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Vol. 157 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2011 No. 59 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was sible for the vicious 9/11 attacks. Using free society calling itself a republic called to order by the Speaker pro tem- this authority and opportunity to pur- should never succumb to such evil. pore (Mr. FITZPATRICK). sue nation-building and remaking the With regard to foreign aid to Paki- f Middle East was cynical and dan- stan, the fact that bin Laden was safe- gerous, as the past 10 years have prov- ly protected for 10 years in Pakistan DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO en. The sad tragedy is that it took 10 should make us question the wisdom of TEMPORE years, trillions of dollars, tens of thou- robbing American citizens to support The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- sands of American casualties and many any government around the world with fore the House the following commu- thousands of innocent lives to achieve foreign aid. Our failed foreign policy is nication from the Speaker: our mission of killing one evil person. reflected in our bizarre relationship WASHINGTON, DC, A narrow, targeted mission under with Pakistan. We bomb them with our May 4, 2011. these circumstances is far superior to drones, causing civilian casualties, we I hereby appoint the Honorable MIKE initiating wars against countries not give them billions of dollars in foreign FITZPATRICK to act as Speaker pro tempore involved in the 9/11 attacks. This was aid, and she protects America’s enemy on this day. the reason I emphasized at the time number one, bin Laden, for a decade. JOHN A. BOEHNER, the principles of marque and reprisal, It is time to consider a sensible, non- Speaker of the House of Representatives. provided to us by the Constitution for interventionist foreign policy as ad- f difficult missions such as we faced. I vised by our founders and authorized MORNING-HOUR DEBATE am convinced that this approach would by our Constitution. We would all be have achieved our goal much sooner better off for it. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- and much cheaper. f ant to the order of the House of Janu- The elimination of Osama bin Laden ary 5, 2011, the Chair will now recog- should now prompt us to bring our PROPOSED PUERTO RICAN PIPE- nize Members from lists submitted by troops home from Afghanistan and LINE A THREAT TO MOUNTAINS the majority and minority leaders for Iraq. Al Qaeda was never in Iraq, and AND RAINFORESTS morning-hour debate. we were supposedly in Afghanistan to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The Chair will alternate recognition get Osama bin Laden. With bin Laden Chair recognizes the gentleman from between the parties, with each party gone, there is no reason for our pres- Illinois (Mr. GUTIERREZ) for 5 minutes. limited to 1 hour and each Member ence in this region, unless indeed it Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, last other than the majority and minority was all about oil, nation-building and weekend I had the honor of partici- leaders and the minority whip limited remaking the Middle East and Central pating in a remarkable event in the to 5 minutes each, but in no event shall Asia. mountain town of Adjuntas, Puerto debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. Hopefully, bin Laden does not get the Rico. There, thousands braved a tor- f last laugh. He claimed the 9/11 attacks rential downpour to demonstrate were designed to, number one, get against a proposed natural gas pipeline DEVELOPING A SENSIBLE, NON- America to spread its military dan- that the current ruling party in Puerto INTERVENTIONIST FOREIGN POL- gerously and excessively throughout Rico is threatening to build across the ICY the Middle East; two, to cause political mountains and rainforests of the is- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The dissension within the United States. land. Chair recognizes the gentleman from Seventy percent of the American peo- While I was there, I met with Texas (Mr. PAUL) for 5 minutes. ple now believe we should leave Af- Rosanna Lopez Leon, the Common- Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, Osama bin ghanistan, yet both parties seem des- wealth of Puerto Rico’s Ombudsman Laden applauded the 9/11 attacks. Such tined to stay; and number three, to for the Elderly. As ombudswoman, she an act of deliberate killing of innocent bankrupt America through excessive has unusual latitude for a public serv- lives deserves retribution. It is good military spending, as he did to the So- ant in the current government to speak that bin Laden is dead and justice is viets. The best thing we can do is prove the truth about what she hears and served. Targeted retribution is far su- bin Laden to be a false prophet. sees from senior citizens across the is- perior to wars of aggression and na- We must learn from this recent his- land. Her term is 14 years, longer than tion-building. tory. Tragically, one result may be the that of the Governor’s, and the money In 2001, I supported giving the Presi- acceptance of torture as a legitimate to her office comes mainly from the dent authority to punish those respon- tool for pursuing our foreign policy. A Federal Government, from the Older

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They fact, OPPEA receives 90% of its budget from are based on sworn affidavits from sen- between right and wrong. If only choos- federal sources. ior citizens residing in four towns in ing between right and wrong would The creation of this office serves the pur- the path of the proposed pipeline in come that easy to the ruling party of pose of reaffirming the importance of the el- Puerto Rico, describing how local sen- Puerto Rico. derly citizens in our country, guaranteeing iors are being pressured and intimi- I want to make it clear to you, Mr. their full enjoyment of the rights and pre- rogatives which they are entitled to. dated into signing over their property Speaker, and to this body and to Attor- ORGANIZATION for the pipeline’s supposed unapproved ney General Eric Holder that these are OPPEA was created through local public right-of-way. not powerful men and women. They are not legal scholars or real estate ex- Law Number 203, dated August 7, 2004, as a Mrs. Lopez Leon believes that ‘‘repet- governmental organism responsible for es- itive violations of the Older Americans perts. But they have made simple pleas tablishing public policy, planning and co- Act have become a danger to the lives, to the court and their complaints ordinating with other public agencies the de- health, rights, and property of the el- should be heard. They are worried that sign and development of projects and pro- derly population of Puerto Rico.’’ they will lose their homes and they grams in order to attend basic needs of the She describes illegal trespassing into will lose their crops which sustain elderly population, establishing the rights of properties of the elderly under the false them because of the laws and legal ma- the elderly people, in order to help them at- pretext of measuring a nonexistent neuvers they do not understand. They tain an enjoyable and productive life and are U.S. citizens and need our help. their maximum possible participation in right-of-way, illegal trespassing into community affairs. All funds, equipment per- the homes of the elderly with the I plan to post all of the affidavits I sonnel and other assets and liabilities pre- fraudulent pretense to generate a writ- have already received, along with hun- viously managed by OGAVE (Governor’s Of- ten authorization from the elderly to dreds of pages I have received from fice for Elderly Affairs) were transferred to allow and permit a consented purchase Federal agencies under the Freedom of OPPEA as a result of the above law. of the property to the Commonwealth Information Act, on my Web site. The OPPEA is the local organism responsible of Puerto Rico and the energy company more light that is shined on this for planning and coordinating all matters re- lated to federal awards received from federal well below market value of the prop- project, Mr. Speaker, the more it re- flects back a dark story of secrets, laws for the purpose of attending the prob- erty without granting the elderly the lems of the elderly population. opportunity to seek counsel, a recent strong-arming, and shortcuts. I plan to OPPEA is also the agency designated to appraisal, or to contest the eminent continue shining my light and making administer and implement the federal pro- domain procedure which they are as much information public as possible grams of federal public Law 89–73 dated July threatened with if they do not grant ‘‘a so that the voice of the people of Puer- 14, 1965, as amended, known as ‘‘Older Ameri- voluntary consent to sell their prop- to Rico is heard. cans Act.’’ It can also be designated by the erties.’’ Mr. Speaker, I will place in the Governor of Puerto Rico as the local agency in charge of any other federal awards des- RECORD the affidavits presented in These 41 affidavits are from four tined for elderly programs. towns on the route of the proposed gas- court in Puerto Rico from 18 senior Local public Law Number 203 permits oline; Adjuntas, Penuelas, Utuado and citizens in Toa Baja, 10 senior citizens OPPEA to design programs in order to pro- Toa Baja. I would like to first talk in Adjuntas, 4 senior citizens in vide possible work opportunities and train- about one of them, because I will read Penuelas, and 9 senior citizens in ing and re-training to elderly citizens. Also, some short translations from some Utuado, along with the correspondence it offers alternatives in order for elderly peo- chilling stories that we have gathered from the Puerto Rico Office of the Om- ple to join actively in the community and, budsman, an office funded by the Fed- for those able to, to provide consultative or here. professional services to the community. The first one is from Antonia eral Government, an official 14-year OPPEA operates under an Ombudsman Santiago Cabrera, 69, from Adjuntas, standing agency of the Government of named by the Governor of Puerto Rico, with Puerto Rico, who is in this picture. By Puerto Rico. the consent and advice of the Senate of Puer- the way, she was born in this home 69 The forty-one sworn affidavits in to Rico for a fixed term of 14 years with the years ago. Spanish and other documents in responsibility of organizing and directing the She says, ‘‘The helicopters of the en- English and Spanish related to the functions of the Office. The current Ombuds- ergy company constantly fly over my Gasoducto pipeline project are posted man is appearing Plaintiff, Hon. Rossana Lo´ pez Leo´ n whose term expires on 2014. residence and they do so at a low alti- on Rep. GUTIERREZ’website:http:// Other functions and duties of OPPEA are: tude, disturbing my tranquility. Since www.gutierrez.house.gov/ a. Encourage participation of citizens in my home is built of tin and wood,’’ as index.php?option=comlcontent &view the development and implementation of pro- you see in the picture, ‘‘when the heli- =article&id=662&Itemid=73. grams and projects for the elderly people; b. Provide technical advice and guidelines copters hover, my entire house trem- COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, to other public agencies and/or private insti- bles. That has generated much anxiety PUERTO RICO OFFICE OF THE OM- tutions who request them in order for them in me, and for this reason I had to visit BUDSMAN FOR THE ELDERLY, to improve the services they render to elder- my primary doctor and have had to San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 25, 2011. Re: Complaint by the Puerto Rico Office of ly citizens; take medication for my nerves and my c. Organize and prepare conferences and the Ombudsman for the Elderly Against heart condition has even worsened.’’ seminars, and perform studies and investiga- The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and tions, by themselves or in coordination with Then there is Lucrecia Maldonado The Puerto Rico Energy Power Author- other public agencies or private entities, in Rentas. She is 82 years old and is pic- ity. tured in front of her house with her sis- order to develop new approaches and meth- Hon. ERIC HOLDER, ter Gloria. She says, ‘‘The letters I re- ods, and the development of the necessary U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Divi- personnel to provide services to the elderly ceived were written to pretend to be a sion, Office of the Assistant Attorney Gen- population; study to be conducted on the needs of eral, Main, Washington, DC. d. Compile, accumulate and analyze all the population and it ended up being DEAR SIR: The Puerto Rico Office of the statistical data necessary for the planning, one about natural gas, the pipeline and Ombudsman for the Elderly (hereinafter coordination and the development of a public the expropriation process of the Barrio OPPEA) represented by the undersigned, policy related to elderly affairs, that re- Portugues community in Adjuntas, Hon. Rossana Lo´ pez Leo´ n, is the ‘‘state unit sponds to the needs of the particular mo- on aging of Puerto Rico’’ in charge of enact- Puerto Rico. In them the process of ex- ment; ing the Older Americans Act by virtue of the e. Educate the community regarding the propriation is presented, but it is not provisions of Act No. 203 of August 7, 2004, as elderly affairs in order to create a positive explained. I do not understand it.’’ well as by the ‘‘Bill of Rights for Aged Per- attitude towards the elderly population; Then there is Mr. Luis Guzman. We sons in Puerto Rico,’’ Act No. 121 of July 12, f. Provide information to elderly people re- don’t have a picture of the 67-year-old 1986, as amended. garding the services, benefits, programs and

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activities that public agencies and private COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, the Commonwealth and the budgeted funds entities offer; and PUERTO RICO OFFICE OF THE OM- of PREPA which are being used illegally to g. Recommend to the Governor of Puerto BUDSMAN FOR THE ELDERLY, fund a project which has not even received San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 25, 2011. the proper permits by federal agencies in Rico and the Legislative Assembly those pro- Re: Complaint by The Puerto Rico Office Of order to commence the construction of the cedures they believe necessary in order to at- The Ombudsman For The Elderly project, wish to formally file a Complaint be- tend the problems and necessities of the el- Against The Commonwealth of Puerto fore your agency. derly community. Rico and The Puerto Rico Energy Power Our client has sworn statements from h. Attend to grievances brought by elderly Authority. many of the elderly population being seri- citizens, including the imposition of fines Hon. YESMIN M. VALDIVIESO, ously affected by the actions undertaken by and the compensation for damages. Oficina del Contralor de Puerto Rico, Estado Commonwealth and PREPA as well as a psy- chological study of the adverse effect that Now, The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Libre Asociado De Puerto Rico, San Juan, these actions have caused on the general el- (hereinafter ELA) in cohort with the Puerto PR. derly population of the areas impacted by Rico Energy Power Agency (hereinafter DEAR SIR: The Puerto Rico Office Of The Ombudsman For The Elderly (herein after the Via Verde project. PREPA) have placed into action a project, After the investigation we are confident The Via Verde Pipeline, which is a planned OPPEA) represented by the undersigned, Hon. Rossana Lo´ pez Leo´ n, is the ‘‘state unit that your Department will have reasonable natural gas network to supply energy from cause to believe that the Commonwealth and north to south in Puerto Rico, a project of on aging of Puerto Rico’’ in charge of enact- ing the Older Americans Act by virtue of the PREPA are engaged in a pattern or practice Governor Luis Fortun˜ o. provisions of Act No. 203 of August 7, 2004, as of illegally using public funds for the Via The pipeline will distribute natural gas well as by the ‘‘Bill of Rights for Aged Per- Verde project. from the Pen˜ uelas/Guayanilla area north to sons in Puerto Rico’’, Act No. 121 of July 12, If you have any doubts or questions, please the Arecibo Cambalache Plant on to Palo 1986, as amended. feel free to contact us at (787) 721–6121. Seco/San Juan. OPPEA, upon attending to the needs of ROSSANA LO´ PEZ LEO´ N, MSG, Ombudsman for the Elderly. ‘‘Via Verde’’ will negatively impact forest this specific population, acts as an enabling areas, hydrographic basins, lands fit for agri- agent in the search for a better quality of life for these residents, who on occasion are COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, culture, and the all-important and endan- deprived of their civil and human rights as PUERTO RICO OFFICE OF THE OM- gered karstic region of northern Puerto members of our society for which it receives BUDSMAN FOR THE ELDERLY Rico. It will also represent further depend- substantial federal funds. As a matter of San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 25 2011. ence on another form of fossil fuel that, fact, OPPEA receives 90% of its budget from Re Complaint by The Puerto Rico Office Of while less polluting than the current oil federal sources. The Ombudsman For The Elderly based system of electricity generation, will The creation of this office serves the pur- Against The Commonwealth of Puerto still contribute to global warming. pose of reaffirming the importance of the el- Rico and The Puerto Rico Energy Power Furthermore, more than 200 elderly indi- derly citizens in our country, guaranteeing Authority. viduals, under the protection of the Older their full enjoyment of the rights and pre- Hon. J. RANDOLPH BABBITT, Americans Act are being affected and their rogatives which they are entitled to. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal rights under that federal statute and the OPPEA is also the agency designated to Aviation Administration, Washington, DC. Constitution being breached and violated by administer and implement the federal pro- FANNY RIVERA, Commonwealth and PREPA. grams of federal public Law 89–73 dated July U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal 14, 1965, as amended, known as ‘‘Older Ameri- Aviation Administration, Washington, DC. These repetitive violations have become a cans Act’’. It can also be designated by the MARGARET GILLIGAN, danger to the lives, health, rights and prop- Governor of Puerto Rico as the local agency U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal erty of the elderly population of the sector in charge of any other federal awards des- Aviation Administration, Washington, DC. being impacted by the Via Verde project by tined for elderly programs. SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO FSDO, way of illegal trespassing into the properties Now, The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico. of the elderly under the false pretext of (herein after Commonwealth) in cohort with DEAR SIR: The Puerto Rico Office Of The measuring a non existing right of way, ille- the Puerto Rico Energy Power Agency (here- Ombudsman For The Elderly (herein after gal trespassing into the homes of the elderly in after PREPA) have placed into action a OPPEA), represented by the undersigned, with fraudulent pretenses to generate a writ- project called The Vı´a Verde Pipeline which Hon. Rossana Lo´ pez Leo´ n, is the ‘‘state unit ten authorization from the elderly to allow is a planned natural gas network to supply on aging of Puerto Rico’’ in charge of enact- and permit a consented purchase of their energy from north to south in Puerto Rico a ing the Older Americans Act by virtue of the property to the Commonwealth and PREPA project of Governor Luis Fortun˜ o. provisions of Act No. 203 of August 7, 2004, as well below market value of the property, The pipeline will distribute natural gas well as by the ‘‘Bill of Rights for Aged Per- without granting the elderly the opportunity from the Pen˜ uelas/Guayanilla area north to sons in Puerto Rico’’, Act No. 121 of July 12, to seek counsel, a recent appraisal of their the Arecibo Cambalache Plant on to Palo 1986, as amended. property or to contest the eminent domain Seco/San Juan. OPPEA, upon attending to the needs of procedure which they are threatened with if ‘‘Via Verde’’ will negatively impact forest this specific population, acts as an enabling they do not grant a ‘‘voluntary’’ consent to areas, hydrographic basins, lands fit for agri- agent in the search for a better quality of sell their properties. culture, and the all-important and endan- life for these residents, who on occasion are gered karstic region of northern Puerto deprived of their civil and human rights as Furthermore, the elderly population is Rico. members of our society for which it receives being targeted with a psychological ‘‘war- Moreover, it should be public notice that substantial federal funds. As a matter of fare’’ tactic through constant ‘‘buzzing’’ of the Government of Puerto Rico has not only fact, OPPEA receives 90% of its budget from low flying Commonwealth and Under- already spent millions of dollars from state federal sources. standing that these actions and policies are public coffers but also from federal sources The creation of this office serves the pur- an open violation of the Civil Rights Act, the like ARRA and has reauthorized multi- pose of reaffirming the importance of the el- Americans with Disabilities Act and the Age million dollar contracts for the purchase of derly citizens in our country, guaranteeing Discrimination in Employment Act, among land, materials (gas pipeline) and the con- their full enjoyment of the rights and pre- others, we request a formal criminal and struction of the gas pipeline itself, without rogatives which they are entitled to. civil investigation from your Department. the appropriate permits from the U.S. Corps OPPEA is also the agency designated to After the investigation we are confident of Engineers, U.S. Wildlife and Fisheries and administer and implement the federal pro- that your Department will have reasonable other relevant federal agencies. Thus, this grams of federal public Law 89–73 dated July cause to believe that any person or group of project which is being constructed is illegal 14, 1965, as amended, known as ‘‘Older Ameri- persons is engaged in a pattern or practice of for lack of appropriate permits. cans Act’’. It can also be designated by the This situation is not only contrary to the resistance to the full enjoyment of any of Governor of Puerto Rico as the local agency Law 230 of July 31, 1974 (3 L.P.R. secc. 283) as in charge of any other federal awards des- the rights secured by the law, and that the amended, also known as the Puerto Rico Ac- tined for elderly programs. pattern or practice is of such a nature and is counting Law, but also in direct contrast to Now, The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico intended to deny the full exercise of the Law 96 of June 26, 1964 as amended. See also (herein after Commonwealth) in cohort with rights of our client and of many others num- the Opinions of the Justice Secretary of the Puerto Rico Energy Power Agency (here- bering in the thousands. Puerto Rico number 2010–15 and H.M.C.A. in after PREPA) have placed into action a If you have any doubts or questions, please (P.R.) Inc et al v. Contralor 126 D.P.R. 478 project denominated The Vı´a Verde Pipeline do not hesitate to contact us at (787) 721–6121. (1990). which is a planned natural gas network to Cordially, Furthermore, the 800,000 elderly residents supply liquefied gas from north to south in ROSSANA LO´ PEZ LEO´ N, MSG, of Puerto Rico, which we represent and have Puerto Rico, a project of Governor Luis Ombudsman for the Elderly. and are contributing to the General Fund of Fortun˜ o.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:36 May 05, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04MY7.014 H04MYPT1 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H3006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 4, 2011 The pipeline will distribute natural gas These flights have been occurring since the members of our society for which it receives from the Pen˜ uelas/Guayanilla area north to last six months almost every Monday, substantial federal funds. As a matter of the Arecibo Cambalache Plant on to Palo Wednesday and Friday. fact, OPPEA receives 90% of its budget from Seco/San Juan. These flights have been occurring in the federal sources. ‘‘Via Verde’’ will negatively impact forest area of Adjuntas, Orocovis and Penuelas, The creation of this office serves the pur- areas, hydrographic basins, lands fit for agri- Puerto Rico. The aircrafts have been flying pose of reaffirming the importance of the el- culture, and the all-important and endan- in no particular direction since they are derly citizens in our country, guaranteeing gered karstic region of northern Puerto ‘‘buzzing’’ the residents within the area or their full enjoyment of the rights and pre- Rico. sites where the Via Verde gas pipeline rogatives which they are entitled to. Furthermore, more than 200 elderly indi- project is to be constructed. ORGANIZATION viduals, under the protection of the Older The color of the aircrafts are plainly visi- OPPEA was created through local public American Act are being affected and their ble in the photographs attached. Law Number 203, dated August 7, 2004, as a rights under that federal statute and the The altitude in which these flights regu- governmental organism responsible for es- Constitution being breached and violated by larly occur are below the 500 feet tarmac tablishing public policy, planning and co- Commonwealth and PREPA. limit imposed by the CFR cited above. The ordinating with other public agencies the de- These repetitive violations have become a flight below the limit was estimated on the sign and development of projects and pro- danger to the lives, health, rights and prop- remaining distance between the roof of the grams in order to attend basic needs of the erty of the elderly population of the sector houses in which the ‘‘sitting’’ and the ‘‘buzz- elderly population, establishing the rights of being impacted by the Via Verde project by ing’’ was being performed by the pilots of the the elderly people, in order to help them at- way of illegal trespassing into the properties aircrafts operated by the Commonwealth and tain an enjoyable and productive life and of the elderly under the false pretext of PREPA. their maximum possible participation in measuring a non existing right of way, ille- Some of the witnesses submitted sworn community affairs. All funds, equipment, gal trespassing into the homes of the elderly statements which are at your disposal for in- personnel and other assets and liabilities with fraudulent pretenses to generate a writ- clusion in the investigative process. The previously managed by OGAVE (Governor’s ten authorization from the elderly to allow names, addresses and telephone numbers are Office for Elderly Affairs) were transferred and permit a consented purchase of their included in this Complaint for your perusal. to OPPEA as a result of the above law. property to the Commonwealth and PREPA More photographs and statements will be OPPEA is the local organism responsible well below market value of the property, made available to you as soon as they are ob- for planning and coordinating all matters re- lated to federal awards received from federal without granting the elderly the opportunity tained from our clients. laws for the purpose of attending the prob- to seek counsel, a recent appraisal of their We understand that some elderly residents property or to contest the eminent domain lems of the elderly population. in the towns of Penuelas, Utuado and OPPEA is also the agency designated to procedure which they are threatened with if Adjuntas did file complaints before the Puer- they do not grant a ‘‘voluntary’’ consent to administer and implement the federal pro- to Rico Police Department and therefore the grams of federal public Law 89–73 dated July sell their properties. criminal complaints will be submitted as Furthermore, the elderly population is 14, 1965, as amended, known as ‘‘Older Ameri- soon as we obtain a certified copy from the cans Act’’. It can also be designated by the being targeted with a psychological ‘‘war- Police Department. fare’’ tactic through constant ‘‘buzzing’’ of Governor of Puerto Rico as the local agency Understanding that these actions and poli- in charge of any other federal awards des- low flying Commonwealth and PREPA heli- cies are an open violation of the Civil Rights copters, some of which ‘‘sit’’ on top of the el- tined for elderly programs. Act, the Older American Act and the federal Local public Law Number 203 permits derly individuals residences for a prolonged statutes and regulations of which you are OPPEA to design programs in order to pro- period of time without any apparent reason particularly in charge of administering, we vide possible work opportunities and train- or motive, but to scare and cause fear in peo- request a formal criminal and civil inves- ing and re-training to elderly citizens. Also, ple of 80 or 90 years old with cardiac and hy- tigation from your Department. it offers alternatives in order for elderly peo- pertensive medical conditions which, in After the investigation we are confident ple to join actively in the community and, many cases have never been outside the that your Department will have reasonable for those able to, to provide consultative or rural areas and therefore never been exposed cause to believe that the Commonwealth and professional services to the community. to a helicopters noise and ‘‘buzzing’’. These PREPA are engaged in a pattern or practice OPPEA operates under an Ombudsman ‘‘buzzing’’ flights are being conducted day of violating the FAA regulations and the named by the Governor of Puerto Rico, with and intermittently at night under the 500 rights of the elderly population impacted by the consent and advice of the Senate of Puer- feet limit without any cause or reasonable the Via Verde Project and that the pattern to Rico for a fixed term of 14 years with the explanation. or practice is of such a nature that it is in- responsibility of organizing and directing the Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, Sec- tended to deny the full exercise of the rights functions of the Office. The current Ombuds- tion 91.119 of the General Operating and of our client and of many others numbering man is appearing Plaintiff, Hon. Rossana Flight Rules specifically prohibits low-flying in the thousands. Lo´ pez Leo´ n whose term expires on 2014. aircraft, except when necessary for takeoff If you have any doubts or questions, please Other functions and duties of OPPEA are: or landing, over any congested area of a city, a. Encourage participation of citizens in do not hesitate to contact us at (787) 721–6121. town, or settlement, or over any open air as- the development and implementation of pro- Cordially, sembly of persons, an altitude of 1,000 feet grams and projects for the elderly people; ROSSANA LO´ PEZ LEO´ N, MSG, above the highest obstacle within a hori- b. Provide technical advice and guidelines Ombudsman for the Elderly. zontal radius of 2,000 feet of the aircraft, to other public agencies and/or private insti- over other than congested areas, over an al- tutions who request them in order for them COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, titude of 500 feet above the surface except to improve the services they render to elder- PUERTO RICO OFFICE OF THE OM- over open water or sparsely populated areas. ly citizens; BUDSMAN FOR THE ELDERLY In the latter case, the aircraft may not be c. Organize and prepare conferences and San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 26, 2011. operated closer than 500 feet to any person, seminars, and perform studies and investiga- Re Complaint by the Puerto Rico Office of vessel, vehicle, or structure. This rule of tions, by themselves or in coordination with the Ombudsman for the Elderly Against other public agencies or private entities, in thumb applies to Helicopters which may be the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and order to develop new approaches and meth- operated at less than the minimums pre- the Puerto Rico Energy Power Author- ods, and the development of the necessary scribed above, if and only if, the operation is ity. personnel to provide services to the elderly conducted without hazard to persons or prop- Mr. GENE L. DODARO, population; erty on the surface. d. Compile, accumulate and analyze all Comptroller General, Government Account- OPPEA has sworn statements from many statistical data necessary for the planning, ability Office, Washington, DC. of the elderly population being seriously af- coordination and the development of a public DEAR SIR: The Puerto Rico Office of the fected by the actions undertaken by Com- policy related to elderly affairs, that re- Ombudsman for the Elderly (hereinafter monwealth and PREPA as well as a psycho- sponds to the needs of the particular mo- logical study of the adverse effect that these OPPEA) represented by the undersigned, ment; actions have caused on the general elderly Hon. Rossana Lo´ pez Leo´ n, is the ‘‘state unit e. Educate the community regarding the population of the areas impacted by the Via on aging of Puerto Rico’’ in charge of enact- elderly affairs in order to create a positive Verde project. ing the Older Americans Act by virtue of the attitude towards the elderly population; Identification: The civilian helicopters in- provisions of Act No. 203 of August 7, 2004, as f. Provide information to elderly people re- volved in the ‘‘buzzing’’ flights are readily well as by the ‘‘Bill of Rights for Aged Per- garding the services, benefits, programs and identifiable since they bear the markings of sons in Puerto Rico’’, Act No. 121 of July 12, activities that public agencies and private PREPA or are being rented by PREPA or its 1986, as amended. entities offer; and agents or subcontractor, New Star Acquisi- OPPEA, upon attending to the needs of g. Recommend to the Governor of Puerto tions. The ‘‘buzzing’’ flights are being per- this specific population, acts as an enabling Rico and the Legislative Assembly those pro- formed under the 500 feet limit as per the agent in the search for a better quality of cedures they believe necessary in order to at- above mentioned CFR, by aircraft number life for these residents, who on occasion are tend the problems and necessities of the el- N5800, N5854, and N5842. deprived of their civil and human rights as derly community.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:48 May 05, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04MY7.016 H04MYPT1 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE May 4, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3007 h. Attend to grievances brought by elderly reservoirs that are a huge part of the under- life for these residents, who on occasion are citizens, including the imposition of fines ground karstic region. It has been evidenced deprived of their civil and human rights as and the compensation for damages. by the detractors of the Via Verde project members of our society for which it receives Now, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico that the underground water supply will be substantial federal funds. As a matter of (hereinafter ELA) in cohort with the Puerto contaminated by bentonite, polymers, fact, OPPEA receives 90% of its budget from Rico Energy Power Agency (hereinafter surfactants and dye tracers which would federal sources. PREPA) have placed into action a project, render the underground water supply con- The creation of this office serves the pur- The Vı´a Verde Pipeline, which is a planned taminated and useless for human consump- pose of reaffirming the importance of the el- natural gas network to supply energy from tion. The Corps must be aware that there is derly citizens in our country, guaranteeing north to south in Puerto Rico, a project of no other source of water for these elderly their full enjoyment of the rights and pre- Governor Luis Fortun˜ o. residents of the region since in many parts of rogatives which they are entitled to. The pipeline will distribute natural gas the rural regions where they reside the Com- OPPEA is also the agency designated to from the Pen˜ uelas/Guayanilla area north to monwealth does not provide a source of administer and implement the federal pro- the Arecibo Cambalache Plant on to Palo water. grams of federal public Law 89–73 dated July Seco/San Juan. Moreover, it should be public notice that 14, 1965, as amended, known as ‘‘Older Ameri- ‘‘Via Verde’’ will negatively impact forest the Government of Puerto Rico has not only cans Act’’. It can also be designated by the areas, hydrographic basins, lands fit for agri- already spent millions of dollars from state Governor of Puerto Rico as the local agency culture, and the all-important and endan- public coffers but also from federal sources in charge of any other federal awards des- gered karstic region of northern Puerto like ARRA and has authorized multimillion tined for elderly programs. Rico. It will also represent further depend- dollar contracts for the purchase of land, Now, The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ence on another form of fossil fuel that, materials (gas pipeline) and the construction (herein after Commonwealth) in cohort with while less polluting than the current oil of the gas pipeline itself, without the appro- the Puerto Rico Energy Power Agency (here- based system of electricity generation, will priate permits from the U.S. Corps of Engi- in after PREPA) have placed into action a still contribute to global warming. neers, U.S. Wildlife and Fisheries and other project called The Via Verde Pipeline (appli- Furthermore, more than 200 elderly indi- relevant federal agencies. Thus, this project cation of reference) which is a planned nat- viduals, under the protection of the Older which is being constructed is illegal for lack ural gas network to supply energy from American Act are being affected and their of appropriate permits. north to south in Puerto Rico, a project of rights under that federal statute and the This situation is not only contrary to the Governor Luis Fortun˜ o. Constitution being breached and violated by Law 230 of July 31, 1974 (3 L.P.R. secc. 283) as The pipeline will distribute natural gas Commonwealth and PREPA. amended, also known as the Puerto Rico Ac- from the Pen˜ uelas/Guayanilla area north to These repetitive violations have become a counting Law, but also in direct contrast to the Arecibo Cambalache Plant on to Palo danger to the lives, health, rights and prop- Law 96 of June 26, 1964 as amended. See also Seco/San Juan. erty of the elderly population of the sector the Opinions of the Justice Secretary of ‘‘Via Verde’’ will negatively impact forest being impacted by the Via Verde project by Puerto Rico number 2010–15 and H.M.C.A. areas, hydrographic basins, lands fit for agri- way of illegal trespassing into the properties (P.R.) Inc et al. v. Contralor 126 D.P.R. 478 culture, and the all-important and endan- of the elderly under the false pretext of (1990). gered karstic region of northern Puerto Rico measuring a nonexisting right of way, illegal Understanding that these actions and poli- as your letter of December 22, 2010 sent to trespassing into the homes of the elderly cies are an open violation of the Civil Rights PREPA has underscored. with fraudulent pretenses to generate a writ- Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act and Furthermore, more than 200 elderly indi- ten authorization from the elderly to allow the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, viduals, under the protection of the Older and permit a consented purchase of their among others, we request a formal criminal American Act, residing for more than 30 property to the Commonwealth and PREPA and civil investigation from your Depart- years in the area to be impacted by the Via well below market value of the property, ment. Verde project are being and will be adversely without granting the elderly the opportunity After the investigation we are confident affected and their rights under federal stat- to seek counsel, a recent appraisal of their that your Department will have reasonable utes and regulations breached and violated property or to contest the eminent domain cause to believe that any person or group of by Commonwealth and PREPA. procedure which they are threatened with if These repetitive violations have become a persons is engaged in a pattern or practice of they do not grant a ‘‘voluntary’’ consent to danger to the lives, health, rights and prop- resistance to the full enjoyment of any of sell their properties. erty of the elderly population of the sector the rights secured by the law, and that the Furthermore, the elderly population is being impacted by the Via Verde project by pattern or practice is of such a nature and is being targeted with a psychological ‘‘war- way of illegal trespassing into the properties intended to deny the full exercise of the fare’’ tactic through constant ‘‘buzzing’’ of of the elderly under the false pretext of rights of our client and of many others num- low flying Commonwealth and PREPA heli- measuring a non existing right of way, ille- bering in the thousands. copters, some of which ‘‘sit’’ on top of the el- gal trespassing into the homes of the elderly If you have any doubts or questions, please derly individuals’ residences for a prolong with fraudulent pretenses to generate a writ- do not hesitate to contact us. period of time without any apparent reason ten authorization from the elderly to allow Cordially, or motive, but to scare and cause fear in peo- and permit a consented purchase of their ROSSANA LO´ PEZ LEON´ , MSG, ple of 80 or 90 years old with cardiac and hy- property to the Commonwealth and PREPA Ombudsman for the Elderly. pertensive medical conditions which, in well below market value of the property, many cases have never been outside the without granting the elderly the opportunity COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, rural areas and therefore never been exposed to seek counsel, a recent appraisal of their PUERTO RICO OFFICE OF THE OM- to a helicopter’s noise and ‘‘buzzing’’. These property or to contest the eminent domain BUDSMAN FOR THE ELDERLY, ‘‘buzzing’’ flights are being conducted day procedure which they are threatened with if San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 25, 2011. and intermittently at night under the 500 they do not grant a ‘‘voluntary’’ consent to Re: Complaint by The Puerto Rico Office Of feet limit without any cause or reasonable sell their properties. explanation. The Ombudsman For The Elderly Furthermore, most of the elderly popu- These repetitive violations have become a Against The Commonwealth of Puerto lation residing in the impacted areas receive danger to the lives, health, rights and prop- Rico and The Puerto Rico Energy Power their water supply from private or public erty of the elderly population of the sector Authority. reservoirs that are a huge part of the under- being impacted by the Via Verde project by U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, ground karstic region. It has been evidenced way of illegal trespassing into the properties South Atlantic Division, by the detractors of the Via Verde project of the elderly under the false pretext of Jacksonville, FL. that the underground water supply will be measuring a nonexisting right of way, illegal U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, contaminated by bentonite, polymers, trespassing into the homes of the elderly South Atlantic Division, surfactants and dye tracers which would with fraudulent pretenses to generate a writ- Atlanta, Georgia. render the underground water supply con- ten authorization from the elderly to allow DEAR SIR: The Puerto Rico Office Of The taminated and useless for human consump- and permit a consented purchase of their Ombudsman For The Elderly (herein after tion. The Corps must be aware that there no property to the Commonwealth and PREPA OPPEA) represented by the undersigned, other source of water for these elderly resi- well below market value of the property, Hon. Rossana Lo´ pez Leo´ n, is the ‘‘state unit dents of the region since in many parts of without granting the elderly the opportunity on aging of Puerto Rico’’ in charge of enact- the rural regions where they reside the Com- to seek counsel, a recent appraisal of their ing the Older Americans Act by virtue of the monwealth does not provide a source of property or to contest the eminent domain provisions of Act No. 203 of August 7, 2004, as water. procedure which they are threatened with if well as by the ‘‘Bill of Rights for Aged Per- Moreover, although alternative sites or they do not grant a ‘‘voluntary’’ consent to sons in Puerto Rico’’, Act No. 121 of July 12, projects have been proposed to the Common- sell their properties. 1986, as amended. wealth, to no avail. Furthermore, most of the elderly popu- OPPEA, upon attending to the needs of Our client has sworn statements from lation residing in the impacted areas receive this specific population, acts as an enabling many of the elderly population being seri- their water supply from private or public agent in the search for a better quality of ously affected by the actions undertaken by

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Understanding that these actions and poli- on foreign oil endangers our environ- their waters, damage the ecosystems cies are an open violation of the Older Amer- ment, hurts our economy, and weakens the industries along our coasts rely on, ican Act and the federal statutes and regula- our national security. Our disagree- and go against what military experts tions of which you are particularly in charge ment lies in potential solutions. have been saying about drilling. of administering, we request a formal filing I believe that in order to lower gas Just weeks ago, several former mili- of this complaint before the Corps. prices, we can and must crack down on tary officers shared their thoughts and If you have any doubts or questions, please oil speculators, end Big Oil handouts, concern. ‘‘America’s dependence on oil do not hesitate to contact our office at (787) invest in public transit and electric ve- constitutes a clear and present danger 721–6121. Cordially, hicles, and increase corporate average to the security and welfare of the ROSSANA LO´ PEZ LEO´ N, MSG, fuel economy standards. The other side United States.’’ And they continue to Ombudsman for the Elderly. of the argument would have you be- say they are concerned with congres- lieve that all we need to do is increase sional efforts to undermine the agen- f our domestic oil resources and remove cies charged with overseeing extrac- ABORTION DEBATE regulations—regulations that purport- tion. What they are saying is it’s im- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The edly forced us to look outside our Na- portant to reduce our dependence on Chair recognizes the gentleman from tion’s borders for oil. foreign oil for our national security’s Our answers do not lie in more oil. sake, and it’s important to retain regu- Oklahoma (Mr. LANKFORD) for 5 min- utes. Our answers lie in conservation and latory authority to oversee drilling and Mr. LANKFORD. Abortion is one of smart investments. extraction of oil and gas. Then, you fol- Talk about smart investment—every the most divisive issues in America. low that it’s important to regulate our increase of 1 mile per gallon in auto One side sees the child in the womb as extraction in order to protect our Na- fuel efficiency yields more oil than can nothing but tissue, like a skin mole, tion. be found in two Arctic National Wild- and no one should tell a women when These bills do not offer solutions. life Refuges. An improvement right and if she can have an unnecessary and And what is worse, a full year fol- now of 2.7 miles per gallon would elimi- inconvenient tissue removed from her lowing the disaster of the Macondo/ nate our need for all Persian Gulf oil. body. The other side looks at that ‘‘tis- Deepwater well, we have yet to reform But it’s not a question of simple do- our Outer Continental Shelf policy. sue’’ in the womb and sees it sucking mestic supply and demand either, an- its thumb, reacting to her mother sing- But, again, you don’t need to take my other argument the other side of this word for it. ing, and possessing unique DNA, and issue will use. Oil prices are set on a asks the question: How can that not be The U.S. Energy Information Admin- global oil market. Historically, such istration put out a 2009 report com- a child? small increases in U.S. production have The debate about life will not be re- paring the difference between full, un- had little or no impact on world oil restricted offshore drilling and re- solved today, though for the sake of prices. millions of children who will die in the stricted offshore drilling. EIA found The U.S. Energy Information Admin- that in 2020, restrictions on drilling womb in abortion clinics, I wish it istration, or EIA, states in a 2008 report could have been resolved yesterday. versus unrestricted access had no im- that Arctic Refuge oil production ‘‘is pact on cost. The cost per barrel was H.R. 3, which we will be discussing all not expected to have a large impact on day today asks the question: Should identical. In 2030, indiscriminate drill- world oil prices,’’ noting that OPEC ing would lower our gas prices by just the Federal Government ever use tax- ‘‘could neutralize any potential price payer dollars to pay for or supplement 3 cents. impact of ANWR coastal plain produc- Take the calls for drilling in the Arc- abortions? tion by reducing its exports by an tic Refuge as another example. Even at When the Nation is so divided over equal amount.’’ peak production in 2030, Arctic Refuge this issue, isn’t it common sense not to Again, our answer does not lie in in- oil would account for six-tenths of 1 force a person who is passionately op- creased domestic oil production. Our percent of world oil production and posed to the death of the unborn to as- answer lies in conservation and in a only 2.4 percent of U.S. oil consump- sist in paying for the procedure? solid commitment to investment in re- tion. H.R. 3 also protects the conscience of newable energy resources. We can proactively move our Nation health care providers to not be forced Recent increases in conservation and toward reducing our dependence on for- to perform a procedure that they be- use of alternative technologies has cut eign oil so that we can take control of lieve violates their most basic oath: Do our Nation’s projected need for im- our energy future, protect our Nation, no harm. ported oil between now and 2050 by our economy, and our environment. Each year, this Congress votes to more than 100 billion barrels. That’s 10 And we must. prohibit abortion funding through our times more benefit that we might be f appropriations process. It’s time that able to get during the same period from we settled this issue permanently and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, SPENDING-DRIVEN DEBT CRISIS clearly. No taxpayer funding, support, without sacrificing one of our Nation’s The SPEAKER pro tempore. The or tax incentives of abortion in any most valued wilderness ecosystems. Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from way for this year, in any future year. In the past few years, we’ve taken North Carolina (Ms. FOXX) for 5 min- In a day of skyrocketing debt, how small steps to focus on conservation utes. can we justify supplementing abortion rather than production. In late 2007, Ms. FOXX. If your car is speeding and saying that it’s a necessary and es- corporate average fuel standards, com- into a ditch, the only thing to do to sential element of government? I think monly known as CAFE standards, re- survive is to slam the brakes as fast we cannot. ceived their first overhaul in more and hard as you can. Anything else This is time to resolve this issue. I than 30 years. This was a huge step in only stalls the disaster to come. strongly encourage my colleagues to the right direction, but there remains At this moment, America is speeding support H.R. 3 today in that vote. much work to do. into bankruptcy, and the only way to f The bills we will consider in the com- stop the descent and save our country ing week will endanger our environ- is to slam the brakes on government OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN ment, hurt our economy, and weaken spending and set our Nation on a brand OIL our national security. It seems to me new fiscal trajectory. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The these are the very same concerns we Critical times call for critical meas- Chair recognizes the gentleman from have with an overarching reliance and ures. The American people deserve hon- Illinois (Mr. QUIGLEY) for 5 minutes. addiction to foreign oil. est and courageous leadership from

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They’re com- every week when I come down to Wash- panies with huge profits receiving billions of The Path to Prosperity would lift the ington is the disconnect that I see be- dollars in wasteful government spending. crushing burden of record high debt, tween a lot of the politicians here and I’m not a person who is against drilling. spur economic growth and job creation, the people who are back home strug- I believe that we need a comprehensive en- and fulfill our Nation’s obligations to gling in their districts. ergy policy that takes advantage of clean en- the health and retirement security of The budget that was passed by Re- ergy, but also takes advantage of the natural every American. publicans is absolutely out of touch resources that we’ve been blessed with. With the Path to Prosperity, the with the people back in my district. I also believe that we need to be aggressive budget that Republicans adopted in the How in the world can you undermine in taking on the oil speculators who are prof- House 2 weeks ago, Americans will be the health and well-being of our seniors iting from the ballooning price of oil. back on the road to more jobs for today at the same time that you continue to But what I find particularly abhorrent is that, and a bankrupt-free nation for tomor- give the richest companies on the plan- at a time where Republicans are claiming that row. et tax breaks? That’s not what the peo- our country’s fiscal problems are an excuse f ple in my district want. The seniors, for us to undermine the needs of our seniors, GAS PRICES AND MEDICARE and all the people in my district, want many of whom live month-to-month, we are at The SPEAKER pro tempore. The health care. They feel like that as they the same time giving oil companies $4 billion Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from get older, they want the peace of mind in tax breaks. New York (Mrs. MCCARTHY) for 5 min- to know that they have access to the Those are not the priorities that I believe in. utes. greatest health care system in the And those are not the priorities that my con- Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. Mr. world. They’ve paid for that right. As stituents believe in. Speaker, before I begin to share my they worked throughout their life, A budget is a moral document of our prior- thoughts this morning about how the they paid into the Medicare system. ities. It should say something about a coun- Republican budget is a blow to our They believe that they have the right try’s values. American ideas and priorities, I would to Medicare, and I agree with them. That’s why, to turn back to Sunday for a be remiss if I didn’t use this oppor- Yet the Republican budget fun- second, that heroic rescue said so much tunity to praise our men and women in damentally undermines that right. The about our country. uniform, our President, and his advis- Republican budget ends Medicare as we Americans persevere, Americans fight for ers for the extraordinary courage and know it. It eliminates guaranteed cov- their values, and Americans are unrelenting in capability they all demonstrated in the erage for our seniors and turns the pro- their efforts. mission that put an end to Osama bin gram into a voucher program. This is a But we do those things because we want Laden on Sunday. drastic, drastic concept. safety and security for our families. Being from New York, we know first- Let’s not try to pretty things up We want to see our children and grand- hand of the consequences of this hor- here. Republicans are essentially push- children grow up in a country where fairness rible, horrible action that Osama bin ing seniors into the private market- and equity is the order of the day. Laden took on September 11, 2001. I place where they will pay more and get The Republican budget is not about fairness can’t tell you how many families in my less. As health care keeps rising with and equity. congressional district were hurt, lost inflation, these vouchers will not keep It is about hurting our seniors—and doing so their loved ones, children becoming or- pace. As the Congressional Budget Of- in order to give oil companies, who are phans in ways that it is going to take fice has said, Medicare beneficiaries wealthy beyond belief, additional tax breaks. them years, if forever, to recover. would bear a much larger share of their That’s not just. That is why Sunday was so impor- health care costs. The result would be That’s not fair. tant. It was a moment in history, our absolutely awful for our seniors. We That is not what I came to Congress to fight history. We told the world as Ameri- are going to see our parents and our for. cans, we’re going to fight not only for sisters and our brothers faced with f each other but we’re going to fight for awful choices: Are they going to pay STORM AND DISASTER RELIEF IN our rights, our ideals that are at the higher premiums? Are they going to NORTH CAROLINA core of our very being. have to get health plans that cover I would hope that, in the aftermath less? Or, even worse, will they drop out The SPEAKER pro tempore. The of Sunday, we would be able to come and have no health care at all? Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from together in the way that we did after Cutting our health care system isn’t North Carolina (Mrs. ELLMERS) for 5 September 11. We need to find more the only way that families are being minutes. ways to come together. We need to hurt. The high price of gas is hurting Mrs. ELLMERS. Mr. Speaker, 2 work together for the good of our con- families across this country and cer- weeks ago on Saturday, April 16, North stituents, for the good of our country. tainly in New York. Across the country Carolina was struck with vicious tor- But that doesn’t mean that we don’t and definitely on Long Island, the price nadoes that caused unprecedented de- have extraordinary differences of opin- of gas has climbed way above $4. Yet in struction and despair throughout the ion, and that’s what I’m here to talk what is an absolutely mind-boggling State and in my district. The loss of about today. I’m here to talk about the position, Republicans in Congress still property will take years to rebuild, but budget that the House Republican ma- refuse to allow a vote to repeal the bil- the lives that were lost can never be re- jority just passed—and I voted lions of dollars in taxpayer money that placed. In an instant, lives were cut against—on April 15. I believe that that oil companies are getting. Exxon, for short, leaving families with a gaping budget is a document that lays out the instance, just took in $10.7 billion dur- hole that can never be filled. With over wrong priorities. ing the first 3 months of the year 24 deaths throughout the State, this Trust me when I say that I’m as anx- alone. That’s a 69 percent increase over tragedy has touched each of us on a ious as anyone about our Nation’s fis- the same time frame from last year. personal level. cal policies, but we also need to make Other companies have enjoyed the Our district was hit especially hard sure that, in the process, we do not kill same increases, all while continuing to with six of our 10 counties affected, but thousands of jobs and hurt millions of receive $4 billion annually in subsidies. thanks to the resources provided by American families. A budget, as far as Mr. Speaker, we’re Americans. We President Obama’s emergency declara- I’m concerned, is a moral document. It can disagree, but we’re supposed to be tion and officials at FEMA, we have should be a declaration of our coun- fighting for this country. We need to been able to turn this tragedy into a try’s priorities. But the Republican make sure we protect our seniors. We swift recovery. budget does anything but that. It hurts need to make sure we have jobs. We On behalf of all North Carolinians, I our most vulnerable citizens while giv- need to make sure that we keep this would like to thank the officials at ing tax breaks to our oil companies. country safe. FEMA, the American Red Cross, the

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This reau- years of distinguished service, serving While we still have a tough road thorization would make important on the Appropriations Committee. ahead, our district can take heart in changes to the current program that After leaving Congress in 1981, Bob the fact that every step is being taken will allow more entrepreneurs to par- returned to private practice as a law- to ensure that help will reach everyone ticipate by allowing companies that re- yer in Portland and Washington, D.C., affected and in a swift and efficient ceive funding from multiple venture and later served on the Northwest manner. I hope that all Americans will capital groups to competitively apply Planning Power Council. keep the residents and families of for a portion of SBIR grants. Bob had many passions in his life but North Carolina and those families in Reauthorization of SBIR will allow none more important than his family. Alabama and the other States that us to continue to foster research and He was married 48 years to Marijane have been so terribly affected in their innovation that will translate into a until her death in 1989, and later, he prayers as we continue to work in the wealth of new employment opportuni- married Kathy Boe and found many rescue effort going forward. ties and economic growth for western years of happiness. Bob had seven chil- Thank you. God bless America. Pennsylvania and all of America. I dren who survive him: Nancy, Angus, hope my colleagues will join me in sup- f David, Jamie, Laurie, Bonnie and porting this bipartisan legislation that Jeanne. SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION encourages creativity and ensures He was by turns a stubborn political RESEARCH America will stay a global leader in in- animal, generous of spirit, with a leg- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The novation for years to come. acy for courage strengthened by his Chair recognizes the gentleman from f convictions. He was a man of great Pennsylvania (Mr. ALTMIRE) for 5 min- HONORING THE LIFE OF FORMER humor, intellect, and conviction. He utes. CONGRESSMAN ROBERT B. DUN- was also thrifty to an extent that is Mr. ALTMIRE. Mr. Speaker, I rise CAN legendary to family and friends and today in support of the Small Business many of his constituents. Until the end The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Innovation Research program. For over of his life I would still get letters from Chair recognizes the gentleman from a quarter century, SBIR has been key him with a series of 3-cent stamps and Oregon (Mr. BLUMENAUER) for 5 min- to American competitiveness around the old congressional return address on utes. the world. It has provided quality re- Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, I the envelope scratched over. But he search, spurred technological advance- rise this morning to comment on the was very careful with the taxpayer ments, and allowed innovative small passing of a dear friend and Oregon money in his Appropriations Com- businesses to partner with the govern- icon, former Congressman Robert Dun- mittee to an extent that sometimes ment for the development of some of can, who died last week at age 90. Bob drove even his supporters to distrac- today’s most cutting-edge goods and served his Nation with distinction be- tion. services. ginning with his service during World He leaves a legacy for courage, pas- The region I represent in western War II in both the merchant marine sion for justice, and accomplishment of Pennsylvania is home to a number of and the U.S. Navy. After graduating decades of service, particularly a dec- companies that have benefited from from the University of Michigan Law ade in two very different congressional the SBIR program, yet these compa- School, he settled in Medford, Oregon, districts that were united in the admi- nies have been faced with uncertainty with his wife Marijane. He was a State ration of this dedicated public servant. over the past few years because Con- legislator from that community. He He will be missed, but fondly remem- gress has failed to act on a full reau- served two terms as speaker for the bered. thorization. Short-term extensions are first time in Oregon history. f putting the future of research and de- From there, he went to serve in Con- RAPIDLY RISING GAS PRICES velopment at risk. In this fragile econ- gress, representing the Fourth Con- omy, Congress owes it to these gressional District in southwest Or- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The innovators to give them the certainty egon until he was persuaded by Presi- Chair recognizes the gentleman from they need to fully pursue their ideas. dent Lyndon Johnson to leave Congress Rhode Island (Mr. LANGEVIN) for 5 min- utes. b 1030 to run for a vacated U.S. Senate seat against Governor Mark Hatfield. In a Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise I have supported legislation to reau- campaign that defined Oregon politics today to urge my colleagues to join to- thorize this program for the past 4 for over a decade, Bob lost narrowly to gether to immediately address one of years because I understand the impor- Mark Hatfield in, to say the very least, the greatest problems facing our fami- tance of innovation and the Federal a heated campaign, focusing in large lies and small business right now; that Government’s unique role in creating a measure over the United States’ in- is, rapidly rising gas prices. fertile climate for it. In the past, when- volvement in the war in Vietnam, As I traveled across Rhode Island ever our Nation has bounced back from which he supported and Mark Hatfield during the district work period, the economic downturns, innovation has opposed. A significant development was issue of high gas prices was never far been the catalyst. Time and again, in- the endorsement of then-Democratic from anyone’s mind. It affects every ventive ideas have led to new products, U.S. Senator Wayne Morris of Repub- family’s bottom line and the budgets of generating a wave of job creation and lican Hatfield, which many experts feel small businesses that are still recov- putting us on a path back to pros- provided the narrow margin of victory ering from the recession. perity. for Hatfield. Later, Bob almost won the As our fragile economy continues, it This year, I have joined with my col- Democratic primary against Wayne is imperative that we work to find so- leagues on the Small Business Com- Worse when he ran for reelection 2 lutions in the short term as we turn mittee to introduce a full 3-year reau- years later sending shockwaves that our attention towards a serious, long- thorization of the SBIR program. As reverberated for a decade. term solution to reduce our demand for Congress looks for ways to reduce I first had the opportunity to work oil. Our Nation simply cannot have low spending yet keep America globally with Bob Duncan when I was directing gas prices without reducing the competitive, the SBIR program is that a campaign to lower Oregon’s voting amount of oil that we use. rare piece of legislation that can ac- age in 1969, and he was a zealous sup- We remain in constant competition complish both goals simultaneously. porter of engaging young people in the right now with India, China, and other At its most fundamental, the SBIR political process. developing Nations, and the world does program provides valuable seed money In 1974, Bob again made history by not have the resources to continue to for entrepreneurs who are willing to being the first Oregonian to represent 2 supply us all with cheap oil, especially

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But lic for which it stands, one nation under God, duce demand through improved vehicle we cannot let this prevent us from indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. fuel economy standards and energy ef- moving forward and delivering to our f ficient technology in our buildings and constituents who cannot afford these ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER homes, while investing in clean energy, costs or a slowed economic recovery. including an increased commitment to Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- the research and development of off- work together to enact short-term pro- tain up to 15 requests for 1-minute shore wind. visions and long-term solutions to speeches from each side of the aisle. We should put our money behind bring relief to working families and f those efforts instead of giving billions small business. GAS PRICES of dollars in tax breaks each year to oil f companies. As we just recently heard, (Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio asked and ExxonMobil just reported first quarter RECESS was given permission to address the earnings of $11 billion, a nearly 70 per- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- House for 1 minute and to revise and cent increase, with other oil companies ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair extend his remarks.) following closely behind. Mr. Speaker, declares the House in recess until noon Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, let’s eliminate subsidies for these big today. the average for a gallon of gas in Ohio corporations that don’t need our help. Accordingly (at 10 o’clock and 41 is over $4 a gallon. In eastern and In the short term, Congress must minutes a.m.), the House stood in re- southeast Ohio, this is particularly partner with President Obama and sup- cess until noon. hard on families who live in rural areas. Farmers, ranchers, seniors, port Attorney General Holder’s efforts f to monitor oil and gas markets and working families who have limited safeguard consumers against unlawful b 1200 means of transportation—these high gas prices are having a negative impact practices. We also need stricter guide- AFTER RECESS lines for speculators and getting specu- on everyone. The higher gas prices go, The recess having expired, the House lators out of the market. We need the more of an impact it has on our was called to order by the Speaker at guidelines for people who buy oil just economy and on our chances for a real noon. to sell it at a profit, perhaps by allow- economic recovery. ing people to buy oil on the market f Small business owners are watching money they could otherwise invest in only if they can actually receive prod- PRAYER uct. their businesses go to paying for fuel, Additionally, I urge my colleagues to Reverend Dr. Kurt Gerhard, St. Pat- and working families are anxiously pressure oil companies to drill on do- rick’s Episcopal Church, Washington, redoing their budgets to account for mestic lands where they already have D.C., offered the following prayer: higher fuel costs and looking for ways existing leases. The industry right now God of peace, Who called all people to cut back. is drilling on less than a quarter of the from every nation to seek reconcili- We’re blessed with an abundance of 80 million acres where it already has ation with each other for the good of natural resources in Ohio. We’re one of leases approved. While this is not a creation, inspire in us the will to per- the highest coal-producing areas, and long-term solution, we need responsible severe, through moments of conflict, to with the Marcellus shale right next drilling on lands where there are exist- seek common ground. door in West Virginia, we’re poised to ing leases. Now, this is, I believe, a Bless this country and all its leaders make an enormous contribution to faster, fairer, and safer path to more in the continued fulfillment of a vision making America self-sufficient in en- domestic production, unlike legislation set forth in July of 1776 that all people ergy. We need an energy strategy that on the floor this week which will put are ‘‘endowed by their Creator with will help us become energy self-suffi- oil rig workers and the environment at certain unalienable rights, that among cient so we stop relying on other coun- risk by expediting critical safety re- these are life, liberty and the pursuit of tries to meet our energy needs. views. happiness.’’ Now is the time to levy a None of this, of course, lessens the During this session of the 112th Con- ‘‘permatorium’’ on developing Amer- urgency of switching to alternative gress in this, the people’s House, may ican energy resources. Let’s open up fuels. the hearts of these duly elected Rep- our American resources and put our resentatives be blessed with the integ- country on the path to ensuring our en- b 1040 rity of purpose and the steadfast com- ergy security, instead of continuing to The U.S. has only 1.4 percent of the mitment to seek and serve the people rely on foreign sources for energy. world’s proven oil reserves but cur- of the United States of America for the f rently consumes 22 percent of the betterment of this country and the world’s oil. world. WE MUST NOT PASS H.R. 3 In the long run, we will remain sus- We ask this all in the name of the (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given ceptible to repeats of the current crisis one God, the God of all nations. Amen. permission to address the House for 1 unless we take every opportunity to f minute.) decrease our dependence on oil. Now I Mr. QUIGLEY. Madam Speaker, I want to highlight one important initia- THE JOURNAL rise today in opposition to H.R. 3 and tive in my State that involves public The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- to remind my colleagues of two key transportation. The Rhode Island Pub- ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- dates. lic Transit Authority acquired just re- ceedings and announces to the House January 20, 2011, the day H.R. 3 was cently 53 new hybrid buses and is up- his approval thereof. introduced. Just 3 months ago, the au- grading 10 trolleys to hybrid propul- Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- thors of this extremist, offensive bill sion, and we should encourage others nal stands approved. introduced a version of H.R. 3 that to follow their lead. RIPTA expects f would have redefined rape and incest. that their new hybrid fleet will save They don’t want us to remember, but them approximately 20 percent on fuel PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE we cannot forget 173 Members of Con- usage, which will help prevent price in- The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman gress signed their names to a bill that creases and route closures. from Ohio (Mr. JOHNSON) come forward would have redefined rape to exclude We should build on the success in and lead the House in the Pledge of Al- women who are unconscious, mentally Rhode Island nationally by requiring legiance. disabled, or forced into sex by threat.

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And that’s why this month we HAMAS MERGER But we will not forget that date, and take time to remember the unique we will not forget the 173 Members of (Mr. PITTS asked and was given per- Jewish American identity, steeped in this body who want to redefine rape mission to address the House for 1 history and faith, and their tremen- and incest, and we will not turn back minute and to revise and extend his re- dously important contributions to our the clock to a time when women could marks.) Nation. not make their own choices and access Mr. PITTS. Madam Speaker, the f vital care. news that Osama bin Laden had been b 1210 We will not forget. We will not go killed by U.S. forces on Sunday back, and we must not pass H.R. 3. brought reassurance to many around SHALE NATURAL GAS f the world that justice had finally been (Mr. REED asked and was given per- served. A man responsible for the NAVY SEALS 1—BIN LADEN—0 mission to address the House for 1 deaths of thousands of innocent people minute and to revise and extend his re- (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was of all races and religions had been lo- marks.) given permission to address the House cated and eliminated. However, not ev- Mr. REED. Madam Speaker, I rise for 1 minute.) eryone saw it the same way. today to bring attention to the plenti- Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, Ismail Haniyeh, leader of Hamas in ful natural gas reserves that we have in Osama bin Laden has met his maker, Gaza, called bin Laden a sheikh and the United States. Many of my col- and we appreciate the Navy SEALs for said, ‘‘We condemn the assassination leagues may not be aware of two stud- arranging the meeting, but Pakistan and the killing of an Arab holy war- ies which recently highlighted the gives us some concern. It seems like rior.’’ This comes the same week that abundance of this clean-burning domes- Pakistan might be playing both sides, Palestinian political parties Hamas tic fuel source which holds so much and they have a lot of explaining to do. and Fatah have reconciled and formed promise. For all these years, we believed that a unity government. The first study I would like to draw Osama bin Laden was on the run, living How can the United States provide attention to is the Energy Information in a cave; but, apparently, Satan’s aid to a unity government if one of its Administration’s Energy Outlook 2011, Pawn has been living for years in a most important leaders praises a mass which analyzes energy production, con- million-dollar compound just yards murderer? How can Israel negotiate sumption, technology, market supply away from a Pakistani military base, treaties with a government composed and demand, and the direction those but Pakistan claims no knowledge of of a party that is actively seeking its trends may take in the future. The out- Osama bin Laden’s whereabouts. I just destruction? look anticipates strong growth in the don’t buy it. There cannot be true peace as long as natural gas development and consump- I’ve introduced a bill that would re- Hamas holds up Osama bin Laden and tion because of development of shale quire Congress and the American peo- other terrorists as heroes. The Pales- gas resources. The outlook notes that ple to get a full understanding of what tinian people must recognize that ha- growth in natural gas would not be per- Pakistan knew about bin Laden’s tred and terrorism will never bring missible but for the combination of whereabouts and when they knew it, them true peace and true independ- horizontal drilling and hydraulic frac- before we give them any more Amer- ence. turing technologies which have made ican money. Congress has already ap- f shale gas economical to produce. The propriated $3 billion in aid to Pakistan COMMEMORATING JEWISH outlook finds that hydraulic fracturing for this year; and unless Pakistan can AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH and horizontal drilling have led to an prove that they were not providing average annual growth rate of 48 per- sanctuary for America’s number one (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given cent in the time period from of 2006 to enemy, they should not receive any permission to address the House for 1 2010. American aid. minute.) The second study I would like to And that’s just the way it is. Mr. CICILLINE. Madam Speaker, I mention is the American Gas Associa- f rise today to honor and recognize the tion’s Potential Gas Committee 2010 bi- rich history of the Jewish American OPPOSE H.R. 3 ennial report. experience in the United States as we This report highlights the potential supply of (Ms. TSONGAS asked and was given mark Jewish American Heritage natural gas in the United States. To be spe- permission to address the House for 1 Month. cific, the report finds that the Untied States minute.) It is fitting that the words of the possesses an untapped natural gas resource Ms. TSONGAS. Madam Speaker, I Jewish American poet, Emma Lazarus, potential of 1,898 trillion cubic feet. This is the rise in strong opposition to the major- are immortalized on the Statue of Lib- highest resource evaluation in the Potential ity’s attempt to undermine a woman’s erty, ‘‘Give me your tired, your poor, Gas Committee’s 46 year history. right to choose, a right that is funda- your huddled masses yearning to My Congressional District in New York State mental to a woman’s freedom. breathe free,’’ because here in the overlays a formation known as the Marcellus H.R. 3 would raise taxes on any United States we recognize the power- Shale. This shale play is one of the leading American whose employer-sponsored ful impact of the Jewish American ex- contributors to the rapid growth in estimates of health care plan provides coverage for perience—people who escaped persecu- recoverable natural gas in the United States. an abortion. It eliminates Americans’ tion, arrived here as immigrants and By developing and utilizing these massive right to use their own funds in health prospered. natural gas reserves, we can begin to reduce savings accounts for a legal abortion Jewish Americans formed strong our dependence on foreign oil, and thus over unless they can prove to the IRS that communities, became involved in their time, reduce the cost of gasoline. As we all they were victims of rape or incest. neighborhoods, and have made lasting know, American producers and consumers are This legislation allows a hospital to contributions to our country. Jewish paying a heavy price as the cost of gasoline refuse to perform an emergency abor- Americans represent some of this coun- continues to rise. Everything costs more to tion, even if a woman would die with- try’s, and indeed the world’s, foremost produce, more to transport, and more to pur- out it. It would allow doctors to refuse innovators in health and science, busi- chase. abortion services, even if a pregnancy ness and industry, politics and govern- Reducing our dependence on foreign oil is threatens a woman’s health. And this ment, arts and culture. This spirit is both a national security issue and an eco- law makes radical changes to the way also found in many Jewish Americans nomic issue. I urge my colleagues to consider

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Current law al- dangerous or unplanned pregnancy. was given permission to address the ready prohibits Federal funds from cov- That’s already the law: no public House for 1 minute.) ering abortion services, and it has for money for abortions. But now they are Ms. BASS of California. Madam 30 years. Now Republicans want to stop going to raise taxes on small busi- Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to private insurers from offering cov- nesses, telling them that if they offer a H.R. 3, which the House will vote on erage, and they want to ban women health plan for men or women that has later today. from purchasing a comprehensive the gall to cover abortions—and, by the After voting last month to end Medi- health care plan with their own money. way, that’s about 90 percent of plans care, as we know it, for seniors, today H.R. 3 is not about taxpayer funding, that cover all legal procedures—then the majority is attacking women’s re- and it’s certainly not about reducing they can no longer get a tax break for productive freedom. For the last 3 the deficit. It is an extreme plan that offering such a plan. months, we have watched as the major- will raise taxes on any person or busi- Raising taxes on businesses that offer ity party has consistently attacked the ness that buys insurance that includes comprehensive health plans, that’s the right of women to receive comprehen- abortion coverage. That’s right, if a bill that’s up today. Now, even private sive health care, and today is no dif- small business wants to treat women money of individuals, both men and ferent. equally and guarantee them access to women, and businesses will now face a H.R. 3 has outrageous provisions that legal health care services—paid for new tax. So, so much for small govern- would end comprehensive private with their own money—that business ment and lower taxes that the Repub- health insurance coverage and reduce will pay higher taxes. licans talk about. women’s access to abortion care in Do not be fooled by the talk about f many ways. H.R. 3 manipulates the Tax taxpayer funding. This bill is harmful Code to restrict access to comprehen- to women’s health. It undermines the b 1220 sive care. The bill raises taxes on indi- right to choose, and I urge my col- THE NO TAXPAYER FUNDING FOR viduals and small businesses with in- leagues to vote ‘‘no’’ on this bill later ABORTION ACT surance plans that cover abortion, forc- today. (Ms. ESHOO asked and was given per- ing them to drop their health insur- f ance plan. mission to address the House for 1 H.R. 3 is an unprecedented attempt WHEN WILL THE REPUBLICANS minute and to revise and extend her re- to deny access to full reproductive WORK ON RESTORING JOBS? marks.) care. I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘no’’ (Mr. HIMES asked and was given per- Ms. ESHOO. Madam Speaker, I rise on this radical antichoice bill. mission to address the House for 1 today in opposition to H.R. 3, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. f minute and to revise and extend his re- marks.) First of all, to imply that taxpayers TAX PENALTIES ON WOMEN’S Mr. HIMES. Madam Speaker, I rise fund abortions today is a lie. No, not HEALTH this morning with a question, which is: one penny can be spent on abortions (Ms. RICHARDSON asked and was What are we doing? What are we doing because of the Hyde Amendment which given permission to address the House here? Like all 434 of my colleagues, I passed on September 30, 1976. for 1 minute and to revise and extend just spent 2 weeks at home listening to What this bill does is to play repro- her remarks.) my constituents, and I heard one mes- ductive roulette with the Tax Code. Ms. RICHARDSON. Madam Speaker, sage: Do everything you can. Don’t let Under H.R. 3, if someone buys private I rise today in strong opposition to a second go by. Work to restore jobs in insurance that includes coverage for H.R. 3. This deceptively titled legisla- this country. Improve the economy. abortions, they will be taxed. If some- tion is nothing more than an assault on And I get down here on Monday, and one buys private insurance, using your women’s access to health care. what did we do this week? We voted in own money, obviously, that doesn’t in- If enacted, this legislation would se- this Chamber to eliminate funding for clude coverage for abortions, then they verely curtail women’s access to repro- school-based health centers, funding can deduct the cost of the health plan ductive health care services. What for kids who don’t have any other way from their taxes. This would turn our would it do? It would impose tax pen- to see a doctor. Today, thanks to the tax collection agency into a health alties on women. It would narrow the Republican majority, we will vote to care policing agency. already restrictive areas that the Hyde try to scale back the right of women to I support a woman’s right to opt for amendment has dealt with. And fur- have access to reproductive health or against abortion. The decision is pri- ther, what I find most alarming, it care. And later on this week, we are vate. It’s a matter of faith. It’s a mat- would attack the coverage for Federal going to take up measures that will ter of conscience, and our Constitution employees, including women who serve keep the gravy train flowing to the oil recognizes this. in the military. Where is all of our ap- companies, the $4 billion in our tax- Make no mistake, this is an attack plause now? payer money that goes to companies on women’s health and it’s a giant step The Hyde amendment clearly states like ExxonMobil, which last week re- back for the equality we’ve worked so that no taxpayer dollars are to be used ported $10 billion in profits. I’m glad hard to achieve. This is wrong, this is for abortion care and has narrowly pro- ExxonMobil is making money, but you dangerous, and the House should op- vided exceptions that state for rape, in- know what? They don’t need ours. pose it. cest, and health complications that So what are we doing? When is the f arise from pregnancy which would put Republican majority going to get seri- OPPOSING H.R. 3 a mother’s life in danger. Are we ous about the one thing that my con- against that? stituents care about—jobs? (Mr. HOLT asked and was given per- I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘no’’ on f mission to address the House for 1 this bill resoundingly, ‘‘no’’ on H.R. 3. minute and to revise and extend his re- NEW HEALTH INSURANCE TAX f marks.) (Ms. SCHAKOWSKY asked and was Mr. HOLT. Madam Speaker, I also ABORTION COVERAGE given permission to address the House rise in strong opposition to H.R. 3. (Mr. PETERS asked and was given for 1 minute.) Our first priorities here in the House permission to address the House for 1 Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. I rise in strong of Representatives must be helping fos- minute.) opposition to H.R. 3. ter job creation and supporting middle-

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It’s time to get back to the health care choices of women. victims. work of putting Americans back to Now, even if all it did is what the This bill to limit women’s health work. Let’s do that. name implies, to prohibit Federal sub- services is a shameful distraction from f sidies for abortion, it would be redun- the public’s top priority, creating jobs. dant, unnecessary and misguided. But f NO TAXPAYER FUNDING FOR it’s much worse than that. In truth, ABORTION ACT BIG OIL WELFARE REPEAL ACT it’s an unprecedented and extreme at- Mr. NUGENT. Madam Speaker, by di- tempt to limit health insurance cov- (Mr. YARMUTH asked and was given rection of the Committee on Rules, I erage for American women, to raise permission to address the House for 1 call up House Resolution 237 and ask taxes on small businesses, to infringe minute.) for its immediate consideration. Mr. YARMUTH. Madam Speaker, on the legally protected right of Amer- The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- with gas prices in my district in Louis- ican servicewomen, to make this legal, lows: constitutionally protected medical pro- ville, Kentucky hitting $4, as they are H. RES. 237 cedure inaccessible to women. all over the country, ExxonMobil just Resolved, That upon the adoption of this I oppose H.R. 3, and urge my col- reported earnings of $10.7 billion for the quarter, almost 70 percent higher resolution it shall be in order to consider in leagues to vote ‘‘no.’’ And I urge the the House the bill (H.R. 3) to prohibit tax- majority to get to work helping Ameri- than last year. BP, Conoco, Shell, and payer funded abortions and to provide for cans to get to work. Chevron already reported huge in- conscience protections, and for other pur- f creases in profits. And we are still giv- poses. All points of order against consider- ing them taxpayer-financed subsidies. ation of the bill are waived. In lieu of the VOTE ‘‘NO’’ ON H.R. 3 Last week, the chairman of the Budg- amendment in the nature of a substitute rec- (Mr. FARR asked and was given per- et Committee said he thinks we ought ommended by the Committee on the Judici- mission to address the House for 1 to do away with these subsidies. And ary now printed in the bill, the amendment minute and to revise and extend his re- yet, he and the rest of the Republican in the nature of a substitute printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accom- marks.) majority are pushing a budget that not panying this resolution shall be considered Mr. FARR. Madam Speaker, it ap- only sustains those giveaways to oil as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be pears that there are some in this body companies, but also would lower taxes considered as read. All points of order who believe that if you state a false- for billionaires, all at the expense of against provisions in the bill, as amended, hood often enough people will believe our seniors, our students and our strug- are waived. The previous question shall be that it’s the truth. That’s what the bill gling families who are paying that $4 a considered as ordered on the bill, as amend- before us is all about. It’s an attempt gallon all over the country. ed, to final passage without intervening mo- to legislate something that isn’t. We ought to do away with these sub- tion except: (1) one hour of debate with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by The proponents of H.R. 3 want you to sidies, and the Democrats have intro- the chair and ranking minority member of believe that abortion is rampant in duced the Big Oil Welfare Repeal Act the Committee on the Judiciary, 10 minutes America, and we spend zillions of Fed- to do just that. If we are serious about equally divided and controlled by the chair eral dollars a year, and this bill will deficit reduction and equity in this and ranking minority member of the Com- stop the use of those Federal funds. country and fairness, we will pass the mittee on Ways and Means, and 10 minutes This is a crock of baloney. Big Oil Welfare Repeal Act, and we will equally divided and controlled by the chair Everyone in this House knows that help to begin to return this country to and ranking minority member of the Com- Federal funds are not spent on abor- having an economy that works for ev- mittee on Energy and Commerce; and (2) one motion to recommit with or without instruc- tions. It’s been the law of this land for erybody, and not just for ExxonMobil. tions. the last 35 years. H.R. 3 will have no ef- f fect, zero, nada, on the use of Federal The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. THE NO TAXPAYER FUNDING FOR funds for abortion services in America MILLER of Michigan). The gentleman ABORTION ACT because it’s the law under which we are from Florida is recognized for 1 hour. already operating. (Mr. HINCHEY asked and was given Mr. NUGENT. For the purpose of de- But what H.R. 3 will do is drastically permission to address the House for 1 bate only, I yield the customary 30 codify an untruth. It will reach into minute.) minutes to the gentlewoman from New the pockets of women and prevent Mr. HINCHEY. Madam Speaker, I York (Ms. SLAUGHTER), pending which I them from using their own money, rise in opposition to H.R. 3, which has yield myself such time as I may con- their own private money, on pur- nothing to do with taxpayer funding of sume. During consideration of this res- chasing health care insurance which abortion. Right or wrong, Federal fund- olution, all time yielded is for the pur- covers abortion services. ing for abortion hasn’t been allowed for pose of debate only. This is a mass intrusion into the pri- more than 3 decades. GENERAL LEAVE vate lives of people and to businesses. Instead, H.R. 3 has everything to do Mr. NUGENT. Madam Speaker, I ask It should be defeated. with infringing on the constitutionally unanimous consent that all Members f protected right to an abortion that has may have 5 legislative days to revise been the law of the land for 38 years. and extend their remarks. ASSAULT ON WOMEN’S HEALTH For years we’ve been listening to Re- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there (Mrs. LOWEY asked and was given publicans call for smaller government, objection to the request of the gen- permission to address the House for 1 less regulation, fewer taxes. But this tleman from Florida? minute.) bill represents the opposite of these There was no objection. Mrs. LOWEY. Later today, the House values. It’s more regulation on busi- Mr. NUGENT. House Resolution 237 will continue its extreme assault on ness, more regulation on health care provides for a closed rule for consider- women’s health. H.R. 3 would prevent decisions that should be left up to ation of H.R. 3. The rule provides for small businesses and families from re- women and their doctors. It’s more ample debate on this bill and gives ceiving tax credits for private insur- taxes on small business, more taxes on Members of both the minority and the ance coverage that includes safe and women. And it’s more control by anti- majority the opportunity to partici- legal health procedures; allow hos- choice extremists in Washington. pate in the debate. pitals to deny lifesaving care to Finally, this bill isn’t about job cre- Madam Speaker, I rise today in sup- women; if audited, potentially require ation either. Instead, it’s about bring- port of this rule and the underlying

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And my response to him was sim- tach a series of amendments to appro- ers. ple and personal and still applies priation bills specifically stating that It eliminates abortion-related today. funds spent in that legislation may not amendments to appropriation bills, I asked him that if, God forbid, he be used for elective abortions. Every bills that the rules of the House remind ever finds himself in a difficult posi- year these amendments pass. These us aren’t even supposed to legislate tion of having to decide whether or not amendments pass, Madam Speaker, be- through amendments. It ensures that his wife needed to have an abortion, ei- cause Members of Congress know and all Federal programs are subject to ther because of the health of the fetus recognize the fact that the vast major- this important safeguard. or the mother was in danger or because ity of Americans do not want their Once again, Madam Speaker, I rise in of another personal or private matter, hard-earned money to be spent for support of this rule and the underlying is he willing to say to people gathered abortions of innocent, unborn lives. legislation. I encourage my colleagues in the hospital and during the discus- to vote ‘‘yes’’ on the rule and ‘‘yes’’ on b 1230 sion, No decision can be made until the underlying bill. LOUISE SLAUGHTER gets here because In 2010 the Zogby/O’Leary poll found I reserve the balance of my time. Congress will make that decision for Ms. SLAUGHTER. Madam Speaker, I that 77 percent of Americans believe him? that Federal funds should never be yield myself such time as I may con- The right to an abortion is already a used to pay for abortions or should sume. procedure that is carefully regulated We have had many misnamed bills, only be used to save the life of the by the decision of Roe v. Wade. Today’s euphemistically called almost any- mother—77 percent, Madam Speaker. legislation would go far beyond this thing to try to make some kind of This number proves that even people status quo and further restrict access point, but this one does not have a who support a woman’s right to choose in an attempt to make it practically thing in the world to do with restrict- still believe that tax dollars should not impossible to receive an abortion under pay for that choice. ing Federal money used in abortions. That has not been done for 30 years. these laws. Clearly the time has come to move Today’s bill changes the tax system— This bill actually says let’s try to beyond this piecemeal approach and re- this is an important point and I want make sure that no insurance compa- form the way our Nation addresses this you to understand this—for private nies in the country will ever cover very important and sensitive issue. health care plans that offer abortion H.R. 3 simply codifies and makes per- them again no matter what the cir- coverage to small businesses and indi- manent the policies that currently rely cumstances. viduals, as most of them do. If passed upon regular, re-approval of Congress. With no other medical procedure into law, this bill would pressure pri- Among the riders made permanent to would we be even standing here talking vate health insurance plans to stop of- H.R. 3 are: about what’s best for American citi- fering that coverage altogether. And the Hyde amendment, which pro- zens. In all my years in Congress, I that, Madam Speaker, is the purpose of hibits funding for elective abortion have never had to debate a bill about this bill. coverage through any program funded how and when a patient can receive an In addition, and most egregiously, to- through the annual Labor, Health and appendectomy nor a bill about how or day’s legislation opens the door to the Human Services Appropriations Act; when a patient can receive corrective the Helms amendment, which pro- surgery nor is it legal to have a vasec- IRS audits of rape and incest survivors, hibits funding for abortion as a method tomy. to prove that they followed the law of family planning overseas; Yet here we are today debating a bill when paying for an abortion. Do we do the Smith Federal Employee Health that will reach far beyond the status this with anything else—I’m absolutely Benefit Plan amendment, which pro- quo and place restrictions on the con- astonished—to place this kind of bur- hibits funding for elective abortion stitutionally protected right to access den on a medical procedure? It’s been coverage for Federal employees; reproductive health care. In the case of designed specifically to chip away at the Dornan amendment, which pro- abortion, it has been decided with this the rights of women. hibits the use of congressionally appro- bill that they can dictate how and Most egregiously, this bill has put a priated funds for abortion in the Dis- when a woman is allowed to receive re- dangerous provision into the com- trict of Columbia; productive health care. mittee report that accompanies this the Hyde-Weldon conscience clause, In part because women are instinc- bill. Please listen up. You need to know which ensures that recipients of Fed- tual nurturers, the decision about what this says in this report language, eral funding do not discriminate whether or not to have an abortion is which is as important as the bill itself. against doctors, nurses, and hospitals one of the most personal and important That report language states that the because they do not provide, pay for, decisions that they will ever make. In legislation is intended to prohibit the cover, or refer for abortions. making this decision, a woman should use of Federal money to subsidize abor- Madam Speaker, a woman’s right to be free to consult with whomever she tions in cases of statutory rape. That, choose can be a divisive issue that pleases, whether it be her doctor, her ladies and gentlemen, is the rape of a splits the American people down the spouse, her family, a parent, confidant, child too young to give consent. middle. However, we aren’t talking or religious adviser. Now, think about that for a moment. about a 50/50 issue; we’re talking about But a woman should never, never be This bill forbids any money being used 77 percent. It’s clearly a majority. forced to adhere to extreme restric- to help that child. It’s not bad enough Just like Americans on both sides of tions placed upon her by Members of that they have been raped or that they the aisle believe that tax dollars Congress. I’ve served in three legisla- are victims of incest. Now we’re telling shouldn’t go to pay for abortions, so do tures, and in every one of them were them that they have to keep records so the Members of Congress from both always men in blue suits who knew that they can prove to the IRS that parties. There are 227 bipartisan co- very little about the life-altering expe- they followed the law? That is what I sponsors of H.R. 3. I’m proud to be one rience of pregnancy and birth who de- thought about when I made the state- of those cosponsors. manded this kind of action. ment earlier this spring ‘‘show me your H.R. 3 will ensure that American tax- I have often spoken in support of a papers.’’ And that is precisely what payers are not forced to fund what woman’s right to access an abortion this bill is asking to do. many consider the destruction of inno- and have many people, including some If this bill becomes law, think about cent human life through abortion on of my own constituents, who disagree the statutory rape. Think about your demand. with me, and that’s fine. They have children. Think about other people’s The No Taxpayer Funding for Abor- never, however, tried by law to enforce children. If it becomes law, the com- tion Act will establish a government- upon me what they themselves believe. mittee report will become one of the

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Instead, we are here This bill won’t save taxpayer dollars lieve me, it is. to answer one simple question: or create jobs, but it will undermine We, like our Nation’s Founders, know Should American tax dollars be used women’s health, and it will hurt small that each individual is entitled to his to fund abortions? When an elective businesses by penalizing them for offer- or her beliefs. But no matter how choice can decide life and death, should ing their employees insurance plans strongly we believe them, we should the Federal Government be allowed to that cover a full range of women’s not be allowed to force them upon oth- use tax dollars to pay for that choice? health care. This is a slap in the face of ers as we wish. Yet placing an ideology Madam Speaker, H.R. 3 is a bill that small businesses, which are trying to upon others and restricting their seeks to set right what the last Con- take care of their companies, their em- choices when it comes to reproductive gress got wrong: to ensure that abor- ployees and their own families. It is health is the spirit behind today’s leg- tions are not funded by taxpayer dol- also a slap in the face to any family islation and one of the many reasons lars. At its very base level, H.R. 3 sim- that has to make the difficult decision why it should be stopped. ply codifies the Hyde Amendment, to seek abortion care. b 1240 which has been enacted in some form As a daughter and wife of physicians, or another as an appropriations rider As we all know, at the time of our I am shocked that we would so quickly since fiscal year 1976. Through this leg- Nation’s founding, the ideal of equal dismiss the judgment of our country’s islation today, we will make perma- rights and freedoms was far from real- medical personnel and families in mak- nent the prohibition on Federal fund- ized. In fact, it was not even of much ing the best decision to preserve the ing for abortions, thereby eliminating concern. African Americans were prop- health and lives of their loved ones. We the inherent vulnerability that riders erty; women could not vote or own are wasting time on divisive issues like the Hyde Amendment face as part anything; and indeed, a pregnant while denying the real implications of the annual appropriations process. woman who was widowed could find this will have on our families and econ- Furthermore, H.R. 3 codifies the that her child had been willed away omy. Hyde-Dr. Dave Weldon conscience from her by her husband, who had all I urge my colleagues to join me in clause that has protected health care the rights. Native Americans were strong opposition to this bill. providers from discrimination by State pushed off their land and out of our so- Mr. NUGENT. Madam Speaker, I and local governments for simply re- ciety. yield 2 minutes to my colleague, the With great struggle and over time— fusing to provide, to pay for or to even gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. refer for abortion. Additionally, H.R. 3 and certainly, I know of the struggle FORTENBERRY). will allow those health care providers for women’s rights because of what Mr. FORTENBERRY. I thank the who choose not to perform abortions happened in my own district, which is gentleman for yielding me the time. legal recourse if they face, as they where that struggle began—we have Madam Speaker, Americans deserve righted many of these wrongs, and as a often do, overt discrimination. Madam Speaker, H.R. 3 also prevents to know how the government spends Nation, we have come to believe that Federal funds from being used for tax their money, and they are right to men and women of every color and credits that subsidize health insurance refuse the use of their tax dollars for creed are created equal, that we are all coverage that includes elective abor- highly controversial activities—in this entitled to the rights and individual tion through the Patient Protection case, abortion. Let me first make my freedoms at the core of our Nation’s and Affordable Care Act, so-called own position clear. ideals. I am pro-life, and I believe that Today’s proposed legislation up-ends ‘‘ObamaCare.’’ One of the many prob- lems with this law ObamaCare is that women deserve better than abortion; the principle of equal rights and free- but certainly, we can all agree that the doms by placing severe restrictions on there is no statutory language prohib- iting premium assistance from being U.S. Government should not take tax the constitutionally protected right to dollars from hardworking Americans to an abortion. Instead of crafting legisla- used for abortions despite many efforts of House and Senate Republicans dur- fund abortion. I really believe it is tion to restrict a woman’s right to time that we look at the reality of safe, secure reproductive health, this ing the last Congress. H.R. 3 provides the assurance that our taxpayer dollars abortion, that we be honest and see the Congress should respect the rights of choice for what it is. It is interesting women and uphold their constitu- will not be used in any form of Federal subsidies for abortion coverage. to note that the early feminist move- tionally protected rights. ment recognized that abortion is a fun- I strongly urge my colleagues to vote So, Madam Speaker, as a father and as an OB/GYN physician who has deliv- damental injustice. Abortion harms ‘‘no’’ on today’s rule and on the under- women. It takes the lives of children, lying bill, which may be the most egre- ered over 5,000 babies, I will be voting to ensure that the Federal Government and it allows a man to escape his re- gious that comes to the floor this year. sponsibility. I reserve the balance of my time. does not use taxpayer dollars for any Mr. NUGENT. Madam Speaker, I elective abortion. I ask all of my col- The abortion industry many times yield 3 minutes to my colleague, Dr. leagues to support this rule as well as profits from all of this pain. Abortion is also so often the result of psycho- GINGREY of Georgia. the underlying bill, H.R. 3. Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. I thank Ms. SLAUGHTER. Madam Speaker, I logical or physical coercion or even the gentleman from Florida for yield- yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman emotional or physical abandonment, ing. from California (Mrs. DAVIS). which is a tragic social paradigm that I do rise in very strong support of Mrs. DAVIS of California. Madam has caused a deep wound in the soul of this rule as well as the underlying bill, Speaker, I rise in vehement opposition our country. No matter how difficult H.R. 3, the No Taxpayer Funding for to this rule and dangerous legislation, the circumstances, Madam Speaker, I Abortion Act. the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion believe we can and must do better as a I would also like to commend our col- Act. society, and at a minimum, taxpayer league from New Jersey, Representa- This extreme bill’s title belies its dollars should not be involved. tive CHRIS SMITH, for his leadership on true intent—to go far beyond current This issue has manifested itself again this legislation and for his steadfast law and comprehensively curtail wom- most intently during the health care pro-life stance throughout his tenure en’s health care. This bill isn’t just debate. Unless a prohibition is enacted, in Congress. about taxpayer funding for abortion. It taxpayers will fund abortion under the Madam Speaker, as a practicing OB/ is a comprehensive attack on women’s framework of the new health care law. GYN physician for nearly 30 years, I lives. We hear all the time that people Madam Speaker, abortion is not health

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I thank had Medicaid-funded abortions if the other similar provisions in annual ap- my good friend Mr. NUGENT for yielding Hyde amendment didn’t exist instead propriations. and thank him for his leadership. give birth when this funding is unavail- It is time to settle this once and for Madam Speaker, America has able.’’ all as the majority of Americans wish. changed and today is more pro-life I vividly remember the late Con- This bill will provide a comprehensive than ever. By ever-increasing majori- gressman Henry Hyde being moved to prohibition on the use of Federal tax ties, especially among our young peo- tears when he learned that the Hyde dollars to fund the socially divisive ple, the megatrend is to protect the amendment had likely saved the lives issue of abortion, and it is time we child in the womb from the insidious of more than 1 million children, who stopped it. violence of abortion and to protect today are perhaps in school and getting Ms. SLAUGHTER. I yield myself 30 women from the trauma, often lifelong ready for summer vacation, perhaps seconds just to speak to something emotional harm, of procuring an abor- playing sports, or, if they are in their that is very important. tion. twenties or thirties, building their own This paradigm shift, reflected in all H.R. 3 is actually dangerous for wom- families. the major polls, is the direct result of en’s health. By refusing to provide any H.R. 3, the No Taxpayer Funding for pro-life education, pregnancy care cen- exceptions to women who are facing se- Abortion Act, comprehensively ensures ters, pro-life laws, including funding rious health conditions—cancer, heart that all programs authorized and ap- bans, informed consent and parental or whatever that may be—you are forc- propriated by the Federal Government, involvement statutes, the molding of ing women to choose to risk their including ObamaCare, including the consciences by the faith-based commu- health or to risk bankruptcy, and I Hyde amendment, do not subsidize the nity and advances in ultrasound that think that is morally unacceptable. killing of babies except in the rare have shattered the pernicious pro-abor- Under H.R. 3, a woman facing cancer cases of rape, incest and life of the tion myth that the baby in the womb who needs to terminate a pregnancy in mother. isn’t a human person or alive or of in- H.R. 3 ends the current IRS policy al- order to live might have to go into debt nate value. over the $10,000 that the legal and nec- Even Planned Parenthood abortion lowing tax-favored treatment for abor- essary procedure could cost. Despite clinic director Abby Johnson was tions under itemized deductions, HSAs, having both health insurance and tax- shocked into her new pro-life view by MSAs and FSAs. H.R. 3 also ends the preferred savings accounts, this bill witnessing an ultrasound-guided abor- use of tax credits under ObamaCare to would prevent her from having that. tion of a 13-week-old baby who was dis- purchase insurance plans that include I am pleased to yield 11⁄2 minutes to membered and pulverized in real time abortions, except in cases of rape, in- a nurse, the gentlewoman from Cali- right before her eyes at that Texas cest or life of the mother. fornia (Mrs. CAPPS). clinic. Today we seek to end taxpayer com- plicity in abortion violence. No tax- b 1250 But perhaps the greatest reason for the huge shift in public opinion in payer should be coerced to pay, sub- Mrs. CAPPS. I thank my colleague favor of life is the growing number of sidize or facilitate the dismemberment, for yielding. extraordinarily brave post-abortive the chemical poisoning, the starva- Madam Speaker, I rise in strong op- women who deeply regret their abor- tion—and remember, that is how RU– position to this rule and to the under- tions and today are silent no more. 486 works; it first starves the baby to lying legislation. One post-abortive woman told a death, then the other chemical brings A mere 2 weeks ago, the Republican group outside the U.S. Supreme Court, on delivery of a dead baby—or the majority brought us to the brink of and I heard her say it, that as she lay suctioning to death of a child and the government shutdown over their dis- on the operating table, the abortionist harming of women. approval of Planned Parenthood. But laughed as he inserted a sharp knife Regarding conscience rights, H.R. 3 instead of moving past divisive social into her womb and said, ‘‘Oh, it is try- protects pro-life health care entities by issues and addressing our economic ing to get away.’’ Partially sedated, discrimination by State, local and Fed- challenges with housing and creating the woman immediately pleaded with eral governments and empowers the jobs, we are here again today wit- the nurse and doctor to stop the abor- courts with the authority to prevent nessing the Republicans’ obsession tion and to spare her child. They told and redress actual or threatened viola- with reopening the culture wars. her to shut up. Today she is deeply tions of conscience. H.R. 3 represents the most egregious wounded by that cruel assault, that le- The need for this protection is great. attack on reproductive rights in over thal assault on her baby. According to the Alliance of Catholic 35 years, rights that are protected by Dr. Alveda King, niece of the late Dr. Health Care, which represents Califor- the Supreme Court decision. H.R. 3 Martin Luther King, has had two abor- nia’s Catholic health systems and hos- uses the Tax Code to effectively deny tions. Today she has joined the grow- pitals, ‘‘California’s Catholic hospitals access to insurance that includes abor- ing coalition of women who deeply re- operate in a public policy environment tion care coverage, no matter how it is gret their abortions. Out of deep per- that regularly challenges the concept paid for. What it doesn’t do is trust our sonal pain and compassion for others, of conscience rights protections by at- Nation’s women, trust our Nation’s they challenge us to respect, protect tempting to coerce them and other families, their doctors, their clergy, and tangibly love both mother and health care providers to perform, be and trust small businesses to make child. complicit in or pay for abortions.’’ their own health care choices for their The women of Silent No More give So I urge Members to support this employees. This is unacceptable. Make post-abortive women a safe place to legislation. It is backed by 228 cospon- no mistake, despite the rhetoric com- grieve and a roadmap to reconciliation. sors. ing from the other side of the aisle, the And to society at large, and especially Ms. SLAUGHTER. Madam Speaker, I bill is not about funding. It is about to Congress, these brave women compel yield myself 15 seconds to put in the using our laws and our Tax Code to in- us to rethink and to reassess the cheap real Guttmacher statement, what they fringe upon the rights of women, the sophistry of the abortion culture. Re- have said. ‘‘The claim that restoration protected rights of women and families flecting on her famous uncle’s speech, of Federal Medicaid coverage would re- across this Nation. the ‘‘I Have a Dream’’ speech, Dr. sult in a significant increase in the in- Madam Speaker, it is time that this Alveda King asks us: ‘‘How can the cidence of abortion nationwide is not Congress places trust in our Nation’s dream survive if we murder the chil- supported by research, and extrapo- women, its families and small busi- dren?’’ lating from Guttmacher’s Medicaid

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Madam Speaker, I she was a victim of rape, and violate Henry Hyde was one of the out- yield 21⁄4 minutes to my colleague from women’s medical privacy rights. Do standing Members of the House of Rep- North Carolina (Ms. FOXX). you think small business owners have resentatives in the history of the Ms. FOXX. I thank my colleague the time and needed expertise to deter- House of Representatives. He believed from Florida for yielding me time to mine if their insurance plans cover intently in a pro-life position, and the speak on the importance of protecting abortions? Do you want to take our remarks of colleagues who support this defenseless unborn children and ensur- country back to the days when a legislation are ones that I think Mr. ing taxpayer money is not used to pay woman had to prove that she resisted Hyde would approve of. But he was also for elective abortions. her rapist? Do you want to share your a master legislator, and he understood I do want to explain to my glib friend medical history with an IRS audit? that other people have a different point from Vermont, who is so good on the I was a member of the State legisla- of view than he has, and on the matter floor, that the Hyde amendment itself ture in the 1980s in Hawaii when I of abortion, something that is a matter covers plans as well as direct funding. worked with women and victim advo- of faith for many people, a matter of So I think the people need to know cacy groups to change our sexual as- conscience for everyone, there are dif- there’s a slight correction to the com- sault laws so that the prosecution fo- ferent points of view. ments that he made. cused on the perpetrator of the rape The excellent job that Mr. Hyde did According to a CNN poll last month, rather than on the actions of the vic- was to take direct taxpayer funding Madam Speaker, more than 60 percent tim. Our court system in those days, out of the equation. If there were going of Americans oppose taxpayer-funding because of our law, victimized the vic- to be abortions, they were not going to for abortion. Today, this House has the tims of rape. Hawaii changed its laws. be paid for by taxpayer dollars. This historic opportunity to end the patch- This bill takes us back to those days amendment takes it a radical step fur- work of policies that are intended to when a woman had to show that she re- ther. What it does is it says, if there is prohibit taxpayer funding for abortion sisted. any tax credit that is part of a health by passing a government-wide prohibi- Hawaii was also the first State in the care plan, then this legislation would tion on funding elective abortions. H.R. Nation to decriminalize abortion and prohibit a small business from offering 3, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abor- give a woman the right to choose. The that health care plan to its workers. tion Act, codifies many longstanding person who carried this bill in the leg- Now, just think about the enormous pro-life protections that have been islature was Senator Vince Yano, a de- burden that is being placed on hun- passed under both Republican and vout Catholic. Governor Jack Burns, a dreds, if not thousands, of small busi- Democrat-controlled Congresses. In devout Catholic—he went to mass nesses in Vermont, on millions of small fact, Minority Leader NANCY PELOSI every single day—he allowed this bill businesses in this country. Every one has voted 14 times to prohibit taxpayer to become law in Hawaii, in spite of the of those businesses, where it offers a funding for abortion in the District of fact that he had a lot of pressure as a comprehensive health care plan to Columbia. President Obama voted Catholic to veto this bill. He could their employees that may include abor- against taxpayer funding of abortion in have done so. He respected the right of tion services, suddenly has to unravel the District of Columbia twice when he a woman to choose. those plans and deny that coverage to was in the Senate; and since being I urge my colleagues to join me in its workers. So what we have is an ac- elected President, he’s signed appro- voting against this rule and this bill. tion by the sponsors of this legislation priations legislation into law that pro- Mr. NUGENT. Madam Speaker, I that would impose its will far beyond hibits this funding. yield 1 minute to my colleague from what Mr. Hyde ever did or sought to do As you can see, Madam Speaker, op- Michigan (Mr. HUIZENGA). on every small business in this coun- position to taxpayer funding for abor- Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan. I thank try. tion is bipartisan, bicameral, and sup- my colleague for this opportunity. b 1300 ported by the American people. There’s You’re seeing the old argument of By the way, there’s another issue nothing more important than pro- Washington versus the new realities of here, a precedent. If now we’re starting tecting voiceless unborn children and America. We have two distinct issues to interfere with the use of tax credits, their families from the travesty of here. Those two issues are: one, life; does this mean the next target is what abortion. Therefore, I urge my col- two, the taxpayer. I think those things kind of home you buy if you’re going to leagues to vote for life by voting in are becoming very stark. Here we are, get the use of a taxpayer deduction? favor of this rule and the underlying a situation where a President has The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill and say that my colleague from signed an executive order to do many time of the gentleman has expired. Vermont said we can differ on opinions, of the exact same things—to not allow Ms. SLAUGHTER. I yield the gen- but this is the right position to take. Federal-funded abortions to be hap- tleman 1 additional minute. Ms. SLAUGHTER. Madam Speaker, I pening. Yet somehow we shouldn’t be Mr. WELCH. I thank the gentlelady. am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the putting this into law. It seems common Does it mean that if you’re doing re- gentlewoman from Hawaii (Ms. sense that we would do that. We need search on biotechnology, that the tax HIRONO). to do this to protect the taxpayer. If credit is going to be restricted and dic- Ms. HIRONO. I thank the gentle- you look at polling, you look at the tated by a majority, whoever it hap- woman from New York. number of things that are going on, we pens to be, of this House of Representa- Madam Speaker, I rise today in oppo- cannot allow Federal funds to be used tives? The basic question for this Con- sition to the rule and in opposition to and our taxpayers to be used for this gress is whether we’re going to allow H.R. 3, a bill that threatens women’s procedure. the status quo to exist through the health and access to care. Over the Now let’s move on to life. We know Hyde amendment where people can ex- past 2 weeks, as I traveled in my dis- the sanctity of life that is there from ercise their conscience on this impor- trict, the top-of-mind issues were the that very conception until natural tant question, or are we going to have economy and jobs. Now that we’re back death. We need to protect that. We a dictation from this Congress that ab- in D.C., instead of working together on need to protect that atmosphere as a solutely and completely prohibits peo- bills that move our economy forward, government. That is not our job to pro- ple from making that choice them- we’re asked to debate divisive social mote that horrendous operation. It’s selves. policy. Clearly, the priorities of the our job to protect those children. The mutual respect that Mr. Hyde Republican majority do not match Ms. SLAUGHTER. Madam Speaker, I understood we needed in this country those of the people of Hawaii. am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:33 May 05, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K04MY7.027 H04MYPT1 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE May 4, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3019 gentlewoman from California (Ms. Ms. SLAUGHTER. Madam Speaker, I Mr. ROE of Tennessee. I thank the SPEIER). yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from gentleman for yielding. Ms. SPEIER. I thank you, Madam New Jersey (Mr. ANDREWS). Madam Speaker, I rise today in sup- Chairman. (Mr. ANDREWS asked and was given port of H.R. 3, the No Taxpayer Fund- Madam Speaker, I rise in strong op- permission to revise and extend his re- ing for Abortion Act. I am a proud co- position to this legislation. Gas prices marks.) sponsor of this legislation. are approaching $5 a gallon, millions of Mr. ANDREWS. Madam Speaker, if a As an obstetrician and gynecologist, Americans are looking for work, and proposal were brought to the House I have delivered nearly 5,000 babies, and we’re busy turning the Tax Code into a floor that said the following, ‘‘If an I strongly support the sanctity of life. moral club. Forget that abortion is a American makes a charitable contribu- I believe life is a precious gift from God legal procedure. Forget the Repub- tion and takes a deduction on his in- that begins at conception. I have seen licans want limited government when come tax return, that we’re going to human development occur from the it comes to protecting you in the work- disallow the charitable deduction if the earliest stages of a small fetus all the place but Big Government when it group that’s receiving the money pro- way through birth. The magic of the comes to regulating your bedroom. motes gun ownership, gun rights or gun heartbeat at 26 to 28 days post-concep- This isn’t about anyone’s position on education,’’ I suspect it would not get tion is indescribable in my field like abortion. Roe v. Wade was decided 38 one vote on the Republican side of the this, which strengthens my conviction years ago. It’s the law of the land. This aisle, and it shouldn’t get any votes on of the right to life. is about whether we should use the Tax the Democratic side of the aisle be- Since 1976 until the passage of Presi- Code as a moral club to impose the re- cause it’s wrong and it’s probably un- dent Obama’s health care reform law, ligious beliefs of a few Members of Con- constitutional. Congress prevented taxpayer funding gress on the entire Nation. That is exactly what the underlying for abortions. Unless abortion is spe- What’s next? Some find it immoral to bill does here. It says that an American cifically excluded from Federal insur- drink alcohol or gamble. Should we exercising his or her constitutional ance plans, the courts and administra- outlaw business deductions for meals right, in this case her constitutional tive agencies have historically man- right, with their own money, will suf- that include wine? How about business dated it. That’s why the language in fer a negative tax consequence because conventions in Las Vegas? Many people H.R. 3 is so important and necessary. It the majority wants them to. explicitly states that taxpayer dollars are morally opposed to profanity. Understand this. If an American should not be used to fund abortion. Maybe we should make it against the woman, with her own money, chooses Abortion is not a business our gov- law to swear when filling out your to exercise her constitutional right, ernment should be involved in. Because taxes. she will be suffering an increase in something is legal doesn’t mean you Now, how about more serious issues? taxes as a result of making this deci- should do it. Regardless of how people Many of my constituents think the war sion. I scarcely say that anyone on the felt about the President’s health care in Iraq is immoral. The same goes for majority side would agree that if we law, people shared the belief that the subsidies for Big Oil and tax breaks picked one of their favorite social President’s Executive order on this that reward corporations for shipping issues and said we’re going to raise subject was simply insufficient. I agree our jobs overseas. taxes on people who engage in that so- Singling out abortion is wrong. Even cial issue, much less than a constitu- with this concern and believe that fur- worse, it’s a distraction from the seri- tional right, that they would agree ther efforts need to be made to ensure ous challenges our Nation faces. If Re- with this. that no taxpayer funds are ever used publicans want to overturn Roe v. This is not a debate about abortion. for this purpose. Wade, they should draft a bill and give This is a debate about privacy. It’s a Under H.R. 3, Federal funds are it their best shot; but don’t use the Tax debate about individual liberty and the statutorily prohibited from being in- Code as a bludgeon because you don’t right of people to do what they choose volved in any type of health care cov- have the votes. with their own money, particularly erage or benefits that include abortion. Mr. NUGENT. Madam Speaker, I when they’re enforcing one of their This means future Presidents, or even yield 1 minute to my colleague from own constitutional rights. our President, can’t go back and insert Ohio (Mr. CHABOT). I would also say for the record, it’s abortion coverage on a whim. Mr. CHABOT. Madam Speaker, I rise my understanding that if this bill is As legislators, we carry the responsi- today in strong support of H.R. 3, the carried out, a person who is a minor bility and privilege to protect those No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. who is a victim of statutory rape may who do not have a voice. We must A majority of Americans have made not be able to avail herself of her con- make our laws consistent with our it clear that they oppose the govern- stitutional rights with her family’s science and restore full legal protec- ment using their tax dollars to pay for own money. tions to all who are waiting to be born. abortions, and it’s time that we perma- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The This starts with legislation like H.R. 3. nently extend the Hyde amendment, time of the gentleman has expired. One of government’s core functions is which bans this irresponsible practice. Ms. SLAUGHTER. I yield the gen- to protect the most innocent among us, Particularly in our current budget sit- tleman an additional 30 seconds. and I will do my best to ensure that uation, the Federal Government should Mr. ANDREWS. I know very well, government fulfills its duty. I will al- not be subsidizing abortions. Madam Speaker, that people feel pas- ways fight for the right to life because sionately about the right to life and it is my belief that we are unique cre- 1310 b the right to choose, and this is the ations of God who knows us and loves Additionally, this bill permanently forum in which that debate ought to us even before we are conceived. extends important legal protections for take place. But using the Internal Rev- Ms. SLAUGHTER. Madam Speaker, I doctors and other health care providers enue Code to either punish or reward yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman who refuse to perform abortions to certain social conduct, particularly from the District of Columbia (Ms. which they are morally opposed. Every conduct that is in the exercise of a con- NORTON). doctor and health care provider de- stitutional right, is wrong, and if any- Ms. NORTON. I thank the gentle- serves the right to act according to his one on the majority side would like to woman for yielding and for her strong or her own conscience, and this impor- tell me that they would vote for that work on this bill. tant legislation will ensure that he or NRA provision, I welcome that. I Madam Speaker, this bill is unprece- she is not punished for doing so. wouldn’t, because it’s an impermis- dented in a number of ways. It is un- Madam Speaker, the American peo- sible, unconstitutional burden on the precedented in that it uniquely affects ple support this legislation. They do constitutional rights of Americans. So my district, and yet I was not allowed not want their tax dollars used to pay is this. to testify at the hearing of the Judici- for abortions. Let’s stand together Mr. NUGENT. Madam Speaker, I ary Committee where it was consid- today and do the fiscally and morally yield 3 minutes to my colleague from ered. It is unprecedented in its attack responsible thing—vote to pass H.R. 3. Tennessee, Dr. ROE. on a woman’s right to choose, going

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:33 May 05, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K04MY7.029 H04MYPT1 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H3020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 4, 2011 well beyond the Hyde amendment. And against the CR. This means 36 Democratic ance to oppression while promoting freedom it is unprecedented in seeking to fed- votes were needed to reach 218 votes for pas- and democracy. Given the principles upon eralize the local funds of the District of sage. According to media reports, most which this nation was founded, and America Columbia. House Republicans who voted against the CR contrives to promote steadfastly world-wide, did so because it did not cut enough spend- how can you justify the disparate and dis- Section 309 of this bill would make ing, not because of the absence of the respectful treatment to which District resi- permanent the ban in the recent 2011 Planned Parenthood or of any other rider. In dents are subjected? spending bill that keeps the District fact, the CR was remarkably clean, with The Constitution guarantees every citizen from spending its own local funds on only four riders. Only two were controver- of age a direct line of communication to the abortions for poor women. That’s bad sial, D.C. abortion and a new private school highest levels of our representative govern- enough, but the party that came to voucher program in the District. It is no ment so that their interests are always power even to devolve Federal power wonder that the District felt abandoned. heard and protected. Our interests are not The D.C. abortion rider, as well as every being protected, they are being stripped from back to the States is engaged in the re- other anti-home-rule rider, was removed dur- verse process in this bill, in federal- us. As an elected member of the national ing the last four years of Democratic con- government, we implore you not to further izing what has always been understood gressional control. This was a historic first encroach upon the rights of the people who in our Constitution to be local power that could not have been achieved without live in our city. and, worse, local money and deciding your help. As the fiscal year 2012 appropria- I cannot urge you strongly enough to re- how it should be spent. tions process begins, we believe it would be move the District from this bill as we are It is a dictatorship over local funds. invaluable if you stated, early and publicly, not a component of the federal government. It goes against every principle that the your opposition to the inclusion of the D.C. Regards, abortion rider in the fiscal year 2012 appro- majority claims to support when it VINCENT C. GRAY, priations bill. This is perhaps the only way Mayor. cites the Constitution. It goes against to keep it out of the bill after Democrats the accepted practice, a practice you agreed to it in the CR. Such a statement COUNCIL OF THE can do nothing about in the States, would not only help in fiscal year 2012, it DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, would discourage House Republicans from es- where 17 States have, of course, spent Washington, DC, May 3, 2011. calating their attacks on women in the Dis- their own local funds on abortions for Minority Leader NANCY PELOSI, poor women for decades, recognizing trict, which are already underway. An odious anti-choice bill, H.R. 3 (the No House of Representatives, that this could not be done with Fed- Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act), is due Washington, DC. eral money. on the House floor this week. It would make DEAR MINORITY LEADER PELOSI: We write The District of Columbia does not the D.C. abortion rider permanent. Although in strong opposition to H.R. 3, the ask for 1 cent of Federal money. In the we know you will not allow H.R. 3 to pass in misleadingly named ‘‘No Taxpayer Funding same way, the District of Columbia de- the Senate, House Republicans may feel for Abortion Act,’’ because it has nothing to mands that its local funds be kept local emboldened to bring up a permanent D.C. do with federal funds. The bill would prohibit abortion ban as a stand-alone bill or to at- the District of Columbia from using its own, for us as for every other jurisdiction of locally-raised funds to support abortion serv- this body. tach it to another bill. The consideration of H.R. 3 on the House floor could provide you ices for low-income women. CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS, an occasion to speak out against it and to The bill would overturn the rule of local Washington, DC, May 3, 2011. note the D.C. provision as a special reason government. Republicans and Democrats na- DEAR SENATORS BOXER, CANTWELL, FEIN- for your opposition. You could also use this tionwide believe that local governments STEIN, GILLIBRAND, HAGAN, KLOBUCHAR, opportunity to indicate your opposition to a should decide what is best with respect to LANDRIEU, MCCASKILL, MIKULSKI, MURRAY, D.C. abortion rider in the fiscal year 2012 ap- local issues. This belief is bedrock American SHAHEEN, AND STABENOW: We, the women of propriations bill. principle that extends from the original the Congressional Black Caucus, write for District women have no vote in Congress Founding Fathers to today’s Tea Party ac- two reasons. First, we want to express our and no representation in the Senate. The tivists. It is also the principle underlying gratitude to you, the Democratic women of city’s low-income women need the support of your own Home Rule Act for the District— the Senate, for successfully blocking the women in Congress who not only have a the purpose of which is ‘‘to relieve Congress Planned Parenthood rider from the final fis- vote, but who have also shown they will of the burden of legislating upon essentially cal year 2011 continuing resolution (CR). The stand with women everywhere. local District matters.’’ rider was an attack on the health and lives Sincerely, H.R. 3 would make the District of Colum- of all American women, especially women of Barbara Lee, Karen Bass, Donna bia the only jurisdiction in the country that modest means. The public conditioning of Christensen, Eddie Bernice Johnson, is prohibited from choosing whether or not your support for the CR on the exclusion of Corrine Brown, Yvette Clarke, Donna to use its own locally-raised funds to support the rider made the critical difference. We Edwards, Sheila Jackson Lee, Laura low-income abortion services. It would be a agreed with your strong position, which Richardson, Terri Sewell, Marcia Pyrrhic victory for abortion opponents, as it showed the country that you would not Fudge, Gwen Moore, Maxine Waters, does nothing to affect Congress’ inability to abandon women in a tough fight. Although Frederica Wilson, Members of Con- overrule the 17 states that currently fund our party is in the minority in the House, we gress. abortion services for low-income residents. are ready to join with you to defeat future The 600,000 residents of the District have Republican attacks on women’s health. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, neither a voice nor a vote in the Congress to However, we are deeply disappointed that May 4, 2011. defend against this renewed assault that is low-income women in the District of Colum- DEAR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS: I write to ex- H.R. 3. We urge members of Congress to re- bia were sacrificed during the CR negotia- press my outrage with legislation that is spect the District and the fundamental tions. The Administration and Senate Demo- pending before the House of Representatives, American principle of local rule. We urge cratic Leadership agreed to re-impose a rider H.R. 3, which contains language extremely you to be helpful, not harmful, to our efforts prohibiting the District government from offensive to the District of Columbia. I ask to improve public health and safety. We urge spending its own local taxpayer-raised funds you to withdraw the bill from consideration you to vote against H.R. 3. on abortions for low-income women. The immediately. Sincerely, poor women in the District have already H.R. 3 purports to limit the use of taxpayer Kwame R. Brown, Chairman; Phil begun to feel the terrible effects of the rider. funds for a constitutionally protected activ- Mendelson, Councilmember At-Large; Abortions are time-sensitive, and scores of ity, but in truth, it goes much further in its Sekou Biddle, Councilmember At- women scheduled for District-funded abor- effects on the District of Columbia. The lan- Large; David Catania, Councilmember tions at a Planned Parenthood clinic imme- guage used in the bill converts the District At-Large; Michael A. Brown, Council- diately had their appointments canceled. into a Federal property for the first time in member At-Large; Jim Graham, This paradox cannot be overlooked. Non- its history. This unprecedented affront to Councilmember Ward 1; Jack Evans, profits in the District, including the DC the sovereignty of a local and state govern- Councilmember Ward 2; Mary M. Cheh, Abortion Fund which helps D.C. women pay ment would never be contemplated anywhere Councilmember Ward 3; Muriel Bowser, for abortions, are desperately trying to raise else in the United States. Yet, the District is Councilmember Ward 4; Harry Thomas, funds to mitigate the harm done by the particularly singled out in the bill for such Jr., Councilmember Ward 5; Tommy rider. treatment. Wells, Councilmember Ward 6; Yvette Not only did this concession by Democrats This effort to alter the entire status of the Alexander, Councilmember Ward 7; violate our party’s long-standing support for District Government is truly beyond the Marion Barry, Councilmember Ward 8. reproductive choice and for the District’s pale. The District of Columbia is comprised right to self-government, it was unnecessary. of 600,000 people who deserve the same rights Mr. NUGENT. Madam Speaker, I As House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has as other citizens and residents of their na- yield 2 minutes to my colleague from noted, fifty-nine House Republicans voted tion. American history is defined as resist- New Jersey (Mr. GARRETT).

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America is better for each child April 2011 CNN poll found that 61 per- as well when he basically makes the and life that is here. cent of respondents opposed using pub- bold statement that basically by tak- So I will come to this floor and con- lic funds for abortion. A November 2009 ing away a subsidy of sorts of what tinue to fight to protect the most fun- Washington Post poll showed 61 per- we’re doing here, and that translates to damental right of the unborn in each of cent of respondents opposed govern- a tax increase on an individual. Noth- us: the right to life. ment subsidies for health insurance ing, of course, is done in this legisla- Ms. SLAUGHTER. Madam Speaker, I that includes abortion. A September tion to that effect. am pleased to yield 13⁄4 minutes to the 2009 International Communications Re- I come to the floor today and rise in gentlelady from New York (Mrs. search poll showed that 67 percent of full support of H.R. 3, the No Taxpayer MALONEY). respondents opposed measure that Funding for Abortion Act. I commend Mrs. MALONEY. I thank the gentle- would require people to pay for abor- everyone who has worked on this, espe- lady for yielding and for her leadership tion coverage with their Federal taxes. cially my other colleague from New not only on this but so many impor- Our constituents and our conscience Jersey (Mr. SMITH) not only for spon- tant issues. demand of us that we wait no longer. soring the bill before us today but for I want to make it very clear, in re- We must permanently end taxpayer being a leader on this important issue. sponse to the gentleman’s statement, funding of abortion and protect the You see, by passing this bill, what we there are no taxpayer-funded abortions lives of unborn children. really do is establish a permanent gov- now. There weren’t any yesterday, and Ms. SLAUGHTER. I reserve the bal- ernment-wide prohibition on subsidies there won’t be any in the future. H.R. ance of my time. for abortion and abortion coverage, 3 goes far beyond current law. It is Mr. NUGENT. I yield 2 minutes to while giving the doctors opposed to stunning in its scope, appalling in its my colleague from Iowa (Mr. KING). abortion certain protections to safe- indifference, and outrageous in its ar- Mr. KING of Iowa. I thank the gen- guard them from performing abortions rogance. tleman for yielding, and I appreciate against their will. The right to choose is absolutely the privilege to come here to the floor meaningless without access to choice, and stand up for the rights of the inno- 1320 b and H.R. 3 creates obstacles for women cent unborn in this country. This is a commonsense bill. It is con- to access safe, legal, and constitu- At the root of this issue is the ques- sistent with the opinions of the major- tionally protected health care. This tion of what is human life and is it sa- ity of Americans who have voiced oppo- makes access to abortion coverage in- cred in all of its forms and at what in- sition to Federal funding for abortion. credibly difficult, and I would say that stant does it begin, and I think all of See, I believe that the time has come the bill is not only an attack on wom- us with a conscience will recognize to do away with the patchwork ban en’s rights, but it is also an attack on that human life needs to be sacred in currently in place with a law that ex- the rights of the private insurance all of its forms and it begins at the in- tends the Hyde amendment to all as- companies and small businesses. stant of conception, and once we come pects of spending authority here in It tells private insurance companies to that conclusion we stand up to de- Congress. how to run their businesses, raises fend every voiceless innocent miracle Now, I know my colleagues on the compliance costs for small business, that’s on its way into breathing free other side of the aisle will tell you that and even tells the local government air into this country. cutting off funding to abortion services how they may spend their money. The And to think that we are compelling will only cause abortion rates to do bill manages to offend nearly every the American taxpayer to fund abor- what? Rise, they say, but just the oppo- high-sounding principle the other side tions across this country and in foreign site. In fact, published research by the says they stand for. lands on occasion, because we can’t pro-abortion Alan Guttmacher Insti- So if you truly believe in the freedom quite hear that voice—Henry Hyde tute shows what? That we would actu- of the individual and the wisdom of heard that voice, and we’re standing up ally see a 25 percent decrease in abor- free market, vote ‘‘no’’ on this abso- with and for Henry Hyde. I so much ap- tions. lutely appalling piece of work. It is preciate him and CHRIS SMITH, who is Furthermore, contrary to what the anti-woman, anti-choice, anti-respect, the principal author of the underlying opposition would have you believe, this and anti-business. It is a totally flawed legislation. legislation will not affect funding for bill, goes far further than any existing I rise in support of this rule, Madam family planning services. It will only law, and it is the deepest and strongest Speaker, and I rise in support of the in- prevent funding and subsidies for abor- attack on a woman’s right to choose nocent unborn. The conscience of tion and abortion coverage. that has come before this body in my America must be heard in this debate So it’s important to point out that lifetime. today, on this rule and on the under- taxpayers across the country do not be- And the Republican majority says its lying bill. The voice of the voiceless lieve that they should be funding abor- priority is jobs and job creation, but need to be heard, that of those people tion coverage. Well, just last week in their actions speak louder than words. who were not heard in the life we will Indiana, Governor Daniels signed prob- They want to come into the bedroom. hear from in the next, as Henry Hyde ably the most comprehensive taxpayer They want to come between a woman so eloquently said. But an America protection law. and her doctor. It is an appalling bill. that is a pro-life America, with over 60 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Please vote ‘‘no.’’ percent that oppose Federal funding, time of the gentleman has expired. Mr. NUGENT. Madam Speaker, I taxpayer-funded abortions, this is a Mr. NUGENT. I yield the gentleman yield 1 minute to my colleague from consistent position that reflects the an additional 30 seconds. Tennessee (Mr. FINCHER). will of the American people. We must Mr. GARRETT. As I was saying, just Mr. FINCHER. I rise in support of the draw this line not just with Planned last week in Indiana, the Governor rule. Parenthood but every abortion pro- signed probably the most comprehen- Over 20 years ago, in his 1985 book, vider in the country. If they can’t sive taxpayer protection law to prevent ‘‘For Every Idle Silence,’’ Congressman make it in the market on their own, we taxpayers from doing what? Sub- Hyde wrote ‘‘It is becoming culturally have no business subsidizing them sidizing abortion. I was reading the ar- fashionable to protect the defenseless without regard to the impact on our ticle in the L.A. Times. They said this unborn.’’ Those words hold even truer overall economy. is probably going to go in other States. today as polling continually shows the Madam Speaker, I’m pleased and Why is that? Because it’s the will of majority of Americans oppose the vast proud to be here today to take this the people. majority of abortions and more Ameri- stand, and I’m pleased and proud of the

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My this is a consensus that will be re- H.R. 3 A DELIBERATE ATTACK ON SMALL Democratic colleagues would have you flected on this vote on the rule and on BUSINESS believe that we want to raise your the vote on the underlying bill, a con- (By Frank Knapp, Jr.) taxes and allow the IRS to audit sensus of the American people with After decades of escalading group health women. Again, that is simply not true. their resounding support for this rule insurance premiums and demands for Con- The bill is about one thing: keeping our and the underlying bill. gressional action for relief, a little over one tax dollars from being spent for elec- Ms. SLAUGHTER. Madam Speaker, I year ago many of our small businesses fi- tive abortions on demand. yield myself the balance of my time to nally were given the opportunity for federal The United States is currently bor- close. health insurance tax credits. rowing 42 cents of every dollar we I first want to remind people what Now H.R. 3, up for a vote this week, threat- ens to erase this benefit for small businesses spend. We are in debt and spending we’ve said about statutory rape. When because it would eliminate the health insur- money we don’t have. We need to focus this bill was first introduced, it modi- ance tax credits under the Affordable Care on bringing our government back to its fied the long-standing rape exception Act for any existing or new plans that pro- core mission. You can’t tell me that to the Hyde amendment by adding the vide coverage for abortion. paying for elective abortions is part of term ‘‘forcible’’ before the word The problems H.R. 3 would cause for small our core mission. ‘‘rape.’’ In other words, the victim of businesses that are trying to do the right I yield back the balance of my time, rape had to show wounds and other thing and offer health insurance have noth- ing to do with the ideological intent of this and I move the previous question on matters that she really was forcibly bill. Even if a small business owner agrees the resolution. raped before she could be covered, but with the intent, the cost of passage of H.R. 3 The previous question was ordered. they changed that because there was in terms of time, money and continuity of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The such an outcry. But they have found policy is very significant. question is on the resolution. another way to get to exclude other Small business owners do not have the ex- The question was taken; and the victims of rape. Just saying those pertise to closely examine healthcare plans Speaker pro tempore announced that to determine if abortion coverage is in- words scandalizes me. the ayes appeared to have it. The House Judiciary Committee re- cluded. Such services are not labeled ‘‘abor- tion’’ but rather fall into numerous clauses Ms. SLAUGHTER. Madam Speaker, port, which will be used by the courts in a health care policy from prescription on that I demand the yeas and nays. to interpret the intent of this bill, says drugs to outpatient surgery to maternity The yeas and nays were ordered. the bill will not allow the Federal Gov- care that includes unforeseen complications. The vote was taken by electronic de- ernment to subsidize abortions in cases Small business owners are no more prepared vice, and there were—yeas 243, nays of statutory rape, claiming that this to completely understand the fine print of 177, not voting 12, as follows: reflects existing law, and of course it their health insurance policies than mem- [Roll No. 286] does not. Statutory rape is one of the bers of Congress. most serious of crimes because the Requiring a small business owner to try to YEAS—243 understand the intricacies of their health in- young woman involved has not given Adams Dent Herrera Beutler surance policies would require considerable Aderholt DesJarlais Holden consent and, indeed, is not allowed to time on their own or with an insurance Alexander Dold Huelskamp because of her age. How dare we do agent (who also probably has no idea how to Altmire Donnelly (IN) Huizenga (MI) that? Have they not suffered enough? interpret the verbiage in the policy as it re- Amash Dreier Hultgren The Hyde amendment does not dis- lates to abortion). Essentially H.R. 3 will Austria Duffy Hunter cause a small employer to divert time from Bachmann Duncan (SC) Hurt tinguish between statutory rape or any Bachus Duncan (TN) Issa other kind of rape. In fact, a 1978 regu- running the business. And if time is money, Barletta Ellmers Jenkins lation implementing the Hyde amend- as we are all told, then H.R. 3 will be an in- Bartlett Farenthold Johnson (IL) crease in cost for small businesses offering Barton (TX) Fincher Johnson (OH) ment makes clear that it includes vic- health insurance. Bass (NH) Fitzpatrick Jones tims of statutory rape in the funding Small businesses that finally determine Benishek Flake Jordan exemption. that their health insurance policy does in Berg Fleischmann Kelly Now, if most people in the United fact cover even one abortion service will be Biggert Fleming Kildee Bishop (UT) Flores King (IA) States don’t want their tax money used financially punished in one of two ways. Ei- Black Forbes King (NY) for abortions, they can relax. We’ve not ther they can keep their present policy and Blackburn Fortenberry Kingston been using tax money for 38 years. lose thousands of dollars in hard won tax Bonner Foxx Kinzinger (IL) We’re not going to change that with credits or they will give up their current Bono Mack Franks (AZ) Kline health plan and most likely have to pay Boren Frelinghuysen Labrador this bill. That’s not the intent of this higher premiums for a new plan. The latter Boustany Gallegly Lamborn bill at all. It’s simply the title, which will result from both re-underwriting by a Brady (TX) Gardner Lance is meaningless. Brooks Garrett Landry new carrier and adding provisions now re- Broun (GA) Gerlach Lankford b 1330 quired in any new policy. This is especially Buchanan Gibbs Latham true since the health insurance exchanges Bucshon Gibson LaTourette What it does do is it increases taxes will not be in place until 2014 to increase Buerkle Gingrey (GA) Latta on middle class and lower-income competition for this business. Burgess Gohmert Lewis (CA) women and their families, but it sin- H.R. 3 is simply a slap in the face to the Burton (IN) Goodlatte Lipinski millions of small businesses now offering Calvert Gosar LoBiondo gles out small business employers and Camp Gowdy Long health insurance to employees and eligible penalizes them if they provide com- Campbell Granger Lucas prehensive insurance coverage that in- for the new tax credits. Targeting small Canseco Graves (GA) Luetkemeyer businesses for such punitive action, while ig- Cantor Graves (MO) Lungren, Daniel cludes abortion. Nearly two-thirds of noring big businesses that also receive tax Capito Griffin (AR) E. all voters polled—this is two-thirds— benefits when offering health insurance, Carter Griffith (VA) Mack oppose this draconian change in the demonstrates a callous disregard for the Cassidy Grimm Manzullo tax system for small business and indi- ‘‘backbone of our economy’’, as members of Chabot Guinta Marchant Chaffetz Guthrie Marino viduals with plans that cover abortion. Congress love to proclaim. Coble Hall McCarthy (CA) In fact, even most Republicans, tea I yield back the balance of my time. Coffman (CO) Hanna McCaul party supporters, anti-abortion work- Mr. NUGENT. Madam Speaker, I Cole Harper McClintock Conaway Harris McCotter ers, and evangelical Christians oppose need to correct one thing. The word Costello Hartzler McHenry the tax increase. ‘‘forcible’’ is nowhere in the statute or Cravaack Hastings (WA) McIntyre As the head of the South Carolina the legislation as we have it on the Crawford Hayworth McKeon Small Business Chamber of Commerce floor. Crenshaw Heck McKinley Culberson Heller McMorris wrote in a Hill column Monday: ‘‘H.R. Madam Speaker, my colleagues on Davis (KY) Hensarling Rodgers 3 is simply a slap in the face to the mil- the other side of the aisle would have Denham Herger Meehan

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:35 May 05, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K04MY7.034 H04MYPT1 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE May 4, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3023 Mica Ribble Smith (NE) b 1356 ‘‘306. Non-preemption of other Federal laws. Miller (FL) Rigell Smith (NJ) Ms. BROWN of Florida changed her ‘‘307. Construction relating to complications Miller (MI) Rivera Smith (TX) arising from abortion. Miller, Gary Roby Southerland vote from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Mulvaney Roe (TN) Stearns Messrs. COFFMAN of Colorado, ‘‘308. Treatment of abortions related to rape, in- cest, or preserving the life of the Murphy (PA) Rogers (AL) Stivers GARY G. MILLER of California, and Myrick Rogers (KY) Stutzman mother. Neugebauer Rogers (MI) Sullivan HELLER changed their vote from ‘‘309. Application to District of Columbia. Noem Rohrabacher Terry ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ ‘‘310. No government discrimination against cer- Nugent Rokita Thornberry So the resolution was agreed to. Nunes Rooney tain health care entities. Tiberi Olson Ros-Lehtinen The result of the vote was announced Tipton ‘‘§ 301. Prohibition on funding for abortions Palazzo Roskam as above recorded. Turner Paul Ross (AR) A motion to reconsider was laid on ‘‘No funds authorized or appropriated by Fed- Upton Paulsen Ross (FL) the table. eral law, and none of the funds in any trust Pearce Royce Walberg fund to which funds are authorized or appro- Pence Runyan Walden Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speak- Walsh (IL) er, pursuant to House Resolution 237, I priated by Federal law, shall be expended for Peterson Ryan (WI) any abortion. Petri Scalise Webster call up the bill (H.R. 3) to prohibit tax- West Pitts Schilling payer funded abortions and to provide ‘‘§ 302. Prohibition on funding for health bene- Platts Schmidt Westmoreland fits plans that cover abortion Poe (TX) Schock Whitfield for conscience protections, and for Pompeo Schweikert Wilson (SC) other purposes, and ask for its imme- ‘‘None of the funds authorized or appro- Posey Scott (SC) Wittman diate consideration. priated by Federal law, and none of the funds Price (GA) Scott, Austin Wolf in any trust fund to which funds are authorized Womack The Clerk read the title of the bill. Quayle Sensenbrenner The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. or appropriated by Federal law, shall be ex- Rahall Sessions Woodall pended for health benefits coverage that in- Reed Shimkus Yoder MYRICK). Pursuant to House Resolution cludes coverage of abortion. Rehberg Shuler Young (AK) 237, in lieu of the amendment in the na- Reichert Shuster Young (FL) ture of a substitute recommended by ‘‘§ 303. Limitation on Federal facilities and Renacci Simpson Young (IN) employees the Committee on the Judiciary, print- NAYS—177 ed in the bill, the amendment in the ‘‘No health care service furnished— ‘‘(1) by or in a health care facility owned or Ackerman Garamendi Owens nature of a substitute printed in House operated by the Federal Government; or Andrews Gonzalez Pallone Report 112–71 is adopted and the bill, as Baca Green, Al Pascrell ‘‘(2) by any physician or other individual em- Baldwin Green, Gene Pastor (AZ) amended, is considered read. ployed by the Federal Government to provide Barrow Grijalva Payne The text of the bill, as amended, is as health care services within the scope of the phy- Bass (CA) Gutierrez Pelosi follows: sician’s or individual’s employment, Becerra Hanabusa Perlmutter H.R. 3 Berkley Hastings (FL) Peters may include abortion. Berman Heinrich Polis Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ‘‘§ 304. Construction relating to separate cov- Bishop (GA) Higgins Price (NC) resentatives of the United States of America in erage Bishop (NY) Himes Quigley Congress assembled, Blumenauer Hinchey Rangel SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. ‘‘Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as Boswell Hinojosa Reyes (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as prohibiting any individual, entity, or State or Brady (PA) Hirono Richardson the ‘‘No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act’’. locality from purchasing separate abortion cov- Braley (IA) Holt Richmond ABLE OF ONTENTS erage or health benefits coverage that includes Brown (FL) Honda Rothman (NJ) (b) T C .—the table of contents for this Act is as follows: abortion so long as such coverage is paid for en- Butterfield Hoyer Roybal-Allard tirely using only funds not authorized or appro- Capps Inslee Ruppersberger Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Capuano Israel Rush TITLE I—PROHIBITING FEDERALLY-FUND- priated by Federal law and such coverage shall Cardoza Jackson (IL) Ryan (OH) ED ABORTIONS AND PROVIDING FOR not be purchased using matching funds required Carnahan Jackson Lee Sa´ nchez, Linda CONSCIENCE PROTECTIONS for a federally subsidized program, including a Carney (TX) T. State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid Carson (IN) Johnson (GA) Sanchez, Loretta Sec. 101. Prohibiting taxpayer funded abor- matching funds. Castor (FL) Johnson, E. B. Sarbanes tions and providing for conscience protec- Chandler Kaptur Schakowsky tions. ‘‘§ 305. Construction relating to the use of non- Chu Keating Schiff Sec. 102. Amendment to table of chapters. Federal funds for health coverage Cicilline Kind Schrader TITLE II—ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN TAX ‘‘Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as Clarke (MI) Kissell Schwartz Clarke (NY) Kucinich Scott (VA) BENEFITS RELATING TO ABORTION restricting the ability of any non-Federal health Clay Langevin Scott, David Sec. 201. Deduction for medical expenses not benefits coverage provider from offering abor- Cleaver Larsen (WA) Serrano allowed for abortions. tion coverage, or the ability of a State or local- Clyburn Larson (CT) Sewell Sec. 202. Disallowance of refundable credit ity to contract separately with such a provider Cohen Lee (CA) Sherman for coverage under qualified health plan for such coverage, so long as only funds not au- Connolly (VA) Levin Sires which provides coverage for abortion. thorized or appropriated by Federal law are Conyers Lewis (GA) Slaughter Sec. 203. Disallowance of small employer used and such coverage shall not be purchased Cooper Loebsack Smith (WA) Courtney Lofgren, Zoe Speier health insurance expense credit for plan using matching funds required for a federally Critz Lowey Stark which includes coverage for abortion. subsidized program, including a State’s or local- Crowley Luja´ n Sutton Sec. 204. Distributions for abortion expenses ity’s contribution of Medicaid matching funds. from certain accounts and arrangements Cuellar Lynch Thompson (CA) ‘‘§ 306. Non-preemption of other Federal laws Cummings Maloney Thompson (MS) included in gross income. ‘‘Nothing in this chapter shall repeal, amend, Davis (CA) Markey Tierney TITLE I—PROHIBITING FEDERALLY-FUND- Davis (IL) Matheson Tonko or have any effect on any other Federal law to ED ABORTIONS AND PROVIDING FOR DeFazio Matsui Towns the extent such law imposes any limitation on CONSCIENCE PROTECTIONS DeGette McCarthy (NY) Tsongas the use of funds for abortion or for health bene- DeLauro McCollum Van Hollen SEC. 101. PROHIBITING TAXPAYER FUNDED fits coverage that includes coverage of abortion, Deutch McDermott Vela´ zquez ABORTIONS AND PROVIDING FOR Dicks McGovern Visclosky CONSCIENCE PROTECTIONS. beyond the limitations set forth in this chapter. Dingell McNerney Walz (MN) Title 1, United States Code is amended by ‘‘§ 307. Construction relating to complications Doggett Meeks Wasserman adding at the end the following new chapter: arising from abortion Doyle Michaud Schultz Edwards Miller (NC) Waters ‘‘CHAPTER 4—PROHIBITING TAXPAYER ‘‘Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to Ellison Miller, George Watt FUNDED ABORTIONS AND PROVIDING apply to the treatment of any infection, injury, Engel Moore Waxman FOR CONSCIENCE PROTECTIONS disease, or disorder that has been caused by or Eshoo Moran Weiner ‘‘Sec. exacerbated by the performance of an abortion. Farr Murphy (CT) Welch ‘‘301. Prohibition on funding for abortions. This rule of construction shall be applicable Fattah Nadler Wilson (FL) ‘‘302. Prohibition on funding for health benefits Filner Napolitano Woolsey without regard to whether the abortion was per- Frank (MA) Neal Wu plans that cover abortion. formed in accord with Federal or State law, and Fudge Olver Yarmuth ‘‘303. Limitation on Federal facilities and em- without regard to whether funding for the abor- ployees. tion is permissible under section 308. NOT VOTING—12 ‘‘304. Construction relating to separate cov- erage. ‘‘§ 308. Treatment of abortions related to rape, Akin Diaz-Balart Lummis incest, or preserving the life of the mother Bilbray Emerson Nunnelee ‘‘305. Construction relating to the use of non- Bilirakis Giffords Pingree (ME) Federal funds for health cov- ‘‘The limitations established in sections 301, Costa Johnson, Sam Thompson (PA) erage. 302, and 303 shall not apply to an abortion—

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:48 May 05, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 6333 E:\CR\FM\A04MY7.005 H04MYPT1 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H3024 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 4, 2011 ‘‘(1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of TITLE II—ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN TAX includes coverage for abortions (other than any rape or incest; or BENEFITS RELATING TO ABORTION abortion or treatment described in section ‘‘(2) in the case where a woman suffers from SEC. 201. DEDUCTION FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES 213(g)(2)).’’. a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical NOT ALLOWED FOR ABORTIONS. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made illness that would, as certified by a physician, (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 213 of the Internal by this section shall apply to taxable years be- place the woman in danger of death unless an Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at ginning after the date of the enactment of this abortion is performed, including a life-endan- the end the following new subsection: Act. gering physical condition caused by or arising ‘‘(g) AMOUNTS PAID FOR ABORTION NOT SEC. 204. DISTRIBUTIONS FOR ABORTION EX- from the pregnancy itself. TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.— PENSES FROM CERTAIN ACCOUNTS AND ARRANGEMENTS INCLUDED IN ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An amount paid during the ‘‘§ 309. Application to District of Columbia GROSS INCOME. taxable year for an abortion shall not be taken (a) FLEXIBLE SPENDING ARRANGEMENTS ‘‘In this chapter: into account under subsection (a). UNDER CAFETERIA PLANS.—Section 125 of the ‘‘(1) Any reference to funds appropriated by ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by re- Federal law shall be treated as including any apply to— designating subsections (k) and (l) as sub- amounts within the budget of the District of Co- ‘‘(A) an abortion— lumbia that have been approved by Act of Con- ‘‘(i) in the case of a pregnancy that is the re- sections (l) and (m), respectively, and by insert- gress pursuant to section 446 of the District of sult of an act of rape or incest, or ing after subsection (j) the following new sub- Columbia Home Rule Act (or any applicable suc- ‘‘(ii) in the case where a woman suffers from section: ‘‘(k) ABORTION REIMBURSEMENT FROM FLEXI- cessor Federal law). a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical BLE SPENDING ARRANGEMENT INCLUDED IN illness that would, as certified by a physician, ‘‘(2) The term ‘Federal Government’ includes GROSS INCOME.—Notwithstanding section 105(b), place the woman in danger of death unless an the government of the District of Columbia. gross income shall include any reimbursement abortion is performed, including a life-endan- for expenses incurred for an abortion (other ‘‘§ 310. No government discrimination against gering physical condition caused by or arising than any abortion or treatment described in sec- certain health care entities from the pregnancy, and tion 213(g)(2)) from a health flexible spending ‘‘(a) NONDISCRIMINATION.—A Federal agency ‘‘(B) the treatment of any infection, injury, arrangement provided under a cafeteria plan. or program, and any State or local government disease, or disorder that has been caused by or Such reimbursement shall not fail to be a quali- that receives Federal financial assistance (either exacerbated by the performance of an abor- fied benefit for purposes of this section merely directly or indirectly), may not subject any indi- tion.’’. as a result of such inclusion in gross income.’’. vidual or institutional health care entity to dis- (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made (b) ARCHER MSAS.—Paragraph (1) of section crimination on the basis that the health care en- by this section shall apply to taxable years be- 220(f) of such Code is amended by inserting be- tity does not provide, pay for, provide coverage ginning after the date of the enactment of this fore the period at the end the following: ‘‘, ex- of, or refer for abortions. Act. cept that any such amount used to pay for an ‘‘(b) HEALTH CARE ENTITY DEFINED.—For SEC. 202. DISALLOWANCE OF REFUNDABLE CRED- abortion (other than any abortion or treatment IT FOR COVERAGE UNDER QUALI- purposes of this section, the term ‘health care described in section 213(g)(2)) shall be included entity’ includes an individual physician or other FIED HEALTH PLAN WHICH PRO- VIDES COVERAGE FOR ABORTION. in the gross income of such holder’’. health care professional, a hospital, a provider- (c) HSAS.—Paragraph (1) of section 223(f) of (a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section sponsored organization, a health maintenance such Code is amended by inserting before the organization, a health insurance plan, or any 36B(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting before the period at the period at the end the following: ‘‘, except that other kind of health care facility, organization, any such amount used to pay for an abortion or plan. end the following: ‘‘or any health plan that in- cludes coverage for abortions (other than any (other than any abortion or treatment described ‘‘(c) REMEDIES.— abortion or treatment described in section in section 213(g)(2)) shall be included in the ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The courts of the United 213(g)(2))’’. gross income of such beneficiary’’. States shall have jurisdiction to prevent and re- (d) EFFECTIVE DATES.— (b) OPTION TO PURCHASE OR OFFER SEPARATE dress actual or threatened violations of this sec- (1) FSA REIMBURSEMENTS.—The amendment OVERAGE OR PLAN.—Paragraph (3) of section C made by subsection (a) shall apply to expenses tion by issuing any form of legal or equitable re- 36B(c) of such Code is amended by adding at the incurred with respect to taxable years beginning lief, including— end the following new subparagraph: after the date of the enactment of this Act. ‘‘(A) injunctions prohibiting conduct that vio- ‘‘(C) SEPARATE ABORTION COVERAGE OR PLAN lates this section; and (2) DISTRIBUTIONS FROM SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.— ALLOWED.— The amendments made by subsection (b) and (c) ‘‘(B) orders preventing the disbursement of all ‘‘(i) OPTION TO PURCHASE SEPARATE COVERAGE shall apply to amounts paid with respect to tax- or a portion of Federal financial assistance to a OR PLAN.—Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be able years beginning after the date of the enact- State or local government, or to a specific of- construed as prohibiting any individual from ment of this Act. fending agency or program of a State or local purchasing separate coverage for abortions de- government, until such time as the conduct pro- scribed in such subparagraph, or a health plan The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill hibited by this section has ceased. that includes such abortions, so long as no cred- shall be debatable for 1 hour, with 40 ‘‘(2) COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION.—An action it is allowed under this section with respect to minutes equally divided and controlled under this subsection may be instituted by— the premiums for such coverage or plan. by the chair and ranking minority ‘‘(A) any health care entity that has standing ‘‘(ii) OPTION TO OFFER COVERAGE OR PLAN.— member of the Committee of the Judi- to complain of an actual or threatened violation Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall restrict any ciary, 10 minutes equally divided and of this section; or non-Federal health insurance issuer offering a controlled by the chair and ranking ‘‘(B) the Attorney General of the United health plan from offering separate coverage for minority member of the Committee on States. abortions described in such subparagraph, or a Ways and Means, and 10 minutes equal- plan that includes such abortions, so long as ‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of premiums for such separate coverage or plan are ly divided and controlled by the chair Health and Human Services shall designate the not paid for with any amount attributable to and ranking minority member of the Director of the Office for Civil Rights of the De- the credit allowed under this section (or the Committee on Energy and Commerce. partment of Health and Human Services— amount of any advance payment of the credit The gentleman from Texas (Mr. ‘‘(1) to receive complaints alleging a violation under section 1412 of the Patient Protection and SMITH) and the gentleman from Michi- of this section; Affordable Care Act).’’. gan (Mr. CONYERS) each will control 20 ‘‘(2) subject to paragraph (3), to pursue the (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made minutes. The gentleman from Texas investigation of such complaints in coordination by this section shall apply to taxable years end- (Mr. BRADY), the gentleman from with the Attorney General; and ing after December 31, 2013. Michigan (Mr. LEVIN), the gentleman ‘‘(3) in the case of a complaint related to a SEC. 203. DISALLOWANCE OF SMALL EMPLOYER from Pennsylvania (Mr. PITTS), and the Federal agency (other than with respect to the HEALTH INSURANCE EXPENSE Department of Health and Human Services) or CREDIT FOR PLAN WHICH INCLUDES gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. program administered through such other agen- COVERAGE FOR ABORTION. DEGETTE) each will control 5 minutes. cy or any State or local government receiving (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (h) of section The Chair recognizes the gentleman Federal financial assistance through such other 45R of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is from Texas (Mr. SMITH). agency, to refer the complaint to the appro- amended— GENERAL LEAVE priate office of such other agency.’’. (1) by striking ‘‘Any term’’ and inserting the Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speak- SEC. 102. AMENDMENT TO TABLE OF CHAPTERS. following: er, I ask unanimous consent that all ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any term’’, and Members have 5 legislative days to re- The table of chapters for title 1, United States (2) by adding at the end the following new Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol- paragraph: vise and extend their remarks and in- lowing new item: ‘‘(2) EXCLUSION OF HEALTH PLANS INCLUDING clude extraneous material on H.R. 3. ‘‘4. Prohibiting taxpayer funded abor- COVERAGE FOR ABORTION.—The terms ‘qualified The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there tions and providing for conscience health plan’ and ‘health insurance coverage’ objection to the request of the gen- protections ...... 301’’. shall not include any health plan or benefit that tleman from Texas?

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:35 May 05, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04MY7.008 H04MYPT1 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE May 4, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3025 There was no objection. when paid for with purely private, non- It is time to end taxpayer-funded Mr. SMITH of Texas. I yield myself Federal funds. If there is anyone who abortions. I strongly support this im- such time as I may consume. has a different view about this, I hope portant and needed approach to pre- First, let me recognize the gentleman that it gets expressed this afternoon. serve and promote the sanctity of life from New Jersey (Mr. SMITH), the chief Finally, H.R. 3 subjects small busi- in our country. sponsor of H.R. 3, for his persistent nesses to disparate treatment under Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I leadership over the years on this issue. the tax laws; and as one who supports would like now to yield 3 minutes to small business and workers in this b 1400 the former chairman of the Sub- country, that alone would turn my sup- committee on the Constitution, JERRY Many Members and the American port against this measure. NADLER of New York. people have strong feelings about the Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- Mr. NADLER. I thank the gentleman subject of abortion, but one thing is ance of my time. for yielding. clear: The Federal funding of abortion Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speak- Madam Speaker, this bill has nothing will lead to more abortions. For exam- er, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman to do with creating jobs, reducing our ple, in 2009, there were only 220 govern- from Wisconsin (Mr. SENSENBRENNER), deficit or bolstering our economy. It ment-financed abortions. The Congres- the former chairman of the Judiciary addresses, instead, the completely fic- sional Budget Office has estimated that Committee and the current chairman titious claim that legislation is needed the Federal Government would pay for of the Crime Subcommittee of the Ju- to prevent the Federal funding of abor- as many as 675,000 abortions each year diciary. tion services. This bill has been falsely without the Hyde Amendment and Mr. SENSENBRENNER. I thank the advertised as a mere codification of ex- other provisions that prevent the Fed- gentleman for yielding. isting law prohibiting the Federal Madam Speaker, today we are pre- eral funding of abortion. funding of abortion. The American people do not want sented with an opportunity to take a I have always opposed the unfair re- federally funded abortions. A Zogby giant step toward protecting the un- strictions on Federal funding for a per- poll found that 77 percent of Americans born. For almost 35 years, restrictions fectly legal health care procedure, but on the use of Federal funds for abortion feel that Federal funds should never this bill goes far beyond prohibiting have been enacted separately and have pay for abortions or should pay only to Federal funding. The real purpose and been contained in annually renewed save the life of the mother. That is the effect of this bill is to eliminate pri- congressional temporary funding re- policy of the Hyde Amendment, which vate health care choices for women by strictions, regulations and Executive H.R. 3 would enact into law. imposing significant tax penalties on orders. Such policies have sought to H.R. 3 does not ban abortion. It also families and small businesses when ensure that the American taxpayer does not restrict abortions or abortion they use their own money to pay for does not fund the destruction of inno- coverage in health care plans as long as health insurance or medical care. This cent human life through abortion. The those abortions or plans use only pri- tax penalty is intended to drive insur- legislation on the floor today will end vate or State funds. This legislation ance companies into dropping abortion places no additional legal restrictions the need for numerous separate abor- tion funding policies, and will finally services from existing private health on abortions. It simply protects tax- care policies that women and families payers from having to fund or to sub- put into place a permanent ban on any U.S. Government financial support for now have and rely upon. sidize something they morally oppose. This bill claims that a tax credit or H.R. 3 also is necessary to fix the re- abortion. Each year, the abortion industry is deduction is a form of government cent health care law. Absolutely noth- allocated millions of tax dollars to ad- funding. It follows that tax-deductible ing in that law prevents the Federal vance its agenda. Last year alone, the charitable contributions to a church, funding of abortions under the pro- Planned Parenthood Federation of synagogue or other religious institu- grams it creates. America collected more than 360 mil- tion are also government funding—a Neither Congress nor the administra- lion taxpayer-funded dollars. Because position my Republican colleagues tion should take the view that they all money is fungible, when taxpayers have never taken and that, if taken, know better than the American people pay an organization like Planned Par- would prohibit tax deductions for char- what is good for them. Congress should enthood millions of dollars, we cannot itable contributions to religious orga- pass H.R. 3 to codify the longstanding help but empower and promote all of nizations because they would then be ban on the Federal funding of abor- that organization’s activities. Tax- violations of the Establishment Clause tions. paying Americans are fed up. They are of the First Amendment. Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- tired of their hard-earned money being You can’t have it both ways. Either ance of my time. spent on supporting and promoting the tax exemptions, deductions or credits Mr. CONYERS. I yield myself 3 min- abortion industry. for private spending are government utes. Under H.R. 3, Federal funds will be funding or they are not. If they are not, Madam Speaker and Members of the prohibited for elective abortion cov- this bill makes no sense. If they are, House, the problem with this bill is erage through any program in the U.S. then tax-deductible private contribu- that it reaches far beyond Federal Department of Health and Human tions to religious institutions are gov- funding in that it subjects women to Services. The legislation prevents the ernment funding prohibited by the profound government intrusion, that it funding for abortion as a method of Constitution. restricts women’s access to health family planning overseas. It prohibits The power to tax is the power to de- care, and that it targets small busi- funding for elective abortion coverage stroy, and here, the taxing power is nesses for disparate treatment under for Federal employees, and it prevents being used to destroy the right of every the Tax Code. That’s why I have more taxpayer-funded abortions in Wash- American to make private health care than a dozen organizations, ranging ington, D.C. decisions free from government inter- from the American Nurses Association Importantly, H.R. 3 would also pro- ference. This bill is an unprecedented to the YWCA, which are all opposed to tect the conscience-driven health care attack on the use of private funds to this legislation. In addition, this bill providers from being forced by the gov- make private health care choices, and will punish women for their private ernment to participate in abortions. is part of the new House majority’s health care decisions, and will subject The conscience clause is critically broader and disturbing attack on wom- them to profound government intru- needed in order to protect health care en’s access to health care. sion. So this is not a Democrat versus providers who do not want to take part After 2 years of hearing my Repub- Republican issue. It is a very impor- in the abortion business. Without it, lican colleagues complain that govern- tant personal decision. people could be forced to participate in ment should not meddle in the private Now, the goal of this bill—and I’d something they strongly believe to be insurance market or in private health like to suggest it from the outset of morally wrong. Faith-based hospitals care choices, I am astounded by this this discussion—is to make it impos- could lose funding and be forced to legislation, which is so obviously de- sible to obtain abortion services even close. signed to do just that. It seems that

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It is a strange understanding baby, then those of us sitting here in While there are many divergent of freedom. these chambers of freedom are pre- views on this topic, one thing that There is also a provision in this bill siding over the greatest human geno- most agree on is that it is wholly im- that might allow any health care pro- cide in the history of humanity, and proper for the Federal Government to vider or institution to refuse to provide some of it may be financed in the fu- use taxpayers’ hard-earned dollars to an abortion to a woman whose life de- ture, Madam Speaker, with taxpayer fund abortions. This is a moral issue of pends on having that abortion. They dollars over which we will have had di- the highest importance to many tax- could let that woman die right there in rect control. payers and to force them to fund these the emergency room, and the govern- Madam Speaker, our Founding Fa- activities is completely unacceptable. ment would be powerless to do any- thers believed there were certain self- For many Americans, taxpayer-funded thing. In fact, if the government in- evident truths that were worth holding abortions would constitute an extreme sisted that the hospital not let the on to. The greatest of those truths in violation of conscience that should not woman die, the bill would allow the their minds was the transcendent be sanctioned by this Congress. hospital to sue the government and, in meaning of this gift of God called I urge my colleagues to support H.R. the case of a State or locality, strip human life. Our Constitution says no 3, and I want to thank the gentleman that community of all Federal funding person shall be deprived of life, liberty from New Jersey, Mr. SMITH, and the until the jurisdiction relented. or property without due process of law. gentleman from Texas, Mr. SMITH, for first introducing and then advancing b 1410 Thomas Jefferson said that ‘‘The care of human life and its happiness and not this legislation. Despite the fact that Republicans its destruction is the chief and only ob- Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I am proud to yield 1 minute to the gentle- made a big show of taking out lan- ject of good government.’’ guage limiting rape to forcible rape, Madam Speaker, protecting the lives woman from California (Ms. WOOLSEY), the committee report now says that and constitutional rights of our fellow a strong progressive in this Congress. Ms. WOOLSEY. I thank the gen- the bill still excludes victims of statu- Americans is why we are all here, and tleman. tory rape in order to close a ‘‘loop- forcing taxpayers to pay for the indis- hole.’’ That is right. You women who Madam Speaker, for the last 18 years criminate killing of helpless little baby as a Member of this body I have lis- have been sexually victimized are real- Americans is not good government and ly just a loophole. Frankly, disgusting. tened to Republicans go on and on it should be ended once and for all. about keeping government out of the A vote for this bill, Madam Speaker, Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I am is a vote for a tax increase on women, health care system. That and taking pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentle- away the voice of women actually puts families, and small businesses. It is a woman from California (Ms. CHU), a vote for taking away the existing the government between that woman distinguished member of the Judiciary and her most private health care deci- health insurance that women and fami- Committee. lies now have and pay for with their sions and is the biggest, the most in- Ms. CHU. Imagine what life would be trusive government of all. own funds. It is a vote to elevate the like for women under H.R. 3. Imagine I thought my Republican friends right to refuse care over the obligation you are pregnant and then diagnosed hated taxes, but apparently they hate to provide lifesaving care. It deserves with breast cancer. Your doctor says reproductive freedom and women’s to be defeated. that chemotherapy could save your rights even more, because this bill Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speak- life, but will permanently harm the would raise taxes on small businesses er, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman baby. The diagnosis is devastating. But that provide their employees with from Arizona (Mr. FRANKS), who is the to add to your grief, because of H.R. 3, health plans that include abortion cov- chairman of the Constitution Sub- an abortion will not be covered by your erage. And in one of its most egregious committee of the Judiciary Com- private health insurance. You must provisions, this bill could lead to IRS mittee. pay out of pocket, even though it is audits of women who seek abortion Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. I thank the necessary to save your life. care after they have had a sexual as- gentleman. Imagine IRS agents as abortion cops. sault. Absolutely unconscionable. Vote Madam Speaker, it is said that a gov- You see, under H.R. 3 you couldn’t de- ‘‘no’’ on H.R. 3. ernment is what it spends. This bill is duct an abortion as a medical expense Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speak- really about whether the role of Amer- unless it were the result of rape or in- er, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman ica’s government is to fund a practice cest, even though you are using your from Ohio (Mr. JORDAN), who is a mem- that takes the lives of over 1 million own money and even though you can ber of the Judiciary Committee and unborn American babies every year, de- deduct every other medical procedure. also chairman of the Republican Study spite the fact that the overwhelming Imagine the IRS knocking at your door Committee. majority of Americans, even some of demanding receipts and grilling you Mr. JORDAN. I thank the gentleman those who consider themselves pro- about your rape. from Texas, the distinguished chair of choice, strongly object to their tax- This bill forces women to live their the Judiciary Committee. payer dollars being used to pay for lives as if America was Orwell’s 1984, Look, life is precious, life is sacred, abortions. where big brother Washington bureau- and government should protect that In 1973, Madam Speaker, the United crats dictate the personal and private basic fact. It is not some grant from States Supreme Court said the unborn health decisions of American families. government. It is a gift from God. Our child was not a person under the Con- Stop these attacks on women. Oppose founders understood that when they stitution and we have since witnessed H.R. 3. talked about the creator giving us this the tragic deaths of over 50 million in- Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speak- inalienable right, and the fact that we nocent little baby boys and girls who er, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman live in the greatest Nation in history died without the protection we in this from Virginia (Mr. GOODLATTE), the and our tax dollars are used to destroy Chamber should have given them. chairman of the Intellectual Property the life of unborn children is just plain Some of this was carried out with tax- Subcommittee of the Judiciary Com- wrong. payer dollars before the Hyde amend- mittee. This bill corrects that. This bill is ment and other such laws were in Mr. GOODLATTE. I thank the chair- what the American people want, and place, and taxpayer funding of abortion man for yielding. this bill is consistent with this great could recommence in the future under Madam Speaker, as a cosponsor, I Nation, founded on life, liberty and the ObamaCare. rise today in support of H.R. 3, the No pursuit of happiness. That is why it So before we vote on this bill, it is Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. I should pass and that is why I am a important for Members to ask them- have long believed that the right to life proud sponsor and urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote on selves the real question: Does abortion is one that we must vigorously protect, the legislation.

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Fortunately, for over 30 years, a patch- simple truth is that there are no tax- The Hyde amendment is in current work of policies has regulated Federal payer dollars being used to pay for law but it simply needs to be broadened funding and denied Federal funding for abortions. None. Zero. Nada. for all the things that we do here in abortion in America. Don’t be fooled by this bill. It isn’t Congress. But today, thanks to the yeoman’s about funding. It is about preventing I ask my colleagues to vote for this work of Congressman CHRIS SMITH of women from being able to access com- very important bill. New Jersey and Congressman DAN LI- prehensive health care. That is what Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I am PINSKI, we’re bringing forward a bipar- this bill is about. The debate is about proud to yield 1 minute to the former tisan measure that will send a clear whether politicians sitting in Congress chair of the Congressional Black Cau- and strong and codified message that should dictate the personal, private cus, the gentlewoman from California, the American people don’t want to medical decisions of the American peo- BARBARA LEE. allow public funding of abortion at the ple. It aims to impose intrusive govern- Ms. LEE. I want to thank our rank- Federal level. I strongly support it. ment rules on personal medical deci- ing member for his leadership and for The man who first brought this idea sions. leading for so many years on so many before the Congress was the late Henry The bill’s supporters don’t want abor- important issues. Hyde. I had the privilege of serving tion, any abortion, to be legal in the Madam Speaker, here we go again. with him. His eloquence cannot be United States, and so they are adding Instead of working on creating jobs and matched, but it can be repeated. Henry as many bureaucratic rules as they can jump-starting the economy, we’re de- said, ‘‘I believe nothing in this world of come up with. This bill would not allow bating another cynical and divisive at- wonders is more beautiful than the in- an exception for rape and incest for tempt to strip away the rights of nocence of a child, that little, almost- women in the military and military de- women. Republicans continue to per- born infant struggling to live as a pendents. petrate their war on women while mil- member of the human family; and lions of people around the country are abortion is a lethal assault against the b 1420 desperate for jobs to help provide for very idea of human rights and de- Think about that. Military studies in their families. Let me be clear. Current stroys, along with a defenseless little news reports suggest that the sexual law already bans Federal funds from baby, the moral foundation of our de- assault in the military is unconscion- being used for abortions. That is a mocracy.’’ Today, we say ‘‘yes’’ to life but we ably high. CBS News reported that one fact—even though I personally think also say ‘‘yes’’ to respecting the moral in three military women experience we should get rid of that ban. sexual assault during their career in What’s next? Are we going to block sensibilities of millions of Americans who, wherever they stand on this divi- the service. One in three. This is out- transportation funding because it sive social question, stand broadly for rageous. And yet under this bill, those might be used to build a road to a hos- the principle that no taxpayer dollars brave women who took an oath to de- pital that provides a road to abortion? should be used to subsidize abortion at fend and support the Constitution of Come on. By the logic of this bill, any home or abroad. H.R. 3 is that legisla- this country and put their lives on the type of Federal funding, whether it’s tion. I urge my colleagues to support line every day, if they are sexually as- health related or not, would become it. saulted by a peer and become pregnant, abortion money. That is such a cynical would not have an opportunity to get Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I ploy on the majority side. yield myself such time as I may con- an abortion under this rule. This bill specifically attacks low-in- That’s what we’re talking about sume. come women in the District of Colum- It has been mistakenly repeated at today. And that is the contrast be- bia by permanently prohibiting the least a dozen times on the floor that tween these two philosophies of the District from spending its purely local without this bill Federal funds could be role of government and the personal- funds on abortions for low-income used for abortion. I want it to be clear private medical decisions of women. women. on the RECORD that that is incorrect. And that is why I ask my colleagues to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The I’m sorry that I have to make this reject this bill. time of the gentlewoman has expired. statement. Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speak- Mr. CONYERS. I yield the gentle- This legislation subjects women to er, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman woman 30 additional seconds. profound government intrusion. It re- from Ohio (Mrs. SCHMIDT). Ms. LEE. These women in the Dis- stricts women’s access to health care, Mrs. SCHMIDT. I want to thank trict have already begun to feel the and it targets small businesses for ad- CHRIS SMITH and Chairman SMITH for terrible effects of the rider passed al- ditional taxing under our IRS Code. this very simple but profound bill. ready in the CR. This is outrageous. There are many, many organizations Ladies and gentlemen, all this bill It’s ideologically driven and it’s dan- that are opposed to this legislation: does is end public funding—taxpayer gerous. The American Nurses Association, the funding—of abortion. The driving force So let’s reject this bill and this at- American Civil Liberties Union, the behind H.R. 3 is simply to update the tack and this dangerous war on women, American Congress of Obstetricians longstanding Hyde amendment and especially low-income women. Vote and Gynecologists, Catholics for apply it to programs that are federally ‘‘no’’ on H.R. 3. Choice, the Equal Health Network, the funded but outside the scope of the Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speak- Human Rights Campaign, the National Labor-HHS appropriations as well as er, I yield 11⁄2 minutes to the gentleman Association of Nurse Practitioners, the replace a patchwork system with per- from Indiana (Mr. PENCE), a member of National Organization of Women, the manent law. It takes the Hyde amend- the Judiciary Committee and the vice National Women’s Law Center, People ment, the Dornan amendment, the chairman of the Constitution Sub- for the American Way, the Union for Helms amendment, the Hyde-Weldon committee. Reform Judaism, the United Church of amendment, as well as others, and (Mr. PENCE asked and was given per- Christ, the United Methodist Church, makes them permanent. That’s what mission to revise and extend his re- and the YWCA, plus numerous others. the bill does. marks.) Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- H.R. 3 enjoys great bipartisan sup- Mr. PENCE. I thank the gentleman ance of my time. port and had over 227 cosponsors. The for yielding. Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speak- support of this bill is in the public’s I rise in strong support of H.R. 3, the er, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman hands. A CNN poll recently taken last No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. from Michigan (Mr. AMASH).

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Under this legislation’s logic, anyone President’s recognize this right when The SPEAKER pro tempore. The who has government-subsidized insur- they weigh carefully whether to put time of the gentleman has expired. ance coverage—which is really every- our soldiers in harm’s way. Our judici- Mr. HOYER. May I have 1 additional one who has private health insurance, ary respects this right when it spends minute? for we exempt employers from paying years reviewing each and every capital Mr. CONYERS. I yield my friend an taxes on health benefits—would be for- punishment case. Yet this same gov- additional 30 seconds. bidden from abortion. ernment authorizes, and in some cases Mr. HOYER. Stingy, aren’t you? I Where does it end? The answer is it pays for, the routine taking of the miss my 1 minute, ladies and gentle- doesn’t end. Even in the face of over- most innocent of lives—the lives of the men, I tell you that. The public won’t whelming support for women’s rights unborn. know what I’m talking about, of among the American people, even in It is unconscionable that in a coun- course. the face of more pressing challenges, try founded explicitly to protect indi- But the fact of the matter is this bill real challenges like the jobs crisis, viduals’ fundamental rights we allow is bad public policy, it’s bad for wom- nothing stops my Republican col- the regular violation of the right to en’s health, and it’s bad for America. leagues from their assault on a wom- life. Worse yet, the government forces Vote ‘‘no’’ on this bill. Let freedom an’s right to choose. ring. I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote. each of us to pay for the killing of in- Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speak- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE nocent life. er, I yield 1 minute to my colleague I urge you to vote for H.R. 3, to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- from Texas (Mr. HENSARLING), who is strengthen our protection of the right bers are advised to address their re- also the chairman of the Republican to life. marks to the Chair. Conference. Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I am Mr. SMITH of Texas. I yield 1 minute Mr. HENSARLING. Madam Speaker, proud to yield 2 minutes to the minor- to the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. I rise to proudly support H.R. 3 for ity whip from Maryland, STENY HOYER. HUELSKAMP). three simple reasons: Mr. HUELSKAMP. Madam Speaker, I b 1430 Number one, this bill just simply appreciate the opportunity to speak helps codify what has de facto been our Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman today. Clearly, there is one clear issue policy for 35 years through the Hyde for yielding. before us in H.R. 3, and it is whether or amendment, and that is a policy that Two minutes, of course, is not time not Americans shall be required to no way, shape or form outlaws abor- enough to discuss this issue, but I rise fund the taking of innocent human life. tion; it simply says Federal taxpayers in opposition to this piece of legisla- It has been indicated that this is con- will not be compelled to subsidize tion. troversial, and it certainly is; but with- them. With millions out of work, the Amer- out a doubt the American people de- Second of all, Madam Speaker, at a ican people sent Congress a strong mand they not be required to subsidize time when our Nation is going broke, mandate in the last election: take ac- abortion. where we’re borrowing 42 cents on the tion on jobs. Yet after 4 months in the The second issue here, Madam Speak- dollar, much of it from the Chinese and House majority, Republicans have yet er, is the question that over and over sending the bill to our children and to put forward a jobs agenda. What are we’ve heard from my colleagues that grandchildren, maybe, maybe those they doing instead? They are pursuing they would like to see abortion rare. programs that have the least consensus a controversial social agenda, one that That is what this bill does. With the and are most divisive among us ought is far too extreme for most Americans. subsidization of abortion, it expands. to be the first to lose their taxpayer Let me say something to my col- This bill will limit the payments and subsidies. leagues on the other side of the aisle, restrict and prohibit the use of Federal Third, and most importantly and pro- my friends on the other side of the taxpayer dollars for the funding of foundly for me, Madam Speaker, in my aisle. Some of you, I think, probably abortion. That’s what this bill does. heart and in my head, I can come to no characterize yourselves as libertarians, Madam Speaker, again it is very other conclusion but that life begins at or close to libertarians. You believe the clear, and, contrary to the claims of conception. It is our most fundamental government ought to stay out of peo- the opponents of this bill, it is very right, enshrined in the Constitution. ple’s lives. I think that’s a worthwhile simple. Americans should not be re- No taxpayer should be compelled premise. I have been here for, as some quired to pay for abortions. H.R. 3 ac- against their will to subsidize the loss of you know, a long time, some 30 complishes this objective. I encourage of human life, truly the least of these. years; and I have heard Republicans my colleagues to support the bill. Mr. CONYERS. I am pleased now to say so often, it’s their money, let them Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I am yield 1 minute to the distinguished keep their money, they know better pleased to yield 1 minute to the gen- gentlelady from Connecticut, ROSA how to spend their money. tleman from Florida, TED DEUTCH, a DELAURO. So what do you do today, my friends? member of the Judiciary Committee. Ms. DELAURO. Madam Speaker, I What you say is, well, it’s your money, Mr. DEUTCH. I rise today in opposi- rise in strong opposition to this over- and, yes, we’ll give you a tax credit, if tion to H.R. 3, but I also rise in great reaching legislation, which raises you spend it the way we want you to disappointment that the people’s House taxes, threatens the health of our econ- spend it. That’s what this legislation is again engaging in a debate about the omy, and endangers women’s health. says: it’s your money, but if you don’t rights of women rather than a discus- This bill will raise taxes on small spend it the way we want you to spend sion about the challenges our Nation businesses that offer comprehensive it, we will not give you the tax credit faces. health coverage for women. It will pun- that every other American can get. For months, Democrats have urged ish perfectly legal private health deci- How far can you take that, my this body to refocus its efforts on jobs; sions by raising taxes on plans that friends? In tax preference after tax yet since the Congress convened in offer coverage for abortion. Eighty- preference after tax preference, we can January, the Republican majority has seven percent of private health plans say, you don’t get it if you don’t spend failed to bring to the floor any meas- will be impacted by this unprecedented it the way we want you to spend it. I ures to help create jobs. Their neg- assault, and Americans will see their want you to think about that. I want ligence is showing. Instead of working health insurance options restricted or you to think about the precedent that in a bipartisan way to regain America’s taken away.

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These colleagues in the House to let us come And they’re doing more than just riders include the Hyde amendment in together to work in a bipartisan way to raising taxes. Rather than trusting Labor-HHS and other prohibitions in address the number one priority of the women, like the majority of Americans the State and Foreign Operations bill, American people, the creation of jobs; do, the House majority is trying to the Financial Services bill, the Com- and I rise today as the Republicans force women back into traditional merce-Justice-Science bill, in addition bring to the floor this legislation in- roles. They are risking their very to the Defense bill. Simply put, this stead of bringing to the floor a bill to health. The report that accompanied legislation will eliminate the need for end the subsidies for Big Oil. They gave this bill goes even further; it tries to these annual riders to ensure that the impression during the break that redefine rape and narrow the exception these policies become permanent stat- they would do that. I wrote to the for sexual assault. ute. Speaker; the President of the United This bill is unconscionable, and I This bill also codifies the Hyde- States has written to the bipartisan urge my colleagues to oppose it. Let’s Weldon conscience clause that would leadership in Congress asking for an create jobs. We should not be raising expand the policy to include all recipi- end to the subsidies to Big Oil. Instead taxes and putting women’s lives at risk ents of Federal funds. The conscience of doing that, we are, again, under- to appease an ideological agenda. Mr. SMITH of Texas. I yield 30 sec- clause protects health care entities mining women’s health. Let us begin this part of the debate onds to the gentleman from Louisiana that choose not to provide abortions with a clear understanding of the facts. (Mr. LANDRY). from discrimination by State, local, or Mr. LANDRY. Madam Speaker, a Federal agencies that receive Federal Federal funding for abortion is already large majority of Americans oppose funds. Therefore, no one who has deep prohibited under the law due to the taxpayer subsidies for abortion. Those religious or moral opposition to abor- Hyde amendment except in the cases of who oppose this bill, including the tions should be forced to provide for rape, incest, and life of the mother. President, claim that it denies access them. Federal funding for abortion is already to health care for women. My message Madam Speaker, I support this legis- prohibited. This bill is even a radical to them is simple: the majority of lation, and I urge my colleagues to do departure from the Hyde amendment. women are opposed to having their the same. It represents an unprecedented and, hard-earned tax dollars spent on abor- Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I re- again, radical assault on women’s ac- tion. In a recent survey, it was found serve the balance of my time. cess to the full range of reproductive that 70 percent of women oppose tax- Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speak- health care services. For the first time, payer funding for abortion. er, I yield 1 minute to my colleague this bill places restrictions on how We must permanently end this prac- from Texas (Mr. GOHMERT), who is also women with private insurance can tice. It is our duty to act and to act a member of the Judiciary Committee. spend their private dollars in pur- now. I urge my colleagues to listen to Mr. GOHMERT. Madam Speaker, my chasing health insurance. the majority of Americans who strong- first daughter was born very pre- This bill will deny tax credits for ly oppose publicly funding abortion maturely. They rushed her over to women who buy the type of health in- services and pass this bill. Shreveport to the highest level inten- surance that they currently have, Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I sive care. The neonatologist encour- health insurance that covers a full yield 1 minute to the distinguished aged me, because my wife couldn’t range of reproductive care. As a result, gentleman from New Jersey, ROB AN- come, to caress her, talk to her, that it now, this is about businesses. If you’re DREWS. meant so much, even though she a woman and you have a job and your (Mr. ANDREWS asked and was given couldn’t see me. She grabbed my finger employer gives you health insurance, permission to revise and extend his re- and held it for hours. She wanted to that employer will no longer be able to marks.) cling to life. take a tax deduction from your health Mr. ANDREWS. Members who are For those of us who think it’s wrong insurance—quite different from what pro-life or pro-choice should oppose to kill children in utero, it is even happens with their male employees. this bill because it does violence to the more wrong to pry money from our And in that event, when that happens, Constitution. This bill purports to say hands at the point of an IRS gun so health insurance companies will then that through the Tax Code, we can that others can use our tax dollars to roll back that coverage because there favor or disfavor the exercise of con- pay to kill those children. won’t be enough people participating in stitutional rights. Please, let’s stop it. the pool to justify that insurance. So b 1440 Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I there are millions of women who will That’s not right, and that’s not con- yield myself such time as I may con- no longer have access to insurance stitutional. The Members on the ma- sume. policies from their employer that cover jority side would certainly not support, I want to urge all of the Members of all reproductive services. nor would I, a provision that says you the House to please consider this issue The practical result of this legisla- can’t take a charitable contribution to from as an unemotional point of view tion for many is there will be a tax in- support a group that lobbies in favor of as possible, to please determine in your crease, a tax increase on small busi- pro-life causes. But if we wanted to dis- hearts and in your mind about the fact nesses and a tax increase on women favor that point of view in the Tax that this bill goes over the top. based on how they choose to spend Code, this is the way we would do it. I would now like to yield 1 minute to their private dollars simply for keeping There is no difference between what the distinguished minority leader, the coverage they have right now. the majority’s doing here and that odi- NANCY PELOSI. Even more of a problem, this legisla- ous provision that I just described. Ms. PELOSI. I thank the gentleman tion allows hospitals to deny life-sav- It is wrong to raise taxes on people for yielding. I thank him for his ongo- ing care to women in moments of who exercise their constitutional ing leadership on issues that relate to direst emergency. The bill would per- rights because they’ve chosen to exer- privacy and the health of America’s mit medical professionals to turn their cise their constitutional rights. Wheth- women. back on women dying from treatable er you are pro-choice or pro-life, if you Madam Speaker, today is approxi- conditions. It is appalling. are pro-Constitution, you should vote mately the 120th day of the Republican As the American College of Obstetri- ‘‘no.’’ majority in the Congress of the United cians and Gynecologists wrote in oppo- Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speak- States; and in all those 120 days, we sition to this effort: ‘‘We oppose legis- er, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman have yet to see a jobs bill brought to lative proposals to limit women’s ac- from Alabama (Mr. ADERHOLT). the floor. We haven’t even seen a jobs cess to any needed medical care. These

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Let us the Hyde amendment did not exist) in- ment of Managed Health Care denied not raise taxes on small business and stead give birth when this funding is health insurance plan applications be- women; let us strengthen our middle unavailable.’’ In other words, when cause the plans excluded abortion cov- class. Let us never attack the health of public funding and facilitation isn’t erage and demanded that all healthcare women; let us, instead, create jobs. available for abortion, children have a plans must provide coverage for all That’s what the American people ex- greater chance at survival. basic health care services and medi- pect us to do, and that is why I urge I said earlier during the debate on cally-necessary health services includ- my colleagues to oppose this divisive the rule that I remember the late Con- ing so-called ‘‘medically-necessary and radical legislation. gressman Henry Hyde being moved lit- abortions.’’ This is a clear violation of Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speak- erally to tears—I was in the room when the Hyde-Weldon conscience clause, er, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman it happened—when he learned that the but the injured parties lack judicial re- from Ohio (Mr. BOEHNER), the Speaker Hyde amendment had likely saved the course. This legislation would remedy of the United States House of Rep- lives of more than 1 million babies who this problem by making the policy per- resentatives. today are getting on with their lives, manent and providing access to the Mr. BOEHNER. Let me thank my going to school, forging a career, per- courts. colleague for yielding and express my haps serving in this Chamber—at least Let me just conclude, Madam Speak- support for H.R. 3, the No Taxpayer some of them—or even establishing er. Someday I truly believe future gen- Funding for Abortion Act. This com- their own families. erations of Americans will look back monsense bipartisan legislation codi- H.R. 3, the No Taxpayer Funding for on us, especially policymakers, and fies the Hyde amendment and similar Abortion Act, comprehensively ensures wonder how and why such a rich and policies by permanently applying a ban that all programs authorized and ap- seemingly enlightened society, so on taxpayer funding of abortion across propriated by the Federal Government, blessed and endowed with the capacity all Federal programs. including ObamaCare, do not subsidize to protect vulnerable human life, could Last year we listened to the Amer- the killing of babies except in the rare have instead so aggressively promoted ican people through our America cases of rape, incest, or the life of the death to children and the exploitation Speaking Out project, and they spoke mother. H.R. 3 ends the current IRS of their moms. They will note with out on this issue loudly and clearly. We policy of allowing tax favored treat- deep sadness that some of our most included it in our Pledge to America, ment for abortions under itemized de- prominent politicians, while they and today we are taking another step ductions, HSAs, MSAs, and FSAs. H.R. talked about human rights, they never toward meeting that commitment and 3 also ends the use of tax credits under lifted a finger to protect the most per- keeping our word. ObamaCare to purchase insurance secuted minority in the world, the A ban on taxpayer funding of abor- plans that include abortions, again, ex- child in the womb. Protect innocent tion is the will of the American people cept cases of rape, incest, or a threat to life, vote for H.R. 3, the No Taxpayer and ought to be the law of the land. the life of the mother. Funding for Abortion Act. But the law, particularly as it is cur- Madam Speaker, we know that Amer- Mr. BRADY of Texas. Madam Speak- rently enforced, does not reflect the icans are taking a good, long, hard sec- er, I yield myself such time as I may will of the American people. This has ond look at abortion. The polls show it. consume. created additional uncertainty, given On taxpayer funding, a supermajority— Madam Speaker, on behalf of DAVE that Americans are concerned not just over 60 percent and some polls put it as CAMP, chairman of the Ways and Means about how much we are spending but high as 68 or 69 percent—do not want Committee, and me, I stand today in how we are spending it. Enacting this their funding being used to pay for strong support of H.R. 3, the No Tax- legislation would provide the American abortions. payer Funding for Abortion Act, a bill people with the assurance that their Earlier in the debate, some of my col- that restricts the use of taxpayer funds hard-earned tax dollars will not be used leagues had suggested that this is a tax for abortion. to fund abortions. And I want to com- increase; yet the Americans for Tax I will continue my statement, but at mend the leadership of the gentleman Reform, who doggedly protect the pub- this time, I would like to yield 1 from New Jersey (Mr. SMITH) and the lic purse, have said, ‘‘Americans for minute to the gentleman from Virginia gentleman from Illinois (Mr. LIPINSKI), Tax Reform has no problems or issues (Mr. CANTOR), the majority leader of and I urge my colleagues to support with H.R. 3. The bill has no net tax the U.S. House. this bill. change whatsoever.’’ Mr. CANTOR. I thank the gentleman. Mr. CONYERS. I yield back the bal- H.R. 3 also makes the Hyde-Weldon And I would also like to congratulate ance of my time. conscience protection permanent and and thank the gentleman from New Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speak- significantly more effective by author- Jersey, who had just spoken, for his er, I yield the balance of my time to izing the courts to prevent or redress leadership on this issue. the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. actual or threatened violations of con- Madam Speaker, above all else, we SMITH), who is the chief sponsor of this science. And we know without any are a culture that values life. Likewise, legislation. doubt that there are huge pressures, our efforts as a Nation are dedicated to Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. I thank particularly in some States, like Cali- improving, preserving, and celebrating my good friend, the chairman of the fornia, to coerce healthcare providers life. That’s why it’s no surprise that Judiciary Committee, Mr. SMITH, for and plans and insurers and entire polling routinely shows that over 60 his great leadership. I want to thank health care systems—especially those percent of Americans oppose taxpayer Mr. LIPINSKI, prime cosponsor of H.R. 3. who are faith-based—to change their funding for abortion. I want to thank the other distin- policy and to permit abortion on de- H.R. 3, the No Taxpayer Funding for guished chairmen, DAVE CAMP; and mand. Abortion Act, enforces a government- FRED UPTON; our extraordinary Speak- The need for this protection—Hyde- wide prohibition on subsidies for abor- er, JOHN BOEHNER, for his eloquent Weldon—is great. According to Alli- tion and abortion coverage. At a time statement and for his compassion for ance of Catholic Health Care, which of fiscal crisis, this bill ensures that both mothers and children who are represents California’s Catholic Health scarce resources are not diverted to- hurt by abortions; and for ERIC CAN- Systems and Hospitals, ‘‘California’s wards increasing the number of abor- TOR, our superb majority leader, and Catholic hospitals operate in a public tions in America. This bill also codifies the 228 cosponsors of this legislation. policy environment that regularly existing conscience protections and

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RICHARD NEAL, basic fundamental reproductive free- taxes the propagation of ideas which he House of Representatives, Committee on Ways dom, and this shows a tactic of using disbelieves and abhors is sinful and ty- and Means, Washington, DC. the IRS that I think is very dangerous. rannical.’’ Forcing Americans to sub- DEAR CHAIRMAN TIBERI AND RANKING MEM- It does, in fact, increase the com- sidize elective abortion with their tax BER NEAL: On behalf of Americans for Tax plexity and raises taxes on individuals dollars falls squarely in this camp. Reform, I write today to clarify our position who may, in fact, need these proce- Madam Speaker, I urge my col- on H.R. 3, the ‘‘No Taxpayer Funding for dures that may, in fact, be lifesaving. leagues to support H.R. 3 to ensure Abortion Act.’’ As you know, the Congres- sional Budget Office on March 15, 2011 de- The proponents may not agree with that no taxpayer dollars go toward the clared that H.R. 3 has ‘‘negligible effects on what a woman and her doctor decide funding of abortion. tax revenues.’’ In budgetary parlance, that is but that should be their decision. Mr. LEVIN. I yield myself 2 minutes. synonymous with a zero tax score. As a re- This raises the specter of using the We here need to talk straight to the sult, ATR has no problems or issues with Tax Code and the Congressional inves- American people. This bill does not H.R. 3. The bill has no net tax change what- tigating power in ways that no one codify the Hyde amendment. It goes soever, and is therefore not legislation at all should support. relating to the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. well beyond it. We don’t need to codify Mr. BRADY of Texas. Madam Speak- the Hyde amendment. It’s the law of Attempts to claim otherwise are not based on reality, but on mere political gamesman- er, I yield the balance of my time to the land. The purpose of this bill is to ship of the lowest order. the distinguished gentlewoman from go beyond it, and that’s what you We look forward to continuing to work Tennessee (Mrs. BLACK), a nurse and a should acknowledge. with you to make certain that all tax legis- member of the Ways and Means Com- b 1500 lation is (at worst) tax revenue-neutral, as mittee. H.R. 3 already is. Mrs. BLACK. Madam Speaker, today In doing so, you cross a very, very Sincerely, we have heard many misrepresenta- important line. This bill is going no- GROVER NORQUIST. where in the Senate. Where it can go is tions of the true nature of this bill, and This legislation makes specific and so I want to boil it down to the simple everywhere in interfering with a per- narrow changes to the Tax Code so if son’s access to health care, or with the facts of what this bill actually does— funds in an FSA or health savings ac- no hyperbole, no scare tactics. use of their own money for their own count are used to pay for an abortion, This bill codifies the Hyde amend- purposes as they choose. The logic those dollars will not receive tax-fa- ment that no taxpayer dollars will go here, if it becomes precedent, could be vored treatment; prevents the cost of to funding abortions. And this is a used, for example, to prevent a health an abortion from counting towards the longstanding policy of the Federal Gov- policy falling under the Tax Code if the deduction for unreimbursed medical ernment since 1976. procedure relates to a development expense; and clarifies tax subsidies We already know how medical ex- that occurred because of stem cell re- made available in the 2010 health law penses of all sorts are treated under search. We should not be doing that. It for the purpose of insurance cannot be the Tax Code. Taxpayers who use takes away the ability to use an used for policies that cover abortion. itemized deduction. We should not do Madam Speaker, H.R. 3 is pro-life, itemized deductions for medical ex- that. pro-family, and it is pro-taxpayer. It’s penses, who have HSAs or FSAs or Where does this stop? Where does it a responsible step to ensuring a long- MSAs, do not, and I want to highlight stop? It crosses a line for the first standing precedent Republicans and that, do not identify each medical ex- time. It does not codify. It threatens Democrats have supported for decades. pense on an individual tax return. That crossing a line we should not in terms And I urge all Members to support H.R. is not the case today nor will it be the of the ability of people to provide 3 so that no taxpayer funds are used for case if this bill is signed into law. health care and use their own re- abortion. And to be clear, what this bill does sources. I reserve the balance of my time. not do, a woman would not have to list on a tax form that a specific medical I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. LEVIN. I yield 11⁄2 minutes to an- Mr. BRADY of Texas. I yield myself other member of the Ways and Means expense was for an abortion. That’s 11⁄2 minutes. Committee, the gentleman from Or- simply not how the process works. It’s Simply put, this legislation is about egon (Mr. BLUMENAUER). not how it works today nor will it be making sure taxpayer funds aren’t used Mr. BLUMENAUER. My friend from how it works if this is signed into law. to fund abortions. In the clearest and Michigan said it right. There are no So it’s important to make clear that most general terms, we’re codifying Federal funds for abortion under the no one would ever be audited because the longstanding bipartisan Hyde terms of the Hyde amendment, except of an abortion. They would have to al- amendment which prevents taxpayer in the case of rape and incest. ready be under an audit for some other funds from being used for abortion-re- What this is about is how families reason before—and I want to emphasize lated costs. spend their money and small business before—the IRS would even consider I want to be clear about what the leg- deals with insurance. It’s part of a con- asking about any medical procedure. islation does and does not do. This leg- tinuing Republican assault against Many types of medical care are very islation does not, as critics claim, af- people with whom they disagree. It private. And as a nurse for over 40 fect either the ability of an individual continues the sad spectacle of using years, I fully understand how personal to pay for an abortion or abortion cov- the Internal Revenue Service—I would medical issues can be. And taxpayers erage through private funds or the abil- say not just the use but the abuse of who don’t want to tell the IRS about ity of an entity to provide separate the IRS—to attack people with whom medical procedures they wish to be abortion coverage. It does not apply to they disagree. kept private can do so by not claiming abortions in the cases of rape, incest or Remember the spectacle of the Ways those tax credits for such care. life-threatening physical conditions of and Means hearing where they drug Now, even if this issue did arise in an the mother. Nor does it apply to treat- AARP before them and tried to have an audit, other Federal agencies that al- ment of injury, infection or other investigation because they disagreed ready use taxpayer dollars, such as health problems resulting from an with them on health insurance? Medicaid and the Federal Employee abortion. And to be crystal clear, this Yes, this would put government be- Health Benefit Program, have had no legislation does not increase taxes. tween doctors and American families. problem distinguishing between abor- At this time, Madam Speaker, I But it’s not just about abortion under tions following rape and incest and would like to submit a letter from the Hyde amendment. elective abortions, and have done so Americans for Tax Reform to that ef- Remember, there are some people without a reporting requirement. It’s fect. who are against the rape and incest ex- already there. They generally accept

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And I under- public oppose using taxpayer funds for among other things, is attack small stand it is incredibly difficult, and my abortion. H.R. 3 puts into statute the businesses. heart goes out to them. But if you will of the American people. Let’s hear the words of Frank Knapp, claim a tax benefit for a medical proce- Since 1976, the Hyde amendment has Jr., president and CEO of the South dure like an abortion and you get au- been included in appropriations bills to Carolina Small Business Chamber of dited, you can either choose to forego ensure that Federal funds are not used Commerce with 5,000 members. Here is that tax benefit or else prepare to sub- to provide abortions. This policy provi- what he says: stantiate the tax benefit. sion has passed year in and year out H.R. 3 is an attempt to roll back the Mr. LEVIN. It is now my pleasure to with bipartisan support. H.R. 3 would historic small business health insur- yield the balance of my time to a very just take that provision and put it into ance tax credit created by the Afford- distinguished member of our com- law. This may make sense to most able Care Act. When the House voted to mittee, the gentleman from New York Americans, but for some reason this eliminate and defeat the entire Afford- (Mr. CROWLEY). idea receives great pushback in Wash- able Care Act, we—he means small (Mr. CROWLEY asked and was given ington. businesses—could rationalize that this permission to revise and extend his re- Health care reform also placed abor- great benefit for small businesses was marks.) tion funding at the center of its debate. just collateral damage. My own Con- Mr. CROWLEY. Madam Speaker, In their haste to pass ObamaCare last gressman told me he would support the with all due respect to my colleague, Congress, the Democrat leadership in small business health insurance tax Mrs. BLACK, when someone comes to Washington neglected to include any credits in the Affordable Care Act re- the floor and says, I’m going to speak adequate prohibition on abortion fund- placement legislation. But small busi- now free of hyperbole, well, it will be ing. The President did issue an execu- nesses can no longer think of them- so high up to your neck you don’t have tive order to support the intentions of selves as collateral damage. to worry about getting it off your shoe Hyde. Unfortunately, the order merely Mr. Knapp says: Let me make this because the reality is that was all hy- reiterated the accounting gimmick in very clear. A vote for H.R. 3 is a direct perbole. the health care bill. attack on small business. Every Rep- If what we were doing here right now The President’s own chief of staff at resentative who loudly proclaims their was simply codifying existing law, that time would later comment on how love for small businesses because they there would probably be very little he thought up the idea for this execu- are the backbone of the economy now angst on this side of the aisle. But tive order so that they could ‘‘allow can put their vote where their mouth that’s not what’s happening. What this the Stupak amendment not to exist by is. Their true support for small busi- provision does is goes so much further. law but by executive order.’’ ness will be judged by their ‘‘no’’ vote It only speaks to the ideological purge When the President signed that bill on H.R. 3. that you’re on right now. into law, he allowed a massive expan- I urge all my colleagues not to let Madam Speaker, on the 100th day of sion in Federal funding for abortion. In this phony use of the Tax Code to take Republican rule of the House, I stood a time of great Federal debt, the last away the rights of small businesses speechless on this floor at their failed thing the American people want is to that get tax credits or individuals to campaign promise to focus on job cre- have their taxpayer dollars used on the pay for abortions with their own ation and economic growth. It’s said, morally objectionable practice of abor- money. ‘‘Actions speak louder than words,’’ tion. Mr. PITTS. For the information of and that is true. According to a 2007 Guttmacher In- the Members, the Hyde amendment b 1510 stitute report, if the Hyde amendment only applies to the Labor-H bill. It is For all the Republicans’ talk about were removed from law, the number of offered every year as a rider. Similar putting Americans back to work, their abortions would likely increase by 25 language is offered to Indian Health, actions demonstrate this is the least of percent. The study reveals what is Federal Employee Health Benefits Act. their priorities. Instead, they have cut common sense: an increase in funding We have done these amendments, or jobs, they have raised taxes, and re- for abortions will directly lead to an riders, to these bills every year for duced Americans’ access to health increase in the number of abortions. years. So when you speak about the care. Many of my colleagues on the other Hyde amendment, we should speak The bill being debated today also has side of the aisle have expressed their about it accurately. no jobs component whatsoever. Not a desire to reduce abortions. If that is I yield such time as she may consume single job will be created because of truly their desire and not just a talk- to the gentlewoman from Missouri this bill today. In fact, it will raise ing point, then they should have no (Mrs. HARTZLER). taxes and hamper the ability of small problem at all voting in favor of this Mrs. HARTZLER. Madam Speaker, I businessmen and -women to hire peo- bill. I urge my colleagues to support rise in support of H.R. 3. ple. this bill. This is not a controversial bill. This In their ideological zeal to restrict a I reserve the balance of my time. is a commonsense bill to rein in our woman’s right to choose, the Repub- Ms. DEGETTE. Madam Speaker, I runaway government spending and to licans have prioritized a measure that rise in strong opposition to this ex- quit spending money on things that the the South Carolina Small Business treme legislation, and I yield 2 minutes American citizens don’t want. Cer- Chamber of Commerce calls, and I to the distinguished gentlewoman from tainly we should not be spending our quote, ‘‘a slap in the face to small busi- Illinois (Ms. SCHAKOWSKY). hard-earned tax dollars on abortion. ness owners.’’ Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Madam Speaker, People work hard all year to send in We just a few weeks ago removed the I rise in opposition to H.R. 3, the so- their taxes on April 15, and they 1099 onerous provisions, and now we are called No Taxpayer Funding for Abor- shouldn’t have their money going to going to further burden small business- tion Act. But don’t be confused. H.R. 3 something that is morally objection- men and -women with this provision. It goes far beyond current law which is able to them that takes away human will burden them. It will not create a already highly restrictive and, frankly, life. single job. It will only further burden which I oppose. There are many, many areas of this the ability of small businessmen and The Hyde amendment already pro- budget that we need to rein in, but this -women to create jobs in America. hibits women enrolled in Medicaid and is noncontroversial. This is something Mr. PITTS. Madam Speaker, I yield Medicare, Federal employees, women that over 60 percent of the American myself such time as I may consume. serving in the military, women in Fed- people say, I don’t want my tax dollars

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Now is the time to wrong thing to use their money for this fordable Care Act or health care affordability make this permanent. Get it off the issue. tax credits. The bill includes a provision to pro- table so we can get on to other areas of I want to support my colleague in vide for exceptions in the case of rape, incest, reining in the runaway spending, mak- this legislation in saying we need to physical injury or physical illness to the ing government more efficient and pass this bill, and we need to send a women. The Hyde Amendment is already in more effective, using our tax dollars message to the American people that place in current federal health programs like more wisely. we are wise stewards of their money. Medicaid and Medicare, and this bill would en- And certainly it is not an affront to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- sure it is governed in a consistent manner. women’s health. Women have the op- tlewoman from Colorado has 2 minutes I have received numerous letters from my portunity to get the health care that remaining. constituents whom have expressed serious they need now, but we don’t need to be Ms. DEGETTE. I yield myself the bal- concerns that federal funds would be used to using it to take innocent human life. ance of my time. pay for elective abortion procedures. I am very I certainly applaud this bill, which Madam Speaker, in sitting and lis- supportive of the overall goals of H.R. 3, has so many cosponsors. We need to tening to this debate, it would be ex- which would effectively codify the Hyde– make sure that our tax dollars are not tremely easy to become completely Weldon clause to support existing federal con- used for abortion. confused. The proponents of this bill science protections for health care providers. b 1520 keep repeating the same mantra. They I commend Congressman SMITH for his leadership on this important issue, and I urge Ms. DEGETTE. I am now pleased to want to stop the Federal funding of yield 1 minute to a senior member of abortion. They forget to mention that my colleagues to support this amendment. Mr. MARINO. Madam Speaker, I rise today the Energy and Commerce Committee, there is no Federal funding of abortion. the gentleman from New York (Mr. What they want to do for the first to express my strong support for H.R. 3, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. I be- ENGEL). time is to expand restrictions on fund- Mr. ENGEL. I thank the gentle- ing into tax policy. Right now, under lieve strongly that every human life should be woman for yielding. current law, we have the Hyde Amend- protected, whether born or yet to be born. As I believe my friends on the other side ment, which every year prevents Fed- the father of two adopted children this issue is of the aisle think that, if they repeat eral funds from being used for abortion very personal to me; every day that I spend something again and again, people will except in the cases of rape, incest or in with my children reminds me that all lives are begin to believe it. The fact of the mat- saving the life of the mother. I don’t precious. Protecting the lives of innocent chil- ter is the Hyde Amendment already like the Hyde Amendment. Lots of peo- dren should be the responsibility of Congress prohibits Federal funds from being ple don’t like the Hyde Amendment, and this legislation represents an important used for abortions. This is not about but it’s the law. This bill, however, step in the right direction. Currently, we rely on a patchwork of ‘‘riders’’ Federal funds. goes far beyond current law. Now my to appropriations legislation or Executive or- The other thing I don’t understand is colleagues across the aisle want to ex- ders to protect American taxpayers from fund- my Republican friends always claim pand these restrictions and make sure ing abortions. As the debate on the health that they want smaller government, that individuals and businesses can’t care legislation transpired during the last Con- that they don’t want the government get complete women’s health care in gress, we saw first-hand the problem with con- to intrude on people’s lives. So here we their health insurance, with their own are, about to pass a measure that ex- tinuing to rely on this draconian process. In- money, without paying for a tax in- stead of relying on the whims of the annual pands government, that intrudes on crease. Businesses, which right now get people’s lives, that penalizes small appropriations process or any easily revocable tax relief for having full health insur- order by the President, it is time to put into businesses, and impedes them from cre- ance, would not be able to get it. ating jobs. law the prohibition against using taxpayer dol- Let me say this again: At a time lars to pay for abortions. The Federal govern- I don’t believe the government when everybody in this House and cer- should be in the business of preventing ment should not, directly or indirectly, provide tainly when everybody on the other any funding for abortion services and this leg- people from accessing legal medical side of the aisle is saying we can’t raise treatment. It surprises me and worries islation is critical to ensuring these prohibitions taxes, the leadership of this House is me that this Congress keeps proposing exist. supporting raising taxes to advance a legislation that diminishes the right to As you can see, I believe one of the largest social policy. responsibilities of Congress is to provide the access health care. Abortion is legal in I don’t think, Madam Speaker, that this country. I understand how people utmost protection for our nation’s children—in- this was in the Republican Pledge to feel on both sides of the aisle. It’s a cluding the lives of the unborn. It is time that America. I don’t know how many times very personal decision. Yet Repub- we enact one, consistent policy to eliminate the Republican leadership is going to licans seem intent on interfering with any problems or confusion about abortion make this Congress vote to strip Amer- a woman’s right to make her own deci- funding in future legislation. ican women of their access to health sions with her family and physicians, Mr. FARR. Madam Speaker, H.R. 3 is an care with their own money. I, for one, using her private money. extremely misleading piece of legislation. Sup- Abortion is a difficult choice, to be would like to encourage them to spend porters of the bill argue that it will simply cod- sure, and this extreme legislation their time getting our country back to ify the Hyde amendment and permanently pro- makes the decision even harder. We work rather than on an extreme agen- hibit taxpayer funding of abortion. However, need to provide women and their fami- da that the American people didn’t ask we all know that is false. H.R. 3 is actually lies with the support they need to for, didn’t want, and that is going no- much more nefarious than that. It seeks to re- make health decisions, not criminalize where in the U.S. Senate but, if it did, strict women’s reproductive rights and access them. Vote ‘‘no’’ on this bill. would be vetoed by the President of the to health care; increase healthcare premiums Mr. PITTS. Madam Speaker, how United States. for many Americans and small businesses; much time is remaining? I urge the Members to vote ‘‘no’’ on and, limit the private insurance choices of con- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- this ill-conceived piece of legislation. sumers. It will almost certainly guarantee that tleman has 30 seconds remaining. Ms. BORDALLO. Madam Speaker, I rise insurance companies will no longer offer abor- Mr. PITTS. I yield 30 seconds to the today in support of H.R 3, the No Taxpayer tion coverage to consumers. gentlelady from North Carolina (Ms. Funding for Abortion Act, sponsored by Con- The Republicans in the House have been FOXX). gressman CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH. This bill, on a mission, ever since they took over the Ms. FOXX. I thank my colleague supported by the United Conference of Catho- Majority, to completely eliminate women’s re- from Pennsylvania for his leadership lic Bishops, would reinforce the Hyde Amend- productive rights and their access to on this issue and for yielding time. ment, which prohibits the use of federal funds healthcare.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:35 May 05, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K04MY7.069 H04MYPT1 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H3034 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 4, 2011 I recently received a letter from a male con- has been passed every single year for nearly H.R. 3 would also deny tax credits to small stituent who is 68 years young; someone we forty years—we already have a law prohibiting businesses that offer their employees insur- can all agree is definitely not in need of repro- the use of federal funds to pay for abortion, ance plans that cover abortion. This would ductive health care. This man is a recipient of we don’t need another one. have a significant impact on millions of fami- Medicare and receives his primary care at the H.R. 3 is an unnecessary distraction from lies across the nation who would no longer be Santa Cruz chapter of Planned Parenthood. the real issues that we were sent here to ad- able to take advantage of existing tax credits His doctor is the one of the few doctors in dress. While some of us take our duties seri- and deductions for the cost of their health Santa Cruz County who currently accepts ously, the GOP is busy creating diversions to care. For example, small businesses that offer Medicare patients. avoid doing real work. Rather than focus on health plans that cover abortions would no If the Republicans get their way and federal job creation, as the American public has said longer be eligible for the Small Business funding is denied to Planned Parenthood and it wants us to do, the Republican majority Health Tax Credit—potentially worth 35%– other organizations that provide primary would limit women’s healthcare options and in- 50% of the cost of their premiums—threat- healthcare for low income patients simply be- crease healthcare costs for lower- and middle- ening 4 million small businesses. Self-em- cause they also provide reproductive income women and families. This kind of di- ployed Americans who are able to deduct the healthcare, then this man, along with millions version has no place in this Congress. The cost of their comprehensive health insurance of other low income Americans, will be denied GOP has been in the majority for four months, from their taxable income will also be denied their only access to primary healthcare in their yet they have failed to introduce even one similar tax credits and face higher taxes. communities. Hospital emergency rooms will piece of legislation that addresses jobs. They A November 2010 Hart Research poll found become the health care provider of first resort. do, however, have the time to play political that a significant majority (74%) of the Amer- Hospitals that are currently overwhelmed games with the health care of poor Americans ican population opposes the key provision of would be further inundated, thereby driving up and to attack the rights of every woman in this this bill, which would increase the tax burden healthcare costs even higher and costing the country to choice—a personal decision that is on those who purchase comprehensive health federal government even more taxpayer dol- and should remain between a women and her insurance plans. lars. physician. Current law requires state Medicaid pro- If saving taxpayer dollars is truly the goal, The proponents of this legislation aren’t in- grams to cover abortion care in limited cir- then the Majority should be supporting family terested in addressing real problems, Madam cumstances, including in cases of rape, incest, planning and reproductive healthcare services, Speaker. They’re only interested in creating or when the pregnancy jeopardizes the wom- not attacking them. We all know that for every more of them. That is why I oppose H.R. 3. an’s life. H.R. 3 would allow states to refuse $1 spent on family planning, $4 of taxpayer Ms. RICHARDSON. Madam Speaker, I rise abortion coverage for Medicaid beneficiaries in money is saved. today in strong opposition to H.R. 3, the ‘‘No all of these cases, even when their life is in This bill is radical and extreme. It is a far cry Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act.’’ This de- danger. from any kind of middle ground or compromise ceptively titled legislation is nothing more than Women who would need to terminate a on abortion policy. It will make abortion as dif- another Republican assault on women’s ac- pregnancy as a result of medical complica- ficult to obtain as possible without actually cess to reproductive health care. tions would be forced to pay up to $10,000 or criminalizing the procedure. H.R. 3 over- At a time when Congress needs to be fo- more for abortion services. For many women, reaches in every possible way. More impor- cused on creating jobs and protecting the mid- being forced to pay the full cost of an abortion tantly, it would penalize rather than help tax- dle class, the Republican majority has decided is not economically feasible and would lead payers, impede basic government functions, to make this anti-choice bill a priority. If en- many families into bankruptcy or force preg- and discriminate against women who are acted, this legislation will severely curtail wom- nant women with medical complications to struggling to do their best in a difficult situa- en’s access to reproductive health care by: take on major risks to carry the child to term. tion. 1. Banning the coverage of abortion serv- H.R. 3 would also undermine the District of Madam Speaker, the American people want ices in the new health care law; Columbia’s home rule by restricting its use of both parties to work together. H.R. 3 only in- 2. Imposing tax penalties on women and funds for abortion care to low-income women. flames an already intense and intractable de- small businesses with health insurance plans The Hyde Amendment stipulates that no bate and further polarizes this House. I urge that cover abortion; taxpayer dollars are to be used for abortion my colleagues to object to H.R. 3. 3. Narrowing the already restrictive rape and care, and has narrow exceptions for rape, in- Mr. HONDA. Madam Speaker, I rise today incest exceptions in the Hyde Amendment; cest, and health complications that arise from in strong opposition to H.R. 3, an unnecessary and pregnancy which put the mother’s life in dan- and intrusive bill that represents a short-sight- 4. Continuing to limit access to reproductive ger. H.R. 3 would restrict women’s access to ed attack on the rights of women and families, health care for low income women, and ban reproductive health care even further by nar- and distracts us from the work that Americans coverage for federal employees and women in rowing the already stringent requirements set sent us here to do. the military. forth in the Hyde Amendment. H.R. 3 would diminish meaningful access to If this bill were enacted, millions of families When the Affordable Care Act was signed healthcare for millions of lower and middle in- and small businesses with private health insur- into law, the President issued an Executive come families by denying them tax credits if ance plans that offer abortion coverage would Order to ‘‘ensure that Federal funds are not the insurance plan they choose includes cov- be faced with tax increases, making the cost used for abortion services.’’ This bill goes far erage for abortion services. This means that of health care insurance even more expen- beyond the safeguards established under the under this bill, for the first time ever, our coun- sive. Affordable Care Act, and sets a dangerous try would equate health expenses that are the Under the Affordable Care Act, insurers are precedent for the future of women’s reproduc- subject of preferential tax treatment as the able to offer abortion coverage and receive tive health in this country. same as federal spending. The costs of health federal offsets for premiums as long as enroll- At a time when the American people want services remain the same, whether the cov- ees pay for the abortion coverage from sepa- Congress to focus on creating jobs and stabi- erage for abortions is provided in a plan or rate, private funds. If enacted, H.R. 3 would lizing the economy, the Republicans wish to not. Removing these tax breaks for the most deny federal subsidies or credits to private focus on this divisive piece of legislation that vulnerable members of our society is not only health insurance plans that offer abortion cov- does nothing to move our country forward. dangerous, it is heartless, and it will return a erage even if that coverage is paid for from I urge my colleagues to join me in voting no constitutionally-protected medical procedure to private funds. on H.R. 3, a bill that represents an unprece- its dark back-alley days. Rather than offering This would inevitably lead to private health dented step backward in women’s reproduc- real solutions to the problems our nation insurance companies dropping abortion cov- tive freedom. faces, the other side of the aisle only offers a erage leaving millions of women without ac- Ms. HANABUSA. Madam Speaker, I would return to the fights over social issues of the cess to affordable, comprehensive health care. like to express my deep opposition to H.R. 3. past. Currently, 87% of private insurance health Rather than focus on legislation that will help Republicans claim that H.R. 3 merely codi- care plans offered through employers cover the millions of Americans struggling to recover fies the Hyde Amendment, a provision prohib- abortion. If H.R. 3 is made into law, consumer from a national recession, the majority in this iting the use of federal funds for most abortion options for private health insurance plans chamber have instead decided to take up an services, but it goes much farther than that— would be unnecessarily restricted and the tax unreasonable piece of legislation that essen- it tries to end private insurance coverage of burden on these policy holders would increase tially declares war on women’s access to abortion care. Besides, the Hyde Amendment significantly. healthcare.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:35 May 05, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K04MY7.060 H04MYPT1 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE May 4, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3035 H.R. 3 is being called the ‘‘No Taxpayer Instead, the Republican leadership presents Let me be clear—no amendment, no word Funding for Abortion Act.’’ In fact, the a bill whose relentless focus is to extinguish a change could make this bill even close to ac- healthcare legislation that President Obama woman’s right of choice with respect to preg- ceptable. It is an insult to American women signed into law last year already states that no nancy. who require life-saving abortion care for health federal taxpayer dollars may be use to fund We have already resolved this issue. Last purposes, and a slap in the face to all Amer- abortion services. Additionally, the law re- year, we did so in the Affordable Care Act. ican women who until now may have thought quires that plans receiving federal funds must That law clearly and unequivocally prohibits that their constitutional right to make their own keep taxpayer dollars separate from funds for the use of federal funds for abortion; keeps private medical decisions about their body was abortion services. state and federal abortion-related law in place; safe. Women in the United States simply do not and ensures that those whose conscience dic- Now we know that it’s not— and the anti- get public funds for abortion services. How- tates against abortion are protected, and not choice community will stop at nothing to en- ever, under the guise of eliminating abortion discriminated against. sure that they chip away at Roe v. Wade until funding, what this bill really does is limit ac- But this is not enough for some. H.R. 3 will it is gone forever. cess to reproductive healthcare for the millions result in a virtual shut-down of abortion serv- Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to of women who pay for insurance and medical ices in the United States. vote ‘‘no’’ on this atrocious bill. A vote against expenses through their own private insurance In addition to making permanent the prohibi- H.R. 3 is a vote for the health of American plans. tion in existing law on any federal funding for women and the sanctity of constitutional rights Finally, it is my firm belief that it is not the abortion, H.R. 3 prohibits any federal funds for us all. place of Congress to impede on women’s re- from being expended for health benefits cov- Mr. STARK. Madam Speaker, I rise in vehe- productive freedom rights, which is exactly erage that includes coverage of abortion. It es- ment opposition to the ‘‘No Taxpayer Funding what this bill does. tablishes tax penalties for private expenditures for Abortion Act.’’ Instead of debating divisive partisan issues, on abortion. It provides a limitation on federal Of the many problems with this legislation, we should be working to get the nation back facilities and employees with respect to abor- it ignores the fact that the Affordable Care Act on track. The Republican leadership has con- tion. It again singles out the District of Colum- already bans federal funding for abortion ex- trolled the agenda in the House of Represent- bia to prevent the citizens of that city from de- cept in rare cases. Instead of being content atives for the last 18 weeks and has still not termining whether the local government can with these firm restrictions, the authors of this brought forth legislation that would help stimu- fund abortion services with its own revenue. bill have paved a new way for the most per- late the economy and spur economic growth. H.R. 3 is extreme, it is cruel, it is offensive, ilous anti-choice policy: their legislation would Mr. PASCRELL. Madam Speaker, let me be and it is wrong. actually deny a woman an abortion when car- clear. Throughout my years in Congress, I As I have stated in opposing other restric- rying out her pregnancy would endanger her have always supported the Hyde amendment tive legislation on reproductive rights this year, life. The more subtle details of the bill are al- and have been against any government fund- this legislation will not become law. It is not most as onerous. ing of abortion. Moreover, I have voted with what the American people are asking us to do. Republicans want IRS agents to double as the conviction that we, as Members of Con- November’s election was focused on jobs and ‘‘abortion detectives’’ who decide whether tax gress, should not reach into the private lives economic growth. Its outcome was not a man- benefits have been improperly claimed with re- of our constituents on issues as personal as date to erode the rights of choice that are pro- gard to abortion service expenses. Their legis- this. tected by the Constitution. lation prevents low-income women and fami- There is a very thin line here and this bill H.R. 3 turns the clock back to over 50 years lies from using premium tax credits if their goes beyond it. As we all know, good policy ago. It should never have been brought to the coverage includes abortion services. It in- is about striking a good balance. During health floor and it should never be given the force of creases families’ taxes when they use funds care reform, we reached a delicate com- law. Not in the United States of America. Not from their health savings or flexible-spending promise yet this bill would unravel that com- in the 21st century. I urge its defeat. accounts for abortion related expenses. It de- promise to use the tax code in an unprece- Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Madam nies employers the right to use ACA tax cred- dented manner. As a Member of the Ways Speaker, I rise today to state my strong oppo- its to provide their employees with comprehen- and Means Committee, I am acutely aware of sition to H.R. 3. This bill—ostensibly the Re- sive health coverage. how we use the tax code and disagree with publican leadership’s third-highest priority—is If this bill becomes law, our constituents will the majority’s choice to set this precedent. a reprehensible piece of legislation that will do be paying far more than just higher taxes: they At the end of the day, my constituents know nothing but put the lives of American women will be paying with their privacy, their dignity, my position on this issue. I believe women at risk. and their right to determine the course of their should be able to make their personal deci- It also tells us what the Republican leader- own lives. sions in consultation with their families, their ship thinks of American women. When this bill This bill does everything short of having faith, and with their health professionals. That was first introduced, I was outraged and horri- anti-choice politicians physically present in our is how it should be. However, should this bill fied that the bill narrowed the long-standing doctor’s rooms, in our hospitals and looking become law, not only would the IRS be in- exemption for rape to only ‘‘forcible rape.’’ I over our shoulders when we fill out our tax volved asking women about a very personal called this out for what it is—a violent act forms. I urge my colleagues to show their re- decision, but the middle class would face in- against women. spect for our constituents by opposing this creased taxes. I am not comfortable with When this bill was marked up in the House thoughtless and harmful bill. these consequences and with the unbalanced Judiciary committee, ‘‘forcible’’ had been re- Mr. MORAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today approach of this bill. I urge my colleagues to moved, therefore leaving the language as it in strongest opposition to H.R. 3, the ‘‘No Tax- vote no on H.R. 3. has stood for decades. Without the word ‘‘forc- payer Funding for Abortion Act.’’ Not only is Mr. WAXMAN. Madam Speaker, I am wholly ible,’’ this exemption includes a wealth of hor- this bill taking up valuable floor time, but it is opposed to this legislation, and urge its defeat. rifying circumstances, such as date rape, stat- redundant and goes beyond a woman’s right We have a lot of challenges in this country: utory rape, and rape where the woman is un- to control her body by tinkering with the tax high gasoline prices, high unemployment, an conscious or mentally unable to consent. code and private health insurance plans. economy that is not growing strongly enough, To say that these instances are not really It is a mystery to me why we keep wasting crumbling infrastructure, a growing threat from rape is a violent affront against women and time on legislation that addresses abortion. carbon pollution and climate change, and two the gravest insult to ALL victims of sexual as- The Supreme Court has ruled on this issue, ongoing wars in the Middle East, among many sault. and there are established policies that prohibit others. Madam Speaker, I was absolutely incensed the use of federal funds for abortion services But rather than focus on issues that are when I learned that although ‘‘forcible’’ does except in very narrow circumstances. The front and center in the lives of Americans from not appear in the bill language, its sponsors President has announced he will veto this bill all walks of life, what legislation does the Re- ensured that the report language clearly noted should it actually reach his desk. publican leadership choose to bring to the that the bill intends to apply to only ‘‘forcible’’ Almost 9 percent of Americans are out of floor today? Not a bill for jobs. Not a bill for instances of rape. work, yet the House of Representatives has growth. Not a bill that will promote clean en- So not only do the bill’s sponsors not have not taken one step to address this pressing ergy. Not a bill for education. Not a bill for in- a problem with endangering the lives of Amer- national concern. frastructure investment. Not even a bill that ican women—but they’re perfectly fine with not My Republican colleagues—who are strong addresses the deficit. telling them the truth, too. advocates for less government—consistently

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This legislation damental right to make decisions about preg- Weldon Amendment approach, which allows a jeopardizes the health of pregnant women nancy that it could very likely be considered large universe of entities to refuse abortion who may be suffering from cancer or another unconstitutional. services for any—or no reason whatsoever. devastating disease, by limiting their ability to The second amendment I attempted to offer Unlike the Church Amendment approach, H.R. obtain adequate insurance in the private mar- would have created an exception to protect 3 protects only those who refuse to provide ket. women from severe long lasting health dam- abortion services, and makes that one-sided House Republicans are manipulating the tax age. This amendment is supported by the protection permanent for all laws by providing code to make sure abortions are out of reach American Congress of Obstetricians and Gyn- a completely new private cause of action. It for low income and in some cases, even mid- ecologists. Every year, 10–15 million women does nothing to protect those entities that do dle class women. This legislation would also suffer severe or long-lasting damage to their offer abortions. take away benefits that women insured in the health during pregnancy, including but not lim- The conscience rights of those who provide private market currently have by imposing tax ited to lung disease, heart disease diabetes, services, and not just those who refuse, de- penalties on individuals and small businesses and loss of reproductive ability. H.R. 3 only serve equal respect and recognition. Ameri- whose insurance plans include any kind of considered a woman’s health when she is cans rights of conscience should not be pro- abortion services. faced with death, but provides no protection tected only if they accord with the views of the And if all this weren’t enough, H.R. 3 would for women who face serious health con- Members of Congress; they should be pro- once again tell the District of Columbia how to sequences from continuing a pregnancy. Con- tected regardless of what lawmakers’ personal spend its own money. It would codify policy in- gress should not be in the business of inter- beliefs are. cluded in the CR usurping the city council’s fering with a woman’s health, nor should we Instead of Bringing Up Bills to Create Jobs, authority to use locally raised revenue to pro- ever single out women who choose not to en- Republicans Are Pursuing An Extreme and Di- vide abortion care for its low-income residents, dure long-lasting health defects or diseases visive Agenda. Today, the House will consider an unfair restriction which Congress lifted in due to a pregnancy. H.R. 3, Restricting Women’s Access to Full 2009 and reimposed this year. H.R. 3 would impose a great burden on a Range of Health Care Services. Americans Why should the District of Columbia be con- women like Tamara, a mother of 3 who had want us to work together to create jobs and stantly used as a Petri dish for Republican been diagnosed with cervical cancer and move the country forward. This bill would do policy experiments. It just isn’t right. found out she was pregnant. She was faced exactly the opposite—move our country back- Abortion is a hard choice for any woman. It with the difficult choice of carrying the preg- wards in an attempt to re-litigate a divisive is a decision that should be made by her, her nancy to term and risking her own health or issue. family and her physician—without the federal terminating the pregnancy to receive treatment Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Madam Speaker, I rise government restricting access to services. for her cancer. in strong opposition to the so-called and sorely Let’s move on to legislation that will help H.R. 3 would impose a great burden on mislabeled ‘‘No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion grow our economy and get people back to women like Holly from my state of Texas, a Act.’’ work. mother of two who suffered from a serious ill- This bill is a hoax as Federal law currently I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on H.R. 3 ness affecting her liver. Treatment for her liver prohibits the use of taxpayer money on abor- Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Madam would pose a threat to her pregnancy. tion services. The legislation would effectively H.R. 3 goes to new lengths by effectively Speaker, today we have an opportunity to ex- prevent millions of American women from using the tax code to impede upon a woman’s amine H.R. 3, ‘‘the No Taxpayer Funding for using their own private money to purchase an right to choose and essentially penalize indi- Abortion Act,’’ a bill which is claimed to simply insurance plan that includes coverage of abor- viduals for even carrying health insurance that codify what is already law. However, H.R. 3 is tions—whether it is private insurance or an in- by far more restrictive than any current law, or covers abortions. It imposes an unprecedented penalty on surance plan in the Health Insurance Ex- interpretation thereof. anyone who spends their own money to pay changes. In addition, small businesses would My colleagues across the aisle claim that for abortion, or in many cases, those who use not be allowed to take advantage of tax cred- this bill is simply about limiting federal funding their own money for insurance that will cover its if it provided comprehensive health care for abortions. If that were truly the case, then abortion if needed. coverage to its employees. This is a dramatic there would be no purpose for H.R. 3, be- H.R. 3 will actually impose a tax increase on break with the current practice where most in- cause Federal funding has not been available many Americans—across all races, all class- surance plans provide for such coverage for for abortions since passage of the Hyde es, and all socioeconomic levels. It increases individuals who choose such plans. amendment in 1977. taxes on women, families, and businesses by A woman’s right to choose her own health The effect of H.R. 3 is, in fact, to so dras- denying them the normal tax exemptions and care is a fundamental one, and the Congress tically limit access to abortions that they will credits for health insurance if they choose a should not tell women how to manage their essentially become unavailable, even when policy that provides abortion coverage. This health or reproductive care. Sadly, the legisla- paid for with an individual’s own funds. In its unprecedented penalty is a radical restriction tion we’re considering today will do just that attempt to make abortions unavailable, H.R. 3 on a lawful and constitutionally protected med- and severely jeopardize women’s access to will have a detrimental impact on women’s ical procedure. It will result in a tax increase health care. health, and moreover, attacks a woman’s con- on anyone who uses their own money to pay Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to stitutionally protected right to choose. for abortion or, in many cases, insurance that reject this misguided bill because it would ef- Twice, first in the Judiciary Committee Mark- would cover abortion. fectively prohibit individuals from using their up and secondly when H.R. 3 was being con- Furthermore, the Bill puts the IRS into the own money to purchase insurance plans offer- sidered in the Rules Committee, I have at- middle of private and personal decisions by ing comprehensive health care coverage. In- tempted to offer to amendments to this bill that families. The result of this bill would also be stead, I urge the Republican majority to focus help to protect both the constitutionally pro- that the IRS would be required to use the on an agenda that will create jobs, help Amer- tected rights of women, and their health. In tools currently available as part of its tax en- ica’s middle class families, and move our both instances, my amendments were not ac- forcement duties, including the IRS’s ability to country forward. cepted by the Republican majority on the audit taxpayers, to determine whether tax ben- Mr. BOSWELL. Madam Speaker, I rise Rules Committee. efits had properly or improperly been claimed today to oppose this legislation and to focus My first amendment would have required with respect to expenses related to abortion on the importance of the health of the many the Attorney General to certify to Congress services. Family planning decisions, which are women in my district and across our nation. that H.R. 3 does not violate any constitu- amongst the most personal and private deci- I stand against H.R. 3, because I believe tionally protected right before allowing this bill sions many people face, are subject to scru- that a woman deserves the same respect as to take effect. The sponsor’s of this bill have tiny by the IRS for tax purposes. a man. She deserves this respect as an em- been perfectly clear that their goal with H.R. 3 H.R. 3 does not merely codify existing pro- ployee, a wife, a mother, a sister, simply just is to create so many barriers and obstacles to tections for so-called rights of conscience. for her humanity. And that respect must be abortion that it essentially becomes unavail- H.R. 3 rejects the even-handed approach real and must include important matters like able. The law is clear that while the govern- taken since 1973 in the Church Amendment, access to health care. ment may regulate, it cannot impose an undue which protects the religious or moral beliefs of During the 111th Congress, we made it ille- burden on a constitutionally protected right. those who provide, or refuse to provide, abor- gal for insurance companies to charge a The effect of H.R. 3 would be to impose such tion services. woman a higher premium just because she is

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When the Com- Loebsack Pelosi to tax a woman based on her health needs, mittee of the Whole rose on Tuesday, Smith (WA) Lofgren, Zoe Perlmutter Speier just because her needs are different from that May 3, 2011, a request for a recorded Lowey Peters Stark ´ of a man. vote on amendment No. 2 printed in Lujan Pingree (ME) Sutton Lynch Polis Thompson (CA) Even worse, at this critical time in our econ- the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, offered by Maloney Price (NC) Thompson (MS) omy, we are now going to tax any business the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Manzullo Quigley Tierney Markey Rahall that provides comprehensive health care to a PALLONE), had been postponed. Tonko Matheson Rangel woman. Towns ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Matsui Reyes Tsongas So, instead of fighting for the most critical McCarthy (NY) Richardson The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Upton need of our nation right now, job creation, clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will McCollum Richmond McDermott Rothman (NJ) Van Hollen H.R. 3 picks a fight with a woman and her em- now resume on those amendments Vela´ zquez ployer. McGovern Roybal-Allard printed in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD McIntyre Ruppersberger Visclosky Walden Why do any one of us seek to have health on which further proceedings were McKinley Rush insurance? We choose to have health insur- McNerney Ryan (OH) Walz (MN) postponed, in the following order: Waters ance in order to plan for the unforeseeable, Meeks Sa´ nchez, Linda Amendment No. 1 by Ms. JACKSON Michaud T. Watt the unknown, those emergencies that arise LEE of Texas. Miller (NC) Sanchez, Loretta Waxman and for which no one can plan. No one plans Miller, George Sarbanes Weiner Amendment No. 2 by Mr. PALLONE of to have cancer, but many Americans do. Moore Schakowsky Welch New Jersey. Wilson (FL) Health insurance is how each of us protects Moran Schiff The Chair will reduce to 5 minutes Murphy (CT) Schrader Woolsey ourselves against the unknown. the time for any electronic vote after Nadler Schwartz Wu This legislation says that a woman—with Napolitano Scott (VA) Yarmuth the first vote in this series. her own money—cannot have comprehensive Neal Scott, David Young (IN) health insurance without a penalty. It creates AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MS. JACKSON NOES—218 LEE OF TEXAS a new barrier to access to care, and puts in Adams Franks (AZ) McKeon place a system of discrimination, backed by The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Aderholt Frelinghuysen McMorris statute in the United States Tax Code. business is the demand for a recorded Akin Gallegly Rodgers vote on the amendment offered by the Alexander Gardner Meehan For my colleagues who argue that this is to Altmire Garrett Mica reduce the rate of abortion services, it will not. gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON Amash Gerlach Miller (FL) The facts show otherwise. LEE) on which further proceedings were Bachmann Gibbs Miller (MI) Access to family planning services is what postponed and on which the ayes pre- Bachus Gohmert Miller, Gary vailed by voice vote. Barletta Goodlatte Mulvaney reduces the need for abortion services. It is Bartlett Gosar Murphy (PA) family planning services that have proven to The Clerk will redesignate the Barton (TX) Gowdy Myrick cut the rate of abortion by more than 200,000 amendment. Benishek Granger Neugebauer The Clerk redesignated the amend- Berg Graves (GA) Noem per year and reduce unintended pregnancies Bishop (UT) Graves (MO) Nugent by more than 600,000 per year. ment. Black Griffin (AR) Nunes This bill was titled the ‘‘No Taxpayer Fund- RECORDED VOTE Blackburn Griffith (VA) Nunnelee ing for Abortion Act,’’ but it reads more like a Bonner Guinta Olson The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Bono Mack Guthrie Owens ‘‘Tax our Daughters Act.’’ has been demanded. Boren Hall Palazzo Stop this boldfaced attack on American A recorded vote was ordered. Boustany Harper Paul women. Let us instead provide them with jobs Brady (TX) Hartzler Pearce The vote was taken by electronic de- Brooks Hastings (WA) Pence and a fair paycheck. vice, and there were—ayes 207, noes 218, Broun (GA) Hayworth Peterson Vote against H.R. 3. Show the women of not voting 7, as follows: Buchanan Heck Petri Bucshon Hensarling Pitts your district, and your family, that you respect [Roll No. 287] them. Buerkle Herger Platts AYES—207 Burton (IN) Huelskamp Poe (TX) Ms. DEGETTE. I yield back the bal- Calvert Huizenga (MI) Pompeo Ackerman Conyers Green, Gene ance of my time. Camp Hultgren Posey Andrews Costello Grijalva Campbell Hunter Price (GA) The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Austria Courtney Grimm Canseco Hurt Quayle UMMIS Baca Critz Gutierrez L ). All time for debate has ex- Cantor Jenkins Reed Baldwin Crowley Hanabusa pired. Cardoza Johnson (OH) Rehberg Barrow Cuellar Hanna Carter Jones Reichert Pursuant to House Resolution 237, Bass (CA) Cummings Harris Cassidy Jordan Renacci the previous question is ordered on the Bass (NH) Davis (CA) Hastings (FL) Chabot Kelly Ribble Becerra Davis (IL) Heinrich bill, as amended. Chaffetz King (IA) Rigell Berkley DeFazio Heller Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, Chandler King (NY) Rivera Berman DeGette Herrera Beutler Coble Kingston Roby further consideration of H.R. 3 is post- Biggert DeLauro Higgins Coffman (CO) Kinzinger (IL) Roe (TN) Bishop (GA) Dent Himes poned. Cole Labrador Rogers (AL) Bishop (NY) Deutch Hinchey f Conaway Lamborn Rogers (KY) Blumenauer Diaz-Balart Hinojosa Cooper Lance Rogers (MI) Boswell Dicks Hirono REPEALING MANDATORY FUNDING Costa Landry Rohrabacher Brady (PA) Dingell Holden FOR SCHOOL HEALTH CENTER Cravaack Lankford Rokita Braley (IA) Doggett Holt Crawford Latham Rooney CONSTRUCTION Brown (FL) Dold Honda Crenshaw LaTourette Ros-Lehtinen Burgess Donnelly (IN) Hoyer The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Culberson Latta Roskam Butterfield Doyle Inslee Davis (KY) Lewis (CA) Ross (AR) ant to House Resolution 236 and rule Capito Duffy Israel Denham LoBiondo Ross (FL) Capps Edwards Issa XVIII, the Chair declares the House in DesJarlais Long Royce Capuano Ellison Jackson (IL) the Committee of the Whole House on Dreier Lucas Runyan Carnahan Engel Jackson Lee Duncan (SC) Luetkemeyer Ryan (WI) the state of the Union for the further Carney Eshoo (TX) Duncan (TN) Lummis Scalise consideration of the bill, H.R. 1214. Carson (IN) Farr Johnson (GA) Ellmers Lungren, Daniel Schilling Castor (FL) Fattah Johnson (IL) Farenthold E. Schmidt b 1525 Chu Filner Johnson, E. B. Fincher Mack Schock Cicilline Fitzpatrick Kaptur IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Flake Marchant Schweikert Clarke (MI) Frank (MA) Keating Fleischmann Marino Scott (SC) Accordingly, the House resolved Clarke (NY) Fudge Kildee Fleming McCarthy (CA) Scott, Austin Clay Garamendi Kind itself into the Committee of the Whole Flores McCaul Sensenbrenner Cleaver Gibson Kissell House on the state of the Union for the Forbes McClintock Sessions Clyburn Gingrey (GA) Kline Fortenberry McCotter Shimkus further consideration of the bill (H.R. Cohen Gonzalez Kucinich Foxx McHenry Shuster 1214) to repeal mandatory funding for Connolly (VA) Green, Al Langevin

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Price (NC) Marino Price (GA) Shimkus Smith (NJ) Tiberi Wittman Conyers Kaptur Quigley McCarthy (CA) Quayle Shuler Smith (TX) Tipton Wolf Costello Keating Rahall McCaul Reed Shuster Southerland Turner Womack Courtney Kildee Rangel McClintock Rehberg Simpson Stearns Walberg Woodall Critz Kind Reyes McCotter Reichert Smith (NE) Stivers Walsh (IL) Yoder Cuellar Kinzinger (IL) Richardson McHenry Renacci Smith (NJ) Stutzman Webster Young (FL) Cummings Kissell Richmond McKeon Ribble Southerland Sullivan West Davis (CA) Kline Rigell McMorris Rivera Stearns Terry Westmoreland Davis (IL) Kucinich Ross (AR) Rodgers Roby Stivers Meehan Roe (TN) DeGette Lance Rothman (NJ) Stutzman NOT VOTING—7 Mica Rogers (AL) DeLauro Langevin Roybal-Allard Sullivan Denham Larsen (WA) Ruppersberger Miller (FL) Rogers (KY) Bilbray Giffords Wasserman Terry Dent Larson (CT) Rush Miller (MI) Rogers (MI) Bilirakis Johnson, Sam Schultz Thompson (PA) Emerson Young (AK) Deutch LaTourette Ryan (OH) Miller, Gary Rohrabacher Thornberry Diaz-Balart Lee (CA) Sa´ nchez, Linda Mulvaney Rokita Tiberi Dicks Levin T. Myrick Rooney b 1554 Dingell Lewis (GA) Sanchez, Loretta Neugebauer Ros-Lehtinen Tipton Turner Mr. PALAZZO, Ms. GRANGER, and Doggett Lipinski Sarbanes Noem Roskam Dold Loebsack Schakowsky Nugent Ross (FL) Walberg Messrs. DENHAM, MARINO and Donnelly (IN) Lofgren, Zoe Schiff Nunes Royce Walsh (IL) COSTA changed their vote from ‘‘aye’’ Doyle Lowey Schrader Olson Runyan Webster to ‘‘no.’’ Edwards Luja´ n Schwartz Owens Ryan (WI) West Westmoreland Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. UPTON, Engel Lynch Scott (VA) Palazzo Scalise Eshoo Maloney Scott, David Pearce Schilling Wilson (SC) Ms. RICHARDSON, and Messrs. Farr Manzullo Serrano Pence Schmidt Wolf DOYLE, CRITZ, BISHOP of Georgia, Fattah Markey Sewell Peterson Schock Womack ISSA, SHULER and YOUNG of Indiana Filner Matheson Sherman Petri Schweikert Woodall Fitzpatrick Matsui Sires Pitts Scott (SC) Yoder changed their vote from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Frank (MA) McCarthy (NY) Slaughter Poe (TX) Scott, Austin Young (FL) So the amendment was rejected. Fudge McCollum Smith (TX) Pompeo Sensenbrenner Young (IN) Garamendi McDermott Smith (WA) The result of the vote was announced NOT VOTING—17 as above recorded. Gerlach McGovern Speier Gibson McIntyre Stark Akin Emerson Nunnelee MOMENT OF SILENCE IN REMEMBRANCE OF MEM- Gonzalez McKinley Sutton Bilbray Fincher Paul BERS OF ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES Green, Al McNerney Thompson (CA) Bilirakis Frelinghuysen Towns Green, Gene Meeks Thompson (MS) The Acting CHAIR (Mr. KINZINGER of Crowley Giffords Wasserman Grijalva Michaud Tierney DeFazio Johnson, Sam Schultz Illinois). The Chair would ask all Gutierrez Miller (NC) Tonko Ellison Neal Young (AK) present to rise for the purpose of a mo- Hanabusa Miller, George Tsongas ment of silence. Hastings (FL) Moore Upton b 1603 Heinrich Moran Van Hollen So the amendment was rejected. The Chair asks that the Committee Heller Murphy (CT) Vela´ zquez now observe a moment of silence in re- Higgins Murphy (PA) Visclosky The result of the vote was announced membrance of our brave men and Himes Nadler Walden as above recorded. women in uniform who have given Hinchey Napolitano Walz (MN) Stated against: Hinojosa Olver Waters Mr. FINCHER. Madam Chair, on rollcall No. their lives in the service of our Nation Hirono Pallone Watt in Iraq and in Afghanistan and their Holden Pascrell Waxman 288, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been families, and of all who serve in our Holt Pastor (AZ) Weiner present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Armed Forces and their families. Honda Paulsen Welch The Acting CHAIR. Under the rule, Hoyer Payne Whitfield the Committee rises. AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. PALLONE Inslee Pelosi Wilson (FL) Israel Perlmutter Wittman Accordingly, the Committee rose; The Acting CHAIR (Mrs. MYRICK). Jackson (IL) Peters Woolsey and the Speaker pro tempore (Ms. Without objection, 5-minute voting Jackson Lee Pingree (ME) Wu FOXX) having assumed the chair, Mrs. will continue. (TX) Platts Yarmuth MYRICK, Acting Chair of the Com- There was no objection. NOES—210 mittee of the Whole House on the State The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished of the Union, reported that that Com- Adams Cooper Hanna business is the demand for a recorded mittee, having had under consideration vote on the amendment offered by the Aderholt Costa Harper Alexander Cravaack Harris the bill (H.R. 1214) to repeal mandatory gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Altmire Crawford Hartzler funding for school-based health center PALLONE) on which further proceedings Amash Crenshaw Hastings (WA) construction, and, pursuant to House were postponed and on which the ayes Austria Culberson Hayworth Bachmann Davis (KY) Heck Resolution 236, reported the bill back prevailed by voice vote. Bachus DesJarlais Hensarling to the House. The Clerk will redesignate the Barletta Dreier Herger The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under amendment. Bartlett Duffy Herrera Beutler Barton (TX) Duncan (SC) Huelskamp the rule, the previous question is or- The Clerk redesignated the amend- Benishek Duncan (TN) Huizenga (MI) dered. ment. Berg Ellmers Hultgren The question is on the engrossment RECORDED VOTE Bishop (UT) Farenthold Hunter Black Flake Hurt and third reading of the bill. The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Blackburn Fleischmann Issa The bill was ordered to be engrossed has been demanded. Bonner Fleming Jenkins and read a third time, and was read the A recorded vote was ordered. Bono Mack Flores Johnson (IL) third time. Boren Forbes Johnson (OH) The Acting CHAIR. This is a 5- Boustany Fortenberry Jones MOTION TO RECOMMIT minute vote. Brady (TX) Foxx Jordan Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. The vote was taken by electronic de- Brooks Franks (AZ) Kelly Madam Speaker, I have a motion to re- vice, and there were—ayes 205, noes 210, Broun (GA) Gallegly King (IA) Buchanan Gardner King (NY) commit at the desk. not voting 17, as follows: Bucshon Garrett Kingston The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the [Roll No. 288] Buerkle Gibbs Labrador gentlewoman opposed to the bill? Burton (IN) Gingrey (GA) Lamborn Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. I am, AYES—205 Calvert Gohmert Landry Ackerman Bishop (NY) Carnahan Camp Goodlatte Lankford in its current form. Andrews Blumenauer Carney Campbell Gosar Latham Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I re- Baca Boswell Carson (IN) Canseco Gowdy Latta serve a point of order. Baldwin Brady (PA) Castor (FL) Cardoza Granger Lewis (CA) The SPEAKER pro tempore. A point Barrow Braley (IA) Chandler Carter Graves (GA) LoBiondo Bass (CA) Brown (FL) Chu Cassidy Graves (MO) Long of order is reserved. Bass (NH) Burgess Cicilline Chabot Griffin (AR) Lucas The Clerk will report the motion to Becerra Butterfield Clarke (MI) Chaffetz Griffith (VA) Luetkemeyer recommit. Berkley Cantor Clarke (NY) Coble Grimm Lummis The Clerk read as follows: Berman Capito Clay Coffman (CO) Guinta Lungren, Daniel Biggert Capps Cleaver Cole Guthrie E. Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York moves to re- Bishop (GA) Capuano Clyburn Conaway Hall Mack commit the bill H.R. 1214 to the Committee

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This date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- legislation today. motion to recommit is simply a final retary of Health and Human Services shall I offer this motion to recommit amendment to the bill that will pro- publish on the public Website of the Depart- today to highlight the terrible impacts vide transparency to the process. I urge ment of Health and Human Services the of the Republican approach in this leg- all Members to support this motion to names and locations of each school-based islation. This motion to recommit is recommit. health center or sponsoring facility that has an application for a grant under section simply, again, a final amendment and I yield back the balance of my time. 4101(a) of the Patient Protection and Afford- will not kill the bill. Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I able Care Act (42 U.S.C. 280h–4) pending at My motion to recommit requires the rise in opposition to the motion to re- the time of the repeal of such section 4101(a) names and locations of each school- commit. by this Act. based health center that has applied The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- for a grant under the program that the gentleman continue to reserve his ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from Republican Party would end today be point of order? New York is recognized for 5 minutes posted on a publicly available Web site. Mr. BURGESS. I will withdraw my reservation. in support of her motion. b 1610 Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The res- Madam Speaker, I rise today to offer a This way, we will be able to all see ervation is withdrawn. motion to recommit to this misguided very clearly the damage that this Re- The gentleman from Texas is recog- bill. publican proposal will cause. nized for 5 minutes. It is important to note that this mo- Like many of my colleagues, a Mr. BURGESS. It’s an interesting lit- tion is simply a final amendment to school-based health center in my dis- tle motion to recommit, described as the bill and will not kill the bill as the trict would be denied funding under being benign and not changing the majority may claim. this bill. One of my hospitals in my dis- overall nature of the underlying legis- School-based health centers are on trict, Winthrop University Hospital, lation. So benign is the motion to re- the front lines of preventative care, has been partnering with Hempstead commit that it descends into the realm and preventative care saves lives and High School to run a school-based of being superfluous and unnecessary. saves money, and school-based centers health center. This school-based health It is a motion to recommit to publish are on the front lines of preventative center has 1,500 students enrolled and the names and locations of applicants care. has 6,000 visits from students each who will not receive grants. As a nurse for over 30 years, I know year. Now, look, just from this, we won’t that prevention can keep people out of Winthrop University’s partnership know if those grants that were not ap- the emergency rooms that taxpayers operates in one of my most under- proved were just simply poorly drafted. help fund, and it keeps them from served communities. About 50 percent We already have a health care law that needing expensive procedures and of students who use this school-based was poorly drafted, so we know it is medicines that drive up insurance health center are uninsured. Let me within the realm of someone working costs. say that again: Nearly half of all stu- in the Federal Government to poorly Patients seen at school-based cen- dents who use this health center are draft an application for a school-based ters, for example, cost Medicaid an av- uninsured. Hempstead High School is clinic. erage of $30 less than comparable non- the only access to medical care that Washington’s addiction to spending school-based health center patients. they have. The grant that this center has become crystal clear to the Amer- School-based health centers play an applied for will help them serve this ican people, and the passage of this important role in treating sports con- population who has nowhere else to massive health care law by President cussions and halting the spread of in- turn. I am going to stand with those Obama last year is exhibit A. Of the fectious diseases like the flu. students and their families and protect thousands of problems in the Patient School-based centers also have a the Winthrop-Hempstead High School Protection and Affordable Care Act, positive effect on our educational sys- health center. I hope that other Mem- the underlying bill, H.R. 1214, addresses tem. They have been shown to increase bers will choose to stand with their but one of them and a very small one academic performance and reduce ab- constituents as well. at that. The Patient Protection and Af- senteeism. For example, a recent study Should this bill become law, those fordable Care Act provides $200 million found that students who use high Members who voted for this bill will in mandatory funding for the construc- school health centers had a 50 percent have to answer to their communities tion of school-based health centers. reduction in absenteeism and 25 per- who would have a vital link to health The bill eliminates this funding as our cent reduction in lateness. Many stu- care cut off. I should also note some Nation faces a mounting deficit and dents also increased their grade point misinformation that’s being spread by debt crisis. averages over time compared to stu- the supporters of H.R. 1214. They claim Funding for school-based health cen- dents who did not use school-based that these grants aren’t needed because ter construction may be a good idea. health centers. they are readily available in other Maybe it’s not a good idea. Maybe we Finally, the sad fact is sometimes sources, but that’s not true. The evi- should have that debate, which we these centers are a student’s only dence is that SBHC construction and didn’t in the run-up to the passage of source of health care. So, we are faced renovation needs have not been met this bill. But the 111th Congress, the today with legislation that attacks the through other funding. My colleagues last Congress, did not think about it preventative health care work done by across the aisle also claim that con- before they threw literally $200 million our school-based health centers. H.R. struction funds would be provided to at the program. 1214 is an upsetting piece of legislation, centers that aren’t sustainable. That’s And, Madam Speaker, I would just but that’s not surprising at all. After also not true. Guidelines have been de- point out, out of all of the so-called all, this bill is coming from the same veloped by the Health Resources and ‘‘cut’’ bills that are to remove the ad- conference that just voted to end Medi- Services Administration to ensure that vanced appropriations in the Patient care as we know it. no construction funds will be provided Protection and Affordable Care Act, Both the Republican budget and this to any school-based health center that out of all of those bills that remove ad- legislation today are penny-wise and cannot document that they are sus- vanced appropriations, it is this small pound-foolish approaches that cut pre- tainable now and into the future. little bill that has not drawn a veto ventative care for those Americans As I said, ladies and gentlemen, threat from the White House. Madam who need it the most. And the worst school-based health centers work. They Speaker, that leads me to believe that

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Kind Olver Sewell Sensenbrenner Thompson (PA) Wolf The motion to recommit, brought Kissell Owens Sherman Shimkus Thornberry Womack forward by the other side, shows they Kucinich Pallone Sires Shuler Tiberi Woodall Langevin Pascrell Slaughter Shuster Tipton Yoder simply do not realize that we have a Larsen (WA) Pastor (AZ) Smith (WA) Simpson Turner Young (AK) spending problem in Washington, D.C. Larson (CT) Payne Speier Smith (NE) Upton Young (FL) Congress should examine if there is a Lee (CA) Pelosi Stark Smith (NJ) Walberg Young (IN) need for a program, and through reg- Levin Perlmutter Sutton Lewis (GA) Peters Thompson (CA) NOT VOTING—22 ular order, rather than rushing to au- Lipinski Pingree (ME) Thompson (MS) Bilbray Hensarling Price (GA) thorize or appropriate dollars in a feel- Loebsack Polis Tierney Bilirakis Herrera Beutler Roskam good piece of legislation. We hear Lofgren, Zoe Price (NC) Tonko Brady (TX) Johnson, Sam Ross (FL) about standing with the American fam- Lowey Quigley Towns Cantor McCarthy (CA) Scott (SC) Luja´ n Rahall Tsongas Clyburn McMorris Sessions ilies. How about standing with those Lynch Rangel Van Hollen Dreier Rodgers Walden American families that actually pay Maloney Reyes Vela´ zquez Emerson Noem Wasserman taxes to the Federal Government for a Markey Richardson Visclosky Giffords Peterson Schultz Matsui Richmond Walz (MN) change? McCarthy (NY) Rothman (NJ) Waters I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘no’’ on McCollum Roybal-Allard Watt b 1634 the motion to recommit, ‘‘yes’’ on the McDermott Ruppersberger Waxman Ms. SPEIER changed her vote from McGovern Rush Weiner underlying bill. Let’s get our fiscal McIntyre Ryan (OH) Welch ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ house back in order. McNerney Sa´ nchez, Linda Wilson (FL) So the motion to recommit was re- Mr. BURGESS. I yield back the bal- Meeks T. Woolsey jected. ance of my time. Michaud Sanchez, Loretta Wu Miller (NC) Sarbanes Yarmuth The result of the vote was announced ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE as above recorded. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The NOES—230 Stated against: Chair would ask all Members to avoid Adams Flake Lewis (CA) Mr. ROSS of Florida. Madam Speaker, on trafficking the well while another Aderholt Fleischmann LoBiondo rollcall No. 289, I was unavoidably detained. Akin Fleming Long Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Member is under recognition. Alexander Flores Lucas Without objection, the previous ques- Altmire Forbes Luetkemeyer Mr. BRADY of Texas. Madam Speaker, on tion is ordered on the motion to recom- Amash Fortenberry Lummis rollcall, No. 289, I inadvertently was detained. Austria Foxx Lungren, Daniel Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ mit. Bachmann Franks (AZ) E. There was no objection. Bachus Frelinghuysen Mack Mr. WALDEN. Madam Speaker, on rollcall The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Barletta Gallegly Manzullo No. 289, I was detained in a bicameral leader- question is on the motion to recommit. Bartlett Gardner Marchant ship meeting with the Speaker. Had I been Barton (TX) Garrett Marino present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ The question was taken; and the Bass (NH) Gerlach Matheson Speaker pro tempore announced that Benishek Gibbs McCaul The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the noes appeared to have it. Berg Gibson McClintock question is on the passage of the bill. Biggert Gingrey (GA) McCotter The question was taken; and the RECORDED VOTE Bishop (UT) Gohmert McHenry Black Goodlatte McKeon Speaker pro tempore announced that Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. the ayes appeared to have it. Madam Speaker, I demand a recorded Blackburn Gosar McKinley Bonner Gowdy Meehan RECORDED VOTE vote. Bono Mack Granger Mica A recorded vote was ordered. Boren Graves (GA) Miller (FL) Mr. WAXMAN. Madam Speaker, I de- Boustany Graves (MO) Miller (MI) mand a recorded vote. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Brooks Griffin (AR) Miller, Gary A recorded vote was ordered. ant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair Broun (GA) Griffith (VA) Mulvaney The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum Buchanan Grimm Murphy (PA) 5-minute vote. time for any electronic vote on the Bucshon Guinta Myrick Buerkle Guthrie Neugebauer The vote was taken by electronic de- question of passage. Burgess Hall Nugent vice, and there were—ayes 235, noes 191, The vote was taken by electronic de- Burton (IN) Hanna Nunes not voting 6, as follows: vice, and there were—ayes 180, noes 230, Calvert Harper Nunnelee Camp Harris Olson [Roll No. 290] not voting 22, as follows: Campbell Hartzler Palazzo AYES—235 [Roll No. 289] Canseco Hastings (WA) Paul Capito Hayworth Paulsen Adams Burgess Duncan (TN) AYES—180 Cardoza Heck Pearce Aderholt Burton (IN) Ellmers Ackerman Clay Farr Carter Heller Pence Akin Calvert Farenthold Andrews Cleaver Fattah Cassidy Herger Petri Alexander Camp Fincher Baca Cohen Filner Chabot Huelskamp Pitts Altmire Campbell Fitzpatrick Baldwin Connolly (VA) Frank (MA) Chaffetz Huizenga (MI) Platts Amash Canseco Flake Barrow Conyers Fudge Chandler Hultgren Poe (TX) Austria Cantor Fleischmann Bass (CA) Cooper Garamendi Coble Hunter Pompeo Bachmann Capito Fleming Becerra Costello Gonzalez Coffman (CO) Hurt Posey Bachus Carter Flores Berkley Courtney Green, Al Cole Issa Quayle Barletta Cassidy Forbes Berman Critz Green, Gene Conaway Jenkins Reed Bartlett Chabot Fortenberry Bishop (GA) Crowley Grijalva Costa Johnson (IL) Rehberg Barton (TX) Chaffetz Foxx Bishop (NY) Cuellar Cravaack Bass (NH) Coble Gutierrez Johnson (OH) Reichert Franks (AZ) Blumenauer Cummings Crawford Jones Renacci Benishek Coffman (CO) Frelinghuysen Hanabusa Boswell Davis (CA) Crenshaw Jordan Ribble Berg Cole Gallegly Hastings (FL) Brady (PA) Davis (IL) Culberson Kelly Rigell Biggert Conaway Gardner Heinrich Braley (IA) DeFazio Davis (KY) King (IA) Rivera Bishop (UT) Cravaack Garrett Brown (FL) DeGette Higgins Denham King (NY) Roby Black Crawford Gerlach Butterfield DeLauro Himes Dent Kingston Roe (TN) Blackburn Crenshaw Gibbs Capps Deutch Hinchey DesJarlais Kinzinger (IL) Rogers (AL) Bonner Culberson Gibson Capuano Dicks Hinojosa Diaz-Balart Kline Rogers (KY) Bono Mack Davis (KY) Gingrey (GA) Carnahan Dingell Hirono Dold Labrador Rogers (MI) Boren Denham Gohmert Carney Doggett Holden Duffy Lamborn Rohrabacher Boustany Dent Goodlatte Carson (IN) Donnelly (IN) Holt Duncan (SC) Lance Rokita Brady (TX) DesJarlais Gosar Castor (FL) Doyle Honda Duncan (TN) Landry Rooney Brooks Diaz-Balart Gowdy Chu Edwards Hoyer Ellmers Lankford Ros-Lehtinen Broun (GA) Dold Granger Cicilline Ellison Inslee Farenthold Latham Ross (AR) Buchanan Dreier Graves (GA) Clarke (MI) Engel Israel Fincher LaTourette Royce Bucshon Duffy Graves (MO) Clarke (NY) Eshoo Jackson (IL) Fitzpatrick Latta Runyan Buerkle Duncan (SC) Griffin (AR)

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:35 May 05, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K04MY7.079 H04MYPT1 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE May 4, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3041 Griffith (VA) McCarthy (CA) Rokita Quigley Schrader Towns Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, at the Grimm McCaul Rooney Rahall Schwartz Tsongas outset, let me say the following: Guinta McClintock Ros-Lehtinen Rangel Scott (VA) Van Hollen Guthrie McCotter Roskam Reyes Scott, David Vela´ zquez As a member of the Democratic Cau- Hall McHenry Ross (FL) Richardson Serrano Visclosky cus, there have been times in the past Hanna McIntyre Royce Richmond Sewell Walz (MN) when I have supported Republican mo- Harper McKeon Runyan Ross (AR) Sherman Waters tions to recommit. I have done it a Harris McKinley Ryan (WI) Rothman (NJ) Shuler Watt Roybal-Allard Sires number of times, I confess. I am speak- Hartzler McMorris Scalise Waxman Hastings (WA) Rodgers Schilling Ruppersberger Slaughter Weiner ing to my Republican colleagues this Hayworth Meehan Schmidt Rush Smith (WA) Welch afternoon, seeking to ask you to do the Heller Mica Schock Ryan (OH) Speier Hensarling Miller (FL) Schweikert Sa´ nchez, Linda Stark West same, because this particular motion is Herger Miller (MI) Scott (SC) T. Sutton Wilson (FL) very simple, very clear. It will not pre- Herrera Beutler Miller, Gary Scott, Austin Sanchez, Loretta Thompson (CA) Woolsey vent the passage of the underlying bill. Huelskamp Mulvaney Sensenbrenner Sarbanes Thompson (MS) Wu Huizenga (MI) Murphy (PA) Sessions Schakowsky Tierney Yarmuth If it is adopted, it will be incorporated Hultgren Myrick Shimkus Schiff Tonko in the bill, and the bill will be imme- Hunter Neugebauer Shuster NOT VOTING—6 diately voted upon. Hurt Noem Simpson So what does it do? Issa Nugent Smith (NE) Bilbray Giffords Wasserman Jenkins Nunes Smith (NJ) Bilirakis Johnson, Sam Schultz It is about what every one of us cares Johnson (IL) Nunnelee Smith (TX) Emerson about, and that is privacy. Americans Johnson (OH) Olson Southerland believe in privacy. Justice Brandeis b 1641 Jones Palazzo Stearns once said in a court opinion, ‘‘Every Jordan Paul Stivers So the bill was passed. King (IA) Paulsen Stutzman American has the right to be left King (NY) Pearce Sullivan The result of the vote was announced alone.’’ This is something we can all Kingston Pence Terry as above recorded. agree on. Kinzinger (IL) Petri Thompson (PA) A motion to reconsider was laid on My motion would simply prohibit Kline Pitts Thornberry the table. Labrador Platts Tiberi Federal agents from accessing a wom- Lamborn Poe (TX) Tipton f an’s health or other medical records Lance Pompeo Turner because she was a victim of rape or in- Landry Posey Upton NO TAXPAYER FUNDING FOR Lankford Price (GA) Walberg ABORTION ACT cest. Now, that’s pretty simple. If you’re a victim of rape or incest, no Latham Quayle Walden The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Latta Reed Walsh (IL) Federal agency or agent will be able to ant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, consider- Lewis (CA) Rehberg Webster access your medical records in order to LoBiondo Reichert Westmoreland ation of the bill (H.R. 3) to prohibit prove that you, in fact, were raped or Long Renacci Whitfield taxpayer funded abortions and to pro- Lucas Ribble Wilson (SC) were a victim of incest. vide for conscience protections, and for Luetkemeyer Rigell Wittman Both the Hyde Amendment and this Lummis Rivera Wolf other purposes, will now resume. legislation specifically create excep- Lungren, Daniel Roby Womack The Clerk read the title of the bill. E. Roe (TN) Woodall The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tions for victims of these crimes. The Mack Rogers (AL) Yoder question is on the engrossment and underlying bill would create an excep- Manzullo Rogers (KY) Young (AK) tion to the exception. It actually re- Marchant Rogers (MI) Young (FL) third reading of the bill. Marino Rohrabacher Young (IN) The bill was ordered to be engrossed victimizes the victims of rape and in- and read a third time, and was read the cest by requiring them to relive their NOES—191 third time. horror. Rape kits could be examined. Ackerman DeLauro Kissell Confidential medical records could be MOTION TO RECOMMIT Andrews Deutch Kucinich Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I have breached. Baca Dicks Langevin How can we possibly ask a woman Baldwin Dingell Larsen (WA) a motion to recommit at the desk. Barrow Doggett Larson (CT) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the who has suffered an horrific crime to Bass (CA) Donnelly (IN) LaTourette now face scrutiny by an IRS audit? Becerra Doyle Lee (CA) gentlewoman opposed to the bill? Ms. SPEIER. I am opposed to the Think about it. Is that what we want? Berkley Edwards Levin Do we want women who have been vic- Berman Ellison Lewis (GA) bill. Bishop (GA) Engel Lipinski The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tims of rape and incest to have IRS Bishop (NY) Eshoo Loebsack Clerk will report the motion to recom- agents knocking on their doors to de- Blumenauer Farr Lofgren, Zoe termine whether or not they really Boswell Fattah Lowey mit. Brady (PA) Filner Luja´ n The Clerk read as follows: have been raped or have been victims Braley (IA) Frank (MA) Lynch Ms. Speier moves to recommit the bill H.R. of incest? We should be treating these Brown (FL) Fudge Maloney victims like victims and not like Butterfield Garamendi Markey 3 to the Committee on the Judiciary with in- Capps Gonzalez Matheson structions to report the same back to the criminals. Medical privacy is a long- Capuano Green, Al Matsui House forthwith, with the following amend- standing and protected right for every Cardoza Green, Gene McCarthy (NY) ments. American. Why should the right be for- Carnahan Grijalva McCollum Page 8, after the matter following line 5, feited because you are a victim of rape Carney Gutierrez McDermott insert the following: Carson (IN) Hanabusa McGovern or incest? SEC. 103. PROTECTION OF PRIVATE MEDICAL Castor (FL) Hastings (FL) McNerney Let me say it one more time: Passage RECORDS OF VICTIMS OF RAPE AND Chandler Heck Meeks INCEST. of this motion will not prevent passage Chu Heinrich Michaud of the bill. If it is adopted, it will be in- Cicilline Higgins Miller (NC) Nothing in this title or the amendments Clarke (MI) Himes Miller, George made by this title shall be construed to per- corporated in the bill, and the bill will Clarke (NY) Hinchey Moore mit the Federal Government to gain access be taken up immediately. Clay Hinojosa Moran to the private medical records of the victims Madam Speaker, last month, I re- Cleaver Hirono Murphy (CT) of rape and incest. Clyburn Holden Nadler ceived a call from a woman who was On the first page, in the matter following raped while serving in the United Cohen Holt Napolitano line 5, insert after the item relating to sec- Connolly (VA) Honda Neal tion 102 the following: States Navy. Sometimes we get Conyers Hoyer Olver wrapped up in the words and forget Cooper Inslee Owens Sec. 103. Protection of private medical Costa Israel Pallone records of victims of rape and about the real lives we’re talking Costello Jackson (IL) Pascrell incest. about. This member of the Navy was Courtney Jackson Lee Pastor (AZ) Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. Madam raped, beaten savagely and left for dead Critz (TX) Payne Crowley Johnson (GA) Pelosi Speaker, I reserve a point of order. in her quarters. She was later informed Cuellar Johnson, E. B. Perlmutter The SPEAKER pro tempore. A point that she was pregnant, and opted to Cummings Kaptur Peters of order is reserved. have an abortion. Does anyone here be- Davis (CA) Keating Peterson Pursuant to the rule, the gentle- lieve that this woman who volunteered Davis (IL) Kelly Pingree (ME) DeFazio Kildee Polis woman from California is recognized to serve our country should be subject DeGette Kind Price (NC) for 5 minutes in support of her motion. to an audit by the IRS? This particular

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I would en- Holt Miller (NC) Scott (VA) to force women like her to relive their courage all Americans to take a look Honda Miller, George Scott, David ordeals to an IRS agent. Privacy is a at the underlying legislation so that Hoyer Moore Serrano Inslee Moran Sewell fundamental right, and this motion you can see for yourself that this bill Israel Murphy (CT) Sherman would ensure that the most vulnerable has no need of this motion to recom- Jackson (IL) Nadler Shuler in our society have access to it. The mit. Jackson Lee Napolitano Sires (TX) Neal Slaughter underlying bill would potentially un- Unlike the ObamaCare bill, this piece Johnson (GA) Olver Smith (WA) leash IRS audits on rape victims—and of simple legislation is only a few Johnson, E. B. Owens Speier that, my friends, is a disgrace. pages long and is easily understand- Jones Pallone Stark Let me be clear one more time: Pas- Kaptur Pascrell Sutton able. The new majority writes its bills Keating Pastor (AZ) Thompson (CA) sage of this motion will not prevent this way on purpose so that Members Kildee Payne Thompson (MS) passage of the underlying bill. and the American people can be con- Kind Pelosi Tierney So, though we may disagree on the fident that this body is in fact carrying Kissell Perlmutter Tonko Kucinich Peters Towns bill and on the issue of abortion rights out the will of the people. That is ex- Langevin Peterson Tsongas in general, today we have the oppor- actly what this bill does, Madam Larsen (WA) Pingree (ME) Van Hollen tunity to speak with one voice to pro- Speaker, and I urge my colleagues to Larson (CT) Polis Vela´ zquez tect the privacy of victims of rape and Lee (CA) Price (NC) Visclosky oppose this motion to recommit. Levin Quigley Walz (MN) incest. It is really up to us. I urge ev- Mr. CAMP. Will the gentleman yield? Lewis (GA) Rahall Wasserman eryone to vote ‘‘yes’’ on this motion to Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. I yield to Lipinski Rangel Schultz recommit. the gentleman from Michigan. Loebsack Reyes Waters Lofgren, Zoe Richardson Watt I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. CAMP. I just want to instruct Lowey Richmond Waxman b 1650 the House, on this motion to recommit, Luja´ n Ross (AR) Weiner it only affects title I of the bill. All of Lynch Rothman (NJ) Welch Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. Madam Maloney Roybal-Allard Wilson (FL) the tax provisions are in title II of the Markey Ruppersberger Woolsey Speaker, I withdraw my reservation, bill. So this does not affect any of the and I rise in opposition to the motion Matheson Rush Wu tax provisions in the legislation. Matsui Ryan (OH) Yarmuth to recommit. Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. Madam The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Speaker, what he said. NOES—235 tleman is recognized for 5 minutes. I yield back the balance of my time. Adams Duncan (TN) King (IA) Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. Madam Aderholt Ellmers King (NY) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without Speaker, I rise in opposition to this Akin Farenthold Kingston objection, the previous question is or- Alexander Fincher Kinzinger (IL) motion to recommit. The amendment dered on the motion to recommit. Amash Fitzpatrick Kline supposes that the bill does something There was no objection. Austria Flake Labrador that it doesn’t do. Nothing in this bill Bachmann Fleischmann Lamborn The SPEAKER pro tempore. The allows the IRS any greater access to Bachus Fleming Lance question is on the motion to recommit. Barletta Flores Landry health information than they have ever The question was taken; and the Bartlett Forbes Lankford had. HIPAA is still in place. This is Barton (TX) Fortenberry Latham Speaker pro tempore announced that simply an amendment looking for a Bass (NH) Foxx LaTourette the noes appeared to have it. Benishek Franks (AZ) Latta problem that isn’t there. Berg Frelinghuysen Lewis (CA) RECORDED VOTE Madam Speaker, well over a dozen Biggert Gallegly LoBiondo weakening amendments to this bill Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I de- Bishop (UT) Gardner Long were offered at the Judiciary Com- mand a recorded vote. Black Garrett Lucas A recorded vote was ordered. Blackburn Gerlach Luetkemeyer mittee and the committee carefully Bonner Gibbs Lummis considered and, frankly, dismissed The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Bono Mack Gibson Lungren, Daniel most of those amendments. Likewise, ant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair Boustany Gingrey (GA) E. will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum Brady (TX) Gohmert Mack opponents had a second opportunity to Brooks Goodlatte Manzullo challenge the bill in the Ways and time for any electronic vote on the Broun (GA) Gosar Marchant Means Committee, and the product is question of passage. Buchanan Gowdy Marino the bill before us. The vote was taken by electronic de- Bucshon Granger McCarthy (CA) vice, and there were—ayes 192, noes 235, Buerkle Graves (GA) McCaul I have heard so much incorrect infor- Burgess Graves (MO) McClintock mation about the bill, Madam Speaker. not voting 5, as follows: Burton (IN) Griffin (AR) McCotter I would like to say to you that when [Roll No. 291] Calvert Griffith (VA) McHenry Camp Grimm McKeon the gentlelady speaks of the most vul- AYES—192 Campbell Guinta McKinley nerable among us, I would simply say Ackerman Carson (IN) DeGette Canseco Guthrie McMorris that before the sun sets today in Amer- Altmire Castor (FL) DeLauro Cantor Hall Rodgers ica, 4,000 unborn children will die of Andrews Chandler Deutch Capito Hanna Meehan Baca Chu Dicks Carter Harper Mica abortion on demand, and in every case Baldwin Cicilline Dingell Cassidy Harris Miller (FL) a nameless little baby will die a tragic Barrow Clarke (MI) Doggett Chabot Hartzler Miller (MI) and lonely death, a mother will never Bass (CA) Clarke (NY) Donnelly (IN) Chaffetz Hastings (WA) Miller, Gary Becerra Clay Doyle Coble Hayworth Mulvaney be quite the same, and all the gifts Berkley Cleaver Edwards Coffman (CO) Heck Murphy (PA) that child might have brought to hu- Berman Clyburn Ellison Cole Heller Myrick manity will be lost forever. Bishop (GA) Cohen Engel Conaway Hensarling Neugebauer I would like to tell you that this bill Bishop (NY) Connolly (VA) Eshoo Cravaack Herger Noem Blumenauer Conyers Farr Crawford Herrera Beutler Nugent does something to prevent that same Boren Cooper Fattah Crenshaw Huelskamp Nunes thing from happening tomorrow, but it Boswell Costa Filner Culberson Huizenga (MI) Nunnelee doesn’t. Madam Speaker, this bill sim- Brady (PA) Costello Frank (MA) Davis (KY) Hultgren Olson Braley (IA) Courtney Fudge Denham Hunter Palazzo ply says that taxpayers in the future Brown (FL) Critz Garamendi Dent Hurt Paul will no longer have to pay for or worry Butterfield Crowley Gonzalez DesJarlais Issa Paulsen about their taxpayer dollars being used Capps Cuellar Green, Al Diaz-Balart Jenkins Pearce for that purpose. And whatever red her- Capuano Cummings Green, Gene Dold Johnson (IL) Pence Cardoza Davis (CA) Grijalva Dreier Johnson (OH) Petri rings we may have heard from the op- Carnahan Davis (IL) Gutierrez Duffy Jordan Pitts ponents today, this bill does nothing Carney DeFazio Hanabusa Duncan (SC) Kelly Platts

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Rokita Southerland Woodall Latham Pitts Southerland The result of the vote was announced Rooney Stearns Yoder LaTourette Platts Stearns as above recorded. Ros-Lehtinen Stivers Young (AK) Latta Poe (TX) Stivers Roskam Stutzman Young (FL) Lewis (CA) Pompeo Stutzman A motion to reconsider was laid on Ross (FL) Sullivan Young (IN) Lipinski Posey Sullivan the table. LoBiondo Price (GA) Terry NOT VOTING—5 Long Quayle Thompson (PA) f Bilbray Emerson Johnson, Sam Lucas Rahall Thornberry HOUR OF MEETING ON TOMORROW Bilirakis Giffords Luetkemeyer Reed Tiberi Lummis Rehberg Tipton Mr. WESTMORELAND. Madam b 1713 Lungren, Daniel Reichert Turner Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that E. Renacci Upton Messrs. PAUL and PLATTS changed Mack Ribble Walberg when the House adjourns today, it ad- their vote from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Manzullo Rigell Walden journ to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow. Marchant Rivera Walsh (IL) The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Ms. SEWELL and Mr. JONES Marino Roby Webster changed their vote from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Matheson Roe (TN) MYRICK). Is there objection to the re- West McCarthy (CA) Rogers (AL) quest of the gentleman from Georgia? So the motion to recommit was re- Westmoreland jected. McCaul Rogers (KY) There was no objection. McClintock Rogers (MI) Whitfield The result of the vote was announced McCotter Rohrabacher Wilson (SC) f as above recorded. McHenry Rokita Wittman The SPEAKER pro tempore. The McIntyre Rooney Wolf SOUTHERN STORMS McKeon Ros-Lehtinen Womack question is on the passage of the bill. McKinley Roskam Woodall (Mr. ROE of Tennessee asked and was The question was taken; and the McMorris Ross (AR) Yoder given permission to address the House Speaker pro tempore announced that Rodgers Ross (FL) Young (AK) for 1 minute and to revise and extend the ayes appeared to have it. Meehan Royce Young (FL) Mica Runyan Young (IN) his remarks.) RECORDED VOTE Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Madam Ms. DEGETTE. Madam Speaker, I de- NOES—175 Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to mand a recorded vote. Ackerman Edwards Matsui all those affected by the devastating A recorded vote was ordered. Andrews Ellison McCarthy (NY) storms that ripped through Tennessee Baca Engel McCollum and 12 other States last week. My The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Baldwin Eshoo McDermott 5-minute vote. Barrow Farr McGovern thoughts and prayers are with the fam- The vote was taken by electronic de- Bass (CA) Fattah McNerney ilies who lost loved ones and with those vice, and there were—ayes 251, noes 175, Becerra Filner Meeks that must rebuild their lives after this Berkley Frank (MA) Michaud not voting 6, as follows: Berman Fudge Miller (NC) terrible natural disaster. [Roll No. 292] Bishop (GA) Garamendi Miller, George Just as the people of Tennessee came Bishop (NY) Gonzalez Moore AYES—251 together following last year’s floods, Blumenauer Green, Al Moran we will do so again. With heavy hearts, Adams Cassidy Gallegly Boswell Green, Gene Murphy (CT) Aderholt Chabot Gardner Brady (PA) Grijalva Nadler we will overcome our great loss with Akin Chaffetz Garrett Braley (IA) Gutierrez Napolitano greater strength and a renewed sense of Alexander Coble Gerlach Brown (FL) Hanabusa Neal community. Altmire Coffman (CO) Gibbs Butterfield Hastings (FL) Olver Amash Cole Gibson Capps Heinrich Owens I would also like to extend my heart- Austria Conaway Gingrey (GA) Capuano Higgins Pallone felt thanks to all of the volunteers and Bachmann Costello Gohmert Cardoza Himes Pascrell rescue workers involved in the disaster Bachus Cravaack Goodlatte Carnahan Hinchey Pastor (AZ) relief efforts. Even in dark hours, the Barletta Crawford Gosar Carney Hinojosa Payne Bartlett Crenshaw Gowdy Carson (IN) Hirono Pelosi efforts of Americans like these should Barton (TX) Critz Granger Castor (FL) Holt Perlmutter give all of us cause to hope. Bass (NH) Cuellar Graves (GA) Chandler Honda Peters In the days ahead, we will work to- Benishek Culberson Graves (MO) Chu Hoyer Pingree (ME) Berg Davis (KY) Griffin (AR) Cicilline Inslee Polis gether to ensure that our communities Biggert Denham Griffith (VA) Clarke (MI) Israel Price (NC) have the resources needed to rebuild. I Bishop (UT) Dent Grimm Clarke (NY) Jackson (IL) Quigley have complete faith that we will Black DesJarlais Guinta Clay Jackson Lee Rangel emerge stronger and better than ever Blackburn Diaz-Balart Guthrie Cleaver (TX) Reyes Bonner Dold Hall Clyburn Johnson (GA) Richardson before. Bono Mack Donnelly (IN) Hanna Cohen Johnson, E. B. Richmond Madam Speaker, my prayers go to Boren Dreier Harper Connolly (VA) Keating Rothman (NJ) those family members in our State and Boustany Duffy Harris Conyers Kind Roybal-Allard Brady (TX) Duncan (SC) Hartzler Cooper Kissell Ruppersberger others who have lost loved ones. It’s a Brooks Duncan (TN) Hastings (WA) Costa Kucinich Rush terrible, terrible tragedy. Broun (GA) Ellmers Hayworth Courtney Langevin Ryan (OH) Buchanan Farenthold Heck Crowley Larsen (WA) Sa´ nchez, Linda f Bucshon Fincher Heller Cummings Larson (CT) T. Buerkle Fitzpatrick Hensarling Davis (CA) Lee (CA) Sanchez, Loretta HONORING WILLIAM ‘‘BILL’’ Burgess Flake Herger Davis (IL) Levin Sarbanes SCHULTZ Burton (IN) Fleischmann Herrera Beutler DeFazio Lewis (GA) Schakowsky Calvert Fleming Holden DeGette Loebsack Schiff (Mr. TONKO asked and was given Camp Flores Huelskamp DeLauro Lofgren, Zoe Schrader permission to address the House for 1 Campbell Forbes Huizenga (MI) Deutch Lowey Schwartz minute and to revise and extend his re- Canseco Fortenberry Hultgren Dicks Luja´ n Scott (VA) marks.) Cantor Foxx Hunter Dingell Lynch Scott, David Capito Franks (AZ) Hurt Doggett Maloney Serrano Mr. TONKO. Mr. Speaker, I rise Carter Frelinghuysen Issa Doyle Markey Sewell today to honor William ‘‘Bill’’ Schultz.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:35 May 05, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04MY7.040 H04MYPT1 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H3044 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 4, 2011 Bill is an educator who has dedicated in 1947. Upon returning to Portland he joined ous civic organizations regionally and na- over three decades, specifically 34 his brothers in the family scrap and steel tionally in partnership with his wife Arlene years, to teaching in Maine, New business, working alongside them until 1950, including the following: Doctor of Humane Hampshire, and New York. Upon retire- at which time he left and founded Harsch In- Letters, Portland State University, 2004; Dis- vestment Properties, a leading diversified tinguished Service Award, University of Or- ment, he has dedicated his energies and owner and operator of industrial, office, re- egon, 2001; Aubrey Watzek Award, Lewis & talents to other retirees. tail and multi-family properties in five West- Clark College, 2000; Arts Breakfast of Cham- Bill was a leader in the labor move- ern states. He served as President and Chair- pions Honoree, NW Business for Culture and ment and served two terms as presi- man of the Board for two decades before the Arts, 1997; Portland First Citizen Award, dent of the Niskayuna Teachers Asso- being joined by his son Jordan in 1970, who Portland Metropolitan Association of Real- ciation in my congressional district. now serves as President. Together they grew tors, 1995; SAFECO Art Leadership Award, Serving 8 years as president of Retiree the company into one of the largest, pri- ArtFair/Seattle, 1994; Distinguished Service vately held real estate companies in the Council 12 of the New York State Award, United Jewish Appeal, 1966–1967; and Western United States. Throughout his life the Outstanding Philanthropist Award, Na- United Teachers Association, Bill was he focused on three things: family, the busi- tional Society of Fundraising Executives, influential in organizing the council. ness and his community. Harold learned 1996. He is this year’s honoree of the Juvenile Bill’s leadership, dedication, compas- early on from his parents, Sam and Rose Diabetes Research Foundation to be cele- sion, and knowledge have had a pro- Schnitzer, who immigrated to the United brated Saturday, April 30, 2011. Also in April, found influence on the lives of the stu- States in the early 1900s, the responsibility the faculty of the Pacific Northwest College dents he has taught, the retirees for of making a difference with his life. They of Art voted to award honorary doctorate de- taught him and his siblings, Manuel, Morris, grees to both Harold and Arlene. Harold is which he has advocated, and the Mollie, Edith, Gilbert and Leonard, the im- friends he has made along the way. survived by his wife, Arlene; son, Jordan; portance of giving back to your community. granddaughters, Arielle and Audria; brother, In 1921, John Cotton Dana said, ‘‘Who In 1949 he met and married Arlene Director, Gilbert of the Bay Area, Calif.; sister Mollie dares to teach must never cease to daughter of family friends, Simon and Helen of Beverly Hills, Calif.; and numerous nieces learn.’’ It is in this spirit that Bill will Director. Married for 62 years, they were life- and nephews. Even during the last days of be honored later this month. long partners in business, the arts and phi- his life he was still working and planning on I commend and congratulate him on lanthropy. Their son, Jordan, was born in how to make life better for everyone else all his efforts and hope his service and 1951. Over a career of 60 years there have around him. Therefore, in lieu of flowers and been hundreds of organizations and causes dedication can stand as a model and in- to honor his memory, the family suggests that have benefited from his leadership and that contributions maybe made to the Har- spiration for countless others. After financial support. Harold served on the board all, our future and our children’s future old Schnitzer Diabetes Health Center at of Lewis & Clark College for 16 years, a Life OHSU; the Portland Art Museum; at either are only as good as those who teach Trustee since 1995. His service to the Port- of two Judaic studies programs at the Uni- them. land Art Museum spanned 21 years, ulti- versity of Oregon or Portland State Univer- mately as Chairman of the Board from 1997 f sity, or to the charity of your choice. A me- to 2001, during which time a major expansion morial service will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday, resulted in the opening of the Mark Building. HONORING THE LIFE OF HAROLD May 11, 2011, at Congregation Beth Israel, He and Arlene are especially proud of estab- J. SCHNITZER 1972 N.W. Flanders St., Portland, with a re- lishing the Center for Northwest Art, and a ception to follow at 5:30 p.m. at the Portland (Mr. BLUMENAUER asked and was curatorial and awards program. They also Art Museum, Mark Building, 1219 S.W. Park given permission to address the House were major collectors of Han and pre-Han ce- Ave., Portland. for 1 minute and to revise and extend ramics that led to establishing the Arlene his remarks.) and Harold Schnitzer Collection of Early f Mr. BLUMENAUER. I rise today in Chinese Art. They gifted a number of works from the collection to the Portland Art Mu- IT’S TIME TO GET FOXES OUT OF honor of the long and productive life of THE HENHOUSE Harold J. Schnitzer. seum along with endowing the position of Curator of Asian Art. Harold and Arlene Harold was a skilled businessman (Mr. GOHMERT asked and was given have also been strong supporters of arts and permission to address the House for 1 who, together with his wife, Arlene Di- cultural institutions in both the Bay Area rector Schnitzer, established and later and Palm Springs, where they have resi- minute.) with his son, Jordan, grew one of the dences. More recently Harold provided the Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, we had largest privately owned real estate lead gift establishing the Harold Schnitzer a hearing yesterday in the Judiciary companies in the western United Diabetes Health Center at OHSU in 2007, one Committee. The Attorney General of States. But this quiet, thoughtful, of only ten centers in the nation treating the United States came before us, and children and adults, and the only one on the modest man was a civic leader, a phi- one of the things we discussed was the West Coast. A diabetic since his early 40s, he fact that in 2008, toward the end of the lanthropist for the arts, education, and valued good health care and appreciated its culture in Oregon. connection to the quality and longevity of year, there was the biggest, most im- I personally experienced his kindness life. The Center is his expression of helping portant terrorist funding case that was to a young man interested in public others in their struggle with diabetes. Har- ever tried, conviction of all five defend- service. He continued to be generous old valued family and philanthropy that ex- ants on 108 counts, and now this admin- with his opinions and advice, a story I tended to Portland, the State of Oregon and istration has dismissed and is not know was repeated many times. His the Pacific Northwest. He served as chair- going to pursue the evidence that the man of multiple capital and building cam- important contributions to our com- trial judge said was there to make a paigns for Portland’s Jewish Community prima facie case against the co- munity will be enjoyed for generations that led to the establishment of the to come. Mittleman Jewish Community Center, and conspirators. We honor his life, even as we mourn facilities for Congregation Shaarie Torah Instead, you can go to the White his passing, and extend our condolences and Congregation Beth Israel, both of which House Web site and find that their dep- to his wife of 62 years, Arlene, his son, he remained as a member until his death. uty national security adviser is thank- Jordan, his extended family, and Harold was always interested in ensuring ing the president of the Islamic Soci- countless friends. that young people have the same educational ety of North America, which was one of opportunities that he had. He believed that HAROLD SCHNITZER OBITUARY the unindicted coconspirators, for his with education comes greater appreciation wonderful help in the White House and Schnitzer, Harold J. 87 June 08, 1923 April of one another’s differences and increased 27, 2011 Harold J. Schnitzer, businessman, tolerance. He had a lifelong interest in fund- his great prayer he gave the year be- philanthropist, and civic leader, passed away ing scholarships and educational grants, and fore. early Wednesday morning, April 27, 2011, in that ultimately led to him establishing Ju- It’s time to get foxes out of the hen- Portland, at age 87, from complications of daic studies programs at both the University house. Let’s hold people responsible cancer and diabetes. He was born June 8, of Oregon and Portland State University. who want to destroy our way of life. 1923, in Portland, growing up in S.W. Port- Harold served the City of Portland on a vari- land where he attended Shattuck Elemen- ety of projects including the development of f tary School and Lincoln High School. He the Portland Center for the Performing Arts. NO TAXPAYER FUNDING FOR earned a Bachelor of Science in metallurgy Because of his leadership and philanthropy, ABORTION ACT from the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- the city named its symphony hall, the Ar- nology in 1944 and, immediately thereafter, lene Schnitzer Concert Hall, in honor of his (Mr. SMITH of New Jersey asked and served in the U.S. Army until his discharge wife, Arlene. He has been honored by numer- was given permission to address the

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This is America today is solemnly pro-life and my Democratic colleagues that are unsustainable. and the trend line tangibly improves here in Congress find it more conven- Our gas prices impact our grocery by the year. On public funding, a super- ient and politically expedient to make bills, job opportunities, travel plans, majority of well over 60 percent oppose targets of energy companies. These are and thousands of other decisions that public funding of abortion. Clearly, companies who invest their own capital businesses and families make. In fact, Americans get it. There is nothing and resources to increase our country’s according to an analyst from Cameron compassionate, benign, or nurturing energy supply and the security of our Hanover, every penny increase in the about abortion. Abortion methods, the Nation. They want nothing more than price of gas costs consumers, American actual deed of dismemberment, chem- to operate in a free market environ- citizens, consumers, more than $4 mil- ical poisoning or suction is an act of vi- ment without excessive government lion per day. A one-penny increase olence against children. regulations. costs consumers over $4 million per Abortion also hurts women. Earlier However, in a move to deflect the day. And, folks, who are hurt the most today in the Capitol, we heard from spotlight from this administration’s by this? The people who are hurt the Nancy Tanner, a woman from Silent own failings and the Democrat Party’s most are poor people and people who No More Awareness Campaign, who own failings and their incompetent are on limited incomes, our senior citi- eloquently urged passage of H.R. 3. Ms. policies, this administration and many zens. Tanner spoke of her abortion and the in Congress find it easier to attack the As the cost of fuel and gas and oil go emotional agony that she has endured success of the energy companies than up because of the misplaced policies of and noted that well over 10,000 women to actually confront the challenges this administration, this winter, fuel have come forward and now have spo- that we face, often espousing policies prices are going to be out of the roof. ken out publicly against abortion. to increase government interference in In fact, the President said while we Each and every one of those women the marketplace that do more harm were talking about his cap-and-trade have had at least one abortion them- than good. bill not long ago, he said that energy selves, and they talk of the ongoing Recently, companies like Koch Indus- prices, to use the President’s words, and enduring agony of that abortion. tries, which employs more than 10,000 ‘‘would necessarily skyrocket’’ for his I want to, again, thank my col- people in my home State of Georgia, policies. ‘‘Necessarily skyrocket.’’ leagues for supporting the No Taxpayer contributing more than $700 million to Under President Obama, the cost of en- Funding for Abortion Act. our State’s economy, along with tens ergy has skyrocketed. That’s what he of millions in community and environ- has said in a national speech. f mental philanthropic efforts, have The national average price of gaso- ALL-OF-THE-ABOVE ENERGY come under attack by several Demo- line, as I just mentioned, was $1.84 (Mr. PRICE of Georgia asked and was crats in this body and this administra- when President Obama took office. given permission to address the House tion just because Koch’s work provides Today it is $3.96. Rising gasoline prices for 1 minute.) for an easy red meat target to throw to are hurting families and small busi- Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, their radical environmental friends. nesses. They are costing jobs. In fact, I when I drove to the airport to come out It’s also a sad state of affairs when just talked to a manager of a res- here this week, I recognized that gaso- other energy companies actually post a taurant in my hometown of Athens, line was at $3.86 a gallon in my dis- positive profit report, even though Georgia, just this last weekend. He was trict, and the last time we got to these most of these profits go back into more telling me that when he orders food for energy exploration as well as clean en- his restaurant, his suppliers are adding levels was almost 21⁄2, 3 years ago in the summer of 2008. ergy development. I’m also sure that a fuel surcharge, a fuel surcharge onto And we, at that time, came up with you won’t hear many attacks on how the cost of groceries, food for his res- an all-of-the-above energy plan, a plan those profits help boost the retirement taurant. That’s happening in all the that recognizes that what we need to accounts of millions of Americans and grocery stores, and that’s happening do is expand production in the United put more into our struggling economy all across this country. It’s threatening States. We need to concentrate on con- than any government stimulus pro- our economy and our economic recov- servation. We need to incentivize new gram has or could. ery. forms of energy. But first and fore- According to the new Washington While the new House majority is tak- most, in order to get us over the Post/ABC News survey out today, more ing steps to address gas prices and help bridge, we need to make certain that than seven in 10 Americans are suf- create jobs with the American Energy we utilize responsibly resources that fering financial hardship from the sky- Initiative, the Obama administration’s have been given to this great country rocketing gas prices. In fact, we’ve got anti-energy policies are driving up by our Creator. a chart here tonight, the first one in a prices, and they are threatening our We need offshore exploration, on- series. This is the gas price, the aver- economy by blocking American energy shore exploration, clean coal tech- age retail price in America when production. We have had a 16 percent nology, oil shale, all of the things that Barack Obama took office. The average decrease in American energy produc- the American people know will de- price at that time was $1.84 per gallon tion under this administration. It is 16 crease not just the price of gasoline but just as recently as January of 2009, a percent lower than it was projected to will decrease our reliance on foreign oil little over 2 years ago. Look what’s be. Future projections show continued and make this country safer and the happened. As of April 25 of this year, decreases in domestic production and world safer. the average price per gallon was $3.88. more and more reliance upon foreign Let’s get to work on an all-of-the- The average price 2 years ago was $1.84; imports for our energy sources, par- above energy plan on behalf of the now it is $3.88, $2 higher, over twice. ticularly for gas and oil. We’re getting American people. It’s over double in just a 2-year period those energy resources from countries of time. that hate us, that hate our American f Gas prices don’t just affect the price free enterprise system, that hate the b 1730 at the pump. I was talking to a Mem- liberty we have here in this country. ber just a few minutes ago. She was More than a 200,000-barrel-per-day de- RISING GAS PRICES telling me that she just fueled her crease in Gulf Coast energy production, The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. pickup truck, and it cost her over $100 this is according to the Energy Infor- FINCHER). Under the Speaker’s an- to fill the gas tank of her pickup truck. mation Administration’s March 2011

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In make good on his pledge, with one off- port, the EPA’s refusal to grant per- fact, as many as 12,000 American jobs shore boat company employee report- mits for energy production in Alaska’s have been lost, and more than 36,000 ing that his employer is sending 100 Outer Continental Shelf has limited ac- jobs are at risk. vessels overseas to Brazil to keep them cess to an estimated 27 billion barrels I hear my Democrat colleagues talk- working, Brazilians working. With of oil. With Alaskan oil production al- ing about it’s jobs, jobs, jobs. In fact, those transfers go many American ready decreasing by 7 percent annually, we heard that just today in the Science jobs. continued delays could force the Trans- Committee. One of my Democratic col- This administration’s policies are de- Alaska Pipeline to shut down. leagues talked about jobs are the num- stroying jobs. The Democrat Party ber one issue. Well, she’s absolutely policies under the former Speaker, Ms. b 1740 right. But it’s her party’s policies that PELOSI, the Majority Leader in the Senate, HARRY REID, are destroying What’s that going to do to our cost of are running jobs overseas. It’s this ad- jobs, destroying our economy. And gasoline, heating oil, natural gas and ministration’s policies that are making they want more of the same. They all of our other energy sources? What’s these rigs leave the Gulf of Mexico and want more stimulus, more government, that going to do to the cost of food? go to Nigeria and Egypt and Congo and It’s all going to skyrocket. less American jobs in the private sec- Brazil, French Guyana. tor, less American energy production. More than 40 American energy According to the study at Louisiana projects have been stalled by this ad- Mr. Speaker, the American people State University, monetary economist, need to know very clearly, they need to ministration. As the House Natural Re- Dr. Joseph Mason, the Obama adminis- sources Committee notes, 10 months know the simple truth. They deserve tration’s de facto ban, and it is a ban, the truth; that the policies created by after the Obama administration’s offi- he says he’s lifted the moratorium but this administration, the policies cre- cial moratorium on American energy they’re not putting out the permits. ated under the leadership of NANCY ended, over 40 projects remain stalled, It’s a de facto ban on American energy PELOSI and HARRY REID are building a and people are left without work. This production, could cost as many as bigger government but destroying our administration’s energy policy is kill- 24,532 jobs in the Gulf Coast and 36,137 energy. They’re building a bigger gov- ing jobs in the Gulf Coast, as well as all jobs nationwide. ernment, even higher prices for hous- over this country. We’re sending Amer- By the administration’s own admis- ing in Washington, D.C. to destroy jobs ican jobs overseas. Twelve rigs have al- sion, the first 6 months of the official in the private sector all across the ready left the Gulf. moratorium alone has resulted in as country. And their energy policies are Before we change, let me go to this many as 12,000 American jobs have going to harm the most vulnerable quote here from Michael Bromwich, been lost. They’re gone. They’ve left Americans, poor people, people on lim- the Chief Regulator of U.S. offshore the Gulf Coast. They’ve gone to other ited incomes, our senior citizens. drilling. Even if we permitted the hell areas. They’ve gone to produce energy, b 1750 out of everything tomorrow, every if you look at this chart, in the Middle pending permit, some permits that East, in Africa, South America and Recently, President Obama and haven’t even been filed yet, it would Brazil. Washington Democrats trotted out two not have a material effect on gas In fact, the President just sent bil- blame-shifting strategies that Demo- prices, Bromwich said. That’s the sim- lions of dollars to Brazil for them to crats have tried unsuccessfully to use ple, clear reality. produce their energy and create Bra- in the past to deflect blame for their The simple clear truth, the simple zilian jobs at the cost of American en- failed anti-energy policies. truth is Michael Bromwich is abso- ergy and American jobs. It makes no Just last month, Democrats recycled lutely wrong. And, in fact, as soon as sense, absolutely no sense. their so-called ‘‘use it or lose it’’ argu- the first drill bit starts hitting dirt or Recently, in a trip to Brazil in ment that has already been debunked ocean floor, you will see oil prices March, President Obama pledged to as nothing more than a hoax. It is po- plummet in this country, in my opin- help with technology and support to litical fodder that they are utilizing. And I have heard it in our Natural Re- ion. Why? Because OPEC will get a develop the Brazilian oil reserves so sources Committee. I have heard it on message that we’re going to produce that America could become one of Bra- the floor of the House. American people our own energy resources here in zil’s, quoting Barack Obama himself, are sick and tired of this kind of polit- America. Brazil’s best customers. He wants us to Mr. Speaker, I submit any country ical dialogue. become Brazil’s best customer. Americans are demanding all over that is not energy independent, if it How about those American jobs that this country, not only in the 10th Dis- cannot produce its own energy re- he is killing and his administration is trict in Georgia, my district, not only sources, if it cannot produce its own killing? in the State of Georgia, but Americans food and its own clothing, is not a se- His Energy Secretary, Dr. Chu, a cou- all over the country deserve for this cure Nation. And the American people ple of years ago said, we have to find Nation to be energy independent. They need to know that we are not a secure some way to make gasoline prices in are crying out for energy independence. Nation today, and it’s because of poli- America the same as they are in Eu- The Carter administration estab- cies of this administration that are rope. We’ll talk about that in a bit, and lished the Energy Department to make making us less secure. We need to go in remind the American people that the us energy independent as a Nation. The the opposite direction of the direction President himself said that energy Department of Energy has failed miser- we’re going today, that this adminis- prices under his policies that he’s pro- ably, failed miserably in that task, and tration’s taking us. moting would necessarily skyrocket. has failed miserably in that task under According to James W. Noe, Execu- He wants Americans’ energy prices to both Democrat as well as Republican tive Director of the Shallow Water En- skyrocket, putting people out of jobs, administrations. ergy Security Coalition, at least 12 off- costing all these thousands of jobs, Now, President Obama is trying to shore rigs have already departed the costing our economy millions and mil- shift blame to oil speculators just as he Gulf of Mexico, resulting in a signifi- lions and trillions of dollars in all prob- did back in 2008. And this is in spite of cant and precipitous reduction in do- ability eventually. Certainly billions. the fact that, as Washington Post’s mestic employment and energy produc- He just gave a loan to Brazil, $2 bil- Jennifer Rubin notes: It is the adminis- tion. lion to produce jobs and produce oil in tration’s own policies that are contrib- In January, the moratorium forced Brazil instead of producing oil in the uting to yet another drain on the wal- seven oil rigs to abandon the Gulf and Gulf Coast and off Alaska. And his EPA lets of average Americans.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:35 May 05, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K04MY7.095 H04MYPT1 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE May 4, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3047 The Washington Post has not been a by this administration and the Demo- wind and solar and waves, and all of particularly conservative newspaper cratic Party policy. those things. We need to have research that has promoted conservative poli- Implementing a comprehensive plan and development on nuclear energy and cies. That is what Jennifer Rubin said: to build a more stable supply of petro- on all of the things that are critical for The administration’s own policies are leum from our own North American re- us to be energy independent as a Na- contributing to yet another drain on sources, along with reforms that end tion. the wallets of average Americans. And litigation, the endless litigation, and Republican bills would create 250,000 she is absolutely correct in that assess- reveal policies that artificially inflate jobs short term and 1.2 million jobs ment, and I commend her for saying so. cost will provide immediate relief to long term, according to Louisiana Earlier this month, the House passed the price of gasoline. The market State University’s Joseph Mason. the Energy Tax Prevention Act, H.R. knows that more energy means lower We’ve got to create jobs, but the en- 910, to stop the Obama administration prices. ergy policies that this administration from imposing a backdoor national en- When President Bush removed the and our Democratic colleagues are pro- ergy tax that will further drive up gas executive moratorium on offshore moting are killing jobs, not creating prices. President Obama says he is drilling in 2008, as a good example, them. Republican policies want to cre- going to veto that legislation, proving crude oil futures by the speculators fell ate jobs. that he won’t let skyrocketing gas more than $9 almost immediately. It is Under the Republican bills that we prices get in the way of his administra- not the speculators that are causing have introduced, one of which is H.R. tion’s job-crushing anti-energy agenda the rising cost of oil. It is not the spec- 1230, the Restarting American Offshore regardless of the cost to American fam- ulators who are causing the rising cost Leasing Now Act, we would expand ilies and small businesses. to Americans when they go to fill their American energy production and create I have got a small business in the cars and pickup trucks. It is failed poli- jobs by requiring the Secretary of the timber industry in Lincoln County, cies by the Obama administration, Interior to conduct oil and natural gas Georgia, and the owner of that business failed policies by NANCY PELOSI and lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico as recently told me he parked all of his HARRY REID and their cronies here in well as offshore of Virginia that have trucks because he cannot afford to put the House and in the Senate. been delayed and cancelled by the fuel in those trucks, and that has cost We can create good jobs. We can insu- Obama administration. several jobs in Lincoln County. Lincoln late the economy from energy price H.R. 1229, Putting the Gulf of Mexico County has an unemployment rate that shocks by actively producing our own Back to Work Act, will end the Obama is way, way higher than the national energy resources here in this country. administration’s de facto drilling mor- average. In fact, the State of Georgia’s And we can do that, we must do that, atorium in a safe, responsible and unemployment rate I think just re- while we are good stewards of our envi- transparent manner, and it will put cently was reported to be over 10 per- ronment, repealing Federal mandates thousands of Americans back to work, cent. and the prohibitions that artificially increasing American energy production This administration’s anti-energy drive up the cost of gasoline and stop- to help address the rise in gasoline policies are crushing jobs, crushing ping the EPA’s backdoor energy tax. prices that Americans are facing every small businesses, crushing family budg- They are trying to implement what I single day. Every single day, we see gas ets, and it is anti-American. House Re- call tax-and-trade by EPA edict in a prices jump. publicans are making strong efforts to dictatorial manner when they could H.R. 1231, Reversing President create jobs and lower fuel prices in this not pass that bill through Congress in Obama’s Offshore Moratorium Act, will country. the last Congress. And by halting the lift the President’s ban on new offshore Recently, CNN did a poll. They found President’s drilling permatorium, as drilling by requiring the administra- that seven in ten Americans support some of us call it, it has been de- tion to move forward on American en- increased offshore drilling for oil and scribed, and unlocking our own energy ergy production in areas containing gas—seven in ten. I wonder about the resources that God has given us here in the most oil and natural gas resources. other three in those ten. Forty-five America both on- and offshore, all Many organizations support the percent strongly favor. these will help alleviate the pain at the three bills I just mentioned: the U.S. Here is the question. They asked how pump, the pain at the grocery store, Chamber of Commerce, Americans for Americans feel about increased drilling the pain for every good and service, Tax Reform, the National Taxpayers for oil and natural gas offshore U.S. even the pain in the doctor’s office and Union, Americans for Prosperity, Citi- borders, and here is how they re- the pain of all the higher energy costs zens Against Government Waste, sponded: 45 percent said that they and the pain of all the increased costs Americans for Limited Government, strongly favor us doing increased drill- of every good and service in this coun- the National Federation of Independent ing for our own oil and gas in the gulf try. Business, the 60 Plus Association, the coast offshore, 24 percent mildly favor, American Trucking Association. I 1800 16 percent strongly oppose, and 15 per- b could go on and on and on. Gulf organi- cent mildly oppose. Through the American Energy Initia- zations are supporting the passage of Now, that 15 percent and 16 percent, tive, House Republicans are actively the Outer Continental Shelf legisla- I wonder if they have looked at their working to increase American energy tion, and I could list organization after checkbook. I wonder if they have production in order to do a number of organization. looked at the cost of bread and milk, things: to lower the cost of gasoline, to I won’t continue with those right cabbage and potatoes in their grocery create American jobs, to generate rev- now because I’ve been joined by a good store. Because the prices of those goods enue to help reduce the debt and this friend who is stalwart on this issue and that we all depend upon when we go to deficit that’s unsustainable, and to who, I think, has probably done as the grocery store are markedly af- strengthen our national security by de- much or more than any other Repub- fected by the cost of gas and oil in this creasing our dependence on foreign en- lican Member of Congress to try to country. ergy, particularly on foreign oil. help make us energy independent as a Increasing American energy produc- As I mentioned just a few minutes Nation and to help us create jobs here tion will help create new jobs, and it ago, I believe very firmly that, if a in America. addresses the rising gas prices. And country is not energy independent, it is My dear friend, JOHN SHIMKUS, I yield Americans know it. The House is pre- not a secure nation. We are not secure to you. pared to vote on legislation to boost today. We must make America energy Mr. SHIMKUS. Thank you, Congress- offshore energy production. independent, and we do that by devel- man BROUN. It’s great to be with you, As I said, seven in ten Americans oping our own energy resources—all of and I appreciate the introduction. support offshore drilling for our oil and our energy resources, not only oil and You’re too kind. natural gas. It belongs to us, it belongs gas but coal. We need to develop clean One thing I do know: If you want to to the American people, and we are coal technology. We need to look at al- create good-paying jobs, it’s in the fos- being prohibited from tapping into that ternative energy resources, such as sil fuel industry.

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For years, South line. has been the production of a new, Africa has been turning carbon-based Of course, you don’t have to go far in supercritical coal-fired power plant. coal into liquid transportation fuel or south Louisiana to see the direct im- There will be thousands of building aviation fuel, and as you know, I’m pact because, as my colleague from trade workers building this power very supportive of the biodiesel provi- Georgia just pointed out, not only the plant and hundreds of people who will sions. moratorium that was imposed about a be working in this power plant and It all comes down to this: jobs. When year ago, but the permatorium that we mining the coal. They’ll have great we continued to add additional regula- are still experiencing today, where the wages and superb benefits. So, if we tions on the fossil fuel industry, what administration won’t let our people go want good, high-paying jobs in this happened to these miners? They all back to work exploring safely for en- country, the fossil fuel industry is one lost their jobs—a thousand of them in ergy, people that had absolutely noth- sector that can do that. one mine. The attack by this adminis- ing to do with the BP explosion of the The other major job engine next to tration and by my colleagues on the Deepwater Horizon, people in much my congressional district is the expan- other side with regard to the fossil fuel deeper waters, drilling safely back then sion of a refinery in Wood River. Actu- industry has to stop. that now cannot go back to work. We have lost over 13,000 jobs in the ally, it’s in Congressman COSTELLO’s I know we’ve been joined by another district, but we’re right next to each of my colleagues, and I’ll end with this energy industry in south Louisiana in other. It’s the ConocoPhillips-Wood because you hear it quite a bit on the the past year specifically because of River Refinery, and it has thousands of floor. President Obama’s policies that have employees. It’s a $2 billion project to shut those areas down. It has literally b 1810 help crack the oil that would come run thousands of jobs, 13,000 by the from the Canadian oil sands. You have I just want to pose a question: If you White House’s estimates—we think the thousands of jobs right now. You have raise taxes on a commodity good, how number is much higher, but I will just use the White House’s numbers—13,000 another supply decreasing our reliance does that lower its price? If you raise people in this country who have lost on imported crude oil from an ally with the tax on a commodity, how does that their job in the energy industry, high- North American Energy—great wages, lower the price to the consumer? It paying jobs, by the way, that have gone great benefits, secure jobs. It’s the fos- cannot, and it will not. It will only add to the price of that energy. to foreign countries. sil fuel industry. We have tracked some of these deep- I am just amazed at the continued at- Thank you for letting me join you. water rigs that have left. Of course, the tack on that sector by my friends on Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Thank you, President goes to Rio de Janeiro a few the other side and of the whole debate Mr. SHIMKUS. I appreciate it. And I ap- weeks ago and brags that he wants to about what drives the cost of energy. preciate your efforts over many Con- drill in Brazil. I would suggest, Mr. It’s a simple formula. We all learned it gresses since I have been here. I am in my third Congress, as you know. You President, let’s drill in America safely, in basic economics and accounting: where we know there are billions of supply and demand. If you want to have been a stalwart fighting this issue all along, and I appreciate the hard barrels of oil here in this country, lower the cost of the good, you have to where we can create thousands of high- increase the supply. We continue to de- work you have done for the people in your district in Illinois and for this Na- paying jobs and generate billions of mand more. In fact, we’re going to de- dollars that the Federal Treasury mand 30 percent more in electricity tion. So thank you so much for what you have been doing. would take in because of all that eco- generation by 2030. If we don’t marry nomic activity and the royalties that that with increased electricity genera- I have also been joined tonight by an- other friend of mine who has been very would be paid by those oil companies, tion, guess what? We’re going to have that would lower our deficit. And yet, higher costs. The same is true with liq- active in this issue because he is from Louisiana. He has been on the floor no, the President says we want to shut uid fuels. you down and put your people out of many times talking about the morato- So we’re in a very exciting time in work, but we want to go and spend our rium and the permatorium that has this country because, for the first time, resources drilling in Brazil. we really can make the argument that been going on, as some have called it. This is the backward policy that this we could be independent of imported This has cost people jobs in his home administration has pursued that has crude oil by using what we’re proposing State of Louisiana. gotten us to this point where we are as an all-of-the-above energy strategy. I yield to my good friend STEVE paying over $5 in some places in this Let these energy commodities compete SCALISE from New Orleans. country—$4, close to $4 in my district— for our purchase. One example we drew Mr. SCALISE. I thank the gentleman for a gallon of gasoline, and we are not up with some friends on the other side from Georgia for yielding. I appreciate even in the heart of the summer. is an open fuel strategy so that any- the hard work that you have been So then when you look at what the body can use anything when they pull doing for years, as I have, on this issue. administration’s plan is. Clearly, our up to the pump. Another manner in I appreciate the comments from my plan is we want to let our people go which you do that is you continue to colleague from Illinois who just talked back to work exploring and drilling allow all commerce to compete for about just what is happening here. safely for energy, creating thousands of electricity. You don’t allow govern- In the last 2 weeks we were in our good jobs, bringing all that tax revenue ment to stifle the electricity genera- districts, and I got the opportunity to into this country to lower our deficit. tion or the liquid fuel market. go through parts of my district. When But the Presidents’s answer, is, you So many of us have seen these, and you talk to people about what is hap- would think maybe he would be agree- I’ll go through them quickly since I pening in this country with the econ- ing on us with this. This should be a bi- know you’ve got some issues you want omy, the biggest question that comes partisan issue, there is bipartisan sup- to talk about. up, beyond the short-term issues of the port, by the way, to do what my col- In an all-of-the-above strategy, we economy and jobs, is the high price of league from Georgia and I are talking say ‘‘all of the above.’’ If you want to gasoline, and just why is it that right about, but the President not only use solar and wind, great. That’s part now people are paying almost $4, if not doesn’t support our plan, but the Presi- of ‘‘all of the above.’’ A small portion $5 in some parts of the country, $5 per dent’s proposal is to raise taxes on of electricity generation does nothing gallon for gasoline, and we are still not American energy. for liquid fuel, liquid transportation even into the heart of the summer. He goes out, and I guess every time fuels, but it might add 3 percent of It is very clear as people look, it is he speaks he wants to go and beat up electricity. OCS, we’ve got to be there. very clear that the policies of this ad- on an American industry, and right We’ve got new excitement in the ministration that have completely now it is the oil companies. Well, Marcellus shale. That’s got to be an ex- shut off our ability to produce, go and frankly, the oil companies that are out citing new venue that can go for elec- explore for and produce energy in there right now, many of them are pro- tricity generation and for liquid fuels. America, is one of the main contrib- ducing in other countries. But our

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One lady said, the failure of this administration’s production. it is jobs, jobs, jobs. policies and it’s the reason why—one of Now, his plan, by the way, coinciden- the few, but an absolute reason why— b 1820 tally, doesn’t apply to foreign coun- American families all across this coun- tries. So when he goes to Rio and says And I have heard it in my other two try are paying higher gas prices at the ‘‘drill in Brazil,’’ his package that he committees. I’ve heard that from Dem- pump. And there’s no reason for it. We actually has asked Congress to pass, ocrat after Democrat. I know the gen- can reverse it. We need to reverse it. and I sure hope we don’t pass it, but his tleman is on the Energy and Commerce I’m glad your committee passed leg- package not only raises taxes on Amer- Committee, and the question I wanted islation that we’ll be voting on tomor- ican energy. That same tax increase to ask Mr. SCALISE is, Have you heard row. I know in our Committee on En- doesn’t apply to the drilling in Brazil in that committee, one of our eight ergy and Commerce we’re working on or in Saudi Arabia or some of these committees—one of the most impor- similar solutions. I think American other Middle Eastern countries that tant committees dealing with energy people want as many solutions as pos- use that money to do things that are production—have you heard that same sible. But at least we’re finally putting counterproductive not only to Amer- mantra from our Democrats on Energy solutions on the table to say, Mr. President, your plan might be to raise ican energy security, but our homeland and Commerce? Has it been jobs that taxes on American energy and raise the security. we need to be focusing upon? So the President would say to raise Mr. SCALISE. I appreciate the gen- price of gas at the pump. We’ve got a different approach. The House Repub- $22 billion in taxes on American energy tleman yielding. This mantra that’s licans here, and hopefully Senators, production, which, by the way, runs thrown out there, frankly, for over 2 will understand and push this issue. even thousands more jobs out of our years now, yourself, myself, we’ve been But our approach is to lower gas prices country and increases our dependence clamoring for policies that actually by increasing the supply here in Amer- on Middle Eastern oil. This is counter- create jobs. And then when we bring ica so that we’re energy secure, we productive policy, but that is the forward legislation, actual bills—not to don’t have to rely on these Middle President’s answer to high gas taxes, is run up the deficit like our colleagues on the other side, not to run more jobs Eastern countries, and we don’t have to raise taxes on American energy, to send our jobs and billions of dollars which means higher prices at the out of our country like our colleagues on the other side—but when we actu- to those Middle Eastern countries, pump. And, by the way, we are already which jeopardize our security here at paying too much at the pump. Gas ally bring bills to say, Stop the mad- ness, change these policies and bring home, which as a member of the Home- prices have more than doubled since land Security I know you know about President Obama took office. that work back to America, create those jobs here, bring in that revenue very well, too. It is not just bad luck that gives us Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Absolutely. here, they actually criticize us and say high gas prices. It is bad policy that In fact, I’m not a good lawyer—I’m not that has nothing to do with jobs. comes out of Washington, D.C. That is even a lawyer. I’m a medical doctor, as Well, it shows, first of all, that why I really appreciate the gentleman the gentleman knows. In law school they’re out of touch. They don’t under- from Georgia bringing us here tonight. they teach you not to ask a question if stand how job creation works in this But also the legislation that we will be you don’t know what the answer is. country. But they also, obviously, voting on tomorrow that actually And I didn’t know what your answer haven’t been tracking the history; starts to address this problem and was going to be, but I felt sure you tracking exactly what’s happening all says, you know what, if people in were going to answer the way you did, across America, but especially in using America want to safely explore for and for the simple reason that we hear our the areas around southeast Louisiana produce energy here in America, we are colleagues on the other side, the Demo- going to let them do that. We are going as the prime example. You don’t have crats, keep talking about wanting to to let them go to work here so that we to go any further than to go down to create jobs. But their policies are de- don’t send those jobs and those billions south Louisiana and you’ll see the job stroying jobs—American jobs, private of dollars to countries like Brazil, and, losses that have occurred because of pay jobs. Their policies are developing even worse, Middle Eastern countries this administration’s policies which bigger jobs, bigger government here in who want to do us harm. have, one, shut off American energy Washington, D.C., so much so that the So clearly the policy impacts the production, which have led to higher only city in this country that real es- price of gas we are paying at the pump. gas prices, but also run thousands of tate prices have not gone down is We have got to reverse these policies high-paying jobs out of America. We’ve Washington, D.C. They’ve gone up. that make absolutely no sense that are tracked those rigs, those deepwater Why? Because this administration, coming out of this White House and get rigs, which each of them is about a bil- NANCY PELOSI, HARRY REID, and their back to an all-of-the-above strategy lion-dollar asset. So you have got an colleagues in the House and the Senate that actually allows us to utilize our American employer that said, You in the 111th Congress are creating big- resources here in America in a safe know what; I can’t even do business in ger government, more regulations, way, that produces thousands of good- America any more with my billion-dol- more taxes, more attacks on jobs in paying jobs and brings billions more lar asset. I’ve got to move it some- the private sector, more attacks on dollars into the Federal Treasury to where else; to a foreign country. One of small businesses, and it’s creating a pay down the national debt. those rigs went to Egypt. I think we all bigger government. Thus, higher real Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, know what’s going on in Egypt right estate prices here in Washington be- the rules that were presented by Mr. now. cause we’ve created government jobs. BISHOP from Utah from the Rules Com- Isn’t it a sad indictment on this ad- They claim about all the jobs created mittee are the two bills that Congress- ministration’s failed energy policy that with the stimulus bill, et cetera, but man SCALISE was just talking about an American employer would say I it’s government jobs is pretty much that will start forcing actually this ad- think it’s better to do business with what we’re creating. ministration to start letting out leases my billion-dollar asset, to bring that We’ve got another problem. In fact, I and helping us to develop our own en- asset over to Egypt and take the introduced H.R. 1032, the RELIEF Act, ergy resources here in America. chances over there because of how bad because we have excessive and frivo- But I wanted to ask Mr. SCALISE be- the environment is business-wise in lous lawsuits against our own energy fore he leaves, I am on three commit- America. By the way, that one rig—and production and it has significantly de- tees. I am on Natural Resources, I am there are multiple rigs that have left layed and in many cases prevented our

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And it’s up to the American peo- is done safely; the President wants to energy production here in this country ple to demand it. make sure that drilling is done safely. from having this endless plethora of I yield back the balance of my time. And what we have suggested, that lawsuits that stop the permitting and f when these bills come to the floor, they stop the production. be amended so that the recommenda- What it would do is it would require REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- tions made by the commission that that all lawsuits be filed within 60 days VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF studied the blowout on the BP plat- and that the courts would have to have H.R. 1229, PUTTING THE GULF OF form, that those safety recommenda- a determination or solution to that MEXICO BACK TO WORK ACT, tions be put into the law. I guess that’s case within 180 days, and that if the AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDER- not such a bad idea, but I want to just district court ruling was appealed, that ATION OF H.R. 1230, RESTARTING get that out here just so we have some it would go to the Supreme Court and AMERICAN OFFSHORE LEASING understanding about what was dis- the Supreme Court would have a ruling NOW ACT cussed over this last hour. within another 180 days. It would also Mr. BISHOP of Utah (during the Spe- But what I really want to do—and I allow some relief from the frivolous cial Order of Mr. BROUN of Georgia), see my colleague from South Carolina lawsuits by allowing the prevailing from the Committee on Rules, sub- (Mr. CLYBURN) here—is focus on an ex- party to be able to seek legal fees and mitted a privileged report (Rept. No. traordinary and extremely important other expenses under the Act. This is 112–73) on the resolution (H. Res. 245) event that took place on Sunday, the kind of bill that we need to pass. providing for consideration of the bill American time, and Monday, Pakistani I’ve been asking Members of Congress (H.R. 1229) to amend the Outer Conti- time. The United States persevered for to cosponsor this because we need to nental Shelf Lands Act to facilitate the a decade to get Osama bin Laden. The pass this kind of legislation. safe and timely production of Amer- President of the United States, Barack We hear from our colleagues, Let’s ican energy resources from the Gulf of Obama, was determined during his stop the subsidies to the big oil compa- Mexico, and providing for consider- campaign for Presidency and in the nies with all their billions of dollars of ation of the bill (H.R. 1230) to require very first moments of his Presidency profits. I would like to stop subsidies the Secretary of the Interior to con- that he would focus like a laser beam to everything, including ethanol, which duct certain offshore oil and gas lease on getting Osama bin Laden. It took has not made sense. I’m a good south- sales, and for other purposes, which some time. It took an extraordinary ef- ern boy. I love my grits and cornbread. was referred to the House Calendar and fort by the intelligence community, by And it makes no sense to me to drive ordered to be printed. the military, by this Congress in pro- down the road burning up my grits and f viding the necessary support and by cornbread in my Yukon. It’s destroying our colleagues in other branches of engines, it’s destroying food prices, it’s b 1830 government to get the job done. It was destroying jobs here in this country. JUSTICE IS SERVED: THE DEATH accomplished, and finally that banner We need to stop all of this. We need to OF OSAMA BIN LADEN on that aircraft carrier has real mean- start developing our own energy re- ing—Mission Accomplished. sources. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Mission Accomplished. Osama bin Mr. Speaker, what can the American the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- Laden is no more. The man that was people do? What American people can uary 5, 2011, the gentleman from Cali- responsible for the biggest mass mur- do is contact their Members of the Sen- fornia (Mr. GARAMENDI) is recognized der ever in this Nation’s history is no ate and the House and demand that we for 60 minutes as the designee of the more. President Obama, we thank you. start producing American energy. minority leader. We thank the men and women of this America is not secure as a Nation be- Mr. GARAMENDI. Thank you very military and the intelligence commu- cause we’re not energy secure. We’ve much, Mr. Speaker. nity that made this happen. We ap- got to start developing our own energy I want to really focus today on an ex- plaud the courage of all that were in- resources here in America. All of them. traordinary event that took place on volved and the wisdom and the deter- We need to have an all-of-the-above en- Sunday, that is, American time, but mination to get the mission accom- ergy policy. It’s up to the American before I do that, I just want to take a plished. people to demand that from their Mem- couple of minutes having sat here lis- Let me now turn to our colleague bers of the House as well as the Senate. tening to the last 45 minutes on energy from South Carolina (Mr. CLYBURN). Former U.S. Senator Everett Dirksen policy, just a couple of things. Mr. CLYBURN. Thank you so much. one time said when he feels the heat, The President is not suggesting that Thank you for yielding me the time. he sees the light. The American people we raise taxes on fuel but that we Mr. Speaker, I rise to commend and absolutely must contact their Senators eliminate subsidies to the oil industry give thanks to all those who played and Congressmen to say: We need that has received, for a century, Amer- roles in the operation that resulted in American energy. We’ve got to start ican taxpayers’ support, and those sub- the death of Osama bin Laden. developing our own energy resources— sidies are no longer needed given the First and foremost, President Obama all of the American energy resources— extraordinary profits that they are who came into office determined to coal, oil, natural gas, wind, solar, nu- making. We ought to also consider that renew the focus on Osama bin Laden, clear energy. Every single energy re- last year, ExxonMobil paid zero Fed- and he has delivered. His gutsy deci- source. It’s absolutely critical. It’s eral income tax, yet they had billions, sion to proceed with the raid as he did, critical for us to lower the cost of about $11 billion, of profit. as opposed to striking the compound American energy, lower the cost of gro- The second point, the oil production from the air, will go down in history as ceries in the grocery store and in res- in the Gulf of Mexico is up this year one of the great Presidential decisions taurants, lower the cost of all goods compared to the previous year, and of all time. and services by lowering the cost of en- even though there is more production Next, the Navy SEALs who carried ergy production, make us secure as a of oil out of the Gulf of Mexico, we’ve out the mission. Their unparalleled Nation. It’s up to the American people still seen this spike in gasoline prices. courage, dedication, and physical and to demand it from your Member of So the notion that somehow more drill- mental strength are truly awe inspir- Congress, from both your U.S. Senators ing in the Gulf of Mexico will drive ing and were crucial for the success of as well as U.S. House Member. If we get prices down is just not the case, be- the operation. enough heat upon Members of Con- cause we’ve seen more production and We have been trying to eliminate the gress, particularly heat upon our yet a spike in prices. threat to our homeland since 1993, and

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SEALs that actually participated, car- the USS Cole and the Twin Towers on We must keep in mind that it wasn’t ried out the mission, and the aircraft September 11, last Sunday’s events just Americans who were murdered carrier, and then in between the Air serve as a modicum of closure for many here on the shores of this Nation, but Force and the Army, all of them play- Americans and should be a reminder to in Pakistan and in other countries ing a role. It’s an extraordinary exam- those who wish to do us harm that around the world, al Qaeda murdered ple of the way in which military power, America does not waver in the pursuit far more people in those countries. properly focused on a very important of justice. I notice now that I’m joined here by task, is able to carry it out. God bless the brave men and women, my colleagues. I’d like to turn to my Mrs. DAVIS of California. Yes. and their families, who work every day colleague from San Diego. SUSAN, if I think the other thing that we real- to protect our Nation and its people. you would care to join us, thank you. ize, and those of us in San Diego are so Before closing, I want to also thank Mrs. DAVIS of California. Thank aware of our Navy, but all the other CIA Director Leon Panetta and all the you. I’m delighted to join you, and I agencies that work well together, unsung heroes in our intelligence com- want to thank you so much for taking that’s important. And over the years it munity who do their work anony- this time today. hasn’t always been that way at the We know that the events that oc- mously and seldom receive deserved ac- level that it is today, and I think curred just a few days ago were really colades. Their families sacrifice im- that’s why they were so successful. And the result of multiple government mensely so that they can serve our as we’ve had an opportunity to read agencies working together over a num- country. newspapers throughout this country ber of years, but today, at this time, I God bless the United States of Amer- and to have some opportunity as well want to rise to honor one of our Na- ica. Thank you. to speak to the people who were key in tion’s finest fighting forces, our Navy Mr. GARAMENDI. Thank you very carrying out this operation, that’s SEALs. something that they’re very proud of, much, Mr. CLYBURN, for your heartfelt My district is home to Coronado, that the communication, that the—we and very, very appropriate words. which houses both the Coronado Naval The mission that was carried out was use the word ‘‘synergy’’ a lot, but peo- Amphibious Base, where all SEALs un- ple came together on many different not something that came about just in dergo basic training, as well as the a matter of days. It had been planned levels and, quite honestly, it’s some- Naval Special Warfare Command; and thing that probably would not have over the course of many, many years, over the years, I’ve had the pleasure of and, with determination, the intel- been possible quite a number of years meeting these brave young SEALs who ago, but it is today. And I think that ligence community, led by most re- are willing to do a job that most of us it’s something I hope that our enemy is cently Mr. Panetta, worked tirelessly would rather not even imagine, and, paying attention to because we are a to track down Osama bin Laden. It quite frankly, we can hardly imagine lot abler, a lot more smart, a lot more took a great deal of time and many, many of the things that they’re asked capable of carrying out these kinds of many years but ultimately succeeded to do. And, you know, the most amaz- activities, and it should make those in ways that the news media is now be- ing thing to me is they do this job so who want to do us harm think twice. ginning to report. We can only give quietly. They really don’t talk about Mr. GARAMENDI. Absolutely cor- thanks and congratulations to that their work, but you can see it often on rect, and I thank you so very much for part of this mission and their deter- their faces and the fact that they are your participation tonight in honoring mination and steadfastness to stay on very proud of what they do and they and congratulating President Obama the track, to follow every lead and to are very proud to be Americans. and the special operations and the find every stone that needed to be These men ask nothing in return for American intelligence community for turned over so that ultimately success the work that they do, a quality that I what they were able to accomplish. Fi- could be had in locating Osama bin certainly admire in them, not only nally, mission accomplished. Laden. among our Special Forces but among I’d like now to turn to our new col- I think we all now know a great deal our brave men and women in uniform league just a little less experienced more about Abbottabad and what it is, across the services. than myself, Mr. CLARKE from the a community, not large, but what was So I rise to say a very big and grate- State of Michigan and the city of De- this strange new compound doing in ful thank you. You ably and swiftly re- troit. that particular location? We found out moved one of the most heinous crimi- Mr. CLARKE of Michigan. Thank precisely what it was doing and we nals this world has ever seen, and I you, Representative GARAMENDI. took the steps necessary. simply want to say thank you to our I, too, want to commend the Obama I think all of us have seen pictures of SEALs for a job very well done, and administration, our military forces, the Situation Room at the White I’m very proud to represent you. Hoo- the national security and intelligence House, with American leaders sur- yah. team for mission accomplished by tak- rounding a table, looking at the tele- Thank you. ing out America’s public enemy num- vision screens, watching in real time Mr. GARAMENDI. Thank you very ber one, Osama bin Laden. And while I what was going on half the world away. much, Representative DAVIS. I share believe it’s important that we continue I think all of us could see the concern your enthusiasm. Not too long ago, I to work to eliminate terrorist breeding on the faces of those leaders, the Presi- also represented San Diego but in a dif- grounds and safe havens for terrorism dent, the Secretary of State, Mr. Pa- ferent role, not as a Representative but that exist in foreign countries, because netta and others who were there who as Lieutenant Governor. bin Laden is now gone, this is the time had spent their previous hours pre- Indeed, Coronado is an extraordinary to reassess our mission in Afghanistan. paring for the mission and making a place, and the naval forces that are For example, we’ve been spending in very difficult decision. such a prominent part of San Diego did recent years in total military and ci- play a role in this in many, many vilian aid to Afghanistan approxi- b 1840 ways. I was trying to recall whether mately $100 billion. That’s billion with They knew that this was an ex- the aircraft carrier that ultimately did a ‘‘B.’’ We could take a share of that tremely risky program that could quite the final burial at sea was stationed in money, a share of those billions, redi- possibly fail, and I’m sure they had the San Diego. I think it was a San Diego rect it to the United States to better failure of the mission that President aircraft carrier. protect Americans right here at home, Carter ordered three decades before to Mrs. DAVIS of California. Yes, it invest that money in homeland secu- go into Iran to rescue the hostages, I’m was. rity, for sound intelligence, to better

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Mr. HOLT, if ices, where they combine enormous ations. They need money. They need you would care to join in and share skill and brain power and perseverance our support because our local police your thoughts on this most important and, yes, courage. They are frequently and fire, that’s our first line of defense event, the elimination of the world’s only one intelligence leak away from against terrorism here in the United greatest mass murderer. losing all their work or sometimes States. Let’s return some of that Mr. HOLT. Thank you, Representa- their lives. money here to protect Americans in tive GARAMENDI, and thanks for setting The fact that this has taken more the homeland, because it’s American aside some time tonight to recognize than a dozen years since the bombing tax dollars in the first place that we’re this work by some great patriots. When of the embassies to track down bin spending in Afghanistan. I heard the news on Sunday, my Laden and his evil operations empha- Similarly, we spend billions of dol- thoughts turned immediately to those sizes the need for full reliable coopera- lars in economic assistance to help re- harmed by bin Laden’s vicious attacks tion with other countries, not inter- build Afghanistan. I am not taking on our embassies, our ships, planes, the mittent sometime cooperation. It great issue with that, but we could World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and should have been, America would have take a portion of that money to help the many thousands of deaths caused wanted, the world would have wanted rebuild our cities, rebuild our manufac- by the havoc he sewed. Our hearts go that this be completed sooner. So we turing capacity, repair our roads and out to those families. need that international cooperation. bridges, build industrial parks and new Certainly in central New Jersey, we This demonstrates it. schools. We’re doing all of this right lost hundreds and hundreds of people As Mr. CLARKE, our colleague, points now in Afghanistan. We can do more of on September 11, but we mustn’t forget out though, the day-to-day protection that right here at home for Americans. those who died in the embassies a cou- of Americans won’t be done by Special So I want to thank, again, the Obama ple of years before that, those who died Forces. It will be done by courageous administration for a job well done, tak- in the wars that followed. Middletown, Americans who do the right thing day ing out our number one public enemy. New Jersey, lost more people on Sep- in and day out, our local first respond- This now provides us an opportunity to tember 11 than any other single town, ers, the investigators. That’s how reassess how we’re spending our money except New York City. They went off most—in fact, nearly all of the poten- overseas, especially in Afghanistan, to to work, not understanding that this tial terrorist attacks that have been redirect more of those funds right here evil was at play, that Mr. Bin Laden beaten, undone, have been uncovered. at home because Americans, we need was plotting just the most dastardly So this is sobering to think about it. It’s our money in the first place. thing that you can imagine. what we have in front of us yet, but we We can create jobs if we invest some America’s military and intelligence know we have good people working on of that in manufacturing, invest some services demonstrated why they are it. We saw that this past week, and we of that in cities like the city of Detroit known as the best in the world. Bin celebrate them and congratulate them which are the basis of our manufac- Laden’s removal was of course not im- and our leaders for carrying it out. turing capacity, those types of indus- mediately the end of the threat of ter- Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. HOLT, thank trial cities all around the country. And rorism against the United States, but you very much. we know we need the industrial parks his death represents a crippling blow to A couple of things about your discus- and schools. the organization responsible for these sion really struck me as being very, Afghanistan, yes, we’re rebuilding many attacks over the last 13 years. It very important. You reminded us of that infrastructure there. Let’s do the really is appropriate that we congratu- the men and women that died not only same thing. Let’s do more of that right late President Obama and the dedi- on September 11, the impact on the here in the United States. That’s how cated and brave members of our mili- community that you represent there in we can help all of us make it in Amer- tary and intelligence services for act- New Jersey, and other communities ica, and that makes the world a better ing as they did. but also the fact that men and women place to live. The President showed that he under- died in the previous attacks that were stands intelligence efforts and military sponsored and planned by al Qaeda. b 1850 operations, and the Special Forces You also reminded us that there were Finally, the real homeland security showed that they have skills and equip- men and women not of this country but comes from within. When you take ment like no others. The hunt for of other countries, Kenya, Tanzania, care of Americans and you make Amer- Zawahiri and other al Qaeda leaders Iraq, Pakistan, and other countries, ica stronger, that’s the best way to will continue. I suspect that the infor- that were also the victims of the vi- fight off terrorists. The best way to de- mation gathered in the assault on bin cious evil attacks that were planned fend ourselves against a threat that Laden this week will speed that search. and carried out by al Qaeda. comes from overseas is to make sure I spent a number of years on the Intel- It’s not just Americans that were the that we are as strong as possible right ligence Committee here in the Con- targets of this organization. And you here at home. Let’s return some of that gress and learned a great deal about also reminded us of the importance of money to help serve Americans be- the dedication and skills of these peo- our own first responders and police and cause, again, it’s American tax dollars ple that work behind the scenes. others here in the United States. We in the first place. I appreciate you giv- When the United States began its know that the reach of al Qaeda is not ing me this opportunity to speak on military campaign in Afghanistan just Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan. It in- these issues. nearly a decade ago, our goal was to cludes Yemen and Somalia and other Mr. GARAMENDI. Thank you very bring to justice bin Laden and other al countries and America, that there are much, Mr. CLARKE. Qaeda leaders that were responsible for Americans that have been radicalized Your concern about the economy of the attacks. It’s worth noting that the by the message. We need to deal with Detroit and, in a larger sense, the econ- senior most al Qaeda leaders have been that and address those individuals and omy of the United States is very, very captured or killed not in Afghanistan organizations that may exist within well founded. There is no doubt that but in Pakistan. That fact only rein- our own country. the economic and social strength of forces my conviction that the time has Mr. HOLT. If the gentleman would America is the foundation upon which come for the United States to begin a yield, I will add one more comment every other aspect of the war on ter- swift and orderly withdrawal of our which is, I hope that this will bring the rorism must be fought. We have to deal combat forces from Afghanistan, and I world closer together. The recognition

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Indeed, it was who have been killed in other coun- And I acknowledge that this was clo- that relentless hard work that tracked tries, and so forth, are grateful for the sure for those families who have suf- down bin Laden and countless others of actions of these brave Americans. But I fered and continue to suffer, and a good his ilk. The dedication, the sacrifice of hope that what this does is bring the thing that they have seen this person, these men and women and that of their countries of the world and the peoples this evil man brought to justice. But it families have been so critical to keep- of the world more closely together in doesn’t lessen their sorrow and their ing our country safe. It is a duty that’s fighting such evil. loss, and we’re mindful of that. And it been particularly heavy in the days Mr. GARAMENDI. If I might take it comes back again to remind us that we since 9/11. from there, you reminded me that in have not, by any stretch, ended the It’s easy for us to go about our life the newspapers here in Washington and threat of terrorism, and we must re- and to resume our normal ways of liv- I think across this Nation, there was main vigilant. ing, but not for them and not for their what we call an op-ed, an article that Mr. HOLT talks about all of the New families. And now, as this has oc- appeared on the editorial pages written Jerseyans who lost their lives that day. curred, we really want to call to mind by the President of Pakistan who con- And it was concentrated in our metro- all those who serve our country, at gratulated President Obama and the politan areas surrounding New York home and abroad in the military, wear- United States for ridding Pakistan of a City. But these were trans-country ing the uniform for love of country, for terrible problem. flights, and some of the passengers their patriotism. And we owe them so were bound for the west coast, and much. Their service in Iraq and in Af- b 1900 some of them were my constituents as ghanistan, whether we agree with the I thought that that was a remarkable well as, I don’t know about Mr. engagement or not, they are serving article that he wrote. He noted that his GARAMENDI, but others in California I their country. And this has been noth- own wife was the target of al Qaeda, know, lost their lives and those fami- ing short of amazing. not once, not twice, but three times. lies are still grieving. So my heart goes I think of my own naval base, Ven- The final effort resulted in her assas- out to them this evening. tura County, where the Seabees ship sination. But I want to acknowledge also the from, and the work that they have So the point that you made about comments and the contribution from done and continue to do reconstructing bringing all of us closer together to our colleague from Detroit, HANSEN the war-torn areas and assisting the deal with terrorism, wherever it may CLARKE, who acknowledges for us all, folks in Iraq and Afghanistan and re- be, and whatever rationale it may per- which I am very mindful of, that our building their lives. ceive itself to have, is a threat to every need to remain vigilant includes our I think of the Air Force base at peaceful person and every country that homeland security. And that goes im- Vandenburg, which I’m also privileged desires peace. Point well made and well mediately to the role that our first re- to represent, where so much of this in- taken, Mr. HOLT. Thank you so very sponders play, and the responsibility telligence comes from as our oper- much for joining us this evening. that we have in this body to make sure ations are carried out with such preci- You’re welcome to stick around and that our front line defense in our cit- sion and such skill. The multiple tours join us after we hear from my col- ies, in our rural areas, in our vulner- of duty, the extended tours, the time league from the State of California, able places that we’re all mindful of away from family and friends, the dan- LOIS CAPPS, who represents the Santa now with the heightened security, be- ger that goes along with every deploy- Barbara region of the Golden State. cause we know that this event that ment. These burdens are, quite frankly, Mrs. CAPPS. Thank you, Mr. happened just so recently is going to something that most of us don’t think GARAMENDI, for yielding me time and have some kind of effect, and we need about enough. So much of what these for organizing us to have this conversa- to be even more on guard. brave men and women do goes unno- tion and this opportunity to pay trib- But every day we want and need our ticed and uncommented upon. ute this evening. first responders to be there in our So, tonight, as we pay tribute to the I rise, like my colleagues have risen, homes guarding our streets and guard- courageous Navy SEALs who stormed to commend the many people involved ing our communities and making sure that compound in Pakistan, I want us in bringing Osama bin Laden to justice. that we’re safe. And we have a respon- all to recognize the daily sacrifices of From all accounts, and from what we sibility to see that they have the re- all of their brothers and sisters in heard from Director Panetta yester- sources to do that. arms, in the intelligence communities day, it was a meticulously planned and On the other hand, disrupting the op- and serving in uniform. Let us thank executed operation. I commend the erations of this murderous group is them for the service that they have President and his national security such an important step to safeguarding given and do give to us. Thank them team for their focus. our country. for carrying out their duty to serve When the President was running for But, Mr. Speaker, my main reason their fellow citizens every single day, office, he said that if he were presented for wanting to contribute and add to and thank them also for calling to with actionable intelligence on al this discussion this evening is what I mind for us that they do this, not as Qaeda’s leaders, that he would act, feel is our important duty to pay trib- Democrats or Republicans. They do with or without the host country’s per- ute to these Navy SEALs who pulled this in service to their country. mission or assistance. He got some off this operation and to thank them. And I believe that this action, such heat on that commitment, if you’ll re- We don’t know their names. We don’t as we came together in 9/11, calls for us member, my colleague, but it’s clear he want to reveal their identities for the to join together in this Congress and in was correct. safety of their families. But these this country in a call to unity to re- The result is that the perpetrator of brave individuals serve, not for fame, dedicate ourselves to serving our coun- the 9/11 attacks has now been brought not for fortune. They do it in some of try. to justice and the organization he has the most dangerous situations imag- We have many pressing challenges led has been further weakened. inable. They do this service for us to today. Our involvement in Afghanistan And I am so grateful to our colleague protect our freedoms. They do it as is one of them, and it’s a major one, from New Jersey (Mr. HOLT) for calling they did this past weekend and on so and in Iraq as well. But we have our to mind, again, as all of us felt as we many countless other occasions to own homeland with our economic heard the news of Osama bin Laden’s keep our country safe. While we sleep, struggles that calls for us to work to- demise. We were immediately, at least they are on watch. And for that, we gether as well. I was, as well, reminded again of that owe them such a huge debt of grati- So your desire to bring us together, awful day, 9/11 and the image, where we tude. Mr. GARAMENDI, makes me think about

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This could have been Mr. GARAMENDI. Representative such a sound, such a shrill, ‘‘Get out of the worst decision that anyone ever CAPPS, thank you for your words. As here.’’ It was something we had never made. But, fortunately, there was a you were talking, you were talking heard before. President who had a team who came about families. I remember a discus- But I say that only that you would together. And on behalf of the Amer- sion you and I had just a couple hours have thought in that experience, a 21st ican people they acted bravely, coura- ago as we were sitting here in the century experience, that America geously with sensitivity, astuteness, Chamber and you told me about the would have been brought to her knees. talent, genius. And I am so very proud birth of your granddaughter. That was the intent. It was to put us in to stand on the floor today to offer to Mrs. CAPPS. Grandson. Little Oscar such panic and such intense depression the American public my outpouring of Walter. But you are absolutely right. that we can never rise again. And congratulations to each and every one. Mr. GARAMENDI. Congratulations many of us who have flown into New I close with this. I don’t know all of on that. Our own tenth grandchild was York over the years always remember the facts, but I understand that one of born just 8 months ago. And I was the very special view of the two towers. those actors, one of those military per- thinking about them in the context of So come now almost 10 years later, sonnel may have been the child of an what has happened this last week and 2011, and as each President talked immigrant family, a recent immigrant about what we here in Congress, the about making sure that they would family. How great it is to be able to people’s House, representing 350 mil- find Osama bin Laden, even as Presi- take those young people who love this lion, 360 million Americans, about the dent Clinton experienced the first country and let them serve this coun- task that we have to assure that those World Trade towers bombing in 1993 try. children of the next generation will and he responded, and even as Presi- Mr. President, in finality, never give have a world that is peaceful, safe, in dent Bush made the comment of going up, never give in, and never give out. which they can live out their dreams as to get him, we are so grateful that in You are serving the American people, we have been fortunate enough to do all of those disappointments of not and as Commander in Chief we salute ourselves. finding Osama bin Laden, that America you. I notice that an extraordinary never gave up. To all of those who worked, the mili- woman like yourself, Mrs. CAPPS, has So today I am delighted to join you tary, the national security team, the joined us representing the great State to salute and honor all of the prin- intelligence community, JSOC, Sec- of Texas, SHEILA JACKSON LEE. I think cipals that were involved: President retary of State, Secretary of Defense, you would like to make some com- Barack Obama, his national security and others not named, we thank you, ments on the subject of the extraor- team, the Joint Special Operations because we realize that you stand in dinary courage that our President and Command, JSOC, the Navy SEALs, and the shoes of those men and women that our intelligence and our military have all of the courageous men and women are forever brave. To their families I displayed this last few days. of the United States military as we say thank you, and to this leadership I Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. I thank were detailed this very intricate and say thank you. the distinguished gentleman from Cali- very, very difficult and dangerous mis- I would like to congratulate President fornia, and would say to him what a sion, how proud we were to understand Obama, his National Security team, the Joint contributor he has been to really im- the willingness of the Navy SEALs to Special Operations Command (JSOC), the proving the lives of all Americans. I sacrifice or to stand up and say, ‘‘Let Navy SEALs, and all of the courageous men have enjoyed coming to the floor and me be counted.’’ and women of the armed forces and intel- engaging in important discussions on I am hoping that we will have an op- ligence agencies that contributed to the suc- behalf of our colleagues. Really, we are portunity to debate a resolution on the cessful implementation of the mission that led speaking to our colleagues. And we floor of the House. I am hoping that we to the death of Osama bin Laden. I would also hope that all of those that are rep- will be able to do it in a bipartisan like to congratulate President Obama on his resented by the many colleagues here manner. I have introduced H. Res. 240 successful policies on the war on terror and in would realize, when we are on the floor, with 50 Members of Congress now join- homeland security. we are trying to help set policy to im- ing in and asking for what might be a President Obama’s leadership, resolve, and prove the lives of Americans. waiver this one time to allow us on perseverance led to the killing of Osama bin We traveled just 2 or 3 days ago to this historic opportunity to debate on Laden, the man and symbol of evil behind the another exciting venture, and that was the floor of the House as our friends September 11 terrorist attacks. of course the set time for Endeavor to have in the other body. The death of Osama bin Laden has been a launch into space. And I think it con- But even as we speak tonight, and I crowning moment in our Nation’s war against nects very well. I enjoyed meeting your want to thank our leader Congress- terrorism and has sent a clear and significant wife and having discussions about how woman PELOSI for having the insight message to terrorists around the world that great America is, and as well knowing knowing that Members wanted to come the United States will not cease in our pursuit that our dear friend and colleague was and to express themselves. So let me of justice for those terrorists who seek to do able to travel, Congresswoman GIF- just quickly say these words as I come harm to this Nation and its citizens. FORDS, and that a Texan, her husband, to a close. Following the death of Osama bin Laden, was going to be the commander of En- I like this comment. ‘‘The world is the family and friends who lost loved ones in deavor. We looked forward to it going. safer without bin Laden,’’ says Obama. the terrorist attacks on September 11 are able But I mention that because of course President Obama. And then this other to achieve a greater sense of comfort and clo- many of the astronauts are military comment that I think is so very impor- sure. personnel. And I could imagine when tant speaking about this Nation and After months of meetings with the National President Kennedy challenged us to go recognizing how we have never given Security Council and intelligence officials, led into space, into outer space, which up, the President has indicated that by President Obama who directed intelligence seems like a fiction but was real, no this is a country that is continuously officials to zero in on Osama bin Laden’s later than 1969 we landed on the Moon. resilient. And as we are resilient even whereabouts, intelligence officials devised and This is a great country, and we have in the face of obstacles and the contin- carried out a clandestine operation which had the ability to be resilient and per- ued threat from the USS Cole that hap- frequently been rehearsed in an effort to mini- sistent. pened, from the bombing in Africa, the mize casualties, both civilian and military. As all of us reflect on where we were embassies that were bombed, all of As Commander-in-Chief, President Obama on 9/11, and I know that you could say those incidents, and we never gave up. gave the final authorization to commence the

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[D–WA–6]—5/3/2011 * er of the House, who led this Chamber highest levels of patriotism and service to the Rep Gonzalez, Charles A. [D–TX–20]—5/3/ and this Nation to accomplish tasks United States of America, and they were suc- 2011 * that had not been accomplished in the cessfully able to identify and kill Osama bin Rep Hinojosa, Ruben [D–TX–15]—5/3/2011 * previous 40 years but which were high- Laden with no military losses and minimal ci- Rep Hoyer, Steny H. [D–MD–5]—5/3/2011 * ly desired by the United States citi- Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R–NC–3]—5/3/ vilian casualties. 2011 * zens: a health care plan that would pro- Upon hearing the news of Osama bin Rep Kaptur, Marcy [D–OH–9]—5/3/2011 * vide service to nearly every American, Laden’s death, there was an incredible out- Rep Kingston, Jack [R–GA–1]—5/3/2011 * Wall Street reform, and women’s rights pouring of unity and defiance of the terrorists Rep Lance, Leonard [R–NJ–7]—5/3/2011 * in the workplace. It was a privilege for who still seek to destroy our free way of life, Rep Larson, John B. [D–CT–1]—5/3/2011 * me to join during the time she was the and there was an impressive show of unity Rep Lewis, John [D–GA–5]—5/3/2011 * Speaker. Now she is the leader of our amongst lawmakers regardless of party affili- Rep Lipinski, Daniel [D–IL–3]–5/3/2011 * caucus, Congresswoman NANCY PELOSI. ation. Rep Loebsack, David [D–IA–2]—5/3/2011 * Rep Lynch, Stephen F. [D–MA–9]—5/3/2011 * Ms. PELOSI. I thank the gentleman President Bill Clinton led the Nation during Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [D–NY–14]—5/3/ for yielding and for his very kind the terrorists’ attacks on the USS Cole, United 2011 * words. I thank you for yielding your States embassies, and the first attack on the Rep Matheson, Jim [D–UT–2]—5/3/2011 * Special Order that you have practically World Trade Center and President George W. Rep McCaul, Michael T. [R–TX–10]—5/3/ every night that Congress is in session Bush led the Nation during the September 11 2011 * to talk about jobs for the American terrorist attacks, and both leaders pledged to Rep Rangel, Charles B. [D–NY–15]—5/3/2011 * Rep Reyes, Silvestre [D–TX–16]—5/3/2011 * people and to, instead, allow us to use defend freedom and seek justice for the hor- this time to come to the floor to say, rendous attacks on the United States of Amer- Rep Richardson, Laura [D–CA–37]—5/3/2011 * Rep Ross Mike [D–AR–4]—5/3/2011 * ‘‘Hail to the chief. Congratulations and ica, and President Obama had the strength Rep Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D–MD– thank you, President Obama. Many of and wherewithal to see that pledge through to 2]—5/3/2011 * us in Congress come together in appre- fulfillment. Rep Schmidt, Jean [R–OH–2]—5/3/2011 * ciation of your leadership, your deter- Osama bin Laden was the symbol and in- Rep Serrano, Jose E. [D–NY–16]—5/3/2011 * mination, and your commitment of re- spiration for terrorism which resulted in acts of Rep Shuler, Heath [D–NC–1 1]– 5/3/2011 * Rep Smith, Adam [D–WA–9]—5/3/2011 * sources in the fight against Osama bin violence around the world. His actions resulted Laden.’’ in the murder of thousands of America civil- Rep Smith, Adrian [R–NE–3]—5/3/2011 * Rep Tierney, John F. [D–MA–6]—5/3/2011 * I am pleased to join so many of my ians and the men and women of the United Rep Vela´ zquez, Nydia M. [D–NY–12]—5/3/ States military. I believe that the strategic, colleagues who have come to the floor 2011 * to express their appreciation for this successful operation which led to his death Rep West, Allen B. [R–FL–22]—5/3/2011 * should be commended along with the impor- Rep Wilson, Joe [R–SC–2]—5/3/2011 * historic achievement. We all know that tant leadership of President Obama, who Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC) the death of Osama bin Laden is not worked with his national security team and ul- Rep. Jim Himes (CT–4) the end of terrorism, but it is a signifi- timately authorized this mission. Further, I Rep. David Cicilline (RI–1) cant step. It sends a clear message that want to honor and recognize all of the men Rep. Anna Eshoo (CA–14) the American people will pursue jus- Rep. James Moran (VA–8) tice. and women of the military and the intelligence Rep. Adam Smith (WA–9) agencies that contributed to the successful im- Rep. Jim Costa (CA–20) I would also like to express my grati- plementation of this mission. Rep. Alyson Schwartz (PA–13) tude to our former Congressman col- This completed mission shows the resilience Rep. Joe Courtney (CT–2) league but now Director of the CIA and of the American people and the American gov- Rep. Madeleine Bordallo (GU) soon to be the Secretary of Defense, ernment to find the man that caused such Mr. GARAMENDI. Thank you very Leon Panetta. He was tasked by the death and brutality. Now, we hope that our much, Ms. LEE. Your comments are so President and named by the President ideals of democracy, justice, and freedom will well taken and so well said. in his remarks on Sunday evening as prevail so that peace can come to the world. I was thinking earlier when I was the person who had the responsibility BILL SUMMARY AND STATUS talking about the Situation Room and to get the job done. H. RES. 240 what led up to the actual moment that Our colleague Congresswoman JACK- Latest Title: Commending President the program was being carried out, the SON LEE has referenced the entire na- Barack Obama and the men and women of extraordinary and very difficult deci- tional security team, some specifically. the military and intelligence agencies for sion that the President had to make. I want to associate myself with her the successful completion of the operation But it was a decision that he had made comments in that regard: the Presi- that led to the death of Osama bin Laden. months and years earlier when he dent’s national security team and the Sponsor: Rep Jackson Lee, Sheila [D–TX– spoke to the American people as he was 18] (introduced 5/3/2011) Cosponsors: 40 Special Ops team—the men and women Committees: House Armed Services; House asking them for their vote to become in uniform and our officers in the intel- Intelligence (Permanent Select); House President that he was going to focus ligence community. It is a testament Homeland Security like a laser on the man that caused the to their professionalism, their preci- Latest Major Action: 5/3/2011 Referred to problem; that he was going to go wher- sion, and their talent that no American House committee. Status: Referred to the ever it may take and do whatever is lives were lost in this action; but it is Committee on Armed Services, and in addi- necessary to settle the score and to indicative of, again, the contribution tion to the Committees on Intelligence (Per- bring to justice Osama bin Laden. And manent Select), and Homeland Security, for that they and their families make to a period to be subsequently determined by when the moment came, when the in- help us uphold our oath of office to pro- the Speaker, in each case for consideration formation was presented and all of the tect and defend. That’s what we take of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- potential disasters that could occur, an oath of office to do. international relationship issues, loss tion of the committee concerned. We recognize that this achievement COSPONSORS, ALPHABETICAL [*= origi- of men, and even thinking back on the was not just the goal of President nal cosponsor]: Jimmy Carter incident in Tehran, he Obama’s, who said as candidate Obama Cosponsor Statistics: 40 current (includes stuck by his determination and com- and as President, If I have actionable 40 original) pleted a mission that was accom- Rep Barrow, John [D–GA–12]—5/3/2011 * intelligence on the whereabouts of plished. Rep Bass, Karen [D–CA–33]—5/3/2011 * Osama bin Laden, I will act upon Rep Berkley Shelley [D–NV–1]—5/3/2011 * b 1920 them—and act upon them he did. Rep Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D–GA–2]—5/3/ 2011 * As you were talking and as I was lis- I called both former President George Rep Boren, Dan [D–OK–2]—5/3/2011 * tening to your very fine presentation, I W. Bush and President Clinton to

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:36 May 05, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04MY7.042 H04MYPT1 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H3056 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 4, 2011 thank them for their work in this re- It is with gratitude that I and my Mr. Speaker, I know that you know gard. In the ’90s, President Clinton de- colleagues congratulate all who were that it is no secret that America is clared Osama bin Laden to be Amer- involved in bringing to justice Osama still emerging from the recent eco- ica’s ‘‘public enemy number one.’’ He bin Laden. A job well done. Mission ac- nomic downturn. We still grapple with saw that danger long before 9/11. Then, complished. high unemployment rates and our na- of course, following 9/11, President Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I tional debt. We are doing better than Bush tried to pursue Osama bin Laden. yield back the balance of my time. we were doing 2 years ago, but we have Their work was important, but I am f to do much better, and we will do much here to commend President Obama in better, because we are Americans. That DIALOGUE WITH THE AMERICAN particular for executing the plan to get is our history. That is what we do. it done in recognition of the foundation PEOPLE We persevered through the Great De- that was laid by President Clinton and The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. pression of the thirties and the depres- President Bush. WOODALL). Under the Speaker’s an- sion of the eighties and the recession of When we think of the symbol of nounced policy of January 5, 2011, the yesterday. We supported one another Osama bin Laden and why bringing gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. RICH- and persevered through hurricanes, this to closure is so important, we are MOND) is recognized for 30 minutes. through floods, through tornadoes. We venturing onto sacred ground, 9/11—a Mr. RICHMOND. Thank you, Mr. mourned together and persevered shocking act of terrorism that affected Speaker. through the assassinations of John F. our country very, very deeply, but none I would like to yield such time as he Kennedy, through Robert Kennedy, and more deeply than the families who may consume to the gentleman from through Martin Luther King. We per- were affected by 9/11. We can never Maryland (Mr. RUPPERSBERGER). severed. In addition, I personally re- make them whole. We can never make Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. I thank the member the attempted assassination of up to them all that they have lost, but gentleman for yielding. President Reagan. I remember writing I hope it is some comfort to them that Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to serve President Reagan a get well note in the at least this has happened, however as ranking member of the Intelligence second grade. I even remember getting long it took. They used their grief for Committee. The killing of Osama bin a note back saying thank you. We per- the greater good at the time by sup- Laden is clearly the most monumental severed again. porting the 9/11 Commission to inves- intelligence achievement in recent Fifty years ago today, an interracial tigate why this happened so endan- memory. group of Americans left Washington, gering the lives of the American people Osama bin Laden was a terrorist D.C., on a bus trip to New Orleans with would never happen again. leader who was responsible for killing the goal of desegregating bus termi- I commend the 9/11 families for their thousands of innocent Americans— nals. They were the first Freedom Rid- sacrifice, yes, for their patriotism, and moms, dads, brothers, sisters, friends, ers. They never made it to New Orle- for what they did to make a difference and loved ones. Bin Laden was a threat ans. They were beaten and bloodied as we go into the future. Who knows? to the United States and a threat to throughout the South, but they Maybe the work of the 9/11 Commission the world. He had the blood of thou- sparked off a movement of over 400 contributed to the success of this oper- sands of people on his hands. As we all Freedom Riders with the same goal and ation as well. know, 9/11 changed America forever. the same dogged determination and I know that our time is running out, Over the weekend, our military and perseverance. Eventually our Nation and I just want to close, Mr. Speaker, intelligence professionals took extraor- repudiated segregation and embraced by saying that our colleagues in the United States Senate unanimously dinary steps. They worked together as equality. We persevered. If we are going to shake off this eco- passed a resolution to honor those who a team and killed the al Qaeda leader. nomic downturn, we need to embrace so successfully carried out this mis- It was a risky mission that was exe- the Freedom Riders’ spirit of persever- sion, and I’d like to associate myself cuted with intense training and a high ance and dogged determination. That is with the language of their resolution. level of skill. These professionals so very American. America will only It says in part: risked their lives to keep our country ‘‘The death of Osama bin Laden rep- safe, and no American lives were lost. rise up again on the strength of our resents a measure of justice and relief The men and women who carried out collective ideas. Americans make up for the families and friends of the near- this operation exemplify the extraor- America, the people make up the Na- ly 3,000 men and women who lost their dinary courage of those who serve our tion, and it is the people who will keep lives on September 11, 2001, the men Nation. The countless intelligence and this Nation great. and women in the United States and counterterrorism professionals who Mr. Speaker, the U.S. House of Rep- around the world who have been killed had pursued bin Laden for years have resentatives is the people’s House, and by other al Qaeda-sponsored attacks, the satisfaction of a job well done. I ap- it is time that we listened directly to the men and women of the United plaud them for their persistence and the ideas from the people. States Armed Forces and the intel- professionalism. Mr. Speaker, I am inviting the Amer- ican people to join in this conversa- ligence community who have sacrificed b 1930 their lives pursuing Osama bin Laden tion. Here is how to contact me. Here It was a great day for America. Jus- and al Qaeda.’’ is how to talk to me. Here is how to As they said, the death of Osama bin tice has now been done. But let it be talk to Congress. You can email me at Laden represents a measure of justice. known, we have shown the world that [email protected]. Again, that is With gratitude for this measure of jus- if you come after Americans, we will [email protected]. That is be- tice, I again hail to the chief, President come after you. Even if it takes dis- cause I want to hear your ideas. Or you Obama, for his great work. I thank him ciplined persistence by our intelligence can go to Facebook and follow me or and congratulate him and all who made professionals and considerable time leave a message on the wall, or go to this historic achievement possible. and resources, we will get you. Let Facebook and contact me, or you can Mr. GARAMENDI. Thank you very that be a warning to all members of al follow me and I will follow you on much, Congresswoman and Leader Qaeda and any terrorists who attack Twitter so we can have a free exchange PELOSI. I’ll say, ‘‘Speaker.’’ Is that the United States. Our fight against of ideas. okay? We thank you for your leader- terrorism and those who want to harm Mr. Speaker, I want to give credit ship. We thank you for your remarks. Americans is not over, but we have se- where credit is due. You and the House We have a couple of additional mem- verely weakened al Qaeda. We will re- Republicans last year launched YouCut bers of our caucus who would like to main vigilant as we continue to work based on a similar idea, and I applaud speak. I think we’ve claimed the next tirelessly to protect our Nation. that again. YouCut requested that hour. I believe that it will be available. Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Speaker, I am Americans identify what funding they We’re out of time at this point, so I going to start something tonight in an would cut from the government’s fund- will simply wrap up with these three or attempt to engage more of our Amer- ing, and I am glad that you engaged four words, which are: ican people in the process. the people.

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Ameri- extended or ended. fact is over the last several years the cans believe that we can walk and chew Mr. Speaker, under House rules, I, U.S. experienced an imbalance between gum at the same time. Mr. Speaker, we unfortunately, can’t directly address spending and revenues. As a result of can invest in tomorrow and still get the American people. I must address the recession, we spent much more our fiscal problems and our fiscal house my comments to you, Mr. Speaker. than we brought in. in order. However, if I could speak directly to I would like to point out that our re- How do we move forward? There are the American people, I would request cent spending spurred hiring in the pri- a number of options, but one thing is that they send me their ideas for how vate sector. It also provided small busi- for certain. We should be honest about to keep America great. I would request nesses with unprecedented tax relief. It the tax burden currently faced by that they send me their thoughts on helped home buyers purchase homes in Americans. whatever they want to talk about. this tough market; it helped police, I want to briefly show you another Mr. Speaker, the American people teachers and firefighters continue to board, which we’re not making any can, again, email me at get paid; and it helped cities and towns proposals but we want to talk about for [email protected]. I will lead a across America weather this financial a second, the effective tax rates. conversation with the American people storm. The Congressional Budget Office just in which they will be an active partici- Last Monday night while leaving Af- finished completing an analysis—in pant. I will bring your thoughts up ghanistan, I was having a conversation fact, they finished it in 2010—about the here and I will talk about them. I will with a colonel in our Armed Forces. I effective tax rates, which are the ac- engage you and Congress so that people was talking about this Special Order tual average rates of taxes paid. What can read what you write and read your and I was going back and forth with we’re going to look at today is the ideas. I will also put your name on it. him about his input and about ideas on taxes on the top earners were far lower I don’t want the credit. I just want a how to engage people. He volunteered than the top tax rates. The tax rates better country for our seniors and for to be the first person to start the con- for the top earners in this country are our children. versation and to pose a question. right at 35 percent of their income. Every couple of weeks while the He didn’t really have much of a com- Well, when you look at it after deduc- House is in session I will make sure to ment, but he wanted to pose a question tions—and legal deductions—and poli- come down here and start this con- to the American people. And his ques- cies that we set as a country, those tax versation with America again. Al- tion was very simple, and it dealt with rates are far lower than 35 percent. though it is a conversation by me alone how big and what we do as Americans. The top 10 percent of earners, rep- right now, I would suspect that we will So, right now I will start with his ques- resenting approximately 12 million get other colleagues joining in the con- tion, and that was: As Americans, what households in this country, paid an av- versation as we get other Americans do we have, what do we want the gov- erage tax in the neighborhood of 16.2 joining in the conversation. ernment to provide, and how are we percent. Now, after paying taxes, their But right now we are going to stop, going to pay for it? average income was $289,000. and I want to talk factually for a sec- Let’s look at, now, the top 5 percent b 1940 ond about our financial situation, and I of earners, which only represent 5.9 want to do it as nonpartisan as I can I think that that’s a very basic ques- million households. They’re taking and not lay blame on one party or one tion but it’s at the heart of the debate home an average post-tax, after-tax in- President. I just want to talk about from Democrats and Republicans and come of $440,500. They’re paying an ef- where we are. Independents. So that’s what I think fective tax rate of 17.6 percent. We can start with recent history. Ac- that we will start tonight with, Mr. So you can see that when you look at cording to the U.S. Treasury, when Speaker, that if I could ask the Amer- 16.2 and 17.6, those numbers are far President Clinton took office, the na- ican people a question, I would request below the 35 percent that’s in statute. tional debt was $4.188 trillion. When of them to tell me how they feel about Now, when we get to the top 1 per- President George Bush took office, the that statement: What do we have, what cent of earners in this country, rep- debt was $5.728 trillion. When President do we want the government to provide, resenting only 1.2 million households, Obama took office, the debt was $10.672 and how are we going to pay for it? they took home an average after-tax trillion. Remember, the total debt is Everyone agrees that where we are income of $1.3 million, while paying the sum of our accumulated annual now is not where we need to be. We’re only a 19 percent individual tax rate. budget deficits, so it shows a history of dealing with big issues that demand big So they fall right at 16 percent under out-of-control spending. solutions. We have an aging popu- the tax rate that’s on the books. So what is our current budget def- lation, rising health care costs, crum- Again, I’m not proposing what the icit? Last year, the U.S. Government bling infrastructure, and uneven edu- numbers should be. But what we do spent about $3.5 trillion and collected cational outcomes. Fortunately for us, know is that the top number is 35 and $2.1 trillion in revenue. The deficit was America does great things. I believe the lower three numbers are 16.2, 17.6, right at $1.2 trillion. The nonpartisan that we can find a balanced approach and 19 percent as the effective tax rate. Congressional Budget Office estimates that combines some reductions in So the question to America, the ques- that this fiscal year’s budget deficit spending on some programs, but com- tion to this Congress, Mr. Speaker, is: will be in the neighborhood of $1.4 tril- bining that with increases in revenues What is the appropriate number if lion. The deficit for this fiscal year is for those who are most able to afford it we’re going to continue to pay down projected to be higher than that of last and other policies that will promote the debt, stop running deficits, but at year due to increases in mandatory faster economic growth, like during the same time continue to take care of spending and less growth in revenues the Clinton era. our seniors, invest in our children, do as a result of the temporary payroll The current budget proposals, both all of those things that continue to tax reduction as a part of last year’s the President’s budget and the Repub- make this country what it is? bipartisan tax deal. lican budget proposed by Congressman The next thing I’ll talk about: What So here we are, Mr. Speaker. The RYAN, don’t exactly get it right. They is the biggest takeaway from these total amount of U.S. debt today is in both leave room for improvement. We facts? It’s about sacrifice. What are we the neighborhood of $14 trillion and the have to get this right, Mr. Speaker. willing to sacrifice to do the things and current debt limit is $14.294 trillion. The only way that we can get this allow government to do the things that The Department of the Treasury esti- right is by both parties working to- government should do? What are the mates that the debt will reach very gether and sacrificing. sacrifices we will make to take care of

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We will work EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, their own conclusions based on the together and we will listen to the ETC. facts—not hyperbole, not conversations American people. Our perseverance, in- from either side, not political rhetoric, genuity, creativity, and work ethic are Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive but from the facts. unmatched. We’re going to get through communications were taken from the So, as I have laid out our debt situa- this because of our people. Speaker’s table and referred as follows: tion, I would ask that you send me Mr. Speaker, last week I had the op- 1393. A letter from the Deputy to the your ideas on what you think the num- portunity to travel to Afghanistan, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Cor- bers should be. This is the people’s Batumi, and Baku, and over there I poration, transmitting the Corporation’s House. We see how they feel in the just want to say that the energy and final rule — Procedures for Monitoring Bank Secrecy Act Compliance and Fair Credit Re- polls, but we need to hear their stories the optimism in our troops were un- directly from them, Mr. Speaker. I will porting: Technical Amendments (RIN: 3064- matched because they were rep- AD76) received April 6, 2011, pursuant to 5 request that the American people send resenting America. They were rep- me those stories, tell me about their U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Fi- resenting what that flag stands for. nancial Services. hardships, tell me if they think they’re They were representing the sacrifice 1394. A letter from the Deputy Director for paying too much. But give me a spe- that stands in this country’s history. Operations, Federal Deposit Insurance Cor- cific example. Tell me how that tax poration, transmitting the Corporation’s rate, that tax liability, that tax burden b 1950 final rule — Allocation of Assets in Single- affected your family. I want to know. I We didn’t always get it right since Employer Plans; Benefits Payable in Termi- think Congress wants to know. We our founding, but we’ve always, always nated Single-Employer Plans; Interest As- sumptions for Valuing and Paying Benefits don’t presume, and I certainly don’t made it a goal to strive to be a more presume to know everything. I think received April 6, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. perfect union. I hope that through this 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education it’s very critical. conversation, we will continue to pur- and the Workforce. My grandmother told me a long time sue being a more perfect union. 1395. A letter from the Deputy General ago, Mr. Speaker, smart people know I want to take a detour for a second Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Com- what they know and know what they and just thank the New Orleans Hor- mission, transmitting the Commission’s don’t know. I’m telling you today that nets and thank their GM, Dave final rule — Planning Resource Adequacy I don’t know everything, and I’m will- Dickerson, who when they found out Assessment Reliability Standard [Docket No.: RM10-10-000; Order No. 747] received ing to listen to the people that do. that I was going over to Afghanistan to After all, we need everyone’s cre- April 6, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); visit with some troops, that they sent ativity, everyone’s inventiveness, ev- to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. care packages and T-shirts and bands eryone’s ideas if we’re going to keep 1396. A letter from the Deputy General and stickers and magazines to our Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Com- this country great. This is America, troops because they understood the mission, transmitting the Commission’s home of amazing structural feats: The sacrifice that our troops were making final rule — Mandatory Reliability Stand- San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge in and they wanted to make sure that ards for Interconnection Reliability Oper- California, the Hoover Dam on the Ari- ating Limits [Docket No.: RM10-15-000; Order they participated in just saying to our zona and Nevada border, Mount Rush- No. 748] received April 6, 2011, pursuant to 5 more in South Dakota. This is Amer- Louisiana troops, thank you, job well U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- ica, one of the most inventive nations done, we appreciate your sacrifice. ergy and Commerce. in the world. We brought the world bi- Mr. Speaker, tonight, thank you for 1397. A letter from the FWS Chief, Branch of Aquatic Invasive Species, Department of focals and the modern suspension allowing me the time to have a con- versation with you about what I be- the Interior, transmitting the Department’s bridge, dental floss and the doorbell, final rule — Injurious Wildlife Species; List- the airplane and peanut butter. Amer- lieve the American people stand for, about the greatness we have inside our- ing the Bighead Carp (Hypophthalmichthys ica brought the world the defibrillator nobilis) as Injurious Fish [Docket No.: FWS- and the traffic light, digital recording selves, about the great things that I R3-FHC-2010-0094; 94140-1342-0000-N5] (RIN: and the Super Soaker water gun, the know we can do when we stand to- 1018-AT49) received March 23, 2011, pursuant artificial heart and the personal com- gether. And thank you, Mr. Speaker, to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on puter. for allowing me to invite the American Natural Resources. This is America, a Nation of firsts people to participate and become their 1398. A letter from the Acting Assistant and a Nation where our inventive spirit own representative in this Congress Secretary for Fish and Wildlife Parks, De- partment of the Interior, transmitting the rings from sea to shining sea. This is and talk about their ideas and express their desires, their wishes and what Department’s final rule — Special Regula- America, where we do big things be- tion: Areas of the National Park System, Na- cause we have big ideas. As President they’re willing to sacrifice and those tional Capital Region (RIN: 1024-AD96) re- Obama said in this year’s State of the things they think we need to do. ceived March 23, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Union Address: We’re a Nation that I yield back the balance of my time. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural says, I might not have a lot of money, f Resources. 1399. A letter from the Chief, Endangered but I have this great idea for a new in- LEAVE OF ABSENCE vention; I might not come from a fam- Species Listing, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department’s final rule — ily of college graduates, but I will be By unanimous consent, leave of ab- sence was granted to: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and the first to get my degree; I might not Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for know those people in trouble, but I Mrs. EMERSON (at the request of Mr. Carex lutea (Golden Sedge) [Docket No.: think I can help them, and I need to CANTOR) for May 2 and the balance of FWS-R4-ES-2010-0003] (RIN: 1018-AW55) re- try; I’m not sure how we’ll reach that the week on account of flooding in her ceived April 4, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. better place beyond the horizon, but I district. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural know we’ll get there. I know we will. Mr. BILIRAKIS (at the request of Mr. Resources. We do big things. CANTOR) for today on account of at- 1400. A letter from the Chief, Branch of Re- Those were President Obama’s words tending the funeral of a family mem- covery and Delisting, Department of the In- from the State of the Union in which ber. terior, transmitting the Department’s final rule — Endangered and Threatened Wildlife he laid a course of where we are, where f and Plants; Removal of Erigeron maguirei we need to get to, and why we all know ADJOURNMENT (Maguire Daisy) from the Federal List of En- we’ll get there. dangered and Threatened Plants; Avail- Mr. Speaker, again, I wish I could di- Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Speaker, I move ability of Final Post-Delisting Monitoring rectly address the American people. If I that the House do now adjourn. Plan [Docket No.: FWS-R6-ES-2008-0001]

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:35 May 05, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K04MY7.115 H04MYPT1 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE May 4, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3059 (RIN: 1018-AU67) received April 4, 2011, pursu- tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- transmitting the Administration’s final rule ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee tion, transmitting the Administration’s final — Small Business, Small Disadvantaged on Natural Resources. rule — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Business, HUBZone, and Service-Disabled 1401. A letter from the Chief, Branch of Re- Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pollock in Veteran-Owned Business Status Protest and covery and Delisting, Department of the In- the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket Appeal Regulations (RIN: 3245-AF65) received terior, transmitting the Department’s final No.: 101126521-0640-02] (RIN: 0648-XA262) re- April 6, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); rule — Endangered and Threatened Wildlife ceived March 28, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. to the Committee on Small Business. and Plants; Reclassification of the Okaloosa 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural 1417. A letter from the Deputy General Darter from Endangered to Threatened and Resources. Counsel, Small Business Administration, Special Rule [Docket No.: FWS-R4-ES-2008- 1409. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- transmitting the Administration’s final rule 0071] (RIN: 1018-AW95) received April 4, 2011, fice of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, Na- — Small Business Jobs Act: 504 Loan Pro- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- gram Debt Refinancing (RIN: 3245-AG17) re- mittee on Natural Resources. tion, transmitting the Administration’s final ceived April 6, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1402. A letter from the Acting Chief, rule — Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small Branch of FS, Department of the Interior, Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal Migra- Business. transmitting the Department’s final rule — tory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico 1418. A letter from the Deputy General Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and and South Atlantic; Trip Limit Reduction Counsel, Small Business Administration, Plants; Determination of Threatened Status [Docket No.: 001005281-0369-02] (RIN: 0648- transmitting the Administration’s final rule for the New Zealand-Australia Distinct Pop- XA263) received March 28, 2011, pursuant to 5 — Small Business Size Regulations; 8(a) ulation Segment of the Southern U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Nat- Business Development/Small Disadvantaged Rockhopper Penguin [Docket No.: FWS-R9- ural Resources. Business Status Determinations (RIN: 3245- IA-2008-0069; 92210-0-0010 B6] (RIN: 1018-AV73) 1410. A letter from the Deputy Assistant AF53) received April 6, 2011, pursuant to 5 received April 6, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Administrator for Regulatory Programs, U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Small Business. Resources. Administration, transmitting the Adminis- 1419. A letter from the Chief, Publications 1403. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- tration’s final rule — Fisheries Off West and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue fice of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, Na- Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fish- Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- eries; Annual Specifications [Docket No.: — Capital expenditures; in general (Rev. tion, transmitting the Administration’s final 110111018-1095-02] (RIN: 0648-XA109) received Proc. 2011-27) received April 7, 2011, pursuant rule — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic March 28, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Ves- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Ways and Means. 1420. A letter from the Chief, Publications sels Less Than 60 Feet (18.3 m) Length Over- Resources. all Using Hook-and-Line or Pot Gear in the 1411. A letter from the Deputy Assistant and Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Manage- Administrator for Operations, NMFS, Na- transmitting the Service’s final rule — Re- ment Area [Docket No.: 101126521-6040-02] tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- duction of Foreign Tax Credit Limitation (RIN: 0648-XA279) received April 6, 2011, pur- tion, transmitting the Administration’s final Categories under Section 904(d) [TD 9521] suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- rule — Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries; (RIN: 1545-BG54) received April 7, 2011, pursu- mittee on Natural Resources. Hawaii-Based Shallow-set Longline Fishery; ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 1404. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Court Order [Docket No.: 100826393-1171-01] on Ways and Means. 1421. A letter from the Chief, Publications Administrator for Regulatory Programs, (RIN: 0648-BA19) received March 28, 2011, pur- and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule Administration, transmitting the Adminis- mittee on Natural Resources. tration’s final rule — Fisheries of the North- 1412. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- — Replacement of Schedule SSA with Form eastern United States; Atlantic Herring; fice of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, Na- 8955-SSA (Announcement 2011-21) received Amendment 4 [Docket No.: 080513659-1114-03] tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- April 7, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); (RIN: 0648-AW75) received April 7, 2011, pur- tion, transmitting the Administration’s final to the Committee on Ways and Means. 1422. A letter from the Chief, Publications suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- rule — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue mittee on Natural Resources. Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule 1405. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- 630 in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No.: — Capital expenditures; in general (Rev. fice of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, Na- 101126522-0640-02] (RIN: 0648-XA277) received Proc. 2011-28) received April 7, 2011, pursuant tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- March 28, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on tion, transmitting the Administration’s final 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural rule — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Ways and Means. Resources. 1423. A letter from the Branch Chief, Publi- Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in the West Yak- 1413. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- cations and Regulations, Internal Revenue utat District of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket fice of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, Na- Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule No.: 101126522-0640-02] (RIN: 0648-XA276) re- tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- — Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Occurring ceived March 28, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. tion, transmitting the Administration’s final in March 2011 Designated as a Qualified Dis- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural rule — Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of aster under Sec. 139 of the Internal Revenue Resources. Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Group- Code [Notice 2011-32] received April 7, 2011, 1406. A letter from the Deputy Assistant er Fishery of the South Atlantic; Closure pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Administrator for Regulatory Programs, [Docket No.: 040205043-4043-01] (RIN: 0648- mittee on Ways and Means. NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric XA228) received March 28, 2011, pursuant to 5 Administration, transmitting the Adminis- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Nat- f tration’s final rule — Fisheries of the Carib- ural Resources. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON bean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 1414. A letter from the Director Office of PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Snapper-Grouper Fishery Off the Southern Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oce- Atlantic States; Amendment 17B; Correction anic and Atmospheric Administration, trans- Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of [Docket No.: 0907271173-1137-04] (RIN: 0648- mitting the Administration’s final rule — committees were delivered to the Clerk AY11) received March 28, 2011, pursuant to 5 Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, for printing and reference to the proper U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Nat- and South Atlantic; Snapper-Groper Fishery calendar, as follows: ural Resources. of the South Atlantic; Closure [Docket No.: Mr. BISHOP of Utah: Committee on Rules. 1407. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- 040205043-4043-01] (RIN: 0648-XA229) received House Resolution 245. Resolution providing fice of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, Na- March 28, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1229) to tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands tion, transmitting the Administration’s final Resources. Act to facilitate the safe and timely produc- rule — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 1415. A letter from the Deputy Assistant tion of American energy resources from the Zone Off Alaska; Fisheries of the Exclusive Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Gulf of Mexico, and providing for consider- Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric ation of the bill (H.R. 1230) to require the Catcher Vessels Less Than 60 Feet (18.3 m) Administration, transmitting the Adminis- Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain Length Overall Using Jig or Hook-and-Line tration’s final rule — Fisheries of the Exclu- offshore oil and gas lease sales, and for other Gear in the Bogoslof Pacific Cod Exemption sive Economic Zone Off Alaska; American purposes (Rept. 112–73). Referred to the Area in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Fisheries Act; Recordkeeping and Reporting House Calendar. Management Area [Docket No.: 101126521- [Docket No.: 100413185-1155-02] (RIN: 0648- 0640-02] (RIN: 0648-XA271) received March 28, AY84) received March 28, 2011, pursuant to 5 f 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Nat- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Committee on Natural Resources. ural Resources. 1408. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- 1416. A letter from the Deputy General Under clause 2 of rule XII, public fice of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, Na- Counsel, Small Business Administration, bills and resolutions of the following

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A bill to improve the H-2A agri- DEN, Mr. LATTA, Mr. HARPER, Mrs. By Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia (for cultural worker program for use by dairy MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. MCKINLEY, himself and Mr. BLUMENAUER): workers, sheepherders, and goat herders, and Mr. TERRY, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. GENE H.R. 1713. A bill to reduce Federal expendi- for other purposes; to the Committee on the GREEN of Texas, Mr. CRITZ, Mr. tures associated with data center real estate Judiciary. POMPEO, Mr. ROSS of Arkansas, and and electricity consumption, to implement By Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself, Mr. Mr. COSTA): savings reductions proposed by Federal em- FALEOMAVAEGA, Ms. BORDALLO, and H.R. 1705. A bill to require analyses of the ployees, to reduce energy costs across Fed- Mr. SIRES): cumulative and incremental impacts of cer- eral Executive agencies, and for other pur- H.R. 1721. A bill to amend the Elementary tain rules and actions of the Environmental poses; to the Committee on Oversight and and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to in- Protection Agency, and for other purposes; Government Reform, and in addition to the crease the maximum amount that may be al- to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Committees on Armed Services, Transpor- lotted to Puerto Rico under part A of title and in addition to the Committee on Trans- tation and Infrastructure, and Energy and III; to the Committee on Education and the portation and Infrastructure, for a period to Commerce, for a period to be subsequently Workforce. be subsequently determined by the Speaker, determined by the Speaker, in each case for By Ms. PINGREE of Maine (for herself, in each case for consideration of such provi- consideration of such provisions as fall with- Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. STARK, sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the in the jurisdiction of the committee con- Mr. WELCH, and Mr. MCGOVERN): committee concerned. cerned. H.R. 1722. A bill to amend the Richard B. By Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky (for himself By Mr. DOLD (for himself and Mr. Russell National School Lunch Act to create and Mr. THOMPSON of California): DEUTCH): a local food credit program; to the Com- H.R. 1706. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- H.R. 1714. A bill to promote human rights mittee on Education and the Workforce. enue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against and democracy in Iran; to the Committee on By Mr. POSEY (for himself, Mr. PAUL, income tax to facilitate the accelerated de- Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Com- Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. ISSA, Mr. velopment and deployment of advanced safe- mittees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, WEBSTER, Mr. JONES, Mr. MANZULLO, ty systems for commercial motor vehicles; and Ways and Means, for a period to be sub- Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mrs. to the Committee on Ways and Means. sequently determined by the Speaker, in HARTZLER, Mr. PITTS, Mr. FLORES, By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. BARTON each case for consideration of such provi- Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. of Texas, and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY): sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the PEARCE, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. H.R. 1707. A bill to protect consumers by committee concerned. MCCOTTER, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, and requiring reasonable security policies and By Ms. FOXX (for herself, Mr. MCCLIN- Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania): procedures to protect data containing per- TOCK, Mr. AKIN, and Mr. LAMBORN): H.R. 1723. A bill to permit certain current sonal information, and to provide for nation- H.R. 1715. A bill to amend title 31, United loans that would otherwise be treated as wide notice in the event of a security breach; States Code, to end speculation on the cur- non-accrual loans as accrual loans for cer- to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. rent cost of multilingual services provided tain purposes; to the Committee on Finan- By Mr. RIGELL: by the Federal Government, and for other cial Services. H.R. 1708. A bill to prohibit the use of funds purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and By Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey: to support Operation Odyssey Dawn; to the Government Reform. H.R. 1724. A bill to provide for the provi- Committee on Armed Services, and in addi- By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. DIN- sion by hospitals receiving Federal funds tion to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, GELL, Mr. KISSELL, Ms. NORTON, Mr. through the Medicare Program or Medicaid for a period to be subsequently determined LIPINSKI, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. RICH- Program of emergency contraceptives to by the Speaker, in each case for consider- ARDSON, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, women who are survivors of sexual assault; ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- Ms. MOORE, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, risdiction of the committee concerned. LOEBSACK, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. SCHIFF, and in addition to the Committee on Ways By Ms. SLAUGHTER: Mr. CRITZ, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, and Means, for a period to be subsequently H.R. 1709. A bill to prevent and end the oc- Mr. CARNAHAN, and Mr. HASTINGS of determined by the Speaker, in each case for currence of sexual assaults involving mem- Florida): consideration of such provisions as fall with- bers of the Armed Forces; to the Committee H.R. 1716. A bill to amend the Workforce in the jurisdiction of the committee con- on Armed Services. Investment Act of 1998 to establish a pilot cerned. By Mr. BURGESS: program to facilitate education and training By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER: H.R. 1710. A bill to authorize the Secretary programs in the field of advanced manufac- H.R. 1725. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for turing; to the Committee on Education and of Agriculture to make grants for the pre- achievements in designing and proposing nu- the Workforce. vention of cruelty to animals to States that clear energy used fuel alternatives; to the By Ms. KAPTUR: have enacted laws prohibiting the devo- Committee on Science, Space, and Tech- H.R. 1717. A bill to require that, in cases in calization of dogs and cats for purposes of nology, and in addition to the Committee on which the annual trade deficit between the convenience; to the Committee on Agri- Ways and Means, for a period to be subse- United States and another country is culture. quently determined by the Speaker, in each $10,000,000,000 or more for 3 consecutive By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER: case for consideration of such provisions as years, the President take the necessary steps H.R. 1726. A bill to amend the Child Care fall within the jurisdiction of the committee to create a more balanced trading relation- and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to concerned. ship with that country; to the Committee on require criminal background checks for child By Mr. CARSON of Indiana: Ways and Means. care providers; to the Committee on Edu- H.R. 1711. A bill to amend the Child Care By Mrs. LOWEY: cation and the Workforce. and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to H.R. 1718. A bill to provide that service of By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER: require criminal background checks, inspec- the members of the organization known as H.R. 1727. A bill to strengthen certain pro- tions, and training of child care providers; to the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during visions relating to arms export licenses, and the Committee on Education and the Work- World War II constituted active military for other purposes; to the Committee on For- force. service for purposes of laws administered by eign Affairs. By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER: LANKFORD, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addi- H.R. 1728. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- DENHAM, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. LANDRY, tion to the Committee on Armed Services, enue Code of 1986 to increase the credit for Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. for a period to be subsequently determined employers establishing workplace child care BOREN, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsyl- by the Speaker, in each case for consider- facilities, to increase the child care credit to vania, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. SCHILLING, ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- encourage greater use of quality child care Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. risdiction of the committee concerned. services, to provide incentives for students GUINTA, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. HUNTER, By Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS (for to earn child care-related degrees and to Mr. COLE, Mr. TERRY, Mr. FLORES, herself, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, work in child care facilities, and to increase Mr. REHBERG, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkan- Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. the exclusion for employer-provided depend- sas, Mr. AUSTRIA, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. JONES, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. HERGER, Mr. ent care assistance; to the Committee on OLSON, Mr. CRITZ, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mrs. LUMMIS, Ways and Means. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. ALEXANDER, and Mr. BISHOP of Utah): By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER: Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. SCALISE, Ms. H.R. 1719. A bill to better inform con- H.R. 1729. A bill to amend the Controlled GRANGER, Mr. STUTZMAN, Mr. RICH- sumers regarding costs associated with com- Substances Act to authorize certain practi- MOND, and Mr. HARPER): pliance for protecting endangered and tioners other than physicians to dispense

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A resolution honoring the to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- diciary, for a period to be subsequently de- members of the military and intelligence cle I, section 8 of the United States Constitu- termined by the Speaker, in each case for community who carried out the mission that tion (clauses 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18). consideration of such provisions as fall with- killed Osama bin Laden, and for other pur- By Mr. BURGESS: in the jurisdiction of the committee con- poses; to the Committee on Armed Services, H.R. 1710. cerned. and in addition to the Committee on Intel- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Ms. SEWELL (for herself and Mr. ligence (Permanent Select), for a period to lation pursuant to the following: LARSEN of Washington): be subsequently determined by the Speaker, The attached bill falls under Congress’ au- H.R. 1730. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- in each case for consideration of such provi- thority to regulate interstate commerce pur- enue Code of 1986 to establish tax-preferred sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the suant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts; committee concerned. U.S. Constitution. to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER: By Mr. CARSON of Indiana: By Ms. TSONGAS: H. Res. 249. A resolution supporting K-12 H.R. 1711. H.R. 1731. A bill to direct the Secretary of geography education; to the Committee on Congress has the power to enact this legis- Defense to submit notifications to Congress Education and the Workforce. lation pursuant to the following: with respect to the failure by the Secretary By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER: Clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Con- to comply with statutory body armor pro- H. Res. 250. A resolution congratulating stitution, Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of curement budget information requirements; and commending Free Comic Book Day as an the Constitution, and clause 18 of section 8 of to the Committee on Armed Services. article I of the Constitution. By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. enjoyable and creative approach to pro- moting literacy and celebrating a unique By Mr. CASSIDY: RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Ms. H.R. 1712. American art form; to the Committee on MCCOLLUM, Mr. GARAMENDI, and Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Oversight and Government Reform. POLIS): lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. SCHOCK (for himself, Mr. DIAZ- H.R. 1732. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United BALART, Mr. CUELLAR, and Mr. enue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for equity States Constitution, MEEKS): investments in high technology and bio- By Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia: technology small business concerns devel- H. Res. 251. A resolution urging the Presi- H.R. 1713. oping innovative technologies that stimulate dent to expedite the submission of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- private sector job growth; to the Committee United States - Colombia Trade Promotion lation pursuant to the following: on Ways and Means. Agreement to Congress; to the Committee on Article 1 By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. Ways and Means. By Mr. DOLD: CHANDLER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and Mr. f H.R. 1714. PITTS): Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1733. A bill to amend the Interstate CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY lation pursuant to the following: Horseracing Act of 1978 to prohibit the use of STATEMENT Article 1, Section 8, clause 3, which pro- performance-enhancing drugs in horseracing, Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of vides Congress the power ‘‘to regulate com- and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Rules of the House of Representa- merce with foreign nations.’’ This legislation Energy and Commerce. authorizes sanctions with respect to the By Mr. DENHAM: tives, the following statements are sub- transfer of goods or technologies to Iran that H.R. 1734. A bill to decrease the deficit by mitted regarding the specific powers may be used to commit human rights abuses. realigning, consolidating, selling, disposing, granted to Congress in the Constitu- Additionally, the democracy promotion as- and improving the efficiency of federal build- tion to enact the accompanying bill or pect of the legislation implicates the power ings and other civilian real property, and for joint resolution. to ‘‘provide for the common defense’’ under other purposes; to the Committee on Trans- By Mr. SULLIVAN: Article 1, Section 8, clause 1. portation and Infrastructure, and in addition H.R. 1705. By Ms. FOXX: to the Committees on Oversight and Govern- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1715. ment Reform, and Rules, for a period to be lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- subsequently determined by the Speaker, in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United lation pursuant to the following: each case for consideration of such provi- States Constitution. Clause 7 of Section 9 of Article 1 of the sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the By Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky: Constitution which states ‘‘No money shall committee concerned. H.R. 1706. be drawn from the Treasury, but in con- By Mr. DINGELL: sequence of appropriations made by Law; and H. Con. Res. 48. Concurrent resolution ex- Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: a regular statement and account of receipts pressing the sense of Congress that the Sec- and expenditures of all public money shall be retary of the Navy should name a Littoral Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution and Amendment published from time to time.’’ Combat Ship the U.S.S. Ypsilanti, in honor By Mr. HOYER: of Ypsilanti, Michigan; to the Committee on XVI of the United States Constitution. By Mr. RUSH: H.R. 1716. Armed Services. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1707. By Mr. PAYNE (for himself and Mr. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- FORTENBERRY): Congress has the power to enact the Job lation pursuant to the following: H. Con. Res. 49. Concurrent resolution sup- Opportunities Between our Shores Act pur- Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 porting the goals and ideals of World Malaria suant to Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of ‘‘The Congress shall have Power ‘‘to regu- Day, and reaffirming United States leader- the Constitution of the United States. late Commerce with foreign Nations, and ship and support for efforts to combat ma- By Ms. KAPTUR: among the several States, and with the In- laria as a critical component of the Presi- H.R. 1717. dent’s Global Health Initiative; to the Com- dian Tribes.’’ Congress has the power to enact this legis- mittee on Foreign Affairs. By Mr. RIGELL: lation pursuant to the following: By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. H.R. 1708. Article I. Section 8. BORDALLO, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- More specifically, MCGOVERN, Mr. FRANK of Massachu- lation pursuant to the following: Clause. 1. of Section. 8. of Article. I.; setts, and Mrs. MALONEY): The constitutional authority of Congress Clause. 3. of Section. 8. of Article. I; and H. Res. 246. A resolution supporting the to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- Clause. 18. of. Section. 8. of Article I. goals and ideals of National Celiac Aware- cle I, section 8 of the United States Constitu- By Mrs. LOWEY: ness Month, and for other purposes; to the tion, specifically clause 1 (relating to the H.R. 1718. Committee on Energy and Commerce. power of Congress to provide for the general Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. MACK (for himself, Mr. BISHOP welfare of the United States) and clause 18 lation pursuant to the following: of Utah, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. BROUN of (relating to the power to make all laws nec- Article I of the Constitution Georgia, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. essary and proper for carrying out the pow- By Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS: HENSARLING, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, ers vested in Congress). In addition, the H.R. 1719. Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. power of Congress to make rules for the gov- Congress has the power to enact this legis- POE of Texas, Mr. KLINE, and Mr. ernment and regulation of the land and lation pursuant to the following: FRANKS of Arizona): naval forces, as enumerated in Article I, Sec- The Constitutional authority in which this H. Res. 247. A resolution calling for the tion 8, Clauses 12, 13, and 14 of the United bill rests is the power of the Congress to reg- Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to be des- States Constitution. ulate commerce and provide for the general

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welfare as envisioned and enumerated by Ar- By Mr. WHITFIELD: H.R. 886: Mr. GOWDY and Mr. MILLER of ticle I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 3. H.R. 1733. Florida. By Mr. OWENS: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 891: Mr. CARSON of Indiana. H.R. 1720. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 913: Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 H.R. 929: Mrs. MALONEY. lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. DENHAM: H.R. 931: Mr. THORNBERRY. This bill is enacted pursuant to the power H.R. 1734. H.R. 965: Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of Cali- granted to Congress under Article I, Section Congress has the power to enact this legis- fornia, Ms. MOORE, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, 8, of the United States Constitution. lation pursuant to the following: and Ms. KAPTUR. By Mr. PIERLUISI: Article I, Section 8 of the United States H.R. 992: Mr. CICILLINE. H.R. 1721. Constitution, specifically Clause 1 (relating H.R. 997: Mr. STEARNS, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Congress has the power to enact this legis- to providing for the general welfare of the Mr. CAMP, Mr. MANZULLO, Ms. HERRERA lation pursuant to the following: United States) and Clause 18 (relating to the BEUTLER, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. The constitutional authority on which this power to make all laws necessary and proper WOMACK, and Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina. bill rests is the power of the Congress to pro- for carrying out the powers vested in Con- H.R. 1000: Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. H.R. 1001: Mr. OWENS, Mr. BISHOP of Geor- vide for the general welfare of the United gress) and clause 17 (relating to authority gia, and Mr. BISHOP of New York. States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, over the district as the seat of government), H.R. 1006: Mr. PENCE. Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (relating H.R. 1025: Mr. COHEN and Mr. BOREN. and to make all laws which shall be nec- to the power of Congress to dispose of and H.R. 1028: Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- essary and proper for carrying into execution make all needful rules and regulations re- fornia and Ms. LEE of California. such power as enumerated in Article I, Sec- specting the territory or other property be- H.R. 1047: Mr. FORBES, Mr. QUAYLE, Mrs. tion 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution. longing to the United States). MYRICK, Mr. BONNER, and Ms. JENKINS. By Ms. PINGREE of Maine: H.R. 1057: Mr. PAYNE, Mrs. CAPPS, and Mrs. H.R. 1722. f MCCARTHY of New York. Congress has the power to enact this legis- ADDITIONAL SPONSORS H.R. 1058: Mr. HIGGINS, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: SMITH of Washington, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. This bill is enacted pursuant to the power Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors CHANDLER, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. LUJA´ N, Ms. granted to Congress under Article 4 Section were added to public bills and resolu- PINGREE of Maine, Mr. RUSH, and Mr. MATHE- 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution. tions as follows: SON. By Mr. POSEY: H.R. 59: Mr. ROONEY. H.R. 1081: Mr. OLSON, Ms. DEGETTE, Mrs. H.R. 1723. H.R. 104: Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. LUCAS, MILLER of Michigan, and Mr. STEARNS. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Mr. GUINTA, and H.R. 1084: Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: Mr. NUNNELEE. BLUMENAUER, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 H.R. 177: Mr. WITTMAN and Mr. SCALISE. COHEN, and Ms. NORTON. By Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey: H.R. 1093: Mr. PETERSON, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. H.R. 1724. H.R. 245: Ms. HAYWORTH. HEINRICH, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 287: Mr. DEUTCH and Ms. WATERS. of Georgia, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 298: Mr. DOGGETT Mr. PAUL, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. CRAVAACK, Mr. WESTMORE- This bill is enacted pursuant to the power MCCAUL, and Mr. HENSARLING. LAND, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. granted to Congress under Article I, Section H.R. 350: Mr. MCGOVERN. REHBERG, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitu- H.R. 390: Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. GRIFFIN of tion. H.R. 421: Mr. SOUTHERLAND and Mr. Arkansas, Mr. KLINE, Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER: BUCSHON. Mr. HANNA, Mr. RENACCI, Ms. FOXX, Mr. H.R. 1725. H.R. 451: Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of CARTER, Mr. LABRADOR, and Mr. BACA. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Texas. H.R. 1106: Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. JOHN- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 452: Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. AMASH, and Mr. SON of Georgia, Mr. ISRAEL, Ms. BORDALLO, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 ROSKAM. Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. WU, Mr. LUJA´ N, and Mr. By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER: H.R. 459: Mr. LATTA and Mr. WU. PASTOR of Arizona. H.R. 1726. H.R. 466: Ms. SUTTON, Mr. HOLDEN, Ms. H.R. 1121: Ms. JENKINS and Mr. MCKINLEY. Congress has the power to enact this legis- WOOLSEY, Mr. LOBIONDO, Ms. PINGREE of H.R. 1154: Mr. WOMACK. lation pursuant to the following: Maine, and Mr. AKIN. H.R. 1161: Mr. GIBBS, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 H.R. 488: Mr. SHUSTER and Mr. MICA, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. COLE, By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER: FITZPATRICK. Mr. DINGELL, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, and H.R. 1727. H.R. 502: Mr. LARSEN of Washington and Ms. CASTOR of Florida. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mr. CICILLINE. H.R. 1176: Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut and lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 601: Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey. Mr. BISHOP of New York. H.R. 610: Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 H.R. 1179: Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia and Mr. H.R. 615: Mr. RIGELL, Mr. DAVIS of Ken- By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER: MCCOTTER. tucky, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, and Mr. H.R. 1728. H.R. 1181: Mr. LATTA, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. BENISHEK. Congress has the power to enact this legis- WALBERG, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, H.R. 642: Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio and Mr. AUS- lation pursuant to the following: Mr. GOWDY, Mr. MACK, and Mr. FLORES. TRIA. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 H.R. 1195: Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. H.R. 645: Mr. FLAKE, Mr. AMASH, Mr. By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER: GUTIERREZ, Mr. AKIN, Mr. RUNYAN, Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. H.R. 1729. SHIMKUS, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. JACKSON of Illi- HANNA, Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, Ms. FOXX, Congress has the power to enact this legis- nois, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, and Ms. BALD- Mr. RIGELL, Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: WIN. BACA, and Mr. NUGENT. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 H.R. 1219: Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. H.R. 674: Mr. KLINE, Mrs. ROBY, Mr. By Ms. SEWELL: PLATTS, and Mr. GUTIERREZ. H.R. 1730. RENACCI, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. MURPHY of Con- H.R. 1236: Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. LEWIS of Congress has the power to enact this legis- necticut, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. Georgia, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. ALEXANDER, Ms. lation pursuant to the following: WITTMAN, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. WU, LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of California, Mr. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 And The Six- Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. STIVERS, and Mr. WALBERG, Ms. SCHWARTZ, and Mr. HANNA. teenth Amendment CASSIDY. H.R. 1244: Mr. ALEXANDER and Mr. HINCHEY. By Ms. TSONGAS: H.R. 680: Mr. COBLE and Mr. COFFMAN of H.R. 1259: Mr. WOMACK. H.R. 1731. Colorado. H.R. 1265: Mr. KLINE, Mr. AKIN, and Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 724: Mr. LARSEN of Washington and TIBERI. lation pursuant to the following: Mr. CICILLINE. H.R. 1287: Mr. FORBES. Article I, Section 8, Clause 14: H.R. 735: Mr. SCALISE and Mr. ROGERS of H.R. 1288: Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. HOLDEN, To make Rules for the Government and Michigan. and Mr. HINCHEY. Regulation of the land and naval Forces. H.R. 740: Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut and H.R. 1299: Mr. BARLETTA and Mr. YOUNG of By Mr. VAN HOLLEN: Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois. Indiana. H.R. 1732. H.R. 743: Mr. WITTMAN. H.R. 1323: Mr. YOUNG of Indiana and Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 763: Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. STUTZMAN. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 765: Mr. MCCLINTOCK. H.R. 1327: Mr. LATHAM, Mr. COFFMAN of This legislation is consistent with Sections H.R. 780: Mr. HOLT. Colorado, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. CAS- 7 and 8 of Article I of the United States Con- H.R. 788: Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. TOR of Florida, Mr. MACK, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. stitution and the Sixteenth Amendment to H.R. 835: Mr. TIERNEY. GRIJALVA, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. RIVERA, Mr. the United States Constitution. H.R. 865: Mr. LARSEN of Washington. BURTON of Indiana, and Mr. PALAZZO.

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H.R. 1367: Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. KING of Iowa, York, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. H.R. 1370: Mrs. BLACKBURN. and Mr. SCHOCK. WAXMAN, Mr. RANGEL, and Mr. FATTAH. H.R. 1385: Mr. PAUL. H.R. 1596: Ms. HIRONO. H. Res. 60: Mr. HARRIS. H.R. 1397: Mr. WATT. H.R. 1609: Mr. STIVERS, Ms. FOXX, Mr. MIL- H. Res. 77: Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. H.R. 1402: Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. LER of Florida, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. ROSS of H. Res. 83: Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. HANNA, H.R. 1422: Mr. WELCH. Florida, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, and Mr. and Mr. KILDEE. H.R. 1433: Mr. COHEN, Mr. PENCE, and Mr. NUGENT. H. Res. 98: Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. H.R. 1612: Mr. ROSS of Arkansas and Mr. HOMPSON GOHMERT, and Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas. H.R. 1439: Mr. T of Mississippi. MCINTYRE. H.R. 1465: Mr. MCINTYRE. H.R. 1621: Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. H. Res. 134: Mr. CALVERT, Mr. HONDA, Mr. H.R. 1466: Mr. HONDA and Mr. GRIJALVA. ENGEL, and Mr. MILLER of Florida. SHULER, and Mr. WU. H.R. 1489: Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. H.R. 1641: Mr. CULBERSON and Mr. H. Res. 137: Mr. HEINRICH and Mr. THOMP- H.R. 1505: Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, Mr. ADERHOLT. SON of California. CANSECO, and Mr. REHBERG. H.R. 1645: Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. H.R. 1510: Mr. MCKINLEY. H. Res. 185: Mr. SERRANO. ONG H.R. 1513: Ms. MOORE, Mr. TONKO, Mrs. H.R. 1646: Mr. L . H. Res. 196: Mr. HANNA, Mr. GRIMM, and Mr. H.R. 1653: Mr. LEWIS of Georgia and Ms. MCCARTHY of New York, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, KISSELL. JENKINS. Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. WEINER, H. Res. 221: Mr. TOWNS and Mr. HASTINGS of H.R. 1671: Mr. STUTZMAN. and Ms. DELAURO. Florida. H.R. 1681: Mr. HONDA, Mr. RANGEL, Mrs. H.R. 1515: Mr. FILNER and Mr. MCGOVERN. H. Res. 231: Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. MCGOV- NAPOLITANO, Mr. BLUMENAUER, and Ms. H.R. 1546: Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. ERN, Mr. LANCE, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of ´ PELOSI. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California, Mr. ELLISON, California, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. GENE GREEN H.R. 1699: Mr. CULBERSON and Mr. BU- Mr. LATOURETTE, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. GON- of Texas, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Ms. RICHARD- CHANAN. ZALEZ, Mr. WU, Mr. WALZ of Minnesota, Mr. SON, and Ms. CHU. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. LARSEN of H.R. 1700: Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. H. Res. 240: Ms. NORTON, Mr. HIMES, Mr. Washington, and Mr. GALLEGLY. LAMBORN, Mr. TIBERI, and Mr. DUNCAN of MORAN, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. COSTA, Ms. H.R. 1551: Mr. KLINE and Mr. GRIMM. South Carolina. SCHWARTZ, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. BORDALLO, H.R. 1555: Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. RANGEL, and H.J. Res. 56: Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio and Mr. Mr. CICILLINE, and Mr. RICHMOND. Mrs. MALONEY. WILSON of South Carolina. H.R. 1558: Mr. BARROW and Mr. MCCOTTER. H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mrs. H. Res. 241: Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. H.R. 1573: Mrs. HARTZLER. ADAMS, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, and Mr. NUNES, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Ms. H.R. 1574: Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. CONYERS, GONZALEZ. JENKINS, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. WEBSTER, Mr. Mrs. CAPPS, and Mr. ELLISON. H. Con. Res. 39: Mr. ROSS of Florida and CHAFFETZ, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. LATOURETTE, H.R. 1576: Mrs. CAPITO. Mrs. MYRICK. and Mr. MCKINLEY. H.R. 1588: Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. BONNER, Mr. H. Res. 20: Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- H. Res. 242: Mr. STARK, Mr. THOMPSON of LATOURETTE, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, fornia, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. CLARKE of New California, and Ms. DELAURO.

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