any interest in the real property de- sources Committee Chairman DOC HAS- ing it to the floor, and my colleague scribed in paragraph (1). TINGS; former ranking member and now United States Senator ED MARKEY; and friend NYDIA for authoring it, and The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- current Ranking Member PETER DEFA- I urge my colleagues to support H.R. ant to the rule, the gentleman from 1846. ZIO; as well as my old friend Chairman California (Mr. MCCLINTOCK) and the DON YOUNG, the chairman of the Nat- b 1400 gentleman from Arizona (Mr. GRI- ural Resources Subcommittee on In- JALVA) each will control 20 minutes. Mr. GRIJALVA. I yield back the bal- dian and Alaska Native Affairs; Rank- The Chair recognizes the gentleman ance of my time. ing Member COLLEEN HANABUSA; and, from California. Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I of course, a thank you to Senator AL urge adoption of this legislation, and I GENERAL LEAVE FRANKEN of Minnesota, who shepherded yield back the balance of my time. Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I the companion bill in the Senate. Mr. KING of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise ask unanimous consent that all Mem- I also want to thank Karen Diver, the today in support of H.R. 1846, to amend the bers may have 5 legislative days to re- chairwoman of the Fond Du Lac Band, Act establishing the Lower East Side Tene- vise and extend their remarks and in- her colleagues on the Reservation Busi- ment National Historic Site. This piece of leg- clude extraneous materials on the bill ness Committee, as well as their nat- islation would extend the boundaries of the under consideration. ural resources management team of Lower East Side Tenement National Historic The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Reggie DeFoe, Steve Olson, and Jack Site in New York City to the Lower East Side objection to the request of the gen- Bassett. And, finally, a thank you to Tenement Museum’s 103 Orchard Street loca- tleman from California? Gregory Bernu, the Carlton County tion. This bill would at no additional cost to There was no objection. land commissioner, and the entire taxpayers ensure the preservation of a site Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, this Carlton County Board of Commis- that embodies the struggles and resilience of legislation would ensure that the Non- sioners and their staff for their dili- immigrant families and the essence of who we Intercourse Act, which limits legal gence and good faith in negotiating the are as Americans. I urge my colleagues to en- transactions by tribes, does not inter- agreement we are prepared to ratify sure that this important chapter in the Amer- fere with the Fond du Lac Band of today. And, of course, last, but not ican story will remain for future generations by Lake Superior Chippewa tribe’s ability least, I thank my legislative staff as- supporting H.R. 1846. to lease, buy, or sell fee land owned by sistant Will Mitchell. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the tribe. The bill also clearly states Mr. Speaker, this bill, H.R. 2650, pro- question is on the motion offered by that it does not authorize the tribe to vides the legally required approval by the gentleman from California (Mr. sell, transfer, lease, convey, or warrant the Congress for an exchange of land MCCLINTOCK) that the House suspend all or any portion of land held in trust between the Fond Du Lac Band and the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1846, as by the Federal Government. There is Carlton County in the Eighth Congres- amended. precedent for tribes to seek legislation sional District of Minnesota.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:22 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03DE7.044 H03DEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H7426 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 3, 2013 By way of a brief background, Fed- will greatly help facilitate possible Bucshon Gingrey (GA) Massie Burgess Gohmert Matheson eral land allotment policies in the similar transactions between the Fond Bustos Goodlatte Matsui early 20th century played havoc with Du Lac Band and Carlton County in the Butterfield Gosar McAllister an 1854 treaty that set aside 101,000 future. Calvert Gowdy McCarthy (CA) acres of reservation land exclusively Mr. Speaker, I respectfully ask my Camp Granger McCaul Cantor Graves (GA) McClintock for the Fond Du Lac Band. colleagues to approve this legislation; Capito Grayson McCollum I would like to point out to my col- and, again, I thank all those who have Capps Green, Al McDermott leagues that as they enter the Chamber worked to pass this legislation in a bi- Capuano Green, Gene McGovern over here from the west front, there is partisan effort. Ca´ rdenas Griffin (AR) McHenry Carney Griffith (VA) McIntyre a bust of Chief Buffalo, the great Chip- Mr. GRIJALVA. I yield back the bal- Carson (IN) Grijalva McKeon pewa chief from the Minnesota Terri- ance of my time. Carter Guthrie McKinley tory who negotiated this treaty in 1854. Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I Cartwright Gutie´rrez McNerney He and fellow Band members got in a urge adoption of the legislation and Cassidy Hahn Meadows Castor (FL) Hall Meehan canoe; and they canoed, starting in yield back the balance of my time. Castro (TX) Hanabusa Meng Lake Superior, all the way through the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chabot Hanna Messer Great Lakes out to New York City, and question is on the motion offered by Chaffetz Harper Mica then took a train from there down to Chu Harris Michaud the gentleman from California (Mr. Cicilline Hartzler Miller (FL) Washington to negotiate this treaty. MCCLINTOCK) that the House suspend Clarke Hastings (FL) Miller (MI) And then, of course, they took the the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2650, as Clay Hastings (WA) Miller, Gary train back to New York and canoed all amended. Cleaver Heck (NV) Miller, George Clyburn Heck (WA) Moore the way back through the St. Lawrence The question was taken; and (two- Coble Hensarling Moran Seaway, the Great Lakes, and then thirds being in the affirmative) the Coffman Higgins Mullin back to the Chippewa Nation in the rules were suspended and the bill, as Cohen Himes Mulvaney Minnesota Territory. amended, was passed. Cole Holding Murphy (FL) As I enter this Chamber myself each Collins (GA) Holt Murphy (PA) A motion to reconsider was laid on Collins (NY) Honda Nadler day, I am reminded sometimes of the the table. Conaway Horsford Napolitano long, hard travel that is required to do Connolly Hoyer Negrete McLeod f the right thing representing our peo- Conyers Hudson Neugebauer Cook Huelskamp Noem ple, as I know all the Members of this ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Cooper Huffman Nolan Congress are committed to doing. So PRO TEMPORE Costa Huizenga (MI) Nugent each day when I enter this Chamber, I The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Cotton Hultgren Nunes say ‘‘hi’’ to Buffalo, and I recommend Courtney Hunter Nunnelee ant to clause 8 of rule XX, proceedings Cramer Hurt O’Rourke that each of my colleagues do the will resume on motions to suspend the Crawford Israel Olson same. rules previously postponed. Crenshaw Issa Owens And I am not sure, but when I walked Crowley Jeffries Palazzo Votes will be taken in the following by Chief Buffalo today, I thought I saw Cuellar Jenkins Pallone order: a pleasant look of approval, if not a lit- Cummings Johnson (GA) Pascrell H.R. 255, by the yeas and nays; Daines Johnson (OH) Pastor (AZ) tle nod, that the Congress was going to H.R. 2719, by the yeas and nays; Davis (CA) Johnson, E. B. Paulsen work here today to take care of this Davis, Danny Johnson, Sam Payne H.R. 1204, by the yeas and nays. legislation, because, unfortunately, Davis, Rodney Jones Pearce The first electronic vote will be con- DeFazio Jordan Pelosi after that treaty was negotiated, ducted as a 15-minute vote. Remaining DeGette Joyce Perlmutter homesteaders and others were wrongly Delaney Kaptur Perry electronic votes will be conducted as 5- permitted to settle on this tribal land, DeLauro Keating Peters (CA) minute votes. DelBene Kelly (IL) Peters (MI) much of which was later forfeited to Denham Kelly (PA) Peterson the county for nonpayment of taxes. f Dent Kennedy Petri The result today is a checkerboard of CLARIFYING CERTAIN PROPERTY DeSantis Kildee Pingree (ME) ownership that significantly limits DesJarlais Kilmer Pittenger DESCRIPTIONS IN PROVO RIVER Deutch Kind Pitts both the Fond Du Lac Band and the PROJECT TRANSFER ACT Diaz-Balart King (IA) Pocan county’s ability to effectively use these Dingell King (NY) Poe (TX) lands that they control. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Doggett Kingston Polis Under this agreement, which meets finished business is the vote on the mo- Doyle Kinzinger (IL) Pompeo tion to suspend the rules and pass the Duckworth Kirkpatrick Posey all requirements of Minnesota law, the Duffy Kline Price (GA) Fond Du Lac Band will transfer 1,451 bill (H.R. 255) to amend certain defini- Duncan (SC) Kuster Price (NC) acres of land they own outside the tions contained in the Provo River Duncan (TN) Labrador Quigley Project Transfer Act for purposes of Edwards LaMalfa Rahall Fond du Lac reservation to Carlton Ellison Lamborn Rangel County. In return, Carlton County will clarifying certain property descrip- Ellmers Lance Reed transfer approximately 3,200 acres of tions, and for other purposes, on which Engel Langevin Reichert land of equal value, I must point out, the yeas and nays were ordered. Eshoo Lankford Renacci The Clerk read the title of the bill. Esty Larsen (WA) Ribble that they now administer within the Farenthold Larson (CT) Rice (SC) boundaries of the Fond du Lac reserva- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Farr Latham Richmond tion back to the Fond Du Lac Band. question is on the motion offered by Fattah Latta Rigell It is a sensible agreement that pro- the gentleman from California (Mr. Fincher Levin Roby Fitzpatrick Lewis Roe (TN) vides space for the Band to construct MCCLINTOCK) that the House suspend Fleischmann Lipinski Rogers (AL) much-needed housing for its 6,700 mem- the rules and pass the bill. Fleming LoBiondo Rogers (KY) bers, as well as provide more area for The vote was taken by electronic de- Flores Loebsack Rogers (MI) vice, and there were—yeas 406, nays 0, Forbes Lofgren Rohrabacher hunting, gathering, and native activi- Fortenberry Long Rokita ties. Additionally, the agreement pro- not voting 25, as follows: Foster Lowenthal Rooney vides Carlton County with valuable [Roll No. 615] Foxx Lowey Ros-Lehtinen new timber and forestry resources. Frankel (FL) Lucas Roskam YEAS—406 Franks (AZ) Luetkemeyer Ross Lastly, Mr. Speaker, I would point Aderholt Beatty Boustany Frelinghuysen Lujan Grisham Rothfus out that H.R. 2650 is modeled on stat- Amash Becerra Brady (PA) Fudge (NM) Roybal-Allard utes that were passed in this body in Amodei Benishek Brady (TX) Gabbard Luja´ n, Ben Ray Royce Andrews Bentivolio Braley (IA) Gallego (NM) Ruiz 2000 and 2004, allowing the Lower Sioux Bachmann Bera (CA) Bridenstine Garamendi Lynch Runyan Indian community in Minnesota and Bachus Bilirakis Brooks (AL) Garcia Maffei Ruppersberger the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Barber Bishop (NY) Brooks (IN) Gardner Maloney, Ryan (OH) community in Minnesota to accom- Barletta Black Broun (GA) Garrett Carolyn Ryan (WI) Barr Blackburn Brown (FL) Gerlach Maloney, Sean Salmon plish similar transactions. It is also my Barrow (GA) Blumenauer Brownley (CA) Gibbs Marchant Sa´ nchez, Linda understanding that passage of this bill Barton Bonamici Buchanan Gibson Marino T.

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Aderholt Doggett Kennedy Titus Schiff Stivers Walz Peters (MI) Sanford Amash Doyle Kildee Tonko Schneider Stockman Wasserman Peterson Sarbanes Amodei Duckworth Kilmer Tsongas Schock Stutzman Schultz Petri Scalise Andrews Duffy Kind Turner Schrader Swalwell (CA) Waters Pingree (ME) Schakowsky Bachmann Duncan (SC) King (IA) Upton Schweikert Takano Watt Pittenger Schiff Valadao Scott (VA) Terry Waxman Bachus Duncan (TN) King (NY) Pitts Schneider Van Hollen Scott, Austin Thompson (CA) Weber (TX) Barber Edwards Kingston Pocan Schock Scott, David Thompson (MS) Webster (FL) Barletta Ellison Kinzinger (IL) Poe (TX) Schrader Vargas Sensenbrenner Thornberry Welch Barr Ellmers Kirkpatrick Polis Schweikert Veasey Serrano Tiberi Wenstrup Barrow (GA) Engel Kline Pompeo Scott (VA) Vela Sessions Tierney Westmoreland Barton Eshoo Kuster Posey Scott, Austin Vela´ zquez Sewell (AL) Tipton Whitfield Bass Esty Labrador Price (GA) Scott, David Visclosky Shea-Porter Titus Williams Beatty Farenthold LaMalfa Price (NC) Sensenbrenner Wagner Sherman Tonko Wilson (FL) Becerra Farr Lamborn Quigley Serrano Walberg Shimkus Tsongas Wilson (SC) Benishek Fattah Lance Rahall Sessions Walden Shuster Turner Wittman Bentivolio Fincher Langevin Rangel Sewell (AL) Walorski Simpson Upton Wolf Bera (CA) Fitzpatrick Lankford Reed Shea-Porter Walz Sinema Valadao Womack Bilirakis Fleischmann Larsen (WA) Reichert Sherman Wasserman Slaughter Van Hollen Woodall Bishop (NY) Fleming Larson (CT) Renacci Shimkus Schultz Black Flores Latham Smith (MO) Vargas Yarmuth Ribble Shuster Waters Blackburn Forbes Latta Smith (NE) Veasey Yoder Rice (SC) Simpson Watt Blumenauer Fortenberry Lee (CA) Smith (NJ) Vela Young (AK) Richmond Sinema Waxman Bonamici Foster Levin Smith (TX) Visclosky Young (IN) Rigell Slaughter Weber (TX) Boustany Foxx Lewis Roby Smith (MO) Webster (FL) NOT VOTING—25 Brady (PA) Frankel (FL) Lipinski Roe (TN) Smith (NE) Brady (TX) Franks (AZ) LoBiondo Welch Bass Hinojosa Radel Rogers (AL) Smith (NJ) Braley (IA) Frelinghuysen Loebsack Wenstrup Bishop (GA) Jackson Lee Rush Rogers (KY) Smith (TX) Bridenstine Fudge Lofgren Westmoreland Bishop (UT) Lee (CA) Rogers (MI) Smith (WA) Sanchez, Loretta Brooks (AL) Gabbard Long Whitfield Campbell Lummis Rohrabacher Southerland Schwartz Brooks (IN) Gallego Lowenthal Williams Culberson McCarthy (NY) Rokita Speier Sires Broun (GA) Garamendi Lowey Wilson (FL) Enyart McMorris Rooney Stewart Thompson (PA) Brown (FL) Garcia Lucas Wilson (SC) Graves (MO) Rodgers Ros-Lehtinen Stivers Vela´ zquez Brownley (CA) Gardner Luetkemeyer Wittman Grimm Meeks Roskam Stockman Yoho Buchanan Garrett Lujan Grisham Wolf Herrera Beutler Neal Ross Stutzman Bucshon Gerlach (NM) Rothfus Swalwell (CA) Womack Burgess Gibbs Luja´ n, Ben Ray Roybal-Allard Takano Woodall b 1434 Bustos Gibson (NM) Royce Terry Yarmuth Butterfield Gingrey (GA) Lynch Ruiz Thompson (CA) Yoder Messrs. FLEMING and BARTON Calvert Gohmert Maffei Runyan Thompson (MS) Yoho changed their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to Camp Goodlatte Maloney, Ruppersberger Thompson (PA) Young (AK) Cantor Gosar Carolyn Ryan (OH) Thornberry Young (IN) ‘‘yea.’’ Capito Gowdy Maloney, Sean So (two-thirds being in the affirma- Capps Granger Marchant NOT VOTING—15 tive) the rules were suspended and the Capuano Graves (GA) Marino Bishop (GA) Herrera Beutler Rush Ca´ rdenas Grayson Massie Bishop (UT) Lummis Sanchez, Loretta bill was passed. Carney Green, Al Matheson Campbell McCarthy (NY) Schwartz The result of the vote was announced Carson (IN) Green, Gene Matsui Culberson McMorris Sires as above recorded. Carter Griffin (AR) McAllister Enyart Rodgers Cartwright Griffith (VA) McCarthy (CA) Graves (MO) Radel A motion to reconsider was laid on Cassidy Grijalva McCaul the table. Castor (FL) Grimm McClintock Stated for: Castro (TX) Guthrie McCollum b 1442 Chabot Gutie´rrez McDermott Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 615, Chaffetz Hahn McGovern So (two-thirds being in the affirma- I was here to vote—voted but it did not reg- Chu Hall McHenry tive) the rules were suspended and the ister. Had I been present, I would have voted Cicilline Hanabusa McIntyre bill, as amended, was passed. Clarke Hanna McKeon The result of the vote was announced ‘‘yes.’’ Clay Harper McKinley Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. Cleaver Harris McNerney as above recorded. 615, had I been present, I would have voted Clyburn Hartzler Meadows A motion to reconsider was laid on ‘‘yes.’’ Coble Hastings (FL) Meehan the table. Coffman Hastings (WA) Meeks Cohen Heck (NV) Meng f f Cole Heck (WA) Messer Collins (GA) Hensarling Mica Collins (NY) Higgins Michaud AVIATION SECURITY STAKE- TRANSPORTATION SECURITY Conaway Himes Miller (FL) HOLDER PARTICIPATION ACT OF ACQUISITION REFORM ACT Connolly Hinojosa Miller (MI) Conyers Holding Miller, Gary 2013 The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Cook Holt Miller, George The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- MARCHANT). The unfinished business is Cooper Honda Moore Costa Horsford Moran finished business is the vote on the mo- the vote on the motion to suspend the Cotton Hoyer Mullin tion to suspend the rules and pass the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2719) to re- Courtney Hudson Mulvaney bill (H.R. 1204) to amend title 49, quire the Transportation Security Ad- Cramer Huelskamp Murphy (FL) United States Code, to direct the As- ministration to implement best prac- Crawford Huffman Murphy (PA) Crenshaw Huizenga (MI) Nadler sistant Secretary of Homeland Secu- tices and improve transparency with Crowley Hultgren Napolitano rity (Transportation Security Adminis- regard to technology acquisition pro- Cuellar Hunter Neal tration) to establish an Aviation Secu- grams, and for other purposes, as Cummings Hurt Negrete McLeod Daines Israel Neugebauer rity Advisory Committee, and for other amended, on which the yeas and nays Davis (CA) Issa Noem purposes, as amended, on which the were ordered. Davis, Danny Jackson Lee Nolan yeas and nays were ordered. The Clerk read the title of the bill. Davis, Rodney Jeffries Nugent The Clerk read the title of the bill. DeFazio Jenkins Nunes The SPEAKER pro tempore. The DeGette Johnson (GA) Nunnelee The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by Delaney Johnson (OH) O’Rourke question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. DeLauro Johnson, E. B. Olson the gentleman from Texas (Mr. MCCAUL) that the House suspend the DelBene Johnson, Sam Owens Denham Jones Palazzo MCCAUL) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Dent Jordan Pallone rules and pass the bill, as amended. This will be a 5-minute vote. DeSantis Joyce Pascrell This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic de- DesJarlais Kaptur Pastor (AZ) The vote was taken by electronic de- Deutch Keating Paulsen vice, and there were—yeas 416, nays 0, Diaz-Balart Kelly (IL) Payne vice, and there were—yeas 411, nays 3, not voting 15, as follows: Dingell Kelly (PA) Pearce not voting 17, as follows:

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:22 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03DE7.031 H03DEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H7428 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 3, 2013 [Roll No. 617] Peterson Sa´ nchez, Linda Tiberi MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR VIC- Petri T. Tierney TIMS OF NEW YORK’S DERAIL- YEAS—411 Pingree (ME) Sanford Tipton Sarbanes Titus MENT ON METRO-NORTH Aderholt Duckworth Kilmer Pittenger Scalise Tonko Amodei Duffy Kind Pitts Schakowsky Tsongas (Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of Andrews Duncan (SC) King (IA) Pocan Schiff Turner Bachmann Duncan (TN) King (NY) Poe (TX) New York asked and was given permis- Schneider Upton Bachus Edwards Kingston Polis sion to address the House for 1 minute.) Pompeo Schock Valadao Barber Ellison Kinzinger (IL) Schrader Van Hollen Barletta Ellmers Kirkpatrick Posey Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of Price (GA) Schweikert Vargas New York. Mr. Speaker, my colleagues, Barr Engel Kline Scott (VA) Veasey Barrow (GA) Eshoo Kuster Price (NC) tonight on Forest Lane in Cold Spring, Quigley Scott, Austin Vela Barton Esty LaMalfa ´ Rahall Scott, David Velazquez my friend Jim Lovell won’t be coming Bass Farenthold Lamborn Sensenbrenner Visclosky Beatty Farr Lance Rangel home. His children, Brooke and Jack Reed Serrano Wagner Becerra Fattah Langevin Sessions Walberg and Finn and Hudson, the youngest Reichert Benishek Fincher Lankford Sewell (AL) Walden who goes to school with my little girls Renacci Bentivolio Fitzpatrick Larsen (WA) Shea-Porter Walorski Ribble in Cold Spring and who has played in Bera (CA) Fleischmann Larson (CT) Sherman Walz Rice (SC) my house, will be missing the father Bilirakis Fleming Latham Shimkus Wasserman Richmond Bishop (NY) Flores Latta Shuster Schultz they love and a beloved member of the Black Forbes Lee (CA) Rigell Simpson Waters community because he was one of the Roby Blackburn Fortenberry Levin Sinema Watt four victims on the Metro-North train Blumenauer Foster Lewis Roe (TN) Slaughter Waxman Bonamici Foxx Lipinski Rogers (AL) Smith (MO) Weber (TX) that derailed on Sunday. Boustany Frankel (FL) LoBiondo Rogers (KY) Smith (NE) Webster (FL) We all are saddened and heartbroken Brady (PA) Franks (AZ) Loebsack Rogers (MI) Smith (NJ) Welch Brady (TX) Frelinghuysen Lofgren Rohrabacher Smith (TX) Wenstrup by this tragic event. I stand here with Braley (IA) Fudge Long Rokita Smith (WA) Westmoreland my colleagues from New York to honor Bridenstine Gabbard Lowenthal Rooney Southerland Whitfield the four victims and the dozens of in- Brooks (AL) Gallego Lowey Ros-Lehtinen Speier Williams jured. New York lost a devoted father Brooks (IN) Garamendi Lucas Roskam Stewart Wilson (FL) Broun (GA) Garcia Luetkemeyer Ross Stivers Wilson (SC) in Jim Lovell; but, of course, we also Brown (FL) Gardner Lujan Grisham Rothfus Stockman Wittman lost a loving sister in Donna Smith Brownley (CA) Garrett (NM) Roybal-Allard Stutzman Wolf from Newburgh, a caring nurse from Buchanan Gerlach Luja´ n, Ben Ray Royce Swalwell (CA) Womack Bucshon Gibbs (NM) Ruiz Takano Woodall Queens named Kisook Ahn, and James Burgess Gibson Lynch Runyan Terry Yarmuth Ferrari, a hardworking husband from Bustos Gingrey (GA) Maffei Ruppersberger Thompson (CA) Yoder Montrose. Butterfield Gohmert Maloney, Ryan (OH) Thompson (MS) Yoho Calvert Goodlatte Carolyn Ryan (WI) Thompson (PA) Young (AK) I know my colleagues, NITA LOWEY Camp Gosar Maloney, Sean Salmon Thornberry Young (IN) who represents Montrose and JIM Cantor Gowdy Marchant CROWLEY who represents Queens and Capito Granger Marino NAYS—3 Capps Graves (GA) Matheson ELIOT ENGEL who represents the dis- Capuano Grayson Matsui Amash Labrador Massie trict where the accident occurred, and Ca´ rdenas Green, Al McAllister I who represent two of the victims join Carney Green, Gene McCarthy (CA) NOT VOTING—17 with all of you in standing to offer a Carson (IN) Griffin (AR) McClintock Bishop (GA) Herrera Beutler Rush Carter Griffith (VA) McCollum Bishop (UT) Lummis Sanchez, Loretta moment of silence in honor of those Cartwright Grijalva McDermott Campbell McCarthy (NY) Schwartz killed and of those injured. I ask that Cassidy Grimm McGovern Cole McCaul Sires we do so now. Castor (FL) Guthrie McHenry Culberson McMorris ´ Castro (TX) Gutierrez McIntyre Enyart Rodgers Chabot Hahn McKeon Graves (MO) Radel f Chaffetz Hall McKinley Chu Hanabusa McNerney Cicilline Hanna Meadows b 1450 REMEMBERING VICTIMS OF NEW Clarke Harper Meehan YORK’S DERAILMENT ON METRO- Clay Harris Meeks So (two-thirds being in the affirma- Cleaver Hartzler Meng NORTH Clyburn Hastings (FL) Messer tive) the rules were suspended and the Coble Hastings (WA) Mica bill, as amended, was passed. (Mrs. LOWEY asked and was given Coffman Heck (NV) Michaud The result of the vote was announced permission to address the House for 1 Cohen Heck (WA) Miller (FL) minute.) Collins (GA) Hensarling Miller (MI) as above recorded. Collins (NY) Higgins Miller, Gary A motion to reconsider was laid on Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to Conaway Himes Miller, George honor the memory of my constituent, Connolly Hinojosa Moore the table. Conyers Holding Moran James Ferrari of Montrose, New York, Cook Holt Mullin PERSONAL EXPLANATION one of the four individuals who lost Cooper Honda Mulvaney Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS. Mr. Speaker, their lives in Sunday morning’s trag- Costa Horsford Murphy (FL) edy. Mr. Ferrari leaves behind a wife, a Cotton Hoyer Murphy (PA) on rollcall No. 615 on H.R. 255, on Motion to Courtney Hudson Nadler Suspend the Rules and Pass, ‘‘to amend cer- 20-year-old daughter, and extended Cramer Huelskamp Napolitano tain definitions contained in the Provo River family. My thoughts and prayers are Crawford Huffman Neal with them during this time of pain and Crenshaw Huizenga (MI) Negrete McLeod Project Transfer Act for purposes of clarifying Crowley Hultgren Neugebauer certain property descriptions’’, I am not re- grief. Cuellar Hunter Noem corded because I was absent due to the birth For the last 10 years, Mr. Ferrari Cummings Hurt Nolan Daines Israel Nugent of my daughter. Had I been present, I would commuted 6 days a week into the city Davis (CA) Issa Nunes have voted ‘‘yea.’’ to his job as a building supervisor. He Davis, Danny Jackson Lee Nunnelee Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 616 on H.R. was a hardworking New Yorker, totally Davis, Rodney Jeffries O’Rourke devoted to his family. DeFazio Jenkins Olson 2719, on Motion to Suspend the Rules and DeGette Johnson (GA) Owens Pass, ‘‘the Transportation Acquisition Security His friend and neighbor told me that Delaney Johnson (OH) Palazzo Reform Act’’, I am not recorded because I was he did everything for his family. Now DeLauro Johnson, E. B. Pallone DelBene Johnson, Sam Pascrell absent due to the birth of my daughter. Had his wife, who is still in shock, and Denham Jones Pastor (AZ) I been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ daughter are trying to put all the Dent Jordan Paulsen pieces of their lives together. DeSantis Joyce Payne Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 617 on H.R. DesJarlais Kaptur Pearce 1204, on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Now Congress must do its part to Deutch Keating Pelosi Pass, ‘‘Aviation Security Stakeholder Participa- honor all the crash victims by advanc- Diaz-Balart Kelly (IL) Perlmutter tion Act of 2013’’, I am not recorded because ing solutions that prevent tragedies Dingell Kelly (PA) Perry Doggett Kennedy Peters (CA) I was absent due to the birth of my daughter. like this one from ever happening Doyle Kildee Peters (MI) Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ again.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:52 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03DE7.033 H03DEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE December 3, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7429 REMEMBERING VICTIMS OF NEW to ask ourselves, could this be avoided to taxpayers at both the Federal and YORK’S DERAILMENT ON METRO- and did these people die in vain, and State levels. NORTH what are we going to do about it? This plan is a mess that will ulti- (Mr. ENGEL asked and was given It would appear to me that the first mately lead to shortages, waiting peri- permission to address the House for 1 thing everyone thinks of is the infra- ods, and a great decline in the quality minute and to revise and extend his re- structure: Could this have happened in of American medical care. marks.) Japan, in China, or in some other in- f dustrialized country? It just stresses Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, this hor- SAFE CLIMATE CAUCUS rific tragedy, unfortunately, happened how important infrastructure is. (Mr. CARTWRIGHT asked and was in my district about half a mile from It is not just the question of looking given permission to address the House where I live. modern and developing commerce. It is for 1 minute and to revise and extend When a tragedy like this happens, human lives we are talking about. his remarks.) senseless tragedy, we as Americans all Let’s not let the people who died die in Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, for pull together wherever tragedies occur. vain. Let us all collectively look at our far too long, Congress has failed to act That is what we are doing here this bridges, our roads, our tunnels, and our while the impacts of climate change afternoon. We are pulling together in airports all over our great Nation so threaten our security, our economy, the face of a terrible, terrible tragedy. that we can avoid these types of trage- our budget, and the health of our citi- I know that an investigation is going dies. zens. In fact, the GAO included climate on from the National Transportation f change in its high-risk report this Safety Board. I hope that in a short b 1500 year—meaning the GAO thinks it is time we will know what happened and, critical for the Federal Government to perhaps, we will be able to take steps REMEMBERING VICTIMS OF NEW address the financial threat posed by to ensure that it doesn’t happen again, YORK’S DERAILMENT ON METRO- climate change. Whether we are talk- whether it be by legislation or other NORTH ing about the Federal flood insurance types of ways we can ensure that this (Mr. GIBSON asked and was given program, whether we are talking about doesn’t happen again. permission to address the House for 1 FEMA payments, climate change unde- My heart goes out to all the victims minute and to revise and extend his re- niably threatens our finances as a Na- and their families of this senseless, marks.) tion and as a Federal Government. senseless tragedy. We as New Yorkers Mr. GIBSON. Mr. Speaker, I want to We have to put our partisanship aside and as Americans in times of tragedy thank my colleagues for coming for- and deal with the financial effects of always pull together. New York pulled ward with these moving tributes. I climate change. together after 9/11, and we are pulling want to add to those my condolences, That’s why in the coming months, I together after this horrific tragedy as and those of my family. intend to release a comprehensive cli- well. This is a very resilient Nation, and mate adaptation bill that will address f New Yorkers in tough times like these, the need to protect our Nation’s assets we come together. Every day I have REMEMBERING VICTIMS OF NEW and our citizens from the devastation thousands of my constituents who ride that is now inevitable due to our al- YORK’S DERAILMENT ON METRO- these trains back and forth to provide NORTH ready changing climate. for their families. I pledge my support Mr. Speaker, the time has come for (Mr. CROWLEY asked and was given and those of our district as we ensure congressional action for our own good permission to address the House for 1 that a tragedy like this is not repeated. and the good of our children and our minute and to revise and extend his re- f grandchildren. marks.) f Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, I too AFFORDABLE CARE ACT IS rise to mourn the loss of these four in- UNAFFORDABLE GUN SAFETY LEGISLATION dividuals and all those who were in- (Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee asked (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was jured in this tragic accident. and was given permission to address given permission to address the House In particular, I want to recognize the the House for 1 minute and to revise for 1 minute and to revise and extend family of Kisook Ahn of Queens. The and extend his remarks.) her remarks.) entire Korean American community in Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee. Mr. Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I Queens and throughout the city and Speaker, some are trying to create the hold in my hand simple, one-page legis- the tristate region mourn her loss. She impression that the only problem with lation, H.R. 3626, that passed on the was a resident of my hometown of ObamaCare is the Web site, and the ex- floor of the House today by voice vote. Woodside, Queens. I particularly want perts will soon fix that. Actually, the Mr. Speaker, it was a gun bill. It was to express our sorrow on her loss and biggest problem with the so-called Af- to extend and to ensure that all those who lost their lives or were fordable Care Act is that it is undetectable firearms would be regu- injured, once again, in this tragic event unaffordable. lated so that plastic guns cannot pose of Sunday. Our thoughts and prayers We are already having trouble paying a danger to law enforcement or the po- are with her family and all the victims for all of the Federal medical programs lice. and their families. we have now. The cost of all of our Mr. Speaker, I wonder why we cannot f Federal medical programs have been come together to stop the kinds of greatly underestimated at the start. killings at Sandy Hook and Aurora by REMEMBERING VICTIMS OF NEW Now with many millions more losing passing universal background checks, YORK’S DERAILMENT ON METRO- their coverage than the administration or the bill that I introduced, which is a NORTH predicted, added to the millions pre- gun safety and storage bill. For the (Mr. RANGEL asked and was given viously uninsured, the cost of likes of a young man by the name of permission to address the House for 1 ObamaCare is already estimated at Braveon who died in the hands of minute and to revise and extend his re- possibly four times more than when it strangers in my district 2 weeks ago, or marks.) was passed, and it is not even fully in the young man, 16 years old, who just Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, let me place. was shot this past weekend in a local thank Congressman ENGEL for the com- Since it took 31⁄2 years to even get a park, or two teenagers that died 3 or 4 passion which he has demonstrated for screwed-up Web site partially ready, weeks ago while 19 were shot at a the families of those that survived, most people don’t believe the Federal house party, all using guns got on the those that are injured, and those that Government can run our health care underbelly of life. Not stopping stash have been lost. system efficiently in the first place. houses, or keeping guns from going While all of us are anxious to see the More bureaucratic, less-humane med- from one hand to another without a results of the investigation, we all have ical care, and all at much greater cost background check.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:22 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03DE7.054 H03DEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H7430 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 3, 2013 A simple bill was passed, Mr. Speak- Great Recession, in 2010, a total of 46.2 and tariffs on imported goods so that er. I ask: Is there any heart in this million Americans were below the pov- they would not overcome American Congress to pass reasonable gun safety erty level, the highest number of 52 manufacturers but, rather, level the legislation to save the lives of our chil- years. The American Dream denied. playing field so that American manu- dren and to stand against violence, gun When we talk about the American facturers would have a shot. He said we violence? Enough is enough. Dream and we talk about what Roo- needed to also make sure that we had f sevelt said about those who have much good international trade agreements versus those who have little, so what is and use the American taxpayer money THE AMERICAN DREAM going on in America? In America to buy American manufactured goods. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. today, income inequality is growing. It is all there. So for those who want to MESSER). Under the Speaker’s an- The ideal is you work hard, you will do pay attention to the Founding Fathers, nounced policy of January 3, 2013, the okay. In reality, the U.S. ranks 93 in they ought to pay attention to what gentleman from California (Mr. the world in income inequality, behind George Washington and Alexander GARAMENDI) is recognized for 60 min- Great Britain, Australia, Nigeria, Ar- Hamilton talked about in the first days utes as the designee of the minority gentina, and Japan. The American of the first administration of this won- leader. Dream: you work hard, you will do derful democracy we call America. Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, we okay. The reality: income inequality in Let’s talk for a moment about infra- have an opportunity today to talk the United States is greater than the structure. Let’s talk about those roads about some things that are really im- income inequality in Nigeria. Yes, it is. that George Washington described, portant to America. I want to start So what are we going to do? Alexander Hamilton talked and wrote really with this quote by Franklin Well, here is what we are doing. about in his report. Where are we with Delano Roosevelt which kind of talks Since the Great Recession, the recov- our infrastructure today? about where I am coming from and ery has been slow. We Democrats have Joining me today is my colleague where I think we ought to be going as some answers on what to do about that from Oregon, who has been working on a Nation right now. I will try to ex- recovery, and we will get to that in a the infrastructure issue now for more plain this in a few moments, and then few moments, but I think we need to than a decade. He understands the move on to really deal with this prob- understand what has happened in the problems that we have in our transpor- lem that we have in our Nation of in- last 5 years. tation systems and has a proposal. come inequality, lost opportunity, or We have seen the economy grow. I now yield to EARL BLUMENAUER of the absence of opportunity. Every quarter since 2009, the economy Oregon. FDR said: has grown. The private sector economy Mr. BLUMENAUER. I deeply appre- The test of our progress is not whether we has grown. Where did that wealth go? ciate the gentleman from California add more to the abundance of those who Where did the wealth of this Nation go? yielding time to me, and I appreciate have much, it is rather whether we provide Well, 95 percent of the wealth gen- his leadership in focusing on where the enough for those who have too little. erated in this Nation since 2009 has economy is and where it needs to go. In America today, there are many, gone to the top 1 percent of Americans. I think it is important to look back many Americans that have far too lit- The remaining 99 percent have had to in time because you are absolutely tle. One out of four children in America split what was left. During the Clinton right, that from the founding of the goes to bed hungry at night. Unem- economy, it was reversed. The top 1 Republic, infrastructure loomed large. ployment remains at a peak level, percent took 45 percent, and the bot- In the Constitution, there is a provi- somewhere north of 7–8 percent. Real tom 99 percent took the remaining. So sion for postal roads. And 8 years after unemployment, that is, the unemploy- 1 percent took 95 percent, 99 percent the plan that was developed by Alex- ment of people who would like to work were left with 5 percent. ander Hamilton for President Wash- more, would like to have a full-time Income inequality: What do we do ington, there was the Gallatin plan job, remains very, very high. What can about it? How do we achieve the goals that was developed for President Jef- we do about it? of President Clinton when he talked ferson by his Secretary of the Treas- Well, we can think about the great about the American Dream? How do we ury, Albert Gallatin. It had a vision for American ideal, the American Dream. achieve the goals of FDR when he what would happen for that next Amer- This gentleman pretty well laid it out. talked about our purpose, not to pro- ican century. This is Bill Clinton talking about the vide more for those who have great but Throughout that time, infrastructure American Dream. He said: to provide for those who have little? has been one thing that has brought If you work hard and play by the rules, you How can we do it? Americans together. It is something have the freedom and the opportunity to Well, one way we can do it is a long that really didn’t have a partisan pursue your dreams and leave your kids a American tradition dating back to tinge. Yes, Theodore Roosevelt, a Re- country where they can chase theirs. George Washington. In his first year in publican President, actually, on the So between these two Presidents, I office, George Washington called upon anniversary, the centennial of the Gal- think we lay out a philosophy that is Alexander Hamilton, his Treasury Sec- latin plan, had his own vision for what well worth our attention: make sure retary, to figure out how to grow the we would do with inland waterways and those who have little have an oppor- American economy. They were inter- reforestation, redeveloping America. tunity, that we pay attention to their ested in manufacturing. The United His cousin, Franklin Roosevelt, a Dem- needs, and that we make sure that the States was basically exporting raw ma- ocrat, likewise helped plant the seeds American Dream is always in place. terials to Great Britain. George Wash- that ultimately grew into the Inter- Let’s talk about that dream. How ington wanted to build the American state Freeway Act, signed into law and about the dream of going to college, economy. So he said, Alex, give me a funded by President Eisenhower. And college education. The ideal is college plan. So Alexander Hamilton came 150 years ago, there was the Trans- education is open to everyone. In re- back a few months later with a plan, continental Railroad Act with a Repub- ality, in 2007, one-half of the children an economic development plan, based lican President, Abraham Lincoln. from wealthy households completed on manufacturing, and in that eco- This infrastructure agenda is some- college. Only 9 percent of the children nomic development plan, he said we thing that has made America great. It from low-income households completed need to do about a dozen things. produced the finest infrastructure in college. This gap is widening and has the world. Until the last quarter cen- continued to widen since 2007, and obvi- b 1515 tury, America had the best airlines, ously since 1989. The American Dream. He said we need to build the infra- roads, freeways, bridges, passenger and How about this dream: FDR also structure of the United States. He said freight rail systems anywhere in the talked about the four freedoms and one we need to build the canals, the roads, world. Unfortunately, we have not kept of them had to do with freedom from and the ports. He said we needed to pace with our responsibility. We have want. Part of the American Dream, it protect American manufacturing, so not raised the gas tax for the last 20 has been denied. As a result of the make sure that there are proper duties years. That was part of the Clinton

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We have not heeded the and particularly in the building and from Washington, D.C., to Pittsburgh. call of other bipartisan commissions construction trades and with regard to I deeply appreciate your courtesy in for Republican and Democratic Presi- architects and engineers where we have permitting me to share a few minutes dents alike to provide the transpor- seen people just literally decimated. I with you on the floor this evening. I tation resources that would enable us appreciate your strong voice and advo- deeply appreciate your unstinting ad- to have a robust reauthorization of the cacy and look forward to working with vocacy for making it in America, for transportation bill. In fact, the best you as we go forward, hopefully, in this doing it right, putting our families the last Congress could do was a short- Congress, that we don’t dodge our re- back to work, strengthening the econ- term 27-month extension that was kind sponsibility any further. omy, and making our communities of kept together by chewing gum and Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. BLUMENAUER, more livable, our families safer, bailing wire, and that funding runs out there is no doubt that you are taking healthier, and more economically in less than 10 months. What that up the responsibility. You have been a sound. means is that, by October 1 next year, leader for many years on this issue of Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. BLUMENAUER, transportation funding for roads will transportation, how we can fund it, you are bringing about a very impor- drop 92 percent if we just rely on the what we must do. tant piece of legislation that will help cash flow that goes into the depleted I guess I knew, but I didn’t realize it us finance the systems that we need to highway trust fund. Transit funding is was coming so quickly, that we would build. eliminated. Over the course of the next fall off the transportation cliff, that We talk about immediate jobs. In 10 years, we will see a 30 percent reduc- the next fiscal year, 10 months from talking about those immediate jobs, tion in already inadequate funding for now, the transportation programs for every dollar that we would invest in the Federal partnership. funded by the Federal Government transportation infrastructure, you get We kept this afloat by transferring simply run out of money. Isn’t it 90 $1.59 of economic growth immediately $55 billion of general fund borrowed percent or more of the funding that back. money. We were able to get a little bit will be gone? Did I understand that Mr. BLUMENAUER, I know you have to of infrastructure in the Recovery Act. correctly? go. You have another meeting. Thank And the last Congress did a little budg- Mr. BLUMENAUER. If we rely sim- you very much for bringing this crit- et magic in terms of changing some ply on current cash flow in the next fis- ical issue to our attention. provisions for pension funds that re- cal year, we will see a 92 percent reduc- Now let me carry on for a few sec- sulted in an uptick in general fund rev- tion in highway funding, and the tran- onds about the infrastructure issue. enue that we used, transferred, to sort sit budget will be zeroed out. And over If we make that critical investment, of get us through the next 10 months. the next 10 years, with the current rev- if we follow the leadership of Mr. BLU- But it is not adequate. It is not the sig- enue level, we will see a 30 percent re- MENAUER, where we actually collect the nal the private sector needs. It is not duction below the current inadequate money that is needed for our systems the signal that our partners in State levels. and put those dollars to work in Amer- and local government need to be able Mr. GARAMENDI. Just before we ica, several very important things will to undertake the significant projects came on the floor to talk about this happen in the American economy. that will make a difference. issue of inequality in America and how First of all, you lay down the founda- If we really care about putting people we might deal with it, we heard our tion for immediate and future eco- to work, the fastest way to create hun- colleagues from the State of New York nomic growth. You cannot grow the dreds of thousands of family-wage jobs talk about the tragic transit accident economy if you cannot move goods, is to adequately fund our infrastruc- that occurred. In listening to them, a services, and people across the Nation. ture, family-wage jobs in every State couple of the Members talked about In my State of California, we under- in the Union that will start in a matter the need for rail improvement, upgrad- stand what gridlock is. We have got of months. ing the rail system in New York. If I gridlock here in Congress. That is po- If we care about American competi- am to hear you correctly, unless we litical gridlock. In California, when tiveness, we will invest in infrastruc- provide additional revenue in the you are talking about gridlock, you are ture so that we can compete with the transportation funding program, there talking about sitting on a freeway and developments that are taking place will be no money to upgrade the rail going nowhere; you are talking about around the world. If we care about the systems in New York or anywhere else the shipments of goods in and out of health of our communities, we will in- around the United States. the ports that are delayed because they vest to deal with problems of deterio- Mr. BLUMENAUER. We do not have cannot get to the rail systems. They rating roads and bridges, problems of a current revenue stream that is ade- cannot get to the highways of America fraying infrastructure, inadequate quate for rail modernization. Simple. because of gridlock at the ports. We transit, not having safe conditions for We had some additional money, again, have an enormous necessity to lay in our children to bike and walk safely to in the Recovery Act. Although modest place the transportation infrastructure school. by international standards, it was a that can then allow the American While the discussion takes place significant shot in the arm; but as you economy to grow. That is point one. about the budget deficit and this fiscal pointed out, that is running out. Point two is, in doing that infra- cliff or another, I think it is time that What is interesting is that I had an structure improvement, if we use the we ought to look at the infrastructure opportunity, a few years ago on a trip American taxpayer dollars—in this deficit and the transportation cliff that to China, to ride their high-speed case, collected from the excise tax on we face in less than 10 months. Tomor- trains. In 2009, there were no high- gasoline and fuel—if we use that money row, I will be introducing some legisla- speed trains in China. Next year, they to buy American-made equipment, we tion, and I am pleased that I will be will carry more passenger traffic than generate an additional economic joined by leaders from labor, the Cham- the entire American aviation system. growth model, and that is the reestab- ber of Commerce, construction, the Mr. GARAMENDI. Amazing. lishment of the American manufac- professions of engineering, local gov- Mr. BLUMENAUER. This can be turing system. ernment, a wide array of people who done. Other countries are doing it. I are willing to step up and join Congress was referring here just to the surface b 1530 to try and more realistically solve this transportation fees, but there are cer- Twenty years ago we had about problem. tainly needs for rail modernization and somewhere between 19 and 20 million I can’t say how much, Mr. safety. And, frankly, what is under- Americans in manufacturing making GARAMENDI, I appreciate your tireless ground is in worse condition than what all kind of things, from Caterpillar

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Those are the heart and soul of the Repair, rebuild, expand, allow the step forward, willing to use the re- American middle class. That is where a foundation of economic growth to sources of this Nation, collecting those mother or a father could get a job, pro- grow, and use that taxpayer money for resources and dispensing those re- vide the income for their family, buy a American jobs, buying American-made sources across the Nation to build the home, buy the car, the boat, take the equipment. foundation for economic growth. Think of the possibilities. Think of vacation, send their kids to college. The Make It In America agenda is That was where the American middle the possibilities. Think back to where available to us today. That agenda is a class found its foundation. It has been we started this conversation, about trade policy that protects American in- decimated by a number of policies that Franklin Delano Roosevelt, that it is dustry, not a free trade that gives it were enacted by previous Congresses our task not to add more to those who away, but a fair trade policy that pro- and by a lack of attention all across have much, but, rather, to add to those tects American industry; a tax policy this Nation to the foundational imper- who have little. that encourages economic growth here ative of manufacturing. Those men and women in the con- in the United States, that rewards cor- So we have been talking here for struction trades that have lost their job, where unemployment is well over porations for bringing it home, and more than 21⁄2 years now about a Make ends tax breaks for corporations that It In America agenda. If we are going 30, 40 percent, think about them being ship the jobs offshore, an energy policy to finance our transportation systems, able to get that middle class job build- that utilizes the great energy capacity then add to that a clause that says, the ing the infrastructure. Think about the manufacturers out of this Nation, everything from con- material, the bridges, the steel, the there, the small businesses, the large servation and wind and solar and, in- concrete, the equipment, will be Amer- businesses, the supply train that Sie- deed, the petroleum products. ican-made. It will be made in America. In doing so, we can go right back to mens has set up all across this Nation We need that energy policy in place to provide the electronics, to provide Alexander Hamilton and George Wash- today so that the wind industry in the the electric motors and all of the steel, ington, who wrote the first economic United States, which is a huge industry that huge supply train. in my district, can count on tomor- development plan for this Nation, and Think about what could be done if we said use the American taxpayer money row’s tax policy, which will end in less put in place policies today, here in the than a year, so they are not building. to support American industries. United States Congress, to build our When we give a tax credit for solar, Hey, I am with Alex and George. infrastructure, to use our taxpayer and when we give a tax credit for wind, They were correct. Use our taxpayer money for American jobs; that unem- or to the oil industry, we tell them, money to support American businesses, ployed individual that is now on food you only get that tax credit when you buy American, make it in America. stamps, perhaps on a welfare check, buy American-made solar panels, wind It works. Let me give you an exam- getting a job in that manufacturing turbines and the like, because, after ple. In Sacramento, California, near sector that is providing that tool that my district, is a manufacturing plant is going to be used on that locomotive. all, you are using American taxpayer that was expanded, actually doubled in Think about that unemployed fam- money. size in the last 2 years. It was doubled ily, that construction worker, the oper- We need a labor policy so that we can in size to build electric locomotives for ating engineer who has been sitting on re-educate those men and women who Amtrak on the east coast corridor, be- the sidelines, surviving on food stamps will no longer have a job in an industry tween Washington, DC, and Boston. and on assistance, able to go back to that is no longer in existence. We need About 80 new locomotives are going work, sitting on that Caterpillar trac- to make sure that labor has a fair shot, to be built in Sacramento, California tor that is manufactured in America, and in the labor policy we absolutely because, in the stimulus bill, the Re- providing the income necessary for his must raise the minimum wage. That covery Act, somebody, probably a staff- family and providing the taxes nec- holds up the floor, and deals with the er, maybe a Senator, maybe a Member essary for the growth of this Nation’s issue of poverty in America. of Congress, wrote in one sentence and ability to reduce its deficit. Education, research, infrastructure. said, this 700-plus million dollars for It is possible. We can do this. We can This is the Make It In America agenda. the locomotives will be spent on Amer- rebuild America. We can compete with This is the agenda that we can grow ican-made equipment, 100 percent anybody. There is no other culture in jobs in America. This is the agenda American-made. the world that is so entrepreneurial, so that can address the American Dream. American companies looked at that, driven to succeed. This is the agenda that goes back to shrugged their shoulders. A German But here we are, 435 of us, caught up what Franklin Delano Roosevelt said company, Siemens, said, oh, $700 mil- in a gridlock where we can’t do any- when he talked about freedom from lion contract, we can do it. thing, where the transportation bill want. Freedom from want means that Siemens took their light rail manu- languishes, where the farm bill lan- you must be able to get a decent job in facturing plant in Sacramento, took guishes, so that our farmers don’t America to support yourself and your that contract, doubled the size of their know what to plant next year. This has family, so that the working men and plant, doubled the size of their work- got to end. We have got to stop this. force, and is now building 100 percent We need to think back on those gi- women of America have a shot at the American-made locomotives in Sac- ants of America’s past. George Wash- generation of wealth that this country ramento, California. Where 100 years ington told Alexander Hamilton, give can produce. ago they used to build locomotives, me a manufacturing program for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt said it is now they are doing it again. United States, an economic develop- our task not to provide more for those Why? ment program. who have much, but to provide for Because somebody went all the way Alexander Hamilton came back; we those who have little. So when you find back to the very first President, took need to build ports, roads, canals. We that the policies of America have al- something that he said, and it was, we need to protect American industry lowed this kind of wealth distribution are going to spend American taxpayer with wise laws and trade laws. We need to take place over the last 5 years, you money on American-made goods, in to have a tax policy that encourages know that those policies need to this case, American-made locomotives. investment, and we need to make sure change. Those policies have to change. Think about it. Think about the po- that we are using the tax money to buy When 1 percent of the American pop- tential. Think about the potential if we American-made. ulation is able to gather 95 percent of

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We need to do work in America winds up in the hands This isn’t something new to America. the same for the water infrastructure of 1 percent of this population. This is what America has done before. systems. We cannot neglect this task. We have got some policy problems. And this is our job. This is our job. The It is our job. We have to deal with this. Congress of the United States, the Sen- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance If you believe what Bill Clinton said ate, the administration, that is what of my time. about the American Dream, being able we are here for. That is our job. f to provide for your family, being able Mr. Speaker, before I yield back, first OBAMACARE to provide that education, being able to I have got to talk about one other make things better not only for your- thing, and that is another challenge The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- self but for the next generation, then that we face, and that challenge is uary 3, 2013, the gentleman from Geor- this kind of issue has to be dealt with. about climate change. This is real, gia (Mr. GINGREY) is recognized for 60 This is a fundamental economic prob- folks. This is not something that a minutes as the designee of the major- lem. The growth of this economy is de- bunch of scientists have dreamed up. ity leader. This is a very, very real issue for this pendent upon the ability of the Amer- Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speak- world. Many of the policies we talk ican workers to have an income so that er, I thank you for the recognition, for they can pursue their dream, and when about here can directly go to the issue this time to spend talking to my col- the wealth winds up with this kind of a of climate change. leagues on behalf of the Republican I represent 200 miles of the Sac- skewed situation, the 95 percent are majority in the House of Representa- ramento River Valley, from the very not able to become the consumers to tives about the continued problem with beginning of the Sacramento River at buy the home, to buy the car, to de- ObamaCare and with the velop the opportunities that they need the beginning of the San Francisco www.healthcare.gov Web site. for their family. Bay, 200 miles up, past the city of Sac- The promise to Congress and to the How can we deal with this? ramento, past the cities of Yuba City, American people was that by the end of Well, one way we heard about today. Marysville, all the way to Chico. It is November, November 30, the Web site We heard from Mr. BLUMENAUER about an area that is one of the most flood- would be fixed and that people would the necessity of building our transpor- prone areas in America. not have any problems whatsoever get- tation system so that the foundation Climate change is going to increase ting enrolled for ObamaCare on the for economic growth is in place, the rainfall—maybe not the total rainfall government-created transportation system. We need to do throughout the year, but the incidence www.healthcare.gov Web site. that, and doing so will put Americans of extraordinary, heavy downpours will Well, the administration has said, back to work with those good, middle increase. Mr. Speaker, that the problems that class jobs for working American fami- Not too many people want to ascribe people had been faced with for the last lies. the recent typhoon in the Philippines 2 months—of course the rollout was Oc- We need to put in place a Make It In to climate change, but there is ever-in- tober 1—had been essentially solved, America policy. Trade, taxes, energy, creasing evidence that extreme storms that 80 percent of folks now could get labor, education, research infrastruc- are a result of climate change. And it health care, could complete their appli- ture, that is our agenda. That is our figures: more heat, more moisture, cation, and would not get kicked off agenda for growth in America. more storms, more precipitation—it is the system with an error message. It is also our agenda for dealing with all there. But what they don’t say is it is 80 the deficit. You want to deal with the So as we go forward, dealing with percent of what. They go on to admit deficit, put Americans back to work. these issues of economic development, that 40 percent of the Web site, Mr. Watch that tax money come into the of infrastructure, we need to keep in Speaker, has yet to be developed, and coffers of this Nation’s treasury. It will mind the issue of climate change and the law was signed into effect—and my happen. its immediate effect: droughts in some colleagues all know this—was signed But you keep a large percentage of areas, where there weren’t droughts be- into effect on March 23, 2010. Well, Americans out of work, you keep them fore; floods in other areas, where there today is, what, December 3, 2013. They at low wages, and you keep them un- is a need to put in the infrastructure. have had over 3 years, 31⁄2 years, essen- employed, you are not going to able to In the case of my district, the infra- tially, to get this done. And it wasn’t deal with the deficit. Go back to work structure of levees. My constituents ready. The rollout was a colossal fail- Americans—and you deal with the def- are at risk. My constituents need the ure on October 1, even though $600 mil- icit. Federal Government to pass a Water lion, Mr. Speaker, had been spent to Resources Development Act that pro- create this Web site; and that is what b 1545 vides the foundation and the authoriza- you get when you have a massive 2,600- How do you do that? Infrastructure, tion for levee improvements, and they page bill that was rushed through al- trade policy, make sure your tax policy need the appropriations. They need the most in the dark of night at the 11th is in place that encourages economic money. hour in December of 2009 when the bill growth and investment and all the It is our task to keep America safe, was not ready for prime time, and obvi- rest. whether that is from some military ously this Web site was not ready for We can do this. We can do this. We threat from somewhere in the world or prime time. are America. We have done this in the from some natural threat, for example, So it is incredibly concerning that past. We have had leaders in the past extreme storms, extreme flooding, the Obama administration has contin- that have talked about these things making sure the infrastructure, the ued, Mr. Speaker, full speed ahead on and done them. We have had a Congress levees, and the protections for our citi- the rollout of the system even after nu- in the past that has listened to their zens are in place. merous warnings from vendors and own leadership, to those among their I want us to deal with that; and as we from Members of Congress on both caucuses that said, Let’s get on with it. put together the Water Resources De- sides of the aisle in both Chambers— Let’s build for the future. Those lead- velopment Act, where I have the privi- the House and the Senate. ers are here—not at this moment, but lege of being on the conference com- The Web site has led to confusion in they are here on this floor day after mittee, we intend to do our best to the insurance marketplace as well as day. They know. They understand, If make sure that the authorization for putting customers and consumers—pa- you want to deal with the deficit, put those projects necessary for water de- tients, really. I say that as a practicing

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:22 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03DE7.060 H03DEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H7434 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 3, 2013 physician for over 30 years in the great when I tried to go online to through after a telephone operator said State of Georgia. The Web site has led www.healthcare.gov. I put in all the in- she could process the application that to confusion and has put consumers’ formation that they asked me to put he had been working on for 2 months personal information at risk due also in. and sent his information over to to lax security protocols. It is not just And as you know, all Members of Humana. He could call Humana Mon- this health care information, which is Congress have to go into the District of day to arrange payment, she said. sacrosanct under HIPAA law, but also Columbia Health Benefit Exchange. We And this is a quote from him: ‘‘They the security of the information—finan- have to. As of January 1, we are no told me, ’You’re good—you’re all set,’’’ cial information, as an example. longer eligible to be on the Federal Shlora said. When he called Humana So I am still extremely concerned Employee Health Benefits plan. I don’t Monday morning, however, the insurer about the security risk inherent with really mind that because I thought said it had no record of his application. this Web site that is 80 percent fixed; from the very beginning what is good The insurer’s phone rep said she had re- but 80 percent of 60 percent is 48 per- for the goose is good for the gander. I searched the issue and called him back. cent. So it is 52 percent not fixed after think the President, himself, will go on She did call him back, but with bad 31⁄2 years. the D.C. Health Benefit Exchange Web news. After further research, she still In last month’s House Energy and site; and I had recommended that with found no record of his application. Commerce Committee www.healthcare an amendment back when the bill was Shlora called healthcare.gov back .gov data security hearing—I am a first being debated. and the telephone rep, Mr. Speaker, in- member of that committee, Mr. Speak- But as I said, the White House claims sisted he was enrolled with Humana, er, the Health Subcommittee—other that the site can now handle—all of the but could offer him no way to prove it. members and I heard testimony on the site—a 50,000-person capacity limit. ‘‘Humana said to check with them by Obama administration’s efforts to pro- But the number is untested, and it is the end of the week and maybe it will tect private citizens’ sensitive health still far short of the volume needed to mysteriously appear,’’ Shlora said. care data in the online marketplace. be on track to reach President Obama’s Let me give you another one, col- Hearing recent concerns that the site 1-year 7 million people sign-up goal—7 leagues. would become a central target for million people that, heretofore, have Greg Paulauskis from my hometown these so-called genius hackers and on- not had health insurance or maybe of Marietta, Georgia. Paulauskis, an line thieves, we must make the protec- they got kicked off their health insur- early retiree who buys his own health tion of personal data one of the top pri- ance plan because the promise of, If insurance, has also been trying to shop orities going forward. you like your health plan, you can for coverage for himself and his wife Www.healthcare.gov’s rollout has keep it, has not been kept. Unfortu- since the day the health insurance been completely unacceptable, and we nately, there are very many people— marketplace opened. Again, October 1. must work to ensure that the site’s something like 5 million—who have al- What is it today? December 3. data security operations aren’t fum- ready been notified that they are not I thank the Atlanta Journal Con- bled, as well. It would be an even big- going to be able to keep their health stitution for their due diligence. They ger disaster for the American people al- care insurance even though they like have been closely following his experi- ready faced with the other con- it. ence. sequences of the law, including higher Many health insurance professionals Like Shlora, he has run into a series premiums and the likelihood that they and public officials have gone public. of frustrating obstacles. On Monday, he will be unable to see the doctors who They have reported that the site isn’t noticed that the Web site was quicker. they are accustomed to, the hospitals anywhere near ready for prime time; They said that it was quicker. It is now they are accustomed to going to. and as much as 40 percent, as I said handling 50,000 people at a time, and its This disruption is unbelievable, Mr. earlier, of the site has yet to be built. appearance has changed. Its icons Speaker. And it is probably why Sen- My hometown newspaper in Atlanta, looked different. ator ORRIN HATCH from Utah, back Georgia, the Atlanta Journal-Constitu- He tried to access his application when this bill was signed into law by tion, included a headline today: ‘‘New that had been completed over the President Obama, said that, in his ex- and improved? Not so much, some phone with a representative so that he perience—and he has got lots of experi- Georgians find.’’ And they went on to could finally get to the step of actually ence; he has been in both Chambers for highlight three of the most glaring ex- selecting a plan, but the application years—that it was probably the worst amples. Mr. Speaker, I am going to wasn’t visible on the site. bill that he had ever seen in his life- give you just a couple of examples in Now this was just Monday. What is time as a Member of Congress and as a the interest of time. today? Tuesday. That was yesterday. Senator. And I definitely agree with Robert Shlora from Alpharetta, He called and went through another him. Georgia, in Fulton County: shopping lengthy process, to be told again what The Obama administration claimed online and over the phone, Shlora has he has heard before. He can’t see the just this past Sunday that it had ‘‘met faced roadblock after roadblock in his plans on the site, but the operator the goal’’ for www.healthcare.gov, and quest to sign up for coverage through could read plan information to him. the online exchange would work the marketplace. Shlora is paying Paulauskis isn’t comfortable making a smoothly for the vast majority of nearly $2,800 a month for health insur- decision without seeing all the options users.’’ But upon closer examination, ance for himself, his wife, and their in writing. The supervisor handling his Mr. Speaker, this is not the case. In son—three people—and hasn’t been call told him she could put in a work fact, ‘‘meeting the goal’’ checked a po- able to shop around for years because order and someone would call him litical box, rather than fully repair the he has a preexisting condition. The back. She put in a work order. faulty Web site. health law was expected to offer him Paulauskis said he has made such a re- These are a few of the problems that much more affordable options. quest five times since the marketplace still remain, Mr. Speaker. Get this: site The Atlanta Journal-Constitution opened and has yet, Mr. Speaker, to get engineers have created a disguised gim- has been closely following Shlora’s ex- a response. mick for these error messages that perience since the marketplace opened Now, who is Mr. PAULauskis? Well, were frustrating people so much. Con- on October 1. he is a former college professor and he sumers will now be placed in what they has a doctorate degree. He is a Ph.D. call a queuing system, a line—queuing b 1600 Paulauskis said he has probably spent up—rather than receive an error mes- Colleagues, you are not going to be- more than 80 hours on the ObamaCare sage if the site is unavailable. That, lieve what I am going to tell you. Just application process without being able supposedly, would make people less listen to this. It is a comedy of errors, to actually shop for a plan. frustrated if they know they have got a Mr. Speaker. That didn’t change on Monday with place in line, rather than seeing this On Saturday, the marketplace Web the improvements to the marketplace big old error message that I just saw site still failed him—just this past Sat- Web site that you are hearing this ad- probably 30 minutes ago, Mr. Speaker, urday—but he believed he had a break- ministration, President Obama and

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The average increase is indeed, we Republicans have some cent of it hasn’t even been built. Twen- probably $2,500 a year, not a decrease. other ideas. ty percent absolutely are going to be in This is truly unacceptable that with I am going to yield in just a minute, a terrible bind come January 1 if they new mandates in insurance markets Mr. Speaker, to my colleague, the co- have lost their health insurance cov- concerning essential health benefits chair with me of the House GOP Doc- erage that they previously had and premiums have to increase. tors Caucus, the gentleman from Ten- they don’t have any coverage; in other And now we finally find out that Ms. nessee, fellow OB/GYN, Dr. PHIL ROE, words, they are just going bare. PELOSI was absolutely right. Wait until and he is going to talk about some of They don’t intend to do that. They you read it and find out what is in it. those Republican alternatives, or wanted to keep the insurance they had Where she was wrong is when she said maybe even Democratic alternatives, because they liked it. They found out then you would like it. I think the lat- because I think that is what it is going that that was not true. I will be kind est statistics that I read, Mr. Speaker, to come to. and use the word ‘‘mendacity,’’ rather show that 61 percent of people today We have to repeal this law and not be than a lie. But it was pure mendacity. are opposed to ObamaCare—61 percent. embarrassed about it. If you made a They weren’t able to keep it. That is a lot. That means 39 percent ei- mistake, you made a mistake. Own up And so if you can’t sign up during ther don’t have an opinion either way to the American people that this is a that 5-week period, which is over Mon- or are not sure or maybe they approve bad law and repeal it and start over. day, this coming Monday, you can’t get of it. But those are dismal, dismal But I am saying start over in a bipar- signed up and have coverage by Janu- numbers. tisan way, and we can do that. ary 1. My goodness gracious, what if We have seen more insurance policies We have got some thoughts on that, your child gets run over by a car or you canceled than created as consumers are and I am going to, at this point, yield have a heart attack in the week or faced with this sticker shock, all in the to Dr. ROE for his comments. month or however much time it takes name of a bill that was sold to the Mr. ROE of Tennessee. I thank the after January 1, if you are in that 20 American people as a way to lower the gentleman for yielding. percent group, to finally get coverage? uninsured rate. I appreciate the opportunity to be By that time, you are truly, if you sur- Another statistic that I read just re- down here on the House floor today to vive, bankrupt because of medical ex- cently, and this is verifiable, when this discuss, Mr. Speaker, this extremely penses that are not covered. bill was being talked about—again, These stories were printed in the important issue of health care. One of back in 2009, shortly after Mr. Obama AJC, Mr. Speaker. There are plenty of the reasons that it is so important is became our 44th President—it was esti- others that have not been published. that it affects every single American Let me share with you a few other mated that there were something like citizen in a personal way. stories from my constituents back in 47 million people in this country, Mr. As Dr. GINGREY said, I spent 31 years the 11th Congressional District of Speaker, who, through no fault of their practicing medicine and teaching in Georgia about the lack of affordable own except couldn’t afford it, didn’t medical school in Johnson City, Ten- options ObamaCare offers them. have health insurance. nessee. I know the thing that I saw as Mike told me that ObamaCare ‘‘has Well, go through those numbers. And the biggest issue and problem in health been a financial disaster for his fam- I have a book with me that I am going care—and Dr. GINGREY did also—was ily.’’ It used to cost him just under $300 to reference, and I want to give proper the cost of care. I saw the cost going a month to cover his wife and daughter attribution. The name of the book is, up, and I saw more and more people on their insurance plan. Under ‘‘The Top Ten Myths of American that didn’t have access to affordable ObamaCare, that lowest level plan is Health Care: A Citizen’s Guide.’’ Maybe health insurance coverage. the bronze plan. There are four choices. it could be ‘‘A Patient’s Guide,’’ and And I say this as a joke, but it is Gold, I guess, is the most expensive and this is written by Sally Pipes. true. I have never seen a Republican or covers the most things. It probably has She talks in this book about that 47 Democrat heart attack in my life. I the highest deductible. But under that million. Something like 15 million of have never operated on a Republic or bronze plan, instead of $300 a month, those 47 million make more than Democrat cancer in my life, and I have now he is going to pay, Mr. Speaker, $50,000 a year. Indeed, some make more operated on many of them. These are $700 a month. And guess what? His de- than $75,000 a year, Mr. Speaker. They people issues. And why in the world we ductible is $5,000. So he has to pay have just decided that they don’t want passed a partisan health care bill $5,000 out of pocket before insurance health insurance; they will pay as they makes no sense to me whatsoever, Mr. kicks in. He is paying $400 more a go. And there is nothing wrong with Speaker. I never understood that for month. That is $4,800 plus the $5,000. that. I don’t advise it. I think every- now going on 5 years later. body should at least have catastrophic His new plan under ObamaCare, be- b 1615 cause he is not eligible for any subsidy, coverage. But be that as it may, this is is costing him about $10,000 more a America. We have to insist on enjoying We should have sat down in that bi- year. our liberties to do what we want to do partisan way and talked about, as Dr. Teresa and her husband from with our hard-earned tax dollars and GINGREY so eloquently explained, tak- Cartersville, Bartow County, one of the our own money. ing care of those 15 or 20 million peo- great counties in the 11th Congres- There are probably 10 million, ple, whatever the number is. We could sional District, told me that their pre- maybe, of these that don’t have health do that. Let me just give you some mium is increasing from $550 to more insurance that are in this country ille- data from my own State. than $900 per month. That is almost, gally. There may be another 6, 8, In 2011, we had 21⁄2 percent of our chil- Mr. Speaker, a 40 percent increase. maybe even 10 million of that 47 mil- dren in our State who didn’t have Robert from metro Atlanta told me lion who are eligible for a safety net health insurance coverage. We are not that, even though they were under- program like Medicaid and they just a wealthy State, and about 10 percent written in June, his wife’s policy has have not gotten the proper information of the population—1 in 10 Ten- increased from $387 to $557 a month. or not bothered to go find out if they nesseans—didn’t have access to cov- And that increase is 30 percent. It is were eligible. A lot of the people that erage. Not everybody had a Cadillac getting a little better, but, gee, a 30 are signing up now are those individ- plan, but they had basic health cov- percent increase? uals. erage. We did this massive, 2,700-page When President Obama talked about So when you get right down to it, bill, which I have read. I almost hate to his great new health care plan, the Pa- there will probably be not 47 million, admit that I have read it all, but I

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So, Mr. Speaker, I certainly see the ance through their employment. So This allows you and your doctor to need for health care reform—I totally that is what we are facing. make those decisions. We expand those agree with that—but on the premise Now, we mentioned what the Afford- to veterans, to seniors. that if we repeal the Affordable Care able Care Act promised it would do, We also do medical liability reform. Act we will go back to where we were and Dr. GINGREY has pointed this out Dr. GINGREY has a wonderful bill that is not true at all. very well. He has pointed out the prom- we do that for. Again, let me say this—and I believe ises that were made: We also allow you to buy across this to the core of what I did for 30-plus Universal coverage, that we are going State lines. The only insurance you years, and I believe it today. It is that to cover everybody. It didn’t do that; cannot purchase is health insurance health care decisions should be made No new taxes on the middle class. across a State line. You can buy life, between a patient, that patient’s fam- Boy, is that ever something that fire. I, personally, have never seen an ily, and his doctor. They shouldn’t be wasn’t true; insurance agent. I have always used made by an insurance company. They An annual savings of $2,500. We have the Web, and have bought my insur- shouldn’t be made by a clerk at the in- heard the President say that on numer- ance across State lines. You can do surance company. They shouldn’t be ous occasions. That is not true; that, and you can form association made by the Federal Government. No increase in the deficit. We already health plans. Let’s say large church I think one of the problems with the know that this bill is going to cost groups want to get together. Instead of rollout of the Affordable Care Act—and some two or three times what it was small churches at which there is one it was absolutely predictable what purported to cost; pastor or two, you can join with larger would happen when you listed the Es- Then I think the most famous one we churches and groups across, maybe, an sential Health Benefits. Mr. Speaker, if have all heard now enough times is entire region of the country and get you had read the bill and if you had that, if you like your doctor, you can thousands of people. That helps take ever run a business, as I had, you would keep him. If you like your health in- care of preexisting conditions, and we know that you make some changes in surance plan, you can keep it. Not also have a high-risk pool for pre- your health insurance. Every year, we true. existing conditions. did this. It was, maybe, the copay or We were tasked on the Republican Lastly, there is no funding for abor- the out-of-pocket or something that Study Committee, the health com- tion services. changed in that bill. Maybe it was a mittee, to come up with a market-cen- So it is a very simple bill. It is pa- new procedure. If you the read the bill, tered approach to health care, which tient-centered and market-oriented, it said, if those things changed in any would include no new taxes, no man- and it will work. significant way, you lost your grand- dates, and would maintain the doctor- Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speak- fathered status. patient relationship. It is a very short er, I thank the gentleman from Ten- I apologize if Dr. GINGREY has al- bill of 180 pages. It had been reviewed, nessee for being with us during this ready done this, but I want to read the back during the Bush administration, hour. Essential Health Benefits that are re- to increase by 9 to 11 million people I want to hold up this card so our col- quired for you to buy and purchase. who would have health insurance and, leagues can see. Basically, this is the There are 10 categories: ambulatory pa- we think, far more than that. There bill that Dr. ROE—Representative ROE tient services; emergency services; hos- are six titles to this bill, and they are from Tennessee—is the author of, and I pitalization; maternity and newborn very simple to understand: am a proud cosponsor. It is called the services. One is to overturn the Affordable American Health Care Reform Act. Dr. Let me just point out that one of my Care Act. That is No. 1. ROE described many of the aspects of friends who is a sheriff—Sheriff Seals No. 2 is to equalize the tax treatment this, I think, 180-page bill. It is not a in Sevier County, Tennessee—came to between an individual and a company. 2,700-page bill but a 180-page bill. me the other day when I was visiting What does that mean? I will use myself As he points out—and I said this a there. He said he had a friend who had as an example. When I worked for my little earlier, Mr. Speaker—this bill, just lost her insurance because she is 55 medical group, my health insurance the American Health Care Reform Act, years of age and has had a was deductible. I then retired from a Republican alternative—and we do hysterectomy. Her insurance plan, that group to run for Congress, and have alternatives—first and foremost which met all of her needs, did not in- when I then had to go buy health insur- fully repeals the President’s health clude maternity coverage, so she lost ance, I had to pay first dollar. I care law, ObamaCare. It ends billions her health insurance, as almost 90,000 couldn’t deduct it. This simply says, if in taxes. It eliminates thousands of Tennesseans have done. you are an individual out there or a pages of unworkable mandates and reg- Mental health and substance abuse farmer or a small business person, you ulations that literally—and I am not disorder services, including behavioral get to deduct your health expenses just kidding you—are 8-feet high. I am not health treatment; prescription drugs; exactly like a huge company like Dow barely 6-feet tall, so just imagine that. rehabilitative and habilitative serv- Chemical can do. So it treats you the It forces millions of Americans to lose ices; devices; laboratory services; pre- same as an individual. That is a mis- access to their health plans and gets ventative and wellness services; chron- take that was made 60 years ago in the Federal bureaucrats, like IRS agents, ic disease management; pediatric serv- tax law that we correct. out of health care decisions. ices, including oral and dental and vi- We massively expand health savings What do they know about doctor-pa- sion care. accounts. I use a health savings ac- tient relationships? They don’t know a Those are things that you have to count. What is that? It is when you put thing about that. have in a plan or you lose your cov- pretax dollars away in your own ac- There are just seven bullet points on erage. count, and if you don’t spend them on here, but they are good, commonsense, Remember now that this is only af- health care, you get to keep them. I market-driven reforms. fecting about 18 or 20 million people. will use myself as an example again. Dr. ROE talked about tax reform, Next year, when the employer mandate We had a health savings account for 2 which allows families to deduct health kicks in—the employer reporting re- years that we started 7 years ago. I care costs. If they are sole propri- quirement kicks in—many people on still have $6,000 in that account that I etors—somebody who is a craftsman, ERISA, or if you get health insurance can use for preventative services, for who makes furniture in his or her base- through your job, through your work— buying prescription drugs—for lots of ment, and maybe it is a husband and

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That is why government were put in place and when companies, you chose for you and your family— bureaucrats should not be standing in big companies, couldn’t attract new what was affordable to you—is not ade- between patients and their doctors. workers because they couldn’t pay quate, and we know better than you do This comes only days after the them enough—they couldn’t give them for your family. Obama administration claimed victory a decent raise—they started providing I think that is an incredible problem, for fixing the disaster-prone Web site free health care, but the individual and that it has been overlooked by this and rebranding the error messages that didn’t get that break. administration and our Democrat continue to pop up as a ‘‘queuing sys- So that is just one of the seven. I friends. tem.’’ Since day one, ObamaCare has won’t read all of them because we have How many times do we hear that Re- been a complete disaster, and it is only been joined also by a great member of publicans don’t understand women’s getting worse. the House GOP Doctors Caucus, the issues? How many times do we hear As The Washington Post points out, gentlewoman from North Carolina. Her about the war on women that con- those who have enrolled through the husband is a general surgeon, and she tinues to be displayed by our friends online marketplace may soon discover was a surgical nurse before Congress, across the aisle? This is truly the war that their application contains errors. and is, as I say, a member of the House on women. Taking away health care These errors have been generated by GOP Doctors Caucus. She knows of coverage for millions of women in this the computer system, which means what she speaks. country is truly the war on women. even if they were one of the few to suc- I yield to Representative RENEE That is why we as Republicans have cessfully enroll, they can still find ELLMERS. been working so hard to do everything themselves without coverage over the Mrs. ELLMERS. Thank you so much we can to stop this process of next few months. for this opportunity to speak here with ObamaCare’s moving forward. Yes, we There, again, think about what is the Doctors Caucus on these very im- have voted over and over again to re- going to happen January 1 when there portant issues. peal it, and for good reason, and we are are patients that think they have You were bringing up a very impor- seeing how it is being played out now— health care coverage and they are tant piece to this puzzle. As far as the for these very reasons. This is not pa- going to go to the doctor only to find American people are concerned with tient-centered reform. This is not out that they are not even within the their health care, they want Wash- about good patient care. This is not system. Those failures include the no- ington bureaucrats out of the exam- only going to completely and totally— tification of insurers about new cus- ining room and not between them and disastrously—affect the health care tomers, duplicate enrollment and their doctors. Patients want to be able coverage in this country but also cancelations, and incorrect informa- to have that relationship with their health care, itself, because, as you tion about family members and the doctors. know, one plays into the other. States involving Federal subsidies. Do you know what? I am sorry. If I am worried about what is going to I thank my dear colleague for, again, anything has played out over this very happen to our physicians over time. We allowing us to speak out on these short period of time since October 1 know that that part of the Web site issues because it cannot be stated with the failure of the Web site rollout, hasn’t even been built yet. Physicians enough how important it is that we be we have seen that Washington has ab- aren’t even sure what they are going to pointing out the inefficiencies that are solutely no business in health care. be paid, and patients aren’t even sure created with ObamaCare—the Afford- This is only going to continue to play what coverage they will be able to re- able Care Act—which we all know now out, so I just want to take a few mo- ceive, what treatments they will be is completely and totally unaffordable. ments and speak on some of the issues able to receive and which doctors they Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speak- that continue to remain in these fail- will be able to go to. er, I thank the gentlelady from North ures of the Web site. Carolina. I think the administration has spent b 1630 It is now my pleasure to yield time over $630 million now, with 50 contrac- Think about the women in this coun- to the gentleman from Indiana, Rep- tors, fixing this Web site—this Web site try, the moms who are going to find resentative and Dr. LARRY BUCSHON, a that we were promised for so long was out over the next couple of months cardiothoracic surgeon, and also a going to be ready: online, on time, that the pediatricians that they have member of the House GOP Doctors working great for the American people. come to know and trust they are no Caucus. We know that that is simply not the longer able to bring their children to. Mr. BUCSHON. Thank you, Dr. case. Once again, it is the tip of the Think about our parents, the seniors GINGREY, and thanks again for having iceberg when it comes to the failures who are receiving treatment right now this time for the Doctors Caucus to that we will learn about in the future at a different hospital system, in a dif- talk about health care reform. on health care. ferent health care system that are What I want to focus on in my brief I am here today to talk about how going to find out they can no longer re- time is the Republican alternatives this is affecting American families and ceive their treatment there because the that we have had all along. When the those who are reaching out to me in networks have been narrowed so in- Affordable Care Act was brought to the my district, the Second District of credibly. This is what is going to play floor, there was only one amendment North Carolina. out over the next couple of months. allowed, and that was a ‘‘motion to re- ObamaCare is turning family budgets On the front page of today’s Wash- commit’’ amendment, and guess what, upside down and is inflicting unneces- ington Post, it reads: ‘‘Healthcare.gov the Republicans had an alternative sary pain on millions of Americans. Makes Frequent Enrollment Errors.’’ health care plan which we put forth. Millions of Americans now have Right there. After, again, all the mil- Since that time, we have had mul- learned that their health care policies lions of dollars that have been spent tiple plans, almost 200 other proposals have been canceled, and it clearly and we still have errors. from Republicans, to reform the health states: due to the Affordable Care Act. This isn’t what we have come to care system in a patient-centered way. Nationwide, women in this country know in America. We know that 3- As a physician, that is what we want. make the health care decisions. Over 80 year-old children can get online and We want this to be focused around the percent of the health care decisions get on their iPads and go to town and patient, not around Washington bu- that are made are made by women. understand computer systems and reaucrats, not around decisions made That means that wives, mothers, or what-not, and we can’t even build a here in Washington. We want patients single women who are choosing health Web site that will allow patients in to have access to quality affordable care coverage for themselves have now this country, families in this country care. We want everyone to have that,

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With that, Dr. GINGREY, I yield back. was consulted about the health care Dr. TOM PRICE has had a bill that he Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speak- bill. Really rather astonishing, I has put up many times, H.R. 2300, in er, I thank Dr. BUCSHON, the gentleman thought. this Congress. The Republican Study from Indiana, for those remarks. And to Congresswoman ELLMERS— Committee in this Congress, led by Dr. I want to read a little bit from one she made a point a minute ago and ROE, has a very good health care re- chapter in Sally Pipes’ book ‘‘The Top wasn’t as passionate about it as I am— form proposal, and, again, along with Ten Myths of American Health Care.’’ I think one of the most arrogant things almost 200 other proposals to reform The title of this chapter, Mr. Speaker, I have heard stated in this town was health care. is ‘‘Solutions: Markets, Consumer that what you have bought that you So I want to dispel this myth that Choice, and Innovation.’’ That is really like is no good. I still find that amaz- Republicans don’t have alternatives to what Dr. ROE’s bill is all about, the ing that somebody—a talking head— a near-government takeover of the American Health Care Reform Act. could be on television and say with a health care system. As Congresswoman Listen to this. Listen to what Sally straight face, not knowing what I pur- ELLMERS just stated, that is the plan Pipes says: chased that I am perfectly happy with, here. The plan is to have the govern- None of the preceding chapters is meant to that it is no good. That is beyond arro- ment nearly control the system, and suggest that America’s health care system is gance. We have heard people over and we can’t have the government in perfect. It is not. Costs are high, and too over in this town say that very thing. health care because it doesn’t work. many Americans get left behind. Reform is That is why people are turning We are finding that out now with desperately needed. against this. When you tell me when I what is happening with the Affordable But true reform of the health care system have sat down with my family and requires less government interference—not Care Act. Access is actually going to be worked out what I can buy, and it more. Only with a freer market can we lower seems to work for me just fine, that it inhibited by the Affordable Care Act. costs and achieve quality universal health In some States, 80 to 90 percent of the care. If we have universal choice in health is no good, that I know what is better people signing up for the Affordable care, we will reach universal coverage—a because I have got it right here that Care Act are in the Medicaid program, goal supported by all of us. you have to buy, that is the height of a program already underfunded, a pro- Republicans and Democrats. arrogance. I just was a little more pas- gram already that is poor insurance Now, consider this: Mr. Speaker, I sionate about it. Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Well, re- that limits the very access to health know you are familiar with LASIK cor- claiming my time and yielding it back care that we are all fighting for. rective eye surgery. Most insurance to Representative ELLMERS, let’s hear The exchanges, which are going to be providers, including government pro- some more passion from the gentle- overly costly, look at the deductibles grams, won’t cover the procedure. The you are seeing in some plans across the woman from North Carolina. market isn’t distorted by excessive reg- Mrs. ELLMERS. Thank you to my country, look at the price you are see- ulations. Providers operate in a free kind doctor colleagues on that issue. ing on the monthly payments across market where technology is constantly Dr. ROE, you hit on one of the very the country. Again, over 5 million peo- advancing, price competition is fierce, important parts, again, which is if you ple had health care that they liked, but and the consumer is the king. Compa- had something that works for you, if a they have lost it. We may see 50 mil- nies rise and fall according to their mom was buying health care coverage lion people or so next year when the ability to provide customer satisfac- for her family, she was the one that did delayed employer mandate comes into tion. the research, she was the one that did place that was unilaterally delayed by In the past decade, more than 3 mil- the time, she picked the appropriate the administration, I would argue, lion LASIK procedures have been per- plan. Maybe it was offered through an against the will of Congress because it formed. During that time, the average employer; maybe it was an individual was in the law and is in the law. price of LASIK eye surgery has dropped plan. But she sat down at her kitchen So I want to just focus on the fact nearly 40 percent from $2,200 per eye to table and decided what was working for that Republicans have alternatives. $1,350 per eye. Unfortunately, LASIK is her, and guess what, now the Obama The GOP Doctors Caucus has been in- a rare exception to the general rule. administration says no. volved in all of these. I don’t recall, but In just about every other area of And I agree with some of the talking you probably can tell me, were you health care, the government is heav- heads that are out there on the 24-hour consulted in 2009, the doctors in Con- ily—heavily—involved. So the key to news cycles telling everyone that these gress, when the health care law was lowering cost and expanding coverage plans were subpar, that they weren’t passed? From what everybody tells me, is to expand the LASIK model. That adequate. The constituents who are no. The answer to that question is, no. means encouraging competition by de- reaching out to me are saying, I liked If you were going to talk to anyone creasing the government’s role in the my plan. about what might be good health care health care marketplace, not increas- I was having my hair done the other reform, wouldn’t you think you would ing it. day and my hair stylist, Cindy, and her actually consult with people that have Again, she goes on to mention many husband, Lee, they have a health care been in the field practicing medicine of these bullet points in Dr. ROE’s bill, plan. She said, RENEE, I don’t under- for years—the doctors, the nurses, the the American Health Care Reform stand this. I had a health care plan other health care providers in Congress Act—a better way, indeed a better way. that Lee and I picked. We have had this that could give you that firsthand ex- At this point, I have just a few more plan, we like our plan, it is affordable perience that they have had in the minutes remaining, and I want to yield to us, it is providing the health care health care system as part of the equa- back to Dr. ROE. coverage that we need, and now I am tion if you are going to do this right? Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Just a couple being told that it is not adequate and So, again, Republicans are for pa- of points I would like to make, Dr. the cost of my premiums every month tient-centered health care reform. We GINGREY. are going to go up and my deductible is realize that people were uninsured; we This bill is not perfect, and it is open going up. For what? realize that the cost is too high. We for amendment, as opposed to the Af- Well, I will point out to you one of want to bend the cost curve, get people fordable Care Act that was not open for the issues. One of the flaws that the insured by getting the cost of health amendment. As I recall—you and I Obama administration and our Presi- care down and making sure that all of were both here then; that was my first dent himself has made over time is say- our patients have access to quality, af- term—when we had that debate, some ing that as people learn about this

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Under guy said I have to leave with the car or when the American people are finding the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- cash or a check, to which Foxworthy out what is in it, they don’t like it. uary 3, 2013, the Chair recognizes the said he replied, ‘‘You’ll take a check. Things are changing. They are finding gentleman from Texas (Mr. GOHMERT) Well, why didn’t you say you will take out what is in it, they don’t like it, and for 30 minutes. a check. Sure, I can write you a they are rejecting it. Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, well, check.’’ One of the reasons that those costs we got a notice: All House Member Well, that is what the North Koreans have gone up is the essential health briefing: Iran, Wednesday, December 4, did. Oh, you mean in return for new, benefits that have to be covered. For 9 a.m. The briefing team, right at the sophisticated nuclear power plants and every American, there are 10 essential top of the list, Ambassador Wendy fuel, you will take just a promise from health benefits. My friend Cindy, she Sherman, Under Secretary of Political us that we won’t pursue nuclear weap- and her husband do not have children, Affairs. ons? Well, why didn’t you say that. and yet they are forced to purchase So that was thrilling. I recognize Sure, we will promise anything you maternity coverage; they are forced to that name, Wendy Sherman, who is want in return for nuclear weapon fuel purchase pediatric coverage. going to give the House a briefing in and nuclear power plants that we can Now, these are wonderful things for the morning at 9 a.m. on how good use for our own benefit. Sure, we will families, young families, growing fami- things have gone in the dealings with make those promises. Any other prom- lies; but they are not appropriate for Iran. ises you want? every American. So what is lacking As The Wall Street Journal article I mean, how gullible does an adminis- here in ObamaCare is choice, the abil- from November 20 points out, the Clin- tration have to be to believe that a ity to choose your plan. I am all for ton administration’s policy coordi- promise from a rogue regime is worth getting health care coverage for every nator for North America, Wendy Sher- basing the future safety of your citi- American. I want every American to be man, is now the Obama administra- zens upon? Well, we don’t have an an- able to have affordable health care cov- tion’s lead negotiator for the Iran nu- swer to how gullible you have to be be- erage; but you can’t do it by forcing in- clear talks. cause this administration is now doing dividuals to buy something that they In a 2001 New York Times op-ed, Ms. the same thing. It wasn’t enough that will never use, they will never need, Sherman urged President Bush to cut a Wendy Sherman was wrong in 1994 and paying a premium price, and costs out deal, writing that Kim Jong Il ‘‘ap- wrong in 2001 in her op-ed; now she is of pocket. I am sorry, it is just not af- pears ready to make landmark com- the lead negotiator with Iran, and she fordable for American families. mitments because to ensure the sur- is going to brief Members of the House b 1645 vival of his regime, he has to improve here tomorrow. Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Reclaim- the country’s disastrous economy by How gullible are we? There is no re- ing my time, as we draw to a close, I reducing the burden of a vast missile quirement that we have to be as gul- said earlier, 61 percent of the American program and opening the doors to lible as this administration. I mean, trade.’’ sure maybe you believe an administra- people are opposed even today, 31⁄2 years after passage of this law, and Well, Ms. Sherman was wrong about tion when they say if you like your in- they can’t even get on the Web site. that in her op-ed she wrote in 2001. Kim surance, you can keep it. Maybe you They can’t get signed up. Wait until Jong Il needed to help his economy, she believe that administration when they they get signed up and find out what was right about that, but she thought say if you like your doctor, you can they are going to have to pay and the it meant that he was ready to get rid of keep your doctor, period. Maybe the amount of the deductible. I guess I his ballistic missile program and open House is gullible enough, or maybe the would call that sticker shock. I think the doors more to trade. Well, cer- majority at one time was gullible instead of 61 percent, it will be 80 per- tainly they were willing to open the enough to believe that, and did. In fact, cent will be opposed to it. doors to trade. But just as she had been people in this room actually repeated I yield to the gentleman from Ten- wrong in 1994 when she helped the Clin- those promises, making them them- nessee. ton administration work out an amaz- selves. But how many times do you Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Just one coming deal with North Korea, and to have to be shown that people making ment. I tried today for the sixth time recap the highlights of that deal with the promises are wrong before you get to get signed up, and I couldn’t. So I North Korea, Korea was believed to be skeptical? am going back Thursday for the sev- pursuing nuclear weapons so Ms. Sher- Now on top of all of the broken prom- enth time. man was the policy coordinator for ises about ObamaCare, we have an ad- Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Reclaim- North Korea involved in this process. ministration promising us that we can ing my time as I close, I tried to get on She, Madeleine Albright and President trust Iran, that we have made a great today. I couldn’t. I got the error mes- Clinton thought, what a great thing, deal. They have made us some prom- sage. I didn’t even get put in the queue we will give you nuclear reactors, nu- ises, just like North Korea did, and we to make it a little softer. I got the clear power plants, give you some fuel, know we can trust them because the error message and got kicked offline— and in return, you have to renounce only thing at stake is the existence of and Monday is the last day. So I am nuclear weapons and you have to prom- the nation of Israel and the existence going back to my office to try to get on ise not to pursue nuclear weapons. of the United States without nuclear once again. I am really feeling for the Wow. Oh, there was one other thing. weapons going off in it. That is all that patients, the American people, the sen- The Clinton administration, Wendy is at stake. Or perhaps an EMP caused iors who are in one heck of a mess be- Sherman, Madeleine Albright agreed to by a nuclear weapon that is shot off cause of this not well-thought-out, a provision which would have pre- from an intercontinental ballistic mis- rushed bill that was totally partisan. vented them and did prevent them sile. It doesn’t even have to be that ac- You just can’t do that in this Congress from inspecting the North Korean nu- curate. If it goes off near the middle of with a bill this important. We are talk- clear facilities for at least 5 or so the United States, certain range of ele- ing about human lives here; life and years, which ended up being enough vation, then it will fry most every death, and that is not the way to do it. time for them to pursue their nuclear computer chip, and we are going to be We will come back with a solution, weapons. I mean for President Clinton, in trouble. Grocery stores cannot oper- and I hope we will do that in a bipar- Madeleine Albright and Wendy Sher- ate appropriately without their com- tisan way. I love the American Health man kind of remind me of the reposses- puter systems. Wal-Mart. There are all Care Reform Act. I am a cosponsor. sion guy that Jeff Foxworthy talked kinds of places that won’t be able to

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But we know you can’t trust trust. won’t sell good in the election. ‘‘If you Iran, you can’t trust the Ayatollah I keep coming back to what some al- like your insurance, there is a chance Khamenei, you could not trust the lied leaders said back in September in you might can keep your insurance,’’ Ayatollah Khomeini, you could not the Middle East: Do you guys not real- that won’t sell, so we have to go out trust Ahmadinejad. Just because they ize that you are now helping the people and tell what is not true so we can win have got a different President, they that attacked you, the organizations the next election. have still got the different leader. that attacked you on 9/11? That make How about that Benghazi? Let’s keep By the way, we didn’t used to call the up the Taliban, Muslim Brotherhood that under wraps. We know it was an Ayatollah Khomeini the ‘‘supreme background; al Qaeda, Muslim Brother- attack by an al Qaeda-affiliated group. leader,’’ just like U.S. leaders didn’t hood background. I mean, what do you Of course, there might have been some used to call Hitler ‘‘mein fuhrer.’’ He not realize that allows you to now help concerns that they used the very weap- was not entitled to that title. He was the people you are at war with or sup- ons that this administration supplied an evil man. I personally don’t think it posed to be at war with? I say the word to the al Qaeda-infused rebels that may is appropriate for any United States ‘‘war,’’ and of course this administra- have been turned on our State Depart- leader to call someone who hates Israel tion has made clear, we are not at war ment personnel, our Ambassador, and and hates America and wants them with anybody. According to this ad- they didn’t send anybody to help them. wiped off the map and thinks that the ministration, we are trying to counter They did not send anybody to help 12th imam is coming and will one day violent extremism, but we don’t talk them. rule over the area in which Israel is, about terrorism. We don’t talk about the area in which the United States is, b 1700 radical Islam. We have stripped that that we should not be calling that man from our training manuals because it We had planes, we had personnel that ‘‘supreme leader.’’ It is the same thing may offend and does offend radical could have gotten to Benghazi and at as calling him ‘‘mein fuhrer.’’ You Islamists that want to destroy us and least saved the last two of the four, don’t do it. This administration has kill us. So we don’t want to do any- could have saved Dave Ubben’s leg, not learned that lesson. thing that might offend the people who could have saved a lot of damage, could So Iran announced that they are still want to kill us. You know, there was a have saved a lot of the classified mate- not going to comply with what the time in this country when if another rial being out there for a month or so Obama administration says they have group declared war on us, then we for anybody who wanted to get it. It agreed to do, yet this administration is fought them. We weren’t going to let could have saved all of that, but no one still sending the former Clinton North them win that war against us. was sent. Korean policy director, a former Demo- This administration thinks you can People want to believe promises that crat who was advising President Bush make a great deal with Iran just like are made by their own government, es- in an op-ed to cut a deal with Kim Jong the Clinton administration did with pecially when it pertains to something Il, that he really wants to make a deal, North Korea and stop their nuclear as important as their own health, their kind of like North Korea did in 1994. proliferation right in its tracks. I own health care, or the defense of their She was wrong in 1994. She was wrong would humbly submit, Mr. Speaker, it Nation when it is at risk. Well, it is at in 2001. She is wrong now about Iran. will be just as effective, less so, than risk. There are people who are at war We are told that those who refuse to the deal with North Korea was. with us. They have been at war with us learn from history are destined to re- Iran has been crippled by sanctions, since 1979. We didn’t really fully appre- peat it. When there is enough arro- but sanctions were not going to stop ciate it until 2001 on 9/11. gance that anyone, any leader thinks Iran from developing nuclear weapons. And now we have an administration that they are smarter, wiser, and bet- They have consulted with, they have that has completely failed to realize ter than anyone who has gone before, learned from North Korea how you that the people who declared war on us therefore, they can make a better deal game the system. All you have to do is in 1979, who want shari’a law to govern with corrupt and evil people like no enter into talks with a Democratic ad- the world, who want a worldwide ca- one else has made, then their name ministration like the Clinton adminis- liphate over which the 12th imam will goes down in history just as Neville tration or the Obama administration, rule the world—some of them believe Chamberlain’s has. He waived his peace and they will cut you a deal. They will Jesus will come and fight at his side— agreement, which he agreed to give even help you get nuclear material. All this administration does not under- away part of Europe to his fuhrer you have to do is write them a check, stand they have never given up on thinking it meant peace in his time. and on that check say we promise not their goals. What it meant was his ignorance and to pursue nuclear weapons. Heck, the Thank God that most Muslims do not naivete was going to cost millions of United States under the Clinton ad- believe the radical Islamist approach people their lives. ministration, they have shown they to Islam. I am grateful. But it is crazy History is there for people who are will even agree not to inspect your nu- not to realize that there are radical willing to study and learn from it. I clear facility, which will allow you to Islamists that want to destroy our way shutter for the people in Israel. I shut- finish your nuclear weapons. of life. ter for people in the United States that Well, Israel understands what a tre- As the Obama administration was think we are invulnerable. The only mendous mistake this is because they bragging over their great deal with way the United States could possibly are too close. Their existence rides on Iran, we got word yesterday that Iran stay invulnerable for a while longer is not making a mistake of the calami- announces—this is an article from the if its leaders realized we are vulnerable tous nature that this will be, and this Washington Free Beacon—a second nu- and we have to stay prepared, we have is. clear reactor. And the leader, Rouhani, to stay vigilant, and we have to stay on So it is amazing, though. You know, says, ‘‘Our enrichment will never the lookout for people that want to de- people stood up and made America all stop.’’ So much for this administra- stroy our country. Yet they would kinds of promises about ObamaCare, tion’s misplaced belief in Iran honesty. rather make a deal with the lying cut- and it turns out, at the time promises These leaders are at war with us. throats who lead Iran than they would were made about ObamaCare, they had They want to destroy us. They want to sit down and work out an agreement already had the discussion and knew destroy Israel. How can we get some- with Republicans in the House of Rep- that people wouldn’t be able to keep one in this administration to take no- resentatives. their insurance if they wanted it, and tice? We were willing the night of the knew they wouldn’t be able to keep Mr. Speaker, I have the answer. It is shutdown. We were willing the day be- their doctor if they wanted it. So what when people in the United States Sen- fore the shutdown. We compromised

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It was his way compromise passed out of this body, we not infringing on anybody’s patents in- completely. said, How about if we do this? The tentionally, and so to hold up people, He asked a question when the press President acted unconstitutionally. you know, a small community bank was there. Not many of them reported That became very clear in our hearing. that doesn’t have a million bucks to on how ridiculous the question was. For the President to say he wasn’t spend on patent litigation, when they But he asked the question of, basically, going to enforce the business mandate are innocent stakeholders, it just what right do they, the House of Rep- in ObamaCare is unconstitutional. Not seems grossly unfair. resentatives, have to say what govern- only is it unconstitutional, the Presi- There are things we ought to do. But ment programs get funded and which dent is directly violating his oath of of- I am very concerned that we ought to do not? fice. He is required to faithfully defend be spending more time, let America Well, I asked that exact question to the laws, see that the laws are carried help us get this bill right, and I am four constitutional experts that testi- out, and he announced he wasn’t going still hoping that we will wait, get more fied before our Judiciary Committee to do it for a year. He doesn’t have that input so that we don’t mess up the pat- today. One clearly was a defender of kind of luxury. ent system any more than we already the Obama administration, yet all four Even in a spirit of extreme com- have. of the witnesses—brilliant, constitu- promise, I didn’t vote for it. I thought My time is expired, or is about to, so tional scholars, even though we have we shouldn’t be compromising against I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- our disagreements. These were bril- ourselves. But a majority in here voted bers are reminded to refrain from im- liant people, and every one of them had to send the bill, and we sent it down to proper personal references toward the the same answer for HARRY REID’s HARRY REID and the Senate that said President. question. The answer is the United the President has decided to suspend States Constitution, article I, section the business mandate for a year. If f 8. It gave Congress control of the purse businesses deserve a mandate for a THE CONGRESS THAT KILLED THE strings, and it gave the House a little year, let’s do it for every individual in PATENT SYSTEM more control than the Senate. The the country for a year. That gave The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Senate has got to go along with what- HARRY REID another out. He was so de- MULLIN). Under the Speaker’s an- ever legislation is going to become law. termined to shut down the govern- nounced policy of January 3, 2013, the But he asked the question, and I put ment, he wouldn’t even bring that to a Chair recognizes the gentleman from this question to our experts: Suppose vote. California (Mr. ROHRABACHER) for 30 you were in a town hall meeting with Then our final ultimate compromise minutes. constituents back in a congressional in compromising against ourselves, Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Speaker, district and an elementary schoolchild without any Senate offer of com- let me thank my good friend, Mr. GOH- asked the question, What right does promise whatsoever, was to say here MERT, for that heartfelt expression. the House of Representatives have to are our negotiators we are appointing. Yeah, there are problems at whatever decide which government programs get We voted for it. We sent the list of ne- area of government we look at. There funded and which do not? They gotiators; you appoint yours. We will are ways that we can improve it, but unhesitatingly said the answer is our probably have a deal by 8 a.m., and we there are also problems in government Constitution, article I, section 8. They will not even have to have a real shut- that can be used as an excuse, as a all agreed. They all knew immediately. down. But HARRY REID was determined cover for a power grab by very special So I have asked that the chairman of to have a shutdown, and so he got a interest groups in our country to the Judiciary Committee make that shutdown. Now there is no graceful es- change the law in the name of dealing testimony available to our dear friend, cape because we have got to repeal with a serious problem. the Senate majority leader down the ObamaCare. That is very clear, and I Then what comes out of it has some- hall, so he won’t have to ask that ques- hope that we do that. thing to do with the interest of that tion to reporters who are not familiar I see my friend from California. Actu- special interest, rather than curing the with the answer. We can get it to him ally, he is a very dear friend. We have problem. That is what is going on straight from some of the greatest con- been in some interesting situations today when we deal, when we hear all stitutional minds on both sides of any worldwide as we stand up for our coun- of this talk about the patent system. aisle, and he will understand it is the try and for the people of the United We must all ask ourselves: Do we Constitution that gives us the right to States of America, for truth, justice, want to be known as the Congress that have a say. and the American way. As my time is killed the U.S. patent system which For HARRY REID to shut down the about to expire, let me say that I has served the American people well government by saying you are either didn’t vote for the patent bill in the for 225 years? going to give us every dime that we de- Judiciary Committee. I have some real Let’s note that there are very power- mand or the government will be shut concerns about it, as I did the last one ful interests in this country. Mr. GOH- down is really outrageous. They shut that I voted against. MERT and I have been fighting them on the government down. We even gave a number of fronts. We call them 1715 them an out. b globalists because what they are inter- There is a wise Chinese saying that I still believe in my heart we should ested in is making sure that our econ- says, it is good to give your adversary not have changed 200 years of patent omy and our rules and our rights are a graceful way to exit. We gave the law from the first to invent being based in a global system that eventu- Senate majority Democrats a graceful right, changing it to the first to file ally will be run by the United Nations way to exit by saying, Look, you don’t being right. I think the law was appro- or whoever. want to completely defund ObamaCare; priate the way it was. We needed to We have got multinational corpora- we get it. We think that is the best make some reforms, but I think we tions trying to break down things like idea for America. Here is a com- made a glaring error. the patent law that have been unique promise. Let’s just suspend the whole Many people came to this floor and to the United States and granted the bill for a year. said we have got to pass that bill to American people many more rights HARRY REID could have taken that deal with the issue of patent trolls, and than are granted to the people of other and said, We don’t want to do this, but now we have another bill that we are countries. the Republicans in the House are mak- told will likely come to the floor to- So, once again, we are talking about ing us hold off on all of ObamaCare for morrow that this time it will really reforming the patent system. After 20

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Now patent and went and used it anyway holiday season is over. That will give we have patent lawyers, the courts, without the inventor’s permission. us time to consult with our own con- and inventors trying to figure out the Well, that one thorn in the side of stituents, with experts, with inventors, implications of the changes of that last these mega-electronic companies, to and other people from other industries, law from last year, and that was one of get rid of that, they are willing to cre- rather than just these big electronics the most sweeping changes to the ate much more pain in other indus- Google industry gang. present American patent system that tries, in our educational institutions, So we need to know what the real im- we ever had. in researchers, especially pain for plications of the legislation are. So we Why are we rushing into it now be- America’s individual, yes, independent need to what? fore we even know what the results are inventors. Postpone the vote. If you can’t post- from the patent bill that was passed In the rush to get H.R. 3309 on to the pone the vote, kill this bill and start last year? floor so quickly, there has not been a writing a new one and give everybody a Well, even before we are able to judge single full day, legislative day, that is, chance to have their say, their input the America Invents Act, this other between the time this legislation into the bill. We are told that this bill is aimed at patent bill is now being rammed passed the Judiciary Committee, which the threat of so-called patent trolls. through this House. Let me repeat means that when it passes the Judici- You will hear that over and over again. that. It is being rammed through at ary Committee, that is when it is These so-called villainous trolls are breakneck speed, not giving the people available to House Members to con- patent holders. That is what they are. on the outside—there are powerful in- sider and to submit amendments to the A patent troll is someone who owns a terest groups that are pushing for these Rules Committee. patent, or a company that represents changes, because it will permit them, Well, there has not been one legisla- patent holders. They are engaged in de- basically it will permit the big guys to tive day. This happened right before fending their rights against infringe- steal from the little guys. the vacation, right before we went off ment of those patents they own. Yeah, okay. These big, multinational for Thanksgiving and, thus, we didn’t There are all of these implications electronics companies want to steal have time, and everybody is off for that we are talking about invalid pat- from America’s independent inventors. Thanksgiving. ents. No; we are talking about legiti- They are ramming their changes in the When are we going to get our amend- mate rights that were granted to the patent system through this House at ments put together? American people to own a patent that breakneck speed so that people on the We were rushed into our amend- is in our Constitution, and these are le- outside are not going to be able to no- ments. I came down here 15 minutes gitimate patents. tice what is going on and how it will ago because I was up in the Rules Com- But there is this aura, oh, the innu- impact them. mittee, finally, where we put together endo that these are abusive patents. Well, the word is getting out. It is some amendments to try to deal with What is an abusive patent? spreading out throughout America, the dark side of patent law and this It is when somebody like Google is whether it is our universities, or patent bill that is going through. using your patent and refusing to ac- whether it is people in biotech or the So it is, as I say, going to create a lot knowledge that it is yours, and you pharmaceutical industries or the more, a lot more pain for other indus- have got to take them to court, and American Bar Association or small in- tries, because we won’t have had a you are a little guy, and they will do ventors throughout the country, people chance to look at it and amend it, than anything to stop the little guys from are beginning to notice the danger that it will do good for the electronics in- taking them to court and winning. we are in by this rapid movement of dustry. These patents that we are talking legislation through the system. By the way, the electronics industry about are just as valid as any other I wish I could simply focus on the bad should be treating the small inventor patent that is granted by the Patent provisions of this new bill, as I say, the fairly, and if someone has a legitimate Office, and these huge corporations— Innovation Act, H.R. 3309, I call it the patent and they have ignored it, they we are talking about people who have, Anti-Innovation Act. That bill is ex- should pay that person damages be- quite often, intentionally infringed on pected to be on the floor in the next cause that person owns what he cre- a patent. couple of days. ated. What that means is they have inten- If the bill is bad, okay, the process Instead, what we have had is a soci- tionally stolen the patent from a little now being used to get that bill through ety where these mega-companies are guy who they don’t think has the the system is—they are stifling debate. faced by an inventor and they just say, power, financially and otherwise, to en- They are having such limited time that well, sue us; go sue me and see what force his patents through the court. people aren’t able to really go in and you think. These huge infringers would have us see what is involved in this bill. What this bill does, of course, is believe that the patents that we are Remember the last time when we ac- make it much more difficult for the talking about are questionable, they tually looked at, we tried to pass a sig- small inventor, the small inventor, to are invalid or unworthy of being pat- nificant piece of legislation before peo- be able to sue because it creates much ented. Well, that is not the case. That ple had really had a chance to examine more, a much heavier burden on the is not what this bill does. it and look at it? small inventor. What this bill does is make it more Well, having this bill rammed down So it seems that we have, if we have difficult for honest and forthright peo- our throats at such breakneck speed is to pass this bill with such a rapid bill, ple who are patent owners or inde- even worse than the bill itself. In the we are going to have to pass the bill be- pendent inventors to enforce their con- one Judiciary Committee hearing— fore we realize everything that is in stitutional rights of ownership. they only had one on this particular the bill. The patents that are being targeted bill—witness after witness strongly Well, that shouldn’t be happening by the multinational electronics firms recommended moving slowly, and again, after the last debacle of are legitimate, by and large, but they warned of unintended consequences. ObamaCare, which now has turned into were the projects, these patents were While it takes a few minutes to con- a disaster for our country. That is what the projects of small inventors who sider each provision of this bill, it is going to happen to the patent sys- don’t have the means to defend them- takes only a few minutes to see that tem, and the confusion that is going to selves.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:22 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03DE7.073 H03DEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE December 3, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7443 Oh, but what makes these vilified are talking about theft by the big guys every independent inventor. This en- patents different, by the way, than the of the little guys, of the little guys’ tire bill, every provision diminishes good patents that are owned by these patents who can’t afford to defend the ability of the small inventor to de- large corporations themselves? their own constitutional patent rights. fend his or her creation. It is a cynical Well, it is the so-called patent troll Now, I have spoken with independent cover for creating for the big guys a li- again. That happens to be a lawyer— inventors, conservative political orga- cense to steal from the little guys. and this is defined. A patent troll is a nizations, the American Bar Associa- Former Patent Office Director lawyer who takes on a case specifically tion, industry groups like PhRMA and Kappos and other former directors of to defend the little guy from theft. But biotech. We have major universities the Patent Office have made it clear the lawyer didn’t invent it; he is only today, an organization representing that we should move slowly and with there for the money. 2,000 universities, that have research great care in making such changes to How shocking that we have lawyers projects within those universities, all the patent law. This legislation is too who are defending clients only because of whom affirmed that H.R. 3309, the broad, its implications too unclear, and the lawyer is going to make money on so-called Innovation Act, basically is a its effects unknowable. That is what it. That is how our system works. That bad bill for them. witnesses and experts have indicated. is what happens. You get lawyers to They understand that what we have That is what we hear from all around argue your case before a judge and get got is big multinational, again, elec- the United States from very significant a fair hearing. tronics companies behind us. But it players in our economy. But that is not what is happening There is nothing wrong with having a may help those companies. I have no here in Congress. In Congress, this bill lawyer decide that he is going to get doubt about that. It will help shield is being railroaded into passing; and involved and help a guy for a percent- them when they infringe on some- this is right on top of the passage of age of what the case results in and body’s intellectual property, but it will hurt the rest of these people and the last year’s legislation, as I say. what the decision will be. So what is going on here? This is a economy. Whether it is other indus- b 1730 heavy-handed attempt by mega-multi- tries or whether it is our educational national corporations to diminish the Being out for profit, even though the institutions, I suggest that Members of person did not invent the technology, viability of America’s patent system. Congress go back to their districts, This has been going on by these very is not in any way something that is give them a chance to go back to their disgraceful or bad. In fact, these law- same multinational corporations to try districts, talk to their small inventors. to diminish patent protection in Amer- yers have become a champion of little Talk to the small inventors in your ica. This has been going on for 25 years, guys who don’t have the resources to districts to see what they think about and I have seen it over and over again. enforce their own patent, or they could this poison patent legislation. See We have to fight this back. be an individual or a company, or they what the educators think about it. See They want to harmonize America’s could buy the rights from these small about what the universities think. patent system with Japan and Europe, inventors. Think about people in major industries who have weak systems that do not And let me just say if the inventor is that employ hundreds of thousands of protect the individual inventor. For ex- being cheated out of her or his rightful people like biotech and pharma- ample, they tried to foist off—we de- compensation, it is a good thing that ceuticals. Think about those things. feated this one—they have been trying there is a lawyer there or anyone else Talk to those people, and you will find to make it so if someone applies for a there who wants to invest in that to that there is a very limited number of patent, after 18 months—this is what make sure that that inventor gets just people who are being helped by this they do in Japan and in Europe—after and rightful compensation. bill, but a tremendous swath across our 18 months, the patent application Now, I happen to have been very con- economy of people who are being hurt would be published, even though the cerned about these changes in the pat- by it, not to mention the small inde- patent hasn’t been granted. I call that ent law, and I have had meetings over pendent inventors, the source of our the Steal American Technologies Act. the last couple of months; and I happen competitiveness, the source that has The same gang who tried to foist that to have had a meeting with a very made America secure, made the Amer- on us years ago—every year they come prominent businessman who was in the ican people prosperous because now we up with a new change like that to di- meeting when the term ‘‘patent troll’’ can outcompete others because we are minish patent protection for the Amer- was originated. Surprise, surprise that technologically superior. ican people. That would have been the the term patent troll was thought of by No, the patent system has been too Steal American Technologies Act. Any- a group of business executives of how valuable for us to let one industry ram body who could have advocated that, it they could demonize those people who that through Congress with a flood of was so blatant that we were able to de- were suing their companies for in- campaign donations that have been feat it outright; and now we face this fringement on the patent rights. going on here for the last several years. challenge. How were they going to do that? Proponents of this legislation, as I According to the sponsors of H.R. They knew they couldn’t demonize the say, have demonized the patent law- 3309, this is, again, an attempt to com- independent inventor, the small inven- yers just to draw attention away from bat patent trolls, even though there is tor. Americans think too highly of the fact that these large companies a study that was mandated in that last that. So they decided they would de- have stolen someone else’s patent-pro- bill that shows that Congress—this monize the lawyers and try to divert tected technology. So it is the big guys much heralded problem of patent trolls the attention of the American people versus the little guys. And guess what, really isn’t a major driver of lawsuits. away from the issues at hand to try to in order to beat the little guys, the big And what has caused a new surge in undermine the ability of the little guy guys are now changing the rules of the lawsuits, interestingly enough, is that to make his case before the courts and game. That will hurt all kinds of peo- new legislation that was passed last thus demonize the lawyer who was rep- ple throughout the American economy. year, while most of the provisions of resenting him or the lawyer that had H.R. 3309 should be called the Anti- the legislation will make getting in- helped by taking on the case. Innovation Act. It is an aggressive at- volved in lawsuits more complicated, So that discussion took place. How tack on the ability of inventors to de- more costly, and more challenging to cynical can you be. And the person who fend their ownership right to tech- bring a lawsuit for a patent infringe- I was talking to said, And I suggested nology that they have invented. This is ment. that we use the term ‘‘patent pirate,’’ not about frivolous lawsuits, although What does that mean? That means if but that wasn’t sinister enough. So you will hear that all the time—frivo- the little guy needs to fight for his every time you hear the term patent lous lawsuits and trolls. This is about rights in court, we are making it more troll, remember, it is a way to try to all lawsuits. This is about all inven- complicated, costly, and more chal- get you to think of a person that they tors, no matter how absolutely pure lenging for the little guy. Of course the are vilifying rather than the actual their motives are and their rights are big guys, they have got a whole stable issues at hand. And the issues at hand clear. No, this will limit each and of lawyers working for them.

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Rather than making it simpler, reaucracy. action and thus they would have to cheaper, and easier to defend against The legislation we expect before the then pay the expenses for this huge baseless accusations and thus reduce House this week is consistent with a corporation if that little guy loses. spurious lawsuits by strengthening the decades-long war raged against Amer- Do you know what that means? No- good guys, this bill is aimed at weak- ica’s independent inventors, which I body is going to stand up for the little ening the small inventors who are the have been talking about, and just this guy. They can’t afford to take that ultimate good guys. sort of arrogant attitude of the inde- risk. These big companies will squash In addition, under the claim of ‘‘tech- pendent inventor is being taken for them like bugs because they can absorb nical correction,’’ this legislation pro- granted. that kind of cost. poses the removal of the patent sys- Let me tell you what the independent This is the disincentive for people to tem’s only judicial review process. inventors have done. They have made support the efforts of small inventors Listen to this: since 1836, every in- our country secure. They have made whose rights are being denied. Now ventor has known that if they are mis- our country competitive. They have they will be denied the support of third treated by the government officials made the American people—our indus- parties. They can call them trolls if who run the Patent Office, if the deci- try is able to pay our people good they want. They can say that we are sions on their patents are made on cri- wages because we are more competitive denying them trolls. They are denying teria that is not legally established, with high technology and good tech- somebody else coming in and helping they can go to court, and they can nology. Technology has helped save our the little guy who can’t afford to make challenge that. In fact, as late as last country, and it created the American sure that these big guys are not steal- year, the Supreme Court in Kappos v. way of life. This bill would stifle, would ing his invention and giving him no Hyatt reaffirmed the importance of kill American technological genius. compensation. this judicial review. This bill takes The provisions of the Innovation Act The Innovation Act will create a new that right away from the individual in- will impact every inventor in a nega- requirement that patent holders must, ventor. tive way in America. The Innovation once filing a claim for infringement, The independent inventor who has Act will create more paperwork when provide information about all the par- had this right since 1836 now can’t go an inventor files for infringement ties. That means the infringer—these to the court. He can’t have his day in claim, for example, which means some- big guys—are going to get a list of all court if he has been treated illegally or body stealing and stuff—this will in- of their enemies. This is not consistent wrongly. That is what is in this bill, crease the cost to defend those rights with American tradition where we be- along with a lot of other things. That and the potential, of course, if you lieve that people don’t have to put is why the American Bar Association is have much more paperwork, then you themselves at risk in order to help a opposed to this bill. give the court the ability to dismiss good cause. This means the elimination I would like to quote my colleague the case on technical requirements: of privacy in business dealings. The lit- from Texas, Mr. LAMAR SMITH, former well, you didn’t fill out this techni- tle guy is totally exposed, as his chairman of the Judiciary Committee cality; you missed that in the law. So friends and suppliers will be totally ex- and primary author of the America In- it is making it more costly and much posed as well. vents Act, which was the last bill. more technically complicated. The Innovation Act, once this re- Speaking of the new environmental The Innovation Act will impose rules quirement has been invoked, will force regulations at the Science Committee on the Judicial Conference, meaning on the patent holder to maintain a new just a few weeks ago, he said: our judges, which run counter to al- bureaucratic reporting requirement Our Founders made sure that the Constitu- most 80 years of established rule- and a fee that goes with that. tion provides a means for the American peo- making process, whereby the courts Well, what does that mean? That ple to obtain a fair hearing before impartial have been establishing their own rules means the little guy now has to keep judges. This may be one of the most under- of procedure. Again, this law will dic- books that he doesn’t have to keep. His rated rights Americans enjoy today, the tate how the judges will make their de- life is much more complicated because right to judicial review. This proposal is an he has filed an infringement case. attempt to prevent judicial review. Ameri- cisions, and it is so definitive that it will complicate the process and could These are minor inconveniences to cans deserve to understand exactly what this multinational corporations. They have proposal would do and retain the right to end up with less justice, not more, be- bookkeepers. They have lawyers. This challenge it. cause the judges will feel compelled means the little guy is going to be Let me note that the gentleman from not to use their common sense. smashed and is going to be smothered Texas has underscored the importance If we want to get rid of the burden of litigation that is nonsense, you know, under the new requirements of this act. of having a judicial review of the ac- The Innovation Act will enable large frivolous litigation, let’s give the tions of government employees, espe- multinational corporations to create judges some more discretion in deter- cially those in regulatory agencies. nested ‘‘shell companies’’ as customers, mining is this really what is meant to This principle applies just as certainly which have few assets but can infringe to patent review as it does to environ- be protected by our law instead of hav- on patents for a decade or more, while mental regulations that the gentleman ing to dictate the very basis for every an inventor, of course, cannot. was talking about. one of their decisions. Let me just close, Mr. Speaker, by Now, Patent Office officials have re- The Innovation Act will switch us to suggesting that we have the support of quested that the judicial review be a ‘‘loser pays’’ system so the potential a multitude of interest groups in our done away with. They want to do away financial downside for a patent holder, country—educators, businesses, large with it, and that is why it is in the bill meaning the little guy, increases dra- corporations, and people in our coun- because they can say it is too burden- matically. Thus we have a situation try—who are opposed to this bill, some for them to defend what they did where the big guy, again, what does he which I will include in the RECORD, and as part of their job on the rare occa- care if he has to pay the legal fees for I yield back the balance of my time. sions when they are challenged in a little guy filing against him? But if court. But it is just too burdensome for the little guy loses and then has to pay WHO IS OPPOSED TO H.R. 3309? them. for the legal fees of the big guy, mas- Universities: Association of American Uni- Never mind that anyone who brings versities; American Council on Education; sive, massive expense which will bank- Association of American Medical Colleges; the claim to court is required to cover rupt him for life. Association of Public and Land-grant Uni- the costs. If someone is challenging And the Innovation Act goes even versities; Association of University Tech- them, they are going to have to cover further. It brings other people into nology Managers; Council on Government their own costs. Well, the Patent Office that court and into that case. Relations.

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A letter from the Director, Regu- the receipt of such payments; to the Com- Judicial Conference, Committee on Rules of latory Management Division, Environmental mittee on Education and the Workforce. Practice and Procedure; American Bar Asso- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of ciation (ABA). cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation New York (for himself, Mr. RANGEL, Investors, Professional Organizations, and of Air Quality Implementation Plans; New Mr. TONKO, and Mr. CROWLEY): Business Groups: National Venture Capital Hampshire; Transportation Conformity and H.R. 3634. A bill to make loans and loan Association; Biotechnology Industry Organi- Conformity of General Federal Actions guarantees under section 502 of the Railroad zation (BIO); Pharmaceutical Research and [EPA-R01-OAR-2012-0113; A-1-FRL-9903-21-Re- Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of Manufacturers of America (PhRMA); Innova- gion 1] received November 26, 2013, pursuant 1976 available for implementing positive tion Alliance; Coalition for 21st Century Pat- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on train control systems, and for other pur- ent Reform; Institute of Electrical and Elec- Energy and Commerce. poses; to the Committee on Transportation tronics Engineers (IEEE); U.S. Business & 3978. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Infrastructure. Industry Council; Entrepreneurs for Growth. and Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, By Mr. BENTIVOLIO: H.R. 3635. A bill to ensure the functionality Other Organizations: Eagle Forum; Club transmitting the Service’s final rule — Infor- and security of new Federal websites that for Growth; American Conservative Union; mation Reporting of Mortgage Insurance Premiums [TD 9642] (RIN: 1545-BL48) re- collect personally identifiable information, Campaign for Liberty; The Weyrich Lunch; and for other purposes; to the Committee on ceived December 2, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. CapStand Council for Policy and Ethics. Oversight and Government Reform. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and By Mr. BLUMENAUER: f Means. H.R. 3636. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- 3979. A letter from the Chief, Publications enue Code of 1986 to increase the excise tax and Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, RECESS on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels; to the transmitting the Service’s final rule — Pro- Committee on Ways and Means. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- posed Revision of Procedures for Requesting By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair Competent Authority Assistance Under Tax DESJARLAIS, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. declares the House in recess subject to Treaties [Notice 2013-78] received December HUELSKAMP, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. the call of the Chair. 2, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to BENTIVOLIO, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, the Committee on Ways and Means. Accordingly (at 5 o’clock and 47 min- Mr. FLEMING, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. 3980. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of Health and Human Services, SCHWEIKERT, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. PERRY, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. GOH- f transmitting the Department’s final rule — Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease MERT, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. PRICE of Prospective Payment System, Quality Incen- Georgia, and Mr. GOSAR): b 1853 H.R. 3637. A bill to amend the Labor-Man- tive Program, and Durable Medical Equip- agement Reporting and Disclosure Act of ment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies AFTER RECESS 1959 to provide whistleblower protection for [CMS-1526-F] (RIN: 0938-AR55) received De- The recess having expired, the House union employees; to the Committee on Edu- cember 2, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. cation and the Workforce. was called to order by the Speaker pro 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on By Mr. BLUMENAUER: tempore (Mr. SESSIONS) at 6 o’clock Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means. H.R. 3638. A bill to establish a Road Usage and 53 minutes p.m. f Fee Pilot Program to study mileage-based fee systems, and for other purposes; to the f REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS tion to the Committees on Transportation REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of and Infrastructure, and Energy and Com- VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF committees were delivered to the Clerk merce, for a period to be subsequently deter- H.R. 3309, INNOVATION ACT; AND for printing and reference to the proper mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION calendar, as follows: sideration of such provisions as fall within OF H.R. 1105, SMALL BUSINESS the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Mr. NUGENT: Committee on Rules. House By Mr. BRIDENSTINE: CAPITAL ACCESS AND JOB PRES- Resolution 429. Resolution providing for con- H.R. 3639. A bill to eliminate sequestration ERVATION ACT sideration of the bill (H.R. 3309) to amend for the security-related functions, to be off- title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy- set through reductions in payments under Mr. NUGENT, from the Committee Smith America Invents Act to make im- on Rules, submitted a privileged report Medicare, agricultural subsidies, federal re- provements and technical corrections, and tirement, and the application of chained CPI, (Rept. No. 113–283) on the resolution (H. for other purposes; and providing for consid- and for other purposes; to the Committee on Res. 429) providing for consideration of eration of the bill (H.R. 1105) to amend the the Budget, and in addition to the Commit- the bill (H.R. 3309) to amend title 35, Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to provide a tees on Ways and Means, Energy and Com- United States Code, and the Leahy- registration exemption for private equity merce, Agriculture, Oversight and Govern- Smith America Invents Act to make fund advisers, and for other purposes (Rept. ment Reform, and House Administration, for improvements and technical correc- 113–283). Referred to the House Calendar. a period to be subsequently determined by tions, and for other purposes; and pro- f the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- viding for consideration of the bill TIME LIMITATION OF REFERRED tion of the committee concerned. (H.R. 1105) to amend the Investment BILL By Ms. BROWNLEY of California: Advisers Act of 1940 to provide a reg- Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XII, the H.R. 3640. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- istration exemption for private equity enue Code of 1986 to increase and make per- following action was taken by the manent the research credit; to the Com- fund advisers, and for other purposes, Speaker: which was referred to the House Cal- mittee on Ways and Means. (Omitted from the Record of December 2, 2013) endar and ordered to be printed. By Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia: H.R. 2810. Referral to the Committee on H.R. 3641. A bill to require that the workforce of the Environmental Protection Agen- f Ways and Means extended for a period ending not later than January 10, 2014. cy be reduced by 15 percent; to the Com- mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in ad- f ADJOURNMENT dition to the Committees on Transportation Mr. NUGENT. Mr. Speaker, I move PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Science, that the House do now adjourn. Under clause 2 of rule XII, public Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in The motion was agreed to; accord- bills and resolutions of the following ingly (at 6 o’clock and 54 minutes each case for consideration of such provi- titles were introduced and severally re- sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the p.m.), under its previous order, the ferred, as follows: committee concerned. House adjourned until tomorrow, By Mr. WALBERG: By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for him- Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at 10 a.m. H.R. 3633. A bill to clarify that certain re- self, Mr. CONYERS, and Ms. LEE of for morning-hour debate. cipients of payments from the Federal Gov- California):

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H.R. 3642. A bill to establish a commission Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 676: Mrs. BEATTY. to study employment and economic insecu- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 685: Mr. BERA of California and Mr. rity in the United States workforce; to the Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution TURNER. Committee on Education and the Workforce. enumerates power to Congress to ‘‘raise and H.R. 721: Mr. BOUSTANY and Mr. SHIMKUS. By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself and Mr. support Armies,’’ to ‘‘provide and maintain a H.R. 724: Mr. WILLIAMS. KING of New York): Navy,’’ and to ‘‘make all Laws which shall be H.R. 875: Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. H.R. 3643. A bill to reauthorize the necessary and proper for carrying into Exe- H.R. 940: Mr. VALADAO. Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 for 10 cution the foregoing powers’’. The Provide H.R. 1010: Mr. HECK of Washington. years and to close a loophole in the Act; to for the Common Defense Act is a law nec- H.R. 1020: Mr. KEATING. the Committee on the Judiciary. essary for executing Congress’s power to sup- H.R. 1091: Mr. TERRY. By Mr. KINGSTON: port our Armed Forces through appropria- H.R. 1125: Mr. ENYART and Mrs. KIRK- H.R. 3644. A bill to rescind funds provided tions. PATRICK. to certain Federal agencies if the improper By Ms. BROWNLEY of California: H.R. 1150: Mr. MCDERMOTT. payment rate for certain agency-adminis- H.R. 3640. H.R. 1179: Mr. NADLER, Mr. SCOTT of Vir- tered programs has increased from the pre- Congress has the power to enact this legis- ginia, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. PIERLUISI, Ms. vious year, and for other purposes; to the lation pursuant to the following: FUDGE, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. BRADY of Pennsyl- Committee on Oversight and Government Article I, Section 8 and Amendment XVI vania, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. ENYART, Ms. ROYBAL- Reform, and in addition to the Committees By Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia: ALLARD, Mr. SCHRADER, and Mr. KIND. on the Budget, and Appropriations, for a pe- H.R. 3641. H.R. 1209: Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. HAR- riod to be subsequently determined by the Congress has the power to enact this legis- PER, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. MCKIN- Speaker, in each case for consideration of lation pursuant to the following: LEY, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. WALDEN, such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- This bill is enacted pursuant to the power Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. RAHALL, Mrs. ROBY, Mr. tion of the committee concerned. granted to Congress under Article I, Section RUSH, Mr. DESANTIS, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. By Ms. KUSTER: 8 of the United States Constitution. HUDSON, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. H.R. 3645. A bill to require the Comptroller By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida: TONKO, and Mr. WAXMAN. General of the United States to submit a leg- H.R. 3642. H.R. 1239: Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. islative proposal to Congress to reorganize Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1250: Mr. ANDREWS. executive branch agencies, and for other pur- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1318: Mr. CAPUANO. poses; to the Committee on Oversight and U.S. Const., Art. I, § 8, cl. 3: Congress shall H.R. 1339: Mr. ISRAEL, Ms. PINGREE of Government Reform, and in addition to the have the power to regulate commerce with Maine, and Mr. MCKINLEY. Committee on Rules, for a period to be sub- foreign nations and among the various H.R. 1414: Mr. BUTTERFIELD. sequently determined by the Speaker, in states. H.R. 1431: Ms. KUSTER. each case for consideration of such provi- By Mr. ISRAEL: H.R. 1449: Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mrs. sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the H.R. 3643. ELLMERS, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. COBLE, Mr. committee concerned. Congress has the power to enact this legis- FARENTHOLD, Mr. MESSER, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. f lation pursuant to the following: ROONEY, and Mr. MCHENRY. This bill is enacted pursuant to the powers H.R. 1485: Mr. MCINTYRE. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY granted to the Congress by Article I, Section H.R. 1494: Mr. TIBERI and Mr. WITTMAN. STATEMENT 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution. H.R. 1507: Mr. DEUTCH and Mr. TAKANO. Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of By Mr. KINGSTON: H.R. 1528: Mrs. KIRKPATRICK and Mr. H.R. 3644. CRAMER. the Rules of the House of Representa- H.R. 1563: Mr. SARBANES, Mr. HECK of tives, the following statements are sub- Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Washington, Mr. FARENTHOLD, and Ms. SHEA- mitted regarding the specific powers Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 PORTER. granted to Congress in the Constitu- No Money shall be drawn from the Treas- H.R. 1761: Mr. BARROW of Georgia. tion to enact the accompanying bill or ury but in Consequence of Appropriations H.R. 1795: Mr. DOYLE and Ms. NORTON. joint resolution. made by Law; and a regular Statement and H.R. 1861: Mr. MASSIE and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. By Mr. WALBERG: Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of H.R. 1869: Mr. GARDNER and Mrs. NOEM. H.R. 3633. all public Money shall be published from H.R. 1943: Mr. CONNOLLY. Congress has the power to enact this legis- time to time. H.R. 1980: Mr. TIERNEY. lation pursuant to the following: Article I, By Ms. KUSTER: H.R. 2018: Ms. PINGREE of Maine. section 8, clause 3 of the Constitution of the H.R. 3645. H.R. 2101: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. United States Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2223: Mr. UPTON. By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2239: Mr. KING of Iowa. New York: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (relating to H.R. 2274: Ms. LOFGREN. H.R. 3634. the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, H.R. 2328: Mr. FORBES. Congress has the power to enact this legis- imposts and excises, to pay the debts and H.R. 2366: Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. NUNNELEE, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: provide for the common defense and general YODER, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, and Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- welfare of the United States), and Article 1, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York. tion Section 8, Clause 3 (relating to the power to H.R. 2376: Mr. FATTAH. By Mr. BENTIVOLIO: regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, H.R. 2480: Mrs. BEATTY. H.R. 3635. and among the several States, and with the H.R. 2529: Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Indian Tribes) of the United States Constitu- CA´ RDENAS, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: tion. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, reads: ‘‘ . . . ISRAEL, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. all other powers vested by this Constitution f MORAN, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, and Ms. SLAUGH- TER. in the government of the United States, or in ADDITIONAL SPONSORS any department or officer thereof.’’ This in- H.R. 2536: Mr. LIPINSKI. cludes the power to regulate the behavior of Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H.R. 2589: Mr. BENTIVOLIO. federal agencies. were added to public bills and resolu- H.R. 2638: Mr. WELCH, Mr. YOHO, Mr. HUELSKAMP, and Mr. SIMPSON. By Mr. BLUMENAUER: tions as follows: H.R. 3636. H.R. 2692: Mr. HONDA and Mr. TIERNEY. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 24: Mr. GRAYSON. H.R. 2734: Ms. LOFGREN. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 107: Mr. RIBBLE and Mr. GOODLATTE. H.R. 2783: Mr. JOYCE. Title I, section 8. H.R. 170: Mr. POCAN. H.R. 2785: Ms. SHEA-PORTER. By Mr. SALMON: H.R. 184: Mr. HORSFORD. H.R. 2801: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. H.R. 3637. H.R. 351: Mr. RAHALL. H.R. 2818: Mr. DEFAZIO. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 366: Mr. KENNEDY. H.R. 2866: Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 503: Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. CONYERS, H.R. 2877: Mr. GARCIA. Article I, Section 8 of the United States and Mrs. BEATTY. H.R. 2892: Mr. HURT. Constitution. H.R. 515: Mr. GOSAR. H.R. 2907: Mr. ISRAEL. By Mr. BLUMENAUER: H.R. 610: Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania H.R. 2935: Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of H.R. 3638. and Mr. KENNEDY. New York. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 611: Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania H.R. 2983: Mr. LOWENTHAL. lation pursuant to the following: and Mr. KENNEDY. H.R. 3040: Ms. WILSON of Florida and Ms. Title I, section 8. H.R. 647: Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. GARAMENDI, SHEA-PORTER. By Mr. BRIDENSTINE: Mr. HURT, Mr. HECK of Washington, Mr. H.R. 3077: Mr. MEEKS. H.R. 3639. CARTWRIGHT, and Ms. CHU. H.R. 3118: Mr. DEUTCH and Ms. SCHWARTZ.

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H.R. 3121: Mr. POMPEO. H.R. 3462: Mr. VALADAO. H. Res. 153: Mr. POSEY. H.R. 3122: Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. H.R. 3464: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. H. Res. 284: Mr. MCCAUL. H.R. 3135: Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ, H.R. 3465: Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. H. Res. 356: Mrs. KIRKPATRICK. Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, and Mr. FARR. LANGEVIN, and Ms. SLAUGHTER. H. Res. 401: Mr. RUIZ. H.R. 3137: Mr. TAKANO and Ms. LOFGREN. H.R. 3474: Mr. LATTA. H. Res. 406: Mr. HUFFMAN. H.R. 3173: Mrs. HARTZLER. H.R. 3485: Mr. FINCHER and Mr. H. Res. 407: Mr. MCGOVERN and Ms. SCHA- H.R. 3196: Mr. MATHESON. DESJARLAIS. KOWSKY. H.R. 3211: Mr. CLEAVER. H.R. 3486: Mr. MCCLINTOCK. H. Res. 417: Mr. HIMES, Mr. PETERSON, and H.R. 3303: Mr. BERA of California. H.R. 3490: Ms. ESTY and Mr. LONG. Mr. KIND. H.R. 3308: Mr. BENTIVOLIO. H.R. 3508: Ms. BROWNLEY of California. H.R. 3322: Ms. LOFGREN. H.R. 3513: Ms. LOFGREN and Ms. ESHOO. H.R. 3323: Mr. MCGOVERN. H.R. 3516: Ms. SHEA-PORTER. f H.R. 3327: Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. CLARKE, H.R. 3522: Mr. WESTMORELAND. and Ms. CHU. H.R. 3546: Mr. ANDREWS and Mr. CAPUANO. CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS, LIM- H.R. 3333: Mr. ISRAEL and Ms. SHEA-POR- H.R. 3556: Mr. GRIMM, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. ITED TAX BENEFITS, OR LIM- TER. NADLER, Mr. MORAN, and Ms. SLAUGHTER. ITED TARIFF BENEFITS H.R. 3334: Mr. GARAMENDI, Mrs. NEGRETE H.R. 3559: Mr. CONNOLLY. MCLEOD, Ms. EDWARDS, Ms. BROWNLEY of H.R. 3566: Mr. HONDA and Mr. HASTINGS of Under clause 9 of rule XXI, lists or California, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, and Florida. statements on congressional earmarks, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK. H.R. 3573: Ms. SHEA-PORTER. limited tax benefits, or limited tariff H.R. 3360: Mr. BRALEY of Iowa and Mr. H.R. 3577: Mr. CONNOLLY. benefits were submitted as follows: MCGOVERN. H.R. 3578: Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. FARENTHOLD, H.R. 3361: Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. SALMON, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. RENACCI, The amendment to be offered by Rep- Mr. FLEMING, Mr. DEFAZIO, and Mr. VELA. and Mr. HANNA. resentative MALONEY, or a designee, to H.R. H.R. 3382: Mr. MASSIE. H.R. 3584: Mrs. BEATTY. 1105, the Small Business Capital Access and H.R. 3383: Mr. RUIZ. H.R. 3587: Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. Job Preservation Act, does not contain any H.R. 3407: Ms. WILSON of Florida. H.R. 3599: Mr. HARPER. congressional earmarks, limited tax bene- H.R. 3413: Mr. LATTA, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. H.R. 3626: Mr. CONYERS. fits, or limited tariff benefits as defined in TIPTON, Mrs. BACHMANN, and Mr. LUETKE- H.R. 3627: Mr. HUDSON. clause 9 of rule XXI. MEYER. H.R. 3629: Mr. VARGAS and Mr. DESANTIS. The amendment to be offered by Rep- H.R. 3416: Mr. FORBES and Mr. MCINTYRE. H.J. Res. 34: Ms. MOORE. resentative GOODLATTE, or a designee, to H.R. 3419: Mr. MCCAUL. H. Con. Res. 64: Mr. LOWENTHAL. H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act, does not con- H.R. 3435: Mr. HUFFMAN. H. Con. Res. 67: Mr. LANGEVIN. tain any congressional earmarks, limited tax H.R. 3461: Mr. TONKO, Ms. ESTY, and Mr. H. Res. 109: Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Cali- benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined GRIMM. fornia and Mr. WALBERG. in clause 9 of rule XXI.

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REMEMBERING MR. WALLACE TRIBUTE TO STAFF SERGEANT owners. Under Rodney’s guidance, the farm- ‘‘WALLY’’ EVANS, JR. ALEX ANTHONY VIOLA ers pooled money to purchase the land where their homes were located. The group then HON. KAY GRANGER formed a cooperative, redeveloped their com- HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY OF TEXAS munity and ultimately became captains of their own economic destiny through homeowner- OF INDIANA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ship. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, December 3, 2013 This work gave birth to the non-profit organi- Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to zation, CEDC, as a means to continue to em- Tuesday, December 3, 2013 honor Army Staff Sergeant Alex Anthony Viola power and provide housing for those who can- Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, it is with who was killed in the Kandahar province of Af- not afford market-rate homes. Under Rodney’s great sadness but profound respect that I take ghanistan on November 17, 2013 while serv- leadership, CEDC has grown from a start-up non-profit focused on farm worker housing, to this time to remember one of Northwest Indi- ing with the 7th Special Forces Group at Eglin a full-service, diversified organization that de- ana’s finest citizens, and a true champion of Air Force Base in Florida. Staff Sergeant Viola was born in New York velops and manages affordable housing as workers’ rights, Wallace ‘‘Wally’’ Evans, Jr. well as offers homeownership education and Wally dedicated his life to serving the needs of and moved to Keller, Texas at the age of nine. He earned a degree in engineering from the lending services, and resident leadership de- members of the United Food and Commercial University of North Texas before embarking on velopment opportunities. Over 32 years, Workers International Union (UFCW), and he his lifelong goal to serve in an elite military CEDC has developed 1,465 units of safe, was tremendously successful in his efforts to unit. high-quality affordable for-sale and rental improve the quality of life for workers in North- Upon graduating from college he entered housing in eight cities within Ventura County west Indiana and across the nation. Mr. Evans the Navy and was accepted for the elite Navy for farm workers, persons with low incomes, passed away on Friday, November 29, 2013, SEAL program. While injury prevented him minorities (mostly Latinos) and the elderly. but his legacy will forever be remembered in from completing the program, he never gave Rodney dedicated his career with CEDC to the hearts and minds of the many people up on his dream. Staff Sergeant Viola joined increasing the supply of affordable housing, whose lives he touched. the Army National Guard in 2009 and began while empowering community leaders and being a leading advocate for economic devel- Wally began his career in 1961 as a frozen Special Forces training in the spring of 2010. opment in the process. CEDC has received foods manager at Burger’s Supermarket in Staff Sergeant Viola lost his life to an impro- honors from various organizations over the Munster, Indiana. In 1974, he became a full- vised explosive device five weeks after start- years, including the American Institute of Ar- time organizer and business representative for ing his first deployment to Afghanistan. Staff Sergeant Viola was a true patriot chitects, the American Planning Association Local 1460 of the Retail Clerks Union, Lake and other professional groups, including the County. Throughout the years, the UFCW whose persistence and commitment are to be applauded. His mother said it best, ‘‘He was prestigious ‘‘Affordable Builder of the Year’’ began to grow and merge with other locals. just a great guy and I’m not saying that be- award from Build It Green in 2012. Wally held numerous positions within the cause I’m his mother. This is what he wanted Rodney was especially committed to seeing UFCW, including president of Local 1460, sec- to do, and he kept trying and training. We that youth and residents in CEDC-built com- retary/treasurer of Local 1550, and executive were just in awe of him, his drive to do that.’’ munities and the surrounding neighborhoods vice president and director of collective bar- I wish to extend my condolences to Staff excelled at home and in life. In 2011, CEDC’s gaining of Local 881. He also served as a Sergeant Viola’s family and hope that they Board of Directors established the Rodney union trustee for the UFCW Calumet Insur- continue to find solace in his lasting impact on Fernandez Community Building Fund to assist ance Fund as well as the Chicago Midwest both his grateful country and his proud Special in cultivating the leadership capacity of CEDC Pension and Health Funds, and as vice presi- Forces family. residents to attain their goals and empower themselves to take action and improve the dent of the Northwest Indiana Federation of f Labor AFL–CIO. quality of life in their communities. HONORING THE LIFE OF RODNEY In heartfelt recognition and appreciation of Mr. Evans also dedicated much of his time FERNANDEZ the tremendous, far-reaching and impactful to many organizations and committees contributions that Mr. Fernandez made to Ven- throughout his lifetime. Wally served as a HON. JULIA BROWNLEY tura County and beyond, I wish to send my Democratic precinct committeeman in High- sincere condolences to his wife, Melinda, his OF CALIFORNIA land, was a member of various boards for the immediate family, and to all who knew him. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES state of Indiana, served as a youth commis- His work and legacy are valued, and his pres- sioner in Lansing, Illinois, and was a member Tuesday, December 3, 2013 ence in the community will be greatly missed. of Trinity Lutheran Church in Lansing. Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Mr. Speaker, f Wally leaves behind a loving family. He is today I rise to recognize and honor the life of CONGRATULATING THE survived by his wife, Sheila, his adoring sons, Rodney Fernandez, a pioneer of affordable ISHPEMING HEMATITES ON Steven and Jason, and their wives, Rachel housing in Ventura County, California. The im- THEIR 2013 DIVISION 7 HIGH and Andrea. Wally was also blessed with nine pact that Mr. Fernandez made on the commu- SCHOOL FOOTBALL STATE beloved grandchildren. He also leaves to cher- nity is significant and noteworthy. Mr. CHAMPIONSHIP ish his memory many other dear friends and Fernandez was the Founder of the Cabrillo family members, as well as a saddened but Economic Development Corporation (CEDC), a non-profit community development corpora- HON. DAN BENISHEK grateful community. OF MICHIGAN tion and an affordable home builder, estab- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Speaker, I respectfully ask that you and lished in 1981, and served as Executive Direc- my other distinguished colleagues join me in tor of CEDC until his retirement at the end of Tuesday, December 3, 2013 remembering the great life of Mr. Wally Evans. 2011. Mr. BENISHEK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to His remarkable contributions to the Labor In the mid-1970s through the Cabrillo Im- congratulate the Ishpeming High School Movement, both locally and across the nation, provement Association, Mr. Fernandez as- Hematites in earning the Michigan High are worthy of our deepest admiration. His life sisted Latino farm workers living at Cabrillo School Athletic Association’s Division 7 Cham- of service is to be commended, and his legacy Village in Saticoy to prevent the razing of their pionship this last Saturday, November 30, serves as an inspiration to us all. substandard homes and eviction by the farm’s 2013, at Ford Field in Detroit.

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The Hematites IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Ortega continued making contributions to earned their second consecutive champion- Tuesday, December 3, 2013 this country’s defense with an additional 20 ship by defeating the Detroit Loyola Bulldogs years in support of the Department of the 22 to 12. This is the fourth championship Mrs. BUSTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Army as a civilian employee. As an Informa- earned by the Hematites in school history. congratulate Chad Pregracke of East Moline, tion Technology expert for the Department of Illinois, who was recently named CNN’s ‘‘Hero After facing adversity and challenging cir- Defense, Mr. Ortega has been dedicated to of the Year.’’ supporting several highly complex programs cumstances last year, the Hematites were Chad grew up in the Quad-Cities, only 15 that will have a lasting impact on the readi- able to overcome these daunting cir- feet from the Mississippi River. He spent his ness of the Army. cumstances and win the Division 7 champion- free time on the river with his family and In his final assignment as Technical Director ship. I am proud that Ishpeming High School worked as a shell diver and fisherman during for the Product Director of Enterprise Email, has been able to repeat their stellar perform- summer breaks, where he was struck by the Mr. Ortega provided acquisition oversight of ance. On behalf of the residents of Michigan’s amount of waste and debris he saw on the Enterprise Email, the Army’s number-one IT First Congressional District, I salute the team river. In 1998, when Chad was 23, he founded initiative. Enterprise Email is a service that and its players: Dominic Suardini, Kyle Living Lands & Waters to clean up and sup- provides cloud-based email to the Department Selmser, Ozzie Hakkarinen, Tyrus Millimaki, port the nation’s waterways. Over the last 15 of Defense. While allowing agencies to share Derek DeCaire, Thomas Finegan, Alex years, Chad has worked with 70,000 volun- information easily and effectively, Enterprise Briones, Noah Olgren, Bobby Zhulkie, Nick teers to remove 7 million pounds of debris Comment, Nate Meyer, Adam Prisk, Dylan from rivers all over the country. Additionally, Email also reduces the cost of operations and Giuchin, Halen Carello, Marcus Antilla, Ozzy Living Lands & Waters organizes floating maintenance. During Mr. Ortega’s two years Corp, Shawn Peterson, Matt Malone, Mitch classrooms, bringing high school students to as Technical Director, the Army successfully Laurin, Jeffrey Matthews, Benjamin Hilliger, rivers and teaching them about the importance migrated over 1.6 million classified and un- Luke Kuliu, Dylan Sundberg, Chandler Nault, of river ecosystems and the damage pollution classified users from legacy email systems to Dan Thornton, Jordan Tousignant, Christian causes. They are also halfway through their the Department of Defense Enterprise Email Tousignant, Isaac Olson, Jordan Burton, Nick goal of planting one million trees along Mid- service. Mr. Ortega has played an instru- Bertucci, David Simula, Joseph Nault, Jake western rivers. mental role in keeping the operations of DoD Quayle, Andrew Bennett, Alec VanHorn, Cody Chad Pregracke has received many awards agencies secure and is recognized not only for Johnson, Devin Kent, Austin Hanninen, Gage for his work, notably the Jefferson Award in overcoming obstacles and setting specific ob- Laitinen, Brandon Steve, Arnold Coffie, Hunter 2002, which was created to be an American jectives in his work, but also for displaying ex- Schultz, and Fred Sidh. Nobel Prize for community and public service. ceptional character and serving as a mentor to Also to be commended are head coach Jeff In 2011, Chad was recognized as a Service others. In recognition of his many accomplish- Olson, assistant coaches Scott Syrjala, Brad Hero and invited to speak to all four living ex- ments, I am pleased to say that Mr. Ortega Waters, and Tony Marietti, the dedicated par- U.S. Presidents at the Points of Light Tribute has been recommended for the Superior Civil- ents and all who made the long days of train- in Washington, D.C. He was chosen CNN’s ian Service Award. ing and travel possible, Ishpeming High ‘‘Hero of the Year’’ this November by a public Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join School, and the city of Ishpeming on winning vote, winning a $250,000 award for Living me in commending Jose Ortega for his dedi- the championship for a second consecutive Lands & Waters to continue its important cation and service. I also thank his family—his year. Their hard work and determination stand work. Chad has also pledged a portion of his wife Sharon and son William—for their support as examples for all citizens of Northern Michi- prize to the other people in CNN’s ‘‘Hero of and sacrifices, which have enabled Jose to gan. the Year’’ top ten to support their worthy pro- contribute so greatly to our country. grams. f f Mr. Speaker, I’d like to thank Chad RECOGNIZING PUEBLO OF ACOMA Pregracke for his extraordinary work in our CODE TALKERS THE PRIMITIVE QUARTET community and across the country, and I am proud that Illinois celebrated Chad Pregracke Day this December 1st. HON. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM HON. MARK MEADOWS OF NEW MEXICO f OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PERSONAL EXPLANATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, December 3, 2013 Tuesday, December 3, 2013 HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, November is Native Mr. MEADOWS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to OF INDIANA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES American Heritage Month, and I rise today to recognize six outstanding constituents who to- honor the many contributions that Native Tuesday, December 3, 2013 gether form the vocal ensemble the Primitive Americans have made—and continue to Quartet. The Primitive Quartet is a gospel Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, on Novem- make—to our nation’s proud history and cul- music group formed by two sets of brothers in ber 20, 2013, I was absent from the House ture. 1973. and missed rollcall vote 597. Earlier today, we awarded the Congres- The quartet is currently comprised of Had I been present for rollcall vote 597, on sional Gold Medal to 25 tribes whose mem- Reagan, Larry and Mike Riddle; Norman Wil- agreeing to the Amendment offered by Rep- bers served as Code Talkers during World son; Randy Fox; and Jeff Tolbert. Together resentative POLIS to H.R. 1965, I would have War I and World War II, including the Pueblo they play over 150 shows per year spanning voted ‘‘yes.’’ of Acoma, which is one of 22 Native American more than 50,000 miles. The Primitive Quar- f tribes that call New Mexico home. tet’s contributions to blue grass and gospel RECOGNIZING JOSE ORTEGA ON The Pueblo of Acoma has been in existence music in Buncombe County span forty years. HIS RETIREMENT AFTER 40 for over 800 years and their original village, To celebrate this anniversary, the Board of YEARS OF SERVICE known as ‘‘Sky City,’’ sits atop a breathtaking Commissioners in Buncombe County, North mesa west of Albuquerque. To commemorate Carolina, proclaimed October 12, 2013 to be HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY the Pueblo of Acoma’s service, the United ‘‘Primitive Quartet Day’’. States Mint has produced a specially-designed OF VIRGINIA The Quartet’s commitment to excellence gold coin. One side depicts Code Talkers car- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and passion for spreading the Gospel should rying out communications tasks, while the be commended. As such, I am proud to honor Tuesday, December 3, 2013 other side features the Pueblo of Acoma flag. the Primitive Quartet and its members, both Mr. CONNOLLY . Mr. Speaker, I rise to rec- The Code Talkers proudly served our coun- past and present. ognize Mr. Jose Ortega on his retirement and try with great honor and distinction. They

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No matter where he goes, he listens some of his darkest hours into encouragement Marine Division signal officer, had six code to residents looking for ways to help—always for others also suffering from this deadly dis- talkers working around-the-clock during the with a soft smile and a twinkle in his eyes. ease. first two days of the Battle of Iwo Jima. He You will be hard pressed to find an elected of- In February, Chris recounted how his situa- said if it weren’t for the Code Talkers, ‘‘the ficial who takes his responsibilities as seri- tion had taken a turn for the better, all things Marines would never have taken Iwo Jima.’’ ously as Pedro does. considered, writing: ‘‘Never give up, never lose Without the Code Talkers, the World Wars He has supported countless local programs faith. I can’t know whether this reprieve will would have lasted longer and America would such as the Grand Avenue Library Leery last, but, given this new life, I plan to embrace have suffered many more casualties. Apprender, a Spanish-language story time, it while it does.’’ Mr. Speaker, I am proud that the Pueblo of League of Women Voter’ Spanish language Chris embraced life with vigor, even as his Acoma and the other Code Talker tribes are ballot workshops, Youth Government Day, the faded. As our thoughts and prayers remain officially getting the thanks and recognition 50th anniversary of the Boys and Girls Club of with the loved ones he left behind, let us al- they deserve from a very grateful nation. North San Mateo County, and the South San ways remember the example that he set and f Francisco School District Positive Attendance keep his words close in our hearts. Campaign. He even hosted his own show on f IN RECOGNITION OF PEDRO PEN TV titled El Mundo Latino de Pedro Gon- GONZALEZ zalez. PERSONAL EXPLANATION Pedro has been married to his wife Eldie for HON. JACKIE SPEIER 55 years. They raised their three children, HON. MIKE THOMPSON OF CALIFORNIA Prudencia, Silverio and Sara, in South San OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Francisco. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Represent- Tuesday, December 3, 2013 Tuesday, December 3, 2013 atives to rise with me to honor Pedro Gon- Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay trib- zalez for his outstanding service and his last- Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, ute to Pedro Gonzalez, the mayor of South ing contributions to the city of South San Fran- on December 2, 2013, I missed rollcall votes San Francisco, for his twelve years of service cisco. In his well deserved retirement, I have No. 612–614. My flight to Washington was de- on the city council. Pedro has been a tireless no doubt that residents will continue to see layed due to mechanical difficulties. Had I advocate to improve the quality of life for all him at many official and social events, and to been present, I would have voted in the fol- residents of South San Francisco where he hold him closely in their hearts. lowing manner: has lived for 43 years. I am honored to call f Rollcall No: 612: ‘‘aye’’; him a colleague and dear friend. Rollcall No: 613: ‘‘aye’’; His proudest accomplishment during his ten- ON THE PASSING OF CHRIS Rollcall No: 614: ‘‘nay.’’ ure on the city council was to help establish BATTLE f ferry service to South San Francisco. The PERSONAL EXPLANATION modern, state of the art terminal opened the HON. TIM GRIFFIN doors to faster and scenic commutes for Bay OF ARKANSAS Area residents and visitors. Additionally, Pedro IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. SAM GRAVES played an active role in long list of projects, in- Tuesday, December 3, 2013 OF MISSOURI IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cluding the BART Linear Park master plan, the Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas. Mr. Speaker, I expansions of the Community Learning Center rise today with great sadness to remember my Tuesday, December 3, 2013 and the pre-school program in Westborough good friend Chris Battle, who passed away on Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, on Park, the implementation of the loan art pro- August 8, 2013, at the age of 45 after a four- Monday, December 2, I missed a series of gram at Orange Memorial Park, the develop- year battle with kidney cancer. rollcall votes. Had I been present, I would ment of a 100 space child care facility, the Chris received both his bachelor’s degree have voted ‘‘yea’’ on No. 612 and No. 613. I Oyster Point overcrossing and hook ramp and his master’s degree from the University of would have voted ‘‘nay’’ on rollcall vote No. project, the Terrabay sound wall design Arkansas at Fayetteville. After a short stint as 614. project, the Lindenville-Colma Creek rehabilita- a reporter for the Northwest Arkansas Times, f tion project, the adoption of a green food he served as Deputy Chief of Staff and Com- packaging ordinance, and the implementations munications Director for then-Representative RECOGNIZING BOB DREWEL ON of a neighborhood response team and a BLS Asa Hutchinson for nearly four years. He went THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIRE- ambulance service. on to manage the editorial page of the Arkan- MENT From this incomplete list of accomplish- sas Democrat-Gazette, our state’s most-read ments you can see Pedro’s love for the out- newspaper. During the George W. Bush Ad- HON. ADAM SMITH doors and parks. He started his public service ministration, he held public affairs and man- OF WASHINGTON on the Parks and Recreation Commission in agement positions at the Drug Enforcement IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1987. He served as the chairman in 1992 and Administration and U.S. Immigration and Cus- Tuesday, December 3, 2013 continued to be on the commission until 1995. toms Enforcement. He returned to Arkansas to He was instrumental in the expansion and ren- manage a gubernatorial campaign, and then Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I ovation of Bur i Bur i Park, the development became a Partner at Adfero Group in Wash- rise to honor Bob Drewel, long-time civic, of a master plan for all recreational facilities in ington, DC, where he continued to work after community and education leader in the Puget South City and the renovation and improve- being diagnosed with cancer. Sound region, on his retirement after over 20 ments of Orange Memorial Park. I first met Chris and his wife, Dena, when I years of public service. Pedro came to the United States from Mex- was working as staff on Capitol Hill. Chris was From his most recent tenure as Executive ico in 1954. While living in Los Angeles, he a funny, brilliant, thoughtful and caring friend Director of the Puget Sound Regional Council became a U.S. citizen in 1967. Three years who impacted the lives of many for the better. (PSRC), and his more than twelve years as later he moved to South San Francisco. He I have fond memories of spending time with Snohomish County Executive, Bob’s leader- worked in the meat business and managed a Chris and Dena in both Washington, DC, and ship and reputation serve as a model for all music store in San Francisco until he retired in Little Rock. Chris is missed. Rest in peace, those who wish to pursue a career in civic 1996. Chris. service. Pedro is deeply woven into the fabric of Along with Dena, Chris wrote about his During his time at the PSRC, Bob effectively South San Francisco. You will see him at struggle with cancer on a blog called ‘‘The worked to build partnerships between the pri- every official or social function, be it the ribbon Kidney Cancer Chronicles.’’ Chris was funny vate and public sectors and is well known for cutting for the ferry terminal, the grand open- and reflective, and he wrote about his love for his leadership in promoting regional solutions ing of the South San Francisco BART station his family, Dena and daughters, Kate and to the many challenges facing western Wash- or the Chestnut Creek senior housing facility, Josie. ington. While at the helm of the PSRC, Bob

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Clearly Brandt AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA ON ments, and other public and private entities to Grotte has a heart that is as big as the entire THE BOMBING OF NORTH SHARAFA, EAST create a shared vision for a prosperous com- city of San Mateo, and he is universally JEBEL MARRA (DARFUR) munity. Under Bob’s leadership and prudent viewed as a sincere, caring leader. [From Eric Reeves, Nov. 30, 2013] fiscal management, the county was able to Brandt was born in 1956 and grew up in PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, plan, design and fund several important coun- communities all over the United States and The White House, Washington, DC ty facilities. In 2007, the county administration abroad because his father was in the Air DEAR PRESIDENT OBAMA: The moral failure building was named ‘‘The Robert J. Drewel Force. It was this early international experi- of your administration to respond to the Building’’ in honor of Bob’s integrity, leader- ence that he credits with teaching him sensi- continuing mass atrocities perpetrated by ship and ability to work across party lines as tivity to other cultures, a skill that has served the current regime in Khartoum (Sudan) County Executive. him well when developing policies and obtain- grows daily, and has done so for the past five In addition to his leadership at the PSRC ing consensus in the diverse communities of years. Your refusal to condemn, in the and as Snohomish County Executive, Bob is San Mateo. strongest terms, the continuing war crimes the past President and CEO of Everett Com- Brandt attended Leland High School in San and crimes against humanity committed by the National Islamic Front/National Con- munity College and the former Chairman of Jose and then earned his BA in Aquatic Biol- gress Party tyranny stands in stark contrast Sound Transit. Bob also helped build commu- ogy from UC Santa Barbara in 1979. He re- to your urgent words as a Senator, as a pres- nity partnerships as a board member of the ceived his Masters degree in Environmental idential candidate, and as an elected Presi- Economic Development Council, Healthy Management from USF in 1996. He works as dent. As a senator in 2004, you called the Communities Initiative, and United Way of a global environmental safety and health man- atrocities in Darfur ‘‘genocide.’’ You said so Snohomish County. Bob’s civic involvements ager in the electronics industry. again as a presidential candidate in 2007 and extend even further to include the Henry M. Brandt is married to Kathy Shields and has chided the Bush administration for its ac- Jackson Foundation, Rotary, Everett Area two stepsons, Aaron and Kyle. In his spare commodation of Khartoum. Invoking Rwan- da and Bosnia as justification for humani- Chamber of Commerce and numerous other time he enjoys reading. tarian intervention in Darfur, you said, ‘‘The community organizations. Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Represent- United States has a moral obligation any- Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor that I rec- atives to rise with me to honor Brandt Grotte time you see humanitarian catastrophes.’’ ognize Bob Drewel. Bob personifies the ideal for his outstanding service to the residents of You declared further, of public service to his fellow citizens. I wish San Mateo. In Brandt we have the personifica- ‘‘When you see a genocide in Rwanda, Bos- him the best in his retirement. tion of the adage that still waters run deep. nia or in Darfur, that is a stain on all of us, a stain on our souls. . . . We can’t say ‘never f His strategic thinking and consensus-building skills will be missed, but his smile will always again’ and then allow it to happen again, and as a president of the United States I don’t in- IN RECOGNITION OF BRANDT be present as he continues in other roles GROTTE tend to abandon people or turn a blind eye to throughout our community. slaughter.’’ (Video recording available at: f http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEd583- HON. JACKIE SPEIER fA8M#t=15; all emphases have been added) OF CALIFORNIA OBAMA’S MORAL FAILURE IN And as President you again characterized SUDAN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Darfur as the site of ‘‘genocide.’’ But despite such strong language, your ad- Tuesday, December 3, 2013 HON. FRANK R. WOLF ministration has come to substitute words of appeasement, feigned ignorance of atrocity Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor OF VIRGINIA crimes, and a grotesque moral equivalence Brandt Grotte, who is retiring after eight years IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of service on the San Mateo City Council, two between Khartoum and its adversaries, one of them as mayor. Brandt has been a tireless Tuesday, December 3, 2013 that would put in balance the regime’s genocidal destruction and the actions by the var- advocate for environmental sustainability. He Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I submit for the ious rebel groups that have emerged to resist began his advocacy on the Planning Commis- RECORD a compelling open letter that Eric Khartoum’s tyranny. Your first special sion, where he served for five years, including Reeves, noted Sudan researcher and activist envoy to Sudan arrived declaring his strat- one year each as chair and vice-chair. and a professor at Smith College, recently egy for confronting the regime’s Brandt has many uncommon characteristics. sent to President Obama expressing his dis- ge´nocidaires in words that have become syn- For example, his hand is always going up may at the moral failure of the Obama admin- onymous with diplomatic absurdity: when the question is asked, ‘‘Would anyone istration in responding to ‘‘the continuing mass ‘‘We’ve got to think about giving out cook- like to . . .’’ During his years on the council, atrocities perpetrated by the current regime in ies,’’ said [Scott] Gration, who was appointed in March. ‘‘Kids, countries—they react to Brandt Grotte served on the sustainability ad- Khartoum (Sudan) . . .’’ gold stars, smiley faces, handshakes, agree- visory committee, the Measure C committee Reeves notes the contrast between ments, talk, engagement.’’ (Washington Post that resulted in strengthening police and fire Obama’s outspoken rhetoric on Sudan as a [el-Fasher, Darfur], September 29, 2009) services, and he was the city’s representative senator and eventual presidential candidate In March 2009 the Khartoum regime ex- to the City/County Association of Govern- versus the indefensible silence, appeasement pelled from Darfur thirteen of the world’s ments. and moral equivalency which has marked his finest humanitarian organizations, then pro- Brandt lives on the city’s east side and administration’s posture toward a genocidal re- viding roughly half the total international knows the challenges that confront those gime. humanitarian capacity for millions of peo- neighborhoods. He took the lead in convincing In February 2012 I travelled to Yida refugee ple. Your surrogate diplomatic representative—then-Senator and now Secretary of his neighbors to assess themselves to fix seri- camp in South Sudan. I heard devastating State John Kerry—declared in the wake of ous flooding issues. He is passionate about firsthand accounts of the violence, terror and Khartoum’s ruthless expulsions: his neighborhood, and thousands of homes starvation being brought to bear against the ‘‘We have agreement [with Khartoum] that were removed from the flood plain as a result Sudanese people by the regime in Khartoum. in the next weeks we will be back to 100 per- of his leadership. Aside from homes no longer I recall speaking with one woman who decent [humanitarian] capacity,’’ said [Senator being threatened with flooding, these neigh- scribed herself and her people as ‘‘forsaken.’’ John] Kerry. (Reuters [el-Fasher], April 17, bors were relieved of the costs of paying for I specifically asked her if there was anything 2009) flood insurance. she wanted me to tell President Obama. She This was a cruel lie, as Kerry and everyone Even before he joined the city council, said the only thing she wanted was for Omar within the humanitarian community working in Darfur well knew. Indeed, this was Brandt was active in neighborhood issues, Bashir, an internationally indicted war criminal, such transparent mendacity that even now it starting in 1989. He is a founding member of to be arrested. carries the stench of supreme expediency. the Shoreview-Parkside Neighborhood Asso- But rather than working to facilitate Bashir Your second special envoy, Princeton ciation and president of the San Mateo United being brought to justice, this administration Lyman, declared in late June 2011 that there Homeowners Association. He is also a mem- seems bent, in the words of Professor wasn’t enough evidence to support reports of

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Your ad- which amounted to incipient genocide. tinue occur throughout Darfur. ministration has been useless in highlighting Again, this skepticism bears the stench of Antonovs are transparently instruments of these terrible crimes, which continue to be unforgiveable expediency, the more so since civilian terror and destruction—as they are committed with total impunity. a UN human rights report on the events of in South Kordofan and Blue Nile, areas UNAMID’s only virtue would appear to be June 2011 in South Kordofan—based on evi- where bombing attacks are also continu- that it gives the semblance of an inter- dence gathered by UN human rights inves- ously reported, and with particular author- national presence approved by the UN—at tigators on the ground at the time—con- ity from the Nuba Mountains of South immense cost—and provides an excuse for firmed what all sources were declaring with Kordofan. There a campaign of civilian anni- not responding in the way you as candidate increasing urgency throughout this terrible hilation continues unabated as agricultural spoke about so passionately. UNAMID’s im- month. Lyman’s disingenuous skepticism production has been brought to a halt by the potence, and its failure to deter aerial bom- worked to convince Khartoum that the U.S. fear of continued bombardment. A similarly bardment of civilians, is illustrated by an- was not particularly concerned about a re- grim narrative is playing out in Blue Nile other report of November 28, 2013 from Radio prise of the genocidal campaign by this same and the result is some 300,000 refugees fleeing Dabanga: Khartoum regime against the people of the to South Sudan and Ethiopia, leaving behind Ten people were killed in aerial bombard- Nuba in the 1990s. more than one million civilians at acute risk ments near Shengil Tobaya and Sharafa in It is difficult to escape the conclusion that of disease and starvation according to UN es- East Jebel Marra. One attack took place a in the unseemly rush to secure continuing timates. few kilometers from the UNAMID compound cooperation from the Khartoum regime on Where are the voices of condemnation? in Shengil Tobaya, while a group of 15 people counter-terrorism intelligence, you and your Here I mean not the occasional generic con- was on their way to Shengil Tobaya after a administration have repeatedly and willfully demnations issued by your administration, visit to the market of Tabit. ignored reports of the most conspicuous and typically qualified (and thus weakened) by A Sudanese Air Force aircraft appeared brutal crimes committed by this regime, or inclusion of some other issue. What prevents around 4pm on Friday, hitting the Toyota at least decided not to speak publicly about your administration from condemning every Hi-Lux that was transporting the 15 people, them in any meaningful or consistent way. attack on civilians by military aircraft, per at Tangara, 3km west of the UNAMID com- And here your almost total silence over the se? The U.S. intelligence community cer- pound in Shengil Tobaya. Seven of them died deliberate bombing of civilians—even as tainly has the resources to confirm via sat- at the spot and eight were critically wound- every such military action is a war crime, ellite reconnaissance virtually every attack ed. Several of them could not be moved due and in aggregate constitute crimes against reported by Radio Dabanga or Nuba Reports, to their critical injuries. The relatives of the humanity—is most shameful, and most per- both of which are well known for their accu- victims asked UNAMID to act quickly and sistent. racy and ground-based reporting (many of transfer the severely wounded people to a Since 1999 the have been more than 2,000 their findings have been confirmed by hospital and recover the dead bodies. Yester- confirmed reports of deliberate aerial at- Human Rights Watch, Amnesty Inter- day evening it was unclear whether UNAMID tacks on civilian and humanitarian targets national, the Enough Project, journalists, had helped out. The victims are Abakir in greater Sudan; the actual number of at- and intrepid humanitarians). Would it sim- Yagoub Mohamed, Ali Ahmed Abdalla, tacks is very likely many times this, and ply be too embarrassing to reveal just what Mohamed Ali Ahmed, Osman Adam continues to grow rapidly. This is unprece- we and the rest of the international commu- Mohamed and Zahra Ibrahim. (emphasis dented in the history of aerial warfare: never nity are tolerating? Would it be too shameful added; the UNAMID compound at Shengil before has a military power been able to to make clear that, on the basis of Tobaya is a significant one) bomb with impunity its own civilians relent- geostrategic considerations, Syria is impor- Will you and your administration continue lessly, systematically, and deliberately dur- tant while the people of the marginalized re- to hide behind the diplomatic fig-leaf of ing a detailed and lengthy reporting period, gions of Sudan are not? UNAMID’s putative ability to halt what has now extending over 15 years. While most of Perhaps you will say that the ‘‘hybrid’’ become a grim ‘‘genocide by attrition’’? In the attacks have been by Antonovs, Khar- UN/African Union Mission in Darfur fact, the genocide proceeds apace in large toum has also deployed highly accurate mili- (UNAMID) has the responsibility for report- measure because your administration has de- tary jet aircraft, long-range missiles, and ing and condemning aerial attacks on civil- cided, as part of its larger Sudan policy, to helicopter gunships, which were used with ians. But this would only add to the dis- ‘‘de-couple’’ Darfur from the largest bilat- particular destructiveness in the early years ingenuousness of your administration in eral issue between Khartoum and Wash- of the Darfur genocide. On any number of oc- speaking about Sudan. For as you are surely ington: cooperation on counter-terrorism. casions, helicopter gunships have fired on ci- aware, UNAMID is a complete failure as a That a senior official of your administration vilians with heavy machine-guns and rockets mission, particularly in fulfilling it primary would use the term ‘‘de-couple’’ in speaking from extremely close range. mandate of civilian and humanitarian pro- about Darfur and any aspect of U.S. Sudan I write on this occasion moved not by the tection: for some 2 million people have been policy amounts to declaring that despite the singularity of a particular bombing attack newly displaced since the mission took up its genocidal realities you excoriated as can- that occurred yesterday, but rather by its mandate in January 2008—overwhelmingly as didate and as president—when it was politi- horrific familiarity. Radio Dabanga, an ex- a consequence of continuing violence, di- cally useful to do so—you and your adminis- traordinarily important, indeed singular rected particularly against civilians. You tration are willing to set aside, bracket, and source of news from Darfur, reports today touted your support for a UNAMID-like mis- finally ignore this scene of unending human that on Friday, November 28, 2013: sion in 2007, revealing either ignorance or an suffering and destruction. [I]n North Sharafa in East Jebel Marra [in expedient desire to appear to be responding Indeed, it is difficult not to see a direct the center of Darfur], an Antonov [‘‘bomb- to the crisis by handing it off to an ill-pre- connection between your silence about the er,’’ i.e. retrofitted cargo plane with no mili- pared African Union Peace and Security ongoing and widespread aerial bombardment tarily useful accuracy] bombed three farm- Council, which had no dedicated military of civilians in Darfur and your decision to ers, at about 5.30 pm on Friday [November 29, equipment or soldiers of its own. ‘‘de-couple’’ the region from what looms as 2013]. The two men and a woman were riding Unsurprisingly, the poorly equipped and the defining feature of your Sudan policy: an a horse cart from their farm to their homes poorly led UNAMID mission is routinely de- obsessive desire to retain access to the in Sharafa village. The three farmers and nied access to scenes of atrocity crimes by counter-terrorism intelligence provided by their horses were killed immediately. The the Khartoum regime’s security forces, as the regime that gave safe haven to Osama names of the three farmers are Hashim are humanitarian organizations, which bin Laden from 1992–1996, the years in which Abakar Mohamed, Mustafa Eisa, and Hanan struggle to work within an increasingly lim- al-Qaeda came to fruition. Let us recall also Saleh Juma. ited range of operations. Because of uncon- that this same regime continued to assist al- Such criminal bombings—directly vio- trolled insecurity, the highly trained expa- Qaeda long after bin Laden’s departure for lating a UN Security Council resolution as triate component of what was once the Afghanistan, providing funds, diplomatic well as international law—are a virtually world’s largest humanitarian operation is cover, and banking conduits. daily occurrence in East Jebel Marra, part of down to 3 percent. Your administration Your administration’s calculations about a massif in central Darfur serving as strong- issues only infrequent boiler-plate con- the value of counter-terrorism intelligence hold for one of the rebel groups in Darfur, demnations in response to serious violations provided by Khartoum have occasioned a now linked throughout Sudan in the form of of a range of UN Security Council Resolu- good deal of skepticism among Sudan ex- the Sudan Revolutionary Front. But Khar- tions. Despite its elaborate website and perts outside of government; in any event, toum is not attacking military forces: it is nominal reporting duties, UNAMID confirms these calculations are certainly made with deliberately attacking civilians in an effort virtually no bombing attacks, no matter how full knowledge of what the regime continues to compel surrender or displacement or star- egregiously in violation of international law. to inflict on the people of Sudan. You and vation of the remaining rebel forces. There is Additionally and symptomatically, UNAMID your administration also know that dem- no other conclusion to be reached, given the has for years said virtually nothing about onstrations beginning in late September of

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RECOGNIZING UPPER DARBY HIGH raged at the economic shambles the regime Lately, an American company has sub- SCHOOL has created, and are demanding that these mitted a request to OFAC to import ethanol hopelessly corrupt and cruelly self-enriching from Sudan. Moreover, [the] U.S. has ex- men be removed from power. And yet your cluded gum Arabic from sanctions for its bad HON. ROBERT A. BRADY administration seems to be bent on throwing need of this commodity in nutritional and OF PENNSYLVANIA a political and economic lifeline to the re- drug industry. US imports $40 million worth IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES gime. Your former special envoy declared in of Gum Arabic annually either directly or in- December 2011, after Khartoum’s military directly from Sudan. U.S. may want lift the Tuesday, December 3, 2013 seizure of the contested Abyei region (in vio- sanctions gradually for face saving. (Novem- Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I lation of the Comprehensive Peace Agree- ber 9, 2013) ment) and subsequent military assaults on rise today to recognize Upper Darby High Certainly the account is accurate in point- School, the winner of Varsity Brands’ National South Kordofan and Blue Nile: ing out the exemption in U.S. sanctions ‘‘Frankly, we do not want to see the ouster made for gum arabic, an exemption secured School Spirit Day. National School Spirit Day of the [Sudanese] regime, nor regime change. over a decade ago through duplicitous legis- is an annual celebration throughout the month We want to see the regime carrying out re- lative means by Robert Menendez, formerly of October to recognize the impact that cheer- form via constitutional democratic meas- Congressional representative from the dis- leaders and dancers have in their local com- ures.’’ (Princeton Lyman’s response to a trict in New Jersey where virtually all U.S. munities—as mentors, community service question by the respected Arabic news outlet gum arabic processing occurs. Menendez is leaders, spirit raisers, and positive examples Asharq Al-Awsat concerning Sudan and the now, of course, chair of the Senate Foreign to all. ‘‘Arab Spring,’’ December 3, 2011) Relations Committee. In 2009, Varsity Brands began National It is the height of disingenuousness and ex- The economic sanctions put in place by pediency for your envoy to have suggested previous administrations and the Congress School Spirit Day as a way to spotlight the ef- that the National Islamic Front/National seem to have become irrelevant by means of forts of cheerleaders and dancers throughout Congress Party is in any way prepared to ‘‘technical adjustments’’ to the restrictions the country who make a difference in their ‘‘carry out reform via constitutional demo- supposedly enforced by the U.S. Office of schools and communities. Over the past five cratic measure.’’ The regime’s response to Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The ques- years, cheerleaders and dancers have the September/October demonstrations and tion, President Obama, is why your adminis- pledged more than 500,000 community serv- political protests from all quarters provides tration has allowed this to occur? Is Khar- evidence that could hardly be more compel- ice hours as part of National School Spirit toum right in suggesting that ‘‘the U.S. may Day. ling. want [to] lift the sanctions gradually for And yet at the very moment in which gross face-saving’’? Or is the stealth lifting of This year, the Upper Darby High School mismanagement of the Sudanese economy sanctions part of a larger quid pro quo with Royals were selected as the national team over the past 24 years, obscenely profligate the Khartoum regime? Is it of a piece with winner of the 2013 National School Spirit Day. military spending, gratuitous war-making on the preposterous claim by special envoy The Upper Darby Cheerleaders collected hats, the marginalized peoples of the periphery, Lyman that this regime might preside over scarves, gloves, blankets, gift cards, and other and massive sequestration of national wealth the democratic transformation of Sudan? warm clothing items for women and children of by the political elite has brought about eco- But however enmeshed in the complexities nomic conditions that make democratic domestic violence and abuse throughout the of U.S. diplomatic and political machina- month of October. By the end of the month, change a real possibility, your administrations vis-a` -vis Khartoum, the countless tion seems intent on diminishing those eco- bombing attacks against civilians such as the cheer squad was able to turn over thou- nomic pressures that the U.S.—to its vir- occurred yesterday near North Sharafa in sands of items in support of victims of domes- tually singular credit—has brought to bear East Jebel Marra provide a certain stark tic abuse. since 1997, both through Congressional and moral clarity. Again, one of the regime’s In conjunction with National School Spirit Presidential action. Instead of tightening Antonovs. . . Day on October 11, 2013, Varsity Brands also the very sanctions that increasingly threat- . . . bombed three farmers, at about 5.30 launched Cheer for a Healthier America. This en the survival of a regime that has ex- pm on Friday [November 29, 2013). The two hausted its oil wealth in less than a decade program aims to enlist high school student men and a woman were riding a horse cart cheerleaders, dancers, and athletes as stu- and has no access to international credit or from their farm to their homes in Sharafa Forex reserves, we read that business be- village. The three farmers and their horses dent ambassadors of their communities by tween the U.S. and the regime is beginning were killed immediately. The names of the getting local elementary school kids more in- to boom. three farmers are Hashim Abakar Mohamed, volved in physical activities, and teach them The Sudan Tribune reports (October 10, Mustafa Eisa, and Hanan Saleh Juma. about making healthy lifestyle choices. Just 2013) that Foreign Minister Ali Karti, after Your own refusal to condemn—regularly, this summer, at over 1,000 Varsity camps his meetings with U.S. Secretary of State forcefully, and consequentially—such delib- John Kerry, ‘‘pointed out that several U.S. across America, over 400,000 enrolled camp- erate attacks on defenseless civilians brings companies which applied for licenses to oper- ers learned about the program and are pre- shame on our nation and makes it ever more ate in Sudan were granted, which he said is paring to initiate it this Fall, while students difficult to believe that our foreign policy is an indicator that investments and commer- from over 800 schools have signed up to par- guided by anything other than a ruthless Re- cial relations could overcome political dif- alpolitik. ticipate. ficulties.’’ And this would seem to be borne Sincerely, Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to please out by a series of reports from the Sudan ERIC REEVES, join me in recognizing Upper Darby High Tribune and others: Smith College, School and commending the work done by White Nile Sugar Company announced on Northampton, MA. Sunday (November 3, 2013) that it has signed youth across the country. an agreement with the US-based General f f Electric (GE) by which it will receive parts and services for its billion-dollar sugar plant. PERSONAL EXPLANATION PERSONAL EXPLANATION (Sudan Tribune, November 4, 2013) In a revealingly frank statement, Sudan’s foreign ministry undersecretary, HON. ANNA G. ESHOO HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO Rahmatallah Mohamed Osman, declared in OF CALIFORNIA OF CONNECTICUT August 2013 that ‘‘U.S. economic sanctions IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES on Sudan contain some loopholes which could be exploited to boost the economy.’’ Tuesday, December 3, 2013 Tuesday, December 3, 2013 Why haven’t those ‘‘loopholes,’’ if they exist, been resolutely closed? Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I was not Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoid- Typically of dubious reliability, present during rollcall vote Nos. 612, 613 and ably detained and so I missed rollcall vote No. Khartoum’s state-controlled media recently 614, on December 2, 2013, due to a flight 612, regarding the ‘‘Space Launch Liability In- made a specific claim that should be unam- delay. I would like the record to reflect how I demnification Extension Act’’ (H.R. 3547). Had biguously confirmed or disconfirmed: would have voted: On rollcall vote No. 612, I I been present, I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:24 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03DE8.009 E03DEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS December 3, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1775 IN RECOGNITION OF PAM Pam and I share a painful life experience 2009, the unemployment rate had reached FRISELLA that initially connected us and cemented our 10.0 percent, and roughly 15.4 million people friendship. We both lost a husband while preg- were unemployed in our country. In Florida, HON. JACKIE SPEIER nant. Pam’s late husband was a baseball play- the unemployment rate reached 11.4 percent OF CALIFORNIA er and they moved around the country a lot. in March 2010, and in some states, such as IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES They were at spring training with the Mil- Rhode Island and South Carolina, the unem- waukee Brewers when he was killed in an ac- ployment rate rose to just short of 12 percent, Tuesday, December 3, 2013 cident on New Year’s Day 1977 in Arizona. He peaking at 11.9 percent in early 2010. Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor was originally from San Mateo and Pam de- Luckily, we are on the road to recovery, and Pam Frisella, one of the finest and most self- cided to move out here to find a home. She 7.5 million jobs have been created during 42 less public servants I know. Pam is retiring was 30 years old, pregnant and had a three- straight months of private-sector job growth today as the mayor of Foster City and has year-old son, Jason. Three days after she ar- across the country. Unemployment rates have served on the city council for eight years. She rived in Foster City, her son Daniel was born. fallen in all 50 states and the District of Co- was vice mayor in 2007 and mayor in 2008. The community welcomed and embraced lumbia. Our economy is recovering, but the For Foster City, Pam’s departure is not simply them and she found what she had hoped for— need for this vital research is no less critical. a retirement. It’s the equivalent of watching a a home. This is highlighted by current projections from ship raise its anchor. Pam has been that an- Pam coached Little League for eight years the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), which chor of security throughout many exciting and and was on the American Youth Soccer Orga- estimate that the unemployment rate will not challenging times in the city. nization Board of Directors for five years. She fall below 6 percent until the end of 2016, and In 1998, Pam graduated from a leadership deserves much credit for the development and will remain above 5 percent through 2023. program sponsored by several Bay Area cit- construction of Sea Cloud Park, the beautiful Mr. Speaker, when Americans lose their ies. The class helped her focus on how to home of the Foster City Little League. In 2005, jobs and their incomes shrink, too often, they best apply her talents and her dedication to Pam was inducted to the Sports Wall of Fame face the loss of their family’s health insurance community service. She saw that she could be at Sea Cloud Park. Pam was also the chair for and, subsequent to the loss of income, and highly effective by playing an active role in city the committee that reconstructed Serra High even their housing. According to an American government. School’s baseball field named after her late Psychological Association (APA) report from She joined the city council in 2006, two husband, Danny Frisella Memorial Field. February 2013, money (69 percent), work (65 years before the global recession hit. Always Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Represent- percent), and the economy (61 percent) re- a fiscally-prudent person, Pam worked hard atives to rise with me to honor Pam Frisella on main the most frequently cited sources of with her colleagues to close the budget gap this day of her retirement. Her strength to stress for Americans. that was created by the recession. Foster City, overcome adversity, her generosity and her The mental health of the American worker is although built relatively recently, also has a drive have benefitted every resident of Foster integral as we continue down the road of eco- large infrastructure in constant need of mainte- City. Her contributions will always be part of nomic recovery. Congress must face this prob- nance, repair and replacement. This is expen- the fabric of her beloved home town. lem head on and help those facing long-term sive, but Pam is dedicated to maintaining the f unemployment, loss of health insurance, home quality of life that residents expect. In part due foreclosure, increased levels of stress, and in- to Pam’s efforts, the city this year will likely PERSONAL EXPLANATION creased risk of mental illness. cure its structural deficit and its infrastructure I believe that we have a responsibility to investments have been wise and timely. HON. GEORGE MILLER provide the greatest possible assistance to our The center of Foster City is in flux. Pam OF CALIFORNIA nation’s workforce, whose commitment to eco- joined with her colleagues to identify the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nomic participation has been a defining fea- needs of the community and to envision mixed ture of the cultural fabric of our country. This Tuesday, December 3, 2013 uses for this area. She supported an updating Commission will be instrumental in ensuring to the business license fee, the city’s land use Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. that we get our nation fully back on track, and elements, and supported city efforts to con- Speaker, I was unavoidably detained yester- I urge my colleagues to support this legisla- serve water and to improve the reliability of day and missed rollcall Nos. 612 through 614. tion. the city’s water system. Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea’’ f Pam is a strong supporter of affordable on rollcall Nos. 612 and 613. I would have housing and served on the board of the Hous- voted ‘‘nay’’ on rollcall No. 614. PERSONAL EXPLANATION ing Endowment and Regional Trust. Because f community service is in her blood, she has HON. ALLYSON Y. SCHWARTZ INTRODUCING THE NATIONAL volunteered for 20 years for Samaritan House OF PENNSYLVANIA COMMISSION ON EMPLOYMENT which serves low income families and individ- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES uals in San Mateo County. Samaritan House AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT named her volunteer of the year in 1995. In OF 2013 Tuesday, December 3, 2013 1999, Safe Harbor Homeless Shelter awarded Ms. SCHWARTZ. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall her the same honor. Pam is also giving prison HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS No. 612, I was unable to be present for the ministry at San Quentin Prison. She is an am- OF FLORIDA vote on H.R. 3547. Had I been present, I bassador for the Foster City Chamber of Com- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ merce and a member of the Rotary Club. As Tuesday, December 3, 2013 f you can tell from this description, Pam Frisella is a spark plug, igniting others into action and Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I PERSONAL EXPLANATION setting an exhausting pace of volunteer and rise today to introduce the National Commis- civic engagement. sion on Employment and Economic Security HON. CAROLYN McCARTHY Pam has been a county and regional leader. Act of 2013. OF NEW YORK Over the years she has served as Foster’ This legislation makes necessary and vital IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES City’s representative to the Association of Bay investments in our nation’s workforce and their Tuesday, December 3, 2013 Area Governments, the City County Associa- families. It establishes a national commission tion of Governments, the Emergency Services to examine issues of economic and psycho- Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. Mr. Speak- Council, the joint powers board of the county- logical insecurity within our workforce that er, I was unavoidably absent during the week wide library system, and as liaison to the high have been caused by employment displace- of November 18, 2013. If I were present, I school district. ment. Furthermore, it will propose solutions, would have voted on the following. Pam was born and raised in Detroit, Michi- including recommendations for legislative and MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2013 gan. After attending Western Michigan, she administrative action, to Congress and the Rollcall No. 588: On Motion to Suspend the worked for General Motors and then moved to President. Rules and Pass, as Amended H.R. 2061, New York City for a career change. Pam During the recession that began in Decem- ‘‘yea.’’ moved to California in 1969 and in 1977 to ber 2007 and in the subsequent months, more Rollcall No. 589: On the Motion to Suspend Foster City, a city she came to love. than 8.7 million jobs were lost. By October the Rules and Pass H.R. 272, ‘‘yea.’’

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:24 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A03DE8.013 E03DEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1776 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks December 3, 2013 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2013 keep it beautiful have made her an out- The son of Romanian immigrants, Mr. Rollcall No. 590: On ordering the Previous standing public servant and a beloved col- Melissaratos arrived in the United States at Question and providing for consideration of league to many. age 13, speaking virtually no English. He H.R. 1965 and H.R. 2728, ‘‘nay.’’ We can thank Cathy for one of the most earned his degree in electrical engineering Rollcall No. 591: On agreeing to the resolu- beautiful and recognizable buildings in town, from Johns Hopkins University in 1966 and tion providing for consideration of H.R. 1965 the Burlingame Avenue Caltrain station. If it began a 40-year business career, mostly at and H.R. 2728, ‘‘no.’’ hadn’t been for her in-depth research, perse- Westinghouse Electronics Corporation. There, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2013 verance and good judgment, our train station he held numerous positions, retiring as Chief Rollcall No. 592: On ordering the Previous might not be the jewel it is. Technology Officer and Vice President for Question and Providing for consideration of Cathy was first elected to the city council in Science and Technology. Before that, he was H.R. 1900, ‘‘nay.’’ 2001. She was mayor in 2006 and 2010. Dur- Chief Operations Officer for the company’s Rollcall No. 593: On agreeing to the resolu- ing her tenure, she was always committed to Defense Electronics Group, responsible for tion providing for consideration of H.R. 1900, protecting Burlingame’s historic landmarks, $3.2 billion dollars in sales. He also founded ‘‘no.’’ magnificent trees, architectural heritage, Armel Scientifics, LLC, which invested in more Rollcall No. 594: On agreeing to the amend- unique neighborhoods and the integrity of the than 30 startup companies in advanced tech- ment on H.R. 1965 offered by SHEILA JACKSON parks. She oversaw the Park and Recreation nology. LEE of Texas, ‘‘aye.’’ budget, was a member of the Economic De- His professional experience proved invalu- Rollcall No. 595: On agreeing to the amend- velopment Committee, a liaison to the Bur- able as Secretary of Business and Economic ment on H.R. 1965 offered by ALAN lingame Elementary Schools Committee and Development for the State of Maryland, a po- LOWENTHAL of California, ‘‘aye.’’ the Chamber of Commerce, and a member of sition he held from 2003 until 2007. As Sec- Rollcall No. 596: On agreeing to the amend- the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Com- retary, Mr. Melissaratos worked tirelessly to ment on H.R. 1965 offered by SHEILA JACKSON mittee for C/CAG. She also served as a city strengthen our state economy and promote LEE of Texas, ‘‘aye.’’ delegate to the Association of Bay Area Gov- Maryland as a prime location for tourism, film Rollcall No. 597: On agreeing to the amend- ernments, the Peninsula Cities Consortium on production and advancement of the arts. ment on H.R. 1965 offered by JARED POLIS of High Speed Rail and the San Mateo County Mr. Melissaratos has since come full circle, Colorado, ‘‘aye.’’ Rail Corridor Partnership. Additionally, Cathy returning to Johns Hopkins as a senior advisor Rollcall No. 598: On agreeing to the amend- was a member of the Central County Fire to its president. There, he works to build the ment on H.R. 1965 offered by PETER DEFAZIO Joint Powers Authority for six years, two of university’s relationship with area businesses. of Oregon, ‘‘aye.’’ them as the chair. Under his leadership, the university has Rollcall No. 599: On Motion to recommit While fulfilling her many duties on the coun- helped launch 51 new companies in four with instructions on H.R. 1965, ‘‘aye.’’ cil, Cathy still found the time and energy to years. Rollcall No. 600: On passage of H.R. 1965, give back to the community and volunteer for While too numerous to list in their entirety, ‘‘no.’’ the Teen Facilities Committee, the Washington Mr. Melissaratos is the recipient of countless Rollcall No. 601: On agreeing to the amend- School Site Council, the St. Paul’s Nursery accolades. In 2009, he was named the William ment on H.R. 2728 offered by RUSH HOLT of School, and the Burlingame Historical Society. Donald Schaefer Industrialist of the Year and New Jersey, ‘‘aye.’’ She became treasurer of the historical society was Corridor Inc.’s Person of the Year in Rollcall No. 602: On agreeing to the amend- in 2000 and oversaw the publishing of Bur- 2012. A longtime member of the Whiting ment on H.R. 2728 offered by PETER DEFAZIO lingame Centennial 1908–2008, a book that School of Engineering’s National Advisory of Oregon, ‘‘aye.’’ sold over 1800 copies and helped fund the Council, Mr. Melissaratos is a founding co- Rollcall No. 603: On Motion to recommit opening of the Burlingame History Museum chair of the Greater Baltimore Technology with instructions on H.R. 2728, ‘‘aye.’’ and the Train Depot. Council and former Vice President of the Rollcall No. 604: On passage of H.R. 2728, Before Cathy joined the city council, she Maryland Chamber of Commerce. He some- ‘‘no.’’ was the manager and assistant vice president how found time to also co-author a book that THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2013 of Bay View Bank in Burlingame. She earned chronicles the history of innovation. Rollcall No. 605: On agreeing to the amend- her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administra- I have had the pleasure of knowing Aris tion from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, ment on H.R. 1900 offered by PAUL TONKO of Melissaratos for many years. I admire him for New York, ‘‘aye.’’ Connecticut. his fearless entrepreneurship, generosity, work A lifetime resident of the San Francisco Pe- Rollcall No. 606: On agreeing to the amend- ethic and community spirit. Mr. Speaker, I ask ninsula, Cathy and her family have lived in ment on H.R. 1900 offered by KATHY CASTOR that you join with me today to honor Aris Burlingame for over 20 years. In her retire- of Florida, ‘‘aye.’’ Melissaratos. The citizens of Maryland have ment, she looks forward to spending more Rollcall No. 607: On agreeing to the amend- been lucky to have him as a relentless advo- time with her husband Joe and their two boys, ment on H.R. 1900 offered by JACKIE SPEIER cate all these years. It is with great pride that AJ and Nick. She will continue her involve- of California, ‘‘aye.’’ I wish him the happiest of birthdays and many Rollcall No. 608: On agreeing to the amendment with the historical society. more years of success. The Burlingame City Council is losing a ment on H.R. 1900 offered by SHEILA JACKSON member who will be missed for her can-do at- f LEE of Texas, ‘‘aye.’’ titude, warm demeanor and dependability. Rollcall No. 609: On agreeing to the amend- A TRIBUTE TO DAVID LEE However, I have no doubt that Cathy will find SIMEL, MD ment on H.R. 1900 offered by JOHN DINGELL ways to apply her talents and continue to of Michigan, ‘‘aye.’’ share them with the residents of Burlingame. Rollcall No. 610: On Motion to recommit HON. MIKE McINTYRE Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Represent- with instructions on H.R. 1900, ‘‘yea.’’ OF NORTH CAROLINA atives to rise with me to honor Cathy Baylock Rollcall No. 611: On passage of H.R. 1900, for her outstanding public service. She leaves IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ‘‘no.’’ big shoes to fill and her mark on Burlingame Tuesday, December 3, 2013 f that will last for years to come. Mr. MCINTYRE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to IN RECOGNITION OF CATHY f pay tribute to a truly outstanding doctor, a lov- BAYLOCK HONORING ARIS MELISSARATOS ing father, and an exceptional North Caro- linian, Dr. David Lee Simel, of Durham, North HON. JACKIE SPEIER Carolina. Dr. Simel was raised in Greensboro, HON. C.A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER North Carolina, before attending the University OF CALIFORNIA OF MARYLAND of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After gradua- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion, he completed medical school and an in- Tuesday, December 3, 2013 Tuesday, December 3, 2013 ternal medicine residency at Duke University, Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise and he has been an avid Blue Devils fan ever Cathy Baylock who has served on the Bur- before you today to honor Aris Melissaratos, a since. Dr. Simel is now a Professor of Medi- lingame City Council for twelve years with dis- visionary businessman, champion of the State cine and also Vice-Chair for Veteran’s Affairs tinction, two of them as mayor. Cathy’s love of Maryland and dear friend, on the occasion at the prestigious Duke University School of for the city and her commitment to make and of his 70th birthday. Medicine. Dr. Simel has dedicated himself

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:24 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A03DE8.017 E03DEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS December 3, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1777 wholly to our veterans across North Carolina. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, located in Central teacher and three trustees. The first major I ask you to join me in recognizing his long Arkansas, which I represent. school in the area was built around 1885. and honorable career. It is also found in the work of scientists and Baden Avenue School had four rooms, a li- Dr. Simel’s hard work and leadership have advocates, such as the Pancreatic Cancer Ac- brary, a principal’s office and sanitary arrange- been vital to the continued success of the tion Network, whose Arkansas chapter tire- ments outside the building. Duke University School of Medicine. After lessly advances awareness of the disease and In 1913 the high school district was estab- being the Associate Chief of Staff of Ambula- supports the researchers seeking cures. lished. Four years later, South San Francisco tory Care for the Department of Veterans Af- During the 112th Congress, the Recalcitrant High School graduated its first class of three fairs, he was named the Vice-Chair for Vet- Cancer Research Act, which I supported, was proud seniors on the new campus on Spruce eran’s Affairs in the Department of Medicine. signed into law. Passing this bill was a huge Avenue. The flu epidemic of 1918 took a seri- Both of these honorable positions have given step forward for cancer research. ous toll on the area. All schools were closed Dr. Simel the opportunity to serve those who Federal research grants provide the seed and the high school was converted into a soup have served us, and he does so with integrity money pancreatic cancer researchers need to kitchen. and discipline. The influential book of which he identify specific risk factors and develop early From the 1920s through 1940s, the district was co-author, The Rational Clinical Exam, is detection methods—all of which someday, built several schools, including Martin, Mag- a comprehensive guide for patient exams, and hopefully, will lead to a cure. nolia and Grand Avenue Schools. Buildings were expanded, renamed, demolished and re- has become a powerful reference tool for Cancer research relies on the certainty that placed. The district was able to serve its stu- those in the field of medicine. He has been critical research funds will be available into the dents. That changed after World War II when the recipient of several honors throughout his future. the post-war baby boom created a shortage of career, including the Joseph Greenfield, Jr. But, we can make these investments only schools. South San Francisco’s population when our Nation’s spending priorities are in Award for Research Mentorship from the Duke doubled to almost 40,000 and 40 percent of order. University Medicine Housestaff in 2011, ac- them were under 18. The district embarked on America has what I call a Pac-Man problem: cepted the Barnett Berris, MD Lectureship a massive construction project and built seven autopilot spending is driving up our debt and from the University of Toronto in 2006, and schools—Parkway Intermediate, El Camino was inducted as a member of the medical so- swallowing up our ability to fund programs like High School, Ponderosa Elementary, Serra ciety of high achievement, Alpha Omega medical research, transportation improve- Vista Elementary, Monte Verde School, Alpha, in 1985. ments, and health care for our veterans. Foxridge Elementary and Skyline Elementary. Mr. Speaker, even as Dr. Simel has dedi- Nearly two-thirds of our Federal budget is In the 70s, Magnolia and Spruce were cated many years of his life to life-saving med- auto-pilot, mandatory spending including Medi- closed due to seismic concerns and Avalon ical research and educating future physicians, care, Medicaid, Social Security, and interest and El Rancho were closed and sold. In the he has managed to remain a devoted father on our debt. 80s, Southwood Junior High School closed and husband to his family. He and his wife, Unless we save and strengthen these pro- and Parkway, Alta Loma and Westborough Dr. Joanne Piscitelli, have three accomplished grams for the future, Pac-Man will continue to converted to a middle school format. children: Lauren, Michael, and Bryan. All of his swallow up the dollars we’d like to invest in re- With continuing declining enrollment, children were active in soccer and basketball search to fight deadly diseases including pan- Foxridge and Serra Vista closed in 1992. growing up, and Dr. Simel rarely missed a creatic cancer. Parts of Foxridge were leased to a childcare game. They maintain a strong tradition of an I have long supported critical funding for re- facility and Serra Vista eventually became the annual family trip to Hilton Head, South Caro- search and will continue to do so. home of the NCP College of Nursing. In 2005, lina, during the summer during which the en- I will also continue to fight to reform the Hillsdale Elementary closed its doors and the tire family participates in baseball games and drivers of our debt because, unless we do, our facility was leased to Mills Montessori sandcastle building competitions. Dr. Simel Nation will have even fewer resources to di- Schools. While the school district has experi- and his wife also share a passion for bike rect toward the research and treatments that enced expansions and contractions over the riding that has taken them around the world. will save American lives. last century, it has always kept the focus on Together they have visited Tuscany, the Ca- f quality education and lifelong learning. The nadian Rockies, Patagonia, Vermont, and Slo- 439 teachers, Superintendent Alejandro IN RECOGNITION OF THE 100TH AN- venia, with Argentina and Nova Scotia Hogan and the Board of Trustees are com- NIVERSARY OF THE SOUTH SAN planned for later this year. mitted to educating our future generations and FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL Mr. Speaker, Dr. Simel’s enduring commit- to giving them the tools to achieve their high- DISTRICT ment to his family, his students, his patients, est potentials. and our veterans makes him an exemplary cit- Plato said over two millennia ago: ‘‘The di- izen, and someone that I am proud to know. HON. JACKIE SPEIER rection in which education starts a man will His passion for medicine and improving the OF CALIFORNIA determine his future in life.’’ Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Represent- health of others will continue to benefit North IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES atives to rise with me to commend the South Carolina for many years to come. Please join Tuesday, December 3, 2013 San Francisco Unified School District for hav- me in honoring Dr. David Simel for his intel- ing started thousands of students in the right ligence, compassion, and selfless dedication. I Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor direction. pray that he and his family may receive God’s the 100th anniversary of the South San Fran- richest blessings. cisco Unified School District in San Mateo f County, California. This K–12 school district f ESTABLISHING AN ADVISORY COM- serves over 9,000 students in 15 schools in MITTEE ON TICK-BORNE DIS- SEEKING A CURE FOR South San Francisco, San Bruno and Daly EASES PANCREATIC CANCER City. As a South San Francisco native, I received HON. CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH HON. TIM GRIFFIN my early education in primary and middle school at Magnolia, Spruce and Parkway from OF NEW JERSEY OF ARKANSAS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1955–64. There is no question that the years in the South San Francisco school district Tuesday, December 3, 2013 Tuesday, December 3, 2013 molded my life. Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, Pa- Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas. Mr. Speaker, I Today, the South San Francisco Unified tricia Smith, a constituent of mine from Jack- rise today to talk about the devastating dis- School District has nine elementary schools, son, New Jersey and the President of Lyme ease pancreatic cancer. three middle schools, two comprehensive high Disease Association, Inc., LDA, recently testi- Pancreatic cancer is the fourth largest schools, one continuation high school and one fied before the House Energy and Commerce cause of cancer deaths in the United States. adult school, but its beginnings were very Health Subcommittee regarding the need to With a five-year survival rate of just six per- humble. In 1866, an elementary district was establish an advisory committee on Tick-Borne cent, it is one of the scariest and most difficult formed under the original name of San Bruno Diseases. I would like to submit her compel- cancer diagnoses a person can receive. District. In 1878, a one-room school near the ling testimony from the hearing, entitled ‘‘Ex- Hope is found in outstanding treatment and railroad station known as ‘‘Twelve Mile House’’ amining Public Health Legislation to Help research facilities, such as the Winthrop P. became the first school in the area. It had one Local Communities,’’ for the RECORD:

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:24 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03DE8.020 E03DEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1778 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks December 3, 2013 Chairman Pitts and Committee Members, 2001–2010 by age, LDA estimated that 37% of were developed within a few years after and Thank you for allowing me to testify on the reported cases were children. Using 1990–2011 are 99% sensitive and specific. Moreover, need to establish an advisory committee on CDC reported numbers adjusted for 10-fold Lyme has not attracted industry funding for Lyme disease to ensure that government re- underreporting, LDA found that 1,590,449 treatment approaches, which has allowed pa- sources are being appropriately used to move children have developed Lyme disease over tients to develop severe mental and physical forward the field of science and treatment in that period. Many more children were prob- disabilities from the disease without help an area that is fraught with political, sci- ably clinically diagnosed but not included in from science. There is also a need for edu- entific, and medical obstacles, yet is domi- the CDC surveillance figure, which uses a cating doctors and the public about the state nating discussion on the worldwide stage. In strict reporting definition not meant for of the science regarding these diseases. 2009, the Centers for Disease Control & Pre- clinical diagnosis. These are children who The above agenda requires the establish- vention (CDC) indicated that Lyme sur- often go on to develop chronic Lyme dis- ment of a venue where government agencies passed HIV in incidence followed by a 2013 ease—who often miss months/years of school working on diverse aspects of tick-borne dis- announcement confirming a 10-fold under-re- and have their childhood destroyed. Show- eases (e.g., CDC surveillance, testing; NIH reporting of Lyme cases, estimating 300,000 ering, walking, talking, thinking can be a search funding-clinical trials, as well as Lyme cases annually. A 2001 National Insti- problem, and serious pain is a daily chal- basic and translational research; FDA drug, tutes of Health (NIH) sponsored study found lenge. A 1998 Columbia University study doc- vaccine and device approvals; USDA research that the impact of Lyme disease on physical uments improvement in IQ of 22 points in a into natural tick prevention strategies; EPA health status was at least equal to the dis- 16 year-old after IV treatment for Lyme dis- tick prevention strategies) can present their ability of patients with congestive heart fail- ease. activities, submit their proposed TBD agen- ure or osteoarthritis, was greater than those A 1992 CDC/NJ Department of Health study da, and receive input from committee mem- observed in type II diabetes or in recent in NJ of 64 school children with Lyme bers who represent a wide variety of stake- myocardial infarction, and chronic pain con- showed that the median duration of Lyme at holders with diverse scientific viewpoints on tributing to impairment was similar to that time of interview was 363 days; the median development of new diagnostics, treatment reported by patients with osteoarthritis. number of days the illness was said to have methods, and prevention strategies. Utilizing Couple those facts with Lyme spreading significantly affected normal activities was this format, government would ensure its worldwide to 80 countries and the discovery 293; the mean number of total school days agencies were providing the most judicious of many newly emerging tick-borne patho- lost was 140; the mean duration of home in- use of human and financial resources for gens being carried by many different ticks, struction, 153 days. Only 26% of children Lyme and TBD. Using an already established then the passage of HR 610 is long overdue. under study were said to have fully recov- federal advisory committee format ensures The LDA just revised its comprehensive ered. that the committee is only advisory in na- education and prevention brochure, LymeR The direct medical costs per case incurred ture—committee members would not control Primer, which went from featuring 7 tick- by 54 case-patients totaled $5.2 million, $8.7 nor dictate agency agendas, a concern that borne diseases (TBD) in 2009 to 15 diseases. million in CPI adjusted 2013 dollars. The has been expressed by an outside group in Besides Lyme disease, there are at least 15 mean estimate was $96,569 ($274,412–2013); and the past. However, those agencies should not other TBD of concern in the US: costs of $100,000 ($166,891–2013) or greater be insulated from the public input and di- anaplasmosis; babesiosis, bartonellosis; were incurred by more then 1/5 of children. verse scientific viewpoints this committee ehrlichiosis; Rocky Mountain Spotted fever; Some indirect costs were assessed totaling would provide in shaping an agenda and en- Colorado tick fever; Q fever; tick paralysis; about $15,000 ($ 25,034–2013) due to lost time suring the wise use of tight federal dollars, tularemia; Powassan encephalitis; STARI, a caring for patient and parents’ lost time which are provided by taxpayers. Another Lyme-like disease often with the same rash, transporting children to medical treatment. concern might be whether an advisory com- transmitted by a lone star tick bite, patho- A 2001 Columbia study showed children mittee is worth the costs, including time, to gen cause unknown, but may be a bacteria with Lyme disease had significantly more support the operation of the committee. In similar to the Lyme bacteria; Rickettsia cognitive and psychiatric disturbances. Cog- the case of Lyme disease, the history of the parkeri Ricketsiosis found increasingly nitive deficits were still found after control- past decades should lead to an easy yes. along the Gulf Coast and in the South; ling for anxiety, depression, and fatigue. One does not have to be a scientist to real- Borrelia miyamotoi, a tick-borne bacteria Lyme disease in children may be accom- ize that it is premature and unwise to pre- which had been producing disease outside the panied by long-term neuropsychiatric dis- clude further clinical trials studying a US, now found in the US; newly found turbances, resulting in psychosocial and aca- broader range of treatment regimens when Ricketsia species 364D in the Pacific Region; demic impairments. Regarding depression, there are numerous major and significant as- and a newly discovered tick-borne virus in parents indicated that 41% of children with pects of the bacteria’s known Missouri, Heartland, carried by the lone star LD had suicidal thoughts, 11% had made a pathophysiology which have not been ac- tick. One tick-bite can give someone more suicide gesture. counted for in studies conducted to date, than one disease. Early intervention and appropriate treat- when there are still many unknowns in that My education on Lyme began almost 30 ment are the answers for patients with Lyme pathophysiology, and when we are learning years ago as a NJ Board of Education mem- to prevent the development of chronic Lyme more every day. While our knowledge of the ber whose district had a large number of stu- disease, aka, Post Treatment Lyme Disease, pathophysiology of the bacteria continues to dents and staff out with Lyme disease. Then, late disseminated Lyme, persistent Lyme, evolve, we must be open to additional clin- only a few US ticks were recognized as major Post Lyme Disease Syndrome, etc. While dis- ical trials to document and establish better health threats to humans. Now, many ticks cussions continue on the justifications for treatment regimens. There is preliminary in the US are causing more human diseases, the various terms used for chronic Lyme dis- evidence for more effective regimens, and a ticks including Ixodes scapularis (deer, black ease, we cannot allow the semantics to specific forum for open dialogue can help en- legged), Amblyomma americanum (lone eclipse the need for research on chronic sure we move forward and don’t get waylaid. star), Dermacentor variabilis (American Lyme, the area producing the most human An open dialogue also could only improve dog), Dermacentor andersoni (Rocky Mt. suffering and receiving the least research the process of utilizing the pool of competent wood), Ixodes pacificus (western black funding. According to a new Columbia Uni- researchers—not in any manner that would legged), Amblyomma maculatum (Gulf versity Lyme study, based upon 10-fold interfere with established fair and open proc- Coast), and Dermacentor occidentalis (Pa- underreporting and on 10% of newly infected esses for grant-making, but only to increase cific Coast). and treated patients developing symptoms awareness. It’s a fact that a small number— My Lyme work, including 17+ as president that persist for more than 6 months, ‘‘the ac- a handful—of Lyme researchers have individ- of the national volunteer-run non-profit tual incidence of new chronic cases (PTLS) ually received many millions of federal re- Lyme Disease Association (LDA), has kept is . . . 30,000.’’ search dollars, many of whom shared the me in close contact with patients nation- Currently, many major health threats in- same set of biases and perspectives. Common wide. The complicated nature of Lyme dis- cluding chronic fatigue have an advisory biases and perspectives are not objectionable ease, the difficulty in diagnosis, and lack of committee. Lyme disease does not, placing if they are based upon the best scientific evi- recognition by some in the medical commu- its patients and advocates at a great dis- dence; open dialogue, information sharing, nity have exacerbated the plight of patients advantage. We have lobbied for a research and transparency can help safeguard the and their families, many of which contain agenda which includes more effective treat- process and the taxpayers’ money. more than one Lyme victim. Medical bills ments for Lyme and other TBD and better Patients want research which will restore rise; jobs are lost; education is interrupted. diagnostics, including detection of active in- their health. Their voice and the voice of the Divorce is not an uncommon result in these fection. B. burgdorferi was recognized in 1981 clinicians must be given the necessary families, further complicating the picture. to cause Lyme, almost 33 years ago, yet the weight to legitimize the research agenda and Often, the families are forced to seek govern- two-tier testing system endorsed by CDC is the research process. Truth in science can be ment help, government which is already bur- very specific for Lyme disease (99%), so it achieved through open discussion with di- dened with more debt than it is able to han- gives few false positives, but according to verse viewpoints in an independent process dle. some sources, the tests have a uniformly low free from bias and conflicts of interest. The Children have always been at the highest sensitivity (56%)—missing 88 of every 200 pa- scientific process fails when one side of a de- risk of acquiring Lyme disease. Based on tients with Lyme disease. Yet HIV was iden- bate controls the arena and sets the rules to CDC’s Lyme reported cases numbers from tified as the cause of AIDS in 1984, and tests ensure that its viewpoint prevails.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:24 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03DE8.023 E03DEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS December 3, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1779 PATRICIA V. SMITH LYME DISEASE ing this ordeal, he was on crutches the entire piration of the MTB will result in a $748 million ASSOCIATION time of his captivity. He suffered a compound tax on manufacturing in the United States and MAJOR POINTS SUMMARY fracture in his right leg as a result of being economic losses amounting to $1.86 billion 1. Lyme disease is increasing in numbers shot down. Upon his return home, he under- over the next three years. and range worldwide, with CDC announcing went several surgeries to save and repair his The same study estimated that passage of U.S. cases are 300,000 annually. It is found in leg and avoid amputation. the MTB in 2010 supported 90,000 manufac- about 80 countries worldwide. Capt. Vohden joined the US Navy in 1953 turing jobs in the United States and increased 2. A government study has indicated the impact of Lyme disease on patients is as se- after receiving his Bachelor’s degree from Rut- our GDP by $3.5 billion. vere as disability of patients with congestive gers University the year before. During col- An MTB tariff suspension is not, as some heart failure or osteoarthritis, is greater lege, he played football and wrestled and fin- have suggested, an earmark. than those observed in type II diabetes or in ished his collegiate career as an all-American The process is transparent and bipartisan, recent myocardial infarction, and chronic wrestler. His thirty-two year military career with an intensive and transparent vetting proc- pain contributing to impairment is similar began when he earned his wings in 1954. He ess involving Congress, the USITC and other to that reported by patients with osteo- went on to fly fighter jets for four years and federal agencies, and industry. Any company arthritis. then serve as a flight instructor for three that imports a product on which the duties 3. Other tick-borne diseases are being dis- have been suspended or reduced can benefit, covered with greater frequency and people years. At the time of his capture, he was a are becoming co-infected with a number of Lieutenant Commander and Operations Officer regardless of location in the United States. diseases. of a jet attack squadron on the USS Hancock. Duty suspensions help reduce costs to the 4. More ticks are spreading different dis- After his eight years as a POW, he served entire supply chain from the manufacturer to eases to humans. three years as the head of the Pentagon’s the customer. 5. My work with the Lyme Disease Asso- POW/MIA taskforce and three years as super- At a time when the American people are ciation has put me in close contact with pa- intendent of the U.S. Naval Observatory be- tired and frustrated with the lack of progress tients who are sick and have other family coming from their elected representatives in members with the disease, which is costly to fore retiring in 1986. Since then, Capt. Vohden has lived a quiet Congress, the MTB offers this chamber an op- them financially and also impacts education portunity to passage legislation that has wide and family structure. life in Virginia’s 10th District, where he raised 6. Children are at the highest risk of ac- his family and has enjoyed retirement. He has bipartisan support and will increase competi- quiring Lyme disease. They often miss long stayed active with other Washington, D.C. tiveness, create jobs, and lower prices for con- periods of school and experience cognitive area POWs and has helped raise awareness sumers. difficulties, severe pain, and may attempt about the struggle endured during their cap- This is a clear win-win for the American suicide related to their Lyme disease. tivity. In 1999, he testified before the House people and I urge the House to take up the 7. There is a need for HR 610 creating an MTB before the end of the calendar year. advisory committee which will permit all International Relations Committee during its f stakeholder input, including treating physi- investigation on the ‘‘The Cuba Program: Tor- cians, patients, and advocates, to be pre- turing of American POW’s by Cuban Agents’’ IN RECOGNITION OF ARTHUR ROY sented to government agencies. Currently and served as the senior participant in a small JENSEN patients have no voice. program which was referred to as the ‘‘Fidel 8. The Committee would ensure that all Program.’’ In addition, after years of writing, HON. JACKIE SPEIER sides of the science would be factored into he self-published his account as a POW in the decision making process. OF CALIFORNIA 9. Government agencies need to interact 2009, entitled ‘‘A Story of the Fifth longest IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Held POW in US History—First POW released with other government agencies, each bring- Tuesday, December 3, 2013 ing different perspectives and priorities to at Homecoming.’’ the table. Capt. Vohden has lived a life of integrity and Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor 10. Having diverse stakeholders at the courage. He is a model of perseverance and Arthur Roy Jensen on the day he is retiring table ensures all perspectives are heard to sacrifice to whom our country is deeply in- after a remarkable career serving water cus- develop a comprehensive coordinated ap- debted. tomers of the Bay Area for 37 years. Art has proach to tick-borne diseases, helping ensure Mr. Speaker, today we should honor the served as the CEO of the Bay Area Water that government funding is used widely. 11. Truth in science can be achieved 40th anniversary of his release. Please join Supply & Conservation Agency since its cre- through open discussion with diverse view- me in thanking this American hero for his re- ation ten years ago. points in an independent process free from markable service. I had the great honor to work closely with bias and conflicts of interest. f Art on the creation of BAWSCA while I was in f the California Legislature. BAWSCA is tasked IN SUPPORT OF PASSAGE OF THE with protecting the health, safety and eco- 40TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORA- MISCELLANEOUS TARIFF BILL nomic well-being of water customers in San TION FOR FORMER VIETNAM Mateo, Santa Clara and Alameda counties WAR POW MR. RAYMOND HON. GENE GREEN who depend on the Hetch Hetchy water sys- VOHDEN OF TEXAS tem. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Art, as the father of BAWSCA, he led the agency ably for 10 years. He has always been HON. FRANK R. WOLF Tuesday, December 3, 2013 OF VIRGINIA smart, strategic and exceptionally knowledge- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, able about water—California’s gold. I rise today in support of our nation’s manufac- Starting in 1995, Art was the General Man- Tuesday, December 3, 2013 turers, workers, and consumers, and urge the ager of the Bay Area Water Users Association Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- House to bring the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (BAWUA), BAWSCA’s predecessor. In 2002, ognize the 40th anniversary of the release of (MTB) to a vote immediately. the California Legislature authorized the multi- U.S. Navy Captain, Raymond A. Vohden The MTB is critical for the competitiveness county agency and in 2003 it was formed. (RET) as a prisoner of war (POW) during the of American manufacturers. The savings from BAWSCA has three goals: a reliable supply, Vietnam War, who was one of almost 600 the MTB goes to support manufacturing jobs, high quality water and a fair price. Today it Americans held captive during the Vietnam allows for reinvestment in capital expenditures serves 1.7 million residents, 30,000 busi- War. and research and development, and de- nesses and thousands of community organiza- In April 3, 1965, Lt. Cdr. Ray Vohden was creases the costs of manufacturing in the tions. carrying out a combat mission when his A4C United States by providing tariff reductions on Under Art’s leadership, the agency has ne- bomber was shot down over North Vietnam. inputs that are not available domestically. gotiated a 25-year water supply agreement He was captured by the North Vietnamese For a small to medium sized manufacturer, with San Francisco that saves residents in and held in various POW camps around this savings can mean one to two manufac- San Mateo, Santa Clara and Alameda millions Hanoi. After enduring almost eight years as a turing jobs. of dollars, created regional water conservation POW, he was released in February 1973. The last MTB expired at the end of 2012, programs, brokered an agreement to share During his time in prison, he was subjected resulting in higher costs for manufacturers and limited water supplies during droughts, and ini- to torture, isolation and rudimentary medical harming job growth. The National Association tiated a long-term reliable water supply strat- care. Telling of his strength and courage dur- of Manufacturers (NAM) has found that the ex- egy, among many other concrete results.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:24 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A03DE8.024 E03DEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1780 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks December 3, 2013 Before joining BAWUA and BAWSCA, Art years writing as an author for Political Re- PERSONAL EXPLANATION served as Assistant General Manager and Di- search, a weekly newsletter that informed rector of Planning at the Contra Costa Water Congress about upcoming legislation. HON. ALLYSON Y. SCHWARTZ District for five years. From 1984–1990, he With a masters in Library Science from OF PENNSYLVANIA was the Deputy and Acting General Manager Eastern Illinois University, Dr. Hastings joined IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of the San Francisco Water Department. His the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD as a library Tuesday, December 3, 2013 time there included the Loma Prieta earth- coordinator in 1980. In 1983 he became prin- quake and the initial years of the most recent cipal of Carrollton Elementary School. He was Ms. SCHWARTZ. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall drought. From 1977–1984, Art worked as a then principal of McCoy Elementary School No. 613, I was unable to be present for the senior engineer at Brown and Caldwell Con- from 1989 to 1995 and, during that time, he vote on H.R. 3588. Had I been present, I sulting Engineers where he performed studies earned his Doctor of Education degree from would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ of the San Francisco regional water supply, the University of North Texas. He also served f treatment and delivery system. He also taught as principal at Country Place Elementary IN RECOGNITION OF MARY engineering at UC Berkeley. Before that, he School from 1995 to 1997. MCMILLAN was an acting assistant professor at Stanford Afterwards, in 1997, Dr. Hastings moved to University from 1976–1977 teaching courses the administrative side of the ISD as the Coor- HON. JACKIE SPEIER in water management, hydrology, hydrologic dinator of Research and Development. He OF CALIFORNIA modeling and hydraulic engineering. was later named Executive Director of Assess- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Art also serves on the advisory board of ment and Accountability and has served in Sustainable Silicon Valley and the citizens ad- that role for the remainder of his career. Dr. Tuesday, December 3, 2013 visory committee of the San Francisco Public Hastings has published in Education Week Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Utilities Commission. and with the ASCD (formerly the Association Deputy County Manager Mary McMillan upon Art was born in Berkeley in 1954. He of Supervision and Curriculum Development). the occasion of her retirement after 23 years earned his B.S. in Engineering Physics from His work has been quoted in articles on best of stellar service to the residents of San Mateo UC Berkeley and both his M.S. and Ph.D. in practices in special education, and he has County. Ms. McMillan’s accomplishments are Environmental Engineering Science from Cali- been asked at times to apply for the lead As- the definition of public service and these ac- fornia Institute of Technology in Pasadena. sessment position at the Texas Education complishments are legion. He and his wife of 37 years, Mary, have one Agency. As a leader in our county, she has been a daughter, Catherine. In his well-deserved re- Dr. Hastings comes from a family of edu- passionate advocate for foster children. There tirement, Art is looking forward to spending cators. His father was a superintendent and is a rental apartment building in South San more time with family and friends. His many his grandmother was a teacher. In addition his Francisco that exists today because years ago interests, including photography, aviation his- brother, sister-in-law, two nieces and their Mary saw that foster children who aged out of tory, Buddhism, chess, harmonica and guitar, husbands, daughter Karen, and wife Dianne the system were often homeless and forgot- will undoubtedly keep him engaged and ac- all work in education or related fields. ten. This type of vision and compassion are tive. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the 24th District of typical of Mary McMillan. Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Represent- Texas, I ask all of my distinguished colleagues Mary led the county’s efforts to create its vi- atives to rise with me to honor a brilliant engi- to join me in honoring the remarkable career sion. She included citizens in the process of neer, a water expert and a dear friend. He and well-earned retirement of Dr. Cloyd Has- setting county priorities through innovative leaves behind giant shoes to fill and his lead- tings of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Inde- town hall-type forums in which citizens ranked ership will be missed by his colleagues and pendent School District. county priorities and discussed their expecta- Bay Area residents. tions about such services as mental health, f f parks, child protective services and services for the elderly. PERSONAL EXPLANATION HONORING JO WALKER MEADOR As a leader, Mary volunteered for the boards of multiple nonprofits and has most re- HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO HON. MARSHA BLACKBURN cently been serving on the board of Puenta de OF CONNECTICUT OF TENNESSEE la Costa Sur in the rural community of Pescadero. This nonprofit community center IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES serves farm workers in that community, and Tuesday, December 3, 2013 Tuesday, December 3, 2013 their families. This agency’s vital services are Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoid- Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, every near to Mary’s heart: Providing for the clothing ably detained and so I missed rollcall vote No. great community has a grand storyteller; one of children, the feeding of families, and the di- 613 ‘‘To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act who proclaims the greatness of the land. The rection to healthcare services when needed. to exempt fire hydrants from the prohibition on Music City family has many great tellers, all The San Mateo County delegation to the the use of lead pipes, fittings, fixtures, solder, worthy of praise, but standing behind the city’s state legislature knows Mary as the tireless and flux.’’ (H.R. 3588). Had I been present, I legacy is one particularly great teller of its advocate of the county’s priorities. Woe to the would have voted ‘‘yes’’. story and song. I rise today to honor Jo Walk- state legislator who failed to heed Mary’s ad- f er Meador for her outstanding service to coun- vice. She was always the best prepared advo- try music. cate in the room and often knew more about HONORING THE CAREER OF DR. Inducted into the Country Music Hall of a topic than the State Senator or CLOYD HASTINGS Fame in 1995, Jo Walker Meador is no strang- Assemblymember. Mary McMillan is not a par- er to accolades from her beloved industry and ticularly tall woman, but she fits the image of HON. KENNY MARCHANT her successes are well known. From the be- the mouse that roars. She roared on behalf of OF TEXAS ginning days of Fan Fair to the Country Music the county’s parks. She roared on behalf of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Association and on to the CMA award shows, special education funding that was otherwise Jo’s mark is ever present. It is no small truth targeted for state budget cuts. She roared on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 that country music would not hold the audi- behalf of child support for indigent children. Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I am proud ence and devotion around the world were it Mr. Speaker and Members, Mary’s example to honor the career and celebrate the retire- not for Jo Walker Meador. sets the standard for public service because ment of Dr. Cloyd Hastings of the Carrollton- Now in its sixth year, the Cecil Scaife Vi- there was no cause too slight or complex that Farmers Branch Independent School District sionary Award honors those whose life and it evaded Mary’s examination and advocacy. (ISD), based in Carrollton, Texas. work paved the way for the next generation of The people of San Mateo County owe her a Dr. Hastings served in education for forty award winning musicians, artists, and busi- debt of gratitude for her remarkable talents as years, working to better future generations of ness leaders. It is fitting then that you cele- exhibited throughout the halls of the State young citizens. Prior to joining Carrollton- brate Jo today. I ask my colleagues to join Capitol. These are talents that were honed Farmers Branch ISD in 1980, he worked in with me in celebrating Jo Walker Meador, the over many years as a legislative staffer, and three other school districts as a teacher, Matriarch of Music Row, as she is honored then turned toward the service of San Mateo coach, and librarian. He then spent several with the Cecil Scaife Visionary Award. County.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:24 Dec 04, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A03DE8.027 E03DEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS December 3, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1781 Finally, Mary McMillan is much beloved by Unfortunately, Congress has not increased HONORING THE MAYOR OF BECK- everyone who knows her. It is a tribute to a the gas tax since the Clinton deficit-reduction LEY, WEST VIRGINIA EMMETT S. person who has been in the public eye for so program in 1993. Today, with inflation and in- PUGH III long that everyone has a wonderful story to creased fuel efficiency for vehicles, the aver- relate about her character and judgment, as age motorist is paying about half as much per HON. NICK J. RAHALL II well as her personal kindness. mile as they did then. In this situation, the OF WEST VIRGINIA Mr. Speaker, this retirement will be a tre- Highway Trust Fund will require $15 billion a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mendous loss for San Mateo. The county may year to maintain current spending levels. In Tuesday, December 3, 2013 someday have another advocate, but it will be less than a year, absent Congressional action, hard-pressed to find such a talented steward Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, many of us re- we face a precipitous drop in transportation call one of the lessons of the late Speaker Tip of its trust. We wish Mary McMillan well on her funding—eventually totaling a 30 percent re- next journey in life. We have no doubt that, O’Neil who advised us, if ‘‘a constituent calls duction in 10 years. Increased fuel efficiency about a problem, even if it’s a streetlight out, wherever she goes, she will continue to be the exacerbates that deficit even more over time. mouse that roars. you don’t tell him to call City Hall. You call City Hall.’’ f There is a broad and persuasive coalition that recognizes the importance of an in- That is a lesson in government service that INTRODUCTION OF THE UPDATE, creased investment in our infrastructure. From those at the helm in City Halls across this na- PROMOTE AND DEVELOP AMER- the Chamber of Commerce, to the AFL–CIO, tion know all too well. I refer, of course, to our ICA’S TRANSPORTATION ESSEN- the American Trucking Association, the Sierra mayors—the mayors of America who gladly take calls, 24/7, about matters A-to-Z, in and TIALS ACT OF 2013, AND THE Club, and the League of American Bicyclists, out of their city limits. ROAD USER FEE PILOT PROJECT individuals, businesses, and associations ACT OF 2013 Mr. Speaker, West Virginia has been across the spectrum are ready to invest in blessed by a plethora of long-serving mayors, America’s infrastructure. Today, I am putting men and women who have devoted entire ca- HON. EARL BLUMENAUER forward a vision for how Congress should go reers to caring for their hometowns. These OF OREGON about renewing and rebuilding the country. public servants not only know everyone in line IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES My first piece of legislation, the Update, Pro- at the local grocery store, they also know their Tuesday, December 3, 2013 mote, and Develop America’s Transportation parents and grandparents as well as their chil- Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, today, I Essentials (UPDATE) Act, will phase in a fif- dren and their grandchildren. am introducing two pieces of legislation to ad- teen cent per gallon gas tax increase, similar To those term-limit zealots out there, I will dress America’s infrastructure deficit and put to what was called for in the Simpson-Bowles say these local elected officials know the se- Americans back to work renewing and rebuild- deficit reduction proposal of three years ago. verest term limit of all—the town election. And ing the country. For the past decade, it has It is adjusted for inflation so that we’re not yet, election after election, voters repeatedly been clear that our transportation funding back into the same situation in a few years, return so many of these faithful people to public service. Voters know their mayors and mechanism is broken, and Republicans and and acknowledges the long-term inadequacy know them well, and it says something mean- Democrats alike danced around the critical of the gas tax by clarifying that this should be ingful when they choose to reelect them over issue of how to fund our nation’s infrastruc- the last gas tax increase. The UPDATE Act ture. During this time, Congress transferred and over again. would raise around $170 billion over ten Today, Mr. Speaker, I note a celebration more than $50 billion of general fund money years. happening in my own hometown this week to to the Highway Trust Fund in an effort to keep This would have a powerful effect on the honor the City of Beckley’s longest serving the Highway Trust Fund alive, but did nothing economy. The relatively small amount infra- mayor, Emmett S. Pugh III. to solve the long-term problem. structure investment in the Recovery Act had Mr. Speaker, in this native son of Beckley, In the past infrastructure funding was a bi- public service roots run deep. His grandfather, partisan issue. Whether it was Democrats and a significant impact on employment, creating almost 36,000 jobs for each billion invested. A.K. Minter, served as mayor from 1938 to Republicans coming together to launch the 1959. His other grandfather, E.S. Pugh, interstate freeway system signed into law by These are family wage jobs in every community across America. served on common council. President Eisenhower or the subsequent road, Growing up in Beckley, he formed lasting transit, and water investments that fueled eco- Instituting a reasonable gas tax increase friendships that served as a foundation for his nomic development and tied the nation to- now stops the dance of avoidance. It will pro- deep sense of caring about people and their gether, a spirit of forward-thinking cooperation vide the revenues Democrats say they want in problems and his commitment to finding solu- dominated. The recent failure to address our the form of a user fee which historically has tions to the community’s challenges. long-term funding problem has also been bi- been acceptable to Republicans including As a Babe Ruth second baseman and partisan. Despite strong recommendations Ronald Reagan, who increased the gas tax by shortstop, Emmett helped win the state cham- from private-sector commissions created dur- a nickel a gallon in 1982 (the equivalent of pionship—a first for a Babe Ruth team from ing the Bush Administration, the forward mo- raising it by $0.12 a gallon in today’s dollars). Beckley. He grew up with boys who would mentum of the past has been stopped dead in As we extend the gas tax, we must also think eventually become business and community its tracks. about how to replace it with something more leaders: Pat Fragile, the Rosenbaum twins, The gap between Highway Trust Fund as- sustainable. The best candidate would be the Palmer Farley, and Fred Lewis, who would be- sets and our nation’s future needs is growing vehicle mile traveled fee being explored by come a Supreme Court justice in Florida. as the condition of our roads, bridges, and pilot projects in Oregon and implemented Emmett joined a local band, the Red Bar- transit systems continues to deteriorate. There there on a voluntary basis next year. My sec- ons. He and several friends formed their own is no question about the importance of our na- ond piece of legislation provides research ‘‘fraternity’’ at Woodrow Wilson High School, tion’s infrastructure to the general economy. funding for larger-scale pilot projects to an- calling themselves the ‘‘Dirty Dozen.’’ The Red America’s roads, bridges, and rail lines move swer remaining questions about how best to Barons would eventually appear on Dick goods valued at more than $11 trillion a year. implement a vehicle miles traveled system, Clark’s ‘‘Cavalcade of Stars’’. The fortunes of The failure to make adequate transportation appropriate revenue collection mechanisms, the ‘‘Dirty Dozen’’ are far less clear. investments puts America at a competitive dis- and other potential applications for such a sys- A 1973 University of Alabama graduate and advantage internationally, it complicates move- tem. This bill looks to the future and helps pro- Political Science major with a specialization in ment of goods and people, and it contributes vide a more stable funding base for the next State and Local Government, Emmett began to congestion and pollution. In fact, the Amer- one hundred years. his professional career as President of Bowl- ican Society for Civil Engineers estimates that wick, Inc., serving there for thirteen years. He if we fail to increase funding in our nation’s in- Addressing the infrastructure deficit, stabi- then became a broker for Wheat First Securi- frastructure, our transportation failures will re- lizing transportation funding, and helping ties for two years. He served as Councilman- strict our national GDP growth by $897 billion America’s all-too-slow economic recovery, is at-Large for the City of Beckley from 1979 by 2020. To avoid these outcomes, blue rib- critical if we want a livable and economically until 1988, at which time he became Mayor of bon policy commissions have suggested in- prosperous country in the years to come. All the City of Beckley, a position he holds today. creasing investment in infrastructure from be- we need to make it happen is a commitment He has served as the Legislative Chairman tween $20 billion to $40 billion per year. to build the future together. of the West Virginia Municipal League sixteen

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He has served as Chairman of the Re- Virginia House of Delegates in the Common- Community College and the Chesapeake Re- gion I Planning and Development Council in wealth’s history, having served since January gion Community Service Award from the Boy Princeton, the Beckley Sanitary Board, the 1962. He was a member of the Appropriations Scouts in 1998. Pinecrest Development Corporation, and Committee for nearly 50 years, including 5 I have had the pleasure of knowing Mr. Beckley Renaissance. He has also served as years as its Chairman, providing critical lead- Brooks on a personal level for many years. In Director of the Mountain State University ership in the development of our state’s bal- addition to his community spirit and gen- Foundation, Board of Directors/Vice-President anced budgets each year. Legislators on both erosity, I am deeply impressed with his dedi- and past Campaign Chair of the United Way sides of the aisle have always had the utmost cation to his family. He is also a loving hus- of Southern West Virginia, a member of the respect for Delegate Putney because he has band to his wife, Edith, as well as a proud fa- Raleigh County Airport Authority, a member of always led based on his conscience and his ther and grandfather. the Board of Trustees for Beckley Little convictions rather than partisan interests. He Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join with me League, and Vice Chairman of Appalachian will be remembered for his service to our today to honor Mr. Dunbar Brooks. His service Regional Healthcare in Lexington, Kentucky. country in the United States Air Force, his de- and dedication to the people of Maryland is an Awards Mayor Pugh has received include votion to fiscal responsibility, his commitment inspiration. It is with great pride that I con- being named Past Mayor of the Year, being a to economic development, and his legacy of gratulate him on his retirement and wish him recipient of four All Star Community Awards independent-minded leadership for our great many more years of continued success and and the Paul Harris Fellow from the Beckley Commonwealth. happiness. Rotary Club. He was also the proud recipient Lacey Putney devoted his life and career to f of the 2009 Spirit of Beckley Award. Mr. Pugh the betterment of his community and our en- is a member of the National League of Cities, tire state. On behalf of myself and Represent- IN RECOGNITION OF WILLY Moose International, NAACP, and the West atives BOB GOODLATTE, BOBBY SCOTT, RANDY CAHILL Virginia Municipal League. FORBES, ROB WITTMAN, MORGAN GRIFFITH and During his tenure, the fortunes of the City SCOTT RIGELL, I thank Delegate Putney for his HON. JACKIE SPEIER that Emmett Pugh serves as mayor have decades of service to the great Common- OF CALIFORNIA grown. The list is long, but projects Mayor wealth of Virginia. It has been an honor to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES serve with him, and I wish him and his wife, Pugh has led include the renovation of the po- Tuesday, December 3, 2013 lice garage, the construction of two new fire Carmela the best in his retirement. stations, the annexation of additional prop- f Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Willy ‘‘Clipper’’ Cahill who is being honored erties that have expanded the City’s reach, the HONORING MR. DUNBAR BROOKS razing of deteriorated properties to open op- today with a USA Judo Lifetime Achievement portunities for renewal, the paving and en- HON. C.A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER Award. I can’t think of a more deserving per- hancement of streets and addition of traffic son to receive this exceptional honor. Willy OF MARYLAND lights, the purchase of equipment for commu- has empowered thousands of children and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nity playgrounds, and the addition of picnic adults through an ancient art form that builds shelters in community parks. His handiwork Tuesday, December 3, 2013 confidence and enhances independence. can be seen in the Beckley Intermodal Gate- Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise I was one of those lucky children. Willy was way, the Rahall Company Store, Thornhill before you today to honor Mr. Dunbar Brooks my judo teacher from third through sixth Courts, Freedom and Word Parks, and the on the occasion of his retirement from the Bal- grade. He was a fantastic role model, the em- Lewis-McManus Trail. And, the list goes on. timore Metropolitan Council after a long and bodiment of discipline, humility and grace. As long as humankind holds public office, distinguished career and decades of selfless His teachings have served me well through- the Good Book teaches us there will be no community volunteerism. out my life. A few years ago, Stephen Colbert perfect office holders. But we can thank the A lifelong resident of Turner’s Station in Bal- of Comedy Central’s Colbert Report came to Almighty that there are talented, dedicated, timore County, Mr. Brooks is a United States Capitol Hill to interview me. He was, of caring human hearts and minds that take up Army veteran, honorably serving two tours of course, not interested in ordinary footage, in- the call to public service. duty in Vietnam before starting his career. He stead he made me get on a skateboard and It has been said that the highest honor one has worked as a manager of data develop- cruise through the halls of Congress. He can receive is one from those who themselves ment and regional planner at the Baltimore goaded me about my judo experience and walk in our shoes. That Emmett’s fellow May- Metropolitan Council since 1982, developing dared me to throw him onto the marble floor ors have honored him not once, not twice, but expertise in spinning numbers into compelling in the Capitol. Colbert ended up on the floor three unprecedented times, electing him as stories. He has become the go-to guy for de- and so did the footage—on the cutting room their League President, and presenting him mographers and planners across the region, floor. Without my early lessons and Willy’s with their ‘‘Quiet Strength’’ Award speaks vol- helping to shape Baltimore’s landscape. guidance who knows what would have hap- umes. Emmett’s mentor, John McCulloch, a Throughout his career, Mr. Brooks has held pened? former Beckley Mayor himself, helped put several teaching positions, including at the Willy was born in 1935 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Emmett’s own quiet strength to work for the Community College of Baltimore County and He started his martial arts education under his good families, businesses and industries of the Morgan State graduate school. He has father, Professor John Cahill, Sr. who had Beckley. Over the decades, whether calling managed to find time volunteering for count- studied under Professor Okazaki’s Kodenkan City Hall, the Mayor’s home, or even his cell less boards and commissions, including both System of Jujitsu in Hawaii. When Willy was phone, one knew that the quiet strength of the Baltimore County Board of Education and 12 years old, he was treated and cured of Emmett Pugh could be counted on to answer. Maryland State Board of Education, where he Polio. He walked out of the hospital—a mir- For that, we thank my long-time friend and served as president. He is the longtime chair- acle for which he credits Professor Okazaki. ALL of Beckley’s Mayor, Emmett Pugh. man of the Turner Station Development Cor- After graduating from South San Francisco High School, Willy attended San Mateo Junior f poration and a life member of the Dundalk- Sparrows Point NAACP. College. His father founded Cahill’s Judo DELEGATE LACEY E. PUTNEY I would be remiss not to mention that Mr. Academy in Daly City in 1948. Professor Brooks’ relentless leadership helped terminate Cahill’s dream was to get one of his students HON. ROBERT HURT plans for a dangerous and ill-advised liquid to the Olympics. That dream was cut short by OF VIRGINIA natural gas facility near the Turners Station his tragic and premature death at age 50. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES community. Mr. Brooks spent countless hours Willy had big shoes to fill, but he lived up to fighting on behalf of his community, the Port of the challenge and beyond. In honor of his dad, Tuesday, December 3, 2013 Baltimore and the thousands of jobs depend- Willy opened a new Cahill’s Judo Academy Mr. HURT. Mr. Speaker, this year marks ent on it. Dojo in San Bruno in 1963. Setting the highest Delegate Lacey E. Putney’s retirement from Mr. Brooks’ is the well-deserved recipient of standards and goals for himself and his stu- 52 years of distinguished public service and awards and accolades too numerous to list in dents, Willy has surpassed his father’s dream.

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PHIL GINGREY man EMANUEL CLEAVER, I am sad to see the Four years later at the games in Athens, his OF GEORGIA Ambassador leave. team won two silver and one bronze medals. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES We know that with his Serbian spirit, there It is important to point out that since judo was Tuesday, December 3, 2013 are only good things to come. introduced as an Olympic discipline in 1964, Happy Trails Ambassador Petrovic. no team—sighted or not sighted—had ever Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I And that’s just the way it is. rise today to honor United States Army Cor- won gold. Coach Cahill’s students have won f 75% of all medals in judo on the Olympics and poral Ivan A. Evans and recognize his service IN RECOGNITION OF THE 150TH AN- Paralympics level. to our country in World War II. NIVERSARY OF ST. MATTHEW Willy has been successful in making judo This December 7, Pearl Harbor Day, it will CATHOLIC CHURCH accessible to people of all ages and abilities. be my great honor to present the late Corporal In 2003, he cofounded the Blind Judo Founda- Evans’ wife, Sarah Ann Evans, with his well- tion. The non-profit provides blind and visually earned service medals and decorations. HON. JACKIE SPEIER At the age of 19, Evans enlisted in the U.S. impaired athletes the chance to train and com- OF CALIFORNIA Army and was stationed at Fort McPherson in pete in judo. To advance to the Paralympic IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES East Point, Georgia. There, he was part of the Games these athletes often have to compete 98th Infantry Division of the 367th Field Artil- Tuesday, December 3, 2013 with sighted competitors. In judo, the same lery Battalion before departing for Hawaii in rules apply to the Olympics and the Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor July of 1945, where he trained as part of the Paralympics. the 150th anniversary of St. Matthew Catholic In addition, Willy has trained U.S. Army Japan occupation forces. After Japan’s sur- Church in San Mateo, California. Since its Green Berets, Navy Seals, US Secret Service, render on September 2, 1945, Evans’ infantry founding in 1863 the buildings, parishioners and Homeland Security. He is the judo coach division helped oversee the country’s transition and pastors have changed, but the church has at Stanford and San Francisco State Univer- from years of war into a democracy. always been a place for comfort, solace, com- While answering the call of duty, Evans sities and of the Junior Pan American Cham- munity and friendship for everyone. earned the Good Conduct Medal, the Asiatic- pionships and Goodwill Games. A century and a half ago, Archbishop Pacific Campaign Medal, the WWII Victory Willy has always led by example. He is a Alemany sent Father Denis Dempsey to San Medal, the Army of Occupation Medal with 10th Degree Black Belt in Jujitsu, the highest Mateo to establish the first parish in the coun- Japan Clasp, the Honorable Service Lapel rank, and an 8th Degree Black Belt in Judo. ty. A small wooden-steeple church was built Button, and the Marksman Badge & Rifle Bar. He has been inducted into the Black Belt Hall on the corner of Third Avenue and A Street— Mr. Speaker, it is truly an honor to present of Fame and the Black Belt Coaches Hall of today Ellsworth Avenue—on a piece of land Sarah Ann Evans with these commendations, Fame. He was recognized by three presidents donated by Charles B. Polhemus, an investor signifying her husband’s selfless sacrifice dur- at the White House. He received the U.S. Ju- in the San Francisco-San Jose Railroad. Fa- ing World War II. To preserve our history and jitsu President’s Leadership Award and earned ther Dempsey was the pastor for 18 years and tradition of service, Corporal Evans and the the title of Professor Willy Cahill from the U.S. earned the admiration and love of his parish- soldiers who served alongside him can never Jujitsu Federation. None of these prestigious ioners. It is said that his funeral mass was at- be forgotten. Their stories are the ones that awards and accomplishments has tainted his tended by local officials and dignitaries from define ‘‘the greatest generation,’’ where free humility. He will not let others call him Pro- throughout the State. people across the world stood up to tyranny, fessor or Sensei, he simply wants to be called Sadly, the next pastor, Father William Bow- risking their lives for our dearest principles. Coach. His 10th Degree Black Belt entitles man, only had a tenure of seven months be- him to a red belt, but Coach always competes f fore he passed away. He was followed by Fa- ther Peter Birmingham who presided for three in a black belt. The tenets of judo define PERSONAL EXPLANATION Willy’s life. He has practiced for 65 years and years until he was transferred to San Fran- at age 77 still does so five to six days a week. HON. JARED HUFFMAN cisco. Longevity was the signature of the He has been married to his wife Ellie for 24 fourth pastor, Father Timothy Callaghan. He OF CALIFORNIA years. He is the proud father of two children served St. Matthew Church for 53 years. Dur- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES from his first marriage, Carin Lockwood and ing his tenure, a parish cemetery was estab- Curtis Cahill, who have given him four grand- Tuesday, December 3, 2013 lished and a new church was built. The con- gregation was growing and the threat of a fire children. Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. destroying the old wooden church led to a fire Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Represent- 612 and No. 613: my flight from California was resistant brick church on Ellsworth between atives to rise with me to honor Coach Willy delayed and I arrived after votes. Had I been Second and Third Avenues. The dedicating Cahill, an extraordinary teacher and human present, I would have voted ‘‘yes,’’ on both. mass was held in September of 1900. Father being who’s physical and spiritual embrace f has enlightened thousands. Because of Willy, Callaghan was elevated to Right Reverend the world is a better place. HAPPY TRAILS TO AMBASSADOR and witnessed continual growth of the parish. Father Henry J. Lyne became the fifth pas- f VLADIMIR PETROVIC OF SERBIA tor and established a parish school in 1931. OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL HON. TED POE Seven Sisters of the Holy Cross taught 140 DEBT students in the first year. He is credited with OF TEXAS starting Catholic formal education in the Arch- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. MIKE COFFMAN diocese of San Francisco on the peninsula. In Tuesday, December 3, 2013 OF COLORADO 1947, Pope Pius XII appointed him a Domes- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Ambas- tic Prelate with the title Monsignor. sador of the Republic of Serbia to the United Father Edward J. Meagher, the sixth pastor, Tuesday, December 3, 2013 States, Vladimir Petrovic is not just a great saw unprecedented growth of the Catholic Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, on January Ambassador but a great person. population after World War II. In 1952, total 20, 2009, the day President Obama took of- He is passionate about Serbia. enrollment from Kindergarten to the 8th grade fice, the national debt was And he also loves the USA. had grown to 861. Father Meagher raised $10,626,877,048,913.08. Working with the Ambassador was easy be- funds to build an independent parish in Today, it is $17,235,032,379,905.81. We’ve cause we speak the same language. Shoreview which was named St. Timothy as a added $6,608,155,330,992.73 to our debt in 4 Many people don’t know that Texans and tribute to Monsignor Timothy Callaghan. Soon years. This is $6.6 trillion in debt our nation, Serbs are a lot alike. after that, the Western portion of St. Matthew

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NIB continues to who came into contact with her. A friend of church also remained open. Father Cronin promote new opportunities for individuals with Rachel’s, former Connecticut State Represent- was elevated to Right Reverend Monsignor in disabilities through its widely recognized ative Ted Graziani, described her as ‘‘an 1972. AbilityOne Program. angel,’’ whose example should inspire us all to In 1979, Father James Ward, a graduate of In my district, I have had the distinct pleas- be better people. St. Matthew School, class of 1937, became its ure of visiting the Dallas Lighthouse for the I ask my colleagues to join with me in hon- eighth pastor. Father James Ward was de- Blind, a non-profit organization that provides oring Rachel Wheeler-Rossow, whose altruism voted to the school and the students. During job training and services to visually impaired touched the lives of so many people in Con- his tenure, the downtown church was demol- individuals. The Dallas Lighthouse, a local Na- necticut. ished after suffering seismic damage. He and tional Industries for the Blind agency, employs f the archdiocese fought hard, yet unsuccess- 185 visually impaired persons and has pro- fully, for the vacated property that was eventu- vided training for employees within certain IN REMEMBRANCE OF RENOWNED ally leased to Walgreen Drug. Father Ward agencies of the Federal Government. WOMEN’S RIGHTS ADVOCATE died from a leg infection in 1995. Monsignor Mr. Speaker, as we join the international SISTER MARY NERNEY James McKay succeeded him and oversaw community in recognizing International Day of fundamental renovations of the newer church Persons with Disabilities, it is important that HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL at El Camino Real and Ninth Avenue that are we highlight the local organizations here at OF NEW YORK still in place today. home that bring real value to communities IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In 2004, the tenth and current pastor re- across the U.S. The National Industries for the Tuesday, December 3, 2013 placed Monsignor McKay. Father Anthony Blind is one such organization and that I am McGuire now oversees the St. Matthew parish pleased to recognize as it celebrates 75 years Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to of 2,500 and is credited with growing the di- of enhancing the lives of others. honor the passing of East Harlem’s beloved Sister Mary Nerney who passed away on No- verse parish and attracting an ever increasing f number of Hispanic and Asian families. vember 27, 2013 at the age of 75. Sister Mary Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Represent- IN HONOR OF RACHEL WHEELER- Nerney was a dear friend of mine and a pillar atives to rise with me to honor the rich history ROSSOW to our community as she advocated for of St. Matthew Church in San Mateo which women with histories of abuse and trauma. Al- has been a place of spiritual and social growth HON. JOE COURTNEY though I speak with grief of such an over- for thousands of families for 150 years. OF CONNECTICUT whelming loss, I ascend to rejoice a life well f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lived and proudly remember the accomplishments of a remarkable woman. PERSONAL EXPLANATION Tuesday, December 3, 2013 Sister Mary Nemey was admired for her Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, it is with a leading role in the Catholic social justice HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO heavy heart that I rise today to honor a dear movement in New York City. As unemploy- OF CONNECTICUT friend, Rachel Wheeler-Rossow. Rachel ment, violence, and drug use began affecting IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES passed away on November 29th at the age of women disproportionately in Harlem during the Tuesday, December 3, 2013 74. Compassionate and selfless, Rachel dedi- late 1970s, Sister Nerney undertook the chal- cated her life to helping those less fortunate. lenge of constructing a pathway for female Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoid- She was a pillar of her community in Ellington, prisoners to reenter society. Through her dili- ably detained and so I missed rollcall vote No. Connecticut, and she will not soon be forgot- gent work, Sister Mary was able to found nu- 614 on approving the Journal. Had I been ten. merous alternatives to incarceration programs present, I would have voted ‘‘yes’’. Rachel was born in Long Beach, California designed for female offenders. f on March 20, 1939. She earned her Bach- In 1975, Sister Mary Nerney formed Project UNITED NATIONS’ INTERNATIONAL elor’s Degree in Nursing from Salve Regina Green Hope: Services for Women Inc. in Har- DAY OF PERSONS WITH University and her Master’s in Nursing from lem to offer a treatment program for formerly DISABILITES the Catholic University of America. In 1970, incarcerated women. As envisioned by Sister she moved to Ellington, Connecticut and threw Nemey, her organization developed formal re- HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON herself into public service. Four years later, lationships with the criminal justice system and Rachel and former husband Carl founded the expanded its work to include services for OF TEXAS Alpha & Omega Inc., a non-profit organization women on parole. Through Sister Nerney’s IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dedicated to improving the lives of children leadership, the program has helped over Tuesday, December 3, 2013 with disabilities. Rachel and Carl ran the group 4,000 women reclaim their lives by reestab- Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. out of their home, while taking in and raising lishing contact with their families and children, Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the nearly 50 children—a remarkable act of com- enrolling in educational programs and securing United Nations’ International Day of Persons passion and generosity. housing at their Green Hope Houses. with Disabilities. Every day, persons with dis- Rachel’s work earned her recognition from Sister Mary Nerney also founded STEPS To abilities around the world must face undue former President Ronald Reagan at the White End Family Violence in 1986 after she saw a physical, social, and economic hurdles in soci- House in 1983. In 1990, she was awarded the great need for services for the victims of gen- ety. International Day of Persons with Disabil- Outstanding Humanitarian Service Award from der-based violence and trauma in New York ities is just one of many opportunities to focus Connecticut’s Department of Children and jails and prisons. And though STEPS began on these individuals’ accomplishments. Youth Services for her work on child welfare with a staff of two, Sister Nerney developed it Since 1992, the United Nations has pro- programs for children with HIV. The following into an extensive network of comprehensive moted this international day of observance in year she also was honored with one of only services and innovative programs for abused order to promote a better understanding of 11 National Caring Awards from the Caring In- women. Thanks to Sister Nerney’s constant disabilities and to enhance the well-being of stitute, a Washington, DC based non-profit work, STEPS now offers essential teen pro- persons living with disabilities. These individ- committed to promoting the values of integrity grams, children’s therapy, counseling, and uals frequently lack access to basic resources and public service. legal services to help prevent further gender- such as gainful employment or healthcare. Rachel was deeply involved in the local gov- related violence and trauma. With over one billion people around the world ernment of Ellington, serving on the Board of Sister Nemey was loved in our community living with some form of disability, it is critical Education, the Board of Finance, the Board of because of her constant work with staple or- that we raise awareness around these issues. Selectmen, and as the chairwoman of the ganizations and her unwavering Women’s The National Industries for the Blind (NIB) is town Democratic Party. In addition to her na- Rights activism. She was a proud member of one organization that works to raise aware- tionally recognized efforts, her non-stop work the Pax Christi Catholic Peace Movement, the

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The rule makes in order as original text for purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Com- Joint Meetings mittee Print 113–28 and provides that it shall be No joint committee meetings were held. considered as read. The rule waives all points of f order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute. The rule makes in order only those fur- COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, ther amendments printed in part A of the Rules DECEMBER 4, 2013 Committee report. Each such amendment may be of- (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) fered only in the order printed in the report, may Senate be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable No meetings/hearings scheduled. for the time specified in the report equally divided House and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be on Workforce Protection, hearing entitled ‘‘Examining subject to a demand for division of the question. The Recent Actions by the Office of Federal Contract Compli- rule waives all points of order against the amend- ance Programs’’, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn. ments printed in part A of the report. The rule pro- Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on vides one motion to recommit with or without in- Health, hearing entitled ‘‘Medicare Advantage: What structions. The rule also provides a structured rule Beneficiaries Should Expect Under the President’s Health for H.R. 1105. The rule provides one hour of debate Care Plan’’, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Finan- equally divided and controlled by the chair and cial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled ranking minority member of the Committee on Fi- ‘‘Examining Regulatory Relief Proposals for Community nancial Services. The rule waives all points of order Financial Institutions’’, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. against consideration of the bill. The rule provides Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia and that an amendment in the nature of a substitute the Pacific, hearing entitled ‘‘Oversight of U.S. Policy consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print Toward Burma’’, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn. 113–29 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule hearing entitled ‘‘Transition at a Crossroads: Tunisia Three Years After the Revolution’’, 2 p.m., 2167 Ray- waives all points of order against provisions in the burn. bill, as amended. The rule makes in order only the Committee on House Administration, Full Committee, further amendment printed in part B of the Rules hearing entitled ‘‘GPO in 2023: Keeping America In- Committee report if offered by Representative Malo- formed in a Post-Print World’’, 10:30 a.m., 1310 Long- ney of New York or her designee. The amendment worth. shall be considered as read, shall be separately debat- Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on able for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled H.R. 3627, the ‘‘Kilah Davenport Child Protection Act by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be sub- of 2013’’; and H.R. 1447, the ‘‘Death in Custody Report- ing Act of 2013’’, 1:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn. ject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a de- Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, markup mand for division of the question. The rule waives on the following measures: H.R. 915, to authorize the all points of order against the amendment printed in Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a part B of the report. The rule provides one motion commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony environs, and for other purposes; H.R. 1425, the ‘‘Marine was heard from Chairman Goodlatte; and Represent- Debris Emergency Act of 2013’’; H.R. 1491, to authorize atives Garrett; Hurt; Waters; Watt; Jackson Lee; the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmos- pheric Administration to provide certain funds to eligible Johnson (GA); Jeffries; Polis; Rohrabacher; Perl- entities for activities undertaken to address the marine mutter; and Massie. debris impacts of the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and for other purposes; H.R.

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2208, the ‘‘North American Wetlands Conservation Ex- ness Aggregation Rules on Small Employers,’’ 1 p.m., tension Act of 2013’’; H.R. 2319, the ‘‘Native American 2360 Rayburn. Veterans’ Memorial Amendments Act of 2013’’; H.R. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Com- 3286, the ‘‘Protecting States, Opening National Parks mittee, markup on H.R. 3578, to ensure that any new Act’’; H.R. 3492, the ‘‘River Paddling Protection Act’’; or revised requirement providing for the screening, test- and S. 230, to authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative ing, or treatment of an airman or an air traffic controller Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the for a sleep disorder is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking District of Columbia and its environs, and for other pur- proceeding, and for other purposes; H.R. 3628, the poses, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth. ‘‘Transportation Reports Elimination Act of 2013’’; Gen- Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Com- eral Services Administration Capital Investment and Leas- mittee, hearing entitled ‘‘The Roll Out of ing Program Resolutions; and other matters cleared for HealthCare.gov: The Limitations of Big Government’’, consideration, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Dis- Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Com- ability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing entitled mittee, hearing entitled ‘‘Astrobiology: Search for Biosig- ‘‘Adjudicating VA’s Most Complex Disability Claims: natures in our Solar System and Beyond?’’, 10 a.m., 2318 Ensuring Quality, Accuracy and Consistency on Com- plicated Issues’’, 3 p.m., 334 Cannon. Rayburn. Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing hearing entitled ‘‘The Status of the Implementation of the entitled ‘‘The Health Care Law: The Effect of the Busi- Affordable Care Act’’, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2 p.m., Monday, December 9 10 a.m., Wednesday, December 4

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Monday: After the transaction of any Program for Wednesday: Consideration of H.R. morning business (not to extend beyond 4 p.m.), Senate 1150—Small Business Capital Access and Job Preserva- will resume consideration of S. 1197, National Defense tion Act (Subject to a Rule). Authorization Act, and the Chairman and Ranking Mem- ber will provide a status update on the bill. At 5 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Patricia Ann Millett, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, post-cloture, and vote on confirmation of the nomination at approximately 5:30 p.m.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Granger, Kay, Tex., E1769 Poe, Ted, Tex., E1783 Graves, Sam, Mo., E1771 Rahall, Nick J., II, W.Va., E1781 Beniskey, Dan, Mich., E1769 Green, Gene, Tex., E1779 Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E1784 Blackburn, Marsha, Tenn., E1780 Griffin, Tim, Ark., E1771, E1777 Ruppersberger, C.A. Dutch, Md., E1776, E1782 Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E1781 Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E1775 Schwartz, Allyson Y., Pa., E1775, E1780 Brady, Robert A., Pa., E1774 Huffman, Jared, Calif., E1783 Brownley, Julia, Calif., E1769 Hurt, Robert, Va., E1782 Smith, Adam, Wash., E1771 Bustos, Cheri, Ill., E1770 Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E1784 Smith, Christopher H., N.J., E1777 Coffman, Mike, Colo., E1783 Lujan Grisham, Michelle, N.M., E1770 Speier, Jackie, Calif., E1771, E1772, E1775, E1776, Connolly, Gerald E., Va., E1770 McCarthy, Carolyn, N.Y., E1775 E1777, E1779, E1780, E1782, E1783, E1785 Courtney, Joe, Conn., E1784 McIntyre, Mike, N.C., E1776 Thompson, Mike, Calif., E1771 DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E1774, E1780, E1784 Marchant, Kenny, Tex., E1780 Visclosky, Peter J., Ind., E1769, E1770 Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E1774 Meadows, Markk, N.C., E1770 Wolf, Frank R., Va., E1772, E1779 Gingrey, Phil, Ga., E1783 Miller, George, Calif., E1775

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